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From the San Francisco Chronicle's editorial page, August 8, 1922:

The Japanese appetite for conquest seems to know no bounds. Not content with enslaving our Filipino friends, the yellow menace has now set its site upon the Dutch territories in the East Indies. That's just bully! Just as German aggression led to a Grand Alliance of nations to vanquish it, so it would seem that the Japanese are following suit. We await the Dutch declaration of war, and hope that our other Allies in the last great struggle realize this aggression must be stopped, and join our noble cause.

From the London Daily Telegraph's editorial page, August 8, 1922:

We are still trying to ascertain what is happening in the Far East. Here is what is known. Our former Allies, the Japanese, apparently landed troops in the remote Talaud Island group, only a hundred miles or so from the Philippines where they are so regrettable in a war with another of our valued Allies, the United States of America. Talaud is part of the Dutch East Indies. A state of emergency has been declared in Holland, and their small army and navy are beginning to mobilize. They have requested a Special Session before the League of Nations, which will likely happen tomorrow.

Europe is nervous. Neither France nor Italy seems willing to join this fight. And why should they? Holland sat out the last Great War, and even allowed the Boche Germans to use their ports to circumvent our blockade!

All eyes are on our own Prime Minister, Sir David Lloyd George. With the deep fissures in his own Parliamentary coalition growing weaker by the day, how he handles this crisis may well determine his own future, of his government, and indeed the nation's. While stating he is "gravely concerned at this unsettling escalation of this regrettable war in the Pacific", there has been a flurry of activity between our diplomats and the Japanese embassy, both here and in Geneva. All we can do is hold our breaths and wait, and see what tomorrow's League of Nations session brings.

From the London Daily Telegraph's editorial page, August 9, 1922:

With bated breath, we watched the proceedings at the League of Nations special session in Geneva today. In dramatic fashion, the Dutch demanded an explanation of the Talaud Islands invasion by the Japanese. The red-faced Dutch representative threatened war, and asked other countries to do what his country failed to do in the last Great War, which was to join our cause.

Then something completely unforseen took place. The Japanese representatives admitted that the invasion of the Talaud Islands was an unfortunate mistake. They stated that a navigational failure in one of its invasion fleets lead it to believe it was actually landing troops on a beach in Mindanao, a large island in the Philippines where there is currently fighting. While not apologizing for the act, the Japanese agreed to send ships to the islands, and remove every Japanese soldier there within a week.

We at the Telegraph admit we are not intimately familiar with the ways of the Orient, and are quite befuddled by this turn of events. The reaction of the Dutch representative at the League was quite delicious, and the uproar which followed almost drowned out his yelling something about reparations. The Dutch are free to seek whatever damages they feel they are entitled – since they’re not willing to go to war over this issue, perhaps by 1940 all claims will be settled.

Was the Japanese action some sort of test? Or was it really in fact, a mistake? If the Japanese did intend to invade the Dutch East Indies, one would think Java or Borneo would be much more attractive targets then an isolated island group on the edge of its Empire.

What is known is Prime Minister David Lloyd George, and his government, have won a reprieve from the scandals which threatened to drag him down. Apparently our government, and the Japanese were in deep consultations all last night. When asked why he put in such an effort, the PM simply replied – “If I can prevent another Great War from breaking out, then that is what I shall do”.

From the San Francisco Chronicle's editorial page, August 9, 1922:

The treachery of our so-called friends at the League of Nations was enough to make any patriotic American’s blood boil. It reminds us that George Washington was truly correct in warning us against entangling alliances. Only four short years ago we sent our men to fight and die in Europe, in a war that was supposed to end all wars. Now, even when a fellow European nation is attacked by our enemey, all of them, even the very nation that was attacked, turn their backs on us. The wisdom of our refusal to join the League of Nations was never so apparent. The only people America can count on in this world is fellow Americans. Let’s get the job done. Sign up for the Army, or the Navy. It’s a long road to Tokyo.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/11/22
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TF 52 troops unloading over beach at Catbalogan, 44,57


Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Talaud Island

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1337 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

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

Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Talaud Island base !!!


The Dutch government has been assured that this is a temporary occupation, and, with the exception of those who violently resist, no Dutch citizens or islanders will be harmed.

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Ground combat at Cebu Island

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9209 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 169

Defending force 2066 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Cotabato

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11784 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 242

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

Japanese assault odds: 214 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cotabato base !!!



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Ground combat at Dumaguete

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 420 troops, 0 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

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

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Dumaguete base !!!



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Ground combat at Bacolod

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 380 troops, 0 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

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

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bacolod base !!!


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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/12/22

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Sub attack near Davao at 41,61

Japanese Ships
DD Maki
DD Momo
DD Kaede
DD Katsura
DD Sugi
DD Yomogi
DD Hishi

Allied Ships
SS S-16, hits 1


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Ground combat at Cebu Island

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9286 troops, 123 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 171

Defending force 1941 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cebu Island base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
2476 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/13/22

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TF 113 encounters mine field at Dadjangas (41,62)

TF 113 troops unloading over beach at Dadjangas, 41,62


Japanese ground losses:
159 casualties reported

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/14/22
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Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63

Allied Ships
CA Huron
CA Seattle
CA Missoula

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Sub attack near Davao at 41,61

Japanese Ships
DD Momo
DD Kaede
DD Katsura
DD Sugi
DD Yomogi
DD Hishi
DD Maki

Allied Ships
SS S-16


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Ground combat at Catbalogan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1346 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39

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

Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Catbalogan base !!!



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Ground combat at Dadjangas

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1145 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

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

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Dadjangas base !!!



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Ground combat at Tagbalarin

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 440 troops, 0 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

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

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tagbalarin base !!!


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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/15/22

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ASW attack near Davao at 41,61

Japanese Ships
DD Momo
DD Kaede
DD Katsura
DD Sugi
DD Yomogi
DD Hishi
DD Maki

Allied Ships
SS S-16

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 1
BC Kongo
BC Hiei, Shell hits 1
BC Kirishima, Shell hits 4
BC Haruna

Allied Ships
CA Charleston, Shell hits 4, on fire
CA Brooklyn, Shell hits 3
CL Birmingham
CL Salem, Shell hits 1
DD Mugford, Shell hits 2
DD Chew
DD Talbot
DD Lea
DD Radford, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Ramsay
DD Greene, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5
BC Kongo
BC Hiei
BC Kirishima, Shell hits 4
BC Haruna

Allied Ships
CA Charleston, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
CA Brooklyn, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage (she later sank)
CL Birmingham, Shell hits 5, on fire
CL Salem, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
DD Mugford, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Chew, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Talbot
DD Lea, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
DD Radford, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage (she sank 8/17)
DD Ramsay, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage (she sank 8/22)

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 4
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
BC Kongo, Shell hits 3
BC Hiei, Shell hits 8
BC Kirishima, Shell hits 1
BC Haruna, Shell hits 3

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 3, on fire
BB New York, Shell hits 2
BB Texas, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Thatcher, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD Turner, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
DD Laub, Shell hits 1
DD McLanahan
DD Moody
DD Henshaw, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato, Shell hits 1
BB Mutsu
BC Kongo
BC Hiei, Shell hits 1
BC Kirishima, Shell hits 1
BC Haruna

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania, on fire
BB New York
BB Texas, on fire
DD Thatcher, on fire, heavy damage (she sank the following day)
DD Laub
DD McLanahan
DD Moody
DD Henshaw, on fire, heavy damage (she later sank)

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BC Kongo
BC Hiei
BC Kirishima
BC Haruna, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Philip, Shell hits 3
DD Boggs
DD Hamilton, Shell hits 1
DD Howard, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Stansbury, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Meade
DD McCawley, Shell hits 2

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ASW attack near Davao at 41,61

Japanese Ships
DD Momo
DD Kaede
DD Katsura
DD Sugi
DD Yomogi
DD Hishi
DD Maki

Allied Ships
SS S-16

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Sub attack near French Frigate Shoal at 104,68

Japanese Ships
SS No. 41

Allied Ships
DD Lamberton
DD Meyer
DD Sinclair
DD Tingey
DD Thornton
DD Ballard
DD Hovey
DD Southard
DD Chandler
DD Tatnall

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ASW attack near Davao at 41,61

Japanese Ships
DD Momo
DD Kaede
DD Katsura
DD Sugi
DD Yomogi
DD Hishi
DD Maki

Allied Ships
SS S-16

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/16/22

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ASW attack near Davao at 41,61

Japanese Ships
DD Momo

Allied Ships
SS S-16

This was an obvious USN defeat, with 2 CAs, a CL, and 7 DDs lost. Only consolation is BB Mutsu will probably have to put into the yards for her torpedo damage, and some of the BCs may need repair as well. I had been gradually changing commanders on USN ships - all the BBs, CAs, and CLs had new commanders. The only DDs with new commanders were in the ASW group which tangled with the IJN fleet at the very end. And they were the only ones to score a torpedo hit, and were the only one of the 3 USN TFs not to suffer any losses. Lesson learned. [;)]

The only DDs with new commanders were in the ASW group which tangled with the IJN fleet at the very end. And they were the only ones to score a torpedo hit, and were the only one of the 3 USN TFs not to suffer any losses. Lesson learned.

Actually the main reason for both is that IJN ships were out of main caliber ammo... that's how dreadnoughts really get taken down - with 4-6 waves of ships hitting them all in the same turn...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/17/22
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ASW attack at 106,71

Japanese Ships
SS No. 46

Allied Ships
DD Talbot
DD Moody

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ASW attack at 62,43

Allied Ships
SS R-16

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/18/22

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ASW attack near French Frigate Shoal at 104,68

Japanese Ships
SS No. 22, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Meyer
DD Sinclair
DD Tingey
DD Thornton
DD Ballard

AP Konsan Maru reportedly sank NE of San Marcelino, apparently from damage sufffered 8/10 at the hands of coastal guns off Cebu Island.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/19/22

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Sub attack at 103,62

Japanese Ships
SS No. 57

Allied Ships
AP West Point
DD Doyen
DD John D. Edwards

Japan is asking League of Nations to investigate whether American submarines are using Greek Fire, for their success rate is staggering.

(http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.p ... 4&page=133)

The Greeks reply that they misplaced the recipie for Greek fire about 2,000 years ago. If anyone has seen the recipie for Greek fire, kindly return it to Athens, and the Greeks will gladly share the secrets with them.

The Greeks also ask if the USA, Japan, or anyone in the world, will please send as many troops and ships to the Aegean as possible, as their war with Turkey really hasn't been going well lately. The USA says it is too busy right now, Italy and France are considering pulling out of the Dardenelles, and once again UK Prime Minister David Lloyd George's government is on the verge of being dragged down.

PS - the Greek fire kidding aside, this is really happening in this time period, with a huge Greek defeat about to happen in the next game turn on the other side of the world. See Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922), and the Chanak Crisis on Wikipedia.

Then surely Southern Barbarians came up with some new dishonorable weapon...

ORIGINAL: Rysyonok

Then surely Southern Barbarians came up with some new dishonorable weapon...

OK, we'll give you a little hint. The main components of our new Weapon of Tomorrow has something to do with used player piano rolls, hoopskirts, and bathtub gin. That's all we can reveal at this time. [:)]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/20/22
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Sub attack at 67,44

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu

Allied Ships
SS R-20

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ASW attack near French Frigate Shoal at 104,68

Japanese Ships
SS No. 22, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Meyer
DD Sinclair
DD Tingey
DD Thornton
DD Ballard
DD Hovey
DD Southard
DD Chandler
DD Tatnall
DD Lamberton

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/21/22

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Sub attack at 64,44

Japanese Ships
AP Ayo Maru, Shell hits 3

Allied Ships
SS R-20

Japan's SS No. 36 sank in the early morning hours in mid-ocean. She was damaged by ASW off French Frigate Shoals on 7/31.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/22/22

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Sub attack at 62,45

Japanese Ships
AK Ushio Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS R-6

From the Honolulu Star-Bulletin:
In what is becoming an all too familar site, another ship joined the growing Navy warship cemetery outside the shipping lanes leading to the Pearl Harbor approaches. The destroyer USS Ramsay, DD-124, severely damaged in last week's Battle of Johnson Island, completed her final mission, which was to bring her surviving crew back to a safe port. Unable to control her flooding for much longer, she was towed to the spot where the sunken minesweeper Tanager and destroyer tender Meville already lie, where she quietly foundered. Meanwhile, in Pearl Harbor itself, the gaping holes seen in drydocked destroyer USS Chew makes one wonder how she survived the battle at all. Water was still being pumped out of the hull at press time.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/23/22
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ASW attack at 63,44

Japanese Ships
DD Sakaki
DD Kashiwa
DD Kaba
DD Kiku
DD Keyaki
DD Shiokaze
DD Shimakaze

Allied Ships
SS R-20

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ASW attack near French Frigate Shoal at 104,68

Japanese Ships
SS No. 22

Allied Ships
DD Meyer
DD Sinclair
DD Tingey
DD Thornton
DD Ballard
DD Hovey
DD Southard
DD Chandler
DD Tatnall
DD Lamberton

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ASW attack near French Frigate Shoal at 104,68

Japanese Ships
SS No. 22

Allied Ships
DD Meyer
DD Sinclair
DD Tingey
DD Thornton
DD Ballard
DD Hovey

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ASW attack at 105,67

Japanese Ships
SS No. 23

Allied Ships
DD Robert Smith
DD Reno
DD Paul Hamilton
DD Mullany
DD Marcus
DD La Vallette
DD Kennedy
CA Missoula

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/24/22

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Sub attack near Laysan Island at 100,64

Japanese Ships
SS No. 30

Allied Ships
DD Wood
DD Zeilin
DD Yarborough
DD Woodbury

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ASW attack at 63,44

Japanese Ships
DD Sakaki
DD Kashiwa
DD Kaba
DD Kiku
DD Keyaki
DD Shiokaze
DD Shimakaze

Allied Ships
SS R-20

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ASW attack at 63,44

Japanese Ships
DD Sakaki
DD Kashiwa
DD Kaba
DD Kiku
DD Keyaki
DD Shiokaze
DD Shimakaze

Allied Ships
SS R-20

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/25/22

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ASW attack near Laysan Island at 100,64

Japanese Ships
SS No. 30

Allied Ships
DD Zeilin
DD Yarborough
DD Woodbury
DD Wood
DD Percival

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Sub attack at 59,44

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

Allied Ships
SS R-17

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Sub attack near Laysan Island at 100,64

Japanese Ships
SS No. 30

Allied Ships
DD Zeilin
DD Yarborough
DD Woodbury
DD Wood
DD Percival

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Sub attack at 62,44

Japanese Ships
AP Chihaya Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire (she later sank)

Allied Ships
SS R-18

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ASW attack at 63,44

Japanese Ships
DD Sakaki
DD Kashiwa
DD Kaba
DD Kiku
DD Keyaki
DD Shiokaze
DD Shimakaze

Allied Ships
SS R-20

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ASW attack at 63,44

Japanese Ships
DD Sakaki
DD Kashiwa
DD Kaba
DD Kiku
DD Keyaki
DD Shiokaze
DD Shimakaze

Allied Ships
SS R-20

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/26/22
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Day Time Surface Combat at 42,62

Japanese Ships
AP Buyo Maru
AP Daigen Maru
AP Heiwa Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage (she later sank)
AP Horai Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire
AP Igasa Maru
AP Kiyozumi Maru
AP Koan Maru, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
AP Kofuku Maru, Shell hits 16, on fire, heavy damage
AP Surabaya Maru, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage (may have sank - see below)
AP Syoryu Maru
AP Taian Maru
AP Takayo Maru, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Stewart
DD John D. Ford
DD Truxton
DD Barry
DD Hopkins
DD Preble
DD Sicard
DD Hulbert
DD Noa
DD Humphreys
DD Kane

Japanese ground losses:
2058 casualties reported

These 11 DDs were among the Mediterranean Fleet transfers that trickled into Colombo over the past month. They were out of fuel and heading for Davao, which is the last port in the Phillipines still in US hands, when they unexpectedly encountered a transport group only 1 hex away from their destination.

With the fog of war, the situation at this point is a bit unclear - I'm witnessing ships sinking and getting reports of others foundering, but they are not yet showing up in the "ships sunk" screen. It is also possible that other ships later sank, or will sink, that I'm not yet aware of. The USN DDs fired about 75% of their torpedoes, scoring at least 5 hits. What is known, however, is some of the bodies washing ashore indicate that at least some of the ships were carrying Southern Area Command and 6th Fleet headquarters staffs.
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ASW attack at 63,44

Japanese Ships
DD Sakaki

Allied Ships
SS R-16, hits 1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/27/22

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Sub attack at 62,43

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

Allied Ships
SS R-11

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Sub attack at 62,43

Japanese Ships
AP Taizin Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS R-11

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/28/22

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Sub attack at 59,44

Japanese Ships
AK Risen Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire

Allied Ships
SS S-3

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/29/22
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Night Time Surface Combat at 42,63

Japanese Ships
AP Jouban Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Kamo Maru
AP Nichiren Maru, Shell hits 26, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AP Sasago Maru
AP Sunten Maru
AP Tamaki Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Tango Maru
AP Tasmania Maru
AP Tatuho Maru
AP Tatumiya Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Stewart
DD John D. Ford
DD Truxton
DD Barry
DD Hopkins
DD Preble
DD Sicard
DD Hulbert
DD Noa
DD Humphreys
DD Kane

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Sub attack at 62,44

Japanese Ships
AP Zinzan Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
SS R-19

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Sub attack at 62,43

Japanese Ships
AP Teiryu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS R-12

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Sub attack at 61,44

Japanese Ships
AK Risen Maru, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-35

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Sub attack at 62,43

Japanese Ships
AP Kansan Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (she sank 2 days later)

Allied Ships
SS R-12

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ASW attack at 62,44

Japanese Ships
DD Kusunoki
DD Kiri
DD Tachibana
DD Warabi
DD Sakura

Allied Ships
SS R-19

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ASW attack at 63,44

Japanese Ships
DD Sakaki
DD Kashiwa
DD Kaba
DD Kiku
DD Keyaki
DD Shiokaze
DD Shimakaze

Allied Ships
SS S-34

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Day Time Surface Combat at 44,62

Japanese Ships
AP Jouban Maru
AP Kamo Maru
AP Sasago Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage (she later sank)
AP Sunten Maru, Shell hits 11, on fire
AP Tamaki Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Tango Maru
AP Tasmania Maru, Shell hits 5
AP Tatuho Maru, Shell hits 2
AP Tatumiya Maru, Shell hits 13, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Stewart
DD John D. Ford
DD Truxton
DD Barry
DD Hopkins
DD Preble
DD Sicard
DD Hulbert
DD Noa
DD Humphreys
DD Kane

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/30/22

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Sub attack at 63,44

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

Allied Ships
SS S-34

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Sub attack at 63,44

Japanese Ships
AK Risen Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (she sank)

Allied Ships
SS S-34

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ASW attack at 62,44

Japanese Ships
DD Kusunoki
DD Kiri
DD Tachibana
DD Warabi
DD Sakura

Allied Ships
SS R-19

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ASW attack at 63,44

Japanese Ships
DD Sakaki
DD Kashiwa
DD Kaba
DD Kiku
DD Keyaki
DD Shiokaze
DD Shimakaze

Allied Ships
SS S-34

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/31/22

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Sub attack at 60,47

Japanese Ships
AP Meiko Maru

Allied Ships
SS R-8

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ASW attack at 63,44

Japanese Ships
DD Sakaki
DD Kashiwa
DD Kaba
DD Kiku
DD Keyaki
DD Shiokaze
DD Shimakaze

Allied Ships
SS S-34

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Laysan Island at 100,64

Japanese Ships
BB Tosa
BB Ise, Shell hits 2
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 1
BB Fuso, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Percival, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Wood, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
DD Woodbury, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
DD Yarborough, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage (she sank)
DD Zeilin, Shell hits 36, and is sunk

That was unexpected. It looks like they got away with murder, as the forces I sent after them have thus far failed to locate them. As Rysynok pointed out, two of the most dangerous assignments in this war seem to be aboard an IJN AP or a USN DD.

August 29 was a bad day for the IJN...

...August 30 was only a little better...

...of course, you know what they say about pay-back.



Battle of Laysan Island - August 31, 1922

The score as of 9/1/1922:

That avoiding retribution requires not taking the most direct route back home? [:D]