Parry and Spar, or is it... Reluctant Admiral 4.2 Fulkerson(J) vs Moore (A)

[larryfulkerson]

I'm trying to wipe out the remnants in North Borneo and a couple more attacks like this one might just do the trick.

[larryfulkerson]

I've finally got a toe-hold on Java. My unit there needs supplies badly however, so there's no hurry to move out to the west yet.

[larryfulkerson]

A little mop-up action at Mataram. Now to move those folks to Java.

[moore4807]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 30, 42
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With TWO subs sitting outside Canton, NOBODY saw these DD's slip in? Lucky they got away - for now...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Canton Island at 153,143, Range 11,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Shigure
DD Ikazuchi

Allied Ships
AP Henry T. Allen
AP President Jackson
AP President Monroe

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Allied Transport TF evades combat

Day Time Surface Combat, near Canton Island at 153,143, Range 19,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Shigure
DD Ikazuchi

Allied Ships
AP Henry T. Allen
AP President Jackson
AP President Monroe

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 19,000 yards...
Allied Transport TF evades combat

While Larry has been concentrating on pounding my troops in Manila... a little surprise follows EDIT: check post #1239 for pix of Manila/Clark Field!!!

Ground combat at Manila (79,77)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 60390 troops, 875 guns, 271 vehicles, Assault Value = 1316
Defending force 39147 troops, 480 guns, 190 vehicles, Assault Value = 1005

Japanese ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
56th Recon Regiment
33rd Division
2nd Tank Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
53rd/A Division
Kanno Detachment
38th Division
21st/A Division
16th Infantry Regiment
66th Infantry Group
Tanaka Detachment
20th Infantry Regiment
53rd/C Division
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
28th JAAF AF Bn
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Construction Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
56th Const Co
40th JAAF AF Bn
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9th Field AF Construction Battalion
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Rgt /1

Defending units:
71st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
1st PI Base Force
Cavite USN Base Force
II Philippine Corps Corps
Manila USAAF Base Force
USAFFE
PAF Aviation


Not found in the Combat Report, but sitting near the top of my Operations Report... Drumroll please!!!
OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jan 30, 42
Clark Field is occupied by the Allies!!!
the Bataan Breakout has begun!!! - P.I. regiments coming back sooner than Dugout Doug to a base near you!!!
I meant it when I sent the P-40's back to P.I. - Gotcha, Larry! [:D][:D][:D]


In the rest of the world - not much good happening this turn, Larry has covered it pretty well...


Plenty for Orphan Anne to crow about this turn - but I seriously doubt she will talk about Clark Field!!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Waingapoe !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Banjoewangi !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Mataram !!!

[larryfulkerson]

Okie dokie.......it's Sunday pm 16Sep2012 and I've received Jim's moves and did the combat replay etc. and here's the latest combat
results:

Lucky for me I just happened to have some DD's sitting nearby doing nothing in particular and sent them to Canton. Unlucky for Jim
they just happened to arrive before his ships had finished unloading. Lucky for me my DD's did some pretty good shooting and
unlucky for Jim he didn't have some really really good escorts to fight them off.

[larryfulkerson]

Jim had some PT's and an AK to escape from my blockade around Java and they tried to make their way to Singapore and I finally got
lucky and chased down the last survivor. So to speak. I don't know how well you can see this but Jim has a sub inside the port at
Palembang. So even after they arrive at the port the ships have to be escorted. Good moves on Jim's part I think.

[larryfulkerson]

This is what happens when you park a sub in an enemy port, especially one as busy as Palembang. I think maybe that Allied sub's
days are numbered. Jim may want to move it before it gets sunk. Or maybe not....I myself would trade a sub for an AK too.

[larryfulkerson]

SS Kansan is showing up on the sunk ships list so it appears that I got really lucky again.

[larryfulkerson]

The operation to shut down the Cagayan Alllied airfield is codenamed GREEN STUDEBAKER and it's proceeding apace. Maybe a
couple more bombardments like this one might do the trick. Then we can switch to operation SINTILATING SNAKE to salvage the
situation on Cebu.

[larryfulkerson]

This is operation EMPTY ISLAND to capture another empty island from the Allies. It's going off without a hitch.

[larryfulkerson]

This is operation GOOD TRAINING to give my Betty's some training in airfield attacks. I'm planning on using this squadron to help out in
the air attacks on Singapore later on in the spring.

[larryfulkerson]

I had to divide the Sasebo Division into three parts to get it to fit on the available shipping and the first installment is at Port Moresby even
as we speak. The second installment is being loaded at Buna and I'm thinking that the third installment is going to be needed at PM
as well. Jim has some remnants making their way to PM overland and I'm hoping I can get my guys there before his guys arrive because
he may have enough fire power to force my guys out of the hex. D'oh.

[larryfulkerson]

I can't remember which operation is the take down of Singapore.......SHINEY BUICK or SKIDDING CAR. Either way the operation is
continuing. Looks like I need to stand down the Betty's for a bit so they can receive some more aircraft.

[larryfulkerson]

The AVG is still attacking Moulmein at tree-top level. I'm going to see what I can do to move some CAP into there.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's an Allied raid that destroyed more morale than anything else. I had one Zero working overtime during this raid.

[larryfulkerson]

Another Allied raid and this time I had more defenders up. B-17's are hard to shoot down I'm finding.

[larryfulkerson]

Jim has temporairily taken back Clark Field. My Lily's wanted to have something to say about that so they did.

[larryfulkerson]

I can see the need for CAP at Singkawang and as fast as I can arrange it. One of my valuable AKE ships got hit and I was going to use
that to keep the invasion(s) going too. Now I'll have to ship in another from somewhere.

[larryfulkerson]

Operation BEAT DOWN continues at Manila. This is way way slower than I anticipated.

[larryfulkerson]

Cebu is turning into a hard place. A lot more ship-to-shore bombardment is indicated I think. I think I'll neutralize the airfield at
Cagayan and then pound Cebu and then leave Cagayan for last.