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larryfulkerson wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 5:41 pm Minelayer CM Willem v d'Zaan has 45 mines and is headed for Miri but I doubt that he's going to make it there before the Japs do. Maybe if I go at full speed I can make it. I'll probably lose the CM but I might be able to take one or more of the Japs with me.
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It should be full speed (ahead and damn the torpedoes (mines)) with Direct and Absolute setting, then Auto-Disband to make it there in one day. You are going coastal which will take longer. Have it return and then lay eggs at Kuching after rearming.

You have two Dutch minelaying submarines as well, don't use them for patrols until you are out of mines. This is also the best use for the Argonaut until the mines that it can lay are gone.

larryfulkerson wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 5:33 pm

RangerJoe wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 5:30 pm Force Z to Miri! Then run away!

There is a way to save most of your units at Hong Kong, at least against the AI.

I'm all ears. (Dumbo*, is that you? ) Do tell I pray you.
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The Chinese have a air transport unit, move it in range, divide it into thirds and start removing a part of each possible unit. Take your cargo ships, put them into Amphibious TFs (or one large one or a TF with enough space for each unit and then break it/them down later but before they are fully loaded) and move each ship in its own TF to Kwangchowan where they will unload and disband. The surviving ships can then individually try to make it to Tarakan. The ground units will be needed at Nanning.

The MTBs can refuel at Luzon and join with the American and Filipino PT Boats there.

The destroyers can play on their way to Manila, some of them can carry mines if I recall correctly so they can lay them at Vigan.

You may also want to move an armoured Brigade or more to China along with the Burmese base forces which will also give some AA protection for those bases in the mountains.

*Humor helps to keep any depression away. While some people claim that laughter is the best medicine, they apparently haven't tried a glass of wine.

Thank you so much. I'll see what I can do to make it happen.

larryfulkerson wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 5:33 pm

RangerJoe wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 5:30 pm Force Z to Miri! Then run away!

There is a way to save most of your units at Hong Kong, at least against the AI.

I'm all ears. Do tell I pray you.
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There is a British Catalina squadron in Singapore that can assist in evacuating Hong Kong by air. Base the Cats at Jesselton in northern Borneo to use as air transport. Then when you've pulled a unit fragment or two out of HK over to Jesselton, rebase the Cats at Singapore and pull what you air evacuated to Jesselton over to Singapore.
Then get them on a fast boat outta Singers and off to India or Australia or wherever they can rebuild to full strength.

I've finally developed some leading pilots and one of them has 3 kills already. None of them are American but I'm working on that.

The Japs captured Makin last night and I believe Tarawa will be next and soon. The Japs lost only one AK yesterday and I lost only a handful of ships including a single CL ( USS Detroit ) and one DMS ( USS Perry ).

Here's the entire Combat Report for 08dec41:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41
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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)

19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
DD Uranami
PB Tatsumiya Maru
SC Ch 9
SC Ch 7
AK Sasako Maru
DD Ayanami

Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CL Sendai firing at 8th Indian Brigade
DD Uranami firing at 8th Indian Brigade
PB Tatsumiya Maru fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 9 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 7 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Tatsumiya Maru
SC Ch 9
SC Ch 7
AK Sasako Maru

PB Tatsumiya Maru fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 9 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 7 fired at enemy troops


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TF 249 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)

Allied Ships
PT-32, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
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Sub vs Sub: SS Dolphin attacking SS I-3 at 180,108 - near Pearl Harbor

Japanese Ships
SS I-3

Allied Ships
SS Dolphin

SS Dolphin launches 4 torpedoes at 4,000 yards


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Sub attack near Lingga at 51,87

Japanese Ships
SS I-121

Allied Ships
CM Willem v d Zaan

SS I-121 launches 2 torpedoes
I-121 bottoming out ....
CM Willem v d Zaan attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-121 eludes ASW attack from CM Willem v d Zaan
CM Willem v d Zaan loses contact with SS I-121
CM Willem v d Zaan fails to find sub, continues to search...
CM Willem v d Zaan fails to find sub, continues to search...
CM Willem v d Zaan fails to find sub, continues to search...
CM Willem v d Zaan fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Kuantan at 55,78

Japanese Ships
SS I-154

Allied Ships
DD Express

SS I-154 is sighted by escort
I-154 bottoming out ....
DD Express fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Express fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Express fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Express fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Express fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Patani at 51,73, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 1
AK Hirokawa Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Sagami Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AK Kinka Maru, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Tosan Maru, Shell hits 9, heavy fires

Allied Ships
DD Electra, Shell hits 1
DD Express, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
2245 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 148 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 64 (64 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
Improved night sighting under 85% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 85% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
DD Express engages DD Shirakumo at 12,000 yards
DD Shirakumo engages DD Electra at 12,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Kinka Maru at 12,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Sagami Maru at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Electra engages DD Shirakumo at 11,000 yards
DD Express engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Shirakumo engages DD Electra at 7,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DD Express at 7,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Kinka Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Sagami Maru at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Shirakumo engages DD Electra at 6,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DD Electra at 6,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Tosan Maru at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Shirakumo engages DD Express at 4,000 yards
DD Electra engages DD Shirakumo at 4,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Tosan Maru at 4,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Kinka Maru at 4,000 yards
AK Sagami Maru sunk by DD Express at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Shirakumo engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DD Electra at 2,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Tosan Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DD Express at 2,000 yards
DD Express engages DD Shinonome at 2,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Tosan Maru at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Shirakumo engages DD Electra at 4,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Tosan Maru at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Shirakumo engages DD Express at 6,000 yards
DD Electra engages DD Shinonome at 6,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Kinka Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DD Electra at 6,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Kinka Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Hirokawa Maru at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Express engages DD Shirakumo at 5,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Hirokawa Maru at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Shirakumo engages DD Express at 3,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DD Express at 3,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Tosan Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Hirokawa Maru at 3,000 yards
AK Tosan Maru , AK Kinka Maru screened from combat
- escorted by DD Shirakumo
DD Shinonome engages DD Express at 3,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Hirokawa Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Shirakumo engages DD Express at 3,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DD Electra at 3,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Kinka Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Hirokawa Maru at 3,000 yards
Cartwright, F.J. orders Allied TF to disengage
DD Express engages DD Shirakumo at 3,000 yards
DD Shinonome engages DD Electra at 3,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Tosan Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Kinka Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Hirokawa Maru at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
AK Tosan Maru , AK Kinka Maru screened from combat
- escorted by DD Shirakumo
DD Express engages DD Shinonome at 8,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Hirokawa Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Express engages AK Hirokawa Maru at 8,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Night Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 7

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Amphibious Assault at Makin (136,125)

TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Makin, 136,125
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Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Tatsumiya Maru
SC Ch 9
SC Ch 7
AK Sasako Maru

PB Tatsumiya Maru fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 9 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 7 fired at enemy troops


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Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 178,109

Japanese Ships
SS I-169

Allied Ships
ACM Buttress
CM Oglala
DM Gamble
DM Sicard
DM Tracy

Captain of SS I-169 elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
I-169 diving deep ....
DM Sicard fails to find sub and abandons search
DM Tracy fails to find sub, continues to search...
DM Tracy fails to find sub, continues to search...
DM Tracy fails to find sub, continues to search...
DM Tracy fails to find sub, continues to search...
DM Tracy fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong at 77,61

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5M1 Mabel x 3
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Thanet

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Kota Bharu , at 51,75

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
Ki-27b Nate x 42

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 5000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Kota Bharu , at 51,75

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
G3M2 Nell x 29
Ki-27b Nate x 40

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 15 damaged

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 54

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Kota Bharu , at 51,75

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 31
Ki-27b Nate x 40

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 9 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed on ground
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
31 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Kota Bharu , at 51,75

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 36

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 22 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Tavoy , at 54,60

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 16
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 17000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 22
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 8

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(29 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 8 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 11 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 19
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 3 destroyed

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 11 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
Raid is overhead
59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Victoria Point , at 51,66

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 17000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
G3M2 Nell x 6

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 6 damaged
O-47A: 3 damaged
P-35A: 7 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 8
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 53,77

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 31

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Express, heavy damage
DD Electra

Aircraft Attacking:
31 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 18000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 100 kg SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 22
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 8

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
xAK Awajisan Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(29 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 11 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 11 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on 109th RN Base Force, at 49,79 (Kuala Lumpur)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 18

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cebu at 80,85

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N1 Kate x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Governor Wright, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
xAKL Taurus, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Ravnaas, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo



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Ground combat at Pengpu (90,50)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5605 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 182

Defending force 1498 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 46

Japanese adjusted assault: 155

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 51 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1126 casualties reported
Squads: 75 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
13th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
89th Chinese Corps


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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5172 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 177

Defending force 3875 troops, 40 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 104

Japanese adjusted assault: 173

Allied adjusted defense: 9

Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 6 destroyed
Vildebeest III: 2 destroyed
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
227 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2609 casualties reported
Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 99 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 26 (26 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
56th Infantry Regiment
12th Engineer Regiment
5th JAAF AF Coy

Defending units:
FMSV Brigade
8th Indian Brigade
3rd ISF Base Force


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Ground combat at Makin (136,125)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1626 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 30

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Makin !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
51st Naval Guard Unit

Also, the Japs captured Kota Bharu last night and destroyed some aircraft I couldn't move away soon enough. They have based some aircraft there already and I ambushed them with my two DD SCTF which is escaping to the south.

larryfulkerson wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:00 pm Sub vs Sub: SS Dolphin attacking SS I-3 at 180,108 - near Pearl Harbor

Japanese Ships
SS I-3

Allied Ships
SS Dolphin

SS Dolphin launches 4 torpedoes at 4,000 yards

Wow. Those sub v. sub encounters are rare. It's even rarer when they score a hit.

I flew some Canadaian PBY's to Lingayen and then discovered to my dismay that I couldn't pick up the troops with a Canadian aircraft. D'oh. I don't have enough PP's to buy all those guys but I'd need an ABDA aircraft to lift them at any rate. Lemme look around for one of those.

I tried with an aircraft from the Asiatic Fleet and it said "cannot transport restricted troops" ( paraphrase ). D'oh. I spent 24 of my 64 PP's to move the squadron to 223 Group RAF ( ABDA ) and got the same error message. D'oh.

I'd be curious to know if anyone has figured out the irony in my avatar yet. Any guesses out there? It's because I'm one of those goddamned atheists.

I flew an S.23 Empire transport aircraft to Kavieng to transport the troops there to Port Moresby in order to save them. There's only one
unit there, the 1st Indep. Coy ( A10 ).

larryfulkerson wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:31 pm I flew some Canadaian PBY's to Lingayen and then discovered to my dismay that I couldn't pick up the troops with a Canadian aircraft. D'oh. I don't have enough PP's to buy all those guys but I'd need an ABDA aircraft to lift them at any rate. Lemme look around for one of those.
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Try the No. 205 RAF Catalina squadron at Singapore.

There's a Hudson squadron at Rabaul but that aircraft type doesn't have a troop transport mission so I can't move any of the troops there to Port Moresby using it. And that's the only squadron there.

Platoonist wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:58 pm Try the No. 205 RAF Catalina squadron at Singapore.

I flew the No.205 squadron up to Manila and tried to transport the HK troops and got the error message "cannot transport restricted troops" ( paraphrase ). D'oh. Well, we had to try.

larryfulkerson wrote: Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:09 am I flew the No.205 squadron up to Manila and tried to transport the HK troops and got the error message "cannot transport restricted troops" ( paraphrase ). D'oh. Well, we had to try.

Thats's because you are trying to transport Commonwealth troops to what is nominally American territory (Philippines). Set up the No. 205 in northern Borneo (British territory) at Jesselton and you should be able to make a troop air transport out happen. Then from Jesselton you air transport them to Singapore or send a ship to pick them. But you have to work fast as the window gonna close soon. You should be able to get some pieces of those Canadian units out anyway. (Winnipeg Grenadiers and Rifles of Canada)

VP-21 has 11 aircraft and I've designed their search arcs to try to get a handle on the KB which I believe is within that area somewhere.

Platoonist wrote: Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:31 am Thats's because you are trying to transport Commonwealth troops to what is nominally American territory. Set up the No. 205 in northern Borneo (British territory) at Jesselton and you should be able to make a troop air transport out happen. Then from Jesselton you air transport them to Singapore or send a ship to pick them. But you have to work fast as the window gonna close soon. You should be able to get some pieces of those Canadian units out anyway. (Winnipeg and Rifles of Canada)

Ah so. I had no idea. I'll try this good idea and see what happens.

I finally followed your instructions and IT WORKED just like you said it would. I'm going to see if I can find some more PA aircraft and get a pipeline going to get those troops out of there.