Aussie Affair III - This time its personal!

[JeffroK]

At this point Luskan should be on the offensive, but that doesnt mean he has the initiative.
 
As Buzzz says, he cant ignore the Gilberts Offensive, so he has to react.
 
What's next, Raver hits another weak point and Luskan runs his CV's over there??
 
And the Japanese are brittle, lose a few CV's and you're up the creek, whereas the USN will keep rebuilding.
 
The Zeke Bonus dissapears soon, just as the P-38 arrives, and the Corsair not far behind.

[buzzz123]

Hey JeffK, are you another Aussie?? Looks like this AAR is attracting all the boys from downunder (even if we're not all downunder anymore!).
 
C'mon Aussie!!!  We gave that pathetic pommy excuse for a cricket team a whopping.
 
And come on Luskan. You still have a very big hammer - where will you use it?

[Raverdave]

Strewth and stone the bloody crows !  It's like a bloody mothers club meeting here.  I have no doubt upset Luskan's plans, but he still has the ability to hurt me in some places.  Lucky for me he is too bloody dumb to figure out just where those places are. 

[JeffroK]

Strewth!!!
 
Too many bloody Aussies here, busier than Bourke Street.
 
Buzzzzz, Of course I live in the land of Milk and Honey, had to bring me own Cow & Bees though!!

[Raverdave]

ORIGINAL: JeffK

Strewth!!!

Too many bloody Aussies here, busier than Bourke Street.

Buzzzzz, Of course I live in the land of Milk and Honey, had to bring me own Cow & Bees though!!

Which part of Western Vic? Horsham way?

[Raverdave]

*sigh*  ratbrain is back at work so things have slowed down a tad.  I think that the boy wonder is pleased with that as his mental health was starting to show the strain from the beatings he is taking in the Marshalls'.  [:D]

[Luskan]

pfffffffffft. 
 
Raver looses 40 aircraft every time he flies over Kwajalein and takes down 5-7 of mine and calls it a win.

[Raverdave]

I can afford the 40 aircraft.....you can't afford the 7 aircraft.  Some light naval action at Koepang.  Luskan sends in a TF with NO cover and gets slapped for his trouble.  [:D]
 
Even more than aircraft losses it is ship losses that the IJN player cannot afford this early in the game.........even better if they are jap transports. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/27/42
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TF 1 encounters mine field at Kwajalein (79,79)
 
Japanese Ships
DD Akebono
DD Nagatsuki
DD Ariake
 
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ASW attack at 93,92
 
Japanese Ships
SS I-175, hits 2
 
Allied Ships
DD Balch
DD Fanning
DD Dunlap
DD Ellet
DD Benham
DD Maury
DD McCall
DD Gridley
DD Craven
 
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
 
 
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 7
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Airbase hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 7 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 28,77
 
Japanese Ships
MSW Kyo Maru #5
PG Shinko Maru #5, Shell hits 10,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Akashisan Maru, Shell hits 39, and is sunk
AP Keisyo Maru
AP Kiyama Maru, Shell hits 3
AP Marsue Maru
AP Ryuyo Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Taian Maru
AP Tamaki Maru, Shell hits 2,  on fire
 
Allied Ships
CL Java
CL De Ruyter
CL Dragon, Shell hits 1
CL Durban
DD Alden
DD Edsall
DD John D. Edwards
DD Pillsbury
 
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Day Air attack on 1st Group Army, at 55,28
 
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 17
 
No Japanese losses
 
 
Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
 8 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
 
 
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 16
Blenheim I x 26
Blenheim IV x 17
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 6
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
12 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
 6 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
 6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
 2 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet
 4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Bataan , at 42,51
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 152
 
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
 
 
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
 
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 83
 
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
26 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51
 
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 147
Ki-48 Lily x 3
 
Allied aircraft
P-26A x 1
 
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 8 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 1 damaged
 
 
Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
 
Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 204
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
24 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
21 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
16 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 28,77
 
 
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 10
Martin 139 x 7
Hudson I x 3
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
AP Keisyo Maru, Bomb hits 5,  on fire
AP Taian Maru
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 4 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
 
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Ground combat at Batavia
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 33089 troops, 206 guns, 407 vehicles, Assault Value = 740
 
Defending force 15259 troops, 126 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 211
 
Japanese max assault: 717 - adjusted assault: 281
 
Allied max defense: 214 - adjusted defense: 272
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 5)
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
1003 casualties reported
Guns lost 19
Vehicles lost 4
 
Allied ground losses:
550 casualties reported
Guns lost 25
 
 
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Ground combat at 49,31
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 23243 troops, 299 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 483
 
Defending force 14916 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 354
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
 
 
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Ground combat at Clark Field
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 3034 troops, 107 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2114
 
Defending force 54305 troops, 592 guns, 250 vehicles, Assault Value = 1264
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
 
 
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Ground combat at Palembang
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 2046 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
 
Defending force 13783 troops, 171 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 395
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
 

[JeffroK]

Nah, but past Werribee & before Cobra.

Whats a dry belt, we had 265mm of rain last year???

[Raverdave]

265mm ! [X(] Bloody hell thats not bad.

[Capt. Harlock]

ORIGINAL: Raverdave

Some light naval action at Koepang.  Luskan sends in a TF with NO cover and gets slapped for his trouble.  [:D]


Night Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 28,77

Japanese Ships
MSW Kyo Maru #5
PG Shinko Maru #5, Shell hits 10,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Akashisan Maru, Shell hits 39, and is sunk
AP Keisyo Maru
AP Kiyama Maru, Shell hits 3
AP Marsue Maru
AP Ryuyo Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Taian Maru
AP Tamaki Maru, Shell hits 2,  on fire

Allied Ships
CL Java
CL De Ruyter
CL Dragon, Shell hits 1
CL Durban
DD Alden
DD Edsall
DD John D. Edwards
DD Pillsbury

When the KB's away, the Dutch will play . . . [;)]

[Raverdave]

Oh yeah !  Actually I'm not really sure where KB is at the moment.  Was last spotted (reported) in the Marshalls, but that was well over 10 turns ago. [:(]  That Luskan is upto something for sure.  Maybe a raid on the US West coast?  Or the West coast of India?  Or he could be thinking about hitting Australia.  I'm going to have to scan the intel reports a lot closer.

[Luskan]

I've got a plan but it is a bit iffy.

[Raverdave]

An iffy plan eh?  I like the sound of that. [:)]

[Luskan]

Remember Fiji? That was iffy.

[Luskan]

Batavia falls, without any reinforcement required.  Another 21 thousand allied troops march into captivity, and many many troops are released for operations elsewhere.
 
 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/30/42
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Coastal Guns at Palembang, 20,55, firing at TF 112
TF 112 troops unloading over beach at Palembang, 20,55
 
 
128 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Taganoura Maru, Shell hits 2,  on fire
PC Shimushu, Shell hits 9
PG Tamo Maru #7, Shell hits 1
 
Japanese ground losses:
154 casualties reported
 
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Night Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
 
 
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 10
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Runway hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29
 
 
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Runway hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Bataan , at 42,51
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 149
 
No Japanese losses
 
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 52
 
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
19 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51
 
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 136
Ki-48 Lily x 3
 
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
 
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 148
 
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 10000 feet
 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein at 79,79
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 68
 
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 8 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
 
Japanese Ships
CL Yubari
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein at 79,79
 
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 64
 
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
SBD Dauntless x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 8
 
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
 
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 9 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed
 
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Day Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 28,77
 
 
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 9
Martin 139 x 6
Hudson I x 3
 
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
MSW Kyo Maru #5
AP Kiyama Maru
 
Aircraft Attacking:
 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet
 
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Ground combat at Manila
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 52528 troops, 507 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1031
 
Defending force 28161 troops, 167 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 232
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Batavia
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 31367 troops, 154 guns, 398 vehicles, Assault Value = 640
 
Defending force 12542 troops, 32 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 149
 
Japanese max assault: 453 - adjusted assault: 263
 
Allied max defense: 117 - adjusted defense: 25
 
Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 2)
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Batavia base !!!
 
 
 
Allied aircraft
no flights
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
F.K.51: 2 destroyed
 
Japanese ground losses:
690 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
Vehicles lost 1
 
Allied ground losses:
21252 casualties reported
Guns lost 46
 
 
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Ground combat at 49,31
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 23248 troops, 302 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 483
 
Defending force 14524 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 342
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
 
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Ground combat at Clark Field
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 3048 troops, 106 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1922
 
Defending force 51703 troops, 534 guns, 242 vehicles, Assault Value = 1198
 
 
 
Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
 
 
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Ground combat at Koepang
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 1714 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
 
Defending force 594 troops, 0 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 16
 
Japanese max assault: 39 - adjusted assault: 14
 
Allied max defense: 13 - adjusted defense: 9
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
 
Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
 
 
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Ground combat at Palembang
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 2147 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50
 
Defending force 23470 troops, 189 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 564
 
 

[qgaliana]

This pretty interesting. But I'm not sure how well the allies can sustain major losses through 1942. It seems to me the Japanese can still wrap up the SRA and then dispose of the Gilberts more or less at their leisure.
 
I don't have the mileage in this game yet, but I get the impression an early allied counteroffensive - if it fails bloodily - can set them back 6 months to a year waiting for the replacements and more shipping. Transports especially don't seem to be that plentiful.

[pauk]

what can be even worse Japanese can continue their advance through Pacific since quite a lot of US troops are engaged (read: traped) at Marshalls and Gilberts...

[Oliver Heindorf]

Go Luskan go ! ( in this game [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D])

btw : sent in a turn rattatattabrain [:'(]

[Capt. Harlock]

ORIGINAL: qgaliana

This pretty interesting. But I'm not sure how well the allies can sustain major losses through 1942. It seems to me the Japanese can still wrap up the SRA and then dispose of the Gilberts more or less at their leisure.

"Leisure" is a rare commodity for the Japanese Empire. Time is almost always on the side of the Allies, especially when it comes to air combat. (And I wouldn't be surprised if minelaying was going on, too. ) The fact that Raver now has three bases within airstrike range of each other makes it a thorny problem for Luskan, which will only get worse when longer-range aircraft such as Lightnings come online.