Gorn to be wild. vontiger(J) vs geofflambert(A) rematch

[geofflambert]

For anyone interested, here's a look at Burma. My calculation is that Burma can't be held, so I withdraw my meagre forces to positions where they are on interior lines of communication. This is so I can respond to an invasion of India wherever it might occur. If I were to commit reinforcements to Burma and then a major invasion at Madras, Calcutta, Goa or wherever were to begin, I would have a lot less materiel to respond with. Many I'm sure will disagree with my analysis, perhaps even vehemently. The cost to the Chinese front is clear. Someday I may try it their way, but this is where my instincts lead me.

[vontiger]

01/17/1942

Reported losses for this day are as follows:
Land-
Attacked 106,126- 10 IJA to 70 Australian, Aussies held
Attacked 50,81- 23 IJA to 1570 Allied, 22nd Indian Bgde, 1st ISF Base Force, 28th Gurkha Brigade Des
Attacked 53,61- 151 English, 1 unit retreated the other Des
Attacked 67,88- 20 IJN to 42 english, English Retreated
Attacked 63,97- 11 IJN to 87 Dutch, Dutch Held
Bombardment 86,41- 15 Chinese
Captured Boela
Bombardment Changsha- 4 IJA to 6 Chinese

Air
Regular Chinese ground bombings-
Regular Malay ground/af bombings-
Regular Filipino ground/af bombings
Bomb Soerabaja port- SS 024 1 bomb

Navy
Clearing mines Merak

Sub

[vontiger]

01/18/1942

Reported losses for this day are as follows:
Land-
Attacked 106,126- 25 IJA to 392 Australian, 1 Australian unit des
Attacked 63,97- 12 IJN to 31 Dutch, Dutch Held
Bombardment 86,41- 10 Chinese
Captured Boela
Bombardment Changsha- 31 Chinese

Air
Regular Chinese ground bombings-
Regular Malay ground/af bombings-
Regular Filipino ground/af bombings
Air Sweep Ambon- 1 B-339D
Allied Air Sweep Finschhafen- 1 A6M2 for 5 P-40E
Allied bomb Finschhafen- 2 B-17D+ 1 B-17E Dam 3 Des (G) 14 Dam (G)A6M2, 3 base+ 7 Supply+ 37 runway
Bomb Soerabaja port- SS 023+SS 021 1 bomb

Navy
Clearing mines Merak
Amphibious Shortlands

Sub
SS I-154 hits AKL Buijskes 1 shell
SS I-4 shoots torps at AKV Hammondsport+ AK Almaack both all miss

[vontiger]

01/19/1942

Reported losses for this day are as follows:
Land-
Attacked 106,126- 423 Australian, Last Australian unit des- Lark Btn
Attacked 69,105- 25 IJA to 7 Dutch, Dutch Held
Attacked 73,54- 192 IJA to 629 Chinese, Chinese Held
Attacked 86,41- 500 IJA to 454 Chinese,Chinese Held
Attacked 86,43- 476 IJA to 1015 Chinese, Chinese Held
Bombardment Changsha- 5 Chinese
Attacked Loyang- 2554 IJA to 4981 Chinese, Chinese Held but are surrounded

Air
Regular Chinese ground bombings- 159 Loyang
Regular Malay ground/af bombings-
Regular Filipino ground/af bombings
Allied bomb Finschhafen- 1 A6M2 for 1 Des 5 Dam B-17D+ 2 B-17E Dam, 1 base+ 5 runway
Fleet bomb near Rennell Island- AKL Hetton 4 torp sunk
Fleet bomb Tulagi- AK Chickasaw 3 torp sunk, AK Charles H Cramp 2 bomb heavy fire+dam, AKL Mortlake Bank 1 bomb sunk, AK Santa Teresa 1 torp on fire heavy dam, AK Bellatrix 3 torp sunk, AKL Vincent 3 torp sunk

Navy
Clearing mines Merak
Surface combat 2 DD + 1 TB att 6 PT sink 3

Sub
SS I-160 hits AKL Lepus 10 shell heavy fire + dam
SS I-153 hits AKL Buijskes 1 torp heavy dam

[vontiger]

01/20/1942

Reported losses for this day are as follows:
Land-
Attacked 73,54- 222 IJA to 262 Chinese, Chinese Held
Attacked at 73,54- 136 to 24 Chinese, IJA Held
Attacked 79,56- 137 IJA to 137 Chinese, Chinese Held
Bombardment 86,41- 16 Chinese
Attacked 86,43- 292 IJA to 4693 Chinese, Chinese Retreated
Bombardment Bataan- 29 Allied
Bombardment Changsha- 10 Chinese
Attacked Koepang- 99 IJN to 104 Dutch
Attacked Loyang- 1653 IJA to 46459 Chinese, all 20 Chinese units destroyed (see attached)

Air
Regular Chinese ground bombings-
Regular Malay ground/af bombings-
Regular Filipino ground/af bombings
Allied bomb Finschhafen- 1 A6M2 for 1 Des 5 Dam B-17D+ 1 Des 2 Dam B-17E, 2 base+ 6 runway
Fleet bomb near Rennell Island- AKL Hetton 4 torp sunk
Fleet bomb Tulagi- AK Chickasaw 3 torp sunk, AK Charles H Cramp 2 bomb heavy fire+dam, AKL Mortlake Bank 1 bomb sunk, AK Santa Teresa 1 torp on fire heavy dam, AK Bellatrix 3 torp sunk, AKL Vincent 3 torp sunk
Fleet bomb- PT TM-5 1 bomb sunk

Navy
Clearing mines Merak
Amphibious Koepang

Sub
SS I-9 1 hit from DD Banckert
SS R0-34 had a chance at 2 AKL but refuses to fire torps and is out of gun ammo.... A new commander is needed I think
SS I-153 hits AKL De Klerk 5 shell 1 torp heavy fire and dam
SS R0-33 hits AKL Oriskany 14 shell 1 torp heavy fire and dam

[geofflambert]

The Sun Godess Amaterasu looks down in amazement at her subjects' victory over the Chinese at Loyang.

[geofflambert]

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[geofflambert]

[:@]

[geofflambert]

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Perhaps the fact that the hex was about to fall determined that.

[geofflambert]

1/29/42 The KB is midway between Cookstown and Port Moresby. Not sure what they're up to, they haven't attacked anything yet.

[vontiger]

01/21/1942

Reported losses for this day are as follows:
Land-
Attacked 63,97- 28 IJN to 39 Dutch, Dutch Held
Bombardment Bataan- 48 Allied
Bombardment Changsha- 17 Chinese
Attacked Koepang- 17 IJN to 71 Dutch
Captured Mergui- 298 British, 108th RAF Base Force Des

Air
Regular Chinese ground bombings-
Regular Malay ground/af bombings-
Regular Filipino ground/af bombings
Allied bomb Finschhafen- Bombers flying 36000 ft no intercept no hits on AF
Allied Land bomb Finschhafen- 3 P40E Des
Fleet Bomb Bataan- AK Admiral Halstead 3 torp hits sunk
Fleet Bomb near Morotai- AK Lowana 6 bomb hits sunk

Navy

Sub

[vontiger]

01/22/1942

Reported losses for this day are as follows:
Land-
Attacked 63,97- 13 IJN to 76 Dutch, Dutch Held
Attacked at 73,54- 63 IJA to 131 Chinese, IJA Held
Bombardment Bataan- 1 Gun IJA to 9 Allied
Bombardment Changsha- 10 Chinese
Attacked Kuching- 134 IJA to 137 Allied, Allies Held

Air
Regular Chinese ground bombings-
Regular Malay ground/af bombings-
Regular Filipino ground/af bombings
Bomb Allied units Batavia- 1 B5N1 (flak) to 1 B-339D, 9 Dutch
Carrier Sweep Port Moresby- 2 A6M2 to 1 P-40E

Navy
Amphibious Oosthaven
Cleared Mines Oosthaven

Sub

[vontiger]

01/23/1942

Reported losses for this day are as follows:
Land-
Attacked 63,97- 33 Dutch, Dutch Held
Attacked at 73,54- 51 IJA to 216 Chinese, IJA Held
Bombardment- 86,41- 44 Chinese
Bombardment Bataan- 10 Allied
Bombardment Changsha- 32 Chinese
Attacked Koepang- 62 IJN to 59 Dutch
Captured Oosthaven
Captured Shwebo

Air
Regular Chinese ground bombings-
Regular Malay ground/af bombings-
Regular Filipino ground/af bombings
Bomb Allied units Batavia- 1 B5N1 (flak) to 1 B-339D, 7 Dutch

Navy
Cleared Oosthaven mines

Sub
SS I-154 Att AK Gorgon 2 Shell 2 torp heavy fire and dam
SS 019 6 hits from PB Fuji Maru #4
SS KXI 1 hit from AMc Wa 19 1 torp heavy dam

[vontiger]

01/24/1942

Reported losses for this day are as follows:
Land-
Attacked 63,97- 27 Dutch, Dutch Held
Attacked at 73,54- 236 IJA to 281 Chinese, IJA Held
Bombardment- 86,41- 16 Chinese
Bombardment Bataan- 1 gun+1 vech to 11 Allied
Bombardment Changsha- 43 Chinese
Attacked Koepang- 62 IJN to 59 Dutch
Attacked Kuching- 116 IJA to 60 Allied
Bombardment Manila- 1 Gun+2 Vech to 55 Allied

Air
Regular Chinese ground bombings- 120 86,41
Regular Malay ground/af bombings-
Regular Filipino ground/af bombings
Sweep Batavia- 1 A6M2 to 2 B-399D

Navy
Amphibious Madang

Sub
SS KXII 4 hits from PB Kozan Maru
SS I-168 att AKL Hirondelle 1 torp on fire heavy dam

[vontiger]

01/25/1942

Reported losses for this day are as follows:
Land-
Attacked 47,89- 9 IJA to 190 Dutch, 2 retreated 1 held
Attacked 52,63- 106 British, 108th/2 Base Fored Des
Attacked at 73,54- 153 IJA to 174 Chinese, IJA Held
Attacked- 86,41- 515 IJA to 639 Chinese, Chinese Held
Bombardment Bataan- 15 Allied
Attacked Changsha- 2049 IJA to 2547 Chinese
Attacked Koepang- 34 IJN to 22 Dutch
Captured Madang
Bombardment Manila-

Air
Regular Chinese ground bombings-
Regular Malay ground/af bombings-
Regular Filipino ground/af bombings
CV strike near Cooktown- AKL Sjobris 4 bomb sunk
CV strike near Portlands Roads- AK Shooting Star 4 torps sunk

Navy
Amphibious Manokwari

Sub

[vontiger]

01/26/1942

Reported losses for this day are as follows:
Land-
Attacked 47,89- 24 Dutch, last unit retreated
Attacked 63,97- 219 Dutch, Dutch retreated
Attacked at 73,54- 342 IJA to 65 Chinese, IJA Held
Bombardment- 86,41- 20 Chinese
Bombardment Bataan-
Bombardment Changsha- 7 IJA to 9 Chinese
Bombardment Manila- 7 IJA to 9 Allied
Captured Manokwari
Attacked San Jose- 186 IJA to 17 PI

Air
Regular Chinese ground bombings-
Regular Malay ground/af bombings-
Regular Filipino ground/af bombings

Navy
Naval Bombardment Kuching- 331 Allied losses
Naval Bombardment Ambon- 30 Allied losses
Sub

[vontiger]

01/27/1942

Reported losses for this day are as follows:
Land-
Attacked at 73,54- 85 IJA to 82 Chinese, IJA Held
Bombardment- 86,41- 11 Chinese
Bombardment Bataan- 18 Allied
Bombardment Changsha- 25 Chinese
Attacked Koepang- 53 IJN to 49 Dutch
Attacked Kuching- 181 IJA to 82 Allied
Bombardment Manila- 5 IJA to 1 Gun Allied

Air
Regular Chinese ground bombings- 169 86,41
Regular Malay ground/af bombings-
Regular Filipino ground/af bombings
Sweep Port Moresby- 1 A6M2 to 10 P-40E
Bomb Allied units Palembang- 1 B5N1 (flak) to 25 Dutch
Naval Strike 71,110- AKL Benkoelen 2 bomb sunk
CV Strike Townsville- AM Bunbury 3 bomb sunk

Navy

Sub
SS I-18 1 hit from Piet Hein to AK Hauraki 2 torps heavy dam

[geofflambert]

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[vontiger]

Here are my top pilots (it is a few turns past 50)

[geofflambert]

1/30/42 Kaga escapes. Gar, Sturgeon and Snapper all made attacks on this TF as well. They fired at escorting DDs and all missed.
CV Kaga and BB Kirishima were the only capital ships observed.