Re: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYer (J): Darwin recaptured [closed]

BBfanboy · Post by **BBfanboy** » Tue Jun 08, 2021 3:08 pm

You got quite a few supply hits at Norfolk Island. That will soon be a problem for the Japanese.

LargeSlowTarget · Post by **LargeSlowTarget** » Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:39 am

February 04/05, 1942

Highlights: Landings at Port Moresby. Air battles over Palembang and in China. Tsiaotso falls. Second invasion on Java.

Bases lost:
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tsiaotso !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Waingapoe !!!
Ramree Island is occupied by the Japanese
Tambelan-eilanden is occupied by the Japanese

Ships lost:
Loss of PT-20 on Feb 04, 1942 is admitted, sunk y DMS W-13 off Port Moresby
Loss of xAKL Sjobris on Feb 04, 1942 is admitted, bombed by Jakes near Terapo
Loss of xAKL Wear on Feb 04, 1942 is admitted, bombed by Kates near Cooktown
Loss of xAKL Caledon on Feb 04, 1942 is admitted, sunk by surface action off Port Moresby
Loss of xAKL Corrimal on Feb 04, 1942 is admitted, bombed by Vals near Terapo
Loss of AMc Enggano on Feb 05, 1942 is admitted, sunk by Betties near Merak
Loss of xAKL Koonda on Feb 05, 1942 is admitted, bombed by Jakes then sunk by surface action at Moresby

China:
Tsiaotso falls in the second attack, will try to reestablish a roadblock in the rough terrain on the road to Sian.
Wenchow bombed, bombarded and ground attacked again but still holds.
Flying Tigers sweeping Canton and Hankow bag a few Oscars and Nates, but losing some planes as well.

PI:
An xAKL succesfully braved the blockade of the PI to deliver supplies to Cebu for pickup and delivery to Manila by submarines. About 80% of the USN fleet sub in the PTO are busy doing supply runs to Manila.
An enemy unit has arrived in the Bataan hex, but I have no idea what it is and I'm not going to show my weakness by launching a bombardment - no supplies anyway. The Bataan garrison consists of the static coastal arty and base force plus remnants of construction units and a detachment of a PI Army regiment airlifted from the southern islands.
Manila is unmolested except by bombings and has 40k supplies left.

DEI:
While the balance of the Dutch Army pushes the lone Bn of the Japanes Eastern invasion force into a retreat, a second landing goes in at Tjepoe in Central Java with 2 SNLF and the 21st Ind. Mixed Bde. Since prospects of holding Soerabaja or Batavia or both with the forces available are very slim, a general retreat to the mountain redoubt at Bandoeng has been ordered for the last stand.
Enemy fighter sweeps over Palembang cause heavy attrition for the combined Dutch and British fighters on CAP.
The undefended / evacuated bases outside Java and Sumatra are being gobbled-up by the Japanese.

PNG:
Invasion of Port Moresby with carrier support and naval bombardment - invasion force consists of Sasebo 3rd SNLF, 144th Infantry Rgt and 65th Bde. I hope the Aussi garrison can hold - 52k supplies available which I would hate to see fall in Japanese hands.

SoPac:
B-17s hitting Norfolk Is. have encountered Zeros on CAP - but the base show no plane icon. Must be carrier-based. I'll stand down the attcks for a couple of days to fix damaged airframes.
Sigint says 5th Air Division is located at Noumea - apparently the Japanese are there to stay. Have to be careful with 17 hexes around Noumea.
Convoys resume between Tahiti and Wellington.
One full P-40 fighter group has been deployed to protect Tahiti, mines, CD guns and plenty of PBYs to provide early warning and ASW are in place.
Still not enough PPs to buy at least a regiment for the Fijis.

Housekeeping:
Enterprise and Yorktown have finished repairs at Bremerton, Sara and Lex need a few days more. A bunch of DDs have finished the first round of upgrades and will provide escort, together with the four available New Orleans class CAs. The Northampton class cruisers are still upgrading for several weeks. The Portlands and Salt Lake Cities will stay in the NorthPac, as do the Omahas and the non-DP gunned Porter class DDs. All the rest will migrate to the SoPac, for convoy escort duty.

Selected action reports:

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 60

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 12
B-339D x 35
CW-21B Demon x 11
75A-7 Hawk x 12

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

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
B-339D: 1 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed
75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 6000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 30

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 10
B-339D x 35
CW-21B Demon x 6
75A-7 Hawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
B-339D: 3 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed
75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 6000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Canton , at 77,59

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 24

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

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x H81-A3 sweeping at 20000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Canton , at 77,59

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Canton , at 77,59

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 19

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

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x H81-A3 sweeping at 20000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Canton , at 77,59

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 3

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

No Allied losses

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Morning Air attack on Hankow , at 85,50

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 9

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x H81-A3 sweeping at 20000 feet

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Morning Air attack on II/66th Naval Guard Unit, at 113,170 (Norfolk Island)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32306 troops, 278 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 974

Defending force 20118 troops, 74 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 614

Japanese adjusted assault: 1216

Allied adjusted defense: 1138

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1974 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 199 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1371 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 53 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled

Assaulting units:
22nd Division
17th Division
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Army
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
88th Chinese/B Corps
28th Chinese/C Corps
28th Chinese/B Corps
100th Chinese/B Corps
88th Chinese/C Corps
100th Chinese/C Corps
25th Group Army

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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30357 troops, 277 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 772

Defending force 19428 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 519

Japanese adjusted assault: 304

Allied adjusted defense: 1498

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
3085 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 328 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 23 (1 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
592 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
22nd Division
17th Division
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Army
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
28th Chinese/C Corps
88th Chinese/B Corps
28th Chinese/B Corps
100th Chinese/B Corps
88th Chinese/C Corps
100th Chinese/C Corps
25th Group Army

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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 55513 troops, 411 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 1579

Defending force 19211 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 337

Japanese adjusted assault: 1343

Allied adjusted defense: 475

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1070 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 114 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
592 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 81 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled

Assaulting units:
37th Division
63rd Division
110th Division
41st Division
59th Infantry Brigade

Defending units:
27th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
15th Group Army

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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 54766 troops, 410 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 1496

Defending force 18047 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 212

Japanese adjusted assault: 1159

Allied adjusted defense: 250

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tsiaotso !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
756 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 79 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled

Allied ground losses:
5897 casualties reported
Squads: 326 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 204 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (15 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
37th Division
110th Division
41st Division
63rd Division
59th Infantry Brigade

Defending units:
27th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
15th Group Army

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Ground combat at Probolinggo (56,105)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7899 troops, 79 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 228

Defending force 1239 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Allied adjusted assault: 126

Japanese adjusted defense: 39

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
177 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd KNIL Regiment
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
6th KNIL Regiment

Defending units:
I/124th Infantry Battalion

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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7610 troops, 80 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 264

Defending force 9176 troops, 94 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 419

Japanese ground losses:
206 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
8th Australian Division
Torres Strait Battalion
49th Australian Battalion
NG Vol Rifles Battalion
2/1st Ind Coy
Papuan Inf Battalion
13th Field Regiment
15th RAN Base Force
Rabaul Base Force
4th Australian Lt AA Regiment

Defending units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
144th Infantry Rgt /2
65th Bde /2

LargeSlowTarget · Post by **LargeSlowTarget** » Fri Jun 18, 2021 10:52 am

February 06/07, 1942

Highlights: Ground attacks at Port Moresby and Java. Palembang air slaughter continues.

Bases lost:
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tjepoe !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Taberfane !!!
Magwe is occupied by the Japanese
Ndeni is occupied by the Japanese

Bases won:
Dobadura is occupied by the Allies

Ships lost:
AS Fulton sunk by I-22 in three successive torpedo attacks one hex short of her destination Brisbane - the Australian corvettes scheduled to merge and provide ASW didn't arrive in time *grrrr*
xAP Hong Peng sunk by I-159 near Pamekasan.
xAP Swartenhondt, xAP Le Maire and xAP Pijnacker Hordijk all sunk by Mini-KBs Kates near Buitenzorg - trying to sneak-in to evacuate Dutch base forces.

China:
The 6th Chinese Army has completed the airlift to Ledo and has been set to accept replacements to fatten up.

DEI:
The 8th Indian Brigade which was still holding out in the jungles and mangroves of Malaya has finished evacuation via Dorniers and PBYs and joined the partent 9th Indian Division at Palembang.
CAP continues to suffer attrition from enemy sweeps - CAP will stand-down for repairs and some rest.
Netties are bombing several small ports like Probolinggo and Malang on Java - what for?

Australia:
First elements of Aus I Corps returning from the Middle East have arrived at Perth.

Selected action reports:

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Afternoon Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 52

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 10
B-339D x 36
CW-21B Demon x 6
75A-7 Hawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed
B-339D: 4 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 6000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 8
B-339D x 7
CW-21B Demon x 5
75A-7 Hawk x 8

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

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed
B-339D: 1 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed

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Ground combat at Tjepoe (54,103)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4603 troops, 40 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 311

Defending force 973 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Japanese adjusted assault: 242

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 242 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tjepoe !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Allied ground losses:
798 casualties reported
Squads: 53 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
Kure 2nd SNLF
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
Sasebo 8th SNLF
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF

Defending units:
Manado Garrison Battalion

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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13658 troops, 94 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 407

Defending force 9068 troops, 129 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 254

Japanese adjusted assault: 103

Allied adjusted defense: 363

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
976 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 97 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
471 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 61 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
65th Brigade
Sasebo 3rd SNLF

Defending units:
49th Australian Battalion
8th Australian Division
Torres Strait Battalion
NG Vol Rifles Battalion
Papuan Inf Battalion
13th Field Regiment
15th RAN Base Force
4th Australian Lt AA Regiment

BBfanboy · Post by **BBfanboy** » Fri Jun 18, 2021 1:55 pm

Not looking good at Port Moresby. [:(]

LargeSlowTarget · Post by **LargeSlowTarget** » Tue Jun 29, 2021 5:04 pm

February 08/09, 1942

Highlights: Midget subs fail to score at Brisbane. Paradrops on Java surprise the Dutch defenders. Netties everywhere. Wenchow holds another ground attacks.

Bases lost:
Japanese forces CAPTURE Langsa !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Horn Island !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Roti !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Malang !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Reef Islands !!!
Lashio is occupied by the Japanese
Dobo is occupied by the Japanese

Ships lost:
PC Yandra, xAKL Marudu, xAKL Lyemun sunk by Nells near Broome
AMc Lawoe sunk by Vals near Batavia
3 HDML sunk by Nells and Vals near Merak

DEI:
Palembang swept by Oscars and Zeros but CAP had two days off.

B-17s hit Bengkalis for 8 oil hits.

Netties spot and attack the remaining ABDA cruisers hovering near Oosthaven - awaiting an occasion to pounce on any invasion convoy aiming for either Western Java or Southern Sumatra - but luckily score no hits. With surprise lost and Netties galore, prospects for success are slim and all remaining surface assets have been ordered to leave the area to its fate. Some subs, HDMLs and AMcs as well as Dutch bombers remain to fight to the bitter end - less three HDML and one AMc sunk by Nells and Mini-KB's Vals. Kates from Mini-KB also bomb Soerabaya and hit freshly arrived CL Sumatra.

Japanes paratroopers capture undefended Malang but are wiped-out at Soerakarta by the local garrison. However, the Dutch troops in Eastern Java currently at Probolinggo are now cut-off and will need to fight their way out if they want to rejoin Soerabaya or the mountain redoubt at Bandoeng.

Northern Oz:
Nells hit a small convoy off Broome, sinking a PC and two xAKLs on the Perth - Darwin run.

PNG:
KB supports the invasion of Horn Islands, whose garrison has been almost completely evacuated. Slight case of overkill.

Selected action reports:

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TF 249 encounters mine field at Brisbane (96,160)

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-7, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32249 troops, 302 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 767

Defending force 19452 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 492

Japanese adjusted assault: 745

Allied adjusted defense: 841

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
2147 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 163 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
801 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 58 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Division
17th Division
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Army
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
28th Chinese/C Corps
28th Chinese/B Corps
88th Chinese/B Corps
100th Chinese/B Corps
88th Chinese/C Corps
100th Chinese/C Corps
25th Group Army

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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 25 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 2

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Malang !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /1

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Ground combat at Soerakarta (53,103)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 25 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Defending force 4300 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Japanese adjusted assault: 0

Allied adjusted defense: 73

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 1)

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

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

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /5

Defending units:
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
KNI Leger

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Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Soerakarta by attrition!!!

LargeSlowTarget · Post by **LargeSlowTarget** » Tue Jun 29, 2021 5:05 pm

February 10/11, 1942

Highlights: Java a lost cause. Magwe oil bombed. Canton swept. Palembang airfield raided.

Bases lost:
Japanese forces CAPTURE Dobadura !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Duff Islands !!!
Pantar is occupied by the Japanese
Madioen is occupied by the Japanese

Ships lost:
3 HDML sunk by Mini-KB around Merak
xAP Van Swoll sunk by Mini-KB at Buitenzorg

Burma:
Blenheims bomb the oil centers at Magwe but CAP is already in place. 6 bombers lost for 4 oil hits.

China:
Wenchow bombarded once more by BBs Mutsu and Nagato. Flying Tigers sweep Canton, trading 5 Oscars for 2 H81-A3. Japanese tanks chase Chinese guerillas blocking railroads near Tsinan.

Sumatra:
Palembang visited by Sallies, 6 planes destroyed on the ground. The 4-stackers have finished upgrading at Oosthaven and are ordered to sprint to Cocos Is. and to move on to Perth.

Java:
Amphibious Assault at Kalidjati on Western Java. With half the Dutch ground forces trapped on Eastern Java and insufficient forces to defend Batavia, all units able to comply are ordered to Bandoeng in the mountains for the last stand. More HDMLs sunk by Mini-KB around Merak. Mini-KB sinks xAP Van Swoll at Buitenzorg, trying to evacuate a Dutch base force. All available Flying Boats have gathered at Cocos Is. to start the evacuation of base forces no longer needed on Java and Sumatra due to attrition of the Allied air forces. Dutch and British bombers and surviving B-17Ds from the PI bomb Japanese ground forces at Semarang and Soerabaja to help the breakout of the Eastern Java garrison.

PNG:
Port Moresby bombarded twice by 2x2 CAs with little effect. No Japanese ground attacks and ineffective Allied ground bombardments. Apparently the Japanese are waiting for reinforcements before attacking. Few Allied assets in the area, will try to airlift some elements of the AUS 4th Div to Port Moresby and ordered the B-17s from Auckland to migrate to Townsville.

New Zealand:
Norfolk Is. bombed by B-17s, Zeros on CAP losing one for 4 B-17s damaged.

Selected action reports:

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 26
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 4 damaged
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed on ground
CW-21B Demon: 1 damaged
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed on ground
B-339D: 7 damaged
B-339D: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged
75A-7 Hawk: 4 damaged
75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed on ground
Blenheim IF: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 28

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
Blenheim IF: 1 damaged
B-339D: 3 damaged
B-339D: 1 destroyed on ground

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

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

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Morning Air attack on II/66th Naval Guard Unit, at 113,170 (Norfolk Island)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 21

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
179 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Buitenzorg at 48,99

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
D3A1 Val x 12

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 1
Buffalo I x 3
B-339D x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
B-339D: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAP Van Swoll, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (11 destroyed, 3 disabled)

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Ground combat at 91,43 (near Tsinan)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Defending force 590 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

Japanese adjusted assault: 41

Allied adjusted defense: 8

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)

Allied ground losses:
222 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
51st Chinese/C Corps

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Ground combat at Dobadura (99,130)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 408 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Defending force 154 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 5

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Dobadura !!!

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

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

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd Indpt SNLF Coy

Defending units:
2/1st Ind Coy

LargeSlowTarget · Post by **LargeSlowTarget** » Tue Jun 29, 2021 5:46 pm

February 12/13, 1942

Highlights: CVL Zuiho torpedoed and sunk.

Bases lost:
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kalidjati !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Endeh !!!

Ships lost:
CL Sumatra sunk by Nells fleeing Soerabaja
AVP Merel, AG Gemma, AG Canopus, 4 AMc sunk by surface and air attacks around Western Java

Ships sunk:
CM Natsushima by B-17s at Singers
CVL Zuiho is reported to have been sunk near Kalidjati by SS KXII

Intel: Previous report of sinking of CA Suzuya incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service

China: Wenchow bombarded once more by Mutsu and Nagato.

Singers: Daring daylight raid by B-17s damage a CL and sink a CM.

DEI: Attrition of Allied fighter CAP over Palembang continues. Japanese SAG sweeps mines at Merak and Oosthaven, sinking some Dutch small fry in the process. Mini-KB sinks an AVP but SS KXII sinks CVL Zuiho. BB Ise bombards and slows down Eastern Java garrison at Probolinggo. Dutch and British bombers impale themselves on enemy CAP trying to hit Japanese task forces around Western Java.

PNG: With the fall of Horn Is., I have lost track of KB. Not good.

Housekeeping: All four available USN CVs have left Bremerton for Pearl Harbor and on to the SoPac, all available BBs will also migrate to the South.

Selected action reports:

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Night Naval bombardment of Wenchow at 89,58

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato

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

Resources hits 1
Light Industry hits 2
Heavy Industry hits 1
Manpower hits 3
Fires 421
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 38
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 3

F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Mutsu
BB Mutsu firing at Wenchow
BB Nagato firing at Wenchow

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Sub attack near Kalidjati at 51,99

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
BB Hyuga
CL Yura
CS Mizuho
DD Oboro
DD Asagiri
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS KXII, hits 1

Ammo storage explosion on CVL Zuiho

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Night Naval bombardment of Probolinggo at 56,105

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CL Kitakami

Allied ground losses:
249 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

BB Ise firing at 2nd KNIL Regiment
CA Haguro firing at 2nd KNIL Regiment
CA Myoko firing at 2nd KNIL Regiment
CL Kitakami firing at 6th KNIL Regiment

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Oosthaven at 47,97, Range 19,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Shinonome
DD Uranami
DD Yugiri
DMS W-17
DMS W-19

Allied Ships
AG Gemma, Shell hits 10, and is sunk

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Oosthaven at 47,97, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Shinonome
DD Uranami
DD Yugiri
DMS W-17
DMS W-19

Allied Ships
AMc MMS A, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
AMc MMS B, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
AMc MMS C, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
AMc MMS D, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
AG Canopus, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merak at 48,97

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
D3A1 Val x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AVP Merel, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Mataram at 58,111

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
G3M2 Nell x 18

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
C.XI-W: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Sumatra, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 48,96

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 7
139WH-3 x 21
CW-22 Falcon x 7
L-212 x 7

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 1 damaged
L-212: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
CL Natori
DMS W-17
DMS W-19

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kalidjati at 51,99

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
F1M2 Pete x 2

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 6
L-212 x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 4 destroyed
L-212: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna

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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 25

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Kuma, Bomb hits 1

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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 25

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CM Natsushima, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 7
B-339D x 6
CW-21B Demon x 1
75A-7 Hawk x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed
B-339D: 1 destroyed
75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 5
B-339D x 5
CW-21B Demon x 2
75A-7 Hawk x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed

BBfanboy · Post by **BBfanboy** » Tue Jun 29, 2021 9:15 pm

Well, the captain of HNMS K-XII must have looked at the title of your AAR! Nicely done![&o]

RangerJoe · Post by **RangerJoe** » Tue Jun 29, 2021 10:08 pm

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Well, the captain of HNMS K-XII must have looked at the title of your AAR! Nicely done![&o]

+1

LargeSlowTarget · Post by **LargeSlowTarget** » Mon Jul 05, 2021 6:06 am

February 14/15, 1942

Highlights: Amphibious Assault at Merak.

Bases lost:
Japanese forces CAPTURE Larantoeka !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Semarang !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Probolinggo !!!
Vanikoro is occupied by the Japanese
Djokjakarta is occupied by the Japanese

Ships lost:
None - nothing left to be sunk near Japanese forces

China:
Wenchow bombarded again by Mutsu and Nagato, and bombed as well. Forts are down to 0 and I am hesitating between ordering a withdrawal and do-or-die orders. The guerilla war behind Japanese lines is coming to an end. The Lusu War Area HQ and the 89th Chinese/A Corps which have been roaming around the hinterlands of Japanese-occupied China between Sinyang and Hankow looking for a way to reach friendly lines have finaly been caught and destroyed. A splinter of the Chinese 51st Corps blocking the Chengting - Anyang railroad has been hunted down by Japanese tanks and forced to retreat into the mountains, the remnants will try to rejoin friendly lines. However, another splinter of the 51st Corps is still sitting unmolested on the Tientsin - Tsinan railroad.

Burma:
Enemy recon-bombards Mandalay - will probably fall next turn as only two weak Burmese battalions remain to satisfy garrison requirements. Hurricanes from Imphal sweep Magwe 3 Oscars downed for one Hurri lost.

DEI:
Palembang bombed day and night, remaining operational fighters too few in numbers to matter. Situation on Java beyond hope. Botched operations on Eastern Java have let to the complete isolation of strong Dutch forces at Malang - which is being held by the Japanese. A desperate attack to recapture Malang has failed. The Japanese 21st Ind. Bde is testing the defenses of Soerabaya - which is being held solely by immobile base forces and coastal arty. Enemy landing at undefended Merak, the last remaining bombers bravely attacked and died in vain:

Blenheim I: 5 destroyed
139WH-3: 12 destroyed
CW-22 Falcon: 8 destroyed

Will try to evacuate the remnants of the air forces to Cocos Is. as soon as its airfield reaches level-1 next turn, where ships are waiting to load the unrestricted Brits, Oz and Kiwi units for rebuilding in the rear. The fleet of Dorniers and Cats is busy evacuating base forces and the 224 Group Air HQ from Palembang to Cocos for the same purpose.

PNG:
Port Moresby bombarded again by three cruisers, plus bombing raids. Recon arty bombardment shows no increase in enemy ground strength. I'm airlifting reinforcements from the 4th AUS Division and will try to bring some B-17 into range.

Selected action reports:

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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CL Tama

Allied ground losses:
140 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 19 (4 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 21
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

E7K2 Alf acting as spotter for CA Furutaka
CA Furutaka firing at Port Moresby
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Kinugasa
CA Kinugasa firing at 8th Australian Division
CL Tama firing at Port Moresby

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Night Naval bombardment of Wenchow at 89,58

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
209 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Manpower hits 1
Light Industry hits 1
Fires 143
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Mutsu
BB Mutsu firing at Wenchow
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Nagato
BB Nagato firing at 28th Chinese/B Corps

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2
B-339D x 10
75A-7 Hawk x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 3 destroyed
75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 16

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 2

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

No Allied losses

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Ground combat at 86,49 (near Sinyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19854 troops, 140 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 630

Defending force 1031 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese adjusted assault: 520

Allied adjusted defense: 9

Japanese assault odds: 57 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1134 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 43 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
116th Division
13th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
89th Chinese/A Corps
Lusu War Area

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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6653 troops, 79 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 183

Defending force 2891 troops, 30 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 131

Allied adjusted assault: 37

Japanese adjusted defense: 274

Allied assault odds: 1 to 7 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
596 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2nd KNIL Regiment
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
6th KNIL Regiment

Defending units:
Sasebo 1st SNLF
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /1
8th Tank Regiment
III/124th Infantry Bn /2

LargeSlowTarget · Post by **LargeSlowTarget** » Mon Jul 05, 2021 6:51 am

February 16/17, 1942

Highlights: Ground attack on Soerabaya defeated by base force personnel.

Bases lost:
Japanese forces CAPTURE Cheribon !!!
Merak is occupied by the Japanese
Buitenzorg is occupied by the Japanese

Ships lost:
None

Ships sunk:
DD Hatakaze is reported to have been sunk near Milne Bay by S-41

China:
Wenchow visited again by Mutsu and Nagato. US subs from PH will reach the area soon to intercept.

Burma:
Hurries sweeping Magwe again, losing 4 for 5 Oscars downed.

PNG:
S-class boats are trying to intercept the regular Port Moresby bombardment runs, S-41 putting a torp into DD Hatakaze.

DEI:
Heavy bombing raids on Palembang, 14 planes destroyed on the ground and many more damaged. Survivors fleeing to Bandoeng. Merak occupied by Japanese landing force.

PI:
I'm not mentioning it every turn, but Manila and Bataan are being bombed several times per day.
xAKL Sarangami on her third supply run to Cebu finally got caught by Jakes on naval attack, she's on fire after a bomb hit.

Selected action reports:

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Night Naval bombardment of Wenchow at 89,58

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 7
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1

F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Mutsu
BB Mutsu firing at 28th Chinese/B Corps
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Nagato
BB Nagato firing at Wenchow

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 33
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 25

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 15 damaged
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed on ground
Blenheim I: 15 damaged
L-18 Lodestar: 10 damaged
L-18 Lodestar: 2 destroyed on ground
B-339D: 14 damaged
B-339D: 1 destroyed on ground
Blenheim IF: 4 damaged
Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed on ground
L-212: 1 damaged
L-212: 2 destroyed on ground
CW-22 Falcon: 6 damaged
CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed on ground
CW-21B Demon: 1 damaged
T.IVa: 2 damaged
75A-7 Hawk: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 26

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 9 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
CW-22 Falcon: 4 damaged
CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed on ground
Buffalo I: 7 damaged
B-339D: 4 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged
Blenheim IF: 1 damaged
Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed on ground
L-18 Lodestar: 2 damaged
L-18 Lodestar: 1 destroyed on ground
Blenheim I: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 7

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
75A-7 Hawk: 2 damaged
Blenheim IF: 2 damaged
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
Blenheim I: 1 damaged
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed on ground
T.IVa: 1 damaged
CW-22 Falcon: 1 damaged
B-339D: 1 damaged
B-339D: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 14

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 23

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 13

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

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 14

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

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 9

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

No Allied losses

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gebe at 81,104

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Sarangami, Bomb hits 1, on fire

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ASW attack near Milne Bay at 101,134

Japanese Ships
DD Hatakaze, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Murakumo
DD Yunagi
DD Hayate

Allied Ships
SS S-41

SS S-41 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Hatakaze

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Ground combat at Soerabaja (56,104)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4643 troops, 40 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 138

Defending force 3191 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Japanese adjusted assault: 48

Allied adjusted defense: 29

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
261 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
Soerabaja Defenses
Soerabaja KM Base Force
Madoeng Defenses

LargeSlowTarget · Post by **LargeSlowTarget** » Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:17 am

February 18/19, 1942

Highlights: Oosthaven invaded, Sabang and Mandalay lost. Wenchow still holds.

Bases lost:
Japanese forces CAPTURE Mandalay !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Maumere !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sabang !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Torres Islands !!!

Ships lost:
None

China:
Wenchow hit again by Mutsu and Nagato, another deliberate ground attack held despite 0 forts.

Burma:
Mandalay falls to Thai units with Japanese tank support. The only Allied units left in Burma are weak garrison Bns which are scheduled to withdraw. Magwe sweepers take a break for airframe maintenance.

DEI:
Numerous submarines contacts around Merak and Oosthaven with minesweeping TFs and SAGs, but no joy. Palembang heavily bombed again. Empty Sabang on northern end of Sumatra captured by paratroops. Enemy landings at Oosthaven. The noose is tightening.

PNG:
Several submarines attacked but failed to score against the usual bombardment run.

Selected action reports:

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Night Naval bombardment of Wenchow at 89,58

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato

Allied ground losses:
225 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Manpower hits 7
Fires 6740
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 20
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 6

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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CL Tama

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 20
Port hits 11
Port supply hits 3

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 73
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 28

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 24 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 1 damaged
Buffalo I: 6 damaged
B-339D: 8 damaged
B-339D: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied ground losses:
143 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 76
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 28

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 24 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 1 damaged
B-339D: 5 damaged
Buffalo I: 4 damaged
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
157 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 28

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Pre-Invasion action off Oosthaven (48,96)

9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CL Kuma
CL Nagara
DD Asagao
AMC Awata Maru
DD Hibiki

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

Allied ground losses:
201 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

CL Kuma firing at So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
CL Nagara firing at So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
DD Asagao firing at So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
DD Asagao fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Amphibious Assault at Oosthaven (48,96)

TF 186 troops unloading over beach at Oosthaven, 48,96

Japanese ground losses:
481 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32458 troops, 304 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 801

Defending force 19541 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 498

Japanese adjusted assault: 702

Allied adjusted defense: 1405

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1769 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 157 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled

Allied ground losses:
260 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
17th Division
15th Division
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Army
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
28th Chinese/C Corps
88th Chinese/C Corps
100th Chinese/B Corps
28th Chinese/B Corps
88th Chinese/B Corps
100th Chinese/C Corps
25th Group Army

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Ground combat at Mandalay (59,46)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4977 troops, 33 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 277

Defending force 782 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Japanese adjusted assault: 72

Allied adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 36 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Mandalay !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: morale(-)

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units pursuing 1

Allied ground losses:
269 casualties reported
Squads: 30 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th RTA Division
14th Tank Regiment
7th RTA/B Division

Defending units:
Mandalay BMP Battalion
Upper Burma BAF Battalion

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Ground combat at 54,49 (near Prome)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2438 troops, 14 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 64

Defending force 911 troops, 8 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

Japanese adjusted assault: 5

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
RTA Cavalry Division

Defending units:
Railway BAF Battalion
Rangoon BAF Battalion

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Ground combat at Sabang (44,70)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 79 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 7

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sabang !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF /2

LargeSlowTarget · Post by **LargeSlowTarget** » Tue Jul 13, 2021 5:29 pm

February 20/21, 1942

Highlights: Enemy carrier(s) active off Canberra. Enemy sub(s) active off Karachi. Last Allied holdout on Mindanao eliminated. Java almost gone.

Bases lost:
Japanese forces CAPTURE Oosthaven !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Soerabaja !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Batavia !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Mataram !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Blair !!!

Ship lost:
PG Moresby sunk by Vals off Canberra
xAK Bandra, xAK Barjora sunk by I-9 off Karachi

Selected action reports:

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Canberra at 89,173

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CM Bungaree, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
PG Moresby, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PG Moresby
Massive explosion on PG Moresby

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Ground combat at Oosthaven (48,96)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4567 troops, 33 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 1011

Defending force 859 troops, 6 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Japanese adjusted assault: 159

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 159 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Oosthaven !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
1185 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 52 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
56th Division
33rd Division
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
4th/C Division
22nd JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion

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Ground combat at Soerabaja (56,104)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6597 troops, 59 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 210

Defending force 2912 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Japanese adjusted assault: 130

Allied adjusted defense: 19

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Soerabaja !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
1311 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 61 (61 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
Sasebo 1st SNLF

Defending units:
Soerabaja Defenses
Soerabaja KM Base Force
Madoeng Defenses

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Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9759 troops, 62 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 317

Defending force 1878 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 194

Allied adjusted defense: 25

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Batavia !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
503 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 43 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 30 (25 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th Tank Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
4th/A Division

Defending units:
Batavia KM Base Force
Batavia Defenses
2nd Avn Sup Groep /1

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Ground combat at 78,92 (near Dadjangas)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2236 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 75

Defending force 309 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Japanese adjusted assault: 62

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 62 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
426 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
8th Indpt SNLF Coy
Kure 1st SNLF

Defending units:
101st PA Infantry Regiment

LargeSlowTarget · Post by **LargeSlowTarget** » Tue Jul 13, 2021 6:07 pm

February 22/23, 1942

Highlights: Surface action off Cocos Island.

Bases lost:
Japanese forces CAPTURE Komodo !!!

Ships lost:
xAP Tairea sunk by I-159 at Cocos Island
PG Hindustan sunk by I-9 near Karachi

Ships sunk:
DMS W-9 sunk by CL Mauritius near Cocos Island

China:
Heavy air attacks on Wenchow continue, enemy ground units approaching from all directions to encircle the city. Garrison ordered to break-out to the west.

Burma:
Magwe swept once more - 4 Oscars, 3 Zeros, 4 Hurricanes down. Thai units keep pushing rear-guard battalions north on the Prome-Akyab road.

PNG:
B-17s bomb Japanese ground forces at Moresby - without effect.

DEI:
Heavy enemy bombing attacks on Palembang and Medan. The Japanese have discovered our activities at Cocos Island, but their SAG sent to investigate stumbled into the path of Allied cruisers sent to raid Oosthaven - two long engagments followed, one enemy DMS sunk.

Selected action reports:

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ASW attack near Toyohara at 126,47

Japanese Ships
DD Yomogi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Amatsukaze

Allied Ships
SS Perch

SS Perch launches 2 torpedoes at DD Yomogi
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amatsukaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Toboali at 51,94

Japanese Ships
CM Hirashima, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
SC Ch 7

Allied Ships
SS KX

SS KX launches 4 torpedoes at CM Hirashima
SC Ch 7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 7 attacking submerged sub ....
SC Ch 7 loses contact with SS KX
SS KX eludes SC Ch 7 by hugging bottom
SC Ch 7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Karachi at 38,8

Japanese Ships
SS I-9

Allied Ships
PG Hindustan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

SS I-9 launches 2 torpedoes
I-9 diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

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Submarine attack near Cocos Islands at 33,101

Japanese Ships
SS I-159

Allied Ships
xAP Tairea, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

xAP Tairea is sighted by SS I-159
SS I-159 launches 2 torpedoes

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Submarine attack near Cocos Islands at 33,101

Japanese Ships
SS I-159

Allied Ships
xAP Tairea, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage

xAP Tairea is sighted by SS I-159
SS I-159 attacking on the surface

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cocos Islands at 36,99, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu, Shell hits 3
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 6, on fire
DD Hibiki, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
TB Hiyodori
DMS W-9, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Leander, Shell hits 1
CL Enterprise, Shell hits 1
CL Ceres, Shell hits 5, on fire
CL Mauritius, Shell hits 1
CL Capetown, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Caledon, Shell hits 2
DD Nizam, Shell hits 4, on fire

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 53% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Palliser, Arthur FE crosses the 'T'
CL Caledon engages CL Isuzu at 11,000 yards
CL Capetown engages CL Isuzu at 11,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Ceres at 11,000 yards
CL Capetown engages DMS W-9 at 11,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Leander at 11,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages DD Nizam at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CL Caledon engages CL Isuzu at 5,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Hibiki at 5,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Mauritius at 5,000 yards
TB Hiyodori engages CL Caledon at 5,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Leander at 5,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages DD Nizam at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Capetown at 4,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Hibiki at 4,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Nizam at 4,000 yards
CL Ceres engages TB Hiyodori at 4,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages CL Isuzu at 4,000 yards
CL Leander engages CL Isuzu at 4,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages DD Nizam at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CL Caledon engages CL Isuzu at 2,000 yards
CL Capetown engages DD Hibiki at 2,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Nizam at 2,000 yards
CL Ceres engages CL Isuzu at 2,000 yards
CL Ceres engages DMS W-9 at 2,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Leander at 2,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Hibiki at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CL Ceres engages CL Isuzu at 4,000 yards
DD Hibiki engages DD Nizam at 4,000 yards
CL Caledon engages TB Hiyodori at 4,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages DMS W-9 at 4,000 yards
CL Leander engages CL Isuzu at 4,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Minegumo at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Caledon at 7,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Capetown at 7,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages CL Isuzu at 7,000 yards
CL Ceres engages CL Isuzu at 7,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages DMS W-9 at 7,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Leander at 7,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Minegumo at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Caledon engages CL Isuzu at 9,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Hibiki at 9,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Mauritius at 9,000 yards
CL Ceres engages TB Hiyodori at 9,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages DMS W-9 at 9,000 yards
CL Leander engages CL Isuzu at 9,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Nizam at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Caledon at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Capetown at 10,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Minegumo at 10,000 yards
CL Ceres engages TB Hiyodori at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Leander at 10,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Hibiki at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Caledon at 9,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Capetown at 9,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Mauritius at 9,000 yards
CL Ceres engages TB Hiyodori at 9,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Nizam at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Caledon at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Capetown at 10,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages DD Minegumo at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Ceres at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Enterprise at 10,000 yards
CL Leander engages CL Isuzu at 10,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Nizam at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Hibiki at 9,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Nizam at 9,000 yards
CL Ceres engages TB Hiyodori at 9,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages DMS W-9 at 9,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Nizam at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Enterprise at 10,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Hibiki at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Mauritius at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Ceres at 10,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages DMS W-9 at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Leander at 10,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Nizam at 10,000 yards
Tanaka, Raizo orders Japanese TF to disengage
CL Isuzu engages CL Mauritius at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Capetown at 10,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Nizam at 10,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages TB Hiyodori at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Enterprise at 10,000 yards
CL Leander engages CL Isuzu at 10,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Hibiki at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CL Capetown engages CL Isuzu at 8,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Nizam at 8,000 yards
CL Ceres engages TB Hiyodori at 8,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages DD Minegumo at 8,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Leander at 8,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Nizam at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Caledon at 11,000 yards
CL Capetown engages CL Isuzu at 11,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Nizam at 11,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Ceres at 11,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages DMS W-9 at 11,000 yards
CL Leander engages DD Minegumo at 11,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Minegumo at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Caledon at 9,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Hibiki at 9,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Nizam at 9,000 yards
CL Capetown engages TB Hiyodori at 9,000 yards
CL Capetown engages DMS W-9 at 9,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Leander at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Ceres at 10,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Hibiki at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Mauritius at 10,000 yards
CL Caledon engages TB Hiyodori at 10,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages CL Isuzu at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Leander at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Caledon at 6,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Capetown at 6,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Nizam at 6,000 yards
CL Capetown engages TB Hiyodori at 6,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages CL Isuzu at 6,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Minegumo at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Caledon engages CL Isuzu at 10,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Hibiki at 10,000 yards
CL Leander engages TB Hiyodori at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Enterprise at 10,000 yards
CL Leander engages CL Isuzu at 10,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Hibiki at 10,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cocos Islands at 37,99, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hibiki, heavy fires
TB Hiyodori
DMS W-9, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Leander
CL Enterprise, Shell hits 1
CL Ceres, on fire
CL Mauritius
CL Capetown, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
CL Caledon
DD Nizam, heavy fires

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 53% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Palliser, Arthur FE crosses the 'T'
CL Isuzu engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
CL Capetown engages DD Minegumo at 11,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Ceres at 11,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Enterprise at 11,000 yards
CL Leander engages CL Isuzu at 11,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Nizam at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Caledon at 10,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages CL Isuzu at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Ceres at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Leander at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Caledon at 8,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Nizam at 8,000 yards
CL Capetown engages DMS W-9 at 8,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Leander at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Ceres engages CL Isuzu at 6,000 yards
CL Capetown engages CL Isuzu at 6,000 yards
CL Capetown engages TB Hiyodori at 6,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Enterprise at 6,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Leander at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Capetown at 5,000 yards
DD Nizam engages DD Minegumo at 5,000 yards
CL Leander engages CL Isuzu at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Ceres at 7,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Capetown at 7,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages CL Isuzu at 7,000 yards
CL Ceres engages TB Hiyodori at 7,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages CL Isuzu at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CL Caledon engages CL Isuzu at 8,000 yards
CL Capetown engages CL Isuzu at 8,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Mauritius at 8,000 yards
CL Ceres engages TB Hiyodori at 8,000 yards
DMS W-9 sunk by CL Mauritius at 8,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Leander at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Mauritius at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Capetown at 10,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages DD Minegumo at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Enterprise at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Leander at 10,000 yards
Palliser, Arthur FE orders Allied TF to disengage
CL Isuzu engages CL Caledon at 10,000 yards
CL Capetown engages CL Isuzu at 10,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages TB Hiyodori at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Enterprise at 10,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 15

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIa Trop: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
24th Sentai/A with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
Yamada Det S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 8 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
24th Sentai/B with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 3 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 3000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Yamada Det S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 69 minutes
24th Sentai/B with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 3000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
24th Sentai/A with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane IIa Trop sweeping at 15000 feet *

CAP engaged:
Yamada Det S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 106 minutes
24th Sentai/B with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 3000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes

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Morning Air attack on 65th Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

LargeSlowTarget · Post by **LargeSlowTarget** » Tue Jul 13, 2021 7:03 pm

February 24/25, 1942

Highlights: Cocos Is. bombarded but Dorniers hit back.

Bases lost:
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sepandjang !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sibolga !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Buitenzorg !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tjilatjap !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Terapo !!!

Ships lost:
Freshly repaired CM Oglala sunk by I-19 near Lihue on a minelaying mission to Johnston Is.
TK Semiramis sunk by I-9 off Karachi.
xAKL De Klerk sunk by SAG at Cocos Is.
AVP Bellatrix, CMc Soemenep sink in port at Cocos Is.

China:
Mutsu and Nagato bombard Wenchow once more, avoiding US subs. Bombed repeatedly as well. Canton swept by the Flying Tigers, 8 Tigers lost for 8 Oscars downed. Enemy unit appeared one hex west of Paoshan on the Burma back door, held by the 5th Chinese/C Corps - which was also targeted by Betties on ground attack. Minor Allied counter-offensive at Kwangchowan, but lack of supplies will force abandonment of the operation.

Burma / India:
I-9 still active off Karachi, MLs sent out on hunt as only ASW ships available in the area

PNG:
Port Moresby bombarded by two CAs. CL Yubari damaged by mine and torpedo hit, may have gone down.

DEI:
Bandoeng, Palembang, Medan bombed. Benkoelen invaded. Enemy SAG including BB Haruna raids Cocos Is. but is attacked by Dorniers - one DD crippled by bomb hits and collision. Planes lacking the range to make Bandoeng - Cocos Is. are being destroyed on the ground at Bandoeng.

SoPac:
Two DMS start minesweeping of Norfolk Is. in preparation of upcoming bombardment mission.

Selected action reports:
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TF 292 encounters mine field at Milne Bay (101,133)

Japanese Ships
DD Yanagi
DD Karii
APD Tade
CL Yubari, Mine hits 1

5 mines cleared

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Sub attack near Woodlark Island at 104,132

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Gudgeon

SS Gudgeon launches 2 torpedoes

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Sub attack near Lihue at 177,110

Japanese Ships
SS I-19

Allied Ships
CM Oglala, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Case

SS I-19 launches 4 torpedoes at CM Oglala

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ASW attack near Norfolk Island at 113,171

Japanese Ships
SS I-170

Allied Ships
DMS Chandler
DMS Wasmuth

SS I-170 launches 4 torpedoes at DMS Chandler
I-170 diving deep ....

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Cocos Islands at 33,101, Range 25,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
CA Takao
CA Maya
CL Sendai
DD Michishio
DD Asagumo
DD Nenohi
DD Wakaba
DD Ariake
DD Shirayuki
DD Ayanami

Allied Ships
xAKL De Klerk, Shell hits 16, and is sunk

Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 25,000 yards
CA Maya collides with DD Shirayuki at 33 , 101

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Naval bombardment of Cocos Islands at 33,101

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed on ground
Do-24K-1: 5 damaged
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed on ground
B-339D: 6 damaged
B-339D: 1 destroyed on ground
Buffalo I: 6 damaged
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed on ground
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
139WH-3: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
CA Maya
CA Takao
CL Sendai

Allied Ships
AVP Bellatrix, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
AVP Reiger, Shell hits 1
CMc Soemenep, Shell hits 1, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
342 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 38
Port hits 23
Port supply hits 8

BB Haruna firing at Cocos Islands
CA Maya firing at Cocos Islands
CA Takao firing at Cocos Islands
CL Sendai firing at Cocos Islands

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cocos Islands at 33,101

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 5
Buffalo I x 4
B-339D x 4
Do-24K-1 x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Shirayuki, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Bandoeng , at 50,100

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
G4M1 Betty x 16
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
L-18 Lodestar: 4 damaged
L-18 Lodestar: 1 destroyed on ground
CW-22 Falcon: 2 damaged
CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Kwangchowan (73,60)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7734 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 266

Defending force 4963 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 166

Allied adjusted assault: 214

Japanese adjusted defense: 85

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
447 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
216 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
31st Chinese Corps
64th Chinese/C Corps
9th Group Army

Defending units:
1st Ind.Inf.Group
68th Ind.Infantry Battalion

RangerJoe · Post by **RangerJoe** » Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:24 pm

If you withdraw the air units, they should come back with the non-damaged planes for sure and maybe the damaged ones.

LargeSlowTarget · Post by **LargeSlowTarget** » Thu Jul 15, 2021 2:00 pm

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

If you withdraw the air units, they should come back with the non-damaged planes for sure and maybe the damaged ones.

Will the air units still come back even if they are restricted?

LargeSlowTarget · Post by **LargeSlowTarget** » Thu Jul 15, 2021 2:00 pm

February 26/27, 1942

Highlights: Enemy carriers operate in the India - Australia LOC. Australia invaded at Portland Roads.

Bases lost:
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tandjoengbalai !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Shwebo !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Vanua Lava !!!
Emirau Island is occupied by the Japanese
Portland Roads is occupied by the Japanese

Ships lost:
xAP Khedive Ismail sunk by Vals in the Indian Ocean between Exmouth and Cocos Is.
TK Semiramis died of wounds

Ships sunk:
DD Fuyo is reported to have been sunk near Oosthaven on Feb 27, 1942
DMS W-10 is reported to have been sunk near Port Moresby on Feb 27, 1942

China:
Retreat from Wenchow continues under a hail of bombs but may require external help to open a retreat path through surrounding enemy-controlled hexsides. Apart from Wenchow, no other indications of Japanese offensive moves.
The most understrength Chinese Corps withdrawn from the frontlines start to arrive at Chungking for rebuilding - supplies permitting.
All available SB-III transporting supplies to Paoshan
11 x DC-2 transporting supplies to Paoshan
5 x DC-2 transporting supplies to Paoshan
1 x C-47 Skytrain transporting supplies to Paoshan

Burma:
Shwebo has been abandoned, The remaining rear guard battalions still try to escape north.

PI:
Just the usual bombing attacks against Bataan and Manila.

DEI:
Palembang and Bandoeng heavily bombed.
4 x L-18 Lodestar transporting Barisan KNIL Regiment from Pamekasan to Bandoeng to concentrate troops for the last stand.
What appears to be Mini-KB bombed and sank xAP Khedive Ismail on its way to Cocos Island.
The troops to be picked up at Cocos Is. will travel by air instead: 6 x PBY-4 Catalina transporting 224 Group RAF from Cocos Islands to Port Hedland.

PNG:
Siege of Port Moresby continues with bombings and bombardments and enemy reinforcements (56th Inf Rgt, 12th Eng Rgt) landing, S-27 manages to put a fish each into a DD and a DMS.
B-17 raid at low level failed once more with no hits on the enemy groun forces and one B-17 lost to AA. Back to the drawing board / training.
The Allies airlift reinforcements:
4 x Catalina I transporting 4th Australian Division from Cairns to Port Moresby
3 x S.23 Empire transporting 4th Australian Division from Cairns to Port Moresby
2 x DC-2 transporting supplies to Port Moresby
4 x C-47 Skytrain transporting supplies to Port Moresby

Australia:
Enemy SNLF lands at undefended Portland Roads. It is a dot base - let them have it. We will start fighting at Cairns and below - the first two brigades of the 6th Division coming from the Middle East have arrived at Cairns.
Various units assembled at Auckland for future use against Noumea will be shipped to Australia "just in case", the Noumea operation mignht as well be launched from Brisbane when the time comes.
Norfolk Is. bombarded by HMS Warspite, on her way from Bremerton to India.

Homefront:
Repairs completed on "PI survivor" ARD YFD-1 Dewey at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service.

Selected action reports:

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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Nachi

Allied ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (3 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 34
Port hits 9
Port supply hits 3

E7K2 Alf acting as spotter for CA Furutaka
CA Furutaka firing at Port Moresby
CA Kinugasa firing at Port Moresby
CA Aoba firing at Port Moresby
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for CA Nachi
CA Nachi firing at 8th Australian Division

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Night Naval bombardment of Norfolk Island at 113,170

Allied Ships
BB Warspite
DD Perkins
DD Cushing
DD Preston
DD Smith
DD Mugford
DD Helm
DD Blue
DD Bagley
DMS Elliot
DMS Hovey

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

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 23
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 2

Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Warspite
BB Warspite firing at Norfolk Island
DD Perkins firing at Norfolk Island
DD Cushing firing at Norfolk Island
DD Preston firing at Norfolk Island
DD Smith firing at Norfolk Island
DD Mugford firing at II/66th Naval Guard Unit
DD Helm firing at II/66th Naval Guard Unit
DD Blue firing at Norfolk Island
DD Bagley firing at Norfolk Island
DMS Elliot firing at Norfolk Island
DMS Hovey firing at Norfolk Island

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Morning Air attack on 65th Brigade, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)

Weather in hex: Overcast

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 2000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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ASW attack near Port Moresby at 98,130

Japanese Ships
DD Arashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DMS W-10
xAP Keihuku Maru
xAP Teikyo Maru
xAP Kitano Maru
xAK Atutasan Maru
DD Tsuta

Allied Ships
SS S-27

SS S-27 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Arashio

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ASW attack near Port Moresby at 98,130

Japanese Ships
DMS W-10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Keihuku Maru
xAP Teikyo Maru
xAP Kitano Maru
xAK Atutasan Maru
DD Tsuta

Allied Ships
SS S-27

SS S-27 launches 2 torpedoes at DMS W-10

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ASW attack near Oosthaven at 47,97

Japanese Ships
DD Fuyo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Kyushu Maru
DD Harukaze

Allied Ships
SS KXVII

SS KXVII launches 2 torpedoes at DD Fuyo

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ASW attack near Toyohara at 125,47

Japanese Ships
PB Tokuho Maru #5, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Kinjosan Maru
PB Rikusen Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pollack

SS Pollack launches 2 torpedoes at PB Tokuho Maru #5

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Morning Air attack on Bandoeng , at 50,100

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 25

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 damaged
L-212: 1 damaged
L-212: 1 destroyed on ground
CW-22 Falcon: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 63
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 29

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 20 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 23

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Exmouth at 43,120

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
D3A1 Val x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAP Khedive Ismail, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Khedive Ismail

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Ground combat at Medan (46,76)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3865 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126

Defending force 4771 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 147

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

Assaulting units:
114th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
NS KNIL Territory Regiment
Korps Marechausee Battalion
Sabang Base Force
Medan Base Force

BBfanboy · Post by **BBfanboy** » Thu Jul 15, 2021 6:40 pm

Congratulations on the rebirth of ARD Dewey! Quite a story in her career already. Long may she serve!

And also congratulations on your hits on enemy DDs. Even if they don't sink, they will be missing from the front for a long time when they are badly needed - all the better for your subs targeting bigger ships! [:)]

RangerJoe · Post by **RangerJoe** » Thu Jul 15, 2021 7:26 pm

ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

If you withdraw the air units, they should come back with the non-damaged planes for sure and maybe the damaged ones.

Will the air units still come back even if they are restricted?

I am not sure. With no withdrawl date, they should but I don't know for sure - especially if they are permanently restricted. Ask Lowpe on his AAR since he withdrew some and they came back at Aden. He has a list posted of some that came back. They only way would be to load up a game and test the withdrawls and see if they come back.

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