The war has finally started.
A mixed beginning.
The plan was to land at Kotha Baru and Kuantan in Malaya, Singawang and Miri in Borneo, Legaspi, Lyngayen and San Fernando on Luzon, and positioning a strong SAG, along with an invasion TF at the very eastern edge of Borneo, so to jump towards Jolo by the 10th.
PH was attacked by the KB minus the Kaga which is waiting for the CVL Ryujo to join her near Malaya.
The PH raid went pretty well, sinking 1 BB with a magazine explosion and damaging severly at least 3 others. 15 Vals/Kates were lost to flak, but that is normal in DBB.
What didn't went well was the intervention of the Force Z and some other british cruisers at my Sinkawang landings... Tanaka was leading the BBTF but the battles were fought at daytime and my main TF had expended most of his ammos against the two CLs that fought them in early morning...when the Force Z appeared at the orizont we were already short of torps and ammos...
Anyway, the battle was a draw, with the Haruna severly damaged and 2 DDs in sinking conditions, while the allies probably suffered the same light damages... yet enough to move some of my best surface assets off the battle for a couple of months...
The rest went pretty normal, with the other landings almost unopposed. I just realized I did a stupid mistake not having conquered with my paras any AF at Luzon...tomorrow I really risk of having several ships sunk by his bombers...oh well[8|]
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 41
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Midget Sub attack inside harbor of Pearl Harbor!!!
Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-18, hits 1
Allied Ships
BB Tennessee, Torpedo hits 1[:D]
PC Taney
PC Taney loses contact with SSX Ha-18
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuantan at 53,78, Range 24,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
CA Takao
CA Atago
CL Jintsu
DD Asashio
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Arashio
DD Akatsuki
DD Hibiki
Allied Ships
xAKL Dai Tung, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
lots of ammo expended
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Time Surface Combat, near Singkawang at 55,87, Range 21,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 1
BB Haruna, Shell hits 2
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
CA Atago, Shell hits 1
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 1
DD Asashio
DD Oshio
DD Michishio, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Arashio
DD Akatsuki
DD Hibiki
Allied Ships
CL Dragon, Shell hits 17, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Durban, Shell hits 32, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Time Surface Combat, near Singkawang at 56,88, Range 22,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna, Shell hits 7, on fire
CA Takao, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
CA Atago, Shell hits 1
CL Jintsu
DD Asashio
DD Oshio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Michishio, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Arashio, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 1
DD Hibiki, Shell hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 18, on fire
BC Repulse, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
DD Vampire, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
DD Tenedos, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
DD Electra, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Express, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
BB Prince of Wales engages BB Haruna at 22,000 yards
Hopefully the Repulse is in a bad shape just like Haruna and Atago
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
B5N2 Kate x 117
D3A1 Val x 108
Allied aircraft
P-36A Mohawk x 2
P-40B Warhawk x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 9 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 11 damaged
D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed by flak
Allied aircraft losses
P-36A Mohawk: 2 damaged
P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground
A-20A Havoc: 3 destroyed on ground
B-18A Bolo: 3 destroyed on ground
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
O-47A: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 5 destroyed on ground
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied Ships
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB California, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
DD Dewey, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Raleigh, Torpedo hits 1
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DM Montgomery, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 1
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 23
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 62
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
13 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
18 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet
14 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
11 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Raids at Clark didn't go well, with 10 Japanese planes shot down for very few bombers torched on the ground
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 45
G4M1 Betty x 27
Allied aircraft
P-35A x 5
P-40B Warhawk x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-35A: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-35A: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40B Warhawk: 2 damaged
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 21
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pre-Invasion action off Lingayen (79,75) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
54 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Inazuma
PB Kyo Maru #13
PB Kyo Maru #12
SC Ch 18
SC Ch 17
SC Ch 16
SC Ch 15
SC Ch 14
SC Ch 13
SC Ch 12
SC Ch 11
SC Ch 10
SC Ch 6
SC Ch 5
SC Ch 4
xAP Kamo Maru
DD Ikazuchi
Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
301 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 16 (3 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amphibious Assault at Lingayen (79,75)
TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Lingayen, 79,75
Japanese ground losses:
210 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amphibious Assault at Kota Bharu (51,75)
TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 51,75
Japanese ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amphibious Assault at San Fernando (80,74)
TF 90 troops unloading over beach at San Fernando, 80,74
Japanese ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amphibious Assault at Kuantan (51,79)
TF 91 troops unloading over beach at Kuantan, 51,79
Japanese ground losses:
210 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amphibious Assault at Miri (64,87)
TF 98 troops unloading over beach at Miri, 64,87
Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
37mm Type 94 AT Gun lost overboard during unload of II/124th Infantry Bn
15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 97th JAAF AF Bn /16
