In the Pacific, I spotted a convoy making for Guadalcanal. The cruiser scratch STF is already headed for Tulagi to refuel from stocks left there. The American Carriers form up into a 2 carrier group, and head in to strike & retire. But Halsey has other ideas...and once he gets out of the hospital I personally plan on shooting that SOB.
Near Ambonia the Japanse have yet another invasion force moving in. Force Z is ordered in at Full speed, and manages an intercept!
Newb mistake #5. Allied surface forces (1) suck this early in the game and (2) will never attempt to attack anything once the escorts are sunk. Two successfull interceptions, into the heart of danger, are a complete waste of time.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/16/41
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Coastal Guns at Naga, 44,54, firing at TF 109
TF 109 troops unloading over beach at Naga, 44,54
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TF 168 troops unloading over beach at Brunei, 32,57
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TF 187 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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TF 191 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 39,73
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TF 192 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 39,73
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Night Air attack on Khota Bharu , at 24,45
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 4 damaged
Runway hits 2
There are Jap aircraft here. I just never hit them. I hope I ruin their sake parties, anyways.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97
Japanese Ships
MSW Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire
MSW Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
PG Takunan Maru #10, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
AP Katsuragisan Maru
AP Koshu Maru #2
AP Kotobuki Maru #5
AP Kunimitsu Maru
Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Northampton
CA Chicago
CA Salt Lake City
CA Astoria
DD Craven
DD Gridley
DD McCall
Escorts are all sunk...then we sail away.
There is another Allied cruiser group here. It never engages at all. Savo Sound is not THAT big
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese Ships
ML Ikitsushima, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
ML Yaeyama
AP Hakone Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AP Hie Maru
AP Katori Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tatsuta Maru, Shell hits 4
Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse
CL Danae
CL Mauritius
DD Vampire
DD Vendetta
DD Stronghold
DD Tenedos, Shell hits 1
DD Electra
DD Express, Shell hits 2
DD Jupiter
Big guys never fire a shot.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese Ships
MSW Tomozono Maru #3, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
MSW Toroshima Maru, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
AP Nichiran Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Nissho Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AP Sangetsu Maru
AP Sasago Maru
AP Seizan Maru, Shell hits 45, and is sunk
AP Siraha Maru
AP Tango Maru
AP Teiryu Maru
AP Zyuyo Maru
AP Chinko Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse
CL Danae
CL Mauritius
DD Vampire
DD Vendetta
DD Stronghold
DD Tenedos
DD Electra
DD Express
DD Jupiter
Japanese ground losses:
471 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Big guys sink 2 MSW...then again cease firing.
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Coastal Guns at Naga, 44,54, firing at TF 109
TF 109 troops unloading over beach at Naga, 44,54
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Coastal Guns at Lingayen, 44,50, firing at TF 110
TF 110 troops unloading over beach at Lingayen, 44,50
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TF 168 troops unloading over beach at Brunei, 32,57
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ASW attack at 110,72
Japanese Ships
SS I-25, hits 2, on fire
Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth
DMS Chandler
DMS Long
DMS Trevor
DMS Zane
DMS Hopkins
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Sub attack near Brunei at 32,57
Japanese Ships
AP Kiyozumi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships
SS O20
Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
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ASW attack at 110,72
Japanese Ships
SS I-25, hits 5, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth
DMS Chandler
DMS Long
DMS Trevor
DMS Hopkins
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Day Air attack on 1st Mortar Battalion, at 46,35
Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 37,37
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 31
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 73rd Chinese Corps, at 50,31
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 44
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Day Air attack on 5th New Chinese Corps, at 52,25
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 13
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
2 casualties reported
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Dawn comes, and a Jap carrier force is spotted! The Americans react towards them, and they react towards us. This has the effect of putting the Japanese just barely within effective range, while the americans are still to far away. What moron would do that?
Day Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 68,96
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 68
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Kotobuki Maru #5, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Koshu Maru #2, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kunimitsu Maru, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
AP Katsuragisan Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Hagoromo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Samarinda at 31,63
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
G3M Nell x 24
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
TK Angelina, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Sipirok, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Pasir, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Here it comes
Day Air attack on TF at 71,95
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
D3A Val x 41
B5N Kate x 66
Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 20
F4F-3 Wildcat x 23
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 9 damaged
B5N Kate: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F2A Buffalo: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 6 destroyed
Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 6, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 71,95
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
D3A Val x 19
B5N Kate x 21
Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 7
F4F-3 Wildcat x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F2A Buffalo: 13 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 71,95
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
D3A Val x 66
B5N Kate x 48
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 14 destroyed
Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 25, on fire, heavy damage
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 27, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mahan
DD Ellet
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Day Air attack on 51st Chinese Corps, at 47,36
Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on 57th Chinese Corps, at 47,36
Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on TF at 56,87
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
PG Shotoku Maru
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Day Air attack on TF at 71,95
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 61
D3A Val x 89
B5N Kate x 85
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on TF at 75,97
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 22
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Pensacola, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 39,73
Japanese Ships
ML Yaeyama, Shell hits 32, and is sunk
AP Hie Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire
AP Tatsuta Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire
Allied Ships
CL Java
CL Dragon
CL Durban
DD Alden
DD Edsall
DD John D. Edwards
DD Whipple
DD Van Nes
DD Evertsen
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I finally catch an invasion force. Guess I had to shoot at transports, everything else is sunk. Big ships STILL do not fire their main guns. They have ammo for them, I looked. Incredibly frustrating to hit an unescorted convoy in broad day light & not sink a dang thing.
Day Time Surface Combat at 39,74
Japanese Ships
AP Nichiran Maru
AP Nissho Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Sangetsu Maru, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
AP Sasago Maru, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Siraha Maru
AP Tango Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Teiryu Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire
AP Zyuyo Maru, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AP Chinko Maru, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse
CL Danae
CL Mauritius
DD Vampire
DD Vendetta
DD Stronghold
DD Tenedos
DD Electra
DD Express
DD Jupiter
Japanese ground losses:
254 casualties reported
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ASW attack near Takao at 48,45
Japanese Ships
PC Shonan Maru #1
PC Kyo Maru #13
PC Kyo Maru #12
PC Kyo Maru #11
PC Kyo Maru #2
Allied Ships
SS S-37, hits 3
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Ground combat at Naga
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 23403 troops, 290 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 516
Defending force 4265 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 133
Japanese max assault: 269 - adjusted assault: 184
Allied max defense: 130 - adjusted defense: 47
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
216 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
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Ground combat at Amboina
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 5942 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 251
Defending force 1411 troops, 7 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 34
Japanese max assault: 188 - adjusted assault: 78
Allied max defense: 28 - adjusted defense: 7
Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Amboina base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
589 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Lunga
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1834 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 25 - adjusted assault: 14
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Ground combat at Hong Kong
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 26692 troops, 233 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 519
Defending force 11637 troops, 74 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 221
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese max assault: 1044 - adjusted assault: 488
Allied max defense: 174 - adjusted defense: 37
Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Allied ground losses:
15037 casualties reported
Guns lost 40
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at Brunei
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 5968 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 133
Defending force 632 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese max assault: 246 - adjusted assault: 169
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 56 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Kaifeng
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 44713 troops, 517 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 934
Defending force 24041 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 737
Japanese max assault: 1788 - adjusted assault: 567
Allied max defense: 560 - adjusted defense: 153
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
516 casualties reported
Guns lost 45
Vehicles lost 4
Allied ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
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Ground combat at Yenen
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 716 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1491
Defending force 32155 troops, 194 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 754
Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at 23,47
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 14159 troops, 172 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 330
Defending force 2407 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53
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Ground combat at 28,38
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7069 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 151
Defending force 838 troops, 12 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese max assault: 156 - adjusted assault: 146
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 5
Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Victoria Point
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1564 troops, 0 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 558
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 57 - adjusted assault: 54
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 54 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Victoria Point base !!!
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Ground combat at 50,31
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 41037 troops, 316 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1283
Defending force 7043 troops, 99 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 135
Allied max assault: 1240 - adjusted assault: 727
Japanese max defense: 145 - adjusted defense: 38
Allied assault odds: 19 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
Allied ground losses:
264 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Lingayen
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3872 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
Defending force 13574 troops, 139 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 348
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Naga
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3784 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 104
Defending force 23247 troops, 285 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 507
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Ground combat at Taiping
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 283 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 16 - adjusted assault: 6
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Taiping base !!!
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Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 159 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese max assault: 20 - adjusted assault: 11
Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 4)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala Lumpur base !!!
