WitP AE addicts Koontz (IJN) vs Panzerjaeger Hortlund (ALLIES)

[koontz]

My absolute first atempt to do an AAR, have no idea how this will turn out.

Do I have an plan for the game?
Initally I want CV battles in SOPAC with more or less all my IJN subs in the
area. And hopefully, very hopefully sink an CV or 2 early on.

Anyway the Kido Butai has passed the point of no return for an couple of days ago,
hoppefully we will disarm most of the Ganjins tomorrow!

But I fear we have awaking the sleeping giant!


Banzai banzai banzai!

[Fletcher]

Hello koontz, best of lucks !
Excellent portrait from ADM. Yamamoto!
Best wishes,
Ramón

[topeverest]

Banzai!

Which scen? Which Options?

[koontz]

Fletcher Thank you very much.

topeverest Campai!

Scenario 1
pdu: on
and the rest is pretty basic

[koontz]

The Aftermath after the STRIKE



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 41
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Midget Sub attack inside harbor of Pearl Harbor!!!

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-24, hits 1

Allied Ships
BB West Virginia, Torpedo hits 1

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Midget Sub attack inside harbor of Pearl Harbor!!!

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-14

Allied Ships
BB California, Torpedo hits 1

Never seen 2 midgets make it before!

KB deliverd

Allied Ships
DM Breese
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 3
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 1
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 12, heavy fires
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 5, on fire
BB California, Bomb hits 5, on fire
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 5, on fire
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires
CM Oglala
AV Wright
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 6, on fire
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AS Pelias, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAKL Manini, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Farragut, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 1

Where is my torpedos? [:-]

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 5 destroyed on ground
A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
B-18A Bolo: 2 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 6 destroyed on ground
R3D-2: 1 destroyed on ground
SBD-1 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
O-47A: 1 destroyed on ground

Day 2 at PH (playing 2 days cycle)

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 3
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 1
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB California, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Trevor
xAKL Manini
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CM Oglala
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Helm, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Chew, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Narwhal, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 1

What do you think, how many BB are dead?


Kido Butai losses after the 2 day strike

Japanese aircraft losses

Day 1

A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Day 2

A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 15 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged

Now is KB heading back for refuel and rearm at Kwajalein.

[Tone]

Good Pearl Harbor Raid, and midget submarine got a torpedo hit, you are truly blessed.

Could be 3 American battleship sunk if your are in luck, but all 8 are damaged, and will be out of war for some time.

Good like for rest of war.

[koontz]

REPORTS FOR Dec 09& 10, 41

IJA soilders at Appari

Major landings in Kuantan and San Ferdando, also an minor force with
enginers who landed at Billington.

Tommorrow the IJA
will land at Mersing.
Northeast of Balikpan to secure the mutch needed oil.

1st Raiding is on the way to Bankok to later paradrop over Port Blair.

And also 2 divs has left Singapore and HI destionation, SUVA
Will use Suva as my forward operation base for my operations in SOPAC.

+2 Divs will attack Hong Kong then the 1 crack divsion will invade Palemanbang

[koontz]

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[koontz]

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[koontz]

ORIGINAL: koontz

ORIGINAL: koontz

+ future thoughts on Kido Butai future TF setup.

But first first

Every landing went well, 3 AIR HQ DIV is now loading up and heading to Mersing.

An small report from China, talk about slaugther!



Have decied to re org KB totally, and use something like this composition CV BB or CA 7-8 DD per TF.
CV Akagi will act as an "lead TF" the other five set to follow.

Very pleased how this turns out so far!

[koontz]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41

Landed in Pago pago, but dont think I brought enough men.

KB is now refuled and heading to Truk for rearm and reorg.

Will make servel portstrikes tomorrow at Plaembang, Oosthaven, Batavia, Soerbaja, Davao and the port norh of Davao

Manilla, hong kong, singapore and George town has alredady been struck.

On the northen philippines ive have managed to encricle ~15k with help with paras, hope fully i gonna be able to close that pocket!

The 2 Divs are soon at Truk and will there refuel then head for SUVA KB will support.

A 1634 Japanese Red seal ship, combining eastern and western naval technologies

[koontz]

http://www.turkeyvulturesart.info/

Is the adress for nice A/C models and the loading screen, there is also an poster for the allied fanboys, buuuuuuuuh!

[koontz]

Find this link;

tm.asp?m=1274014

Since I never played any of the other games in this series.

[koontz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r6p4VT11gw

short debrief did caught some allied ships unguard!

more later on!

[koontz]

4 Midgetsubs will now leave Truk for Pearl.
Tonight will 4 Subs mine the port of Darwin.


KB moving south from Truk to Cover and Scout the area before the 2 inavsions fleets
and support group will leave Truk in the coming days.

[koontz]

and after that the same TF sank CL Tromp.

Lost an DD to sub and lost several bombers in north east china.

Regarding China, have bought out the most tanks from
Manchuco they will all head north and try to capture
all the north bases.

Loading up an DIV in Hongkong tordwards Palembang.

Mini KB is on the way to strike the port of Darwin.

Questions?

[koontz]

Got an "Fish" but not an serve damage, so she is now heading for Hong Kong.


CA Canberra was reported hit by an mine at Darwin. Hopefully the Mini KB can get an shot
at her in Darwin, servel Tankers also reported in port there.

However the TF was spotted... Got an 2-3 subs at Darwin.



Regarding Darwin are Im planing to take it in spring/summer -42.

ETA of the 2 Divs at Suva is ~25 dec.

An Air HQ and enginers plus the Imperial brigade from Tokyo is now
loading up in port.

Regarding our poor Intel, Yamato said that, to bad we aint got Wikileaks [:'(]

[koontz]

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[koontz]

Dec 23, 41

Soon will the crack division from Hongkong land at Palembang.


Found this prey Southeast of Rabul



And the strike torwards Darwin, mini KB will
be around 2 more days and then head home.

SUVA

Will arrive around the 25th dec, forgot to check the unolad button before I clicked end turn.

Hoppefully will the presence of the KB scare him off to try to hinder my goal.

For the Emperor!

[koontz]

Dec 25 & 26 1941

IJN first serious losses of the war was the CA Nachi.
However CA Myoko is in bad shape, doubt she will make it.



BUT...
29 GM2 Nell found this prey


Have landed an small "scout" force at Palembang.

Tomorrow IJA/IJA LBA hit Batavia witch I guees those "beasts"
are based.

DARWIN
Afternoon Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
B5N1 Kate x 9
B5N2 Kate x 5



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
TK British Motorist, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AS Platypus, Bomb hits 1, on fire



Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
B5N1 Kate x 9
B5N2 Kate x 5
D3A1 Val x 10



Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AS Platypus, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK British Motorist, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


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


SUVAand SOPAC

Invasion will beging tomorrow night with 1 DIV then the other TP TF will arrive
in 2 days.

Spotted an Allied SAG TG of 6-8 ships 1 CA 6 DD got 2-3 subs close who will act as cover and 2 SAG TF who will protect the invasion, and KB.
All CV TF was spotted besides 1 of them.

Will also do an major sweeps and bomb Clark.

For the Emperor!