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I am reading both AAR's so my input would be unwanted no matter how harmless.

Rooting for you though. GO ALLIES!!!

Date: '42 Jan 7 & 8
Allied DS attacks Tarakan based warships

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings: Jesselton

CVs:
Japan -
KB: MIA again [&:]
CVL/CVEs: 1 NW of Biak headed SE (probably to support operations in southern New Guinea and Solomons).

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Lexington & Enterprise; CVLs Charlotte, Jacksonville, Wellington, Melbourne, and Hermes. 2 SE of Tarakan
CV Saratoga & Yorktown, CVL King's Mountain - at Seattle

Subs:
KVII is able to sink xAK Mexico Maru with 4 TT hits NE of Palembang loaded with troops.
Then, KXVII sinks xAP Hikawa Maru with 2 TT even closer to Palembang loaded with troops. [:)]
Meanwhile, I-4 misses xAP Prez Coolidge south of San Diego. [:'(]
Snapper finds a minefield at Christmas Island the hard way.
I-1 sinks an AM that is part of Cargo TF headed for Suva in between Noumea and Suva

Surface Action:
damaged PG Asheville exchanges a few shells with 7 xAKs & 3 xAPs off Cebu

India: -

Burma: -

Malaya:
Ulan Melintang - the battered 11th Indian Div is pushed back into base. This is the last base in Allied hands outside of Singapore on the peninsula.
Singapore -
7th - over 65 bombers hit AF and troops; ground bb
8th - over 80 bombers hit base and troops; ground bb

China:
Yenan -
5th - 1 SW of base sees over 70 Lily/Sally hit troops
6th - ditto
Wuchow -
Kukong - 19 Sonia
Kanhsien - 12 Nates with 21 Ida; empty base falls to 104 ID
Changsha - 18 Oscars with 16 1e bombers; increased efforts on 8th as 53 Zero sweep followed by 14 1e bombers
Ichang -

Philippines:
Manila - 35 bombers cause little AF damage;
Cebu -

Borneo:
Balikpapan -
Tarakan -
7th -

Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Fulmar II x 5
Swordfish I x 12
F2A-3 Buffalo x 26
F4F-3A Wildcat x 13
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
SBD-2 Dauntless x 60
SBD-1 Dauntless x 6
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
TBD-1 Devastator x 30
F2A-3 Buffalo x 8
Swordfish II x 12

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
DD Sagiri
CA Maya, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Shirayuki
CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Kisaragi
DD Nagatsuki
DD Mutsuki
DD Yamagumo
DD Shirakumo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Usugumo
DD Shinonome, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Ikazuchi
DD Matsukaze
DD Fumizuki

54 TBs are unable to help their DB brothers by getting a torpedo hit on a CA. [8|]


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Fulmar II x 5
Swordfish I x 12
F2A-3 Buffalo x 26
F4F-3A Wildcat x 13
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
SBD-2 Dauntless x 59
SBD-1 Dauntless x 6
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
TBD-1 Devastator x 30
F2A-3 Buffalo x 8
Swordfish II x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Fumizuki
DD Sagiri, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Kisaragi, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Nagatsuki

The afternoon sees more futility as only DDs are targeted.

8th - 12 P-40s from Balikpapan sweep in AM phase

Night Naval bombardment of Tarakan at 67,91

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 72 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 16 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 4 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 26 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
BB Fuso, Shell hits 3
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Chester
CA Houston
CA Indianapolis
CA Portland
DD Edsall
DD Alden
DD Balch
DD Porter
DD Ellet
DD Benham

Airbase hits 30
Airbase supply hits 28
Runway hits 117
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 1

Nice job on the AF and then I see 2 BBs here as well.

Night Naval bombardment of Tarakan at 67,91

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 24 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 8 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
BC Constellation
BC Ranger
DD Stockton
DD Mayrant
DD John Barry
DD Lawrence
DD Whipple
DD Paul Jones

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 42
Port fuel hits 1

I'm disappointed in my 2 BCs and then look afterwards on the qualities of their captains. Looks like some PP are needed and more training for the FP pilots.

Then, weather shows 'heavy rain' for the day and the DS aircraft fail to hit port in PM phase.

Sumatra:
Palembang - 1 NE of base... [:D]

TF 135 encounters mine field at 49,90

Japanese Ships
PB Tokotsu Maru, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
PB Naruto Maru #3, Mine hits 1, on fire
PB Sozan Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire
AK Sakura Maru, Mine hits 1

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

Java:
Merak -
Batavia -
7th -
8th -
Soerabaja -

SRA:
Ambon -
Kendari -

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:
Nuka Hiva -
Penrhyn Island -

North Pacific:

Australia:

Empty bases:

Engineers: Kweiyang AF4; Kodiak F3; Anchorage F3; Bangalore F3; Calcutta F3; Chentu AF2

Intel:

Notes/Plans:
Mixed emotions on the outcome of Tarakan raid. Need better aircraft (Avengers please!!) and pilots still need months of training to be proficient in hitting CAs with torpedoes and DDs with 1000 lb bombs. DS and separate TFs will head for Balikpapan for one day only of refueling and then back to Soerabaja to reload sorties and torpedoes on CV/CVLs. I expect to find sub converging on both bases and points in between.

Soerabaja - I have spoken to John before on the importance of this base to Allies. I use it for short term repairs on subs and keep them deployed. It is the ONLY relatively safe size 7 or larger port for the Allies at war's beginning. I will be able to reload both CAs and BCs main guns here!! If I was to play Japan with this mod or RA, I would seriously consider an early invasion (mid-December) of Denpasar with its size 3 AF and have an Air HQ there to close down this base and with a capture of Palembang, a semi-blockade of Java.

Does Japan get better damage control in this Scenario?
With the number of bomb hits taken the day before and then on the 7th, all four of those CAs should be toast - level 4 port or no.

Incidentally, I don't arm my Devastators with torpedoes at all since they rarely hit and almost never explode (about one in ten of the rare hits). Armed with 2X 500 lb bombs and attacking at 1000 feet they can get hits and do a lot of damage. Especially good at hitting DDs when nothing else seems to. Even poor skill in Low Nav does not seem to keep them from getting some hits.
Later on when torps get a lot better and Avengers are the mainstay, I go back to torps if there are ships bigger than a CL detected.

Date: '42 Jan 9 & 10
Allied DS heads south to refuel & replenish

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment;
c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division;
AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Landings: Penrhyn Island adds 1st Sasebo AD (Assault Division); Rabaul with 20th ID and 3x Ind Ent Rgt

CVs:
Japan -
KB: MIA again [&:]
CVL/CVEs:

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Lexington & Enterprise; CVLs Charlotte, Jacksonville, Wellington, Melbourne, and Hermes.
9th - leaving Balikpapan after one day worth of refueling
10th - just outside of Soerabaja
CV Saratoga & Yorktown, CVL King's Mountain (down to 15 days worth of repairs)- at Seattle

Subs:
Sargo hits minefield at Fanning Island and sinks one hex away.
Boomerang is hit twice at Rabaul trying to get at transports.

Surface Action:
AM Quail sunk by single DD at Babo

India: -

Burma: -

Malaya:
Ulan Melintang - on 10th...

Ground combat at Ulan Melintang (48,77)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 13273 troops, 104 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 419

Defending force 6996 troops, 45 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 102

Japanese adjusted assault: 274

Allied adjusted defense: 18

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ulan Melintang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
8915 casualties reported
Squads: 240 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 567 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 57 (57 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 12

Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division

Defending units:
8th Indian Brigade
11th Indian Division
FMSV Brigade
22nd Indian Brigade
1st Mysore Battalion
109th RN Base Force
1st ISF Base Force
1st Hyderabad Battalion
223 Group RAF
3/16th Punjab Battalion
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
5/2nd Punjab Battalion

Singapore -
9th - over 75 bombers hit AF and troops;

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 51955 troops, 566 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1244

Defending force 28081 troops, 349 guns, 200 vehicles, Assault Value = 186

Japanese adjusted assault: 788

Allied adjusted defense: 433

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Still holding !! [X(]

10th - over 65 bombers hit AF and troops;

China:
Yenan -
9th - 40 Lily/Sally hit troops SW of base
10th - almost 90 Lily/Sally hit troops SW of base
Wuchow - 15 Ida
Kukong - 19 Sonia
Changsha -
9th - 47 Zeros sweep followed by 17 Oscars, 8Sonia, 7 Ann
Ichang - ground bb on 10th 794:1740

Philippines:
Manila - 65 bombers cause little AF damage;
Cebu - over 50 bombers hit AF

Borneo:
Balikpapan -
9th - 15 Zeros vs 16 Buff, 6 WC, 7 P40 & 2 Fulmar + 2 Zeros shot down; another 14 Zeros have losses of 1:2 in his favor; two more 2 Zeros come in late and he losses two more.
10th - 20 Zeros find the skies empty
Jessleton - Shock attack 17:5 by Nav Gd pushes RN BF out
Singkawang -

Sumatra:
Medan -

Java:
Merak -
Batavia -
9th - 13Z
10th -
Soerabaja -

SRA:
Ambon -
Kendari -
Boela - 9 Kates in AM and PM Phase sink an AM each from Namlea

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:
Nuka Hiva -
Penrhyn Island - Shock attack with 140:1 easily wipes out the Port Maintenance Unit

North Pacific:

Australia:

Empty bases:

Engineers: Los Angeles P9; Changteh AF3; Trincomalee F3; Cochin AF2; Blenhein AF2; Prince Rupert P6; Wellington AF5;

Intel:

Notes/Plans:
New Britian - With John knowing my DS is over off Tarakan, he moves forward his invasion TFs for Rabaul. Earlier he used a Fast Transport TF to grab Lae with BFs to allow fighters and search planes. Port Moresby was totally evac back to Townsville. IMO, either you withdraw or heavily reinforce this base.

Date: '42 Jan 11 & 12
Singapore falls!! Rabaul Falls!!

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment;
c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division;
AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Landings: Singkawang by FT with 7 CLs & 7 DDs carrying 21st Ind Mix Bde

CVs:
Japan -
KB: MIA again [&:]
CVL/CVEs:

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Lexington & Enterprise; CVLs Charlotte, Jacksonville, Wellington, Melbourne, and Hermes. Replenished sorties, torpedoes, 8" and 16" shells at Soerabaja on 11th. Headed east on 12th before heading south and hopefully going dark again.
CV Saratoga & Yorktown, CVL King's Mountain (down to 13 days worth of repairs)- at Seattle

Subs:
KXII & KVII cannot hit anything coming in and out of Palembang. [:@]

Surface Action:
AV Ely is sunk SE of Iwo-Jima by 2 DDs

India: -

Burma: -

Malaya:
Singapore -
11th - over 65 bombers hit AF and troops before shock attack

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 51432 troops, 567 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 1186

Defending force 26665 troops, 341 guns, 195 vehicles, Assault Value = 93

Japanese adjusted assault: 1118

Allied adjusted defense: 291

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
1592 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 123 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled

Allied ground losses:
33654 casualties reported
Squads: 125 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1301 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 115 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 236 (236 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 196 (196 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 25

Assaulting units:
5th Division
18th Division
21st Division
55th Division
3rd Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
27th Australian Brigade
2nd Loyal Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
2nd Gordons Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
2nd Argylls Battalion
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Malaya Army
11 Battery/3 HAA
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
III Indian Corps
AHQ Far East
SSVF Brigade
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
1st Manchester Battalion
111th RAF Adv Base Force
112th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
29 Battery/3 HAA
Singapore Fortress
Malayan Air Wing
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Base Force
2nd Malay Battalion
5th Field Regiment

I lasted two weeks longer than I expected. Will it help??

China:
Yenan -
11th - quiet
12th - almost 90 Lily/Sally hit troops SW of base
Wuchow -
Kukong - 18 Sonia
Changsha - over 25 bombers
Ichang -

Philippines:
Cebu -
Manila - over 45 bombers hit AF

Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 46265 troops, 365 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 1877

Defending force 45194 troops, 481 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 1265

Japanese ground losses:
300 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
65th Brigade
38th Division
48th Division
16th Division
33rd Division

Defending units:
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
57th PS Infantry Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
27th Avn Sup
11th PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
45th PS Infantry Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
24th PS FA Regiment
11th PAAC Avn Sup
Cavite USN Base Force
II Corps
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
US Forces Far East
1st USMC AA Battalion
Nichols Field AAF Base Force
Subic Bay Defenses
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp

I think John will try to get a quick surrender by using BB TFs to disrupt the troops high enough to make them combat ineffective.

** 3 DMS are clearing mines at Bataan. If John holds true to form, I'll see BBs and CAs hit Manila once this is done.

Borneo:
Balikpapan -
Singkawang -

Sumatra:
Medan - 18 Sally/Lily on 12th

Java:
Merak -
Batavia -
11th - 14Z, 8V = CMc sunk
12th - 15Z, 8V = CMc sunk
Soerabaja -

SRA:
Ambon -
Kendari -

New Guinea/Solomons:
Rabaul - Holds on 11th...200:265 F2

Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 14056 troops, 104 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 463

Defending force 1765 troops, 16 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Japanese adjusted assault: 322

Allied adjusted defense: 31

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
S.23 Empire: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
275 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
641 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (17 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Assaulting units:
9th Ind Engineer Regiment
20th Division
5th Ind Engineer Regiment
27th Ind Engineer Regiment

Defending units:
2/1st Ind Coy
Lark Force
Rabaul Base Force

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:
Nuka Hiva -

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers: Seattle P8; Melbourne P8; Jubbulpore F3 (potential base in mid-India "IF" John invades);

Intel:

Notes/Plans:
Marquesas Islands - John seems to have small SC TF of 5 ships (probably a CL with 4 DDs) to see what I have. At Nuka Hiva, I have 3 AVD with a PBY group of 5 planes. I have troops at San Fran prepping for this base and Hiva Oa, but I may not get a chance to reinforce.

Last turn John wrote that I'll know more in less than a week rather than in Feb/March time frame. This reinforces my thoughts that the WHOLE SoPac is in danger with NZ being isolated. The 20th ID from Korea just took Rabaul. Intel Reports show 2nd & 56 ID at Christmas. There is at least two Assault Divisions in play.

There will be no quick counter on my part. I will proceed with securing the eastern Aleutians with a probable counter invasion of Umnak (troops prep already in 40s). Once PP are not needed there, they will go for troops in route to Cape Town bound for India.

We are barely a month in, I can afford to be patient. Can John?? [;)]

Date: '42 Jan 13 & 14
KB STILL in between San Fran and Hawaii looking for transports

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment;
c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division;
AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Landings: Jolo; Port Moresby;

CVs:
Japan -
KB: 200, 89 (27 SW of San Fran) sinks PC & 8 xAKs; last time John was here was on Jan 4th to sink another Cargo TF; I just have to shake my head at his use of this strategic assets as convoy raider one month into game; Really!?!

Day Time Surface Combat, near Eureka at 200,89, Range 25,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CV Amagi
CV Hiryu
CV Soryu
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku
BC Hiei
BC Kirishima
BC Ishitaka
BC Kawachi
CA Niitaka
CA Suzuka
CL Tokoro
CL Shirbetsu
DD Akizuki
DD Teruzuki
DD Susuzuki
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Yugumo
DD Akigumo
DD Kagero
DD Urakaze

Allied Ships
PC Morris
xAK Utahan
xAK Susan Luckenbach
xAK William Luckenbach
xAK Admiral Cole
xAK Admiral Y. Williams
xAK Clevedon
xAK Eldorado
xAK Liberty

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards

CVL/CVEs:

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Lexington & Enterprise; CVLs Charlotte, Jacksonville, Wellington, Melbourne, and Hermes - Off Port Hedland
CV Saratoga & Yorktown, CVL King's Mountain (down to 11 days worth of repairs)- at Seattle

Subs:
Porpoise gets hit once while an xAK gets three shell hit at Lae

Surface Action:
PG Asheville is sunk by lone DD SE of Davao

India: -

Burma: -
Pegu -
Rangoon -

China:
Yenan - empty base falls on 13th
13th - almost 90 Lily/Sally hit troops SW of base
14th - almost 90 Lily/Sally hit troops SW of base
Wuchow -
Kukong - 11 Nates with 22 Sonia
Changsha - 27 Oscars and then 12 Nate escort in about 35 1e bombers
Ichang -
Kweiteh - shock attack takes base

Ground combat at Kweiteh (90,46)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 15969 troops, 128 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 455

Defending force 13077 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 343

Japanese adjusted assault: 464

Allied adjusted defense: 112

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kweiteh !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), morale(-)

Japanese ground losses:
943 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 56 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
5862 casualties reported
Squads: 111 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 25 (21 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 6

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
32nd Division
8th RGC Route Brigade

Defending units:
89th Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
69th Chinese Corps
51st Chinese Corps
7th New Chinese Corps
Lusu War Area

Philippines:
Cebu -
Manila -
13th - ground bb
14th - almost 100 bombers;
Jolo -

Ground combat at Jolo (74,90)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2331 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 101

Defending force 487 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Allied adjusted assault: 156

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 22 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Regiment
Jolo Constab Battalion

Defending units:
I/84th Naval Guard Unit

Borneo:
Balikpapan -
Singkawang -

Ground combat at Singkawang (56,88)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4563 troops, 40 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 130

Defending force 727 troops, 4 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese adjusted assault: 60

Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singkawang !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
406 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
W Borneo Mil'ie Cdo
Singkawang ML Base Force

Sumatra:
Medan - 35 bombers hit troops

Java:
Merak -
Batavia -
13th - [>:]
14th - [>:]
Soerabaja -

SRA:
Ambon -
Kendari -

New Guinea/Solomons:
Port Moresby -

Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2183 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 11

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Moresby !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
1st Ship Engineer Regiment
31st Special Base Force

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:
Nuka Hiva -

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers: Dunedin - F3; Warangal F3; Chittagong F3; Port Kembla F3;

Intel:
Maizuru 2nd SNLF loading for Lunga

Notes/Plans:
Use of KB - the use of this force to interdict shipping between USA and Hawaii is truly a "John thing." I can doing it once, but then he keep it here for another 10 days. I will eventually run the guantlet again, but with just two ship TF coming out of LA, San Fran, and Astoria to see how far ranging he is patrolling. The good thing, lots of fuel being burned up. [:)]

DMS are clearing minefields at Bataan and Singapore

Does it concern you that he has Port Moresby so early? Seems like Australia is up next ... and he did take the whole enchilada in a game several years ago.
Wargamr's AAR seems an excellent defensive strategy for Australia.

Date: '42 Jan 15 & 16
China - John's trying to bypass MLR

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment;
c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division;
AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Landings: Horn Island (FT by 4 CA, 6 CL, 2 DD with 20?a ID); Lunga; Jolo

CVs:
Japan -
KB: MIA again
CVL/CVEs:

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Lexington & Enterprise; CVLs Charlotte, Jacksonville, Wellington, Melbourne, and Hermes - 5 WNW Carnarvon
CV Saratoga & Yorktown, CVL King's Mountain (down to 9 days worth of repairs)- at Seattle

Subs:

Surface Action:

India: -

Burma: -
Pegu - 2 & 14 Tank take empty base
Rangoon -

China:
Yenan -
15th -
16th - almost 60 Lily/Sally hit troops SW of base
Wuchow -
Kukong - 11 Nates with 18 Sonia
Changsha - 27 Oscars and then 12 Nate escort in about 30 1e bombers
Ichang - bb 801:1215

Philippines:
Cebu -
Manila -
13th - quiet
14th - over 110 bombers; ground bb
Jolo - another successful attack at 27:5; more enemy troops landing

Borneo:
Balikpapan -

Sumatra:
Medan - 35 bombers hit troops

Java:
Merak -
Batavia -
15th - [>:]
16th - [>:]
Soerabaja -

SRA:
Ambon -
Kendari -

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:
Nuka Hiva -
Pago Pago - 3x TF at least 10 hexes to NE of base
Savaii -

North Pacific:

Australia:
Horn Island -

Ground combat at Horn Island (91,128)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2873 troops, 39 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 134

Defending force 404 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

Japanese adjusted assault: 106

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 106 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Horn Island !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
291 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Assaulting units:
20th/A Div /13

Defending units:
Torres Str Lt Inf
Horn Isl Base Force
Torres Strait Fortress

Engineers: Geraldton F3; Waipapakawi AF2; Colombo F2;

Intel:
NE Fleet HQ loading for Adak; Gds Mixed Bde loading for Canton Island;

Notes/Plans:
So China - John is trying to go around Pingsiang with 3 LCUs. I have troops moving to the area to counter and reinforce the shoulders of a potential breakthrough.

Two days of relative quiet, but SoPac seems to be next for conquest by John.

Does it concern you that he has Port Moresby so early? Seems like Australia is up next ... and he did take the whole enchilada in a game several years ago.
Wargamr's AAR seems an excellent defensive strategy for Australia.

I had evac PM already, so he got it cheap. With the Assault Divisions and now the 20th ID from Korea down here, whatever I had sent there would have been crushed. Knowing John, he will send somebody to Normanton and march down the road for Townsville and Cairns. Its clear terrain and I'll be Russian and exchange terrain for time.

Date: '42 Jan 17 & 18
SoPac invaded at Savaii

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment;
c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division;
AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Landings: Sandakan; Ambon (1st Kure AD); Hollandia; Savaii (1st Sasebo AD)

CVs:
Japan -
KB: MIA again
CVL/CVEs: Some 4 NE of Pago Pago (72F, 34B, 48Aux)

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Lexington & Enterprise; CVLs Charlotte, Jacksonville, Wellington, Melbourne, and Hermes - 6 WSW Perth
CV Saratoga & Yorktown, CVL King's Mountain (down to 7 days worth of repairs)- at Seattle

Subs:
Gar misses APD & 4 DDs 1NW of Adak

Surface Action:

India: -

Burma: -
Rangoon - empty base switches sides on 18th
Toungoo -

China:
Yenan -
17th - quiet
18th - almost 90 bombers hit troops to SW
Wuchow -
Kukong - 11 Nates with 19 Sonia
Changsha - 30 Oscars and then 12 Nate escort in about 30 1e bombers

Philippines:
Cebu -
Manila -
17th - BB Fuso & Yamashiro hit base = 601c, 13b, 5s, 27r followed by about 50 bombers; I knew John would send in a few BBs after minefields were cleared since he has 4 divisions here.
18th - ground bb 1700:1245
Jolo -

Borneo:
Balikpapan -

Sumatra:
Medan -

Java:
Merak - looks like John's invasion forces will land here
Batavia -
17th - [>:]
18th - [>:]
Soerabaja -

SRA:
Ambon -

Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5660 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 185

Defending force 2955 troops, 50 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 60

Japanese adjusted assault: 39

Allied adjusted defense: 217

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 2)

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

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

Allied ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Kure Assault Division

Defending units:
Molukken KNIL Cdo
Molukken Mil'ie Cdo
Laha ML Base Force
Amboina Defenses
AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd

Kendari -

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:
Nuka Hiva -
Pago Pago -
Savaii -

North Pacific: Most of troops for Cold Bay unloaded, just supplies and the support to go.

Australia:

Engineers: Cold Bay F1; Pearl F4; Cristobal P5;

Intel:
104 Ship Eng Coy loading for Umnak; elements of 1st para loading for Kwajalein; elements of 4th ID loading for Merak;

Notes/Plans:
SoPac - Looks like Savaii and then Pago Pago will be the first targets of John's in this area. I moved in my Vindicators to try to hit his transports and have the P-40Bs there as escorts. It will be a hit and run attack.

Date: '42 Jan 19 & 20
Samoa Islands fall; Invasion of Java in next day or two

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment;
c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division;
AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Landings: Pago Pago (56 ID);

CVs:
Japan -
KB: MIA again
CVL/CVEs: Some 4 due No of Pago Pago (94F, 36B, 40Aux)

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Lexington & Enterprise; CVLs Charlotte, Jacksonville, Wellington, Melbourne, and Hermes - 24 WNW Adelaide
CV Saratoga & Yorktown, CVL King's Mountain (down to 5 days worth of repairs)- at Seattle

Subs:
KXVIII sinks an xAKL SE of Singapore
Spearfish cannot hit any ships leaving Christmas Island
S-36 hit once at Ambon

ASW attack near Toboali at 51,94

Japanese Ships
DMS W-5
PB Chosa Maru
SC Ch 16
SC Ch 6
SC Ch 4
CM Kamome
DMS W-12
DMS W-6
xAP Palau Maru
xAK Junpo Maru
xAK Fukuyo Maru
xAK Yoshinogawa Maru
xAK Tohuku Maru
xAK Reiyo Maru
xAK Nichizui Maru
xAK Kisogawa Maru
xAK Iwashiro Maru
xAK Hiyama Maru
xAK Yahiko Maru
xAK Syoto Maru
xAK Okuyo Maru
xAK Teihoku Maru
xAK Asahisan Maru
xAK Imizu Maru
xAK Johore Maru
PB Nako Maru #2
PB Tatsumiya Maru
PB Kantori Maru
PB Kanko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Swordfish

SS Swordfish launches 2 torpedoes at DMS W-5

Java (Merak) invasion force

Surface Action:

India: -

Burma: -
Toungoo -

China:
Yenan -
19th - quiet
20th - over 40 bombers hit troops
Wenchow - ground bb
Kukong -
Changsha - 30 Oscars and then 12 Nate escort in about 30 1e bombers

Philippines:
Cebu -
Manila -
19th - about 115 bombers hit base;

Night Naval bombardment of Manila at 79,77

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
DD Fumizuki
DD Shirayuki
DD Usugumo
DD Ikazuchi
DD Yamagumo
DMS W-4
DMS W-3
DMS W-2
DMS W-1
DMS Shimushu

Allied ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Manpower hits 1
Repair Shipyard hits 1
Fires 27
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 20
Port hits 2

20th - about 120 bombers; ground bb
Jolo - 72:43 on 20th vs full Nav Gd unit

Borneo:
Balikpapan -

Sumatra:
Medan -

Java:
Merak -
Batavia -
19th - quiet
20th - 13 Oscars, 6 Zeros with 9 Nell miss ships; 8 Vals sink AMc; 8 Vals and 30 Zero sink HDML and strafe PT;
Soerabaja -

SRA:
Ambon - 4CLs & 8DDs hit base on 20th; failed shock on 20th 27:97

Kendari -

New Guinea/Solomons:
Hollandia - empty base falls on 19th

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:
Nuka Hiva -
Pago Pago -
19th - 26Z, 29K hit troops

Night Naval bombardment of Pago Pago at 148,161 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 3 damaged

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato, Shell hits 1
CL Oi
CL Kitakami

Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 4

Pre-Invasion action off Pago Pago (148,161) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

81 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Hitachi
BB Owari
xAK Panama Maru, Shell hits 2
SC Ch 18
SC Ch 13
xAP Baikal Maru
DMS Ishigaki
DMS W-20

Japanese ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Lots of BBs involve here to deal with 2 Marine CD units.

20th - 39 Zeros with 26 Kates

Night Naval bombardment of Pago Pago at 148,161 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Hitachi
BB Owari
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
CL Kitakami
DD Hakaze
DD Yunagi
DD Asanagi
DD Kikuzuki

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

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 10
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 13962 troops, 104 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 476

Defending force 5143 troops, 96 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 89

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 806

Allied adjusted defense: 47

Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pago Pago !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
7126 casualties reported
Squads: 121 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 277 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 41 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 98 (98 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 44 (44 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 4

Assaulting units:
56th Division

Defending units:
104th USN Stn Base Force
2nd Marine Defense Battalion
7th Marine Defense Battalion
30th Base Group

That was quick! [:(]

Savaii - on 19th...

Ground combat at Savaii (146,159)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5283 troops, 81 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 170

Defending force 744 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 148

Allied adjusted defense: 10

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Savaii !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
663 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
1st Sasebo Assault Division

Defending units:
Samoa Bn

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers: Diego Garcia F3; Adelaide AF5; Greymouth AF2; Abadan P5; Cold Bay F2;

Intel: 2nd ID at Christmas; 55th ID loading for Merak; elements of 1st Para loading for Kwajalien

Notes:
South Pacific - I had suspected this would be primary conquest area for John and the last two days prove it. Here is what he has available...
20th ID - capture Rabaul; elements took Horn Island
56th ID - captured Pago Pago
2nd ID - at Christmas
1st China AD - hasn't been used yet or I forgot to write it down
1st Sasebo AD - captured Savaii
1st Maizuru AD - captured Midway
Gds Mixed Bde - Intel reports in route to Canton Island
1st Para Div - in route to Kwajalien

I feel next will be Suva and then New Calendonia. The question is how much further after these two island groups?? Cook and Society Islands?? All the way east to Marquesas Islands?? Even down to Grambier Islands at southern map edge to close off anything getting to NZ and beyond?? With John, you never know. [:D]

Date: '42 Jan 21 & 22
Invasion of Java at Merak

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment;
c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division;
AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Landings: Merak (4 & 55 ID)on 22nd;

CVs:
Japan -
KB: MIA again
CVL/CVEs:

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Lexington & Enterprise; CVLs Charlotte, Jacksonville, Wellington, Melbourne, and Hermes - 6 W Adelaide
CV Saratoga & Yorktown, CVL King's Mountain (down to 3 days worth of repairs)- at Seattle

Subs:
KXI gets a TT hit on PB 1NE of Merak (no sinking sounds)
KXI is still there on 22nd to finish off a damaged DMS
S-39 gets an xAK 1W of Merak

Surface Action:

India: -

Burma: -
Toungoo - empty base captured by 14th Tank

China:
Yenan -
21st - 85 bombers SW of base at troops
22nd - quiet
Wenchow - ground bb
Kukong - 22 Sonia
Changsha - 30 Oscars and then 12 Nate escort in almost 40 1e bombers

Ground combat at 82,53 (near Changsha)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32774 troops, 212 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1005

Defending force 7876 troops, 85 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 271

Allied adjusted assault: 587

Japanese adjusted defense: 637

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
208 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 48 (13 destroyed, 35 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1148 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 77 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Assaulting units:
9th Prov Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
58th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
78th Chinese Corps
30th Group Army

Defending units:
9th Armored Car Co
13th Tank Regiment
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment

In between Changsha and Pingsiang I tried to overwhelm this small stack with poor results.

Philippines:
Cebu -
Manila -
21st - about 140 bombers hit base; ground bb
22nd - about 140 bombers hit AF and troops; ground bb
Jolo -
21st - 63:63
22nd - 62:21

Borneo:
Balikpapan -

Sumatra:
Medan -

Java:
Batavia -
Soerabaja -
Semarang - on 21st, SC TF of 3CL, 4DDs are attacked by a total of 18 Nells and 12 Betty with just a single TT hit on CL Tromp
Merak - lots and lots of action here!!

21st - 6 Dutch PT boats find invasion force in daylight (3 DMS, 8 SC, 7 PB, 38 xAKs, CM), but get NO HITS!! Then, 8 American & Brit PTs try their luck vs a second TF of TB, 5 PB, 3 SC, and 17 xAKs and again...NO HITS!! [:@]
6 Dutch bombers leave their base at Bandoeng WITHOUT any fighters to find LRCAP of 27 Zero and 17 Oscars with predictable results. [:(]

22nd - there are 4 rounds of night surface combat with my 2CLs & 4DDs taking on his escorts and leaving the transports mostly alone; 3 DMs and 3 PBs are sunk while the 8 PTs get 2 xAKs; then, his SC TF of 2 CLs and 4 DDs sink all four DDs and leave my 2 CLs close to sinking; again half of my Dutch bombers are lost (6 of 12) as no fighters fly for second straight day.

SRA:
Ambon - he seems to be resting his 1st Kure Assault Division before he tries again

Kendari -

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:
Nuka Hiva -

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers: Melbourne F3; Port Hedland AF1; Aukland P7;

Intel: Gds Mixed Bde headed for Christmas;

Notes:
SC TF of 4 ships spotted by 1 of 7 subs patrolling between Pearl and San Fran (25NE of Pearl). I had them go out to see if they can get run over by anything...KB?!?

BBs at Pearl - screen shot shows BB Oklahoma completing repairs tomorrow. John's attack didn't do that much damage, so I should get most back by mid-summer.

Date: '42 Jan 23 & 24
Dutch Air Force impales themselves
CVEs in Aleutians

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment;
c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division;
AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Landings:

CVs:
Japan -
KB: MIA again
CVL/CVEs:

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Lexington & Enterprise; CVLs Charlotte, Jacksonville, Wellington, Melbourne, and Hermes - at Adelaide refueling while some DBs are down at Melbourne upgrading
CV Saratoga & Yorktown, CVL King's Mountain (down to 1 day worth of repairs [:)])- at Seattle

Subs:
KVIII hit once at Merak vs CL & 5 DDs
S-39 sinks an xAK at Merak with 2 TT hits
RO-33 finishes off CL Java 1 east of Kalidjati with 2 TT hits

Surface Action:

India: -

Burma: -

China:
Yenan -
23rd - quiet
24th - 21 Lily & 62 Sally hit troops to SW of base; my troops move out before 2 LCUs move in to shock attack over river;
Wenchow - ground bb
Kukong - 22 Sonia
Changsha - 30 Oscars and then 12 Nate escort in almost 40 1e bombers; ground bb both days by Japan to SE of base (helps raise my experience levels)

Philippines:
Cebu -
Manila -
23rd - about 140 bombers hit AF and troops; ground bb
24th - about 140 bombers hit AF and troops; ground bb
Jolo -
23rd - 28:25
24th - 48:19

Borneo:
Balikpapan -
Sambas -

Ground combat at Sambas (57,88)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4648 troops, 40 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 135

Defending force 435 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 59

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sambas !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 3 destroyed

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

Allied ground losses:
378 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
Singkawang ML Base Force
W Borneo Mil'ie Cdo

Sumatra:
Medan -
Tandjoengpinang - 7 Zeros with 8 Sally hit base

Java:
Batavia -
23rd - 10 Zero, 13 Oscars, 9 Nell, 6 Betty cannot hit the 2 HDML
24th - 10 Zeros with 9 Nell and 6 Betty again miss the HDMLs
Soerabaja -
Merak - on 23rd, 17 Dutch bombers come in again with out any fighters to face 10 Zero, 17 Oscars, 3 Tojo and after 3 are shot down my anger keeps rising [:@]; thankfully, 24 fighters fly with the next strike of 9 bombers as I lose 5 more planes, but still no hits; two more strikes of 11 fighter with 6 bombers and 10 fighters with 8 bombers again cannot get a hit on his ships; I lose over 40 planes here on the day vs 3 enemy;

Ground combat at Merak (48,97)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12983 troops, 101 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 872

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

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 389

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 389 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Merak !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
4th Division
55th Division
21th JNAF AF Unit
22nd JAAF AF Bn

SRA:
Ambon - another failed attack 15:46

Kendari -

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:
Nuka Hiva -

North Pacific:
Dutch Harbor - on 24th...

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dutch Harbor at 171,50

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
B5N2 Kate x 8
D3A1 Val x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Shaw
CL Helena
CL St. Louis
DD Phelps

John was frustrated that this 'trap' didn't work. After seeing the poor results of my "Death Star" at Tarakan, I'm not too surprised to see this result. Of course, they are ordered due east to open up some running room.

Australia:

Engineers: Cebu F3; Addu F3; Port Augusta P3; Hobart AF6; Lahaina AF4; Tennant Creek AF2; Prince Rupert P7; Chungking AF7;

Intel: 304 Ship Eng Coy loading or Umnak; 52 Nav Gds to Savaii; 6 Inf Bde at Wake;

Notes:
Aleutians - My wait of John sending something up north is over. His CVEs are here, but I was able to get troops and supplies into Cold Bay and just supplies into Dutch Harbor. Both have over 100 AV and forts are at 2 and growing at each. Will he just reinforce Umnak or go for more??

Date: '42 Jan 25 & 26
waiting for another shoe to drop...somewhere

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment;
c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division;
AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Landings: Atka (Aleutians); Tandjoengpinang (So. Singapore with 21st ID);

CVs:
Japan -
KB: MIA again
CVL/CVEs:

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Lexington & Enterprise; CVLs Charlotte, Jacksonville, Wellington, Melbourne, and Hermes - at Portland, Australia headed for Melbourne
Mini-DS - CV Saratoga & Yorktown, CVL King's Mountain - at Astoria heading west to see what's up in Aleutians

Subs:
I-1 at Noumea discovers my small Aussie SC TF, so they refuel and head back out
S-28 is attacked by Fast Transport TFs escorts at Umnak
Spearfish off Christmas Island attacked unsuccessfully
Tuna at Pago Pago amongst transports and cannot hit any [:(]

Surface Action:

India: -

Burma: -

China:
Yenan - my troops are now 2 SW of base on trail
25th - quiet
26th - 48 Sallys hit troops while 24 Lily go after troops above base to NW
Wenchow - quiet
Kukong - 21 Sonia
Changteh - ground bb NE of base across river
Changsha - ground bb both days by Japan to SE of base; over 30 1e bombers hit base on 26th;

Philippines:
Cebu -
Manila -
25th - ground bb
26th - about 140 bombers hit AF and troops; ground bb
Jolo -
25th - 23:31
26th - rest

Borneo:
Balikpapan -
Kudat -
Kuching -

Sumatra:
Medan -
Tandjoengpinang - 8 Zeros with 9 Sally hit base

Java:
Batavia -
25th - 10 Zero & 13 Oscars escort in 6 Betty and 18 Nell = HDML sunk
26th - same as before with another HDML sunk
Soerabaja -

SRA:
Ambon -

Kendari -

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:
Nuka Hiva -

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers: Imphal F2; Jubbulpore AF2;

Intel:

Notes:
Panama - After first scare by KB in between San Fran and Hawaii, I sent most TKs, AOs, and many xAKs to Panama. The fuel is almost unloaded there and I've divided up the transports by speed and cargo capacity to start moving supplies and fuel from Eastern USA to Cape Town. Some will be used to ship stuff out of Cape Town.

Date: '42 Jan 27 & 28
Some more thoughts this time around...

Key:
TT = Torpedo;
bb = ground bombardment;
c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits;
AV = Assault Value;
ID = Infantry Division;
AD = Assault Division (really 3x SNLF formed into a Brigade);
DC = Depth Charged;
(*) = destroyed aircraft;
If odds are bold, they are the Allies;
BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons);
FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American;

Landings: Upolu (Samoa); Buin

CVs:
Japan - With my DS going dark again, John has done same as "I think" he will move her to SoPac to cover more invasions
KB: MIA again
CVL/CVEs:

Allies:
Death Star (DS) - CVs Lexington & Enterprise; CVLs Charlotte, Jacksonville, Wellington, Melbourne, and Hermes - at Melbourne (warships with 4 or more system damage disbanded into port and ordered pierside for repairs - about 10 days for the big BC)
Mini-DS - CV Saratoga & Yorktown, CVL King's Mountain - 26 East of Dutch Harbor;

Subs:
S-27 damaged enough by DCs at Umnak to head back for repairs
6 Allied subs fire torpedoes on 27th without any hits...[:(]
Grayling gets TT hit on xAK unloading at Umnak in afternoon...finally!

ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 191,88 [20 NE of Pearl]

Japanese Ships
DD Hayate

Allied Ships
SS Trout

SS Trout launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hayate

John is keeping a small SC TF in between Hawaii and San Fran looking for lightly escorted transports. As a result, I've switched my 2 LB-30 groups at Pearl from training in GrdB to NavB. Since their range is 19/24, maybe I can cause a scare if I spot them again.

Saury takes 19 system damage at Merak and heads back to Soerabja for repairs

Surface Action:

India: -

Burma: -
Myitkyina - elements of 1st Raiding Rgt take empty base

China:
Yenan - my troops are now 2 SW of base on trail
27th - 51 Sally hit troops trying to dig in before his troops arrive;
28th - 46 sally hit troops while 23 Lily head to NW of base
Wenchow -

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 26554 troops, 222 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 1250

Defending force 15937 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 459

Japanese adjusted assault: 247

Allied adjusted defense: 2587

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 10 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
3404 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 312 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
17th Division
15th Division
22nd Division

Defending units:
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force

Good!! Keep these three divisions over here where they cannot hurt me around Kukong.

Kukong - 21 Sonia
Changteh - ground bb NE of base across river
Changsha - ground bb both days by Japan to SE of base; almost 40 1e bombers hit base (I'm able to repair damage, but cannot make any progress on fort building)

Philippines:
Cebu -
Manila -
27th - ground bb
28th - about 140 bombers hit AF and troops; ground bb
Jolo -

Borneo:
Balikpapan -
Kudat - 15th NG wipes out RN BF when capturing base (Bought out next day to be rebuilt in Aden in 30 days).
Kuching -

Sumatra:
Medan -
Tandjoengpinang - 8 Zeros with 9 Sally hit base; 21st ID easily overpowers Dutch defenders

Java:
Batavia -
27th - 10 Zero & 13 Oscars escort in 6 Betty and 18 Nell = 2 HDML sunk
28th - 13 Zeros escort in 16 Betty & 29 Nell switch back to hit the AF which was getting close enough to be repaired to allow air groups back in; 8 Vals do better work in sinking 1 of 2 HDMLs vs torpedoes from Betty/Nell;
Soerabaja - still no air attacks; thus, my subs can be quickly repaired and reloaded before going back out again; I have my best fighters here now;

SRA:
Ambon -

Kendari -

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:
Nuka Hiva -
Upolu - empty base is easily captured

North Pacific: - Mini-DS will do a FULL SPEED run, 'if and only if' there are ships still unloading at Umnak next turn; If not, then she will cover Amphib TF with Rocky Mtn Bn, AA, 2 Cmbt Eng, BF to land at Akutan (1 NE of Dutch Harbor) in the next week; I have 2 SC TF for this theater - 2 modern CL & 6 DDs will refuel and replenish at Prince Rupert while BBs Warspite & Colorado with 4 DDs leave Astoria; Umnak will not be allowed to get AF up and running easily; just found out that both Cold Bay and Akutan bases are under "US Continental Cmmd [R]" which means... [&:]; it took me some time to figure it out, but all those restricted bomber groups in USA that have enough transfer range can head for the AF at Cold Bay for actual combat via Seattle!!; Meanwhile at Prince Rupert, I have 3BG here for training (A-20, B-25, 2x A-24) and soon a 18 plane Kingfisher group that can upgrade to SBD-3s; Yes, I want John to pay attention up here; PS - none of his bases have any AFs at 1 or greater yet

Australia:

Engineers: Colombo F3; Cawnpore F3; Hyderabad (sandh) F3; Bundaberg AF3 (B-17s & 24s can hit Koumac from here); Kunming AF4; Warangal AF2;

Intel: elements of 56th ID headed back to Christmas; 44 AA to Lunga; 18th ID at Singapore

Notes:
See screen shot and comments in NoPac

SoPac - everything you see in screen shot will be captured in the next few months. Only Suva with 2 NZ Bde and just over 250 AV behind level 3 forts will slow him down. I was able to get more supplies here to bring it to 7200, but with multiple divisions in theater, they wont last long. I think John wants me to risk my DS in defending one of these base....NOT!!

Solomons - Not much here, except a Special BF landed last turn at Buin and he captured Lunga a few days ago. More to come in the weeks ahead, but not much from me except subs and more subs.

Eastern DEI - Only three bases captured to date and an Assault Division at Ambon. I have Dutch patrol out of Kendari and American PBYs out of Darwin. Not much going on here for some time.

Borneo - The main base of Balikpapan still holds out. It was the presences of the 4th Marine Rgt that halted the first assault on the base. She used PBYs from Bataan to Jolo to Balikpapan. John doesn't seem to be in a big hurry to capture base. The PT Boats are leaving to try their luck in Java.

Java and Southern Sumatra - Why hasn't John captured Djambi for its oil?? He landed successfully at Merak and seems to be trying to isolate Batavia. I have 612 AV behind level 2 forts. He has two divisions, but I think he needs another one. My Dutch air force has recovered and I'm throwing them in again. I have 2 PT Boat TFs going to head there again after one arrives from Balikpapan. He has left Soerabaja alone and my sub fleet thanks him.