Land of The Giants ( A WPO Scenario: Empire101 (J) vs Historiker (A) )

[Empire101]

Truxton's sacrifice

[Empire101]

The end of the ML Katashima Maru, as she tries desperately to limp back to port.

The Captain of S-31 gains the first submarine kill of the War

[Empire101]

The PG Callos, who managed to escape the clutches of the 9th Battle Squadron, falls into the orbit of I.15, and is sent to Davy Jones Locker.

[Empire101]

Luda ( which I thought was called Dairen) falls into the hands of the IJA.

'The Great Manchurian Adventure' begins.

[Empire101]

Elsewhere, the marines at Shanghai got a pasting, and the 1st Kure SNLF were evacuated from Batan Island after their disasterous initial assault.

A few planes managed to bombard Batan, together with the Bombardment Group, so hopefully that has softened up Torstens defence's a bit.

........End Message.........

[Empire101]

Message Intercepted from Imperial HQ

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Turn 5:-

Turn starts badly. Hosho takes a fish off Batan Island launched by that confounded submarine S-35[:@]

[Empire101]

I-47 returns the compliment and sticks one into a Chinese CL, the Hai Yung.....

[Empire101]

A few bombs are dropped on Batan

[Empire101]

Elsewhere, the first landings take place in the Phillipines at Appari,
an I-Boat is spotted off Hong Kong, and the turn comes to an end with my poor marines in Shanghai wiped out by coalition forces.




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[Historiker]

After the US PGs chased off a Jap battlegroup, the Japanese have decided to land at the undefended town of Aparri in the Philippines. They obviously fear the US Gunboats a lot!

The Japanese force of the Shanghai concession is wiped out by Chinese forces while the Japanese advance into Manchuria.

[Empire101]

ORIGINAL: Historiker

After the US PGs chased off a Jap battlegroup, the Japanese have decided to land at the undefended town of Aparri in the Philippines. They obviously fear the US Gunboats a lot!

The Japanese force of the Shanghai concession is wiped out by Chinese forces while the Japanese advance into Manchuria.

Harrumph!!!
Admiral Togo chokes on his tea!!!

[Empire101]

The Japanese Triumph at Luda

[Historiker]

Boom! And down she goes later in the turn.

[Empire101]

Message Intercepted from Imperial HQ

Top Secret

Turn 6:-

The game is really hotting up now!! Lots of action as Torsten's gallant little Gunboats try to stave off the might of the Imperial Navy.

The Asheville, Tulsa and Sacramento try to interdict a small force.
The CL Kuma shatters the Sacramento with her 6in shells and she soon sinks, while two shells crash into the Ashevilles steering gear, leaving her only able to sail in a circle.
This would have disastrous consequences for the Asheville as she tries to make good her escape.

[Historiker]

Our Chinese Cruiser meet with a strong Jap Battlegroup and survive without serious damage:

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Day Time Surface Combat at 47,45

Japanese Ships
BB Hizen
BB Okinoshima
BB Mishima
BB Suwo
CA Adzuma
DD Amatsukaze
DD Isokaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Kawakaze

Allied Ships
CL Hai Chou, Shell hits 4
CL Hai Chen, Shell hits 2

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Day Time Surface Combat at 47,45

Japanese Ships
BB Hizen
BB Okinoshima
BB Mishima
BB Suwo
CA Adzuma
DD Amatsukaze
DD Isokaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Kawakaze

Allied Ships
CL Hai Yung, Shell hits 3


BC Amagi hits a mine in Shanghai harbor!

[Empire101]

Battle results

[Empire101]

ORIGINAL: Historiker

Our Chinese Cruiser meet with a strong Jap Battlegroup and survive without serious damage:

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Day Time Surface Combat at 47,45

Japanese Ships
BB Hizen
BB Okinoshima
BB Mishima
BB Suwo
CA Adzuma
DD Amatsukaze
DD Isokaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Kawakaze

Allied Ships
CL Hai Chou, Shell hits 4
CL Hai Chen, Shell hits 2

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Day Time Surface Combat at 47,45

Japanese Ships
BB Hizen
BB Okinoshima
BB Mishima
BB Suwo
CA Adzuma
DD Amatsukaze
DD Isokaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Kawakaze

Allied Ships
CL Hai Yung, Shell hits 3

All rather dispiriting as the Chinese, on sighting the Japanese, fired a few shots, threw all their excess baggage overboard, ( shoes, pencils, packets of noodles, and the ships officers ), and zoomed off into the mist like a couple of greyhounds on speed..[:@]

I'll catch them Torsten!! ( shakes fist in the air and starts playing the bagpipes )

[Empire101]

The End of the Asheville

The Asheville, hopelessly out of control and sailing in circles, bumps into the 3rd Battle Squadron, and is promptly sent to Davy Jones Locker..ah Hah...me hearties!!

[Empire101]

The bane of the Fleet Commander, the devilish S-35 sticks a probably fatal fish into the CL Yura[:@]

[Empire101]

2nd Battle Squadron including the first two Giants of the Title of this AAR, Tosa and Kasa ( Imperial Navies Gunnery champions 1925 ) chew up some more of Torstens gunboats.