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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Futurist?

Does it have SAM's? No, the other kind!

May 4, 1942

Lots of fights this day...starts off near Java as usual. The rest of TF Mikuma had to disband into Kal because of damage, but she makes a valiant run at the Socrates and Zenon!

A little north a previously torpedoed corvette is finished off:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Tioman Island at 52,84, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Akitsui Maru, Shell hits 1
PB Chohakusan Maru, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Trojan, Shell hits 1, on fire
KV Nightshade, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

Sambas, which is right next door to Kuching and Singkawang gets visited by a destroyer squadron:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Sambas at 57,88, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Arashio
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Murakumo
DD Uranami
DD Sawakaze

Allied Ships
DD Vendetta, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AM Quail, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
xAP Talma, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Tairea, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Zealandia, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Muritai, Shell hits 21, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
7151 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 71 disabled
Non Combat: 124 destroyed, 466 disabled
Engineers: 34 destroyed, 72 disabled
Guns lost 105 (95 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 43 (43 destroyed, 0 disabled)


And a second round:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Sambas at 57,88, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Arashio
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Murakumo
DD Uranami
DD Sawakaze

Allied Ships
DD Voyager, Shell hits 36, and is sunk
AM Ballarat, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
AM Bunbury, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
xAP Felix Roussel, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Olive Cam, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Katoomba, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Murada, Shell hits 20, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
8385 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 72 disabled
Non Combat: 159 destroyed, 540 disabled
Engineers: 33 destroyed, 82 disabled
Guns lost 112 (108 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 44 (42 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Tsuga, trying to meet up with the Mikuma, runs into enemy shipping near Batavia...

Day Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 50,98, Range 19,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Tsuga

Allied Ships
DD Schley, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
CL La Galissonniere, Shell hits 3
CB Zenon, Shell hits 2

Dodge a bullet here, as the Viperfish is threatening the 2nd Carrier Division

Sub attack near Muntok at 52,90

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu
DD Inazuma
DD Ikazuchi
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Nokaze
DD Hakaze
DD Okikaze
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
SS Viperfish, hits 1

SS Viperfish launches 6 torpedoes at CV Hiryu
Viperfish bottoming out ....

Our fighters on Java are worn out, exhausted and attrited but continue to protect shipping.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Kalidjati at 50,99

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
DD Karii

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kalidjati at 50,99

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 13
B-25C Mitchell x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
DD Namikaze
DD Karii

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

It takes several attacks, but we finally do in the Trojan.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
D3A1 Val x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
DD Trojan, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage

Boela's oil fields are being bombed, Rufes are on the way...

Afternoon Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 2 damaged

Oil hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 23000 feet *
City Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Viperfish attacks again, unlimited torpedoes it appears!

Sub attack near Muntok at 52,90

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu
DD Inazuma
DD Ikazuchi
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Nokaze
DD Hakaze
DD Okikaze
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
SS Viperfish, hits 1

SS Viperfish launches 6 torpedoes at CV Hiryu
Viperfish bottoming out ....

A very good day...the Cyclades is a Leander class light cruiser.

The Mikuma came out of that fight in very good shape...

Andy has kindly tweaked the Allied side fixing some AI issues, although nothing was major and the Allies are doing what they should be doing with plentiful resources to accomplish it...


Very nice of him![&o]

May 5th, 1942

Tried not to do anything too tricky this day, since Andy got the turn and fiddled with it... a strong light cruiser SAG connected at Sambas


Night Time Surface Combat, near Sambas at 57,88, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu
CL Tama
CL Kiso
DD Matsukaze

Allied Ships
AM Colac, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
xAP Koolama, Shell hits 35, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Rampur, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
375 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 9 (7 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight

Emerald was damaged in one of the many cruiser clashes off Java, and was finished by an Iboat today...

The light cruisers accounted for some ships, and Betty, Nells and Kates account for the rest. Being a little more aggressive with their ranges of late...

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Andy has kindly tweaked the Allied side fixing some AI issues, although nothing was major and the Allies are doing what they should be doing with plentiful resources to accomplish it...


Very nice of him![&o]

No question, Andy is a straight up good guy …

[&o][&o][&o]

to be honest Lowpe I didn't do much basically I moved some stuck airgroups and upgraded a few stuck on old types and disbanded a few TF's but the AI is doing what it should - it still thinks your landing on java is vulnerable and its going to try and make you pay for every inch of land you take.

You are going to have to fight for every inch of territory you take...….

ps I am happy to do that for any AI plaers its harder on Scen 1 and 2 games because I cannot run an end turn as it activates Soviets but I am more than happty to give any v AI game a health check I know where the AI can Derp out and it doesn't take long to fix it

Andy

I can vouch that Andy helping out the AI once in a while is very, very helpful in keeping the game interesting. Thanks again, Andy.

Cheers,
CB

May 6th, 1942

Night Time Surface Combat, near Sandakan at 71,88, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
AM Mildura, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Koolinda, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DD Agra, Shell hits 1

Allied ground losses:
378 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 48 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 14 (12 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Day Time Surface Combat, near Tawi Tawi at 72,88, Range 21,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 4, on fire

Allied Ships
AM Cessnock, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Indora, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
xAP Khandalla, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Santhia, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Abraham Crijnssen, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
DD Manuka, Shell hits 2
DD Ahmedabad, Shell hits 3

Allied ground losses:
306 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 49 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Day Time Surface Combat, near Tarakan at 68,91, Range 16,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Kitakami
DD Yugumo
DD Shiokaze
DD Yukaze

Allied Ships
DD Case, Shell hits 12, and is sunk

Morning Air attack on TF, near Tawi Tawi at 72,88

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAP Sarpedonia, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Marella, Bomb hits 1
xAP Doumer, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tawi Tawi at 72,88

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAP Marella, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Pieter de Bitter, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

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

Ground combat at 49,99 (near Batavia)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 47417 troops, 606 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 1291

Defending force 7130 troops, 205 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 113

Japanese adjusted assault: 877

Allied adjusted defense: 23

Japanese assault odds: 38 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
324 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3718 casualties reported
Squads: 189 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 112 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 45 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 108 (87 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (29 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 5
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Just non-stop air attacks at Kalidjati have really worn my air forces down...this was the last attack of the morning...pretty scary![X(]

Morning Air attack on TF, near Kalidjati at 50,99

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 3 damaged
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 4000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb