End of game. MrKane(J) vs GreyJoy(A)

[MrKane]

That because I had some bad experience with players doping game after a few weeks. So I have got 4 games running with idea that a least 2 players will drop game after a few weeks. I seems now I have outsmarted myself.[:D]

[MrKane]

Long planed operation "Zan-1"

- August 30th 1942 3am, 520 mils NW Perth: 4th & 5h Destroyer Flotilla lead by CDR Taketomi after has finished taking fuel form tankers Nippon Maru and Ken'yo Maru and start moving with speed 31kts towards allied port Perth.
- August 31th 1942 2am, 15 mils NW Perth: Sonar signal detection ... Battle begin ...

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ASW attack near Perth at 49,147
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Ariake
DD Yugure
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima

Allied Ships
SS KXI, hits 3
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Perth at 49,147, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Akizuki
DD Teruzuki
DD Susuzuki
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
DD Yugure
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Demodocus, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Neleus, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Silverbeech, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Tai Sang, Shell hits 9

Improved night sighting under 75% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 75% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
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ASW attack near Perth at 49,147

Japanese Ships
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Susuzuki
DD Teruzuki
DD Akizuki
DD Ariake
DD Yugure
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima

Allied Ships
SS KXI

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Perth at 49,147, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Akizuki
DD Teruzuki
DD Susuzuki
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
DD Yugure
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
AVP Fazant, Shell hits 12, and is sunk


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 64% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 11,000 yards
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Perth at 49,147, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Akizuki
DD Teruzuki
DD Susuzuki
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
DD Yugure
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tai Sang


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 64% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 11,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Perth at 49,147, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Akizuki
DD Teruzuki
DD Susuzuki
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
DD Yugure
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
AD Black Hawk, Shell hits 43, heavy fires, heavy damage
PC Yandra, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
PC Bingera, Shell hits 2, on fire
PC Kybra, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Jan van Amstel
AM Pieter de Bitter
AM Abraham Crijnssen
AS Zuiderkruis, Shell hits 1
AVP Pollux, Shell hits 4, on fire
AGP Sirius
AGP Eridanus, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
AG Gemma, Shell hits 1, on fire
TK Petronella
TK Aletta
TK Josefina
TK Paula
TK Angelina, Shell hits 1, on fire
TK Talang Akar
xAK Empire Hamble, Shell hits 1
xAK Gorgon
xAP Klang
xAK La Cordillera
xAP Kinta
xAP Glenorchy
xAP Hong Kheng, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Tai Yang
xAP Matang
xAP Kepong
xAP Sin Kheng Seng
xAP Tabinta
xAP Kota Radja, Shell hits 1
xAP Bontekoe
xAP Camphuys
xAP Tjisaroea
xAP Le Maire, Shell hits 1
xAK Liran
xAP Rochussen
xAP Rooseboom
xAP S'Jacob
xAP Siberg
xAK Tjikandi
xAK Tjikarang
xAP Van den Bosch
xAP Tjinegara
xAK Lowana


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 64% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Perth at 49,147, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Akizuki
DD Teruzuki, Shell hits 1
DD Susuzuki
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
DD Yugure
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
DD Dale, Shell hits 2
DD Worden, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
AO Neosho
AO Platte
AO Guadalupe, Shell hits 2, on fire


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 64% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards

[John 3rd]

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

Classic example of CV's in the DEI area ... remember this for later in the war ... don't get caught like he did ...

Great Job!

+1

[John 3rd]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

After trying to teach John 3rd about AE mechanics by playing G'canal scenario years ago, I learned to have a good SC TF with my Allied CVs. I lost two with a third CV heavily damaged as a series of SC TF got to my CVs. This is another example of why I want Force Z to survive. At least the two big guys.

That is a FUN memory!

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: MrKane

Long planed operation "Zan-1"

- August 30th 1942 3am, 520 mils NW Perth: 4th & 5h Destroyer Flotilla lead by CDR Taketomi after has finished taking fuel form tankers Nippon Maru and Ken'yo Maru and start moving with speed 31kts towards allied port Perth.
- August 31th 1942 2am, 15 mils NW Perth: Sonar signal detection ... Battle begin ...


Night Time Surface Combat, near Perth at 49,147, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Akizuki
DD Teruzuki
DD Susuzuki
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
DD Yugure
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Demodocus, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Neleus, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Silverbeech, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Tai Sang, Shell hits 9
...

Good Lord, man! The poor lad has not even recovered from the Coral Sea fiasco!

You mentioned you had trouble with players who "drop game after a few weeks". Maybe they just committed suicide after they ran out of ships. [:D]

[Crackaces]

The Cap wrote -> You mentioned you had trouble with players who "drop game after a few weeks". Maybe they just committed suicide after they ran out of ships.

MrKane wrote -> That because I had some bad experience with players doping game after a few weeks.

I am thinking MrKane is soooo dominate that his opponents are resorting to Performance Enhancing Drugs! Probably Adderall ... I am thinking that those that are playing WitP AE reguarlly should volunteer for drug testing ... [8D]

[Cribtop]

He sure had a lot of merchant and support ships at Perth! You say this was long-planned. How did you know they would be there? Was this a regular convoy he runs that you discovered and waited until it came back?

[MrKane]

I am keeping 1-2 subs patrol with Glens on board around every important Allied port. Perth, Sydney, Auckland,Wellington, Perl Harbor, Nouema, Tahiti etc .... Up to now only Perth did not have active navy search planes, now it has
I sent DDs and AOs to wait nearby at begining of Augast. So they waited there over 3 weeks before strike.

[catwhoorg]

ORIGINAL: Crackaces

The Cap wrote -> You mentioned you had trouble with players who "drop game after a few weeks". Maybe they just committed suicide after they ran out of ships.

MrKane wrote -> That because I had some bad experience with players doping game after a few weeks.

I am thinking MrKane is soooo dominate that his opponents are resorting to Performance Enhancing Drugs! Probably Adderall ... I am thinking that those that are playing WitP AE reguarlly should volunteer for drug testing ... [8D]

Major league gaming (MLG) is ready to expand its testing regime. The gaming players union (GPU) however, are resisting viewing such everyday essentials as coffee and Mountain Dew as non-performance enhancing.

[JeffroK]

Problems in Aussie Rules as well, too much emphasis on the big dollars in winning!

I suppose its the equivalent of players using gamey tactics to win WITPAE.

[MrKane]

October 07 1942, 7:35am : Elements of 3rd and 6th Divisions are moving toward Sian.
October 07 1942, 11:am : Defense of 8th Chinese Corp collapse. 3rd & 6th Division loosing 100 man captures and kills 2750 Chinese soldiers. 8th Corp does not exist anymore. From now Sian belongs to Empire.

Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 30574 troops, 382 guns, 246 vehicles, Assault Value = 847

Defending force 2132 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 74

Japanese adjusted assault: 1494

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 1494 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sian !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2750 casualties reported
Squads: 99 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
3rd Division
6th Division
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Mortar Battalion
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
8th New Chinese Corps


October 11 1942, 6:45am: Battleships Hyuga, Ise and Fuse open fire at Horn Island.
October 11 1942, 8:00am: First wave of 56th Divisions with elements of 17th Independent Guard Regiment is reaching Horn Island beach.
October 13 1942, 5:37pm: Allied garrison surrender. 56th capture 20 thousands Australian & American soldiers. Allied loses 500 men, Empire losses ~2000 men.

Ground combat at Horn Island (91,128)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 15698 troops, 403 guns, 88 vehicles, Assault Value = 430

Defending force 18624 troops, 444 guns, 226 vehicles, Assault Value = 354

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 391

Allied adjusted defense: 39

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Horn Island !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
372 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 15 (7 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
19649 casualties reported
Squads: 645 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1530 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 76 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 661 (661 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 282 (282 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 15

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka Assault SNLF
56th Division
17th Indpt Guards Regiment

Defending units:
NG Vol Rifles Battalion
49th Australian Battalion
Torres Strait Battalion
2nd KNIL Regiment
8th Australian Division
Papuan Inf Battalion
109th Anti Tank Regiment
3rd Marine Defense Battalion
Horn Isl Base Force
4th Australian Lt AA Regiment
Rabaul Base Force
13th Field Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
15th RAN Base Force
5th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment

[Quixote]

You and Greyjoy appear to have the sync-bug this turn. His posts on the action are completely different from yours. You may want to let him know, or send him the Combat Report.

[MrKane]

Thanks for info. It is possible, we had game update to the new beta patch during that turn.

[MrKane]

Situation Report November 9, 1942

Since Battle of Java Sea and two engagements at Perth, GrayJoy is most of time hiding and looking for opportunity to hit me in the back when I am looking at the sky. Without whole pacific fleet he cannot do a lot more.

Situation did not change a lot. I have taken Warazup, Myitkyina in Burma, Derby and Broome in north Australia.
I do not see his planes either. He did use his air units 3 times in last 2 game months, each time just to attack my Helens when I was to overconfident with using them.

Generally I am preparing my units for next operation. Code name "Phoenix". It will start in January 1943.

North Pacific
Building forts.

Central Pacific
Building forts on Nauru Island, Eniwetok, Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Wake Island and Iwo-jima.

South Pacific
Just subs actions. No movements at all on his side. It seams to me he is moving supplies & fuel by off-map path.
I am building forts on Horn Island.

Philippines, Eastern DEI, Sumatra--Java, Malaya
Just building Forts & AFs.
Small fleet is preparing to take Hedland. I am thinking to setup there base for subs to use it against Perth.

Burma
I am moving fast my units back to Katha from Myitkyna. GrayJoy just has started offensive from Kalemyo. Two his columns, reinforced division each, are moving to crass road between Katha and Shwebo. 6th Guard Divison is already on defensive position with two artillery regimens and some marines. Guard & 1st Tank Division are already on his left flank ready to close his exit.
2nd Tank Division is waiting an plains for 2nd column. Imperial Guard Division is pursuing broken Burma Corps into mountains.

I have just found out 140 fighters and 100 transports in Dacca. 280 Ki-44-IIa & 300 Ki-48-IIa will be ready to strike in one or two days (resting).

China
Still planing how to break through his next line. Bombing everything in range with 300 FB & LB.


KidoButai
is somewhere on the blue ocean ....

[Quixote]

KidoButai
is somewhere on the blue ocean ....

Most Japanese players should just make this part of their signature line.[:)]

[Crackaces]

ORIGINAL: Quixote

KidoButai
is somewhere on the blue ocean ....

Most Japanese players should just make this part of their signature line.[:)]

and AFB's too ...[8D]

[MrKane]

Situation Report November 17, 1942

North Pacific
Nothing to report.

Central Pacific
Intelligence reports are confirming ~100 planes on Tabituea and 4 CL in ports plus some freighters, supply run ?.
First strike of 204 Kukutai with 40 AM62 cost me 8 Zeros for 12 Wildcats and 3 P-40. Now Imperial Navy is entering scene. Two SCTF escorted by 40 Zeros from Escort CVs plus 80 Zeros(204 Kukutai and Hosho air group) from Nauru Island will bombard Tabituea at November 19.

South Pacific
Nothing to report.

Philippines, Eastern DEI, Sumatra--Java, Malaya
Port Hedland is taken by II Battalion of 124 Regiment.

Burma
Bad weather ground my all planes for 2 days in row.
Allied forces are stopped. He just noticed my flanking maneuver and we have running right now who first will take hex north of his left column.
Hellens soon will start bombing Kalemyo to reduce amount supplies reaching his advancing units. Imperial Guard division beat one more Burma Corps and now is heading back.
Burma Corps is left to die in mountains blocked by two Thai Divisions.

[MrKane]

!!! ACTION !!!
Situation Report November 18, 1942


Battles of Tabituea:

1)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tabiteuea at 137,134, Range 8,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Takao, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
CA Maya
CA Chokai, Shell hits 2
DD Nowaki
DD Arashi, Shell hits 1
DD Hagikaze, Shell hits 2
DD Asashio, Shell hits 1
DD Oshio, Shell hits 3
DD Michishio, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
CL Nashville, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
DD McCalla, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Farenholt, Shell hits 1
DD Bailey, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Lang, Shell hits 2
DD Lamson, Shell hits 3
DD Flusser, Shell hits 3

2)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tabiteuea at 137,134, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago, Shell hits 1
CA Chokai, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze
DD Asashio
DD Oshio
DD Michishio, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 1
CA Chester, Shell hits 3
CA Louisville, Shell hits 2
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 1
DD Buchanan
DD Lansdowne
DD Lardner

3)
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Nonouti at 135,133, Range 19,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Takao, on fire, heavy damage
CA Maya

Allied Ships
DD Caldwell, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Frazier, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Gansevoort, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Gillespie


Takao already passed his subs hunting ground. It is heavy damaged (no fire), but it is 2 hex from port. Still high chance it will sunk in port.
South Dakota here ? 3 x CVE taskforce ? It smell like trap
BTW: Tanaka is gooood ...

[MrKane]

!!! And two days after first battle !!!


Tabituea November 20, 1942.

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tabiteuea at 136,134, Range 14,000 Yards

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed
SOC-1 Seagull: 6 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Shell hits 2
BB Musashi, Shell hits 9, on fire
CA Aoba, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Kagero, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Kuroshio
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 1
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Hayashio

Allied Ships
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 36, and is sunk
CA Chester, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
CA Louisville, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 8, on fire
DD Buchanan, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Lansdowne, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Lardner, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Gillespie, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage

Reduced visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 14,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
Lee, Willis "Ching crosses the 'T'
BB South Dakota engages BB Musashi at 14,000 yards
CA Louisville engages CA Kinugasa at 14,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CA Louisville at 14,000 yards
BB Musashi engages DD Gillespie at 14,000 yards
DD Gillespie engages DD Hayashio at 14,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Gillespie at 14,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Buchanan at 14,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD O'Bannon at 14,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Buchanan at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
BB Musashi engages BB South Dakota at 7,000 yards
BB Yamato engages BB South Dakota at 7,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CA Chester at 7,000 yards
CA Louisville engages CA Aoba at 7,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Lardner at 7,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Lansdowne at 7,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Buchanan at 7,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD O'Bannon at 7,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Buchanan at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
BB Musashi engages BB South Dakota at 8,000 yards
BB Yamato engages BB South Dakota at 8,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CA Chester at 8,000 yards
CA Aoba engages CA Louisville at 8,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Lardner at 8,000 yards
DD Lansdowne engages DD Yukikaze at 8,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Buchanan at 8,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD O'Bannon at 8,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Lardner at 8,000 yards
DD Gillespie engages DD Kagero at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
BB Musashi engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards
BB South Dakota engages BB Yamato at 10,000 yards
CA Louisville engages CA Kinugasa at 10,000 yards
DD Gillespie engages DD Yukikaze at 10,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Gillespie at 10,000 yards
DD Lansdowne engages DD Hayashio at 10,000 yards
DD Buchanan engages DD Natsushio at 10,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Lansdowne at 10,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Buchanan at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
BB South Dakota engages BB Yamato at 13,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Chester at 13,000 yards
CA Louisville engages CA Kinugasa at 13,000 yards
DD Gillespie engages DD Kuroshio at 13,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Lardner at 13,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Lansdowne at 13,000 yards
DD Natsushio engages DD O'Bannon at 13,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Kuroshio at 13,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Lardner at 13,000 yards
DD Lansdowne engages DD Kagero at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
BB Musashi engages BB South Dakota at 15,000 yards
BB Yamato engages BB South Dakota at 15,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CA Chester at 15,000 yards
CA Aoba engages DD Gillespie at 15,000 yards
DD Gillespie engages DD Hayashio at 15,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Buchanan at 15,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Buchanan at 15,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Lansdowne at 15,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Lansdowne at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
BB Musashi engages BB South Dakota at 13,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Louisville at 13,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CA Chester at 13,000 yards
CA Aoba engages DD Gillespie at 13,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Lardner at 13,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Lansdowne at 13,000 yards
DD Buchanan engages DD Hatsukaze at 13,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD O'Bannon at 13,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Lansdowne at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
BB South Dakota engages BB Musashi at 11,000 yards
BB Yamato engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards
CA Aoba engages CA Chester at 11,000 yards
CA Chester engages CA Aoba at 11,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Buchanan at 11,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Yukikaze at 11,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Natsushio at 11,000 yards
DD Lansdowne engages DD Hatsukaze at 11,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Kuroshio at 11,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Lardner at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
BB South Dakota sunk by BB Yamato at 9,000 yards
CA Chester engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
Magazine explodes on CA Aoba
CA Aoba sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Lardner at 9,000 yards
DD Lansdowne sunk by DD Natsushio at 9,000 yards
DD Buchanan engages DD Natsushio at 9,000 yards
DD Natsushio engages DD O'Bannon at 9,000 yards
CA Louisville sunk by BB Musashi at 9,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Gillespie at 9,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Lardner at 9,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Buchanan at 9,000 yards
DD Natsushio engages DD Lardner at 9,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Lardner at 9,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Gillespie at 9,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Gillespie at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Musashi engages CA Chester at 11,000 yards
DD Gillespie engages DD Natsushio at 11,000 yards
CA Chester engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Buchanan at 11,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Gillespie at 11,000 yards
DD Gillespie engages DD Natsushio at 11,000 yards
DD Gillespie engages DD Hatsukaze at 11,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD O'Bannon at 11,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Gillespie at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
BB Musashi engages CA Chester at 10,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Chester at 10,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CA Chester at 10,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Hayashio at 10,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD O'Bannon at 10,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Gillespie at 10,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Kuroshio at 10,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD O'Bannon at 10,000 yards
Lee, Willis "Ching orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Musashi engages CA Chester at 11,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Gillespie at 11,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Lardner at 11,000 yards
DD Natsushio engages DD Buchanan at 11,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Buchanan at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
BB Musashi engages CA Chester at 12,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CA Chester at 12,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Lardner at 12,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards
DD Natsushio engages DD Buchanan at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
CA Chester sunk by BB Musashi at 11,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Lardner at 11,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD O'Bannon at 11,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Lardner at 11,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Kagero at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
BB Musashi engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Natsushio at 12,000 yards
DD Natsushio engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards
DD Kagero engages DD Lardner at 12,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Lardner at 12,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Buchanan at 12,000 yards
DD Hayashio engages DD Buchanan at 12,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Lardner at 12,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Natsushio at 12,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Gillespie at 12,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards
Lee, Willis "Ching orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 13,000 yards
BB Musashi engages DD O'Bannon at 13,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD O'Bannon at 13,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD O'Bannon at 13,000 yards
DD Yukikaze engages DD Buchanan at 13,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Lardner at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
BB Musashi engages DD O'Bannon at 14,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Lardner at 14,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DD Buchanan at 14,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DD Yukikaze at 14,000 yards
DD Lardner engages DD Yukikaze at 14,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Gillespie at 14,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
BB Musashi engages DD O'Bannon at 21,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Lardner at 21,000 yards
BB Musashi engages DD Buchanan at 21,000 yards
Range increases to 27,000 yards
BB Musashi engages DD O'Bannon at 27,000 yards
BB Musashi engages DD Lardner at 27,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tabiteuea at 136,134

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 16
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
SBD-2 Dauntless x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-2 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
BB Musashi, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000'

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tabiteuea at 136,134

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-2 Dauntless x 2

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-2 Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Musashi, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Musashi


Now is Dec 29, 1942 and Musashi(s:78,f:81,e:32) is still repairing systems dmg on small atoll with 2 AR helping.
Both CA are reef now and Yamato still action ready. I can assume that Musashi will be battle ready for 1944 if not sunk on way back to Japan. I was assuming that two super BB will perform better against single BB with really poor quality crew

[MrKane]

Situation Report December 29, 1942

North Pacific
Attu Island belong to Empire.
Adak & Atka Isalands are in hands of my opponent. I have noticed he is building bases there.
North coast of Hokkaido is fortified now (fort lvl 6) and garrisoned.


South Pacific & Central Pacific
GrayJoy is still building up Tabituea, it seems to me it will be his main base in area in 1943.
Luck of any aggressive movements against Suva.

Philippines, Eastern DEI, Sumatra--Java, Malaya OZ
North Australia in my hands except Darwin. Just to block building allied bases there.

Burma ( main action area ).

Lexington class CV got 1 torpedo few days back form my Sub. Allied carries are still somewhere on Indian waters.
My air forces are resting. Still lack real activity from allied air force.
Allied offensive against Shwebo - Katha Rail road has been stopped with 2 small allied units destroyed in process. Just Arty firefight.
He never actually order any attack. His AV look really low(AV:370) when I look at his units list, so I can assume that my two months bombing supplies line got some result. (10-20 supply hits daily by 250kg).

End of year summarize.

Empire Air losses: 3761 (A2A:1233, Flak:696, Ground:163, Ops:1669 - a lot of ops, I need work on this issue)
Allied Air losses: 3602(A2A:1660, Flak:95, Ground:501, Ops:1302 - he is doing much better)

Empire ships sunk:
1 x BB (Yamashiro got one torpedo from 2 very old British TB an sunk during Malaya campaign),
2 x CVE(Taiyo, Hosho got by Allied CVs task force during Java landing),
2 x CA(Aoba & Kinugasa sunk during Tabiteuea action),
6 x CL(Jintsu, Nagara, Tama, Kitakami, Oi, Yubari),
3 x DD (Oyashio, Isokaze, Yudachi),
2 x SS (I-154, I-59),
8 x SSX,,
4 x DM,
~150 x AK,AKL,TK,AO,AP,AS,AKE,AG etc (wow !!!),
25 x Patrols ships

Allied ships sunk:
3 x CV (Wasp, Hornet, Yorktown),
3 x BB (Wes Virginia, Tennessee, South Dakota),
5x CA (Chester, Louisville, Northampton, Indianapolis, Portland),
12 x CL (Durban, De Ruyter, Java, Achilles, Concord, Marblehead, Perth, Boise, Helena, Honolulu, Nashville, Phoenix),
3 x CLAA (Van Heemskerck, Atlanta, San Diego),
59 x DD ( wow !!!),
62 x Patrol ships,
13 x SS,
2 x DM, DMS
4 x AS,
2 x AD,
1 x AVD,
7 x AVP,
1 x AR,
5 x ARD,
7 x AG & AGP,
5 x AO,
1 x AKE
15 x TK,
~ 100 x other (xAP, xAK, xAKL, etc ...)

Empire VP: 29132
Allied VP : 14591

I just have hopes it is not result below average.