any chance to retaliate against the TF from the air (rabaul should be within betty & zero range)?
one other thing came to my mind reading the battle report;
Katori is a speed 18 CL, making her the slowest ship in the TF
in my game she was sunk at midway escorting a transport force (thats why i know she's a bit slow [8|])
(i understand they're suposed to be escorting the transports, but she might have been better of within the transport TF instead of the combat compartment)
i usually use the speed 18 CL's for transport missions with light to medium expected resistance, that way the DD's have a bit more support, minimizing losses (not that my 15 lost DD's actually show that atm...)
you might want to check where the rest of the speed 18 CL's are at, because there are 3 or 4 of them i believe.
Thanks Flaggelant.
I couldn't agree with you more on the Katori issue. I think I must have been a bit sloppy when I put that particular task force together otherwise Katori would not have been there. It was only after the battle when I was looking at the damage sustained that I realised Katori with her deplorable 18 knots was there. I'm assuming that had a lot to do with the Allied fleet having the upper hand. I agree with the idea of using them as convoy escorts (and that is my intended use for them) as they have a reasonable AA component IIRC.
Unfortunately there is worse to come (post coming on that).
Air power at Rabual was coaxed to do something about these intruders but decided to leave the sailors to their own devices.[8|] In any event it has been a good learning experience and that is what getting into PBEM is all about. [:D]
Kido Butai, although powerful, was a raiding force, and this is exactly how the Japanese understood its usage. 'Shattered Sword'
8 February 1942[align=left] [/align] [/b][align=left] [/align]Malaya[align=left] [/align]Air: At Singapore 21 Nell, 34 Sally and 24 Lily bomb Singapore. 1 Buffalo, 1 Vildebeest, 4 Blenheim and 1 Swordfish are destroyed on the ground. Allied forces report 59 casualties while the airbase takes 14 hits, airbase supply takes 4 hits and the runway is hit 73 times. [align=left] [/align]A second raid of Singapore by 20 Nell, 30 Sally and 29 Lily destroys 2 Blenheim and 1 Vildebeest on the ground, causes 38 casualties and scores 12 airbase hits, 5 airbase supply hits and 75 runway hits.[align=left] [/align]Land: At Singapore a Japanese shock attack reduces the forts to level 5 and achieves assault odds of 7 to 1 and the base is captured. 4 Blenheim and 1 Veldebeest are destroyed on the ground. Japanese forces report 2139 casualties and 41 guns and 1 vehicle lost. 92 108 Allied forces surrender along with 316 guns and 7 vehicles lost. [align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]The allied forces surrendering include Malaya Army, 223 & 224 Group RAF, SSVF Brigade, 1st & 2nd ISF Base Forces, 6th, 12th, 15th, 22nd & 28th Indian Brigades, 22nd & 27th Australian Brigades, Singapore Fortress, 1st & 2nd Malaya Brigades, MAF Aviation, No. 101 & 109 RN Base Forces, and No. 110, 111, 112 & 113 RAF Base Forces.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Burma[align=left] [/align]Air: 35 Sally and 24 Helen bomb Taung Gyi and obtain 2 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hits and 11 runway hits.[align=left] [/align]Land: At Taung Gyi Japanese bombardment results in 8 Allied casualties with the return Allied bombardment causing 2 Japanese casualties and 1 gun lost.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]China[align=left] [/align]Land: At Hengchow Japanese bombardment results in 362 Chinese casualties and 4 guns lost.[align=left] [/align]Air: Some 100 miles west of Wuchow 21 Sonia and 6 Sally bomb 28th Chinese Corps and cause 23 casualties.[align=left] [/align]On the road 100 miles southwest of Changsha 6 Sonia and 9 Ann bomb 168th Chinese Division and cause 8 casualties. [align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Philippines[align=left] [/align]Air: At Bataan 63 Betty cause 81 casualties, 3 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hits and 23 runway hits.[align=left] [/align]Land: At Naga Japanese bombardment results in 13 Japanese casualties and 2 guns lost to 13 Allied casualties and 2 guns lost.[align=left] [/align]At Bataan Japanese bombardment results in 162 Allied casualties and 2 guns lost.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]South Eastern Pacific[align=left] [/align]Land: Troops are ashore at Torokina.[align=left] [/align]Sea: Here are the raw figures for the Battle of Goodenough Bay.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Night Time Surface Combat, near Gili Gili at 56,94[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Japanese Ships[align=left] [/align]BB Mutsu, Shell hits 6[align=left] [/align]CL Katori, Shell hits 4, on fire[align=left] [/align]CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage[align=left] [/align]CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage[align=left] [/align]DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 4, on fire[align=left] [/align]DD Wakatake, Shell hits 1[align=left] [/align]DD Kuretake[align=left] [/align]DD Sanae[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Allied Ships[align=left] [/align]CA Australia, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage[align=left] [/align]CA Canberra, Shell hits 3[align=left] [/align]CL Leander, Shell hits 2[align=left] [/align]CL Achilles, Shell hits 3[align=left] [/align]CL Perth, Shell hits 1[align=left] [/align]DD Alden[align=left] [/align]DD Barker[align=left] [/align]DD Bulmer, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage[align=left] [/align]DD Stuart, Shell hits 1[align=left] [/align]DD Voyager, Shell hits 3, on fire[align=left] [/align]DD Le Triomphant[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Followed by the assault on the transports.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Night Time Surface Combat, near Gili Gili at 56,94[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Japanese Ships[align=left] [/align]DD Hatsuharu, Shell hits 1[align=left] [/align]DD Nenohi, Shell hits 21, and is sunk[align=left] [/align]DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 2, on fire[align=left] [/align]DD Wakaba, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage[align=left] [/align]AP Buenos Aires Maru[align=left] [/align]AP Ceylon Maru[align=left] [/align]AP Kanayamasan Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage[align=left] [/align]AP Kyosei Maru[align=left] [/align]AP Mitsu Maru #3[align=left] [/align]AP Nissen Maru #3[align=left] [/align]AP Otori Maru[align=left] [/align]AP Sumiyoshi Maru[align=left] [/align]AP Takuei Maru[align=left] [/align]AP Takunan Maru[align=left] [/align]AP Tsuruga Maru[align=left] [/align]AP Shinyo Maru[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Allied Ships[align=left] [/align]CA Australia, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage[align=left] [/align]CA Canberra[align=left] [/align]CL Leander[align=left] [/align]CL Achilles[align=left] [/align]CL Perth, Shell hits 1[align=left] [/align]DD Alden, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage[align=left] [/align]DD Barker[align=left] [/align]DD Bulmer, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage[align=left] [/align]DD Stuart[align=left] [/align]DD Voyager, on fire[align=left] [/align]DD Le Triomphant[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]At the end of this action there are some serious damage issues going on for my ships. At the end of the day damage is as follows:[align=left] [/align]BB Mutsu 05 00 00(this is what she started out with)[align=left] [/align]CL Katori 18 03 09[align=left] [/align]CL Tenryu 58 65 18[align=left] [/align]CL Tatsuta 62 68 18[align=left] [/align]DD Shiokaze 55 34 28[align=left] [/align]DD Wakatake 03 00 00[align=left] [/align]DD Hatsuharu 01 00 00[align=left] [/align]DD Hatsushima 35 11 05[align=left] [/align]DD Wakaba 66 48 27[align=left] [/align]AP Kanayamasan Maru 69 58 16[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]In a postscript to the battleSS RO-61 gets CA Australia in her sights but fails to record a hit.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]3 Hudson find AP Arabia Maru and land 1 bomb on her causing 24 02 09 damage.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]DEI[align=left] [/align]Sea: Hyuga, Ise and CL Sendai bombard Balikpapan and cause 709 casualties, 4 guns and 2 vehicles lost, 2 airbase hits, 19 runway hits, 1 port hit, 4 port fuel hits and 2 port supply hits.[align=left] [/align]Air: Mini KB sends out 15 Val and 33 Kate to bomb Balikpapan and for the loss of 1 Val cause 5 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 23 runway hits.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Subs[align=left] [/align]No reported action[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Naval Losses for the Day[align=left] [/align]DD Nenohi[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Comments[align=left] [/align]Singapore in the bag. Happy with this as it is before the real time loss of Singapore. At Goodenough Bay not too bad a result given I put CL Katori in a surface fleet it had no place being in. Several ships are going to need a slice of luck to stay afloat. On the positive side the transports were saved and that was the whole point of having the surface action task force there… in that regard they did their job and if the combat reports are reliable CA Australia may not make it back to a safe port. Mutsu and company also came as a surprise to Todd as he had not picked them up with his recon.
Kido Butai, although powerful, was a raiding force, and this is exactly how the Japanese understood its usage. 'Shattered Sword'
In any event it has been a good learning experience and that is what getting into PBEM is all about. [:D]
As long as you make sure that the enemy receives at least an even amount of "learning experiences" that sounds like a good way to play [8|]
sinking CA australia for a couple of damaged CL's and a transport sounds like a good deal, if their speed isn't reduced to much they should make port safely i asume
gratz on Singapore, where will we see your next big push?
Yikes. Singapore was a shambles when the victorious Japanese troops marched into the city. The shipyard was at 1 with 24 points needing repair. Resources at 1 with 9 points of repair needed. Heavy Industry at 1 with 149 points of repair needed whilst manpower was at 2 with no repair required. The port was 100% out of commission whilst at the airfield the runway at 76% damaged and the airfield service area had sustained 35% damage. There is plenty of work here for the engineers. I have decided to only repair the shipyard as I want a port able to make repairs in this part of the world for the eventual reckoning with the Royal Navy.
Kido Butai, although powerful, was a raiding force, and this is exactly how the Japanese understood its usage. 'Shattered Sword'
In any event it has been a good learning experience and that is what getting into PBEM is all about. [:D]
As long as you make sure that the enemy receives at least an even amount of "learning experiences" that sounds like a good way to play [8|]
sinking CA australia for a couple of damaged CL's and a transport sounds like a good deal, if their speed isn't reduced to much they should make port safely i asume
gratz on Singapore, where will we see your next big push?
I'm thinking that this time tocaff has been the instructor. I would have been better served by keeping RADM Daigo and his 4 cruisers at Gili Gili instead of letting the hare off into the Coral Sea looking for a damaged Australia (see my next post for the consequences of this decision).
The light cruisers have had their flooding stabilised for the time being so they may well make it back to a decent port. As for the Australia I fear the damage reports may have given an overly optimistic impression of the seriousness of her damage... her speed seems to be undiminished and she looks to have made good her escape.
Thanks on Singapore. The Dutch East Indies need to be sewn up and I would like to finish off the Philippines too before moving on anywhere else.
Kido Butai, although powerful, was a raiding force, and this is exactly how the Japanese understood its usage. 'Shattered Sword'
Second Battle of Goodenough Bay[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]On the night of 8/9 February 1942 RADM Daigo was ordered to leave the anchorage at Gili Gili and proceed south to hunt down stragglers from the RAN force that had visited the night before. Daigo took his force of 4 cruisers, Aoba, Kinugasa, Furutaka, Kako and 6 destroyers and made haste to the south with hopes of catching up with HMAS Australia.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Back in the anchorage though, for the second night in a row, the night time peace was rent with the sound of gunfire. APD-31 which had been quietly shepherding the transports Arabia Maru, Denmark Maru and Ryuyo Maru headed off smartly in the direction of the enemy ships shooting as she went. Her lookouts reported a hit on a ship believed to be Houston and another on what was believed to be the light cruiser Marblehead before her gallant attack was snuffed out in a rain of shells. She quickly sank and the American ships moved in to deal with the transports. All three transports registered hits but the Americans seemed keen to make a hasty departure. Although they had all been damaged only Denmark Maru was suffering concerning flooding and fires. The other 2 appeared to have their fires under control. With some hard work and a slice of luck all 3 would be saved.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]As the American ships were moving out they came upon DD Wakaba and AP Kanayamasan Maru. Both ships had been damaged in the engagement from the night before. Both were dealing with flooding issues and were ill prepared to deal with the threat posed by Houston with a couple of light cruisers and a bunch of destroyers. Shell fire from the American ships soon rendered both ships so unseaworthy that they sank.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Not long after the American fleet had the good fortune to locateDD Hatsuharu and 2 transports; Buenos Aires Maru and Ceylon Maru. Hatsuharu was the only remaining destroyer assigned to protecting the transport fleet from the previous night which had come through unscathed. She had been given the task of looking after these 2 transports which still had supplies to bring ashore. Thinking the coast was clear after the RAN had departed this little fleet was ordered back to finished unloading the much needed supplies to the engineers at Gili Gili. The first that the commander of Hatsuharu knew of the American presence was 3 torpedoes smashing into the hull of Ceylon Maru. Hatsuharu threw herself at the American ships and was quickly mauled by the overwhelming force arrayed against her. By the time she was finished and beginning to sink her lookouts had reported 1 shell hit each on Houston, the light cruiser Marblehead and the destroyer Paul Jones. Not long after Ceylon Maru and Buenos Aires Maru also slipped under the waves and made their descent to the bottom of the sea. The Americans poured on the steam and congratulated themselves on a successful raid.
Kido Butai, although powerful, was a raiding force, and this is exactly how the Japanese understood its usage. 'Shattered Sword'
I'd say keep a close eye on Port M. they're probably operating from there,
so recon & port attacks might be a valuable counter-tactic
On Singapore; did you hit it with sea bombardments,
or was the industrial damage all from you'r airbombing and the hostile engeneers sabotage?
(engeneers seem to destroy some of the industry after being forced to retreat/surrender)
i try to take all oil, resources & HI locations with overwhelming force and minimal bombardments (air nor sea bombing)
so far it worked quiet nice for me
and i'm not sure if you can choose to repair or not from the primary base functions (port/air)
but as long as there are engeneers in the hex it autorepairs these (not sure on what cost?)
Surprisingly good performance by the older US Cruisers, especially the Marblehead. Isn't it usually the Boise that causes all the trouble?
I did not put her name up in lights but Boise was indeed there. I was surprised to find that those 3 transports, while mauled, actually survived the night.
In retrospect leaving the Aoba quartet on guard duty would have set up quite a battle to follow on from the night before but it was not to be so. Vagaries of war I guess.
Kido Butai, although powerful, was a raiding force, and this is exactly how the Japanese understood its usage. 'Shattered Sword'
I'd say keep a close eye on Port M. they're probably operating from there,
so recon & port attacks might be a valuable counter-tactic
On Singapore; did you hit it with sea bombardments,
or was the industrial damage all from you'r airbombing and the hostile engeneers sabotage?
(engeneers seem to destroy some of the industry after being forced to retreat/surrender)
i try to take all oil, resources & HI locations with overwhelming force and minimal bombardments (air nor sea bombing)
so far it worked quiet nice for me
and i'm not sure if you can choose to repair or not from the primary base functions (port/air)
but as long as there are engeneers in the hex it autorepairs these (not sure on what cost?)
I have my sights set on Port Moresby but want Gili Gili at level 3 AF before I make a move. The airfield has made it to level 1 and my scout planes have moved in so the chance of surprise raid should be reduced. Not sure that the warships are operating out of Moresby though as they were last seen tearing off in a southerly direction more likely Cairns, Townsville or maybe Brisbane.
I didn't go anywhere near a sea bombardment at Singapore. Damage came from aerial bombardment and the defending forces. Singers has been the first place I've taken that has substantial damage.
I'm still a few days ahead of my AAR but the repairs have been coming along quite swiftly.
Kido Butai, although powerful, was a raiding force, and this is exactly how the Japanese understood its usage. 'Shattered Sword'
9 February 1942[align=left] [/align] [/b][align=left] [/align]Malaya[align=left] [/align]Sea:PG Chosa Maru hits a mine while clearing a path through the field at Singapore. Not sure what the Commander is up too but this little Maru stumbles around and manages to find another 2 mines and detonates both of them. 3 mines down but the damage is catastrophic for the little vessel - 69 89 49 damage.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Burma[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese bombardment at Taung Gyi causes 2 Japanese casualties and 20 Allied casualties. The Allied return fire causes 10 Japanese casualties and 1 gun lost against 2 Allied casualties.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]China[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese bombardment at Hengchow causes 8 Japanese casualties and 2 guns lost to 234 Chinese casualties and 4 guns lost.[align=left] [/align]Air: On the road a hundred miles west of Wuchow 23 Sonia and 10 Sally bomb 84th Chinese Corps and cause 62 casualties[align=left] [/align]On the road some one hundred miles south west of Changsha 9 Sonia and 9 Ann bomb 168th Chinese Division and cause 43 casualties.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Philippines[align=left] [/align]Air: Bataan is bombed by 64 Betty resulting in 117 Allied casualties, 3 guns lost, 4 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hits and 21 runway hits.[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese bombardment at Naga causes 64 Allied casualties and 4 guns lost.[align=left] [/align]Japanese bombardment at Bataan causes 205 casualties and 1 gun and 1 vehicle lost.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]South Eastern Pacific[align=left] [/align]Land: The undefended base at Torokina is captured by the Japanese.[align=left] [/align]Sea: here are the raw figures for the surface combat rounds in the Second Battle of Goodenough Bay.
[align=left] [/align]Night Time Surface Combat, near Gili Gili at 56,94[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Japanese Ships[align=left] [/align]APD APD-31, Shell hits 33, and is sunk[align=left] [/align]AP Arabia Maru, Shell hits 7[align=left] [/align]AP Denmark Maru, Shell hits 15, on fire, heavy damage[align=left] [/align]AP Ryuyo Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Allied Ships[align=left] [/align]CA Houston, Shell hits 1[align=left] [/align]CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1[align=left] [/align]CL Boise[align=left] [/align]DD John D. Edwards[align=left] [/align]DD John D. Ford[align=left] [/align]DD Paul Jones[align=left] [/align]DD Parrott[align=left] [/align]DD Peary[align=left] [/align]DD Pillsbury[align=left] [/align]DD Pope[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------[align=left] [/align]Night Time Surface Combat, near Gili Gili at 56,94[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Japanese Ships[align=left] [/align]DD Wakaba, Shell hits 10, and is sunk[align=left] [/align]AP Kanayamasan Maru, Shell hits 7, and is sunk[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Allied Ships[align=left] [/align]CA Houston[align=left] [/align]CL Marblehead[align=left] [/align]CL Boise[align=left] [/align]DD John D. Edwards[align=left] [/align]DD John D. Ford[align=left] [/align]DD Paul Jones[align=left] [/align]DD Parrott[align=left] [/align]DD Peary[align=left] [/align]DD Pillsbury[align=left] [/align]DD Pope[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------[align=left] [/align]Night Time Surface Combat, near Gili Gili at 56,94[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Japanese Ships[align=left] [/align]DD Hatsuharu, Shell hits 42, and is sunk[align=left] [/align]AP Buenos Aires Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire[align=left] [/align]AP Ceylon Maru, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Allied Ships[align=left] [/align]CA Houston, Shell hits 1[align=left] [/align]CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1[align=left] [/align]CL Boise[align=left] [/align]DD John D. Edwards[align=left] [/align]DD John D. Ford[align=left] [/align]DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 1, on fire[align=left] [/align]DD Parrott[align=left] [/align]DD Peary[align=left] [/align]DD Pillsbury[align=left] [/align]DD Pope[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Near Goodenough Island 3 Hudson sneak in a land 1 bomb onAP Arabia Maru causing some further system damage to this already damaged vessel. Damage now stands at 35 00 04.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]DEI[align=left] [/align]Air: The air attack against Banjarmasin by 22 Nell results in 1 airbase hit and 1 runway hit and the CAP of 1 Brewster 339D is destroyed by the escorting Zero fighters.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Subs[align=left] [/align]No reported action.[align=left] [/align]Naval Losses for the Day[align=left] [/align]DDsHatsuharu, WakabaAPDAPD-31, APsCeylon Maru, Kanayamasan Maru[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Comments[align=left] [/align]Nothing more needs to be said about Goodenough Island. RADM Daigo, however, is still scouring the Coral Sea attempting to salvage a victory of sorts from this episode. Plenty of softening up bombardments going on before the ordering of assaults on these land targets.
10 February 1942[align=left] [/align] [/b][align=left] [/align]Malaya[align=left] [/align]Air: Medan is attacked by 15 Nell and 10 Lily and 2 runway hits are reported.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Burma[align=left] [/align]Air: 36 Sally bomb Taung Gyi and cause 1 airbase hit, 3 airbase supply hits and 1 runway hit.[align=left] [/align]At Mandalay 8 Blenheim bomb 55th/C Division and 9 casualties and 1 gun lost are reported.[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese shock attack at Taung Gyi reduces the forts to level 0 and achieves 2 to 1 odds. Japanese loses reported as 355 casualties, 17 guns and 2 vehicles lost against 202 Allied casualties and 4 guns lost.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]China[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese bombardment at Hengchow causes 3 Japanese casualties and 1 gun lost to 203 Chinese casualties and 2 guns lost.[align=left] [/align]Air: Southwest of Wuchow 28th Chinese Corps is bombed by 22 Sonia and 9 Sally and records 28 casualties.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Philippines[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese bombardment at Naga causes 2 Japanese casualties and 25 Allied casualties and 2 guns lost.[align=left] [/align]Japanese bombardment at Bataan causes 82 Allied casualties.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]South Eastern Pacific[align=left] [/align]Air: 3 Hudson locate the already damagedDD Shiokaze and land 1 bomb on her causing her damage to rocket to99 66 25.[align=left] [/align]Sea: Coral Sea – RADM Daigo finds a target. Overnight DD Bulmer sailing alone is located and swiftly dispatched with 10 shell hits. [align=left] [/align]Daigo continues the search during the day and locatesDD Alden, also on her own, and she is sunk with 6 shell hits. [align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]DEI[align=left] [/align]Air: Banjarmasin is bombed by 21 Nell for 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 1 runway hit.[align=left] [/align]Sea: At Balikpapan Fuso, Nagato, Maya and CLs Kinu, Yura, Kitakami and Kuma left fly in a night bombardment and cause 67 casualties, 2 guns lost, 6 runway hit, 2 port hits, 1 port fuel hit and 2 port supply hits. The follow up bombardment during the day sees 78 casualties, 2 guns lost, 3 airbase hits, 8 runway hits, 2 port hits and 1 port supply hit.[align=left] [/align]Near Balikpapan 6 Martin 139 attack the task force containing Nagato and have 1 of their number lost to flak.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Subs[align=left] [/align]No reported action.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Naval Losses for the Day[align=left] [/align]PG Chosa Maru, DD Bulmer, DD Alden[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Comments[align=left] [/align]Daigo extracts a small measure of revenge on the Allied force. Good results from the shock attack at Taung Gyi where the Japanese forces will wait until the road to the east is blocked before a final assault is launched. Hopefully this small pocket of resistance will then be snuffed out and my lines to the rear will then be secure.
Kido Butai, although powerful, was a raiding force, and this is exactly how the Japanese understood its usage. 'Shattered Sword'
11 February 1942[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Burma[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese bombardment at Taung Gyi causes 27 Allied casualties and 1 gun lost. The return fire from the Allied force causes 2 Japanese casualties and 1 gun lost.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]China[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese bombardment at Hengchow causes 325 Chinese casualties and 5 guns lost.[align=left] [/align]Air: On the road some 100 miles southwest of Changsha 10 Sonia and 9 Ann bomb China Command and cause 30 casualties.[align=left] [/align]On the road a hundred miles west of Wuchow 28th Chinese Corps is bombed by 23 Sonia and 16 casualties are reported.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Philippines[align=left] [/align]Air: 19 Betty and 15 Helen bomb Bataan and for the loss of 1 Betty cause 37 casualties, 2 guns lost, 1 airbase hit and 15 runway hits.[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese bombardment at Naga results in 2 Japanese casualties and 1 gun lost to 44 Allied casualties and 2 guns lost.[align=left] [/align]Japanese bombardment at Bataan causes 271 Allied casualties and 5 guns lost.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]South Eastern Pacific[align=left] [/align]Air: South of Gasmata 2 Hudson brave a CAP of 14 Zero. 1 Hudson is destroyed but 1 of the attackers manages to land a bomb on board AP Ryuyo Maru causing her damage to increase to 32 17 04.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]DEI[align=left] [/align]Air: 18 Nell bomb Banjarmasin and achieve 1 runway hit.[align=left] [/align]Near Balikpapan 3 Martin 139 attack the surface task force containing Nagato and score 1 bomb hit on the battleship without causing any damage.[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese bombardment at Balikpapan causes 4 Japanese casualties and 1 gun lost.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Subs[align=left] [/align]Near Woodlark Island SS Stingray locatesAP Denmark Maru and sinks the damaged transport with 1 torpedo.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Naval Losses for the Day[align=left] [/align]AP Denmark Maru[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Comments[align=left] [/align]The loss of Denmark Maru continues the sorry chapter started a few night previously at Goodenough Bay.
Kido Butai, although powerful, was a raiding force, and this is exactly how the Japanese understood its usage. 'Shattered Sword'
12 February 1942[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Burma[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese bombardment at Taung Gyi causes 22 Allied casualties and 1 gun lost. The return fire from the Allied forces causes 11 Japanese casualties.[align=left] [/align]Air: West of Mandalay 20 Sally and 15 Helen bomb 16th Indian Brigade and cause 19 casualties and 1 gun lost.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]China[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese bombardment at Hengchow causes 279 Chinese casualties and 10 guns lost.[align=left] [/align]Air: On the road some 100 miles southwest of Changsha 9 Ann bomb China Command and cause 12 casualties.[align=left] [/align]At Sian 26 Ann cause 12 casualties, 1 airbase hit and 22 runway hits.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Philippines[align=left] [/align]Air: At Bataan 50 Betty and 25 Helen bomb the airfield and cause 93 casualties, 4 guns lost, 3 airbase hits and 20 runway hits.[align=left] [/align]Land: Allied land forces have made a move on Clark Field. The Japanese forces entrenched there launch a deliberate attack and achieve assault odds of 51 to 1 and the Allied forces retreat. Japanese losses reported at 260 casualties, 5 guns and 3 vehicles lost to Allied losses of 360 casualties and 13 guns lost.[align=left] [/align]Japanese shock attack at Naga achieves 59 to 1 assault odds (fort level of 3) and the base is captured for reported Japanese loses of 905 casualties, 29 guns and 2 vehicles lost. The 41st and 51st PA Divisions surrender 5769 prisoners and lose 92 guns.[align=left] [/align]Japanese bombardment at Bataan causes 262 Allied casualties and 4 guns lost.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]DEI[align=left] [/align]Air: At Banjarmasin 20 Nell achieve 1 airbase hit and 2 runway hits.[align=left] [/align]Land: Allied bombardment at Balikpapan causes 30 Japanese casualties and 2 guns lost.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Subs[align=left] [/align]Nil reports.
[align=left] [/align]Naval Losses for the Day[align=left] [/align]Nil.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Comments[align=left] [/align]The capture of Naga opens up the southern route to Manila. Whilst a substantial number of Allied units are tied down at Bataan a large number of Japanese units are now free to move in a lay siege to Manila.
Kido Butai, although powerful, was a raiding force, and this is exactly how the Japanese understood its usage. 'Shattered Sword'
13 February 1942[align=left] [/align] [/b][align=left] [/align]Malaya[align=left] [/align]Air: 17 Nell and 12 Lily bomb the airfield at Medan and achieve 1 runway hit.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Burma[align=left] [/align]Air: West of Mandalay 28 Sally and 19 Helen bomb 16th Indian Brigade and cause 23 casualties.[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese bombardment at Taung Gyi causes 35 Allied casualties and 2 guns lost. The return fire causes 8 Japanese casualties.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]China[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese bombardment at Hengchow causes 2 Japanese casualties to 411 Chinese casualties and 6 guns lost.[align=left] [/align]Air: Still on the road some 100 miles southwest of Changsha 10 Sonia bomb China Command and cause 11 casualties.[align=left] [/align]East of Kweiyang 22 Sonia and 9 Sally drop in on 91st Chinese Corps and cause 35 casualties.[align=left] [/align]30 Ann bomb the airfield at Sian and cause 23 casualties, 7 airbase hits and 7 runway hits.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Philippines[align=left] [/align]Air: The airfield at Bataan is bombed by 51 Betty and 25 Helen. For the loss of 1 Helen the bombers cause 106 casualties, 5 airbase supply hits and 10 runway hits. A further raid by 16 Helen causes 2 runway hits and the escort of 22 Oscar account for the CAP of 1 P-26A and 1 P-35A.[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese bombardment at Bataan causes 139 casualties and 4 guns lost.[align=left] [/align]Boac is occupied by Japanese forces.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]DEI[align=left] [/align]Air: 22 Nell bombs the airfield at Banjarmasin and causes 5 casualties, 2 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 4 runway hits.[align=left] [/align]Land: Troops are ashore at Hollandia.[align=left] [/align]Japanese bombardment at Balikpapan causes 21 Allied casualties. The Allied return fire causes 11 Japanese casualties and 1 gun lost.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Subs[align=left] [/align]No reports.
[align=left] [/align]Naval Losses for the Day[align=left] [/align]Nil[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Comments[align=left] [/align]Troops at Naga are busy moving towards Manila.
Kido Butai, although powerful, was a raiding force, and this is exactly how the Japanese understood its usage. 'Shattered Sword'
14 February 1942[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Burma[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese deliberate attack at Taung Gyi achieves assault odds of 2 to 1 and reduces forts from level 1 to level 0. Japanese loses reported as 599 casualties and 11 guns lost to 145 Allied casualties and 1 gun lost.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]China[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese bombardment at Hengchow causes 21 Japanese casualties and 1 gun lost to 284 Chinese casualties and 4 guns lost.[align=left] [/align]Air: At Lanchow 24 Ann bomb the airfield and loose 1 of their number and cause 1 airbase hit, 3 airbase supply hits and 18 runway hits.[align=left] [/align]North east of Kweiyang 21 Sonia bomb the 28th Chinese Corps and cause 26 casualties.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Philippines[align=left] [/align]Air: Bataan is bombed by 23 Betty causing 38 casualties, 3 guns lost, 2 airbase hit and 9 runway hits. The 22 Oscar flying escort account for the 1 P-35 flying CAP.[align=left] [/align]Land: Allied troops have again made a move against the Japanese forces at Clark Field. A deliberate Japanese attack results in assault odds of 164 to 1. The 107th USAAF Base Force, 71st PA Division, 26th P.S. Cavalry Regiment and the 57th Regimental Combat Team surrender. Japanese forces report 119 casualties, 7 guns and 2 vehicles lost and capture 5777 prisoners. The Allied force has also lost 12 guns.[align=left] [/align]Japanese bombardment at Bataan causes 128 Allied casualties and 1 gun lost.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]DEI[align=left] [/align]Air: At Banjarmasin 21 Nell get 1 hit on the airbase and 1 runway hit.[align=left] [/align]At Batavia 27 Zero fly sweep and meet a CAP of 4 Brewster 339. 3 Brewster are destroyed.[align=left] [/align]Near Balikpapan 5 Martin 139 tangles with a CAP of 6 Zero. They loose 1 of their number to the Zeros before dropping 3 bombs on MSW Seki Maru #3 and sinking the vessel.[align=left] [/align]Mini KB launches 15 Val and 16 Kate against Macassar and destroys 1 F.K.51 and scores 1 airbase hit, 2 airbase supply hits and 10 runway hits.[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese bombardment at Balikpapan results in 2 Japanese casualties and 1 gun lost. The Allied return fire causes 14 Japanese casualties.[align=left] [/align]Japanese forces capture the undefended base at Hollandia.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Subs[align=left] [/align]No action reported.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Naval Losses for the Day[align=left] [/align]MSW Seki Maru #3[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Comments[align=left] [/align]I’m not sure why tocaff sent those units out to Clark Field. They had been there only a couple of days previous and were soundly rebuffed then. Their surrender was unexpected and as a result only 9 units are left to defend Manila. A rather large Japanese force is marching to lay siege to capture Manila before dealing with Bataan which has 23 units holed up there.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]The Dutch PT boats are on the move with a least a couple sighted moving north towards the fleets based around Balikpapan. The fleet commanders have been ordered to by wary of night time torpedo attacks.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Some shipping has been sighted at Andaman Islands. The recon reports it as a cruiser but it may well be a submarine. In any event a sizeable amount of Japanese air power in the area is now focused on naval attack just in case the Royal Navy is up to something.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Update on Hiryu. She has made it to the HI. System damage had reached 50 by the time she made it. Repairs are now underway. Akagi, Zuikaku, Hiei and Kirishima are also at the HI bringing down system damage. 4 Mutsuki class destroyers are also undergoing the February ’42 upgrade and will be incorporated into KB when modifications are complete.
Kido Butai, although powerful, was a raiding force, and this is exactly how the Japanese understood its usage. 'Shattered Sword'
Update on Hiryu. She has made it to the HI. System damage had reached 50 by the time she made it.
Plenty of time to read up on repairing no doubt[:D]
Is Manila an urban hex in Stock ? I'm sure it is, but I can't remember precisely ... hope you brought plenty of supplies, Artillery, engineers and anything else laying around[8D]
Update on Hiryu. She has made it to the HI. System damage had reached 50 by the time she made it.
Plenty of time to read up on repairing no doubt[:D]
Is Manila an urban hex in Stock ? I'm sure it is, but I can't remember precisely ... hope you brought plenty of supplies, Artillery, engineers and anything else laying around[8D]
--Damian--
Hopefully the IJN is taking stock of the huge damage bill from a single bomb. Got me to thinking that if something like this had of happened during the early months of the war would it have caused a rethink of KB operations.
Manila is urban. I have plenty of engineers although a little light on in the artillery department. When everyone has arrived there will be a considerable force involved in the attack. Preliminary recon suggests that only light forces are currently in the city. Land bombardments should give a better indication of what I am up against. I quizzed Todd about the 4 units that went on a death ride at Clark Field and it seems that they weren't ordered to do this (should still be holed up in Manila I guess). Todd has been stoic about it all writing it off as one of those things that happen. Guess he has just gone and raised the bar in the chivalry stakes.
Kido Butai, although powerful, was a raiding force, and this is exactly how the Japanese understood its usage. 'Shattered Sword'
15 February 1942[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Burma[align=left] [/align]Air: 13 Blenheim appear at Mandalay and are met by a CAP of 9 Zero. 3 Blenheim are destroyed and the airbase takes 1 hit.[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese forces at Taung Gyi (after the success of reducing for level to 0 last turn) and suffering little disruption go for a shock attack. Assault odds of 2 to 1 are achieved (mysteriously the fort level has returned to level 1 and is again beaten down to 0 – is this a defensive bonus for defending a jungle/forest hex?) but the attackers are soundly rebuffed losing 1197 causalities, 23 guns and 2 vehicles against 156 Allied casualties and 4 guns lost.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]China[align=left] [/align]Land: At Hengchow Japanese bombardment causes 302 Chinese casualties and 8 guns lost.[align=left] [/align]Air: 22 Ann bomb Lanchow and report 1 airbase hit, 2 airbase supply hits and 14 runway hits.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Philippines[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese bombardment attack at Bataan causes 151 casualties and 1 gun lost.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]South Eastern Pacific[align=left] [/align]Land: Troops are ashore at Woodlark Island.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]DEI[align=left] [/align]Air: 27 Zero fly Sweep over Palembang and meet 3 Hawk 75A. 1 Zero is lost for 2 Hawk destroyed.[align=left] [/align]15 Nell bomb Banjarmasin and cause 2 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 11 runway hits.[align=left] [/align]At Medan 2nd WS Garrison Battalion is bombed by 15 Sally and 13 Lily and loses 37 casualties and 1 gun lost.[align=left] [/align]Near Pinrang 11 Zero swoop in on a PT task force and score 8 hits onPT TM-8 and 4 hits on PT TM-7.[align=left] [/align]At Macassar 13 Val and 34 Kate from mini KB score 2 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 16 runway hits.[align=left] [/align]Land: Japanese shock attack at Balikpapan achieves 13 to 1 combat odds (forts at level 3) and the base is captured. Japanese loses are 284 casualties and 7 guns lost to 126 Allied casualties and 8 guns lost. The Allied forces retreat.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Subs[align=left] [/align]No action reported.[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Naval Losses for the Day[align=left] [/align]CA Australia[align=left] [/align] [align=left] [/align]Comments[align=left] [/align]Taung Gyi is turning into a bit of a hole. My forces will take a breather and await some reinforcements racing up from Singapore to break this resistance. The DEI is also infested with PT task forces so the Zero attack was designed to put a dent in this offensive power. Australia was scuttled and confirmation of this loss makes the losses suffered at Goodenough Bay a little easier to take. The loss of Australia is credited to 16 inch gun fire so notch one up forBB Mutsu.
Kido Butai, although powerful, was a raiding force, and this is exactly how the Japanese understood its usage. 'Shattered Sword'
