Into the deep end , ArticFire vs graycompany(scen15)

[ArticFire]

Radio's across Japan relay the terrible news:

....The entire command staff of the Japanese Naval force including it's famed leader where tragicly killed in a photo shoot involving a mine layer , typhoon , and soon to be replaced "quick" release lever on the mine rack.....

....ArcticFire , the 2nd cousin 3 times removed of the emperor was temperoraly put in charge to carry out the military plans , soki is belived responsible for this appointment.....

....When asked what he thought of the planned naval actions he was noted as saying "You mean ships do more then hold people who are fishing ? ". This was assumed a joke however he seemed to say it with a rather eery sincerity....

....After a full night of building sand castles on the beach with many watching he was overheard of speaking some jibberish about "killer waves" as he and his officers heading back to the command post....


This will be my first big game. I expect to totally get trounced and I wouldn't be to terribly shocked if I run more ships into rocks then I use effectivly. However I'm a fan of jumping in the deep end , since once you sink to the bottme there is only one direction to go. We are playing with fairly standard settings I belive , house rule of 5 MW ships per sub hunting TF , and non-historical first turn.

The opening shot of the war at peral harbor will be standard I'm certain , I'll comment on the rest of the war effort after the fact.

[Graycompany]

well, I doubt the trouncing part, but I will try to give you a good game. I like to suprise my oppoent early in the game. Not sure what the suprise will be.

[ArticFire]

Ah the war begins. Well for my first attempt at handling the Japs first turn I don't think I did to awfull. I realize now I forgot a couple things but thats ok , I got all the major things done I thought needed doing.

As noted below PH did not go over as shinningly as I would have liked. Maby more of BB's will sink then at first glance would seem but I kinda doubt it.

....When ArcticFire was recently interviewed on his production plans he was quoted as saying "Huh ? "....

I'm thinking it will take me awhile to wrap my head around the whole production thing.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/07/41 -Edited-

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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
G3M Nell x 99

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Minor Damage

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 8 destroyed
Vildebeest IV: 3 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed
Catalina I: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 17

-Notes : Our pilots requested live fire exsorsises.
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Day Air attack on Cagayan , at 42,59

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6
B5N Kate x 18

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Minor Damage

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 10

Note: Bombers where reported and I figured better to kill them on the ground
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
G3M Nell x 25
G4M1 Betty x 37
G4M1 Betty x 21

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 2
P-35A x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Minor Damage

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 5 destroyed
P-35A: 6 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed
B-17C Fortress: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
7 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 25
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 101
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 34

Note: While it's a shame to do so much damage to our future airfield
it was out of nessesity. 2 attacks.
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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 112,68

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 76
D3A Val x 126
B5N Kate x 143

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
P-26A x 5
P-36A Mohawk x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Minor Losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
P-26A: 9 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 10 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 26 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 17 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed
B-18A Bolo: 8 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
DMS Zane, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 11, on fire
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 8
BB California, Bomb hits 9, on fire
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 14, on fire
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 10, on fire
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 8, on fire
DMS Hovey, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 1
CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AV Wright, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AO Neosho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AV Curtiss, Bomb hits 1


Allied ground losses:
204 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 37
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 208

Note: The trap is sprung. Not terribly thrilled with the results thow. Only
2 of the BB's apear heavily damaged.
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Day Air attack on 102nd USAAF Base Force, at 47,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-27 Nate x 25
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
Ki-15 Babs x 3
Ki-36 Ida x 1
A5M4 Claude x 4
A6M2 Zero x 22
C5M Babs x 1

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Note: Actually this was two attacks to soften the place up.
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Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 14
Ki-21 Sally x 9

No Japanese losses

Runway hits 2

Note: More a photo shoot with a few bombs then a real attack.
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Day Air attack on Khota Bharu , at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Ki-48 Lily x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Minor Losses


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
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Day Air attack on TF at 45,60

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 6

Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet

Note: The don't apear to have apreciated the air strike on their runway. Luckily
they can't hit the broad side of a CVL.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 8
Hudson I x 10


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
Hudson I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CA Mogami
CA Kumano

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
8 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet

Note: My AA crews enjoyed the fireworks.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 9
Hudson I x 10


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CA Mogami
CA Kumano
DD Arashi

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
3 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet

Note: One AA crew member was noted as saying "and they just keep trying , it's sad"
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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 8
Buffalo I x 16
Blenheim IV x 7


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 2 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
DD Arashi
CA Mogami

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Swordfish bombing at 5000 feet

Note: At this point the AA crews where calling shots "Threw the wing tip,
off the rudder and into the landing gear".
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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Nagara Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet

Note: The transport captain replied "We even sailed streight to give them
a fighting chance".
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Naval bombardment of Tuguegarao, at 46,50

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
CL Jintsu
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
DD Samidare
DD Yudachi
DD Harusame
DD Murasame
DD Asagumo
DD Minegumo
DD Natsugumo
CL Naka
DD Matsukaze
DD Asakaze
CL Kuma
CA Ashigara
CA Maya


Allied ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1
14 casualties reported
34 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 8
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 8
Runway hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 3

Note: This is what I hope will be viewed as a daring attack by historians. Also
note this is 3 attacks.
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Naval bombardment of Guam, at 62,66

Japanese Ships
DD Yuzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Uzuki
DD Oboro
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba

Allied Ships
MSW Penguin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 12
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

Note: We didn't shoot at the MSW , it just happened to be in the way.
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Naval bombardment of Khota Bharu, at 24,45


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Maikaze
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami


Allied ground losses:
637 casualties reported
Guns lost 18

Airbase hits 33
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 139
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 3

Note: Another case of it being a shame to do so much damage to our future holding.
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Naval bombardment of Cagayan, at 42,59


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Shiokaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yukikaze
CL Nagara

Allied Ships
AK Luzon, Shell hits 4, on fire
AK Magallanes, Shell hits 3


Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 46
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Note: We caught this port unaware it would seem.
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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


126 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 9
AP Kinryu Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
215 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Note : This was a somewhat costly landing.
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TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66


Japanese ground losses:
506 casualties reported

Note: We don't know what shot them but it sure did a good job.
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Coastal Guns at Tuguegarao, 46,50, firing at TF 42
TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Tuguegarao, 46,50


Japanese ground losses:
140 casualties reported

Note: The bombardment helped here I think to minimize losses.
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Coastal Guns at Khota Bharu, 24,45, firing at TF 85
TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Khota Bharu, 24,45


50 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
614 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Note: Shoot all you want, we'll make more.
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TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 46,49


Japanese ground losses:
207 casualties reported

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TF 88 troops unloading over beach at Vigan, 44,49


Japanese ground losses:
360 casualties reported

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TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 42,59


Japanese ground losses:
241 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 Khota Bharu

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4803 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 9179 troops, 77 guns, 3 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Note: Not sure why they even tried.
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Ground combat at Wake Island

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1427 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1435 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Note: A futile attempt to stop the onslaught.
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Ground combat at Batan Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1772 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 480 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 144 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Batan Island base !!!



Allied ground losses:
1278 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Note: Was there every any doubt?
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Ground combat at Wake Island

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1357 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1867 troops, 38 guns, 2 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 6 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
252 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
1746 casualties reported
Guns lost 32
Vehicles lost 1

Note: This is probly the best news of the whole first day. Wake island falls effortlessly.

[Graycompany]

Well, we may have some corrupted file because in the Playback, I didnt see wake fall and the attack was at 0 to1 which in the combat report said it was 4 to 1. On my screen, which has odd images on it, sorta a overlay of the load screen. This isnt visable in my other PBEM game. Its hard for me to see the buttons to push. I will try an reload the game an see what happens. Your first turn was good......... no comment at PH as there are spies everywhere. Also i could make a joke about japanese and taking a pictures (recon) but I wont........... I still could....

[ArticFire]

I went and watched the combat replay and your right , on the combat replay wake does not fall , yet sure enough as you can see from the report above it did. When I played out my turn Wake was in Jap hands.

[Graycompany]

thats odd, I just sent the turn back. Wake is in japanese hands. to bad it didnt hold out a few more days.

[ArticFire]

Ah while day one's results where ok , today has shown a lot more promis. The following bases where captured today:

Aparri
Vigan
Guam
Cagayan

Paving the way for my invasion in the PI. Also Peral Harbor was hit for a second time with a LOT better results. The wounds inflicted yesterday had salt poured on them and more where inflicted. At least 5 BB's where reported as heavily damaged with 2 confirmed eating torpedo's. Magazin explosions and fire rage everywhere in the port.

In other news around peral harbor many small groups of ships have been spotted flee'ing the sceen of destruction.



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/08/41 -Edited for aproved national radio

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 44,49

Japanese Ships
MSW W.7
MSW W.8
MSW W.9
MSW W.10
MSW W.17
MSW W.18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PC Kyo Maru #2
PC Kyo Maru #11
PC Kyo Maru #12
PC Kyo Maru #13
PC Shonan Maru #1
PC Shonan Maru #2
PC Ch 1
PC Ch 2
PC Ch 3
AP Burisuben Maru
AP Hawaii Maru
AP Oigawa Maru
AP Sanko Maru
AP Shinko Maru
AK Takao Maru

Allied Ships
PT PT-31
PT PT-32
PT PT-33
PT PT-34
PT PT-35
PT PT-41

Notes: Cursed americans and their sneaky night attacks.
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Naval bombardment of Cagayan, at 42,59

Japanese Ships
DD Shiokaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yukikaze
CL Nagara

Allied Ships
AK Magallanes, Shell hits 3, on fire
AK Luzon, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 18
Port hits 7
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 5

Note: Drive the nails in their coffins home.
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
G4M1 Betty x 50

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Minor Damage

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


Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 34

Notes: The efforts continue to smite the allied air.
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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 112,68

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 98
D3A Val x 111
B5N Kate x 126

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Light losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 6, on fire
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB California, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 7, on fire
ML Oglala, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DMS Trevor, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 9, on fire
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Dale, Bomb hits 1
CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AV Tangier, Bomb hits 1
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1, on fire


Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port hits 7
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 4

Notes: Since the 7th airstrike failed to achive the desired results we order
the pilots back in their plans to finish what they started.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tuguegarao at 46,50


Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 36
B-17C Fortress x 2


Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CA Takao
DD Arashio

Notes: They fail to hit the gigantic grey shapes in the big blue water.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano

Note: The allies seemed unprepared for CAP.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Nagara Maru

Note: We apreciate the lack of escourt.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 24,47


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 8
Hudson I x 9


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
DD Isonami
DD Uranami

Notes: The Jap ship designer whom suggested before the war our ships needed
to be narrower to avoid bomb hits has been disgraced.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami

Notes: Always handy to have land based air covering ships [;)]
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tuguegarao at 46,50


Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 21


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Samidare
CL Naka
DD Harusame

Notes: Sad part is not that 21 airplanes couldn't hit one ship , it's that none
of the ships AA crews could hit 1 airplane.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Batan Island at 47,47


Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
APD APD-1

Notes: These bombers will need to be delt with eventually.
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Day Time Surface Combat at 43,49

Japanese Ships
MSW W.7
MSW W.8
MSW W.9
MSW W.10
MSW W.17
PC Kyo Maru #2
PC Kyo Maru #11
PC Kyo Maru #12
PC Kyo Maru #13
PC Shonan Maru #1
PC Shonan Maru #2
PC Ch 1
PC Ch 2
PC Ch 3
AP Burisuben Maru
AP Hawaii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Oigawa Maru
AP Sanko Maru
AP Shinko Maru
AK Takao Maru

Allied Ships
PT PT-31
PT PT-32
PT PT-33
PT PT-34
PT PT-35, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT PT-41

Japanese ground losses:
226 casualties reported

Note: This is the landing force near vigan or aparii can't recall. Thankfully
the escorts managed to pop one of the little PT's. However the TF commander then
decided to retreat leaving most the troops on the boats. They have been ordered
to return to the invasion and get the rest of the troops off the ships. Hopefully
they can do it before this hunter pack of PT's take out any more of my troops.
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Ground combat at Cagayan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2415 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 662 troops, 6 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 46 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cagayan base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 7 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Note: Ahh I always love it when a plan comes together. The icing on the cake
is the 7 B-17C's we happily destroyed in the assault.
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Ground combat at Guam

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 6908 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 290 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Guam base !!!


Note: It was only a matter of time.
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Ground combat at Vigan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3482 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 672 troops, 6 guns, 1 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 61 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Vigan base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Aparri

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 9920 troops, 166 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 662 troops, 7 guns, 1 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 44 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Aparri base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

[Graycompany]

well so far, nothing has went very well. all air attacks are missing (not to suprised by this) and my sub captains are quite. Pearl harbour is a wreck, and we are starting a new Monument to the Oklahoma.

Other then that things are great [8|]. landing and bombardments have gone very well for Artic. bombardments have been very effective.

my Pt boats disrupted one landing for a day in the PI, but other then that, allied response has been slow.

[ArticFire]

Day 3 of the campaign has seen the japanese commanders realization of just how many forces he left in their respective ports in his inital battleplan. While this means a slower assault on allied postions overall since they have to load up I belive I have done enough damage that I shouldn't lose to much momentom.

In other news Khota Bharu was captured today. The american BB Oklahoma was confirmed sunk by intellegence sources in peral harbor. Hopefully it will not be the only victom to succumb. My land based CAP for my fleets in the south china sea seem to be very effective , my little Oscars are racking up kills.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/09/41 -Edited for aproved national radio.

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Night Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 21
G4M1 Betty x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Note: The idea was to put a dent in the allied air operations out of here but it
apears my boys can't see in the dark.
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Night Time Surface Combat at 44,60

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
DD Yukikaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
AK Kanlaon II, Shell hits 24, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AK Latouche, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Note: My CL fleet reports it's first victoms.
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ASW attack at 17,57

Japanese Ships
SS I-166, hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Stronghold
DD Isis
DD Encounter
DD Jupiter
DD Express
DD Electra
DD Tenedos
DD Vendetta
DD Vampire
BC Repulse

My first loss at sea Last message recived for I-166 was "We are in postion to
intercept enemy shi....oh my god we found some ! Help !".
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 24

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

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

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Note: More force of habit then real need at this point.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tuguegarao at 46,50


Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 30


Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
CA Atago
BB Kongo

Note: One of these days they will accedentally hit one my ships in their attempt
to fish with dynamite.
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Day Air attack on TF at 28,48

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 5

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 18
Blenheim IV x 6

No Japanese losses

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

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai

Note: Again my land based oscars come to the rescue. This land based screen has
meet with so much success we are implemented this form of coverage elsewhere as well.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 17
Blenheim IV x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma

Note: Allies actually made a lot more air attacks on the ship at Khota , however
unfortunetly they all meet with the same result , the true tragidy being that the
allied planes made home.
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,56


Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 17


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Nagatsuki

Note: This will remain a danger while this TF works it's way thew the shallow
waters south of Minila.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 38,59

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5
B5N Kate x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AVD Childs, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PG Isabel

Note: My CVL TF that supported the Cagayan assault finds some victoms.
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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28688 troops, 282 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 13230 troops, 122 guns, 4 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 5


Japanese ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
205 casualties reported
Guns lost 24
Vehicles lost 1

Note: The siege of Hong Kong has begun.
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Ground combat at Khota Bharu

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19468 troops, 248 guns, 16 vehicles

Defending force 5160 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Khota Bharu base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

As if there was ever any doubt.
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[Graycompany]

well the 3rd day finds bad weather and bad bombing the real problems of the day. as the mass run for your life from the PI, the poor AVD childs had stopped to cap of fuel, but a bunch of kates gave her the kiss of death. the only high point of the day is when we sank a I boat not far from batavia in shallow waters. His bombing of clarks field keep my Big B-17 grounded. and the best chance for bombing was mostly reports from my piliots of "unable to locate target". In the whole ocean there is one cloud, and his ships are under it in a rain squall.

[ArticFire]

Weather is causing some issues with planned air ops but overall another good day for japan. Meanwhile I'm starting to get a grip of the overall situation and while I still am almost totally lost on production (even after reading up on it heh) the rest of the war effort seems to be starting to take shape.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/10/41 -Edited for aproved national radio

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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
G4M1 Betty x 22
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 12

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Day Air attack on TF at 28,48

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 15
Blenheim IV x 6

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

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Shikinami

Notes: The allies keep throwing more and more planes at this TF in the southern
china sea. This time by shear numbers alone I lost an Oscar whom was supporting
from a land base. Perhaps they would rather it not head south to intercept all the
ships we see crusing along borneo ?
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Day Air attack on TF at 34,54

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AV Langley
AS Holland, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Whippoorwill

Notes: This is one of those allied TF's heading west along the northern coast
of borneo.
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Day Air attack on TF at 39,61

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo

Notes: Allies futily attempt to hurt my CVL causing so much trouble in the PI.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 9
Blenheim IV x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami

Notes: This was one of the new assignments of land based CAP I spoke of yesterday.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Vigan at 44,49


Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Shinko Maru
AP Hawaii Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AP Sanko Maru

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Notes: Annoying hit but nothing that wills stop it.
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Day Air attack on TF at 37,59

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 8
B5N Kate x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Anakan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ethel Edwards, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Compagnia Filipinas, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Notes: A beautifull attack by the CVL in the PI to preven one of the fleeing
transport groups in the Sulu sea from going anywhere. Later confirmed 2 of these
sank.
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Sub attack at 37,59

Japanese Ships
SS I-156

Allied Ships
AK Ethel Edwards, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Note: While aparently usless against ships that are not crippled against limping
balls of fire they can land torpedo's like no ones business , doubtfully this ship
will survive.
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Ground combat at Nanchang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7649 troops, 110 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 7500 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 28694 troops, 279 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 12769 troops, 101 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 5)


Japanese ground losses:
1385 casualties reported
Guns lost 29

Allied ground losses:
231 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Nanning

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7293 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 11431 troops, 101 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2



Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported


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[Graycompany]

Well his mini carrier's in and around the PI keeps having a field day. Little you can do here but run in every direction. A pby has spotted the main jap carrier force 480 miles northeast of Hawaii. We are as prepared as we can be for a possiable 3rd attack in 5 days on pearl. The lack of jap sub activity has me concerned, ive only seen a few,, wonder where they are hiding? two good ground combats in china have helped causing over 2000 enemy casualties. about the only good news to report.

He is moving quickly in PI, and also heading towards singapore with alarming speed. Hong kong is putting up a great defence. this turn may prove interesting around pearl, im a try a new tactic and see what happens. I know where his carriers are, he dosent know where mine are[8|]

[ArticFire]

Today saw some interesting happening. Firstly the crazy americans attacked the PH carrier fleet at night. One DD was lightly damaged in the attack , as an asnwer for waking the crew up they sunk one of the PT boats. Also during the night one of our subs engaged some ships heading twords the US mainland , sadly the sub missed.

Over in the southern china sea 2 oil tankers and a sub tender where put to rest by a valiant charge from a small CL/DD fleet. There are an annoying large number of allied subs all over this region.

Bad weather has hampered our efforts elsewhere. There was an allied BB spotted north of borneo yesterday however it's hiding now. Hong Kong is proving to be a nightmare. It apears that I send the wrong infantry divison to lead the attack since it was the one that was left behind to garrison that was prepared for the attack [8|]

After the PT boat assault the PH carrier group launched another attack in two waves. This one pointed squarly at the airfield with satifactory results. An odd sighting of some ships heading SE from the PI.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/11/41 -Edited for aproved national radio

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Sub attack near Batavia at 19,59

Japanese Ships
SS I-121

Allied Ships
AP Kanimba, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage


Note: I'm actually getting some milage out of my subs.
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Night Air attack on Manila , at 43,52

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported

Runway hits 1

Note: It seems a waste of time.
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Night Time Surface Combat at 108,68

Japanese Ships
CV Kaga
CV Hiryu
CV Soryu
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku
CV Akagi
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CL Abukuma
DD Akigumo
DD Kagero
DD Isokaze
DD Shiranuhi, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Urakaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Tanikaze
DD Arare
DD Kasumi

Allied Ships
PT PT-20
PT PT-21, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT PT-22
PT PT-23
PT PT-24
PT PT-25

Note: Brave , suicidal , but brave.
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Night Time Surface Combat at 35,54

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Satsuki
DD Minazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Nagatsuki
DD Harukaze
DD Hatakaze

Allied Ships
AO Pecos, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
AO Trinity, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat at 35,54

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Satsuki
DD Minazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Nagatsuki
DD Harukaze
DD Hatakaze

Allied Ships
AS Holland, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

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Sub attack at 119,65

Japanese Ships
SS I-174

Allied Ships
CL St. Louis
DD Dale
DMS Zane

Note: Hmm, paving the way or the tip of the iceburg?
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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 112,68

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 102
D3A Val x 92
E7K2 Alf x 1

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
P-26A x 1
P-36A Mohawk x 4
P-40B Tomahawk x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 15 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 5 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 7 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed
B-18A Bolo: 1 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 2 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 11
Runway hits 133

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Day Air attack on TF at 39,61

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 5
Martin 139 x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo

Note: They apear to be stepping up efforts to get rid of Ryujo.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tuguegarao at 46,50


Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 27


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Kuma
CA Ashigara
AV Sanuki Maru
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Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 112,68

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
B5N Kate x 105
E7K2 Alf x 1

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 1
P-40B Tomahawk x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 3 destroyed, 32 damaged
E7K2 Alf: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 1 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-36A Mohawk: 2 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 7 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed
B-18A Bolo: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 10
Runway hits 79

Note: The 2nd wave was even more effective then the 1st.
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Day Air attack on TF at 39,61

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo

Note: It is rummored Ryujo embodies the spirit of samuri warriors of the past.
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Ground combat at Nanchang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7501 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 7319 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Note: Soon.....
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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 18545 troops, 231 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 12482 troops, 96 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 5)


Japanese ground losses:
509 casualties reported
Guns lost 16

Allied ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Note: A truly inspired defence [:@]
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Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 11468 troops, 101 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 18701 troops, 102 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
963 casualties reported
Guns lost 15

Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Note: Yes shock attack , as in we where shocked how many of our troops died.
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Ground combat at Nanning

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14955 troops, 101 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 9479 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1



Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Changsha

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 46245 troops, 343 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 93494 troops, 963 guns, 139 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
186 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
3598 casualties reported
Guns lost 139

The welcomed us by attacking us , and they paid a dear price for it.
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[Graycompany]

Well, was not a bad turn for me, gave most of the air crews a much needed rest. My pt boats almost did some damage, I have 3 groups looking for that task force, Might get lucky again if he stays, and Im guessing he will launch one more raid on the harbor, but almost all the ships are gone, few that were to damaged to move are left. China continues to go well.

[ArticFire]

Today was arguably the worst day for us since the war started. However while things are not going our way in china at all, on the water we are dominating. NE of PH our valient sub whom was trying to bring food and medicin to the needy hawians was maliciously gunned down.

We begin the search for the american carriers west of PH.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/12/41 -Edited for aproved National radio

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 44,49

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Natsugumo
DD Minegumo
DD Asagumo
DD Murasame
DD Harusame
DD Yudachi
DD Samidare

Allied Ships
PT PT-31
PT PT-32, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
PT PT-33
PT PT-34
PT PT-41

Note: My hunter/killer flotila finally finds the sharks.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 44,49

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Natsugumo
DD Minegumo
DD Asagumo
DD Murasame
DD Harusame
DD Yudachi
DD Samidare

Allied Ships
PT PT-31, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
PT PT-33
PT PT-34
PT PT-41

Note: And to drive home the point of "stay away from my AP's"
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Naval bombardment of Kuantan, at 24,47


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Maikaze
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami


Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 20
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 6
Port supply hits 6

Note: More to come
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Sub attack at 119,65

Japanese Ships
SS I-174, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Conyngham
DD Cassin
DD Tucker
DD Reid
DD Shaw

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Day Air attack on TF at 39,61

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Victoria Point at 25,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 37

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
MSW Bendigo
MSW Maryborough, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Note: We have air supriority.
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Day Air attack on TF at 45,48


Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 17


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Burisuben Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
AP Hawaii Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Note: An unprovoked attack on troop transports returning home.
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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 91977 troops, 952 guns, 140 vehicles

Defending force 45725 troops, 188 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Japanese ground losses:
2408 casualties reported
Guns lost 47
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
983 casualties reported
Guns lost 21


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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17775 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 12342 troops, 89 guns, 2 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Nanning

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9571 troops, 74 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 18640 troops, 97 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Nanning

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 14920 troops, 97 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 9571 troops, 74 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Nanning base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Note: We are advancing in a different direction...
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[Graycompany]

Ive yet to see the turn yet but it sounds good. On a sad note, we have a report that the AK ethel edwards was sunk near the phillippines. We have cabled Ethel in bismark, Nd and asked if she would like to sponser another ship which we will name ethel edward II. we have yet to hear from ethel.

[ArticFire]

(It will be a couple days for the next turn as Gray has to go on a day trip)

Today was a brutal day for allied naval shipping forces. This is part of the campaign to send a clear message as to what happens when you refuse to trade with Japan. One of our CA's finally fails to dodge some allied airpower , however she should be fine. I belive thow it's hard to confirm that we are doing our part to inflict sub losses on the allies as well. There are a disturbing number of ships in the seas between PH and the US mainland. My subs are having a rough time of stopping their passage.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/13/41 -Edited for aproved national radio

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Sub attack at 23,59

Japanese Ships
SS I-122

Allied Ships
AS Otus, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Whippoorwill

Notes: My subs are earning their keep.
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Coastal Guns at Kuantan, 24,47, firing at TF 44
TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Kuantan, 24,47


36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW W.5

Japanese ground losses:
291 casualties reported

Note: Our next invasion point.
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Day Air attack on TF at 46,46

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
P-35A x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 3
B-17C Fortress x 12

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
PC Kyo Maru #2
MSW W.17

Note: Aggrivating as it is the zero's didn't even shoot at them. I'll have to
double check their alt setting to make sure they where not hugging the deck or
something.
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Day Air attack on TF at 31,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 11
Ki-21 Sally x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Palawan, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Princess of Negros, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Note: Our assault on allied shipping continues.
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Day Air attack on TF at 23,43

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 42

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
MSW Goulburn
MSW Bendigo
MSW Ballarat
MSW Burnie, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 55,63

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 9
B5N Kate x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Sarangami
AK Governor Wright, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Si Kiang, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Note: This was that odd sighting of ships heading SE/E from PI. Our CVL's in
rout to Palau were ordered to intercept and investigate.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 24,47


Allied aircraft
Vildebeest IV x 11


Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Mogami
CA Kumano

Note: It was bound to happen eventually. The Suzuya should be fine. Weather sadly
grounded the TF's air cover.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 24,47


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 20
Vildebeest IV x 2
Blenheim I x 9
Blenheim IV x 9


Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest IV: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CA Mikuma
CA Kumano

Note: In an attempt to add insult to injury aparently.
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Day Air attack on TF at 31,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Palawan, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Princess of Negros, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on TF at 55,63

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 8
B5N Kate x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Si Kiang, on fire, heavy damage
AK Governor Wright, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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ASW attack at 124,63

Japanese Ships
SS I-17, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Cassin
DD Tucker
DD Reid
DD Shaw
DD Conyngham


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 89175 troops, 895 guns, 132 vehicles

Defending force 44437 troops, 157 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:
2107 casualties reported
Guns lost 46
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
715 casualties reported
Guns lost 13


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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 26537 troops, 207 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 12382 troops, 90 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4


Japanese ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
201 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

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[Graycompany]

Well not a bad turn, I think we may have got 1 sub maybe two. And a torpedo finally hit. His carriers keep steaming around pearl. One of these times my Pt's are going to find him and die in flamming balsa wood, but just maybe put a fish in to a CV. he seems to have few troops on On PI, and 5 div in china. This could prove interesting as I have counter attacked in PI. I also sent some troops on a flanking attack in china.

[ArticFire]

Things could be better , however I can take comfort in the video sent back to the HQ of all the allied ships exploding with sailors jumping overboard. The KB found some lunch today. At least 4 confirmed sinkings of allied ships with possibly as many as 7 or 8. The allied scum push off our vacationers on one of the beaches in the PI , they returned to one of our newly aquired bases there.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/14/41 -Edited for aproved national radio

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Sub attack at 23,42

Japanese Ships
SS I-157

Allied Ships
MSW Ballarat, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Goulburn
MSW Bendigo

Notes: Some truly inspired efforts on our subs part.
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ASW attack at 125,60

Japanese Ships
SS I-6, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Cassin
DD Tucker
DD Reid
DD Shaw
DD Conyngham

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Naval bombardment of Laoag, at 45,49

Japanese Ships
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
CL Jintsu
CA Atago
CA Takao
BB Haruna
BB Kongo


Allied ground losses:
336 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 11

Note: This attack was actually supposed to be followed up with troops , a formal
iquiry is being issued to find out why the orders never made it to the troops.
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Sub attack at 23,59

Japanese Ships
SS I-122

Allied Ships
MSW Tanager, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Lark
MSW Quail
MSW Bittern
MSW Finch

Notes: A national media campaign heralding the efforts of our brave submarine
captains is being started in Tokyo.
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Day Air attack on TF at 56,67

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5
B5N Kate x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Taurus, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Note: One of our CVL's fighting transports floating east of Palau.
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Day Air attack on TF at 29,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Palawan, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attack on Alor Star , at 24,44

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 20
Ki-48 Lily x 38

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed

Runway hits 1

Notes: This failed to achive the desired results.
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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
G3M Nell x 80

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 30

Note: Not that all the holes we put in the runway did anything to slow down
them flying from here like buzzards later.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 45,49


Allied aircraft
P-35A x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 3
B-17C Fortress x 8


Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo

Notes: Fools.
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Day Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 45,49


Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 38


Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
DD Asashio
BB Haruna
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 24,47


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 5


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Nissen Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AP Kashiwara Maru

Note: The Nissen Maru is wounded but should make it back to port. Luckily she
had emptied herself by this time.
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Day Air attack on TF at 122,64

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 67
D3A Val x 30
B5N Kate x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AVD Hulbert, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DM Preble
CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
DM Tracy, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DM Pruitt, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Perry, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DM Sicard, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Note: The KB finds a group of ships fleeing twords the mainland US and uses them
for target practice , a good westerly wind was blowing so hopefully the people
in PH will choak on the smoke from these ships.
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Day Air attack on TF at 122,64

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 19
B5N Kate x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DM Tracy, on fire
DM Sicard, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Perry, on fire
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Note: If it's worth doing....
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Day Air attack on TF at 122,64

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
D3A Val x 3
B5N Kate x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CL Raleigh, on fire, heavy damage
DM Pruitt, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DM Sicard, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DM Tracy, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Note: It's worth doing A LOT.
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ASW attack at 30,48

Japanese Ships
PG Eifuku Maru
PG Uji
PG Saga
PG Hashidate
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
SS KXVII, hits 1, on fire

Note: Part of our new anti-allied sub cleanup effort.
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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 85998 troops, 832 guns, 128 vehicles

Defending force 43491 troops, 140 guns, 0 vehicles

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Changsha base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
2550 casualties reported
Guns lost 74
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1062 casualties reported
Guns lost 20


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Notes: They finally give it up.
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Ground combat at Hong Kong

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 26521 troops, 208 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 12206 troops, 86 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

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


Japanese ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

Note: We are not sure what they are feeding these defenders but we would like some.
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Ground combat at Victoria Point

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1564 troops, 0 guns, 103 vehicles

Defending force 724 troops, 5 guns, 2 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Victoria Point base !!!



Allied ground losses:
1337 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 1

Notes: After a trek threw the country side the allied troops basicly cower
in fear of our tanks.
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Ground combat at Tuguegarao

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 7672 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 1362 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 13 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Notes: These where the vacationers we spoke of whom where told to leave their
beach front huts.
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Ground combat at Kuantan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 13189 troops, 163 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 7077 troops, 45 guns, 1 vehicles

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3


Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Note: Our next conquest in Malya.

[Graycompany]

Well his carriers continue to chase fleeing DM's and cl's going back to the coast. Little i can do about it, but not a single ship sunk back there. My air crews in singapore are getting experience and starting to get hits now. he has taken the first chinese city but im ready at the 2nd one. In the phillipines i have pushed him back to the beaches. and while his carriers are busy playing patty cake with damaged ships, im busy else where.[;)] heck of a 1st week of the war.