Jan 07, 42
A day of lights and shadows.
The day begins with a victory. One of my subs patrolling the deep oceans, finally finds a target...and a valuable one too! [:D]
American CVs near NZ? already? He must be getting the first three to the DEI... gotta be carefull and look for opportunities here
Hopefully the Ent will need some time in the yards of Syndey...
Paratroops took Merak without any problem. The first of a long series of convoys will arrive here from Singa. The babyKB is in cover, providing some close support. The ducths seem to be massing ships at Sosarbaja tough... combat ships!
What yesterday seemed to be a cruiser TF near Kendari revealed being a STRONG SAG! The KB arrived 8 hexes of distance and attacked the bastard...heavy storms in the morning prevented any hit, but in the afternoon we placed some eggs on them! Nothing too serious, but they became the prey now!
In China we're losing the air war. Too many P40s there and I haven't anything to counter them.
In Luzon I've made several mistakes and let the P-40s dominate the skies. My Nates are helpless against them... and the PI army doesn't seem so weak now...[X(]
B17s attacked Oosthaven. Some damage occurred.
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Sub attack near Waipapakauri at 117,182
Japanese Ships
SS I-18
Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
CA Chicago
DD Craven
DD Blue
DD Hull
DD Dale
DD Monaghan
DD Fanning
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Morning Air attack on Oosthaven , at 48,96
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 70,106
Weather in hex:
Severe storms
Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
B5N2 Kate x 48
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CL Enterprise
DD Stronghold
CA Cornwall
DD Evertsen
CL Glasgow
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 70,106
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
B5N2 Kate x 59
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Piet Hein
CA Exeter
CL Glasgow, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
CA Cornwall, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Enterprise
DD Scout
DD Evertsen
DD Stronghold, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Glasgow
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Stronghold
and now hopefully they'll have to run for their lives! Tanaka will charge and the KB will follow
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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 42
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 2 destroyed
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-27b Nate sweeping at 10000 feet
CAP engaged:
35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 5 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
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Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1008 troops, 82 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 1042
Defending force 26331 troops, 297 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 779
Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
48th Division
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
16th Division
4th Tank Regiment
Kure 1st SNLF
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Army
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
4th Marine Regiment
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
14th PS Engineer Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
1st PI Base Force
201st PA Construction Battalion
202nd PA Construction Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
Far East USAAF
301st Construction Battalion
I Philippine Corps
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Clark Field AAF Base Force
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment
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Ground combat at Merak (48,97)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 585 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 21
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Merak !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /1
See Michael does Footnote here. We have spent SOOOO much time on the phone bouncing ideas around I sometimes forget all the various options and thoughts created during those BULL sessions. Much BS flows at these times...
