Mogami v DadMan: The Wonder Years...

[Admiral DadMan]

11 FEB 42

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Japanese H6K4 Mavis Night Air attack on Midway (from Wake Is.).

That’s pretty bold.

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Allied PTs give themselves up to hold off Japanese TF in Night Time Surface Combat near Balikpapan

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Japanese Naval bombardment of Balikpapan shuts down the place and destroy more kegs of Lager.

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Japanese Ground forces attack at Samarinda

560 Japanese casualties reported
38 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese ground forces continue to shell the city of Homan, China.

84 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese ground forces continue to Bombard Clark Field and Manila.

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Japanese Ground forces attack at Taiping

1069 Japanese casualties reported
492 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese and Allied ground forces continue to swap Bombardment punches at Singapore

10 Allied casualties reported from Japanese shelling.

The Allied shelling generates 20 Japanese casualties and 2 Allied casualties this time.

Is this self-inflicted, or are they simply going mad and shooting their own now?

[mogami]

Hi, It's counter battery fire.

[Admiral DadMan]

ORIGINAL: Mogami

Hi, It's counter battery fire.

That was my thought. It's kinda funnier to think that they've gone insane and started shooting each other though in a Sgt Bilko way... [;)]

[Admiral DadMan]

12 FEB 42

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Allied Sub KVIII attacks CV Akagi 120nm W of Macassar….. and misses!!!

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Japanese DDs Night Time attack merchant ships at Baker Island sinking AK Hirondelle. They then lob a few shells into the place.

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Japanese BB/CA/CLs plaster Balikpapan,

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Allied B-17 Fortress Day Air attack on Amboina blowing up some stuff.

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Allied Sub O20 torpedoes and sinks AP Mexico Maru north of Kunming

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Japanese ground forces continue to shell the city of Homan, China.

156 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese ground forces continue to Bombard Clark Field and Manila.

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Japanese and Allied ground forces continue to swap Bombardment punches at Singapore

71 Japanese casualties reported

[Admiral DadMan]

13 FEB 42

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An Aussie/Kiwi CA/CL/DD force crept up on Guadalcanal to welcome the Japs to the South Pacific. What they find is a nice surprise.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga, 1 AP and 1 PG are sunk, 1 AP on fire

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Unfortunately, there is a pretty sizable CD unit on the island and all the cruisers took damage

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Allied B-17 Fortress Day Air attack on Amboina. This is a suppression effort on my part. For the reason why, read below

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Japanese G3M Nell Day Air attack on Baker Island. The raid is 50+ planes and lays waste to the place.

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Allied T.IVa Day Air attack on TF near Balikpapan and score a torpedo hit on BB IJN Nagato. She is also hit by a bomb from a Martin 139 later in the day…

I’ll bet that didn’t tickle.

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Speaking of tickles…

Allied Sub O19 attacks at Carrier 60nm SSW of Kendari. The victim is CVL IJN Shoho, with 2 Torpedo hits. She’s on fire with heavy damage.

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I have been raiding Jambi, 180nm N of Palembang with P-40E Warhawk for about a week now, just because I can. He was basing KI-43 Oscars there until today, when I found an A6M2 Zero group there. I guess I can stop raiding now…

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Japanese Ground forces CAPTURE Balikpapan!!!

He wasn’t fooling around. He used an entire Division to do it.

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Japanese ground forces continue to shell the city of Homan, China.

119 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Air and Ground forces continue to Bombard Clark Field and Manila

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Japanese and Allied ground forces continue to swap Bombardment punches at Singapore

7 Allied casualties reported
108 Japanese casualties reported

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MOGAMI STEALS DADMAN'S LUCKY RABBITS FOOT!!

For better than the last week, I've known that Mogami had 2 carriers (Akagi and Kaga of CarDiv One) supporting the operation to capture Kendari. When other carriers of his struck Baker Island near the Gilberts, I only counted 2 (CarDiv Two - Soryu and Hiryu). I saw this as a great opportunity to mass a strike at his carriers.

Two days later, I discovered the last 2 missing carriers (CarDiv 5 Shokaku and Zuikaku). They were operating with CarDiv Two in the Gilberts! Too strong a force at this stage of the game. I tried to let myself be seen near the Solomons, and then turned tail for Kendari. I felt I could at least approach and throw a little scare into him.

Two days ago, I paused my carrier force to refuel, then charged toward CarDiv One, now operating between Macassar and Baliklipapan.

I plotted my force's course to use the cover of weather (he may have spotted me on approach yesterday) so as to wind up within 120nm of his force and launch full strikes. Somehow, he managed to pass me going the other way under the cover of darkenss! His Carriers are now 120nm E of Kendari, headed East, and by my guess running hard, trying to lure me into LBA range.

He must have spotted me coming because, DAMN IT! I HAD THOSE CARRIERS DEAD TO RIGHTS! Now I must run for my life and find another rabbits foot to rub...

God I love this game.

[Admiral DadMan]

14 FEB 42
(Happy WitP Valentine’s Day)
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Allied B-17 Fortress Day Air attack on Kendari, hitting the runways

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Japanese Day Air attack on 6th Chinese Cavalry Corps 60mi W of Changsha and blows up a few people.

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Japanese Ki-30 Ann and Ki-48 Lily Day Air attack on 51st PA Division at Manila

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BATTLE OF KENDARI.

The two carrier forces that had been casting about for one another for the past several days finally came to grips with each other.

Saratoga, Yorktown, and Enterprise finally caught up to Akagi and Kaga as the IJN's CarDiv One tried to escape from their support position off Baliklipapan via the northern Banda Sea at Kendari. Both sides got off full strikes from a distance of a mere 60nm that were devastating:

The first strike package was SBD Dauntlesses of VS-3 and VB-3 (Saratoga) along with TBD Devastators of VT-3 (Saratoga) and VT-6 (Enterprise) that set HMIJS BB Hiei on fire with 4 1000lb bomb hits, CV Kaga taking 1.

The second strike package was SBD Dauntlesses of VS6 and VB6 (Enterprise). They laid the hurt down on both Akagi and Kaga; the former shuddered under the weight of 7 1000lb bombs and the latter collected 2 more hits, setting both afire.

Strike package three was solely from Yorktown; SBD Dauntlesses of VS-5 and VB-5 as well as TBD Devastators of VT-5. This strike was deadly: CV Akagi was hit by 1 bomb and 1 torpedo; CV Kaga was bracketed by 6 more bomb hits; BB Hiei took a torpedo; and CA Tone took a 1000lb bomb hit.

Meanwhile, the American carriers were not unnoticed. A huge strike package from Akagi and Kaga arrived, and proceeded to pummel the first carrier they found. Unfortunately, and perhaps with poetic justice, VAdm Bill Halsey’s beloved Enterprise was that ship…

Nearly 100 D3A Val and B5N Kate were intercepted by close to 50 F4F Wildcats. The escorting A6M2 Zeros were able to keep the Wildcats busy and mostly away from the bombers. The majority got through fighters and flak and bore in on Enterprise and her consorts, scoring with 13 250kg bombs and 5 torpedoes. She was a flaming wreck and only the waves lapping at her decks awash put out her fires before she sank. CA Pensacola also took 1 torpedo hit with CA Salt Lake City shrugging off 2 bombs.

The two remaining and undamaged American carriers unleashed a stinging backlash against anything that could be found. SBD Dauntlesses of VB-3 (Saratoga) and VB-5 (Yorktown) along with TBD Devastators of VT-3 found CarDiv One again. CV Akagi, took another torpedo, and CV Kaga 2 more 1000lb bombs.

SBD Dauntless of VS-5 found HMIJS AP Shinko Maru and set her on fire with a 500-pounder.

SBD Dauntlesses of VB-3 caught up with already damaged CVL Shoho, and nailed her with 3 more bomb hits. She later sank.

Akagi and Kaga, cannot stay afloat much longer I believe. I got what I wanted, and lost what I expected. Can’t ask for more than that…

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Japanese Ground forces assault Homan

2744 Japanese casualties reported
2131 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Air and Ground forces continue to Bombard Clark Field and Manila

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Japanese and Allied ground forces continue to swap Bombardment punches at Singapore

68 Japanese casualties reported
5 Allied casualties reported from counter-battery fire

[madflava13]

Wow, sounds like a helluva battle. Glad to see this AAR brought back to life!

[Admiral DadMan]

15 FEB 42

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Allied Sub KXVI attacks Japanese DD Arashi 120nm S of Tawi Tawi 1 Torpedo hits, on fire

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Japanese DD ASW attack on Allied Sub O19, 60nm SSE of Kendari. Glub, glub, glub…

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Allied B-17 Fortress Day Air attack on Kendari, and pound the crap out of the runway…

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Japanese bombers Day Air attack on 6th Chinese Cavalry Corps, 60mi W of Changsha

78 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese bombers Day Air attack on 41st PA Division, at Manila

65 Allied casualties reported, 2 Guns lost

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Allied SBD Dauntless Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari. Airgroups from Yorktown and Saratoga hit Akagi and Kaga as they try to make Port Kendari. Akagi takes 9 Bomb hits, Kaga 6.

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Allied SBD Dauntless Day Air attack on TF near Kendari scoring 2 Bomb hits on DD Shiranuhi

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When will I ever learn? Such a smashing victory is now to become a draw, because I was too addle minded to remember that Ambonia is a Betty/Nell hornet’s nest!! I allowed my two remaining carriers to stray too close to torpedo water triggering a strike by nearly 30 Bettys and Nells. The result is 4 torps for Saratoga. She is too far away to make any port and damage is accumulating…

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Allied SBD Dauntless from Yorktown Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari. BB Haruna and CA Ashigara both take 1 bomb hit each.

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Japanese Ground forces revert to bombarding Homan

224 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground Bombardment attack at Clark Field

27 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground Bombardment attack at Taiping

13 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground Bombardment attack at Manila

40 Allied casualties reported 2 Guns lost

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Japanese and Allied Ground Bombardment attack at Singapore

41 Allied casualties reported
27 Japanese casualties reported

[Admiral DadMan]

16 FEB 42

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Allied Hudsons Day Air attack on Kendari, putting holes in the runway.

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B-17 Fortress Day Air attack on Amboina. Lots of holes, some planes blown up. No CAP…

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Allied SBD Dauntlesses from Yorktown Day Air attack on TF near Kendari, peppering BB Haruna with 6 Bomb hits, setting her on fire

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Japanese G3M Nell and G4M1 Betty Day Air attack on CA New Orleans TF 240nm S of Kendari. 6 get through CAP, and put a torp into her.

A second strike is stopped by Wildcats and flak

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Allied T.IVa Day Air attack on TF near Balikpapan CA Nachi takes a Torpedo hit.

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Japanese troops Shock attack Clark Field

4289 Japanese casualties reported, 134 Guns lost, 19 Vehicles lost
622 Allied casualties reported, 16 Guns lost

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Japanese Ground forces continue to shell Homan

156 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground Bombardment at Taiping

24 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground Bombardment at Manila

12 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese and Allied forces trade shells at Singapore

87 Japanese casualties reported
2 Allied casualties reported

[Admiral DadMan]

17 FEB 42

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B-17 Fortress Day Air attack on Amboina again the runways are targeted.

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G4M1 Betty Day Air attack on TF near Medan AK Memphis City takes 4 Torpedo hits and sinks

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G3M Nell and G4M1 Betty from Ambonia Day Air attack on TF CA New Orleans 5 Torpedo hits pretty much finish her…

When pronouncing the name, I now emphasize the "bone" part of AmBONia...

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Japanese troops unloading over beach at Tomini

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Japanese Bombardment attack on Homan

202 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground force attack Taiping

1053 Japanese casualties reported, 29 Guns lost, 4 Vehicles lost
740 Allied casualties reported, 22 Guns lost, 2 Vehicles lost

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Japanese Bombardment at Clark Field

11 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment at Manila

41 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground attack at Singapore

560 Japanese casualties reported, 18 Guns lost, 2 Vehicles lost
2337 Allied casualties reported, 49 Guns lost, 1 Vehicle lost

OW holy crap that hurt...

[Admiral DadMan]

18 FEB 42

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Allied Hudson Day Air attack on Kendari CV Kaga is in port and takes 2 Bomb hits, BB Ise collects one little robin’s egg herself. (Hudsons only carry little itty bitty 250lb firecrackers.)

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Allied B-17 Fortress Day Air attack on Kendari, delivering presents to CV Kaga, BB Ise, and BB Hyuga; 2, 2, and 5 hits respectively. Ostrich egg 500lb-ers. One bomb misses the ships and hits the port

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Japanese DDs conduct Naval bombardment of Baker Island and blow up some stuff.


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Japanese continue Ground Bombardment at Homan

266 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground attack at Taiping

650 Japanese casualties reported, 16 Guns lost, 1 Vehicle lost
516 Allied casualties reported, 13 Guns lost

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Japanese Bombardment at Clark Field

17 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment at Manila

5 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese and Allied troops swap artillery shells at Singapore

124 Japanese casualties reported
5 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground forces CAPTURE Tomini!!!

Saratoga continues the long journey to safety. Flooding still increasing and I fear is becoming progressive.

The Battle of Kendari is, in my opinion, a tactical draw, minor Allied strategic win. Ship losses fairly balanaced with a CV and CVL for Japan and one CV for the US. Each side has one other CV in peril, and Japan losing Kaga would be far more painful than the US losing Saratoga. If they don’t sink, they’re likely gone for a year to repair, putting them out of the battle during a critical time frame. This will undoubtedly hamper Japanese efforts by reducing the First Mobile Force's striking power.

[Admiral DadMan]

19 FEB 42

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Japanese DD conduct Naval bombardment of Baker Island. Twice. Ouch

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Allied B-17 Fortress Day Air attack on Kendari. CV Kaga takes 11 bombs. She’s a done deal now. (She would later sink).

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Japanese G4M1 Betty Day Air attack on TF near Medan. 2 AK and a TK are hit. Ooops.

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Japanese ground troops unloading over beach at Baker Island\

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Japanese Ground attack at Samarinda

143 Japanese casualties reported, 8 Guns lost
35 Allied casualties reported, 1 Guns lost

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Japanese continue Bombardment attack at Homan

186 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Clark Field, Manila

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Allied Bombardment attack at Singapore nets 62 Japanese casualties

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7437 Japanese Shock attack gooney birds at Baker Island
Japanese forces CAPTURE Baker Island!!!

443 Japanese casualties reported

Saratoga still fighting for her life...

[Admiral DadMan]

20 FEB 42

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Japanese CA/DD force conducts Naval bombardment of Koepang, does some scattered damage.

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Allied Sub O23 attacks near Balikpapan, 1 Torpedo hits TK Tatekawa Maru , on fire

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Japanese Ki-21 Sally Day Air attack on Rangoon. Port facilities are hit and AP Dardanus takes some ordinance.

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Allied B-17 Fortress Day Air attack on Kendari. DD Shiranuhi is hit in port.

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Japanese G3M Nell Day Air attack on TF near Maumere. 3 Aks are hit

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Japanese troops unloading over beach at Pomala

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Japanese Ground attack at Samarinda

159 Japanese casualties reported
59 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground Bombardment at Homan

112 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground Bombardment at Taiping

14 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground Bombardment at Manila

15 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment at Clark Field

21 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese and Allied Ground Bombardment at Singapore

15 Japanese casualties reported
156 Allied casualties reported


CV HMIJS Kaga confirmed sunk.

CV USS Saratoga is still limping away from the battlezone. She’s severely damaged. Hopes are high that she can be saved, but the damage has not yet reached its peak I’m afraid. Fires still burn and the flooding is still as yet unchecked. She is very much issue in doubt…

[Admiral DadMan]

A recent snippet in the ongoing Player backchannel..

Mogami: Just once I'd like to get some weather to help me out.

DadMan: Use the Force, Luke.

Mogami: Damn 2 or 3 days of bad weather and I could have saved Kaga

DadMan: That, and those 2 BBs that caught some iron… just rain of a different sort…

Mogami: bombs don't bother BB. Kaga is gone and I'm fairly certain if I had split her from Akagi and just headed for Davao she would have made it. After the first day she had less then 40 sys damage. I was just going to put the fires out........

DadMan: And the rain rain rain came down down down… I hoped I had guessed right where Kaga was going..

[Admiral DadMan]

21 FEB 42

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Japanese CA/DD force with BB Mutsu conducts Naval bombardment of Koepang, seriously damaging the runway.
Wow. That caught me napping a little.

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Japanese Ki-21 Sally Day Air attack on Rangoon.
AP Dardanus and the port catch a few bombs.

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Japanese Ground attack at Homan with a force of 193735 troops
2988 Japanese casualties reported
1759 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Taiping
10 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground troops attack and CAPTURE Pomala (180nm WNW of Kendari)
8 SBD Dauntless waifs from Enterprise destroyed on the ground.

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Allied Bombardment attack at Singapore
165 Japanese casualties reported

[Admiral DadMan]

22 FEB 42

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Japanese CA/DD Naval bombardment of Canton Island led by BBs Yamashiro and Fuso lays some serious hurt down on the place.
Some B-17 Fortresses and PB4Y Coronados are caught in the fire.
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Japanese revert to Bombardment attack at Homan, China
97 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Taiping, Maylasia
8 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Manila
9 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Clark Field
16 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese and Allied forces trade Bombardment attacks at Singapore
102 Japanese casualties reported
24 Allied casualties reported

[Admiral DadMan]

23 FEB 42

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A small Aussie CA/CL force conducts a small Naval bombardment of Tulagi

PG Shinko Maru #2 takes 2 Shell hits
150 Japanese casualties reported

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Japanese troops unloading over beach at Pinrang

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Homan
231 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground troops attack at Taiping
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
1043 Japanese casualties reported
366 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese attack at Manila with 102,205 troops
4362 Japanese casualties reported OUCH!
874 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Clark Field
12 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese and Allies swap Bombardment attack at Singapore
50 Allied casualties reported
91 Japanese casualties reported

[Admiral DadMan]

24 FEB 42

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Japanese troops continue unloading over beach at Pinrang. This is a small island about 300nm SE of Java

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Japanese troops unloading over beach at Makale, on the northwest part of New Guinea
97 Japanese casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Homan
493 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Clark Field
26 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Manila
19 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese and Allied Ground Bombardment attack at Singapore
26 Allied casualties reported
191 Japanese casualties reported

[Admiral DadMan]

25 FEB 42

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A few air raids back and forth but nothing much to write home about.

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Japanese Ground Deliberate attack at Clark Field
1386 Japanese casualties reported
639 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Ground attack at Homan
1794 Japanese casualties reported
4370 Allied casualties reported

The end is near at Homan…

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Taiping
21 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Manila
22 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese and Allied Troops trade Bombardment attack Singapore
10 Allied casualties reported
171 Japanese casualties reported

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Japanese troops unloading over beach at Makale, NW of Kendari
Japanese Shock troops attack Makale
Japanese forces CAPTURE Makale!!!
221 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Shock troops attack Pinrang
Japanese forces CAPTURE Pinrang!!!

[Admiral DadMan]

26 FEB 42

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Japanese troops unloading over beach at Manokwari, another base on the NW head of the New Guinea bird.
49 Japanese casualties reported

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Japanese B5N Kate from Tarawa Day Air attack on TF 120nm to the West. DD Lawrence and TK D.G. Scofield are both torpedoed. Lawrence sinks. Forgot to monitor the path of this convoy. ARRRRGH!
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Japanese Shock troops attack Samarinda (60nm NE of Balikpapan)
Defeated Allied Units Bravely Running Away!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Samarinda!!!
367 Japanese casualties reported
166 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Homan
181 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese attack at Taiping
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Taiping!!!
333 Japanese casualties reported
794 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Clark Field
12 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Manila
24 Allied casualties reported

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Japanese and Allied Bombardment attack at Singapore
12 Allied casualties reported
60 Japanese casualties reported