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Well, I misplaced my original notes on the first few things I had done but I'm going to try to muddle through nonetheless. For those of you who haven't been to any of my AAR's (though this is only 2nd one) I have a bit different format from the usual. Half the reason I do them is it helps me think about what I'm doing to write/type up stuff, and secondly, reading combat reports with about two lines of text about operations can be a bit tedious. With my AAR's I do post reports BUT my usual style is to list, in some detail, my orders and actions first, then a brief summary of the highlights of the combat phase of the turn, and finally the reports, so people can see them if they want to, and if not, I put them at the end so you don't have to scroll through them to get to the other stuff. However, if you're here to watch somebody really good at WITP open a can of whoopass, you should probably venture elsewhere, as I only got the original WITP game a few months ago...so, it may not be that instructive if that's what you're looking for. Though on the other hand I welcome anyone saavy at this to jump on and tell me I'm an idiot for doing that, as long as you tell me WHY I'm an idiot for doing that. So..constructive criticisms, comments, discussion, questions, just saying hello, people being goofy, pictures of scantily clad beautiful women, etc, are all welcome here. Sorry it took so long to get the first turn out, been busy, spent a lot of time reading thru the manual (maybe by 1944 I will have stuff figured out? ) etc. but in the future turns should be out at a reasonable rate. So anyway, pull up a chair, grab a beverage of choice and here we go: Allied Orders 12/8/41 Okay...so I listed what I was trying to do in an earlier post and then I realized in AE I can't do half of it, so I pretty much had to throw half my ideas overboard...so yeah, disregard most of that, shall we? W. Coast and Hawaii: PH damaged ships sorted out, damage ships stood down and ordered to appropriate repair facilities. Got numerous supply, troop, and tanker convoys all heading from West Coast to Hawaii. The vast majority are traveling with 2-4 DD's for ASW protection. Once everything gets to Pearl Harbor it will then be reorganized, with the big tankers and x-type ships going back to the West Coast ports, to Australia, and the smaller/more navalized types sending supplies, troops, and fuel to the frontlines. ASW patrols have been set up from Alaska to California and around Hawaii, and arcs adjusted accordingly. I didn't send anything out from Hawaii as I didn't know if KB was going to stick around, so no point losing troops/supplies at sea. N. Pacific: Set up a small 1 ship convoy from Anchorage to send supplies to Dutch Harbor, and had the USN base at DH begin work on port expansion. S. Pacific: Not much done here as of yet aside from ordering base expansion where I have engineers present and fortification building at Makin. Once KB is out of the Hawaiian area, and even moreso when my convoys arrive from the USA, I'm going to start sending out reinforcements (with priority to engineer units, especially naval support types) to get the US-Oz supply line up and running. SW Pacific/Australia: I'm working on building up Port Moresby right from the get-go. Empire flying boats are airlifting in the 13th RAAF Base Force from Cairns, and the TK and xAP at the base I sent back to Australia. As for Oz itself I'm pulling in all the shipping into Sydney (may be innefficient at first but it's easier to get things organized when they aren't all over the place, in addition with the Japanese subs better to collect all the suitable escort ships I can there as well) Plans are for 14th RAAF, 1st RAAF and the 6th RAN Base Forces being sent to PM ASAP. Dutch East Indies: Every base with tankers is sending them to Perth with fuel as soon as they are loaded. All other non-combat ships going there as well. In Java, I'm concentrating everything (LCU's, combat ships, airplanes) in Batavia and Soerbaja, the latter having a massive surplus of aviation support. Malaya: Everyone is pulling back to Singapore - no point in trying to hold and getting cut off or chopped up piecemeal. Ships are heading to India via Andamans, to live to fight another day. Replacements are set to off and I withdrew some Hudsons in Khota Baru that were due to be pulled out. CBI: Haven't done a lot here except ordering prelim. work on building fortifications and facilities along the Chittagong-Ledo axis, which is where I am going to set up my main line of resistance, and fortifying the other bases where I have ground units. In China all I did really was turn off industry repairs and LCU replacements so not to suck up supplies, not really sure what to do here except see what the enemy is up to first and not burn up supply points...in Hong Kong I sent all the ships out except the PT's, they probably won't make it but better than scuttled in the port, at any rate. The planes at Hong Kong were scheduled for withdraw and I went ahead and did so. Phillippines: Everybody on Luzon is heading to Bataan, replacements for ships and planes set to off, and despite changing the HQ of 3 of my B-17 groups to the SWPAC USAAF air command HQ (forget which one it is), somehow I can't move them where I want to...non-combat ships ordered to flee to Darwin. If I send them out they might get sunk, if I leave them in port they will DEFINITELY get sunk. Combat phase, summary and comments: Good news and bad news about KB: The good: No repeat strike on Pearl Harbor. The bad: I forgot about CA Indianapolis and her compliment of minesweepers. The cruiser was hit and sunk by enemy aircraft near Hawaii. Some other ships lost in/near the PI to air attacks (LBA and CVL Baby KB) as they tried to escape, 2 ships hit by mines in Manila while leaving the harbor, 1 xAK reported lost to mines. A British destroyer squadron engaged a BB, CA, and DD force near Khota Baru, 3 DD's lost but as a (very) small consolation an enemy destroyer suffered heavy damage. Japanese capture Khota Baru and Makin. SIG INT REPORT FOR Dec 08, 41 209th JAAF AF Bn is located at 100,43. Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Truk (112,108). 12th Border Defense Fortress is located at Mishan(114,42). 1352 men are based at Hengchun (84,67). 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment is loaded on a Japanese xAKL moving to Vigan. 2/4th Division is planning for an attack on Jolo. 4/47th Infantry Regiment is planning for an attack on Vigan. 1/42nd Infantry Regiment is located at Patani(51,73). 7/I./124th Infantry Battalion is loaded on a Japanese xAK moving to Miri. Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at Samah (69,63). 28th Engineer Regiment is located at Yingkow(101,43). 41st Division is located at 90,40. Radio transmissions detected at 64,76. 2/56th Engineer Regiment is loaded on a Japanese AP moving to Patani. 3/113th Infantry Regiment is loaded on a Lima Cargo class xAK moving to Patani. 1/148th Infantry Regiment is loaded on a Japanese xAKL moving to Patani. 33rd JAAF AF Coy is located at Saigon(60,71). 36th JAAF AF Bn is located at Kompong Trach(57,70). a Japanese SS is moving to Truk (112,108). 2/2nd Recon Regiment is loaded on a Japanese CM moving to Kuching. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu 9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Isonami CL Sendai SC Ch 9 SC Ch 7 PB Tatsumiya Maru Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DD Isonami firing at 8th Indian Brigade CL Sendai firing at 8th Indian Brigade SC Ch 9 firing at enemy troops SC Ch 7 firing at enemy troops PB Tatsumiya Maru firing at enemy troops DD Isonami firing at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships SC Ch 9 SC Ch 7 PB Tatsumiya Maru SC Ch 9 firing at enemy troops SC Ch 7 firing at enemy troops PB Tatsumiya Maru firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 57 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) Allied Ships AM Quail AM Tanager AM Bittern AM Finch DD Pope DD Pillsbury DD Peary DD John D. Ford PG Tulsa PG Asheville PG Isabel AS Holland, Mine hits 1 xAKL Corregidor, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 25 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kota Bharu at 51,75, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Haruna, Shell hits 3 CA Takao CA Atago CL Jintsu, Shell hits 1 DD Asashio DD Oshio, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Michishio DD Arashio DD Akatsuki DD Hibiki Allied Ships DD Vampire, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Tenedos DD Electra, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk DD Express, Shell hits 9, and is sunk Improved night sighting under 85% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 85% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 1,000 yards... BB Haruna engages DD Electra at 1,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Electra at 1,000 yards CA Atago engages DD Express at 1,000 yards DD Vampire engages DD Oshio at 1,000 yards CL Jintsu engages DD Express at 1,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Electra at 1,000 yards DD Electra sunk by DD Arashio at 1,000 yards DD Vampire engages DD Michishio at 1,000 yards DD Vampire sunk by DD Asashio at 1,000 yards Range increases to 2,000 yards BB Haruna engages DD Express at 2,000 yards BB Kongo engages DD Express at 2,000 yards CA Takao engages DD Express at 2,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards DD Express sunk by BB Kongo at 4,000 yards DD Tenedos engages BB Haruna at 4,000 yards DD Akatsuki engages DD Tenedos at 4,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Tenedos at 4,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Tenedos at 4,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards BB Haruna engages DD Tenedos at 8,000 yards BB Kongo engages DD Tenedos at 8,000 yards Phillips, Tom S.V. orders Allied TF to disengage Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Makin TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Makin, 136,125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships SC Ch 9 SC Ch 7 PB Tatsumiya Maru SC Ch 9 firing at enemy troops SC Ch 7 firing at enemy troops PB Tatsumiya Maru firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 17 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: VMF-211 Det with F4F-3 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kuantan , at 51,79 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 35 G4M1 Betty x 18 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 15 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 79 Aircraft Attacking: 35 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 5000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 18 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong at 75,66 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 G4M1 Betty x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Nanning xAK Hinsang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAKL Halldor, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kota Bharu , at 51,75 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 28 Ki-27b Nate x 42 Allied aircraft Blenheim IF x 1 Buffalo I x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 28 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 18000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead No.27 Sqn RAF with Blenheim IF (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 6000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kuantan , at 51,79 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 32 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 25 Aircraft Attacking: 32 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kota Bharu , at 51,75 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 31 Ki-27b Nate x 77 Allied aircraft Blenheim IF x 1 Buffalo I x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Runway hits 11 Aircraft Attacking: 31 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: No.27 Sqn RAF with Blenheim IF (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 6000 Raid is overhead No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 25 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 8 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 7 Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Haruna Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (29 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes 1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 14 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 11000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes 11th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 11000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 11 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 4 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: 1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 11000 Raid is overhead 11th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 11000 Raid is overhead 59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 8000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 5 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 2 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Awajisan Maru BB Haruna Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Blenheim IV bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 11000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes 11th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 11000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes 59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 82,85 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Escalante R TK Manatawny Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 G4M1 Betty x 9 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground O-47A: 1 destroyed on ground Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 26 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Niihau at 174,107 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 B5N2 Kate x 39 D3A1 Val x 13 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged D3A1 Val: 2 damaged Allied Ships DMS Dorsey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DMS Long, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires CA Indianapolis DMS Southard, Bomb hits 1, on fire DMS Hopkins Aircraft Attacking: 13 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 13 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 25 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DMS Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Butuan at 81,89 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 4 B5N1 Kate x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Luzon, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Magallanes, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground P-35A: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 29 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-35A: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 16000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 41 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 15 Ki-51 Sonia x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-36 Ida: 3 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 14 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb 15 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 6 Ki-44 Tojo x 8 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 10 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 14 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 6 Ki-51 Sonia x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 13000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lucena at 79,80 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships TK Gertrude Kellogg, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Sagoland, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong at 75,66 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 G4M1 Betty x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Munlock, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Joan Moller, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 18 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 7 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: 59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (26 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes 1st Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 11000 Raid is overhead 11th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 11000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Niihau at 174,107 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 B5N2 Kate x 109 D3A1 Val x 38 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 13 damaged D3A1 Val: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses Allied Ships CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk DMS Dorsey, on fire, heavy damage DMS Elliot Aircraft Attacking: 22 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 22 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 20 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 16 x D3A1 Val diving from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 13 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 27 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 27 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Guiuan at 82,85 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N1 Kate x 12 Japanese aircraft losses B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships xAKL Sarangami, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Ravnaas Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Pakhoi , at 72,58 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Ki-51 Sonia x 4 No Japanese losses Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 17000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Pengpu (90,50) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 6468 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 186 Defending force 1645 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45 Japanese adjusted assault: 356 Allied adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 118 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1249 casualties reported Squads: 48 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 13th Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 89th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 4356 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 175 Defending force 4646 troops, 40 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 136 Japanese adjusted assault: 348 Allied adjusted defense: 35 Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 256 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 2761 casualties reported Squads: 123 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 112 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 37 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 24 (24 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 3 Assaulting units: 56th Infantry Regiment 12th Engineer Regiment 5th JAAF AF Coy Defending units: FMSV Brigade 8th Indian Brigade 3rd ISF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Makin (136,125) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1750 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 16 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Makin !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: 51st Naval Guard Unit
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