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Noob vs dastardly Jap AI - 8/10/2009 1:03:17 AM

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This will be an AAR written by a wet-behind-the-ears Noob vs the dastardly AI. If you're looking for an AAR written by someone who has a great grasp of the game, who devises clever strategies, and who really knows what he's doing, you have come to the right place! Just hit the link below - It takes you to an AAR entitled "Allied vs Jap AI" written by jimh009.

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2190415

This is a great read for a noob because he doesn't clutter up his report with thousands of lines from the Combat Reports informing us that rowboat A has just fired on rowboat B at location C. Instead, he tells you what he's doing, why he's doing it, and what he thinks he might try to do in the future. If, instead of benefiting from his AAR, you decide to squander some of your time reading mine, you might notice that some of my strategies are almost identical to some of his. Probably just coincidence.

One of the main reasons I'm writting this thing is that I like to bloviate. Another reason is that writting about my game improves my game. If I'm trying to tell you what I'm doing and why I'm doing it, then it follows that I have to give some thought to my game. This is something I'm not naturally prone to do. Left to my own devices, I'd just move units around until I got bored and then hit the turn button.

Anyway here we go

After Action Report - 7 December 1941

Pearl Harbor Midget Subs?

Midget Sub attack inside harbor of Pearl Harbor!!!

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-14, hits 3, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AM Grebe
DM Pruitt

Pearl Harbor Morning Air Attack

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
B5N2 Kate x 144
D3A1 Val x 126

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed, 15 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 25 destroyed on ground
P-40B Warhawk: 20 destroyed on ground
P-36A Mohawk: 8 destroyed on ground
A-20A Havoc: 6 destroyed on ground
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
B-17D Fortress: 4 destroyed on ground
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed on ground
SBD-1 Dauntless: 7 destroyed on ground
O-47A: 3 destroyed on ground
B-18A Bolo: 8 destroyed on ground
C-33: 1 destroyed on ground
R3D-2: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
DM Sicard, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB California, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 2, on fire
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Schley, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AE Mauna Loa, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AV Curtiss, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Blue, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DM Ramsay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AMc Redbird, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DM Preble, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Sacramento, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Jarvis, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AM Turkey, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 1
DD Monaghan, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 2
SS Dolphin, Bomb hits 1
DD Dale, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Philippines - Clark gets off easy!

Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 56 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
G3M2 Nell x 36
G4M1 Betty x 27

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-35A: 1 destroyed on ground

You've got to hand it to those 88 Japanese pilots. They really did a number on that P-35A!!

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 8

Malaya - Force Z goes down!

Morning air attack

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 11 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Torpedo hits 2
BC Repulse

Second morning attack

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 9 damaged

Allied Ships
BC Repulse, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
BB Prince of Wales, Torpedo hits 2, on fire

That afternoon

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 19

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
BC Repulse, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk

The final blow

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 9

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk

Elsewhere

Hong Kong - Japanese air attacks
Philippines - Batan Island captured
Malaya - Japanese land at Kota Bharu

Ships sunk - 7 December 1941

What's the matter with those nitwits? They're supposed to sink BBs, not destroyers. Destroyers I need. Not only that, they're bombing coastal AMcs! I can just see it now:

Imperial Navy Headquarters

Flying officers Chicomarxsu, Harpomarxsu and Grouchomarxsu report to Admiral Yamamoto.

Yamamoto: "Hey guys, what's the story? I give you a nice brand new airplane, put a neat bomb on it for you, truck you all the way over to Pearl Harbor, and what do you do? You waste the Emperor's time and money bombing a converted shrimp boat for Chrisakes! While you were lolly gagging over Ford, did you happen to notice those big gray things next to the piers? They're called battleships, and the Emp and I were kind of hoping you'd at least scratch the paint on some of those babies. I'm issuing a dull dinner knife to each of you. You know what to do."

Pearl Harbor Damage Report - 7 December 1941

Scorecard

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RE: Noob vs dastardly Jap AI - 8/10/2009 5:28:37 AM

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Hi!

Now THIS is what Im looking for !! An AAR written in the style of General George Armstrong Custer rather than George Washington

As a total noob to AE/WITP ,someone on page 202 of the manual, and still waiting for a fix to get me playing on my quad core without freezes and glitches you give me hope (and inspiration as Don Williams might have said!).

Good luck with the first turn in China by the way....it sounds like the incredibly powerful Nationalist Divisions are made up of one man in each and each is individually represented

It will be a seat of the pants experience getting all those troops across to the DEI and out of Rangoon I would have thought, so lets hope "Flying Officers Chicomarxsu, Harpomarxsu and Grouchomarxsu" are redeployed to the Japanese air forces around the DEI

All the best,and I will be with you in spirit!!

Ian

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RE: Noob vs dastardly Jap AI - 8/10/2009 6:59:25 AM

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Another well wisher on your allied first turn.

I made an attempt this morning but had to come up for air after an hour. Been too scared to go back since...good luck building those stockpiles in Java.

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RE: Noob vs dastardly Jap AI - 8/10/2009 5:53:48 PM

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Thanks guys!

Reviewing my AAR, I felt it was somewhat disjointed, and could use some organization. So, from now on, I'm going to submit an AAR for the latest turn followed by an "Intelligence - Plans, and Operations Report" for the next turn. That, in turn, will be followed by another AAR describing the disastrous results of my actions.

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Interminable first turn - 8/10/2009 6:22:12 PM

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Intelligence, Plans, and Operations - 8 December 1941

Intelligence

SigInt

3/Kure 1st SNLF� is planning for an attack on Legaspi.
II./124th Infantry Battalion is planning for an attack on Kuching.
II./4th Infantry Battalion is planning for an attack on Miri.
144th Infantry Regiment is planning for an attack on Guam.
Kimura Det� is loaded on a Hakone Maru class xAP moving to Legaspi.
3/I./124th Infantry Battalion is planning for an attack on Miri.
1st Tank Regiment is loaded on a Japanese xAK moving to Singora.
3/113th Infantry Regiment is planning for an attack on Kota Bharu.
2/16th Engineer Regiment is planning for an attack on Mauban.
5th Field AF Construction Battalion is loaded on AK Tosan Maru moving to Patani.

Location of Japanese Carrier forces

Unknown

Plans and Operations

1 - Establish LOC between the west coast and Australia: Pearl-Christmas-Suva-Noumea

2 - Counter any Japanese expansion through the Solomons which might threaten LOC with OZ. I intend to do this by reinforcing Port Moresby with LCUs and LBA. Once PM, and some other bases to be named later, are secured, I'll set about, by the use of air power, to introducing the Japanese garrison at Rabaul to the simple joys of life in the Stone Age.

3 - Make a big move in the DEI. I'm going to put two to three more divisions on Java, and bring in as much LBA and supplies as I can. As I'm moving my shipping out of the Java sea, the Japanese are going to be bringing lots of shipping in, and for awhile, until the AI get tired of all this and cleans my clock, my subs and LBA are going to have a target rich environment.

4 - Everywhere else - Duck and cover.

and now the dreaded first turn. I'll start with India and work my way 'round.

India

India is just about self sufficient provided no large military actions are taking place. I intend to gradually build up stocks of fuel and supplies by using the smaller transports to bring in goods from the off map bases.

Off Map Bases

Aden

500 supplies per day
100 fuel per day

Abadan

1700 supplies per day
15,000 fuel per day

All AKs and AKLs with a capacity of less than 10,000 will proceed to either Karachi or Bombay. Thereafter, they will be used to bring in supplies from the off map bases. Larger capacity AKs, and all escorts, will assemble at Columbo, be formed into TFs, and sent to Cape Town to pick up supplies, fuel, troops, and whatnot for transport to the DEI

TF 423 transporting 44th and 45th Indian Brigades to Singapore will be redirected to Soerabaja. Units will start preparing for Soerabaja

TF 428 transporting 48th Ghurka Brigade to Rangoon will proceed to Batavia. Units will start prepping

TF 427 transporting 48th Indian Brigade to Rangoon will be rerouted to Batavia. Units will start prepping

Burma

There's about 17,000 troops stationed in or near Rangoon. If I don't get them out of there, they'll end up working on the railroad, so I'll do what I can. There's enough shipping in harbor to amphib load the 16th Indian Brigade. It'll go to Batavia. All over the Bay of Bengal ships are scurrying to Rangoon to load the remaining units ASAP. I'm tempted to send some of these guys to the DEI too, but, right now, the Jewel in the Crown� hasn't much more than an honor guard and a couple of mess kit repair battalions defending it, and if I pull any more guys out of there, Winston is going to be upset big time.

The AVG is right down the road at Toungoo, and I want them to provide LRcap during the evacuation. I've got the LRCAP set at 30. Is that enough? Too much? Too little?

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RE: Interminable first turn goes on and on - 8/10/2009 9:17:06 PM

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Intelligence, Plans, and Operations - 8 December 1941 (Cont)

Malaya

Everytime I try to do a phased withdrawal from the Malay Peninsula,� The Japanese outflank me with amphib landings. So, this time, I'm going to use a tried and true military tactic: Bugout!.
Everybody heads for Singapore and Johore Bharu. Last man turns out the lights.

Georgetown has enough shipping in harbor to embark the two air squadrons and the Punjab Bn.� I had enough shipping to take the 3rd SSVF Bn also, but they're a restricted unit, so they get to work on the railroad. TFs go to Batavia via a waypoint that ensures they sail west of Sumatra.

All TKs, large AKs, and� escorts� to Cape Town via southern Sumatra. Remainder of shipping to Batavia for now

Dutch East Indies

All Java bases start building fortifications
Long legged shipping and escorts go to Cape Town. Remainder to Cairns

Philippines and Hong Kong

The main Japanese landings are expected to be at Lingayen and Legaspi. Other landings will probably take place in northern Luzon to secure airfields there.� Defensive dispositions are as follows:

1 - 71st,11th,91st, and 21 PA divisions will dig in at Lingayen to contest any landings there.
2 - 41st and 51st PA divisions will block any Japanese advance up the Bicol Peninsula.
3 - 3rd Bn/12th PA Regt will screen any possible enemy advance down the Cagayan Valley
4 - Philippine Division will be in reserve at Manila.

Shipping with exception of the PTBs and the submarine force will skedadle to DEI or Pearl.

Hong Kong destroyers and PTs will proceed to Laong, and hopefully, interrupt any Japanese landings up there.
Philippine PTs and some S class subs will proceed to Lingayen and Legaspi

Remainder of sub force set to auto subs after home base set to PH

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RE: Interminable first turn goes on and on - 8/10/2009 9:41:00 PM

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OldCoot,
Good you�re back with a AE-Noob-AAR.
You have one more reader. Very interesting to read for me.

I hope you�ll use the nice strategic screens again with movements and attacks that
you used in the WitP-AAR.

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RE: Interminable first turn goes on and on - 8/11/2009 6:54:13 AM

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I will be reading regularly. Thanks for the humor and insight.

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RE: Interminable first turn goes on and on - 8/11/2009 8:56:09 PM

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�Plans, and Operations - 8 December 1941 (Cont)

Australia/New Zealand

TFs 229 and 230 are at Darwin� and will transport the two birdie battalions to Port Moresby.
BFs at Broome, Derby, Wyndham, and Katherine are moving to Darwin.

Any shipping on the East coast with enough endurance to make it to� Cape Town is on its way. The remainder will make its way to Sydney. Any shipping on south or west coast with enough endurance is sent to San Francisco. The rest will gather at Sydney.

Ditto New Zealand.

Pearl Harbor

Lexington and Enterprise decide that this would be an ideal time to go to Johnston Island and check out the tourist attractions there for a day or two, or three.

At Pearl, Admiral Kimmel performs a snap inspection and the base does not pass muster. All ships are restricted to base until the place is tidied up.

West Coast and Alaska

All troops not restricted to the west coast are preparing for strategic move to San Francisco. All ships with exception of harbor craft and tankers are sent to San Francisco. Tankers go to L.A.

San Francisco

112th USN Base Force, 47th Const Regt, and the 34th� Infantry Regiment are being combat loaded for transport to Christmas Island

7th BG flies to Pearl Harbor.

Seattle

Colorado and Warspite sent to shipyard repair.
When a TF of escorts arrive from Vancover, I'll set up supply and fuel shuttles to Alaska

A group of B-26s sent to SF. Another group of P-39s� also sent. P-39s aren't much, but they do become P-38s when they grow up.

THE FIRST TURN IS OVER!!!!!!!!

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RE: Interminable first turn goes on and on - 8/11/2009 10:56:32 PM

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A minefield? Good grief! - 8/11/2009 11:24:14 PM

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After Action Report - 8 December 1941

Pearl Harbor

You'd think they would be happy getting that third AMc! That's all they seemed to have wanted yesterday!

Philippines

A mine field! Good grief!

Malaya - Singapore

Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 5919 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 175
Defending force 4648 troops, 41 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 135
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 270 �
Allied adjusted defense: 16 �
Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 1) �
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!

Elsewhere

Japanese capture Makin

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RE: Noob vs dastardly Jap AI - 8/12/2009 8:38:40 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: OldCoot

This will be an AAR written by a wet-behind-the-ears Noob vs the dastardly AI. If you're looking for an AAR written by someone who has a great grasp of the game, who devises clever strategies, and who really knows what he's doing, you have come to the right place! Just hit the link below - It takes you to an AAR entitled "Allied vs Jap AI" written by jimh009.

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2190415

This is a great read for a noob because he doesn't clutter up his report with thousands of lines from the Combat Reports informing us that rowboat A has just fired on rowboat B at location C. Instead, he tells you what he's doing, why he's doing it, and what he thinks he might try to do in the future. If, instead of benefiting from his AAR, you decide to squander some of your time reading mine, you might notice that some of my strategies are almost identical to some of his. Probably just coincidence.

Thanks for the plug!!!

And good luck with your game. Hopefully your efforts to hold the Philippines works out better than mine.

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The Great Bengali Bugout (Cont) - 8/12/2009 7:37:18 PM

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Intelligence, Plans, and Operations - 9 December 1941

Intelligence

Sig Intel

4/4th Division is planning for an attack on Jolo.
4/20th Infantry Regiment is loaded on a Japanese LB moving to Legaspi. Aha! PTs and subs waiting!
22nd JAAF AF Bn is loaded on a Japanese xAK moving to Singora.
4th JNAF Coy is planning for an attack on Madang.
16th Recon Regiment is planning for an attack on Mauban.
2/I/81st Naval Guard Unit is planning for an attack on Miri. North Borneo next!
2/53rd Const Co is loaded on a Japanese xAKL moving to Kota Bharu.
2/I./124th Infantry Battalion is loaded on a Kasu-D Cargo class xAKL moving to Miri.

Location of Japanese carriers unknown

Operations and Plans

India

Quiet

Burma

Evacuation of Rangoon continues. AVG to provide LRCA

Malaya

Bugout to Singapore continues

TFs evacuating aircraft and the 5/14 Punjab Bn from Georgetown have completed loading and depart for Batavia

China

What a mess! I'm just trying to pull units back to some semblance of a defensive line.

Dutch East Indies

Quiet

Australia/ New Zealand

Birdie battalions on way to Port Moresby

West Coast to Australia LOC

Primary LOC West Coast to Australia

*** indicates units enroute

Support and defense units for Noumea first priority. After that, more of everything for everybody
Priority - Support, Base defense, engineers, troops, av support, aircraft,

Lots of work to be done here!

Pearl Harbor

Duck and cover

San Francisco

Loading fuel and suppl,y convoys to PH

Seattle

Organizing CS fuel and supply convoys to Dutch Harbor and Anchorage. Due to shortage of tankers, I am using AKs to transport fuel.

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Yamamoto go home! - 8/12/2009 10:31:13 PM

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After Action Report - 9 December 1941

Conservation between General Cassidy and Admiral Sundance

Sundance: "It looks like the Japs have mounted a coordinated multi carrier attack three days in a row"
Cassidy: "They can't do that."
Sundance: "Tell them that."
Cassidy: "They're beginning to get on my nerves. Who are those guys?"
Sundance: "Like I said, it's the Japs."
Cassidy: "I couldn't do that. Could you do that? Why can they do it? Who are those guys?"

Day Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 80,73, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
     DMS W-20
     CM Aotaka, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
     xAK Tarayasu Maru
     xAK Yomei Maru
     xAP Hie Maru
     xAP Kokuryu Maru
     PB Toko Maru #4, Shell hits 4

Allied Ships
     MTB 7
     MTB 8
     MTB 9
     MTB 10
     MTB 11, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
     MTB 12
     MTB 26
     MTB 27, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Day Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 80,73, Range 17,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
     CL Naka, Shell hits 1
     DD Natsugumo
     DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1
     DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1
     DD Murasame, Shell hits 1
     DD Harusame
     DD Yudachi
     DD Samidare

Allied Ships
     DD Scout
     DD Thanet
     DD Thracian, Shell hits 2, on fire

Day Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 80,73, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
     CL Naka
     DD Natsugumo
     DD Minegumo
     DD Asagumo
     DD Murasame
     DD Harusame
     DD Yudachi
     DD Samidare

Allied Ships
     DD Scout, Shell hits 2, on fire
     DD Thanet, Shell hits 1
     DD Thracian, Shell hits 12, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 25,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 18,000 yards   Radar? We don't need no stinking radar
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 18,000 yards

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First air groups depart for SWPAC - 8/13/2009 1:10:37 AM

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Intelligence, Plans, and Operations - 10 December 1941

Intelligence

Sig Intel

Japanese xAK is moving to Kota Bharu (51,75).
2/20th Infantry Regiment is loaded on a Kongo Maru class xAP moving to Legaspi.
2/144th Infantry Regiment is planning for an attack on Guam.
144th Infantry Regiment is planning for an attack on Guam.
4/9th Infantry Regiment is planning for an attack on Linga

Operations and Plans

Burma

Evacuation of Rangoon continues. AVG to provide LRCAP
Port Blair evacuated

Malaya

Georgetown evacuated

China

Dunno!

Dutch East Indies

Quiet

Australia/ New Zealand

Birdie battalions on way to Port Moresby

Pearl Harbor

Duck and cover

San Francisco

22nd Bombardment Group and 31st Pursuit group being loaded for transport to Cairns. 31st Group is equipped with P-39s. Not the best fighter in the world, but they do become P-38s when they grow up.
161st Infantry Regiment and 112th USA BF are being loaded for transport to Noumea.

Now I'm going to start rounding up some engineers for the LOC bases

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AAR 10 December - 8/13/2009 6:47:20 PM

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After Action Report - 10 December 1941

Day Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 81,72, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
�� xAKL Banshu Maru #56
�� xAKL Choun Maru #21
�� xAK Tokusima Maru
�� xAK Kosei Maru
�� xAK Yamagiku Maru
�� xAK Toyokawa Maru, Shell hits 10
�� xAKL Arizama Maru
�� xAK Aki Maru
�� xAK Chowa Maru
�� xAKL Jinsan Maru
�� xAK Koyo Maru
�� xAK Mansei Maru
�� xAKL Oridono Maru
�� xAK Soyo Maru
�� xAK Satsuma Maru
�� xAK Sugiyama Maru
�� xAKL Tensyo Maru
�� xAK Tsuyama Maru, Shell hits 3
�� xAKL Tohuku Maru
�� xAK Ueizuru Maru, Shell hits 2
�� xAK Unkai Maru #6
�� xAKL Yosyu Maru

Allied Ships
�� MTB 7
�� MTB 8
�� MTB 9
�� MTB 10
�� MTB 12
�� MTB 26, Shell hits 6, and is sunk

Day Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 80,73, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
�� DMS W-9
�� DMS W-10
�� DMS W-11
�� DMS W-12
�� DMS W-17
�� DMS W-18
�� PB Kyo Maru #12, Shell hits 1
�� PB Kyo Maru #13, Shell hits 3
�� SC Ch 4
�� SC Ch 5
�� SC Ch 6
�� SC Ch 10
�� SC Ch 11
�� SC Ch 12
�� SC Ch 16, Shell hits 1
�� SC Ch 17
�� SC Ch 18, Shell hits 2
�� xAK Brisbane Maru
�� xAK Hawaii Maru
�� xAK Sanko Maru
�� xAK Takao Maru
�� xAK Bunzan Maru
�� xAK Shinko Maru
�� xAK Oigawa Maru

Allied Ships
�� MTB 7, Shell hits 1,� on fire
�� MTB 8
�� MTB 9
�� MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
�� MTB 12, Shell hits 1,� heavy fires

Night Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 80,73, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
�� CL Naka
�� DD Natsugumo
�� DD Minegumo
�� DD Asagumo
�� DD Murasame, Shell hits 1
�� DD Harusame
�� DD Yudachi, Shell hits 1
�� DD Samidare

Allied Ships
�� MTB 7
�� MTB 8
�� MTB 9
�� MTB 10
�� MTB 12
�� MTB 26

Night Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 80,73, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
�� CL Naka
�� DD Natsugumo
�� DD Minegumo
�� DD Asagumo
�� DD Murasame
�� DD Harusame
�� DD Yudachi
�� DD Samidare

Allied Ships
�� DD Scout, Shell hits 12, and is sunk

Elsewhere

Tarawa Captured

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What is the KB up to? - 8/13/2009 11:11:23 PM

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Intelligence, Plans, and Operations - 11 December 1941

Intelligence

Sig Intel

15/Sasebo 8th SNLF is loaded on xAK Azuchisan Maru moving to Jolo.
55th Engineer Regiment is planning for an attack on Tavoy.
6/4th Division is planning for an attack on Jolo.

Plans and Operations

This could be the KB refueling and going home, or it could be the KB refueling so he can come back and bomb me snotless. Let's give it another day before becoming too adventuresome at Pearl. Enterprise, nearing PH, is ordered to go back and view the glories of Johnston Island again.

Several more TFs have arrived at Rangoon to evacuate troops there. So far, Ms Betty hasn't interfered. AVG is still providing LRCAP

I've got some units at Pearl that I want to send south to strengthen the LOC, but my hands are tied until I know for sure that the KB is gone.

After Action Report - 11 December 1941

Elsewhere

Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 24654 troops, 318 guns, 209 vehicles, Assault Value = 1028
Defending force 8304 troops, 133 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 212
Japanese adjusted assault: 878
Allied adjusted defense: 149
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!!

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KB is gone! I hope. - 8/14/2009 10:43:25 PM

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Intelligence, Plans, and Operations - 12-13 December 1941

Intelligence

Sig Intel

10th Tank Regiment is planning for an attack on Lingayen.
2/1st Naval Construction Battalion is planning for an attack on Legaspi.
9th Infantry Regiment is planning for an attack on Lingayen.

Location of IJN Carriers = Unknown

Plans and Operations

AVG LRCAP prevented Japanese air attack

Dutch East Indies

Philippine refugees arriving at Soerabaja. They are being sorted into TF and sent to either Cape Town or OZ

Pearl Harbor

Finally get a chance to get some work done here

Sending out Cruiser/destroyer patrols to Palmyra, Johnston, and Baker.
Minelayers off to deposit goodies at Midway
3rd USMC Def Bn and 34th Engrs off to Noumea

Shipping damaged by Japanese attacks

Battleships

Cruisers

Destroyers

Lightly damaged ships will enter shipyard at Pearl. Those with moderate damage will go to NW shipyards. BBs have too much floatation damage to go anywhere. They will hang around Pearl, and when opportunity permits, will enter yard long enough to get floatation damage down enough to permit travel.

After Action Report 12-13 December 1941

Elsewhere

Davao - captured
Rabaul - Japanese landings

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RE: KB is gone! I hope. - 8/15/2009 9:41:02 PM

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14 December 1941

Japanese capture Rabaul!

I am stunned by this development. I was hoping Rabaul would hold out long enough for my shipping from the DEI to pass through Torres Strait before Betty got established on the island.

Once Ms Betty opens shop in Rabaul any shipping in Torres Strait is in trouble.

Prudence would dictate that I divert all this shipping to Perth and then spend the next couple of weeks trucking it 'round OZ. To heck with that! I have never gotten along with Prudence anyway. I'm going to make a run for it! Thankfully, Boise and Marblehead with attendant DDs are through already, and Houston isn't far behind.

If the AI wants Port Moresby it's his, but I'm going to try to hang on. The Pensacola convoy is now unloading two USAAF BFs at Suva, and I'm going to bring both of these to Cairns and then try to sneak one up to PM. This will give me a lot of badly needed aviation support. Also I'm transferring a squadron of Wirraways to PM - that ought to give me an extra five minutes! Transport aircraft at PM are moving to Cairns, so I can do some air supply if needed.

I have a TF bringing a Pursuit group of P-39s and a Bomber group of B-26s about two to three weeks out. In 11 days I am due to get some A-24s at Brisbane, and some P-40s there a couple weeks later. In a months time I'll be in a fair position, but until then the dice are rolling.

Back at San Francisco, an infantry regt, a couple of BFs, a def bn, and the 8th Marines are headed south.

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RE: KB is gone! I hope. - 8/16/2009 12:14:19 AM

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RE: KB is gone! I hope. - 8/16/2009 1:36:25 AM

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If you can build up the base at Horn Island, a squadron of fighters there will make any Betty airstrikes very expensive for the AI and help reduce your TF's exposure. Your TF path will run very close to the east side of Australia once the Bettys start flying, and I've found that there's only a short distance where they are in danger.

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RE: KB is gone! I hope. - 8/16/2009 7:07:28 PM

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Thanks for the tip about Horn. Should I ever have a spare fighter sqn available, I'll consider Horn

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Wake goes down fighting! - 8/16/2009 7:21:42 PM

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15-18 December 1941

Intelligence

Operations reports

SS Tuna assigned to offensive patrol 133, 98 - 134, 96 off Wake Island

No additional repairs possible on DD Gilmer
using currently assigned resources at San Francisco - Repair changed to pierside repair time 1 day

No additional repairs possible on xAK Dorothy Philips
using currently assigned resources at San Francisco - Repair changed to pierside repair time 1 day

Repairs completed on CL Honolulu at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service - Cruisers are good!
Repairs completed on DD Allen at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service - DDs are better!
VMF-111 takes F4F-3A Wildcat replacements
35th PG/Hq Sqn takes P-40E Warhawk replacements
VCS-3/3 converting to OS2U-3 Kingfisher aboard Trenton
AM Townsville arrives at Cairns
xAK Makawao arrives at Balboa
50th PG/11th PS arrives at Eastern USA
2nd USMC Tank Battalion arrives at San Diego

Sig Intel

4/52nd Division is loaded on a Japanese xAK moving to Jolo.
6/24th Infantry Regiment is loaded on a Japanese xAK moving to Davao.
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF is loaded on a Japanese xAK moving to Jolo.
6/25th Division is loaded on a Japanese TK moving to Kota Bharu.
3/16th Infantry Regiment is loaded on a Japanese TK moving to Davao

Location of Japanese Carrier forces:

KB - dunno, probably going back to her spawning grounds.
Little Brother - Am expecting mini KB to show up supporting Japanese landings at Borneo. We'll see.

Operations

I was afraid that, once Rabaul fell, Betty would immediately start slaughtering my little lambs bugging out from the DEI. But I guess it takes time to bring those torps down from Truk.

The bulk of Philippine refugee shipping has arrived at Soerabaja and is being sorted out and sent to Cape Town or Perth as appropriate.

Rangoon

2nd Burma Brigade has embarked onto transports at Rangoon and sails today. This will end the Rangoon evacuation. So far, the only losses have been part of the Sikh Bn. AVG has provided stellar CAP.

Cape Town

Convoy WS.12/OS 13 Supply Convoy arrives at Cape Town. I now have 192,000 supplies and 183,000 fuel there. I have more than enough shipping there, or on the way there, to load this stuff. It will, of course, go to Java. 18th UK Division will arrive on map tomorrow. Guess where it's going?

Wake Island

Elsewhere

Alor Star captured
Victoria Point captured
Taiping captured
Japanese landings at Miri

BBs Pennsylvania and Nevada sink at PH while awaiting repair - Why does this info not show up in ops report?

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RE: Wake goes down fighting! - 8/17/2009 4:09:29 PM

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19 December 1941

Operations report

Repairs completed on DD Gilmer at San Francisco, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Dorothy Philips at San Francisco, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CL Raleigh at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
VF-2 takes F2A-3 Buffalo replacements
VP-11 takes PBY-5 Catalina replacements
No.115 Sqn RCAF takes Bolingbroke IV replacements
54th PG/57th PS takes P-39D Airacobra replacements
51st PG/Hq Sqn takes P-40E Warhawk replacements
AP Crescent City arrives at Alameda
xAK La Cordillera arrives at Perth
TK British Trader arrives at Abadan
GVT-16 arrives at Batavia
27th Infantry Division arrives at March Field - Thanks a lot! Restricted unit
108th Infantry Regiment arrives at Los Angeles Ditto
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment arrives at Bataan

Sig Int

I./4th Infantry Battalion is loaded on a Brazil Maru class xAP moving to Kuching.
II./90th Infantry Battalion is loaded on a Japanese xAK moving to Guam.
5th Tank Regiment is planning for an attack on Cotabato.

Location of Japanese Carrier Forces

KB - Unknown
Little brother - unknown. I expect to see these guys turn up at Borneo

Dutch East Indies

No 27 Sqn RAF with 10 Blenheims arrives at Batavia
No 21 Sqn RAAF with 21 Buffalos arrives at Bavaria

Christmas Island

34th Infantry, 111th USN BF arrive - 47th Const Regt two days out
VP-12 arrives from PH

Elsewhere

Japanese forces CAPTURE Georgetown !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Miri !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Oroquieta

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RE: Wake goes down fighting! - 8/17/2009 9:10:14 PM

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20-21 December 1941

Operations report

Repairs completed on AV Curtiss at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Japanese forces CAPTURE Wenchow !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Finschhafen !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tuguegarao !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Bayombong !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Cotabato !!!
Singapore expands fortifications to size 3
193rd Tank Battalion arrives at San Francisco
138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment arrives at Fort Ord
35th Infantry Division arrives at Fort Ord - Restricted
140th Infantry Regiment arrives at Fort Ord - Restricted

Sig Int

12th JAAF Base Force is planning for an attack on Makassar.
44th Road Const Co is planning for an attack on Shortlands.

Location of Japanese Carrier Forces

KB - Unknown
Little brother - unknown. I expect to see these guys turn up at Borneo

Malaya

Philippines

Dutch East Indies

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RE: Wake goes down fighting! - 8/17/2009 10:01:08 PM

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I can't wait to see what happens to Java, and where KB rears it's head.

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Dastardly Japs land at Canton! - 8/18/2009 5:35:57 PM

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22 - 23 December 1941

Operations report

VB-2 converting to SBD-3 Dauntless aboard Lexington
Sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 153,143 near Canton Island , Speed 12 , Moving East
Repairs completed on DM Preble at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Japanese forces CAPTURE Ternate !!!
2/3rd Ind Coy arrives at Sydney
2/4th Ind Coy arrives at Sydney

Sig Int

7/12th Division is loaded on a Kyushu Cargo class xAK moving to San Fernando.
3/12th Division is loaded on a Yusen N Cargo class xAK moving to San Fernando
2/12th Division is loaded on a Std-C Cargo class xAK moving to San Fernando.

Location of Japanese Carrier Forces

KB - Unknown
Little brother - unknown. I expect to see these guys turn up at Borneo

Dutch East Indies

Southwest Pacific

114th and 115th USAAF Bfs arrive at Cairns.
Rabual air base is still not operational, so I'm sending the 115th to PM

South Pacific

Noumea - 3rd Marine Def Bn arrived today

Canton - Japanese invasion TF shows up at Canton!! I have a CA and some DDs patrolling in this area, so nailing that TF should be like shooting fish in a barrel. I'm bringing down a regt from PH to evict the Japanese ground force.

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RE: Dastardly Japs land at Canton! - 8/18/2009 6:24:47 PM

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Be warned; sometimes there's a covering force with that Canton invasion TF. Also, there's three battalions of NZ troops down in Suva you can use that are a lot closer than Pearl if you need troops.

Oh, and another warning; the AI doesn't like losing Canton.

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RE: Dastardly Japs land at Canton! - 8/18/2009 6:56:45 PM

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Ummm John that counts as a spoiler why post it let him find out for himself ?

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RE: Dastardly Japs land at Canton! - 8/18/2009 7:50:18 PM

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Andy:

I've been reading other AARs, so this attack at Canton wasn't a big surprise.
My goal at this point is to learn the game. Winning is secondary.

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