The Cautionaries: jwilkerson vs Capt(re-started)

[jwilkerson]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/02/22

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TF 1040 encounters mine field at Eniwetok (76,74)

Allied Ships
MSW Whippoorwill
MSW Partridge
MSW Quail
MSW Tanager
DD Bailey
DD Stoddert
DD Zeilin

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ASW attack at 78,74

Japanese Ships
SS No. 20

Allied Ships
DD Melvin
DD Laub

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
CA Yakumo
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 4
CL Kiso
CL Nagara
DD Hakaze
DD Katsura
DD Wakaba, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Minazuki
DD Hayate
DD Ayanami

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 2
BB New Mexico
BB Mississippi
BB New York
BB Texas, Shell hits 9
DD Bailey
DD Stoddert
DD Wood, Shell hits 1
DD Zeilin
MSW Tanager, Shell hits 1
MSW Quail, Shell hits 6, on fire
MSW Partridge
MSW Whippoorwill

Second big battle in a row at 2,000 yards where Japanese get surprise, and most Japanese ships launch torpedoes and none hit ...

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Sub attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
CL Kiso, Torpedo hits 1
DD Katsura
DD Hakaze
CL Nagara

Allied Ships
SS R-8

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ASW attack at 79,74

Japanese Ships
SS No. 24, hits 6, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Wasmuth
DD Young
DD Woodbury
DD William Jones
DD Somers

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ASW attack at 82,74

Japanese Ships
SS No. 35

Allied Ships
MSW Mallard
MSW Bobolink
MSW Woodcock
MSW Curlew
MSW Owl
PC Eagle 7
PC Eagle 6
DD Doyen
DD Henshaw
DD Meade

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ASW attack at 78,74

Japanese Ships
SS No. 20, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Wasmuth
DD Young
DD Woodbury
DD William Jones
DD Somers
DD Mackenzie

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Day Air attack on Boac , at 43,54

Japanese aircraft
Sopwith Pup x 9
Gloster Sparrowhawk x 29

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Sopwith Pup bombing at 2000 feet
12 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet
13 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
CA Yakumo, Shell hits 94, on fire, heavy damage
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 23, on fire
CL Kiso, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
CL Nagara, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hakaze, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
DD Katsura, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
DD Hayate, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 9, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 5
BB New Mexico, Shell hits 9
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 17, on fire
BB New York, Shell hits 11
BB Texas, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Bailey, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Stoddert, Shell hits 1
DD Wood
DD Zeilin
MSW Tanager, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
MSW Quail, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
MSW Partridge, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
MSW Whippoorwill, Shell hits 8, and is sunk

At least we got some of the MSWs ... will make it more difficult for USN later on ...

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Sub attack near Truk at 63,78

Japanese Ships
AP Yasukuni Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-8

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Sub attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Uzuki, on fire

Allied Ships
SS R-8

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Sub attack at 78,74

Japanese Ships
SS No. 20, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Mackenzie
DD Wasmuth

[Rysyonok]

ORIGINAL: jwilkerson
Second big battle in a row at 2,000 yards where Japanese get surprise, and most Japanese ships launch torpedoes and none hit ...

Almost like my first Baker island battle...

[jwilkerson]

A series of nada-turns.

We continue with training the fighters up in the PI and with capturing the remaining southern and central points within the PI.

In the Marshalls we have the BC force and the 4x14" BB force lurking near Eniwetok. We have the 3x16" BBs now departing Saipan, heading for a rendevous with the other 2 dreadnought forces. If the USN show up soon ( before we have to return ) then we will have a dreadnought battle.

Otherwise the minelaying in the Marshalls continues, Eniwetok is at 2400 and Wotje is at 2100. Two additional ML have been repaired and are departing the Home Is. for the Marshalls.

We have one cruiser/dd group at Eniwetok and an ODD group at Kwaj acting as surface defense. Also 1 each DD/ASW groups at Eni and Kwaj. A new Cruiser/dd group ( the final group ) is enroute from Palau to Truk. 1 OBB group is refitting at Truk, the other is refitting at Osaka. About one dozen SS are completing refit in Takao, all others are in vicinity of Marshalls though about 1.5 dozen are refitting at Kwaj.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/07/22

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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Zamboanga, 39,59


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Day Air attack on Ormoc , at 43,57

Japanese aircraft
Sopwith Pup x 30
Gloster Sparrowhawk x 14

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Sopwith Pup bombing at 2000 feet
13 x Sopwith Pup bombing at 2000 feet
12 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Sopwith Pup bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Sopwith Pup bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Boac , at 43,54

Japanese aircraft
Sopwith Pup x 15
Gloster Sparrowhawk x 28

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Sopwith Pup bombing at 2000 feet
11 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet
13 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Sopwith Pup bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet
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ASW attack at 77,74

Japanese Ships
DD Hinoki
DD Amatsukaze

Allied Ships
SS R-22


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Ground combat at Zamboanga

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 819 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Zamboanga base !!!

[Rysyonok]

Just noticed - IJA lost 11 aircraft to flak? Where?

[jwilkerson]

Ah ... just when we thought is was safe ... 2 hints of activity to the East.

One USN DD group is proceeding East towards Eniwetok, the "standard" fare. Another USN DD bombards Mili Atoll, at the extreme Southern end of the Marshalls, which may portent a landing there. To date we have made no effort to defend Mili. This turn, we dispatched 1 SS to the place as token defense. Ultimately we know we cannot prevent the capture of the Marshalls, they are merely a delaying point. But we hope to buy time to improve our defense farther back.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/08/22

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Sub attack near Kwajalein at 79,79

Japanese Ships
DD Urukaze
DD Sugi
DD Nashi
DD Tanikaze

Allied Ships
SS R-4

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Sub attack at 84,74

Japanese Ships
SS No. 43, hits 1 This is 9 hexes to the East of Eniwetok.

Allied Ships
DD Stansbury
DD Thatcher
DD Upshur
DD Jacob Jones

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Naval bombardment of Mili, at 84,85

Allied Ships
DD Hulbert
DD Sicard
DD Hopkins
DD Barry
DD Reuben James
DD Stewart

Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

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Day Air attack on Boac , at 43,54

Japanese aircraft
Sopwith Pup x 15
Gloster Sparrowhawk x 29

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Sopwith Pup bombing at 2000 feet
13 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet
12 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Sopwith Pup bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Gloster Sparrowhawk bombing at 2000 feet

[jwilkerson]

False alarm. a couple more days of same o same o ... we had one DD torpedoed though she made it to Eni and will survive. USN had one sub hit a mine at Eni and sink the next turn ... That's the second sub killed by the Eni mine field ( now up to 4200+ ) ...

But I still am suspecting either another major bombardment of Eni ... or maybe a landing at Mili ... we have all three Dreadnought groups within one days sail of Eni now ... so for a while we are concentrated ( grp#1 = 4 BC/4 DD ... grp#2 = 4x14"BB/4 DD ... grp#3 = 3x16" BB/4 DD ... ) All AOs are there as well keeping the DDs topped off ...

[jwilkerson]

Still pretty quiet ... I'd expect the USN to either try bombardment runs against Eniwetok or Kwajalein. Or perhaps a landing at Mili ... things have been TOO quiet ... so something should happen soon.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/14/22

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Sub attack near Truk at 63,78

Japanese Ships
AD AD-2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 40 sys dmg ... should survive ...
CA Nisshin
DD Matsukaze
DD Hatsuharu
DD Hatsushimo
DD Kashiwa
DD Tachibana

Allied Ships
SS S-7

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TF 1094 encounters mine field at Eniwetok (76,74)

Allied Ships
SS R-10, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage This one sank - the third US Sub lost to the Minefields in the Marshalls [8D]

[jwilkerson]

Trying to move the minelayers to Kwaj ... one tripped over a sub ... might survive if she can make it back to Eni this turn. We have 2 more ML enroute ( after undergoing repairs in Home Islands ) and total probably a couple of dozen ML conversions in hand, though those will not arrive until Dec 22 / Jan 23 time frame.

All of our dreadnoughts ( 11 total ) are concentrated in one hex just to the East of Eniwetok ... we will drift SE for a few turns. We can't stay out here forever, but if something comes now, we might be able to smack it before the USN realizes our full strength is at hand.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/15/22

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Sub attack at 75,74

Japanese Ships
ML Toshima Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS S-4

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ASW attack near Kwajalein at 79,79

Japanese Ships
DD Urukaze
DD Sugi
DD Nashi
DD Tanikaze

Allied Ships
SS R-19, hits 2

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ASW attack near Saipan at 63,64

Japanese Ships
PC Ch08
PC Ch07
PC Ch06
PC Ch05

Allied Ships
SS R-11

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Sumire
DD Hasu

Allied Ships
SS R-21, hits 1

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ASW attack near Saipan at 63,64

Japanese Ships
PC Ch08
PC Ch07
PC Ch06
PC Ch05

Allied Ships
SS R-11

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ASW attack near Kwajalein at 79,79

Allied Ships
SS R-19

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Urunami
DD Yunagi
DD Hinoki
DD Amatsukaze

Allied Ships
SS R-21

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TF 63 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56


Japanese ground losses:
64 casualties reported

[jwilkerson]

Nothing real exciting this turn except ... we see a DD/PC group headed for Eniwetok ... this could be the van of a big force ... or not ... we will redirect the dreadnoughts north to be closer to the action.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/16/22

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Sub attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Tsuta
DD Sumire
DD Hasu
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
SS R-21

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Sumire
DD Hasu
DD Tsuta
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
SS R-21

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Hinoki
DD Amatsukaze
CL Oi

Allied Ships
SS R-21

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ASW attack at 83,74 7 hexes east of Eniwetok

Japanese Ships
SS No. 22

Allied Ships
PC Eagle 7
PC Eagle 6
DD Doyen
DD Henshaw
DD Meade
DD Greene
DD Delphy
DD McCormick
DD Walker

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ASW attack near Truk at 63,78

Japanese Ships
PC Ch04
PC Ch03
PC Ch02
PC Ch01

Allied Ships
SS R-5

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Sub attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Tsuta
DD Sumire
DD Hasu

Allied Ships
SS R-21


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Ground combat at Iloilo

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 660 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Iloilo base !!! Last base in the PI captured .. there are still 2 dots remaining. We will try to use these for fighter training until they get auto-captured

[Rysyonok]

ORIGINAL: jwilkerson
Last base in the PI captured .. there are still 2 dots remaining. We will try to use these for fighter training until they get auto-captured

"Auto-captured"?

[jwilkerson]

ORIGINAL: Rysyonok

ORIGINAL: jwilkerson
Last base in the PI captured .. there are still 2 dots remaining. We will try to use these for fighter training until they get auto-captured

"Auto-captured"?

Yes something like, if you have ground troops adjacent AND have an air_sup number greater than zero in your favor, then there is a chance each turn of having adjacent dots ( and bases ) become owned by you ( if unoccupied by the enemy )..

[jwilkerson]

False alarm. USN training bombardment at Maleolap.

SO our dreadnought will pull back to refuel the DDs .. don't wanna go into the main Marshalls ports to refuel the BBs because I don't want him to pick me up. Right now he might think the BBs he sees at Truk are the dreadnoughts. But eventually, I'll have to go gas up somewhere ... and Kwaj or Eni might actually be the safest due to the strength of the ASW there and if we're gonna show ourselves ... showing ourselves farther forward is probably better.



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/18/22

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Naval bombardment of Maloelap, at 82,81

Allied Ships
DD Greer
DD Spriston
DD Paul Hamilton
BB Connecticut
DD Pope
BB Illinois

Port supply hits 2 USN Training mission

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ASW attack near Truk at 63,78

Japanese Ships
PC Ch04
PC Ch03
PC Ch02
PC Ch01

Allied Ships
SS R-5

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ASW attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Sumire
DD Hasu
DD Tsuta
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
SS R-20

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Sub attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
DD Hasu
DD Sumire
DD Tsuta
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
SS R-20

[jwilkerson]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/19/22

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ASW attack near Saipan at 63,64

Japanese Ships
PC Ch08
PC Ch07
PC Ch06
PC Ch05

Allied Ships
SS S-17

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Sub attack near Eniwetok at 76,74

Japanese Ships
AK Sansei Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-35

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Naval bombardment of Maloelap, at 82,81

Allied Ships
DD Greer
DD Spriston
DD Paul Hamilton
BB Connecticut
DD John D. Ford
DD Pope
BB Illinois

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

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ASW attack at 80,74

Japanese Ships
DD Umikaze
CL Chitose
DD Nenohi
DD Yanagi
DD Momo
DD Kaya
DD Akikaze

Allied Ships
SS S-33, hits 2

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Sub attack near Saipan at 63,64

Japanese Ships
ML Yento Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-17

[Rysyonok]

So - what are your subs doing? And how's Fuchida's unit?

[jwilkerson]

My subs are about half camping around the Marshalls being detectors for inbound US activities and half in refit ( some at Kwaj and some still at Takao ).

Fuchida's at Kwaj up to 73 exp ... many turns kwaj has no allied subs ... and none out to 2 hex range ... so his has mostly cleared the area. Most popular spot for US subs is still Eniwetok though we generally seem to be fairly safe in the Eniwetok hex itself ( i.e. within range of Avro's ) ... but will sure be nice to get some more Felixstowe squadrons .. and some are commin' soon !

[jwilkerson]

Due to my new responsibilities with WITP coding ... I have asked Rsyonok to take over this game for me ... and CAPT has agreed, so effective immediately Rysyonok is new Chief of Imperial General Staff !


( thanks Rysyonok ! )

[Rysyonok]

ORIGINAL: jwilkerson

Due to my new responsibilities with WITP coding ... I have asked Rsyonok to take over this game for me ... and CAPT has agreed, so effective immediately Rysyonok is new Chief of Imperial General Staff !

( thanks Rysyonok ! )

(I had a feeling he was going to trick me into playing Japanese somehow, I just didn't know when or how)

[:D]

[Rysyonok]

More naval skirmishing without any major actions. A tanker gets hit by a sub at Wake; CA Kurama at Kwajalein.

Forces are being reorganized to (1) conserve fuel which is hard to come by halfway across the pacific (2) establish submarine screens to detect potential enemy attack through cutting off its supply; 4 SS will line up 240 miles northeast of Baker and 4 240 miles east of Midway (3) maximize output of fortifications on islands. PPs are spent on releasing engineer units and replacing submarine captains; an average IJN sub captain is 55/55, and the better ones available are 65/65. Every dot matters.

Three commerce raiders are initiated in Osaka; quite a score will follow. There isn't that much supply to ship from Singapore and such; APs and smaller AKs can take care of that, allowing all 5000-ton AKs to turn into destroyer killers: extra 5000 yards of range do matter.

(While mines are a welcome addition, it's the 20,000 yard range main batteries and depth charges that are treasured the most)

[Rysyonok]

End of month summary - September 1922

[Rysyonok]

Sunk ship - September 1922

IJN / USN losses:

Carriers:

None.

Battleships / battlecruisers:

BB Monandock

Cruisers:

CA Yakumo, CL Chikuma, CL Niitaka

Destroyers / torpedo boats:

Twenty-eight / Twenty-nine

Transports:

Seventeen / Twenty

Tankers / colliers:

A tanker / Two tankers

Submarines:

No. 46, UC-90 (O4) / R-7, R-9, R-10, R-17

Minelayers:

Four / Five minelaying destroyers

Minesweepers:

Eleven

Other auxiliaries:

Two patrol craft, twelve gunboats