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HOUSERULES AND GAME SETTINGS
REALISM OPTIONS
FOW ON
Advanced weather ON
Allied damage control ON
PDU ON
Historical first turn OFF
Dec 7 surprise ON
Reliable USN torps OFF
Realistic R&D ON
No unit withdrawals OFF
Reinforcements +/- 15 days

GAME OPTIONS
Combat reports ON
Auto sub ops OFF
TF move radius ON
Plane move radius ON
Facilities expand OFF
Auto upgrade ships and airgroups OFF
Air and ground replacements OFF
Turn cycle 1 TURN

1st turn rules:
Allied player only able to command TF already at sea
No transferring or loading of squadrons
Max 30% cap set per squadron
No Japanese invasion TF will finish the turn more than 15 hexes from a starting Japanese, no Mersing gambit turn 1

Game rules:
No 4e naval bombing below 10k
Sensible use of paratroopers
Pay full PP for units to cross national borders
No strategic bombing from or into China
Picket ships allowed if of the military type

Another cycle, another PBEM - this time as the Empire! First turn has been issued to my opponent, Mundy. A breakdown of initial plan in the next post...

Good luck! [:)]

07-12-1941

The attack begins! The opening is based on what Quixote did to me.. For now I believe it to be superior to a PH attack..




Durban and Dragon sunk near Palembang

Manila strikes

Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

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

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AM Bittern, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
SS Swordfish, Bomb hits 1
AO Pecos, Bomb hits 1
xAP Neptuna, Bomb hits 1, on fire
TK Gertrude Kellogg, Bomb hits 1
xAKL Palawan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Spearfish, Bomb hits 1
SS Seawolf, Bomb hits 1
DD John D. Ford, Bomb hits 1
xAK Ethel Edwards, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Shark, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
SS Saury, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
B5N2 Kate x 27
D3A1 Val x 45

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
SS Pike, Bomb hits 1
AV Langley, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Spearfish, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
SS Seawolf, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
SS Sealion, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
SS Seal, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAKL Dona Nati, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS S-40, Bomb hits 2
AS Otus, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Pope, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
SS Stingray, Bomb hits 1
SS Pickerel, Bomb hits 1
xAP Neptuna, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ARD YFD-1 Dewey, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Don Esteban, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
TK Hai Kwang, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
B5N2 Kate x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
SS Seawolf, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS Skipjack, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Yu Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
PT Q-113, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS Salmon, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
SS Shark, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Wake Island

Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4241 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 129

Defending force 1303 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Japanese adjusted assault: 36

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 36 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 9 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
165 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1199 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 97 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 19 (19 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
Kure 1st SNLF
Sasebo 2nd SNLF
9th JNAF Coy

Defending units:
141st USN Stn Base Force
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion

Singapore

250 kg SAP on PoW and Repulse in the first strike, 800 kg SAP in the second strike

Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G3M2 Nell x 33
G4M1 Betty x 25

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BC Repulse, Bomb hits 6
BB Prince of Wales, Bomb hits 4
xAP Sin Kheng Seng, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
B5N2 Kate x 42
D3A1 Val x 25

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 5 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BC Repulse, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires
AG Ban Hong Liong, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
BB Prince of Wales, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Jupiter, Bomb hits 1

Decent results on Manila. 800 kg bomb hits on a fair number of subs. The silent service still has to pass the minefield dropped (hoping that Mundy will forget about that and not sent AMs upfront).

- Decent results crippling the eyes of the US Navy...

Well done catching POW and Repulse and now the KB is in the chicken roost so to speak and not steaming back across relatively empty seas...

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Well done catching POW and Repulse and now the KB is in the chicken roost so to speak and not steaming back across relatively empty seas...

Thanks, strike coordination went as good as one can expect.. I'll call it a success once I've got boots on the ground at Palembang and Mersing!

08-12-1941

Decent results, some losses... US carrier attacks shipping at Wake. I took no risks and only left 3 xAKs to unload supplies at the island. Two are sunk. The good news is that the carrier TF that attacked is now out of fuel and will need to go to PH before travelling further... Ocean Island is secured, 65th brigade will land at Rabaul tomorrow..

Air losses, two days

It may make sense to place some Vals off your CVs in northern Malaya or other highly experienced DBs to catch the 'thundering herd' headed through Strait of Malacca. Sinking TKs and some of the xAPs would hurt the Allies to some degree.

First AAR I've read with part of KB ended up off Singapore. Ouch!!

That is something I should consider. The biggest problem is that those Vals would have to come from my carriers.. My G4Ms have the range and they can penetrate Buffalo LRCAP..

Thanks for the tip..

09-12-1941

Troops land at Rabaul. Attack planned for tomorrow..

Subscribed - good luck!

10-12-1941

Pacific

11-12-1941

Pacific

12-12-1941





Near Rabaul, the Tenryu's make the intercept. Sadly the transports are now protected by four allied cruisers. The performance is decent and both transports are left burning wrecks for the loss of Yayoi. Damage to the cruisers is acceptable (some yard time will be required). Maya and a pair of light cruisers move down to reinforce the area until it can be torp enabled...

Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 100,135, Range 22,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 12, heavy fires
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 9, on fire
DD Mutsuki
DD Kisaragi
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Louisville, Shell hits 2
CA Canberra, Shell hits 3
CL Achilles, Shell hits 2
CL Perth, Shell hits 4
AP Hugh L. Scott, Shell hits 29, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP President Coolidge, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Philippines

Nothing too shocking for now. Landings at Luzon and hunting shipping around both the eastern and western routes as Mundy is pushing two big groups towards the south. Looks like the most valuable shipping is to the east. Not much airpower around but enough surface ships converging on the big convoy. Don't think it will get away..

Manila is bombed, ok results

Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 74
G3M2 Nell x 24
G4M1 Betty x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
SS Seal, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
SS Sealion, Bomb hits 1
SS S-40, Bomb hits 2
SS Spearfish, Bomb hits 1
SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
PT-32, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AM Bittern, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PT-31, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS Shark, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
SS Skipjack, Bomb hits 2
PT-35, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
YO-41, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
SS Salmon, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
PT Q-112, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
18 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
24 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 11000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb

Very nice work so far CF!

Thanks Joc, thanks for reading!

13-12-1941

Today no pretty pictures, just a couple of relatively boring reports..

Most important combat of the day. Johoro assault did ok. About a regiment worth of troops disabled on the allied side. Tommorow we'll bombard and then we'll shock attack with 800 AV. That should push them out..

First week of air combat results..

Mundy has surrendered the sky over Singapore and only has a dozen orso fighters fighting over Luzon.. More or less under control!



Capital ships sunk so far:

BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse
CL Boise
CL Durban
CL Dragon
CL Adelaide
CL de Ruyter

Damaged

CA Houston

That is ok, especially since so far none of my landings were seriously opposed. A clear indication that my protection is in order so far...