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Hello to all,
This is my first AAR so let me know how I am doing and any suggestions will be appreciated. It is a “game” AAR and not an alternate history. I may throw in some flourishes here and there.

First I want to thank Alikchi for being so understanding about having to give up our game. I see through the AAR that it is going quite well. It is interesting to see what Cruft and Alikchi and Cruft are doing with “my” game. Congrats on a rousing fight.

I am playing Hipper, I am the Allies and he is the Rising Sun. Hipper is planning an AAR of his own, so loose lips sink ships.

Stats:

Scenario 15
Allied Sub Doctrine on
IJN Sub Doctrine off
No replacements or base building at start.
Reinforcements +-15
2 day turns.
Allied Damage control on.
Dec 7th Surprise, non historical turn 1.
House rule. One port strike announced before game, that port will not create any TF. Hipper chose Pearl.

Ok I know what your thinking, why did I choose to have doctrine on. Well I was young and stupid. Satisfied?!

Basic Doctrine: I am planning to fight a delaying action until 43 then I will punch back hard, the goal of the first year is to survive. I will fight with calculated risks but will not throw anything into a mirage of a true opportunity. I judge Hipper to be a good player and over aggression on my part will mean him drinking Sake on the Golden Gate bridge. I plan to be patient and vigilant. I have been burned in the past with early aggression, especially against well defended bases with plenty of Nells and Bettys (two names I hate as the Allies).

I plan visual aids as plans develop. So please forgive the text for now.

Ok as for plans for the next game month I will break it up by Theater.

Centpac

I am about to get hit and hit hard, I sent Lexington and Enterprise to Baker Island at max speed. I wll try and run with the fast elements of the fleet after PH. I will keep the surviving BBs in port to attract the planes and run with the rest.

I am gambling on a week stay by the Kido Butai. I am loading all of the Centpac stuff on to transports to reinforce the HI and the guardians, Wake, Johnston, Palmyra and Midway ASAP. If I were Hipper I would hit CentPac hard with follow up invasions, and since I am paranoid I will assume that is the case. Besides the West Coast and Karachi. I am placing Pearl the top of my “Defend at all cost” list. Wake will not be relieved and probably never retaken, militarily it costs too much.

SoPac

The supply line for Australia has to be given a low priority at this point. It is the weakest part of my defense line and reinforcing heavily at this time would probably lead to disaster. I am planning on losing New Caledonia, Fiji and Samoa quickly. Since there is plenty of ocean to the south of those islands I do not view this as fatal. It would mean a delay in convoys to Australia and New Zealand, not and end to them. I am consolidating assets on the islands and evacuating shipping. The Art convoy at Canton is going to Samoa.


ANZAC (and SWpac)

New Zealand and Australia need to hold until relieved. That being said I am not reinforcing Rabaul in any way. My first out post will be Morsbey. I am planning to take resources where I can scrape them up to defend ANZAC.

NoPac

I am sending one of the Anchorage regiments to Dutch Harbor, a gamble I know but I would like to make Alaska a little tough for Hipper. There is really nothing much there except Anchorage and it really is not close enough to the rest of the US to cause damage except as a raider port. So I will gamble a little here.

West Coast USA (and Canada Command)

Consolidate assets, keep the air assets in place for now, I am a little paranoid about a long range carrier strike. It is a long shot but that would be really really bad. I am sending most of CenPac’s ground stuff to HI right away.

China
The C of the CBI effort is my biggest gamble. I am running a Hedgehog strategy. I am assuming that Hipper is going for the easy kills first to grab some resources early. A strike along the Changsha, Kwelin Chunking axis first then the bigger threat, the Homan Sian axis. I am running all of the armies in the vicinity to those key cities as fast as there legs can carry them. I know that makes them easy to encircle but I have a feeling he will not be the subtle. I feel he will win the first couple of battles but I want him to bleed in China so he will stop and look elsewhere for resources and Industry. China simply needs to stay in the field to have done their part. I am making floating reserves behind the key cities and am pulling troops from the south (where I am also consolidating in the bases) north to act as a strategic reserve. I am also sending all 9 SEAC Chinese divisions into Burma with Sitllwell.

SEAC

Simply put delaying action in lower Burma, a concerted effort to keep upper Burma by the Kuomintang and most of the Indian Army defending India proper from the land and sea. I will try and keep the Andamans (a long shot but worth it) so I can build it in to an airbase to keep the IJN out. Ceylon will be reinforced and most of the Malaya air force will be stripped early and sent to India for better airframes and training. The Far East Fleet will stay in Ceylon to defend the Bay of Bengal.

USAFFE-Philippines

To paraphrase Marshall “Sometimes men have to die”. I evacuated the fleet and deployed the subs. As soon as I get the PPs I will pull the Asiatic Fleet HQ out. I will defend the “Lingayen Line” (The line of hexes north of Clark) as a delaying action with the main events in Clark and Bataan. In the south of Luzon a retreat to Manila and then to Clark. I will evac the air force as soon as PP permit. I already sent the Clark B-17s to Singapore as a little bluff to look like I plan to defend Malaya, more importantly as a precursor to get them out of the southern resource area altogether. I kept the PTs in Manila to play with. Everything else went to Balikapapan and Soerbaja. The other Islands will hold out as long as they can.

Malaya

The best kept prisoner of war camp. I plan to evacuate the best troops, the air HQs and the air force and move the fleet out. What I will do with these forces, circumstances at the time will dictate. I consider them “found money” to spend how I please. The fleet will join the defense of India. I replaced Percival with Haig to put a little teeth in the delaying action. Percival is now defending the Raffles Hotel against drunken journalists with long bar tabs. He will surrender shortly.

DEI

Wavell will do his best with what he has. I do not intend to reinforce this area. I will also send any slow ships out of the area and only fight with cruisers destroyers and PT boats. (I am not a fan of slow battleships on the whole. I view them as powerful but fragile weapons platforms at best and slow targets at worst.) I will try and salvage the air force for use in other Theaters.



My goal is for it to take Hipper 4 months to take the SRA, this is relatively ambitious (and historically correct). I also realize that about half of these plans will get chucked in the first week. That is why I have not made them in a meticulous fashion. You can over plan and lose flexibility. This should be fun. I am waiting for the planes to leave the KB and race for Oahu.

Any input is appreciated and I hope you enjoy this AAR.

RSRD

12/7-12/8/41

Pearl Harbor strikes sank the West Virginia, Nevada, California, Tennessee, and the New Orleans.

Japanese landings at Kuching, Amborira, Aparri, Laoag, Guam and Tarawa. It looks like a play for Changsha is building.

Pretty conservative first Japanese turn. I look for followup landings soon. No landing in Malaya as of yet but I think the major landing occurred at Songkhia. Intel states that the IJA are planning for Lingayen.

I moved my carriers to Tarawa to counter the landing there, they are in the neighborhood and should be able to do some damage. I evacuated any ship above 30 Knots from Pearl toward Johnston Island, the idea being that it is the least likely direction. I turned back one of my convoys out of Seattle (bound for Oahu) to send later. The naval units in the PI, DEI and the PI are converging on Balikapapan and Soerbaja.

I moved the Saratoga south to rendezvous with the other carriers.

The Chinese are moving towards the target cities, it looks like Changsha is the first battle.

Also the CAP over PH was shot down by Zeros at a 10 to 1 ratio. Sheesh.




AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/07/41 (Dispersal tactics saved most of my air forces)
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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 16
Ki-30 Ann x 11
Ki-15 Babs x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 4 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 16

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 23
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Alor Star , at 24,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 14
Ki-32 Mary x 12
Ki-51 Sonia x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Davao , at 41,61

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9
B5N Kate x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 4 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 42
G4M1 Betty x 54

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 7 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
18 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 37
G3M Nell x 34

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 37

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
9 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
5 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
2 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 16
Ki-30 Ann x 21
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 8
Ki-51 Sonia x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 14 destroyed, 13 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Khota Bharu , at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 14
Ki-21 Sally x 22
Ki-48 Lily x 54
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
11 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
16 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
18 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
G3M Nell x 97
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-21 Sally x 36

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
11 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
15 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
11 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
9 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
12 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
2 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tuguegarao , at 46,50

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 33
Ki-30 Ann x 26
Ki-48 Lily x 26
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
12 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 112,68 (Zeros lose 5 and shoot down 50 fighters in air to air) [:@]
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 61
D3A Val x 126
B5N Kate x 143

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
P-26A x 6
P-36A Mohawk x 11
P-40B Tomahawk x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 14 destroyed
D3A Val: 15 destroyed, 38 damaged
B5N Kate: 17 destroyed, 58 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 11 destroyed
P-26A: 15 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 26 destroyed, 8 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 25 destroyed, 10 damaged
PBY Catalina: 26 destroyed, 29 damaged
B-18A Bolo: 11 destroyed, 17 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2, on fire
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB California, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DM Tracy, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DM Breese, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AV Tangier, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Laida, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 4, on fire
CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 2, on fire


Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 24
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 93

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
25 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
25 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet
16 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
16 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
17 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
15 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
25 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
27 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet
24 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
27 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 111,66 (Counter strike, these tend to come now with the new patch)
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 64

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
SBD Dauntless x 17
P-26A x 3
P-36A Mohawk x 9
P-40B Tomahawk x 34
A-20B Boston x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless: 21 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-26A: 7 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 12 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 34 destroyed, 1 damaged
A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 40,73

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Hudson I x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
CVL Ryujo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 4
Martin 139 x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
Martin 139: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 12


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Songkhia at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Isonami
DD Usugumo

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Songkhia at 24,43 (forgot to adjust the height of the Blenheim IVs) [:@]
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 5 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
Martin 139 x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Neikai Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 41,62 (CVL TF catches one of my retreating TFs)
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9
D3A Val x 5
B5N Kate x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Montanes, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AVD William B. Preston
AK Mauban, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66


Japanese ground losses:
360 casualties reported

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TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Tarawa, 85,91


Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 49
TF 49 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
(Love those CD gunners!)[;)]


61 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Kiji
DD Kamo, Shell hits 1
PG Uji, Shell hits 1
DD Kari
AP Koei Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Hinko Maru, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
502 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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TF 57 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 39,73


Japanese ground losses:
171 casualties reported

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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 46,49


Japanese ground losses:
536 casualties reported

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TF 88 troops unloading over beach at Laoag, 45,49


Japanese ground losses:
357 casualties reported

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TF 90 troops unloading over beach at Batan Island, 47,47


Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kuching

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1114 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 5645 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Batan Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 827 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 622 troops, 6 guns, 1 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 25 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Batan Island base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1029 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/08/41


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TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66


Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 49
TF 49 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
(Pour it on lads!)


79 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Miyako Maru, Shell hits 1
DD Kiji
AP Zenyo Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
PG Hashidate, Shell hits 2

Japanese ground losses:
357 casualties reported

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TF 57 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 39,73


Japanese ground losses:
106 casualties reported

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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 46,49


Japanese ground losses:
473 casualties reported

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TF 88 troops unloading over beach at Laoag, 45,49


Japanese ground losses:
268 casualties reported

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TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 39,73


Japanese ground losses:
171 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 45,56

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze

Allied Ships
SS S-39

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Naval bombardment of Cagayan, at 42,59
(Interesting no follow up invasion-may still be in the works)


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
P-35A: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Matsukaze
DD Asakaze
CL Kuma
CA Ashigara
CA Maya


Allied ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 30
Port hits 1

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TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66


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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 49
TF 49 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56
(Kuching will fall but it is always nice to put a couple holes in DD's)


65 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Kasasagi, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kari, Shell hits 1
PG Uji
CL Kashii, Shell hits 1
CL Isuzu, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
186 casualties reported

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TF 57 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 39,73


Japanese ground losses:
93 casualties reported

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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 46,49


Japanese ground losses:
176 casualties reported

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TF 88 troops unloading over beach at Laoag, 45,49


Japanese ground losses:
212 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 17

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 22
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-15 Babs x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Alor Star , at 24,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 14
Ki-32 Mary x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 2 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
G4M1 Betty x 49

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 10 destroyed, 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
18 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32
G3M Nell x 34

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 5 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
8 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 40,73

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Hudson I x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 2


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 5


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Michishio
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
1 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Kasasagi, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 19
Ki-30 Ann x 26
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 12
Ki-51 Sonia x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Khota Bharu , at 24,45
(The heavy air attacks on Khota makes me glad I dispersed)

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19
Ki-21 Sally x 20
Ki-48 Lily x 54
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 54

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
15 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
12 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
10 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
G3M Nell x 90
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-21 Sally x 36

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
9 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
13 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
15 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
9 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
6 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
9 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
7 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
4 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 112,68
(Second raid cost the IJN pilots a bit more, but the damage was extensive)
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
D3A Val x 96
B5N Kate x 123

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 1
P-36A Mohawk x 4
P-40B Tomahawk x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
D3A Val: 16 destroyed, 36 damaged
B5N Kate: 67 destroyed, 63 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 20 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-18A Bolo: 8 destroyed, 7 damaged
A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
PBY Catalina: 10 destroyed, 8 damaged
SBD Dauntless: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DM Sicard, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS Cachalot, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Raleigh, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
BB Oklahoma, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, on fire


Allied ground losses:
112 casualties reported

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 52
Port hits 10
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
16 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
23 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
17 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
11 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet
13 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
13 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
21 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
19 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 40,73

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Hudson I x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 5 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Haguro

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Songkhia at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3
Hudson I x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Shirakumo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Songkhia at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet

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Ground combat at Kuching
(Large force in Kuching landing)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1114 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 12315 troops, 132 guns, 0 vehicles

Good luck in your new game! [:)]

Looks like he's done a number to you at Pearl.. lots of BBs sunk.

Par for the course with Pearl. I am popping rolaids until he leaves.

Very heavy Jap air losses, especially Kates. Even with FOW he lost close to 45 elite carrier pilots. Those wont be coming back--ever.

It is a fair trade-off. Obsolete BB's for elite carrier pilots and, secondarily, planes. If you can avoid losing too many points for auto victory, I think the second day attacks are fraught with peril for the Japanese.

SteveV

I agree, if he goes again he will probably hurt more, I am going to pull out the fast movers out and leave the slow ones in, If Hipper wants to raid PH again the cost vs. return will tip even further away for him.

This is also one of the interesting things about 2 day turns, he could not have scrapped the second raid if he wanted to.

The KB has left for the Marshalls, my sortie to the SE of my Cruisers and destroyers ran
into one of my TFs in striking distance, my mistake lost the San Francisco and the St. Louis. That puts the total sunk at the PH strike at 4 BBs, 2 CAs and a CL. Not bad but could have been better (and much worse). He lost some good aircraft and pilots, I lost quite a bit of crummy aircraft and some good ones.

The evacuation of Singapore is going smoothly, one brigade is already in Java and a brigade and a RAF HQ is being loaded, so far no air attacks since the first round. The Japanese are busy hitting upper Malaya.

Sarawak still holds out, the plucky British units deserve commendations. Hong Kong is being bombed heavily with planes and artillery. The landings on Wake has begun and Kendari is being invaded.

The first IJN ships have been sunk by Halsey and the Enterprise, two PCs were sunk at Tarawa. A bit of a pathetic start but a start none the less. I have sent the TF back to Baker to rendezvous with the Lexington, the Saratoga TF is moving south also.

The IJN CVL TFs are in the Celeb Sea and just north of Ambonia. No intel to back it up but I think Balikapapan is the next target, his CVL TF is accompanied by a powerful surface force and his heading in that direction. My surface forces are much smaller so they have been evacuated.

Asiatic fleet HQ is being pulled out of Manila. And force Z has left for Ceylon.



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/09/41

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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 49 (The fight Continues)
TF 49 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56


7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Miyako Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported

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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 46,49


Japanese ground losses:
217 casualties reported

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TF 88 troops unloading over beach at Laoag, 45,49


Japanese ground losses:
192 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 49
TF 49 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56


6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Kamo, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 46,49


Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported

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TF 88 troops unloading over beach at Laoag, 45,49


Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 19
Ki-30 Ann x 12
Ki-15 Babs x 3

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Songkhia , at 24,43 (First Strategic raid of the war, miserable failure)[;)]

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 13
Blenheim IV x 9
B-17C Fortress x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed
B-17C Fortress: 4 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Alor Star , at 24,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 13
Ki-32 Mary x 8
Ki-51 Sonia x 14
Ki-48 Lily x 20

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
17 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
8 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Georgetown , at 23,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed

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Day Air attack on 12th Aviation Rgt , at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 21

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 7
Hudson I x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 3 damaged
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tarawa at 85,91 (Halsey strikes back)[8D]


Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 7
SBD Dauntless x 30


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PC Kyo Maru #7, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Chifuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
PC Kyo Maru #6, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 107,72 (Should have kept them at Pearl)[:@]

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
D3A Val x 45
B5N Kate x 44

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
B5N Kate: 3 destroyed, 24 damaged

Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth
CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Henley
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Lamberton
DM Pruitt
DD Ralph Talbot
DMS Perry

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 107,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
D3A Val x 26
B5N Kate x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 2 damaged
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Henley

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 107,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
B5N Kate x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Helm
CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ralph Talbot
DM Pruitt

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Luang Prabang , at 34,35


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 5
Blenheim I x 4


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-21 Sally x 13

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 107,72

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 73
D3A Val x 51
B5N Kate x 41

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 4 damaged
B5N Kate: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Blue
DM Preble, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DMS Wasmuth
DMS Trevor, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DM Pruitt
DMS Perry, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Mugford
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Helm
DD Henley

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 36792 troops, 470 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 13241 troops, 122 guns, 4 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Laoag (Evacuated)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 14390 troops, 186 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1262 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Laoag base !!!



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Ground combat at Kuching (Brits hold on)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 692 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1830 troops, 10 guns, 2 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kuching

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1103 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 14144 troops, 132 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Aparri

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 20781 troops, 269 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 778 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Aparri base !!!


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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/10/41


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Day Air attack on Songkhia , at 24,43 (2nd Strategic bombing raid, again miserable failure)

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 7
B-17C Fortress x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
B-17C Fortress: 7 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 65th Brigade, at 45,49


Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 7


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tarawa at 85,91 (Big hits on small ships)[:'(]


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
SBD Dauntless x 29


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Chifuku Maru, on fire
PC Fumi Maru #3, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
PC Kyo Maru #7, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,63

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 3

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
Hudson I x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Tenryu Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 35,61 (IJN CVL group ambushes merchant convoy)

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9
D3A Val x 5
B5N Kate x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Manatawny, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Sarangami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Escalante R, Torpedo hits 1
AK Si Kiang
AK Dos Hermanos

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,63

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 3

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Sawakaze

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71 (Hudson actually hits something)[;)]


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
Hudson I x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Tenryu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Shikano Maru

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 37,60

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9
B5N Kate x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Thracian
DD Scout
DD Thanet

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Victoria Point at 25,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Montanan
AK Oregonian

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Victoria Point at 25,39 (Evacuation TF gets hit)

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 48

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Illinoian, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Oregonian
AK Montanan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Indianan
MSW Patna, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 35,61

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Manatawny, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Escalante R, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 16
TF 16 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63 (Marines pour it on)


381 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Yubari, Shell hits 8
AP Kinryu Maru, Shell hits 5
DD Mochizuki
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
475 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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TF 114 troops unloading over beach at Kendari, 33,71


Japanese ground losses:
179 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Wake Island (tough going, could lose island next turn)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2976 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1876 troops, 38 guns, 2 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0


Japanese ground losses:
649 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

Allied ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 36957 troops, 475 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 13138 troops, 119 guns, 4 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


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Ground combat at Kuching

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 675 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1849 troops, 11 guns, 2 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kuching

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1111 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 14060 troops, 133 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Wake Island

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1416 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2177 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles

December 11-12

Swift resolutions and shock these two days.

Gram fell on the 11th and the fight for Changsha began. Bloody for the Chinese but the fortress level did not go down, Changsha will be a bloody mess soon and hopefully not just for Kai Shek.

Kuching finally fell, faced with overwhelming odds the Brit fort surrendered and the support personal melted into the jungle.

The shock is that Hong Kong fell on the first day! Not even that many IJA casualties.

The CVL task force in the Celebes sea jumped 2 more merchant groups and faded back toward Palau. I am planning to make a run with the Asiatic fleet HQ through the Borneo strait.

Kandari fell as well. The heavy surface forces seem to have left, leaving merchants in the harbor. I slinked a PT group into the area and will attempt to make a raid.

12/12
Wake still holds as does Changsha. The IJA is back to bombarding Changsha.
Ambonia fell today and Tarawa is occupied.
Most of the fleet that fled Pearl has not come back.
Nimitz replaced Kimmel

The two Carriers (E and Lex) have rendezvous and are now called Task Force Jasper, commanded by Halsey. They are steaming back to Pearl as is the Saratoga group.

A Marine Bn is moving toward Johnston as is a Mining TF. I am starting to build up the HI area.
After next turn I will have a week in review and unit commendations.

Intel inconclusive today. Build up in lower Japan probably to build for a major PI move.

Here is the blotter.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/11/41

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Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 82,63, firing at TF 16
TF 16 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 82,63 (Fight is in earnest)

135 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 5
AP Kinryu Maru, Shell hits 2

Japanese ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1 casualties reported

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TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Tarawa, 85,91


Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported

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ASW attack at 46,47

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 32
PC Ch 18
PC Ch 17
MSW W.19
MSW W.16
MSW W.15

Allied Ships
SS Snapper

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TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Tarawa, 85,91


Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 19
Ki-30 Ann x 12
Ki-15 Babs x 3

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Songkhia , at 24,43 (Air field raids on Songkhia caught some Oscars on the ground)

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 13
Blenheim IV x 11
B-17C Fortress x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
Blenheim IV: 4 damaged
B-17C Fortress: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Alor Star , at 24,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 14
Ki-32 Mary x 11
Ki-51 Sonia x 18
Ki-48 Lily x 47
Ki-15 Babs x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 6 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
20 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
13 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
8 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Georgetown , at 23,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
G3M Nell x 26

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 6 destroyed

Airbase hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
9 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Aparri , at 46,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 20
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged


Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 1


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Soc Trang at 29,46


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Songkhia at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 17

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF at 35,63

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Martin 139 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 35,63

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
Hudson I x 8


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Tarushima Maru
AP Tatsujin Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64 (Merchants Jumped)[:'(]

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 5
B5N Kate x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AO Pecos, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
TK Gertrude Kellogg
PG Isabel, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AV Langley

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 18
Ki-30 Ann x 25
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
I-16c x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27 Nate: 1 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16c: 2 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 7


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
CA Atago

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Songkhia at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 7
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4
Hudson I x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
Hudson I x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Otake Maru
AP Shikano Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 32,64

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6
B5N Kate x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Governor Wright
AK Dos Hermanos, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Si Kiang

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 34,62

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Sarangami, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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ASW attack at 46,47

Japanese Ships
DD Inazuma
DD Ikazuchi

Allied Ships
SS Snapper


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Ground combat at Amboina

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2578 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1891 troops, 17 guns, 2 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Wake Island (Marines hanging on)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1841 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1705 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
310 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Guam (Guam falls)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7305 troops, 90 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 148 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Guam base !!!



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Ground combat at Changsha (Bloody day for the KMT)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 90334 troops, 945 guns, 144 vehicles

Defending force 51234 troops, 369 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)


Japanese ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
940 casualties reported
Guns lost 45


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Ground combat at Hong Kong[:@](Crap)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 45890 troops, 477 guns, 17 vehicles

Defending force 13066 troops, 116 guns, 4 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 5)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
12559 casualties reported
Guns lost 100
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Kuching (Brave lads finally give out)[:(]

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 14141 troops, 133 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1869 troops, 11 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuching base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1479 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Kendari (Kendari falls)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2114 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1097 troops, 14 guns, 3 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kendari base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Wake Island

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1322 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2103 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles


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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/12/41


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TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Tarawa, 85,91


Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported

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TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Tarawa, 85,91


Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Songkhia , at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 12
Blenheim IV x 7
B-17C Fortress x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 10 destroyed
B-17C Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
G4M1 Betty x 49
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
Ki-46-II Dinah: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 4 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 22

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
10 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Aparri , at 46,49

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 3
B-17C Fortress x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tuguegarao , at 46,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 5 destroyed, 12 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-30 Ann attacking at 100 feet
3 x Ki-30 Ann attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Kiji

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
Hudson I x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Tatsujin Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Tarushima Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 21
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Allied aircraft
I-16c x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 5 damaged


Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Georgetown , at 23,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 14

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-21 Sally x 28

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Davao , at 41,61

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6
D3A Val x 5
B5N Kate x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
5 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet

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Ground combat at Amboina (Anboina falls)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2434 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1793 troops, 16 guns, 2 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Amboina base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
613 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 77337 troops, 944 guns, 12 vehicles

Defending force 50081 troops, 318 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
224 casualties reported
Guns lost 8


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Ground combat at Wake Island

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1372 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2134 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

December 13-14
Note: Will do analysis every 10 days instead of weekly. 10 days is a nice even number and fits well for it beind 5 turns.

Not much going on, withdrew air units from the PI to OZ and from forward positions in the DEI (where they were getting murdered) to Java. 3 of my destroyers got jumped by land based air and were sunk (Furlong was killed). My surface group did not find anything in Mendano but I am sending them back. It looks like the IJN is sending heavies in also but I would rather have Doorman fight a hero’s fight this time. Several transports finally sunk from earlier strikes. The convoys from the States are about half way to the HI as it recovers. KB is probably in the Marshalls getting new pilots. My CVs are moving on Pearl. More Evacs planned for Malaya.

Oh and I liberated the Thai town of Rahaeng, not much there but it shores up the north flank. Changsha will probably fall next turn, I have a blocking force behind it to stop any cheap exploitation moves. I am already moving forces out so they can recover faster; I am also releasing southern reserves to shore up the center. PS IJA/N have landed at Davao.

Wake holds out. Tarawa finally fell (with no defenders?).

Blotter as follows.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/13/41

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TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Tarawa, 85,91


Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported

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ASW attack at 25,43

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 9
PC Ch 8
PG Chosa Maru
MSW W.3

Allied Ships
SS KXI

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Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! (From the halls of Montezuma to the…)

55 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Kisaragi, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Yubari, Shell hits 9
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 2
DD Hayate, Shell hits 4
DD Oite, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Mochizuki
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 3
DD Mutsuki
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3


Allied ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

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ASW attack at 40,64

Japanese Ships
DD Oyashio
DD Kuroshio

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon

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Coastal Guns at Davao, 41,61, firing at TF 97
TF 97 troops unloading over beach at Davao, 41,61 (Sending in the PT boats in next turn)


129 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
APD APD-39
APD APD-37, Shell hits 3
APD APD-36, Shell hits 3
APD APD-35, Shell hits 1, on fire
APD APD-33, Shell hits 1
APD APD-32, Shell hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
191 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Tarawa, 85,91


Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 25,65 (Subs have been very quiet on both sides)

Japanese Ships
SS I-155

Allied Ships
AK Elcano, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Songkhia , at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
G3M Nell x 21

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 2 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G3M Nell bombing at 20000 feet
9 x G3M Nell bombing at 20000 feet
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Day Air attack on 51st Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 34
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-15 Babs x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
61 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 57th Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-51 Sonia x 9

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 4 destroyed

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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64 (Left them just sitting there) [:@]
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
G3M Nell x 45

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Thanet, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Scout
DD Thracian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69 (Death of Rear admiral Furlong) [:(]
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Edsall, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! (to the shores of Tripoli)
10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Yubari, Shell hits 2
CL Tenryu
DD Hayate
DD Oite
DD Mochizuki
DD Yayoi
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 1
CL Tatsuta


Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 1
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2


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Ground combat at Changsha (Heavy fighting)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 98786 troops, 1075 guns, 144 vehicles

Defending force 49681 troops, 307 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Japanese ground losses:
467 casualties reported
Guns lost 22

Allied ground losses:
2012 casualties reported
Guns lost 56


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Ground combat at Alor Star (Malaya campaign begins)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22846 troops, 287 guns, 7 vehicles

Defending force 8000 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Victoria Point

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1564 troops, 0 guns, 103 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 62 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Victoria Point base !!!



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Ground combat at Rahaeng (Huzzah!)[:'(]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2931 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 36 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Rahaeng base !!!



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Ground combat at Davao

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2940 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1216 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Wake Island

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1229 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2192 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/14/41


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TF 136 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (43,42)

Japanese Ships
MSW Musashi Maru
MSW Hinode Maru #20
MSW Choun Maru #21
MSW Choun Maru #18
MSW Choun Maru #7
MSW Choun Maru #6
MSW Banshu Maru #56
MSW Banshu Maru #52

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Naval bombardment of Kendari, at 33,71 (Was hoping for some Transports)

Allied Ships
DD Pope
DD Parrott
DD John D. Ford
DD Barker
CA Houston
DD Alden
DD Van Ghent
DD Piet Hein
DD Kortenaer
DD Evertsen
DD Witte de With
DD Van Nes
DD Banckert
CL Durban
CL Dragon
CL Tromp
CL De Ruyter
CL Java

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 3

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TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Tarawa, 85,91


Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported

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TF 136 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (43,42)

Japanese Ships
MSW Musashi Maru
MSW Hinode Maru #20
MSW Choun Maru #21
MSW Choun Maru #18
MSW Choun Maru #7
MSW Choun Maru #6
MSW Banshu Maru #56
MSW Banshu Maru #52

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Sub attack at 28,55

Japanese Ships
AP Hakozake Maru
PC Shonan Maru #7
PC Shonan Maru #6

Allied Ships
SS Seawolf

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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Songkhia , at 24,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 47
G3M Nell x 12
G4M1 Betty x 53

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 5 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M Nell bombing at 20000 feet
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 20000 feet
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 20000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 20000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 20000 feet
3 x G3M Nell bombing at 20000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 20000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 20000 feet
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
10 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Tuguegarao , at 46,50

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 3
Ki-30 Ann x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 10 destroyed, 5 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-30 Ann attacking at 100 feet
3 x Ki-30 Ann attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 51st Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 34
Ki-30 Ann x 29
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 51st Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-51 Sonia x 9

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 57th Chinese Corps, at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 9

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th Indian Brigade, at 24,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 16

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36

Japanese aircraft
Ki-15 Babs x 1

No Japanese losses

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Day Air attack on Kuantan , at 24,47

Japanese aircraft
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-21 Sally x 24

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 2
Martin 139 x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PG Sozan Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet

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Ground combat at Changsha (KMT starts bleeding IJA)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 98507 troops, 1051 guns, 145 vehicles

Defending force 61696 troops, 306 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1133 casualties reported
Guns lost 29
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1771 casualties reported
Guns lost 47


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Ground combat at Alor Star

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 22891 troops, 289 guns, 7 vehicles

Defending force 7993 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Davao

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2909 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1248 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Wake Island

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1249 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 2171 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Tarawa (The Seagulls of Tarawa finally surrender)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1273 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 31 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarawa base !!!

Note: I will cut the blotter tends to just muck things up, if there is anything interesting I will add it.
Changsha fell, after bleeding the IJA for a day the KMT gave up the ghost. Am planning to bomb the city with the 20 or so bombers I have, I have a reserve behind the city hopefully it will stall the IJA drive.
I am resting my CVs in Pearl. The Saratoga is coming in on fumes, lately I have been running out of fuel. This is probably why my confrontation in Kendari never happend. Well gotta have the gas.

Strong IJN force coming toward Bali/Java, maybe multiple carriers. I am too tired to make the calculation if this is the KB running at full speed across the pacific, It probably isnt but I am Evacuating Soerbaja just the same. It is within 2 days steam.

Nells from Borneo are playing havoc with my evacuation of Malaya, which is now being attacked. I will try and move my transports to India and Evacuate out of Malacca.

Light IJA probe toward Burma and Wake still holds. The defenders deserve a commendation as well as the now dead defenders of Kuching.