Mr Frag versus Mogami

[Mr.Frag]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/15/41

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Day Air attack on Saigon , at 31,46

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 12

no losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 6 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 10000 feet

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Ground combat at Georgetown

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 19208 troops, 275 guns, 7 vehicles

Defending force 5817 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 5)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Georgetown base !!!



Allied aircraft


no losses

Japanese ground losses:
200 casualties reported
Guns lost 15
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
9568 casualties reported
Guns lost 30


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Ground combat at Changsha

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 72542 troops, 419 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 96893 troops, 1058 guns, 12 vehicles (a few extra boys finally showed up)

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
577 casualties reported
Guns lost 29

Allied ground losses:
1307 casualties reported
Guns lost 69

[bradfordkay]

Sub attack at 82,62

Japanese Ships
AP Kinryu Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Tambor

Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

This was on the Dec 8 combat report (sorry, I am very late in reading today's postings). What were you doing here Frag? Trying to sneak a landing party ashore at Midway? Or was it Johnson Island you were after?

[mogami]

Hi that was near Wake Island

[bradfordkay]

Okay... I misguessed when looking at the whole map screenshot I saved.

[sven6345789]

Since ASW is a step in between (Step # 17)
step # 18 would be
go to the fridge to get yourself a nice cold beer, taking a long look on the work you have done. notice that, a) your boss spoke on you answering machine a day ago saying that since you didn't appear at work the last three days, you don't have to tomorrow or the day after tomorrow either; b) you find a note from your wife on the kitchen table telling you she has gone back to her parents/ wants a divorce/ wants to know who that yamamoto sl%§ is you have been talking about in your sleep all the time.

[mogami]

Sorry Sven WITP is not a wonder game that will solve all your problems.

[sven6345789]

[:D]

[Mr.Frag]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/15/41

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Naval bombardment of Rabaul, at 61,88


Allied aircraft


Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Uzuki
DD Oboro
CA Furutaka
CL Kashima
CA Kako
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba


Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 42

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Day Air attack on TF at 39,68

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
B5N Kate x 18

no losses

Allied Ships
AK Elcano, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 39,68

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
B5N Kate x 16

no losses

Allied Ships
TK Manatawny, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet

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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31371 troops, 256 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 13042 troops, 114 guns, 4 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3


Japanese ground losses:
189 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
166 casualties reported
Guns lost 9


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Ground combat at Tavoy

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 21814 troops, 250 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 834 troops, 9 guns, 3 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese assault odds: 808 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tavoy base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
263 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Khota Bharu

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 18544 troops, 228 guns, 15 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 680 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Khota Bharu base !!!



Allied aircraft


no losses

[sven6345789]

btw, what tactic did the AI choose on turn1, infield, outfield, historic???

[Mr.Frag]

Just to *really* tick me off seeing as I wanted to show it in action, it went and picked option #4, normal historic turn one.

I really killed me, because the game right before it that I had played was Operation Infield and it netted me both USN CV's sunk on turn one and 2 BB's at PH. It was simply amazing! [:D]

[sven6345789]

sorry to ask, but what was the fourth option?

[Mr.Frag]

The standard option without the Vary on. Historic (everyone sleeping)

[Mr.Frag]

Btw: For those interested, you'll note my little CV that is so pissing Mogami off vanished for a couple of turns. Air Sortie points in action. Poor little guy ran out and had to run home to get some more. Proof in action of how nicely it worked.

[mogami]

You had a carrier out?

[Mr.Frag]

You had a carrier out?

The mighty Ryujo with it's 18 little Kates has sunk a lot of your ships. Treat it with respect! [:'(]

[mogami]

har har when I sink that tub I'm not stopping to pick up survivers

[Mr.Frag]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/16/41

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Naval bombardment of Rabaul, at 61,88


Allied aircraft


Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Uzuki
DD Oboro
CA Furutaka
CL Kashima
CA Kako
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba


Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 30
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

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Day Air attack on TF at 35,73

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 5
Hudson I x 3

no losses

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed
Hudson I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Taliabu at 37,70 (tub! strikes again)

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
B5N Kate x 17

no losses

Allied Ships
AK Governor Wright, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 35,73

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 4
Hudson I x 3

no losses

no losses

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 33,77 (tub! strikes again)

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
B5N Kate x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AP President Madison, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Bisayas
AK Corregidor, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
MSW Whippoorwill

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet

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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31257 troops, 245 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 12756 troops, 102 guns, 4 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

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


Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Allied ground losses:
170 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Lingayen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14499 troops, 173 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 500 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen base !!!

[TIMJOT]

ORIGINAL: Mogami

Hi, I've been conducting a fighting withdraw. I held the airfields up north long enough for all the short legged airgroups to escape. The groups that remain can all reach Rangoon from Singapore. Now I have to find a few units to send to Malaya. (Percy is gone. The first PP I spend I send him to be head of Cricket team in Karachi.

I sent the Dutch air transport groups to Palembang and they are busy flying supply to Batavia and Singapore.

Still need to understand the Japanese plan more before I try anything fancy.

Mogami, can you give us an idea on what units are availble to you at this stage in the game. I believe historically the first substantial reinforcement to Malaya was the 44th and 45 Indian Bgds. I think someone mentioned that currently in the game the Brit 18th Div. arrives on the map in early January. You should be getting some Hurricane Squadrons soon as well.

Also just curious what did it cost you in PPs to get rid of Percy and just how bad are his ratings in the game? Who did you replace him with? Is Slim available?

Thanks

[mogami]

Hi, I'll update all this next turn. However having a unit on map (for me at least) does not mean it can be used to reinforce Singapore. The unit has to be ready. I have quite a few formations I could send right now but they are not ready to move.

[Mr.Frag]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/17/41

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Naval bombardment of Rabaul, at 61,88

Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Uzuki
DD Oboro
CA Furutaka
CL Kashima
CA Kako
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba


Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 9
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 3

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Day Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 7 destroyed, 18 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45


Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 11


no losses

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
DD Murakumo

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
1 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 10000 feet
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Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 61,88, firing at TF 15
TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 61,88


918 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
185 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 18967 troops, 259 guns, 6 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese assault odds: 854 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala Lumpur base !!!



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Ground combat at 27,40

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 24087 troops, 292 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 370 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1810 to 1



Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Changsha

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 77901 troops, 390 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 113543 troops, 1223 guns, 154 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


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Ground combat at Rabaul

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1009 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 4526 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 2