Feinder(A) v Bilbow(J) CHS - The winds of war are constantly changing

[Feinder]

12-15-1941 thru 12-22-1941

A - Japanse forces land and secure a the strategic port of Balikpapan. The city contains a large airfield, anchorage, and the all-important oil fields.
B - The RDAF sorties against the Japanese invasion fleet, but their attacks are un-coordinated and largely ineffective. Dutch submarines however manage to pierce the ASW screen, sink two transports, and punch a hole into the scout cruiser Chiyoda.
-F-

[Feinder]

#%**%$@#!!!!!!!

[Feinder]

One of life's little pleasures. If I sink Chyoda (probably not), it's just like sinking a CVL (since that's what she's grows up to be!).

-F-

[Feinder]

Comprehensive damage report by type...

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 Target			Type	Ordinance		Hit By			Type		Date
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 Ryujo			CVL	1x Bomb		USN VJ-10			Kingfisher	12-13-41			
 
 
 
 
 Chiyoda			CS    	1x Torp		O-20			SS		12-16-41
 
 
 
 
 Hiei			BB	10x Shell		Exeter			CA		12-22-41
 Kirishima			BB	5x Shell		De Ruyter			CL		12-22-41
 Nagato			BB	2x Torp		KXVIII			SS		12-14-41
 
 
 
 
 Aoba			CA	4x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 Chokai			CA	1x Torp		Parrott			DD		12-08-41
 Furutaka			CA	10x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 Kako			CA	8x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 Kumano			CA	2x Shell, 1x Torp	Alden			DD		12-22-41
 				1x Shell		Bulmer			DD		12-09-41
 
 
 
 
 Isuzu			CL	2x Shell		Witte de With		DD		12-22-41
 Kashii			CL	4x Torp		RAF 4 AACU		Swordfish		12-12-41	Sunk
 Katori			CL	22x Shell		Northampton		CA		12-10-41	Sunk
 				25x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 Sendai			CL	30x Shell		Houston			CA		12-09-41
 
 
 
 
 Hatsuyuki			DD	9x Shell		Exeter			CA		12-22-41
 Hayate			DD	10x Shell		Chester			CA		12-10-41	Sunk
 Kari			DD	7x Shell		Banckert			DD		12-22-41
 Kasasagi			DD	4x Shell		Piet Hein			DD		12-22-41	Sunk
 Kikuzuki			DD	8x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 Mochizuki			DD	28x Shell		Salt Lake City		CA		12-10-41	Sunk
 Murakumo			DD	1x Shell		Vampire			DD		12-22-41
 Mutsuki			DD	1x Shell		Northampton		CA		12-10-41
 Oboro			DD	2x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 Satsuki			DD	2x Bomb		RDAF 2-2e-VLG-1 Groep	Martin 139	12-19-41
 Shikinami			DD    	2x Shell		3rd Dutch Naval BF		ENG		12-16-41
 				1x Shell		3rd Dutch Naval BF		ENG		12-15-41
 Shirayuki			DD	1x Bomb		USAAF 93rd Bombard		B-17D		12-12-41
 				6x Shell		Houston			CA		12-09-41
 Tokitsukaze		DD	1x Shell		PT-41			PT		12-13-41
 Uzuki			DD	3x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 Yayoi			DD	4x Shell, 1x Torp	Craven			DD		12-10-41	Sunk
 Yuzuki			DD	7x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 	
 
 
 
 Patrol Boat No. 33		APD	1x Torp		S-40			SS		12-15-41	Sunk
 
 
 
 
 Akitsu Maru		PG	2x Shell		MTB 11			PT		12-11-41
 				3x Shell		Isabel			PG		12-08-41
 Chiyo Maru		PG	1x Torp		MTB 27			PT		12-11-41
 Chosa Maru		PG	2x Shell		Piet Hein			DD		12-22-41
 Eifuku Maru		PG	2x Torp		Truant			SS		12-22-41	Sunk
 Eiko Maru			PG    	3x Shell		3rd Dutch Naval BF		ENG		12-16-41
 Sozan Maru		PG	2x Shell, 1x Torp	Kortenaer			DD		12-22-41
 Taiko Maru		PG	3x Shell		No.109 RAF BF		ENG		12-19-41
 Tatsumiya Maru		PG	18x Shell		Barker			DD		12-08-41	Sunk
 Uji			PG	1x Torp		RAF No.36 Sqdn		Vildebeest IV	12-11-41
 
 
 
 
 Kyo Maru #13		PC	1x Shell		Isabel			PG		12-08-41
 Shonan Maru #2		PC	1x Shell		Isabel			PG		12-08-41
 Shumshu			PC	1x Shell		No.109 RAF BF		ENG		12-20-41
 
 
 
 
 W.13			MSW	6x Shell		Mindanao			PG		12-07-41
 W.15			MSW	35x Shell		Singapore Fort		CD		12-19-41	Sunk
 
 
 
 
 I-6 			SS	3x DC		Ballarat			MSW		12-22-41
 				4x DC		Cairns			MSW		12-21-41
 I-10			SS	1x DC		Sanda			MSW		12-21-41
 I-20			SS	5x DC		Mugford			DD		12-15-41	Sunk
 				4x DC		Cummings			DD		12-14-41
 I-153			SS	2x DC		Alden			DD		12-22-41
 I-158			SS	1x DC		Indus			PG		12-19-41
 I-168			SS	2x DC		Cummings			DD		12-18-41
 I-173			SS    	3x DC		Monaghan			DD		12-16-41
 
 
 
 
 Chifuku Maru		AP	1x Bomb		USN VS-6 Enterprise 	SBD-3		12-10-41
 Kashima Maru		AP	41x Shell		Northampton		CA		12-11-41	Sunk
 				1x Bomb		USN VS-6 Enterprise 	SBD-3		12-10-41
 Kashiwara Maru		AP	2x Shell		No.109 RAF BF		ENG		12-20-41
 Kinryu Maru		AP	7x Bomb		USN VT-6 Enterprise	TBD		12-11-41	Sunk
 				9x Shell		Salt Lake City		CA		12-10-41
 Kisogawa Maru		AP	4x Shell, 1x Torp	Dragon			CL		12-10-41	Sunk
 				8x Shell		Danae			CL		12-09-41
 Kiyosumi Maru		AP	10x Shell, 4x Torp	Danae			CL		12-09-41	Sunk
 Kongo Maru		AP	1x Bomb		USN VT-6 Enterprise	TBD		12-10-41
 Nissen Maru		AP	3x Torp		RAF No.100 Sqdn		Vildebeest IV	12-12-41
 Sangetsu Maru		AP	1x Bomb		USAAF 93rd Bombard		B-17D		12-10-41
 Shintoku Maru		AP	8x Bomb		USN VS-6 Enterprise 	SBD-3		12-10-41	Sunk
 Uji Maru			AP	5x Bomb		USN VB-6 Enterprise	SBD-3		12-11-41	Sunk
 				3x Bomb		USN VB-6 Enterprise	SBD-3		12-10-41
 Yoshinogawa Maru		AP	2x Shell		No.109 RAF BF		ENG		12-21-41
 				1x Bomb		USAAF 30th Bombard		B-17D		12-20-41
 
 
 
 
 Amakusa Maru		AK	4x Shell, 2x Torp	Durban			CL		12-10-41	Sunk
 				10x Shell		Danae			CL		12-09-41
 Anyo Maru			AK	1x Torp		S-36			SS		12-08-41
 Aratama Maru		AK	3x Bomb		USN VB-6 Enterprise	SBD-3		12-11-41	Sunk
 				5x Bomb		USN VB-6 Enterprise	SBD-3		12-10-41
 Buyo Maru			AK	1x Torp		S-39			SS		12-09-41	Sunk
 Canton Maru		AK	6x Bomb		USN VS-6 Enterprise	SBD-3		12-11-41	Sunk
 				2x Bomb		USN VT-6 Enterprise	TBD		12-10-41
 				7x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 Hirokawa Maru		AK	1x Torp		USN VT-6 Enterprise	TBD		12-11-41	Sunk
 				3x Bomb, 3x Shell	USN VB-6 Enterprise	SBD-3		12-10-41
 				5x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 Hokkai Maru		AK	2x Torp		KXVII			SS		12-11-41	Sunk
 Houn Maru			AK	1x Bomb		RAAF 2/6 Flight		Hudson		12-14-41
 Karachi Maru		AK	1x Torp		S-36			SS		12-08-41
 Kashii Maru		AK	2x Bomb		USN VJ-10			Kingfisher	12-20-41
 Katsuragi Maru		AK	1x Bomb		USAAF 3rd Fighter		P-40E		12-15-41
 Kumagawa Maru		AK	1x Torp		S-36			SS		12-08-41	Sunk
 Okuni Maru		AK	1x Shell, 1x Torp	Dragon			CL		12-10-41	Sunk
 				12x Shell		Danae			CL		12-09-41
 Seitai Maru		AK	1x Torp		KXI			SS		12-13-41
 Taibun Maru		AK	3x Torp		O-16			SS		12-15-41	Sunk
 Tatebu Maru		AK	5x Shell, 3x Torp	Durban			CL		12-10-41	Sunk
 				10x Shell		Alden			DD		12-09-41
 				1x Shell		Bulmer			DD		12-08-41
 Tatsuharu Maru		AK	6x Bomb		USN VT-6 Enterprise	TBD		12-10-41	Sunk
 Tofuku Maru		AK	4x Shell		No.109 RAF BF		ENG		12-19-41
 Unyo Maru			AK	1x Shell		No.109 RAF BF		ENG		12-20-41
 Yuzan Maru		AK	1x Torp		KXV			SS		12-09-41	Sunk
 

-F-

[bilbow]

ORIGINAL: Feinder

12-15-1941 thru 12-22-1941

A - Two divisions of the Japanese Regular Army move out from Tailand, attack the Commonwealth forces at Aloe Star. The two Indian Bdes hold for 6 days, but are forced to retreat to Georgetown.
B - Simultaneously, two more Japanese Army divisions are landed at Mersing, hoping to cut-off the bulk of British forces in Malaya. The Australian Bde present is briefly able to contain the Japanese beachhead, but is forced to retreat inland from the heavy guns of the many supporting IJN battlships.
C - The combined efforts of RAF and RDAF launch against the invasion, but it is heavily covered by fighters from Japan's Kido Butai. Nearly 200 Allied aircraft are lost, and scoring only a few hits on enemy transports (and woe-fully nothing to show for hit on the enemy carriers).
D - Adm Doormans tries a new tactic - and send a surface force centered around the heavy cruiser Exeter (veterane of the Battle of the Rive Plate vs. DKM Graf Spee). The force strikes on the night of Dec. 21st, and engages a screening enemy surface force. The Allied TF is out-gunned by the presense of two IJN battlecruisers, but the Allied TF give a superb account of itself. Several destroyers are sunk each side. The IJN heavy cruiser is heavily damaged by a torpedo from the USS Alden, but the RDN CL De Reuyter succombs to her woulds and is forced to beach 6 miles north of Singapore.
Admiral Nagumo commanding KB is chastized for his failure to spot the Allied fleet, as it almost wrecked havoc among the invasion fleet. He plots a course to the South, and readies his bombers for strike. As he retires to his cabin that evening he hears low crash vibrate through the hull. He quickly mounts the stairs to the bridge, to discover that his flag, the Soryu has just been impacted by a torpedo. Luckily for him, it was a dud. Peering thru his periscope, the skipper of the HMS Trusty teaches the young sailors on the bridge many new forms of articulate expression.
E - The Japanese attempt to drop paratroopers to secure the British base at Victoria Point. However, the alert commander of the RAF 16th Flight (Wirraways!), intercept and scatter the enemy transports. The Japanse drop is widely scattered, and the British garrison at Victoria Point holds. Both sides mobilize forces to relieve their forces at Victoria Point.
F - A RN convoy is attacked at Rangoon by long-range bombers from SouthEast Asia. The bombers are not picked up until too late, and the convoy sufferes heavy damage. 6 tranports are sunk, and several more are burding in Rangoon's harbour.
G - General Wavell orders the remaining bombers to attack the Tin mines at Ban Don. The facilities are heavily damaged, and estimates that the mines will be unproductive for many months to come.
-F-

Propaganda for the western imperialist masses. Admiral doorman's plan went south right after the battle. In the ensueing day phase, a damaged Exeter is blasted by naval air, and the following day Tromp and 4xDD are seen as they run away as fast as their little legs will carry them, apparently heading for Batavia. They didn't make it.

Have to finish the story of the battle.

[Feinder]

Silly Empire of Enslavement...

Exeter gets blasted on the 23rd... Not within the week I'm reporting. The unwashed masses will just have to wait until the next installment...

[:-]

-F-

[Roger Neilson II]

I must applaud your sentiment for hating combat report AARs... its a shame your spreadheeet seems to leak all over your AAR though. I wonder if there is a solution to this? Have you tried doing a screen grab of the spreadsheet, if necessary using something like KingKong (free)? That would then allow you to attach it as a picture to your posting? Alternatively i suppose you could stick the spreadsheet onto Google Spreadsheets, make it public and just post the link?

Roger

[Feinder]

Wow.  Has it been a week (in game terms) already?
 
I guess we did crank thru a few turns this weekend.  I'll update the AAR, probably Tuesday night. 
 
Teasers include: The inglorious demise of Exeter (as Bilbow pointed out), another flat-top eats a torp (this one not a d*mn dud), and "Operation Nanny-Nanny Boo-Boo" completes with a resouding success (with accompanying screen shot).
 
-F-

[Feinder]

We'll, we're ready to call "Operation Nanny-Nanny Boo-Boo" a success.

I believe the screen shot amply describes my choice of name for the operation. Over 30 transports made it out of Manila, treking all the way eastward thru the Central Pacific. Altho the garrison on Iwo Jima-To-Whatever didn't know it, they were "mooned" many, MANY, times...

Will update the AAR with the last week's screenies, probaby sometime on the 4th.

-F-

This screen shot taken much earlier in the operation (I called it, "So Far, So Good"). At this point, the transports have all reached Pearl Harbor.

[Feinder]

12-23-1941 thru 12-30-1941

A - Japanese paratroopers continue to rain upon Victoria Point. The RAF 16th Flight continues it's defiance but is ultimately forced to evacuate to Rangoon, leaving the garrison at "Vicky Point" their their uncertain fate.
B - IJA bombers begin sweeps over Tavoy and Rangoon. Again, the primative radar station fails to alert the Allied fighters. Many aircraft are destroyed on the ground, including several of the precious P-40s of AVG.
C - Newly arrived LB-30s strike at Ban Don, and even the heavy industry of Hanoi. Japan is forced to withdraw several fighter squadrons from the front lines, in order to protect it's industry from the long-ranged bombers.
D - The hunters become the hunted. While the waters around the Hawaiian Islands have been largely cleared of the threat of submarines, Royal Navy hunter-killer groups are in-fact the targets of IJN fleet submarines operatin in the area. Two frigates and the heavy gunboat HMIS Indus are sunk by enemy submarines, no enemy subs confired sunk.
-F-

[Feinder]

12-23-1941 thru 12-30-1941

A - The HMS Exeter and accompanying Dutch units attempt to retire to Batavia. However, in the hasty retreat to Batavia, the destroyer Evertsen collides with the light cruiser Tromp. Doorman's task force loses precious time (and darkness) before it resumes it's southerly course. Adm Nagumo has reacted swiftly to Exeter's incursion against the fleet at Mersing, and launches several airstrikes against the now exposed Allied task force. Exeter, Tromp, and 4 destroyers are sunk under a hail of bombs and torpedos.
B - Meanwhile, an invasion force lands troops at Kuantan. RDAF bombers are again sent out to hit the convoy, but yield unspectacular results. A squadron of PT boats moves north to intercept, but is screened off by heavy surface units. Under heavy naval and air bombardment, the garrison at Kuantan quickly collapses, and retreats to the interior of the Malay Penensula.
C - The Divisions at Mersing expand their beach-head, and push the Australian Bdes to a secondary line a Jahore Baru. The Aussies will attempt to hold for as long as possible, buying time to allow retreating units in the interior to attempt to reach the bastion at Singapore.
D - From the north, Japanese Army troops continue to push the Commonwealth forces south, securing Kota Baru, and botteling up the defenders on the ancient island port of Georgetown.
-F-

[Feinder]

12-23-1941 thru 12-30-1941

A - A counterattack at San Fernandino by Philipino National Guard units is quickly repulsed by the Japanese 16th Division. Meanwhile, Japanese forces move south to Baguio and intensify the arial bombardment of Manilla.
B - A Japanse invasion force lands at Tarakan. Allied subs intercept, sinking a transport. Even as Japanese Marines are landing Allied bombers wing their way north to continue pounding the oil refineries at Miri and Brunei.
C - Allied submarines continue to prowl the South China Sea, attempting to intercept the flow of reinforcements into Borneo.
D - From bases in the Southern Philippines, USAAF bombers continue to hit strategic targets in the north, that have been occupied by Japan.
E - In an unwelcome Christmas cermony, the valiant garrison of Hong Kong is forced to surrender.
-F-

[Feinder]

12-23-1941 thru 12-30-1941

A - USAAF B-17Cs of the 93rd Bombardment Sqdn fly from Kendari to bomb the oil fields at Ambonia and Sorong. Claims of accuracy by the B-17 crews conflict with estimates from reconnasence over-flights by PBYs. The damage estimates are officialy listed as "marginal results".
B - Japanese troops land at Manado and Tarakan. The defenders of Manado are quickly overcome, but the airfield at Tarakan remains open as Dutch KNL defenders contain the enemy landing force the beach.
C - Hudsons and Blenheim IV light bombers from Samarinda and Makassar strike the refinery at Balikpapan. There is heavy fighter resistance, and 11 bombers fail to return (about 1/3 of the strike). Further strikes on Balikpan will postponed for escorts. A recon over-flight by a CW Falcondid positively identify the wreck of the Chiyoda partially blocking the harbor. Intelligence analysts deem the wreck unsalvagible (confirmed sunk).
D - Japanese Army and Navy bombers begin pounding the Allied air field at Samarinda, in preparation for the expected invasion.
E - The Makasar Straight proves deadly to yet another IJN capital ship. This time the Dutch submarine O-19 manages to slip past the ASW screen and torpedos the light carrier Hosho. Capt Vaamurt confirms the hit, and his sonar operator hears secondary explosions, but he is forced under before being able to estimate damge done to his prey.
-F-

[Feinder]

12-23-1941 thru 12-30-1941

A - The waters around New Britian an British New Guinea become a cat-and-mouse game of RAN minesweepers vs. Japanese subs. The results are inconclusive on both sides. The inexperienced RAN minesweepers are able to "keep the subs heads down", but are unable to sink any of the prowling submarines.
-F-

[Feinder]

Boom!

-F-

[ny59giants]

I am a little ahead of you game wise (1/8/42) playing scenario 158c (latest Nik Mod) doing 2 day turns. Have you any suggestions on use of those fast AP's (speed over 20)? I am getting some of those that start in India over to San Fran plus the Aquantia (speed 23 and capacity near 11k [X(][X(])?? This one ship can hold a USMC division by itself.[:D]

I am getting those Clemson/Wilkes class DD's upgraded to form serious ASW TF. Any suggestion for deployment besdies cleaning up the WC??

The weird thing is my opponent used KB for Pearl for 2 days and then supported the capture of Wake Island (the first assault was thrown back into the ocean with them all wiped out.[:D]

[Feinder]

I am a little ahead of you game wise (1/8/42) playing scenario 158c (latest Nik Mod) doing 2 day turns. Have you any suggestions on use of those fast AP's (speed over 20)?

I -love- those speeedy transports. Frankly, I keep them together as a permanent TF with some long-legged DDs (end over 7000) as escorts. I keep them near-but-behind the front lines, loaded or based with, the Raider Btns or an RCT if capacity allows it - as a "rapid reaction force". Presuming it's not suicide, I can drop the rapid reaction force and (nearly) immediately bolster a garrison that will soon be, or already is under attack (an "emergency reserve sort of thing). I have seen some success with that, in my other PBEM games (latest in April 43). You can also put in a few DMS into your "speedy transport TF" if your opponent has a fetish for dropping mines everywhere. Wrinkle on the DMS tho - they have short legs, so you're not going very far with them in TF with you. A trip more than say, 15 hexes, and you're going to lose the benefit of your speedy transports, because you'll keep having to burn ops points refueling the DMS (end only 3200).

I am getting some of those that start in India over to San Fran plus the Aquantia (speed 23 and capacity near 11k )?? This one ship can hold a USMC division by itself.

Wow. This is my first experience with CHS. So Aquantia must be a beast! You probably don't need me to say so, just the general caution to never load an entire unit onto one vessel (far be it that Aquantia go down with the entire 2nd USMC Div!).

I am getting those Clemson/Wilkes class DD's upgraded to form serious ASW TF. Any suggestion for deployment besdies cleaning up the WC??

My opponents haven't really deployed their subs near WC. I did do an inital sweep of the lanes between SF and PH. But I actually used the end 6500 DDs for that (since they have to linger in the middle of nowhere for so long). If the subs come back, I'd probably again use the longer legged ones, just because that stretch between SF and PH is a lot of space to scour. I do like the Clemson/Wilkes to base at the various Line Islands or in SoPac, with a few thousand fuel at the bases. Your resident PBY "hunter-spotter" squadron (I set at NavSearch 80% at max range 1000') picks up the contacts, and your "killer" DDs go and stomp on it. But the Clemson/Wilkes have "sufficiently sucky" range, that they need to be near a fuel source. They can sprint around the islands of CentPac/SoPac easily enough (with fuel at each base), without any real problem tho.

These old DDs are also fairly expendable if bigger game comes around. Coupled with some spotter subs, so you can see a convoy moving along the fringe of the Marshalls or whereever, you can zoom in with your Clemsons make a quick hit, and (hopefully) get out before daybreak.

The weird thing is my opponent used KB for Pearl for 2 days and then supported the capture of Wake Island (the first assault was thrown back into the ocean with them all wiped out.

Only 2 days? I had one opponent linger for 6... That was messy. PH AF was completely shut down. Not like it mattered anyway, all my planese were wrecked anyway. He sank 4x BBs, and the other 4 were hulks. That was fairly painful.

But I got my revenge. May 28 - June 3 in that game. A "Battle of Midway" that was actually the "Battle of Baker Island". Regarding Japanese CVs: "...And then there were none."

Let's hope I should be so lucky in this game. [;)]
-F-

[Feinder]

The hit-list as of 12-30.
I also uploaded a map and summary for South SRA, and warm-n-fuzzy screenie of Hosho eating a torp (a few posts farther -up- this thread).

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 Target			Type	Ordinance		Hit By			Type		Date
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 Ryujo			CVL	1x Bomb		USN VJ-10			Kingfisher	12-13-41			
 
 
 
 
 Hosho			CVE	1x Torp		O19			SS		12-24-41
 
 
 
 
 Chiyoda			CS    	1x Torp		O-20			SS		12-16-41	Sunk
 
 
 
 
 Hiei			BB	10x Shell		Exeter			CA		12-22-41
 Kirishima			BB	5x Shell		De Ruyter			CL		12-22-41
 Nagato			BB	1x  Bomb		USAAF 14th Bombard		B-17E		12-29-41
 				2x Torp		KXVIII			SS		12-14-41
 
 
 
 
 Aoba			CA	4x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 Chokai			CA	1x Torp		Parrott			DD		12-08-41
 Furutaka			CA	10x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 Kako			CA	8x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 Kumano			CA	2x Shell, 1x Torp	Alden			DD		12-22-41
 				1x Shell		Bulmer			DD		12-09-41
 
 
 
 
 Isuzu			CL	2x Shell		Witte de With		DD		12-22-41
 Kashii			CL	4x Torp		RAF 4 AACU		Swordfish		12-12-41	Sunk
 Katori			CL	22x Shell		Northampton		CA		12-10-41	Sunk
 				25x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 Kinu			CL	4x Shell		3rd Dutch Naval BF		ENG		12-29-41
 Sendai			CL	30x Shell		Houston			CA		12-09-41
 
 
 
 
 Hatsuyuki			DD	9x Shell		Exeter			CA		12-22-41
 Hayate			DD	10x Shell		Chester			CA		12-10-41	Sunk
 Kari			DD	1x Torp		KXVII			SS		12-23-41	Sunk
 				7x Shell		Banckert			DD		12-22-41
 Kasasagi			DD	4x Shell		Piet Hein			DD		12-22-41	Sunk
 Kikuzuki			DD	8x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 Mochizuki			DD	28x Shell		Salt Lake City		CA		12-10-41	Sunk
 Murakumo			DD	1x Shell		Vampire			DD		12-22-41
 Mutsuki			DD	1x Shell		Northampton		CA		12-10-41
 Oboro			DD	2x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 Satsuki			DD	2x Bomb		RDAF 2-2e-VLG-1 Groep	Martin 139	12-19-41
 Shikinami			DD    	2x Shell		3rd Dutch Naval BF		ENG		12-16-41
 				1x Shell		3rd Dutch Naval BF		ENG		12-15-41
 Shirayuki			DD	1x Bomb		USAAF 93rd Bombard		B-17D		12-12-41
 				6x Shell		Houston			CA		12-09-41
 Tokitsukaze		DD	1x Shell		PT-41			PT		12-13-41
 Ushio			DD	1x Shell		TM-5			PT		12-27-41
 Uzuki			DD	3x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 Yayoi			DD	4x Shell, 1x Torp	Craven			DD		12-10-41	Sunk
 Yuzuki			DD	7x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 	
 
 
 
 Patrol Boat No. 33		APD	1x Torp		S-40			SS		12-15-41	Sunk
 
 
 
 
 Akitsu Maru		PG	2x Shell		MTB 11			PT		12-11-41
 				3x Shell		Isabel			PG		12-08-41
 Chiyo Maru		PG	1x Torp		MTB 27			PT		12-11-41
 Chosa Maru		PG	2x Shell		Piet Hein			DD		12-22-41
 Eifuku Maru		PG	2x Torp		Truant			SS		12-22-41	Sunk
 Eiko Maru			PG	1x Shell, 1x Torp	TM-6			PT		12-27-41
 				3x Shell		3rd Dutch Naval BF		ENG		12-16-41
 Sozan Maru		PG	1x Torp		KXI			SS		12-23-41	Sunk
 				2x Shell, 1x Torp	Kortenaer			DD		12-22-41
 Taiko Maru		PG	3x Shell		No.109 RAF BF		ENG		12-19-41
 Tatsumiya Maru		PG	18x Shell		Barker			DD		12-08-41	Sunk
 Uji			PG	1x Torp		RAF No.36 Sqdn		Vildebeest IV	12-11-41
 
 
 
 
 Kyo Maru #13		PC	1x Shell		Isabel			PG		12-08-41
 Shonan Maru #2		PC	1x Shell		Isabel			PG		12-08-41
 Shumshu			PC	1x Shell		No.109 RAF BF		ENG		12-20-41
 
 
 
 
 W.9			MSW	19 Shell		Singapore Fort		CD		12-23-31	Sunk
 W.10			MSW	3 Shell		Singapore Fort		CD		12-23-31	Sunk
 W.13			MSW	6x Shell		Mindanao			PG		12-07-41
 W.15			MSW	35x Shell		Singapore Fort		CD		12-19-41	Sunk
 W.16			MSW	5 Shell		Singapore Fort		CD		12-23-31	Sunk
 W.17			MSW	3 Shell		Singapore Fort		CD		12-23-31	Sunk
 
 
 
 
 I-5			SS	2x DC		Ballarat			MSW		12-25-41
 I-6 			SS	3x DC		Ballarat			MSW		12-22-41
 				4x DC		Cairns			MSW		12-21-41
 I-10			SS	1x DC		Sanda			MSW		12-21-41
 I-20			SS	5x DC		Mugford			DD		12-15-41	Sunk
 				4x DC		Cummings			DD		12-14-41
 I-153			SS	2x DC		Alden			DD		12-22-41
 I-156			SS	2x DC		Aster			SC		12-24-41
 I-158			SS	1x DC		Indus			PG		12-19-41
 I-168			SS	2x DC		Cummings			DD		12-18-41
 I-169			SS	2x DC		Wollongong		MSW		12-28-41
 I-173			SS    	3x DC		Monaghan			DD		12-16-41
 
 
 
 
 Chifuku Maru		AP	1x Bomb		USN VS-6 Enterprise 	SBD-3		12-10-41
 Kashima Maru		AP	41x Shell		Northampton		CA		12-11-41	Sunk
 				1x Bomb		USN VS-6 Enterprise 	SBD-3		12-10-41
 Kashiwara Maru		AP	2x Shell		No.109 RAF BF		ENG		12-20-41
 Kinryu Maru		AP	7x Bomb		USN VT-6 Enterprise	TBD		12-11-41	Sunk
 				9x Shell		Salt Lake City		CA		12-10-41
 Kisogawa Maru		AP	4x Shell, 1x Torp	Dragon			CL		12-10-41	Sunk
 				8x Shell		Danae			CL		12-09-41
 Kiyosumi Maru		AP	10x Shell, 4x Torp	Danae			CL		12-09-41	Sunk
 Kongo Maru		AP	1x Bomb		USN VT-6 Enterprise	TBD		12-10-41
 Nissen Maru		AP	3x Torp		RAF No.100 Sqdn		Vildebeest IV	12-12-41	Sunk
 Sangetsu Maru		AP	1x Bomb		USAAF 93rd Bombard		B-17D		12-10-41
 Shintoku Maru		AP	8x Bomb		USN VS-6 Enterprise 	SBD-3		12-10-41	Sunk
 Uji Maru			AP	5x Bomb		USN VB-6 Enterprise	SBD-3		12-11-41	Sunk
 				3x Bomb		USN VB-6 Enterprise	SBD-3		12-10-41
 Yoshinogawa Maru		AP	2x Shell		No.109 RAF BF		ENG		12-21-41
 				1x Bomb		USAAF 30th Bombard		B-17D		12-20-41
 
 
 
 
 Amakusa Maru		AK	4x Shell, 2x Torp	Durban			CL		12-10-41	Sunk
 				10x Shell		Danae			CL		12-09-41
 Anyo Maru			AK	1x Torp		S-36			SS		12-08-41
 Aratama Maru		AK	3x Bomb		USN VB-6 Enterprise	SBD-3		12-11-41	Sunk
 				5x Bomb		USN VB-6 Enterprise	SBD-3		12-10-41
 Buyo Maru			AK	1x Torp		S-39			SS		12-09-41	Sunk
 Canton Maru		AK	6x Bomb		USN VS-6 Enterprise	SBD-3		12-11-41	Sunk
 				2x Bomb		USN VT-6 Enterprise	TBD		12-10-41
 				7x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 Hirokawa Maru		AK	1x Torp		USN VT-6 Enterprise	TBD		12-11-41	Sunk
 				3x Bomb, 3x Shell	USN VB-6 Enterprise	SBD-3		12-10-41
 				5x Shell		1st USMC Def Btn (det)	CD		12-07-41
 Hokkai Maru		AK	2x Torp		KXVII			SS		12-11-41	Sunk
 Houn Maru			AK	1x Bomb		RAAF 2/6 Flight		Hudson		12-14-41
 Karachi Maru		AK	1x Torp		S-36			SS		12-08-41
 Kashii Maru		AK	1x Bomb		RDAF 3e-VLG-III Groep	Martin 139	12-24-41	Sunk
 				2x Bomb		USN VJ-10			Kingfisher	12-20-41
 Katsuragi Maru		AK	1x Bomb		USAAF 3rd Fighter		P-40E		12-15-41
 Kumagawa Maru		AK	1x Torp		S-36			SS		12-08-41	Sunk
 Okuni Maru		AK	1x Shell, 1x Torp	Dragon			CL		12-10-41	Sunk
 				12x Shell		Danae			CL		12-09-41
 Seitai Maru		AK	1x Torp		KXI			SS		12-13-41	Sunk
 Taibun Maru		AK	3x Torp		O-16			SS		12-15-41	Sunk
 Tatebu Maru		AK	5x Shell, 3x Torp	Durban			CL		12-10-41	Sunk
 				10x Shell		Alden			DD		12-09-41
 				1x Shell		Bulmer			DD		12-08-41
 Tatsuharu Maru		AK	6x Bomb		USN VT-6 Enterprise	TBD		12-10-41	Sunk
 Tofuku Maru		AK	4x Shell		No.109 RAF BF		ENG		12-19-41
 Unyo Maru			AK	1x Shell		No.109 RAF BF		ENG		12-20-41
 Yuzan Maru		AK	1x Torp		KXV			SS		12-09-41	Sunk
 

[bradfordkay]

" I am getting some of those that start in India over to San Fran plus the Aquantia (speed 23 and capacity near 11k )?? This one ship can hold a USMC division by itself.

Wow. This is my first experience with CHS. So Aquantia must be a beast! You probably don't need me to say so, just the general caution to never load an entire unit onto one vessel (far be it that Aquantia go down with the entire 2nd USMC Div!)."


The Aquitania can haul a complete US RCT, but is nowhere near capable of hauling a full USMC division. She only has an 10680 capacity (!), and the 2nd USMC Div has 27934 load pts. She is, however, the largest of the liners allocated to WITP. I'd sure like to get hold of one of the Queens in the game...

I'm nervous about using Aquitania or the other large, fast APs for quick reaction forces. My only PBEM opponent, Chez, has been painstakingly careful at always having excellent aerial cover for his invasions so I fear that trying to rush in forces on the big transports is only going to result in more lost troops and ships. I do find that they are great at hauling large units quickly across the ocean to a forward depot, from which my assault transports can take the troops into danger.

[veji1]

I don't know if it is just for me, but your spread sheets keep, well, spreading...