Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, Docup(A)-Koniu(J)

[obvert]

That was a few too many B-29 losses for the numbers of oil wells destroyed. Why not go at night? [&:]

[zuluhour]

I bet he has a maintenance nightmare with B29s, thinking there is a lot of FOW here though. 

[koniu]

He has no success with night bombings.
I am impressed how NF and flak concentration is disrupting bombing accuracy. I was losing single oil wells sometimes but usually it ends without hit.

I also not sure if Docup understand night bombing rule we have.
At night AF and ports can only be attacked max by 3 squadrons while strategic, industry raids are unlimited. But to be sure i never saw big numbers of bombers at night, I will have to talk with Docup about that

[koniu]

31 December 44 - 1 January 45

Japan lost 27 bombers in China caught in air trap

Japanese fighters sweep Lautem shotting down 55 enemy fighters.
They try to open sky for bombers. They almost manage to do that.
I lost 25 bombers but many get trough. They attack Lautem port.
Sinking Fletcher class DD, two DE and heavily damaging another Fletcher DD and few cargo ships

[koniu]

2 January 1945

Quiet day.

Ambon
Docup have CA/CL TF in Ambon hex. I dont like that. I try to create plan to destroy them.
I have BB (Kongos) TF near. Maybe i will decide to battle with them.
Day air action is rather impassible. 300 plane CAP in Ambon. Until that i am hope that night air attacks will score some hits.

I will also try to spreed his naval forces in area. In next days i will try pinpoint naval attack on his ships in area. It looks that Docup is not trying to escort his small and medium convoys in area. Ideal targets for CLs

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: koniu

31 December 44 - 1 January 45

Japan lost 27 bombers in China caught in air trap

Japanese fighters sweep Lautem shotting down 55 enemy fighters.
They try to open sky for bombers. They almost manage to do that.
I lost 25 bombers but many get trough. They attack Lautem port.
Sinking Fletcher class DD, two DE and heavily damaging another Fletcher DD and few cargo ships

Congrats on getting into 45!! [&o]

[koniu]

Thailand
3 IDs arrive Saigon. After last battles they have now great 200AV total (should have 1300)
I plan to evacuate them to Manila in week or two.

Looking at speed allied forces moving toward central Thailand i believe in ~4-8 weeks they will connect Thailand with China and from there they will flood China with British and US Forces.

Also Docup moving south toward Singer (80k army). But i think i will be able to pump fuel from Palembang for at lest 2 maybe 3 months.

Soon it will be time to evacuate Bangkok. I still have there 1400AV. Not sure what to do with them. Evacuate to Philippines? Or to North Thailand to use them to delay Thailand-China connection. Not sure what is more dangerous for me. Offensive in china or losing Bangkok Saigon line. Prabably China i guess?

Any advice???

[koniu]

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: koniu

31 December 44 - 1 January 45

Japan lost 27 bombers in China caught in air trap

Japanese fighters sweep Lautem shotting down 55 enemy fighters.
They try to open sky for bombers. They almost manage to do that.
I lost 25 bombers but many get trough. They attack Lautem port.
Sinking Fletcher class DD, two DE and heavily damaging another Fletcher DD and few cargo ships

Congrats on getting into 45!! [&o]

Thanks. 3 years and 9 months and we are in `45[:D]

[koniu]

3 January 1945

Ambon
I send two SAGs to intercept cargo ships in Namlea and Lautem hex. Lautem go msmoth but ships in Namle where intercepted by anamy cruisers. It not end well

Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 72,115, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Yukikaze
DD Hayashio

Allied Ships
xAK Cleveland Abbe, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Daniel S. Lamont, Shell hits 51, and is sunk
xAK George L. Curry, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
xAK George Sterling, Shell hits 27, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Namlea at 76,108, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 28, and is sunk
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 23, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Boston
CA Chicago II, Shell hits 1
CL Culloden, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Fletcher, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Bache, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Black
DD Bradford
DD Clarence Bronson
DD Bush
DD Capps

[koniu]

4 January 1945

Port Blair
Japanese fighters sweep Port Blair. For lose of 17 Ki-84r and 6 pilots 60 enemy fighters destroyed

Morning Air attack on Port Blair , at 46,58

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84r Frank x 49

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 28
P-40N5 Warhawk x 21
F4U-1A Corsair x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 7 destroyed
P-40N5 Warhawk: 2 destroyed
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Blair , at 46,58

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 40,270 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84r Frank x 47

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 9
P-40N5 Warhawk x 13
F4U-1A Corsair x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed
P-40N5 Warhawk: 4 destroyed
F4U-1A Corsair: 4 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Port Blair , at 46,58

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 46,530 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-83 x 95

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 3
F4U-1A Corsair x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed

Ambon
After losing last turn CL and DD in Namlea battle i decide that this is time to move big boys. Kongo and Haruna flank toward Kendari and merge with CL i have there
As suspected Docup move CA TF to Kendari to intercept what he think was only lonely CL and few DD

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 70,106, Range 8,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
CL Natori
CL Kiso, Shell hits 1
DD Yukikaze
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Maikaze
DD Isokaze, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
DD Asakaze
DD Okikaze
DD Hakaze, Shell hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Boston, Shell hits 26, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Claxton
DD Cogswell
DD Colahan, Shell hits 1
DD Conner
DD Eaton, Shell hits 1
DD Fullam, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Halford, Shell hits 1
DD Philip, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage

[Lowpe]

The 200th Sentai strikes I take it![:D]

Great job, 1945 and doing outstanding![&o]

[obvert]

Nice work on the naval subterfuge. You continue to confound the Allied cause koniu. Well done. [:)]

[koniu]

Game will stop for next 10 days. I am going my first real vacations from years. I will spend 10 days in south Spain

Please keep me out of page 2

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: koniu

Game will stop for next 10 days. I am going my first real vacations from years. I will spend 10 days in south Spain

Please keep me out of page 2

Nice!!!

Have fun over there! [8D]

[rmatysiak]

Koniu gratulacje niesamowicie poradziłeś sobie grając Japończykami
Nie szukasz kogoś do gry ?

[aciddrinker]

free bump

[koniu]

Hi
Thanks for bumps and support.
We back to game few days ago and manage to play few turns.
We are now in 14 January 1945, i will report only important things.

In Thailand Docup is moving(slowly) toward Singer and toward central Vietnam. I stop his advances in x3 terrain on river West of Vinh area. Docup will need to move his main army to cross river. It will take him ~2-3 weeks.
In Malaya Docup is 90 miles from my first defense line in Prachuap Khiri Khan
I still holding Bangkok area but Docup will probably try to cut me of from Saigon so in few days i will abandon city

In china Japanese small offensive is moving as planed. I open road between Vietnam and China and i am punishing Chinese troops in area. In two weeks i destroyed over 400 enemy squads and 400 more was disabled.

DEI is quiet. Also nothing major on Pacific. Docup is prepping for next move.
I believe time when KB will need to back home to protect north Pacific is closing fast.

Ki-83 if fighting great. I lost so far 59 of them and ~30 pilots but in return over 200-230 enemy fighters where shot down. During last 2 weeks i lost 6 Aces but in return i gain 27[&o] new one and 1 new double Ace.

[Lowpe]

Welcome back, missed your AAR.

Could you post a picture of Bangkok/Vinh area of operations please?

[koniu]

As You wish

[koniu]

DEI