Rob vs. 2ndACR .. Divine intervention needed NIK mod 5.2

[aztez]

Remember Rob that patience is a good thing! [:D] You will get your revenge soon enough and that can taste sweet! [:'(][;)][:D]

Kuantan was definately a mistake but what done is done... [:(]

You have same sort of a problem with adjustment as I have againts Erstad...[:-]

[Rob Brennan UK]

HEHE .. well it seems like my opponent has solved the problem for me

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Ground combat at 23,47

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 45194 troops, 449 guns, 119 vehicles

Defending force 11177 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
323 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
375 casualties reported
Guns lost 14


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

To be honest its not too bad. see the piccie

[tiger111]

Hi Rob.
I know things look grim at the moment but I think you need to pull out what you can by sub-whereever you can.Also Allies are always on the back foot early on and the best stategy is to do a "fighting retreat" AND don`t expose your CV`s to any risk at all AND JUST WAIT.
Personally I`d try to hold Port Morseby. At least PH wasn`t too bad. PS are you doing 2 day turns?
Anyway good luck-things will stabilise out

[Rob Brennan UK]

ORIGINAL: Augustas

Hi Rob.
I know things look grim at the moment but I think you need to pull out what you can by sub-whereever you can.Also Allies are always on the back foot early on and the best stategy is to do a "fighting retreat" AND don`t expose your CV`s to any risk at all AND JUST WAIT.
Personally I`d try to hold Port Morseby. At least PH wasn`t too bad. PS are you doing 2 day turns?
Anyway good luck-things will stabilise out

hello there stranger .. no 1 day turns are going right now . and its very diff to 2 day ones too.

PH was fine really .. quite happy all things considered

It's now 31 DEC 1942

Pretty quiet past few days .. subs have been active and got a couple more transports. Japs send a DD force to my airbase in NW borneo wher i had 4 Pt's as an anti invasion force. Oscars strafed and sank 1 .. DD+PT captains avoided each other for 3 days. however martins got one hit on a jap DD that went back to kuching and hit a newly placed VH2 mine :):)

Only BIG decisions is evacuate Naga ..

Main reason was he was hinting at a big OP coming soon .. maybe invading the narrows between naga and manilla . this would crucify my defence of the area. Also the hex between naga and manilla is wooded so quite defensible. the forces that held (barely) at nage are almost doubled by the troops witing behind .. so im not pulling back to manilla quite yet [;)].. ALSO decided to evac san marc and bataan .. im spred too thin here and easily pinned .. so concetrations at CLarke and SW of manilla.

British pull back to mandalay almost complete. I'll have small garisons along the river line in case of enveloping moves. and the chinese trudge slowly to Ledo. 1st dakota unit now in dacca running supply into mandalay. There seems to be a real lack of supply in india/burma right now max is 6k at calcutta even with an HQ there. Also the tanks arrived at anasol and its building nicely . size 4 af so far.

One big change is the much smaller airbases at chandpur and dacca .. makes imphal and kohima a lot more important.

ALSO .. NIK ?? did you really mean to stop all allied bomber production till jan 42 ? no B26/25 A20 no mediums at all ! ok tiny Lb30 ~(5) and small B17 ( 10 ?? ) is fine but i need more mediums to take the strain ..

Supply in java is allowing my aussie hudsons to upgrade to beauforts .. much better. but i need more supply in derby to upgrade the wirrys to hurries .. only got 6k there now. hopefully more troops will pull more supply and im running regular fuel and supply runs from the DEI to here too. ( japan seems to have withdrawn her sub forces from the DEI so sinlge AK's are doing wonders )

I have also started sending out convoys from america .. fingers crossed KB has gone .. she's not been sighted in ages. and i now operate a line of PBY from PH-Palmyra-canton-paga-suva.

I'll do a killed ship list for the 1st Jan .. it will be interesting to see jap AP losses .

[Nikademus]

ALSO .. NIK ?? did you really mean to stop all allied bomber production till jan 42 ? no B26/25 A20 no mediums at all ! ok tiny Lb30 ~(5) and small B17 ( 10 ?? ) is fine but i need more mediums to take the strain ..

erm....I didn't stop medium Allied bomber production. LB-30 production was minimized since that type was only built in small numbers and then phased out. B-17 of course was long ago minimized to account for it's trickle rate into the Pacific. Did push B-24 production to november 42 per Salacker. Didn't touch medium bomber start times though Allied production was scrubbed in terms of monthly rate.

[Rob Brennan UK]

I just checked .. are the A20 and B25C normally on 1/42 ???

maybe my memmory is faulty .. B25B is ok

oh yes .. game wise the P40's are getting better and batter 2 jap aP's

[Rob Brennan UK]

1st Jan 1942

Sinkings so far :-

CL Kashii ( biggest loss so far ! )
DD's allied 8 ! .. nasty
Jap merchants AP 11 AK 6 ( good )
allied merchs AP0 AK 32 ! ( mostly manilla ones and a few DEI supply ships)
Subs allied 1 japan 2

Well RAF bomb advancing japs in malaya

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 11


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 23,48


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 9
Blenheim I x 3
Blenheim IV x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 18th Hvy Field Artillery Regiment, at 23,48


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 2
Blenheim IV x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


better than nothing

as suggested the warhawks do much better today

Day Air attack on TF, near Lingayen at 44,50


Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 24


Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
MSW Hinode Maru #20
AP Jinsan Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
PC Shonan Maru #1
MSW Choun Maru #18
PC Shonan Maru #2

Day Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 44,55


Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 19


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Rakuto Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire

Japanese bombers from georgetown hit an almost empty AK unloading at jahore baru.


Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Honolulan, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage SUNK

ALso japan has brought more troops to rabaul. and a full jap div moves into san marc , just as the last allies move out to clarke .. just in time imo.

Ground combat at San Marcelino

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 23283 troops, 297 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 214 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE San Marcelino base !!!


Heres China .. pretty quiet so far .. AVG did a nice ambush 3 days ago over wuchow .. killed 10 sallies for no loss. we pulled out and today japan sent a sweep of 40 zeros over the now empty base.

[KDonovan]

Hey Rob...good strategy using the P40's out of Manila to beat up on some transports and gather experience

however, pertaining to your remark...

There seems to be a real lack of supply in india/burma right now

Nik took out the supply areas in burma (except Ragoon) so don't expect Mandalay to be the fortress it usually can become for the allies...also remeber to keep Mytikina (sp?) garrisoned as a para drop there can be a real problem. Also what are your plans with the SEAC chinese troops...sending them to Burma? or sending them to the front lines in China?

Otherwise looks like you are doing well against such an experienced oppenent

[Rob Brennan UK]

Thnank you KD for the kind words ..

India i know was less of a supply powerhouse, i think ive made too many aussis bound supply convoys at the expense of India ( never really gave it much thought at the time as INDIA running low on supply wasn't even on the radar [;)]).. So for the time being only fuel will be sent to our aussie cousins. Plentsy of supply is already passing sumatra though and will be diverted later to Derby. I am also looting all the oil and fuel i can from the DEI ( there is tons). Using AK's at tjilajp to empty the place for aussie homeland use.

I like using the manilla P40's on naval attack 0% CAP .. can almost guarantee they wont run into LR cap as japan cant cover everything and cap scares off unescorted targetting. took 3 weeks for them to hit anything mind you .. they have had several days off for mad morale or fatigue ( if flying 4-5 hexes). and even a small hole in an AP now is good news. ( lots of 70+ pilots here now)

Myth .. only has the original BF .. humm might fly in some indians just to be safe ,... good idea.

The chinese are heading to ledo ( all of them ) 2 prepping for ledo 2-3 myth rest mandalay .. also sent along an HQ ( chaged to SE asia) seems to help a bit. once in mandalay i'll pull them out 1 by 1 using air . let them rest in calcutta then fly them back. air transport is critical in burma imo.

Overall its going to plan .. apart from malaysia [:'(].. well thats the usual hold johore baru as long as possible .. singers is producing supply and has used 1/2 the 6000 oil i sent in. also 30k+ mare has been delivered to malacca/johore/singapore over the past weeks. After i scared off his subs quite a few aks made the pakambang-singapore run .. have 2 more heading inbound as we speak ( LR cap works wonders ! .. far more useful than using buffs as escorts or normal CAP . [;)]) .. same holds true for the brit wirraways too.

I still hold amboina so transports can happily sail in the south DEI .. but i'd love some more long range fighter groups .. im actually beginning to appreciate the buffalo at long last .[;)]


Thanks for taking the time to post .. and read

[aztez]

Nice amounts of IJN ships sunk Rob [:D]

You said that 1/2 of Oil is consumed at Singapore but what kind of supply levels you got? Hopefully enough to make a significant stand there! [:D]

It seems not much happening at China. Well. again be prepared for anything since I do think your opponent will start major offensives here soon enough.

[ctangus]

What altitude are you flying the naval attack P-40s at?

On the subject of Singapore & supplies, it seems that HI still produces despite a siege. In my AAR game, I noticed supply levels at Singapore going up 2 turns ago. Wondering if I was deluding myself, I took careful note of the oil supply there & sure enough it's going down.

Good luck!

[Nikademus]

Its important to ensure that Singers is not reinforced with supply or resource. helps with the siege. I once slipped in 65,000 supply points into the base right under the nose of the JAAF. Helped make the base all but impregnible. (LCU's repaired...forts went up to 9.....tea was served)

[Rob Brennan UK]

ORIGINAL: aztez

Nice amounts of IJN ships sunk Rob [:D]

You said that 1/2 of Oil is consumed at Singapore but what kind of supply levels you got? Hopefully enough to make a significant stand there! [:D]

It seems not much happening at China. Well. again be prepared for anything since I do think your opponent will start major offensives here soon enough.

last checked was 30k in singapore and 10k jahore baru. Also unloading another 4.5 K as we speak so not too bad.

China .. yes .. i suspect he concetrating a BIG hammer .. but unitll i know where its going not much i can do.

[Rob Brennan UK]

ORIGINAL: ctangus

What altitude are you flying the naval attack P-40s at?

On the subject of Singapore & supplies, it seems that HI still produces despite a siege. In my AAR game, I noticed supply levels at Singapore going up 2 turns ago. Wondering if I was deluding myself, I took careful note of the oil supply there & sure enough it's going down.

Good luck!

I think that if a hex is contested no HI will operate. IMO ..

the P40's are at 10K ?? but attack at 2k ( im not strafing as i dont want losses )

[Rob Brennan UK]

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

Its important to ensure that Singers is not reinforced with supply or resource. helps with the siege. I once slipped in 65,000 supply points into the base right under the nose of the JAAF. Helped make the base all but impregnible. (LCU's repaired...forts went up to 9.....tea was served)

Thats the Plan [;)] LR cap from palembang works wonders . also still have buffalos flying cap over singapore itself.

[Nikademus]

the P40's are at 10K ?? but attack at 2k ( im not strafing as i dont want losses )

Fighters in FB role always attack at 2000 feet....same as Dive Bombers.

[Rob Brennan UK]

yup . hence the complete lack of concern over my set atitude

Now 3rd JAN

very litte to report

Manilla P40's hit 2 more AP's and subs get one more (1 sunk )..

everything else is quiet as the grave

Rabaul still holds despite an additional NLF .. but the forts get reduced .

CL canberra is doing the rounds in the solomons .. eating fuel wherever she goes .. Aussie group of CA canberra 3 CL 3 DD assembling at townsville .

other than that normal stuff

2 aussie bufs upgraded to hurrcanes 2c yesterday ( one in soebaja one in batavia ) .. may help .. also the evac of FK 51's has started from tjiljap. to perth/ karachi 50/50

[2ndACR]

You all just wait until the next installment he makes here.........should be a shock for him.[:D]

[Rob Brennan UK]

Damn sneaky Jap spies ! .. and they had the gall to attack neutral shipping off the peruvian coast too. 3 neutral fishing boats were reported destroyed. but the doughty crews used thier nets to catch fish of a differant sort and saved many ships.

Well thats the official line ..

Unoficially a merchant convoy bound for aukland was hit by what i suspect to be 2-3 CV's on the east side of the map. well out of 'normal' shipping lanes.

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Day Air attack on TF at 137,73

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
D3A Val x 22
B5N Kate x 48

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged
B5N Kate: 5 damaged

Allied Ships
AVD Ballard, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Jacob Luckenbach, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Honomu, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
TK Larry Doheny, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Steel Ranger, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Absaroka, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Vincent, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Minnesotan, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Chickasaw City, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Admiral Y. Williams

AVD and 2 AK sunk .. strangely the TK's are ok (ish) .. Convoy scattered to the 4 winds .. some heading home others ploughing on.

Also another convoy just south of the ambush and laden with oil and supply for Oz was ok .. not sure its been spotted either. BUT as its uttelry unescorted its been scatered too.

see pic

fourtunately i had deciced to send out supply/fuel etc first just in case this happened. troop ships some 600 miles north heading back to america untill the coast is clear.

However convoys bound for PH are still running .. one recently landed from seattle with troops arty and supplies. PH hub is moving troops ( split 24th div ) to Johnson ( done ) midway and palmyra ( stiil to do).

in better news the manilla fly boys .. need a nickname for them i think .. hit some more ap's

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 29


Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Koyo Maru
AP Ozan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APD APD-46
AP Sanko Maru
PC Ch 16
AP Tutukami Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Tsuyama Maru

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 23


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Ozan Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire

All helps .. ! missed and APD too .. those buggers have charmed lives !

Rabaul Falls ! .. but it took him a bit more effort than usual

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
402 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Allied ground losses:
166 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!


Also in china .. ive trapped 2 jap units ( div and brigade) in the south [;)] They tried to break out and failed .. i'll let them starve .. but i'm sending a few more troops to the area.

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33157 troops, 341 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 18890 troops, 96 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
707 casualties reported HEHEHEH
Guns lost 13
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported PISH .. none worth mentioning
Guns lost 1


And tha last base in mindanao falls , the last PI stragglers are rounded up.

Ground combat at Cagayan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9235 troops, 88 guns, 21 vehicles

Defending force 2148 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cagayan base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
71 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
2367 casualties reported LESS than i expected
Guns lost 15


Well tis all for now

p.s sorry for the labelling , looks like a 5 yr old with a crayon .. [:D]

[:D]

[Rob Brennan UK]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/09/42

Quiet few days, KB hit a few more transports but 2/3's are ok and heading to aukland via odd routes.

the CL Adelaide who has been cruising the Solomons for jap shipping picked some rabaul survivors from the beach and is almost back in townsville. Sub mineyalers from america also mined shortlands and Lae. the fleet boats will pick up more rabaul refugees while the S-boats need to get to townsville.

Got an AS to townsville just in time today too. so that plan worked ( she'd sailed alone from the US coast on day 1)

Japanese AP's at Menado in sulawesi have been hit daily by 5 hudsons from amboina. and several have been damaged. a few martins joined in today as AV support in amboina is a bit low i only moved in 5.

Day Air attack on TF, near Menado at 39,67


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3
Hudson I x 3


No Allied losses

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

the hudsons can rest a few days .. exp upto 70 but morale and fatigue about 25 ..

Andaman is. saw its first bombers too. Flak was pretty good

ay Air attack on Andaman Island , at 23,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 18
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9

I had withdrawn all a/c and pt's because of fighter sweeps from rangoon. As i thought he might have neglected CAP the 17's went for the oil ..

Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged


not good .. scrubbed

Adn the night blenhiems hit something !

Night Air attack on Georgetown , at 23,44

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 1 damaged

Runway hits 1

I have them operating out of N.sumatra with dutch flying recon during the day. killed 2 sallies so far .. best ive ever done with them !

Japan has started a bombing offensive vs johore baru . but at 7-8k alt the flak is nasty

Day Air attack on 22nd Australian Brigade, at 22,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 22
Ki-21 Sally x 52
Ki-48 Lily x 17
Ki-15 Babs x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 7 damaged


Allied ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

2 more ak's heading to singapore under LR cap from batavia and sumatra.

ALso thos 2 japs i thought were cut off ! shock attacked and forced me back to wuchow. damn. he's since crossed the river to the hex between wuchow and canton. i have sent 2 more corps from central china to help the defence.

japan is heavily bombinh in china too. last ambush with the avg was a failure BUT ive now rescued the manilla flyboys to wuchow and rested will fly LR cap tomorrow. additional AV support sent to central china too so i have more 'ambush'bases .. Zeros cant be every where.

OK .. plans

small raider group heading to menado from kendari under 16 buffalo LR cap. if its just ap's as i suspect . might be fun [;)]