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Submarine attack near Taihoku at 87,62

Japanese Ships
xAK Sanko Maru, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Seal



xAK Sanko Maru is sighted by SS Seal
SS Seal attacking on the surface
SS Seal low on gun ammo, Hurd, K.C. breaks off surface engagement and submerges

Amazingly enough, Sanko Maru was not sunk by this attack and has a good chance to reach Pescadores and survive.

Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 42
B5N2 Kate x 107
D3A1 Val x 99



Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAK Munlock, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
SS KXIII, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk


Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Repair Shipyard hits 1
Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 21
Port hits 10
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Massive explosion on SS KXIII


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 25
D3A1 Val x 12



Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
TK Iris, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Barker
TK Francol, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
TK Anastasia, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
TK Augustina



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
25 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Ground combat at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13030 troops, 97 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 475

Defending force 1394 troops, 36 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Japanese adjusted assault: 338

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 84 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Balikpapan !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
1266 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 40 (40 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2


Assaulting units:
79th Infantry Regiment
III./4th Infantry Battalion
16th Infantry Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
82nd Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
VI KNIL Battalion
Balikpapan Base Force


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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 58442 troops, 643 guns, 540 vehicles, Assault Value = 1525

Defending force 30935 troops, 444 guns, 574 vehicles, Assault Value = 392

Japanese adjusted assault: 563

Allied adjusted defense: 787

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1570 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 155 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 13 (3 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
663 casualties reported
Squads: 53 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 67 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 24 (7 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 88 (17 destroyed, 71 disabled)


Assaulting units:
16th Recon Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
65th Brigade
21st Division
20th Infantry Regiment
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
48th Division
1st Engineer Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
33rd Division
56th Recon Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
14th Army
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
194th Tank Battalion
71st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
USAFFE
PAF Aviation
I Philippine Corps
II Philippine Corps
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Manila USAAF Base Force
Cavite USN Base Force
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Subic Bay Defenses

Ground combat at Prome (55,50)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1987 troops, 15 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Defending force 13173 troops, 146 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 465

Allied adjusted assault: 14

Japanese adjusted defense: 179

Allied assault odds: 1 to 12 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
503 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)


Assaulting units:
4/8th Gurkha Battalion
9/11th Sikh Battalion
2nd King Own YLI Battalion
27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Burma Brigade
4/14th Punjab Battalion

Defending units:
Imperial Guards Division
55th Mountain Gun Regiment

AK Sanko Maru sank after all...4750 tons credited to USS Seal

My opponent claims that he has "something sneaky and mean" that will occur in the next turn or two. Hmmm.

If he tries to Doolittle me, he will be surprised by the number of Bettys and Zeros I still have in Japan.

Sub attack near Donggala at 67,97

Japanese Ships
AO Ken'yo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AO Nippon Maru
DD Amagiri

Allied Ships
SS O21



SS O21 launches 4 torpedoes at AO Ken'yo Maru
O21 diving deep ....
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Ken'yo Maru sank....10,000 tons for the Dutch.

Dutch subs have sunk 36,523 tons of shipping through 1/29/1942
US subs have sunk 4,675 tons
Japanese subs have sunk a confirmed 34,785 tons.

Sub attack near Manado at 76,98

Japanese Ships
AK Sakito Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Montevideo Maru
xAK Tamagawa Maru
E Uruyame

Allied Ships
SS KIX

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



SS KIX launches 2 torpedoes at AK Sakito Maru
E Uruyame fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Uruyame fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Uruyame fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Uruyame fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Uruyame fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


This ship will probably sink.

Submarine attack near Colombo at 28,47

Japanese Ships
SS I-164

Allied Ships
TK Athelstane, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage



TK Athelstane is sighted by SS I-164
SS I-164 launches 4 torpedoes at TK Athelstane

This ship made gluglug sounds and was reported sunk.
6850 tons.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 148,161, Range 22,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
AMC Kinryu Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
AMC Kongo Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires

Allied Ships
DMS Long
DMS Wasmuth
AM Kingfisher, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Gulfhawk, Shell hits 3



Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
Allied ships attempt to get underway
AMC Kinryu Maru engages DMS Long at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages DMS Wasmuth at 18,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages AM Kingfisher at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
AMC Kongo Maru engages DMS Wasmuth at 14,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages DMS Long at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages DMS Wasmuth at 11,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages DMS Long at 11,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages AM Kingfisher at 11,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages TK Gulfhawk at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages DMS Wasmuth at 8,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages DMS Long at 8,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages AM Kingfisher at 8,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages TK Gulfhawk at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
AMC Kongo Maru engages DMS Wasmuth at 5,000 yards
AMC Kongo Maru engages DMS Long at 5,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages AM Kingfisher at 5,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages TK Gulfhawk at 5,000 yards
Inoue, Shigeyoshi orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 7,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages DMS Long at 7,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages AM Kingfisher at 7,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages TK Gulfhawk at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
AMC Kongo Maru engages DMS Wasmuth at 11,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages DMS Long at 11,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages AM Kingfisher at 11,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages TK Gulfhawk at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
AMC Kongo Maru engages DMS Wasmuth at 15,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages DMS Long at 15,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages AM Kingfisher at 15,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages TK Gulfhawk at 15,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
AMC Kinryu Maru engages DMS Wasmuth at 21,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Not very successful. I may have sunk the AM but both of my AMCs are on fire and a long way from home.

Ground combat at Kweilin (76,54)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28788 troops, 381 guns, 244 vehicles, Assault Value = 954

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 948

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 948 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kweilin !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
104th Division
38th Division
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
23rd Army
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

The Chinese had abandon the city. The Allied position in southern China is collapsing. I'll post a map soon.

Sakito Maru sank in harbor, 6840 tons for the Dutch. Dutch subs have sunk 43,363 tons of shipping through 2/5/1942

My Support Carrier Force found two Allied supply convoys in the South Pacific. Morning and Afternoon air attacks result in slaughter.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Duff Islands at 129,142

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
B5N1 Kate x 14



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAP Queen Elizabeth
DD Le Triomphant, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
4 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
4 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

Morning Air attack on TF, near Nanumea at 130,140

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
B5N2 Kate x 4



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Gulfking, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Nanumea at 130,140

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
B5N1 Kate x 25



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK L. P. St. Clair, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
TK William H. Berg, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
PG Charleston, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
TK Emidio, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
8 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
6 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

Massive explosion on PG Charleston
Charleston dead in the water ...


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Duff Islands at 129,142

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 60 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
B5N2 Kate x 8



Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAP Queen Elizabeth, Torpedo hits 1
xAP Maori



Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

I heard sinking noises and got a "fuel cargo burning" message but not confirmed yet.

Sub attack near Coffs Harbour at 96,163

Japanese Ships
SS I-8

Allied Ships
AO Kaskaskia, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AO Sabine
AE Lassen
DD Cushing
DD Henley



SS I-8 launches 6 torpedoes at AO Kaskaskia
DD Cushing fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Henley fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Henley fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Henley fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Henley fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Henley fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 56768 troops, 749 guns, 345 vehicles, Assault Value = 1434

Defending force 21176 troops, 273 guns, 86 vehicles, Assault Value = 110

Japanese adjusted assault: 781

Allied adjusted defense: 293

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
1021 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 80 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 10 (3 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
11381 casualties reported
Squads: 453 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2114 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 120 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 300 (300 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 94 (94 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 21


Assaulting units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
41st Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
4th Division
I./4th Infantry Battalion
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
III/81st Naval Guard Unit
2nd Recon Regiment
I/81st Naval Guard Unit
5th Division
23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
Sasebo 8th SNLF
2nd Engineer Regiment
II./4th Infantry Battalion
II./143rd Infantry Battalion
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
16th Naval Guard Unit
18th Division
II./124th Infantry Battalion
17th Indpt Guards Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
25th Army
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
15th Indian Brigade
SSVF Brigade
22nd Australian Brigade
27th Australian Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Malay Battalion
28th Gurkha Brigade
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
Malaya Army
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
III Indian Corps
5/14th Punjab Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
224 Group RAF
Singapore Fortress
Singapore Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
110th RAF Base Force


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Ground combat at Mandalay (59,46)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4041 troops, 20 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 185

Defending force 4700 troops, 29 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 52

Japanese adjusted assault: 99

Allied adjusted defense: 24

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Mandalay !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
1407 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 99 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 15 (15 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 41 (40 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 10
Units destroyed 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment
6th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
Mandalay BMP Battalion
9th Burma Rifles Battalion
100th RAF Base Force
1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment
221 Group RAF
Burma Command
103rd RAF Base Force
Rangoon BAF Battalion
104th RAF Base Force
12th Burma Rifles Battalion
10th Burma Rifles Battalion

Singapore now frees up a lot of troops. I am bogged down at Clark Field so some will head there. Others will be allocated for Java and Sumatra. It is 2/7/1942.

Sub attack near Colombo at 28,47

Japanese Ships
SS I-164

Allied Ships
PG Lawrence, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PG Clive

I-164 sank a tanker a few turns ago and now takes out a PG on ASW patrol. 1320 tons.



SS I-164 launches 2 torpedoes at PG Lawrence
PG Clive fails to find sub, continues to search...
PG Clive fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

I have not had time to keep the AAR up, being very busy with family and work, but this game is still active. We are now in late April, 1942. I have conquered all of the DEI except Timor (which I just invaded), all of Burma, cleaned out Bataan a month ago, and am now getting ready to invade Port Moresby. KB is intact and overall I am running slightly ahead of historical timetable.

Yesterday, I won a big victory in the Coral Sea. It appears I sank at least two carriers, damaged two others, caused significant damage to his carrier air force (almost 200 planes destroyed yesterday according to intelligence reports), without significant loss to myself. Essentially, I lured his carriers north into the Coral Sea and ambushed them with both KB and mini-KB.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 105,140

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 134
B5N2 Kate x 159
D3A1 Val x 150



Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 13


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 5 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1
CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
DD Balch
CA Astoria
CA Salt Lake City
DD Cassin
CA Vincennes
DD Farragut
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
DD Anderson
CL Nashville, Bomb hits 1
CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Porter, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Phoenix
DD Cummings, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Mahan
DD Drayton
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Meredith
DD Reid
Both Lexington and Hornet reported sunk.

Ammo storage explosion on CV Lexington
Fuel storage explosion on CV Lexington
Ammo storage explosion on CV Yorktown
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Enterprise
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Hornet
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Cummings
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA New Orleans
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Porter


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 106,137

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 89



Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 30
SBD-2 Dauntless x 9
SBD-3 Dauntless x 39
TBD-1 Devastator x 27


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
SBD-3 Dauntless: 17 destroyed, 9 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak
TBD-1 Devastator: 9 destroyed, 8 damaged
TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CV Akagi
CV Hiryu
BB Kirishima
CV Kaga
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1

Zuikaku has 12 SYS damage but no other problems. Soryu is at 25/27 but fires under control, flight deck operational, and still making 27 knots.

Unfortunately my carriers are very low on fuel and ordinance and will withdraw towards Rabaul rather than pursue his cripples.

Glad to have you back!

A very interesting situation you post. The KB is in a clear hex and the USN are in Thunderstorms yet it is a IJ slaughter .. CAP only 13 Fighters? Had to be a mistake in configuring CAP?

Yeah, I haven't heard back from my opponent yet. . .I'm not sure what happened there...he had four CVs but there was very little CAP and his attack wasn't conducted with four CVs of assault strength.

The turn before the battle, KB was not detected but mini-KB (which I was using as bait) was. I don't know for sure how he had his task forces configured. It will be interesting to see his response.