GreyJoy
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So, finally, the war is on! (Thanks to Damian who managed to explain Q-Ball how to set up the new patch!) Ok Guys...gotta say that i'm thrilled...after nearly 6 months without a turn....finally i have just watched a combat replay!...and from the other side of the hill!!!! Thrilling!!! In the first day of war everything went according to the general plan.... (so it seems at least)....except for two things.... CA Mikuma (Mogami Class) got torpedoed by a damned ducth sub near Kuantan and now, severly damaged, will try to limp back towards Saigon...and i made a couple of mistakes with the Kaga disposition....she ended 1 hex away from Ryujo CVL....so they won't be merged in this turn but in the next one....ok, minor things... i know. The PH Attack did go fairly well. 27 Kates didn't take part in the morning attack and arrived during the PM phase...but they did their job nonetheless. 1 BB is confirmed sunk, while we probably damaged severly at least 3 more BBs. 57 planes are torched on the ground (between Clark and PH) which is not stellar but it's ok for me. 9 pilots lost to flak in the different theatres...i know this is gonna be a problem during the whole war (DBB flak hurts, you know)...so i better eat it and start to live with the pilot losses... We landed en mass at Kota Baru and Singora, while part of the 25th Army (Imp Guards Div and pieces of the 55th) are moving RR from Bankok. Khota Baru, which was heavily bombed, should fall tomorrow, while the tanks are already moving from Singora to Alor Star. But the bulk of my invasion forces are still aboard ships, covered by CV Kaga and CVL Ryuho, south of Saigon. They will be now ordered to move towards Mersing (they should arrive in 3 days i think), while the Kongos will join the party leaving their covering role at Kotha Baru. No sign of the Z force...but that was foreseen. At Luzon we landed at San Fernando with a reinforced division (the 65th Bde is the first japanese unit to have landed), while SNLF units took Vigan, Aparri and Laoag (no Bataan Is. nor Legaspi). We bombed Clark after a fierce fight with Manila CAP.... the results look promising! CA Huston and CL Boise are yet to be spotted...i'm pretty sure they'll come out and play soon. Nothing much more happened. The good news is that it seems that i didn't do any major mistakes...which is already an accomplisment! Miri has been invaded too. Tomorrow we should conquer so Kohta Baru, Miri, San Fernando, Aparri, while we'll invade Adak and Amickita Is (Aleutinas). Invasion fleets are already enroute for Sinkgaweng (NW Borneo), Mersing (Malaya), Palembang (Sumatra), Rabaul, Tarawa and Makin (SOPAC) and Wake (CENTPAC). KB will sail westwards and will support the invasion of Wake. Then we'll move south, to support the conquest of the Gilberts and Rabaul. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kota Bharu at 53,74 Japanese Ships CA Mikuma, Torpedo hits 1 (37 major flt damage, 13 sys) DD Hagikaze DD Arashi Allied Ships SS KXI, hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 43 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 65 B5N2 Kate x 90 D3A1 Val x 101 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 9 damaged D3A1 Val: 16 damaged D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses O-47A: 9 damaged O-47A: 2 destroyed on ground B-17E Fortress: 9 damaged A-20A Havoc: 18 damaged A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground B-17D Fortress: 21 damaged C-33: 2 damaged SBD-1 Dauntless: 26 damaged SBD-1 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground PBY-5 Catalina: 51 damaged PBY-5 Catalina: 3 destroyed on ground B-18A Bolo: 28 damaged B-18A Bolo: 2 destroyed on ground P-40B Warhawk: 16 damaged P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 damaged P-36A Mohawk: 7 damaged R3D-2: 1 damaged SOC-1 Seagull: 3 destroyed Allied Ships BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, on fire BB Arizona, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage BB California, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage BB Nevada, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CL Detroit, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1 AM Rail, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage BB Maryland, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Dolphin, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage SS Narwhal, Bomb hits 1 CL Phoenix, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AM Vireo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Repair Shipyard hits 5 Airbase hits 25 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 31 Port hits 11 Port fuel hits 1 Magazine explodes on CL Phoenix -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 115 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 49 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 65 B5N2 Kate x 27 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 14 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed Allied Ships BB Arizona, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CL Raleigh, Torpedo hits 1 BB Pennsylvania, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage BB Nevada, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage BB West Virginia, Torpedo hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 54 G3M2 Nell x 36 G4M1 Betty x 54 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 27 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 72 damaged B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground O-47A: 17 damaged O-47A: 1 destroyed on ground P-40B Warhawk: 45 damaged P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground P-35A: 32 damaged P-35A: 2 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 37 Airbase supply hits 10 Runway hits 130
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