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That wouldn't be a terrible match-up of 5CV/2CVL versus 4 US CV.  You do need to be prudent but if you get an opportunity, I would STRIKE!  Any form of exchange (as long as it is an exchange) only serves to help the Americans this early in the war.
 
Another more daring move would be to sweep west below his search range and then pop back north into the area between Kiska and the Kuriles.  If you have any luck, you might catch a convoy or two and plaster them.  If he is based out of Dutch Harbor (only decent port in the area) then you would have a good full day of attacks before having to run away.  Additionally, if he uses the KB to attack eastward (Cold Bay or Anchorage) then you could have a couple of days raiding without his CVs interfering...
 
Just a John thought!  [8D]

12 Feb 42

Landings: None

ASW/Subs:
Japanese subs strike out. First,

Sub attack at 119,31 6 hexes SE of Anchorage

Japanese Ships
SS I-1, hits 8, on fire, heavy damage SUNK!!

Allied Ships
AP Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, on fire damage is 16/29/12
AP Waiwera
AP Akaroa
APD Little
APD Gregory 4 out of 5 direct hits on I-1 come from "Mr. Greg." [&o][&o]
DD Kane

Meanwhile, I-122 claims another victim. [:(]

Sub attack at 7,89 3 hexes SW of Exmouth

Japanese Ships
SS I-122

Allied Ships
AK Tagbilaran, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Russia:

Heiho [Chosen] , at 66,25

Allied aircraft They are getting more accurate in their bombing.
I-16 Type 24 x 31
MiG-3 x 58

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 22

I'm able to retreat my troops north. The question now is how far north does he want to go??

Ground combat at Khabarovsk [AMUR]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 168677 troops, 2096 guns, 1350 vehicles, Assault Value = 3857

Defending force 2833 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 74

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese max assault: 3285 - adjusted assault: 3233

Allied max defense: 47 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 3233 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Khabarovsk [AMUR] base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
384 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Allied ground losses:
3242 casualties reported
Guns lost 15

China:
Luichow - I don't get any kills, but hopefully my experience levels will keep improving.

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 9

Allied aircraft
P-35A Hawk x 6
I-16 Type 4 x 10

India/Burma:
Rangoon - bombardment attacks

Singapore:
3 separate air attacks:

Ki-27 Nate x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 10

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 51
Ki-264 Angel x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 11

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 48
Ki-49 -I Helen x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-49 -I Helen: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 18

Java:

Batavia [Java] , at 20,60

Japanese aircraft - all bombing from 7,000' I don't have enough AA guns here.
A6M2 Zeke x 46
G4M1 Betty x 69
Ki-21-II Sally x 33

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 25

Luzon/PI:
TayTay is captured by a SNGF
The transporting of an EAB and USN BF from Manila to China goes well for day 1. No indication on the Combat Replay that he knows this is happening. He did have a recon flight over Bataan.

Aleutians:
Dutch Harbor - It still seems that KB is here with many transports.

Others:
Hollandia is captured by a SNGF

Comments:
Transports (patrol planes) will switch over to transporting 2 x Philippine BF to China. I want to get at least a fragment of the units I want in China before trying to get the whole unit over. I have 3 x AA that I want to get over if I'm lucky. Part of 101st Philippine Division is transported from Davao to Ambonia. I hope devoting so many patrol planes to transport duty doesn't allow ship movements to go unnoticed for too long and I pay a price for this. But, I have to roll the dice. [:D]

13 Feb 42 Posted before I have seen the new game file.

Landings:
Sandakan

ASW/Subs:
He seems to have moved I-122.
A sub is spotted near Sitka, Alaska

Russia:

China:

Hengchow [S China] - He seems to be focused on keeping this base and Changsha suppressed. After the short siege of Nanchang, I think he doesn't want this to become a strong area for me to launch any attacks from.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-51 Sonia x 12
Ki-48-I Lily x 41

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 46

India/Burma:
Rangoon - He has the 2nd, 4th, and Gds RTA divisions present along with Japanese 55th "Division" Bde.

Rangoon [Burma]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13232 troops, 191 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 632

Defending force 5114 troops, 57 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 128

Japanese max assault: 365 - adjusted assault: 247

Allied max defense: 134 - adjusted defense: 749

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese ground losses:
925 casualties reported
Guns lost 30

Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Singapore:
Multiple air attacks have Damian writing that he cannot score hits even 10 paces from the side of the barn. [:D] With so many recon planes, how this remains an oversight is beyond me. But, I guess ignorance is bliss.

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 6

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 46
Ki-264 Angel x 3
Ki-15II Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 19

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 45
Ki-49 -I Helen x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 damaged

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 42

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 82
Ki-21-II Sally x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 30

Then comes the ground attack. I know I'm beating a dead horse here, but he gets fort reduction with 1:3 odds. There should be a minimum odds requirement for this to happen. Something close to 1:1 would be nice. [;)]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 70140 troops, 747 guns, 1923 vehicles, Assault Value = 1768

Defending force 47506 troops, 772 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 1285

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Japanese max assault: 1461 - adjusted assault: 892

Allied max defense: 1258 - adjusted defense: 2509

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese ground losses:
2756 casualties reported
Guns lost 78
Vehicles lost 12

Allied ground losses:
519 casualties reported
Guns lost 38
Vehicles lost 1

Java:

Soerabaja [Java] , at 10,000'

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 10
G3M2 Nell x 30
G4M1 Betty x 100
Ki-21-II Sally x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 22

Luzon:
Clark is captured by 33rd Division and 2 x Rgt. I have seen 5 divisions total on Luzon.

Aleutians:

Others:

Comments:
I will edit this post once I see the game file.

14 Feb 42 The pace of offensive operations seem to be slowing down as Damian will have to conduct sieges at various locations.

Landings:
Sandakan (Borneo) and Biak

ASW/Subs:
I-174 is spotted by Hudson out of Brisbane at 45,123 (4 hexes south of Brisbane)

Russia:
Kuysyskevka - He seems to be marching directly up from Khabarovsk. Since he has been spotted doing so, I have started moving all my troops from Blagovyeshensk. I cannot afford to have them cut off.
Heiho - daily training runs of MIG and Yak pilots.

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 9
MiG-3 x 29
R-12 x 4
Yak-1 x 31

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

China:
Hengchow - His daily training runs

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
Ki-51 Sonia x 2
Ki-48-I Lily x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 23

India/Burma:
Rangoon - he is taking a day off and/or waiting for more troops to arrive.

Singapore:

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 42
Ki-264 Angel x 3
Ki-15II Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses - the most important thing is the loss of naval pilots.
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 18

Round 2

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 12
Ki-49 -I Helen x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16

Java:
Djokjakarta

Japanese aircraft - he comes in at 5,000' pretty much knowing there is no flak here.
G4M1 Betty x 79
Ki-21-II Sally x 33

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed
T-IVa: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 21

Soerabaja

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 11
G3M2 Nell x 29
G4M1 Betty x 99
Ki-21-II Sally x 28

Japanese aircraft losses - these come in at 10,000' knowing there is flak present.
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 80

Luzon/PI:
Clark - More troops are moved in along with aircraft.
Manila - my transport missions to China continue without interference. [;)]

Aleutians:
Kodiak - part of a large BF is being shipped in one AK at a time. No response from Damian.
There is another sub up here, but I seem to be unable to get a solid fix on it as my ASW TF move and he is gone. [:@]

Others:

Comments:
The turns are getting quicker as many transport TF are now past Panama heading for the South Pacific and Australia.

15 Feb 42

Landings:
Biak and San Jose

ASW/Subs:
I-26 is spotted at 124,34 - 2 hexes SW of Sitka, Alaska. She is carrying a Glen FP and announces that my CVs are in port. [:@] I send an ASW TF there in response. I move my CVS out one hex and change my SBD to ASW range of 6 to try to hit her.

Russia:
Heiho - Another day of training. No losses.
Kuysyshevka - I will have an AV over 3800 in a wooded hex with forts at 5 and building. This should slow him down somewhat.
MIG-3s - I have sent 32 planes to Irkutsk. They will change command to ROC soon and move down to help my Chinese Air Force. I hope to set up at least a small ambush. [;)]

China:
Wuchow - my transport force is spotted and attacked. I will try another day and if he continues to attack, I will have to reconsider continuing this evac. I have enough to rebuild the LCUs, but I'm getting greedy and want more....like 2 or 3 AA units.

Japanese aircraft - they come in at 5,000'
A6M2 Zeke x 5
G3M2 Nell x 53
Ki-21-II Sally x 18

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 4 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Do 24K-2: 2 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

India/Burma: [>:]

Singapore:

Japanese aircraft - at 15,000'
Ki-21-II Sally x 44
Ki-49 -I Helen x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-49 -I Helen: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 7
Runway hits 47

Java:
Djokjakarta - I had moved my planes out

Japanese aircraft - at 5,000'
G4M1 Betty x 40
Ki-21-II Sally x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Luzon/PI:

Aleutians:
Dutch Harbor - 29 ships are in port and there are 5 TF anchored. There are unknown numbers of CVs there.
My reinforcements continue to move into position with no interference except for a few subs.

Others:
Sandakan falls to a Construction LCU.
Biak falls to a SNGF.

Comments:
HI in Russia - Damian writes that his recently captured base in Russia had their HI values cut in half. Not them being damaged, but from 300 HI to 150 (without any damaged facilities). WTF?!?[X(][&:][X(]

16 Feb 42

Landings:
None

ASW/Subs:
S-35 (32/74) is hit by a Marvis at Palmrya. I hope her damage control works well to get her to Pearl. Usually, I can tell after the first few days. If the float goes down a few points she will make it, if up, then damian will be very happy.

Russia:
Heiho - training runs continue.
Kuysyshevka - The Japanese ground "Death Star" is now one hex away.
Petropavlovsk [KAM] - These attacks continue to go on without him getting the upper hand. I have plenty of supply, so we can continue this dance for a few more months.

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6689 troops, 56 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 198

Defending force 2763 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 64

Japanese max assault: 182 - adjusted assault: 164

Allied max defense: 60 - adjusted defense: 203

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

Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported

China:
Changsha - he changes from Hengchow to here.

Japanese aircraft - at 14,000'
A6M2 Zeke x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 12
Ki-48-I Lily x 43

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21

Wuchow - There is no second day of attacks on my patrol planes. [:)]Thus, the transport of troops from Manila will continue until he takes a more definitive action to stop them.

Burma/India:
Rangoon [Burma] - We now have 3 x RTA diivsions, 55th "Division" Bde, and new to the scene, Imperial Gds Division.

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30558 troops, 482 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 941

Defending force 5175 troops, 58 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

Japanese max assault: 778 - adjusted assault: 510

Allied max defense: 133 - adjusted defense: 593

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese ground losses:
758 casualties reported
Guns lost 24

Allied ground losses:
181 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

India - My Chinese OOB in India is: 2 x Field Armies and 5 x Divisions. I have a few headed to Calcutta for rebuilding. When they get there, I will turn off further replacements to my Chinese troops in China as these troops will be important to the defense of SE India.

Singapore:
I can hold out for some time as long as he gets odds like this. No more of those 1:3 odds that get a fort reduction. [:@] He needs more troops here. Does he send troops here or to Manila??

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 68290 troops, 708 guns, 1913 vehicles, Assault Value = 1694

Defending force 47849 troops, 759 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1293

Japanese max assault: 1420 - adjusted assault: 522

Allied max defense: 1287 - adjusted defense: 2744

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese ground losses:
4191 casualties reported
Guns lost 103
Vehicles lost 62

Allied ground losses:
497 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Vehicles lost 1

Java:[>:]

Luzon/PI:
San Jose falls
Manila/Bataan - parts of 5 x BF and an EAB have been successful transported to China

Aleutians:
3 TF move 2 hexes SW of Dutch Harbor. He leaves 10 LCU and less than 10 ships in port. I hope to get my reinforcements to their bases in the next few weeks and then send my CVs south.

Others:
Perth - CV Formidable TF will arrive in less than 3 days from Aden. She will join CV Indomitable and CVL Hermes to form my British Fleet along with the Dutch and Americans from the SRA. As this base is one of two entry/exit points for the map edge shipping channel, this base is priority #1 in Australia. The recently arrived 7th Australian Division is marching over from Sydney. I could use more fuel, but it will be another month before the mega-TFs from San Fran arrive with about 500,000 in fuel and oil.
Exmouth - this dot base is now at Forts 2, AF 2, Port 1. She has 2 BF along with part of the Dutch Aviation Rgt. Aviation Support is just over 100 and growing as American Fleet subs continue the short trip to Java to pick up a fragment. 2 x Bde are at Melbourne getting the rest of their TO&E filled out. Mine layers are busy going to and from Perth (my only MLE is there).

Comments:
South Pacific - Transports have entered the shipping channel and should be arriving in French Polynesia by early March 42. Thinking back, changing them over from Suva/Pago Pago to this island group is the smart thing to do. If I had forwarded deployed, he could use his superior carrier strength and landed here and cut of my LOC. This way, I will have enough interlocking bases (7) that he will have trouble.

17 Feb 42

Landings: [>:]

ASW/Subs:
Update on Allied subs situation. I have 120 subs, but Cachalot will sink tomorrow due to float damage. 37 subs have system damage above 20 while 51 subs are below 5 system damage. I have less than 10 subs in India. Many of the subs damaged in the SRA are using the map edge shipping channel to go to either Capetown or South Atlantic Entry base. The very short legged Dutch subs are repairing at Melbourne and hopefully will be ready in time to defend northern and western Australia. I have between 10 to 15 American Fleet subs on transport duty between Java and Exmouth/Perth. I have some of the BFs from Palembang slowly moving into Tjilitjap. They will go to Perth for rebuilding.

Russia:
Kuysyshevka - 22 LCUs have stopped 1 hex south. Why??
Komsomolsk - He will capture the last Russian base with HI (720). If this base is like the other ones, then it will decrease in half to 360. [&:]

China:
Changsha - AF damage stands at Service: 72 and Runway: 15

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 12
Ki-48-I Lily x 47

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 11

Luichow - My fighters may finally be getting enough experience to be effective

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 9

Allied aircraft
P-35A Hawk x 5
I-16 Type 4 x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Wuchow - The evac of units from Manila/Bataan continues. Other Allied players know that having extra Aviation Support in China along with construction engineers is a big bonus. After going to Chungking to get their TO&E filled out they will go to work. QQ - How do you fit a 5" CD gun onto a PBY?? Both my USN BFs got 2 each transported. [X(] [:D]

India/Burma:
Aden - a large TF loaded with my 3rd Aviation Rgt (2 already in India), large BF, 7th Tank Bde, 4 x AA, and supplies will leave in the next few days.
Overall - I have an infantry brigade and a BF/CD unit in most coastal bases building forts since the game began. I had a brief game against Damian before when I took over in May 42 to save India (which I did). Thus, I think he will head here again. [;)] I have Minelaying operations going on - Akyab and Cox's Bazar both have around 5,000 mines each (HR limit). Chittagong is next and then I will shift further west.
Mandalay - Supply over 8500; AV - 781; Aviation Support 227; AF 2; Forts 2 (24%) and build about 5 to 6% per day. I finally have a lot of BF and engineers here. Some of the more damaged BF are heading back to Calcutta fro rebuilding.

Singapore:

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 51
Ki-49 -I Helen x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 -I Helen: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Runway hits 37

Java:
Merak/Sernag - He is moving LCUs from Palembang down to the southern tip of Sumatra and will take advantage of the ferry system to come across. I expect and attack here in about a weeks time.
Overall - The forts at Malang are over 5 and growing. I have forts being built in many places and have over 35,000 supply at Soerabaja. I will move my HQs to Malang when he gets half way down the island and have my last stand here.

Luzon/PI:
Manila - he seems to have stopped at Clark and is resting his forces. No LBA attacks over the last few days. My AV has grown by about 100 points and supplies have increased slowly. I have plenty of resources and oil to produce supplies until he decides to attack my base.

Aleutians:
Dutch Harbor - he performed the "double back" here. His CV and transports went SW for one day and now are back. [&:]

Others: None

Comments:
Since this turn was slow, I thought I give a small update for various theaters.

CV Hornet arrives at Panama in 30 days. [:D] A week before then, I get a CA, CL, 5 DDs there.

At South Atlantic Entry base I get British ships - BB, 6 CL, and 17 DDs within 30 days.

I haven't seen any reinforcement of the Line Islands. Thus, after the Alaskan reinforcements are done and an upgrade of ships. I will use all 5 CVs to support an invasion of Palmrya. If I capture this island, then Christmas Island is isolated and will fall shortly afterwards.

18 Feb 42

Landings: None!

ASW/Subs: Cachalot sinks from battle damages before she could reach Pearl. No others at risk as the 2 subs over 50 float damage are within 2 days of port.

Russia:
Heiho - My training runs continue.
Petropavlovsk [KAM] - The only ground combat in Russia that goes my way.

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 6673 troops, 56 guns, 107 vehicles, Assault Value = 197

Defending force 2662 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

Japanese max assault: 234 - adjusted assault: 72

Allied max defense: 54 - adjusted defense: 119

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

Japanese ground losses:
219 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Blagovyeschensk - the second large stack of Japanese combat units in Russia (see screen shot).

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 128421 troops, 1737 guns, 717 vehicles, Assault Value = 3528

Defending force 4232 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 109

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Japanese max assault: 4008 - adjusted assault: 3269

Allied max defense: 109 - adjusted defense: 55

Japanese assault odds: 59 to 1 (fort level 5)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Blagovyeschensk base !!!

Japanese ground losses:
830 casualties reported
Guns lost 27
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
5069 casualties reported
Guns lost 39

Komsomolsk [SIB] - The second big HI base falls. Now where does he go from here??

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9331 troops, 33 guns, 554 vehicles, Assault Value = 265

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 260 - adjusted assault: 262

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 262 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Komsomolsk [SIB] base !!!

China:
Changsha - These will continue until I get my MIGs down there. It will take some time to crank up the air war here, but I'm patient.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 12 - at 14,000'
Ki-48-I Lily x 46

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

India/Burma:
Rangoon - just a bombardment attack.

Singapore:

Japanese aircraft - at 16,000;
Ki-48-I Lily x 30
Ki-21-II Sally x 51
Ki-49 -I Helen x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-49 -I Helen: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 34

Java/DEI:
Batavia

Japanese aircraft - at 8,000'
A6M2 Zeke x 42
G4M1 Betty x 74
Ki-21-II Sally x 33

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina: 1 destroyed - the few left over are withdrawn to Timor. There morale is below 30 now and will need some R&R.

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 21

Amboina - the first attack here. I will continue my evac of 101st Philippine division from Davao.

Japanese aircraft - at 10,000'
G3M2 Nell x 12
G4M1 Betty x 52

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed
Beaufort VII: 2 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12

Luzon/PI:
Manila/Cavite - minimum damage due to lack of recon beforehand.

Japanese aircraft - at 16,000'
A6M2 Zeke x 4
G3M2 Nell x 49
Ki-21-II Sally x 17

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aleutians:
Dutch Harbor - CVs and other TF move 2 hexes south of the base again.
Kodiak - I have single ship transports come from Seward daily (4 hexes distance). Only one more day until all of the large BF will be transported over. An AA is being transported from Anchorage by my 2 Coronado squadrons.

Others:

Comments:
I sense other invasions coming, but don't know where. [8|] I will be glad when March comes and the winter rules go away and I can build in the north at a normal rate. I want Kodiak and Anchorage to be level 4 AF to support Marauders and their torpedoes before pulling out my CVs completely.

19 Feb 42

China:
Changsha

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 12
Ki-48-I Lily x 43

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 18

Wuchow - my patrol/transports get hit again

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 30

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 19

Singapore:
I still have enough supplies to last another 2 months.

Japanese aircraft - at 16,000'
Ki-48-I Lily x 23
Ki-21-II Sally x 43
Ki-49 -I Helen x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-49 -I Helen: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 56

Java/DEI:
Batavia - these attacks don't seem to add significantly to the damage already done.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 44
G4M1 Betty x 82
Ki-21-II Sally x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 31

Luzon/PI:
Manila/Cavite - my transport duties should be over soon and he can bomb the AF without any targets.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 6
G3M2 Nell x 53
Ki-21-II Sally x 14

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aleutians:
KB and Company - they are spotted by PBYs 6 hexes SE of Umnak Island. Where are they going??

Others:
Intel - ships are 8 hexes NE of Upolu (Samao Islands). An invasion fleeted headed here??

Comments:
Its been too quite for a while and I know Damian well enough that something is up.

20 Feb 42

Russia:
Heiho - daily bombing runs.
Japanese forces remain in place. a pause before a push further north??

Singapore:
Singapore - supply hits are now more important than runway damages.

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 27
Ki-21-II Sally x 45
Ki-49 -I Helen x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 6 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 38

Luzon/PI:
Manila/Cavite - this will be my first game with significant patrol craft losses. They are my main transporters for some time. [&:]

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 4
G3M2 Nell x 52
Ki-21-II Sally x 13

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed
Catalina: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13

Aleutians:
KB and Company are now 9 hexes SE of Cold Bay heading EAST with a speed of 18!! Does he go to full speed and head into the Sea of Alaska for a raid?? A "visit" to the Pacific NW of America??

South Pacific:
Samao Islands - numerous TF are present and it seems that the two undefended islands will be invaded tomorrow. I'm not too surprised as there has been increased activity around Canton island for some time

Comments:
Damian - I know he likes to be an aggressive player, but I don't know exactly what he will accomplish by continuing to get closer to the USA. Besides my 4 CVs, I have plenty of LB, DB, and some TBs to give him a warm welcome.

21 Feb 42
Intel - reports that 25 Engineer is loading at Dutch Harbor. So will he go for Umnak Island or Cold Bay?? I would go for Umnak, so he will go for Cold Bay. [:D]

Landings:
Upolu and Savaii with at least one CV in support as my subs are attacked.

ASW/Subs:
SS I-26, at 125,34 (4 hexes west of Prince Rupert) - hits 10 (one direct hit). This Glen equipped sub has to leave which is what I wanted. [:D]
Narwhal - hit by carrier planes at Pago Pago. Her damage is 46/45. She will be paired up with Gar for the long trip home.

Savaii [Samoa]
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 20
PC Ch 19
DE Kuretake
DE Wakatake
DE Kuri
DD Oite
DD Kamikaze

Allied Ships
SS Gar, hits 7, on fire - 2 direct hits plus one hit from carrier based planes. However, her damage stands at 37/64. She will spend the next 3 weeks making her way back to Pearl.

Russia:
Nikolaevsk na Amur - the slow increase in air attacks tells me that an invasion is not far behind. Most, if not all, of the Russian coastal bases will probably be captured during the next month.

G4M1 Betty x 49 - at 6000 feet

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3

China:
Wuchow [C China] - At least my flak is effective. [:D]

Ki-51 Sonia x 27

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed
Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 19

Java/DEI:
Amboina [Ambon] - his next invasion in the DEI will be here, IMO.

Japanese aircraft - at 10000 feet
G4M1 Betty x 40

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Round 2 - I now know where all but 1 Daitai of Nell/Betty are located (SRA only)

Japanese aircraft - at 10,000 feet
G3M2 Nell x 21
G4M1 Betty x 67

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9

Luzon/PI:
Manila/Cavite [PH] - These continue to come from Formosa, not Clark.

Japanese aircraft - at 17000 feet
A6M2 Zeke x 4
G3M2 Nell x 50
Ki-21-II Sally x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Runway hits 4 - no recon aircraft used!

Aleutians:
KB is located at 112,45. This is 12 hexes South of Kodiak (24 hexes to the West coast). They are moving East at 11 knots. Will she make a raid on the West Coast?? Is Damian trying to force a show down with my 4 CVs?? Will he curve North to raid in the Sea of Alaska?? Stay Tuned!

South Pacific:
With the three Samaon Islands soon to be captured (he will use the ferry system to go from Upolu to Pago Pago), the next possible invasion will be either Fiji or French Polynesia. I say French Polynesia to try to deny me any bases in the South Pacific. I have transports in the shipping channels. Who gets there first with the most??

Others:
Palmyra [LINE] - just want his attention here and to ensure that only the large BF is present. Hopefully, I can recapture this base within the next month.

Allied aircraft at 32000 feet
B-17E Fortress x 12

No Allied losses

Comments:
The extra carriers give the Japanese player a lot of options early. I could split up my 4 American CVs, but in previous games, when I did so, I paid the price. I've lost American CVs in the South Pacific before. Now they are pulling into Vancouver for refueling.

22 Feb 42
KB is not sighted by any patrols is running alone in the ocean!!

Landings:
Upolu - an AP hits another Russian mine. [:D] Damian must really hate my Russian sub force.

ASW/Subs:
SCSH 139 sinks an AP with 2 torpedoes at Upolu. I had 2 other subs attack, but they missed. [:(]
His planes from his carriers attack but don't hit any subs.

Russia:
Kuysyshevka - there are now 57 Japanese LCUs here!![X(][X(] I can take a nap when the combat replay comes up.
Nikolaevsk na Amur - another day, another attack.

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 50

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10

China:
Changsha [S China] - with the lack of construction engineers in China, even these small attacks prevent repairs of the AF. That is why the evac of BFs and an EAB from Luzon is so important.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 2
Ki-48-I Lily x 41

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged

Runway hits 8

Wuchow - Combat Replay showed no a2a. Why?? The Type 4 cannot reach high enough. [&:] They are sent north and the Type 16 are sent in after checking to make sure the have a high enough ceiling. [:D]

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 3

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 4 x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed

Burma/India:
Calcutta - more B-17D and B-25 Mitchells have flown in. I will give them rest before we start on his bases in southern Burma.

Java/DEI:
Amboina [Ambon] - Only my Brewsters and Dutch patrol planes are left. Catalina are moved to Darwin and Lautem (Timor). The patrol planes on Darwin will withdraw the Philippine division frag from here while the ones on Lautem will take them from Davao (the planes on Darwin will pull them from here once Ambonia is empty). The more I can get to Darwin, the stronger that base will become.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 29
G4M1 Betty x 39

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Round 2

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 30
G4M1 Betty x 72

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 49

Luzon/PI:
Manila - the 1st USMC AA is being transported to Wuchow.

Aleutians:
Anchorage reaches AF 4. Now I can use my torpedoes if he gets close enough to my B-26 Marauders.

South Pacific:
Upolu [Samoa] - I was not quick enough to push the "print screen" button to ID the forces used. It was 2 x SNLF and 1 x BF/EAB.

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1113 troops, 8 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 134

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 45 - adjusted assault: 88

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 88 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Upolu [Samoa] base !!!

Others:
Palmyra [LINE] - I have 8 squadrons worth of B-17s at Pearl. I'm rotating them in and using one squadron to perform recon.

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15

Comments:
Screen Shot - Is this the next target for Damian?? I have troops headed this way. At the top of the screen shot are my 2 FP equipped subs that I have in this mod (the 3rd of the Barracuda Class is due later in '42). I sent them down here to give me early warning (my 4 CVs were scheduled to head here, but that was before the invasion of Kodiak). They will move further west to provide overlap with my PBYs out of Pago Pago. I have 9 subs (5 are S-Class that were heading from Panama to Australia) covering the approaches to Bora Bora and Papaete and 5 PT boats at Papaete. They got here early in the game when they came with a TF of 2 TKs and 2 AKs from San Diego. I hope to build up these 7 islands, but....

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Aleutians:
Anchorage reaches AF 4. Now I can use my torpedoes if he gets close enough to my B-26 Marauders.

The B-26 in EA carry torpedoes? In stock, they're bombs I thought.

Here are the Allied bombers capable of carrying torpedoes.

Americans

Americans, Part 2

I can reach out just as far as the Kates (I hope Damian doesn't know this yet). [;)]

My favorite, regardless of what mod is being played. [&o][&o]

Don't want to leave out the Chinese. But I have only one squadron of these (I want to run across a few BB/CV with her). [:D]

Nice. Too bad Stock doesn't have these...
 
My lips are sealed about the Avengers.

As Newt states in Aliens "it won't make any difference."
 
[:D][:D]

23 Feb 42

Landings:
Cold Bay - there is a transport TF only one hex away. 2 Russian subs patrolling near Kodiak are reassigned to go over and offer resistance

ASW/Subs:
SHCH 139 survives an ASW attack at Upolu without any damage. [;)]
I-3 is at Kodiak. I have 2 transport TF only 4 hexes away at Seward. 6 DDs are formed into an ASW TF and set at full speed to go over and say "hello."
Sub count - I have almost 120 subs. There are spread all over the map and will continue to cause Damian problems.

Russia:
Heiho - another day of "milk runs" for my MIGs.
Kuysyshevka [SIB]

Japanese Deliberate attack - made by 57 LCUs!!

Attacking force 302220 troops, 4239 guns, 1603 vehicles, Assault Value = 7764

Defending force 136801 troops, 2236 guns, 494 vehicles, Assault Value = 4455

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Japanese max assault: 7258 - adjusted assault: 754 [:(][&:][:(]

Allied max defense: 4572 - adjusted defense: 17841

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese ground losses:
33728 casualties reported [X(][X(]
Guns lost 898
Vehicles lost 58

Allied ground losses:
1770 casualties reported
Guns lost 103
Vehicles lost 1

China:
Wuchow

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 24

Allied aircraft
I-16 Type 24 x 6

Japanese aircraft losses - the rest turned back!
Ki-51 Sonia: 4 destroyed [:)]

Burma/India:
Rangoon - bombardment attack only

Singapore:
bombardment attack only

Java/DEI:
Amboina [Ambon] - Dutch fighters against Zeros. [:(]

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 35
G4M1 Betty x 46 at 10,000feet

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 13

Round 2

Japanese aircraft at 10,000 feet
G3M2 Nell x 28
G4M1 Betty x 88

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 41

Luzon/PI:
Manila/Cavite [PH] - all Allied aircraft have been pulled out of the Philippines.

Japanese aircraft at 17000 feet
A6M2 Zeke x 2
G3M2 Nell x 54
Ki-21-II Sally x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 10

Aleutians:
American CVs, SC TF, and other shipping are headed from Vancouver to San Fran and will headed over to Pearl after a brief R&R here to allow some sys damage repairs. The Repair Shipyard in San Fran can be repaired to 400 and will be there soon. I have 3 EAB loaded and at Vancouver along with the Americal Division for Kodiak to be loaded at Seattle. Over 400 planes are now at Kodiak, Anchorage, and Seward to provide protection and AF attacks.

South Pacific:
Savaii is captured by the 26 Special BF.
Cvs and BB Mutsu are 2 hexes NE of Pago Pago headed east.

Others:
Palmyra [LINE] - About 100 B-17 are moving into the Hawaiian Islands. Next turn, they reach out at extended range (24 hexes) and will hit Christmas Island. I have 4 squadrons of B-19 that have a range of 44 max recovering from their failed attempts at Kodiak. I'm still a month short of getting them filled back up to full strength.

Allied aircraft at 32000 feet
B-17E Fortress x 12

No Allied losses

Comments:
I have changed my mind again and will try to send in some troops to French Polynesia. I have no air power here at all. So my subs will have to carry more of the burden.