Treespider vs CToast....Part Deux

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December 8th 2601
Hashirajima and Tokyo

Overheard radio transmission from Commander Mitsuo Fuchida over the skies of Pearl Harbor to Nagumo Strike Force locate approximately 200 miles NE of Pearl Harbor...“Surprise Attack Successful”.

War games conducted by Imperial Headquarters Army and Navy General Staff for two weeks revealed a number of flaws in the Empire’s initial planning for the coming war. The plans were developed under v1.5 of a program entitled “War in the Pacific”. IHQ considered the program useful but did observe several changes that needed to be instituted. However IHQ noted that these changes were probably minor and decided to forge ahead on schedule…time will tell.

To date our pilots inflicted a devastating blow to the American Pacific Fleet located at Pearl Harbor (unfortunately the American carrier force was not in port at the time.) Our pilots also inflicted tremendous damage upon the American Far East Air Force located at Clark Field in the Phillipines. North of the Phillipines, Batan Island was secured with little to no resistance. In addition, successful landings were made at Kota Bharu in Malaya and at Songhkia.

…so begins “Taiheyo Senso”


This game was originally started under v1.5 and was played for approximately 16 days... with the revelations about the AA and the changes recently proposed in v1.52. Toast and I agreed to restart the game

We are using Pry’s Scenario 34, a December 8th start using Andrew Brown’s wonderful map. The Scenario was updated as of 6/10/2005 with the OOB changes in noted in the v1.52 patch including the 155mm Field Gun being noted as an Army Weapon device as opposed to a CD device. Hopefully 1.53 or 1.54 or 1.6 will allow us to upgrade this as well….

Settings are as follows:

Jap. Sub Doctrine - off
Allied Sub Doctrine - off
FOW - on
Adv Weather - on
Allied Damage control - on
Hist. 1st turn - off
Player upgrades - on
Dec. 7 Surprise -off
Varriable Setup -off
Auto Sub - off
1 day turns.


Now hopefully some comments from CToast

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December 9th, 2601 (12/8/1941)

The wargames have proven their worth....Nagumo Strike Force turned west to support operations in and around Wake Island. Through broken cloud cover scout planes discover the location of one of the missing American carriers...CV Enterprise. Though the weather inhibited air operations, by the time the afternoon strike arrived, all they could find was an oil streak...

The courageous commander of I-121 discovered the location of the PoW task force...evidently steaming for Java. Unfortunately the shallow waters off the north coast of Sumatra proved to be the subs undoing as it bottomed out and was still unable to escape the battleships screen of destroyers.

In further developments...a limited offensive in China drove back elements of the enemy at Nanchang.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/08/41 (Edited)
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Sub attack at 22,54

Japanese Ships
SS I-121, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Stronghold
DD Jupiter
DD Express
DD Electra
DD Tenedos
DD Vampire
CL Danae
BB Prince of Wales

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Day Air attack on TF at 106,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 63
D3A Val x 63
B5N Kate x 76

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 3 destroyed, 17 damaged
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 5 destroyed

Allied Ships
CA Northampton, Bomb hits 2
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 42, on fire, heavy damage
DD Dunlap

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 106,72

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 20
B5N Kate x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 106,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
D3A Val x 20
B5N Kate x 25

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, on fire, heavy damage
CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 106,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 67
D3A Val x 79
B5N Kate x 109

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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ASW attack at 115,71

Japanese Ships
SS I-25, hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Reid
DD Conyngham
DD Case
DD Cummings
DD Jarvis
DD Patterson
DD Henley
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Mugford
DD Helm
DD Blue
DD Bagley

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TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 63,66


Japanese ground losses:
71 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Nanchang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25540 troops, 294 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 11010 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
383 casualties reported
Guns lost 15

Allied ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

[Toast]

The second day brings yet another disaster to the Allied forces. The Enterprise task force reversed course on its probe westward and rraced back to Pearl Harbor. The commander had considered taking a longer more southerly route, stopping by Johnson Island but decided that the fleet needed to combine it's carrier task forces as soon as possible to couter any Japanese move in the Central Pacific. South of French Frigate Shoals, the tf was located by the KB which had switched to a more southerly route and had located the Enterprise. The rest is history.

The Allied command is still trying to absorb the consequences of this disasters.

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December 10, 2601 (December 9, 1941)

Things have started to settle down into a rythym...

Khota Bharu was occupied without a fight. Likewise forces of the Empire of Japan have taken Guam. Landings have occured at Laoag on the N. Coast of the Phillipines and a British Fleet fleeing Singapore through the straights of Malacca were caught by air units flying patrols from Indo-China.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/09/41 (edited)

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Day Air attack on TF, near Taiping at 22,45

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 13
G4M1 Betty x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
MSW Toowoomba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Ballarat, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12300 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 13330 troops, 122 guns, 4 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)


Japanese ground losses:
578 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Allied ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Khota Bharu

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10400 troops, 102 guns, 2 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 244 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Khota Bharu base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed

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Ground combat at Guam

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 700 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Guam base !!!

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December 11th 2601 (12/10/41)

In China....
Our glorious armies have captured the Chinese city of Linfen. The Battle for Hong Kong continues...

On a related note....
Private Kimono was executed earlier this morning for dereliction of duty. As the story goes when L. General Tadayoshi, commander 38th Div, Canton, China was asked why he did not advance on Hong Kong with his supporting elements, Gen Tadayoshi responded that he never received his final instructions. Pvt. Kimono who was tasked with ensuring that the orders were delivered had evidently spent the previous night at the local saki bar with one too many geishas and apparently did not think highly of the Emperor's wishes. Pvt. Kimono gave his life as an example so that such mistakes are not made in the future....

Small Naval Battles around Phillipines

Davao - Cruiser Division 5(-) CA Nachi supported by DesRon 7 intercepted several merchant ships fleeing the Phillipines and sank them. Nearby I-123 also sank a minesweeper.

Luzon - Subcasher Div 4 was murderously assaulted by American criminals operating wooden patrol craft. However, the day was saved when later in the afternoon CL Kuma overheard the distress calls and responded. Four of the American craft were promptly sunk.

also in the Phillipines....Laoag was captured by the Emperor's forces and landings took place in Apparri.

Elsewhere in the Pacfic... a mysterious explosion occurred on one of our doughty merchanman steaming in the Gulf of Thailand. Several Gunboats and Subchasers responded to the scene but found nothing...

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/10/41 (edited)

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Sub attack at 41,60

Japanese Ships
SS I-123

Allied Ships
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Night Time Surface Combat at 44,48

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 17
PC Ch 18
PC Ch 32, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
PT PT-31
PT PT-32
PT PT-33
PT PT-34
PT PT-35
PT PT-41

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Sub attack at 26,45

Japanese Ships
AP Teia Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS KXII

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 43,49

Japanese Ships
CL Kuma
DD Satsuki
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 3
DD Fumizuki, Shell hits 1
DD Nagatsuki, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
PT PT-31, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT PT-32
PT PT-33
PT PT-34, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT PT-35, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT PT-41, Shell hits 4, and is sunk

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Day Time Surface Combat at 44,63

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze
DD Hayashio
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze

Allied Ships
AK Elcano, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

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Day Time Surface Combat at 44,63

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze
DD Hayashio
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze

Allied Ships
AK Escalante R, Shell hits 29, and is sunk

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Day Time Surface Combat at 44,63

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze
DD Hayashio
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze

Allied Ships
AK Sarangami, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

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ASW attack at 26,45

Japanese Ships
PC Shonan Maru #7
PC Shonan Maru #6
PG Sozan Maru
PG Muro Maru
PG Eiko Maru
PG Eifuku Maru
PG Hashidate

Allied Ships
SS KXII


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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 24921 troops, 327 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 13114 troops, 117 guns, 3 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 9)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 8


Japanese ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

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Ground combat at Linfen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15885 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 360 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Linfen base !!!

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Ground combat at Laoag

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21340 troops, 279 guns, 13 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 442 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Laoag base !!!

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December 12, 2601 (12-11-1941)

Off the Coast of the Phillipines and in the Luzon Straight

A couple of inconsequential naval battles take place. A recent decision by the Naval General Staff to dedicate large numbers of aircraft to an anti-submarine role appears to be paying dividends as there are reports of several submarines having been sunk.

Luzon
The American base at Aparri is captured by the forces of the Emperor.

Mindanao

Elements of the 16th Army land at Davao in the early morning hours. Later in the day landings also take place at Cagayan.

South Pacific

The atoll of Tarawa was seized today.

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December 13-19, 1941

Technical problems have delayed the latest news broadcast from Radio Tokyo. Dutch Patrol Boats have started broadcasting a strange and mysterious signal interfereing with combat reports from the front. Nevertheless we here at Radio Tokyo will strive to bring you the news as it happens when it happens...

In the Central Pacific today the island fortress of Wake was captured after undergoing nearly a weeks worth of bombardment by the BB's Mutsu and Nagato.



In the South Pacific forces of the empire of Japan have captured bases at Baker Island, Abemama and Makin.

In the Southwest Pacific bases at Lunga, Shortlands, Buin, Buna, and Lae have come under the control of the Empire of Japan. The harbor at Rabaul conitinues to resist.

In the Phillipines several bases have fallen....the latest San Marcelino and practically the entire island of Mindanao as well as Jolo.

In the Southern Resources Area the Dutch Occupation Garrison at Manado surrender after a brief struggle. The Oil Refineries at Brunei and Tarakan have also been captured. Unfortunately saboteurs destroyed 5/6 of the refineries in the Sultanate of Brunei. In the early morning hours of December 19th a daring landing at Singkawang took place. The invasion fleet narrowly escaped disaster after efficiently landing a specially trained unit of the Emperor's Army. As mentioned earlier in our broadcast Dutch PT boats have been wrecking havoc not only upon the airwaves we use but have also been harrassing shipping off of the coast of Borneo.

In Malaya, Alor Star and Georgetown have been captured and landings have occured at Kuantan.

In China near the city of Linfen our forces heroically threw back an attack by elements of the Chinese Army...


Till next time....remember to listen to Radio Tokyo for the latest news and entertainment.

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December 20, 1941 - December 22, 1941

"Greetings everybody! This is your Number One Enemy, your favorite playmate, Orphan Ann on Radio Tokyo—the little sunbeam whose throat you’d like to cut! Get ready again for a vicious assault on your morale, 75 minutes of music and news for our friends—I mean, our enemies!—in the South Pacific"....And now for the latest blow to your morale,

In the Southern Resource Area... on December 20 the Allied base at Singkawang in Southern Borneo was captured after a courageous and daring assault by Imperial Japanese troops. A day later imperial troops also invaded the Allied base at Kuching...

In Malaya... on December 22 the Allied base at Kuantan was captured after a brief struggle...

In the Phillipines...on December 22 Imperial Japanese troops engaged our friends, ah I mean enemies, in Manilla.

Elsewhere in the world...

December 20 - Goebbels broadcast an appeal for gifts of warm clothing for german soldiers serving in Russia...must be a cold winter in Moscow.

Admiral (King) Toast has been appointed to supreme command of US Naval forces.

December 21 - British raids deep inside Tripolitania in North Africa

December 22 - in Russia reports that a general offensive by the Soviets continues...Moscow claims to have recaptured 1500 cities, towns and villages in the last 25 days.

And Greetings and warm wishes to Mr. Churchill...hope you enjoy your stay in Washington for the conference with Mr. Roosevelt.

“According to union hours, we are through today! We close off another chapter of free propaganda in the form of ‘Music For You’—for my dear little orphans wandering in the Pacific. There are plenty of non-union boffs coming around the corner, so be seeing you tomorrow, but in the meanwhile always remember to be good!”

[Toast]

The invasion of Singakwang was a brillant and bold maneuver. The day before the landing, planes from Singapore had spotted the tf with APD's and damaged one of the fast destroyers. I figured something was up and gathered a Surface Combat TF in Batavia to try and intercept it. The Japanese player could not have planned it better, my tf was attacked by a submarine leaving Batavia and a destroyer was struck and severely damaged. The remainder of the destroyers found and destroyed the offending submarine but used up valuable ops points. The tf arrived of Singakwang too late to intercept the fast destoyers so I lost one destroyer (for a while at least) and Singakwang with no results.

Aside from my PT Boats, my naval forces have been a disappointment to say the least.

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Unfortunately the damage to the APD was fairly severe and it sank returning to port. Score one for the Allies.

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And now back to our regularly scheduled programming....

December 23, 1941
Greetings everyone!

This is your darling Enemy, your beloved tormentor, Orphan Ann on Radio Tokyo—the little chickadee you'd like to fry for supper! Get ready again for another relentless attack on your espirit de corps, 25 minutes of music and news for our friends—I mean, our enemies!—in the South Pacific

A quiet day indeed...

In Malaya ... Kuala Lumpur was occupied with nary a shot being fired in anger... Whilst our valiant airman bombed the airfields at Singapore .

Off the coast of Luzon... an American submarine believed to be the Pickerel had her cruise in the Pacific cut short...

And off the coast of Mindanao... a second American submarine believed to be the S-37 was also sent to Mr. Jones' locker...

Elsewhere in the world today...

Mr. Churchill seems to be enjoying his stay in Washington.

In North Africa... Rommel's troops evacuate Benghazi. Allied troops enter Barce.


This concludes another episode of Orphan Ann's news and entertainment presented to you by Radio Tokyo. A special announcement...stayed tuned for our special New Year's presentation by our sponsors providing you with insight to the world's events....

So see you tomorrow and remember its only a game...

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January 1, 1942
Happy New Year!

With warm wishes for the coming year this is your sweetheart of an Enemy, your dearest propaganist , Orphan Ann on Radio Tokyo—that little itch in the middle of you back that you just can't reach! Get ready again for another relentless attack on your morale, this is our New Year's Special with in depth coverage of the swaree' in the Pacific!

But first an update of the weeks events:

In the Phillipines....
A new Imperial directorate for the cultivation of resources has been established in Manilla. Daily flights in and out of the airbase formerly known as Clark Field have commenced. Bataan is the now last refuge for Mr. MacArthur on the Island of Luzon. A pocket of resistance is still in place in the north east corner of Mindanao

In Malaya....
A fierce battle rages at Johore Bharu. All of the peninsula with the exception of Singapore, Mersing and Johore Bharu are now in Imperial Japan's hands.

On Borneo...
The Allied base at Kuching finally fell, maybe our boys should have prepared better.

In the South Pacific...
An Allied convoy was intercepted by a long ranging cruiser patrol at Pago-Pago. Reports are that several empty transports were sunk.

And at Rabaul...
The Allied garrison at Rabaul continues to hold, now these troops are worthy of the Code of Bushido. Too bad they will all be put to the sword...

Elsewhere in the world this week...
12/24 - In the North Atlantic... Free French forces, using corvettes and a submarine occupy the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon off the coast of Canada.

12/25 - On Eastern Front... Soviet offensives continue to succeed before Moscow.
In North Africa... The advancing Allies reach Benghazi and Agebadia. The Axis forces continue to withdraw.

12/26 - On the Eastern Front... The Germans continue pressure on Sevastopol. Some units of the 11th Army are threatened by Soviet landings in the eastern Crimea at Kerch.
In Occupied Norway... The arctic islands of Lofoten are the subject of a 260 man commando raid. Their purpose is to destroy the fish oil factories on Moskenesoy.

12-27 - In Occupied Norway... The British commando raids extend to Vaagso and Maaloy, landing nearly 600 troops to destroy communications and oil factories. Merchant and patrol craft are sunk. 243 volunteers are taken back to Britain to join Norwegian forces there.

12/28 - In North Africa... The British 22nd Armoured Brigade take heavy losses as Rommel's retreating forces turn and counterattack. The Germans however, continue to withdraw.
On the Eastern Front... German attacks on Sevastopol led by the 22nd and 24th Division make gains in the Fort Stalin area. Germans announce they will soon take the city.

12/29 - On the Eastern Front... Soviet forces comprised of the 51st and 44th Armies, continue to arrive in the eastern Crimea at Feodosia. The German 11th Army is compelled to halt its attack on Sevastopol to neutralize the threat they pose.

12/30 - On the Eastern Front... Red Army forces recapture Tula, south west of Moscow. The Soviet offensive continues

12/31 - On the Eastern Front... The Soviet winter offensive continues, though without a breakthrough. The Soviet armed forces have now suffered at least 5,000,000 casualties, 3,000,000 prisoners, 20,000 tanks and 30,000 guns destroyed. Even so they remain capable of resisting the German-led Axis invasion.

So this concludes our weekly update...And now please hold on for a few words from our sponsors...before our special broadcast begins...

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This is the IJ A/C replacement pool sorted by Production... note Nakajima engines are lacking... I think I made too many changes too quickly perhaps..

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