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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/07/41

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Sub attack at 31,55

Japanese Ships
AP Hanakawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage <sunk
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
CA Takao

Allied Ships
SS O20

Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Sub attack at 26,45

Japanese Ships
AP Koan Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXII

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ASW attack at 35,54

Japanese Ships
DD Nagatsuki
APD Patrol Boat No. 37
APD Patrol Boat No. 36

Allied Ships
SS KXV

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Day Air attack on Hong Kong [UK] , at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 12
Ki-15II Babs x 4

No Japanese losses

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
6 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kota Bharu [Malaya] , at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-I Lily x 21

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
5 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 12

Allied aircraft
Buffalo/F2A x 43

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo/F2A: 10 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 19

Allied aircraft
Buffalo/F2A x 33

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo/F2A: 5 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 80
G4M1 Betty x 26

Allied aircraft
Buffalo/F2A x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 6 destroyed, 16 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo/F2A: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AO Spirila, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BC Repulse, Torpedo hits 9, on fire, heavy damage <--Sunk
BB Prince of Wales, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage <--Sunk
CA Exeter, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G3M2 Nell bombing at 15000 feet
13 x G3M2 Nell bombing at 15000 feet
20 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
14 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing at 15000 feet
2 x G3M2 Nell bombing at 15000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
6 x G3M2 Nell bombing at 15000 feet
4 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing at 15000 feet
2 x G3M2 Nell bombing at 15000 feet
2 x G3M2 Nell bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 92
Ki-48-I Lily x 50
Ki-21-II Sally x 147

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 2 destroyed
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 26 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD Pillsbury, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
SS Seal, Bomb hits 3, on fire
SS Spearfish, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
TK Alfred Clegg, Bomb hits 1
SS Stingray, Bomb hits 2
AK Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 2, on fire
SS Seadragon, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS S-38, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PT -31, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
SS Skipjack, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AS Otus, Bomb hits 1
PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Salmon, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Corregidor, Bomb hits 2, on fire
PT -34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Madison, Bomb hits 1
AV Langley, Bomb hits 2, on fire
SS Snapper, Bomb hits 2, on fire
PT -37, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Porpoise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Sculpin, Bomb hits 2, on fire
SS Searaven, Bomb hits 2, on fire
SS Pickerel, Bomb hits 1
AVD Childs, Bomb hits 1, on fire
TK Manatawny, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PC Genesee, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Tarpon, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD John D. Ford, Bomb hits 2, on fire
SS Permit, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Sealion, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
SS Pike, Bomb hits 1, on fire
MSW Finch, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Basilan, Bomb hits 2
AS Canopus, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS S-40, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Peary, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
15 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
12 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
12 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
20 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
19 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
7 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
24 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
8 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
5 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
6 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
6 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
6 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 101
G4M1 Betty x 90
Ki-264 Angel x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed, 13 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Princess of Negros, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Sailfish, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
SS Spearfish, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PC Napa, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AV Langley, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
SS Shark, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS S-41, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS S-40, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Sculpin, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Alfred Clegg, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Snapper, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS S-38, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Skipjack, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Anakan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Governor Wood, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Pope, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Seadragon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Pickerel, Torpedo hits 1
AP Basilan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Sturgeon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Peary, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
SS Seawolf, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Searaven, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Baron, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AVD Childs, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PT PpA # Q 111, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AS Holland, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Gertrude Kellogg, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Corregidor, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Salmon, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Seal, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Swordfish, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PC Genesee, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Sargo, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
TK Agwiworld, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-264 Angel bombing at 15000 feet
24 x G3M2 Nell bombing at 15000 feet
9 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
19 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
12 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
19 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
11 x G3M2 Nell bombing at 15000 feet
19 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
11 x G3M2 Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
12 x G3M2 Nell bombing at 15000 feet
4 x G3M2 Nell bombing at 15000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M2 Nell bombing at 15000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Angeles/Clark [PH] , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 46

Allied aircraft
P-35A Hawk x 24
P-40B Tomahawk x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-35A Hawk: 17 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 8 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 9 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 54
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4
C3N1 Kate x 9
D3A2 Val x 132
B5N2 Kate x 144

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
P-40B Tomahawk x 62

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed
C3N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
D3A2 Val: 20 destroyed, 14 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 28 destroyed, 16 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 10 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 62 destroyed
R4D-5 Skytrain: 2 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 24 destroyed
B-19A: 4 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 5 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 13 destroyed
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 4 destroyed
B-17D Fortress: 4 destroyed
B-18A Bolo: 10 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 3
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Cassin, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AVD Swan, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DM Sicard, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 4, on fire
BB California, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Patterson, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Farragut, Bomb hits 1
DD Chew, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AK Antares, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported

Airbase hits 63
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 294

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
24 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 21570 feet
19 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
22 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 9000 feet
18 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
23 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 9000 feet
15 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
23 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
21 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
23 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 9000 feet
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Day Air attack on ROC 13th Field Army , at 49,34

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-II Sally x 6

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on CW Hong Kong Fortress, at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 103,77 Attack from Lady Lex

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 19
A5M4 Claude x 10
F1M2 Pete-FF x 4
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Kitakami, Bomb hits 1
CVL Chiyoda
CA Furutaka

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 103,77 Attack from Lady Lex

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 19
A5M4 Claude x 10
F1M2 Pete-FF x 3
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
TBD Devastator x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 10 destroyed
TBD Devastator: 7 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CVE Chuyo [Nitta Maru]
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Kinu

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x TBD Devastator bombing at 5000 feet
4 x TBD Devastator bombing at 5000 feet
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,44


Allied aircraft
Vildebeest IV x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Kasasagi

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 103,73

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 17
A5M4 Claude x 5
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4
B4Y1 Jean x 25
B5N2 Kate x 20

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 5 destroyed
A5M4 Claude: 2 destroyed
B4Y1 Jean: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed, 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage <-- Sunk
CA Portland
CA Chicago

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 103,73

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 2
B4Y1 Jean x 15

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
B4Y1 Jean: 1 destroyed


Allied Ships
CV Lexington, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shanghai [E China] at 52,39

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 7
Ki-21-II Sally x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PG Wake, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Hong Kong [UK] , at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 3
Ki-27 Nate x 24
Ki-32 Mary x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Johnston I [USA] at 104,78

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 1
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CLAA Nemo-san <-- This bad boy shot down 8 SBD-3 [8D]
AP Takatiho Maru
AP Asama Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 103,73

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 8
A5M4 Claude x 10
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4
B4Y1 Jean x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 103,73

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 27
B5N2 Kate x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
B4Y1 Jean: 6 destroyed, 7 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1
CA Astoria

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B4Y1 Jean launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 103,73

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 6
B5N2 Kate x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Portland

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Naval bombardment of Kuching [Sarawak], at 27,56

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu
CL Kashii

Allied Ships
AK Kampar, Shell hits 3
AK Dayak, Shell hits 1


Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Port hits 2

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Coastal Guns at Wake Island [USA], 85,72, firing at TF 16
TF 16 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island [USA], 85,72


346 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Hayate
DD Kisaragi
AK Hirokawa Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2

Japanese ground losses:
258 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 2

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TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Guam [USA], 63,66


Japanese ground losses:
184 casualties reported

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TF 21 troops unloading over beach at Johnston I [USA], 104,78


Japanese ground losses:
242 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Kuching [Sarawak], 27,56, firing at TF 34
TF 34 troops unloading over beach at Kuching [Sarawak], 27,56


26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Oshio, Shell hits 2

Japanese ground losses:
204 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Kota Bharu [Malaya], 24,45, firing at TF 48
TF 48 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu [Malaya], 24,45


Japanese ground losses:
197 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Brunei [UK], 33,56, firing at TF 49
TF 49 troops unloading over beach at Brunei [UK], 33,56


8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
132 casualties reported

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TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Laoag [Luzon], 45,48


Japanese ground losses:
898 casualties reported

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TF 83 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra [LINE], 110,90


Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported

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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Aparri/Tuguegarao, 45,49


Japanese ground losses:
187 casualties reported

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TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi/Sorosgon, 45,54


Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported

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TF 90 troops unloading over beach at Batan Islands [PH], 46,47


Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wake Island [USA]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2314 troops, 32 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 101

Defending force 1210 troops, 35 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Japanese max assault: 190 - adjusted assault: 95

Allied max defense: 5 - adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 47 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island [USA] base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 6 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
265 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1259 casualties reported
Guns lost 55
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Hong Kong [UK]

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14012 troops, 250 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 501

Defending force 9079 troops, 153 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 262

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Japanese max assault: 397 - adjusted assault: 157

Allied max defense: 239 - adjusted defense: 1798

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


Japanese ground losses:
296 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Batan Islands [PH]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 557 troops, 4 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

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

Japanese max assault: 52 - adjusted assault: 14

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Batan Islands [PH] base !!!



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Ground combat at Palmyra [LINE]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 532 troops, 3 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Defending force 458 troops, 6 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese max assault: 52 - adjusted assault: 11

Allied max defense: 3 - adjusted defense: 4

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Palmyra [LINE] base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
583 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


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Ground combat at Kota Bharu [Malaya]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4266 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 216

Defending force 1653 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 94


Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kuching [Sarawak]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1253 troops, 8 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

Defending force 2075 troops, 18 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 71



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Ground combat at Brunei [UK]

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 676 troops, 7 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Defending force 1180 troops, 30 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 55



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Ground combat at Johnston I [USA]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3580 troops, 62 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139

Defending force 474 troops, 6 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese max assault: 160 - adjusted assault: 35

Allied max defense: 3 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 35 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Johnston I [USA] base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed
TBD Devastator: 3 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
759 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


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Ground combat at Jolo [Jolo]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 311 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Defending force 408 troops, 6 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese max assault: 28 - adjusted assault: 14

Allied max defense: 3 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Jolo [Jolo] base !!!



Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Nauru Island [GLB]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 212 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

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

Japanese max assault: 14 - adjusted assault: 5

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Nauru Island [GLB] base !!!



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Ground combat at Miri [Sarawak]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 339 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

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

Japanese max assault: 26 - adjusted assault: 15

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Miri [Sarawak] base !!!

Glad to see you got a game Mike, 3 port attacks turn 1 ... that must have been a sweet deal&nbsp;[;)]

--Damian--

Game started with no suprise and full use of his air units.

The fight with the Lexington kinda freaked me out tho - I did not expect to see her near Johnston... I think I got lucky on that one.

The port attack @ PH was TB only - the DB were used to close down the AF. I've got to keep the base tied up during the assaults I have planned.


--Mike

Here's what it looks like near Hawaii on 12.7.41





I've got a pair of small air support TFs following the TFs for Lahaina and Kona.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/08/41

Troops unloading @
- at Guam [USA], 63,66
- at Kuching [Sarawak], 27,56
- at Kota Bharu [Malaya], 24,45
- at Brunei [UK], 33,56
- at Kuching [Sarawak], 27,56
- at Laoag [Luzon], 45,48
- at Aparri/Tuguegarao, 45,49
- at Legaspi/Sorosgon, 45,54

Jack has MSW clearing a mine field I laid at Merak/Serang [Java] (19,59)

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Legaspi/Sorosgon at 45,54

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
APD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
AK Sarangami, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Jolo [Jolo] at 39,59


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
SOC Seagull: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Oyashio
AP Astuga Maru
AP Gyoko Maru
AP Heiwa Maru

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Shell hits 27, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

**At first I thought I had lost my TF as the Houston opened up on my Nachi and scored two 8" hits @ a range of 4k. After that the Houston took a pair of torpedoes and Nachi' guns found the Houston's range and it was all over.

Naval bombardment of Kuching [Sarawak], at 27,56 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! - just softening up the place


Naval bombardment of Dutch Harbor [AK], at 102,37 - This was kinda fun - I mean - since the Akagi was already in the area...

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Sub attack at 26,66

Japanese Ships
SS I-154

Allied Ships
ML Prins van Oranje, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage <-- The I-154 is sitting right on the route from the Strait to Sorabaja...

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Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51 SWEEP

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 11

Allied aircraft
Buffalo/F2A x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo/F2A: 2 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51 SWEEP

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 20

Allied aircraft
Buffalo/F2A x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo/F2A: 8 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 SWEEP

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 47

Allied aircraft
P-35A Hawk x 7
P-40B Tomahawk x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-35A Hawk: 4 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 11 destroyed

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Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 96
G4M1 Betty x 72
Ki-264 Angel x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-264 Angel: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AS Otus, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Governor Taft, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PC Napa, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Pillsbury, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PT PpA # Q 112, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Finch, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Manatawny, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PC Genesee, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Salmon, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Princess of Negros, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Fortuna, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Seawolf, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Port hits 4
Port supply hits 1

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Day Air attack on Angeles/Clark [PH] , at 43,51

A few Hudson attacks at my TFs in Kota Bharu
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,48 I got to cockey and close to Singapore with a bombardment TF for Singkawang this is 1 of 2 attacks


Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 7
Vildebeest IV x 28


Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Usugumo
DD Ayanami
DD Shirayuki
DD Shikinami, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong [UK] at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 27
Ki-32 Mary x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
ML Redstart, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 39,60

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 18
A5M4 Claude x 6
B4Y1 Jean x 14
B5N2 Kate x 30

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Panay, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 54
A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2
D3A2 Val x 94
B5N2 Kate x 110

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
P-36A Mohawk x 8
P-40B Tomahawk x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zeke: 1 destroyed
D3A2 Val: 27 destroyed, 35 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 13 destroyed, 15 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 6 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 15 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed
B-18A Bolo: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
BB California, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Bobolink, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AVD Avocet, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 77
Port hits 9
Port supply hits 1

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Day Air attack on TF at 25,48


Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 7
Vildebeest IV x 27


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ayanami
DD Shirakumo
DD Shikinami, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shinonome
DD Uranami, Bomb hits 1, on fire

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Day Air attack on TF at 36,60 (S of Jolo)
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zeke x 14
A5M4 Claude x 6
B5N2 Kate x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
TK Ven-Koh
TK Hermes, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
TK British Judge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 41,62

Japanese aircraft
B4Y1 Jean x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AP Legazpi, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 43,45

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 10
B5N2 Kate x 3
Ki-27 Nate x 33
Ki-32 Mary x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PG Tutuila, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PG Cicala

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong [UK] at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 8
Ki-32 Mary x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
ML Redstart, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Ground combat at Legaspi/Sorosgon

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1341 troops, 30 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

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

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese max assault: 120 - adjusted assault: 118

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 118 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Legaspi/Sorosgon base !!!



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Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] I shoulda let my INF unit fully unload...

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11410 troops, 188 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 472

Defending force 11385 troops, 159 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 520

Japanese max assault: 330 - adjusted assault: 120

Allied max defense: 573 - adjusted defense: 220

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
405 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Allied ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Guns lost 7


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Ground combat at Brunei [UK]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 310 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

Defending force 676 troops, 7 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 18 - adjusted assault: 18

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 11

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1



Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ship losses as of 12-10-41.

12.12.41
ORDERS
Set LB @ Johnston to AF @ PH – I hadn’t assigned it PH last turn…

TF3(2CA 2CVL CVE 5DD)Air Combat @37,61 Return to Palau for Resupply

SAA 18th Div @ Alor Star – D. Atk

TF1& 2 near PH – mov 1 hex W

61st Sentai @ Tokyo <30 Sally> - spend PP to transfer to SAA – mov2 Takao

Set all LB @ Takao AF Atk @ Manila

JNAF 108th EAB(29/60 AV/I) @ Takamatsu – spend PP to transfer to SAA.

TF120(6AK)Transport @ Tokyo – mov2 Takamatsu to pick up JNAF 108th EAB – will mov2 Aparri

TF121(3AK)Transport @ Saigon – load JAAF 3rd EAB (24/60 AV/I) & mov2 Aparri

Production: Halt ARM-100 @ Muroran


AAR HL

12 PT VS KB in night time action around Hawaii @ 3k – 2PT sunk

A Sweep of PH nets 4 fighters

32 Zeke go after shipping @ 100ft and damage 5PT
Allied PC attacks my Transport TF near Kona and is sunk

Troops unload @:
Kona
Lahaina
Hilo
Kota Bharu

Manila port hit – 9 ships damaged or sunk

Bettys @ Jolo plus TF3 nail TFs fleeing from Manila that are seeking safety thru the Strait

A few attacks at shipping in Kota Bharu from Singapore get nothing

Kona & Guam fall while a direct attack @ Kuching @ 3:1 reduces forts to 1

I might have found something tougher then the Boise... Talk about defending your convoy - holy cats!

Yeah, those 75 durability CLAA's are a nice touch...of course Nemo-San would have to be tough wouldn't it[:D]

--Damian--

*chuckle*

Well, if you actually look at the fight above you see it is the only sort of surface combat those 75 durability CLAAs can win. Their best gun is a 3.9inch weapon optimised for AAA work. As a result their ability to penetrate armour protection is minimal. They simply can't hope to hurt a CA at all and will even find it tough to hurt any but the most underarmoured CL.
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Add to that their extreme cost... Each of them costs about 2/3rds of an average Japanese BB and about 40% of the cost of a Shinano class CVA. So, instead of the 6 or so Designer class CLAAs ( Nemo-san etc ) you could build another 3 CVs or 4 BBs. That's a pretty steep trade-off. Their ammo banks also tend to be depleted by the end of the 2nd day of combat and due to the fact that their weapons are dual purpose if you can get them to waste their ammo on PTs and barges you can send in torpedo-bombers to kill them on the cheap on Day 2 or 3.
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With that said they are death incarnate to torpedo-bombers when fully armed and their decks are strong enough to shrug off early-war SBD hits. As a result they make the absolute best CV escorts Japan can possibly have. Hell, even their size is calculated to draw torpedo bombers to them as they would be drawn to BBs --- and away from the CVs.

With that said I lost Nemo-san in my first game off Ceylon when 70 or so Swordfish and Barracudas attacked it from a land base. It destroyed about 30 with AAA but, IIRC, 6 torpedoes hit home and down she went.
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But, basically, if facing enemy DDs the Designer Class CLAAs should do very well indeed. Throw even an outdated CL into the mix and it'll find itself outclassed by a ship which costs only a third of its cost to produce. It is specialised very, very narrowly.

I agree, I bought only a few of the 75 durabilty ones, primarily as AAA CVTF duty, still the 15 durability CLAA's I invested in heavily, once again not for SC, but AAA... I like 'em a lot, so much so, you might find one that I hope you take special care of... [;)]

Nemo also told me some time ago to use them en-mass against some Pe-2's but I was too girlie to try.

--Damian--

I have that strange sinking feeling in my gut...

In this updated version of Nemo's mod there are no Ki-44 III fighters...

Please-please tell me they are renamed to the Ki-66 VI Damain (which is what the Ki-44IIa Tojo upgrades to) and this frame is carrier-capable.

-Mike

Yeah, they were renamed after THE OMEN ... ki-666 Damian, they should be CV capable etc. I believe there is also another devil CLAA ship too [;)]

Man should start working on my turn for Nemo ...

Have a good one Mike,
Cheers
Damian

Sweeeeet!

Thanx!

-Mike

12.13.41
ORDERS
TF122(1DD 1CLAA)SC @ 116,73 mov2 Johnston – CLAA Nemo-San 44/62/18

Set LB @ Johnston to Naval Atk @ 6k with search=20%

TF21 was pushed out of Lahaina last night during a wicked little naval battle in which Nemo-San pretty much spanked an 8 Allied DD TF. I pulled Nemo-san & added the CA Kako, CL Kitikami, & DD Uzuki. I’m really hoping to see how the Kitikami does in a night fight – she has two wicked torpedo broadsides of 64 21” torpedoes…

TF24(1CVL, 3CA, 2DD)Air Combat – Follow TF21. TB set at Naval Atk and fighters set with 70% CAP

I-16 @ 117,70 mov2 Molokai and patrol

I-5 @ 143,53 mov2 141,63 and patrol

I-26 @ 140,66 mov2 148,58 & patrol

I-169 @ 138,66 mov2 139,70 & patrol

I-4 @ 129,69 mov2 139,48 & patrol

I-1 @ 132,3 mov2 147,53 & patrol

TF124(1DD 1AO)Transport 8k fuel from Kwajalein to Johnston

TF123(1CL 2DD)SC @ Wake (pulled from original invasion TF still unloading supplies) mov2 Johnston

TF10(4BB 2DD)SC @ 49,64 mov2 Palau

D. Atk @ Kuching

TF57(1CL 2DE)Bombard Kuching – already @ Kuching

SAA 18th Div @ Alor Star mov2 Georgetown

TF18(1CL 1DD)Escort @ Saigon (CL Sendai 72/67/0 & DD Shikinami 95/68/0) replenish/disband

TF27(1DD)Escort @ Saigon (DD Uranami 33/9/0) replenish/disband

TF32(1CL)Escort @ Saigon (CL Kashii 48/33/0) replenish/disband

Set Saigon Repair (4)x0

TF117(4MSW)Sweep @ Hong Kong – undock – patrol – will sweep until the mines are gone

CEA 37th Div @ 51,28 – D. Atk vs raiding lcu

70th Sentai <36 Nate> @ Tatung G. Atk @ 51,28

89th Ind. Chutai <12 Sally> @ Chengting G. Atk @ 51,28

CEA Negoya 1RpU <82AV> @ Foochow mov2 47,41 and hit a small enemy raiding lcu. I wanna work this LCU westand roll up 3 small Chineses LCU while moving to Swatow to free up the SAA 51st Div <325AV>

Production:
I halted another 150 of ARM, 75 from Fukuoka & 75 from Hiroshima.


AAR Highlights
Troops unload @:
Hilo
Lahaina
Kota Bharu
Lanai

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina [Maui] at 115,73

Japanese Ships (later forced away from Lahaina)
AP Asama Maru
AP Tatuta Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Takasago Maru
AP Kobe Maru
AP Takatiho Maru
AP Shanghai Maru
CLAA Nemo-san, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Cummings, Shell hits 3
DD Case, Shell hits 22, on fire
DD Conyngham, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shaw, Shell hits 7, on fire
DD Reid, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Tucker, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Downes, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Dewey, Shell hits 2

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina [Maui] at 115,73

Japanese Ships
CVL Chiyoda
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
CL Kitakami
DD Oboro
DD Uzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Yuzuki

Allied Ships
CL Raleigh, Shell hits 2
DD Dale, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Aylwin, Shell hits 1
DD Allen
DD Litchfield
DD Ward
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I-5 attacked by 5DD @ 143,53 – 3 hits but little damage

Sweeps @ Singapore, PH, and Manila are still sucking down Jack’s fighters

200+ LB AF attack of Manila kills another 11 airframes on the ground with 13 airbase hits and 46 runway hits. My LB are @ 15k ALT

I hit Manila port again also but there are few targets left – I hit 5 ships with 90+ Nell/Betty

LB out of Jolo kill a few more ships running from Manila

My carriers around Hawaii have all of their TB set for Naval attack – they eat up all of the DDs Jack threw at me the night B4

Kuching has forts drop to 0 from the attack. Alor Star falls as well as Lanai.

12.14.41
ORDERS
So Nemo-san is now 47/62/5 and still running @ 12 knots – pretty damned tough little CL for taking 2 torps and 30 shell hits.

I-153 has been sitting in the same hex with two ASW TFs on the west coast of Java for two turns – I spaced moving it last turn and, while she did get attacked and took 3 hits her SYS damage is only 5 so I’m sending her south along the coast looking for merchant shipping.

It is my intent to be very aggressive with my subs and mining operations. It’s is a weapon in my arsenal that I have, in the past, not used in an effective manner. Let's see what happens if I really go after the allies merchant shipping.

SAA Imperial Guards Div is moving from Ban Don to Kota Bharu. Thus unit plus what I already have @ Kota will be my eastern prong as I drive the allies to Singapore.

There are T-Storms in the area of Hawaii so I’m running KB to Johnston for resupply. Already I have close to 20k supply @ Johnston and TFs of fuel on the way.

I-156 near Madras is patrolling west along the coast, I-158 near Trivardum is patrolling NW along the coast, and I-162 is sitting SW of Cuttack.

I moved the Tainan Kktai <48 Zeke> to Kuching from Saigon and split it up into 3 groups with different altitudes for CAP. Last turn Jack was going after shipping with B-17s @ 5k… I also moved the Kanoya Kktai <27 Betty> and the 50 Chutai <3 Dinah> to Kuching also. The Dinah are on naval search @ 70% and the LB are on Naval Attack @ 6k with a 10% search.

SAA 65th “Bde” Div plus the 7th Tank Rgt @ Aparri are off to IIagan

SAA 16th Div plus the 4th Tank Rgt @ Laoag are headed for Vigan

The CEA 4th Ind Inf Bde @ Yanku is moving SE 1 hex to aggress a small Chinese LCU

The CEA 26th Div @ Kalgan is moving to Tatung as part of my northern defense force

The CEA 27th Div @ Pioting has been divided. /A sits - /B goes to Chengting, & /C goes to Peking

The CEA JAAF 15th EAB and the 1st Army Corps (HQ) at Pioting is headed to Chengting

The newly PP-paid for CEA Mongal 1st and 2nd Cav plus IMA 5th Dist Army Bde @ Jehol are headed gor Chengting also.

TF7(2TK)Transport 39k fuel and TF18(2TK 1AO)Transport 16k fuel are loading and will goto Kwajalein & Johnston.

ORIGINAL: 1EyedJacks

Production:
I halted another 150 of ARM, 75 from Fukuoka & 75 from Hiroshima.

Mike, I know that HI is tight in the beginning, but are you sure that Armament is the right thing to reduce? I only say this cause I know how difficult it is to bring in those units a bit later. Check out the LCUProduction chart, Arm drop down and see what you can reduce it to to keep the blue line above the green... I reduced shipbuilding in the beginning, stopping many late war CV's (and therefore also stopped some Naval Production facilities)... you really need to choose what you can afford, and what you can't ... as has been said before with this mod, you can't have it all. And reinforcing LCU's takes too much time, I rather have them come in full strength, which is what I've achieved...

--Damian--

Hi Damian,

Even with the cuts to ARM I'm increaseing by about 500pts per turn. I also chopped the 2 BC plus halted the first 8 subs. The CV Yamato clear the building slip in a day or two and that will cut another 180 from naval production (currently running at -196pts). I'll begin halting airframes I don't want to produce while slowly increasing the ones I need plus performing some R&D. I do have a lot of options but I need to pick a direction early in the war and push hard. I've decided to push for Air/Naval as a 1-2 punch for Japan with the grunts getting the left-overs. I have plans for those long-legged LB - hence going after Hawaii. Subs with naval search plus long-legged search planes on the line islands, LB @ Hawaii, and raider CV TFs plus a heavy sub footprint should, I hope, meet my desires. I'd like to really try to reduce yanky merchant shipping ASAP as I drive into the DEI and up into Burma/India.

It's my hope that I can conclude ground operations around Hawaii within 60 days and then leave a strong naval/air arm @ Hawaii while dropping the blodded divisions & support elements back down to the PI and DEI.


TTFN,

Mike

12.15.41
Orders
Disband the following @ Kwajalein:
TF15(2CL 1DD 1ML)
TF84(1CL)

TF163(1AK)Transport w/12 Mary unloading @ Kwajalein

TF125(2CL 2DD)SC @ Kwajalein will move to Johnston and then on to Hawaii to support operations

Naga transferred over to me this turn so the SAA Kure 1st SNFL is running north to stand on it.

It looks like I’m finally coming close to balancing HI. Last turn it was 15037 and this turn it is 15133. CV Yamato comes on the board next turn.

TF110(1AK 1CL)Transport @ Christmas Isle will load up the 4th Flt Truk NGF & transport to Kona

SAA 18th Div is now @ Georgetown and will D. Atk

Mov Genzen Kktai <27 Betty> from Saigon to Singora

CEA 2nd Ind Inf Bde @ Kalgan is moving to hex 53,26 to aggress an enemy LCU

SAA 4th Tank Rgt @ Vagin will D. Atk (Base abandoned)

SAA 7th Tank Rgt @ IIagan wil D. Atk (base abandoned)

54th Div @ Ise changed command to SAA. I’m sending AKs over to grab this Div and deploy in the PI.

TF3(2CA 1CVE 2 CVL 5DD)AC @ Palau replenish and then head to Kwajalein via Truk

AAR Highlights
12.14.41
Troops unload @
Lahaina
Hilo
Kota Bharu

SS I-6 - TK Empire Jet, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

TF 117 is still sweeping mines @ Hong Kong

I’m still sweeping Singapore and Manila. I also put in a port attack. There was little air action across the board as most of it was under the weather.

My DD Michishio took a bomb hit and is on fire @ 29,55 while escorting the CA Takao. B-17s and a vew smaller LB are out harassing my TFs around Kuching/Malaya. I’d CAP a fes of my TFs but I have about half of my air units resting…

Hilo fell to Imperial Japanese forces today

So far so good. I note though that, in the end. CAAA ( Anti-Aircraft Armoured Cruiser ) Nemo-san ended up getting the worst of that confrontation - given that she's worth about 2/3rds of an IJN BB to sink 2 or 3 DDs and need a few months in dock repairing after isn't that great.

Still, strategically Hawaii seems to be going your way. Can you let us in to the overall strategic plan?