Pauk's corner: sake break for Japanese fanboys

[PimpYourAFV]

Okay thanks for the info about the general. Odd that I never heard of him before. I also don't like the idea of the conspiracy but for weird reasons like had they suceeded then the war would have been stopped short leaving less historical material for cool documentaries and PC games (as well as more Bolsheviks).

Sorry for the lengthy OT reducing your hitcount pauk (what a sniveler) [:D] Okay, back to the war report. [8D]

[pauk]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/28/41

Not eventful turn - enemy finally admit defeat in the air campaign over Malaya and his more than decimated air groops are in safe areas, i guess. Torpedo bombers only found few enemy AK's and sank or heavily damaged them. Air strike on Johore B. wasn't success - he moved ac to Medan.

Marblehead TF disappears. My troops unloading over beach at Pontianak, soon will have another base for recon. Dinah can reach Soerbaja from there.

It is funny that for every new opponent addaption is needed. It took some time while i did not realize that he uses small AK's as a decoy and put them in base hex. The answer is : subs:




Sub attack near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese Ships
SS I-158

Allied Ships
TK Iris, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

I-156 - KENDARI

Allied Ships
AK Lepus, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage







NOTE: 38th division still traveling to CF (two hex away).. this unit already have 20/64 dis/fatigue although I rested it in HK. merde! (travel distance is 120 - merde again!)

[pauk]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/29/41

Air raid on Singapore was succesful - 12 planes caught on the ground (6 warhawks, 3 wildcats, 2 B17). But i'm losing to many planes too - 7 ops losses!).

Pontiak should fall tomorrow - get 1-1 today. I'm preparing little suprise for for Andy, let's hope it is going to work...

Mavis found again his "South" TF few hexes south of Kendari. Moving to the west - fuel problems again?

Manila under heavy attack from air. SNLF did not magage to get positive odds (1-1) and Lingayen is still in the Allied hands. Another small unit arrived in hex just east of CF where Andy put one philippine division....


CHINA - my heroic soldiers were outnumbered and forced to make strategical redeployment[:D]



Ground combat at Hengchow

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 42475 troops, 314 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 31464 troops, 387 guns, 7 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 14 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
363 casualties reported
Guns lost 24

Allied ground losses:
1256 casualties reported
Guns lost 24


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

[pauk]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/30/41


SRA

Singapore AF is almost closed (49 damage) thanks to 90 Sallys.

AK Latouche is hit (Singapore) with 4 torps. AP Van Diemen is hit with 3 torps in "burmanese Dunkirk" - Moulemein. I decided to play risky there - ordered mix rtg, tank rtq and eng rtg to attack enemy units just NE of the Rangoon (railroad) - another crossing river. let's hope this units are just auxilary....let's hope our small "Burma" group will not run into trouble (encirclement).


Baby KB is now located 5 hexes east of Amboina. 2 Brewsters shot down during sweep mission over the base.

Pontianak captured - recon chutai moved in...

Enemy air forces located in Medan. Unfortunatly don't have fast CA's and DD's nearby - night naval bombardment would be nice. We shall see what we can do...

My little nasty suprise did not worked - Bettys sunk enemy PT...phew![X(]


Day Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 19,59

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
G3M Nell x 12

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 1
Hawk 75A x 3
CW-21B Demon x 2
Brewster 339D x 12


Allied Ships
CL Marblehead
PT PT-34, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL De Ruyter

CHINA

Enemy fighters now based in Changsha but the ambush did not worked. Four divisions and 2 HQ moved in hex E of Wuchow (railroad) and will attack weak enemy forces there. Usual bombardments of the Changsha (almost 500 men disabled)

Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 25
Ki-21 Sally x 44
Ki-48 Lily x 23

Allied aircraft
I-153c x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 8 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-153c: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged

PHILIPPINES

Lingayen is now in my hands. Only CL left as source of supply for Allied troops. 38th div finally reach destination - one hex E from CF - shock attack ordered for tomorrow on one Philippine division.


NAVAL LOSSES

Bad strike on PH did not result with any capital ship sunk. Andy is catious with his naval force in DEI - he keps them outside LBA deadly range.




--------------------Allies-------------Japan[/color]

DDs__________4____________2

Subs_________2____________2

PG/PCs_______5____________7

PTs__________7____________0

MSWs________8____________0


Tenders______5____________0

TK/AOs______10____________0

AKs_________47____________1[X(]

APs_________5_____________3

2 jap destroyers lost - thanks to damned PTs! i'm not pleased with PG/PC lost too.

Andy's decoy strategy cost him 47 AKs already. Allies 95 ships sunk/651 points - Japan 15/83

[pauk]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/31/41

Minelaying sub torpedoed AK Benkalis southwest of Soerbaja (21 casaulties). In the Philippines 38th division achived important victory (PI div forced to retreat to CF) and advancing towards CF.

Baby KB ordered to deal with PTs at Amboina but my aircrew was lazy yesterday - did not attack them.

BURMA AND CHINA

[pauk]

SRA

Malaya Army group approaches Johore Baru. BB TF will bombard Johore tonight - i risk this turn and move BB tf 4 hexes from JB but Andy did not react. If I was him, i would move torp bombers in JB. I'm not complaining of course!

Day Air attack on Medan poor performance - max attitude set for tomorrow.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
CW-21B Demon x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 2 destroyed


SRA

Operation "Davez-go" executed brilliantly. 38th div chrushed PI div East of CF and enemy wes forced to retreat to the CF. Next day SNLF moved from Lingayen and attack PI div in Clark (he,he assault river rule can sometimes be your friend). Although i did not get more than 1-1 odds, i think that enemy can't reinforce Clark.

Ground movement experts am I right?




Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1945 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 3104 troops, 44 guns, 2 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3


Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

[:D]




BURMA

Well, well... my units arrived in hex NE of the Rangoon but enemy withdrew towards Mandalay. However some units are still in Moulemein (bad weather prevents air operations).
If only i knew before that Chinese wont join British imperialists in Burma (see at CHINA chapter) i would send one division to help "Burma detachment" and strike deeply into Burma. Never thought that Andy would be inattentive about part of the British empire. Well, he is a Scottman after all [:D]



Day Air attack on 6th Tank Regiment, near Rangoon


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 9
CW-22 Falcon x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 3
LB-30 Liberator x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1


CHINA

Hmm.. green units dissapears (see picture from previous post) and this turn i can see only little yellow simbols. Now i'm totally confused but it seems that Andy leaved all chinese units in this theatre....


Day Air attack on 22nd Chinese Division, at 43,33
83rd Chinese Corps
Also, 29th div perceived...


Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 37
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 43
Ki-48 Lily x 24

Allied aircraft
I-153c x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
I-153c: 8 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 45

[pauk]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/02/42



SRA

Night bombardment wasn't so successful, I expected better results - i have recon over Johore Baru more than a week. Few airbase hits and 435 disabled men from 4 BB and 7 DD, oh well....

But sweep over Batavia was different story:

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 3
CW-21B Demon x 2
Brewster 339D x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hawk 75A: 2 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 6 destroyed

SOUTHERN SRA



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BURMA

Andy confirmes that he have troubles in Rangoon area. He is worried enough to send bombers for 2 days on ground attack mission. Tomorrow we will try intercept british air pirates. However, two decimated Indian brigades managed to defeat 2 const. units and they can escape from encirclement now (through no-railroad hex NW of Rangoon). But it is not over yet, "Burma detachment" will try make retreat painful for the British imperialists.

AP Manoora sunk near Moulemein.




Day Air attack on 4th Mixed Regiment, at 29,33


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 9
CW-22 Falcon x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 5
LB-30 Liberator x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported



PHILIPPINES

Clark Field is isolated and when bulk of my northern Luzon forces arrive it will fall into my hands. I like idea of having big AF 60 miles from Manila. Ma bombers didn't fly this turn and AF/port damage is decreasing fast.

56th brigade helped Naval unit and captured Cagayan. I have some plans with this base...

[pauk]

It is getting hot in South SRA (Kendari-Amboina-Timor triangle). As you know, i moved baby KB and invasion fleet closer to Amboina. Andy did not withdraw light SC but he is careful and did not made such mistake like moving them in Kate's range). What suprised me is direction of main allied TF (Revenge and Pow identified!) - they moved in NE direction (TF is now between Kendari and Amboina).

Well, great Admirals from Combined fleet didn't want risk light SC and baby KB and my TF's moving to NNE of Amboina (they don't want nasty things again in southern SRA from my previous game against String). Some counter-measures taken but i will not disclose here because success depends on pure luck....

Few words on Burma. Enemy broke encirclement and running away. It was my bad decision, but i can be pleased with overall results - pathetic japanese forces will capture Rangoon and enemy forces are significantly weaked (2 ind brigades and 2 burma rifle). It will took quite a lot while they are back in full strengh.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/03/42

MALAYA

Strong enemy presence in the Johore Baru. There is no way to know are they preparing for JB or not. Bombardment ordered. If enemy will not retreat from JB, 2 strong BB TFs will help our Malaya army with naval bombardment.


Ground combat at Johore Bahru

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3348 troops, 128 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 53427 troops, 451 guns, 33 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
194 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Another AK sank (at Palembang) with CL Isuzu raider TF.

Day Air attack on Medan , at 20,45

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
Ki-21 Sally x 93

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 5 destroyed
Martin 139: 4 destroyed

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 22

All Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet

Noticed that Medan is (temporarely) base for bombers... good strike. All in all, 18 enemy planes destroyed this turn - i've lost one plane (ops).

SBF starts unloading at Balikpapan, but there was more units than i thought - embarked them again this turn and will evacuate them. Japs eng. wrote message "I'll be back".

CHINA

Four divisions moving towards Kwelin (sp?). If i going to Hengchow with them, can't allow presence of enemy divisions in my backdoor. Still it is a risky move but if i want capture Changsha with nice bunch of prisoners of war i have to play risky. Andy pays lots of attention there...

[pauk]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/04/42

Well, my plan did not work at all - moved in Davao my LBA, but they did not attack PoW BB TF - instead they chosed light surface TF at Kendari. Some of them lost due enemy Hawks and rest of them missed... phew. I lost 23 planes today (8 flak, 8 ops some of them are Army bombers lost during air raids on Singapore and Manila). Only thing that can cheers Emperor a little bit is torpedoed CL at Akyab.

I made stupid mistake (see picture) and will have to wait until troops get on transports again....It is really depressing, but feel if I rush here i will be punished....

Did i say that Andy upgraded (at least part of) AVG to Warhawks?

Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 15

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged


Allied Ships
CL Achilles
CL Adelaide
DD Le Triomphant


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Day Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 30,29

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Dauntless
CL Mauritius, Torpedo hits 2, on fire


I need advice here. Almost all of my units arrived in JOhore... i have 3 bde, one division and one eng preparing for Johore Baru... rest are on Singapore. Planing combined bombardments from the sea and air.... enemy is strong here. Can i get through? Am i forgot something?



Ground combat at Johore Bahru

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4065 troops, 151 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 55260 troops, 462 guns, 32 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
190 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

he,he - didn't get through. Next turn we should have more than one SNLF here....

Ground combat at Clark Field

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2167 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1844 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
159 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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[pauk]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/05/42





Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 39,73

Japanese Ships
DD Yukikaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
PT TM-4, Shell hits 67, and is sunk
PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT TM-13, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

No more PTs at Amboina, but situation here is total mess. Transports did not load troops disembarked on wrong place... grrrrrrrrrrr!
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Sub attack at 33,73

Japanese Ships
SS I-18

Allied Ships
CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Le Triomphant
DD Voyager
DD Whipple
DD Parrott
DD Edsall
DD Barker

It would be nice that she put torps in PoW but better than nothing. PoW TF is now in Kendari under noumerous CAP (Brewsters). We shall se what we can do here.



CHINA

Ground combat at Kweilin

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 58002 troops, 705 guns, 18 vehicles

Defending force 15703 troops, 109 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kweilin base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
398 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Allied ground losses:
231 casualties reported
Guns lost 12

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

[pauk]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/06/42

SRA

Despite heavy casaulties deliberate attack on Johore Baru was success. I do not know if enemy units are preparing for JB (after this battle i wish they do). Finally my 4 BBs done their job - almost 3.000 casaulties at JB during night bombardment and they certainly help "Malaya group Army". BBs are now in Malacca (refueling) where we have some zero and oscars on CAP.

Ground combat at Johore Bahru

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 197141 troops, 2209 guns, 170 vehicles

Defending force 55876 troops, 396 guns, 22 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 5)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 5


Japanese ground losses:
2961 casualties reported
Guns lost 85
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
3242 casualties reported
Guns lost 40
Vehicles lost 2

No attack scheduled for tomorrow (units have disruption level is from 29-40) and i order them to rest and drink a portion of sake. My plan is to keep their disruption at high level with another naval bombardments (Mutsu group + Kongo group).

Another good news coming from southern SRA. Zero Daitai moved to Menado and engaged CAP over Kendary. No single planes lost, but enemy lost 10 Brewsters and 3 Hawks.

Enemy TFs dissapears and bombers moved from Kendari. I guess this was a part of some "operation" like evacuating units from Java. Well I can live with that, cant affort myself to lost valuable naval units which i can not replace. Troops at Amboina unloading but will have to wait until main fragments arrived from gggrrrr.... non base hex.....




PHILIPPINES

Clark field is in my hands now. Defeated PI division withdraw to Bataan - good, it means i will have another training camp for my pilots. Manila port and AF bombed from the air - i will try everything to close port, but every time when goal is almost achived bad weather interfere. 38th Div will rest and join our forces in Malaya. Brigade disembarks at Legaspi. I need PI liberated before February.



BURMA
Rangoon falls. Air transports will transfer air support unit into city. Enemy units crossed river but they are repulsed (he withdrawing units along railroad).


Ground combat at 29,33

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3065 troops, 16 guns, 3 vehicles

Defending force 11878 troops, 62 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


CHINA

After the fall of Kweilin 4 divisions moving towards Hengchow. I've ordered units east of Hengchow (2 div and mix bde) to march into city but it will be hard to get both army at the same time into Hengchow. A small suprise scheduled for tomorrow.... hope it will works.

stay tuned



Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
482 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

[pauk]

I forget to mention few things...

CL Dragon sinks and that's first bigger ship than DD sunk by me[8|]....

Paras will take Pagan tomorrow - I just want give Andy headache while he widrawing his beaten units (ind and burma's brigade) to the rather safe Mandalay....

Current situation in the Burma is good. Only one Mix rtg, eng rtg and tank rtg manage to capture Rangoon and decimated 2 burma and 2 indian bdes. Some of Chinese units attached to the SE Asia were reported in the China....

Attack on the Johore B. was succesful too and if i captured Singapore in next 2 weeks i will have 6 div, 3 bde's and 3 eng units. Ok, what to do with them? More then enough for Java. Hm, what about India? I think it is possible to attack India about a month before 18 UK div comes (15th march) and only significant reinforcement available until than is 7Arm Bde... (I could transfer few Kwantung tk rtg to SAA and use them for India).

Problems:

#1 Java - It seems that Andy evacuating units from there. So if i capture Manila before February i can use divisions from there for Java... Can Andy reinforce Java meanwhile?

#2. With reduced force (6 Div) i have no choice than go for just one target - Chandpour or Diamond....

#3. Enemy airforce and evacuated units (fragments) from SRA - can they be bring back at full strengh till March?

Hey experts for the India i really need input (cant recall is there any?[;)]) does it sound like good idea... it is a little bit risky but then again....

[pauk]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/07/42

SRA

Invasion fleet continues to unload fragments on Amboina beach, while other transports loading main parts of the units. Several MSW's are heavily damaged with enemy coastal guns and few transports hits VH2 mines but as long we are talking about these ships i can live with that.

This was a bed news. Now the good news[:D]

Total number of destroyed enemy ac is 46 - 44 of them on the ground . I'm not sure what Andy thinks with more then 40 planes on AF size 1 (Medan) but i wont complain about that - night bombardment worked well. Only reasonable explanation is that he hoped for air strike on Mutsu TF.

Anyway, here are results from the Tokyo jury: 11 Martins, 10 Demons, 5 Dauntless and the last but not the least 3 T.IVa (Andy lost 11 obsolete but dangerous Dutch torp. bombers so far). Another 11 planes destroyed in the China. I will say more about it little later.

Mutsu TF will bombard Johore B tomorrow before my army attack this base.


BURMA AND CHINA

I've noticed presence of the enemy fighters in Chungking but every time i reconned base no CAP was present. I decide to grab this opportunity and send Sallys from Wuhan to visit. 11 I-16c were destroyed on the ground - good, they can be decent opposition to my Nates and Oscars.

A green unit again found in China. Hmmm?


Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Ki-21 Sally x 44
Ki-15 Babs x 5

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16c: 6 destroyed
I-153c: 2 destroyed





PHILIPPINES

Airfield is almost closed (46 damage), port is above 20, but tunderstorm will probably prevent me from closing this damned place.... My main concern here is lots of ops losses (i've lost 16 planes and 10 of them were ops losses). It will took some time while i bring air support and air HQ in Clark Field.


SE PACIFIC

Japanese Ships
SS I-171, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Balch
DD Fanning
DD Dunlap
DD Ellet
DD Benham
DD Maury
DD McCall
DD Gridley
DD Craven
CA Salt Lake City

near Townsville.

[Honda]

Well, India is a biggie. PzB?

[boba]

I say GO for India. At least I would in your place [:D]
If you "play safe" in a long run you surely will loose.

[pauk]

thanks boba (BTW great sig!) I'm more and more convinced that this is the only way i should act - before his reinforcements arrive in India and before the saved fragments from Malaya and PI can be bring back at the full strengh. This is a very risky plan and my main fear is damned Beauforts (yeah, talking to me about overpowered Bettys, phew). However, I have no choice.

Pleminary operations are conducted - conwoys will gather fuel at Singapore (and i have over 100.000 captured fuel at Rangoon!), Kido Butai is in Japan (r&r)... Philippines are extremly important for India operation. I need "PI" divs for Java and reinforce "India invasion army". It would be perfect that i get 2-1 odds and allied units retreat to the Lamon Bay (it is still allied base!). Only then saved fragments would not recive reinforcements and i could release 4 divs from there... yeah, i'm dreaming - Singapore must be captured in next 12 days!



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/08/42

This turn was guite dissapointing for me, i was expecting better results. Naval bombardment of Medan and air strike on Chunking were unsuccessful - not a single plane destroyed on the ground. I don't get it, there must be damaged planes on these airfields. Hm, maybe the Scottman have signed pact with Lucifer?!

Amboina is heavily mined, another few ships hit damned VH2 mines - PC and AK has to to be scuttled. It will take some time until i get all troops on the beach. Baby KB and Yamashiro TF finally get through into Bund sea, while my Glens found his SC TFs north of Timor.

Mutsu BB did not repeat good performance at JB - only 390 casaulties this time were reported. I guess that AP Zelandia is guilty for that - she was in base hex waiting for my BB TF. Of course she was sunk, but it seems that BB TF spent ops points or ammunition...

Did I tell you importance of bombing? Last time i had 2-1 odds and fort level 5... i expected similar results but... oh well, resting my troops this turn.



Ground combat at Johore Bahru

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 193645 troops, 2092 guns, 164 vehicles

Defending force 54852 troops, 345 guns, 25 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4


Japanese ground losses:
3315 casualties reported
Guns lost 54
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2450 casualties reported
Guns lost 35
Vehicles lost 1

Bulla captured. It seems that my paras at Pagan are pain in the ... for Andy (he told me it was superb move). That's good.


Nells from Kuching caught enemy APs at Batavia. Results aren't satisfying.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
G3M Nell x 15

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 3
CW-21B Demon x 5
Brewster 339D x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hawk 75A: 1 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Poelau Tello, Torpedo hits 1
AK Meroendoeng
AP Pijnacker Hordijk, Torpedo hits 1, on fire


Day Air attack on TF at 24,58 (from Palembang - BB TF is going to bombard Batavia)


Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 4


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo

CHINA

3 enemy LCU are now in hex between Wuchow and Canton - supply lines for my divisions near Hengchow are cut now, but that could be just minor problem. I hope that Andy would not go for Canton - i have only mix bde, 2 eng rtgs, SBF and art units there. Fort level is 6 but i don't feel safe (can't stop thinking about green units which were spoted N of Wuchow - eng units?) Anyway can't stop operation now. Deliberate attack on Changsha ordered now - 10 div + mix bde + plenty of support. Enemy have 7-8 corps there.

Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4040 troops, 133 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 73655 troops, 497 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
170 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

[Gen.Hoepner]

I'd say go for India too, but not before Sosarbaja and the SRA are taken. Grab Java and then go for India before the end of April.

[pauk]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/09/42

I was expecting easy job at the Kendari - light SC TF ordered to clear Kendari area from pesky PTs. But i could not believe my eyes, Andy send allied "combined fleet" to Kendari which means he probably did not spot Baby KB yesterday. If only i knew this i would send B KB east and eat his fleet... well, the golden opportunity is missed but sooner or latter Andy will pay for such risky tactic. I decided not to pursue enemy fleet with CV's because can't believe he would repeat such thing and i can not catch his ships.

I can consider myself lucky, it could be even worse: Yeah , lost CL Nagara and 5 (probably 6) DDs but CA Houston is heavily damaged and PoW gets two torps (I suprised him in second encounter). Let's hope that my vultures (I-boats) can found and sink PoW.


Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
DD Yukikaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Umikaze, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD Suzukaze
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
BB Revenge, Shell hits 1
BC Repulse
CA Houston, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Canberra
CA Cornwall
CA Exeter
CL Perth, Shell hits 1
CL Enterprise
CL Durban
CL Glasgow
CL Boise
CLAA Columbo
DD Vampire
DD Vendetta
DD Scout
DD Tenedos
DD Electra
DD Express

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 33,71

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Umikaze, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 12, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
BB Revenge, Shell hits 2
BC Repulse, Shell hits 3
CA Houston, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Canberra
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
CA Exeter
CL Perth
CL Enterprise
CL Durban
CL Glasgow
CL Boise
CLAA Columbo, Shell hits 1
DD Vampire
DD Vendetta
DD Scout
DD Tenedos
DD Electra, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Express

PoW probably is not heavily damaged, but she will be out of action for some time.





Fast BBs bombarded Batavia and scored some nice hits:


Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CL Jintsu

Allied Ships
AP Van Riebeek, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Meroendoeng, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Sipora, Shell hits 2, on fire
AP Pijnacker Hordijk, Shell hits 1, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
1584 casualties reported
Guns lost 21
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 9
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1


Enemy is withdrawing from Johore Baru and i expecting easy job there tomorrow. Sweep over Kendari: 4 Hawks shot down, all Zeros returned safetly in to Menado.

Manila heavily bombarded from the air (+150 army bombers). Noticed that damage repair at the slower rate. Supply problem?

CHINA:




Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 230980 troops, 2859 guns, 42 vehicles

Defending force 77166 troops, 528 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3


Japanese ground losses:
5119 casualties reported
Guns lost 164
Vehicles lost 6

Allied ground losses:
3844 casualties reported
Guns lost 80

We will continue with attack but only with half troops we have in Changsha - other are too disrupted. Enemy massing his units north of Canton....

BURMA:

Although i was aware that Andy can put LR CAP over Pagan i hoped that T-storms will be my ally. Unfortunatly his fighters shot down 6 transports...

[pauk]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/10/42

My units did not find resistance at Johore Baru - base is deserted but Mutsu TF caught them during night and caused more than 2.000 casaulties. There is no reason to wait and "Malaya group Army" continues to march - into Singapore!

I finally unload majority of combat troops in Amboina. Unfortunatly my subs did not attack any of numerous ship in Kendari area... grrrr!


BURMA

Expected better performance here. Andy bombed paras from the air.

Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 7
Buffalo I x 16
Hurricane II x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Lysander I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Buffalo I: 5 destroyed
Hurricane II: 4 destroyed

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Day Air attack on 2nd Parachute Regiment, at 31,31


Allied aircraft
Lysander I x 8
Buffalo I x 6
Hurricane II x 8
CW-22 Falcon x 2
Beaufort V-IX x 5
B-17E Fortress x 7


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
8 x Lysander I bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet

CHINA

Didn't expect miracle in Changsha, but fort level should be going down.. phew!


Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 116355 troops, 1370 guns, 22 vehicles

Defending force 86394 troops, 529 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)


Japanese ground losses:
2532 casualties reported
Guns lost 57
Vehicles lost 6

Allied ground losses:
1381 casualties reported
Guns lost 36

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Changsha is a wonderful town in china. It can be a decisive backbreaker for the chinese or a very costly delay for the japanese. Let me elaborate, you see, changsha is one of the very few cities in china which has a clear terrain. Meaning that a shock attack can be used to a devastating effect, on both sides. More than once I've set back the japanese plans for conquest by shock attacking their units right out when they arrived, as shock attack doubles the attackers AP's then it's quite possible to oust sizeable forces of japanese with a large number of chinese units.

The same goes for the japanese ofcourse, with one exception, the chinese can and will build forts. Each corps has some engineers attatched and when large numbers are present then they can continue building forts even while the airfield is under moderately strong air attack.

Regardless, when the chinese concentrate their forces there, and japan concentrates even more, then the chinese corps can be shock attacked out, routed and then the same can be done a turn later in the hex west of changsha, severely reducing the combat effectiveness of a large part of the chinese army. Achieving the balance of forces that can do it while keeping other parts of the front stable is troublesome and difficult, but doable.

Oh and Pauk, don't evacuate canton as you did vs me. It's an urban hex with forts iirc. If you even have a single division or brigade there then there is no way the chinese are going to take it unless they bring the bulk of their army there, which means other parts of the front would be left unsecure.