Don Quijote against the Japanese Windmills. Seydlitz (J) against traskott (A). Allied side AAR

[traskott]

11/6/42

He is gassed. Semarang hits fort2 again !!!. Looks like he is out of supplies or very disrupted.

All over the Pacific there is little movement. Only a wolfpack of SS heading W.C. again... Perhaps another W.C. raid ?

In China, several key chinese cities are about to hit fort6. As soon as they get it, I'll release some chinese armies to make a very interesting movement...

At the Pacific, soon I'll get the WASP, with a modern BB. Excellent add to a ACTF to absorb torpedoes and bombs.

Oh!, and 2/3 of the 37th Div are now at Australia. I consider OZ secure, and, to its extension, all SLOC secure. Now is time to COUNTERATTACK. [well, not now, but in a few months]

[traskott]

12/6/42

Well... Talking about be gassed, today Semarang falls.

Ground combat at Semarang (53,102)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 72558 troops, 1017 guns, 448 vehicles, Assault Value = 2392
 
Defending force 13613 troops, 276 guns, 243 vehicles, Assault Value = 343
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 1077
 
Allied adjusted defense: 131
 
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 1)
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Semarang !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:
 
Japanese ground losses:
      1743 casualties reported
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 173 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 53 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
      Vehicles lost 20 (1 destroyed, 19 disabled)
 
 
Allied ground losses:
      10835 casualties reported
         Squads: 830 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 1495 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 87 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 292 (292 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 357 (357 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Units destroyed 18
 
 
Assaulting units:
    47th Infantry Regiment
    4th Tank Regiment
    20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
    53rd Division
    56th Infantry Regiment
    20th Infantry Regiment
    55th Infantry Regiment
    2nd Tank Regiment
    55th Engineer Regiment
    4th Division
    16th Recon Regiment
    38th Division
    114th Infantry Regiment
    113th Infantry Regiment
    7th Tank Regiment
    Kimura Det
    Tanaka Detachment
    41st Infantry Regiment
    48th Recon Regiment
    65th Bde /2
    14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    3rd Mortar Battalion
    2nd Mortar Battalion
    3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    5th Mortar Battalion
    2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    1st RF Gun Battalion
    5th Field Artillery Regiment
    18th Mountain Gun Regiment
    9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    55th Mountain Gun Regiment
 
Defending units:
    1st Regt Cavalerie
    Makassar Garrison Battalion
    Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
    6th KNIL Regiment
    Barisan KNIL Regiment
    Marinier Battalion
    1st KNIL Regiment
    Roodenburg Battalion
    2nd KNIL Regiment
    4th KNIL Regiment
    Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion
    Afdeling Ritman
    3rd Cavalry Regiment
    2 ML-KNIL Aviation
    Semarang Base Force
    Soerabaja Base Force
    1st KNIL AA Battalion
    I Aus Corps Engr Bn /1
 

Bye bye Java....

Well, now it's the time of SUMATRA, where my engineers have been working around the clock to increase fortifications all around the island.

Plus this:

SS I-15 sanks xAK DIAMOND HEAD front of S.F. DE FOX counterattacks but get no hits.

Oh, and my Falcons put another 50kgs bomb at the DMS W-20, nicknamed Gruyere by the amount of bombs she has taken (without sunk).

In a few days I'll get the CV WASP and with all those carriers I will be able to do a LOT of things [:D][:D]

[traskott]

Enemy carrier spotted !!!

SS SEARAVEN LAUNCH 4 torpedos at CV SHOKAKU ( dud, obviously ) near Bataan. Others ships reported are:
BB KIRISHIMA
BB HIEI
BB HARUNA
BB KONGO
CA KUMANO
CA SUYUZA
CA CHIKUMA
CS CHIYODA
CS NISSHIN.

Looks like thing will be hot in a few days !!!

Oh, and I'm releasing USMC Para Bns from WC for my first offensive at Pacific: Operation Whale.

[Fletcher]

Probably he is heading to South Borneo or Timor...

[traskott]

Well... lot of metal on way... I know where the KB is, so I know where it isn't. 

[traskott]

15/6/1942

SS S-46 sinks xAK DURBAN MARU at LUNGA, first with one torpedo and later, she emerges and put somo shells on the cargo ship.

SS I-15 tries to sink DD ANDERSON, but fail the launch. Retaliation gets FOUR hits (including one direct) onto the hull of the SS. This combat has taken place near S.F. so he has ALL the Pacific to back home. [:D] Good luck baby.

My Falcons bombard Batavia again scoring one port fuel hit and one port hit. Well, well.. where are his fighters ? I have located only about 50/60 Oscars at Singapore, and the others ?? [&:][&:].

The 35th Japanese Division makes a shock attack at Wuhu and repulse the chinese guerrilla troops...Well, one division out of place, so she is not going to Sinyang. BTW: A LOT of intel concerning LCUs pointing this city has been reported. This point is a bit weak, I admit, but I hope that is just a feint....He has suffer too many loses...

[xnavytc56]

great aar, traskott, and fletcher urs is great too, reading these have helped me to plan my solo/ai game which is all i can do for now, too new to do a pbem, i have never done one before in any game so afraid wouldnt be very good at it, hopefully one day, keep up the good work traskott, i'll be looking forward to reading more soon.
[:'(]

[traskott]

Thank you xnavytc. I hope u enjoy reading this AAR as much as I enjoy playing [:)]

[Igel]

Well,if you put an image from time to time the rookies would have some idea of the situation.[:D]
I know at beginning almost all are bad news but your fans want to know where you're.

AND WE WONT TO SEE MORE SHIPS ON THE BOTTOM!!( Not yours I hope)[;)]

Greetings

[traskott]

Ok, ok, I will upload some photos....some day [:D]

[traskott]

Supreme Japanese HQ reports heavy fighting on the inner front (ie: RL), Allied Commander enjoys spanish red wine while make some nasty plans to make Seydlitz very VERY sad...

[traskott]

17/6/42

NAVAL WARFARE

SS I-15 attacks DD HAMMAN near S.F. Missed !!! Counterattack reports just one hit.

Several SS ( at least THREE ) spotted near Moulmein.

Royal Navy strikes again !!! The Scouting Force ( 5 CLs ) raid Rangoon sinking two carriers, a battleship, and numerous cruisers and destroyers...

eeerhh..no. Just the xAK SINYO MARU and the following dmg at Rangoon:

1 manpower hits.
2refinery hits.
Fires 14 ([8D])
Air base hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2.
Ruanway hits 48.
Port hits 7.
Port fuel hits 2.
Port suppy hits 1.

Besides 112th Inf. Regiment was spotted as garrison at the city.

At SOLOMON ISLANDS, the CL PHOENIX bombards LUNGA, achieving 7 port hits and 1 port supply hits.

AERIAL WARFARE

Finally the IJAF is on the air !!! Today our fighters and bombers meet fierce resistance...

The first wave of 13 Wellingtons and 12 Hudson III meet 5 Zero over Rangoon.

5 Wellington and 3 Hudson III were damaged, but scored 6 runway hits.

The next attack was made by 17 B-17D escorted by 21 P-40E. Resistance was a nuisance: 1 Zero, quickly dispatched by our very superior fighters.

11 Port hits at Rangoon by the FF.

2 B-25s and 4 Blenheims attacked Moulmein too (too much agresive commanders, I guess). They meet 25 Oscars !!!. Well, 2 Blens and 1 B-25 downed. It could have been worse.

GROUND WARFARE

MALANG (JAVA) falls to the 1st Tank Regiment. Only Soerabaja stands !!!

SHOCK ATTACK AT HANKOW.

5.827 japanese A.V. tried to pull out my 2.614 chinese A.V.

The following I.J. Divisiones has been located here: 3,6,13,34,39,15,116,37,41.

1 to 2.

[:D][:D][:D]

20.724 japanese casualties.

65 combat squads destroyed. 1385 combat squads disabled ( yeah, about 4 IJ Div out of combat ).
44 non combat squads destroyed. 428 disabled.
Engineers. 4 destroyed, 110 disabled.
Vehicules: 17 destroyed, 100 disabled.

to about 2.100 chinese casualties. Good rate, I think !!! [;)]

[Sly]

Oh no no, it cant be truth. 20.000 japanese casulties at Hankow, june 1942. But how??????
Let me think:: aaa you got some kung-fu masters, one per each chinese division, dont you?? And yours kung-fu is better then his karate of course

[traskott]

No, (I'm afraid not).

The reason of this japanese defeat:

 a) Shock attack. A shock attack is always risky.

 b) Urban terrain. Bonus x2 IIRC.

 c) Well rested troops: Fatige and disruption are less than 10.

 d) Well prepped troops: All units at 100 prep at the hex target. PLUS their HQ stacked with them with some comanders carefully chosen by me. Morale high: All units at 99 moral. Very high experience: My chinese troops here have xp since 51 to 65. Yeah. I've a chinesse corps with 65 xp. Well rested, prepping the hex where he is, with HQ support, and entrenched ( not sure about this: my troops can build forts in an enemy hex?) make the attack a failure.

[Sly]

And you pick chinese commanders manualy. So kung-fu masters
Greate victory at all. As I noticed my forces can build some forty in enemy hex, usual goes up to 2 forts.
Good luck And Im waiting for your offence, some nasty plans as you wrote

[traskott]

Yeah.... I  plan to send tons of chinesse troops (now that I have sticks to everyone) and swarm japanese troops to the sea !!!!


Or not [:D].

We'll see..

[Fletcher]

Traskott,

Only you are needed of LtGen Joe Stilwell in this frontline... [:D]

Best wishes
Ramón

[traskott]

18/6/42

Sumatra still in my own hands, plus Balikpapan, Amboina and Kendari... Excellent.

NAVAL WARFARE:

SS S-44 atacks CM HATSUTAKA near RABAUK. Fails. Skipper reports at least FOUR CMs so heavy mined ports are expected in a few days at Solomon Islands.

SS SNAPER atacks E YOMOGI (dud!). She is escorting TKs to Rabaul.

Air recce reports one SS 1 hex east of Cooktown.

AIR WARFARE:

17 B-17D bombard Toungoo: 1 airbase supply hits and 3 runway hits.
13 Falcons over Batavia in two waves, got 2 port hits, 1 port supply hit, 1 bomb at xAP KEIHUKU MARU (on fire),and another bomb at DMS W-20 (now known as "swiss cheese").

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- Several ships reported at Moulmein. My bombers will try tomorrow make some good hits. Some Sweeps ordered to clean the skies...

- At Noumea, four more combat units arriving....

[traskott]

19/6/42

SUBMARINE WARFARE:

SS KVIII puts TWO torpedoes at xAK YAMAGUIRI MARU. Reported SUNK.
SS KVIII puts TWO torpedoes and 1 shell at xAK HIYOSI MARU. Reported SUNK.

(both targets were at MOULMEIN and sailed ALONE).

SS SEARAVEN launch FOUR torpedoes at xAK SINSEI MARU. Missed.
SS TRIGGER at DD SHIRATSUYU at 114, 66. The japanese DD is escorting a troop convoy, with at least TWO xAPs. xAP ARGENTINA MARU reported spotted.

AIR WARFARE

Several Sweeps of P-40E and P-39D over PEGU face oposition of, at least, 12 Zeros. 2 Enemy fighters downed to 4 (2 and 2) of our fighters.
A main sweep of P-38s (20 of them ) over MOULMEIN face 37 OSCARs. Air combat report signal 4 Oscars destroyed for 2 P-38s.

1st Sentai of Fighters reported at the Burma Front, plus one Tainian formation.

After the sweep, 10 B-17D bomberded the port, which was my main target, to 1 port supply hit.

AIR LOSSES OF TODAY (acording information panel)

  9 P-38F (7 A2A)
  6 P-40E (6 A2A)
  4 P-39D (4 A2A)
  2 B-17D (1 A2A)

[traskott]

Overall, I'm a bit satisfied, with the Burma Air Combats. The units I sent to combat were rookies, which had been training since 7th December for the first combat, and the overcome is not bad. Barely 1:1, once ops losses are discounted.

However, I lack enough level bombers to mantain a good degree of operations over japanese territoy. B-17s are good, but Blenheims IV...well... I'm using them to train crews, the same as Hudsons I and Blenheims I. So, I'm critically sort of medium bombers: Just 1 sqn of B-25s, 3 of B-17s (well, they are heavy), and 1 of Wellingtons (with another about to be converted into).

I want to put presure here to force Seydlitz to send planes here. With Sumatra in my hands, every plane not flying against it is a victory. It's strange: I'm currently sending several ships and he has no attacked anyone. Zero attacks to my transports ships.... Well, better for me.