Bill (Bwheatley) Vs Bill (Gen Billy) to the death

[Helpless]

Could be interesting to see a ship damage screen in this "land to steel exchange" game [:)]

[bwheatley]

I'll send you one in the turn i'm about to do. i am hoping my navy can get some good night fights in there and take his bb's out. i dont want to flounder.

[bwheatley]

I took johnston island so i have a place to reful and rearm. It looks like he put his BB's into port. I am hoping i will not get my units cut off they are still around 1000AP. I am going to have them bombard and hopefully in a few turns i can have my combined fleet of 10 BB's more into pearl and set up fort waiting for the last 4 divisions to land.

I'm starting to waver on the success of the mission but i will not waiver.
We will win or we will lose at pearl.

[bwheatley]

I see why my forces are not recouping so fast. I only start with a few IJA squads in the replacement pool. I am used to playing as the US where you get replacements faster then you can kill them. I guess with japan you really have to husband your resources. I think this quick attack will lead me to lose in the end. ANd next time if you do come come with 10 divisions instead of just 5. I was hoping for a quick victory i am 2-1 the size of the guys at PH but they are behind lvl 6 forts.

[bwheatley]

Well i will have Kona tomorrow. I have another division landing on Lahiani Soon. It will give me hopefully a level 4 port to be able to drydock.

My main fleet of 10+ BB's will be meeting at Johnston island in 2-3 days. Then we will venture off to PH to try to repulse his fleet. Which i need becuase my troops are being worn down. I totally did not see how few replacements japan got which would have changed my strategy greatly if i had known. I am hoping if i can take a few of the islands around i can use my manpower advantage to overwhelm the US in those islands. And then hopefully enough time will pass to allow those units to rebuild to full strength.

I have thought about withdrawing units from PH but most of my fast transport ability is still out around tokyo so it is not really an option. I have decided either way the war will be won or lost at PH. Either i will repulse his fleet and take the islands or i will lose the war and sue for peace. I've learned alot by playing japan so far. Mostly that man you have alot of shit to do every single turn with the sheer number of units you start with. Also my lack of ground combat experience has shown. Billy was saying you have to bombard more which i never really have learned much about or the reasoning etc etc so i normally start with a ground attack.

THe thing that is hard for me now is that i am bombarding him because i need to keep his forts down but its not allowing my units to rest which is making them more tired. Thankfully the US has only a few hundred more AP it can throw into the mix so i dont have to worry about getting destroyed but i probably should learn how to do a proper ground offensive.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/01/22

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ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
SS U-55 (O3)

Allied Ships
MSW Cardinal
MSW Whippoorwill
MSW Sandpiper
MSW Ortolan
MSW Penguin
MSW Seagull
MSW Kingfisher
MSW Brant
MSW Partridge

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Naval bombardment of Pearl Harbor, at 112,68 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB Texas, Shell hits 7
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 9
BB California

Japanese ground losses:
270 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

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Naval bombardment of Pearl Harbor, at 112,68 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB New Mexico, Shell hits 11
BB Idaho, Shell hits 2, heavy damage
BB Tennessee
BB Oklahoma

Japanese ground losses:
180 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Naval bombardment of Pearl Harbor, at 112,68 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Birmingham, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Brooklyn, Shell hits 4
CA Seattle
CA Missoula
BB New York, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
SS U-55 (O3)

Allied Ships
MSW Penguin
MSW Cardinal
MSW Whippoorwill
MSW Sandpiper
MSW Ortolan
MSW Seagull
MSW Kingfisher
MSW Brant
MSW Partridge

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ASW attack near Kona at 113,71

Japanese Ships
AP Kansan Maru
DD Matsu
DD Kaba
DD Tachibana

Allied Ships
SS H-9

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ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
SS U-55 (O3)

Allied Ships
MSW Cardinal
MSW Whippoorwill
MSW Sandpiper
MSW Ortolan
MSW Penguin
MSW Seagull
MSW Kingfisher
MSW Brant
MSW Partridge

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TF 35 troops unloading over beach at Kona, 113,71


Japanese ground losses:
441 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Pearl Harbor

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 57693 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 38588 troops, 332 guns, 48 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 104897 troops, 496 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 46403 troops, 265 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25093 troops, 234 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 113939 troops, 496 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
176 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Pearl Harbor

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24543 troops, 300 guns, 6 vehicles

Defending force 59336 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
580 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

[bwheatley]

My landings on Kona were disrupted but the troop ships were ok. I have My battlefleet enroute to kona now. It should arrive in 2 turns.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/02/22

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TF 35 troops unloading over beach at Kona, 113,71


Japanese ground losses:
468 casualties reported

TF 35 troops unloading over beach at Kona, 113,71


Japanese ground losses:
468 casualties reported

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ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
SS U-55 (O3)

Allied Ships
MSW Cardinal
MSW Whippoorwill
MSW Sandpiper
MSW Ortolan
MSW Penguin
MSW Seagull
MSW Kingfisher
MSW Brant
MSW Partridge

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kona at 113,71

Japanese Ships
DD Tachibana, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kaba, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Matsu, Shell hits 1
AP Horai Maru
AP Hukuyo Maru
AP Husimi Maru
AP Izumo Maru
AP Kansan Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Kimishima Maru

Allied Ships
DD Edwards
DD Ballard
DD Thornton
DD Tingey
DD Meade, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Sinclair
DD Moody
DD Henshaw
DD Doyen
DD Chauncey

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

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Naval bombardment of Pearl Harbor, at 112,68 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB New York, heavy damage
BB Oregon
BB Rhode Island
BB Nebraska, Shell hits 3
BB Georgia
BB Connecticut
BB New Mexico
BB Idaho, heavy damage
BB Tennessee
BB Oklahoma
BB Texas, Shell hits 12
BB Mississippi
BB California

Japanese ground losses:
585 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

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Sub attack at 111,69

Japanese Ships
SS UB-143 (O7)

Allied Ships
TK Alfred Clegg, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Steel Navigator
AK Pacific
DD Patriot
DD McDermut
DM Burns

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Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
SS U-55 (O3)

Allied Ships
TK Montebello, Torpedo hits 1
DD Patriot
DD Swasey
DD Shubrick
DM Burns


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Ground combat at Pearl Harbor

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39791 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 38901 troops, 337 guns, 48 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported

Ground combat at Pearl Harbor

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39791 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 38901 troops, 337 guns, 48 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 103560 troops, 511 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 47104 troops, 275 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25149 troops, 237 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 114877 troops, 512 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Pearl Harbor

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24735 troops, 304 guns, 6 vehicles

Defending force 58738 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
222 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

[bwheatley]

Well started invasion of midway. And wake will be invaded in a few days. Lahaini will be invaded by 1 division tomorrow. I have a 3 Cruiser 6 DD TF about to bombard the island too.
We are offloading more troops to Kona. My main battle fleet is still 2 days out of PH.
But once there hopefully i can get some good night fighting and tear him up.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/03/22

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Coastal Guns at Midway, 95,61, firing at TF 69
TF 69 troops unloading over beach at Midway, 95,61


69 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Koshu Maru #3, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
452 casualties reported

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TF 35 troops unloading over beach at Kona, 113,71


Japanese ground losses:
309 casualties reported

TF 35 troops unloading over beach at Kona, 113,71


Japanese ground losses:
309 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Midway, 95,61, firing at TF 69
TF 69 troops unloading over beach at Midway, 95,61


73 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AK Kongo Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
444 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
SS U-55 (O3), hits 1

Allied Ships
MSW Penguin
MSW Oriole
MSW Lapwing
DD Percival
DD Paul Hamilton
DD Moody
DD Tingey
MSW Thrush
DD Farragut
DD McLanahan
MSW Pelican
MSW Cardinal
MSW Pigeon
DD Farquhar

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ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
SS U-55 (O3)

Allied Ships
MSW Oriole
MSW Lapwing
DD Percival
DD Paul Hamilton
DD Moody
DD Tingey
MSW Thrush
DD Farragut
DD McLanahan
MSW Pelican
MSW Cardinal
MSW Pigeon
DD Farquhar
MSW Whippoorwill
MSW Tern
MSW Tanager
DD Shirk
MSW Sandpiper
MSW Ortolan
MSW Penguin
MSW Seagull
MSW Kingfisher
MSW Brant
MSW Partridge
MSW Swallow

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ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
SS U-55 (O3)

Allied Ships
MSW Oriole
MSW Lapwing
DD Percival
DD Paul Hamilton
DD Moody
DD Tingey
MSW Thrush
DD Farragut
DD McLanahan
MSW Pelican
MSW Cardinal
MSW Pigeon
DD Farquhar
MSW Whippoorwill
MSW Tern
MSW Tanager
DD Shirk
MSW Sandpiper
MSW Ortolan
MSW Penguin
MSW Seagull
MSW Kingfisher
MSW Brant
MSW Partridge
MSW Swallow

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ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
SS U-55 (O3), hits 2

Allied Ships
MSW Oriole
MSW Lapwing
DD Percival
DD Paul Hamilton
DD Moody
DD Tingey
MSW Thrush
DD Farragut
DD McLanahan
MSW Pelican
MSW Cardinal
MSW Pigeon
DD Farquhar
MSW Whippoorwill
MSW Tern


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 115897 troops, 528 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 47307 troops, 281 guns, 0 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
4156 casualties reported
Guns lost 50

Allied ground losses:
380 casualties reported
Guns lost 10


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Ground combat at 40,61

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 14804 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 3719 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1035 casualties reported
Guns lost 11

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Pearl Harbor

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 19086 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 39101 troops, 337 guns, 48 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25073 troops, 234 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 109728 troops, 458 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Pearl Harbor

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24795 troops, 305 guns, 6 vehicles

Defending force 59172 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
330 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Midway

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4451 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2318 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
278 casualties reported
Guns lost 18

Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

[bwheatley]

Well the landings at lahinai keep getting intercepted so for now the division will land at kona and hopefully my freaking bb's will finally engage at Lahina. the past 3 damn turns they have popped into the hext and left. It's very frustrating. My units in PH are slowly wearing down. I think if i had come with another 3-4 divisions at once i would have had better luck. Chalk it upto my inexperience and not realizing the japanese start with 0 Replacements.

Tanker whats up with that? When will the IJA squad replacements start to kick it up. I mean shit what army only has 16 squads for replacement at the start of a war ?:)

I'm not being critical but did the japanese really have every single unit active without a reserve force? if so no wonder they lost

[Mike Carroll]

Maybe to force the engagement you should move into Lahina and patrol the hex. That would cover the transports and force an engagement with his naval forces. That is if you want to do that[:D]

[bwheatley]

Yea ididnt want to do that. BUt i eventually got the combat i was hoping for. And i think i did pretty well. But next turn i'll have all 3 Surface task forces in kona ready to merge and start raiding lahana. I finally landed on Wake as well.

Comments inline


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/06/22


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 113,69

All in all i think my battleships did ok. They caused all the torpedo hits. But i did pop out and suprise the allied ships at 3000 yards . Finally something goes ok for me.

Japanese Ships
BB Ise, Shell hits 1
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
BB Settsu, Shell hits 1
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Minazuki
DD Hayate, Shell hits 1
DD Kikuzuki
DD Urunami
DD Isonami, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ayanami

Allied Ships
DD Philip, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Schley, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Dent
DD Gamble
DD Ramsay, Shell hits 1
DD Babbitt, Shell hits 3
DD Jacob Jones, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Shubrick, Shell hits 4
DD Swasey, Shell hits 1
DD Chase, Shell hits 7

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
BB Ise, Shell hits 1
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
BB Settsu
DD Minazuki
DD Hayate, Shell hits 1
DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 1
DD Urunami
DD Isonami, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ayanami

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Birmingham
DD Evans, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Buchanan, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Kennison
DD Yarnall, Shell hits 5
DD Greer, Shell hits 4
DD Elliot, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Roper, Shell hits 1, heavy damage

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
BB Ise, Shell hits 1
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
BB Settsu
DD Minazuki
DD Hayate, Shell hits 1
DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 1
DD Urunami
DD Isonami, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ayanami

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Birmingham
DD Evans, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Buchanan, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Kennison
DD Yarnall, Shell hits 5
DD Greer, Shell hits 4
DD Elliot, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Roper, Shell hits 1, heavy damage

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 4, on fire
BB Fuso
BB Settsu
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Hayate
DD Kikuzuki
DD Urunami
DD Isonami, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ayanami

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL Birmingham, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Evans, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DD Buchanan, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kennison, Shell hits 3
DD Yarnall, Shell hits 5
DD Greer, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Elliot, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Roper, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

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Night Time Surface Combat at 113,70

Japanese Ships
AP Kyuden Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AK Lima Maru, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AP Reiyo Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ryuosan Maru
AP Shirashika Maru, on fire
AK Sinko Maru, on fire
AK Yuri Maru, Shell hits 28, on fire, heavy damage
AP Rakuto Maru, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Kidder
DD La Vallette
DD Marcus
DD Selfridge
DD Somers
DD Woodbury
DD Zeilin
DD Lichfield
DD Patrician
DD Patriot

Japanese ground losses:
730 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

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As it shows my subs continue to suck wind and his subs continue to pop me And piss me off.

Sub attack near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
SS U-125 (O1)

Allied Ships
DD Yarnall

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*Sigh*

Sub attack near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS R-23

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Sub attack near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
SS U-125 (O1)

Allied Ships
DD Mullany
DD Mervine
DD Hull
DM Anthony

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Sub attack at 113,70

Japanese Ships
DD Isonami, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *SUNK*

Allied Ships
SS R-25

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Sub attack near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
SS U-125 (O1)

Allied Ships
DD Yarnall


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But it works!!! bombardments for 4 days helped me drop the forts to level 5 yay!! go me!.
Now if i could just get some more troops on the damn island but i have to take out that navy of his first. Hopefully i can his BB's are starting to show wear and tear.

Ground combat at Pearl Harbor

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 59962 troops, 74 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 39579 troops, 343 guns, 50 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5

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


Japanese ground losses:
2741 casualties reported
Guns lost 28

Allied ground losses:
242 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Ground combat at Pearl Harbor

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 59962 troops, 74 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 39579 troops, 343 guns, 50 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5

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


Japanese ground losses:
2741 casualties reported
Guns lost 28

Allied ground losses:
242 casualties reported
Guns lost 3



So hopefully if i keep my shit together we'll be in for a long and victorious game.
In hindsight for anyone else trying to pull this off land at least 10 divisions if not more. But i don't know if its possible like i did it. If i had waited for everything to merge up then PH would have been protected by the BB's anyway so i wouldn't have been able to land. This is definately a learning experience. Also next time i try this i will skip PH and go right for lahinia. A size 4 port would be great to have and then i would have time to stage and work on PH a little better. I'm starting another game vs a player (forget his login) but i'll be japan again so i'll have to figure out what i want to do .

[bwheatley]

Ok finally got my screen shot prog back up so prepare to enjoy some screenies!

First next turn 3 BB battlegroups are goign to raid Lahania. I am pretty sure those units at PH are a full lose but i wont give up on them yet.


Here are transports damaged and undamaged bugging out.


First page of a list of ships killed by allied torps 15!!


Page 2

Misc Ships Damaged


As you see no damn replacements


And my Intel Screen!

[bwheatley]

Big Battle Day!!
Took out 8-10 DD's and a few Ca's & maybe a BB
but i in turn lost a bb a few CA & a few DD's did i make out better who knows?
YOu been the judge.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/09/22

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Sub attack at 112,72

Japanese Ships
CA Idzumo, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-8

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Sub attack near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
SS No. 25

Allied Ships
DD McLanahan
DD Kennedy

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Sub attack near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
SS No. 25

Allied Ships
DD Laub, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Delphy
DD Gillis
DD Turner

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
CA Kurama, Shell hits 6
CA Ibuki, Shell hits 2
CA Ikoma, Shell hits 3
BB Kashima, Shell hits 1
BB Asahi, Shell hits 3, on fire
BB Fuji, Shell hits 5
BB Okinoshima, Shell hits 6, on fire
BB Mishishima, Shell hits 4
BB Suwo, Shell hits 2
CL Kuma
CL Tama
DD Minekaze
DD Okikaze
DD Hakaze
DD Akikaze, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB California, Shell hits 3
BB Mississippi
BB Texas, Shell hits 3
BB Georgia, Shell hits 4, on fire
BB Nebraska
BB Rhode Island, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Oregon, Shell hits 2
DD Spriston
DD Renshaw, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Howard
DD McFarland, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
CA Kurama, Shell hits 6
CA Ibuki, Shell hits 2
CA Ikoma, Shell hits 3
BB Kashima, Shell hits 1
BB Asahi, Shell hits 3, on fire
BB Fuji, Shell hits 5
BB Okinoshima, Shell hits 6, on fire
BB Mishishima, Shell hits 4
BB Suwo, Shell hits 2
CL Kuma
CL Tama
DD Minekaze
DD Okikaze
DD Hakaze
DD Akikaze, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB California, Shell hits 3
BB Mississippi
BB Texas, Shell hits 3
BB Georgia, Shell hits 4, on fire
BB Nebraska
BB Rhode Island, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Oregon, Shell hits 2
DD Spriston
DD Renshaw, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Howard
DD McFarland, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Aulick, Shell hits 1

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
CA Kurama, Shell hits 13
CA Ibuki, Shell hits 15, on fire
CA Ikoma, Shell hits 6
BB Kashima, Shell hits 4
BB Asahi, Shell hits 23, on fire, heavy damage
BB Fuji, Shell hits 3
BB Okinoshima, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
BB Mishishima, Shell hits 3
BB Suwo, Shell hits 1
CL Kuma, Shell hits 1
CL Tama, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 5
DD Okikaze
DD Hakaze, Shell hits 1
DD Akikaze, Shell hits 8, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB California, Shell hits 16
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 9
BB Texas, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Georgia, Shell hits 8, on fire
BB Nebraska, Shell hits 1
BB Rhode Island, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
BB Oregon
DD Spriston, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
DD Renshaw, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
DD Howard, Shell hits 1
DD McFarland, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Aulick, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
CA Kurama, Shell hits 13
CA Ibuki, Shell hits 15, on fire
CA Ikoma, Shell hits 6
BB Kashima, Shell hits 4
BB Asahi, Shell hits 23, on fire, heavy damage
BB Fuji, Shell hits 3
BB Okinoshima, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
BB Mishishima, Shell hits 3
BB Suwo, Shell hits 1
CL Kuma, Shell hits 1
CL Tama, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 5
DD Okikaze
DD Hakaze, Shell hits 1
DD Akikaze, Shell hits 8, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB California, Shell hits 16
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 9
BB Texas, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Georgia, Shell hits 8, on fire
BB Nebraska, Shell hits 1
BB Rhode Island, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
BB Oregon
DD Spriston, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
DD Renshaw, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
DD Howard, Shell hits 1
DD McFarland, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Aulick, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
CA Kurama, Shell hits 13
CA Ibuki, Shell hits 15, on fire
CA Ikoma, Shell hits 6
BB Kashima, Shell hits 4
BB Asahi, Shell hits 23, on fire, heavy damage
BB Fuji, Shell hits 3
BB Okinoshima, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
BB Mishishima, Shell hits 3
BB Suwo, Shell hits 1
CL Kuma, Shell hits 1
CL Tama, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 5
DD Okikaze
DD Hakaze, Shell hits 1
DD Akikaze, Shell hits 8, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB California, Shell hits 16
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 9
BB Texas, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Georgia, Shell hits 8, on fire
BB Nebraska, Shell hits 1
BB Rhode Island, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
BB Oregon
DD Spriston, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
DD Renshaw, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
DD Howard, Shell hits 1
DD McFarland, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Aulick, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
BB Ise, Shell hits 1
BB Fuso
BB Settsu
CA Adzuma
DD Kaba
DD Matsu
DD Hayate, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Urunami, Shell hits 2
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Kidder, Shell hits 1
DD La Vallette, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Marcus, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DD Selfridge
DD Somers, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Woodbury
DD Zeilin, Shell hits 2
DD Lichfield, Shell hits 1
DD Patrician, Shell hits 1
DD Patriot, Shell hits 2

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
BB Ise, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
BB Fuso, Shell hits 2
BB Settsu, Shell hits 2
CA Adzuma, Shell hits 1
DD Kaba, Shell hits 3
DD Matsu
DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Urunami
DD Ayanami, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico, Shell hits 2
BB Connecticut, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Missoula, Shell hits 8, on fire
CL Salem, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Chicago, Shell hits 1
DD Turner, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Gillis, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Delphy, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Laub, on fire, heavy damage
DD Edwards, Shell hits 2, on fire

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
BB Satsuma, Shell hits 8
CL Hirado
CL Yahagi, Shell hits 2
CL Chikuma, Shell hits 1
DD Hasu
DD Hishi
DD Kiri, Shell hits 1
DD Sugi
DD Yayoi

Allied Ships
CA Seattle, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Brooklyn, Shell hits 2
CL Aurora
DD Philip, Shell hits 1
DM Anthony
DD Bailey
DD Meyer, Shell hits 2
DD Hull, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mervine, Shell hits 3
DD Mullany, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
CA Kurama, on fire
CA Ibuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Ikoma, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Kashima
BB Asahi, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Fuji, Shell hits 4
BB Okinoshima, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
BB Mishishima, Shell hits 1
BB Suwo, Shell hits 3
CL Kuma
CL Tama, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Minekaze
DD Okikaze
DD Hakaze

Allied Ships
DD Thatcher
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Stansbury, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ballard, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
DD Thornton
DD Sinclair
DD Henshaw, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
DD Doyen, Shell hits 4
DD Chauncey
DD MacDonough, Shell hits 2

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
CA Kurama, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Ibuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Ikoma, on fire, heavy damage
BB Kashima
BB Asahi, on fire, heavy damage
BB Fuji
BB Okinoshima, on fire, heavy damage
BB Mishishima
BB Suwo
CL Kuma
CL Tama, on fire
DD Minekaze
DD Okikaze
DD Hakaze

Allied Ships
DD Farenholt, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Sumner
DD Corry
DD Melvin
DD Perry
DD Nicholas
DD Reno
DD Robert Smith
DD Sloat, Shell hits 2
MSW Turkey, Shell hits 1

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
CA Kurama, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Ibuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Ikoma, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Kashima
BB Asahi, and is sunk
BB Fuji
BB Okinoshima, on fire, heavy damage
BB Mishishima, Shell hits 1
BB Suwo, Shell hits 1
CL Kuma
CL Tama, on fire
DD Minekaze
DD Okikaze
DD Hakaze

Allied Ships
DD McDermut, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD McLanahan
DD Tingey
DD Moody
DD Farquhar
DD Farragut
DD Kennedy
DD Paul Hamilton
DD Percival
DD Shirk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
CA Kurama, on fire
CA Ibuki, on fire
CA Ikoma, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Kashima
BB Fuji
BB Okinoshima, on fire, heavy damage
BB Mishishima
BB Suwo, Shell hits 1
CL Kuma
CL Tama, on fire
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1
DD Okikaze
DD Hakaze

Allied Ships
DM Ingraham, Shell hits 1
DD Dent
DD Gamble
DD Ramsay
DD Babbitt
DD Boggs
DD Kennison
DD Shubrick, Shell hits 29, and is sunk
DD Swasey

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
CA Kurama, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Ibuki, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Ikoma, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Kashima, Shell hits 1
BB Fuji, Shell hits 1
BB Okinoshima, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Mishishima, Shell hits 3
BB Suwo, Shell hits 2
CL Kuma
CL Tama, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Minekaze, Shell hits 1
DD Okikaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Hakaze

Allied Ships
DD Ward, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hamilton
DD Tarbell, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
DD Upshur, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
DD Palmer, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
DD Walker
DD Crosby, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Fuller, Shell hits 2
DD J. F. Burnes, Shell hits 1, on fire

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 113,69

Japanese Ships
CA Kurama, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Ibuki, on fire, heavy damage
CA Ikoma, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Kashima
BB Fuji, Shell hits 1
BB Okinoshima, on fire, heavy damage
BB Mishishima
BB Suwo
CL Kuma
CL Tama, on fire, heavy damage
DD Minekaze
DD Okikaze, on fire
DD Hakaze

Allied Ships
CA Seattle, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Brooklyn, Shell hits 1
CL Aurora
DD Philip, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DM Anthony
DD Bailey
DD Meyer
DD Hull, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mervine
DD Mullany, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
SS UC-99 (O5)

Allied Ships
DD Babbitt
DD Boggs
DM Ingraham
DD Dent

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Sub attack near Kona at 113,71

Japanese Ships
DD Kaba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS R-19

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ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
SS UC-99 (O5)

Allied Ships
DD Patriot
DD Patrician
DD Lichfield
DD Zeilin
DD Woodbury
DD Selfridge
DD Kidder

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ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
SS UC-99 (O5)

Allied Ships
DD Delphy, on fire

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Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
SS UC-99 (O5), hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Melvin
MSW Turkey
DD Sloat
DD Robert Smith
DD Reno
DD Nicholas
DD Perry
DD Corry
DD Sumner

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Sub attack at 110,71

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

Allied Ships
SS R-3

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 108,71

Japanese Ships
AK Kyusyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Hibicki

Allied Ships
SS R-18


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Ground combat at Pearl Harbor

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38859 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 40054 troops, 350 guns, 51 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 99027 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 48788 troops, 294 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
94 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 40,61

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22911 troops, 88 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 4049 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
116 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Midway

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8452 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2358 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25598 troops, 248 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 112224 troops, 459 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Pearl Harbor

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25349 troops, 317 guns, 9 vehicles

Defending force 57137 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
456 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

[bwheatley]

MY ships after first 2 of 6 rounds



His ships after 2 rounds

[bwheatley]

Well guys i sent a Unit into PH to attack him and it worked and it kept Lahania empty the whole time. So this time i am sending a few DD's into PH and then going to send in my main battlegroups to Lahania along with transports holding the Expeditionary BDE. Hopefully it can overpower the defenders and give me a safe port in which to Disband. He doesnt want that but i'm hoping i can trick him into leaving it open and taking it.

The lack of replacements is killing me nothing is resupply i'm down to 340 AP on PH it started at around 1500!!!.
I'm shipping a 25 DD Fast Transport taskforce from pescadores to full speed to saipan and then to Kona. If i have lahania by then i'm goign to start trying to fast transport the units off PH to a safe haven they wont rebuild for a long time but at least i can get some units safe. And i'm sending in 10 subs from the west to try and transport off small cadres of each unit so i can rebuild them. Though with production it is likely going to be very slow. I think i bit off too much to chew. With only 21 divisions to start i would need at least 15 to take PH quickly and it shows the US fleet can take out japans fleet. Also i was so new i didnt realize why i would need a close staging base . Now i know and knowing is half the battle.

Next time i'll take wade/mideay Johnson & palmyra first. Then feint to PH and take Lahania and then i'll have a place close to take PH or at least siege it. I'm going to keep this game going though i'm not going to quit just because i fubared myself

I'm hoping that japanese production and replacements will get their act in gear. With only 15 IJA squads a day and an avg of 300 IJA Squads per division it will take 20 days to rebuild 1 division. And with all 21 of my divisions engaged in combat somewhere it will take around 420 days just to rebuild my divisions then on top fo that i have 16 BDE's with 100-200 Squads. I know its probably more realistic for that but damn it feels like there is no way i can get replacements to the battlefield.


Question...since my units are in PH will a replacement sub unit spawn in osaka? Similar to how with planes when you get replacements a subunit will form at the main HQ?





AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/10/22

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Sub attack at 111,69

Japanese Ships
SS No. 46

Allied Ships
DD Robert Smith
DD Reno
DD Percival
DD Paul Hamilton
DD Nicholas
DD Mervine
DD Kidder
DD Farragut
DD Perry
DD Melvin

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
BB Satsuma
CL Hirado, Shell hits 1
CL Yahagi
CL Chikuma
DD Hasu, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hishi
DD Kiri, Shell hits 1
DD Sugi
DD Yayoi

Allied Ships
BB California
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 2
BB Nebraska
BB Oregon
CA Missoula
CA Brooklyn
DD Dent
DD Gamble
DD Ramsay
DD Babbitt
DD Boggs
DD Hamilton

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
BB Satsuma, Shell hits 4
CL Hirado, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
CL Yahagi
CL Chikuma
DD Hasu, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
DD Hishi
DD Kiri
DD Sugi, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
BB California
BB Mississippi
BB Nebraska
BB Oregon
CA Missoula, on fire
CA Brooklyn
DD Dent
DD Gamble
DD Ramsay, Shell hits 1
DD Babbitt
DD Boggs
DD Hamilton

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
BB Satsuma, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Hirado, on fire, heavy damage
CL Yahagi, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Chikuma
DD Hishi, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kiri
DD Sugi, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB California
BB Mississippi
BB Nebraska
BB Oregon, Shell hits 2
CA Missoula, on fire
CA Brooklyn, Shell hits 1
DD Dent
DD Gamble, Shell hits 2
DD Ramsay
DD Babbitt
DD Boggs
DD Hamilton

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
BB Satsuma, on fire, heavy damage
CL Hirado, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
CL Yahagi, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Chikuma
DD Hishi, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kiri
DD Yayoi, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Aaron Ward, heavy damage
DD Kennison
DD Thatcher
DD Walker
DD Crosby, Shell hits 1
DD Turner
DD Morris
DD Doyen
DD Farenholt, on fire
DD J. F. Burnes

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ASW attack at 110,71

Japanese Ships
AK Tokiwasan Maru

Allied Ships
SS R-3

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ASW attack at 110,71

Allied Ships
SS R-3

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ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
SS UC-99 (O5)

Allied Ships
DD Hull, heavy damage
DD Gillis
DD Howard

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Sub attack at 110,69

Japanese Ships
AK Malacca Maru, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
SS S-3


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Ground combat at Pearl Harbor

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 38843 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 40355 troops, 352 guns, 53 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 113513 troops, 471 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 48995 troops, 299 guns, 0 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
3116 casualties reported
Guns lost 57

Allied ground losses:
549 casualties reported
Guns lost 16


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Ground combat at 40,61

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13020 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 4003 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Midway

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8417 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2398 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25247 troops, 239 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 108390 troops, 397 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Pearl Harbor

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25490 troops, 319 guns, 11 vehicles

Defending force 57169 troops, 57 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
369 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

[bwheatley]

I should clean up these combat reports more I hate when people use them as the only thing and then call it an AAR

[bwheatley]

Well now that i have snagit fixed i'm going to be able to include more screenies again.

Any request for screens?

[bwheatley]

Along with any requests i will need help from you guys on an Exit strategy. no i'm not talking about IRAQ [:-]. I need a plan to extract my units from PH without killing off the rest of my fleet. I don't think there is anyway i can get PH now unless i can get a few more divisions over it but my fleet is already in ruins. Basically when you look at a japanese ship funny it starts to sink anyway.

So if i fast transport in at night with enemy ships is there a chance i can sneak by without getting attacked or is it certain? is the best way to sneak out cadres via sub then?

ANy other plans? Reinforce the other Hawaiian islands and wait? Ideas boys i need ideas.

[bwheatley]

Also in hindsight what do you think could have been done differently?

[Bill Durrant]

ORIGINAL: bwheatley

Well now that i have snagit fixed i'm going to be able to include more screenies again.

Any request for screens?

Damage figures!

[bwheatley]

Will do at the next turn bill
Well other then the continual slaughter of my ships at the ends of enemy torpodoes we had a good turn i guess. My trick at sending 2 DD's into PH as a way to keep his TF's their worked perfectly. Only a TF of 10 DD's was left in lahina and my BB TF's worked them over pretty well and allowed my trnasports to land all their men. I'm having them stick around so hopefully they can disembark supplies for next turn.

I'm sending a AD to Kona so i can resupply my torpodoes!!! Again lack of experience on my part is wounding me. But i feel like we're on the cusp of a great adventure taking Lahania. I'll then have a port i can dry Dock in and will make things ALOT easier for me. I have 1 divisions probably 5 days out its going to land on Lahania if i can't take it before.


Situation around PH


Billy tried to be sneaky and send in 10 DD's into Kona to raid my supply base. Several heavily damaged BB's is still better then 10 DD's and their is a slaughter. And finally its not my damn ships!!


More BB vs DD fighting. I think in the end maybe 2 of those DD's will make it back