A pain that's going to linger . . . . Derfel (J) vs. Zeke (a)

[ZekeNY]

CHS with the extended map and version 1.60. Let the games begin!

After reading all sorts of posts by Japanese players whose Kates refused to use torpedoes at Pearl Harbor (and seeing much the same myself, in my AI games), my PBEM experience gets off to a very different start.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/07/41
[snippety snip . . .]
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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 66
D3A2 Val x 149
B5N2 Kate x 157
E8N Dave x 4
F1M2 Pete x 5
E13A1 Jake x 6

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
P-26A x 1
P-36A Mohawk x 5
P-40B Tomahawk x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
D3A2 Val: 4 destroyed, 36 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 24 destroyed, 60 damaged
F1M2 Pete: 1 damaged
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
P-26A: 3 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 9 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 18 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 5 destroyed
B-18A Bolo: 3 destroyed
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed
C-47 Dakota: 1 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7 [X(], on fire, heavy damage
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 13, Torpedo hits 8 [X(], on fire, heavy damage
BB Utah, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 5 [X(], on fire, heavy damage
BB California, Bomb hits 15, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DM Breese, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 21, Torpedo hits 8 [X(][X(], on fire, heavy damage
ML Oglala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 9 [X(][X(][X(], on fire, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 15, Torpedo hits 5 [X(], on fire, heavy damage
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 16, Torpedo hits 5 [X(], on fire, heavy damage
AVD Thornton, Bomb hits 1
CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 4, on fire
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 2
DMS Wasmuth, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Tautog, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 1
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Cachalot, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17

Yes, I think I'll be feeling that pain for quite some time to come. Suffice to say that Battleship Row is going to be known as Salvage Alley for a good long while. On the other hand, the airfield's in pretty good shape (too bad my aircraft are nearly all obsolete).


In other news, Manila got similar treatment (to a lesser extent):

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
G3M Nell x 54
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
SS S-40, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AV Langley, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Palawan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
SS Spearfish, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AO Trinity, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AS Holland, Bomb hits 1
AVD Childs, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

And oh, 30 some amphibious invasions were landed from the Philippines to Amboina. (That may be a slight exaggeration, but then again it may not be.) There were stray surface combats across the Pacific, the Asiatic Fleet's cruisers are all in trouble of one sort or another, and Corsairs are more than a year away.

All in all, a bloody, bloody start to the war, but that will only make revenge that much sweeter when it comes. Remember Turn 1!

[Captain Cruft]

Good luck

I'm playing Derfel/Japan in a CHS game too. He is very aggressive ...

[ZekeNY]

Admiral Derfel-san is on R&R at the moment, so I'll post a few updates on the first week of the war. The interesting thing about the Pearl Harbor raid I posted above is the way that the damage control efforts played out. The WeeVee, reported hit by 9 torpedoes, suffered some severe floatation damage but almost no sys damage. She stayed afloat, and by the time she was pumped out, she was actually the least damaged of the USN BBs. Details remain classified, but three BBs (plus the Utah) were reported sunk at Pearl.

Here are the remaining highlights from Day 1's results:

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Conquests across the map:

Japanese forces CAPTURE Batan Islands base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarawa base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Guiuan base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Aparri base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Legaspi base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Puerto Princesa base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Laoag base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE San Jose base !!!

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No surprises at Wake, thanks to the bombardment:

Ground combat at Wake Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1163 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2642 troops, 46 guns, 9 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 6 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
139 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
2319 casualties reported
Guns lost 47
Vehicles lost 3

[ZekeNY]

Day 2 of the war was also a bad one for me, as Lexington blunders into KB's path and pays for it. Ah well; from now on when I play the Allies in unhistorical starts, I'm going to insist on the right to move my CV TFs to some out of the way location on turn 1. Meanwhile in the United States, another Essex class CV is laid down.

Further west, Asiatic Fleet HQ orders all ships to make a run for it:

FLASH 08 DEC 1941

FR CINC Asiatic Fleet
TO All Asiatic Fleet Units

1. STATE OF WAR EXISTS BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND JAPAN.

2. EXECUTE OPERATION BRAVE SIR ROBIN.

3. GODSPEED (YOU'LL NEED IT).

And the December 8 combat highlights:

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We begin with some more landings:

Coastal Guns at Kuching, 27,56, firing at TF 62
TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 27,56
TF 83 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 87 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 88 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 43,59
TF 97 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 98 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 101 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 102 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 105 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 106 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56
TF 107 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 43,59
TF 114 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 40,74
TF 115 troops unloading over beach at Jolo Island, 39,59
TF 133 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90
TF 134 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56

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Sub attack at 26,66

Japanese Ships
SS I-123, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD John D. Edwards
DD Whipple
DD Edsall
DD Alden

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[Night bombing isn't even a nuisance now, but that won't last:]

Night Air attack on Singora , at 24,43

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 10


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
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Sub attack at 32,64

Japanese Ships
SS I-164

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead, on fire

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Bombardments:

Naval bombardment of Kuching, at 27,56 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Naval bombardment of Kota Bharu, at 24,45
Naval bombardment of San Marcelino, at 43,50
Naval bombardment of Cagayan, at 43,59
Naval bombardment of Iloilo, at 42,56

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More landings:

TF 110 troops unloading over beach at Brunei, 33,56
TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 27,56
TF 83 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 87 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 88 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 43,59
TF 98 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 101 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 102 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 105 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 107 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 43,59
TF 110 troops unloading over beach at Brunei, 33,56
TF 114 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 40,74
TF 133 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90
TF 134 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56

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Sub attack at 33,64

Japanese Ships
SS I-165

Allied Ships
CL Boise

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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
G4M1 Betty x 46
C5M Babs x 4

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 1
P-35A x 2
P-40B Tomahawk x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 2 destroyed
P-35A: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12

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Day Air attack on TF at 37,62

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 8

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
Vildebeest IV x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest IV: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 1
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 3, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet
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[Houston's bad luck continues to hold.]

Day Air attack on TF at 35,61

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9
B5N2 Kate x 11
E13A1 Jake x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 27,56

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 13 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
CL Danae, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

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First carrier battle of the war, south of Pearl, with predictable results:

Day Air attack on TF at 109,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24

Allied aircraft
F2A-2 Buffalo x 5
SBD Dauntless x 32

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-2 Buffalo: 4 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 15 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3 [neither "on fire" nor "heavy damage", so probably just bounced off ]

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Day Air attack on TF at 108,82

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
D3A2 Val x 27
B5N2 Kate x 20

Allied aircraft
F2A-2 Buffalo x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed, 14 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-2 Buffalo: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 18, on fire, heavy damage [:(]

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Day Air attack on TF at 108,82

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
D3A2 Val x 27
B5N2 Kate x 21

Allied aircraft
F2A-2 Buffalo x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-2 Buffalo: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 13, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage [:(]
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

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[Prince of Wales meets her fate near Kuching (but Repulse lives to fight on):]

Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 27,56

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 21 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Torpedo hits 4, heavy damage [:(]
CL Danae

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Japanese forces CAPTURE Jolo Island base !!!

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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 66894 troops, 647 guns, 50 vehicles

Defending force 15488 troops, 92 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 6

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 6)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 5


Japanese ground losses:
323 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

Allied ground losses:
204 casualties reported
Guns lost 9


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And today's captures:

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sorong base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Bula base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Taytay base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Roxas base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Lamon Bay base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Miri base !!!

[ZekeNY]

Incredibly, the Lexington remained afloat after getting pounded on the 8th. That wasn't to last, unfortunately, but at least she soaked up a few more of KB's sortie points. Elsewhere, Derfel's assault raged on.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/09/41

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[Landings, landings everywhere:]

TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 87 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 88 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 43,59
TF 98 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 101 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 102 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 134 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56

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Sub attack at 118,71

Japanese Ships
SS I-5, hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
DD MacDonough
DD Dale
DD Worden
DD Hull
DD Farragut
DD Phelps

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Sub attack at 39,57

Japanese Ships
SS I-162

Allied Ships
DD Pillsbury
DD Peary

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Night Air attack on Singora , at 24,43

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 7

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
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ASW attack at 39,49

Japanese Ships
DE Patrol Boat No. 46

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel

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And still more bombardments:

Naval bombardment of Kota Bharu, at 24,45
Naval bombardment of San Marcelino, at 43,50

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[I try to bombard Derfel's troops at Kuching, but forget to set "no escorts" -- bad idea]

Naval bombardment of Kuching, at 27,56 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

247 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Jupiter, Shell hits 24, on fire, heavy damage
DD Express, Shell hits 39, on fire, heavy damage
DD Encounter, Shell hits 38, on fire, heavy damage
DD Electra, Shell hits 22, on fire
DD Vampire, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tenedos, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
CL Danae, Shell hits 13
BC Repulse

Japanese ground losses:
214 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

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More landings:

TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Makin, 84,93
TF 159 troops unloading over beach at Manado, 39,67
TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 87 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 88 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 102 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 134 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56
TF 159 troops unloading over beach at Manado, 39,67

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ASW attack at 117,69

Japanese Ships
SS I-3, hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Selfridge
DD Reid
DD Conyngham
DD Case
DD Cummings
DD Jarvis

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[Houston's ordeal continues:]

Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 34,60

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 4

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet
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[KB finishes off the Lex:]

Day Air attack on TF at 110,82

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
D3A2 Val x 43
B5N2 Kate x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 110,82

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
B5N2 Kate x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, on fire, heavy damage
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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TF 135 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60)

TF 135 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60


Japanese ground losses:
162 casualties reported


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Japanese forces CAPTURE Amboina base !!!

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[At least there's one place where Derfel's assaults aren't instantly successful:]

Ground combat at Rabaul

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8564 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 3126 troops, 37 guns, 1 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Japanese ground losses:
427 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuching base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong base !!! (that didn't take long)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Iloilo base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Butuan base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Makin base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sandakan base !!!

[ZekeNY]

More of the same on December 10th.

(For the sake of space and something like brevity, I'm omitting things like the ongoing slaughter of merchantmen fleeing from Manila, but don't think that means that it hasn't been happening.)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/10/41

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Landings ho!

TF 87 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 88 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 102 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 159 troops unloading over beach at Manado, 39,67

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[Sneaky!]

TF 1030 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84)

Allied Ships
MSW Ballarat

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Landings slowing down a bit now (mostly because he's captured so many bases):

TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 87 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 88 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50
TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 166 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50

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[China launches strategic bombing campaign!]

Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42

Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 6


Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 1 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet
3 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet

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[KB picks off a straggler:]

Day Air attack on TF at 110,80

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
D3A2 Val x 84
B5N2 Kate x 74

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

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[Another AS bites the dust:]

Day Air attack on TF at 37,60

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
D3A2 Val x 4
B5N2 Kate x 4
Ki-36 Ida x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-36 Ida: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AS Otus, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-36 Ida bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
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[And another one's gone (he's bagged all three AS from Manila):]

Day Air attack on TF at 37,60

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AS Holland, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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KB launches port attack on Johnston Island(?):

Day Air attack on Johnston Island , at 104,78

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
D3A2 Val x 77
B5N2 Kate x 70

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
MSW Robin, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port hits 11
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 17

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Sub attack at 116,67

Japanese Ships
SS I-1, hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Case, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Selfridge
DD Reid
DD Conyngham
DD Cummings
DD Jarvis

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TF 173 troops unloading over beach at Nauru Island, 77,95

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Japanese forces CAPTURE Manado base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE San Marcelino base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Cagayan base !!!

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Ground combat at Kota Bharu [Breakthrough coming soon]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 34247 troops, 403 guns, 68 vehicles

Defending force 7337 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Japanese ground losses:
1231 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
530 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

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Japanese forces CAPTURE Tuguegarao base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Nauru Island base !!!

[ZekeNY]

December 11 is a relatively slower turn, although the slaughter of merchantment continues in the Philippine Sea.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/11/41

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[Landings continue in Malaya:]

TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45

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[Aussie MSWs have no worries over sub-laid mines:]

TF 1030 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84)

Allied Ships
MSW Ipswitch
MSW Deloraine
MSW Cairns
MSW Ballarat

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ASW attack at 26,45

Japanese Ships
DD Murakumo
DD Asagiri
DD Yugiri
DD Amagiri

Allied Ships
SS KXII, hits 1, on fire

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Naval bombardment of Kota Bharu, at 24,45
Naval bombardment of Jesselton, at 35,56

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[And still more landings in Malaya:]

TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45
TF 212 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45

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TF 1030 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84)

Allied Ships
MSW Ipswitch
MSW Deloraine
MSW Cairns
MSW Ballarat

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[Chinese strategic bombing continues:]

Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42

Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 6

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 1 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet
3 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet
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[The last Asiatic Fleet AS gets pasted:]

Day Air attack on TF at 35,61

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AS Otus, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

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[Rabaul isn't a walkover for the IJN:]

Ground combat at Rabaul

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7797 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 3065 troops, 32 guns, 2 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Japanese forces CAPTURE Tawi Tawi base !!!

[ZekeNY]

The 12th finds me still reeling under Derfel's world-wide attack. I'm trying to scrape together some combat forces that will allow me at least to slow him down here and there, but there just isn't much on the shelf at the moment, and he has advanced so rapidly through the SRA that those forces I do have are mostly out of position.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/12/41

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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45

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[At least my mines work]

TF 18 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60)
TF 18 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60


Japanese Ships
AP Tatibana Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported

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TF 212 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45

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[Take that!]

TF 4 encounters mine field at Palembang (20,55)

Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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[With IJA troops landing, the crippled Houston sorties from Tarakan, hoping to limp to Balikpapan and patch up]

Night Time Surface Combat at 35,60

Japanese Ships
MSW W.12
PC Ch 11
PC Ch 12

Allied Ships
CA Houston, heavy damage

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Naval bombardment of Palembang, at 20,55
Naval bombardmentat 43,53
Naval bombardment of Lingayen, at 43,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45

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TF 18 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60)
TF 18 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60
TF 122 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60)
TF 122 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60
TF 135 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60)
TF 135 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60

TF 212 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45

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[I'm sloppy near Pearl, and allow KB to claim another CA and some DMSs.]

Day Air attack on TF at 121,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
D3A2 Val x 25
B5N2 Kate x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Long, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Elliot, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Hopkins

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Day Air attack on TF at 121,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
D3A2 Val x 28

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Elliot, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

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[It it weren't for bad luck, Houston would have no luck at all.]

Day Air attack on TF at 34,61

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 7000 feet
2 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 7000 feet
4 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 7000 feet
4 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 7000 feet
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[KB goes after my coffee supplies! Horror! Outrage! Now I'm *really* mad! [:@]]

Day Air attack on Kona , at 115,75

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
D3A2 Val x 21

No Japanese losses

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
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[Will I get lucky with a long-range attack on KB?]

Day Air attack on TF at 113,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 46

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 12
B-18A Bolo x 6
A-20B Boston x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 5 destroyed
B-18A Bolo: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
A-20B Boston: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Soryu
CV Hiryu

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Day Air attack on TF at 113,77

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 44

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 4
P-40B Tomahawk x 11
B-18A Bolo x 9
B-17D Fortress x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 4 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-18A Bolo: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
B-17D Fortress: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Kaga
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1
CV Soryu
CV Hiryu

[No, I won't.]
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Day Air attack on TF at 121,77

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 26
B5N2 Kate x 34

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
DMS Southard, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Hopkins
DMS Dorsey, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

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Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 34,60 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

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[Japan presses forward in China:]

Ground combat at Linfen

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 148073 troops, 1330 guns, 29 vehicles

Defending force 19678 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
1845 casualties reported
Guns lost 52

Allied ground losses:
640 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

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Ground combat at Victoria Point

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 453 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 826 troops, 10 guns, 1 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

[ZekeNY]

The Second Battle of Pearl Harbor plays out very differently than the first one. Part of KB attempts another port attack against Pearl, but the Zeros don't come along for escort. My P-40s prove that they're not entirely useless by taking a heavy toll on KB's bomber pilots. "Great Hawaiian Turkey Shoot" would be a bit of an exaggeration, but this turn's events are pretty much the first reason for optimism in the Allied camp.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/13/41

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[My minefield strikes another blow.]

TF 122 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60)
TF 122 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60

Japanese Ships
AK Keiyo Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire

TF 135 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60)
TF 135 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60
TF 212 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45

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ASW attack at 37,60

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Maikaze

Allied Ships
SS S-37, hits 1

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ASW attack at 17,58

Japanese Ships
SS I-153, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
PG Grasshopper
PC Circe
MSW Maryborough
MSW Goulburn
MSW Burnie
MSW Bendigo

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Naval bombardmentat 43,53
Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 34,60 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Naval bombardment of Lingayen, at 43,49

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TF 154 troops unloading over beach at Abemama, 85,98

TF 122 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60)
TF 122 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60
TF 135 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60)
TF 135 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60

TF 167 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90

TF 212 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45

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[China's strategic bombers run in to some opposition]

Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 14

Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 3 damaged

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[Part of KB heads towards Pearl again, and I get off the first (ineffective) attacks]

Day Air attack on TF at 110,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 52

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-17D Fortress x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed
B-17D Fortress: 4 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF at 110,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 52

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
SBD Dauntless x 13
A-20B Boston x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 11 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 1 damaged

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[8 Bolos break through the CAP, but their bombs all splash wide of the mark]

Day Air attack on TF at 110,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 52

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 2
P-40B Tomahawk x 20
B-18A Bolo x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 2 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 13 destroyed
B-18A Bolo: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Soryu
CV Kaga
BB Hiei

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[Another DMS finished off]

Day Air attack on TF at 120,76

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
D3A2 Val x 25
B5N2 Kate x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DMS Southard, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 27000 feet
9 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 27000 feet
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[But then the Allies catch a break!]

Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 21
B5N2 Kate x 26

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
P-26A x 2
P-36A Mohawk x 19
P-40B Tomahawk x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 11 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed


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Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 26
B5N2 Kate x 21

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
P-26A x 2
P-36A Mohawk x 19
P-40B Tomahawk x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 9 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-36A Mohawk: 2 damaged

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[KB's bombers manage a few minor bomb hits at Pearl, but at a very heavy price. None of my ships takes any significant damage from this attack.]

Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 19
B5N2 Kate x 43

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
P-26A x 1
P-36A Mohawk x 18
P-40B Tomahawk x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 22 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-36A Mohawk: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AR Medusa, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
CA Portland, Bomb hits 1
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 1


Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 27000 feet [27,000 feet?]

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[KB's Zeros may not be flying escort, but they are flying CAP, and my P-40Bs are no match]

Day Air attack on TF at 110,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 45

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
P-40B Tomahawk x 25
B-18A Bolo x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 23 destroyed
B-18A Bolo: 3 destroyed

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[KB's bombers finally get some escort, and thrash an AV just off-shore from Pearl. (She makes port, but we'll see if she sinks in the harbor or not.)]

Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
D3A2 Val x 30

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
P-36A Mohawk x 18
P-40B Tomahawk x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 10 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AV Wright, Bomb hits 16, on fire, heavy damage

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[But KB's other strikes continue to go without escort.]

Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 21

Allied aircraft
P-36A Mohawk x 8
P-40B Tomahawk x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 19

Allied aircraft
P-36A Mohawk x 8
P-40B Tomahawk x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

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[Mauritius tries to limp to Batavia, and doesn't make it.]

Day Air attack on TF at 21,58

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 10
G4M1 Betty x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Mauritius, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

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Naval bombardmentat 43,53
Naval bombardment of Naga, at 44,53

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Japanese forces CAPTURE Linfen base !!!

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[The IJA breaks through in Malaya]

Ground combat at Kota Bharu

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 49868 troops, 522 guns, 82 vehicles

Defending force 6264 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
342 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
433 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Japanese forces CAPTURE Abemama base !!!

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Ground combat at Victoria Point

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 456 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 826 troops, 10 guns, 1 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

All told, I think that a bit more than 60 of KB's bomber pilots bit the dust today.

[ZekeNY]

KB heads west, licking its wounds and counting the empty bunks in flight quarters. Its ships are pretty much untouched but the bomber crews that bought it yesterday won't be easily replaced. Meanwhile the Enterprise and Saratoga will soon be joined by the Yorktown. We're a far way from being able to establish air or naval superiority, but at least the Allied CVs will soon be a force that Japan must reckon with.

For the most part, the slaughter of merchies running from Manila is over, and it was a bloody, bloody mess. A fair number of them made it out to Java and other places of relative safety, but Derfel-san will be pretty happy with the havoc his forces have wreaked in that area, I believe.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/14/41

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[Minefields still causing some worried approaches for Japanese AP captains.]

TF 122 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60)
TF 122 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60

TF 167 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90

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[IJN tries to break the stalemate at Rabaul]

Naval bombardment of Rabaul, at 62,90

Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba


Allied ground losses:
194 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Runway hits 1
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

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Naval bombardmentat 43,53
Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 34,60 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Naval bombardment of Naga, at 44,53

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TF 136 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90
Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 62,90, firing at TF 167
TF 167 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90

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Day Air attack on Hanoi , at 36,37

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 2

Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet

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[No bases captured by Japan today, but that clearly won't last. Bombardment attacks all around, for the most part.]

Ground combat at Victoria Point

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 476 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 908 troops, 11 guns, 2 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

[ZekeNY]

Derfel-san has returned from shore leave, and we're back at it.

As KB continues to withdraw to the west (under the watchful eyes of USN Catalinas), the IJA continues its drive into Malaya. Meanwhile, most of my shipping has now made it to semi-sensible positions, so I can begin to hope that the wholesale slaughter of unescorted ships is coming to an end.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/16/41

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[Much of the IJN is still on bombardment duty:]

Naval bombardment of Mersing, at 23,50
Naval bombardment of Rabaul, at 62,90
Naval bombardmentat 43,53
Naval bombardment of Naga, at 44,53
Naval bombardment of Cotabato, at 43,60

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[Finally, my aircraft are starting to be semi-effective]

Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 27,56


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Kenkon Maru, Bomb hits 2
AK Houn Maru, Bomb hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on TF at 25,50


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Hinode Maru, Bomb hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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[An old coaster bites the dust]

Day Air attack on TF at 23,52

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Mapia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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[Bombardments continue:]

Naval bombardment of Mersing, at 23,50

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[And the IJA is back to capturing bases]

Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor Star base !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Dadjangas base !!!