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Me against the AI as Japan, Scenario 2.

Opening shots
Midget Sub Ha-22 lost during attempted launch from I-16 at Pearl Harbor
I-18 launches midget submarine Ha-24 to attack Pearl Harbor
SSX Ha-24 unable to penetrate harbor at Pearl Harbor and is abandoned
I-20 launches midget submarine Ha-14 to attack Pearl Harbor
SSX Ha-14 unable to penetrate harbor at Pearl Harbor and is abandoned
I-22 launches midget submarine Ha-18 to attack Pearl Harbor
SSX Ha-18 hits a mine and is destroyed at Pearl Harbor
I-24 launches midget submarine Ha-19 to attack Pearl Harbor
SSX Ha-19 gets tangled in nets and is lost attempting to penetrate harbor at Pearl Harbor
What else is new? [8|]

Bombarding Midway Island
Landings at Kota Bharu and Batan Island

Capture Batan Island and Cabanatuan.

Combat over Pearl Harbor
A6M2 Zero: 7 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed by flak
B5N2 Kate: 12 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 13 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed by flak

BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
2 confirmed sunk BB [8D]

Combat around Singapore
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged (Afternoon attack)

BB Prince of Wales, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage and is sunk in the afternoon on another torpedo hit
BC Repulse, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, 5 more torpedo hits in afternoon
DD Electra, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk in the afternoon

Combat over Manila
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged (Waste of time) 1 port hit. [>:]

All in all a drawn on opening day. Both lost roughly the same amount of planes.
Air Losses 24 vs 18 Allies [:@]
Field Losses 41 Allies
Flak Losses 34 vs 1 Allies [:@]
Ops Losses 14 vs 7 Allies

Sunk Ships
BB Arizona is reported to have been sunk near Pearl Harbor on Dec 07, 1941
BB Tennessee is reported to have been sunk near Pearl Harbor on Dec 07, 1941
BB Prince of Wales is reported to have been sunk near Mersing on Dec 07, 1941
BC Repulse is reported to have been sunk near Mersing on Dec 07, 1941
DD Electra is reported to have been sunk near Mersing on Dec 07, 1941
AVD Thornton is reported to have been sunk near Pearl Harbor on Dec 07, 1941

Pilot Report
7 MIA
3 WIA
44 KIA [:@]

Day 2

Air losses are going toe to toe.

Combat
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu (Setting up an airbase)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Makin
SS Porpoise, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage in a mine field at Bataan.
G4M1 Betty: 10 destroyed, 2 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 12 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Plane Loses 43 vs 43
Air to Air 38 vs 29
Field loses 0 vs 6
Flak loses 1 vs 2
Ops loses 4 vs 6

Pilot Report
10 MIA
4 WIA
22 KIA [:@]

Sunk Ships
CA Indianapolis is reported to have been sunk near Niihau on Dec 08, 1941 (5 Torpedo hits)

Day 3

The Air War went from bad to worse. [:o]

Plane LoseS
Air Loses 45 vs 18
Ops loses 8 vs 3

G3M2 Nell: 7 destroyed, 6 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 12 destroyed, 8 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed

Pilot Loses
24 KIA
5 WIA
15 MIA

CPO Okamoto, J. of 3rd Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Okazaki, S. of 3rd Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Hashiguchi, Y. of 3rd Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2

Combat
DD Pillsbury, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk near Lingayen
DD Pope, Shell hits 9, and is sunk near Laoag
xAP Husimi Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (will be sunk)
Pengpu is secured
Tarawa is captured
Landings at San Fernando, Wake Island, Lingayen, and Brunei
Camiguin is occupied

Ships Sunk
DD Pillsbury is reported to have been sunk near Lingayen on Dec 09, 1941
DD Pope is reported to have been sunk near Laoag on Dec 09, 1941

Day 4

Another day another air combat.

Planes loses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged
Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged
B5N1 Kate: 10 destroyed [:@] Near Butuan, no escort [:@]

Pilot loses
Air loses 28 vs 19
Field loses 0 vs 6
Ops loses 5 vs 11

13 KIA
1 WIA
13 MIA

PO1 Muranaka M. of 15th Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
LT Yamaguchi, S. of 3rd Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2

Combat
xAK Bunzan Maru sinks at Lingayen
xAK Kumagawa Maru sinks at Lingayen
CM Tokiwa sinks near Makin by US carriers [8|] as well as the other 5 ships sunk.
xAK Tenyo Maru sinks
DD Yugumo sinks
xAK Kamikaze Maru sinks
DD Asanagi sinks
PB Nagata Maru sinks
AG Vega, Torpedo hits 2 sinks near Lihue by I-169

Captured
San Fernando, Brunei
US forces recapture Cabanatuan

Landings
Miri and Iba

Naval losses
Loss of CM Tokiwa on Dec 10, 1941 is admitted
Loss of DD Asanagi on Dec 10, 1941 is admitted
Loss of DD Yunagi on Dec 10, 1941 is admitted
Loss of xAK Tenyo Maru on Dec 10, 1941 is admitted
Loss of xAK Kamikaze Maru on Dec 10, 1941 is admitted
AG Vega is reported to have been sunk near Lihue on Dec 10, 1941

Day 5

Another day another task force.

Plane loses
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
Air loses 2 vs 5
Field loses 0 vs 7
Flak loses 1 vs 0
Ops loses 7 vs 2

Pilot loses
3 KIA
1 WIA

Combat
Iba, Lingayen, Davao, and Miri all captured
Manus is occupied
AK Brisbane Maru sinks
CM Okinoshima sinks
xAK Sydney Maru sinks
xAK Tatutaki Maru sinks at sea
xAK Nissyu Maru sinks at sea
xAK Okiyu Maru sinks at sea
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment destroyed near Kuantan

Day 6

Slaughter in the seas

My invasion TF is intercepted near Kuantan
That was a total failure. Lost all ships and the units.
Japanese ground losses:
14824 casualties reported
17 ships sunk.

Plane loses
None to any air to air combat
Air loses 0 vs 21
Field loses 2 vs 1
Flak loses 1 vs 1
OPs loses 4 vs 3

Pilot loses
2 KIA
2 WIA

PO2 Yamaya, H. of 3rd Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO1 Nakajima, B. of 3rd Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Hashiguchi, Y. of 3rd Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
CPO Okamoto, J. of 3rd Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
ENS Nakahara, T. of 3rd Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Fujimatsu W. of Yamada Det S-1 is credited with kill number 2

Victoria Point and Madang are captured
Landings at Puerto Princesa, Legaspi, and Naga
Itbayat Island is occupied

Ship loses
Loss of xAK Arima Maru on Dec 12, 1941 is admitted
Loss of xAK Kenyo Maru on Dec 12, 1941 is admitted
Loss of xAK Teiyo Maru on Dec 12, 1941 is admitted
Loss of xAK Noto Maru on Dec 12, 1941 is admitted
Loss of xAK Koryu Maru on Dec 12, 1941 is admitted
AVD William B. Preston is reported to have been sunk near Siargao on Dec 12, 1941

Day 7

Row Row Your Boat

Laoag is occupied
Forces capture Vigan, Atimonan, Legaspi, Naga, and Guam

Pilot Losses
KIA 2
WIA 2
MIA 2

Plane Losses
Air Losses 5 vs 5
Flak losses 1 vs 3
Ground Losses 0 vs 2
Ops Losses 4 vs 5
Allies lost 15 planes to our 10.