NY59Giants (A) vs WineGuy (J) - the Birth of a Superpower
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:26 am
I am starting my first AAR after I began my third PBEM as the Allies since 3/06. My other two games are in early 1/42 - one is a standard game with two day turns and non-historic set up (he attacked Manila vs Pearl) and the other is a Nik Mod (5.0) with one day turns (he attacked Pearl for a week and sunk 5 BB's and 1 CA, plus 2 other BB's are sitting there with 96 sys [:(]).
This game will be another Nik Mod using two day turns - it increases fog of war and hopefully we can finish before the end of the decade. [:D] We are using non-historical first turn, but no warp drive for TF's. Thus, he hit Jolo and Davao in the PI. And, only a "drive by" at Pearl.
I ask all three of my opponents to stay away from this AAR. [;)]
I will post some of the Combat results - mainly those that are of major importance and discuss my strategies (and ask for feedback).
12/7/41
ASW attack at 45,56
Japanese Ships
DD Suzukaze
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yukikaze
Allied Ships
SS S-39, hits 1
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Sub attack at 45,56
Japanese Ships
AK Yasukawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PC Showa Maru #5
PC Showa Maru #3
PC Nichi Maru #1
PC Gamitsu Maru #1
PG Saiko Maru
PG Edo Maru
MSW Takasago Maru
MSW Ataka Maru
Allied Ships
SS S-39, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage SUNK!!
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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 2
P-26A x 6
P-36A Mohawk x 4
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 10 damaged
D3A Val: 7 destroyed, 46 damaged
B5N Kate: 7 destroyed, 28 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
P-26A: 5 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 10 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 25 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 11 destroyed
B-18A Bolo: 4 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Sys -17
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Sys - 37
AVD Hulbert, Bomb hits 2, on fire
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 6 Sys - 2
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Sys - 58/38
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage Sys - 69
BB California, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage Sys - 64
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Sys - 89/19
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Sys - 39
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 2, on fire Sys - 23
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2, on fire Sys - 22
CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Jarvis, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 1
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PC Reliance, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Cassin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Allied ground losses:
120 casualties reported
Airbase hits 50
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 165
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet
15 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
26 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet
15 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet
24 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
23 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet
14 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
15 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
16 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
18 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet
25 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
27 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet
25 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
27 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet
Coastal Guns at Davao, 41,61, firing at TF 42 One of the non-historical moves
TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Davao, 41,61
75 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW Wa 19, Shell hits 3
AP Astuga Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
450 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Jolo, 38,59 Another move
Japanese ground losses:
639 casualties reported
Ground combat at Hong Kong OUCH!!!
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 22535 troops, 254 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 493
Defending force 13231 troops, 119 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 233
Japanese max assault: 650 - adjusted assault: 932
Allied max defense: 241 - adjusted defense: 171
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 6)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Japanese ground losses:
203 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
200 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/08/41
Coastal Guns at Davao, 41,61, firing at TF 42
TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Davao, 41,61
51 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Hiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 3
Japanese ground losses:
159 casualties reported
TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Jolo, 38,59
Japanese ground losses:
212 casualties reported
Naval bombardment of Davao, at 41,61 Well, I know where most of the "big" boys are at! [X(]
Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
CL Yura
Allied Ships
AK Montanes, Shell hits 1, on fire
AVD William B. Preston, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mauban, Shell hits 1, on fire
Allied ground losses:
468 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 2
Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 112,68 More being the victim of target practice
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 66
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
P-26A x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 15 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 damaged
P-26A: 3 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 11
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet
10 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet
Ground combat at Hong Kong It seems that both Hong Kong and Wake Island survive for a while or fall quickly, no luck here!!
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 36916 troops, 317 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 698
Defending force 12854 troops, 103 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 229
Japanese max assault: 898 - adjusted assault: 1240
Allied max defense: 177 - adjusted defense: 101
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
228 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
15510 casualties reported
Guns lost 97
Vehicles lost 1
I spend most of my time giving orders to build forts, rest LBA to regain morale, and sent single TF's of AK/AP/TK away from the advancing Japanese army/navy.
My strategy:
I will fight where I can, but I will try to evac some of the Dutch, USA, and British BF to Northern Oz mainly to speed up the building up of forts and having some avaition support. These come from bases that will be nothing more than a speed bump to the Japanese. Java will mostly be defended in masse. I will work on building up my "East Pacific Wall" with Noumea more a forward base for the USA CV's, but will keep few LCU's there. I will use AK's to move the 2 BF's from Victoria Point and Tavoy (hopefully) to Andamann Island (needed to get the short legged LBA from Malaya to India/Burma) and the CD from Ragoon. Most BF's in southern Burma are headed to Mandalay to build up the forts. My Chinese units assigned to SE Asia are moving through the jungles towards SE India (more supplies there). From the PI, I will try to get out the 2 USA Tank and the PS Eng unit. Hopefully, I can get the large avaition BF's out of Malaya, PI, and Java. I also send all my AP's to Oz and away from danger. Thus, the AK's will be used for any transport duty. In Nik's Mod, the capacity of all AP/AK/TK are reduces and I will need all the AP's I can get my hands on later in the war. They will also be helpful to move LCU's from the West Coast for now.
Stay tuned for more,
Admiral Benoit
This game will be another Nik Mod using two day turns - it increases fog of war and hopefully we can finish before the end of the decade. [:D] We are using non-historical first turn, but no warp drive for TF's. Thus, he hit Jolo and Davao in the PI. And, only a "drive by" at Pearl.
I ask all three of my opponents to stay away from this AAR. [;)]
I will post some of the Combat results - mainly those that are of major importance and discuss my strategies (and ask for feedback).
12/7/41
ASW attack at 45,56
Japanese Ships
DD Suzukaze
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yukikaze
Allied Ships
SS S-39, hits 1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sub attack at 45,56
Japanese Ships
AK Yasukawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PC Showa Maru #5
PC Showa Maru #3
PC Nichi Maru #1
PC Gamitsu Maru #1
PG Saiko Maru
PG Edo Maru
MSW Takasago Maru
MSW Ataka Maru
Allied Ships
SS S-39, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage SUNK!!
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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 2
P-26A x 6
P-36A Mohawk x 4
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 10 damaged
D3A Val: 7 destroyed, 46 damaged
B5N Kate: 7 destroyed, 28 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
P-26A: 5 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 10 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 25 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 11 destroyed
B-18A Bolo: 4 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Sys -17
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Sys - 37
AVD Hulbert, Bomb hits 2, on fire
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 6 Sys - 2
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Sys - 58/38
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage Sys - 69
BB California, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage Sys - 64
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Sys - 89/19
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Sys - 39
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 2, on fire Sys - 23
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2, on fire Sys - 22
CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Jarvis, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 1
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PC Reliance, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Cassin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Allied ground losses:
120 casualties reported
Airbase hits 50
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 165
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet
15 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
26 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet
15 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet
24 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
23 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet
14 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
15 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
16 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
18 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet
25 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
27 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet
25 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
27 x B5N Kate bombing at 9000 feet
Coastal Guns at Davao, 41,61, firing at TF 42 One of the non-historical moves
TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Davao, 41,61
75 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW Wa 19, Shell hits 3
AP Astuga Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
450 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Jolo, 38,59 Another move
Japanese ground losses:
639 casualties reported
Ground combat at Hong Kong OUCH!!!
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 22535 troops, 254 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 493
Defending force 13231 troops, 119 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 233
Japanese max assault: 650 - adjusted assault: 932
Allied max defense: 241 - adjusted defense: 171
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 6)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Japanese ground losses:
203 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
200 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/08/41
Coastal Guns at Davao, 41,61, firing at TF 42
TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Davao, 41,61
51 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AP Hiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 3
Japanese ground losses:
159 casualties reported
TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Jolo, 38,59
Japanese ground losses:
212 casualties reported
Naval bombardment of Davao, at 41,61 Well, I know where most of the "big" boys are at! [X(]
Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
CL Yura
Allied Ships
AK Montanes, Shell hits 1, on fire
AVD William B. Preston, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mauban, Shell hits 1, on fire
Allied ground losses:
468 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 2
Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 112,68 More being the victim of target practice
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 66
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
P-26A x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 15 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 damaged
P-26A: 3 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed
P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 11
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet
10 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet
Ground combat at Hong Kong It seems that both Hong Kong and Wake Island survive for a while or fall quickly, no luck here!!
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 36916 troops, 317 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 698
Defending force 12854 troops, 103 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 229
Japanese max assault: 898 - adjusted assault: 1240
Allied max defense: 177 - adjusted defense: 101
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
228 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
15510 casualties reported
Guns lost 97
Vehicles lost 1
I spend most of my time giving orders to build forts, rest LBA to regain morale, and sent single TF's of AK/AP/TK away from the advancing Japanese army/navy.
My strategy:
I will fight where I can, but I will try to evac some of the Dutch, USA, and British BF to Northern Oz mainly to speed up the building up of forts and having some avaition support. These come from bases that will be nothing more than a speed bump to the Japanese. Java will mostly be defended in masse. I will work on building up my "East Pacific Wall" with Noumea more a forward base for the USA CV's, but will keep few LCU's there. I will use AK's to move the 2 BF's from Victoria Point and Tavoy (hopefully) to Andamann Island (needed to get the short legged LBA from Malaya to India/Burma) and the CD from Ragoon. Most BF's in southern Burma are headed to Mandalay to build up the forts. My Chinese units assigned to SE Asia are moving through the jungles towards SE India (more supplies there). From the PI, I will try to get out the 2 USA Tank and the PS Eng unit. Hopefully, I can get the large avaition BF's out of Malaya, PI, and Java. I also send all my AP's to Oz and away from danger. Thus, the AK's will be used for any transport duty. In Nik's Mod, the capacity of all AP/AK/TK are reduces and I will need all the AP's I can get my hands on later in the war. They will also be helpful to move LCU's from the West Coast for now.
Stay tuned for more,
Admiral Benoit
