Last Stop Tokyo: Terminus vs Durrant

[Bill Durrant]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/02/22

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ASW attack at 97,62

Japanese Ships
SS No. 34

Allied Ships
DD Kennison
DD Kilty
DD Tatnall

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TF 52 troops unloading over beach at Guiuan, 45,58


Japanese ground losses:
287 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 144424 troops, 779 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 41952 troops, 248 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
385 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Can't say anymore THE PATCH IS OUT so I'm rushing to get it[&o][&o][&o]

[DuckofTindalos]

Only action of note today was the fall of the town of Guiuan on the southern tip of Samar.

Other than that, the game will be on hold until after Christmas. See you next week!

[Bill Durrant]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/03/22


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 145661 troops, 787 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 41965 troops, 254 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
338 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Guiuan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1185 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Guiuan base !!!


Merry Xmas

[DuckofTindalos]

So much for the Christmas Peace! I'm making a stopover at home before going out again, so I thought I might as well run the turn Bill had dropped in my in-box yesterday.

The Second Battle of Wake Island. This time, the US battle line didn't find defenceless cargo transports and tankers there. The line-up was Nagato, Mutsu, Yamashiro, Fuso, Hyuga and Ise vs. Tennessee, California, Oklahoma and Mississippi.

Unfortunately, the engagement uncovered a glaring flaw in pre-war Imperial munitions procurement, i.e. the blasted inability of our AP shells to penetrate heavy armour at longer ranges. The engagement never closed to inside of 15,000 yards and even though our sharp-eyed gunners achieved several main battery (35cm, 41cm) hits on the enemy battleships, they universally failed to penetrate their thick hides.

As for traffic going the other way, the Americans failed to score even one main battery hit on our battle line. A large number of 5-inch shells impacted on our battleships, but obviously didn't inflict any significant damage.

The heaviest damage on both sides was suffered by the escorts. Three US destroyers (the Dent, Montgomery and Ramsay) were severely punished by very accurate gunfire, and all veered out of formation, burning furiously. On the Imperial side, the light cruiser Chikuma was struck by a lucky American torpedo whilst the destroyer Shimakaze absorbed a number of hits from her opposite numbers on the enemy side.

The entire Imperial battle line, supported by our battlecruiser squadron, remains combat ready.

[Bill Durrant]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/04/22

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 6
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 3
BB Ise, Shell hits 9
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 9
BB Fuso, Shell hits 4
BB Yamashiro
CL Yahagi
CL Chikuma, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tokitsukaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shimakaze, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kaya
DD Aoi

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 6
BB California, Shell hits 4
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 7
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 3
DD Dent, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Montgomery, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Breese
DD Ramsay, Shell hits 1, on fire

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
CL Yahagi
CL Chikuma, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tokitsukaze, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shimakaze, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kaya
DD Aoi

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma
BB California, Shell hits 1
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 1
BB Mississippi
DD Dent, on fire
DD Montgomery, on fire, heavy damage
DD Breese
DD Ramsay, on fire

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 1, on fire
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
CL Yahagi
CL Chikuma, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tokitsukaze, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shimakaze, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kaya
DD Aoi

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma
BB California
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 1
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 1
DD Dent, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Montgomery, on fire, heavy damage
DD Breese, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Ramsay, on fire

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
BC Hiei
BC Kirishima
BC Haruna
CL Hirado
CL Kitakami
DD Kusunoki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma
BB California, Shell hits 1
BB Tennessee
BB Mississippi
DD Dent, on fire
DD Montgomery, on fire, heavy damage
DD Breese, on fire
DD Ramsay, on fire


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 147586 troops, 834 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 42074 troops, 258 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported

I'll post damage screenies when I know the engagement has come to an end[:(][:(][:(]

[DuckofTindalos]

The Second Battle of Wake continued today. Bill seems to have brought EVERY SINGLE SERVICABLE US battleship to the party to face my slightly smaller forces. Through a long series of engagement stretching through both night and day pulses, our battle lines inflicted grave damage upon each other. No battleships were sunk on either side, but the included screenshot shows the ships lost to the Imperial Navy this day.

[Bill Durrant]

Actually we still have a few warhorses up our sleeve[:D][:D][:D][:D]

All I can say it was the perfect way to end Christmas Day - watching a massive Naval WPO engagement whilst sipping a glass of Armagnac[:)][:)][:)][:)]

Not sure whether to be happy with the results or not - will post damage screens - can't sus out how to join them together - Terminus can you help? (or anyone else)

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/05/22

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 3
BB Ise
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 2
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
CL Yahagi
DD Kaya
DD Aoi

Allied Ships
BB Arizona
BB Idaho
BB New Mexico
BB New York
BB Texas
DD Gamble
DD Tatnall
DD Kilty
DD Kennison

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Ise, Shell hits 3
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 3
BB Fuso, Shell hits 1
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 2
CL Yahagi
DD Kaya
DD Aoi

Allied Ships
BB Arizona, Shell hits 2
BB Idaho
BB New Mexico
BB New York, Shell hits 2
BB Texas, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Gamble
DD Tatnall, Shell hits 1
DD Kilty, Shell hits 1
DD Kennison

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
BC Hiei
BC Kirishima, Shell hits 6
BC Haruna
CL Hirado
CL Kitakami
DD Kusunoki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
BB Arizona
BB Idaho, Shell hits 2
BB New Mexico, Shell hits 3, on fire
BB New York, Shell hits 2
BB Texas, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Gamble
DD Tatnall
DD Kilty
DD Kennison

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
BC Hiei, Shell hits 5
BC Kirishima
BC Haruna
CL Hirado, Shell hits 2
CL Kitakami
DD Kusunoki, and is sunk
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
BB Arizona, Shell hits 2
BB Idaho, Shell hits 1
BB New Mexico, on fire
BB New York
BB Texas, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Gamble
DD Tatnall
DD Kilty
DD Kennison, Shell hits 1

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Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

61 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB Mississippi
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 8
BB California, Shell hits 4
BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 10

Japanese ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63

Allied Ships
BB New York
BB Idaho
BB Arizona

Japanese ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
Port fuel hits 1

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Sub attack at 83,63

Japanese Ships
SS No. 28

Allied Ships
BB Oregon
DD McCormick
DD Bulmer
DD Mackenzie
DD Spriston
DD Crosby
BB Rhode Island
BB Nebraska

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Sub attack at 84,64

Japanese Ships
SS No. 47

Allied Ships
BB Texas, on fire

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
TK Kyokuto Maru, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
TK Kyokuyo Maru, Shell hits 20, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
TK Manju Maru, Shell hits 27, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Connecticut
BB Georgia
BB Nebraska
BB Rhode Island
BB Oregon
DD Crosby
DD Spriston
DD Mackenzie
DD Bulmer
DD McCormick

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 38, on fire, heavy damage
CL Chikuma, Shell hits 51, and is sunk
DD Tokitsukaze, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Shimakaze, Shell hits 4, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Connecticut, Shell hits 4, on fire
BB Georgia, Shell hits 1
BB Nebraska, Shell hits 4
BB Rhode Island, Shell hits 3
BB Oregon, Shell hits 5
DD Crosby, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Spriston, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Mackenzie
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD McCormick, Shell hits 3

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 68, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB Connecticut, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Georgia, Shell hits 1
BB Nebraska, Shell hits 1
BB Rhode Island
BB Oregon
DD Crosby, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Spriston, on fire
DD Mackenzie, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD McCormick

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB Connecticut, on fire, heavy damage
BB Georgia
BB Nebraska
BB Rhode Island
BB Oregon
DD Crosby, on fire, heavy damage
DD Spriston, on fire
DD Mackenzie, on fire
DD Bulmer, on fire, heavy damage
DD McCormick

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, on fire
DD Aoi

Allied Ships
BB Connecticut, on fire, heavy damage
BB Georgia
BB Nebraska
BB Rhode Island
BB Oregon
DD Crosby, on fire, heavy damage
DD Spriston, on fire
DD Mackenzie, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bulmer, on fire, heavy damage
DD McCormick

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, on fire
DD Aoi

Allied Ships
BB Connecticut, on fire, heavy damage
BB Georgia
BB Nebraska
BB Rhode Island
BB Oregon
DD Crosby, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Spriston, on fire
DD Mackenzie, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bulmer, on fire, heavy damage
DD McCormick

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Aoi

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 1
BB California
BB Tennessee
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 1

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 1
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
CL Yahagi
DD Kaya

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma
BB California, Shell hits 1
BB Tennessee
BB Mississippi

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 82,63

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 1
CL Yahagi
DD Kaya

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma
BB California, Shell hits 2
BB Tennessee
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 2

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Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

50 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB New York
BB Idaho, Shell hits 17
BB Arizona, Shell hits 10

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported

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Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63

Allied Ships
BB Oregon
BB Rhode Island
BB Nebraska
BB Georgia


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 148753 troops, 850 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 42547 troops, 266 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

[Bill Durrant]

And another

[Bill Durrant]

And finally.....

[DuckofTindalos]

On the last screenshot I posted, the list of sunk Japanese ships is put together from three different parts on the Sunk Ships List. I've cropped the different parts out of the screenshots from the game and pasted them together. If you're using Photoshop, there should be a Crop function (the GIMP has one).

[Bill Durrant]

I can crop them okay in Photoshop but can't work out how to paste them together.

[DuckofTindalos]

What I did was to create a blank template picture, and then put all the little bits together on it (imagine somebody working at a light table with little bits of photographs).

Then I took the other screenshot image I'd done (the one with the scores on it), cropped it, and then pasted the image I'd made of the bits into it. The result is what you see.

[DuckofTindalos]

After the excitement of the last couple of days, we've settled back down a low roar. It will hopefully be punctuated by a few positive signals intercepts concerning sinking American ships over the coming turns...[:D]

[Bill Durrant]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

After the excitement of the last couple of days, we've settled back down a low roar. It will hopefully be punctuated by a few positive signals intercepts concerning sinking American ships over the coming turns...[:D]

Looking at my updated damage figs this is quite possible[:(]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/06/22


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 149978 troops, 864 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 42889 troops, 268 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
312 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

[DuckofTindalos]

Grmbl... The Imperial battleship Mutsu sank tonight on its way back from Wake. Unfortunately, her pumps were not able to keep up with the progressive flooding caused by the damage from the action of the last two days. On the other side, American destroyer Montgomery also sank.

Lots of points for my esteemed opponent, but we can only hope that some more American ships join the Mutsu and the Montgomery on the ocean floor.

[Bill Durrant]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/07/22


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 178789 troops, 875 guns, 214 vehicles

Defending force 43144 troops, 270 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)


Japanese ground losses:
4256 casualties reported
Guns lost 91
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
1163 casualties reported
Guns lost 33

Hopefully, later on today I will post my thoughts so far.

My condolences to the crew of BB Mutsu[;)]

I am hopeful the remainder of my ships will get back safeky to port

[DuckofTindalos]

The grind continues. Enemy submarines have appeared at the Pescadores, Takao and Bataan. Our ASW forces have been alerted to engage these pirates. Elsewhere, artillery bombardments of enemy positions in Manilla continue.

[DuckofTindalos]

Whilst Bill is busy with RL duties, I'm posting another turn.

Today, the Imperial Navy repaid the Dutch for their complicity in the attack on Truk several days ago, when a battle squadron bombarded the Dutch port of Tarakan.

Elsewhere, British submarines made their first appearance in this war. The K-16 was engaged at the Pescadores, whilst the L-2 was attacked at Takao. The latter incident resulted in at least 4 hits or close misses, but no sinking could be confirmed.

[DuckofTindalos]

Today, Imperial Intelligence Wireless Intercept picked up an SOS message from the American destroyer Bulmer, reporting that she was sinking approximately 200 miles east of Wake.

Elsewhere, Royal Navy submarine L-16 was engaged in the waters off Bataan, and the artillery bombardment of Manilla continued.

[Bill Durrant]

Sorry I haven't posted Combat reports for a few turns. Here is the latest:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/10/22

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ASW attack near Bataan at 42,51

Japanese Ships
DD Sawakaze
DD Nokaze
DD Akikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Hamakaze

Allied Ships
SS L-16


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 112143 troops, 718 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 41962 troops, 254 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
260 casualties reported
Guns lost 2