Last Stop Tokyo: Terminus vs Durrant

[Bill Durrant]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/26/22

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Saigon at 31,46

Japanese Ships
CA Ikoma
BB Iwami
BB Suwo
CA Tokiwa
CL Tone
CL Niitaka
DD Hakaze
DD Tachikaze
DD Nokaze
DD Momi

Allied Ships
SC Ch112, Shell hits 4, and is sunk

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Sub attack near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
DD Katsura
DD Kashiwa
DD Tachibana
DD Maki

Allied Ships
SS R-17

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TF 1 troops unloading over beach at Taytay, 39,53


Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported

[DuckofTindalos]

Taytay fell today. Other than that, nothing much happened...

[Bill Durrant]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/27/22


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Ground combat at Taytay

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1323 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 166 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Taytay base !!!

[DuckofTindalos]

An Imperial battle squadron caught the British aircraft carrier Argus again last night, in the middle of rain squall approximately 250 miles due east of Singapore. One of our escorting destroyers managed to land a single 12 pounder hit on the US destroyer Reuben James before the cowards slipped away into the night. No matter, the Argus will soon reach the end of her rope, and find a noose there.

[Bill Durrant]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/28/22

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ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
DD Katsura
DD Kashiwa
DD Tachibana
DD Maki

Allied Ships
SS R-17

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Night Time Surface Combat at 26,50

Japanese Ships
CA Ikoma
BB Iwami
BB Suwo
CA Tokiwa
CL Tone
CL Niitaka
DD Hakaze
DD Tachikaze
DD Nokaze
DD Momi

Allied Ships
CV Argus
DD Truxton
DD Reuben James, Shell hits 1
DD Barry
DD Hopkins
DD Hulbert
DD Fox
DD Humphreys
DD Kane

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ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
DD Katsura
DD Kashiwa
DD Tachibana
DD Maki

Allied Ships
SS R-17

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Sub attack at 25,50

Japanese Ships
SS No. 42

Allied Ships
DD Hopkins
DD Kane
DD Humphreys
DD Fox
DD Hulbert
DD Barry
DD Reuben James
DD Truxton

[DuckofTindalos]

The war at sea erupted again this turn with a night surface action off Singapore. The same battle squadron that failed to engage the Argus group on the night of the 28th encountered a large combined Allied force, led by the British predreadnought Agamemnon and comprising British, US, French and Thai ships.

While our forces, including the first class cruiser Ikoma with her four 30.5cm guns, outgunned the enemy ships, a combination of circumstances meant that the battle must be considered a minor defeat for the Imperial Navy. No ships were sunk on either side, but several of our heavy units were very badly damaged, and the Ikoma is not going to make port.



The battlelines face off.

[DuckofTindalos]

The Ikoma limping away from Singapore:



And that's 97/87/28 damage levels, so that's another 90 points for my honourable opponent.

[Bill Durrant]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/29/22

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Singapore at 23,50

Japanese Ships
CA Ikoma, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
BB Iwami, Shell hits 2
BB Suwo
CA Tokiwa
CL Tone, Shell hits 1
CL Niitaka, Shell hits 4
DD Hakaze
DD Tachikaze, Shell hits 2
DD Nokaze, Shell hits 1
DD Momi

Allied Ships
BB Agamemnon, Shell hits 1
DD Southard
DD Pope
DD Sabrina
DD Sybille
DD Truculent, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tyrant, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Radstock, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Dupleix, Shell hits 1
DD Sua-Tayanchuou, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sua-Khamrons Indhu, Shell hits 2

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Singapore at 23,50

Japanese Ships
CA Ikoma, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
BB Iwami, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Suwo, Shell hits 2
CA Tokiwa, Shell hits 2
CL Tone, Shell hits 3
CL Niitaka, Shell hits 3
DD Hakaze
DD Tachikaze, on fire
DD Nokaze, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Momi

Allied Ships
BB Agamemnon, Shell hits 3
DD Southard, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Pope, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sabrina, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sybille
DD Truculent, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tyrant, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Radstock, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Dupleix, Shell hits 4
DD Sua-Tayanchuou, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sua-Khamrons Indhu, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

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Sub attack near Singapore at 23,50

Japanese Ships
DD Momi
DD Nokaze, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tachikaze, on fire
DD Hakaze
CA Tokiwa

Allied Ships
SS L-1

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Sub attack near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
DD Katsura
DD Kashiwa
DD Tachibana
DD Maki

Allied Ships
SS R-17

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TF 1 troops unloading over beach at Puerto Princesa, 38,55


Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported

And here is the damage caused to my Task Force

[DuckofTindalos]

As predicted, the Ikoma sank today, approximately 200 miles east of Singapore. Elsewhere, Imperial troops took control of the town of Puerto Princesa.

[Bill Durrant]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/30/22

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TF 1 troops unloading over beach at Puerto Princesa, 38,55


Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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Sub attack near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
DD Katsura
DD Kashiwa
DD Tachibana
DD Maki

Allied Ships
SS R-17

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Sub attack at 25,50

Japanese Ships
SS No. 42, hits 4

Allied Ships
DD Raider
DD Phra Ruang
DD Vivacious
DD Vendetta
DD Truant
DD Trojan
DD Trinidad
DD Tribune
DD Tintagel
DD Tarpon


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Ground combat at Puerto Princesa

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1205 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 66 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Puerto Princesa base !!!

[DuckofTindalos]

The Thai destroyer Sua-Khamrons Indhu today succumbed to the pasting she took during the battle of Singapore a couple of days ago, and sank at her moorings.

Elsewhere, nothing much to report. A British submarine unsuccessfully attempted to attack our ships retiring from that battle through the South China Sea.

As October begins, here's the latest score screen. The disparity in value concerning sunk ships is quite clear.

[Bill Durrant]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/01/22

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Sub attack at 50,44

Japanese Ships
DD Nire
DD Kuri
DD Keyaki
DD Tsubaki
DD Umikaze

Allied Ships
SS S-2

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ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
DD Katsura
DD Kashiwa
DD Tachibana

Allied Ships
SS R-17

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Sub attack at 30,51

Japanese Ships
DD Momi
DD Nokaze, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS L-2

[DuckofTindalos]

Last night, a small group of Imperial ships returning from the Battle of Singapore was intercepted in the middle of the South China Sea by a multinational force of enemy destroyers.

Unfortunately for them, His Imperial Majesty's battleship Iwami was still more than capable of defending herself, and while our destroyer Nokaze was unfortunately lost, this was more due to damage sustained at Singapore than to any action taken by enemy ships this night. Hits were observed on at least 4 enemy vessels before they realised their folly and slipped away into the darkness.

[Bill Durrant]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/02/22

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ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
DD Katsura
DD Kashiwa
DD Tachibana
DD Maki

Allied Ships
SS R-17

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Night Time Surface Combat at 31,51

Japanese Ships
BB Iwami, Shell hits 4
DD Nokaze, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
DD Momi, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Rathburne, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Barker
DD Raider
DD Tarpon
DD Tintagel
DD Tribune
DD Trinidad
DD Trojan, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Truant
DD Vendetta
DD Vivacious
DD Phra Ruang, Shell hits 1, on fire

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Sub attack at 34,51

Japanese Ships
DD Momi

Allied Ships
SS L-2

[DuckofTindalos]

And people say mid-ocean intercepts aren't feasible...

This night, it turned out that the Allied battle force which gave our ships such a wallopping at Singapore a few nights ago had chosen to follow our retiring ships home. Once again led by the predreadnought Agamemnon, the group overtook and engaged a small number of our ships, led by the battleship Iwami. This time, it was our turn to be outgunned, and once again, Agamemnon's fire proved distressingly accurate.

The skirmish cost me two destroyers outright, and placed the Iwami in a similar situation to the Ikoma a couple of days ago:



Nice aggressive move by Bill.

Elsewhere, another Japanese destroyer was torpedoed by RN submarine K-16 at Port Arthur of all places. The submarine had been detected a couple of turns ago, and an ASW group sent to chase it away. That process didn't start out too well...

[Bill Durrant]

A good day for the Allies

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/03/22

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Sub attack near Port Arthur at 57,32

Japanese Ships
DD Umikaze, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kuri
DD Nire
DD Keyaki
DD Tsubaki

Allied Ships
SS K-16

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Night Time Surface Combat at 37,51

Japanese Ships
BB Suwo, Shell hits 6, on fire
CA Tokiwa, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
CL Tone, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Niitaka, Shell hits 7
DD Hakaze, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
BB Agamemnon, Shell hits 2
DD Waters
DD Hovey, Shell hits 1
DD Long
DD Alden
DD Smith Thompson, Shell hits 1
DD Peary, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Truxton
DD Barry
DD Hopkins, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Zane, Shell hits 2
DD Pruitt, Shell hits 2
DD Fox
DD Sybille
CA Dupleix

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Night Time Surface Combat at 37,51

Japanese Ships
BB Iwami, Shell hits 81, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Momi, Shell hits 43, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Agamemnon, Shell hits 16, on fire
DD Waters
DD Hovey
DD Long
DD Alden
DD Smith Thompson, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Peary, on fire
DD Truxton
DD Barry
DD Hopkins, on fire
DD Zane
DD Pruitt
DD Fox
DD Sybille
CA Dupleix

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Night Time Surface Combat at 37,51

Japanese Ships
DD Tachikaze, Shell hits 17, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Agamemnon, on fire
DD Waters
DD Hovey
DD Long
DD Alden
DD Smith Thompson, on fire
DD Peary, on fire
DD Truxton
DD Barry
DD Hopkins, on fire
DD Zane
DD Pruitt
DD Fox
DD Sybille
CA Dupleix

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ASW attack near Port Arthur at 57,32

Japanese Ships
DD Kuri
DD Nire

Allied Ships
SS K-16, hits 1

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Sub attack near Port Arthur at 57,32

Japanese Ships
DD Kuri
DD Nire
DD Keyaki
DD Tsubaki

Allied Ships
SS K-16

But bloody noses all round - not 100% confident but I'm hoping to get all my ships back to port

[DuckofTindalos]

In their quest to wreak vengeance on the Allied enemy for the last few days of mayhem in the South China Sea, the Imperial Navy's battlecruiser squadron found a small force of enemy destroyers last night. For once, the luck was not with the other side, and although the only immediate victim was the destroyer HMS Raider, we are confident that more enemies will fall by the wayside over the coming days.



Elsewhere, the last unliberated part of the Phillipines, Tacloban, saw the landing of Imperial ground forces today.

[Bill Durrant]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/04/22

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Sub attack at 30,50

Japanese Ships
SS No. 39

Allied Ships
DD Rathburne

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ASW attack near Port Arthur at 57,32

Japanese Ships
DD Kuri
DD Nire
DD Keyaki
DD Tsubaki

Allied Ships
SS K-16

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Night Time Surface Combat at 38,51

Japanese Ships
BC Kongo
BC Hiei
BC Haruna, Shell hits 1
CL Hirado, Shell hits 3
CL Natori, Shell hits 4
DD Enoki
DD Momo
DD Yugure
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Hayakaze

Allied Ships
DD Barker
DD Raider, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DD Tarpon, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tintagel, Shell hits 3
DD Tribune, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Trinidad, Shell hits 1
DD Truant
DD Vendetta
DD Vivacious

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ASW attack at 38,51

Japanese Ships
DD Momo
DD Enoki

Allied Ships
SS L-1

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Sub attack at 30,50

Japanese Ships
SS No. 39, hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Fox
CA Dupleix
DD Pruitt
DD Zane

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TF 1 troops unloading over beach at Tacloban, 44,58


Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported

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TF 1 troops unloading over beach at Tacloban, 44,58


Japanese ground losses:
60 casualties reported

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ASW attack near Port Arthur at 57,32

Japanese Ships
DD Kuri
DD Nire
DD Keyaki
DD Tsubaki

Allied Ships
SS K-16

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Sub attack at 29,50

Japanese Ships
SS No. 39, hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Dupleix
DD Fox
DD Pruitt
DD Zane
DD Barry
DD Truxton

[DuckofTindalos]

A busy night in the South China Sea. As expected, the battleship Iwami succumbed to her damage, sinking about 150 miles from Manilla. Additionally, submarine No. 39 was sunk as a result of several days of depth charging by the enemy.

On the opposite side, British destroyers HMS Tarpon and HMS Trojan, as well as the American USS Rathburne were all put under. Apparently, I can only sink destroyers![:@]

A special bounty has been put on the head of the crack Allied naval strategist Durrant, whom Imperial Intelligence understands has been given command of the British destroyer Vendetta. The fiend will soon be found and sent to meet his ancestors.

(Can't wait for him to receive the British monitor HMS Terror. Then I'll have a jolly time finding, and sinking, my own ship![:D])

On land, Tacloban fell. This does not constitute the final liberation of the Phillipines, as erroneously stated earlier. Some junior ensign in the Department of Charts and Maps forgot Tawi Tawi.

[Bill Durrant]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/05/22

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ASW attack at 28,50

Japanese Ships
SS No. 39, hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Dupleix
DD Fox
DD Pruitt
DD Zane
DD Barry
DD Truxton
DD Alden
DD Long
DD Hovey

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Night Time Surface Combat at 37,50

Japanese Ships
CA Ibuki
CA Kasuga
CA Nisshin
CA Iwate
CA Yakumo
CL Kuma
CL Tama
CL Kiso
DD Yamakaze
DD Sumire
DD Kiri
DD Sugi
DD Kashi
DD Hinoki

Allied Ships
DD Tarpon, Shell hits 22, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Singapore at 23,50

Japanese Ships
BB Satsuma, Shell hits 1
BB Shikishima
BB Fuji
BB Okinoshima
BB Mishishima
CA Aso
CA Idzumo
CL Chitose
DD Hamakaze
DD Akikaze

Allied Ships
DD Trojan, Shell hits 22, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Singapore at 23,50

Japanese Ships
BB Satsuma
BB Shikishima
BB Fuji
BB Okinoshima
BB Mishishima
CA Aso
CA Idzumo
CL Chitose
DD Hamakaze
DD Akikaze

Allied Ships
DD Rathburne, Shell hits 7, and is sunk

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ASW attack at 28,50

Japanese Ships
SS No. 39, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Fox
DD Pruitt
DD Zane


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Ground combat at Tacloban

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1055 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 54 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tacloban base !!!