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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/20/2014 2:27:32 PM   
rook749


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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

The idea is sound if you have enough capacity to make up for the extra time this roundabout route will take.

EC to Pt. Stanley is direct and off-map. No fuel is used nor damage incurred. You can even move at full speed if you are sure this will not p.o. your opponent.
The bad news - it will take a while. I have never done the whole route direct but EC to Panama is about three weeks and Panama to PS is about three weeks.
Never done PS to on-map, so I don't know the time there. Panama to on-map is about two weeks so PS could be 3 weeks. From there you have your on-map time which
you can calculate. Don't forget to change any ships using full speed to get to PS to use mission speed to get on-map!

Another unknown - troop fatigue during the long voyage. I don't know if it accumulates during the EC-PS leg but it would during the PS-on map leg. You should plan to
deposit your troops on a base somewhere to rest up before an assault.

Seems to me the EC-Capetown-Oz route would take about the same time and be easier to manage.


Thanks BBfanboy not 100% sure I am going to make the change or not but its something I need to think about as he has between one and three CA/CL raiders trying to catch me as I run around the edge of the map from San Diego to a point far south of Christmas Island and then back west to Pago Pago. With my scouting PBY's he had not found anything but its something I need to think about.

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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/20/2014 6:45:35 PM   
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At this point not much has happened. There was another ground attack at Singapore that went my way but the supplies are now less than 10K. He has made no further moves at Noumea.

Southwest Pacific Fleet
I have a massive shortage of DDs/CLs/CAs for the carriers out of Auckland due to damage and loss from the battles at the Line Islands/Wake/New Caledonia. Right now I am working to fill out three Carrier Ttaffy's built around the Saratoga(19 days from Upgrade @ Auckland), Yorktown (ready) and Hornet (11 days from Auckland). Many DD's and CLs have been sent to the area from all over the map. I think sufficient DDs and CLs are in route from the British and Americans to all flush out three US CV Taffy's, Force Z (Repulse), the OZ Force and Force H (2 CVs). Each of these will be 15 ships taffy's minus the April '42 upgrades that will take some of them out for a period of time.

Bay of Bengal
There will be a six ship British CVL Force and a 15 Surface Taffy(4 BBs) held to cover this area.

Pearl & the Line Islands
US 1st Batt Division (4 BBs, 9 DMS & 4 DM) will continue to bombard Christmas Island from Palmyra over and over again. A couple of DDs and CLs will also be left over at Peal, unknown the quantities at this time.

Java
The Dutch Force is still in the area and will be held here until it is no longer safe. Not sure if it will withdraw to India or Australia will keep an open mind.

I am still thinking/looking for advice on the convoys but other than that not much going on.

Japanese Amphibious Landings:
None.

Japan Conquerors the Following Bases:
Djambi
Long Island
Namatanai



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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/20/2014 6:48:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		Singapore --- Still Holds!

The battle for Singapore goes into the Epic Stage. I continue to do more damage to him each round, the Forts are Level 3-19%. Supplies are 9386 and falling. The good news is that 1750 supplies will off load this turn and 1750 more may make it in three days.

At this point I may hold until the middle of April.

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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 48103 troops, 649 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 1189
Defending force 59159 troops, 636 guns, 426 vehicles, Assault Value = 802

Japanese adjusted assault: 1339
Allied adjusted defense: 3521
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
3026 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 470 disabled
Non Combat: 47 destroyed, 46 disabled
Engineers: 23 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 57 (7 destroyed, 50 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (6 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
1202 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 83 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 24 (2 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (1 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Assaulting units:
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
55th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
25th Army
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
5th Field Artillery Regiment
12th Engineer Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Engineer Regiment
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Loyal Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2nd Gordons Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
22nd Australian Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
11th Indian Division
SSVF Brigade
9th Indian Division
Malaya Army
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
113th RAF Adv Base Force
223 Group RAF
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
1st Mysore Battalion
2nd ISF Base Force
1st Manchester Battalion
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
1st Hyderabad Battalion
Singapore Fortress
112th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RAF Adv Base Force
AHQ Far East
224 Group RAF
110th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd Malay Battalion
1st ISF Base Force
Singapore Base Force
111th RAF Adv Base Force
III Indian Corps
1st Malay Battalion
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
109th RN Base Force

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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/21/2014 11:55:20 PM   
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Well the end is near in Bataan after two days and two attacks. But we have won another major victory at Singapore. It also appears that he has scrapped together some sort of landing force to take an island or two between Fiji and New Caledonia.

Japanese Amphibious Landings:
None.

Japan Conquerors the Following Bases:
None.

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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/22/2014 12:00:37 AM   
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After dropping off 3500 supplies we are at 10997, up some but still a small climb after just one day of combat. However, the combat went really well - it seems that replacing all of the leaders for each combat unit, the III Corps and the Army HQ has really paid off.

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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 45955 troops, 644 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 1055
Defending force 58749 troops, 632 guns, 424 vehicles, Assault Value = 788

Japanese adjusted assault: 935
Allied adjusted defense: 2309

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
5589 casualties reported
Squads: 168 destroyed, 323 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 139 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled
Guns lost 50 (25 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
499 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 23 (1 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Vehicles lost 32 (28 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
114th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
24th Infantry Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Engineer Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Engineer Regiment
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Army
5th Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
3rd Cavalry Regiment
22nd Australian Brigade
2nd Gordons Battalion
11th Indian Division
27th Australian Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
SSVF Brigade
2nd Loyal Battalion
9th Indian Division
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
2nd ISF Base Force
Singapore Base Force
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
1st ISF Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
2nd Malay Battalion
Malaya Army
1st Mysore Battalion
1st Malay Battalion
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
1st Manchester Battalion
109th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
113th RAF Adv Base Force
110th RAF Adv Base Force
AHQ Far East
Malayan Air Wing
Singapore Fortress
111th RAF Adv Base Force
112th RAF Adv Base Force
III Indian Corps
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
223 Group RAF
224 Group RAF
1st Hyderabad Battalion
109th RN Base Force

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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/22/2014 12:03:31 AM   
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The title says it all......

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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 39756 troops, 366 guns, 272 vehicles, Assault Value = 1231
Defending force 40033 troops, 363 guns, 204 vehicles, Assault Value = 940

Japanese adjusted assault: 494
Allied adjusted defense: 241

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
5719 casualties reported
Squads: 67 destroyed, 287 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 35 disabled
Guns lost 25 (5 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (2 destroyed, 29 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2870 casualties reported
Squads: 98 destroyed, 230 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 31 (6 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (18 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
I./4th Infantry Battalion
47th Infantry Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
II./4th Infantry Battalion
48th Recon Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
64th Naval Guard Unit
Kanno
48th Engineer Regiment
65th Brigade
7th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
2nd Engineer Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
23rd Nav Gd Unit
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Army
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
91st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
194th Tank Battalion
Manila Bay Defenses
31st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
71st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
2nd PA Constabulary Division
Nichols Field AAF Base Force
201st PA Construction Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Asiatic Fleet
II Philippine Corps
Clark Field AAF Base Force
202nd PA Construction Battalion
301st Construction Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp
USAFFE
192nd Tank Battalion
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
Bataan USN Base Force
I Philippine Corps
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Far East USAAF
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment


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Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 35586 troops, 365 guns, 272 vehicles, Assault Value = 865

Defending force 36855 troops, 348 guns, 187 vehicles, Assault Value = 694
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 404
Allied adjusted defense: 177

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2347 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 198 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 33 disabled
Guns lost 17 (2 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1239 casualties reported
Squads: 73 destroyed, 141 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 48 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 28 (7 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
9th Infantry Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
65th Brigade
47th Infantry Regiment
64th Naval Guard Unit
20th Infantry Regiment
Kanno
48th Engineer Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
I./4th Infantry Battalion
2nd Engineer Regiment
II./4th Infantry Battalion
23rd Nav Gd Unit
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Army
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
31st Infantry Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
Manila Bay Defenses
11th PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
51st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Division
91st PA Infantry Division
Nichols Field AAF Base Force
II Philippine Corps
Provisional GMC Grp
71st PA Infantry Division
Bataan USN Base Force
201st PA Construction Battalion
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
Asiatic Fleet
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Clark Field AAF Base Force
I Philippine Corps
192nd Tank Battalion
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
14th PS Engineer Regiment
Far East USAAF
USAFFE
301st Construction Battalion
202nd PA Construction Battalion
31st PA Infantry Division
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/22/2014 12:15:01 AM   
rook749


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Seems he will grab one or two of the empty islands between Fiji and New Caledonia. As I only have one CV and two CA's ready to fight for the next ten days I will let him land. I have the A-24's split between Fiji and New Caledonia and fighter cover at both so I pretty sure these are safe.

I have 40 heavy bombers at Suva ready to prevent him building airbases at any of the islands. If he is really smart he will take Efate or the islands north. As Tanna is within ranger of the B-25's and Hudson's as well as the HBs.




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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/25/2014 1:23:01 PM   
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Bataan falls. There is are several rounds of combat where the Japanese gets the upper hand at Palembang but nothing is lost. Singapore is bombarded and the supplies are now just over 9K. He is starting to bomb Port Moresby - will look at setting up some fighter traps here but he has 40 - 50 Zeros and Oscar's Sweeping so not sure if I have the units in place for it.

The landing force heading to the New Caledonia area was nothing of the sort --- it has evacuated the forces from Noumea and I assume they are heading home now (they could land somewhere else but unless is Luganville it would be a mistake for him from my point of view.

Japanese Amphibious Landings:
None.

Japan Conquerors the Following Bases:
Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan !!!
Misool
Palopo



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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/25/2014 1:26:36 PM   
rook749


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Status: offline 		Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)
Well it falls, it might have held for a little longer if I had not made my mistake at Clark Field but to fall in March is something I won't complain too much about as Singapore still holds. I expect the 14th Army to head to the Southwest Pacific and anything that can be spared from garrison to head to Singapore.

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35355 troops, 363 guns, 272 vehicles, Assault Value = 853
Defending force 33900 troops, 323 guns, 183 vehicles, Assault Value = 506

Japanese adjusted assault: 616
Allied adjusted defense: 139
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2822 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 168 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 41 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
37264 casualties reported
Squads: 1315 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1993 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 77 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 410 (410 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 248 (248 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 32

Assaulting units:
20th Infantry Regiment
Kanno
2nd Engineer Regiment
65th Brigade
9th Infantry Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
II./4th Infantry Battalion
64th Naval Guard Unit
47th Infantry Regiment
I./4th Infantry Battalion
23rd Nav Gd Unit
48th Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
31st Infantry Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
2nd PA Constabulary Division
201st PA Construction Battalion
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
91st PA Infantry Division
II Philippine Corps
51st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Clark Field AAF Base Force
14th PS Engineer Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp
71st PA Infantry Division
202nd PA Construction Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
USAFFE
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
Bataan USN Base Force
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
Manila Bay Defenses
I Philippine Corps
11th PA Infantry Division
Asiatic Fleet
Far East USAAF
31st PA Infantry Division
301st Construction Battalion
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/25/2014 1:36:27 PM   
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Japan wins a tactical victory here as they did more damage and I did not catch any merchant ships but if nothing else this will keep him on his toes and slow down any attempt to move fuels from this area.

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

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai, Shell hits 1
DD Oyashio
DD Usugumo
DD Isonami
DD Uranami, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Java, Shell hits 1
CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 1
DD Barker
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 1
DD Paul Jones
DD Parrott
DD Piet Hein
DD Kortenaer
DD Witte de With
DD Banckert
DD Van Ghent
DD Tenedos


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 39% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 10,000 yards
CL Sendai launches Long Lance Torpedoes at CL De Ruyter at 10,000 yards
CL Sendai launches Long Lance Torpedoes at CL Java at 10,000 yards
CL Sendai fires at DD Tenedos at 10,000 yards
DD Oyashio launches Long Lance Torpedoes at DD Van Ghent at 10,000 yards
DD Oyashio launches Long Lance Torpedoes at DD Witte de With at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages CL Sendai at 7,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Barker at 7,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages DD Uranami at 7,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages DD Uranami at 7,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Witte de With at 7,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Witte de With at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL De Ruyter at 5,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Witte de With at 5,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Kortenaer at 5,000 yards
DD Banckert engages DD Oyashio at 5,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Piet Hein at 5,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Bulmer at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages CL Sendai at 3,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Barker at 3,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Tenedos at 3,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Barker at 3,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Banckert at 3,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Paul Jones at 3,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Bulmer at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL De Ruyter at 6,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Java at 6,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Van Ghent at 6,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Van Ghent at 6,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Banckert at 6,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Witte de With at 6,000 yards
DD Kortenaer engages DD Uranami at 6,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Paul Jones at 6,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages DD Isonami at 6,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Barker at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL De Ruyter at 9,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Tenedos at 9,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Tenedos at 9,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Banckert at 9,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Bulmer at 9,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Bulmer at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Java at 11,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Witte de With at 11,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Banckert at 11,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Tenedos at 11,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Witte de With at 11,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Parrott at 11,000 yards
DD Barker engages DD Oyashio at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 48,91, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 3
DD Usugumo
DD Isonami, Shell hits 1
DD Uranami

Allied Ships
CL Java
CL De Ruyter
DD Barker, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Bulmer
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Parrott
DD Piet Hein
DD Kortenaer
DD Witte de With
DD Banckert
DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Tenedos, Shell hits 3, on fire


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 50% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 9,000 yards
CL Sendai fires at CL De Ruyter at 9,000 yards
DD Uranami fires at CL Java at 9,000 yards
DD Isonami fires at CL Java at 9,000 yards
DD Isonami fires at DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards
DD Isonami fires at DD Paul Jones at 9,000 yards
DD Uranami fires at DD Barker at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages CL Sendai at 6,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Java at 6,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Tenedos at 6,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Van Ghent at 6,000 yards
DD Banckert engages DD Oyashio at 6,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Barker at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
CL Java engages CL Sendai at 4,000 yards
CL Java engages DD Uranami at 4,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages DD Isonami at 4,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Van Ghent at 4,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Bulmer at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Java at 2,000 yards
CL Java engages DD Uranami at 2,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages DD Oyashio at 2,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Van Ghent at 2,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages DD Oyashio at 2,000 yards
DD Witte de With engages DD Usugumo at 2,000 yards
DD Piet Hein engages DD Oyashio at 2,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Barker at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Java at 5,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Paul Jones at 5,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Tenedos at 5,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Van Ghent at 5,000 yards
DD Banckert engages DD Isonami at 5,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Witte de With at 5,000 yards
DD Kortenaer engages DD Oyashio at 5,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Paul Jones at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL De Ruyter at 6,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages DD Uranami at 6,000 yards
DD Barker engages DD Isonami at 6,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Paul Jones at 6,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Banckert at 6,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Bulmer at 6,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Barker at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages CL Sendai at 9,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Paul Jones at 9,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Tenedos at 9,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages DD Usugumo at 9,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Banckert at 9,000 yards
DD Kortenaer engages DD Uranami at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages CL Sendai at 12,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Tenedos at 12,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Barker at 12,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Van Ghent at 12,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages DD Oyashio at 12,000 yards
DD Witte de With engages DD Usugumo at 12,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages DD Isonami at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai, Shell hits 3
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Isonami, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Uranami

Allied Ships
CL Java
CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 1
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 2
DD Parrott, Shell hits 1
DD Piet Hein
DD Kortenaer

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 21,000 yards
CL Java engages CL Sendai at 21,000 yards
CL Sendai engages DD Bulmer at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Kortenaer at 17,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Bulmer at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL De Ruyter at 13,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Java at 13,000 yards
DD Kortenaer engages DD Uranami at 13,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Parrott at 13,000 yards
DD Parrott engages DD Oyashio at 13,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Bulmer at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL De Ruyter at 11,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Java at 11,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages DD Isonami at 11,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Piet Hein at 11,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Kortenaer at 11,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages DD Uranami at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL De Ruyter at 8,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Java at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Piet Hein at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Piet Hein at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Parrott at 8,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Bulmer at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Java at 10,000 yards
CL Java engages DD Isonami at 10,000 yards
DD Kortenaer engages DD Isonami at 10,000 yards
DD Piet Hein engages DD Uranami at 10,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Kortenaer at 10,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages DD Oyashio at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL De Ruyter at 13,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Java at 13,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Parrott at 13,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Piet Hein at 13,000 yards
DD Piet Hein engages DD Oyashio at 13,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages DD Uranami at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL Java at 15,000 yards
DD Kortenaer engages DD Uranami at 15,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Kortenaer at 15,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Parrott at 15,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Parrott at 15,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Bulmer at 15,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL De Ruyter at 18,000 yards
DD Uranami engages DD Kortenaer at 18,000 yards
DD Isonami engages DD Piet Hein at 18,000 yards
DD Piet Hein engages DD Oyashio at 18,000 yards
DD Piet Hein engages DD Oyashio at 18,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages DD Isonami at 18,000 yards
Range increases to 20,000 yards
CL Sendai engages CL De Ruyter at 20,000 yards
DD Kortenaer engages DD Uranami at 20,000 yards
DD Kortenaer engages DD Isonami at 20,000 yards
DD Usugumo engages DD Piet Hein at 20,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Damage Summary
CL Sendai, Shell hits 6, on fire
DD Isonami, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Uranami, Shell hits 1,
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire

CL Java, Shell hits 1
CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 2
DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3
DD Barker, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Tenedos, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Parrott, Shell hits 1

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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/27/2014 1:46:23 AM   
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Not too much going on. One more attack Singapore that is a great victory for the allies. A lot of work was done to move pilots around as they complete training. I am not contesting the air over Port Moresby and at this rate it will be closed within a week.

Looks like he has another strike force heading out or an invasion force, not sure which. It could just be the troops that evacuated New Caledonia heading home.

Japanese Amphibious Landings:
Amphibious Assault at Funafuti (138,147)

Japan Conquerors the Following Bases:
Japanese forces CAPTURE Funafuti !!!
Ketapang

Allies Conquerors the Following Bases:
La Foa





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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/27/2014 1:48:24 AM   
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Supplies are down to around 6K, and he has surface and air forces cutting any attempt to resupply. I am looking at sending the SST that I can convert in April to try and add sum supply but it looks like the we will shortly move to the end phase --- but we are not there yet!


Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 43143 troops, 601 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 1030
Defending force 58824 troops, 630 guns, 406 vehicles, Assault Value = 792

Japanese adjusted assault: 1161
Allied adjusted defense: 3615

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
6882 casualties reported
Squads: 183 destroyed, 277 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 136 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 36 disabled
Guns lost 55 (26 destroyed, 29 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1007 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 95 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 23 (7 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Assaulting units:
11th Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
55th Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
5th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5th Engineer Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Gordons Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
SSVF Brigade
11th Indian Division
9th Indian Division
223 Group RAF
2nd Malay Battalion
112th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
224 Group RAF
110th RAF Adv Base Force
113th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
109th RAF Adv Base Force
1st Mysore Battalion
Malaya Army
Singapore Fortress
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
III Indian Corps
1st ISF Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
Singapore Base Force
1st Manchester Battalion
1st Hyderabad Battalion
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
1st Malay Battalion
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
111th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RN Base Force

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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/27/2014 1:57:25 AM   
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This may not work but four slow British BB's escorted by the CVL Hermes --- plus CAP from Rangoon (70 Fighters) will bombard these four units. The hope is he spots my carrier planes from the British and thinks he has a solid ID on their location.

The Indomitable Taffy is in Sydney along with Force Z and both are unspotted. The Formidable is in route to Sydney from Port Stanley. The goal is to add these two British CVs to the American CVs (minus the Enterprise that will be repairing) for the Big Move on Christmas Island (May 1st) and then on to Canton. I don't expect him to contest Christmas Island but he may contest Canton. Having two British CVs added given he is down 2 CVs will make a huge force swing in May of 1942.





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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/27/2014 2:14:04 AM   
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Is is me or are the British carrier plane replacements really really low? Right now I am getting 3 Martlet II's and 5 Sea Hurricanes a month. The Sea Hurricanes stop in 42/11 and the Martlet II's in 42/8. I then wait until 43/02 to get 6 Martlet IV's until 43/10.

At this point I get a grand Total 6 Sea Fire IICs and 9 Wildcat Vs from 43/10 forward. Starting in 43/12 the Corsair IIs arrive at a rate of 16 a month and we just ramp up from there.

I am looking at using the British CVs in the thick of it in 42/43 has anyone else had any experience with trying this? If I really have to I could use the Fulmar IIs but other than using up ammo and time they won't help much with the Zeros in air-air. If forced to use them I may just use them as Dive Bombers.....




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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/27/2014 2:26:46 AM   
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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/27/2014 3:36:31 AM   
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I have taken the british squadrons off and replaced them with American squadrons periodically. Hardly historical but very effective.



Hi Wargmr,

USN squadrons flew off the USS Robin if I recall correctly.

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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/27/2014 4:11:12 AM   
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They suffer from AA but get hits regularly. If I am really concerned about machine gun AA (2000' range) I just set the attack at 3000 feet.

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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/27/2014 2:24:17 PM   
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I have taken the british squadrons off and replaced them with American squadrons periodically. Hardly historical but very effective.



Wargmr I thought about that but I'm pretty sure that would fall outside of the general tone AirGriff and I are playing at. Though if my losses go high enough I may broach the subject with him.

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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/27/2014 2:49:13 PM   
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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Since the Fulmars are the only British FAA plane available in decent numbers, I train and use them as low level bombers - 1,000', land and naval.
They suffer from AA but get hits regularly. If I am really concerned about machine gun AA (2000' range) I just set the attack at 3000 feet.


BBfanboy it looks like this is what I am going to have to do. I had sent the Canadian 880 Sgn FAA (Sea Hurricanes) to Australia to move on to the Fleet CV's but it looks like I will turn this around and swap if for the 808 Sqn FAA that use the Fulmar IIs.

This will leave one Fighter Sqn and one Torpedo Bomber on the CVL Hermes. The Indomitable will operate a one FB (trained 1st as a NavB and secondly as a Fighter). The CV Furious will disembark one TB --- this will leave on board one Martlet II sqn and one Albacore Is sqn. I will be short on fighters but the US Carrier Fleet can provide them as needed.

This will leave on TB sqn and one FB sqn that will serve as training platforms for the CV replacements in Australia.

* Based upon losses I have one land based No 273 Sqn RAF Flying Vildebest IIIs training NavT that could convert to another Fulmar II as needed.
* The No 28 Sqn RAF is taking skill 70 GndB pilots and training them for NavB. After this step these pilots will go to either the Fulmar II sqn for active duty or the TB Training squadrons for further training.

This should get me the units I need where I need them and get the training program the units it needs to keep cranking out the replacements. Its all about the logistics planned months in advance........


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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/27/2014 3:24:13 PM   
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Not too much going on. Two more bombardments at Singapore supplies fall to 5000. I have submarine transport missions but without SSTs I don't expect it will help a lot but anything you can do you have to do.

More work on getting my pilots in order and moved around. I am working to replace every US fighter pilot in a non-training squardron in the USA with a skill 70 air-air one. So far I am 80% done.

I am not contesting the air over Port Moresby and at this rate it will be closed within a week. That strike force was the returning force from New Caledonia so no new major landing forces sited.

Japanese Amphibious Landings:
None.

Japan Conquerors the Following Bases:
None.

Allies Conquerors the Following Bases:
None.


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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/27/2014 3:31:21 PM   
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The US 1st Bat Div (4 BBs, 4 DMs, 8 DMSs) will hit Christmas Island again tomorrow as part of our regular schedule. We have both the Port and Airfield closed already so this is just to keep it closed and continue to chew up the units on the islands. Intel is 3 Units ~3800 personnel.

Fanning Island is now a Level 4 Airfield with an Air HQ. The are 27 B-17s that will now start to bomb the land units on the Island as well. Looking to get further degrade the combat capabilities of the units on the island and run up the XP of the bomber force.




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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/27/2014 3:41:14 PM   
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After Taking Christmas Island the units will move on this island. Intel reports the airfield is level 2 and the port is level 2. Now the units that will be used for this will have low preparation (will just have changed target from Christmas) but as it seems he has a lot of engineer units I am hoping that he will be short on combat units as the max stacking is 6K.

I will be bringing two US Inf Divisions, 2 Us Art Bats, 2 Combat Eng Bats so I will be very over stacked. He as no other airfield for support greater than Level 1 in range currently so this is my best shot to take it back.

Savii's Airfield is already Level 3 and expanding with an Air HQ. Once its hits Level 4 I have 16 B-17E's, 8 B-17Ds and 8 LB-30's that will try and knock out the airfield before he can get a ton of fighters in play. I will also expend my P-38's (one squadron plus 15 replacements) for Sweeps.

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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/27/2014 9:11:43 PM   
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It seems he is getting ready to move in to attack. He has started air operations against the island for the last four days. Do most people just fall back and hold Soerabaja or do they also hold Batavia? Right now I am split between the Soerabaja and Batavia with 1/2 my force at each. I am thinking about falling back with just a token force at Batavia and having everything dig in at Soerabaja...

But for this turn I will just stand the air force down and see if he brings any additional force to bear.

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Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 24

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 5
CW-21B Demon x 6
75A-7 Hawk x 12
Hurricane IIb Trop x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 1 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed
75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 2
75A-7 Hawk x 5
Hurricane IIb Trop x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed
75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 15000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 5
CW-21B Demon x 9
75A-7 Hawk x 8
Hurricane IIb Trop x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 1 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed
75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 1
CW-21B Demon x 2
75A-7 Hawk x 3
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 15000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 24

Allied aircraft
CW-21B Demon x 1
Hurricane IIb Trop x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet

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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/27/2014 10:50:08 PM   
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Is there a listing somewhere of the shortcut keys ---- F1, F6, T key etc do? I am sure this manual does not cover them all and I can't see to find the right term for them on the forum search.

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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/27/2014 11:09:47 PM   
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Java Air Operations

It seems he is getting ready to move in to attack. He has started air operations against the island for the last four days. Do most people just fall back and hold Soerabaja or do they also hold Batavia? Right now I am split between the Soerabaja and Batavia with 1/2 my force at each. I am thinking about falling back with just a token force at Batavia and having everything dig in at Soerabaja...

But for this turn I will just stand the air force down and see if he brings any additional force to bear.




Hi Rook,

Depends what he brings, but assuming that your opponent doesn't try to take Java on the cheap, it's really doesn't matter. Japanese divisions will slap your Dutch units around like a bunch of teenage... well folks that get slapped around. Forts that don't have a coastal exposure are nice.

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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/29/2014 12:59:34 AM   
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Not too much going on. One more attack Singapore supplies fall to 3000. I have submarine transport missions but without SSTs I don't expect it will help a lot but anything you can do you have to do.

I am not contesting the air over Port Moresby and at this rate it will be closed within a week. That strike force was the returning force from New Caledonia so no new major landing forces sited.

Japanese Amphibious Landings:
None.

Japan Conquerors the Following Bases:
None.

Allies Conquerors the Following Bases:
None.


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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/29/2014 1:01:54 AM   
rook749


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More dead Japanese, but the supplies drops to ~3000. Not sure how much longer I can keep this up but its fun while it lasts.


Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 43901 troops, 585 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 1087
Defending force 58724 troops, 622 guns, 406 vehicles, Assault Value = 783

Japanese adjusted assault: 1213
Allied adjusted defense: 2743

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
5699 casualties reported
Squads: 95 destroyed, 234 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 87 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 48 (10 destroyed, 38 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
864 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 56 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 75 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 38 (1 destroyed, 37 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
25th Army
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
5th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
5th Engineer Regiment
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Gordons Battalion
11th Indian Division
22nd Australian Brigade
SSVF Brigade
2nd Loyal Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
9th Indian Division
Malayan Air Wing
2nd Malay Battalion
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Base Force
1st Malay Battalion
1st Hyderabad Battalion
1st ISF Base Force
113th RAF Adv Base Force
1st Mysore Battalion
224 Group RAF
111th RAF Adv Base Force
Malaya Army
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd ISF Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
112th RAF Adv Base Force
223 Group RAF
109th RAF Adv Base Force
AHQ Far East
Singapore Fortress
III Indian Corps
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
1st Manchester Battalion
110th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RN Base Force

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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/29/2014 1:08:20 AM   
rook749


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Seems we are now killing troops with the air and naval bombardments. He now has less than 3,000 reported troops on the Islands. Given that I am waiting for at least 21 days to land --- need to complete the carrier refits and finish assembling the landing craft. But for the first time the B-17's are unleashed... I have question....

Do I shift my preparations for my two divisions, 2 Combat Engineers and 2 US Art Bats to Canton as this is my next objective? This will give me far more preparations points and I am not sure I really need them for Christmas.

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Night Naval bombardment of Christmas Island at 174,141

Allied Ships
BB Warspite
BB New Mexico
BB Pennsylvania
BB Colorado
DM Pruitt
DM Preble
DM Tracy
DM Breese
DMS Trevor
DMS Hovey
DMS Wasmuth
DMS Chandler
DMS Perry
DMS Boggs
DMS Zane

Japanese ground losses:
547 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 30
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 4

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Morning Air attack on 51st Naval Guard Unit, at 174,141 (Christmas Island)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 21
P-39D Airacobra x 10

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Yokosuka 4th SNLF, at 174,141 (Christmas Island)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 19
P-39D Airacobra x 11

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/29/2014 1:13:25 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: rook749

Key Short Cuts

Is there a listing somewhere of the shortcut keys ---- F1, F6, T key etc do? I am sure this manual does not cover them all and I can't see to find the right term for them on the forum search.


The search term is "Hotkeys". It is Section 2.2 of the manual, both printed and electronic versions, pages 17-18.

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RE: This will End Badly Rook749 vs AirGriff - 4/29/2014 1:21:15 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: rook749

Line Islands
Seems we are now killing troops with the air and naval bombardments. He now has less than 3,000 reported troops on the Islands. Given that I am waiting for at least 21 days to land --- need to complete the carrier refits and finish assembling the landing craft. But for the first time the B-17's are unleashed... I have question....

Do I shift my preparations for my two divisions, 2 Combat Engineers and 2 US Art Bats to Canton as this is my next objective? This will give me far more preparations points and I am not sure I really need them for Christmas.

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If you intend to land those troops on Christmas Island before you take it, better leave the prep for Xmas Is. If you switch them to Canton and then
land them at Xmas they will have NO prep for that island and will suffer huge losses in the landings. It's as if they don't know how to get out of
a landing craft without drowning unless they have at least 50% prep!

If you mean to use other troops to take Xmas Island and not use the ones you listed, you should definitely start prepping them for next objective.
By the looks of your bombardment the Japanese are heavily disabled and disrupted. Even if they still have supply if you can keep them disabled and
disrupted up to the time of your landings, you should be able to take Xmas Island with a regiment.

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