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Nice move, Luskan. Obviously Java is going to be very different this time, contrasted with last game's psychological maneuver / bald-faced lie about Java. How are you doing on capturing the necessary Oil and Resource bases?

Apart from the bases on Java, and Palembang, I own them all.  All of PNG/Solomons are mine.  All of the SRA is mine - except for Singapore, Luzon, Java and a few smaller southern island chains.
 
Just have a look see how I cleaned up the tail end of PNG this turn
 
Unfortunately Raver force marched a single defending unit into Kragen which prevented my weak early attempt at hitting it.  Of course, next turn I've got a division and 3 tank regiments there now so I expect to take the place   Bad weather kept allied bombers either away or way off target. 
 
Homan falls, and I'm thrilled at the fact that a: I own the place and b: once routed, Chinese units take years to recover.  Those units won't be bothering me again for a while (because I'm going to kick them up the road t Sian).
 
Nasty bombardment attacks from Raver at Singapore - got to get my bombers hitting him hard enough to start to attrite supply/guns.
 
 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/20/42
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TF 105 troops unloading over beach at Kragen, 22,63
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
1153 casualties reported
 
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ASW attack at 110,80
 
Japanese Ships
SS I-19
 
Allied Ships
DD Porter
DD Flusser
DD Lamson
DD Drayton
DD Mahan
CA Chicago
 
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Naval bombardment of Kragen, at 22,63
 
Japanese Ships
CL Yura
BB Hyuga
CL Kitakami
BB Nagato
 
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 12
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2
 
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TF 67 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
 
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TF 68 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
233 casualties reported
 
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TF 105 troops unloading over beach at Kragen, 22,63
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
367 casualties reported
 
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Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 23,50
 
 
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 5
Buffalo I x 7
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
 
Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Wirraway attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 41st PA Division, at 44,54
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-21 Sally x 15
Ki-48 Lily x 20
 
No Japanese losses
 
 
Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
 
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 57,95
 
 
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
MSW W.19
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,61
 
 
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 4
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
AP Ayo Maru
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 4 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 57,95
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
 
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
CA Takao
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 26,65
 
 
Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 9
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
AP Aki Maru
PG Nanpo Maru
PG Taiko Maru
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 1 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
 4 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
 4 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,65
 
 
Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 2
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
AP Kaimyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
 
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 26,66
 
 
Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 4
Brewster 339D x 15
T.IVa x 13
Martin 139 x 5
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
Martin 139: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1
BB Nagato
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
 2 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 2 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63
 
 
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 7
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa
CA Kumano
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 2 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 57,95
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
 
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
 
 
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63
 
 
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 6
Martin 139 x 3
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
AP Teiyo Maru
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63
 
 
Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 3
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 
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Ground combat at Homan
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 169445 troops, 1751 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 3278
 
Defending force 36036 troops, 156 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 997
 
Japanese max assault: 2574 - adjusted assault: 1814
 
Allied max defense: 1003 - adjusted defense: 546
 
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Homan base !!!
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
1492 casualties reported
Guns lost 41
Vehicles lost 4
 
Allied ground losses:
1296 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
 
 
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
 
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Ground combat at Kragen
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 2970 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 596
 
Defending force 2858 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 72
 
Japanese max assault: 74 - adjusted assault: 23
 
Allied max defense: 75 - adjusted defense: 73
 
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
 
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Ground combat at 42,60
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 2388 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 67
 
Defending force 2235 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
 
 
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Ground combat at 49,36
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 42711 troops, 596 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 795
 
Defending force 5332 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 153
 
Japanese max assault: 802 - adjusted assault: 1188
 
Allied max defense: 89 - adjusted defense: 5
 
Japanese assault odds: 237 to 1
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Allied ground losses:
272 casualties reported
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 58304 troops, 609 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 1108
 
Defending force 70267 troops, 638 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1065
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
116 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
 
 
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Ground combat at Kiriwina Island
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 585 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese max assault: 13 - adjusted assault: 28
 
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
 
Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 0)
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kiriwina Island base !!!
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Goodenough island
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 637 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese max assault: 16 - adjusted assault: 34
 
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
 
Japanese assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Goodenough island base !!!
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Woodlark Island
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 590 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 14
 
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
 
Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0)
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Woodlark Island base !!!
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Buna
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 713 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese max assault: 17 - adjusted assault: 10
 
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
 
Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Buna base !!!
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Maumere
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 610 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese max assault: 14 - adjusted assault: 9
 
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
 
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0)
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Maumere base !!!
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 45732 troops, 544 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1065
 
Defending force 82927 troops, 609 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 1108
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
473 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
 
 
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Ground combat at Naga
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 8974 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 266
 
Defending force 47359 troops, 425 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 792
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
 

 

Things are developing nicely with regards all the land combat around the place.  No forts left at Naga, a chinese unit surrenders, rangoon falls, all my troops are ashore at kragen (haven't stormed it yet) without loosing a single ship (eh??? allied obmbers have reverted to their original hopelessness) and Gili Gili falls.  I also take San Marcelino, bomb Singapore a little bit, and loose a PC boat to an aggressive sub captain.
 
The only downside is that Raver's spotted my sub picket near Palmyra and is going for it with a vengeance -two subs crippled in two turns.  His hunter killer asw tactics are effective.
 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/21/42
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TF 68 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
 
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Coastal Guns at Kragen, 22,63, firing at TF 105
TF 105 troops unloading over beach at Kragen, 22,63
 
 
15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
 
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Sub attack at 44,44
 
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 16, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
PC Ch 32
PC Ch 18
PC Ch 17
PC Ch 15
PC Takunan Maru #5
PC Shonan Maru #17
 
Allied Ships
SS S-36, hits 1
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kragen at 22,63
 
Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CL Naka
DD Natsugumo
DD Asagumo
DD Harusame, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Yudachi
DD Sagiri
 
Allied Ships
PT TM-4
PT TM-5
PT TM-6, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
PT TM-7, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
PT TM-8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT TM-9, Shell hits 33, and is sunk
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kragen at 22,63
 
Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CL Naka
DD Natsugumo
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
DD Harusame, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Yudachi
DD Sagiri
 
Allied Ships
PT TM-10
PT TM-11
PT TM-13
PT TM-14, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
PT TM-15
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kragen at 22,63
 
Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CL Naka
DD Natsugumo
DD Asagumo
DD Yudachi
DD Sagiri
 
Allied Ships
PT TM-4
PT TM-5, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kragen at 22,63
 
Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CL Naka
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 2
DD Asagumo
DD Yudachi
DD Sagiri
 
Allied Ships
PT TM-10
PT TM-11
PT TM-13
PT TM-15
 
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Coastal Guns at Kragen, 22,63, firing at TF 6
TF 6 troops unloading over beach at Kragen, 22,63
 
 
38 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW W.4
 
Japanese ground losses:
228 casualties reported
 
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TF 70 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
 
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ASW attack at 107,85
 
Japanese Ships
SS I-2, hits 1
 
Allied Ships
DD Porter
DD Flusser
DD Lamson
DD Drayton
DD Mahan
CA Chicago
 
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50
 
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 63
 
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4
 
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 destroyed, 47 damaged
 
 
Allied Ships
AP Kanimba, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
AP Manoora, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
 
 
Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
 
Port hits 7
Port fuel hits 2
 
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
 2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 18th Division, at 23,50
 
 
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4
Buffalo I x 7
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 4 x Wirraway attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 121st IJA Base Force, at 29,33
 
 
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 15
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
 
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
 
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 51st PA Division, at 44,54
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-21 Sally x 24
Ki-48 Lily x 19
 
No Japanese losses
 
 
Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
24 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 57,92
 
 
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
PG Kiso Maru
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94
 
 
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4
Hudson I x 3
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
AP Daihachikyo Maru
AP Hasuna Maru
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 4 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 55,95
 
 
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
AK Azumasan Maru
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 55,95
 
 
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 3 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
CA Maya
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 4 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,63
 
 
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 6
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
PG Keiko Maru, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire
AP Eli Maru
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 55,95
 
 
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
DD Yugure
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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ASW attack at 107,85
 
Japanese Ships
SS I-2, hits 5
 
Allied Ships
AP St. Mihel
DD Rathburne
DD Lawrence
DD King
DD Sands
DD Humphreys
DD Kilty
DD Crane
 
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TF 63 troops unloading over beach at Sampit, 26,62
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported
 
 
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Ground combat at Naga
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 47590 troops, 431 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 803
 
Defending force 10362 troops, 91 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 264
 
Japanese max assault: 1382 - adjusted assault: 596
 
Allied max defense: 241 - adjusted defense: 449
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
1440 casualties reported
Guns lost 33
 
Allied ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
 
 
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 4978 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 144
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese max assault: 112 - adjusted assault: 77
 
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
 
Japanese assault odds: 77 to 1 (fort level 0)
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Gili Gili base !!!
 
 
 
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Ground combat at 42,60
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 2421 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68
 
Defending force 2189 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35
 
 
 
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Ground combat at 49,36
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 42599 troops, 596 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 789
 
Defending force 5019 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 130
 
Japanese max assault: 794 - adjusted assault: 1131
 
Allied max defense: 77 - adjusted defense: 3
 
Japanese assault odds: 377 to 1
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
 
Allied ground losses:
9396 casualties reported
Guns lost 17
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 58104 troops, 607 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 1110
 
Defending force 70608 troops, 649 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value = 1078
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
225 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
 
 
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Ground combat at Rangoon
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 82251 troops, 829 guns, 137 vehicles, Assault Value = 1641
 
Defending force 5901 troops, 16 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 145
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3
 
Japanese max assault: 1523 - adjusted assault: 2038
 
Allied max defense: 151 - adjusted defense: 27
 
Japanese assault odds: 75 to 1 (fort level 3)
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Rangoon base !!!
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1
 
Allied ground losses:
3439 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 1
 
 
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Ground combat at San Marcelino
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 14099 troops, 181 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 291
 
Defending force 1101 troops, 9 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 6
 
Japanese max assault: 270 - adjusted assault: 112
 
Allied max defense: 5 - adjusted defense: 13
 
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 3)
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE San Marcelino base !!!
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
 
 
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
 
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Ground combat at Singapore
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 45932 troops, 547 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1074
 
Defending force 82551 troops, 607 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 1110
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
153 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
 
 
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Ground combat at Kragen
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 2778 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71
 
Defending force 27028 troops, 236 guns, 266 vehicles, Assault Value = 706
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
 
 
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Ground combat at Naga
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 8857 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 259
 
Defending force 45169 troops, 378 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 674
 
 

*Yawn*  Wake me up when Luskan decides to actually start moving......his attacks are sloppy and slow. java should have been taken well over a week ago.  His attempts at Singapore are nothing short of pathetic ( I will still be there on the 15th of Feb).  Bananana boys bumbles his way north in Burma.....should have had it closed off days ago.  I'm not even sure that he knows what he is doing in Burma.

ORIGINAL: Raverdave

*Yawn* Wake me up when Luskan decides to actually start moving......

I heard a rumor that practically the entire Imperial Navy was wiped out...maybe he's out of ships?

Every time Raver mouths off something bad happens to him.  This turn, Naga fell, all the troops there surrendered (because I'd cut them off) which leaves Manila wide open.  Also this turn, I-20 puts a torp into the lex!!!!! [:D] Of course, looked like no damage and Raver sank the sub, but it is probably enough to convince him to stop messing around with his CVs and send them back to port by 1943. 
 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/22/42
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Coastal Guns at Kragen, 22,63, firing at TF 6
TF 6 troops unloading over beach at Kragen, 22,63
 
 
16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AK Kinugawa Maru
 
Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
 
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TF 63 troops unloading over beach at Sampit, 26,62
 
 
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ASW attack at 46,44
 
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 3
PC Shonan Maru #1
PC Kyo Maru #13
PC Kyo Maru #12
PC Kyo Maru #11
PC Kyo Maru #2
 
Allied Ships
SS Pickerel
 
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Coastal Guns at Kragen, 22,63, firing at TF 6
TF 6 troops unloading over beach at Kragen, 22,63
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
 
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Sub attack at 105,89
 
Japanese Ships
SS I-20
 
Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1
DD Porter
DD Flusser
DD Lamson
 
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Sub attack at 105,89
 
Japanese Ships
SS I-20
 
Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1
DD Porter
DD Flusser
DD Lamson
 
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ASW attack near Kragen  at 22,63
 
Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Uzuki
DD Oboro
DD Nowaki
DD Maikaze
CA Aoba
 
Allied Ships
SS KXI, hits 2
 
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Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 23,50
 
 
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 6
Buffalo I x 4
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 5 x Wirraway attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 121st IJA Base Force, at 29,33
 
 
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 11
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 3 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 41st PA Division, at 44,54
 
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48 Lily x 10
 
No Japanese losses
 
 
Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 51st PA Division, at 44,54
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-21 Sally x 27
Ki-48 Lily x 8
 
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 7
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed
 
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 8 destroyed
 
 
Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 8 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
25 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,93
 
 
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
AP Biyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63
 
 
Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 3
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 3 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
CA Aoba
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,93
 
 
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4
Hudson I x 3
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu
CL Kuma
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 4 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63
 
 
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 3
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
AP Gosei Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63
 
 
Allied aircraft
Beaufort V-IX x 2
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
AP Palao Maru
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63
 
 
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3
Beaufort V-IX x 3
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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ASW attack at 46,44
 
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 3
PC Shonan Maru #1
PC Kyo Maru #13
PC Kyo Maru #12
PC Kyo Maru #11
PC Kyo Maru #2
 
Allied Ships
SS Pickerel
 
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Sub attack at 44,44
 
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 18, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
PC Ch 32
PC Ch 17
PC Ch 15
PC Takunan Maru #5
PC Shonan Maru #17
 
Allied Ships
SS S-36, hits 4,  on fire
 
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ASW attack at 105,90
 
Japanese Ships
SS I-16, hits 8
 
Allied Ships
AP Wharton
AP Crescent City
AP President Johnson
DD Rathburne
DD Lawrence
DD King
DD Sands
DD Humphreys
DD Kilty
DD Crane
DD Kennison
 
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TF 64 troops unloading over beach at Waingapu, 27,74
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
 
 
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Ground combat at Naga
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 45435 troops, 387 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 681
 
Defending force 10032 troops, 80 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 254
 
Japanese max assault: 976 - adjusted assault: 620
 
Allied max defense: 208 - adjusted defense: 305
 
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Naga base !!!
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
983 casualties reported
Guns lost 22
 
Allied ground losses:
13224 casualties reported
Guns lost 110
Vehicles lost 2
 
 
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Ground combat at Kragen
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 28852 troops, 240 guns, 270 vehicles, Assault Value = 729
 
Defending force 2778 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71
 
Japanese max assault: 583 - adjusted assault: 475
 
Allied max defense: 73 - adjusted defense: 49
 
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 2)
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kragen base !!!
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 1
 
Allied ground losses:
197 casualties reported
Guns lost 19
 
 
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
 
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Ground combat at 42,60
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 2434 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69
 
Defending force 2099 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
 
 
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Ground combat at Wuchow
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 161831 troops, 1888 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 3239
 
Defending force 27759 troops, 167 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 524
 
Japanese max assault: 3115 - adjusted assault: 2244
 
Allied max defense: 559 - adjusted defense: 2497
 
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
1857 casualties reported
Guns lost 36
Vehicles lost 4
 
Allied ground losses:
538 casualties reported
Guns lost 20
 
 
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Ground combat at Sampit
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 1153 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese max assault: 31 - adjusted assault: 17
 
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
 
Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 2)
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sampit base !!!
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 58294 troops, 616 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121
 
Defending force 70747 troops, 656 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value = 1078
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 46051 troops, 554 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1074
 
Defending force 82793 troops, 616 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
313 casualties reported
Guns lost 19
 
Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 

ORIGINAL: Raverdave

His attempts at Singapore are nothing short of pathetic ( I will still be there on the 15th of Feb).

I admire a man with the stones to throw down a challenge like that, but if I had to bet money I'd bet Luskan will have cleaned the place up well before. He's already bombarding away with over three weeks until your target date.

An emergency dash to the hospitol to have my son's appendix removed has slowed things down a tad (btw he is fine, they operated on him at 11pm and he was home by 2 pm the next day).
 
But to more important things......lex has float damage of 22 and if anything the hit with the torp is more a pain in the arse as she was going to be used in the defence of PM. [:(]

ORIGINAL: Raverdave

An emergency dash to the hospitol to have my son's appendix removed has slowed things down a tad (btw he is fine, they operated on him at 11pm and he was home by 2 pm the next day).

But to more important things......lex has float damage of 22 and if anything the hit with the torp is more a pain in the arse as she was going to be used in the defence of PM. [:(]

Patients in Australia are sent home the next day when they get their appendix is operated?[X(] In Austria you are kept in hospital for observation for five days!

ORIGINAL: castor troy




Patients in Australia are sent home the next day when they get their appendix is operated?[X(] In Austria you are kept in hospital for observation for five days!

What is there to observe? They have already taken out the thing that was causing the problem (appendix). [:'(]

Australian doctors tend to think the best thing for any patient is not to be in a hospital where there are lots of sick people. 
 
Having had a wrist reconstruction, I can understand that.  If something goes wrong, I'll go back to hospital - if not, get me the hell out of there.  I have only 1 real fear/phobia, and that is syringes/needles/canulas (sp) - there are a LOT of these in hospitals.  Nothing worse in the whole world - period.  (I hate spiders too but that is more a murderous urge rather than fear). 
 
Raver is joking when he says those CVs were going to be used in the defence of PM.  The lex was over at palmyra when she got torped.  PM is a week away at best speed - and he would never telegraph his moves like that.  Of course, PM has already fallen anyway

Sometimes this game makes you smile.  Sometimes this game is about luck (I've been unlucky so far this game).  However my luck is back and things have evened out a bit since I lost that BB.
 
Port Moresby falls.  The allied troops decide to retreat over the Owen stanleys to dobadura (no base there, just a green dot).  I own Buna, so this is extremely unlikey I feel.
 
Last turn, one of my subs put a torp into the lex and was sunk for the trouble.  Raver has done an amazing job at criplping/sinking my pacific sub fleet.  So good I had to pull my subs back.  I only had one left in the area - armed with a float plane (to report on enemy convoy movements - not to sink them) SS-19.  Her commander, Namahara is a good enough bloke.  He saw the damaged Lex in his periscope and put another torp into her - He copped a depth charge ofr his trouble, but was only minor damage.  He then came back and put a SECOND torp into the Lex, and has got away scott free.
 
Of course, he now has no torpedoes so he's returning to base when he should be chasing her down and finishing the cripple.  Raver running over that sub was 1000-1 chance - it wasn't on the shipping lane, and was the only sub (after it's sister ship got sunk last turn) within a 10 hex radius!
 
Lady Lex is on fire, with heavy damage, 3 torp hits . . . she might make Pearl . . . she might not.  Just have to wait and see.
 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/25/42
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Coastal Guns at Port Moresby, 53,91, firing at TF 98
TF 98 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 53,91
 
 
1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PG Shinko Maru #1
 
Japanese ground losses:
229 casualties reported
 
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ASW attack at 26,66
 
Japanese Ships
AP Ryujo Maru
PC Ch 22
MSW W.4
 
Allied Ships
SS KXII
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 22,65
 
Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
DD Maikaze
DD Nowaki
DD Oboro
DD Uzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Yuzuki
 
Allied Ships
AK Duymaer van Twist
AK Modjekerto
AK Ban Ho Guan
AK Benkalis, Shell hits 17,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Boero, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
AK Loa Koeloe, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
AK Parigi
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 22,65
 
Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
DD Maikaze
DD Nowaki
DD Oboro
DD Uzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Yuzuki
 
Allied Ships
AK Soerabaja, Shell hits 41, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kragen at 22,63
 
Japanese Ships
PG Aso Maru, Shell hits 2,  on fire
PG Kongosan Maru
AP Kanayamasan Maru
AP Kasima Maru
 
Allied Ships
CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2
 
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kragen at 22,63
 
Japanese Ships
MSW W.7
PG Muro Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
PG Sozan Maru
PC Ch 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PC Ch 8
AP Asama Maru
AP Awa Maru
AP Awajisan Maru
AP Ayaha Maru
 
Allied Ships
PT TM-4
PT TM-10
PT TM-11
PT TM-13
PT TM-15
 
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Naval bombardment of Kragen, at 22,63
 
Japanese aircraft
no flights
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
 
Allied Ships
CL Sumatra
 
Japanese ground losses:
186 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2
 
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ASW attack at 26,66
 
Japanese Ships
DD Sagiri
DD Yudachi
DD Asagumo
DD Natsugumo
 
Allied Ships
SS KXII
 
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Sub attack at 110,80
 
Japanese Ships
SS I-19, hits 1
 
Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
DD Lawrence
DD Crosby
 
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Sub attack at 22,46
 
Japanese Ships
SS I-162
 
Allied Ships
AP Kanimba
 
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Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 23,50
 
 
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 2 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Wirraway attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,54
 
 
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 6
Blenheim IV x 6
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 3 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Fuso
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 22,65
 
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 21
 
Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 3
CW-21B Demon x 3
 
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
 
 
Allied Ships
AK Ban Ho Guan, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Duymaer van Twist, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Modjekerto, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,54
 
 
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 7
Blenheim IV x 6
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 5 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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Sub attack at 110,80
 
Japanese Ships
SS I-19
 
Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
DD Lawrence
DD Crosby
 
 
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Ground combat at 42,60
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 2480 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71
 
Defending force 2017 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
 
 
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Ground combat at Port Moresby
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 21656 troops, 224 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 485
 
Defending force 4075 troops, 23 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 59
 
Japanese max assault: 441 - adjusted assault: 386
 
Allied max defense: 35 - adjusted defense: 47
 
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 3)
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Moresby base !!!
 
 
 
Allied aircraft
no flights
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
 
Japanese ground losses:
184 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
 
Allied ground losses:
303 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 66522 troops, 677 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1268
 
Defending force 72031 troops, 645 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value = 1111
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
140 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 46843 troops, 540 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1105
 
Defending force 91315 troops, 677 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1268
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
510 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
 
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
 

ORIGINAL: Luskan

I have only 1 real fear/phobia,

Could that be the Super Weapon that Raver has hinted about. Of course I speak of the Raver-blade2000 - a gas turbine powered machine that automatically peels banannas?

Flipper

A peeled banana is even more dangerous [:D] 
 
Besides, Raver's "Super Weapon" is likely just the manifestation of his inferiority complex.  That or he's discovered velcro.

Oh the poor Lex [:(]

ORIGINAL: Raverdave

Oh the poor Lex [:(]

I know the feeling of seeing one of your carriers being torped. But how´s the feeling if the same carrier gets torped two times in one turn???? [X(][X(][X(]

No follow up from Raver on the Lex - not sure if she sank or not - I think my sub (1 torp left) spotted some dds very close to Pearl - but no Lex.  Is more likely that Raver sent extra DD escorts from Pearl to shepherd the Lex home.

Elation came to a close this turn - with the last supplies at fortress PM being unloaded.  I now have a heavily defended springboard from which I can cut australia off from the US.
 
In other news, the CL Sumatra which tried so ineffectively to sink my transports was found and punished this turn.
 
Raver says the Lex is still just afloat - but does that means she's just afloat and sinking, or just afloat because she's about to be dry docked?
 
 
 
 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/27/42
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Day Air attack on Johore Bahru , at 22,49
 
Japanese aircraft
no flights
 
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
 
Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 damaged
 
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
 
Runway hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Wirraway attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Ki-21 Sally x 27
Ki-48 Lily x 24
 
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 20
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed
 
 
Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 7
 
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
 2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 121st IJA Base Force, at 29,34
 
 
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 17
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 4 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 23,50
 
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 13
 
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged
 
 
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
 7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,71
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
B5N Kate x 39
 
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 2 damaged
 
Allied Ships
CL Sumatra, Torpedo hits 7,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,71
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
B5N Kate x 19
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied Ships
CL Sumatra,  on fire,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,58
 
 
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
AP Awajisan Maru
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,54
 
 
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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TF 68 troops unloading over beach at Thursday Island, 49,90
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
 
 
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Ground combat at 42,60
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 2533 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 72
 
Defending force 1983 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Wuchow
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 161598 troops, 1857 guns, 177 vehicles, Assault Value = 3202
 
Defending force 27065 troops, 154 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 507
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
 
Japanese max assault: 3150 - adjusted assault: 2713
 
Allied max defense: 537 - adjusted defense: 697
 
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
1302 casualties reported
Guns lost 40
Vehicles lost 3
 
Allied ground losses:
551 casualties reported
Guns lost 23
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 88830 troops, 674 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1292
 
Defending force 72388 troops, 647 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value = 1117
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 6
 
Japanese max assault: 1137 - adjusted assault: 802
 
Allied max defense: 1197 - adjusted defense: 2241
 
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6)
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
1754 casualties reported
Guns lost 59
Vehicles lost 5
 
Allied ground losses:
1067 casualties reported
Guns lost 78
Vehicles lost 1
 
 
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Ground combat at Dili
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 433 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15
 
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
 
Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 3
 
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
 
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Dili base !!!
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Singapore
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 45886 troops, 485 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1069
 
Defending force 88116 troops, 593 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1121
 
 

Just watch the intel report for a/c losses. If you see a slew of ops loss F4F, SBD and TBD. Then the ship sank for sure.

Punished? "Terminated" is more like it. She will be spending the rest of her days supporting the fish habitat as a reef!

ORIGINAL: Luskan

In other news, the CL Sumatra which tried so ineffectively to sink my transports was found and punished this turn.