Last Stop Tokyo: Terminus vs Durrant

[Terminus]

I have a new thing I want to test, but Bill's ships won't hold still long enough... Not very cricket of him...

[Bill Durrant]

That thing is smoking!

Nothing to report..................

[Terminus]

A Dutch submarine detected as far afield as Wake! Too bad my new Q-Ship didn't work as advertised.

[Bill Durrant]

Nice try[:)]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/17/22

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ASW attack at 83,62

Japanese Ships
AK Kenyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS O-16

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ASW attack at 83,62

Japanese Ships
AK Kenyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS O-16

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Sub attack near Takao at 48,45

Japanese Ships
DD Sumire
DD Warabi

Allied Ships
SS L-2

[Bill Durrant]

Well a few days have gone by and it is still very quiet with just some ASW combat. The storm must break soon.

[Bill Durrant]

To break up the monotony last night two TFs bombarded Brunei causing Japanese casualties. The enemy offered no resistance.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/20/22

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ASW attack near Takao at 48,45

Japanese Ships
DD Kashi
DD Kaba
DD Sakura
DD Tade
DD Hasu

Allied Ships
SS L-2, hits 4, on fire

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Naval bombardment of Brunei, at 32,57

Allied Ships
CL Ying Jui
CL Carysfort
CA Dupleix
CA Rochester
BB De Zeven Provincien
BB Hertog Hendrik
BB De Ruyter

Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Naval bombardment of Brunei, at 32,57

Allied Ships
CL Melbourne
CL Brisbane
CL Yarmouth
CL Weymouth
CA Shannon
CA Huron
BC New Zealand
BC Australia
BC Princess Royal
BC Lion

Japanese ground losses:
271 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

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Sub attack near Manila at 43,52

Japanese Ships
DD Hagi
DD Aoi
DD Kiku
DD Nashi
DD Kaya
DD Kuwa

Allied Ships
SS S-9

[Terminus]

We shall see what happens..

[Bill Durrant]

The evil Dr. Terminus is obviously hatching a plan

[Terminus]

Hey, that's my high school yearbook photo! Where'd you get that?

Erhem... Soerabaja saw another round of combat tonight between IJN cruisers and destroyers and enemy torpedo boats. Those Dutch torpedo boats are notoriously slippery, and almost immune to heavy gunnery. Only one of the enemy vessels was seriously damaged in tonight's action.

[Bill Durrant]

Japanese reports of the attack on Soerbaja failed to mention the torpedoing of the cruiser Nisshin - unsure of the damage caused.

Elsewhere Japanese TFs have been spotted east of Midway. Pearl Harbor forces have been alerted and are reported to be relishing a fight.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/22/22

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Sub attack near Soerabaja at 22,65

Japanese Ships
CA Nisshin, Torpedo hits 1
DD Enoki
DD Yukaze

Allied Ships
SS K-V, hits 4

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ASW attack near Manila at 43,52

Japanese Ships
DD Hagi
DD Aoi
DD Kiku
DD Nashi
DD Kaya
DD Kuwa

Allied Ships
SS S-9

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 22,65

Japanese Ships
CA Kasuga
CA Nisshin
CA Adzuma, Shell hits 1
CA Yakumo
CL Chitose
DD Sawakaze
DD Yakaze
DD Nadakaze
DD Yukaze
DD Enoki

Allied Ships
TB Z1
TB Z2
TB Z3
TB Z4
TB Z5
TB Z6, Shell hits 3, on fire
TB Z7
TB Z8
MSW Bittern

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ASW attack at 98,64

Japanese Ships
CL Nissyu Maru

Allied Ships
SS R-10

[Terminus]

Bill's ASW boys are getting worrying good at their job: today, they all but sunk two of my subs at opposite ends of the map. Elsewhere, Chinese troops are approaching Port Arthur.

[Bill Durrant]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/23/22

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ASW attack at 25,50

Japanese Ships
SS No. 19, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Winchelsea
DD Whitley
DD Whirlwind
DD Westcott
DD Waterhen
DD Walpole
DD Yarra
DD Warrego
DD Swan

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ASW attack near Manila at 43,52

Japanese Ships
DD Hagi

Allied Ships
SS S-9

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ASW attack at 97,63

Japanese Ships
SS No. 62, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD McCawley
DD Meade
DD Swasey
DD Tingey
DD Morris
DD Thornton
DD Bailey
DD Shubrick

[Bill Durrant]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/24/22

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Sub attack near Saipan at 63,64

Japanese Ships
AK Kenyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS R-9

[Terminus]

The game isn't dead, but we've decided to cut back on posts here, avoiding "nothing to report[>:][>:][>:]" type posts.

Anyhoo, Imperial forces landed at Tarakan in eastern Borneo today. We are expecting a major US counteroffensive in the Central Pacific soon.

[Bill Durrant]

We are expecting a major US counteroffensive in the Central Pacific soon.

Why on earth would you think that?[;)]

[Terminus]

Gee, I don't know...[:D]

[Terminus]

As 1922 draws to a close, the Imperial Guards Division takes control of Tarakan.

[Bill Durrant]

Help is on its way

[Terminus]

As the new year opens, we'll take a look at the scores:

Japan controls the whole of the Philippines, as well as Guam and Wake, and the NE corner of Borneo from Miri down to Tarakan. In China, unfortunately, our presence at Shanghai and Tientsin has been eliminated, and Chinese forces are poised to attack Port Arthur.

On the naval front, we have taken a satisfyingly large bite out of the Royal Navy, as well as the Dutch and French. However, the main USN battleline remains intact, and unfortunately unaccounted for. Our submarines have been somewhat succesful, but have also taken grievous losses, and the single enemy submarine sunk in response is not a satisfactory state of affairs.

We are prepared to meet the expected American counterstroke in the Central Pacific head on, and expect it to happen quite soon. As for our other enemies, they will be dealt with in time...

[Terminus]

An unmitigated disaster befell the Imperial Navy at Kuching today.

As should be blazingly clear from the accompanying screenshot, our squadron was completely outgunned, but the commander, vice admiral Kenji Yamamoto, charged the enemy ships anyway.

The result was sadly predictable: admiral Yamamoto flagship, the battleship Kashima, was sunk with the admiral still onboard. The only other vessel lost outright was the destroyer Momo, but nearly every other vessel in our force was fatally damaged.