Waiting for 3rd AE patch - bigbaba vs. Castor Troy

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/07/42

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Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru, at 22,49

Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu
CL Naka
CA Atago
CA Takao
CL Natori
CA Ashigara
CA Maya


Allied ground losses:
713 casualties reported
Guns lost 11

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

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TF 95 troops unloading over beach at Buna, 55,90


Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported

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TF 128 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94


Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Wuchow , at 42,39

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 47
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1

Allied aircraft
I-16c x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
I-16c: 8 destroyed

Bigbaba still has his obsolete Chinese fighters on Cap near the front for unknown reason.

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Day Air attack on 104th Division, at 40,38


Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB-2c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 19th Mixed Brigade, at 40,38


Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 3


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB-2c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 10th Ind. Brigade, at 49,30


Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 3


Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x IL-4c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 10th Division, at 45,35


Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 21


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SB-2c bombing at 10000 feet

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Day Air attack on 21st Division, at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 12
Blenheim IV x 8
Hudson I x 9
P-40B Tomahawk x 11


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet

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Day Air attack on 48th Chinese Corps, at 44,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 55

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet


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Ground combat at Johore Bahru

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 135616 troops, 1270 guns, 555 vehicles, Assault Value = 2843

Defending force 31407 troops, 238 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 578

Japanese max assault: 2618 - adjusted assault: 1319

Allied max defense: 493 - adjusted defense: 217

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Johore Bahru base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
1152 casualties reported
Guns lost 40
Vehicles lost 11

Allied ground losses:
1383 casualties reported
Guns lost 75


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Over a dozen units are again forced to retreat and now the best thing: while those troops retreated into Singapore (with nearly no combat effectivness left) there are still four units at Mersing! Why keeps bigbaba over 10.000 troops at Mersing when I´m at Johore Baru already? The troops at Mersing have no retreat path and will be destroyed within the next 7 days I guess. Then we will assault Singapore...

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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 189174 troops, 2586 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 4140

Defending force 77384 troops, 526 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2162



Allied ground losses:
992 casualties reported
Guns lost 16

The enemy units in China left Canton again already and the march on Homan was a bluff also, there are only 3 enemy units now. My army is sieging Changsha and a big number of divisions is flanking the city in the North and in the South.

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Ground combat at 32,62

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1383 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Defending force 130 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 31 - adjusted assault: 16

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1



Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Pagan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3488 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 109

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 94 - adjusted assault: 96

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 96 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pagan base !!!



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Ground combat at Lashio

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21949 troops, 254 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 475

Defending force 1086 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29

Japanese max assault: 409 - adjusted assault: 370

Allied max defense: 26 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 370 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lashio base !!!



Allied ground losses:
261 casualties reported
Guns lost 3


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Burma road is closed, doesn´t make the life for the Chinese any easier! [:D]

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Ground combat at Naga

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17430 troops, 234 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 477

Defending force 25875 troops, 258 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 651


Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Changsha

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 70024 troops, 488 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2120

Defending force 232780 troops, 2622 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 4140


Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

[Xxzard]

How important is the Burma Road in the game anyway?

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: Xxzard

How important is the Burma Road in the game anyway?

It is important as the Chinese get IIRC 500 supplies over the Burma road every turn. When you take Lashio, the Burma road is closed. The supply situation in China is severe (in Nikmod not so severe as in stock though) and losing those 500 supply points just makes it more severe. But there´s nothing an Allied player can do against losing it anyway.

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/08/42

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ASW attack at 104,74

Japanese Ships
SS I-174

Allied Ships
DD Case
DD Drayton
DD Cummings
DD Fanning
DD Dunlap
DD Craven
DD Jarvis
DD Patterson

near Johnston, don´t know if this is a dedicated ASW TF but we do have a house rule of max 6 ships in an ASW TF...

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ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
SS I-21

Allied Ships
DD Case
DD Drayton
DD Cummings
DD Fanning

our subs must have a lucky day today...

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Naval bombardment of Mersing, at 23,49

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise


Allied ground losses:
848 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 5

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 8
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 9
Port supply hits 10

the trapped troops in Mersing are doomed, they will soon be attacked by over 1500 assault points...

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ASW attack near French Frigate Shoal at 104,68

Japanese Ships
SS I-1, hits 3

Allied Ships
DMS Elliot
DMS Perry
DMS Dorsey
DD Mugford
DD Helm
DD Blue
DD Bagley

another TF going to FFS, the sub takes 3 near misses...

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Sub attack at 103,74

Japanese Ships
SS I-2

Allied Ships
DD Jarvis, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Case
DD Drayton
DD Cummings
DD Fanning

The (probable) ASW TF moves out of Johnston towards Pearl Harbour again and on it´s way North one DD takes a torp and the sub gets away unharmed...

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Sub attack at 103,73

Japanese Ships
SS I-6

Allied Ships
DD Jarvis, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Case
DD Drayton

Jarvis takes another torp, also I-6 evades all attacks! [&o] Guess DD Jarvis is doomed...

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Sub attack near French Frigate Shoal at 104,68

Japanese Ships
SS I-1

Allied Ships
AK Jacob Luckenbach
AK Bridge
DMS Elliot
DMS Perry
DMS Dorsey
DD Mugford
DD Helm
DD Blue
DD Bagley

Bigbaba brings more troops to FFS, there are now 4 reported units at the dot base. I´m not interested in this base so close to Hawai and Midway is far enough away that it isn´t that dangerous to see this base built up. The sub missed with 4 torps...

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Day Air attack on Bandoeng , at 19,61

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21
Ki-21 Sally x 121

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 1 destroyed
Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed
T.IVa: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 95

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet

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Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
G3M Nell x 70
G4M1 Betty x 35

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 1
Hawk 75A x 6
CW-21B Demon x 5
Brewster 339D x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
Hawk 75A: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
CW-21B Demon: 4 destroyed
Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed
C-60A Lodestar: 2 destroyed
T.IVa: 1 destroyed
Martin 139: 1 destroyed
Lockheed 212: 1 destroyed


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

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 33

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G3M Nell bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
C5M Babs x 6
Ki-21 Sally x 36
Ki-49 Helen x 53

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 39

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on 16th Mixed Brigade, at 45,35


Allied aircraft
SB-2c x 23


Allied aircraft losses
SB-2c: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 21st Division, at 33,30


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 15
Hudson I x 9
P-40B Tomahawk x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet


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Ground combat at Naga

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 25903 troops, 260 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 651

Defending force 18898 troops, 248 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 479


Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Guns lost 12

Allied ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 189606 troops, 2592 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 4154

Defending force 76267 troops, 506 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2125



Allied ground losses:
1276 casualties reported
Guns lost 20


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Ground combat at 32,62

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1422 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Defending force 80 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 33 - adjusted assault: 18

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1



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Ground combat at Gili Gili

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 755 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 22 - adjusted assault: 7

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Gili Gili base !!!



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Ground combat at Buna

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 395 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 26

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Buna base !!!



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Ground combat at Naga

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17441 troops, 234 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 478

Defending force 25795 troops, 233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 651


Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Changsha

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 69402 troops, 455 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2091

Defending force 233352 troops, 2628 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 4154


Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Homan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17266 troops, 142 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 541

Defending force 56520 troops, 598 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 857

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/09/42

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Naval bombardment of Mersing, at 23,49

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso


Allied ground losses:
474 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 16
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

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Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74

Japanese Ships
SS I-4

Allied Ships
AK Canadian
MSW Robin
DMS Southard
AK Shooting Star

we´re not that lucky when it comes down to attack slow moving merchants. More troops are brought to Jonston it seems...

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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35
Ki-21 Sally x 140

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
247 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 20

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 21000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64


Allied aircraft
Martin 139 x 2


Allied aircraft losses
Martin 139: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet
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TF 35 troops unloading over beach at Shortlands, 63,93


Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Naga

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 21651 troops, 230 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 647

Defending force 18958 troops, 244 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 483



Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 190060 troops, 2600 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 4166

Defending force 74685 troops, 475 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2099



Allied ground losses:
1332 casualties reported
Guns lost 21


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Ground combat at 32,62

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1435 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Defending force 80 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 34 - adjusted assault: 19

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1



Allied ground losses:
189 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 74923 troops, 1065 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 1790

Defending force 49639 troops, 583 guns, 224 vehicles, Assault Value = 1158



Allied ground losses:
861 casualties reported
Guns lost 37
Vehicles lost 10

a lot of enemy troops at Clark field but we have another 800 assault points moving in...

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Ground combat at Naga

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17542 troops, 232 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 482

Defending force 25707 troops, 235 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 647


Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Changsha

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 68832 troops, 437 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2064

Defending force 233786 troops, 2636 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 4166



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Ground combat at Homan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17215 troops, 142 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 540

Defending force 85164 troops, 991 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 1452


Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

[castor troy]

DD Jarvis was hit twice by IJN subs off Johnston Island. The destroyer isn´t confirmed sunk but after two torp hits, I guess the ship is doomed!

USS Jarvis (DD-393), 1937-1942
USS Jarvis, a 1500-ton Bagley class destroyer built at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, was commissioned in October 1937. After shakedown and alterations, she spent the next two years operating in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean. Jarvis was based in Hawaii after April 1940, taking part in the U.S. Fleet's preparations for the increasingly likely outbreak of war with Japan. She was tied up at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard when the Japanese attacked on 7 December 1941 and used her guns in the efforts to repel the Japanese aircraft.

During the next seven months, Jarvis participated in several operations, including the abortive Wake Island Relief expedition in December 1941, anti-submarine patrols and aircraft carrier screening duties in January 1942 and escorting convoy to Australia, in February-March and May-June 1942. Jarvis was then employed on patrol and escort work in the south Pacific until mid-July, when she joined the task force that was preparing for the U.S. Navy's first major Pacific War offensive undertaking, the invasion of Guadalcanal and Tulagi.

Arriving in the invasion area on 7 August 1942, Jarvis covered the landing forces as they put U.S. Marines ashore. The next day, she was hit by a torpedo when Japanese aircraft counter-attacked. Though badly damaged and down at the bow, she was still seaworthy enough to proceed independently to Australia for repairs. While steaming past the northeastern end of Guadalcanal during the night of 9 August, she was briefly and ineffectively engaged by Japanese ships during the Battle of Savo Island. Shortly after noon on that day, USS Jarvis was attacked by an overwhelming force of Japanese land-based bombers. Hit repeatedly, she was lost with her entire crew.

[castor troy]

Interesting developments...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/10/42

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TF 92 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (43,42)

Japanese Ships
MSW Choun Maru #21
MSW Choun Maru #8
MSW Choun Maru #7
MSW Choun Maru #6
MSW Banshu Maru #56
MSW Banshu Maru #52

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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 143

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged


Allied ground losses:
190 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 26

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 16000 feet
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Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 82
Ki-21 Sally x 160

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-35A: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
424 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 15
Runway hits 51

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 16000 feet

yesterday, the enemy flew in fighters to Clark field to fly Cap and our recons spotted some 40 fighters in the air. The base and airfield are heavily damaged though and while the undamaged fighters were flown out again, there were still a dozen left when my bombers showed up with a strong fighter escort to destroy a good number of aircraft on the ground.

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Day Air attack on 48th Chinese Corps, at 44,40

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 93
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12

No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet

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Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91 [X(]

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
G3M Nell x 20
Ki-21 Sally x 16
Ki-49 Helen x 47

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 21 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD Whipple
CA Pensacola, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Zealandia, Torpedo hits 1
AP Katoomba
CA Houston
CL Achilles, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL De Ruyter
CL Tromp
CA Canberra, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CL Perth, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Leander
DD Witte de With
DD Van Nes

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

The enemy troop transport TF made it unspotted all the way to PM! [X(] We have 200 aircraft at Lae, the bombers set to nav attack and not a bad number of bombers took off to attack the American/Australian/Dutch TF at Port Moresby. Unfortunately we have only one daitai of IJN torp bombers at Lae as we´ve needed the Army bombers to attack the airfield. Even though the IJA bombers are between 75 and 80 exp, the hit rate is rather poor. What is really amazing is the kill rate of my Zeroes. For the loss of 1 Zero, they took down 22!!!! Hurricanes, piloted by Australian pilots! The pm strike won´t face many fighters I guess...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 44
G3M Nell x 10
Ki-21 Sally x 24
Ki-49 Helen x 31

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 4 destroyed, 11 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AP Koolama, Bomb hits 1
CA Pensacola, on fire, heavy damage
CL De Ruyter
CA Canberra, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Katoomba, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Boise
CA Houston
CL Tromp


Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 6000 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

This is the pm strike and again a good number of bombers attack but again the bombing runs are spread out over nearly all combat ships and so we don´t really do much damage. And still, at the end of the day, there are two burning and heavily damaged Allied CAs at Port Moresby. This is a reinforcement TF for PM and NOT an evac attempt! And that´s great, I love to see my enemy reinforcing PM!!! [8D] This will be the grave of a lot of ships, ac, troops as he will have to supply this base and as soon as I have recons and bombers at Gili Gili this will be a nightmare for my opponent. Hopefully weather allows us to fly strikes tomorrow, would love to really kill off one or two cruisers. What was really devastating was the flak fire the Allied cruisers were able to put up already. At the end of the day, we have lost 13 bombers to flak.

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Day Air attack on TF, near French Frigate Shoal at 104,68

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 18
G4M1 Betty x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Helm
AK K.I. Luckenbach
AK Boreas, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Regulus
DMS Perry
DD Blue
DMS Dorsey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Bridge


Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet

strike coming from Midway, we have 81 long range IJN torp bombers there, only 31 attack this big TF and score only 2 torp hits...

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Ground combat at Naga

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 21603 troops, 231 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 642

Defending force 19058 troops, 243 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 485


Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 190498 troops, 2604 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 4175

Defending force 72828 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2064



Allied ground losses:
811 casualties reported
Guns lost 10


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Ground combat at Homan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 67547 troops, 935 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 1635

Defending force 38152 troops, 274 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1107

Japanese max assault: 1454 - adjusted assault: 680

Allied max defense: 1152 - adjusted defense: 743

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
913 casualties reported
Guns lost 31
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
477 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

DAMN! We´ve ordered a deliberate attack and exactly this turn, the Chinese were able to move in more troops. Northern China will get interesting as the enemy is now (again) moving on Homan AND 4 units are also spotted to move on Chengting in the North. I guess I will have to send two or three divs from the South to reinforce my positions in the North if the Chinese really get serious mounting an offensive. With fort levels between 2 and 5 I hope to hold long enough until the reinforcement arrives.

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Ground combat at Mersing

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 61184 troops, 710 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 1748

Defending force 8221 troops, 66 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 181



Allied ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

That´s what I call overkill. I´ve spotted 4 enemy troops at Mersing so I decided to bring in the hammer, just to find out that those 4 units only are some 8000 troops with 181 assault value. I expect the base to fall after the first attack.

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Ground combat at Clark Field

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 82125 troops, 1139 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2113

Defending force 47827 troops, 533 guns, 208 vehicles, Assault Value = 1155



Allied ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Shortlands

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 500 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese max assault: 11 - adjusted assault: 24

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Shortlands base !!!



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Ground combat at Naga

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17620 troops, 232 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 485

Defending force 25614 troops, 228 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 642


Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Changsha

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 61898 troops, 421 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2027

Defending force 234304 troops, 2640 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 4175



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Ground combat at Homan

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 17130 troops, 137 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1100

Defending force 92194 troops, 1046 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1545



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Ground combat at Clark Field

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 36575 troops, 509 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1155

Defending force 124064 troops, 1319 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2113

[castor troy]

Well, at the moment I´m a bit shocked. This is a closed IJN AAR and I was more than surprised to see my opponent reading my AAR while I posted another day:


I´ve pm´d my opponent and I am pretty unsettled at the moment. [8|] The first pages clearly says that this is a closed AAR, but as I see my opponent lurking in my AAR I am now not anymore surprised to see his moves... [8|]

From now on, there will be no more talks about strategy and no more new combat reports. I´m thinking about not posting a combat report that is not at least 7 days in the past. [8|]

[Ambassador]

I don't want to throw rocks too soon, but if he did it on purpose (ie not by accidentally clicking on the thread and going back immediately without reading a single line), what a shame ![:-]

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: Ambassador

I don't want to throw rocks too soon, but if he did it on purpose (ie not by accidentally clicking on the thread and going back immediately without reading a single line), what a shame ![:-]

mmm, I´ve got a reply on my pm that I´ve sent him and he told me that he didn´t know that he´s not allowed to read it, he thought he would only be not allowed to POST something in my AAR. Well, this means that all I have written so far was read by my opponent. This for example also explains why I see his troops turning around two days after I post here that I find it strange that they retreat, this gives him free info on everything so far.

Now what should I say...[8|]

[bigbaba]

hi all,

when you look over at the UV AAR-forum, you will see, that both opponents do READ and WRITE in the same AAR about the same game.

now, i come from UV. i played and play around 10 UV PBEM games and most of them with AARs where both players post their point of view of the game there.

as my first WITP-game started, i read "no bigbabas here" what brought me to the conclusion that i can not write anything in this AAR of chris.

so my presence in this topic was a misunderstanding. why would i write to chris via PN, that my TFs near PH are transport TFs and not ASW TFs after he wrote here that he thought we had a house rule about not more then 6 ships in a ASW-TF?

because i dont like a poisoned atmosphere and i also dont want chris saying that every little succes that i had in the game so far was because of "cheating", i would like to end this game.

@chris:

thanks, i learnd alot in this game so far and wish you more and more intresting PBEM games in the future.

[castor troy]

Now what can I say? I think I´m going nuts.

More and more am I thinking about never playing any PBEM again... [8|]

[castor troy]

before going into my AAR to see that my opponent quit after one month because he was reading my AAR (and I wasn´t talking about that he was "cheating") I even sent another turn off as he promised me not to look into my AAR again. Well, in the meantime, he quit.[&o]

[2ndACR]

That's funny.....even the mouse over says no bigbaba. I have had people slip (ask the wrong question) in my AAR's asking about certain bases etc and have even done it myself when reading an AAR. That I can understand, but lurking/reading is wrong. Too much time is invested into AAR's and PBEM games for that to happen.

[aztez]

I have been away from these forums a lot lately. Few quick glimpses nothing else.
 
Maybe a bit fatigue from playing all the earlier PBEM's or such. I don't know.
 
Anyway, I have read / followed your AAR's castor troy and I know your are reliable / good opponent. So, just pumped in to say that sorry to hear this. It is a shame to invest a lot of time and it all comes down to this.
 
Good luck though in your future games.

[castor troy]

thanks guys!

It was at least as surprising for me to see bigbaba in my AAR like seeing him now quit. If the first turn wouldn´t be that much work it wouldn´t be that much pain to see a PBEM ending. And the first turn is what keeps me from starting a new one every time I´ve lost my ongoing game.

And my AARs are just always the same as I´m posting pics and info of always the same ships that are sunk. Will have to find another style for my AARs. But I guess that won´t be before AE.[:(]

[vettim89]

I'd offer to pick up this game but I don't think I'm up for another six to twelve (or more) months of being thumped right now. Sorry about the situation Castor Troy. When I started my AAR, I specifically asked my opponent from entering it at all. To my knowledge Larry has honored that request

[Nemo121]

Personally I would be prepared to put this down to a misunderstanding. Sometimes we forget that people do sometimes not see the obvious but just carry the conventional wisdom from wherever they have come with them.

I will admit though that I can't figure out how anyone could miss the "Keep out" sign in the first post in the thread. Has that only been added recently or was that there all along? If it was there all along then I think that puts a different take on things.

[bigbaba]

if someone wants to take over the game against chris, just send me a PM to get the password.

the reason why i quit is that i dont like to be named as a cheater or something like that here. belive it or not..it was a mistake and not intentional.

you can see here:

tt.asp?forumid=48

that in UV which i played before coming to WITP, every AAR is full of comments and thoughts of both opponents. so to make it short:

i thought "no bigbabas" mean "not posting here in this AAR".

peace.

[Rapunzel]

Well if someone relly wants to know what you are writing in your aar then he will log in with another account and you will never notice. So I think it was a misunderstanding.

Sorry to hear that this aar is going to end. It was a nice read.

Thx alot for your afford.