European clash: EESTI (String) vs. CROATIA (pauk)

[pauk]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/03/42

GROUND ACTION

Last turn went without lot of action, but Japan secured two important bases - Amboina and Tarakan liberated!

As i expected Clark field is anbandoned and, Allies last stand will be Manila. The gamble with preparation points pays off - mayority of my troops were ordered to prepare for Manila before CF fell. The reason why i waited so long to enter in CF hex is stupid movement mistake. Oh, well...




My "panzers" easily walked into Clark Field

Rabaul is about to fall. Deliberate attack lowered fort level (1) and shock attack is ordered for tommorow. China - usual artilery duels.

NAVAL ACTION

I-155 hit TK Augustina with one torpedo SE of the Java. AP get torpedo from Swordfish and sunk near Kuching.

[String]

I've got little else to say other than that I love the stringbags. Japs march on on all fronts except central pacific... Where is the Kido Butai?

[pauk]

Rabaul did not fall this turn, i get only 1-1 but my eng destroyed last fort. Tomorow we will add one more base to the great Empire. String gathering chinese units at the railroad crossroad near Kafeing, wondering myself if he planing another diversion there?

Johore B. is now main base for my Betty/Nells. They hit surface TF at Singakawang but i can not be pleased with overall perfomance. The good thing is my Zeros again achived clear victory in the air. Dutch airforce hit Tarakan oilfields from Balikpapan, and leave sky over base empty. Chutai from damaged Kuching /previous B-17s raids/ take their chance and sink MSW Finch.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/04/42


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Day Air attack on Tarakan , at 33,61


Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 17
Brewster 339D x 10
Blenheim I x 27
Martin 139 x 45
Hudson I x 10
Beaufort V-IX x 15
B-17C Fortress x 10


No Allied losses

Oil hits 29

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,57

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
G3M Nell x 15
G4M1 Betty x 10

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
Hawk 75A x 4
Brewster 339D x 6
Hurricane II x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G3M Nell: 14 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hawk 75A: 2 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hurricane II: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Revenge
CLAA Ceres
CLAA Columbo
CLAA Capetown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

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Ground combat at Rabaul

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 19560 troops, 137 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 3164 troops, 21 guns, 1 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
382 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Allied ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

[pauk]

Lots of action in DEI. String again send his air force to the Tarakan oil fields, and again the sky over Balikpapan was empty. But, now i have another AF 4 (Amboina) and my Bettys suprised his fleet at Balikpapan, Unfortunatly didn't bring Air HQ in Amboina yet and String avoided catastrophe there. But, i'm sure he realize that Balikpapan is very dangerous place for him and expect withdrawl of his fleet tonight. In addition, his gamble with BB Revenge did not pay off. LBA's found him. Sure, i expect visit with B-17s, but he can not shot down all AF's in theatre.

Rabaul joined great Empire today.

CHINA:

Again, several unpleasant outcomes. Yenen is holding,my forces just NE of Kaifeng are defeated again.



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/05/42[/b]





1.

Day Air attack on TF at 25,62 - from Kuching. He evacuated Revenge TF from the Singakawang, but i moved Nell Daitai into Kuching.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
G3M Nell x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 17 damaged

Allied Ships
CLAA Ceres
BB Revenge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire

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2. Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64. Taking the Amboina was a risky move by me (did not know where are British CV's, but i have to do it - it is clearly to see why:)

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Mauritius
CA Cornwall, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Exeter, Torpedo hits 1


Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall, on fire, heavy damage
CA Exeter


3.
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Day Air attack on Tarakan , at 33,61 - from Balikpapan

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 22
Brewster 339D x 6
Blenheim I x 23
Martin 139 x 43
Hudson I x 9
Beaufort V-IX x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 18
B-17C Fortress x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
Brewster 339D: 3 destroyed
Blenheim I: 4 damaged
Martin 139: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-17C Fortress: 1 damaged

Oil hits 29


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Ground combat at Rabaul

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 19403 troops, 127 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2911 troops, 21 guns, 1 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
500 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Allied ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 81989 troops, 794 guns, 8 vehicles

Defending force 54416 troops, 365 guns, 0 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
1925 casualties reported
Guns lost 26

Allied ground losses:
1141 casualties reported
Guns lost 20


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Ground combat at 50,31

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 88615 troops, 576 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 100077 troops, 1256 guns, 9 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
772 casualties reported
Guns lost 17
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
5958 casualties reported
Guns lost 82


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

[String]

Damn... that was a very dumb mistake on my part (balikpapan). I thought that I'd leave the ships there as I had cap, and then I assigned every fighter to Escort..

bah, what a newbie mistake to make.

[Honda]

Good luck both of you. I've been away from the forum for a while and just noticed the AAR. Let's grab a beer sometime. I'll call you when I'm in Zagreb.

[pauk]

ah, suppose you are talking to me, not to my opponent (doubt that he is coming to Zagreb? [:D])[;)]

i'm fine with

[pauk]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/06/42

Not much to report. Naval bombardment of Singkawang, few allied ac destroyed on the ground. My SS I-165 missed CL Mauritius, but managed to escape escort.

Last few turns String training his bombers attacking my Imperial Guard in Burma, but real harrasment comes from Hong Kong. He moved there Ils and some Beaufort and bombed my APs in the area which i left without aircover. Fortunatly, damage was light.

Somehow I forgot to order my units to attack Changsha, only Eng regiment attacked - stupid me.

Shortly, all theatres are quiet at the moment. I have to rest my LBA and raise their morale, regroup my forces while String is busy with moving at new defense line (Java), I guess.

[String]

ORIGINAL: pauk

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/06/42



Last few turns String training his bombers attacking my Imperial Guard in Burma, but real harrasment comes from Hong Kong. He moved there Ils and some Beaufort and bombed my APs in the area which i left without aircover. Fortunatly, damage was light.

What can I say, it's nice to see a plan work [:D] I wouldn't call the damage very light either, several ships were hit by bombs and two torpedoed.Though none are in sinking condition probably

[pauk]

bah, your pilots are liars[:D]

[pauk]

This turn was quite peaceful too. String moved some ac to Kendari and attacked my TF at Amboina. There were no hits on my ships, but few enemy ac are shot down without any losses on my side.

Actually, only action worth to be mentioned is sinking of antoher allied sub. That's is 12th enemy sub on the bottom. Where is the Ron now?[;)]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/07/42

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Sub attack at 25,56

Japanese Ships
AP Nissen Maru
MSW W.4
MSW W.20
MSW W.2
PG Myoken Maru
PG Kamitsu Maru
PC Ch 18
PC Ch 5
PC Ch 4
PG Shinko Maru #3
PG Chosa Maru
PC Shonan Maru #7
PC Shonan Maru #6
PG Saga

Allied Ships
SS KXI, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage


AIR COMBAT SUMMARY AFTER FIRST MONTH:

A2A _______________ 392-127
Ground_____________ 342- 90
Flak_______________ 34- 98
ops ________________90-116

2:1




It is nice to see that Saburo is still alive. In UV he usually died in first days of the war. Lot's of Oscar pilots in my aces list is result of fightings in the China, but some of aces achived their status in the DEI.

I would appreciate if someone can give me insight about allied ac rate, especially P-40B (conditon of AVG?), Warhawks and B-17. I know that rates are low in the december, but IIRC these rates are increasing by the time, right?

[String]

ORIGINAL: pauk


I would appreciate if someone can give me insight about allied ac rate, especially P-40B (conditon of AVG?), Warhawks and B-17. I know that rates are low in the december, but IIRC these rates are increasing by the time, right?

They remain constant throught the war.

[pauk]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/08/42

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ASW attack near Menado at 39,67

Japanese Ships
DD Yugure
APD APD-39
APD APD-38
APD APD-37
APD APD-36
APD APD-35
APD APD-34
APD APD-33
APD APD-32

Allied Ships
SS Pike, hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

what can i say? I love this APD's with 95 DC!
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Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina at 39,73

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 9
Hudson I x 8
B-17C Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
ML Yaeyama
CL Nagara

Attack from Kendari.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 33,61


Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 19
P-40E Warhawk x 15


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
PC Kunashiri
AP Horaisan Maru
DD Tomozuru
AP Kyosei Maru
DD Hiyodori
PG Tamo Maru #7


Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 33,61


Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 11


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hasu
DD Tomozuru
PG Tamo Maru #7
PG Yachiyo Maru
PC Ishigaki

the play of the cat and mouse continuing. String again moved his air force to Balikpapan, but Beaufort performance was suprisingly bad. Are they fatigued? However, BF almost unloaded and I moved ac group to the Tarakan.
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Day Air attack on TF at 34,61


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Turusima Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported

IIRC, only successful mission from Balikpapan AF
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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 213931 troops, 2414 guns, 38 vehicles

Defending force 118774 troops, 641 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 5)


Japanese ground losses:
7868 casualties reported
Guns lost 152
Vehicles lost 9

Allied ground losses:
2528 casualties reported
Guns lost 55

I have to give up, for now. Although my divisions are well prepared they suffered another defeat at Changsha. Fort is at level 5!!!
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Ground combat at 46,34

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 7755 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1490 troops, 0 guns, 103 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
254 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

tank regiment repulsed attack E of Ichang (across the river)
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Ground combat at Kweiyang

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4940 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 962 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 34 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Para regiment is sacrified after their failed attack at Kweiyang

[String]

Seems like the combat replay bug has struck again, here are the results I got when I ran the turn..

Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 33,61


Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 17
P-40E Warhawk x 13


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Horaisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kanayamasan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Nichiryu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Hasu
AP Kyosei Maru, on fire
DD Tomozuru

Japanese ground losses:
91 casualties reported

Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 33,61


Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 19
P-40E Warhawk x 15


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hasu
PG Tamo Maru #7
AP Kyosei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Kinjosan Maru, Torpedo hits 1
PG Yachiyo Maru
PC Kunashiri

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

+ a torpedo hit from a dutch sub...

Sadly the japanese CR is the one which shows the real results, so there is little to shout about

[pauk]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/09/42


String's air force deserved a nickname - grasshoppers. Last turn they flew from Cayagan. I must admit i was quite suprised because i thought not enough supplies left in the base. But i was lucky - Swordfish and T.IVa perfmed poorly. Counter-measure taken. CL Nagara is heavily damaged, but i think she will be ok. Another "kamikaze" TF (Ak+MSW) spoted moving towards Singapore, only MSW gets torpedo (sunk).

After last attack on Yenen i think i'll be forced to give up and accept stalemate in the China.

First unit came in Singapore hex waiting the others to join. I'm already pretty scared what will happend when bulk of my forces came in Singapore hex (notorious river assault value)...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina at 39,73

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 5
Hudson I x 6
B-17C Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
ML Yaeyama
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Haguro

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Day Air attack on TF, near Tawi Tawi at 38,60


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 6
Brewster 339D x 3
T.IVa x 2


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
T.IVa: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Hyuga

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Day Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 42,59


Allied aircraft
T.IVa x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Tran Ninh, Torpedo hits 1

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Day Air attack on TF at 24,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
G3M Nell x 16
G4M1 Betty x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Paz
MSW Eland Dubois, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage



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Day Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 38,59

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
T.IVa x 2


Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Asagumo

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 86527 troops, 748 guns, 8 vehicles

Defending force 52706 troops, 348 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)


Japanese ground losses:
4017 casualties reported
Guns lost 84
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
998 casualties reported
Guns lost 20

[String]

The opportunity at Tawi Tawi was such a nice one, but sadly no hits [:(] But hopefully this has taught a valuable lesson to pauk about leaving bases in his rear [;)] His search planes also suck, unable to notice supply ships moving around right under their noses [:D]

The situation in china is most pleasing though. The japs haven't conquered any cities, indeed they have lost two very important ones instead.

[pauk]

Ok, i'm pissed off. I can certanly live with my sucking search planes, but can't live with such attacks ... Three eng regiments and fort stay at level 7???? What i have to do?

Phew...

And for leaving bases in the rear, i still don't believe they are danger...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/10/42

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 163082 troops, 1621 guns, 292 vehicles

Defending force 67262 troops, 553 guns, 22 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 7)


Japanese ground losses:
5124 casualties reported
Guns lost 128
Vehicles lost 15

Allied ground losses:
2682 casualties reported
Guns lost 74
Vehicles lost 2


GRound combat at Lashio

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 176 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lashio base !!!


Sorong occupied.

[PzB74]

Patience my friend, patience [;)]
Never shock attack anything that got 7 forts and is stronger than you. Bombard the enemy
for 2-3 days and hit him with ac. Then you deliberate attack. Repeat this process for as long as it takes.

One deliberate attack will rebuild disruption to their 70-80's. I try to avoid attacking before it's down to ca 25 again.

[pauk]

thanks PzB, I forgot to mention that i was forced to shock attack - my units invading singapore (notorious river assault rule). Of course that i never do such a thing, but at least expected that fort level will going down with 3 full divisions, three brigades, support and 3 eng regiments...

Same situation in the China... (well there were 2 eng regiments).... and yes, my units are always rested as much as possible.

[pauk]

PT-34 ends her journey in embarrasing way. Transport fleet (wthout escort) finished PT at Lingayen port. Amboina have decent CAP now, Brewster pilots reported. AK Paz is attacked from Johore Baru - good, one more AK is sunk. My troops invading Bulla, Sinkawang and Baatan are captured.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/11/42

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Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina at 39,73

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 7
Hudson I x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 3 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Nichiran Maru, Bomb hits 1

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ORIGINAL: pauk

And for leaving bases in the rear, i still don't believe they are danger...

[:D]

Day Air attack on TF, near Zamboanga at 39,59


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 5
Brewster 339D x 2
T.IVa x 2


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed
T.IVa: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
DD Harukaze, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kumano

Maybe i learn lesson now? If flooding stops, Harukaze will be ok. Really i don't think that is necessarily provoke destiny with above quoted statements[:D]
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Ground combat at Bataan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 30110 troops, 256 guns, 98 vehicles

Defending force 2138 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese assault odds: 80 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
2091 casualties reported
Guns lost 25

Baatan is joined Empire today, but half of Corregidor guns are located in Manila. Just a minor victory i would say.
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Ground combat at 46,33

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 23050 troops, 205 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 18815 troops, 257 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
1412 casualties reported
Guns lost 49

String trying to open supply line to the Ichang. My division one hex NE from the base holding position



That's all for this turn, but String announced elimination of West Wirginia. She did not appear in intel screen yet, so this info is really pleasing.

ORIGINAL: String

I scuttled WW, check the intel screen [8D]