RIDERS ON THE STORM-THANK YOU

[Gen.Hoepner]

340,000 Supplies at Karachi right now. Think i'll have to live with them for quite a long time cause now the shipping lane to Aden is closed.
Maybe the HI will produce some more of them...
 
Guys...the Brits are in a terrible situation...

[okami]

Actually the Japanese are in a teribble situation. Watch as Trolite over reacts to your landings in the Pacific. You should be prepared to take islands quickly and isolate islands like Kawjalein. Land at Eniwetok and build a base. Land LBA and crush him when he comes running back. But most of all have fun doing it and have a Merry Christmas.[:D][:D][:D]

[Mistmatz]

ORIGINAL: okami

Actually the Japanese are in a teribble situation. Watch as Trolite over reacts to your landings in the Pacific. You should be prepared to take islands quickly and isolate islands like Kawjalein. Land at Eniwetok and build a base. Land LBA and crush him when he comes running back. But most of all have fun doing it and have a Merry Christmas.[:D][:D][:D]

What worries me most in this AAR is that my opponent okami comes to a similar conclusion as I do. [8D][:)]
We just started our game (RHS) but I hope it's going to be as interesting as yours is GH.

Merry Christmas everyone!

[Gen.Hoepner]

ORIGINAL: okami

Actually the Japanese are in a teribble situation. Watch as Trolite over reacts to your landings in the Pacific. You should be prepared to take islands quickly and isolate islands like Kawjalein. Land at Eniwetok and build a base. Land LBA and crush him when he comes running back. But most of all have fun doing it and have a Merry Christmas.[:D][:D][:D]

Hi Okami,
i won't land immediately at Eniwetok cause i want to avoid his LBA from Truk.
Kwajalein would be closed by BBs and as soon as we estabilish the AFs at Maleop and Wotje, by everything i have that can fly.
I will surely lose some ships due to the hundreds of mines that he surely has posed in the Marshalls and due also to his LBAs that can appear from Formosa. However i think that i has lost so few capital ships during this war that i can be somehow aggressive and accept some losses in terms of CVs and BBs...

[Gen.Hoepner]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/15/42

Ok readers, the first stage of Retribution operation has finally started. Scheldued for mid Feb 42, we're on time.
Let's follow a strict order...:
In India the Kb finally is going south...the channell is open again and my TFs are already moving from Aden to Karachi. Cannot wait too much because every day that passes he advance northwards, estabilishing new AFs closer to Bombay and Karachi.
Today we tried to pay him a visit against a strange 10 ship transport TF between Pengim and Bombay...my unexperienced swordfish crew didn't manage any good hit...however the Cat-n-mouse game with my planes at Bombay is working fine[;)] Now i moved them all back to Karachi...so if he'll come tomorrow he's not going to find anything on my AFs at Bombay[;)]

At the same time during nightime a fast transport TF landed a fragment of the 8th NZ Bde at Tarawa. The isle was empty and we managed to conquer it the following day. Tomorrow CD guns, base force, artillery units and another NZ Bde will land.
At the same time we started the bombing campaign over Kwalajein...my B-17s aren't experienced, so the results are a bit poor but i take it and hope they'll get better.
We didn't see any movement of planes from Formosa to Kwalajein....at least for now...moved at Manila one more B-17D group, in order to foul him again with some Long Range naval attacks...this should force him to keep an eye well open on Luzon...



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TF 1075 troops unloading over beach at Tarawa, 84,95



Allied ground losses:
469 casualties reported

So here we go!!

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Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 81,84


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 50
LB-30 Liberator x 11
F-4 Lightning x 1


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 15 damaged OUCH!
LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged
F-4 Lightning: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
86 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 43

Aircraft Attacking:
all planes bombing at 15000 feet


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Day Air attack on TF at 17,13 *south of Bombay....the results were poor[:(]...but the psycological effect is gained!*


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 12
Buffalo I x 13
Hurricane IIb x 12
Vildebeest IV x 11
Martin 139 x 9
P-40B Tomahawk x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 10


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 damaged
Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Ryuto Maru
AK Kenshin Maru
AK Shirogane Maru
MSW W.4
AK Akashi Maru
PG Idzumo, Torpedo hits 1
MSW W.1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kosei Maru

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Ground combat at Tarawa[:D]

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1599 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 57

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

Allied max assault: 54 - adjusted assault: 28

Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tarawa base !!![;)]

[Gen.Hoepner]

India

[eloso]

This AAR is becoming more and more interesting. I've been lurking for some time waiting impatiently for the Marshalls operation. I do hope you plan to provide plenty of screen shots.

[Gen.Hoepner]

I'm trying to do as much screenshots as possible OSO...will try to be as descrictive as i can!

[Yava]

ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner

I'm trying to do as much screenshots as possible OSO...will try to be as descrictive as i can!

Great read and some good ideas I shall have to consider implementing when it comes to my and Dixie's game.[:)]

[Gen.Hoepner]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/16/42

A crazy day! I made a huge mistake...left my wirraways on Naval attack, while my bombers were on naval search to avoid the carnage...result is somehow not that bad as i could fear, but could have been defenetly better!! Fierce a2a combats all over the skies of Karachi.The allies lost overall 116 planes, while the KB lost some 85 planes!!! quite a number for the KB!!!
Hi goal seems however to distrupt my ships...very strange indeed...yes he gained points, but strategically i do not think where's the trick!!

He landed a suicide fragment at Bombay, just to take a look at what i have there...this mismatched the movements of my troops at Poona that were catapulted eastwards...[:@] This is a tactic that i hate!

He sent his SCTF to sink my ships at Karachi...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CL Tama
CL Kiso
DD Minekaze
DD Sawakaze
DD Okikaze
DD Yukaze
DD Hokaze
DD Nokaze
DD Namikaze
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
AK Empire Launcelot, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CL Tama
CL Kiso
DD Minekaze
DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 1
DD Okikaze
DD Yukaze
DD Hokaze
DD Nokaze
DD Namikaze
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
TK Empire Coral, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Empire Norse, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Empire Onyx

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CL Tama
CL Kiso
DD Minekaze
DD Sawakaze
DD Okikaze
DD Yukaze
DD Hokaze
DD Nokaze
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
AK Derrymore, Shell hits 7
AK Empire Razorbill, Shell hits 23, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AK Deslock, Shell hits 1
AK Jalapalaka, Shell hits 5, on fire
AK Madura, Shell hits 2

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CL Tama
CL Kiso
DD Minekaze
DD Sawakaze
DD Okikaze
DD Yukaze
DD Hokaze
DD Nokaze
DD Namikaze
DD Numakaze

Allied Ships
SC Hollyhock, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
SC Fritillary
MSW Cochin, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
PC Pathan
PC Netravati, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PC Parvati, Shell hits 3, on fire

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Bombay at 18,11

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Kuma
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi

Allied Ships
LCVP LCP(L) No. 182, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Bombay at 18,11

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Kuma
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi

Allied Ships
AK Orestes, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Bombay at 18,11

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Kuma
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi

Allied Ships
AP Cape Sable, Shell hits 35, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Bombay at 18,11

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Kuma, Shell hits 1
DD Hatsuharu, Shell hits 1
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 3

Allied Ships
PG Georges Averoff, Shell hits 32, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Kiso
CL Tama

Allied Ships
ML Teviotbank, Shell hits 1
AO Pleiodon, Shell hits 3, on fire
TK Empire Druid, Shell hits 1
AO Appleleaf, Shell hits 1, on fire


Allied ground losses:
159 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Runway hits 2
Port hits 2



Then he sent his zeros to sweep over the skies of the Indian city...

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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 74

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 7
Hurricane IIb x 22
P-40B Tomahawk x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Hurricane IIb: 11 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 5 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on Bombay , at 18,11

While, as predicted, at Bombay he tried to find my fighters...but none of them was there[:D]

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 67
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 58
Ki-21-II Sally x 38
Ki-49 Helen x 41

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 6 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 18



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Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 81,84

Have to keep my bombers down tomorrow...their morale is already very low and only few of them took off[:@]

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
PB2Y Coronado x 2
B-17E Fortress x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
PB2Y Coronado: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 7

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Day Air attack on TF at 18,5

Yes, i know...i'm an idiot...[:(]

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 194

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 5
Buffalo I x 13
Hurricane IIb x 36
P-40B Tomahawk x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 19 destroyed, 11 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Buffalo I: 12 destroyed
Hurricane IIb: 32 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 10 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CV Kaga

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,5

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 175

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
Buffalo I x 6
Hurricane IIb x 18
P-40B Tomahawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 13 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 3 destroyed
Buffalo I: 5 destroyed
Hurricane IIb: 18 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 6 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho

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Day Air attack on TF, near Karachi at 21,3

His Vals and kates paid an heavy price nonetheless...[;)]

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 24

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2
Hurricane IIb x 5
P-39D Airacobra x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 8 destroyed, 8 damaged


Allied Ships
AK Empire Waterhen, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Peisander, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AK Borgfred, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 25

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2
Hurricane IIb x 5
P-39D Airacobra x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
TK Empire Diplomat, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
TK Empire Unity, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
TK Harpa, Bomb hits 1

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Day Air attack on TF, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
B5N2 Kate x 8

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2
Hurricane IIb x 5
P-39D Airacobra x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Needwood
AK Matua

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Day Air attack on TF, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 24

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2
Hurricane IIb x 4
P-39D Airacobra x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged


Allied Ships
AP Aorangi
AP Mount Vernon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 25

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2
Hurricane IIb x 4
P-39D Airacobra x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged


Allied Ships
AP Empire Tamar
AP Empire Trooper, Torpedo hits 1
AP Cap St. Jacques, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Rajula

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Day Air attack on TF, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 11

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2
Hurricane IIb x 4
P-39D Airacobra x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged


Allied Ships
AK Dardanus, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Ulysses, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

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TF 87 encounters mine field at Bombay (18,11)

TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Bombay, 18,11

The suicide TF....[:@]


Japanese Ships
MSW W.16
MSW W.15
MSW W.9
MSW W.8
MSW W.7
MSW W.6
MSW W.4
MSW W.3
MSW W.2
PG Iwate
PG Idzumo
AK Unkai Maru #6, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Coastal Guns at Bombay, 18,11, firing at TF 87
427 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AK Shirogane Maru
PG Iwate, Shell hits 24
AK Ryuto Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kosei Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Akashi Maru, Shell hits 3

Japanese ground losses:
86 casualties reported

[Gen.Hoepner]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/17/42

No time tonight to comment...too tired...tomorrow i'llpost screenshots and comments...for tonight i'll limit myself to the combat report

EDIT: Ok, now i can comment...

The Japs came bombing the hell out of Karachi with the whole combined fleet.
CA Kumano and CL Juntsu got badly hit by my 9.2 Guns and sunk immediately[:D], while i lost 28 planes on the ground. The AF is operative already and the damages are light, even if some units are a bit disabled, but with 3 big HQs at Karachi and 380,000 supplies i think i can recover quite fast.
Now the real problem is the advance of the Japs towards Bomphal. As you can see from the screenshots the bulk of his forces is moving fast. I'm already avacuating the base and i ordered to evacuate also Bombay...simply cannot let my units being trapped there...this will give to the japs the ability to bomb Karachi from sea very often, using Bombay as a close supporting port...but that's was foreseen, so there's no big surprise.
Trollelite says his ships have to refuel, so i think they're going back to Mangalore...I still have 150 fighters and some 180 bombers at Karachi. We're also planning to airlift to Karachi the Albacore groups of my CVs...those experienced crews could give some more headhaches to his Combined fleet.
I'll try to force the blockade using some fast APs from Aden, in order to bring the III Ind. Corp HQ there...everything might help. My 2 CVs will try to give some air cover staying safe in the channell and LRCAPPING for some time...let's see!
However i've lost nearly 80 ships during these days near Karachi...which is quite a lot!! But this is the price to pay to keep the Brits alive, so everything must be tried and sacrificed!

In the PI he finally came bombing Manila...but he bombed the port instead of the AF[&:]...15 Nells/Betties were lost due to A2A in the process and few more were badly hit by my AA guns...no escort...that's strange...the zeros are probably moving towards Kwalajein in order to face my B-17s that are raiding the AF there from Wake...mmmm....i'll try to hit some of his shipping again near Formosa, just to force him to face the threat to his communication lines...

To answer to Eldan, the replacement of this scenario is 15 for the IJN and 30 for the IJA...so yes, the KB should be hurt in some ways having lost some 80 crack pilots during the last 4 days....but still the attrition battle hasn't begun, so it should still have the time to rebuilt his crews...

For what concerns the Retribution operation, we're consolidating at Tarawa. Already 180 AVs present, with CD guns and base forces. Catalinas and Conrados are already based there, but i do not see any real threat regarding his surface fleet, which is completely committed in India...
The only real threat are the Nells/Betties...
The Invasion TFs are some 20 Hexes from Maloep right now. My BBs are moving along with the CVs faster in order to start the bombing runs 5 days before the landings. From Canton Island another bombardment TF is moving towards Maloep. CL Boise is the flag ship...let's hope[:o]

We've also started to bomb Timor with few B-17s. It's just a nuiance, but if he won't do anything in the next month Timor will completely be annihilated...i want him to bring here some of his Air forces...that cannot simply be everywhere!




It's boring to read these reports...but if you want to have the complete picture i'll leave them...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Hagikaze
DD Yamagumo
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
TK Empire Coral, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
TK Empire Norse, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Hagikaze
DD Yamagumo
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
TK Empire Onyx, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Hagikaze
DD Yamagumo
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
AK Derrymore
AK Deslock, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AK Madura, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Hagikaze
DD Yamagumo
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
AK Jalapalaka, Shell hits 39, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Hagikaze
DD Yamagumo
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
TK Soli, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
TK Harpa, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Hagikaze
DD Yamagumo
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
TK British Motorist, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
TK Francol, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Hagikaze
DD Yamagumo
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
AP Mount Vernon, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AP Aorangi, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AP Dunera, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Hagikaze
DD Yamagumo
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
AP Empire Trooper, Shell hits 4,  on fire
AP Felix Roussel, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AP Cap St. Jacques
AP Empire Tamar, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
AP Rajula, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Hagikaze
DD Yamagumo
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
AK Dardanus, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
AK Ulysses, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 1
CA Furutaka
DD Hagikaze
DD Yamagumo
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
AK Kainalu, Shell hits 38, and is sunk
AK Steelmaker, Shell hits 25, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Hagikaze
DD Yamagumo
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
AK Empire Hope, Shell hits 32, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Hagikaze
DD Yamagumo
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
AK Empire Puma, Shell hits 24, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Hagikaze
DD Yamagumo
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
AK Empire Raleigh, Shell hits 45, and is sunk
AK Empire Raven, Shell hits 32, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
DD Hagikaze
DD Yamagumo
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
AK Empire Chaucer, Shell hits 37, and is sunk
AK Empire Homer, Shell hits 27, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Mutsu
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
DD Natsugumo
DD Minegumo
DD Asagumo
DD Arare
DD Harusame
DD Akatsuki
DD Inazuma
DD Murakumo
DD Asagiri
DD Akebono
DD Sazanami

Allied Ships
TK Empire Emerald, Shell hits 15, and is sunk

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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

101 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 1
CA Aoba, Shell hits 14
CA Kumano, Shell hits 3,  heavy damage *SINKS*[:D]
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 5,  on fire
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami

Allied Ships
AK Subadur, Shell hits 1,  on fire
AK Borgfred, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
PC Pathan, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Empire Foam, Shell hits 1


Allied ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Port hits 2

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Naval bombardment of Bombay, at 18,11 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed

49 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Chokai
CA Maya, Shell hits 6
CA Atago
CA Takao
CA Chikuma
CA Tone

Allied Ships
TK Empire Steel, Shell hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
1577 casualties reported
Guns lost 37
Vehicles lost 3

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15
Port hits 10
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
Martin 139: 1 destroyed

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 7,  on fire,  heavy damage *SINKS*[:D]
CA Kako

Allied Ships
PC Pathan, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
TK Athelstane, Shell hits 2
AK Empire Gilbert, Shell hits 1,  on fire
AO Appleleaf, Shell hits 1,  on fire
AK Louisianan, Shell hits 2,  on fire
SC Genista, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Empire Kumari, Shell hits 1
AK Peisander, Shell hits 1
AK Chilka, Shell hits 1
AK Memphis City, Shell hits 1,  on fire
AK Fairfield City, Shell hits 1


Allied ground losses:
2154 casualties reported
Guns lost 36
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 4 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb: 2 destroyed
Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
BB Hyuga
BB Mutsu
BB Kongo

Allied Ships
TK Athelstane, Shell hits 5,  on fire
AK Empire Bay, Shell hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Memphis City, Shell hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Peisander, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Louisianan, Shell hits 1,  on fire
PC Parvati, Shell hits 3,  on fire
MLE Prome, Shell hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Empire Gilbert, Shell hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
AO Appleleaf, Shell hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
AO Pleiodon, Shell hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage
PG Shoreham, Shell hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Empire Bond, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Empire Foam, Shell hits 1,  on fire
AK Jalarajan, Shell hits 2,  on fire
AK Borgfred, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
TK Empire Diplomat, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Empire Nightingale, Shell hits 1,  on fire
AK Subadur, Shell hits 1,  on fire
AK Empire Waterhen, Shell hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
TK Empire Druid, Shell hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
5970 casualties reported[:@] OUCH!!!!!!!
Guns lost 82
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 22
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 2


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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

This was a terrible mission for him....the morale and fatigue of these bombing groups should now be really low!!![:D]

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 74
G4M1 Betty x 47

Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 4 destroyed, 29 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 8 damaged

I have some new aces now at Manila[;)]

Allied Ships
PT MTB 11, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
PT MTB 8, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
AK Sagoland, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
PT MTB 7, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1





And in China things are moving...i've forced him to move his troops to the south to face the menace of a great Pocket......I'm marching towards Shangai---

[Elladan]

What is Japanese replacement pilots situation in this scenario? KB losses seems very severe. That alone might be worth more than all those ships sunk.

[Gen.Hoepner]

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[Gen.Hoepner]

And here's the points situation.
As you can see he barely has a 2-1. Despite the huge losses in terms of ships, i haven't lost any important one (a part from 1 BB and 2 CLs caught at Singapore on the first day), so my combat ability is intact.

[okami]

I have a question, is it allowed to bomb resources in your game or do you have a houserule against this? If you can then I would suggest that instead of anti shipping use 4E bombers to flatten Tarakan or Brunai.

[Gen.Hoepner]

6 days untill the 7th Armoured Bde appears in Aden. Considering that the RAF is not annihilated yet on the Continent i think Aden is almost safe, because i do not see how he could invade it before taking the rest of India right now. The bulk of his Divisions are on the continent, so he won't be able to launch a direct offensive on Aden before 1 month i think...in one month at Aden there will be the 6th AIF division and a Canadian Bde, along with the 7th Armoured Tank....so enough to discourage any real offensive. It's also true that having sunk most of my AK/APs in the Arabic Sea, that means i won't be able to launch any serious counteroffensive from Aden in the near future.....however the strategic obj. is to force him to keep his forces here, so that i can have free hands in the pacific... If i can grab the Marshalls i'll be able to threaten directly the Mariannas......and with the PI still in my hands....oh well...maybe i do not have to think about a so far away future...better to stick into the present[:'(]

[Gen.Hoepner]

ORIGINAL: okami

I have a question, is it allowed to bomb resources in your game or do you have a houserule against this? If you can then I would suggest that instead of anti shipping use 4E bombers to flatten Tarakan or Brunai.

It is allowed only to bomb resources above 100....so yes, Tarakan will be a major objective, but at this stage i need to train my crews a bit so better to bomb Timor AFs which are closer to Darwin...

[Gen.Hoepner]

Ah, forgot to say...Trollelite says he has to do some homeworks...so no turns untill friday...[:(]
Will have plenty of time for strategical thoughts[:'(]

[okami]

You are playing 160 so your B17E are practically immune to fighters. Put them at Manila say all of them. Try one bombing run against resources not oil at Tarakan at minimum attitude and see the result. The skill of the pilots does not matter that much in mass raids. Try it as a test and if you don't like the results move on. But you own it to yourself to see the results I think you will be surpriesed. Also each resource lost costs 1000 supplies to repair which is worth more than a damage or sunk AK.

[Gen.Hoepner]

ORIGINAL: okami

You are playing 160 so your B17E are practically immune to fighters. Put them at Manila say all of them. Try one bombing run against resources not oil at Tarakan at minimum attitude and see the result. The skill of the pilots does not matter that much in mass raids. Try it as a test and if you don't like the results move on. But you own it to yourself to see the results I think you will be surpriesed. Also each resource lost costs 1000 supplies to repair which is worth more than a damage or sunk AK.

Thx Okami. The point is that i'm using only 12 B-17Ds at Manila, because i downgraded all the other groups to B-25 and B-26 in order to burn less supplies and to free some B-17s for the Bombing campaign on Kwalajein.
When i said Tarakan i made a mistake. I wanted to say Kendari. From Darwin i'll try to bomb Kendari as soon as i can master some more base forces in Darwin and some more B-17s.
Anyway at this stage of the war my problem isn't really to destroy his resources. I need to keep his attention focused here in the PI, just to give some more time to my invasion TFs in the MArshalls...
Consider also that with India in his hands he's not going to have any real resources problems....his problem will be to bring the res back to Japan if i hold the PI and keep there my Air forces!