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RE: Dec14: Raiders of Noumea
You seem to be having very good success attacking DDs with torpedoes. Mine always seem to miss such fast moving targets.
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RE: Dec14: Raiders of Noumea
the trick is to damage them before, in this case Zuiho's Kates already bombed itORIGINAL: Anachro
You seem to be having very good success attacking DDs with torpedoes. Mine always seem to miss such fast moving targets.
RE: Dec14: Raiders of Noumea
Well done with the AMCs, and I like your thinking on these ships. Here is hoping they get away!
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RE: Dec14: Raiders of Noumea
Thanks, and this is the status on Malaya. Tomorrow will be important
- BB Nagato was the original carrier escort, but since Kongo spent most of its ammo against Marblehead, I decided it was better to swap places. hopefully 4 heavy cruisers and Nagato will be enough to take care of anything he throws. He still have an intact Force Z, Boise, Houston and a slightly damaged Mauritius.
- BB Haruna is too damaged to be part of the operations; it will be, for the time being, a floating AA trap at Brunei. Eventually it will got to Hong Kong for repairs
- Carriers run at full speed for 2 days (this is why they arrived much earlier than the battleships), so having AOs ready for refueling was critical.
- BB Nagato was the original carrier escort, but since Kongo spent most of its ammo against Marblehead, I decided it was better to swap places. hopefully 4 heavy cruisers and Nagato will be enough to take care of anything he throws. He still have an intact Force Z, Boise, Houston and a slightly damaged Mauritius.
- BB Haruna is too damaged to be part of the operations; it will be, for the time being, a floating AA trap at Brunei. Eventually it will got to Hong Kong for repairs
- Carriers run at full speed for 2 days (this is why they arrived much earlier than the battleships), so having AOs ready for refueling was critical.
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RE: Dec14: Raiders of Noumea
I knew it!
the raiders were intercepted: AMC Hokoku Maru sunk, AMC Aikoku Maru still alive, and it might make it
otherwise a quiet turn.
I made a big mistake in the invasions of Kuching and Singkawang: I low balled the required number of LCUs needed to quickly grab them, in the case of Singkawang this was compounded by the cruiser attack that sank one freighter. I will need to send some of my reserves (already embarked, actually already near Borneo): The reserves are 3 or 4 SNLFs. I have decided that 2 will go to Singkawang, the other two will remain on reserve.
In other news:
Jolo will be fully operational (HQ-a included) tomorrow.
Manado shock attack achieved 1-to-1 but left with too many casualties; I will wait another day, I am also sending
a naval guard unit as reinforcement. They will need to dodge the coastal gun fire.. I hope they do, as they are moving "lightly" escorted.. I just can't use another cruiser at the moment.
Ternate successfully invaded, will fall tomorrow,
Small invasions at Oroquieta and Zamboanga; this is the starting moves for the invasion of Mindanao
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 15, 41
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Pre-Invasion action off Kuching (58,88) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Takao
DD Michishio, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Midori Maru
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
CA Takao firing at 106th RN Base Force
DD Michishio firing at Sarawak Force
Sarawak Force firing at DD Michishio
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Amphibious Assault at Kuching (58,88)
TF 147 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 58,88
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of II/124th Infantry Bn /3
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Night Naval bombardment of Manado at 75,99
Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Hatakaze
DD Nagatsuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Minazuki
DD Satsuki
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 4
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 2
CL Natori firing at Manado
DD Hatakaze firing at Manado
DD Nagatsuki firing at Manado
DD Fumizuki firing at Manado
DD Minazuki firing at Manado
DD Satsuki firing at Manado
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Belep Islands at 116,154, Range 23,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
AMC Hokoku Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires
Allied Ships
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 23,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 22,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 9,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 16,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 16,000 yards
Range increases to 22,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 22,000 yards
Range increases to 27,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 27,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Belep Islands at 115,153, Range 21,000 Yards
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
AMC Hokoku Maru, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CA Pensacola
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 21,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 21,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 21,000 yards
Range increases to 23,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 14,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Belep Islands at 116,154, Range 23,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
AMC Aikoku Maru, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
CA Pensacola
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 23,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Aikoku Maru at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Aikoku Maru at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Aikoku Maru at 20,000 yards
Walker V. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 17,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Aikoku Maru at 17,000 yards
Range increases to 25,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Aikoku Maru at 25,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 2197 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73
Defending force 2240 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 67
Japanese adjusted assault: 38
Allied adjusted defense: 29
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), supply(-)
Japanese ground losses:
331 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
Kure 2nd SNLF
Defending units:
Manado RK Cdo
Manado Mil'ie Cdo
the raiders were intercepted: AMC Hokoku Maru sunk, AMC Aikoku Maru still alive, and it might make it
otherwise a quiet turn.
I made a big mistake in the invasions of Kuching and Singkawang: I low balled the required number of LCUs needed to quickly grab them, in the case of Singkawang this was compounded by the cruiser attack that sank one freighter. I will need to send some of my reserves (already embarked, actually already near Borneo): The reserves are 3 or 4 SNLFs. I have decided that 2 will go to Singkawang, the other two will remain on reserve.
In other news:
Jolo will be fully operational (HQ-a included) tomorrow.
Manado shock attack achieved 1-to-1 but left with too many casualties; I will wait another day, I am also sending
a naval guard unit as reinforcement. They will need to dodge the coastal gun fire.. I hope they do, as they are moving "lightly" escorted.. I just can't use another cruiser at the moment.
Ternate successfully invaded, will fall tomorrow,
Small invasions at Oroquieta and Zamboanga; this is the starting moves for the invasion of Mindanao
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 15, 41
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Pre-Invasion action off Kuching (58,88) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CA Takao
DD Michishio, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Midori Maru
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
CA Takao firing at 106th RN Base Force
DD Michishio firing at Sarawak Force
Sarawak Force firing at DD Michishio
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Amphibious Assault at Kuching (58,88)
TF 147 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 58,88
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of II/124th Infantry Bn /3
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Night Naval bombardment of Manado at 75,99
Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Hatakaze
DD Nagatsuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Minazuki
DD Satsuki
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 4
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 2
CL Natori firing at Manado
DD Hatakaze firing at Manado
DD Nagatsuki firing at Manado
DD Fumizuki firing at Manado
DD Minazuki firing at Manado
DD Satsuki firing at Manado
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Belep Islands at 116,154, Range 23,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
AMC Hokoku Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires
Allied Ships
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 23,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 22,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 9,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 16,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 16,000 yards
Range increases to 22,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 22,000 yards
Range increases to 27,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 27,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Belep Islands at 115,153, Range 21,000 Yards
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
AMC Hokoku Maru, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CA Pensacola
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 21,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 21,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 21,000 yards
Range increases to 23,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Hokoku Maru at 14,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Belep Islands at 116,154, Range 23,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
AMC Aikoku Maru, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
CA Pensacola
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 23,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Aikoku Maru at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Aikoku Maru at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Aikoku Maru at 20,000 yards
Walker V. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 17,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Aikoku Maru at 17,000 yards
Range increases to 25,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages AMC Aikoku Maru at 25,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 2197 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73
Defending force 2240 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 67
Japanese adjusted assault: 38
Allied adjusted defense: 29
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), supply(-)
Japanese ground losses:
331 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
Kure 2nd SNLF
Defending units:
Manado RK Cdo
Manado Mil'ie Cdo
RE: Dec14: Raiders of Noumea
Do you have any plans to move on Mersing to try and cut off his troops fleeing south?
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RE: Dec14: Raiders of Noumea
ORIGINAL: Anachro
Do you have any plans to move on Mersing to try and cut off his troops fleeing south?
Recon shows me he already fled, so it is not a high priority.
I will eventually land at Kuching and Mersing; I have actually a naval guard unit preparing for it, but because this operation will require naval assets and the gains will be marginal, it will be postponed for some time. Priority now is North Borneo then Palembang.
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Dec15: Kuching fell
Kuching fell on December 15th, Ternate too. And there are now 3 LCUs at both Singkawang and Manado, these two bases should fall next turn. Hong Kong should also fall next turn, it somehow survived the last one, fort is at level 0 while all Takao bombers are hitting it.
What else?
- He surprised Tarawa's (weak) invasion fleet of one freighter. or maybe it was a mutual surprise? he certainly mined Tarawa, just in time when I was finishing unloading. so at the end I managed to unload at least 90% of the naval guard LCU before he sank xAK Aratama Maru
- Overall I had been reckless with my good cargo ships, I have lost :
Warships : not a lot I could have done to avoid these losses, Isuzu and Kari went down fighting a major Allied cruiser strike, CM Nasami doing escort duty (to submarines)
CL Isuzu
TB Kari
CM Nasami
SSX Ha-24
SSX Ha-22
SSX Ha-19
SSX Ha-14
Merchants : here is where I have been reckless, at least a half of the important losses could had been avoided:
AMC Hokoku Maru (Aikoku maru class): reckless raiding near Noumea
xAK Yamasimo Maru:(YusenA class) not escorted
xAK Noto Maru (YusenN class): not at fault, submarine attack, convoy was escorted
xAK Aratama Maru (YusenA class): reckless Tarawa invasion
PB Eiko Maru (Ansyu-C class: not at fault, sunk defending a convoy from cruisers
xAK Teisen Maru (Aden class): sunk by fires, after cruiser's engagement, most troops were able to escape
xAK Yuri Maru (Akasi class): not escorted
xAK Ryoyo Maru (Gozan class): not escorted
xAKL Hanakawa Maru (Daigen class): not at fault, surprised by PBYs near Batan island
ACM Kyo Maru #1 (Tosu ACM class): not at fault, bombed by B-17s at Babeldaob
So I have lost 1 irreplaceable light cruiser, 1 torpedo boat, 3 good Yusen freighters and 1 excellent auxiliary cruiser [:(] ... and this even before Palembang invasion.
- Talking about Palembang, tomorrow I will send a destroyer division (Naka + 7 DDs) to do "reconnaissance in force", they are ordered to run at full speed, reach Palembang, then return to base. I expect to see torpedo boats, I also expect mines, maybe enemy cruisers and destroyers? I certainly expect losses...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tarawa at 136,128, Range 11,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
xAK Aratama Maru, Shell hits 38, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DM Breese
DM Tracy, Shell hits 1
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 26,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
Japanese ships attempt to get underway
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 11,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 8,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 7,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 8,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 8,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 8,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 5,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 5,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 5,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 6,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 6,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 6,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 4,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 3,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 2,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 2,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 3,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 2,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...
What else?
- He surprised Tarawa's (weak) invasion fleet of one freighter. or maybe it was a mutual surprise? he certainly mined Tarawa, just in time when I was finishing unloading. so at the end I managed to unload at least 90% of the naval guard LCU before he sank xAK Aratama Maru
- Overall I had been reckless with my good cargo ships, I have lost :
Warships : not a lot I could have done to avoid these losses, Isuzu and Kari went down fighting a major Allied cruiser strike, CM Nasami doing escort duty (to submarines)
CL Isuzu
TB Kari
CM Nasami
SSX Ha-24
SSX Ha-22
SSX Ha-19
SSX Ha-14
Merchants : here is where I have been reckless, at least a half of the important losses could had been avoided:
AMC Hokoku Maru (Aikoku maru class): reckless raiding near Noumea
xAK Yamasimo Maru:(YusenA class) not escorted
xAK Noto Maru (YusenN class): not at fault, submarine attack, convoy was escorted
xAK Aratama Maru (YusenA class): reckless Tarawa invasion
PB Eiko Maru (Ansyu-C class: not at fault, sunk defending a convoy from cruisers
xAK Teisen Maru (Aden class): sunk by fires, after cruiser's engagement, most troops were able to escape
xAK Yuri Maru (Akasi class): not escorted
xAK Ryoyo Maru (Gozan class): not escorted
xAKL Hanakawa Maru (Daigen class): not at fault, surprised by PBYs near Batan island
ACM Kyo Maru #1 (Tosu ACM class): not at fault, bombed by B-17s at Babeldaob
So I have lost 1 irreplaceable light cruiser, 1 torpedo boat, 3 good Yusen freighters and 1 excellent auxiliary cruiser [:(] ... and this even before Palembang invasion.
- Talking about Palembang, tomorrow I will send a destroyer division (Naka + 7 DDs) to do "reconnaissance in force", they are ordered to run at full speed, reach Palembang, then return to base. I expect to see torpedo boats, I also expect mines, maybe enemy cruisers and destroyers? I certainly expect losses...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tarawa at 136,128, Range 11,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
xAK Aratama Maru, Shell hits 38, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DM Breese
DM Tracy, Shell hits 1
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 26,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
Japanese ships attempt to get underway
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 11,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 8,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 7,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 8,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 8,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 8,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 5,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 5,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 5,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 6,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 6,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 6,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 4,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 3,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 2,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 2,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 3,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DM Tracy engages xAK Aratama Maru at 2,000 yards
DM Breese engages xAK Aratama Maru at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...
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Dec16: Manado and Singkawang fell
- At last Manado fell! moreover, Singkawang also fell, which means ground based Zero and LBA support, this last one, is important, even if limited due to supply and lack of HQ.
- Also in the news, Rabaul invaded successfully, troops are all in land, tomorrow they will attack. I believe he has been taking Lark brigade to Pt Moresby using Catalinas, if anything this would make it easier.
- Also invaded: Davao, Hollandia,
- AVD William Preston sunk, it was guarding a small convoy of 2 xAKLs. CL Danae sinking is confirmed in the OPs report.
- Somehow my bombers decided to naval strike Singapore [X(]. But thankfully I have been sweeping it daily, thereby the Buffalos didn't take off. In the end it was a decoy fleet of small xAPs.. all destroyed.
- Talking about CAP traps, he put the fying tigers on LRCAP over Hong Kong, once again, thankfully it came with few planes and the losses were minimal
- And more decoys/ CAP traps: he sent a fleet of small xAKLs up the Makassar strait; this was to set the Netties against Balikpapan's Dutch Buffalos... for a 3rd time, I had good luck that very few planes took off, and thereby I was able to destroy most xAKLs for little damage.
- Where I run out of luck: submarines; I am losing the submarine war: today I lost 1 cargo plus 2 more are severely damaged and likely will sink tomorrow. I am so pissed about this that I have decided to stop any convoy that doesn't have an escort. I am still a few days before the xAKs to PBs conversions are completed.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Dadjangas at 78,95, Range 6,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
DD Isonami
DD Murakumo
DD Uranami
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami
Allied Ships
AVD William B. Preston, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
xAKL Mauban, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
xAKL Montanes, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
Yoshitomi, Setsuzo crosses the 'T'
xAKL Montanes sunk by CA Chokai at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CA Chokai engages AVD William B. Preston at 5,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages AVD William B. Preston at 5,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages AVD William B. Preston at 5,000 yards
DD Isonami engages xAKL Mauban at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
CA Chokai engages AVD William B. Preston at 4,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages AVD William B. Preston at 4,000 yards
DD Uranami engages AVD William B. Preston at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
AVD William B. Preston sunk by CA Chokai at 3,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages xAKL Mauban at 3,000 yards
CA Chokai engages xAKL Mauban at 3,000 yards
DD Isonami engages xAKL Mauban at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Uranami engages xAKL Mauban at 2,000 yards
xAKL Mauban sunk by DD Uranami at 2,000 yards
xAKL Mauban sunk by DD Uranami at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
29 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Kashima
CM Okinoshima
CM Tokiwa
PB Takunan Maru #5
PB Takunan Maru #2
PB Takuna Maru #7
PB Toshi Maru #3
PB Kyo Maru #6
PB Fumi Maru #3
PB Sento Maru
PB Koei Maru
PB Tama Maru #5
xAK Daifuku Maru
CL Kashima firing at Lark Force
CM Okinoshima firing at Lark Force
CM Tokiwa firing at Lark Force
PB Takunan Maru #5 fired at enemy troops
PB Takunan Maru #2 fired at enemy troops
PB Takuna Maru #7 fired at enemy troops
PB Toshi Maru #3 fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #6 fired at enemy troops
PB Fumi Maru #3 fired at enemy troops
PB Sento Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Koei Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Tama Maru #5 fired at enemy troops
CM Tokiwa fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Amphibious Assault at Rabaul (106,125)
TF 99 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 106,125
Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt
15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt
15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /3
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost overboard during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /4
15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /4
15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /4
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost overboard during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /5
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Amphibious Assault at Hollandia (93,116)
TF 140 troops unloading over beach at Hollandia, 93,116
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
xAP Ipoh, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Kedah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Klang, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Perak, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 77,61 (Hong Kong)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 45
Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
No Allied losses
Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
24 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
AVG/3rd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
Also attacking 102nd RN Base Force ...
Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ...
Also attacking Rifles of Canada Battalion ...
Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ...
Also attacking 102nd RN Base Force ...
Also attacking Hong Kong Fortress ...
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Donggala at 67,98
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 5
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
xAKL Benkalis, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Benkoelen
xAKL Duijmaer van Twist, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
2e-1-VI.G.V Groep with B-339D (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 17000.
Raid is overhead
2-VI.G.V with B-339D (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
Massive explosion on xAKL Benkalis
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Benkalis
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Duijmaer van Twist
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Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 24117 troops, 351 guns, 181 vehicles, Assault Value = 495
Defending force 5196 troops, 110 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 64
Japanese adjusted assault: 183
Allied adjusted defense: 109
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
129 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
804 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 13 (3 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (7 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Assaulting units:
67th Ind.Infantry Battalion
38th Division
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
66th Infantry Regiment
68th Ind.Infantry Battalion
1st Ind.Inf.Group
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
Defending units:
Kowloon Brigade
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
Rifles of Canada Battalion
102nd RN Base Force
Hong Kong Fortress
Ground combat at Singkawang (56,88)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3789 troops, 24 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 121
Defending force 1268 troops, 15 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 8
Japanese adjusted assault: 72
Allied adjusted defense: 9
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Singkawang !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units pursuing 1
Allied ground losses:
1100 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 43 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Units destroyed 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
III/124th Infantry Battalion
41st Guard Battalion
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
85th JAAF AF Coy
Defending units:
W Borneo Mil'ie Cdo
Singkawang ML Base Force
2e-VLG-I Sup Afd
1e-VLG-V Sup Afd
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4852 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 129
Defending force 2208 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
Japanese adjusted assault: 62
Allied adjusted defense: 31
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Manado !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1127 casualties reported
Squads: 60 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 89 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 22 (22 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2
Assaulting units:
Kure 2nd SNLF
1st Indpt SNLF Coy
15th Naval Guard Unit
3rd JNAF AF Unit
Defending units:
Manado RK Cdo
Manado Mil'ie Cdo
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Ground combat at Davao (79,91)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1391 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45
Defending force 1251 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42
Assaulting units:
101st PA Infantry Regiment
505th Base Sqdn
Defending units:
Miura Det
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1803 troops, 17 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 58
Defending force 6122 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 195
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
2/1st Ind Coy
B Coy/NG Rifles
Lark Force
Rabaul Base Force
Defending units:
144th Infantry Regiment
Maizuru 1st SNLF /1
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RE: Dec16: Manado and Singkawang fell
Next turn will be fun to watch: I am sacrificing Yokosuka 4th SNLF in a run to Palembang.
I am still sending a heavy cover force to protect, but it is likely that they will find whatever surprise he has prepared for the occasion.
4th Independent Mixed Brigade will then have an easier time one turn after
I am still sending a heavy cover force to protect, but it is likely that they will find whatever surprise he has prepared for the occasion.
4th Independent Mixed Brigade will then have an easier time one turn after
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Dec17: Ambon surprise
First of all, the fleets moving to Palembang traveled unopposed, this except of some inconsequential air attacks and two unlucky tankers that should not have messed with battleships.
Tomorrow they will all hit the beaches, I have 2 DMS minesweeper task forces also moving there but it is most likely that Yokosuka 4th SNLF TF will arrive before them.
Other than that:
- Rabaul attack failed, will try again in a few days. Davao in the other hands was captured quickly. Hong Kong finally enter the co-prosperity sphere, DMS will clean the mines and afterwards start loading for the next phase.
- Ambon: naval search showed xAPs/ xAKs TFs at Ambon last turn. Thus I sent Nagara's TF to investigate... and it found several xAPs and xAKs loading what looks like a base force [:'(] [:D] I hope they know how to swin
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 18, 41
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Muntok at 52,90, Range 5,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
DD Yugumo
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
Allied Ships
TK Peik, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
TK Marpessa, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 5,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
BB Ise fires at TK Marpessa at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
TK Marpessa sunk by BB Hyuga at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
BB Hyuga engages TK Peik at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
BB Ise engages TK Peik at 7,000 yards
TK Peik sunk by DD Yugumo at 7,000 yards
TK Peik sunk by DD Yugumo at 7,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Submarine attack near Ambon at 75,109
Japanese Ships
SS I-159
Allied Ships
xAP S'Jacob, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
xAP S'Jacob is sighted by SS I-159
SS I-159 launches 2 torpedoes at xAP S'Jacob
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 2,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
Allied Ships
xAKL Oriskany, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
xAP Glenorchy, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAKL Bordvik, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
xAK Bengalen, Shell hits 27, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Siberg, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 2,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
xAP Siberg sunk by CL Nagara at 2,000 yards
xAP Glenorchy sunk by DD Suzukaze at 2,000 yards
CL Nagara fires at xAK Bengalen at 2,000 yards
CL Nagara fires at xAKL Bordvik at 2,000 yards
CL Nagara engages xAK Bengalen at 2,000 yards
DD Suzukaze engages xAKL Bordvik at 2,000 yards
xAK Bengalen sunk by DD Yamakaze at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
CL Nagara engages xAKL Bordvik at 3,000 yards
DD Suzukaze engages xAKL Oriskany at 3,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages xAKL Oriskany at 3,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages xAKL Oriskany at 3,000 yards
xAKL Bordvik sunk by DD Yukikaze at 3,000 yards
CL Nagara engages xAKL Oriskany at 3,000 yards
CL Nagara engages xAKL Oriskany at 3,000 yards
xAKL Oriskany sunk by DD Kawakaze at 3,000 yards
xAKL Oriskany sunk by DD Kawakaze at 3,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 3,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
Allied Ships
xAK Doryssa, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
Allied ground losses:
326 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 51 (25 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 3,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
DD Kawakaze fires at xAK Bantam at 3,000 yards
xAK Bantam sunk by DD Umikaze at 3,000 yards
DD Kawakaze fires at xAK Doryssa at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CL Nagara engages xAK Doryssa at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages xAK Doryssa at 3,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages xAK Doryssa at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CL Nagara engages xAK Doryssa at 2,000 yards
DD Suzukaze engages xAK Doryssa at 2,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages xAK Doryssa at 2,000 yards
xAK Doryssa sunk by DD Yamakaze at 2,000 yards
xAK Doryssa sunk by DD Yamakaze at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 8,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
Allied Ships
xAP Glenapp, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Stagen, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 8,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
DD Suzukaze launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAP Glenapp at 8,000 yards
DD Kawakaze fires at xAP Glenapp at 8,000 yards
xAP Glenapp sunk by DD Tokitsukaze at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Nagara engages xAP Stagen at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CL Nagara engages xAP Stagen at 3,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages xAP Stagen at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
Massive explosion on xAP Stagen
xAP Stagen sunk by CL Nagara at 2,000 yards
xAP Stagen sunk by CL Nagara at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 24164 troops, 351 guns, 181 vehicles, Assault Value = 495
Defending force 4277 troops, 106 guns, 51 vehicles, Assault Value = 30
Japanese adjusted assault: 337
Allied adjusted defense: 45
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
253 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
2929 casualties reported
Squads: 161 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 428 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 75 (75 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 58 (58 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 5
Assaulting units:
1st Ind.Inf.Group
67th Ind.Infantry Battalion
38th Division
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
66th Infantry Regiment
68th Ind.Infantry Battalion
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
Defending units:
Kowloon Brigade
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
Rifles of Canada Battalion
102nd RN Base Force
Hong Kong Fortress
Tomorrow they will all hit the beaches, I have 2 DMS minesweeper task forces also moving there but it is most likely that Yokosuka 4th SNLF TF will arrive before them.
Other than that:
- Rabaul attack failed, will try again in a few days. Davao in the other hands was captured quickly. Hong Kong finally enter the co-prosperity sphere, DMS will clean the mines and afterwards start loading for the next phase.
- Ambon: naval search showed xAPs/ xAKs TFs at Ambon last turn. Thus I sent Nagara's TF to investigate... and it found several xAPs and xAKs loading what looks like a base force [:'(] [:D] I hope they know how to swin
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 18, 41
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Muntok at 52,90, Range 5,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
DD Yugumo
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
Allied Ships
TK Peik, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
TK Marpessa, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 5,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
BB Ise fires at TK Marpessa at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
TK Marpessa sunk by BB Hyuga at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
BB Hyuga engages TK Peik at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
BB Ise engages TK Peik at 7,000 yards
TK Peik sunk by DD Yugumo at 7,000 yards
TK Peik sunk by DD Yugumo at 7,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Submarine attack near Ambon at 75,109
Japanese Ships
SS I-159
Allied Ships
xAP S'Jacob, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
xAP S'Jacob is sighted by SS I-159
SS I-159 launches 2 torpedoes at xAP S'Jacob
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 2,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
Allied Ships
xAKL Oriskany, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
xAP Glenorchy, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAKL Bordvik, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
xAK Bengalen, Shell hits 27, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Siberg, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 2,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
xAP Siberg sunk by CL Nagara at 2,000 yards
xAP Glenorchy sunk by DD Suzukaze at 2,000 yards
CL Nagara fires at xAK Bengalen at 2,000 yards
CL Nagara fires at xAKL Bordvik at 2,000 yards
CL Nagara engages xAK Bengalen at 2,000 yards
DD Suzukaze engages xAKL Bordvik at 2,000 yards
xAK Bengalen sunk by DD Yamakaze at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
CL Nagara engages xAKL Bordvik at 3,000 yards
DD Suzukaze engages xAKL Oriskany at 3,000 yards
DD Umikaze engages xAKL Oriskany at 3,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages xAKL Oriskany at 3,000 yards
xAKL Bordvik sunk by DD Yukikaze at 3,000 yards
CL Nagara engages xAKL Oriskany at 3,000 yards
CL Nagara engages xAKL Oriskany at 3,000 yards
xAKL Oriskany sunk by DD Kawakaze at 3,000 yards
xAKL Oriskany sunk by DD Kawakaze at 3,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 3,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
Allied Ships
xAK Doryssa, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Bantam, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
Allied ground losses:
326 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 51 (25 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 3,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
DD Kawakaze fires at xAK Bantam at 3,000 yards
xAK Bantam sunk by DD Umikaze at 3,000 yards
DD Kawakaze fires at xAK Doryssa at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CL Nagara engages xAK Doryssa at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages xAK Doryssa at 3,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages xAK Doryssa at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CL Nagara engages xAK Doryssa at 2,000 yards
DD Suzukaze engages xAK Doryssa at 2,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages xAK Doryssa at 2,000 yards
xAK Doryssa sunk by DD Yamakaze at 2,000 yards
xAK Doryssa sunk by DD Yamakaze at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ambon at 76,109, Range 8,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
Allied Ships
xAP Glenapp, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Stagen, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 8,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
DD Suzukaze launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAP Glenapp at 8,000 yards
DD Kawakaze fires at xAP Glenapp at 8,000 yards
xAP Glenapp sunk by DD Tokitsukaze at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Nagara engages xAP Stagen at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CL Nagara engages xAP Stagen at 3,000 yards
DD Kawakaze engages xAP Stagen at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
Massive explosion on xAP Stagen
xAP Stagen sunk by CL Nagara at 2,000 yards
xAP Stagen sunk by CL Nagara at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 24164 troops, 351 guns, 181 vehicles, Assault Value = 495
Defending force 4277 troops, 106 guns, 51 vehicles, Assault Value = 30
Japanese adjusted assault: 337
Allied adjusted defense: 45
Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
253 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
2929 casualties reported
Squads: 161 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 428 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 75 (75 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 58 (58 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 5
Assaulting units:
1st Ind.Inf.Group
67th Ind.Infantry Battalion
38th Division
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
66th Infantry Regiment
68th Ind.Infantry Battalion
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
Defending units:
Kowloon Brigade
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
Rifles of Canada Battalion
102nd RN Base Force
Hong Kong Fortress
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Dec18: Palembang, Mersing and Houston
A great turn [:)]
- Houston spotted and torpedoed by I-159, his skipper just won a ticket to the most expensive Geisha house and a boat load of sake. As you can see from the map, this is likely a strong SCTF; Houston, Jupiter, Paul Jones, I bet Boise is there too.. maybe Repulse?
In any case, I don't think he will keep moving north, he should not... but we will see... I have mostly light cruisers at Ternate, he can defeat them, but not without getting exposed to the torpedo happy dance
- Houston spotted and torpedoed by I-159, his skipper just won a ticket to the most expensive Geisha house and a boat load of sake. As you can see from the map, this is likely a strong SCTF; Houston, Jupiter, Paul Jones, I bet Boise is there too.. maybe Repulse?
In any case, I don't think he will keep moving north, he should not... but we will see... I have mostly light cruisers at Ternate, he can defeat them, but not without getting exposed to the torpedo happy dance
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RE: Dec18: Palembang, Mersing and Houston
And Malaya/ Borneo/ Sumatra:
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Dec19: Palembang damaged
Mersing and Palembang captured, Rabaul held.
I don't know if damaging 99 oil and 82 refinery is good for a PBEM; against the AI, I almost always get it with no damage or at most a little (20s)... so this suck.. moreover, I also lost 27 at Miri.. which means a lot of supply will need to be moved to the SRA. Only the oil will be repaired
What else? one DMS sank at Hong Kong... minesweeping is a dangerous business, I should had sent the pretty abundant xAMcs instead...
Also, I am seriously losing the submarine war, I had several attacks, most unsuccessful, but still, I am losing a freighter or 2 per turn, this with escorted convoys.
I also lost a couple xAKs at Palembang to LBA naval strikes.. but these were kind of unavoidable. Now that I captured the base, I will provide some serious CAP
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 9755 troops, 88 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
Defending force 2231 troops, 24 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 54
Japanese adjusted assault: 175
Allied adjusted defense: 28
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
743 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (23 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 5
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
Sasebo 8th SNLF
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
35th Fld AA Gun Co
51st Field AA Battalion
21st Fld AA Gun Co
4th JNAF AF Unit
Defending units:
Palembang Cdo
Lahat Cdo
Djambi Cdo
Palembang ML Base Force
PBg-Ld AA Afd
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 6376 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 195
Defending force 1992 troops, 21 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
Japanese adjusted assault: 37
Allied adjusted defense: 71
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
116 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
238 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
Maizuru 1st SNLF
Defending units:
B Coy/NG Rifles
2/1st Ind Coy
Lark Force
Rabaul Base Force
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Ground combat at Mersing (51,82)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1753 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 229
Defending force 632 troops, 4 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 26
Japanese adjusted assault: 44
Allied adjusted defense: 5
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Mersing !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
147 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 46 (46 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
2nd Engineer Regiment
91st Naval Guard Unit
I./4th Infantry Battalion
II./4th Infantry Battalion
2nd Recon Rgt /1
Defending units:
3rd Cavalry Regiment
113th RAF Adv Base Force
I don't know if damaging 99 oil and 82 refinery is good for a PBEM; against the AI, I almost always get it with no damage or at most a little (20s)... so this suck.. moreover, I also lost 27 at Miri.. which means a lot of supply will need to be moved to the SRA. Only the oil will be repaired
What else? one DMS sank at Hong Kong... minesweeping is a dangerous business, I should had sent the pretty abundant xAMcs instead...
Also, I am seriously losing the submarine war, I had several attacks, most unsuccessful, but still, I am losing a freighter or 2 per turn, this with escorted convoys.
I also lost a couple xAKs at Palembang to LBA naval strikes.. but these were kind of unavoidable. Now that I captured the base, I will provide some serious CAP
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 9755 troops, 88 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 314
Defending force 2231 troops, 24 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 54
Japanese adjusted assault: 175
Allied adjusted defense: 28
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
743 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (23 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 5
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
Sasebo 8th SNLF
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
35th Fld AA Gun Co
51st Field AA Battalion
21st Fld AA Gun Co
4th JNAF AF Unit
Defending units:
Palembang Cdo
Lahat Cdo
Djambi Cdo
Palembang ML Base Force
PBg-Ld AA Afd
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 6376 troops, 61 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 195
Defending force 1992 troops, 21 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
Japanese adjusted assault: 37
Allied adjusted defense: 71
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
116 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
238 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
Maizuru 1st SNLF
Defending units:
B Coy/NG Rifles
2/1st Ind Coy
Lark Force
Rabaul Base Force
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Ground combat at Mersing (51,82)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1753 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 229
Defending force 632 troops, 4 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 26
Japanese adjusted assault: 44
Allied adjusted defense: 5
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Mersing !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
147 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 46 (46 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
2nd Engineer Regiment
91st Naval Guard Unit
I./4th Infantry Battalion
II./4th Infantry Battalion
2nd Recon Rgt /1
Defending units:
3rd Cavalry Regiment
113th RAF Adv Base Force
RE: Dec19: Palembang damaged
In my game, it's definitely the Dutch that do all the damage earlier. I think the US subs have scored around 40-50 hits so far - all duds for the most part. I just got lucky and had one US sub score 3 successful hits on the Ryujo in one turn.
I think as Japan you really need to make use of land-based ASW along your convoy/supply routes. Just make sure you are training a bunch of army pilots in Manchuria on ASW...well, I'm sure you are already. I'm playing a game as Japan right now as well and took the option of destroying a good portion of the Manilla sub fleet, which I think has helped.
I think as Japan you really need to make use of land-based ASW along your convoy/supply routes. Just make sure you are training a bunch of army pilots in Manchuria on ASW...well, I'm sure you are already. I'm playing a game as Japan right now as well and took the option of destroying a good portion of the Manilla sub fleet, which I think has helped.
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RE: Dec19: Palembang damaged
I think it is a matter of too many ships moving, all over the place. The chaos of December 41 really gives an advantage to submarines. Once things start to settle down: like he loses his forward bases, I mine all choke points and PB conversions are completed, and more important once only heavily escorted convoys cross the oceans, then losses will decline.
I am not too concerned, yet, as only 4 freighters sunk, so far, are worth mentioning: one good AMC raider, two Yusen A and one Yusen N. All others easily replaceable, won't be missed.
I haven't yet started ASW training, my starting focus is on naval search for the navy, and I will not yet use Army planes for ASW.. eventually, but first priority for the Army is in building a good bombing force.
Based on my experience playing Allies, I prefer to train "generalists" first, then focus on specific skills. In other words, each and every pilot will be trained on one primary skill, then move onto a secondary an maybe a third. This makes it easier to manage them, if I am in urgent need of dive bombers, for example, I can move some patrol pilots already trained in search, then it is only one more skill to add. I am certainly too lazy to do very specialized training, in my Allied game I ended using my ASW or low bombing specialist as high level bombers simply because I run out of pilots, so I ended wasting skills.
The specific skills I plan to focus on are as follows:
Army and Navy Fighters
Primary: Air. Secondary: Defense (strafing)
Navy torpedo or 2E bombers
Primary: naval attack torpedo, Secondary: naval attack bomb, Tertiary: search
Navy dive bombers
Primary: naval attack bomb, Secondary: search, Tertiary: ASW
Navy Float planes/ patrol
Primary: search, Secondary: ASW
some (few) squadrons working as proxy for recon and fighter (sweep) squadrons
Army bombers
Primary: ground bombing, Secondary: low ground
Only when I have a good pool of army bombers, I will designate a few squadrons to train for ASW
Army and Navy recon
Primary: recon, Secondary: naval search
Army and Navy Transport
Primary; Transport, Seconday: General skills
KB: ASW
Only pilots with excellent primary skills get into the KB, hence they can work on improving their ASW
I am not too concerned, yet, as only 4 freighters sunk, so far, are worth mentioning: one good AMC raider, two Yusen A and one Yusen N. All others easily replaceable, won't be missed.
I haven't yet started ASW training, my starting focus is on naval search for the navy, and I will not yet use Army planes for ASW.. eventually, but first priority for the Army is in building a good bombing force.
Based on my experience playing Allies, I prefer to train "generalists" first, then focus on specific skills. In other words, each and every pilot will be trained on one primary skill, then move onto a secondary an maybe a third. This makes it easier to manage them, if I am in urgent need of dive bombers, for example, I can move some patrol pilots already trained in search, then it is only one more skill to add. I am certainly too lazy to do very specialized training, in my Allied game I ended using my ASW or low bombing specialist as high level bombers simply because I run out of pilots, so I ended wasting skills.
The specific skills I plan to focus on are as follows:
Army and Navy Fighters
Primary: Air. Secondary: Defense (strafing)
Navy torpedo or 2E bombers
Primary: naval attack torpedo, Secondary: naval attack bomb, Tertiary: search
Navy dive bombers
Primary: naval attack bomb, Secondary: search, Tertiary: ASW
Navy Float planes/ patrol
Primary: search, Secondary: ASW
some (few) squadrons working as proxy for recon and fighter (sweep) squadrons
Army bombers
Primary: ground bombing, Secondary: low ground
Only when I have a good pool of army bombers, I will designate a few squadrons to train for ASW
Army and Navy recon
Primary: recon, Secondary: naval search
Army and Navy Transport
Primary; Transport, Seconday: General skills
KB: ASW
Only pilots with excellent primary skills get into the KB, hence they can work on improving their ASW
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RE: Dec19: Palembang damaged
Ship losses as of December 19th 1941
Naval Engagements:
CL Isuzu Sunk by 21in Mk 15 Torpedo at 59,87 near Kuching
TB Kari Sunk by 6in/45 BL Mk XII at 62,87 near Miri
xAK Teisen Maru Sunk by 6in/53 Mk 12 Gun at 64,87 near Miri
PB Eiko Maru Sunk by 6in/45 BL Mk XII at Miri
AMC Hokoku Maru Sunk by 8in/55 Mk 9 Gun at 115,153 near Belep Islands
xAK Aratama Maru Sunk by 4in/50 Mk 9 Gun at 136,128 near Tarawa
3 battles: Kuching against a strong Allied cruiser TF (Marblehead and Danae), Belep islands' raider vs Pensacola and Tarawa's surprise attack by DMs against and unescorted invasion.
Submarines:
xAK Ryoyo Maru Sunk by 53.3cm W1 Torpedo at 64,83 near Miri
xAK Noto Maru Sunk by 53.3cm W1 Torpedo at 51,73 near Patani
xAK Teiryu Maru Sunk by 53.3cm W1 Torpedo at 76,99 near Manado
xAK Yuri Maru Sunk by 21in Mk 14 Torpedo at 99,45 near Port Arthur
xAK Ohio Maru Sunk by 21in Mk 14 Torpedo at 84,66 near Takao
xAKL Kurama Maru Sunk by 21in Mk 14 Torpedo at 81,71 near Laoag
xAK Yamasimo Maru Sunk by 21in Mk 10 Torpedo at 82,66 near Takao
CM Nasami Sunk by 21in Mk 10 Torpedo at 84,62 near Pescadores
3 Dutch, 3 Fleet and 2 "S" boat
Air strike:
xAK Nojima Maru Sunk by 250 lb GP Bomb at 50,89 near Muntok
xAK Shoho Maru Sunk by 300 kg SAP Bomb at 50,89 near Muntok
xAKL Hanakawa Maru Sunk by 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. at 85,70 near Batan Island
ACM Kyo Maru #1 Sunk by 500 lb GP Bomb at Babeldaob
xAK Hukuzyu Maru Heavy fires, bombed by 300 kg SAP Bomb at Palembang
Muntok/ Palembang losses were expected, as this kind of invasion is risky business, Batan was a surprise PBY attack and Babeldaob a B-17 strike
Mines:
DMS W-15 Sunk by Mk XVII Mine at 77,61 near Hong Kong
Naval Engagements:
CL Isuzu Sunk by 21in Mk 15 Torpedo at 59,87 near Kuching
TB Kari Sunk by 6in/45 BL Mk XII at 62,87 near Miri
xAK Teisen Maru Sunk by 6in/53 Mk 12 Gun at 64,87 near Miri
PB Eiko Maru Sunk by 6in/45 BL Mk XII at Miri
AMC Hokoku Maru Sunk by 8in/55 Mk 9 Gun at 115,153 near Belep Islands
xAK Aratama Maru Sunk by 4in/50 Mk 9 Gun at 136,128 near Tarawa
3 battles: Kuching against a strong Allied cruiser TF (Marblehead and Danae), Belep islands' raider vs Pensacola and Tarawa's surprise attack by DMs against and unescorted invasion.
Submarines:
xAK Ryoyo Maru Sunk by 53.3cm W1 Torpedo at 64,83 near Miri
xAK Noto Maru Sunk by 53.3cm W1 Torpedo at 51,73 near Patani
xAK Teiryu Maru Sunk by 53.3cm W1 Torpedo at 76,99 near Manado
xAK Yuri Maru Sunk by 21in Mk 14 Torpedo at 99,45 near Port Arthur
xAK Ohio Maru Sunk by 21in Mk 14 Torpedo at 84,66 near Takao
xAKL Kurama Maru Sunk by 21in Mk 14 Torpedo at 81,71 near Laoag
xAK Yamasimo Maru Sunk by 21in Mk 10 Torpedo at 82,66 near Takao
CM Nasami Sunk by 21in Mk 10 Torpedo at 84,62 near Pescadores
3 Dutch, 3 Fleet and 2 "S" boat
Air strike:
xAK Nojima Maru Sunk by 250 lb GP Bomb at 50,89 near Muntok
xAK Shoho Maru Sunk by 300 kg SAP Bomb at 50,89 near Muntok
xAKL Hanakawa Maru Sunk by 22.4in Mk 13 Torp. at 85,70 near Batan Island
ACM Kyo Maru #1 Sunk by 500 lb GP Bomb at Babeldaob
xAK Hukuzyu Maru Heavy fires, bombed by 300 kg SAP Bomb at Palembang
Muntok/ Palembang losses were expected, as this kind of invasion is risky business, Batan was a surprise PBY attack and Babeldaob a B-17 strike
Mines:
DMS W-15 Sunk by Mk XVII Mine at 77,61 near Hong Kong
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Dec 21: Mersing unloading continues
On December 21st the invasion of Mersing continues with minimal problems.
He sent a small fleet (DD Encounter, DM Stronghold) to try to disrupt it, but failed. the former sank, the latter left undamaged.
Air strikes were weak at Mersing, with few bombers capable of crossing Zero's CAP (provided by mini-KB). some subs were spotted, as I have all Kates and all float planes on this TF doing ASW.
In other news:
Rabaul naval bombarded, next turn will be "shock" attacked.
xAP Dominion Monarch ate two torpedoes, hopefully it will sink
Guam invasion (1 xAP, 1 TB) attacked by AM Penguin. minor damage, invasion/ unloading continued afterwards
He sent a small fleet (DD Encounter, DM Stronghold) to try to disrupt it, but failed. the former sank, the latter left undamaged.
Air strikes were weak at Mersing, with few bombers capable of crossing Zero's CAP (provided by mini-KB). some subs were spotted, as I have all Kates and all float planes on this TF doing ASW.
In other news:
Rabaul naval bombarded, next turn will be "shock" attacked.
xAP Dominion Monarch ate two torpedoes, hopefully it will sink
Guam invasion (1 xAP, 1 TB) attacked by AM Penguin. minor damage, invasion/ unloading continued afterwards
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RE: Dec 21: Mersing unloading continues
Wow that weather mod is very nice. Any idea where I can find it? That would be a lot easier to read than the current weather toggle... The other icons too. Or maybe I've just been using the wrong weather toggle.
Also...good job at Mersing, should help speed up attack on Singapore. And that is a very nice transport your opponent just lost. Too bad for him. Has he successfully gotten most troops out to Burma or have you stopped him at all?
Also...good job at Mersing, should help speed up attack on Singapore. And that is a very nice transport your opponent just lost. Too bad for him. Has he successfully gotten most troops out to Burma or have you stopped him at all?
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RE: Dec 21: Mersing unloading continues
The clouds and combat icons are from Jace11
https://sites.google.com/site/jacesstuf ... -s-edition
Mersing at this stage will fail to trap significant forces, I am expecting only a few LCUs,
but it will expedite the final conquest, as it will allow me to capture rail terminus, then those forces currently at Taiping or Alor Star will quicker for a final showdown at Johore and Singapore.
I have been sinking several transports, but I haven't seen anything "big" in terms of troop losses; just a few trying to leave Cebu, Manila or Ambon. Still I am more interested in getting the real state at the moment.
I haven't started yet the move to Burma, just the preliminary moves. I expect another few days, maybe a week before the 33 division arrives to Rahaeng, by then I would had consolidated Malaya and thereby in a position to move some components of 3rd air fleet, recon in particular, to the Thai-Burma frontier
https://sites.google.com/site/jacesstuf ... -s-edition
Mersing at this stage will fail to trap significant forces, I am expecting only a few LCUs,
but it will expedite the final conquest, as it will allow me to capture rail terminus, then those forces currently at Taiping or Alor Star will quicker for a final showdown at Johore and Singapore.
I have been sinking several transports, but I haven't seen anything "big" in terms of troop losses; just a few trying to leave Cebu, Manila or Ambon. Still I am more interested in getting the real state at the moment.
I haven't started yet the move to Burma, just the preliminary moves. I expect another few days, maybe a week before the 33 division arrives to Rahaeng, by then I would had consolidated Malaya and thereby in a position to move some components of 3rd air fleet, recon in particular, to the Thai-Burma frontier