The Cautionaries: jwilkerson vs Capt(re-started)

[jwilkerson]

Putting the KO on a USN sub off the mouth of Manilla Bay ...

[jwilkerson]

Pretty much a lot of sub and anti-sub around the PI with nothing decisive going on ... the one surface battle we've had is depicted below ... I was actually just trainin' up part of my BB force when some US DDs showed up ... we wound up scuttling one of our DDs and my opponent says he lost one ( later ) as well ... if true maybe a victory for us !

[Rysyonok]

I lost Bataan to CAPT on 6/28 after 5 days of battles - of course that was in 1.3 =)

Can you beat that?

[jwilkerson]

I don't even think we will have advanced into the Bataan hex by then ... actually I think CAPT has 1.3 but with 1.2 cam132.dat file which means he also had 20,000 PP at start ( by mistake ) 1.3 and 1.4 only have 500 for Japan ... so the extra 19,500 PP probably helped a lot !

( I have sent him the correct cam file )

[Rysyonok]

No wonder I faced 6 divisions and change there... 180 000 men.

Now how was I supposed to counter that? :p

[jwilkerson]

One can probably get 6 divisions there by then .. but not engineers and arty ( not without the PP ) ...

[jwilkerson]

Ok after a few more days of one off sub / ASW activity around the PI ... time for another surface battle ! This time for once ( maybe for the first time !? ) we actually win one.

All three US ships were sunk in exchange for only very light damage ( all ships sys dmg still green ) on our side !

Not sure what the US ships were thinking, but my guess would be they were running ...

[jwilkerson]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/25/22

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Sub attack at 41,51

Japanese Ships
SS No. 27

Allied Ships
DD Smith Thompson, heavy damage

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Night Time Surface Combat at 41,51

Japanese Ships
CA Idzumo
CL Yahagi
DD Minekaze
DD Sawakaze
DD Okikaze
DD Uzuki
DD Minazuki
DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
BB Monadnock, Shell hits 22, on fire, heavy damage
DD Rathburne, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Smith Thompson, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Got two of those pesty US DDs !!

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Day Time Surface Combat at 40,51

Japanese Ships
CA Kurama
CL Hirado
DD Amatsukaze
DD Hakaze
DD Asakaze
DD Wakaba
DD Yayoi
DD Oite

Allied Ships
BB Monadnock, Shell hits 13, and is sunk

Finished off the whole group !

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ASW attack near Midway at 95,61

Japanese Ships
SS No. 62

Allied Ships
PC Eagle 11
PC Eagle 10
PC Eagle 9
PC Eagle 1

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TF 37 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55


Japanese ground losses:
1803 casualties reported

[jwilkerson]

We're finally getting ready for the "big push" towards Bataan. But meanwhile, our invasion of Davao runs into a couple of US DDs .. not sure what they are doing down there !? But we win our second surface battle in a row !? Otherwise, things are fairly beneign.

[Rysyonok]

Hm... you're risking sailing your BBs that far south that early?

And why is Fuji white rather than grey?

[jwilkerson]

They are "training up" in the low intensity area and at the same time running "interdiction" ( with some success ! ) and also covering smaller landings ( like Davao, etc. ) so other than leaving them sitting in the Home Islands doing nothing, this seemed like the best activity for them.

The Fuji looks different because I'm working on a pre-dreadnought ( 1900 ) scenario ... subsequently I've moved this development over to another instance of WPO ... but I forgot to revert the Fuji art back to the original.

[jwilkerson]

Not a whole lot of action this turn, but it is the end of the month so I will give some summaries and overviews ...

We are about to have enough Artillery and supply to make it worth advancing into the Bataan hex.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/30/22

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TF 1044 encounters mine field at Johnston Island (102,74)

Allied Ships
MSW Sanderling
MSW Thrush
MSW Eider
MSW Oriole
MSW Lapwing

laid by subs
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Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
SS U-55 (O3)

Allied Ships
DD Chandler
DD Borie

keeping them honest
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Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese Ships
SS U-55 (O3)

Allied Ships
DD Taylor
DD McCawley
DD Edwards
DD Gamble
DD Radford
DD Schley

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Sub attack near Midway at 95,61

Japanese Ships
SS No. 47

Allied Ships
PC Eagle 1
PC Eagle 11
PC Eagle 10
PC Eagle 9

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Sub attack near Bataan at 42,51

Japanese Ships
SS No. 39

Allied Ships
PG Cebu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

This may be the last one of these suquers [8D]

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Sub attack near Midway at 95,61

Japanese Ships
SS No. 47

Allied Ships
PC Eagle 9, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage we'll take what we can get
PC Eagle 11
PC Eagle 10
PC Eagle 1

[jwilkerson]

The PI Overview.

[jwilkerson]

Ship Loss summary:

USN
01 OBB
09 DD/DM
10 PG
01 PC
03 MSW
01 TK
14 AK

IJN
01 OCL
10 DD/ODD
05 AP
03 AK

[jwilkerson]

We have finally moved into the Bataan hex. The US Artillery at Bataan still seems stronger than the massed artillery of the IJA ( all indepedent arty regiments in the IJA are in the Bataan hex along with the DIV ARTY for each of the seven divisions also there. Two additional divisions are enroute.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/06/22

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ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63

Allied Ships
SS S-33

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Naval bombardment of Cebu Island, at 42,58

Japanese Ships
DD Sakaki
DD Kusunoki
DD Kiri
BB Fuji
BB Asahi
BB Shikishima
BB Hizen
BB Mikasa
BB Katori
BB Settsu

Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1


More trainin'

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Sub attack near Kwajalein at 79,79

Japanese Ships
DD Tsubaki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kuwa
DD Nara
DD Enoki

Allied Ships
SS R-22

My goodness, looks like we will need to massively reinforce the ASW effort in the Marshalls, in order to enable our minelaying activities. Outside the Bataan artillery duel, the increase of ASW effort in the Marshalls is now our #1 priority. A second ASW DD group is enroute, as well as a patrol squadron. But looks like another of each will be needed quickly.


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Ground combat at Bataan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 123924 troops, 768 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 51456 troops, 311 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Bataan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 28296 troops, 281 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 151185 troops, 873 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
115 casualties reported US has arty superiority ... but we will see which way the trend goes over the next several days
Guns lost 3

[jwilkerson]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/10/22

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Naval bombardment of Guiuan, at 45,58

Japanese Ships
DD Kaede
DD Matsu
DD Kaba
DD Sakura
BB Mishishima
BB Kashima
BB Satsuma
BB Aki

Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 4


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Ground combat at Bataan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 149270 troops, 888 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 50920 troops, 303 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Bataan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 28033 troops, 278 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 157134 troops, 888 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Looks like we may have finally turned the corner in the Arty war - this is good - we have several CE regiments moving into the Bataan hex as well as a second HQ, once these have arrived we will try an attack

[jwilkerson]

The balance of forces in the Bataan hex.

[jwilkerson]

The general situation in the P.I.

[jwilkerson]

We are finally ready to order an attack at Bataan.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/13/22

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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Taytay, 39,53


Japanese ground losses:
184 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Bataan

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 166436 troops, 996 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 50801 troops, 303 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
155 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Bataan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 28094 troops, 282 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 193092 troops, 996 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

[jwilkerson]

Assault Value ( AV ) is 3542 ...