Beer made me do it.

[tabpub]

The force that was spotted yesterday was DD's that came down the Vancouver Slot to try to sanitize the Sound. American HQ thinks that the loss ratio was pretty good. Japanese carriers appear to be retreating to Sitka, probably to rearm/refuel. More commerce raiding in the NP; looks like IJN is sending subs to assist their beleaugered shipping.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/11/42
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TF 15 encounters mine field at 24547248,125
Japanese Ships
MSW Choun Maru #18
MSW Choun Maru #21
MSW Eguchi Maru
PG Kaikei Maru
PG Kaiun Maru
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TF 31 encounters mine field at Vancouver (134,38)
Japanese Ships
DD Akikaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Vancouver at 134,38
Japanese Ships
DD Akikaze, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 1
DD Kuri, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 2
DD Hasu
DD Kuretake
DD Sanae
DD Asagao
DD Fuyo
DD Karukaya, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
PT PT-44
PT PT-45
PT PT-46
PT PT-47
PT PT-48, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat at 86,44
Japanese Ships
PG Takunan Maru #3, Shell hits 2, on fire
PG Aso Maru
PG Kamitsu Maru
PG Kiso Maru, Shell hits 1
PG Myoken Maru
PC Ch 10
PC Ch 11
PC Ch 12, Shell hits 15, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 24
PC Ch 29
PC Ch 30
AP Kozui Maru
AP Aratama Maru
AP Kenzan Maru
AP Kuraido Maru
AP Manila Maru
AP Marsue Maru
AP Monji Maru
AP Ryuyo Maru
AP Seattle Maru
AP Shinyu Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Tacoma Maru
AP Taian Maru
AP Tamaki Maru
AP Tatuha Maru
AP Tatuharu Maru
AP Tatuho Maru
AP Tazan Maru
AK Jinmu Maru
AK Eisho Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Jinbu Maru
AP Konron Maru
AK Kennichi Maru
AP Peking Maru
AK Mayachi Maru
AK Yanagigawa
AK Gyoku Maru
AK Tsukubasan Maru
AK Hiyori Maru
Allied Ships
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 5
DD Litchfield, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Schley
DD Ward
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ASW attack at 81,44
Japanese Ships
TK Ken'yo Maru
PC Kunashiri
DD Yayoi
DD Kisaragi
Allied Ships
SS Sealion
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Day Air attack on TF at 85,45
Allied aircraft
SOC-3 Seagull x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Seattle Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 85,45
Allied aircraft
SOC-3 Seagull x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Shinyu Maru, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 133,38
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 11
B-25C Mitchell x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Kuri, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 7000 feet
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 7000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 7000 feet

[tabpub]

San Francisco’s group links up with Detroit’s and more havoc ensues in the North Pacific south of the Aleutians. Massive air raid Vancouver catches some a/c on the ground. None that are irreplaceable and the ground crews have most of the damage repaired by the end of the afternoon; there are a lot of them. AA fire is spotty, need to have the fusing checked on the larger AA guns. Enemy vanguard marching upon our outlying positions; contact imminent. Should have a picture for you next report.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/15/42

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TF 9 encounters mine field at 24547248,128

Japanese Ships
MSW Eguchi Maru
MSW Choun Maru #21
MSW Choun Maru #18

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TF 17 encounters mine field at 24547248,128

Japanese Ships
DD Mutsuki, and is sunk (she sank in the middle of the North Pacific, delayed victim of a surface battle.)
MSW Toshi Maru #1
MSW Tasei Maru
MSW Tokuho Maru #5

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ASW attack at 75,39

Japanese Ships
PG Shosei Maru
PG Shinko Maru #2
PG Shinko Maru #1
PG Seisho Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sealion

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ASW attack at 75,39

Japanese Ships
PG Shosei Maru
PG Shinko Maru #2
PG Shinko Maru #1
PG Seisho Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sealion

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Day Air attack on Vancouver , at 134,38

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 116
G3M Nell x 81
G4M1 Betty x 53
H6K4 Mavis x 8

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 4 destroyed, 18 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 3 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 6 destroyed
Blenheim I: 4 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 22
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 68

Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on TF at 96,39


Allied aircraft
SOC-3 Seagull x 2


Allied aircraft losses
SOC-3 Seagull: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Katori

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 96,39


Allied aircraft
SOC-3 Seagull x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Katori

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SOC-3 Seagull bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat at 96,39

Japanese Ships
CL Katori, Shell hits 31, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hatsuyuki, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Wakatake, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
AP Arabia Maru
AP Astuga Maru
AK Atutasan Maru, heavy damage
AP Matsukawa Maru
AP Nichiran Maru
AP Nissen Maru #2
AP Tensyo Maru, heavy damage
AP Tenyo Maru
AP Tohuku Maru
AP Fukusei Maru
AK Ushio Maru
AK Akagane Maru, heavy damage
AK Taiko Maru #3, heavy damage
AP Imizu Maru
AP Tientsin Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Saiho Maru

Allied Ships
CA San Francisco
CL Detroit
DD Schley
DD Ward
DD Sands
DD King, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Lawrence

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ASW attack at 110,34

Japanese Ships
AK Seitai Maru
AK Ryuto Maru
AK Tonegawa Maru
AP Syoryu Maru
AP Taibun Maru
AP Yubae Maru
MSW Toshi Maru #2
PC Fumi Maru
PC Ch 20
PG Takunan Maru #10
PG Heijo Maru
PG Kure Maru #5
PG Nagata Maru
PG Seiko Maru
PG Shinko Maru #3
PG Shoei Maru
DD Isonami
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon

[mogami]

Hi, Well the land units are all ashore on the west coast. Now we just need to find out
1. Are there enough of them (9 Div and 5 Bde)
2. Can they move south fast enough

Robert can tell you I am turning into a chicken. (I think the operation took too long. I can see where I could be 2-3 weeks further along. ) Also of course in a full game the Chinese front would have to have been active to clear the southern RR for land units to march to Malaya/Burma. The Japanese should capture Ambonia/Kendari rather then Mindano. (or at least add Ambonia/Kendari to capture list.)

[Capt. Harlock]

Hi, Well the land units are all ashore on the west coast. Now we just need to find out
1. Are there enough of them (9 Div and 5 Bde)
2. Can they move south fast enough

My guess would be yes to the first, but no to the second. In mid-February you should be encountering serious troubles from the weather, considering your boys are still in Canada. (And the trans-Alaskan highway hasn't been completed yet.)

Question: Are Canadian and American militia units forming?

[Tom Hunter]

Weather does not have a lot of effect in this game compared to historical effect. For example the Monsoon in WitP is annoying, but in real life it simply stopped the war.

[tabpub]

ORIGINAL: Tom Hunter

Weather does not have a lot of effect in this game compared to historical effect. For example the Monsoon in WitP is annoying, but in real life it simply stopped the war.

quote:

Hi, Well the land units are all ashore on the west coast. Now we just need to find out
1. Are there enough of them (9 Div and 5 Bde)
2. Can they move south fast enough

My guess would be yes to the first, but no to the second. In mid-February you should be encountering serious troubles from the weather, considering your boys are still in Canada. (And the trans-Alaskan highway hasn't been completed yet.)

Question: Are Canadian and American militia units forming?

Militia units? First off, I have no idea what you are referring to. The only thing that I know should happen in the near future is that all American/Canadian land and air groups will advance 180 days on the schedule, which will increase my forces fairly significantly. There is an allusion to additional units becoming available, but I have no data on that as of yet. I compiled a list of the ground reinforcements out to 262 days as of Jan 24, 1942. Will compare to what arrives and see if there are units that are not on this list. Personally, I would think that an Armored Division or two would come from the East if the Japanese came onto the Continent....

But, he hasn't gotten to the trip line yet; should be soon (like 3-4 days I think) based on rate of advance.

Tom: I don't know about that so much. It might not be as severe, but the seeming tendency for the NW America to be in Tstorms seemingly continually is quite annoying. Even with multiple bases it seems to be less than 50/50 most times to launch. Either you are socked in or the enemy is covered. LA and SD are a paradise compared to the NW, so that is a great R&R destination...[8D] I keep thinking of Mark Twain when I do this game.....

[tabpub]

Transcript of the President’s Fireside Chat of the 26th of February, 1942

My fellow Americans:

During the last 2 ½ months, we have been at war with the Empire of Japan and their allies, the Axis powers of Germany and Italy. In Europe, our allies Great Britain hold the line against them as we build up to strike back against the Fascists and free Europe from the Nazi boot of oppression. Meanwhile, in the Pacific, the Japanese expansionists have not only struck at our naval and air bases in the Pacific; they have invaded American territory in Alaska and Canadian at Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

Many have made comments that we are not doing enough against the Japanese to repel their assault on our country. I will now address these statements to those who think our response has been inadequate.

As of this date, I can now make the following things public, as in a short time the Japanese will be very aware of the situation they face in the Western Hemisphere.

Under the auspices of the 7th, 5th and 11th air forces, we now have nearly 2000 combat aircraft deployed against the Japanese; and this number is growing…..

Under the command of the Western Defense Command (aka West Coast HQ) there are 3 corps, consisting of 11 American Divisions, 11 American Regimental Combat Teams, 3 Canadian Brigades and over 300, 000 additional support troops; and this number is growing…..

Our Pacific Fleet is fully manned, fueled and ready to deal with the enemy. Its carriers, battleships and supporting vessels are positioned to repulse any enemy move. The ports of the Western Defense Command are fortified with mines and coastal defense guns; and these numbers continue to grow…..

Pearl Harbor has been repaired, fortified and is providing support for raiders that have been attacking the Japanese supply lines; these raids will continue and will grow in number.

In the Far East, our allies the Dutch, Australians and British are not quiescient; they are making life difficult for the Japanese and this effort will only grow with time.

I now call on the Japanese Emperor to end this conflict. I call on him to remove the dictator Mogami from his position of Prime Minister and War Leader immediately; then to withdraw all forces from the Western Hemisphere and to activate an immediate cessation of hostilities across the entire Pacific. Then the Allied countries will make their peace terms known; items that will be on the list will be the status of the Japanese Navy and air forces, the redressing of the situation in China and the status of Japanese “colonies”, such as Formosa, Okinawa and Korea.

So, in closing, I say this: Emperor, end this war now or see the eventual destruction of your country. We will be generous in the peace; as generous as we will be implacable should this war continue. Your expeditionary fleet and army will be utterly destroyed should you continue down this path of war that you and your government have started on.

As always, I am your President, Franklin Roosevelt.

Good night.

<attached find a military excerpt from the fighting 180 miles NW of Vancouver.>

02/25/42
Day Air attack on 23rd Mixed Brigade, at 132,36
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 15
B-18A Bolo x 43
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Aircraft Attacking:
43 x B-18A Bolo bombing at 7000 feet
=============================================
02/25/42
Day Air attack on 23rd Mixed Brigade, at 132,36
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 15
B-17E Fortress x 6
LB-30 Liberator x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 12000 feet
=============================================
02/25/42
Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 132,36
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 24
LB-30 Liberator x 19
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 12000 feet
19 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 12000 feet
=============================================
02/25/42
Ground combat at 132,36
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 83196 troops, 824 guns, 17 vehicles
Defending force 54513 troops, 507 guns, 24 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
4998 casualties reported
Guns lost 128
Vehicles lost 3
Allied ground losses:
542 casualties reported
Guns lost 29
=============================================
02/24/42
Ground combat at 132,36
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 46592 troops, 470 guns, 24 vehicles
Defending force 100817 troops, 846 guns, 218 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
=============================================
American forces present at the battle currently are the 2nd Marine Divsion, 3 RCT's, 1 FA Brgde and sundry support forces. General Alexander of the Canadian Army is currently in operational command.
His quote to this reporter
"It's a long mountain road to Vancouver."

[AmiralLaurent]

Hi tabpub,

does that mean that Mogami triggered the Allied reinforcements ? Or are those number before any activation ? Maybe you can list the divisions you have.

[EUBanana]

...I dont think 9 div and 5 Bde is enough to crack that lot.

Fun to watch the attempt though. [:D]

[Tom Hunter]

Does this mean it's safe to pull the second Marine division out of San Francisco?

I would very much like to see the reinforcement list as well.






And yes, I know Mogami reads this thread, and I don't really care if he knows that the Marines are in San Fransico.

[tabpub]

Crap. I saved a different game to the slot that I reserve to save my player turn to before sending; so I can't give a detailed report, so will do it from memory.

Basically, I had everything that was in place or reinforcements up to the time that he entered the 132 hex.
2nd Marines and 3 RCTs in the battle at 132.
Canadians and Americal Div - Vancouver
2 extra RCT + starting Div (41st?) at Seattle
7th and 27th Divs at SF
40th at LA

So, reinforcements accounted for about 6 full Divisions and 6 RCTs by my count.
They would have been the:
32nd Div
1st Mar
37th Div
153rd RCT
138th RCT
58th RCT
24th RCT
53rd RCT
112th Cav Rgt
these were listed on the reinforcement schedule and were within 180 days and accelerated forward.
The following were not listed within 180 days and came on anyhow; I suppose that is what they meant by "other" units. Normally, these are formations that come into the game later:
6th Div
33rd Div
1st Cav Div
198th RCT
197th RCT
158th RCT
Ok, it looks like 8 RCT and a Cav Rgt were reinforcements; I can't keep them all straight in my head.

The plane reinforcements were several BG (one 17, one 26 as I recall, possibly another)
several BS of varying types
mucho FS (4-5 F4F, buncho Canuck, all the FS/G that had been disbanded/withdrawn earlier (so I have a couple of empty P40 units sitting playing cards right now).

And so many engineer/base/aviation that you can't shake a stick at them; they would take the stick and beat you with it. I mean it....SF has over 1000 AAA barrels at this moment.

Now, if he had landed/crossed the line earlier it would have slightly reduced this force. I had taken a poll on Jan 24 to see what was available; the following would have been the combat infantry units to remove from the above list if the trigger had been on that date:

NONE [X(]

and the support unit total would have only been reduced by approximately 1/5th or 1/6th, so most of them would have been there also.

so, if this force is too much for a "prepared and supported" effort, it certainly is for a "bolt from the blue", unless special circumstances are applied. These would be something like:
SF completely empty of troops; Japanese land, reinforcements placed, but they have not drawn supplies so fight very poorly first round and get pushed out in opening attack (oh, but wait, since its not an atoll, there is no auto shock attack on landing, so the reinforcing units WILL draw supply for the next turn); or,

different base attacked and Japanese able to get lodgement as all special reinforcing infantry come at SF and have to march to landing (and based on the above, the US player would guard all the other ports with original/reinforcements that come before the landing making that difficult/impossible to take immediately).

But, any bolt from the blue attempt risks the whole enchilada; if the base is not captured immediately/quickly, you have little capability of resupply; little to no air support once the carrier air is either decimated or runs out of sortie points (and it has a long trip to go to rearm, unless you take another base nearer and that's still a couple of days steaming back and forth and taking that base takes away from your initial assault/reinforcement of the landing).

In short, I think that it is more likely for the Japanese to try to sneak a div or 2 thru in late 42 to land at Seattle when the Allied player has shoved everything to the front, than it would be at the beginning of the war. But even then, unless it is a pure VP ploy, it would be pointless and probably futile.

[Capt. Harlock]

...I dont think 9 div and 5 Bde is enough to crack that lot.

Fun to watch the attempt though.

Apparently, we won't even get to watch. What happened to the game??

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

...I dont think 9 div and 5 Bde is enough to crack that lot.

Fun to watch the attempt though.

Apparently, we won't even get to watch. What happened to the game??

Mogami's computer died. He just (as of today 10/4/05) posted he got a new one.

[tabpub]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: Capt. Harlock

...I dont think 9 div and 5 Bde is enough to crack that lot.

Fun to watch the attempt though.

Apparently, we won't even get to watch. What happened to the game??

Mogami's computer died. He just (as of today 10/4/05) posted he got a new one.

It had conniption fits when he ordered that the campaign would continue and shut itself down as it contended that it couldn't stand the illogic anymore......

[Tom Hunter]

Mogami said it died processing my turn from our Lunacy game. It must have seen the writing on the wall and committed hara kiri.

[AmiralLaurent]

ORIGINAL: Tom Hunter

Mogami said it died processing my turn from our Lunacy game. It must have seen the writing on the wall and committed hara kiri.

I'm wondering if it is (or rather was) the PC that processed the most WITP PBEM turns in the world...

[Gen.Hoepner]

You can be sure of that Amiral[:D]

[mogami]

Hi, I can't prove it but I think I processed around 3000 PBEM turns (I even would bet this is considerbly less then actual)
As far as total turns when testing well I can't even compute that . Over 1 year of 18 hours per day 7 days a week.
My new computer is muich faster. Had I been using it from the start I could have done 2 or 3 times as many.

[tabpub]

ORIGINAL: Mogami

Hi, I can't prove it but I think I processed around 3000 PBEM turns (I even would bet this is considerbly less then actual)
As far as total turns when testing well I can't even compute that . Over 1 year of 18 hours per day 7 days a week.
My new computer is muich faster. Had I been using it from the start I could have done 2 or 3 times as many.

Ok, now that you are back up, should I expect another turn there Don Quixote? You still think that you can take on that windmill in SF?

[tabpub]

OK!! We are now back on with the West Coast campaign! After poking Mogami a couple of times, he has refused a conditional surrender (all right, the terms were more like unconditional, but I split hairs) and we continue the campaign.

First, to get you up to date, I have taken the combat reports for the “front line” and arranged them to date. He tried a shock attack early in the week, but was repulsed. Now, it has settled down to bombardments and air attacks, but in the last day he pulled a sneaky on me and ambushed some of my squadrons over the front quite nicely. I don’t know how many fighters he has back at Prince Rupert to put that many in the air; it’s the last entry of all the combat reports in this group, if you want to skip to the chase…..

=============================================
02/26/42
Ground combat at 132,36
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2120 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 53462 troops, 460 guns, 24 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
=============================================
02/26/42
Day Air attack on 2nd USMC Division, at 132,36
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39
G3M Nell x 42
G4M1 Betty x 30
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet
=============================================
02/26/42
Day Air attack on 4th USA Regimental Combat Team, at 132,36
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
G3M Nell x 15
G4M1 Betty x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet

=============================================
02/27/42
Ground combat at 132,36
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 176118 troops, 1735 guns, 262 vehicles
Defending force 53150 troops, 455 guns, 22 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
1312 casualties reported
Guns lost 52
Vehicles lost 6
Allied ground losses:
751 casualties reported
Guns lost 26
=============================================
02/27/42
Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 132,36
Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 6
B-26B Marauder x 29
B-17E Fortress x 41
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Aircraft Attacking:
B-17E Fortress bombing at 12000 feet

=============================================
02/28/42
Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 132,36
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
Blenheim I x 25
A-20B Boston x 33
B-25C Mitchell x 45
B-26B Marauder x 36
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 5 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
164 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
bombing at 7000 feet

=============================================
02/28/42
Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 132,36
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 26
LB-30 Liberator x 15
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
bombing at 12000 feet
=============================================
02/28/42
Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 132,36
Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 7
B-26B Marauder x 23
B-17E Fortress x 8
LB-30 Liberator x 18
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
bombing at 12000 feet
=============================================
02/28/42
Day Air attack on 18th Division, at 132,36
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 15
B-18A Bolo x 58
Allied aircraft losses
B-18A Bolo: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
58 x B-18A Bolo bombing at 7000 feet
=============================================
02/28/42
Day Air attack on 110th USN Base Force, at 132,36
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 10
G4M1 Betty x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
bombing at 8000 feet
=============================================
02/28/42
Day Air attack on 2nd USMC Division, at 132,36
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
G3M Nell x 16
G4M1 Betty x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
bombing at 8000 feet
=============================================
02/28/42
Day Air attack on 111th USA Regimental Combat Team, at 132,36
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39
G3M Nell x 31
G4M1 Betty x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Aircraft Attacking:
bombing at 8000 feet

=============================================
03/01/42
Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 132,36
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
Blenheim I x 18
A-20B Boston x 33
B-25C Mitchell x 33
B-26B Marauder x 64
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged
Blenheim I: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged
A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Aircraft Attacking:
bombing at 7000 feet
=============================================
03/01/42
Day Air attack on 5th Engineer Regiment, at 132,36
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 4
B-17E Fortress x 33
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
103 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
bombing at 12000 feet
=============================================
03/01/42
Ground combat at 132,36
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2771 troops, 98 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 52224 troops, 431 guns, 22 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

=============================================
03/03/42
Day Air attack on 14th Army, at 132,36
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
P-40E Warhawk x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
=============================================
03/03/42
Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 132,36
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 27
LB-30 Liberator x 31
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
179 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 5
Aircraft Attacking:
bombing at 12000 feet
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03/03/42
Ground combat at 132,36
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2798 troops, 100 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 57533 troops, 520 guns, 22 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported

03/04/42
Day Air attack on 14th Army, at 132,36
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 113
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
P-40E Warhawk x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 11 destroyed
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03/04/42
Day Air attack on 18th Division, at 132,36
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 111
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 24
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 13 destroyed
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03/04/42
Ground combat at 132,36
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3565 troops, 127 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 74717 troops, 743 guns, 22 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Then, the IJA has a “brainfart”, at least in my opinion, dropping a paratroop unit on the airfields at Portland!! The combat engineer regiment stationed there, combined with airstrikes and an RCT that showed up in 2 days renders this attack to the trashbin of history….one presumes that it was an attempt to delay the arrival of reinforcements to the front line.

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02/28/42
Ground combat at Portland
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 924 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 24414 troops, 100 guns, 46 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 5)
Japanese ground losses:
144 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

03/01/42
Ground combat at Portland
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 2810 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 190 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 2 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported

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03/03/42
Ground combat at Portland
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12579 troops, 105 guns, 6 vehicles
Defending force 34 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 291 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
672 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
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03/03/42
Day Air attack on 2nd Parachute Regiment, at 136,40
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 32
SBD Dauntless x 9
P-36A Mohawk x 38
P-39D Airacobra x 54
P-40E Warhawk x 12
B-26B Marauder x 26
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
54 x P-39D Airacobra attacking at 100 feet
9 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
26 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet


03/04/42
Day Air attack on 2nd Parachute Regiment, at 136,40
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
P-36A Mohawk x 38
P-39D Airacobra x 54
P-40E Warhawk x 12
B-26B Marauder x 30
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
54 x P-39D Airacobra attacking at 100 feet
30 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet

Now, lurking for the last 2 days, the Japanese carriers have been hanging out around here, about 600 miles NW of the Vancouver/Seattle area; objective undetermined. An S class submarine pays the price for locating the “Kido Butai”…..

03/03/42
ASW attack at 126,35
Japanese Ships
DD Kasumi
DD Arare
DD Tanikaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Hayashio
DD Yukikaze
DD Natsushio
DD Hatsukaze
CV Shokaku
CV Hiryu
Allied Ships
SS S-23, hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Finally, in the cold Aleutians, the cruiser campaign vs. the Jap supply lines continues. A convoy was located heading east and the San Francisco leads the way in a long daylight shootout.

03/01/42
Day Time Surface Combat at 100,34
Japanese Ships
MSW W.14, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
PG Choan Maru #2, Shell hits 2, on fire
PG Koei Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
PG Nikkai Maru
AP Aikoku Maru, Shell hits 3
AP Hakone Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AP Hakusan Maru, Shell hits 3
AP Kamakura Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
AP Katori Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
AP Kinryu Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
AP Kumakawa Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Chifuku Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 4
DD Kennison, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Crane, Shell hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
338 casualties reported
Guns lost 26

Kennison’s damage was more severe than it appears and had to depart for PH, as she could no longer keep up with the TG.

The IJN TF avoids contact and moves to Adak Island and begins to unload; another TG makes it’s way there to punish them some more. The Jap frigates do an admirable job of defending the shipping however, as it escapes to the open sea.

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03/04/42
Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 98,36
Japanese Ships
PG Choan Maru #2, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PG Koei Maru, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
PG Nikkai Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Aikoku Maru
AP Hakone Maru
AP Hakusan Maru
AP Kamakura Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Katori Maru
AP Kinryu Maru
AP Chifuku Maru, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CL Detroit
DD Humphreys
DD Gilmer
Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
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As you can see, there were not insignificant numbers of troops aboard…..

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03/04/42
Ground combat at Adak Island
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 15648 troops, 178 guns, 14 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 200 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Adak Island base !!!

Reports confirm that it was the 38th ID in those ships; this is the same formation that we saw leave Hong Kong a couple of weeks ago and were not able to score on with our subs off Taiwan. Now, they reside on lovely Adak for a while and won’t be available for the campaign for a while. Hope that they brought their longjohns…..