Operation Kneecap - Mundy (J) vs. castor troy (A) - (restricted)

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: castor troy

the two Petes destroyed on the ground are the confirmation that BB Mutsu didn't survive the fight against Force Z... Kitakami might be sunk too but she doesn't carry any floatplanes...

[BBfanboy]

Congrats on nailing a BB already!

I expect KB is not headed for Darwin, but will position south of Java and strike at Force Z. Better send Force Z down the west side of Oz to Sydney before KB can intercept.

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Congrats on nailing a BB already!

I expect KB is not headed for Darwin, but will position south of Java and strike at Force Z. Better send Force Z down the west side of Oz to Sydney before KB can intercept.

Yes, KB is for sure not going for Darwin but passing it to the NW but all shipping in the area is in danger of course. Force Z stays at Soerabaja for the moment, we have 200 fighters in the area, including 75 P-40. KB is a huge threat but you also don't want to face that number of Allied fighters on CAP, this would shred KB's offensive capabilities pretty quickly. And Soerabaja is the only level 7 port in the area, only Singapore can support BBs too but that place is a no go area for Force Z. Guess I've got three or four days until KB is in a position to strike, depending if the carriers need to replenish fuel or not.

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41
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Submarine attack near San Diego at 226,81

Japanese Ships
SS I-19

Allied Ships
xAK Ewa, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage


hate to have enemy subs off the West Coast but in the end, losing a couple of freighters means nothing...


xAK Ewa is sighted by SS I-19
SS I-19 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Ewa


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Submarine attack near San Diego at 226,81

Japanese Ships
SS I-19

Allied Ships
xAK Ewa, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage

xAK Ewa is sighted by SS I-19
SS I-19 attacking on the surface


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Sub attack near Zamboanga at 76,90

Japanese Ships
SS I-158

Allied Ships
ACM Colonel Harrison

Captain of SS I-158 elects not to launch torpedoes at this target


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ASW attack near Soerabaja at 56,104

Japanese Ships
SS I-20

Allied Ships
TM-9
TM-4

SS I-20 is sighted by escort
I-20 bottoming out ....
Sub escapes detection


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Sub attack near Soerabaja at 56,104



Japanese Ships
SS I-20, hits 2

Allied Ships
BC Repulse, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
BB Prince of Wales
CA Houston
CL Boise
CL Mauritius
CL Dragon
CL Danae
DD Electra
DD Thanet
DD Tenedos
DD Scout
DD Jupiter
DD Isis
DD Express
DD Encounter


NOOOOO! Seeing Repulse being hit by three torps makes me think Mundy just took revenge for the loss of Mutsu... bold move to send a sub into Soerabaja's hex I've thought but given ASW capabilities early on I realize it's not that bold actually and a very good move as he had to expect Force Z going there...

the damn sub fired eight torpedoes at the battlecruiser...


SS I-20 launches 8 torpedoes at BC Repulse
DD Jupiter fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Isis fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Express fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Encounter fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isis attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-20 eludes ASW attack from DD Isis
DD Encounter fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Isis fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isis fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isis fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isis fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

[castor troy]

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
G4M1 Betty x 9

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 5 destroyed

Allied Ships
BC Repulse, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Prince of Wales


I really prove to be stupid but I get away with it... forgot to set my fighters to fly CAP and had all of them still on training... wow, these things still happen... one Dutch squadron is shot to pieces as it is caught by the Zeroes... the bombers are coming from Balikpapan and there's no air HQ so the threat to BBs is minimal when the Betties carry bombs...


Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
3-Vl.G.IV with B-339D (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Training flight from 3-Vl.G.IV has been caught up in attack


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
G4M1 Betty x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Bomb hits 1
DD Electra

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1777 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69

Defending force 2190 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 62

Assaulting units:
15th Naval Guard Unit
8th JNAF Coy

Defending units:
Manado RK Cdo
Manado Mil'ie Cdo


seeing three torps hitting Repulse made me think she would be a loss, most likely not instantly but without having a chance to ever get out of Soerabaja again... then looking at the damage I'm confident we might get her out of Java and back to Cape Town which is the next available shipyard big enough for her... expected way more major damage, she's stood down to patch her up and get her back to 12 knots mission speed so she can move at three hexes per movement phase... that means we will have all availabe fighters cover Soerabaja the coming three weeks...

within a moment a big Allied victory nearly turned into a draw...

[witpqs]

seeing three torps hitting Repulse made me think she would be a loss, most likely not instantly but without having a chance to ever get out of Soerabaja again... then looking at the damage I'm confident we might get her out of Java and back to Cape Town which is the next available shipyard big enough for her... expected way more major damage, she's stood down to patch her up and get her back to 12 knots mission speed so she can move at three hexes per movement phase... that means we will have all availabe fighters cover Soerabaja the coming three weeks...

within a moment a big Allied victory nearly turned into a draw...

I guess it all depends on how much/how long he commits KB to her destruction.

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

seeing three torps hitting Repulse made me think she would be a loss, most likely not instantly but without having a chance to ever get out of Soerabaja again... then looking at the damage I'm confident we might get her out of Java and back to Cape Town which is the next available shipyard big enough for her... expected way more major damage, she's stood down to patch her up and get her back to 12 knots mission speed so she can move at three hexes per movement phase... that means we will have all availabe fighters cover Soerabaja the coming three weeks...

within a moment a big Allied victory nearly turned into a draw...

I guess it all depends on how much/how long he commits KB to her destruction.

I welcome any enemy to use his carriers vs bases, this usually only bleeds them dry and I'm absolutely positive I could do that as the Allied in Dec 41 like I can do it as the Japanese in early 45. As the Japanese I would never risk my offensive air arm for an operation like this.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: castor troy

ORIGINAL: witpqs

seeing three torps hitting Repulse made me think she would be a loss, most likely not instantly but without having a chance to ever get out of Soerabaja again... then looking at the damage I'm confident we might get her out of Java and back to Cape Town which is the next available shipyard big enough for her... expected way more major damage, she's stood down to patch her up and get her back to 12 knots mission speed so she can move at three hexes per movement phase... that means we will have all availabe fighters cover Soerabaja the coming three weeks...

within a moment a big Allied victory nearly turned into a draw...

I guess it all depends on how much/how long he commits KB to her destruction.

I welcome any enemy to use his carriers vs bases, this usually only bleeds them dry and I'm absolutely positive I could do that as the Allied in Dec 41 like I can do it as the Japanese in early 45. As the Japanese I would never risk my offensive air arm for an operation like this.

He doesn't have to use KB's fighters - he can take bases nearby and grind down Soerabaja's airfield using LBA. After it is shut down, even mini KB could demolish Force Z. Soerabaja is a trap for the Allies in 1942. Always has been.

[jdsrae]

Action aplenty!

You could withdraw the rest of Force Z now and just leave a few DDs behind to escort Repulse later.
He'll probably swarm subs to cover the Sunda and Bali Straits...

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: castor troy

ORIGINAL: witpqs



I guess it all depends on how much/how long he commits KB to her destruction.

I welcome any enemy to use his carriers vs bases, this usually only bleeds them dry and I'm absolutely positive I could do that as the Allied in Dec 41 like I can do it as the Japanese in early 45. As the Japanese I would never risk my offensive air arm for an operation like this.

He doesn't have to use KB's fighters - he can take bases nearby and grind down Soerabaja's airfield using LBA. After it is shut down, even mini KB could demolish Force Z. Soerabaja is a trap for the Allies in 1942. Always has been.

yes he can, but this takes time. It's nothing he can do within no time and I've never said I will leave Force Z at Soerabaja until early 43. For now, he has nothing on hand I'm really afraid of. Even if he wants to bombard Soerabaja, I'm fine with a bombardment group coming in fighting it out with Force Z and 200 fighters above flying CAP.

He has to fight at Singapore, Luzon and he doesn't have air superiority all over the SRA yet, so he is far away from taking bases around Soerabaja and if he does, it won't be cheap. I've always been playing a Sir Robin to some kind, as I want to limit losses, but that doesn't mean I'm not willing to counterstrike. I'm just not doing it at all cost. And with the appearance of Force Z at Balikpapan and the fight vs his BBs I guess Mundy is aware of this. [:)]

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: jdsrae

Action aplenty!

You could withdraw the rest of Force Z now and just leave a few DDs behind to escort Repulse later.
He'll probably swarm subs to cover the Sunda and Bali Straits...

No need to run yet. I see Force Z as more of a threat to the Japanese at the moment than the other way around. Of course, an air HQ at the right place with 150 Zeroes and the same number of Betties can change this but that would be pretty much all the Japanese have and then they don't have a big enough airfield yet to threaten Java. We're at the start of the war and the Japanese lack a lot of things.

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 25, 41
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ASW attack near Lahaina at 200,90

Japanese Ships
SS I-18

Allied Ships
AK Betelgeuse
xAK Ruth Alexander
DMS Dorsey
DMS Lamberton


escorts were succesful in driving the sub off, can't expect more at this stage...


SS I-18 is sighted by escort
I-18 diving deep ....
DMS Dorsey fails to find sub and abandons search
DMS Lamberton fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS Lamberton attacking submerged sub ....
DMS Lamberton loses contact with SS I-18
DMS Lamberton cannot establish contact with SS I-18
DMS Lamberton cannot establish contact with SS I-18
DMS Lamberton fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS Lamberton fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS Lamberton attacking submerged sub ....
DMS Lamberton cannot reach attack position over SS I-18
DMS Lamberton loses contact with SS I-18
DMS Lamberton cannot reach attack position over SS I-18
DMS Lamberton attacking submerged sub ....
DMS Lamberton loses contact with SS I-18
DMS Lamberton cannot establish contact with SS I-18
DMS Lamberton cannot reach attack position over SS I-18
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Donggala at 67,98



Japanese Ships
DD Hatsushima, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KIX


KIX finishes Hatsushima which showed up heavily damaged, must be one of the victims of Force Z...


SS KIX launches 2 torpedoes


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
HDML 1062

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
HDML 1063

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 23000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
ML No. 311

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 23000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb



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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1813 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73

Defending force 2192 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 62

Assaulting units:
15th Naval Guard Unit
8th JNAF Coy

Defending units:
Manado RK Cdo
Manado Mil'ie Cdo

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 27, 41
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Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99)

24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Hakata Maru #2
PB Kure Maru #5
xAP Hakone Maru
CM Itsukushima

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


ok here comes the cavalry... after doing the same mistake I usually do having landed too few troops at Manado here's the reinforcement to take the base...


PB Hakata Maru #2 fired at enemy troops
PB Kure Maru #5 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,73

Japanese Ships
TK Kyokuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1
PB Kantori Maru

Allied Ships
SS O19


nice one but the tanker doesn't carry fuel and is close enough to a major port so I would be surprised if the ship is sunk...


SS O19 launches 2 torpedoes at TK Kyokuyo Maru
PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Submarine attack near San Diego at 226,80

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
xAK Mahimahi, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

just have to live with those IJN subs off the West Coast...



xAK Mahimahi is sighted by SS I-16
SS I-16 attacking on the surface


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ASW attack near Iba at 78,74

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
CL Kiso
DD Kuroshio
DD Shigure
DD Hayashio
DD Natsushio

Allied Ships
SS S-36


that would have been a fat target for four MK-10 torps...


SS S-36 is sighted by escort
DD Shigure fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Natsushio fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Orchid Island at 86,68

Japanese Ships
xAK Mikage Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAP Hikawa Maru
xAK Uyo Maru
xAK Yosyu Maru
xAK Atlantic Maru
xAK Chicago Maru
DD Okikaze

Allied Ships
SS O16


I guess there are at least a dozen convoys running over my subs all around the SRA daily...


SS O16 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Mikage Maru
O16 diving deep ....
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Quinhon at 66,70

Japanese Ships
DMS W-2
SC Ch 9
DMS W-6
DMS W-5
DMS W-3
AK Tosan Maru
AK Kyushu Maru
AK Sasako Maru
AK Sagami Maru
xAP Naminoue Maru
xAP Brazil Maru
xAK Kisogawa Maru
xAK Awajisan Maru
xAK Yahiko Maru
xAK Kokai Maru
xAK Teiyo Maru
xAK Asosan Maru
xAK Ayatosan Maru
xAKL Nittatsu Maru
xAKL Matsutan Maru
xAKL Tatibana Maru
DD Yugiri
DD Asagiri
PB Tatsumiya Maru
PB Chosa Maru

Allied Ships
SS KVII


another real fat convoy...


SS KVII launches 2 torpedoes at DMS W-2
DD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....
DD Asagiri fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Chosa Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo
DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugiri attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo
DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo
DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub


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Submarine attack near Orchid Island at 86,68

Japanese Ships
xAK Mikage Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS O16

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


O16 finishes the job... some troops drowning here...


xAK Mikage Maru is sighted by SS O16
SS O16 launches 2 torpedoes


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Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Hakata Maru #2
PB Kure Maru #5
xAP Hakone Maru

PB Hakata Maru #2 fired at enemy troops
PB Kure Maru #5 fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Hakata Maru #2
PB Kure Maru #5
xAP Hakone Maru

PB Hakata Maru #2 fired at enemy troops
PB Kure Maru #5 fired at enemy troops


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Sub attack near Niihau at 175,102

Japanese Ships
SS I-171

Allied Ships
AM Mirimichi, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAKL Malama
AM Ungava

the IJN gets two kills too today...


SS I-171 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Mirimichi
AM Ungava fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Ungava fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Ungava fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Ungava fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Ungava attacking submerged sub ....
AM Ungava cannot reach attack position over SS I-171
AM Ungava cannot reach attack position over SS I-171
AM Ungava cannot reach attack position over SS I-171
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Itbayat Island at 83,69

Japanese Ships
xAP Kashima Maru
xAK Uzan Maru
xAK Toyu Maru
xAK Kyokusei Maru
xAK Aden Maru
xAK Ginyo Maru
xAK Yamahuku Maru
DD Okikaze

Allied Ships
SS O20

SS O20 is sighted by escort
O20 diving deep ....
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 4
G4M1 Betty x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
HDML P 10
ML No. 311

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 23000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
HDML P 10
ML No. 311

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 23000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kosho Maru
xAK Kyusyu Maru
xAP Hakone Maru

xAKL Kosho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Kyusyu Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Hakone Maru fired at enemy troops


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Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur (49,79)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 7

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala Lumpur !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: op mode(-), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Regiment


the lonely tank rgt is closing in on Singapore...


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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1804 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 262

Defending force 2188 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 62

Assaulting units:
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
8th Tank Regiment
Miura Det
Kure 2nd SNLF
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
Bandasan SNLF
15th Naval Guard Unit
8th JNAF Coy

Defending units:
Manado RK Cdo
Manado Mil'ie Cdo


while the IJA came understrenght at the beginning of the invasion I guess that's overkill now... Mundy has lots of divided units all over the place and it doesn't seem he's trying to combine them yet which is one of my main priorities as the Japanese early on... doing so is painful lots of work though...


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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2188 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 62

Defending force 7371 troops, 45 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 262

Assaulting units:
Manado RK Cdo
Manado Mil'ie Cdo

Defending units:
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
8th Tank Regiment
Bandasan SNLF
Kure 2nd SNLF
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
Miura Det
15th Naval Guard Unit
8th JNAF Coy


daily look at the air losses revealed float planes destroyed on the ground and I was pleasantly suprised first thinking about what could have gone down until I realized it was an AV that carried float planes which we have hit a couple of days ago...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 28, 41
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Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kosho Maru
xAK Kyusyu Maru
xAP Hakone Maru

xAKL Kosho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Kyusyu Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Hakone Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kosho Maru
xAK Kyusyu Maru
xAP Hakone Maru

xAKL Kosho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Kyusyu Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Hakone Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kosho Maru
xAK Kyusyu Maru
xAP Hakone Maru

xAKL Kosho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Kyusyu Maru fired at enemy troops
xAP Hakone Maru fired at enemy troops


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
HDML 1062


tried to intercept these attacks a couple of times already but everytime we have put CAP over Singapore the game "knows" this and stops the unescorted strikes that don't make sense btw...


Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 23000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kidokawa Maru
xAK Tenryu Maru
xAK Teiryu Maru
xAP Hakone Maru

xAKL Kidokawa Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Tenryu Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Teiryu Maru fired at enemy troops


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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7442 troops, 45 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 263

Defending force 2196 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Japanese adjusted assault: 117

Allied adjusted defense: 29

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manado !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
248 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3052 casualties reported
Squads: 70 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 73 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 15 (15 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2


poor Dutch are thrown out of the base on the first attack after reinforcements landed... no chance and not even inflicting any casualties...


Assaulting units:
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
8th Tank Regiment
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
Miura Det
Bandasan SNLF
Kure 2nd SNLF
15th Naval Guard Unit
8th JNAF Coy

Defending units:
Manado RK Cdo
Manado Mil'ie Cdo


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Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3294 troops, 77 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 153

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 48

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 48 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
Tanaka
Kanno
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
14th Army
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Construction Battalion


that's the force we have dislodged from Cabanatuan (East of Clark) before and Mundy dares to move them in again with even smaller combat strength... was thinking long about moving 1000 av out of Clark again which would take two or max three days in, one day of battle and two or three days back but due to the fact that recon shows no less than 69!! [X(] enemy units moving onto Clark from the North we have decided against it... we will try to bleed the enemy dry at Clark when they have to assault our fortified position in a jungle rough hex... we will have over 2100 av ready there plus literally every artillery barrel on the Philipines...

edit: I just realized this didn't happen yet lol... we only kicked them out of that base in the next combat report... [:D] I'm way too far ahead in the game compared to the AAR...

[castor troy]

managed to lose two days' combat reports but there wasn't anything really spectacular happening anyways and this one is more important as it's all heating up...



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41
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Sub attack near Orchid Island at 87,68

Japanese Ships
xAK Glasgow Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
xAP Hakozaki Maru
xAK Hokuzyu Maru
xAK Tihuku Maru
xAK Naples Maru
xAK Hamburg Maru
xAK Florida Maru
xAK Chile Maru
xAK Burma Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-38


starting with an S-boat hitting an empty freighter...


SS S-38 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Glasgow Maru
S-38 diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection


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Sub attack near San Fernando at 79,73

Japanese Ships
xAK Miyadono Maru
xAK Shikano Maru
xAK Nichibi Maru
xAK Kiyama Maru
xAK Bingo Maru
DD Sawakaze

Allied Ships
SS O20


and a miss by a Dutch boat...


SS O20 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Miyadono Maru
O20 diving deep ....
DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Submarine attack near San Luis Obispo at 220,74

Japanese Ships
SS I-26

Allied Ships
xAK Liloa, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage


somehow the Japanese always instantly take revenge... a freighter on the West Coast was sunk but the sub captain turned into a Berserker most likely spending all torps I-26 carried firing one spread after another...


xAK Liloa is sighted by SS I-26
SS I-26 attacking on the surface


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Sub attack near Donggala at 69,96

Japanese Ships
TK Kyokuyo Maru
TK Goyo Maru
PB Kantori Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-36


second miss of today and this time on a valuable target...


SS S-36 launches 2 torpedoes at TK Kyokuyo Maru
PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kantori Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near San Fernando at 79,73

Japanese Ships
xAK Kinjosan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Shikano Maru
xAK Nichibi Maru
xAK Kiyama Maru
xAK Bingo Maru
DD Sawakaze

Allied Ships
SS O20


O20 repeats her attack and is succesful this time... the silent service is quite busy today...


SS O20 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kinjosan Maru
O20 diving deep ....
DD Sawakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Donggala at 68,97

Japanese Ships
TK Syoyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AO Notoro
TK Goyo Maru
PB Kantori Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII


when another Dutch sub scores on a tanker full of fuel which means the ship is sunk for sure...


SS KXVIII launches 2 torpedoes at TK Syoyo Maru
KXVIII diving deep ....
PB Kantori Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Kantori Maru is out of ASW ammo
PB Kantori Maru is out of ASW ammo
PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Donggala at 68,97



Japanese Ships
TK Kyokuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1

Allied Ships
SS KX


wow... another tanker hit but the ship was empty so has a fair chance to make it if she gets back to Balikpapan...


TK Kyokuyo Maru is sighted by SS KX
SS KX launches 4 torpedoes at TK Kyokuyo Maru

[castor troy]

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
ML No. 311

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104



Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 45
B5N2 Kate x 26
D3A1 Val x 21

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 42
B-339D x 30
CW-21B Demon x 11
75A-7 Hawk x 11
P-40B Warhawk x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 8 destroyed, 3 damaged
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed
B-339D: 2 destroyed
75A-7 Hawk: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD Tenedos
AMc Ceram, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
HDML P 8
HDML P 17, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Bogor, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk


we have daily spotted KB the last couple of days passing Darwin moving further towards Java which is about what everyone was expecting already so we have ramped up fighter defense over Soerabaja to cover the port and Force Z there... there was only KB incoming and no SAG so we kept most of Force Z disbanded in port with only a couple of light cruisers and destroyers in a combat group in the hex and KB launched a rather small strike during the morning...

first thing I've noticed was the number of Warhawks and I just thought WTF? that's only 1/3 of the Warhawks I have there to fly CAP so where's the rest? Easily explained, two squadrons of P-40E were sitting idle at the airfield and only the P-40B was set to fly CAP 90%... cool... I'm so used to my streamlined Japanese production that I didn't set all of those different types of fighters at Soerabaja to fly CAP and it must have been like P-40B 90% CAP -> set ALL P-40B when I didn't realize I had -B and -E types there... silly me...

so the incoming strike of 92 Japanese aircraft faced a CAP of 116 fighters when it should have been around 150, but still, 100+ fighters against 45 Zero escorts is a nice ratio considering they were undergoing three weeks of training already which increased their air skills quite nicely... needless to say the Zero pilots totally outclassed our fighters and while doing a good job they were just way too few to keep our fighters from mauling the bombers... about halve of the bombers were downed before reaching our ships, the bombers then targetted mostly small naval vessels and completely ignored the three light cruisers and most of the destroyers... after having lost three vessels our fighters downed most of the rest of the bombers...

that was a severe blow to KB, losing dozens of highly skilled bomber crews, pretty much all of them irreplacable as there will only be trained pilots at 70 skill but not godlike ones like KB's starting crews...



Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
2-Vl.G.IV with CW-21B Demon (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
3-Vl.G.IV with B-339D (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
1-VI.G.V with B-339D (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
2-VI.G.V with B-339D (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (7 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
13 planes vectored on to bombers

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMc Ceram
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMc Bogor


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
D3A1 Val x 6

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 30
B-339D x 22
CW-21B Demon x 8
75A-7 Hawk x 5
P-40B Warhawk x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 1 destroyed


KB's strike groups even showed up again during the afternoon but unfortunately only with a pityful number of bombers with around the same number of escorts... our fighters did better vs the Zeroes and downed all six Vals...


CAP engaged:
1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
2-Vl.G.IV with CW-21B Demon (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
3-Vl.G.IV with B-339D (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
1-VI.G.V with B-339D (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
1 planes vectored on to bombers
2-VI.G.V with B-339D (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (7 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers



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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10538 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 311

Defending force 1450 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 205

Allied adjusted defense: 13

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Allied ground losses:
1088 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
31st Fld AA Gun Co
36th Const Co
39th Field Const Co
30th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
Cavite USN Base Force


Manila was declared an open city and all units moved out of the hex back to Clark, only the static base force was left and had to surrender...


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[castor troy]

Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76)



Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31694 troops, 419 guns, 151 vehicles, Assault Value = 1065

Defending force 10863 troops, 89 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 153

Allied adjusted assault: 586

Japanese adjusted defense: 53

Allied assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1766 casualties reported
Squads: 40 destroyed, 95 disabled
Non Combat: 193 destroyed, 61 disabled
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 64 (47 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 84 (80 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 9

Allied ground losses:
580 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 70 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!


was a good day for the Allied with our subs, the losses of KB's airwings and now the succesful counteroffensive East of Clark Field...we suffered some disablements but the enemy really suffered due to the forced retreat... BANZAI! Mmmmm, I mean HURREY!

this battle was only happening this turn when I mentioned it already having happened in the prior combat report... got the timeline wrong...


Assaulting units:
11th PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
45th PS Infantry Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
1st PA Infantry Division
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
24th PS FA Regiment
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
Tanaka
Kanno
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Army
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Construction Battalion

[castor troy]

seriously doubt Mundy was happy about KB's losses today and even though the Zeroes got a 4:1 vs our fighters (actually not all that impressing for KB's fighter pilots) we get a 3:1 in total kills today, downing 50+ of KB's bombers... quite a loss for literally no result and tomorrow also the P-40E will be airborne but I doubt Mundy will launch another strike... to make up for the fighter losses today we have moved in three dozen additional fighters...

we will also have all of Force Z (except the damaged Repuls of course) guarding Soerabaja's base if he decides to send in some surface forces...

note that the Japanese took the lead in air losses on Jan 1, 1942 [:D]

[BBfanboy]

Don't know what happened to KB's strike. The aircraft numbers attacking are far below the 300+ that should have been sent. Perhaps he split off some carriers already?

[DesertWolf101]

The KB did not send a full deck operation because the KB attack was a naval strike mission against rather meager naval units. Did Mundy have good recon on Soerebaja? I am amazed he would send the KB in like this...