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RE: Bloody day - 7/22/2012 7:47:41 PM

PaxMondo

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So, back to Mike, John, and seille points: since the goal of the allies is to throw the IJ timetable off and since the targets are well known, when playing against someone like QBall you have to think through how to accomplish the stated goal above, and then how to counter it. As Mike suggests, it means you need to have some reaction forces in place and when QBall shows where his forces are you either react directly against those forces or indirectly by striking where he isn't.

The strategic depth here is considerable and very daunting to a new player. If nothing else, you are not intimately familiar with all of your forces. A player like Mike can rattle off not only all of his starting forces, but also what he can buy out and when. This enables him to come with effective counters rapidly, and then choose the best of his available options.

Really good players like PzB, Nemo and some others set traps to eliminate the few allied assets. Once you have Boise, Marblehead, Houston, Repulse, and PoW taken care of, the allies don't have too many other potent early weapons. At least nothing that will be able to stand up to a couple of your CA's. However, while those forces are in the DEI, all of your landings need to be protected against those devils.

PS: and QBall is member of the elite players group. So, not only is he aware of all of this, if you do trap him once, he will adapt quickly.

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RE: Bloody day - 7/22/2012 8:08:45 PM

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I�m sure Greyjoy will learn a lot in these turns as he did in the last game. And he�ll give Q-Ball a good fight.

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RE: Let's start! - 7/22/2012 8:19:15 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: JohnDillworth

I guess this is more of a general question to IJN fanboys. What are the old slow BB's doing this time of the war? Wouldn't the Fuso and Yanashiro make good convoy escorts? Heck, they might be useful in hunting down escaping ships. They are not fast but they do pack a punch.
signed -Pagoda Fan Boy-

Bombardment missions put large dents in airfields... Sometimes you get lucky and tap into parked enemy AC or supply depots.

If you want to work contested waters with slower SCTFs, I'd move lotsa subs with aircraft and get them in the air for naval search. Use land based search AC also - anything you can to boost up detection levels. Set those Big-Boy TFs to patrol irregularly and give them a decent reaction setting. When planning your patrol route keep a safe distance from large enemy ports with mines... I've had SCTF "follow" enemy TFs right into those mine-infested ports. When my BBs hit mines it really hurts my feelings.

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RE: Let's start! - 7/22/2012 9:49:38 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: JohnDillworth

I guess this is more of a general question to IJN fanboys. What are the old slow BB's doing this time of the war? Wouldn't the Fuso and Yanashiro make good convoy escorts? Heck, they might be useful in hunting down escaping ships. They are not fast but they do pack a punch.
signed -Pagoda Fan Boy-

They are useful as Amphib escorts and to use as traps for the Houston/Boise/Marblehead.

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RE: Let's start! - 7/22/2012 10:57:10 PM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 22, 23, 24, 41
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CA Ashigara sunk right when she reached saigon port....really a loss that will hurt me.

However we're again on the run. Our amhib TFs are approaching Palembang from Singkawang... on the 24th we repulsed the first air attacks coming from Singapore... 20 enemy torpedo bombers and P-40s are shot down for no loss on our side... i fear, no i know, that his surface forces are lingering in the shadows... as i know that he still has 60 fighters at Singapore and nearly 80 bombers between Palembang and Singa... we're going to risk... The kongos are running at flank speed to reach the Kaga's group and join this decisive battle... subs are dispacthed all over the approcahing routes... 50 Netties and 27 Kates are based at Singkawang, along with 40 fighters...torpedo are loaded...let's hope for the best

60 Sallies will try to shut down Singapore AF, escorted by 20 Oscars and preceeded by 20 zeros on Sweep from Kota Bahru...

My second Mindanao invasion force has landed...we should finish the Mindanao campaign within the next 2 weeks.

More forces are gathered for Menado.

Rabaul fell, and we already estabilished there a decent base force with 21 zeros and 20 Betties with 6 Mavis. Air HQ is on its way...

In China things are getting a little bit better...near Canton we're flanking a strong enemy's army and we're cleaning our interior lines in the northern plains...

In Malaya 2 more divisions have landed at Singora, along with 50k supplies. Now we have 5 divisions there.... but we're still moving slowly...

Man...i'm really tense for the upcoming battle for Palembang....

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Muntok at 52,89 *between Singkawang and Palembang*

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12

Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish I: 7 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Yamada Det S-2 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (26 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
26 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Raid is overhead
260th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Muntok at 52,89

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 60
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 7
Swordfish I x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 2 destroyed
Swordfish I: 2 destroyed

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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 10801 troops, 97 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 290

Defending force 4938 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 64

Japanese adjusted assault: 502

Allied adjusted defense: 52

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Chuhsien !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1508 casualties reported
Squads: 60 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 64 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
22nd Division

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
10th Group Army

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Ground combat at Pucheng (86,57)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 180 troops, 0 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 10

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pucheng !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
8th Armored Car Co

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Ground combat at 79,56 (near Kukong)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 903 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

Defending force 2478 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Japanese adjusted assault: 27

Allied adjusted defense: 19

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
51st Recon Regiment

Defending units:
7th War Area
11th Chinese Base Force
18th Chinese Base Force

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Ground combat at Taiping (49,75)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3873 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 253

Defending force 470 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Japanese adjusted assault: 65

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 65 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Taiping !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(-), preparation(-)
morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units pursuing 1

Allied ground losses:
204 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
55th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
3rd SSVF Battalion

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RE: Let's start! - 7/22/2012 11:04:25 PM

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Well, guys, i know i should'nt have picked up Q-Ball for my first japanese game.... but challenge is what really makes us better.... so i think i'm gonna lose, but i'm gonna learn a lot!

However i really like this game. The air war is defenetly more realistic than my other game... smaller groups, smaller fights...more dispersed fight...COOL!

It's also true that i don't know my assets...i'm using nearly 20% of my ships...i'm trying to save as much fuel as possible... and also i'm not using well my subs.... they are barely spotting a single ship all around the map! I've always been bad with subs...but i hoped that, using the japanese ones, things could have gone better...but Q-Ball knows the right routes...he knows where i like to place my ships and act accordingly....will learn! I promise, i will learn!

Now....let's see if Kaga gets hit by those bloody torpedo bombers or if she manages to survive and help our invasion forces to get to Palembang safely!

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RE: Let's start! - 7/22/2012 11:35:59 PM

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Hold your head up. Things could be worse. Here is a screen shot from a RA 4.6 game where I am Allies.
The date is Jan 14, 1942

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 12:01:29 AM

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Ground combat at Taiping (49,75)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3873 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 253

Defending force 470 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Japanese adjusted assault: 65

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 65 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Taiping !!!

In northern Malaya, the capture of this base is key as you can now rail units in and from here south to Singapore, you have roads to move more quickly. Make sure to have most of your troops in "Move" Mode mode unless they are in a hex with enemy troops. They move faster and you have little risk of being bombed from the air. If he does, use your Nates as LRCAP.

Once you capture Georgetown, I expand the Heavy Industry to 25. Singapore goes from 75 to 100 range.

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 12:33:50 AM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 25, 41

Brad moved to Palembang several cruiser TFs... that engaged my screening DD flottillas.... we lost 4 DDs...but at least the dreaded cruisers didn't manage to get close to our CVs and our transports...

Then, during the day, our bombers were distracted by several storms around the Palembang area...and we didn't manage to catch them as we wished...however we delivered few good hits

His bombers didn't engage...strange! But at Palembang the a/c number rose incredibly!...88 bombers and 24 bran new fighters....

We bombed Singapore for the first time...no CAP once again...and we achieved a good result...

Davao fell to our 16th Army...very well...

And we also paradropped a regiment at Wenchow...north of Canton...we may be able to take the base tomorrow, closing the escape route for 4 chinese corps chinese Canton!

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Natsugumo
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 1
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Java
CL De Ruyter
CL Dragon
DD Kortenaer
DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 3, on fire

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Samidare, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 1
CL Mauritius
CL Boise
DD Piet Hein
DD Scout

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 21,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 4, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 1
CL Mauritius, Shell hits 1
CL Boise, Shell hits 3
DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Scout

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Sub attack near Batavia at 49,97

Japanese Ships
SS I-166, hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Paul Jones
DD John D. Ford
DD Peary
DD Parrott

FINALLY!!!

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Muntok at 49,89

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 58 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
B5N2 Kate x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CL Java
CL Dragon

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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 67
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 25
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 18

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 13 damaged
Vildebeest III: 4 destroyed on ground
Hudson I: 12 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed on ground
Buffalo I: 18 damaged
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed on ground
P-40E Warhawk: 5 damaged

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 23
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 38

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merak at 48,97

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
HDML P 14
HDML P 16

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Muntok at 49,89

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
G3M2 Nell x 5
G4M1 Betty x 3
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
C.XI-W: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL De Ruyter, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

CL Java

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singkep at 49,87

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 4 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
B5N2 Kate x 18
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
HDML P 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
HDML P 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
HDML P 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Torpedo hits 1
BC Repulse

YES!!!!!

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Ground combat at Davao (79,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5430 troops, 59 guns, 112 vehicles, Assault Value = 195

Defending force 653 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Japanese adjusted assault: 108

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Davao !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
398 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
146th Infantry Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
1st Engineer Co
4th Engineer Co
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
1st /101st PA Battalion
505th Base Sqdn

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Ground combat at Kuching (58,88)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1275 troops, 5 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Defending force 2065 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Assaulting units:
Sarawak Force
2/15 Punjab Battalion
106th RN Base Force

Defending units:
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
II/124th Infantry Bn /1

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Ground combat at Wuchow (76,57)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 272 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Defending force 1932 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

Japanese adjusted assault: 13

Allied adjusted defense: 8

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Rgt /1

Defending units:
13th Chinese Base Force

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 12:34:36 AM

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 12:37:49 AM

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 1:28:34 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

...88 bombers and 24 bran new fighters....

Greyjoyism Alert!
Wow - the allies are using composite fibre on their aircraft already!!

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 1:55:23 AM

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A much better turn for you!

I assume sinking some enemy steel has put some wind back in your sails GJ?

You knew he couldn't keep up the CAP numbers he was throwing at you in Singapore, and now it seems you have made the cost of proactively defending the area too great. Keep the pressure up!

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 8:32:48 AM

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 26, 41

I've messed up with my amphib TFs at Palembang...i forgot to put them on threat tollerance HIGH and it ended up moving back to Singwanag when enemy TFs popped up once again near palembang... only my DDs remained in place, along with my MSWs...and got chewed by Boise and friends....

Now we're 4 hexes back and have to start the whole process of getting close once again.
The only good news of the day is that the ducth bombers took off from Palembang and got screwed by my Zeros.... 33 to 0 today in the air

... his air force is bleeding everyday and now Singapore's skies are undefended and so are the skies over Manila/Clark

My Netties didn't achieve anything today....they keep on attacking those damned motorboats near Mersing

The othert good news is that finally my Kongos are back with the Kaga...

We conquered Kuching and are ready to land at Menado (here were were attacked by lonely vindicators...they were easily defeated by the mini-KB air groups)

In China our 1st raiding rgt conquered Wechow (north of Canton), closing the escape route for the 4 chinese corps that are sieging Canton. Now his southern flank is at risk.

In Burma, after the defeat of my 2 para regiments at Pegu, we've finally reached Moulmein...the enemy seems to be pulling out of the town cause we're threatening his left flank east of Pegu...

In Malaya we conquered Kuala Lumpur with our recon regiment, cutting the retreat routes for what's left of the malayan army.

Mindanao is not well defended. We should be able to finish this campaign pretty fast and then move over towards Amon area.

KB is moving towards Brisbane area, hoping to raid some shippings, while the PM invasion force is getting ready at Rabaul at Truk.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DMS W-9, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
DMS W-10, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DMS W-11, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
DMS W-12, Shell hits 10, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Java
CL Dragon, Shell hits 2
DD Kortenaer

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Toboali at 50,92, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Murasame
DD Harusame, Shell hits 2, heavy fires

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 1
CL Mauritius
CL Boise, Shell hits 1
DD Scout, Shell hits 1

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Muntok at 50,91, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Murasame, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Java
CL Dragon
DD Kortenaer

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 49,98

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
G3M2 Nell x 7
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Java

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Manado at 75,99

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4
A6M2 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 3 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Muntok at 52,89

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 1,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 9
139WH-3 x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 2 destroyed
139WH-3: 2 destroyed

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Muntok at 52,89

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 9
139WH-3 x 11
B-339D x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed
139WH-3: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-339D: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Murasame

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Ground combat at Kuching (58,88)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2065 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Defending force 1864 troops, 9 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Japanese adjusted assault: 56

Allied adjusted defense: 9

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuching !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1472 casualties reported
Squads: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 78 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
II/124th Infantry Battalion
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy

Defending units:
Sarawak Force
2/15 Punjab Battalion
106th RN Base Force

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Ground combat at Wuchow (76,57)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 592 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Defending force 1532 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Japanese adjusted assault: 8

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wuchow !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), supply(-)

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
779 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Rgt /1

Defending units:
13th Chinese Base Force

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 8:45:44 AM

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Hmmm.. you really should establish air supremacy first in the region before worrying about Palembang too much.

To me you are rushing things when these things don't need to be done so.

With airsupremacy you control seas around Palembang and he cannot fortify or move extensive troops there safely.

Now you are doing that other way round.. from top to bottom when safer course would be to climb upwards.

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 8:52:42 AM

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Damn forums.. (edited.. double post)

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 8:54:39 AM

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Damn forums

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 9:07:34 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: aztez

Hmmm.. you really should establish air supremacy first in the region before worrying about Palembang too much.

To me you are rushing things when these things don't need to be done so.

With airsupremacy you control seas around Palembang and he cannot fortify or move extensive troops there safely.

Now you are doing that other way round.. from top to bottom when safer course would be to climb upwards.

mmmm....interesting view....

So you think i should drop the whole Palembang operation for the moment? And maybe land all those units somewhere else? I'm still in time to get rid of the whole operation and change the final destination....

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 9:08:10 AM

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 10:05:21 AM

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It's a couple of week I said you were ready to a new PBEM but you denied pretending you could not spare the time for this game. Now you're doing a couple of turns a day IIRC and posting like a mad... what a great game is WitPAE

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 10:06:29 AM

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I was merely commenting on general initial plans regarding Palembang.

How you will go about invading the place.. well that is up to you.

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 12:02:32 PM

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It's a couple of week I said you were ready to a new PBEM but you denied pretending you could not spare the time for this game. Now you're doing a couple of turns a day IIRC and posting like a mad... what a great game is WitPAE

LOL...in effetti...

This game, once started, it's more addicting than heroine!

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 12:05:21 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: aztez

I was merely commenting on general initial plans regarding Palembang.

How you will go about invading the place.. well that is up to you.

I think i'll push forward. More long range torpedo bombers moved to Singkawang. More naval search ordered. Wanna bag those damned cruisers (Houston and Repulse should, by now, be out of action for some time)

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 2:20:00 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

quote:

ORIGINAL: adsoul64

It's a couple of week I said you were ready to a new PBEM but you denied pretending you could not spare the time for this game. Now you're doing a couple of turns a day IIRC and posting like a mad... what a great game is WitPAE

LOL...in effetti...

This game, once started, it's more addicting than heroine!

You act as though you know how addicting heroine is
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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 7:36:30 PM

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Much better turns for you there!

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One thing is for sure, I bet she's got lots of hair

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 7:55:20 PM

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GJ-

If your DEI invasions of key bases are all covered by CV air, unload fully in one turn, and are well planned, you wouldn't have cold sweats at night you keep telling me about on chat roulette.

The CV air coverage is key in my opinion. Every invasion Bill and Hartwig did (and are currently) doing in our game has had air cover, and you can't even consider sending in SAG...they end up as a fish reef. They are very well planned out, unload in one turn, and then once the base is taken (as you have been doing) Zeroes and Bettys are there the next day ready to shut down even more areas.

...and you're attraction to furry women isn't helping your sweats either.

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 8:00:39 PM

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Yes, you need to keep in mind the key Allied surface ships in the area at start that Pax mentioned. However, even those ships are meaningless if you have CVs present. I realize they can't be everywhere (your CVs that is). The allies plans in the DEIs and Philippines are so pathetic at the start of the war, I wouldn't even worry about them harming your ships. Don't let those SAG be the thorn in the side they're currently being.

ALSO- I have never played DaBabes...I hear it is a tad different than vanilla.

However, I am more of an orange sherbet guy myself.

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RE: Let's start! - 7/23/2012 10:10:39 PM

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Thanks Jeff, that's what i'm trying to do...invade always under a good air cover and fast as lightning!

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 27, 28, 41

two good turns. The invasion of Palembang finally arrived in place on the 27th, 3 hexes northeast of the important base.
The allied cruisers have vanished...probably after the torpedo attacks that damaged the POW and sunk a ducth CL. Only mines and PTs remain to defend Palembang...
we estabilished a strong SCTFs cover, with 3 TFs operating to cover all the possible approaching routes.
Our Amphib TF is very big (a problem) and composed with several minesweepers and ASW ships. BBs and CVs are covering 3 hexes away with more LRCAP from Singkawang

Everything went as planned, a part from too many mine hits.... 10 ships lost but my troops got ashore in a pretty good shape.
Dutch PTs weren't a problem...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 48,91, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Tama
CL Kiso
DD Kamikaze
DD Okikaze
DD Akikaze
DD Nokaze
DD Namikaze
DD Numakaze
DD Yugao
DD Hishu
DD Kiku

Allied Ships
TM-10
TM-11
TM-12
TM-13
TM-14
TM-15

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 48,91, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu
DD Fubuki
DD Usugumo
DD Shirayuki
DD Hatsuyuki

Allied Ships
TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
TM-11
TM-12
TM-13
TM-14
TM-15, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 48,91, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CL Sendai
CL Naka
CL Jintsu
DD Kuroshio
DD Oyashio
DD Hayashio
DD Maikaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Nowaki
DD Wakaba
DD Isonami
DD Uranami

Allied Ships
TM-11
TM-12
TM-13
TM-14, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 48,91, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Hachijo
E Kunashiri
E Ishigaki
E Saga
TB Hato
DMS W-2
DMS W-3, and is sunk
DMS W-13, and is sunk
DMS W-14
DMS W-20
PB Bisan Maru #3
PB Choun Maru #18
PB Akitsui Maru
PB Aso Maru #3
PB Chitose Maru
PB Chohakusan Maru
PB Chosa Maru
PB Kamitsu Maru
PB Kiso Maru
PB Nanpo Maru
PB Taiko Maru
PB Tatsumiya Maru
PB Choko Maru #5
PB Kinsyo Maru #2
PB Ginyo Maru
PB Yodozo Maru
PB Tokotsu Maru
PB Rokko Maru #2
PB Kyo Maru #12
PB Kyo Maru #13
SC Ch 1
SC Ch 2
SC Ch 3
SC Ch 4
SC Ch 5
SC Ch 6
SC Ch 7
SC Ch 9
SC Ch 10
SC Ch 11
SC Ch 12
AK Sado Maru
AK Sakura Maru
AV Sanuki Maru
AK Sasako Maru
AK Kaga Maru
AK Kyushu Maru
xAK Arima Maru
xAK Awazisan Maru
xAK Ayatosan Maru
xAK Brisbane Maru
xAK Sydney Maru
xAK Hawaii Maru
xAK Arizona Maru
xAK Anyo Maru
xAK Azuma Maru
xAK Katuragi Maru

Allied Ships
TM-11
TM-12
TM-13

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TF 230 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DMS Uruko, Shell hits 4, on fire
DMS W-20
DMS W-14
DMS W-2, Shell hits 1
PB Choko Maru #5, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Miike Maru, Mine hits 1
xAK Hawaii Maru, Mine hits 1

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Amphibious Assault at Palembang (48,91)

TF 230 troops unloading over beach at Palembang, 48,91

Japanese ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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In the last 3 days his subs sunk 6 more xAKs.... it's becoming a problem!!!

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Ocean Island is invaded and conquered in CENTPAC

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TF 214 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Ships
DD Isonami
DD Wakaba
DD Hayashio
DD Maikaze, Mine hits 1

4 mines cleared

And here we go.... his attacks begun against my CVs covering the landings...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Singkep at 50,88

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 68

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 6
Blenheim IV x 6
139WH-3 x 8
75A-7 Hawk x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak
139WH-3: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
75A-7 Hawk: 5 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 48,91

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
F1M2 Pete x 6
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 5

Allied aircraft
Vildebeest III x 10
B-339D x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-339D: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
xAK Akiura Maru
xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

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While KB starts to raid the coast of Oz north of Brisbane....empty but still juicy targets....

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Bundaberg at 96,155

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
B5N2 Kate x 59
D3A1 Val x 59

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
xAK Moonta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Lancaster, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Autolycus, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Aldinga, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Koomilya, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Iron Prince, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Dundula, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
AM Doomba, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Time, Bomb hits 3, on fire
xAK Iron Knob, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Mangola
xAK Elisavet, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rockhampton at 98,148

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
B5N2 Kate x 38
D3A1 Val x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAK Tjikarang, Bomb hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Isla Filipinas, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
xAKL Surigao, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
AM Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
xAP Legaspi, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAKL Kanlaon II, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk

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Then more attacks on my amphib TFs....but now it's clear that, at least for the moment, we broke the back of his air force in DEI!

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 48,91

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31
F1M2 Pete x 1
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 5

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 7
Buffalo I x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
DD Nowaki

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 48,91

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
F1M2 Pete x 2
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 5

Allied aircraft
Vildebeest III x 4
139WH-3 x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged
139WH-3: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
xAK Hakakisan Maru
xAK Kyokusei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Chokai

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Menado is conquered, along with Ternate in the Mollucches...

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Ground combat at Ternate (78,102)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 420 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 9

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ternate !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
1st Indpt SNLF Coy

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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5484 troops, 57 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 179

Defending force 1667 troops, 18 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Japanese adjusted assault: 64

Allied adjusted defense: 11

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manado !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
103 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
499 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (7 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Kure 1st SNLF
Kure 2nd SNLF
Sasebo 2nd SNLF

Defending units:
Manado Garrison Battalion
1/12th Avn Sup Afd

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Mergui, the last british redoubt from Bankok to Moulmein, falls in front of our cavarly!

Ground combat at Mergui (53,62)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2262 troops, 14 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Defending force 1051 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Japanese adjusted assault: 45

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Mergui !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
936 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 76 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Assaulting units:
RTA Cavalry Division

Defending units:
Tenasserim BAF Battalion
6th Burma Rifles Battalion
108th RAF Base Force

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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4172 troops, 21 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 119

Defending force 21411 troops, 174 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 544

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
Zuid KNIL Battalion
Marinier Battalion
Riouw KNIL Battalion
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
224 Group RAF
Palembang ML Base Force

Defending units:
14th Guards Regiment
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
Sasebo 8th SNLF
41st Guard Battalion
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
6th Tank Regiment
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
III/124th Infantry Bn /2
4th Field Construction Battalion
2nd Naval Construction Battalion
4th JAAF AF Bn
1st Ship Engineer Regiment
18th JNAF AF Unit
97th JAAF AF Bn

mmm...his defenses are not bad but we should be able to overcome the crappy ducth troops with my elite SNLF units....

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Overall, in the last two days, he has lost nearly 60 planes near Palembang. We're already evacuating our important ships from the area. Tomorrow we'll attack and we should take the base. With the conquest of Palembang the fate should come upon Singa too (which is daily bombed by 60 Sallies) and we could start planning the invasion of Java by the beginning of Jan 1942. I won't rush in the southern DEI-SRA. Places like Kendari or Ambon are important, but i don't wanna risk my mini.-KB too much there.
Mindanao should fall pretty easily now that we have 2 regiments ashore.
In Luzon we're closing the triangle Bataan-Clark-Manila and we started to bomb both Clark and Manila.

In SWPAC, recon flights over PM says that he left only 1 unit there...as he did at Rabaul.... where the ***** has he evacuated his units??? Lunga?? Noumea?
I'll keep on raiding south towards Sydney for another couple of turns and then we'll move north to support the invasion of PM.

In Malaya we're finally proceeding at a decent pace. With the RR in our hands we now are pushing towards Jahore Baru at a good speed!