Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take)

[Sardaukar]

Soerabaja falls on May 31, 1942...

Also PM is hit by full Kido Butai...resulting ruined airfield and depleted air units...

[Sardaukar]

Not the best landing attempt from AI...

June 5,1942

Day Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 115,160, Range 22,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
AMc Byoritsu Mary, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
AMc Chikuyu Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
AMc Hakko Maru #4, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
AMc Minikami Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
AMc Nanshin Maru, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Toseki Maru, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Yaryu Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
AMc Yodo Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
LB-101, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-103, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
LB-105, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-114, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-116, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
LB-122, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-124, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-134, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-136, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-138, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-142, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-520, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL De Ruyter
CL Perth
CL Mauritius
DD Mugford
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Jarvis
DD Craven
DD Maury
DD John D. Edwards

[Sardaukar]

*bump*

I try to update this tonight.

[Sardaukar]

DEI is bit screwed now...it was good as long as it lasted...

[Sardaukar]

Save for July 1942 available:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/q823iopiwkg8u ... 7.pws?dl=0

As usually, renumber if you have your own save on that slot.

[Sardaukar]

IJN AI definitely wants Noumea...and I want to keep it.

Surface night combat:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 115,160, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Ise, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL Sendai
CL Isuzu, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Shikinami
DD Minekaze
DD Hokaze

Allied Ships
CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 3
CL Mauritius, Shell hits 3
DD Mugford, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Jarvis
DD Craven, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
DD Maury
DD John D. Edwards

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 96% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Mauritius at 8,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL De Ruyter at 8,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Mauritius at 8,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages CL De Ruyter at 8,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages DD Craven at 8,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages DD Ralph Talbot at 8,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages DD Mugford at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
BB Ise engages DD Mugford at 3,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL De Ruyter at 3,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages CL Sendai at 3,000 yards
DD Mugford sunk by DD Hokaze at 3,000 yards
BB Ise engages DD Craven at 3,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Hokaze at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
BB Ise engages CL De Ruyter at 5,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL De Ruyter at 5,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages CL Sendai at 5,000 yards
BB Ise engages DD Craven at 5,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages DD Ralph Talbot at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Mauritius at 8,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages CL Isuzu at 8,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages CL Sendai at 8,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages DD Ralph Talbot at 8,000 yards
BB Ise engages DD Craven at 8,000 yards
BB Ise engages DD Ralph Talbot at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Mauritius at 9,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages CL Isuzu at 9,000 yards
BB Ise engages DD John D. Edwards at 9,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages DD Maury at 9,000 yards
DD Minekaze engages DD John D. Edwards at 9,000 yards
DD Minekaze engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages BB Ise at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL De Ruyter at 10,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Mauritius at 10,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages DD Ralph Talbot at 10,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages DD Craven at 10,000 yards
DD Minekaze engages DD Jarvis at 10,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages DD Ralph Talbot at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Mauritius at 9,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL De Ruyter at 9,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DD John D. Edwards at 9,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages DD Jarvis at 9,000 yards
DD Minekaze engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages DD John D. Edwards at 9,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
BB Ise engages CL De Ruyter at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Mauritius at 10,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Mauritius at 10,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages DD Maury at 10,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Minekaze at 10,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Shikinami at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
BB Ise engages CL Mauritius at 9,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages CL Isuzu at 9,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages DD John D. Edwards at 9,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Hokaze at 9,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages DD Jarvis at 9,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Shikinami at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
BB Ise engages CL Mauritius at 7,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL De Ruyter at 7,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages DD John D. Edwards at 7,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages DD Ralph Talbot at 7,000 yards
DD Craven engages DD Shikinami at 7,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages DD Ralph Talbot at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages CL Sendai at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Mauritius at 10,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Mauritius at 10,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Hokaze at 10,000 yards
DD Minekaze engages DD Craven at 10,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages DD Ralph Talbot at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Ise engages CL De Ruyter at 11,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL De Ruyter at 11,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages DD John D. Edwards at 11,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages DD Maury at 11,000 yards
DD Hokaze engages DD Craven at 11,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Hokaze at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Mauritius at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL De Ruyter at 10,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL De Ruyter at 10,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Hokaze at 10,000 yards
DD Minekaze engages DD Craven at 10,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages DD Minekaze at 10,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Minekaze at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Mauritius at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL De Ruyter at 10,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages DD John D. Edwards at 10,000 yards
DD Maury engages DD Minekaze at 10,000 yards
DD Minekaze engages DD Craven at 10,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Shikinami at 10,000 yards
DD Ralph Talbot engages DD Minekaze at 10,000 yards
Task forces break off...

[Sardaukar]

I definitely need to screen the place (Noumea) with either heavier SCTF or carriers.

Other thing is, allies hammered BB Haruna near Port Moresby with dozen bomb hits. Unfortunately, that will not sink a BB.

[Sardaukar]

This is damn amusing, though it's because game sets sinking weapon as last one making damage:

[Sardaukar]

Amount of CAP over Rangoon is bit too much for Japan (and that is after AVG with 3 squadrons left):

Morning Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 54,53

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I Trop x 13
Hurricane IIb Trop x 28
Hurricane IIc Trop x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 38

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

[Sardaukar]

BB Ise had bad day in office...pity that Avengers carried bombs instead of torpedoes. They did have unfortunate incident to get in range with ADM Halsey's 2 CV TF:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 110,146

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 29

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
BB Ise, Bomb hits 12, on fire
CL Isuzu
DD Minekaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 110,146

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Ise, Bomb hits 9, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 15000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

[Sardaukar]

Dastardly AI is trying to get to Noumea and Tahiti.

Ozzies (landed extra battalion worth into Noumea) and Halsey will sort them out. Extra NZ brigade will be sent to Tahiti to sort that out too.

[Sardaukar]

Japanese landing meets ADM "Ching" Lee and his heavy cruiser TF:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 115,160, Range 21,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 1, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
MGB G-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Kaio Maru #2, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Kenkai Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
AMc Shunsei Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
AMc Sobun Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
AMc Yachio Maru, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-106, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
LB-110, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-120, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-510, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-139, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-143, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-145, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LB-146, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC Ch 33, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Chicago
CA New Orleans
CA Astoria
CA Minneapolis
CA San Francisco
CL Java
CL Adelaide
CL Marblehead
DD Woodworth
DD Russell
DD Gridley
DD Alden
DD Barker
DD Bulmer
DD Edsall

[Sardaukar]

I have suspicion that I am not going to lose Pegu...plus Brit 2nd div and 2 brigades on their way. Overkill is good kill.

[Sardaukar]

Master plan for upcoming 1943 invasion thingys (I am taking it slow, since it's vs AI).

[Sardaukar]

My ideal amphibious invasion TF is:

CV TF
CVE TF (covering the transports)
Bombardment TF
Surface combat TF
Amphibious transport TF (main assault force)
Floating reserve TF (similar to above, if initial assault is not successful enough)
Transport TF (supplies)
Transport TF (follow up to bring base forces and engineers after base is captured)

Remember: If it's worth invading, it's worth invading with a lot!

[AleRonin]

Thanks for the AAR [:)]

Question: where do you place the ships in ASW role within all these TFs?

[Sardaukar]

ORIGINAL: AleRonin

Thanks for the AAR [:)]

Question: where do you place the ships in ASW role within all these TFs?

I max all the TFs with DDs, so no need for dedicated ASW TF.

Sometimes one needs minesweeper TF, but they also have integral ASW capability.

[AleRonin]

ORIGINAL: Sardaukar

ORIGINAL: AleRonin

Thanks for the AAR [:)]

Question: where do you place the ships in ASW role within all these TFs?

I max all the TFs with DDs, so no need for dedicated ASW TF.

Sometimes one needs minesweeper TF, but they also have integral ASW capability.

Roger!

[Sardaukar]

Port Moresby is not best with assault values yet, but air support is...adequate... [:D]

[Sardaukar]

5th AUS Div got good news that happy times are over and PM is now AUS territory where they should serve. I hope they are bringing mosquito and cannibal repellents.

Historically, CMF units were not required to serve outside AUS.