Mogami v DadMan: The Wonder Years...

[mogami]

Hi, I'll try to install/patch the game as soon as I find my disk. (been buried since 2006) Retired now. Turned 59 on the 7th. Became addicted to total war mods Europa Barbarorum and Europa Barbarorum 2

[Admiral DadMan]

I re-installed it about 6 months ago but haven't brought myself to play

[mogami]

Hi, I know you have to give up life as you know it to play WITP

[Admiral DadMan]

I've been playing World of Tanks and testing for World of Warships (forgive me)

[mogami]

Hi, what ever happened at kow pang in the end? Where did rouge usmc go?
Who else was stomping on me in 2006?

[Admiral DadMan]

I haven't been very active on the boards, and I haven't seen him in a long time.

I'll have to see if I still have the replays for Koepang.

[mogami]

Hi, I am reading this entire AAR over again. Boy I sure liked to pull your tail with goofy songs.

[Admiral DadMan]

I've spent the last few days trying to get WitP and/or AE running again with no luck.

[Admiral DadMan]

I have found what I think may be our last save game. It was your turn, lol.

[Admiral DadMan]

ORIGINAL: Mogami

Hi, what ever happened at kow pang in the end?

I have found the AAR's AND the save game files! Koepang fell to you on 20 Dec 42.

I will start posting AAR's again in a few days. I have files all the way to 26 Jun 43.

[Admiral DadMan]

Unfortunately, there is a gap in the AAR files, and I do not have the savegames or replays until FEB43, so I'll be reconstructing this from memory...

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 21NOV42

IJN TF22 encounters minefield at Koepang while unloading troops over beach.

115 Allied Coastal guns fired in defense at AP Taizin Maru, 1 Shell hits

Japanese reported 111 casualties

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Sub SS Gurnard attacks a DD group 240mi WNW of Baker I. They pummel her with 8 hits. She's on fire, heavy damage

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Day Air attacks by Martin 139, B-25C Mitchell, and Hudson I on Japanese 2nd, 56th, and 18th Divisions at Koepang

Japanese reported 39 casualties

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Allied Bombardment attack at Koepang by 202 guns

Japanese reported 70 casualties
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[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 22NOV42

Japanese Naval bombardment of Koepang by 5 CA, 4 CL, and 6 DD.
They score 9 Runway hits, 4 Port hits, and 1 Port supply hit

Allied reported losses are 348 casualties, 6 Guns, and 1

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After a layover in Canton, Allied BatDivOne (BB's South Dakota & Washington, 4 CA, 1 CL, and 14 DD) comes over from pounding Nanoumea 660 mi SW and blows holes in Baker Island

They score 34 Airbase hits, 32 Airbase supply hits, and 129 Runway hits

Japanese reported aircraft losses
destroyed 2 E7K2 Alf and 2 E13A1 Jake along with 1266 casualties and 17 Guns.

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Day Air attacks by Martin 139, B-25C Mitchell, and Hudson I on Japanese 2nd, 18th, and 56th Divisions at Koepang

48 Japanese casualties reported

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The Brits get into the act by attacking a Japanese TF near Koepang with 9 Swordfish, 2 destroyed, 5 damaged

CL Tatsuta takes 2 Torpedo hits on fire heavy damage

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77427 troops Japanese launch a Shock attack at Koepang with 440 guns, 10 vehicles against 28758 Allied troops, 196 guns, 88 vehicles

Japanese 2270 casualties, losing 26 Guns and 1 Vehicle
Allied 131 casualties, 1 gun and 1 vehicle lost reported
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[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 23NOV42

---------------Sub Contact[/font]
S-41 is patrolling in the Banda Sea 90mi north of the Timor city of Dili when LCdr Holley notices a column of ships exiting out of Ombai Strait. It's at least a dozen DD's and maybe a Myoko class CA as well.

Before he can get in position to shoot, he's detected, and the screening DD's drop some ash cans around the boat. S-41 takes one close, but other than some burst pipes and broken dishes in the galley, she escapes.




[font="Times New Roman"]----------------Bombardment of Nanomea[/font]
Nanomea Atoll is the lower left anchor of a near perfect equalateral triangle with Canton Island 720 miles to the east and Baker Island 660 miles to the northeast.



Nanomea was occupied by Mogami back in July, and has been the scene of a bit of action. It has been a thorn in my side with an air base having been built. It is my goal to shut it down. The newly christened BatDiv Two is tasked with churning up the airfield and shutting this hornet's nest down.

[font="Times New Roman"]BB Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Oklahoma
CL Detroit, Raleigh leading 8 DD's

Japanese report 927 casualties and 20 Guns lost
Airbase, Runway, and Port take a pounding.

---------------Day Air attack on 2nd 18th 56th Divisions at Koepang

Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 6
B-17E Fortress x 40
B-24D Liberator x 24

Japanese report 137 casualties 2 Guns lost 1 Vehicle lost

--------------Ground combat at Koepang

Allied Bombardment attack
Japanese 72 casualties reported[/font]

[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 24NOV42[/font]

Nothing to report...

[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 25NOV42

----------------Sub Attack[/font]
[font="Trebuchet MS"]Cruising on the surface at night about 480mi SE of Tokyo, LCdr. George Wales, commanding USS Pogy stumbles into a small convoy, and picks out the freighter Akagi Maru.

Pogy delivers 10 Shell hits, sets Akagi Maru on fire, and the freighter sinks.

In the action, Pogy takes 2 shells herself.[/font]

[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 26NOV42

---------------Japanese Day Air attack on Allied TF[/font]

[font="Trebuchet MS"]Several transports are unloading at Ndini on the northern tip of the Santa Cruz Islands when they are descended upon by 27 G4M1 Betty and 38 A6M2 Zero. There was no aircover, so the Zeros practiced dogfighting amongst themselves.

Unfortunately for the Americans, 8 transports were the unhappy recipients of the Bettys' unwanted attentions. 3 were damaged, and 2 were sunk, although with minimal loss of life or equipment.[/font]

[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 27NOV42[/font]

[font="Trebuchet MS"]Mostly quiet with nothing of value to report.[/font]

[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 28NOV42

--------------- ASW attack [/font]

[font="Trebuchet MS"]While cruising 120mi SW of Truk, S-35 is jumped by several patrol craft. She's bounced a bit, but otherwise unscathed[/font]

[font="Times New Roman"]---------------ASW attack[/font]

[font="Trebuchet MS"]300mi SE of Okinawa, LCdr Wreford Gross "Moon" Chapple is on the bridge of USS Runner when a shape looms out of the darkness. He immediately sees that it's not a merchantman, but something much sleeker, much swifter, like a patrol craft.

"CLEAR THE BRIDDGE! DIVE! DIVE! DIVE!"

On the way down, Chapple sees flashes, and as he closes the conning tower hatch, he feels two impacts. Immediately, reports of fires in the after control room and forward torpedo room tell him he's in trouble. Cooly, he directs damage control teams to both areas, and tells his Diving Officer, "you have the conn." To his Exec. he says quietly, "Let's see how badly we've been hurt..."[/font]

[Admiral DadMan]

[font="Times New Roman"]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 29NOV42

---------------The Second Naval Battle of Baker Island[/font]
BatDivOne (Washington and South Dakota) now augmented by Indiana go back to hit Baker again. This time they find a surprise waiting for them: 4 Kongo class BBs... It's not pretty... for the Japanese...

Night Time Surface Combat

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 3
BB Haruna, Shell hits 5, on fire
BB Hiei, Shell hits 2
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage (She later sinks)
DD Hakaze, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage and is sunk
DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 1
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Kuretake, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sanae, Shell hits 2


BB Washington, Shell hits 3
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 3
BB Indiana, Shell hits 1
CA Louisville, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Salt Lake City
CA San Francisco
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
CL Helena
DD Nicholas, Shell hits 1
DD Caldwell, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Laffey, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
and 12 other DD's that were undamaged.

CA Louisville and DD Laffey survive, but are forced back to San Diego for major repairs.

---------------[font="Times New Roman"]Sub attack [/font]
Meanwhile, 180mi SE of Baker Island, BB Arizona and her group come traipsing through the area and are attacked by a sub, which misses. Scares the hell out of everyone.

---------------[font="Times New Roman"]Ground combat[/font]
Japanese Shock Attack at Koepang

Japanese ground losses:
4342 casualties reported
Guns lost 74
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
432 casualties reported
Guns lost 6