Rob V miller . Allied game vs. Miller41

[Rob Brennan UK]

GREAT turn !

first CV kill of the war and it isn't mine

but lets start with the mundane stuff .. finally had a sub attack in the java sea

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Sub attack at 23,63

Japanese Ships
AP Konan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Nanpo Maru
PG Keiko Maru
PG Kanko Maru
PG Busho Maru

Allied Ships
SS Trusty

Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

and i lost a sub in the DEI ..

ASW attack at 40,68

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 23
PC Ch 22
MSW Misago Maru #11
MSW Banshu Maru #18
DD Hakaze

Allied Ships
SS Sculpin, hits 4, on fire, heavy damage SANK

Japan finally put up some LR CAP over pagan , hurt a bit but considering i have plastered the place im quite happy

Day Air attack on Pagan , at 31,31

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 26

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3
Wellington III x 51
B-25C Mitchell x 48

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 12 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
Wellington III: 5 destroyed, 41 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged

Resources hits 5

I had placed all allied a/c on naval attack yesterday .. proved to be a wise idea

Day Air attack on TF at 25,64


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 9
Beaufort V-IX x 15


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PC Kyo Maru #13
AP Palao Maru
PC Kyo Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Heiku Maru
AP Kansan Maru
AP Sanko Maru
AP Jouban Maru

even the LR capped units got hit

Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 8
Wellington III x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 7 destroyed
Wellington III: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Daigen Maru
AP Rakuyo Maru
AP Ryujo Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported

then this ! .. is seems the japs were trying a few CV's in the indian ocean south of java .. got the m


Day Air attack on TF at 25,68

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 8
CW-21B Demon x 7
Brewster 339D x 11
T.IVa x 7
Martin 139 x 13
Beaufort V-IX x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Brewster 339D: 6 destroyed
T.IVa: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Martin 139: 7 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 3 destroyed, 14 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
CV Hiryu
CV Soryu, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
CV Kaga
BB Kirishima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

meanwhile japanese troops cause havoc in singapore

Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 109939 troops, 514 guns, 96 vehicles

Defending force 77600 troops, 397 guns, 22 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 8)


Japanese ground losses:
1762 casualties reported
Guns lost 24
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2514 casualties reported
Guns lost 93
Vehicles lost 4

Japanese attempt to grab kragen in repulsd

Ground combat at Kragen

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 25623 troops, 248 guns, 5 vehicles

Defending force 11810 troops, 98 guns, 9 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
907 casualties reported
Guns lost 24

Allied ground losses:
172 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

and as i suppected .. more sub troop at dili .. i never knew japan had such huge troop subs

Ground combat at Kragen

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 25623 troops, 248 guns, 5 vehicles

Defending force 11810 troops, 98 guns, 9 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
907 casualties reported
Guns lost 24

Allied ground losses:
172 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Day 2 ..

same really over all .. except i got a damaged jap CV in my sights

Day Air attack on TF at 25,65


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 3
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 6
T.IVa x 3
Martin 139 x 9
Beaufort V-IX x 29


Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 3 damaged
Martin 139: 1 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage SUNK ! ! !!

[Nikademus]

That beats Speedy's misfortunate.....his was only a CVL torp'd by a dutch u-boot.

I'm starting to feel sorry for your friend Miller.....he seems pre-destined to find out the hard way about the how the mod alters the combat of the game. [:D]

[KDonovan]

congrats...where did your strike on the Soryu orginate??..Seojarba (sp?) or Koepang...and is that his TF there SE of Bali?

I'm surprised he split the KB, considering how the game is going for Ken. It's his biggest advantage at this point in the game, considering how the ground war is going for him

[aztez]

Congrats! One less problem for you now that CV Soryo is sunk [:D]

I'am just wondering what on earth is he doing so near DEI with his CV's??? [:D]

[Rob Brennan UK]

In reply to all 3 of you , he went into some datail about what went wrong that turn.

Apparentl there are 3 CV goups and theye were sent to follow the slowest lead one ( as usual) althoug they got split up . one remained in port , one way 1/2 way to the other and the Soryu group had shot ahead ! .. the attacks were from soerbaja ( now got another screenie program i can do in game shots ). Where one unit of beauforts is stubbonly holding onto using bombs .. data base glich i suspect. when i have time i'll downgrade then upgrade again. still teh bombs hurt shipping as we shall see.

Nik .. yes poor old miller is learning to his great frustration how the mod actually works in game. I have to say was avoiding using CV's for the exact same reason. he seems to be resolved to carry on however so that says buckets about his character.

Now i dont usually post from an opponents e-mail but i will add the last paragraph of his ( i'll as permission as well ) .. there was a LOT of writing before this last bit.

"I want to continue of course (I just need to vent)but I sure as heck would like to know how I am going to do this. I have no earthly idea. The problems with TF's not going where i need them to go are just making it worse. I am sure part of it is me not planning well enough, maybe I should have left the PI alone and went right after Java but i thought 100000 troops in Malaya would be enough to take singapore by now. Japan took it alot sooner with a whole lot less troops. Beats me how i am going to mass 200000 troops I need to take it." -Miller 41

Kragen is a sore point too . However i would say that stuffign all available (3) dutch regiments when he landed was a spur of the moment defensive idea ( and a damn good one as it turns oout). Rest of Java is empty ! He does of course not know this whic probably adds to his overall doomed feeling.

When kragen goes .. java is toast .. hece i have a wee suicide mission planned for 2 CLAA and 2DD from Batavia. The a/f needs a rest today .. so these brave few will sail to kragen point and try and hit the transports ( the escorts seems to have gone) and new shipping is coming along too. ( jap brigade hit hard at sea today) Full speed should see them arriving at night (just) and withdraw to soerbaja if possible ..

the screenie is what i am currently facing in kragen ..

anyway onto the next day !

continued landings at Dili

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/14/42

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Coastal Guns at Dili, 31,77, firing at TF 87
TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Dili, 31,77


Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported

im not worried by this .. sparrow force will be sent back by dakota today and the hurricanes at timor are getting good practise bombing him

Day Air attack on 42nd Naval Guard Unit, at 31,77


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4
Hurricane II x 37
A-24 Dauntless x 28


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
129 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

mean while darwin based a/c continue training

Day Air attack on 48th Naval Guard Unit, at 36,81


Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 11
Beaufort V-IX x 47
P-40E Warhawk x 129
B-26B Marauder x 53

the B17s were supposed to hit oil at sarong bit missed 2 days running (stood down for a rest).

The air battles over kragen got hot again today with LR zeros taking a toll on the allied bombers but they continue to get through

Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 2
Brewster 339D x 5
T.IVa x 3
Martin 139 x 10
Beaufort V-IX x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
T.IVa: 1 damaged
Martin 139: 5 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Kitano Maru
AP Konan Maru
AP Kiri Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Ryujo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PG Kanko Maru, heavy damage
AP Daigen Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AP Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Nanpo Maru, Bomb hits 1


then this little strike from batavia vs an unescorted convoy carrying troops to kragen ! look at the number of swordfish !

Day Air attack on TF at 23,59


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 26
Brewster 339D x 4
Hurricane II x 2
T.IVa x 7
Wellington III x 7


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 damaged
T.IVa: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Midori Maru
AP Eihuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Manila Maru
AP Josho Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Atsu Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PG Shinko Maru #2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Toko Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
150 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

repeat strikes finished off a few straggles later on but so much happeneing in the air i'll just post the important battles.

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Martin 139 x 6
Beaufort V-IX x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed
Martin 139: 5 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Konan Maru
AP Kiri Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Daigen Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AP Ryujo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Rakuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
Day Air attack on TF at 23,59


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 20
Brewster 339D x 5
Hurricane II x 2
T.IVa x 4


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 damaged
T.IVa: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Manila Maru
AP Josho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Toshi Maru #5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Midori Maru
AP Eihuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/15/42


The central pacific got a wake up call in tarawa today ! hehe i am evil

Naval bombardment of Tarawa, at 85,91 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

148 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 24
CL Nashville
CL Detroit, Shell hits 3
CL Raleigh, Shell hits 6
CLAA Atlanta
CA Minneapolis
BB Idaho, Shell hits 22

Japanese ground losses:
460 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 18

BOOM ! .. bet he didnt expect that ! .. i have sent a CA and CL group to lunga too ( not level 4 yet) from noumea while the DD's and APD's shuttle an EAB to luganville.

even the brits in mandalay continue to train in hurricanes

Day Air attack on 55th/A Division, at 34,30


Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 41


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


I have 4 more 16' of hurricanes flying 80% cap , theye ar all 70-85 experience and i dont want to waste them hitting ground targets. The RAF rests again today while i consider what to do as Pagan is off limits for now ( although mandalay is now a size 5 airbase) might relocate and hit hard with heavy escort.

ALMOST !!!

ASW attack at 26,65

Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri
DD Yugiri
DD Ayanami
DD Shikinami
CV Soryu
CV Kaga

Allied Ships
SS KX, hits 2, on fire FAKE she is fine

Well thats it for now .. long like the small and brave boys from surface force S ( for suicide)

[Nikademus]

Yes, Miller sounds like an A+ PBEM opponent. I take it he doesn't want you to throw Singapore away? I did this for Speedy after the realization on what was going on with SRA flak. This has allowed him to get back on track in terms of his "schedule" (PI's remain under siege however at Manila....supply is critical now)

I still sank his CVL though (hoo!)

[Rob Brennan UK]

I have offered several times now .. all he has to do is ask , by the way .. got another 5'5 K AK 120 miles from singapore and another loading from palambang. [;)] Lets see if i can sneak in another 11k [;)]

i am also moving up more beauforts and a big b26B unit to java .. then send the dutch back for a much needed rest. tempted to send in some P40's too but im short on airframes and dont want to squander them. and P39's vs Zeros is pointless.

[Nikademus]

you'll have to be sneakier to break my record....i slipped in nearly 60000k supplies into Singers against Bombur. [:D]

[Rob Brennan UK]

HEHE well i'm not far off .. done 22k so far and another 11 coming .. doubt i can make it 60k though [:D].. if i had 60k there id put them back onto recieving reinforcements [;)]

[Rob Brennan UK]

Well it was a very interesting turn .. the fighter sweep in china went OK and the CLAA and 2 DD group did a job on some jap DD's .. then suffered badly from betty torps .. well i wasnt aware that 5" guns could hurt the CLAA's and one got clobbered by a japanese DD that just sent shell in for ages.

I did cross the T with my naval force although it didnt go much good as far as i could tell

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kragen at 22,63

Japanese Ships
DD Kagero, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
DD Shiranuhi, Shell hits 4 CLAA KILLER !
DD Kuri, Shell hits 4, on fire
AP Atsuta Maru
AP Bokuyo Maru
AP Ceylon Maru
AP Chihaya Maru
AP Gyoko Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AP Hakuyo Maru
AP Hokuriku Maru, on fire

Allied Ships
CLAA Columbo
CLAA Van Heemskerck, Shell hits 48, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Foxhound
DD Griffin, Shell hits 1 REAL GOOD SHOW FOR A GLORIFEID TORPEDO BOAT

Japanese ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on Chengting , at 52,28

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 44

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 14
P-40B Tomahawk x 45

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 13 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 6 destroyed, 20 damaged


DAY ! of the fighter sweep .. not bad but not too great either

Japan tried to hit the airfields at soerbaja for the first time

Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 85
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 21 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 3 damaged
Brewster 339D: 3 damaged


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1


without much success .. day 2 wasnt much better . I think Kens main gripe/point is that it it impossible to shut down alied bases or even do significant damage to them anymore. With CV's leaking more and bases un closeable it really is tough on the japs.

more naval attack from palembang this time

Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,57

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 9
Martin 139 x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CS Nisshin
AP Saipan Maru, Bomb hits 2
AP Suwa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Niitaka Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Fukeui Maru #7, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
119 casualties reported

Then revenge on the AK loading at palambang .. the jap escorts destroyed the CAP and this AK will be lucky to live ( or so i thought .. in my turn its undamaged ?? )

Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 38
D3A Val x 19
B5N Kate x 23

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 14
Hurricane II x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 2 damaged
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hawk 75A: 9 destroyed
Hurricane II: 5 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Poelau Bras, Bomb hits 15, on fire, heavy damage

Day Air attack on TF, near Pontianak at 25,58

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
A6M3 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Atuta Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,63

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29

Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Manila Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported

Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 110083 troops, 509 guns, 99 vehicles

Defending force 77237 troops, 386 guns, 22 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 7)


Japanese ground losses:
3598 casualties reported
Guns lost 35
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1960 casualties reported
Guns lost 48
Vehicles lost 1

When did it go down to 7 ???

i can tell when ken gets frustrated he attacks all over the place

Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 136558 troops, 1053 guns, 142 vehicles

Defending force 68020 troops, 327 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)


Japanese ground losses:
5752 casualties reported
Guns lost 85
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
1652 casualties reported
Guns lost 28

this would be worrying if i didnt have 5 corps parked on the road one hex away

Ground combat at Kragen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27863 troops, 205 guns, 5 vehicles

Defending force 14999 troops, 144 guns, 7 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
1129 casualties reported
Guns lost 26

Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

BOING !

Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 134292 troops, 894 guns, 3 vehicles

Defending force 81415 troops, 531 guns, 0 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
5478 casualties reported
Guns lost 80
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1204 casualties reported
Guns lost 29

DOUBLE BOING !!!! .. lots of dead jap infantry today

One notable jap success was here :-

Ground combat at Maumere

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 518 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Maumere base !!!


humm .. maybe flying in some BF next .. lets rustle up some LR cap for it

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/17/42

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Coastal Guns at Kragen, 22,63, firing at TF 119
TF 119 troops unloading over beach at Kragen, 22,63


42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PG Shinko Maru #2, Shell hits 2

Japanese ground losses:
176 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Kragen, 22,63, firing at TF 130
TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Kragen, 22,63


Japanese ground losses:
145 casualties reported

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still unloading more and more .. i cant hold out forever

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Coastal Guns at Kragen, 22,63, firing at TF 38
TF 38 troops unloading over beach at Kragen, 22,63


42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Bokuyo Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Shiranuhi

Japanese ground losses:
615 casualties reported

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DAY 2 SWEEP in china

Day Air attack on Chengting , at 52,28

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 40

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 12
P-40B Tomahawk x 27
P-40E Warhawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 15 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane II: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

humm still cant take the P40 losses .. stand down boys

Day Air attack on TF at 25,56


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 2
Beaufort V-IX x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Tairyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Kinko Maru

Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported

then DRATS !

Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 4

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 2
Brewster 339D x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CLAA Columbo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

well whats sauce for the goose as they say .. cant complain really . except they should have auto-disbanded

Ground combat at Kragen

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13114 troops, 130 guns, 6 vehicles

Defending force 34916 troops, 279 guns, 4 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

his numbers are getting pretty big !

[Nikademus]

ORIGINAL: Rob Brennan UK

Well it was a very interesting turn .. the fighter sweep in china went OK and the CLAA and 2 DD group did a job on some jap DD's .. then suffered badly from betty torps .. well i wasnt aware that 5" guns could hurt the CLAA's and one got clobbered by a japanese DD that just sent shell in for ages.

A less focused on mod change. guns <6 inch were tweaked in the game to allow them to penetrate lightly protected warships at close range (5000 yards or closer) This was done because play and tests showed that without torpedoes, DD's and lighter vessels were all but helpless against even Tin-Clad type cruisers (such as the old British CL's and the 1st generation Allied CA's) Its in the FAQ [;)]

without much success .. day 2 wasnt much better . I think Kens main gripe/point is that it it impossible to shut down alied bases or even do significant damage to them anymore. With CV's leaking more and bases un closeable it really is tough on the japs.

Understandable, particularily for the SRA. However that said.....The Japanese were hindered in the war by the light loadouts and light durability of their then frontline "heavy" bombers. Players could get around that by using the standard "6000 foot" attack en-mass and shut down airfields and/or destroy hordes of planes on the ground. This can still be done but now a price can be extracted. While it does hinder the Japanese....the Japanese player will later be singing the praises when it comes the Allies turn to attempt airfield shut downs via 6000 feet attacks.

I still think you guys should start a new 5.0 game. I would think Ken would like the chance to give it a 2nd go based on his experiences + the new changes will make his life much less hellish. But i can understand the desire to keep going too....restarts can be frustrating.

[Rob Brennan UK]

Your a mind reader Nik !

still think you guys should start a new 5.0 game. I would think Ken would like the chance to give it a 2nd go based on his experiences + the new changes will make his life much less hellish. But i can understand the desire to keep going too....restarts can be frustrating.

We just agreed to do that !

So this AAR is now ending .. but a new one will spring phoenix like from the ashes !

I am actually rather pleased about the DD CL engagement , i hate immune ship ..

SO many thanks for everyone who has taken the time to read and post here , your thoughts and suggestions were most welcome .. and we will hopefully have as much fun with a new game .. I like playing Ken , we seem to think alike (poor ken [;)])

[aztez]

AAR is now ending .. but a new one will spring phoenix like from the ashes !

It's sad to hear that this AAR will end. It has been a pleasure to follow and you did seriously kick some Japanese butts [:D]

[Rob Brennan UK]

and i really should add

THANK YOU NIK

been a great mod , and improves and already great game no end. your time and effort is greatly appreciated

[KDonovan]

thats good to hear about starting a new game.....in 4 months it looks like this game was starting to become a blowout. Which scenario you gonna do??...Dec7th..or May1st??

[Rob Brennan UK]

ORIGINAL: aztez

AAR is now ending .. but a new one will spring phoenix like from the ashes !

It's sad to hear that this AAR will end. It has been a pleasure to follow and you did seriously kick some Japanese butts [:D]

HeHE .. i was pleased overall with the allied performance , i seriously doubt it will be that easy 2nd time around ( especially china which was a real learning time for us both)And i dont think thePI will be as annoying as it was earlier either.

I thoroughly enjoyed the game but it was looking like a massive allied victory, and it could have been a LOT worse for japan if i'd decided to reinforce java with more troops .. had plenty spare from india i might have used. Jap supply i would gess was awful and its may withut the BIG oil fields in sumatra and java.. nasty .. i am hopeing i'll get kens password and have a look at the state of japanese units and ships.

KD .. will most likely start from day 1 again .. and all that horrible month being allied [;)].
BUT there is so much an alied player can do between jan and may that just hasn't been done if you start scen 15. and i think niks mod is scenario 40 ?? well looks like i d/loaded one that was listed as 40 ?? ill have to take a look

anyway i have given permission for Ken to read this should he so wish so i'll ne be discussing any thoughts on how i will do the next game differantly ( which i most definately will) have some ideas too) when i get the next thread opened i would like to hear some startecic options and advice from all you guys .