Spam and Saki

[scott64]

Spam and Saki

Myself against (Tim) stldiver
Tim will take the role of Empire of Japan
I will be allies

House Rules
No 4E attacks below 10,000 ft
No sub invasions.
No abandoning production/resource/fuel/oil etc. centers below garrison levels
No bombing production/resource/fuel/oil till 1943
No moving units out of China and Manchuko with out paying PP
PDU on
Scenario 2

Have fun [:)]

[khyberbill]

Good luck Scott. China can be a nightmare. I am in April in my PBEM and all I have left is Chungking and Sian. Japan's weak link seems to be tankers. Sink those boogers!

[scott64]

December 7th 1941, a date which will live in infamy the countries of Great Britain and the United States were suddenly and deliberately attacked by Naval and Air Forces of the Empire of Japan.

The Japanese attacked the Philippine Islands

The Japanese attacked the Hawaiian Islands

With Confidence in our Allied armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph over the evil Japanese.

The above speech was made during a session of congress. [8D]

A declaration of war exists between the United States and Great Britain against the Empire of Japan. [:-]

[scott64]

One of our ships takes a hit and sinks. [:@][:(]

[scott64]

Reply from the Netherlands

The Kingdom considers itself at war with Japan because the aggression which aims at the peace loving nations one after the other, can, must, and will only be resisted in firm alliance. Now that the friendly American and British peoples are being attacked, the Kingdom of the Netherlands puts all its military power and all its resources at the disposal of the common war effort. The Netherlands did not hesitate to defend themselves with courage when they were wickedly assaulted in Europe. [:-]

[stldiver]

Cpt Kaku Tomeo commander of the CV Hiryu paces the bridge. The last of his planes has safely lifted off from the flight deck headed towards Pearl. Thier mission destruction of the American fleet at Pearl, all planes were to hit the harbor, with Zero's strafing the airfield!! The ships were the number one priority.

He did not have a good nights sleep, his dreamed he was commander of the allied forces and had defeated the entire KB then swept across the pacific, landing on Okinawa in 1942, forcing the strangulation and capitulation. That was a bad dream something echoed in his mind WITP, he was not sure what the dream meant maybe a glourious victory in an alternate self.
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Kaku did know what he was here and now, a Samurai Captain and he just sent his warriors off to deliver the first blow of the war. The capitalist nations had strangled his country for far to long, with their unwarrented demands and greed! It was time to teach the infidels their lesson!

Hours later Kaku watches as the last flights land on the deck, all his planes return. The pilots talking of glorius victories, 2 Battleships sunk Pensylvania and California the rest badly damaged. No signs of the American CV's, they will get their day. Only 3 planes were lost, many damaged but a great victory!

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 14 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed on ground
A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
B-18A Bolo: 2 destroyed on ground
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
SBD-1 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
DM Gamble
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DM Pruitt, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Tucker, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DM Breese
CM Oglala
AV Wright, Torpedo hits 1
DM Ramsay
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
BB California, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
AV Tangier
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Monaghan, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
DM Montgomery, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AVP Avocet, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DM Preble, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AK Castor, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Cpt Watanabe, Seishichi Gazes out into the rain, The CA Chokai and 5 DD's were headed to the Phillipines to bombard the shores in preperation for the unleashing of the Japanese forces on the weak American's. Total surprise was expected on the Americans and British. Suddenly the lead destroyer begins to turn and signal, 3 British DD's are spotted heading south almost the same course. Cpt Watanabe orders all ships to engage, the battle is fierce and the British Destroyers are very experianced, but they all eventually go down, several of his destoryers need repairs and are split off. Cpt Watanabe is disturbed, How were the British alerted to the Japanese attack, something must have gone wrong, this will make it harder to secure the DEI.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Swatow at 78,67, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 1
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Shirayuki, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Hatsuyuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Sagiri, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Scout, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
DD Thanet, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
DD Thracian, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk


Cpt Sugimoto, Ushio captain of the CVL Ryujo stands erect ast Cdr RADM Takagi stands behind him, also listening to the reports. The CVL Ryujo had slipped to withing 120 miles of Manila from the east and launched an followup attack on Manila, the 12 Kates attacked and sank one DD as well as damaging several other ships. But the main damaged had already been down. 45 Zero's and over 100 level bombers had swept away opposition and decimated Manila harbor, no less then 12 submarines had been seen with their belly side up, Complete surprise was achieved. Such great results will definatly be repeated in the coming days!

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 45
G3M2 Nell x 36
G4M1 Betty x 81

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AV Langley, Bomb hits 2, on fire
SS S-37, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
SS Sealion, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
SS Snapper, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
SS Sailfish, Bomb hits 1
SS Sargo, Bomb hits 1
DD Pope, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
TK Mindanao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
AO Trinity, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
PT Q-112, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Paz, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Sculpin, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
xAKL Don Jose, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD John D. Ford, Bomb hits 1
SS Salmon, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
SS Perch, Bomb hits 1
SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
SS Permit, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
SS Swordfish, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Ethel Edwards, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVD Childs, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS S-40, Bomb hits 1
SS Porpoise, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
PG Isabel, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AS Canopus, Bomb hits 1
SS Stingray, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Neptuna, Bomb hits 1
AS Otus, Bomb hits 1
SS S-38, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Yu Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
PT-32, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Compagnia Filipinas, Bomb hits 1
SS Pickerel, Bomb hits 1
SS Pike, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
SS Shark, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
PT-35, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAP President Madison, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
SS Seal, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Rochambeau, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 2

HQ Combined Fleet Hiroshima
ADM Yamamoto, Isoroku listens to the reports coming in. It was a great success across the Pacific for the 1st day of the Rising Sun
in the east Pearl had been decimated and Makin captured, and Guam invaded.

In the Phillipines surprise at Manila achieved the sinking of 12 submarines as well as 1 DD and 3 PT's this will ease his mind over somes fear of a submarine menace.

THe landings at Malaya have gones as scheduled with Patani and Kota Bharu invaded. But thier was disquiet. Plans must have been leaked. The British had evactuated Hong Kong with all transports and 3 DD's escaping south, luckily the DD's stumbled into the CA CHokais TF and are no more, we must destroy the transports also.

The most disconcerning news is the Prince of Wales and Repulse headed south away from a planned for ambush! How had the British know, they had only been at war with China. Spies it must be Spies. There was no need to ponder this, time to plan the next days events.
The Samurais must strike while the Katana is sharp!

Below is Hiryu Cpt Kaku, Tomeo ship
p.s. This is a joint AAR like the last one when I was allied and Scott Japan, There was not port restriction as there was none in the initial game, scott also hit manila but no with this much success he split airfield and port, where I concentrated just port in both Harbors.

[scott64]

Hawaiian Command HQ

"Those darn Japanese planes are back again."
"Send in the fighters, send in everything we got."

After the raid.
"Flight Officer Orville Howard. For your brave and distinguished service to this country. I hereby award you this Distinguished Service Cross for your heroic dead with the 35th PG/21st PS. Your act of shooting down 4 enemy planes in one day and you are our very first ACE with 6 confirmed kills."

[stldiver]

Dec 8th 1942

Cpt Watanabe commander of the CA Chokai with 2 DD's had their orders, the British had over 10 transports trying to escape south from Hong Kong, his force had already destroyed the DD's the day before, his orders intercept the transports and deal them swith justice, in the dark they pick out the Britsh ships in the Moonlight, the Chokai turns with his escorts and procedes to destroy the helpless transports!
Night Time Surface Combat, near Hong Kong at 78,65, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
DD Fubuki
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
xAK Bennevis, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Chengtu
xAK Fatshan
xAK Hanyang
xAK Hinsang, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Joan Moller
xAKL Kanchow
xAK Ming Sang
xAK Nanning, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Soochow
xAKL Yat Shing, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAK Munlock, Shell hits 9, on fire
xAKL Halldor
xAK Haraldsvang
xAK Hai Lee, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Low visibility due to Rain with 85% moonlight...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Hong Kong at 78,66, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships, 2nd engagement
CA Chokai
DD Fubuki
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
xAKL Chengtu, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Fatshan, Shell hits 5, on fire
xAK Hanyang, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
xAKL Joan Moller, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
xAKL Kanchow, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
xAK Ming Sang, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
xAKL Soochow, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
xAK Munlock, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Halldor, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Haraldsvang, Shell hits 17, and is sunk

Meanwhile outside Manila 2 Japanese DD's catch some transports fleeing south to the same effect
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Sazanami
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
xAKL Anakan, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
xAK Capillo, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Corregidor, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
xAKL Palawan, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
xAKL Princess of Negros, Shell hits 10, and is sunk

Over Manila the Americans put up a stiffer battle, but the Japanese force thru and 3 more SS are sunk with more damaged.
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 80
G3M2 Nell x 36
G4M1 Betty x 42

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 3
P-35A x 11
P-40B Warhawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 1 destroyed
P-35A: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AS Holland, Bomb hits 1
SS Sailfish, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
SS Seawolf, Bomb hits 1
SS S-41, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAP Rochambeau, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Pickerel, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
SS Perch, Bomb hits 1
xAK Si Kiang, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Searaven, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
SS Sculpin, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AS Otus, Bomb hits 1
TK Mindanao, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AV Langley, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Skipjack, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Neptuna, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Saury, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Further south from Manila the Ryujo heads south to catch and sink several transports fleeing the Phillipines
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 82,85

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6
B5N1 Kate x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Ravnaas, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Elcano, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Governor Wright

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 82,85

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6
B5N1 Kate x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAKL Sarangami
xAKL Escalante R, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Taurus, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Governor Wright, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

Cpt Kaku watches again in pride as his Samurai's return again to the Hiryu and other awaiting carriers. The Admiral had ordered a second strike in hopes of sinking more battleships, The day had been good, the allied command had not sent up much of a defence and losses were light! 2 more Battleships go under along with the CA Minneapolis that just had arrived in port, plus more ships damaged. It was another good day for the Rising Sun.

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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 78
B5N2 Kate x 110
D3A1 Val x 129



Allied aircraft
P-36A Mohawk x 1
SNJ-3 Texan x 1


Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 17 damaged
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed, 19 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AO Ramapo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Henley, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DM Breese, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AV Curtiss, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Dale, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CM Oglala, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 1
CL Phoenix, Torpedo hits 1
AD Dobbin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DM Sicard, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DM Montgomery, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS Perry, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
DD MacDonough, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AD Rigel, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Worden, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Sacramento, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVP Swan, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
SS Tautog, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

The CA Chokai finishing off the last of the transports in the morning light.

[stldiver]

Dec 9th and 10th 1942.

Dec 9th had passed relatively quiet compared to the last few days, the last of the british ships fleeing Hong Kong were sunk. Landings in the North of the Phillipines had begun. Khota Bharu, Guam raised the flag of the rising sun! Most of the airforce was stood down to rest. The KB had withdrawn from Pearl to rest its planes for the moment.......


Dec 10th 1942 The 3rd strike of Pearl.
Cpt Kaku watched again as his planes lifted off to attack Pearl, the Admiral wanted more then 4 Battleships. Losses had been light the last two strikes and with a day of rest his Samurais were ready, unfortunatly so were the allies. Shortly after launch sirens are sounded incoming planes, His spotters notice close to 40 fighters escorting 10 divebombers (he thinks why did they move in so close, 1-1000 lb bomb would make all this worthless).

Only 10 Zeros respond immediatly to the initial attack, but soon they are slicing thru the incoming enemy planes, as the battle rages soon others join up and eventually break thru to the bombers, splashing some and chasing the rest home.

That is not the end, as the drone of large heavy bombers can be heard, these also are attacked with less success. One of the biggest bombers goes down a victory, they release their loads to no avail.

Kaku smiles at his Samurais of the sky they have withstood the first test of defense!
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kona at 179,112

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30

Allied aircraft
P-36A Mohawk x 8
P-40B Warhawk x 28
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
SBD-1 Dauntless x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-36A Mohawk: 3 destroyed
P-40B Warhawk: 5 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-1 Dauntless: 3 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kona at 179,112

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28

Allied aircraft
B-18A Bolo x 8
B-17D Fortress x 3
P-36A Mohawk x 8
P-40B Warhawk x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-18A Bolo: 1 destroyed
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged [:D]
P-36A Mohawk: 3 destroyed
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima

Meanwhile the strike on Pearl meets stiff resistance and the enemy fighters penetrate into our bombers! Losses won't be light today!

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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 77
B5N2 Kate x 125
D3A1 Val x 119

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 1
P-36A Mohawk x 17
P-40B Warhawk x 37
F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
SNJ-3 Texan x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 9 destroyed, 35 damaged
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed, 33 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SNJ-3 Texan: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DM Tracy, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CM Oglala, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AE Pyro, Torpedo hits 1
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Won't this ship ever sink???????
DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AV Curtiss, Bomb hits 1
AM Grebe, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
SS Tautog, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AG Aries, Bomb hits 1
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AD Dobbin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Conyngham, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AV Tangier, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AV Wright, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Alchiba, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Florence D., Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Tucker, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AVP Avocet, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AO Neosho, Bomb hits 1
DD Chew, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AVD Hulbert, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PG Sacramento, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Worden, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Dolphin, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
DD Cummings, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Case, Bomb hits 1, on fire


ADM Yamamoto is looking over the war map when his top aide walks quickly up.

Top Aide "Sir we have found the CV Enterprise"
Yamamoto "Good, have we sunk her!"
Top Aide "No sir, the CV Enterprise attacked and sank two of our armed merchent cruisers, the cruisers reported Wildcats escorting"
Yamamoto "Alert the KB, hmm so the CV's seem to be going to Australia"

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Pukapuka at 155,162

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes


Allied aircraft
F4F-3A Wildcat x 6
SBD-2 Dauntless x 15
TBD-1 Devastator x 7
No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AMC Hokoku Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage Will sink
AMC Aikoku Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Will sink

Yamamoto "Very well, what about the rest of the war what is the report"

Top Aide " Sir our landings continue in Malaya and Phillipines without interruption, some enemy planes fly daily but no ships lost. Hong Kong is being bombarded as we speak to soften up the weak British."

Yamamoto "What about our operations in the southern DEI"
Top Aide "Landings have just begun at Ternate and Sorong"

Yamamoto "What about the Paratroopers"

Top Aide "Sir the Yokosuka 3rd SNLF paratroopers have just captured Victoria Point!"

Yamamoto "Excellant, leave the list of our other success's, I need some saki"

Japanese forces CAPTURE Vigan !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sansapor !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Victoria Point !!!

[stldiver]

Dec 11th & 12th 1942.

The two Japanese Generals look over the planning map.

Gen 1 "It appears our plans are proceeding without interruption"

Gen 2 "Yes apperantly the navy has done a great job protecting our transports!, all troops are making it ashore"

Gen 1 "I can't say the same for our logistic Generals, they cannot seem to get the support forces we need to follow up on our victories!"

Gen 2 "Give them time, they are learning quickly"

Gen 1 "Here are the latest bases added to the Co-prosperity sphere"

Dec 11th
Japanese forces CAPTURE Beaufort !!! Northern Borneo
Japanese forces CAPTURE Ocean Island !!! Eastern Pacific near Tarawa
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sorong !!! Northern New Guinea
Japanese forces CAPTURE Ternate !!! Southern DEI
Japanese forces CAPTURE Miri !!! Northern Borneo (only 1 center damaged from attack!!!!)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Aparri !!! Phillipines

Dec 12th
Japanese forces CAPTURE Jolo !!! DEI

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Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 26410 troops, 321 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 640

Defending force 8441 troops, 130 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 220

Japanese adjusted assault: 369 Initial assualt on Hong Kong barely achieves 1 to 1 but it achieved! [:'(]

Allied adjusted defense: 365

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
630 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled

Allied ground losses:
964 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 105 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 24 (1 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Allied Prisoners begin to fill up Camps, retraining to Co-prosperity values will begin

[scott64]

A Frozen far away place.


He walks into the top secret room. "Gentleman, we have a problem."
"Don't we know that!" exclaimed thegreatwent.
"How can we overcome all those ship sinkings?" asked Feurer Krieg.
"Our industry is on the verge of excellence." assured the masked one.
"Please enlighten us."
"As we speak, the industry is gearing up for mass production. Air planes, ships, bombs, and mines."
"But our toll is great so far over a few battleships and some cruiser are still around." interjected General Goodies.
"We still have our carriers." said thegreatwent.
"Yeah, right, only 2." [:o]

[stldiver]

Dec 13th 1941,

The scout planes had sighted the ships, they were spotted the day before heading towards Palmyra so the KB took
a detour to investigate. After sighting two ships a launch was issued.


The Val sights the targets below, 2 allied ships one appears to be a cruiser another some type of luxury liner.

With a wiggle of the wings to indicate the target each plane begins to make its dive in well cordinated fashion honed over the
last few days. In the meantime the Kates begin to head low to line up their targets
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Palmyra at 167,128

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
B5N2 Kate x 25
D3A1 Val x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CA Louisville, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
xAP President Coolidge, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk

History fact of SS President Coolidge

Built in 1931 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co, Newport News, VA. Operated prior to World War 11 by American President Lines. Launched 21st February 1931, Trialed and delivered to owners 1st October 1931.
This luxury liner had been in regular commercial trans-pacific services before World War 11, being occasionally used by the War Department on a part-voyage basis. Her first voyage for the army began at San Francisco on 15th July 1941 and took her to Honolulu and Manila. After return in late August the ship again left San Francisco, in early September, for Honolulu and Manila. On 1st of November the PRESIDENT COOLIDGE once more sailed from the Golden Gate for the same destinations, and was en route home, midway between Manila and Honolulu, when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occured. She reached San Francisco on Christmas Day 1941.

In early 1942 the ship was hastily adapted for carrying large numbers of troops and at once began service to the Southwest Pacific. On 12 January she left for Melbourne and Wellington, returning to San Franscisco on 7 March. Next departing on 19 March the vessel again visited Melbourne and Bora Bora. Return to San Francisco was on 8 May and departure on the 26th took her to the Fiji Islands, Auckland and Suva.

The PRESIDENT COOLIDGE returned to San Francisco on 29 August and on 6 October sailed for New Caledonia and Espiritu Santo. On 26 October 1942, she struck an American mine in the east entrance of the Segond Channel at Espiritu Santo and sank in 20 fathoms of water. Nearly all of the 5,000 officers and men on board were saved.\

President Coolidge sinking below

[thegreatwent]

Well you know you can do a great deal with "Only 2" carriers [;)]. Good luck Scott!

[stldiver]

Dec 14th,

The 19 Sally bombers fly over Manila harbor, it has been a few days since it has been struck. With no escorts these bombers are worried about the P-40's that had been defending the harbor. Fortunatly for them the zero sweeps leave empty skies, and they are rewarded with still more shipping to be sunk.

After the Sally's bank away they notice another submarine show belly side up.

Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 damaged

Allied Ships
SS Pickerel, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD Peary, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Searaven, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AO Pecos, Bomb hits 1
SS S-40, Bomb hits 1

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

Port supply hits 1

History Fact
Mitsubishi Ki-21 "Sally"

Most important Japanese army bomber, in production up to 1944. Codenamed Sally. Served in every theatre where the Japanese army was engaged.

Already obsolete at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack, the Ki-21 Type 97 heavy bomber (Allied code name 'Sally') remained the backbone of the Japanese Army Air Force's bomber squadrons throughout the war. The 'Sally' entered service in 1937 and was used against Soviet forces in Manchuria in 1939 and against the Chinese in the lengthy Japanese warfare in China. The 'Sally' flew against U.S. forces in the South Pacific, but by the end of the war the plane was employed primarily as a transport.

On May 24, 1945, seven Sallies flew from Japan to land at an American-held airfield on Okinawa; five were shot down, but the two survivors crash-landed at Yontan airfield, and the twelve commandos from the planes destroyed seven U.S. aircraft, fuel drums, and an ammunition dump before being killed by defending U.S. Marines. At the war's end the 'Sally' joined other Japanese aircraft that were painted white with green crosses to carry VIPs negotiating the Japanese surrender. The 'Sally' thus had the distinction of being in Japanese Army service longer than any other combat aircraft.

A Mitsubishi design, the 'Sally' was developed as a heavy bomber to strike targets in the Soviet Far East. The prototype flew in 1937. The design was accepted, but it was reengineer and was continually refined (by Nakajima as well as Mitsubishi) to increase the bomb load and defensive armament. The improved Ki-21-II was the definitive variant, with the IIb sub-series introducing a dorsal gun turret (in place of the "greenhouse"; see below). A further improvement (Ki-21-III) was rejecting in favour of the Ki-67 'Peggy'. Production of the 'Sally' continued until Sept. 1944 with 2,064 aircraft being produced.

Below are the Sally bombers inbound to Manila, hmm pretty tall mountains in Phillipines [:D]

[stldiver]

Dec 16th 1942,

3 Japanese destroyers take position outside the entrance to Manila harbor, thier mission try and intercept Japanese shipping that flees.
They had just arrived this evening replacing 4 destroyers that had engaged 6 minesweepers trying to escape the night before only 2 made it past. This operation had been going on since the start of the war, usually 4 unit DD squardrons would patrol in front of the harbor with backup along the coast in case of escapies.

The PT boats had tried on over 8 occasions to escape past the ships to get at the transports and had failed every time sometimes with a loss of one or two others just forced to return after firing torpedoes.

Tonight would be more rewarding for the newly arived ships, tonight transports and PT boats were making a rush, The night sky is almost black and the destoyers finally spot the transports barly 5000 yards away, then they unleash carnage.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 5,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Shigure, Shell hits 1
DD Yugure

Allied Ships
PG Asheville, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
AS Holland, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AO Pecos, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Sagoland, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tantalus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight...

Shortly after the PT boats make a rush to get past....

Night Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Shigure
DD Yugure, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
PT Q-111
PT Q-113
MTB 7
MTB 9
MTB 11, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Once again the Japanese navy rules the waves.

Historical Fact...
Shiratsuyu was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her name means "Shimmering Dew" (White Dew).

On 15 June 1944, Shiratsuyu was escorting 1st Supply Force from Davao. She was sunk in a collision with the tanker Seiyo Maru 90 miles (165 km) southeast of Surigao Strait (09?‹09?ŒN 126?‹51?ŒE / 9.15?‹N 126.85?‹E / 9.15; 126.85), after which her depth charges exploded among survivors

DD Shirasuyu heading towards Manila

[scott64]

Top Secret place somewhere not within the War Theater. [:'(]

"I give you Operation Chili"
"Just what exactly is Operation Chili?" asked thegreatwent.
"Well. First you brown the beef. We will substitute rice for the beef. Then we cook the beans. Again substituting the beans for rice. We mix those together with secret sauce, err saki. Heat over a roaring fire. Best served when mixed with aviation fuel and gasoline and then lighting a match and see how high the flame goes."
" " exclaimed the masked one.

[stldiver]

Dec 17th

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Submarine attack near Suva at 132,160

Japanese Ships
SS I-24

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage Took 2 torpedoes the day before, does sink!


Hong Kong hit with another 1 to 1
Kutching invaded
Singkawang invaded


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Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98) Delayed invasion till US CV's not around [:)]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3562 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 121

Defending force 1375 troops, 25 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

Japanese adjusted assault: 68

Allied adjusted defense: 13

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
397 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
3130 casualties reported
Squads: 58 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 129 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 23 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 39 (39 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (11 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units destroyed 2


Assaulting units:...
Maizuru 2nd SNLF /1...
53rd Nav Gd /4...
...
Defending units:...
Wake USN CPNAB ...
1st Marine Defense Battalion...

The Pacific is very quiet, the KB and US CV's no where to be seen. Air battles wage around Manila and Singapore. Japanese take bases in DEI.
No opposition from the allied fleet.

[stldiver]

Dec 22nd 1941,

The Emporer looks at Tojo and Yamamoto with their Generals behind them. The room is filled is quiet as the Emporer speaks.

Emporer "The capitalist countries forced us into this war, I wish an update of our situation. The people need to know how our forces are spreading the new Co-prosperity sphere! Give me an update by each theatre"

Tojo bows and begins.

"Sir in China we have cleared most of the guerillas from behind our lines and have cleared the railroads. In the north the chinese have pulled back and we are following. In Central china we have pushed some enemy corps back, and we pulled back from Ichang. The chinese have moved into Sinyang and we are currently trying to push them out. 3 divisions moved to within 40 miles of Changsa and pushed 3 corps back into Changsa, the bombing of the airfield at Changsa began today. In Southern China we crossed in from Vietnam and have just pushed the Chinese out of Nanning. Hong Kong has been captured with all resources intact"

The Emporer nods at Tojo "Very good, you seem to have made more progress in the last 16 days then the last year. What about Malaya?"

Tojo "We have just captured Alor Star and pushed the British out, we will continue down that rail line. Also the landings at Kota Bharu have been pushing the British back and now are close to Temloh. In addition we have just landed troops at Mersing and pushed a small unit out. We hope to have Singapore surrounded in the next 2 weeks. The daily bombing of Singapore begins today."

Once again the Emporer is pleased "Continue with Phillipines and DEI"

Tojo "We have taken almost all of Northern Borneo and it will be all secured in the next few days, In south DEI we have just captured Ambon, and hold Ternate and Sorong. We currently have landed at Manado though the Dutch have withheld our first assault, they should soon fall."

Tojo "In the Phillipines we have pushed the enemy from the North and South, we are at the outskirts of Clark and are a week away from Manila from the south, We hope to have this finished in 3 weeks, the bombing of Clark field begins today"

The Emporer grimaces "I would like you to accelerate your plans, we need no delays" he then looks at Yamamoto "Tell me about the navy and airforce, what have they been doing"

Yamamoto "The navy has driven all before them, the enemy does not even come out to engage us for fear of our strength. The attack at Pearl Harbor and Manila was an extreme success. We have sunk 6 battleships, 5 Cruisers and 2 light cruisers as well as 12 destroyers, in addition over 22 submarines have been destroyed, our merchant fleet has no fears.

We have taken Wake, Makin, Ocean islands and we are searching for the enemy carriers"

Emporer "What of our losses?"

Yamamoto "Sir the enemy runs from us the only losses so far are 5 miget submarines, several Patrol craft and several transports lost from shore gunfire. The small KB has swept up to Java and sank several ships and the KB is hunting but the enemy refuses to engage. We have also just secured Rabaul, Lae and are looking for further expansion all is going acording to plan'

Yamamoto "We rule the skies, we have destroyed over 470 enemy planes and only lost 318 of our own. Most of those from accidents as the enemy cannot stand long vs our airforce"

Emporer "Samurais you have done well, but we expect more. Accelerate your timetables, even though you have won great victories we must push the enemy till the coward comes out to fight. If he withdraws take all he gives. The Japanese people deserve what is rightfully ours!"

Yamamoto and Tojo bow again and back out with their subordinates.

Current score end of Dec 22nd 1941

[stldiver]

Dec 23rd 1941

SS-123 patrols just outside Balikpapan harbor, as the captain looks thru the periscope he notices a minelayer moving about, after some calculations 4 wooshing sounds are heard from the front of the submarine. A minute later a loud explosion brings an end to the minlayer.
The captain tells the helmsman to come about, there may be mines about!

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Sub attack near Balikpapan at 64,97

Japanese Ships
SS I-123

Allied Ships
CM Prins van Oranje, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Sinks

Dec 24th 1941

SS I-156 cuts thru the sea just outside Merak, its time to head back for fuel, The main lookouts are scannig the night for enemy targets.
Suddenly a huge explosion at the front of the sub, lifts it and throws it to the port side. This is quickly followed by another explosion on the opposite side. The subs front end completly dissapears and the boat quickly begins to take its last dive.


TF 53 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97)

Japanese Ships
SS I-156, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Sinks 1st sub lost not those minisubs


Historical Fact.
31 March 1929:
The 1-56 is completed at the Kure Navy Yard, commissioned in the IJN and based in the Kure Naval District.

7 December 1941:
The I-56 sights and attacks a Dutch submarine (probably LtCdr Henri C. Besançon's K-XVII) off the east coast of Malaya, but misses.

11 December 1942:
The I-56 shells and sinks the 1,186-ton Norwegian merchant HAI TUNG that was en route from Bangkok, Siam (now Thailand) with a cargo of rice and general supplies for Singapore at 05-08N, 104-32E with all of her 50-man crew.
5 January 1942:
Indian Ocean, S of Java. The I-56 shells and sinks the 2,626-ton British freighter KWANGTUNG.

6 January 1942:
40 miles S of Tjilatjap. Early in the morning, the I-56 surfaces and shells the 8,169-ton Dutch merchant TANIMBAR. The TANIMBAR fires back and Ohashi dives to escape damage.

8 January 1942:
In the afternoon, the I-56 sinks the 3,000-ton Dutch merchant VAN REES. In the evening, the I-56 shells and sinks the 2,263-ton Dutch merchant VAN RIEBEECK at 08-11S, 108-47E. 13 seamen are killed.

12 January 1942:
Off Bali. In the afternoon, the I-56 fires a torpedo at the 2,065-ton Dutch merchant PATRAS that is en route from Surabaya to Tandjong Priok. The PATRAS' skipper spots and manages to dodge the torpedo. LtCdr Ohashi surfaces and opens fires with his deck gun. The PATRAS tries to outrun the sub at her maximum speed of 13 knots, but is hit several times in the stern and a fire starts.

Suddenly, a Dutch Dornier Do-24K patrol plane appears. Ohashi crash-dives, but the plane had no depth charges. After the Dornier departs, the I-56 again surfaces and fires two fragmentation shells at the PATRAS as she approaches the harbor at Banjoewangi. The damage to the PATRAS is minor, no one is killed, but some crewmen are wounded.

4 February 1942:
Indian Ocean, near Koepang, Timor. The I-56 shells and damages the 979-ton Dutch merchant TOGIAN that is sailing with convoy JS.1 bound for Singapore that departed Colombo the previous day. The TOGIAN is later scuttled at Koepang.

26 May 1943:
The evacuation from Kiska to Paramushiro Island, Kuriles via submarines begins.

May-August 1945:
The I-156 is configured to carry two "kaiten" human-torpedoes. She makes three transport runs carrying kaitens from Ozushima to shore bases along the Kyushu coast.

15 August 1945:
Tokyo. The Emperor Hirohito (Showa) broadcasts an Imperial Rescript that calls for an end to the hostilities and the war.

2 September 1945:
The I-156 is surrendered.

30 November 1945:
Removed from the Navy List.

1 April 1946: Operation "Roads End":
The I-156 is stripped of all usable equipment and material and towed from Sasebo to an area off Goto Retto by the submarine tender USS NEREUS (AS- 17). The NEREUS scuttles the I-156 by gunfire at 32-37N, 129-17E.

[scott64]

Singapore Malaya Army HQ

"We have reports of a sub sinking off the coast of Merak" [:)]
"I read a report , stating she hit one of our mines." [:D]
"I see those evil Japs hit upon one of our secret weapons" [:'(]
"Lets hope they do not figure out the others." [:-]