1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J)

[goodboyladdie]

28th BS (DH-4s) and 9th BS (NBS-1s) have transferred to SWPAC and have loaded onto AKs with 119th USAAS Base Force at Mare Island (see screenie). They will head for the DEI via Rabaul. 4 AKs entered Mare Island Naval Dockyard for conversion to an AMC, a Q-ship and 2 ARs. 14th Tank Co and 250th Coastal Arty are loading on seperate convoys for PH and the Wake Operation.

[goodboyladdie]

SWPAC HQ is moving to Darwin to be closer to the DEI, but still have safe telegraph cable contact with Brisbane and the US.

CA Rochester has joined up with the SOPAC Force (see screenie) at Balikpapan.

R-18 has reloaded and will head off to patrol of Laoag. 2 Chinese CLs, escorted by 3 US DDs will head to Batabn Island loking for Jap supply convoys on the way to the PI or the DEI.

[goodboyladdie]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/20/22


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 209469 troops, 1144 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 3435

Defending force 37553 troops, 176 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 450

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
4940 casualties reported
Guns lost 97
Vehicles lost 10

Allied ground losses:
2678 casualties reported
Guns lost 45

He still only get a 1:1. I still have good supply and plenty of infantry.
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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17209 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 373

Defending force 203290 troops, 997 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 3047


Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

[goodboyladdie]

20 AKs are loading 100,000 tons of supplies for PH. They will be used as assult transports by the Wake invasion force. Another 10 AKs are loading 21st NG Tank Co for PH. R-3 is sailing from PH to patrol Tokyo Bay, before heading to Canton. This will be the last sub sent until after the Wake operation.

An AK has arrived in Manila with another 2500 tons of supplies. Manila stil has over 27000 tons on hand. R-19 has reloaded and will patrol off Bataan. De Zeven Provincien is now 50/47.

Meanwhile near Rabaul...

[goodboyladdie]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/21/22


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 171779 troops, 1014 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3143

Defending force 34438 troops, 130 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 393



Allied ground losses:
712 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17399 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 385

Defending force 205031 troops, 1014 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 3143


Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

[goodboyladdie]

ML Baltimore and 3 DMs are sailing to lay a defensive minefield at Canton Island (see screenie). R-1 refuelled at PH and then sailed to patrol off Wake Island.

De Zeven Provincien is now 49/38. DDs Alden (sys 18) and Pope (sys 34) disbanded at Singapore for repairs.

[goodboyladdie]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/22/22


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 172757 troops, 1045 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3212

Defending force 33980 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 401



Allied ground losses:
294 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17563 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 393

Defending force 206429 troops, 1045 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 3212


Japanese ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

[goodboyladdie]

117th USN Base Force and 2nd Marines are unloading at PH. Both are planning for Wake Island. All the forces available should be assembled within a week.

At Soerabaya, De Zeven Provincien is 48/30. She will soon be able to sail for a port with a large repair yard.

The Chinese cruiser force found nothing at Batan Island and is heading for Okinawa...

[goodboyladdie]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/23/22


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 174910 troops, 1061 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3285

Defending force 33847 troops, 145 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 411



Allied ground losses:
264 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17659 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 402

Defending force 207802 troops, 1061 guns, 168 vehicles, Assault Value = 3285


Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

[goodboyladdie]

Same deja vu problem in this game too. Martin changed PCs and I sent him the necessary turns. Hope I sent the right ones!

2nd Marines and 117th USN BF are unloading at Pearl. The last unit for the Wake Operation should be underway from Mare Island within the next two turns.

2 transports are now unloading at Manila and supplies are above 30,000 tons again. De Zeven Provincien is now 48/30. The Chinese cruiser squadron has been given orders for a surface sweep of Naha (deja vu?!).

The screenie shows the RN reinforcements due. I was looking through the heavy metal. Interestingly, the BBs of the 4th Battle Squadron have poorer deck armour (by 6 mm) than the Big Cat BCs. The two older BCs will probably sail to join their ANZAC sisters at Rabaul. Agamemnon may well move South as a guardship too, so all the ships I keep at Singapore will have at least 13.5 inch main batteries. This does go against the rule that one should always concentrate your forces, but politically I have to cover Australia, as well.

[goodboyladdie]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/23/22


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 174910 troops, 1061 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3285

Defending force 33847 troops, 145 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 411



Allied ground losses:
247 casualties reported
Guns lost 7


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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17752 troops, 92 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 403

Defending force 207802 troops, 1061 guns, 168 vehicles, Assault Value = 3285


Japanese ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

[goodboyladdie]

Reserve Fleet Naval HQ is moving from San Diego to Mare Island. Battle Fleet HQ is heading in the same direction, but is planning for Pearl Harbor.

DD Williams must have missed out on her upgrade beacsue she has commenced it at PH.

Pac Flt is now at Rabaul (see screenie) and will move onto Soerabaya via the Torres Strait in the hope of not letting Martin know that I have the bulk of my Dreadnoughts in theatre. They cleaned Rabaul out of fuel. TKs are moving to Batavia for more and 2 TKs are loading at Karachi. Their route will take them through the Sulu Sea, so there is a chance of an incident that might bring the Royal Navy closer to full participation. I will probably have them change course and replenish at Singapore to keep them out of the war zone (if I remember).

[goodboyladdie]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/24/22


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 209223 troops, 1075 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 3355

Defending force 33900 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 418

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
3065 casualties reported
Guns lost 51
Vehicles lost 6

Allied ground losses:
1119 casualties reported
Guns lost 43

If Martin can keep his units supplied this will end soon...
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Ground combat at Manila

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13819 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 337

Defending force 202960 troops, 968 guns, 159 vehicles, Assault Value = 3030


Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

[:D] I can't believe it has taken us nine months to play a couple of months worth of turns!

[davidjruss]

goodboyladdie,

Nice to see you are still persevering with this game - keep up the good work and also the AAR''s whch always make interesting reading.

Davidr

[goodboyladdie]

ORIGINAL: DavidR

goodboyladdie,

Nice to see you are still persevering with this game - keep up the good work and also the AAR''s whch always make interesting reading.

Davidr

Thanks David.

Sorry it's a sssslllllooooowwww story...

Very best regards

Carl

[goodboyladdie]

A minelaying task force is heading from PH to French Frigate Shoal. All units for the Wake operation are now on their way to PH. USS Illinois arrived at PH to join the bombardment force.

2 more supply ships are loading for speed runs into Manila. Martin's subs and ships are conspicuous by their absence. I have not seen anything since the recent "bump" at Laoag - I really miss air search! Tarakan could have been a feint to get me to move Pac Flt over to the DEI. I have played chess with Martin and he is so clever...

2 more USN DDs completed repairs at Colombo and are heading for Balikpapan.

[goodboyladdie]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/25/22


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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 204377 troops, 995 guns, 159 vehicles, Assault Value = 3100

Defending force 31424 troops, 97 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 358

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
2567 casualties reported
Guns lost 23
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
47812 casualties reported
Guns lost 117

Now what will Martin do with all those troops?

[goodboyladdie]

I have noticed there are no minesweepers in the DEI, so 4 have sailed from Mare Island with 4 AKs, heading initially for Rabaul. ML San Francisco is off to mine Midway from PH. It is about 140 days before new Dreadnoughts start to arrive for the USN (and even then they are few and far between), so I am starting to feel a little exposed in the Central Pacific.

The 9 Pac Flt Dreadnoughts in the DEI have increased speed to mission speed to get into position faster. My subs will maintain a blockade of Manila to make it difficult for Martin to easily redistribute his troops.

The British minelaying sub L2 is off to lay a small defensive field at Jesselton.

[goodboyladdie]

26/08/22

Nothing happened on the combat report.

Pac Flt has only got to a point off Gili Gili...

[goodboyladdie]

I had been keeping Pac Flt together, but now the Scouting Force, the Replenishment Group and the Battle Line will all make their best mission speed for Kendari.

The reason for this is the appearance of a Jap task force reported as a BB and an AP by coast watchers (see screenie) Potential destinations are Menado, Amboina or maybe even Kendari. SOPAC Force, consisting of 2 USN pre-Dreadnoughts, 2 armoured cruisers, 1 light cruiser and 20 destroyers is heading out from Balikpapan to Menado at full speed. A US/Dutch DD/TB force will remain to cover Balikpapan.

2 USN DMs sailed from Singapore to lay mines at Kendari, which will become the USN main Battle Fleet's forward operating base. S-3 redeployed from Tsingtao to the Amami Group.