Parry and Spar, or is it... Reluctant Admiral 4.2 Fulkerson(J) vs Moore (A)

[larryfulkerson]

One of Jim's subs is causing a MAJOR problem with my running resources to the home islands. Only the dud torpedoes saved this ship. I'm going to have to fly some ASW assets over there and see if I can't persuade this sub to relocate to Attu.

[larryfulkerson]

Jim had some PT boats sortie from Manila and shot up two of my PB's sevearly. I'm going to have to see if I can't chase those guys back into Manila with some boats with bigger guns.

[larryfulkerson]

Jim has a sub investigating around Ocean Island. It used to be a quiet area too.

[larryfulkerson]

The ground pounding will continue until morale improves.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the results of one early morning air raid at or near Kuantan.

[larryfulkerson]

I'm beginning to think I should have used fast transports to do these kinds of amphibious raids. Almost every ship is on fire.

[larryfulkerson]

Here's the results of some ground combat in Tarakan. FOW has obscured the true odds of the forces so I don't know whether to do a DA or not. I'm leaning toward yes.

[moore4807]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 26, 41
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ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 182,103

Japanese Ships
SS I-23

Allied Ships
DD Ward, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Farragut

SS I-23 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Ward
I-23 diving deep ....
DD Farragut fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 182,102

Japanese Ships
SS I-21

Allied Ships
DD Mugford

SS I-21 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Mugford
I-21 diving deep ....
DD Mugford attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-21 eludes DD Mugford by diving deep
DD Mugford cannot establish contact with SS I-21
DD Mugford loses contact with SS I-21
SS I-21 eludes ASW attack from DD Mugford
DD Mugford fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 182,102

Japanese Ships
SS I-21

Allied Ships
DD Farragut

SS I-21 launches 2 torpedoes
DD Farragut fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Larry finally gets some CAP going over Lae

Morning Air attack on I./90th Infantry Battalion, at 99,126 (Lae)
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

Shokaku huh? That explains this raid then...

Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
B5N2 Kate x 16
D3A1 Val x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

four Air attacks at Bandy, Balik, and Makassar and Tandy all indicate either the KB or a split off version is operating somewhere
in the Straight

Otherwise the beat goes on!

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manokwari !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Buna !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tacloban !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Taytay !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Taiping !!!

[moore4807]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 27, 41
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First a little good news on the ASW front

ASW attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,86
Japanese Ships
SS I-122, hits 2

Allied Ships
AM Toowoomba

SS I-122 is sighted by escort
AM Toowoomba attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-122 eludes ASW attack from AM Toowoomba
AM Toowoomba cannot reach attack position over SS I-122
AM Toowoomba fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Then back at Pearl, those pesky subs won't quit!

Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 183,102
Japanese Ships
SS I-23

Allied Ships
DD Farragut

SS I-23 launches 6 torpedoes
I-23 diving deep ....
DD Farragut fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Farragut attacking submerged sub ....
DD Farragut cannot reach attack position over SS I-23
DD Farragut cannot establish contact with SS I-23
SS I-23 eludes DD Farragut by diving deep
DD Farragut loses contact with SS I-23
SS I-23 eludes DD Farragut by diving deep
DD Farragut loses contact with SS I-23
Escort abandons search for sub


ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 183,102
Japanese Ships
SS I-23

Allied Ships
DD Aylwin

SS I-23 is located by DD Aylwin
I-23 diving deep ....
DD Aylwin fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

moving over to Malaysia, I can't even steal fuel from myself without getting caught [X(]

Morning Air attack on TF, near Malacca at 49,81
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK British Judge, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Vendetta

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK British Judge

Looks like the Mini KB is lurking here

Morning Air attack on Samarinda , at 65,96
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30
B5N2 Kate x 32
D3A1 Val x 46

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
23 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
14 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Shokaku still hitting Port Moresby [:-]

Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
B5N2 Kate x 15
D3A1 Val x 17

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
15 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

My chance for revenge...Fat Chance I mean!

Morning Air attack on TF, near Terempa at 53,85
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 2
Vildebeest III x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
CL Jintsu

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
3 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
2 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

Quickly losing B-17s to LRCAP Zeroes from Shokaku

Morning Air attack on 35th Field AA Battalion, at 99,126 (Lae)
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

And finally closing out our show tonite - The beat goes on!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Puerto Princesa !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Salamaua !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sorong !!!

[larryfulkerson]

Jim has posted stuff from the 27th so I'm guessing it's okie dokie for me to post the stuff that happened on the
28th of Dec

Jim had sortied a bunch of PT boats and I found them during the night and dispatched them.

[larryfulkerson]

If it weren't for 2 dud torps I'd have a sunk TK now.

[larryfulkerson]

Jim's CD guns at Balikpapan are hitting their marks.

[larryfulkerson]

Jim's sortied some PT boats from Manila and I got some and some are escaping to the north.

[larryfulkerson]

Jim tried to sneak a TK into Midway's harbour but my sub intercepted it.

[larryfulkerson]

The hunter became the hunted. Score one for the Japs.

[larryfulkerson]

I need to turn off the Singapore bomber attacks.....the fighters are too numerous for unescorted missions yet.

[larryfulkerson]

Port Morseby receives a carrier strike. No B-17's were hit....they were the target this time.

[larryfulkerson]

A strike on Singapore receives mixed results.

[larryfulkerson]

So far I've been able to shrug off the aerial attacks on my TF's near Singapore.

[larryfulkerson]

My AAA units and some air cover finally arrived in the PM area and they are proving useful.