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Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Marianas - 7/4/2013 5:16:53 AM   
Mike McCreery


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Status: offline 		Ok, 2nd attempt at the Marianas islands. The assumption on this run is that the allied code breakers were successful in obtaining the exact OOB of the Japanese on the islands and the knowledge that the KB cannot reach the theater for at least 2 weeks.

This scenario really isn't about a fair fight. The KB does not have the firepower to go head to head against the Allied Air Fleet. The scenario gets its interest from the limited time frame to take the islands. It is more about the efficient movement of amphibious forces and supply than anything else.

After looking at the map and evaluating everything I agree that taking Pagan would be an asset even though point wise it is not worth addressing. Therefore, my first troops will leave directly for Pagan and the second group of troops will head for Tinian.

In the previous game I planned on staging troops out of Makin & Tarawa but during this game all troops are heading directly for the Marianas islands in combat mode. This position saves a number of days converting troops from combat mode to strategic mode.

On the first turn all of the troops do not have supply at Pearl Harbor. I am going to concentrate on the 8 regiments that do have supply. I am loading the 6 regiments attached to the V US Amphib Corps along with the amphibious HQ force. These forces will take the island of Pagan. That is about 860 points of AV versus the 100 AV of the troops on Pagan. I loaded them all on APA and APD ships due to the speed of these craft. It will be important to take out this island quickly so I can concentrate my fleet and air cover in one hex rather than 2.

I put together 3 Air Combat TF's containing all of the CV's and CVL's at my disposal. This fleet is going to sail west as fast as possible to do a little raiding before the transport fleets need air cover. Submarines have been dispatched. I have set Eniwetok as their base.

Setting the bombers on Eniwetok & Roi-Namur to airfield bombing and choosing night bombing because I dont really need to deal with the fighter CAP.

I set the special troops HQ, engineer, and other forces I know will be moved in transport mode to strategic movement.

At this point I believe that trying to load more troops than the 8 regiments might be counterproductive as the port size has been exceeded so it is likely time to end the turn. I also know that quite a number of amphibious ships will be arriving within the next 2 days.





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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/4/2013 5:32:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		You might also want to look at the air unit commanders. Some of them are not very good. Same with sub commanders.

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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/4/2013 6:34:13 AM   
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Status: offline 		1st turn.

Nothing happened. My air task force only got 1 hex due to Ops from refuelling.

Assembled Amphibious task force of 6 regiments along with 2 TF's of 5 CVE each, a bombardment TF, and an ASW TF and set them to attack Pagan.

Loaded the 27th inf div, the 306th RCT & 111 RCT & several tank battalions.



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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/4/2013 2:13:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		2nd Turn.

Killed a couple LB's of the IJN near Tinian.

1st TF is 9 days out from Pagan.

Loading 2nd TF.

May 24, 1944

End of Turn.

Killed another couple LB near tinian.
Liberators are conducting night airfield attacks on Truk & Ponape. They are getting no hits at 15K. Lowering to 10K.




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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/4/2013 2:50:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		May 25, 1944 Day 4

The main Air TF did not move like I wanted it to. I think it was due to following and/or having a minesweeping TF follow them. Disengaging that force.

Combining the ships for fleet #2 and setting Eniwetok as the destination.

End of Turn

Japanese CMc took 2 torpedo hits near Guam.





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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/4/2013 6:47:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		May 26, 1944 Day 5

End of Turn.

May 27, 1944 Day 6

End of Turn.

May 28, 1944 Day 7

End of Turn.

Japanese PB takes a torpedo near Babeldaob

Japanese E takes a torpedo hit near Yap

May 29, 1944 Day 8

End of Turn.

Exciting eh??

Japanese PB hit by 1 torpedo near Baeldaob

May 30, 1944 Day 9

End of Turn.

Japanese xAK takes 6 shell hits & 3 torpedo hits near Ulithi.

May 31, 1944 Day 10

Approaching Pagan islands, 23 hexes to go. Taskforce seems to go 7 or 8 per day.

End of Turn.

Japanese PB hit by torpedo near Yap

Pagan task force 15 hexes out.

No air attacks surprisingly. Maybe they are waiting to see the whites of my eyes...


June 1, 1944 day 11

Loading more support troops at PH.

End of Turn.


June 2, 1944 day 12

No air attacks yet. 8 hexes away from Pagan.

End of turn.

Japanese xAKL takes 2 torpedo hits near Ulithi



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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/4/2013 8:44:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		June 3, 1944 Day 13

Absoulutely no Japanese air attacks yet.

I havent tried to use my air fleets to attack anything.

Going to drop the troops straight onto Pagan without bombardment, etc.

Pre-invasion off Pagan 125 coastal guns shots fired in defense.

Allies lose 47 troops 0/1,0/12,0/0

TF 28 unloading over beach. Losses 1774 1/365,2/324,0/0,1/193,1/112

2nd Barrage

Allied losses 55 0/0,1/9,0/0

Ok, finally noticed by the Japanese air force...

1st PM assault

125 Zero's & 25 Judy's vs 69 Wildcat & 526 Hellcat

1 judy got through surprisingly

7 zero's destroyed, 17 Judy's destroyed
1 hellcat destroyed

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2nd attack 7 jill's

4 Jill's destroyed

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3rd barrage at Pagan 75 guns fired, 35 casualties

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Japanese Bombardment attack at Pagan

Attacking force 1538 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, AV 102

Defending force 18,433 troops, 454 guns, 260 vehicles, AV 530

7 allied casualties

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June 4, 1944 Turn 14

Set shock attack up on Pagan

Set Crusier fleet to bombard Pagan

I have 6 regiments unloaded on Pagan with very little disruption but about 50-60% TOE.

End of Turn.

Invasion support off pagan - 30 casualties

Bombardment at Pagan

Japanese ground losses 254 casualties 0/4,1/24,1/5,1/8

Invasion support off pagan - 41 casualties

"" - 25 casualties

Allied Sub hits Japanese sub with 2 torpedoes near Iwo Jima

Japanese xAK is hit with 1 shell, 3 torpedoes near Ulithi

Japanese ACM hit with 1 torpedo near Yap.

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1st Japanese air assault

M2 Zero 20, M5 Zero 24, Sen Baku 19, betty 5

68 Wildcat, 535 Hellcat

One betty slips through and torpedoes an allied APA

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2nd attack 9 zero 24 judy

3 zero's destroyed, 11 judy destroyed

1 hellcat destroyed

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3rd attack 30 zero's 3 betty's 5 jills, 15 betty's

13 zero's destroyed, 1 jill destroyed, 6 betty's destroyed

1 wildcat destroyed, 1 hellcat destroyed

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1st Japanese air assault

9 M2 zero, 6 sen baku, 19 m5 zero

50 wildcat, 353 hellcat

Japanese losses

1 m2 zero destroyed, 1 sen baku destroyed, 2 M5 zero destroyed
1 hellcat destroyed

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Japanese 2nd attack 7 zero, 9 judy

2 zero destroyed, 1 judy destroyed
1 hellcat destroyed

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3rd attack

6 zero, 3 betty, 3 jill, 8 betty

Losses

1 zero, 1 jill, 3 betty

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4th attack 6 zero, 3 betty

losses

3 zero, 2 betty

1 hellcat

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invasion assault - 30 allied losses

Japanese bombardment of Pagan

Attacking force 1538 troops 19 guns 2 vehicles AV 98

Defending force 18582 troops, 454 guns, 259 vehicles AV 551

7 allied casualties

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Allied Shock attack at Pagan

Attacking Force 18575 troops, 454 guns, 259 vehicles AV 550
Defending force 4552 troops 84 guns 2 vehicles AV 98

Adjusted 514/53

Allied Assault odds 9 to 1 (fort lvl 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Pagan!!!

Japanese ground losses 823 6/62,2/16,34/0,9/14,2/0
Allied Ground Losses 122 0/15,1/2,0/4

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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/4/2013 9:58:20 PM   
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Tinian attack force is about 4-5 days out. Going to hopefully clear Pagan island quickly enough to divert troops to aid in the amphibious assault.

End Turn.

Allied Assault at Pagan

Direct attack odds 7 to 1

Japanese losses 462 of 3802

Allied losses 146 of 18650

2 units wiped out at Pagan.





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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/4/2013 10:07:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		June 6, 1944 Turn 16

Diverting main Air TF to meet the incoming Tinian invasion force.

End of turn.

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1st Japanese assault

M2 Zero 11, Sen Baku 5, M5 Zero 31, M1 Betty 5, M2 Betty 9

Wildcat 58, hellcat 91

Japanese Aircraft Losses

M2 Zero 5, Sen Baku 1, M5 Zero 1, M1 Betty 1, M2 Betty 6

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2nd Japanese assault

M5 Zero 17, M2 Betty 4, M1 Betty 12

Japanese Losses

M5 Zero 6, M1 Betty 4, M2 Betty 1

1 Hellcat destroyed

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3rd Japanese assault

5 Judy

1 judy destroyed

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Allied attack at Pagan

Allied assault odds 31-1

Japanese ground losses 179 out of 2038

Allied ground losses 89 0/4,0/3,0/2

1 unit wiped out at Pagan.

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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/4/2013 10:58:29 PM   
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By now the KB should be on the map. However, it is not much of a threat to me unless I run low on sorties and since my main task force has not engaged anything yet I am in great shape.

Loading 4 regiments from Pagan to participate in the invasion of Tinian.

Tinian task force out 3 days.

End of Turn.

Allied Attack at Pagan

28 to 1

Japanese ground losses 67 out of 1061

Allied ground losses 37

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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/4/2013 11:07:05 PM   
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Pagan task forces loaded about 1/3. Set them to load troops only.

End of Turn.

Night attack on Pagan by 3 betty's. No damage

Allied assault on Pagan - 43 to 1

Japanese losses 89 of 961

no allied losses

Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Pagan
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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/4/2013 11:59:52 PM   
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1st japanese attack

17 M2 Zero's, 10 Sen Baku, 54 M5 Zero's, 15 Betty

Hellcat 349

Losses

M2 - 3, Sen Baku - 6, M5 Zero 3, Betty 5

Hellcat 1

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2nd assault

3 M2 zero, 3 Sen Baku, 10 M5 Zero, 12 Judy

Losses 1 m2 Zero, 3 M5 Zero, 3 Judy

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3rd assault

3 M2 Zero, 1 Sen Baku, 7 M5 Zero, 25 Judy

Losses
1 M2 Zero, 2 M5 Zero, 11 Judy

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Other minor air attacks with no success for the Japanese

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Allied air attack on naval TF

Unfortunately for the Japanese a supply convoy sailed too close while trying to get to the marinaras islands.

Japanese aircraft M2 Zero 5, M5 Zero 6

Allied Aircraft 15 Hellcat, 48 1C helldiver, 28 3 hell diver, 29 Avenger

Japanese Aircraft lost 1 M5 Zero
Allied Aircraft lost Hellcat 3, Helldiver 2, Helldiver 1

Japanese Ships

xAK Daihachikyo Maru BH 3, TH4 - Sunk
xAKL Kosho Maru BH 4 - Sunk
xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, TH 1 - Sunk
xAKL Hagoromo Maru, BH 3 - Sunk
xAKL Toshi Maru, BH 9 - Sunk
E Tsubame, TH 1 - Sunk
PB Toshio Maru #3, BH 1 - Sunk
PB Tama Maru #8, BH 1 - Sunk

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Minor Japanese air attacks with no damage

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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/5/2013 12:35:05 AM   
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Amphibious forces preparing to assault Tinian I would list the troops but it is basically everything that I could get my hands on except 2 regiments on Pagan.

End of Turn

Pre-invasion of Tinian 213 guns

43 Japanese casualties

76 Allied casualties

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I hate this next part...

Allied Ground losses 1112 casualties. 0/240,4/392,0/0,0/224,1/452 OWWWW


Japanese Sub takes 5 hits at Saipan

LCI 75 sinks due to sub attack at Saipan

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Allied Bombardment of Tinian

9 planes destroyed on the ground 37 damaged

432 casualties, 15 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits, 30 Runway hits, 10 port hits, 2 port supply hits.

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Pre-invasion of Tinian - 91 Japanese casualties

12 allied vehicles losses 1/11

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2 vehicles lost during unloading


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Invasion action - 20 japanese casualties, 27 allied casualties

- 11 allied losses

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Japanese sub hits allied DD with a torpedo and takes 6 hits near Saipan

Japanes sub takes 19 hits and sinks near Pagan

Japanese sub takes 14 hits near Lihue

Playing whack a mole with the subs like last game... lots of hits each turn from the main air TF's

Saipan throws up 7 zero's and 3 betty's
The allies defend with 37 wildcats and 317 hellcats

Life isnt fair...

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Allied air atttack on Saipan naval fleet

M2 Zero 2 , M5 zero 10

Hellcat 41, Helldiver 28

Aircraft losses

1 zero, 1 hellcat

Japanese ships

TK Medan Maru, BH 11 - sunk
SC Ch 21, BH 2 - sunk

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Japanese Bombardment of Tinian

Attacking Force 5942 Troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, AV 305

Defending Force 28,571 troops, 598 guns, 1351 Vehicles AV 1000

No losses


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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/5/2013 1:06:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		In the middle of the reports about Tinian you have a report on bombardment at Saipan.
Did you mean to write Tinian?
If Saipan was correct, was this an aerial or naval bombardment?
If naval, what was the minimum range setting and what types/numbers of ships were bombarding? And how did you deal with mines and subs?

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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/5/2013 1:30:16 AM   
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Setting almost all troops on Tinian for shock attack (setting 2 with alot of disruption for direct attack)

Pagan is 2 days from getting a base force to field aircraft.

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Pre invasion bombardment - 26 allied casualties

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Minor air attacks

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Japanese Bombardment at Tinian

Attacking force AV 306
Defending force AV 1046

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Allied Shock attack at Tinian

Attacking Force 29057 troops, 598 guns, 1355 vehicles AV 1046

Defending Force 13011 troops, 128 guns, 35 vehicles AV 306

Allied Engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Adjusted attack 821/1013

Allied assault odds 1-2

Japanese ground losses 2905 casualties 100/114,47/57,1/20,18/44,31/8

Allied ground losses 946 casualties 2/70,0/32,1/43,1/20,3/54



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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/5/2013 1:31:39 AM   
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Status: offline 		You are correct, it was Tinian not Saipan.

I dont dare attack Saipan without giving it a good beatdown first.

I havent run into any mines yet.

Subs are getting repeatedly hit by dauntless on search.




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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/5/2013 1:59:13 AM   
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I made a mistake and never unloaded the 4 regiments from Pagan. I have to send them back. that is both good and bad news. My disruption on the troops on Tinian is high and I am only going to gain a large advantage by leaving the troops there on defend for a turn or two while the others land. I have troop transports waiting to unload base forces and engineer units on Tinian so I am going to sit with the whole fleet on that spot until I get fully unloaded.

I havent gotten any real attacks from any of the outer islands (iwo jima, ulithi, yap). I can see 69 ships in port in Peleliu but honestly killing the KB is not the primary mission of this scenario. And I will have plenty of time. My next big objective is to fully capture Tinian and have most of the troops on Guam within a week. At that time I have to send a division size transport fleet back to PH to pickup a unit that will be arriving. 2 weeks later I have to send a force capable of picking up 2 more divisions. By that time I need to have most of my forces on Guam and be pounding Saipan down.

End of Turn

Night of attack on pagan by 3 nell - no damage

I am hitting truk and ponape nightly with liberators but have not done any significant damage. on the other hand I have not taken any significant damage so it is a wash.

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Japanese air assault from Saipan

M2 Zero 4,M5 zero 11,Betty 3, Betty 3

Hellcat 240

Japanese losses Zero 2, Zero 6, Betty 2, Betty 1

Hellcat 1

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2nd assault

Zero 2, Zero 3, Betty 5, Betty 3
Hellcat 218

Japanese aircraft destroyed

Zero 1, Zero 1, Betty 1, Betty 1,

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Japanese Bombardment at Tinian

Attacking force 5172 troops, 44 guns , 0 vehicles AV 140
Defending force 28514 troops, 597 guns, 1361 vehicles AV 945

Japanese losses 36 2/2,0/0,0/0

Allied losses 1 vehicle 1/0

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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/5/2013 2:27:27 AM   
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The tinian forces went from 30-40 disruption to 10-20 disruption. I am going to wait until next turn after the unloading of the 4 additional regiments to attack.

Sending a force to pick up the 2 remaining regiments on Pagan for delivery to Rota

Pagan gets a base force next turn

End Turn

Pre invasion off tinian... 145 coastal guns

Japanese losses 107

Allied lossses 37

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Troops unloading onto Tinian

Allied losses 498 1/123,0/95,0/0,0/71,0/24

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Invasion support 147 coastal guns fired

96 allied casualties 0/0,1/21,0/0

34 casualties 0/0,0/8,0/0

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minor land based air attacks against forces at Tinian. No damage


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Invasion support - 85 casualties

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Japanese bombardment attack at Tinian

Attacking force 5177 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles AV 136

Defending 34303 troops, 782 guns, 1442 vehicles AV 1102

Japanese losses 151 16/1,0/2,0/0,7/0

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Japanese score 1902 Allied Score 715

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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/5/2013 2:57:30 AM   
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Setting all troops to shock attack at Tinian. I need to take this island quickly if I want to get to guam before I need to move ships for division pickup.

*sigh*

For some reason some of the marine regiments I was trying to unload onto Tinian have sailed back to pagan with most of the troops still loaded. Diverting back to tinian.

Setting my cruiser fleet to bombard tinian to lower his AV and kill some troops.

Transfered 4 squadrons of mitchell bombers from Makin and 1 squadron of corsair from Eniwetok to Pagan. Airfield bombing will commence at saipan.

End of Turn

SSX hit for 4 damage at Guam

SSX hit for 4 damage at Guam

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CA bombardment of Tinian

1 Myrt destroyed, 4 Myrt damaged

Japanese Ground Loses 476 0/3,7/56,1/15,1/3
Airbase hits 15, Airbase supply hits 7, Runway hits 52, Port Hits 16, Port Supply Hits 7

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70 mines swept at Guam

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5 zero's and 3 bettys attacking from Saipan

3 zero's destroyed

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5 zeroes and 5 bettys attacking from Saipan

2 zero's and 1 betty destroyed

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Allied bombing of Saipan airfield

Japanese planes 24 Zero

Allied planes 9 corsair 53 mitchell

2 Zero's destroyed, 12 mitchell's damaged

Japanese ground losses 5

Airbase hits 8, Airbase supply hits 4, Runway hits 26

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3 betty's attack my mine sweepers at guam - 2 betty's damaged, no allied damage

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Land based air attack from Saipan and guam

3 M5 Zero, 2 M2 Zero, 3 Betty

5 Corsair

M2 zero 1 destroyed, M5 zero 2 destroyed, Betty 2 destroyed 1 damaged

No allied losses

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Land based attack from Saipan to Guam minesweepers

4 zero's, 4 betty's

2 bettys damaged
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pre invasion off tinian - 21 casualties

Allied ground losses 394 casualties 0/125,0/153,0/0,0/38,1/43 - Remaining parts of the 4 regiments

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Japanese bombardment of Tinian

Attacking force

3673 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles AV 134
Defending
39482 troops, 941 guns, 1536 vehicles, AV 1252

Japanese ground losses 91

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Allied shock attack at Tinian

Attacking force 37032 troops, 847 guns, 1492 vehicles AV 1252
Defending force 10059 troops, 107 guns, 12 vehicles, AV 132

Engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Adjusted odds 1009/31

Allied assault odds 32 to 1

Allied forces CAPTURE Tinian!!

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3 units wiped out at Tinian by attrition,

Japanese Score 1581, Allied Score 1089





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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/5/2013 4:32:22 AM   
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Ok, unloading all the support troops brought along from PH. Unloading supplies, etc.

Loading 2 regiments at Pagan bound for Rota.

Sending my main air TF west toward Pelieu. I can be next to the base in 2 turns. Depending upon what happens a port attack might be possible.

Set troops on Tinan to defend for this turn.

A minefield just showed up at Tinian. So far I have been very lucky...

Transferred a squadron of Ventura's to Tinian

The base is still badly damaged but I will be offloading construction engineers this turn.

End of Turn.

Japanese sub hit 33 times and is sunk near pagan.

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Allied air attack on Saipan

Japanese M2 Zero 3, M5 Zero 2

Mitchell 10, Mitchell 14, Mitchell 27, Corsair 8

2 zero's destroyed, 2 zero's damaged

1 mitchell damaged

Airbase hits 11, Airbase supply hits 1, Runway hits 26

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Japanese Score 1591 Allied Score 1101



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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/5/2013 6:07:46 AM   
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UGH!!!

I had all this text written and the server puked... *sigh*

The upshot is that as I was sailing west to get to Pelieu I was rammed by the KB twice. The first time we both avoided combat. The second time I hit a couple of his CV's with naval gunfire along with taking the upperworks off of one of his battleships. For my trouble I took a shell hit to one of my carriers, took major damage to a light cruiser and had a destroyer sunk by a torpedo.

I had 3 task forces joined together by a follow command so the ships were scattered.

The next japanese attack that came in allowed 29 bombers through...

They only managed to his 2 of my major carriers. The damage is 28 system, 13 flotation,5 engine in the Essex and 8 flotation damage to the Bunker Hill.

In the subsequent air combat battles I managed to sink The Shokaku, the Zuikaku, The Hiyo carriers and the BB's Kongo and Haruna along with the CL Oyodo.

I am typing this AAR by hand on a separate computer from the game and since there seems to be no easy way to cut and paste I am not going to re-type the whole thing. I might be able to answer specific questions though.

Score Japanese 1705, Allied 2559





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I was thinking you were waiting a long time to take care of KB, but I guess you were just in the nick of time!
What did you have protecting your carriers during the night gun battle?
Are you going to follow up and do the port attack? You know he has a lot of CAs in this scenario.

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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/5/2013 2:51:21 PM   
Mike McCreery


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Status: offline 		Actually, the scenario is only about 1/3 over. If I had stuck to the plan I would have been hit by the KB with all of my forces centered at Tinian which would have given me the support of 5 more CVE's. The only other thing he could have pulled off is sailing up to Pagan and attacking the ships and troops I still have left there (the troops being loaded to hit Rota) which are being guarded by my other CVE group of 5 carriers. Those are/were the only 2 targets he could have hit.

The carriers were not well protected during the night gun battles.

The first time I came into contact with him it was the CV Hiyo,CVL Zuiho,CVL Ryuho,CVL Chitose, BB Yamato, BB Musash, CA Mogami, CA Suzuya, CA Kumano, CL Noshiro & 8 DD's

I had the CV Enterprise, CV Essex, CV Bunker Hill, CVL Princeton, CVL Belleau Wood, CVL Cowpens, CL St Louis, CL Honolulu, CL Cleveland, & 10 DD's.

We bounced around with radar contacts until both decided to break off.

The 2nd contact was with the CV Shokaku, the CV Zuikaku, the CV Junyo (SH1), the CV Taiho (SH1), the BB Kongo (SH1) the BB Haruna (SH1), the CA Tone, the CA Chikuma, the CA Maya (SH3), the CL Odoyo & 8 DD's
HE came into contact with the CV Yorktown, the CV Hornet, the CVL Monterey (SH1), the CVL Cabot, The CVL Langley, the CLAA San Diego, the CLAA San Juan, the CL Birmingham (SH 4, HF/HD), the CL Mobile & 10 DD's (one of which he sank).

I dont plan on leaving much in that port. In fact I might just try to take Peleliu if time allows although I dont think I can make that. We shall see. I still have to kill 1/2 of the KB.

I have about 6 days before I have to send a division size transport fleet back to pick up the 77th inf division and 19/20 days to pickup the 98th INF and 3rd marine divisions. My troops disruption is low (1-2 days before they are ready to fight) but many of them have a TOE of 1/2 or less of what it should be due to disabled equipment and troops.

Setting all troops on Tinian for rest/training.

Transferring 2 more squadrons of medium bombers to Tinian.

All bombers are set to soften up Guam.

Sub-divided my mine sweeping force into 3 smaller forces to hit Guam.

Created 4 ASW TF's to clear the mini subs away from Guam.

I am leaving my air combat TF where it is and grouping them back together. There are still plenty of targets nearby.

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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/5/2013 3:17:47 PM   
Mike McCreery


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Status: offline 		June 17, 1944 Turn 27

End of Turn.

SSX takes 2 hits at Guam
SSX takes 7 hits at Guam
DD hits type 4 mine at Guam

Allied sub takes 28 hits and is sunk near Babeldaob

SSX takes 2 hits at Guam
SSX takes 4 hits at Guam
SSX takes 4 hits at guam

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Allied airstrike

Hellcat 51, Helldiver 28, Avenger 8

BB Kongo BH 2, TH 4 - Sunk

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He threw a few betty's at my ASW fleets at Guam with no effect

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Allied air assault

Hellcat 26, helldiver 28

DD Nowaki BH2, HF/HD

this was part of the Kongo escort

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Score Japanese 1734, Allies 2981



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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/5/2013 3:55:12 PM   
Mike McCreery


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Status: offline 		June 18, 1944 Turn 28

Moving my main air combat TF west toward Pelieu as I still have plenty of sorties available and he has 3-6 carriers still floating.

Resting troops for Guam assault.

End of Turn

SSX hit at Guam

21 mines cleared at Guam

Japanese DD takes 1 torpedo hit near Yap

SSX takes 8 hits at Guam

Allied sub takes 1 hit near Babeldaob

Allied sub takes 10 hits near Babeldaob

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Japanese land based assault

3 M2 zero's 3 sen baku, 10 m5 zero's, 10 judy's

268 hellcats

1 sen baku destroyed, 2 m5 zero's destroyed, 5 judy's destroyed

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Land based air assault

13 zero's, 16 betty's

234 hellcats

3 zero's destroyed, 5 betty's destroyed

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2 more small land based air attacks, no damage

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Airfield attack on Guam

15 zero's & 3 Sen Baku

40 hellcats, 52 ventura

Japanese losses 1 sen baku, 1 zero, 1 Irving

Allied losses 2 hellcat, 1 ventura

Japenese losses 5 casualties

Airbase hits 16, Airbase supply 2, Runway hits 39

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Air attack on Guam

11 corsair & 44 mitchells

vs 8 zero's & 1 sen baku

2 japanese planes destroyed

4 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hits, 18 runway hits

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Air assault near Pelieu

12 Sen Baku, 6 zero's

vs

48 hellcat, 28 helldiver

Japanese losses 5 planes destroyed

Allied losses 6 planes destroyed

CA Chikuma BH 1

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Air assault

Japanese aircraft 2 zero, 6 sen baku

Allied aircraft 66 hellcats, 20 helldivers, 24 helldivers

Japanese losses 2 sen baku

Allied losses 1 helldiver

Japanese ships

CA Maya BH 7, HF/HD
CA Chikuma BH 5, HF/HD
CA Tone BH 6, HF/HD
DD Urakaze BH 1

Score Japanese 1776 Allied 3160

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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/5/2013 7:10:55 PM   
Mike McCreery


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Status: offline 		June 19, 1944 Turn 29

Moving my main Air TF's 2 hexes NE of Peleliu and setting 2 of 3 of the forces to port attack. Leaving 1 TF on naval attack just in case.

Switched Tinian bombers to ground attack.

SSX takes 3 hits at Guam

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Allied airstrike on Guam

13 zero's, 5 sen baku

38 hellcat 53 ventura

allies lost 3 hellcat & 2 ventura were damaged

No damage to troops

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Allied airfield attack

Japan 4 zero's

Allies 9 corsair & 42 mitchell

1 zero destroyed, 1 mitchell damaged

2 airbase hits 2 runway hits

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Allied attack on Guam 10 mitchell

1 mitchell damaged

7 casualties reported

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Japanese land based attack

29 zero's, 5 sen baku, 8 betty

254 Hellcat

7 zero's destroyed, 4 sen baku destroyed, 1 betty destroyed

2 hellcat destroyed

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Japanese air attack

6 zero's, 4 sen baku, 8 betty's

219 hellcats

losses

2 zero destroyed, 2 sen baku destroyed, 2 betty's destroyed, 1 damaged

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Japanese air attack

5 zero's, 19 betty's

197 hellcat

3 zero's destroyed, 6 betty's destroyed

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Japanese air attack

2 zero's, 16 sen baku

145 hellcats

1 zero, 7 sen baku destroyed

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Allied air attack

140 hellcats, 13 avengers, 24 helldiver, 63 avenger

13 Zero's, 22 Sen Baku

2 sen baku destroyed, 1 zero destroyed

3 hellcat destroyed, 1 helldiver destroyed, 6 avenger damaged

Japanese ships

CA tone BH4, TH 1, HF/HD
CA Maya TH3 - sunk
6 DD's no damage

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Allied naval attack south of Peleliu

7 hellcats, 21 helldiver

Japanese ships

DD Yunagi BH 1 HF

Japanese score 1814, Allied Score 3279




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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/5/2013 8:16:03 PM   
Mike McCreery


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Status: offline 		June 20, 1944 Turn 30

The port at Tinian is still 80% damaged. It will take 2-3 days at least to get the port fixed.

I am sending an 8 ship TF of APA's & AKA's to Pearl to pick up a division.

My troops went up between 2&3% on their TOE last turn. If I stop worrying about dropping absolutely everything on Guam in 1 turn I can let them rest up more for the attack on Guam and final attack on Saipan.

End of Turn

SSX takes 4 hits at Guam
SSX takes 5 hits at Guam
SSX takes 9 hits at Guam
SSX takes a hit at Guam
SSX takes 8 hits at Guam

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Japanese attack from Peleliu

8 Sen Baku, 6 Zero, 4 Betty

211 Hellcat

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Allied port attack on Peleliu

137 hellcat, 15 avenger, 20 helldiver, 67 helldiver, 24 dauntless, 47 avenger

13 Sen Baku, 8 zero's

Japanese losses 4 sen baku, 1 zero

allies lost 1 hellcat & had 4 planes damaged

Japanese Ships

CVL Chitose BH 4, HF
BB Yamato BH 13 OF
CA Haguro BH 1
CA Kumano, BH 2 OF
BB Musashi BH 5, OF
BB Nagato BH 9, OF
CA Atago, BH 1
CVL CHiyoda BH 6, HF/HD
DD Urakaze, BH 1 OF
CVL Ryuho, BH 2 HF
CV Hiyo BH 7, HF/HD
CA Chokai, BH 3 OF
CVL Zuiho BH 5, HF
DD Siratsuyu BH 1
CA Suzuya BH 2
DD Shimakaze BH 1, OF
CA Myoko BH 2
CL Agano BH 2, OF
CL Yahagi BH 1 - Sunk
CA Mogomi BH 1
CL Oi BH 2, OF
DD Asagumo BH 1, OF

Casualties 19 troops

Port hits 10, port fuel hits 6

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Allied ground assault on Guam

9 Zero, 4 Sen Baku

10 corsair, 53 mitchell

3 japanese aircraft destroyed, 4 damaged

2 mitchells destroyed 2 damaged

4 japanese casualites

Airbase hits 1, Airbase supply hits 1, Runway hits 4

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Naval attack on Peleliu

6 hellcats & 9 avengers

vs 2 japanese aircraft.

1 japanese aircraft and 1 allied aircraft destroyed, 2 damaged

No damage to japanese DD

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The previous Japanese DD that avoided the air attack got hit 5 times by search aircraft...

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Allied air attack

34 hellcats, 11 avengers vs 2 zero's & 3 sen baku's

1 zero destroyed and 2 hellcats destroyed

DD Yunagi - BH 3, - Sunk We must have really hated this guy!!

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Score Japanese 1836, Allied Score 4287 - **Major Victory**



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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/5/2013 10:47:52 PM   
Mike McCreery


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Status: offline 		June 21, 1944 turn 31

I wrote a detailed AAR which the board puked on. So I wrote a summary which the board puked on...

Gotta remember to copy before submitting

Amphib assault on Rota loses 690 troops unloading.

Amphib assault sent to Ulithi

Port attacks on Peleliu and Babeldaob effective

Air assaults on Guam.

Score Japanese 1860 Allied 4674


< Message edited by Wargmr -- 7/5/2013 10:48:28 PM >

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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/6/2013 12:16:44 AM   
Mike McCreery


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Status: offline 		June 22, 1944 Turn 32

Continuing to assault the area of Peleliu & Babeldaoub with my air TF's

I lost a couple AO's due to no air cover over Tinian and betty attacks.

The japanese lost a handful of DD's.

Moving my Air TF back towards Tinian for resupply.

Deliberate attack at Rota





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RE: Off to the races - A journeyman's assault of the Ma... - 7/6/2013 12:27:50 AM   
Mike McCreery


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Status: offline 		June 23, 1944 Turn 33

Amphibous assault at Ulithi

112 casualties 0/15,0/42,0/0,0/32

Ground Combat at Rota

Allied Deliberate attack

5705 troops, 166 guns, 81 vehicles, AV 177
1112 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles AV 43
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied odds 4 to 1

Allied forces CAPTURE Rota!!

Japanese Losses 261, Allied losses 41





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