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RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:33 pm
by castor troy
ORIGINAL: 2ndACR

I am Hortland's Japanese opponent using this same mod. Transport losses can hurt, but not as much as you hope. In one game, I have lost 80+ transports, and can still lift 2 1/2 divisions anywhere I want. Hardest part is massing the transports. And those are the small/medium transports. Of course I have 80 or so AP's in the body shop. (note, these losses are not against Hortland).

Watch for surface fights...............he loves surface actions. Not sure about this now that I think about it...............He is always allies against me.

You are doing nothing really wrong.............I have taken all major bases in the SRA and it is Feb 42. Only Manilla and Timor stands. The key as the Japanese is to use mass. I classify the PI as a side show really and it only gets 3 div at start............the 38th moves to help out after HK falls.


Yeah, those AP losses won´t stop him at all, but as mentioned, he starts thinking about it. So perhaps invasions in the near future will be better protected and not everywhere at once (with the lack of targets it´s easily to focus then anyway [:D]), so perhaps I get some more time. Time is all I need and every week counts! I expected an invasion of Canton Island, Pago Pago and the Fidjis already but it came "late" - or it will never come (though I don´t understand the attack on Johnston or Palmyra then) - as Canton now has a USMC division. Next will be Pago Pago and if Hortlund doesn´t go for the Fidjis it will be reinforced also, but I have no ships at the West coast to pick up a unit at all.

I love surface fights too! So far I´m happy in how they went and it seems I´m more the one who seeks for them... [8D]

RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:42 am
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/27/41

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Sub attack near Lingayen at 44,50

Japanese Ships
MSW W.19

Allied Ships
SS Perch

torps miss...
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TF 222 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island, 102,36


Japanese ground losses:
244 casualties reported

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TF 222 troops unloading over beach at Umnak Island, 102,36


Japanese ground losses:
195 casualties reported

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TF 7 encounters mine field at Rangoon (29,34)

Japanese Ships
DD Amagiri

Amagiri clears a couple of mines... would be cool to see her hit one... [8D]

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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 7
CW-21B Demon x 8
Brewster 339D x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hawk 75A: 3 damaged
CW-21B Demon: 6 damaged
Brewster 339D: 11 destroyed

the expected massacre of my fighters over Soerabaja... came far later then expected though. The loss rate of 11 Dutch fighters for not a single Zero shot down isn´t encouraging...

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Day Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 18
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 35th Brigade, at 22,65


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 7


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Labao at 29,74


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Heiwa Maru, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Banjarmasin at 27,64


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 2


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,63


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Hokaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

our Martins became ship busters in the last couple of weeks... started off real bad but I´m really satisfied by what they achieved so far. When all those planes will be lost, we will still have achieved more points by sinking enemy shipping than we have lost due to the destruction of our aircraft...

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Day Air attack on TF at 22,62


Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 9
CW-21B Demon x 8
Brewster 339D x 10
T.IVa x 5
Martin 139 x 22


Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 4 damaged
Martin 139: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

Hortlund has now a bullet proof BB/CA TF in range of my bombers! The Martins mostly miss but they also destroy a 8 inch turret of the Kumano and a turret of the secondary armament onboard the Fuso... And we still have an ace left that Hortlund didn´t expect! While he is save from our level bombers, we still have half a dozen obsolete torp bombers left (exp around 60) of which one puts a torp into Fuso which should send her into the repair yards... [:D]

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Day Air attack on TF at 23,61


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Ume Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

another AP is hit... if just those 250lb bombs would do some damage...

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Day Air attack on TF at 21,44

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK St. Quentin, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

we sent three AKs with 2250 supplies each to Singapore. One is sunk two days before entering Singapore port...
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Day Air attack on TF at 22,62


Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 5
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 3
T.IVa x 3
Martin 139 x 17


Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 2 damaged
Martin 139: 9 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 2
CL Yura
BB Fuso, on fire
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF at 21,42

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Tai Sang, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

the second AK to Singapore is sunk also... 6 torps is pretty much overkill...

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Day Air attack on TF at 4,52

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9
B5N Kate x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Empire Flint, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
TK British Motorist, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

damn, we sent two TKs from India to Australia as Australia really lacks fuel. The TKs weren´t spotted the last two turns but this turn they end up in the same hex as a IJN baby carrier... [8|]


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Waingapu at 27,74


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
C.XI-W: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashio
AP Eiko Maru

Allied Ships
CL Java, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

oh man... [8|] we sent in Java in daylight to have a fight at a good range. Result is that Java missed with a dozen salvos of her 5.9 ich guns and in return DD Hayashio puts a torp into my cruiser at a range of 16.000 yards... are those Dutch sailors dumb or blind??? The torp hits and Java is immediately sunk by a mag explosion...


The Dutch light cruiser Java, victim of a Japanese long lance...

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TF 135 troops unloading over beach at San Jose, 41,53


Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1648 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2292

Defending force 69034 troops, 458 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658



Allied ground losses:
202 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25066 troops, 170 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 430

Defending force 12949 troops, 81 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 233

Japanese max assault: 414 - adjusted assault: 85

Allied max defense: 210 - adjusted defense: 285

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


Japanese ground losses:
495 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

my troops at Hong Kong are still nearly undamaged, so when the IJA achieves a 2:1 at some time then my troops will surrender although they are still in nearly perfect shape then... wonder how the IJA gets supplies as I´m having my troops sitting in Canton and supply shouldn´t be able to flow through a contested hex to Hong Kong... [8|]

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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 651

Defending force 29085 troops, 109 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 628



Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported

a couple of IJA units are in the wooden hex North of Canton, trying to cut my troops in Canton off. Have around 800 assault points availabel to counter them. At least one IJA div is spotted...


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Ground combat at 43,53

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6006 troops, 206 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 408

Defending force 34693 troops, 313 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 827



Allied ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 3

I will soon try a shock attack here. Only real combat unit here is a IJA division in not perfect shape anymore...

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Ground combat at Ndini

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1228 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

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

Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ndini base !!!



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Ground combat at Johore Bahru

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4722 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 818

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

Japanese max assault: 37 - adjusted assault: 38

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 38 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Johore Bahru base !!!



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Ground combat at Talasea

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 86 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

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

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Talasea base !!!


paras...


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Ground combat at Soerabaja

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7902 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 226

Defending force 16359 troops, 137 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 201



Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Woodlark Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 73 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

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

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Woodlark Island base !!!

paras...


RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:13 am
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/28/41

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TF 135 troops unloading over beach at San Jose, 41,53


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Sub attack at 99,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-2

Allied Ships
AP President Monroe

the transport TF that brought the USMC division to Canton is attacked again but I-2 fortunately misses with 6 torps. Those big APs are very valuable ships as they move 6 hexes a turn and are my numero uno troop transports...

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Sub attack near Lingayen at 44,50

Japanese Ships
AK Chuko Maru
PG Kure Maru #5
PG Chohakusan Maru
PG Chiyo Maru
PG Akitsu Maru

Allied Ships
SS Perch, hits 1


Perch´s MK14s fail to detonate... in return she gets a near miss...

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ASW attack at 29,55

Japanese Ships
PC Shonan Maru #6
PG Sozan Maru
PG Muro Maru
PG Eiko Maru
PG Eifuku Maru
PG Uji
PG Saga
PG Hashidate
MSW Ranzan Maru
MSW Choun Maru #7
MSW W.4
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
SS Snapper

Snapper escapes a super escort...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50

Japanese Ships
PC Takunan Maru #5
PC Ch 13, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PC Ch 14
PC Ch 16
PC Ch 17
PC Ch 18

Allied Ships
PT PT-34, Shell hits 34, and is sunk

we trade a PT for a PC... another ASW vessel sunk...

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Naval bombardment of Port Moresby, at 53,91

Japanese Ships
DD Oboro
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba


Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported

Runway hits 2
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

naval bombardment... means an invasion soon...

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TF 9 troops unloading over beach at Babo, 42,77


Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Port Moresby, 53,91, firing at TF 20
TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 53,91


16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Kuma, Shell hits 2
DD Matsukaze
CA Ashigara

Japanese ground losses:
409 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported

here it comes! The couple of well supplied 6 inch CD guns do... nothing...

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TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Madang, 54,84


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Coastal Guns at Port Moresby, 53,91, firing at TF 20
TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 53,91


22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PC Sonan Maru #6
PC Ch 30

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported

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TF 135 troops unloading over beach at San Jose, 41,53


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Day Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 9
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 20
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 35th Brigade, at 22,65


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,61


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
Martin 139 x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Hokaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

Hokaze should soon be in danger of sinking I hope...

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


Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 2
CW-21B Demon x 9
Brewster 339D x 6
T.IVa x 5
Martin 139 x 22


Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 3 damaged
Martin 139: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 4
CA Mikuma
CL Kinu

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF, near Waingapu at 27,74


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 1
DD Hayashio

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet

APs hit here and there... takes 12 of the ping pong bombs to sink a ship bigger than a MSW...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 22,65

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CL Yura
CL Kinu
DD Maikaze
DD Arashi
DD Asagiri
DD Mikazuki
DD Kuretake
DD Sanae

Allied Ships
PT TM-12, Shell hits 7, and is sunk

the BBs come in at daylight, my PT is surprised...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 22,65

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CL Yura
CL Kinu
DD Maikaze
DD Arashi
DD Asagiri
DD Mikazuki
DD Kuretake
DD Sanae

Allied Ships
PT TM-14, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
PT TM-15, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

same here, PTs are surprised...

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Naval bombardment of Port Moresby, at 53,91

Japanese Ships
DD Oboro
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba


Allied ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2
Port hits 2

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Naval bombardment of Soerabaja, at 22,65 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

96 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Kinu, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
CL Yura
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 9
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 8


Allied ground losses:
413 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

now that´s something I like! [:D] Again, a bombardment without any recon before that doesn´t do real damage - not a single aircraft out of 80 is lost. In return a CL is shot up pretty bad. This is something that happened to me also when doing bombardments as IJN at Soerabaja as those CD guns there seem to be pretty effective...

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Sub attack near Lingayen at 44,50

Japanese Ships
MSW W.19

Allied Ships
SS Perch

this MSW was attacked several times so far, but never hit... (or when hit the torps failed to do booom)...


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Ground combat at Umnak Island

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 639 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

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

Japanese max assault: 3 - adjusted assault: 5

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Umnak Island base !!!



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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 117505 troops, 1278 guns, 155 vehicles, Assault Value = 2582

Defending force 68969 troops, 459 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1665

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese max assault: 2261 - adjusted assault: 923

Allied max defense: 1749 - adjusted defense: 1143

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


Japanese ground losses:
1551 casualties reported
Guns lost 56
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2397 casualties reported
Guns lost 42

really amazing that it seems most of the IJA attacks in this campaign were able to reduce a fort level. Most of our casualties are in the HQ units again...

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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 649

Defending force 29108 troops, 108 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 627



Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 46,36

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 6366 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 178

Defending force 36615 troops, 246 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1034

Japanese max assault: 98 - adjusted assault: 1

Allied max defense: 1041 - adjusted defense: 211

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1088 casualties reported
Guns lost 22

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

[:D] a brigade crosses the river into my troops West of Changsha and is mauled...

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Ground combat at 43,53

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5996 troops, 205 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 417

Defending force 34798 troops, 315 guns, 97 vehicles, Assault Value = 826



Allied ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 2


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Ground combat at Dadjangas

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9274 troops, 74 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 208

Defending force 3508 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 51

Japanese max assault: 163 - adjusted assault: 69

Allied max defense: 46 - adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Dadjangas base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
5623 casualties reported
Guns lost 35

Mindanao is cleared now... another IJA brigade for attacks somewhere else...

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Ground combat at Lashio

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1300 troops, 0 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 51

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

Japanese max assault: 45 - adjusted assault: 92

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 92 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lashio base !!!



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Ground combat at San Jose

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 942 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

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

Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 8

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE San Jose base !!!



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Ground combat at 46,36

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 32653 troops, 246 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1032

Defending force 6742 troops, 33 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 93

Allied max assault: 1958 - adjusted assault: 939

Japanese max defense: 85 - adjusted defense: 39

Allied assault odds: 24 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
470 casualties reported
Guns lost 14


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

West of Changsha! We take advantage of the rule that the Japanese attack first! After our troops were only encountering a tank brigade here last turn I ordered a shock attack. Now our shock attack kicked out the tank brigade AND the brigade that had to shock attack across the river this turn. Looks like Hortlund isn´t using the follow unit command (or it isn´t working - once again) as his troops are coming across the river one by one. Expect to see more troops crossing the river in the next few turns...


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Ground combat at Port Moresby

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3296 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Defending force 6017 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 130


Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Hope to see my troops at PM to hold as they are very well supplied and the attacker is "only" a nav guard unit.

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Ground combat at Soerabaja

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7940 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 228

Defending force 16031 troops, 132 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 190

Japanese max assault: 178 - adjusted assault: 46

Allied max defense: 159 - adjusted defense: 171

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


Japanese ground losses:
761 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

First deliberate attack at Soerabaja is repulsed. Seems the small ground attacks by my Martins helped as the attackers adjusted av is pretty bad. Hortlund will probably wait a couple of days until the two brigades from the North will arrive, then Soerabaja will collapse easily... [8|]



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Ground combat at Muntok

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 33 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

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

Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Muntok base !!!

paras...

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Ground combat at Emirau Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 59 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

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

Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 8

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Emirau Island base !!!


paras...

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Ground combat at Russell Islands

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 72 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

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

Japanese max assault: 8 - adjusted assault: 6

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Russell Islands base !!!

paras...


can´t wait for 43/44 when I will use my paras everywhere too!!!!!! [&o][;)] With MORE paras and MORE transport aircraft than the Japanese have now, this will be great fun...

RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:35 am
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/29/41

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Coastal Guns at Port Moresby, 53,91, firing at TF 20
TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 53,91


2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 32,55

Japanese Ships
AP Miike Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PC Shonan Maru #6
PG Sozan Maru
PG Muro Maru
PG Eiko Maru
PG Eifuku Maru
PG Uji
PG Saga
PG Hashidate
MSW Ranzan Maru
MSW Choun Maru #7
MSW W.4
DD Sagiri
CL Kashii

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported

another AP hit with MK14 torp but one might be not enough to sink a big AP...

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Sub attack at 24,57

Japanese Ships
AP Ume Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Trusty

two torps definetely are... Ume Maru sinks... [:D]

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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25

Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 7
CW-21B Demon x 10
Brewster 339D x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hawk 75A: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
Brewster 339D: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged

My fighters have NO chance. After loosing a dozen two turns ago, we lose another 10. They will be withdrawn...

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Day Air attack on 57th Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 33
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 32
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 10 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet

Hortlund has ordered close air support now...

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Day Air attack on 41st PA Division, at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 7
C5M Babs x 3
Ki-21 Sally x 20
Ki-48 Lily x 35
Ki-46-II Dinah x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged


Allied ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 35th Brigade, at 22,65


Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 6
CW-21B Demon x 6
Brewster 339D x 6
Martin 139 x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Shinai, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

the last of the 3 supply AKs reached Singapore but is sunk in the harbour before unloading a single point of supplies... damn... Singapore has 27.000 supplies...

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Day Air attack on TF at 17,36

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Edsall
CL Mauritius, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

double damn...[:@][:(] Hortlund has now a baby carrier in the Andaman island area and it stumbles across my fast transports that are doing evacs... Hortlund said he didn´t spot me before so it was just by accident. I hate losing ships that way... my patrols didn´t spot the baby carrier TF so I thought I would be safe...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Labao at 29,74


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 24,65


Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 5
CW-21B Demon x 3
Brewster 339D x 6
T.IVa x 5
Martin 139 x 20


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

the heavily damaged CL that was shot up by Soerabaja´s CD guns is hit by a dozen bombs that can´t penetrate the armor but also by a Dutch 450mm torp... hopefully this will be enough... every CL counts as they get very good AA values in mid to late 43, comparable to BBs...


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Day Air attack on TF, near Waingapu at 27,74


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 8


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashio, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF, near Nicobar Island at 21,38

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Stewart, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet

we lose another fast transport DD...


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Sub attack at 33,55

Japanese Ships
AK Johore Maru
AP Hakusika Maru
AP Hakozake Maru
PC Shonan Maru #6
PG Sozan Maru
PG Muro Maru
PG Eiko Maru
PG Eifuku Maru
PG Uji
PG Saga
PG Hashidate
MSW Ranzan Maru
MSW Choun Maru #7
MSW W.4
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
SS Snapper

torps miss...

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Sub attack at 104,102

Japanese Ships
SS I-3

Allied Ships
AK Vincent, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

a supply AK heading to Canton is sunk...

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TF 206 troops unloading over beach at Tacloban, 44,58


Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 43,53

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 23590 troops, 358 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 424

Defending force 38295 troops, 353 guns, 99 vehicles, Assault Value = 895



Allied ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1


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[8|]

Ground combat at Port Moresby

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6170 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 130

Defending force 5170 troops, 46 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Japanese max assault: 125 - adjusted assault: 192

Allied max defense: 70 - adjusted defense: 47

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Moresby base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

like Rabaul, Port Moresby fell with the first attack against a nav guard...

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Ground combat at 46,36

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 34650 troops, 420 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 978

Defending force 27525 troops, 158 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 720

Japanese max assault: 668 - adjusted assault: 29

Allied max defense: 713 - adjusted defense: 181

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1226 casualties reported
Guns lost 40
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

more units cross the river West of Changsha...


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1684 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2494

Defending force 73547 troops, 471 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1851



Allied ground losses:
125 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 651

Defending force 29257 troops, 109 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 632



Allied ground losses:
83 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Taung Gyi

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1530 troops, 0 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Defending force 4119 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 79

Japanese max assault: 108 - adjusted assault: 40

Allied max defense: 55 - adjusted defense: 11

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

our two brigades that moved from the jungle into Taung Gyi are now constantly attacked by a tank regiment. They move 2 miles a day NW, trying to get back to India - doubt they will make it...
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Ground combat at Mersing

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4702 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

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

Japanese max assault: 39 - adjusted assault: 38

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 38 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Mersing base !!!



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Ground combat at Babo

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 387 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

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

Japanese max assault: 11 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Babo base !!!



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Ground combat at Madang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 519 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

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

Japanese max assault: 13 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Madang base !!!



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Ground combat at Kaifeng

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8445 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1601

Defending force 37390 troops, 448 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 674


we entered Kaifeng and order a bombardment to get an idea of the troops there. Don´t know how the forts look like, I expect level 3. Another corps will move in and then a deliberate attack is launched. 1800 against 670 should hopefully be enough to achieve something.

With the ground war in China I wonder if I will face Kwangtung units also there. We only have "the usual house rules" but we didn´t specify it to "no Kwangtung units in China without paying the pp"... [&:] With the available Kwangtung units in China we will soon be steamrolled back to India...


RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:27 am
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/30/41

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Sub attack near Fergusson Island at 57,94

Japanese Ships
AP Toyo Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS Gudgeon

another AP is attacked but the torps miss... looks like my skippers really like to go after APs... EXCELLENT!

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Day Air attack on Taan , at 37,41


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 9


Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Heiei Maru #7, Bomb hits 1
AP Zinzan Maru, Bomb hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet


nice one! Sent in my low experienced (below 40) Chinese bombers on a long range strike from Chungking. Amazingly they hit two ships in port with a 250kg AP bomb, but I lose 2 to flak in return. Only a nuissance raid but perhaps Hortlund is forced to place some fighters over valuable bases. Those Chinese bombers are the perfect ship killers though as they carry something like 10+ 250kg AP bombs!!! [X(] Means they are far better than any of the US 4Es... [X(] Pitily I only get 10 a month with pilots not able to fly them. They will be soon flown to India to defend it against a possible upcoming invasion.

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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

No Japanese losses

no more obsolete Dutch fighters in the air that can be shot down at a 20:0 ratio...


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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 178
Ki-15 Babs x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed, 20 damaged


Allied ground losses:
1107 casualties reported
Guns lost 23
Vehicles lost 8

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 214

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

wow, a nuke on Manila! Our support troops get shredded, we take 5 Sallies down, which is not that encouraging as we have a lot of flak there...

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Day Air attack on 91st Naval Guard Unit, at 22,65


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 7


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet

instead of the division or brigade at Soerabaja, only a nav guard unit is attacked...

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Day Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 9
Ki-30 Ann x 4
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps, at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 29
Ki-51 Sonia x 18
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
29 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 30,73


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Eiko Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet

the Hudsons from Koepang hit an AP...


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Day Air attack on TF at 22,36

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Whipple, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

fast transport DD Whipple is sunk...

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Day Air attack on TF at 26,66


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 25


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu, Bomb hits 22, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet

22 out of 25 Martins hit CL Kinu but no bomb can penetrate the deck or belt armor. A lot of armament is destroyed though. I wonder if the cruiser will make it as she it is still afloat... [8|] Would really like to use 500lb bombs...

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Day Air attack on TF at 21,42

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Parrott

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 38,58

Japanese Ships
AK Toyohara Maru

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise

torps fail to detonate...

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Ground combat at 43,53

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 23689 troops, 359 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 429

Defending force 38171 troops, 351 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 894



Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1692 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2515

Defending force 73796 troops, 480 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1856



Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 651

Defending force 29147 troops, 110 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 631



Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Tjilitjap

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10316 troops, 98 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 222

Defending force 989 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Japanese max assault: 205 - adjusted assault: 95

Allied max defense: 31 - adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tjilitjap base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
1746 casualties reported

the static Dutch CD gun unit surrenders...

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Ground combat at Palembang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11290 troops, 151 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 317

Defending force 704 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Japanese max assault: 240 - adjusted assault: 212

Allied max defense: 13 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 212 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

The ex garrisson of Palembang entered Palembang again last turn and is forced to retreat...

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Ground combat at Taung Gyi

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1460 troops, 0 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Defending force 3951 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 74

Japanese max assault: 94 - adjusted assault: 70

Allied max defense: 55 - adjusted defense: 11

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Tacloban

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 295 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

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

Japanese max assault: 9 - adjusted assault: 3

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tacloban base !!!



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Ground combat at Maumere

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 225 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

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

Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 5

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Maumere base !!!



RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:56 am
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/31/41

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Sub attack at 56,95

Japanese Ships
AP Daitei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pollack

torps fail to detonate...

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Sub attack near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-10, hits 3

Allied Ships
AK Charles H Cramp, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

another supply AK to Canton is sunk. It hits the I-10 with 3x 3 inch shells but it seems those don´t do any damge to a sub... shouldn´t a sub be sunk (or at least unable to dive) after being hit by 3 3inch shells? [8|][8|]

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Sub attack at 26,24

Japanese Ships
SS I-157

Allied Ships
AK Memphis City

subs now operate in the Diamond Harbour area...



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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

No Japanese losses

no Dutch victims in the air...

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 150
Ki-15 Babs x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed, 26 damaged


Allied ground losses:
314 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 5

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 115

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

7 Sallies are lost to flak today... at least it does cost the Japanese a couple of planes, but they are really hurting me...

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Day Air attack on 91st Naval Guard Unit, at 22,65


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 39,39

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 9
Ki-15 Babs x 2

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps, at 43,41

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 34
Ki-51 Sonia x 20
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
34 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 21st PA Division, at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 7
Ki-48 Lily x 11
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 7 damaged


Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 4th USMC Regiment, at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 6
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-21 Sally x 7
Ki-48 Lily x 18
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 6 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged


Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,40

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Parrott, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

fast evac DD Parrott is sunk...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Andaman Island at 23,34

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 27
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Whipple, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

Whipple is dead also...

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ASW attack near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-10, hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Kilty
DD Crane
DD Crosby
DD Dent
DD Talbot
DD Waters

two subs are sitting in the Canton hex. I-10 is the one that was hit 3!!! times with 3 inch shells but has no problem escaping the DDs that are sitting in the hex for 3 or four turns now (attacking the first time today). Wonder if 3 shell hits still are FOW...

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Sub attack at 55,95

Japanese Ships
AP Yamafuku Maru, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Thresher

Thresher puts a MK14 torp, 3 5inch shells and a couple of .50 cal bursts into another AP...
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Sub attack at 36,61

Japanese Ships
AK Yuri Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported

A troop loaden AK is hit with a MK14... seems to be a good day for my subs again...

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TF 194 troops unloading over beach at Bankha, 20,47


Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported


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Ground combat at 43,53

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 23707 troops, 362 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 433

Defending force 42459 troops, 401 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 1020



Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Hex South of Manila! We have ordered a shock attack next turn. 12 IJA units there, with a division at 60% strength in the lead, 2 or 3 eng units, rest artillery and base forces. It´s a wooden hex but we hope to achieve something with 2,5 times the assault value of the defender. We will see...


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1692 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2539

Defending force 73955 troops, 488 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1865



Allied ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at 46,36

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 780 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 885

Defending force 35084 troops, 226 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 945

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0

Allied max defense: 977 - adjusted defense: 229

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported

an artillery unit crosses the river West of Changsha...


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 653

Defending force 29075 troops, 108 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 629



Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported

the South of China is heating up as we have now IJA units reported moving towards Nanning from the West. Wooden hex, fort level 4 with 600 assault points. If the IJA breaks through Nanning, then we will have to withdraw from Canton and probably abandon the whole South back to a defensive line Kweiyang - Chungking... [8|] With those units being West of Nanning, they must be Southern Area or Burma HQ! So far I´ve never seen a Japanese commander using those troops for an assault in China.[X(] Problems coming my way...


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Ground combat at Taung Gyi

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1416 troops, 0 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Defending force 3845 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

Japanese max assault: 86 - adjusted assault: 36

Allied max defense: 55 - adjusted defense: 17

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at 45,35

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 71753 troops, 546 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2174

Defending force 12846 troops, 148 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 238

Allied max assault: 2049 - adjusted assault: 802

Japanese max defense: 233 - adjusted defense: 307

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
160 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
839 casualties reported
Guns lost 25


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

The single brigade that entered my hex WNW of Changsha is kicked out. Wooden hex, just look at my adjusted av... a brigade or div more and my attack would have failed... [8|]

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Ground combat at Raba

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 120 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

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

Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 2

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Raba base !!!

paras...

RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:18 am
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/01/42

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TF 1021 encounters mine field at Midway (95,61)

Allied Ships
DM Tracy, Mine hits 1, on fire

lol, my minelayer hits a sub laid Type 88 mine. Damage is at 32/43/4. Tracy is retiring to Pearl...

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Sub attack at 22,48

Japanese Ships
AP Hakuyo Maru
PG Myoken Maru
PG Kiso Maru

Allied Ships
SS Stingray

torps miss...

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TF 14 encounters mine field at Rangoon (29,34)

Japanese Ships

DD Hatakaze
DD Harukaze
DD Nagatsuki

I´m not lucky with my mines... The DDs destroy half a dozen of them but none is hit...

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TF 1041 encounters mine field at Rangoon (29,34)

Allied Ships
SS O20, Mine hits 1

[8|] Sent O19 and O20 to lay mines at Rangoon and O20 hits one of our own VH2 mines...[8|] She has only 32 floatation damage thoug, so I expect her to make Diamond Harbour...

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ASW attack at 25,24

Japanese Ships
SS I-153

Allied Ships
PG Thyme
PG Cyclamen
PG Genista
PG Fritillary

one of two reported IJN subs South West of Diamond Harbour. Hortlund is trying to interrupt my shipping up there. The PGs fail to locate the sub...

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Sub attack at 54,94

Japanese Ships
AP Yamafuku Maru, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Plunger

Plunger´s torps fail to detonate...

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ASW attack near Port Moresby at 53,91

Japanese Ships
DD Oboro

Allied Ships
SS Thresher

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Sub attack at 23,53

Japanese Ships
DD Hokaze, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon

Sturgeon sinks the already damaged Hokaze with a MK14 hit...

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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 19
Ki-15 Babs x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged


Allied ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 22

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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[X(][X(][X(]

Day Air attack on Perth , at 7,100

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 16
B5N Kate x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged


Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x A5M4 Claude bombing at 2000 feet
11 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet

Steve sends a baby carrier to Perth! He even sets his Claudes to port attack, doing no damage while losing two planes and pilots over Perth... but it was at least surprising... A cargo TF of mine (perhaps 20 AKs) was just 3 hexes from the carrier but wasn´t spotted... [:D]

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Day Air attack on 91st Naval Guard Unit, at 22,65


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 7


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 91st Chinese Corps, at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 9
Ki-30 Ann x 66
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
34 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet

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TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Sarmi, 48,78



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Ground combat at 43,53

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 23698 troops, 365 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 438

Defending force 42725 troops, 405 guns, 106 vehicles, Assault Value = 1034



Allied ground losses:
259 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 130642 troops, 1400 guns, 150 vehicles, Assault Value = 2561

Defending force 73985 troops, 497 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1873

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese max assault: 2586 - adjusted assault: 1422

Allied max defense: 1942 - adjusted defense: 1665

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


Japanese ground losses:
3100 casualties reported
Guns lost 99
Vehicles lost 8

Allied ground losses:
2712 casualties reported
Guns lost 70

Another attack at Changsha and another time my forts are brought down... [8|] My 4 HQ units again get shredded, the first is at 0/92 now... [8|]

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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24895 troops, 158 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 419

Defending force 13125 troops, 85 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 237

Japanese max assault: 408 - adjusted assault: 62

Allied max defense: 257 - adjusted defense: 237

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


Japanese ground losses:
698 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
296 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

Hong Kong still holds with my troops still in excellent shape...
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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 656

Defending force 28979 troops, 108 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 631



Allied ground losses:
103 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Samarinda

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3536 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 116

Defending force 3465 troops, 40 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 39

Japanese max assault: 97 - adjusted assault: 54

Allied max defense: 30 - adjusted defense: 19

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Samarinda base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
6691 casualties reported
Guns lost 59
Vehicles lost 1

Southern Borneo is now completely cleared. Only a base in the NW is still Dutch. Think Hortlund will use it as a training target as there hasn´t been an attack so far. We will see...

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Ground combat at Bankha

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1234 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

Defending force 999 troops, 7 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 58 - adjusted assault: 6

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 7

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


Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Kaifeng

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 61307 troops, 456 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2153

Defending force 38103 troops, 461 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 702


Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

We outnumber the IJA 3:1 and we will shock attack soon. With no combat eng in my corps I have to shock attack to bring forts down...

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Ground combat at 43,53

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 37756 troops, 397 guns, 105 vehicles, Assault Value = 1023

Defending force 39514 troops, 381 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 438

Allied max assault: 1986 - adjusted assault: 1012

Japanese max defense: 436 - adjusted defense: 849

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
614 casualties reported
Guns lost 37

Allied ground losses:
1871 casualties reported
Guns lost 48
Vehicles lost 13


now that hurts... [8|] While my adjusted av is halfed, the IJA´s is doubled... all units in the Philipines will now retreat to Manila. This failed attack did cost me 150 assault points... [:(]

RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:04 pm
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/02/42

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TF 92 encounters mine field at Noumea (68,113)

Japanese Ships
PG Heijo Maru
PG Takunan Maru #10

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ASW attack at 25,24

Japanese Ships
SS I-153, hits 2

Allied Ships
PG Thyme
PG Cyclamen
PG Genista
PG Fritillary

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Sub attack at 22,51

Japanese Ships
AP Hakuyo Maru
PG Myoken Maru
PG Kiso Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sargo

torps miss...
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Sub attack at 55,94

Japanese Ships
AK Venice Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 30
PC Ch 29
PC Ch 24
PC Takunan Maru #10
PC Sonan Maru #6
PC Sonan Maru #5
PG Shotoku Maru
PG Shoei Maru
MSW Seki Maru #3
MSW Fumi Maru #2
MSW Banshu Maru #8
MSW Asahi Maru

Allied Ships
SS Tautog

despite having a super escort, there have been several ships been shot out of the TF with my subs always escaping...

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Sub attack at 25,54

Japanese Ships
PG Kamitsu Maru
PC Ch 12
PC Ch 11
PC Ch 10
PC Ch 6
PG Aso Maru

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon

torps miss, the patrol boats fail to locate the sub...

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Day Air attack on 91st Naval Guard Unit, at 22,65


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 34


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet

the Martins will soon be flown out to Australia...

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Day Air attack on 51st Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 26
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 31
Ki-30 Ann x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 21,36

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Parrott, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet

Parrott is finished and sinks...

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Sub attack at 53,92

Japanese Ships
AP Yamafuku Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Pollack

we sink another AP... [8D]

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Sub attack at 55,94

Japanese Ships
AK Venice Maru, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Tautog

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Sub attack at 40,55

Japanese Ships
AK Nissyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Teiun Maru
PC Shonan Maru #6
PG Sozan Maru
PG Muro Maru
PG Eiko Maru
PG Eifuku Maru
PG Uji
PG Saga
PG Hashidate
MSW Ranzan Maru
MSW Choun Maru #7
MSW W.4
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
SS Seal

Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported

we hit another cargo ship and the super escort fails to locate our succesful sub...

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Sub attack at 25,24

Japanese Ships
SS I-153

Allied Ships
PG Thyme
PG Cyclamen
PG Genista
PG Fritillary

I-153´s torps miss... we fail to locate the sub...

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ASW attack at 25,24

Japanese Ships
SS I-153

Allied Ships
PG Thyme
PG Cyclamen
PG Genista
PG Fritillary

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Sub attack near Muntok at 21,55

Japanese Ships
AP Hokuhi Maru
MSW Wa 3

Allied Ships
SS Saury

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Sub attack at 33,64

Japanese Ships
AK Eizan Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported

Porpoise attacks on the surface, expends a dozen torps that miss or fail to detonate. The 8 shell hits aren´t really damaging the AK...

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TF 91 troops unloading over beach at Washington Island, 108,86



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Ground combat at 43,53

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24149 troops, 371 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 431

Defending force 40348 troops, 321 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 872



Allied ground losses:
428 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Vehicles lost 2


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1664 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2385

Defending force 69482 troops, 398 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1747



Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 660

Defending force 29075 troops, 111 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 631



Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Djokjakarta

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10356 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 217

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

Japanese max assault: 199 - adjusted assault: 97

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Djokjakarta base !!!



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Ground combat at Sarmi

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 519 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

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

Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 5

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sarmi base !!!



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Ground combat at Hsinyang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 8988 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1208

Defending force 19092 troops, 213 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 321



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Ground combat at Washington Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 604 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

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

Japanese max assault: 46 - adjusted assault: 22

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Washington Island base !!!



RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:18 pm
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/03/42

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Sub attack at 55,95

Japanese Ships
AP Monji Maru
PC Ch 30
PC Ch 29
PC Ch 24
PC Takunan Maru #10
PC Sonan Maru #6
PC Sonan Maru #5
PG Shotoku Maru
PG Shoei Maru
MSW Seki Maru #3
MSW Fumi Maru #2
MSW Banshu Maru #8
MSW Asahi Maru

Allied Ships
SS Narwhal

Narwhal fires 2 torps at Monji Maru but misses...

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ASW attack at 24,24

Japanese Ships
SS I-157

Allied Ships
DD Vampire
DD Electra
DD Express
DD Paladin
DD Tenedos
DD Vendetta

we are forced to do something against IJN subs near Indian ports...

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ASW attack at 22,54

Japanese Ships
MSW Wa 3

Allied Ships
SS Pike

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ASW attack at 24,24

Japanese Ships
SS I-157, hits 17, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Vampire
DD Electra
DD Express
DD Paladin
DD Tenedos
DD Vendetta

haven´t received a sunk message, but after 2 real hits and 15 near misses I expect I-157 to be sunk... first IJN sub that should be lost...

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TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Makale, 32,67


Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported

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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 31,64

Japanese Ships
AK Toyohara Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KVIII

Japanese ground losses:
97 casualties reported

KVIII kills a troop loaden AK...


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Sub attack near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-10

Allied Ships
DD Crosby, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kilty
DD Crane
DD Dent
DD Talbot
DD Waters

one of the DDs I have placed in an ASW TF at Canton is heavily damaged and will probably sink. IMO it´s just a myth that subs in base hexes are more vulnerable. The 2 subs in the Canton island hex are just sitting under my ASW DDs, being spotted every day turn after turn and they pick off one ship after another... [8|][>:]

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Day Air attack on 91st Naval Guard Unit, at 22,65


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 19


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 91st Chinese Corps, at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8
Ki-30 Ann x 70
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
34 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 51st Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 33
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 31
Ki-30 Ann x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged


Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet

all in all 10 Japanese planes are lost today...

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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1670 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2418

Defending force 69459 troops, 400 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1756



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Ground combat at Canton

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 667

Defending force 29064 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 631


Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 31331 troops, 353 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 1153

Defending force 41302 troops, 250 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 980



Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported

2 IJA div and a brigade have arrived at Nanning facing 4 Chinese corps. Wooden hex, level 4 forts, enough supplies and 3 units are fully prepped. Can´t see how those IJA troops can break through here but I expect more to be brought in. Good to see Burma HQ and Southern Area HQ units fighting in China, as they can´t invade places more important than China then... Though with lot of reinforcement divisions in China it will even fall more easily than it would with "only" the Chinese HQ" units...[8|]

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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30243 troops, 421 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 568

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

Japanese max assault: 471 - adjusted assault: 310

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 310 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Clark Field base !!!

I have pulled out of Clark and the base falls. Now something I have learnt this turn: I always was told that if you are forced out of the base then you lose the supply there to the attacker, but if you move out, the supply will move with you!!! FALSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [:@][:@][:@] Even though my HQs are at Manila, 16000 supplies (=85% of all available supply) was always at Clark - AND IT STAYED THERE!!!!

Means with my move from Clark to Manila I have lost 85% of my supply... Means we can already surrender...


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Ground combat at Taung Gyi

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1396 troops, 0 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Defending force 3664 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

Japanese max assault: 43 - adjusted assault: 36

Allied max defense: 63 - adjusted defense: 11

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Kaifeng

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 70336 troops, 526 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2158

Defending force 38427 troops, 461 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 710

Allied max assault: 4204 - adjusted assault: 1949

Japanese max defense: 733 - adjusted defense: 512

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
366 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

Allied ground losses:
2142 casualties reported
Guns lost 51

[:@] We miss the needed 4:1 by 100 adjusted av... at least the forts are at 0 now but I shredded the leading corps in the stack, while the Japanese didn´t suffer at all. My units are highly disrupted 70+ - thought that happens only when you get a 0:1 - so I have to wait at least two or three turns until my next attack. The goal of this offensive is: a) try to get some supplies from the Japanese, b) force some IJA units to retreat to make them combat ineffective for some time and c) force Hortlund to bring some divisions from the South.

While I don´t know about a), b) could be managable but c) seems completely a dream of mine as Hortlund even moves more troops TO the South instead of trying to do something about my offensive in the North.

RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:42 pm
by Yakface
Hi Castor,
 
I wouldn't feel too down hearted about the result at Kaifeng, you've set yourself up for a victory.  Looks like you've got roughly 4 Chinese corp attacking and suffered 3% casualties (although it's probably more like 10% combat casualties).  The disruption will go down quickly and (unless the IJA can get some reserve troops in quickly) you should still have the 2:1 on the next assault you need to take the base.  Nice move BTW.
 
On the supply thing - not having direct control over supply distribution does cause problems.  Sometimes it takes a few days for supplies to move from high concentrations to an area of need, even if it is only next door.  As far as HQ's go, I've always found that rather than actually pulling in supplies, they just don't let them leave unitil you get to the 25K they want.  Supplies only seem to move reliably based on the 2x requirement of all units at the base.  It does seem like your defence has been totally undermined by the supply routine.  Might be worth explaining and asking your opponent to allow a convoy through.  I've allowed a similar thing for my Allied opponent when 20K of supplies disappeared from Darwin.

RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:40 pm
by anarchyintheuk
Good suggestions.

BTW Castor, how long do you spend on your subs a turn? You're getting great results.

RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:55 pm
by castor troy
ORIGINAL: Yakface

Hi Castor,

I wouldn't feel too down hearted about the result at Kaifeng, you've set yourself up for a victory.  Looks like you've got roughly 4 Chinese corp attacking and suffered 3% casualties (although it's probably more like 10% combat casualties).  The disruption will go down quickly and (unless the IJA can get some reserve troops in quickly) you should still have the 2:1 on the next assault you need to take the base.  Nice move BTW.

On the supply thing - not having direct control over supply distribution does cause problems.  Sometimes it takes a few days for supplies to move from high concentrations to an area of need, even if it is only next door.  As far as HQ's go, I've always found that rather than actually pulling in supplies, they just don't let them leave unitil you get to the 25K they want.  Supplies only seem to move reliably based on the 2x requirement of all units at the base.  It does seem like your defence has been totally undermined by the supply routine.  Might be worth explaining and asking your opponent to allow a convoy through.  I've allowed a similar thing for my Allied opponent when 20K of supplies disappeared from Darwin.


Thanks for your kind words Yakface!

I too think that I will be able to take Kaifeng. I have more troops - if needed - a hex West of Kaifeng, blocking an IJA division North behind the river. I just wonder if it really helps me to take Kaifeng, while bleeding my troops that I could need in a month or so defending Chungking, as it seems that all will collaps if Hortlund breaks through in the South. There are probably 4 or 5 IJA divisions from Southern area HQ operating in China now, don´t know about Kwangtung area troops.

The supply system is a mess and I´ve known that since starting to play (and loving [8D]) WITP so I won´t ask my opponent to let a supply convoy through. I made a mistake in attacking in the South, I should just have my opponent let attack me. So I lost the Philipines early because of a mistake I made and I will accept it - just like I lost Burma 3 months early... [:D]

I WILL BE BACK!

RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:11 pm
by castor troy
ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk

Good suggestions.

BTW Castor, how long do you spend on your subs a turn? You're getting great results.


At this stage I spend around 1,5 hours for a turn, watching the replay included. Could do it perhaps a bit faster, but as I´m having enough time until I get a new turn I decided to do my turns carefully.

It doesn´t take that long to organize my subs. 5 Minutes? Maybe 6. What´s really important is my naval search. I still have the 2 Catalina squadrons that start out in the Philipines at two of the islands there as well as most Dutch Dorniers around Java, which spot a lot of convoys. Once we spot a convoy I order at least 4 subs to hunt it - in best case 6 or 7. So mostly I´m only operating on a max. of 3 TFs but those get hit hard normally. Of course in joke points we also just stumble over IJN TFs while we are on the move to operate on the big spotted TFs.

So if Hortlund wanted to half his ship losses to subs, he would just have to bomb those bases where my patrol aircrafts are... [:D]

RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:17 pm
by castor troy
A bad day! Our subs only sink 2 ships... [:D]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/04/42

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ASW attack at 22,54

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 12
PC Ch 11
PC Ch 10
PC Ch 6
PG Kamitsu Maru
PG Aso Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pike, hits 2

The IJN is getting angry! 2 near misses... this is a hunter killer group...

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Sub attack at 56,95

Japanese Ships
AK Venice Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Nautilus

Nautilus sinks Venice Maru...

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Sub attack at 31,65

Japanese Ships
AP Kembu Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-37

and S-37 sinks Kembu Maru... [8D]

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TF 82 troops unloading over beach at Jarvis Island, 110,92


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Sub attack near Pescadores at 47,43

Japanese Ships
AP Hanakawa Maru
MSW Banshu Maru #52

Allied Ships
SS Permit

Permit misses...

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Day Air attack on 91st Naval Guard Unit, at 22,65


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 7


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
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ASW attack near Port Moresby at 53,91

Japanese Ships
DD Oboro
CA Kinugasa

Allied Ships
SS Thresher

still a CA TF at Port Moresby...

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TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Noemfoor, 45,76


Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Madioen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8104 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 374

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

Japanese max assault: 128 - adjusted assault: 63

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 63 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Madioen base !!!


when those two units will arrive at Soerabaja then the base will fall very quickly...


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1658 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2445

Defending force 69828 troops, 419 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1765



Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 53953 troops, 613 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1148

Defending force 41282 troops, 252 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 982



Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported



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Ground combat at Taung Gyi

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1374 troops, 0 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Defending force 3439 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60

Japanese max assault: 41 - adjusted assault: 10

Allied max defense: 53 - adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Pakhoi

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 232 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

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

Japanese max assault: 14 - adjusted assault: 9

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pakhoi base !!!

Another BIG mistake of mine!!!! [:@] I wanted to swap out a division from Nanning with the corps from Pakhoi. The corps moved to Nanning but the division needed one day more... of course suddenly paras are flown in, the movement of my division is cancelled and now Pakhoi is Japanese. Unfortunately this is somewhere exploiting the game engine, as I can´t understand why my troop´s movement is cancelled, but I have to say it´s of course a good move of my opponent. I´m 100% sure that soon another Southern area division or even two are landed at Pakhoi, which means I have to give up Nanning also and march back towards Canton, taking position behind the river...

What the hell can I do against all those Southern area divisions when it´s hard enough to fight in China with far too few troops anyway?


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Ground combat at Jarvis Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 749 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

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

Japanese max assault: 56 - adjusted assault: 15

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Jarvis Island base !!!

Hortlund takes another dot base South of Christmas island...

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Ground combat at Makale

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 374 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

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

Japanese max assault: 17 - adjusted assault: 10

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Makale base !!!



RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:29 am
by racndoc
I'd be happy if my Japanese opponent diverted 2 SAA divisions to China during the crucial first 6 months of the war. Whats another 2 divisions when the Japanese have so much AV in China? And thats 2 less divisions rampaging through the PI/Malaya/DEI/India/Australia/South Pacific.
Id almost trade space in China for time.....let him advance into China and take a couple of cities just to keep those SAA divisions out of the rest of the war.

RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:43 pm
by castor troy
ORIGINAL: AdmSpruance

I'd be happy if my Japanese opponent diverted 2 SAA divisions to China during the crucial first 6 months of the war. Whats another 2 divisions when the Japanese have so much AV in China? And thats 2 less divisions rampaging through the PI/Malaya/DEI/India/Australia/South Pacific.
Id almost trade space in China for time.....let him advance into China and take a couple of cities just to keep those SAA divisions out of the rest of the war.

yes, I agree. The only problem I see is when there are enough divisions in China to completely conquer it. I still have troops crawling at 2 miles a day in mountain or jungle hexes and am weeks away from having my troops where I want them to be. Would Hortlung use those divs in two months I would say, no problem, my troops are dug in and in position, but at the moment the consequence of facing those division could be to lose China, or at least 80% of it. When he really breaks through, with the right follow on moves one Chinese held city could fall after another. This would be the known China walkthrough then... [8|]

RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 5:16 pm
by castor troy
I didn´t receive the combat replay nor the combat report for 1/5/42 because Hortlund already did another turn of one of his PBEMs so no AAR for that day. I didn´t give many orders as this has no sense if I haven´t seen the replay. I just hope that KB doesn´t show up next turn somewhere to sink one of my TFs as I haven´t got anything from this turn...

I always have a bad feeling when something like this happens...

RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:56 pm
by castor troy
A good day for us regarding the ground war, a bad day regarding ship losses...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/06/42

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TF 94 encounters mine field at Noumea (68,113)

Japanese Ships
PG Nikkai Maru
PG Seikai Maru

would be nice to hit the shipping to and from Noumea with some of our mines that are still there. There has yet to show up an IJN MSW, so perhaps we will be lucky and sink a ship or two...

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TF 1052 encounters mine field at Midway (95,61)

Allied Ships
DMS Zane
DMS Hopkins
DMS Hovey
DMS Southard

we clear the Type 88 mines at Midway...

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TF 95 troops unloading over beach at Fanning Island, 110,87

dot base in the area of Christmas Island. Wonder what Hortlund wants to do with all those dot bases he took [&:][&:]

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TF 1052 encounters mine field at Midway (95,61)

Allied Ships
DMS Zane
DMS Hopkins
DMS Hovey
DMS Southard

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Sub attack near Sinkep Island at 22,53

Japanese Ships
AP Hakuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PG Myoken Maru
PG Kiso Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sealion, hits 1

what do we hit?? AN AP OF COURSE!!! [:D]


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Day Air attack on 57th Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 32
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 31
Ki-30 Ann x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 3 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged


Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet

Hortlund has switched to ground support. That isn´t doing him any good as the attacked unit only suffers 32 disruption and nearly no casualties. He would be better off to attack the airbase to reduce my supplies. This way, with the auto supply, my supply levels are going up. [8D]

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Day Air attack on TF at 30,68


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 4


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Tatuwa Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 31,70


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kembu Maru, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Canton at 43,41


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 7


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW Tasei Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x IL-4c bombing at 1000 feet

nice one! [:)] My Catalinas in the Philipines spot a lot of shipping and my IL-4c take off from Kweiyang and sink a spotted MSW at Canton. Perfect ship killers with 10x250 kg bombs. Even those pilots in the 40s manage to hit this tiny ship...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Alaskan, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Steel Trader, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

ouch! Those Betties are coming in from Palmyra. Long range strike but deadly. Those 2 AKs were in a TF consisting of 8 AKs bringing supplies to Canton. When I checked the TF I was shocked! Last turn - where I didn´t have a combat replay nor a combat report - there must have been the same attack also as 2 ships were already sunk and 3 others heavily damaged. With today, the whole TF is lost.

I was never concerned about the loss of Palmyra and Johnston, the only problem that comes up is the fact that you can´t transfer squadrons from Pearl to Canton and further South anymore. This way I have to ship in fighters. 72 P-39s will arrive in two weeks or so, which means Canton is pretty much surpressed by Palmyra´s Betties. The joke is, that those attacks are triggered by the two IJN subs sitting spotted for weeks at Canton under my ASW TF. No chance to get those spotted subs attacked. They just sit spotted in my port... Every sub that is moved every day is in bigger danger to be attacked by a TF that is just passing by than any spotted sub in a base hex sitting there for weeks. Have seen that so MANY times already I could just


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Day Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
AO Tippecanoe
TK Alfred Clegg

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

One TK out of this TF was heavily damaged last turn also...[8|]

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Sub attack near Pescadores at 47,43

Japanese Ships
AP Tohuku Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel

hey ho! [8D] Of course we hit an AP! lol [&o] When playing the Japanese I always complained about NOT being able to do anything against subs early on (when you don´t have hundreds of Sallies/Helens with exp. 80+ but when I see what a toll my subs take on Hortlunds APs then I have to say that I have never really suffered by Allied subs early on! [8D] Think that the IJN has lost around 70.000 - 80.000 AP capacity (means around 45 APs - reduced cargo capacity in the mod) so far in APs sunk, not counting those that are damaged... This in a month of war...

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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 24184 troops, 141 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 383

Defending force 12583 troops, 55 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 224

Japanese max assault: 742 - adjusted assault: 184

Allied max defense: 230 - adjusted defense: 489

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


Japanese ground losses:
1251 casualties reported
Guns lost 19
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Hortlund wears down his IJA division at Hong Kong with a shock attack!

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Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 53992 troops, 617 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 1152

Defending force 41451 troops, 261 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 988

Japanese max assault: 1163 - adjusted assault: 209

Allied max defense: 1028 - adjusted defense: 1369

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


Japanese ground losses:
2110 casualties reported
Guns lost 52
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
742 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

His attack at Nanning fails also - as expected. My inf units didn´t suffer at all, "only" losses in the leading HQ unit. Forts still at four. Still angry about losing Pakhoi to paras because my units didn´t move at the same speed... [8|] When Hortlund brings more troops to Pakhoi by ship then I have to abandon Nanning and fall back behind the river West of Canton, which is a problem because I then have to cover 2 or 3 hexes there and I don´t have the troops to do that.


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Ground combat at Kaifeng [:D][:D]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 81097 troops, 530 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2348

Defending force 38534 troops, 445 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 713

Allied max assault: 4496 - adjusted assault: 4175

Japanese max defense: 740 - adjusted defense: 287

Allied assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kaifeng base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
672 casualties reported
Guns lost 33
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
2141 casualties reported
Guns lost 40


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

The second attack on Kaifeng is a succes and the 2 divisions, a brigade and a base force retreat East. This turn did cost the Japanese around 100 victory points in ground losses. On the downside, Kaifeng only has 3000 supplies and not the 10.000 I had hoped for, so the attack did cost me probably more supplies than I conquered. But at least those IJA troops that had to retreat aren´t as combat effective anymore as they were.

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Ground combat at Hsinyang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9179 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1218

Defending force 19352 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 327

We will wait for two more corps and then launch a shock attack. One brigade and a couple of small units defending Hsinyang, probable behind level 3-5 forts. Hortlund is still not interested in my offensives in Central and North China as there are still no troops redirected from the South. The complete opposite is happening, he still brings in more troops to the South! [X(] Unfortunately he can just go on in the South, not caring about his bases further North, as he knows (like me) that when he breaks through in the South then all (most) of China is lost, no matter what I achieve in the North.


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Ground combat at Fanning Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 205 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

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

Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 2

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Fanning Island base !!!

dot base...

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Ground combat at Singkawang

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2169 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58

Defending force 701 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

Japanese max assault: 92 - adjusted assault: 40

Allied max defense: 20 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 40 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:25 pm
by castor troy
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/07/42

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Sub attack at 24,53

Japanese Ships
AP Teia Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
MSW W.14
MSW W.13
DD Shirakumo
DD Shinonome
CL Sendai

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack, hits 1

The attacks on APs go on... [8D]

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Sub attack near Pescadores at 47,43

Japanese Ships
AP Chowa Maru
AP Karachi Maru
MSW Banshu Maru #52

Allied Ships
SS Permit

Chowa Maru was hit but the MK14s failed to detonate...

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ASW attack near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-171

Allied Ships
DD Kilty
DD Crane
DD Dent
DD Talbot
DD Waters

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ASW attack near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-171

Allied Ships
DD Kilty
DD Crane
DD Dent
DD Talbot
DD Waters

our DDs at Canton try to attack I-171 twice but they always fail to locate the bastard... wow, those spotted subs sitting in base hexes are REALLY vulnerable...[8|]


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Sub attack near Sinkep Island at 22,53

Japanese Ships
PG Kiso Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PG Myoken Maru

Allied Ships
SS Trusty

Trusty kills a PG!!

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Sub attack at 22,51

Japanese Ships
AP Kaihei Maru
MSW Wa 3

Allied Ships
SS Sargo

Torpedoes miss Kaihei maru... could have been a nasty round to the IJN APs again... [:D]


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ASW attack at 55,94

Japanese Ships
DD Oboro
CA Aoba

Allied Ships
SS Narwhal

The cruiser sqadron retires from Port Moresby...


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Sub attack near Sinkep Island at 22,53

Japanese Ships
AP Kamikaze Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
PG Myoken Maru

Allied Ships
SS Trusty

Trusty expends her last torps and probably kills another AP! [:'(]

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Day Air attack on 28th Chinese Corps, at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 36

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 91st Chinese Corps, at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 64
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 40,38

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 103

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

Our corps at Nanning are Hortlunds target now! Looks like he is serious in breaking through here...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 98,99

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Talbot
DD Kilty
DD Waters, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Dent

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

Of course the Betties show up this turn also. All undamaged ships will try to escape after unloading, but it seems I lost a dozen ships here bringing in supplies and fuel...[8|] This against a single Betty daitai... I need fighters to cover my base against unescorted raids...


DD Waters is probably sunk...

USS Waters (Destroyer # 115, later DD-115, APD-8 and DD-115), 1918-1946
USS Waters, a 1090-ton Wickes class destroyer built at Camden, New Jersey, was commissioned in August 1918. During the remaining three months of the First World War she escorted shipping across the Atlantic, making two voyages to England and Ireland and one to the Azores. For the first eight months after the Armistice she mainly operated along the U.S. East Coast, but also returned to the Azores twice, the second time, in May 1919 as part of the plane guard line for the trans-Atlantic flight attempt by the Navy's NC seaplanes. Waters transited the Panama Canal in July to become part of the Pacific Fleet. In addition to taking part in exercises off the West Coast, she briefly operated off Hawaii in 1919, steamed to South America in early 1921, and served in the Far East from mid-1921 until mid-1922. Shortly before the end of 1922 Waters was decommissioned and laid up at San Diego, California.

The destroyer returned to commissioned status in June 1930 and for the next six years was mainly stationed in California ports. She voyaged to Hawaii in 1932 and operated in the Atlantic and Caribbean in April-October 1934. In July 1936 Waters went back to Hawaii for three years, during which she played an active role in the development of anti-submarine sonar techniques. This mission continued in West Coast waters in 1939-1941. After the beginning of the Pacific War in December 1941 she conducted searches for Japanese submarines and escorted shipping, primarily between the "lower 48 states" and Alaska.

In December 1942 Waters began conversion to a high-speed transport, receiving the new hull number APD-8 before the work was finished in February 1943. She was then sent to the south Pacific to take part in combat operations. From June 1943 to April 1944 Waters kept busy participating in, and providing follow-on support for, amphibious operations to capture Rendova, New Georgia, Vella Lavella, the Treasury Islands, Bougainville, the Green Islands and Emirau. She also fought several actions against enemy aircraft and, in July 1943, rescued survivors of the sunken cruiser Helena.

Shifting to the central Pacific, Waters took part in the campaigns to seize Saipan and Tinian in June and July 1944, Iwo Jima in February 1945 and Okinawa in March-May 1945. Redesignated DD-115 in August 1945, she was undergoing overhaul at San Pedro, California, when the war ended. The elderly ship had no place in the post-war fleet and was decommissioned in mid-October 1945. USS Waters was stricken from the Navy list soon afterwards and was sold for scrapping in May 1946.

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Sub attack near Pescadores at 47,43

Japanese Ships
AP Tenyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Permit

unfortunately we miss this AP...

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Sub attack near Pago Pago at 98,110

Japanese Ships
SS I-3

Allied Ships
AK Susan Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, on fire


Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported

An AK of the TF that brings a RCT to Pago Pago is hit by a sub that we have spotted for 2 weeks in this base hex... spotting subs helps?


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 126040 troops, 1237 guns, 139 vehicles, Assault Value = 2295

Defending force 68612 troops, 374 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1755

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese max assault: 2126 - adjusted assault: 1042

Allied max defense: 1778 - adjusted defense: 1441

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


Japanese ground losses:
1922 casualties reported
Guns lost 41
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
802 casualties reported
Guns lost 45

Again a fort level is reduced, which I really don´t like. Hortlund seems to have no problems at all to reduce forts... My leading HQ units are all nearly without undisrupted support squads while the inf units still look good. A 2:1 would cause them all to surrender though, but I´m working on establishing a retreat path again...

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Ground combat at 43,40

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 24056 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 757

Defending force 19802 troops, 246 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 433



Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

an IJA division sits in a wooden hex and it will be hard to kick it out I fear. 3 more units in the wooden hex to the East are surely heading towards this hex NW of Canton. Hopefully my units are faster and can kick this division out again... the South of China is really interesting...


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Ground combat at 46,36

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7620 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 938

Defending force 47672 troops, 569 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 906


Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Hsinyang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9203 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1475

Defending force 19419 troops, 211 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 328


Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Next turn I will order a shock attack at Hsinyang. We should have 1700 assault points there and hopefully be able to kick the 5 or 6 units there out. Only one brigade there and minor units so I really wonder why Hortlund isn´t just retreating out of the base... Will be the 2nd base we take in China...


RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy

Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:22 pm
by castor troy
My honourable opponent has lots of work in real life so our campaign is on hold for a couple of days. Addicted like I am, I hope it won´t be more than a couple of days as we only did one turn in a week.[:(]