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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 11/15/2021 12:16:16 PM   
LargeSlowTarget


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From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		May 23/24, 1942

Highlights: RN bests IJN off Carnarvon.

Bases lost:
Gove is occupied by the Japanese

Bases liberated:
-

Allied ships lost:
xAKL Burwah on a supply run sinks at Norfolk Island, victim of two Type 88 mines - the escorting minesweeper cleared 27 mines but missed at least two...

Enemy ships sunk:
-

Japanese Home Islands:
Japanese aerial ASW around the HI has increased notably:
SS Pike reports having been sighted by the enemy at 112 , 109
SS Gato reports having been sighted by the enemy at 100 , 63
SS Sturgeon reports having been sighted by the enemy at 100 , 128
SS Flying Fish reports having been sighted by the enemy at 103 , 62

Japanese SRA:
Japanese DA at Bandoeng, finally. Stopped cold with over 2100 Japanese casualties vs. less than 300 Dutchmen.

CBI:
Akyab airfield bombed, no resistance.

Western Australia:
Center of the actions this turn. In three day and one night engagements, two RN cruiser SAGs (2 CL, 2DD / 2 CA, 2 CL, 7 DD) tangled with a Japanese cruiser SAG (2 CA, CL, 5 DD). No ships sunk outright but potentially CA Nachi and two DDs are now more of a liability than an asset.

On the ground, Aussie forces mauled the Japanese troops outside Carnarvon, killing some and pushing others further up the coast towards Exmouth. Aussie troops will retreat temporarily to Carnarvon to await the establishment of air cover before venturing out again.

Northern Australia:
-

SWPac:
Lexington made Sydney with 29 major float damage for pumping-out and fixing sys damage. She's too big for the local repair yard and the ARDs and will gather a bunch of DDs due for upgrade coming month as escorts for a trip to CONUS. Her airgroup will remain in Oz. Her sister Saratoga also offloaded her airgroup and will undergo a long refit.
A probing attack at Portland Roads reveals level-2 forts and SNLF garrison. More forces are ordered to join the party.

SoPac:
APDs will start moving engineers and AV upport to Norfolk Is. Tender-based PBYs are navalsearching the approached to Noumea. While the 2nd Marine Division is growing fat at Suva, elements of the 1st Marine Division and Army forces are migrating to Fiji. The island is building-up nicely as a spring board for future operations. All Marine forces are preppoing for Noumea, obviously.

CentPac:
Hornet and accompanying cruisers are back at Pearl from the Canton Raid, repairing some slight damage before joining forces in the SoPac.

NoPac:
-

Homefront / Rear areas:
1st Marine Regiment packing for load at San Diego to move to the SoPac.

Intel:
-

Selected action reports:

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Carnarvon at 49,132, Range 23,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi, Shell hits 3
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 3
CL Isuzu
DD Shiranui, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Asashio
DD Yamagumo
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Ariake, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
CL Mauritius
CL Newcastle, Shell hits 6
DD Arrow, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Foxhound, Shell hits 4, on fire

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 23,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages CA Ashigara at 23,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Newcastle at 23,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages DD Arrow at 23,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Yamakaze at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CL Newcastle at 18,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CL Mauritius at 18,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages DD Foxhound at 18,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Arrow at 18,000 yards
DD Arrow engages DD Yamagumo at 18,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Foxhound at 18,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Arrow at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages CA Ashigara at 12,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Newcastle at 12,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Foxhound at 12,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Arrow at 12,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Arrow at 12,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Arrow at 12,000 yards
DD Foxhound engages DD Asashio at 12,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Foxhound at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CL Newcastle at 8,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Newcastle at 8,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Newcastle at 8,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Foxhound at 8,000 yards
DD Foxhound engages DD Yamakaze at 8,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Foxhound at 8,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Arrow at 8,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Arrow at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CL Newcastle at 11,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Newcastle at 11,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Foxhound at 11,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Foxhound at 11,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Foxhound at 11,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Foxhound at 11,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Foxhound at 11,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Arrow at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CL Newcastle at 13,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Newcastle at 13,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Foxhound at 13,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Arrow at 13,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Foxhound at 13,000 yards
DD Foxhound engages DD Yamagumo at 13,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Foxhound at 13,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Arrow at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 17,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CL Newcastle at 17,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Newcastle at 17,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Foxhound at 17,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Arrow at 17,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Arrow at 17,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Arrow at 17,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Foxhound at 17,000 yards
DD Foxhound engages DD Shiranui at 17,000 yards
Range increases to 20,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CL Newcastle at 20,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CL Mauritius at 20,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Newcastle at 20,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Yamakaze at 20,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Yamagumo at 20,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Asashio at 20,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Shiranui at 20,000 yards
Range increases to 24,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CL Newcastle at 24,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CL Mauritius at 24,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Yamakaze at 24,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Yamagumo at 24,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages DD Asashio at 24,000 yards
Range increases to 29,000 yards
CL Newcastle engages CA Ashigara at 29,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Mauritius at 29,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages DD Arrow at 29,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Carnarvon at 49,132, Range 22,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi, Shell hits 9, on fire
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
CL Isuzu, Shell hits 7, on fire
DD Shiranui, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Asashio
DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 1
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
DD Ariake, Shell hits 4, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire, Shell hits 2
CA Exeter, Shell hits 4
CL Ceres, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Capetown, Shell hits 1
DD Stuart
DD Stronghold
DD Thanet
DD Decoy, Shell hits 3
DD Griffin
DD Hotspur
DD Inconstant

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Exeter at 22,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Dorsetshire at 22,000 yards
CA Dorsetshire engages CL Isuzu at 22,000 yards
CA Dorsetshire engages DD Ariake at 22,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages DD Griffin at 22,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages DD Stuart at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Exeter at 16,000 yards
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Nachi at 16,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CA Exeter at 16,000 yards
CL Ceres engages DD Ariake at 16,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Stuart at 16,000 yards
DD Stuart engages DD Yamagumo at 16,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Griffin at 16,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Griffin at 16,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Yamagumo at 16,000 yards
DD Stuart engages DD Ariake at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CL Ceres at 15,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Ceres at 15,000 yards
CL Ceres engages CA Nachi at 15,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Inconstant at 15,000 yards
DD Inconstant engages DD Yamagumo at 15,000 yards
DD Griffin engages DD Ariake at 15,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Decoy at 15,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Ariake at 15,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CL Isuzu at 14,000 yards
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Nachi at 14,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CA Dorsetshire at 14,000 yards
CL Ceres engages CA Nachi at 14,000 yards
DD Inconstant engages DD Yamakaze at 14,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Hotspur at 14,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Griffin at 14,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Decoy at 14,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Stuart at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Exeter at 11,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Dorsetshire at 11,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Ceres at 11,000 yards
CL Ceres engages CL Isuzu at 11,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Inconstant at 11,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Stuart at 11,000 yards
DD Decoy engages DD Asashio at 11,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Thanet at 11,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Ashigara at 10,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Dorsetshire at 10,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CL Capetown at 10,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Ceres at 10,000 yards
DD Inconstant engages DD Ariake at 10,000 yards
DD Hotspur engages DD Shiranui at 10,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Griffin at 10,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Decoy at 10,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Thanet at 10,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Stuart at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Ashigara at 8,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Ceres at 8,000 yards
CL Capetown engages CL Isuzu at 8,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Decoy at 8,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Inconstant at 8,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Asashio at 8,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Decoy at 8,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Thanet at 8,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Shiranui at 8,000 yards
DD Stuart engages DD Ariake at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CL Capetown at 10,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Dorsetshire at 10,000 yards
CA Dorsetshire engages CL Isuzu at 10,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CL Ceres at 10,000 yards
DD Hotspur engages DD Yamakaze at 10,000 yards
DD Hotspur engages DD Shiranui at 10,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Thanet at 10,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Decoy at 10,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Stronghold at 10,000 yards
DD Stuart engages DD Ariake at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Exeter at 14,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Dorsetshire at 14,000 yards
CL Capetown engages CL Isuzu at 14,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Stuart at 14,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Decoy at 14,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Stuart at 14,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Decoy at 14,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Stronghold at 14,000 yards
Range increases to 17,000 yards
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Ashigara at 17,000 yards
CL Ceres engages CA Nachi at 17,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CA Exeter at 17,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Inconstant at 17,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Hotspur at 17,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Stuart at 17,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Griffin at 17,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Stuart at 17,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Thanet at 17,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Stronghold at 17,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Stuart at 17,000 yards
Hirata, Noboru orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 19,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Exeter at 19,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Dorsetshire at 19,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Ceres at 19,000 yards
DD Inconstant engages DD Yamakaze at 19,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Hotspur at 19,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Griffin at 19,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Decoy at 19,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Thanet at 19,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Stuart at 19,000 yards
Range increases to 21,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Nachi at 21,000 yards
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Nachi at 21,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Ceres at 21,000 yards
CA Nachi engages DD Inconstant at 21,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages DD Hotspur at 21,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages DD Griffin at 21,000 yards
CA Nachi engages DD Decoy at 21,000 yards
CA Nachi engages DD Stronghold at 21,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Exeter at 21,000 yards
CA Dorsetshire engages CL Isuzu at 21,000 yards
CA Dorsetshire engages DD Ariake at 21,000 yards
CA Dorsetshire engages DD Yamagumo at 21,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages DD Thanet at 21,000 yards
CA Nachi engages DD Stronghold at 21,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages DD Stuart at 21,000 yards
Range increases to 27,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Dorsetshire at 27,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CL Isuzu at 27,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Ceres at 27,000 yards
CA Nachi engages DD Hotspur at 27,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Carnarvon at 49,131, Range 22,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
CL Isuzu, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Shiranui, heavy fires
DD Asashio, Shell hits 1
DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Ariake, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire, Shell hits 1
CA Exeter
CL Ceres, on fire
CL Capetown
DD Stuart, Shell hits 3
DD Stronghold
DD Thanet
DD Decoy
DD Griffin
DD Hotspur
DD Inconstant

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Ashigara at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards
CL Ceres engages CA Ashigara at 19,000 yards
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Nachi at 19,000 yards
CL Capetown engages CA Nachi at 19,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Stronghold at 19,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Stuart at 19,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Stuart at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CL Ceres at 15,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Dorsetshire at 15,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Capetown at 15,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Hotspur at 15,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Stuart at 15,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Yamakaze at 15,000 yards
DD Stuart engages DD Yamakaze at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Ashigara at 13,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Capetown at 13,000 yards
CL Capetown engages CL Isuzu at 13,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Inconstant at 13,000 yards
DD Hotspur engages DD Asashio at 13,000 yards
DD Decoy engages DD Yamakaze at 13,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Stronghold at 13,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Stuart at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CA Dorsetshire at 9,000 yards
DD Decoy engages DD Ariake at 9,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Inconstant at 9,000 yards
DD Hotspur engages DD Yamakaze at 9,000 yards
DD Stuart engages DD Shiranui at 9,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Thanet at 9,000 yards
DD Stuart engages DD Ariake at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CA Nachi at 10,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Dorsetshire at 10,000 yards
CA Exeter engages CL Isuzu at 10,000 yards
DD Thanet engages DD Ariake at 10,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Inconstant at 10,000 yards
DD Hotspur engages DD Ariake at 10,000 yards
DD Thanet engages DD Asashio at 10,000 yards
DD Shiranui engages DD Stuart at 10,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Thanet at 10,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Ariake at 10,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Stuart at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Dorsetshire at 8,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Capetown at 8,000 yards
DD Ariake engages DD Hotspur at 8,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Stronghold at 8,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Hotspur at 8,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Hotspur at 8,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Decoy at 8,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Stronghold at 8,000 yards
DD Stuart engages DD Asashio at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Exeter at 11,000 yards
CL Ceres engages CA Nachi at 11,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CL Capetown at 11,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Hotspur at 11,000 yards
DD Hotspur engages DD Asashio at 11,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Hotspur at 11,000 yards
DD Decoy engages DD Yamakaze at 11,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Thanet at 11,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
DD Stuart engages DD Asashio at 11,000 yards
CL Isuzu engages CA Exeter at 11,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CL Ceres at 11,000 yards
DD Yamakaze engages DD Stuart at 11,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Hotspur at 11,000 yards
DD Griffin engages DD Asashio at 11,000 yards
DD Decoy engages DD Yamakaze at 11,000 yards
DD Stuart engages DD Asashio at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Exmouth at 50,130, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1
DD Asashio

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire
CA Exeter
CL Ceres
CL Capetown
DD Stuart
DD Stronghold
DD Thanet
DD Decoy
DD Griffin
DD Hotspur
DD Inconstant


Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 67% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Somerville, James F crosses the 'T'
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Ashigara at 11,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Griffin at 11,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Decoy at 11,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Thanet at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Decoy engages DD Asashio at 9,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CL Ceres at 9,000 yards
DD Hotspur engages DD Asashio at 9,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Thanet at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Griffin at 8,000 yards
DD Decoy engages DD Asashio at 8,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Asashio at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Dorsetshire at 9,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages CA Dorsetshire at 9,000 yards
CL Ceres engages CA Ashigara at 9,000 yards
CA Ashigara engages DD Decoy at 9,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Thanet at 9,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Stronghold at 9,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 48807 troops, 652 guns, 378 vehicles, Assault Value = 1486

Defending force 25241 troops, 264 guns, 169 vehicles, Assault Value = 636

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 1290

Allied adjusted defense: 1528

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
2169 casualties reported
Squads: 102 destroyed, 260 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 24 disabled
Guns lost 50 (26 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Vehicles lost 23 (6 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
294 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 22 (2 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2nd Division
6th Tank Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
5th Division
32nd Nav Gsn Unit
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
16th Army
5th Mortar Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
Barisan KNIL Regiment
Makassar Garrison Battalion
Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion
4th KNIL Regiment
1st Regt Cavalerie
1st KNIL Regiment
3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Kendari Garrison Battalion
Prajoda Garrison Battalion
Dili Detachment
ABDA
NI-MLD
3rd KNIL AA Battalion
KNI Zeemacht
ML-KNIL
1st KNIL AA Battalion
Andir ML Base Force


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Ground combat at Portland Roads (91,132)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4759 troops, 54 guns, 161 vehicles, Assault Value = 203

Defending force 4596 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 118

Allied adjusted assault: 154

Japanese adjusted defense: 115

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/4th Armoured Regiment
30th Australian Brigade
2nd Cav Recce Regiment

Defending units:
Kure 3rd SNLF
Yokosuka 5th SNLF /4
13th Naval Construction Battalion


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Ground combat at 49,131 (near Carnarvon)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 528 troops, 0 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 46

Defending force 907 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Allied adjusted assault: 43

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 14 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
324 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Units retreated 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2/5th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
III/124th Infantry Battalion
1st Ind Engineer Regiment


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Ground combat at 49,132 (near Carnarvon)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3360 troops, 34 guns, 267 vehicles, Assault Value = 213

Defending force 643 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Allied adjusted assault: 114

Japanese adjusted defense: 6

Allied assault odds: 19 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: supply(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
308 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (2 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/6th Armoured Regiment
2/10th Armoured Regiment
1st Motor Brigade

Defending units:
23rd Nav Gd Unit /5+

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AE Mod "Bottlenecks" UPDATED 01/2022

(in reply to LargeSlowTarget)
Post #: 151
RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 11/15/2021 5:07:41 PM   
BBfanboy


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Joined: 8/4/2010
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Status: offline 		Nice work against the IJN near Carnarvon!

Looks like you are planning to take Noumea by brute force with a direct Amphib landing. Of course that is where the majority of the IJ resistance will be - maybe even some coast artillery. For that reason I prefer to land a smaller force to take La Foa followed quickly by the Marine divisions to reinforce at La Foa and cut off Noumea. Much easier to march overland to the confrontation at Noumea.

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Post #: 152
RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 11/30/2021 6:15:10 AM   
LargeSlowTarget


Posts: 4443
Joined: 9/23/2000
From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		May 25/26, 1942

Pretty uneventful turn.
Cebu, the last remaining base in the PI except Manila, is being invaded.
The victorious RN cruiser TF returning to Perth avoid and punish RO-34 near Carnarvon.
IJN cruisers bombard Portland Roads disabling a few devices and a ground attack causes a few more casualties

Selected action reports:

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Naval bombardment of Portland Roads at 91,132

Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Atago
DD Hayate
DD Ikazuchi
DD Nenohi
DD Umikaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Kasumi

Allied ground losses:
105 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CA Kinugasa firing at 30th Australian Brigade
CA Aoba firing at 30th Australian Brigade
CA Atago firing at 30th Australian Brigade
DD Hayate firing at 30th Australian Brigade
DD Ikazuchi firing at 30th Australian Brigade
DD Nenohi firing at 30th Australian Brigade
DD Umikaze firing at 30th Australian Brigade
DD Kawakaze firing at 30th Australian Brigade
DD Kasumi firing at 30th Australian Brigade

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Ground combat at Portland Roads (91,132)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4392 troops, 54 guns, 161 vehicles, Assault Value = 152

Defending force 4638 troops, 59 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 100

Allied adjusted assault: 45

Japanese adjusted defense: 269

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/4th Armoured Regiment
30th Australian Brigade
2nd Cav Recce Regiment

Defending units:
Kure 3rd SNLF
Yokosuka 5th SNLF
10th RF Gun Battalion
13th Naval Construction Battalion



May 27/28, 1942

Wessel Islands is occupied by the Japanese.
Night-bombing Wellingtons encounter Ki-45 over Magwe but manage an oil hit.
Day-bombing Blenheims have a milk-run over Akyab airbase.
Invasion of Cebu continues.
S-45 torpedoes APD Shimakaze (reported sunk) and then DD Ikazuchi near Milne Bay.
Portland Roads bombarded again by two CA + 4 DD - no damage.
Sweeping Airacobra down 5 Zeros for one loss over Portland Roads - yeah!
Noumea bombed for the first time by B-17s based in the Fidjis.

Selected action reports:
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Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 16

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Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed on ground
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 24



May 29/30, 1942

Noumea spanked hard by surface bombardments, carrier and LBA strikes.
One Wellington lost to AA over Magwe.
7 Zeros downed by sweeping Airacobras over Portland Roads for no losses - my best pilots at work.
However, escorts failed to meet bombers, 3 A-24s lost to remaining Zeros on LRCAP over Portland Roads.

Selected action reports:
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Night Naval bombardment of Noumea at 115,160

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 48 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
H6K4 Mavis: 36 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 37 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
CL Nashville
CL Phoenix
CL Honolulu
CL Helena
CL St. Louis

Japanese ground losses:
431 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 51 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Light Industry hits 2
Resources hits 3
Airbase hits 26
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 46
Port hits 44
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 13

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Nashville
CL Nashville firing at Noumea
CL Phoenix firing at Noumea
CL Honolulu firing at Noumea
CL Helena firing at Noumea
CL St. Louis firing at Noumea

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Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

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Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

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Afternoon Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 10
F4F-3 Wildcat x 26
F4F-4 Wildcat x 20
SBD-3 Dauntless x 60

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

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Night Naval bombardment of Noumea at 115,160

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 51 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed on ground
H6K4 Mavis: 25 damaged
H6K4 Mavis: 5 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 20 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB Resolution
BB Ramillies
BB Royal Sovereign
BB Revenge
BB Pennsylvania
BB Maryland
CA Louisville
CL Marblehead

Japanese ground losses:
662 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Resources hits 2
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 34
Port hits 29
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 7

BB Resolution firing at Noumea
BB Ramillies firing at Noumea
BB Royal Sovereign firing at Noumea
BB Revenge firing at Noumea
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Pennsylvania
BB Pennsylvania firing at Noumea
BB Maryland firing at Noumea
CA Louisville firing at Noumea
CL Marblehead firing at Noumea

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Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3



May 31/June 01, 1942

More troops landing at Cebu, still no attack.
One Wellington lost over Magwe and no hits - those Ki-45 KAIa effectively prevent night bomber from doing any damage. With the waning moon, the Wellingtons are back on daylight missions, ferrying supplies to China.
Blenheims milk-running against Myitkyina airbase, claiming numerous hits.
A lone British DD bombards Cocos Island while on transit from India to Oz, one supply hit claimed.
2 Zeros downed over Portland Roads for no losses.
IJN subs active off Tahiti and Sydney, xAKL Buijskes sunk by I-20 off Sydney with artillery.
Many ships taken out of commission for the long June upgrades and more to follow when arriving at destinations - sealanes will be deserted for the coming 2-3 weeks.



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From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		June 02/03, 1942

Highlights: Minor naval bombardment actions

CBI:
Betties hit a small bombardment TF heading for Akyab (forgot to set LRCAP over the TF) - PG Soerabaja suffers 2 torpedo hits and is sunk, PG Erebus eats two fish but bombards Akyab nonetheless and made it back to Cox's Bazar with heavy damage

Western Australia:
Exmouth bombarded by RN (CA, 2 CL, DDs) - 77 casualties, 10 port hits, 4 port supply hits

SWPac:
Portland Roads bombarded by IJN (3 CA, CL, 6 DD) - 32 casualties
Airacobras sweeping Portland Roads lose one and down 4 Zeros

SoPac:
Noumea is hit by another carrier strike, causing little damage.

Selected action reports:

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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45

Allied Ships
DD Isaac Sweers
PG Erebus

Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Manpower hits 1
Fires 2170
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1

DD Isaac Sweers firing at Akyab
PG Erebus firing at Akyab

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Afternoon Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 10
F4F-3 Wildcat x 26
F4F-4 Wildcat x 20
SBD-3 Dauntless x 60

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

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

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8

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Posts: 4443
Joined: 9/23/2000
From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		June 04/05, 1942

SWPac:
Portland Roads bombarded again by IJN (2 CA, CL, 5 DD) causing 41 casualties.

SoPac:
While laying mines at Luganville, SS Dolphin attacks and damages an xAK with her deck gun.


June 06/07, 1942

SoPac:
The USN carriers returning to Auckland avoid a submarine off Waipapakauri, SS I-25 misses CL Nashville and is hit six times by depth charges in return.


June 08/09, 1942

Western Australia:
SS I-10 sinks xAK Theofano Livanos near Perth.

SWPac:
Warhawks based at the new airbase at Coen sweep Portland Roads, one Zero downed for no losses.

SoPac:
B-17 strikes at Noumea fail due to weather, only one port hit.
SS Seadragon spots a IJN TF near Ndeni (Kirishima, Hiei, CA, CS, DDs) heading south!


June 10/11, 1942

Japanese SRA:
The Japanese have discovered and bombed the remnants of the Dutch VII KNIL Battalion which have marched hundreds of miles through hostile terrain to find refuge at the inland dot base of Sintang, where some supplies have been stockpiled in the opening weeks of the war.

Western Australia:
SS I-10 sinks xAK Iron Baron near Perth.

SWPac:
Allied BBs (4 RN, 2 USN) bombard Portland Roads, 148 casualties.
Deliberate attack at Portland Roads causes 677 Japanese casualties for 110 Australian.

Homefront / Rear areas:
SS I-1 torpedoed the huge transport xAP Mount Vernon near San Diego (one hit), but the liner made port and promptly entered drydock for upgrades and repairs.


June 12/13, 1942

CBI:
Blenheims and Mitchels bomb Katha, about 180 casualties caused.

SWPac:
Warhawks based sweep Portland Roads, five Zeros downed for three P-40s lost.
Portland Road bombarded by IJN (2 CA, CL, 5 DD) - I would have expected that the presence of a huge Allied BB force in the area would scare the IJN away.
Another deliberate attack at Portland Roads causes 224 Japanese casualties against only 13 Australians the first day, second day went even better - base taken, but not shown as such in the combat report due to sync bug and Allied High Command did not realize the success until four days later...

Selected action reports:

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Ground combat at Portland Roads (91,132)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5343 troops, 66 guns, 333 vehicles, Assault Value = 279

Defending force 4018 troops, 58 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 77

Allied adjusted assault: 167

Japanese adjusted defense: 89

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
685 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 22 (13 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
154 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
30th Australian Brigade
641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/4th Armoured Regiment
754th Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
2nd Cav Recce Regiment

Defending units:
Kure 3rd SNLF
Yokosuka 5th SNLF
10th RF Gun Battalion
13th Naval Construction Battalion

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Status: offline 		June 14/15, 1942

Highlights: Manila defeats ground attack, Betties butchered, Akagi torpedoed

Bases lost:
-

Bases liberated:
-

Allied ships lost:
xAK Ima torpedoed by I-162 near Addu

Enemy ships sunk:
-

Japanese Home Islands:
USN subs sniffing around for convoys on the approaches to the HI, but no cigars.

Japanese SRA:
Bombings continue at Bandoeng and Manila.
Deliberate ground attack defeated by Manila garrison!

CBI:
Japanese bombing attacks against the RM Viper Force scouting for the enemy in the jungles between Cox's Bazaar and Kalemyo intercepted by LRCAP, two escorting Zero traded for two P-40E.
Allied 2E bombers hit the IJA 143rd Infantry Regiment at Katha, causing negligible casualties.

Western Australia:
Carnarvon is slowly building-up base facilities, Australian Warhawks now providing CAP.

Northern Australia:
Despite airlift, Tennant Creek supplies remain stuck at 20 units, but airbase construction to raise supply cap proceeds slowly.

SWPac:
Unescorted Betties tried to attack Allied BBs operating near Portland Roads under LRCAP from Coen. 13 Betties splashed, no damage suffered.

SoPac:
Norfolk Island is being reinforced by small convoys while building-up slowly. Some convoys remain at sea shuffling troops and fighter planes to front bases, but majority of merchant shipping is undergoing upgrades or heading to CONUS bases to upgrade. CV Hornet has reached New Zealand, which means the three Yorktown class carriers are united. The two Saratogas however are unavailable due to repairs / upgrades. Not the best time for KB to show up - it has been sighted by air and by submarine north of New Caledonia. USS Sailfish managed to find a working fish for Akagi! Just a flesh wound on that behemoth for sure, but maybe enough to remove her for some yard time.

CentPac:
-

NoPac:
-

Homefront / Rear areas:
-

Intel:
-

Selected action reports:

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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 69139 troops, 649 guns, 701 vehicles, Assault Value = 2147

Defending force 66274 troops, 676 guns, 251 vehicles, Assault Value = 1785

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 2595

Allied adjusted defense: 4393

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
2670 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 129 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 57 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 48 disabled
Guns lost 25 (1 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Vehicles lost 46 (3 destroyed, 43 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1119 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 241 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 74 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 37 (2 destroyed, 35 disabled)

Assaulting units:
38th Division
11th Garrison Unit
2nd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
16th Division
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
21st Division
10th Garrison Unit
48th Division
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
14th Army
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
4th Marine Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
51st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
21st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
102nd PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
61st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
71st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
2nd PA Constabulary Division
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
II Philippine Corps
I Philippine Corps
USAFFE
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Cavite USN Base Force

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Sub attack near Belep Islands at 114,152

Japanese Ships
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
BB Kongo
CA Chikuma
CS Chiyoda
DD Nenohi
DD Yugiri
DD Sagiri
DD Ayanami
DD Inazuma

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish

SS Sailfish launches 4 torpedoes at CV Akagi
Sailfish diving deep ....
DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yugiri fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ayanami attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Portland Roads at 91,132

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 23

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed





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Status: offline 		June 16/17, 1942

Highlights: Portland Roads taken, major IJN units spotted near Luganville, Manila withstands another ground attack

Bases lost:
-

Bases liberated:
Portland Roads (actually taken earlier, the news travelled slowly)

Allied ships lost:
-

Enemy ships sunk:
-

Japanese Home Islands:
USN subs still sniffing for convoy routes without success.

Japanese SRA:
Manila, Bandoeng, Sintang (Borneo) bombed; DA at Manila reduced forts to 0 and caused thousands of casualties on both sides. Sync bug actually show Manila taken - but not yet comrades, not yet.

CBI:
-

Western Australia:
Ground offensive against Exmouth under way, Australian infantry with 2 arty and 3 tank units in support, moving out of Carnarvon.

Northern Australia:
Betties hit the 10th Cav Recce Regiment on a recon mission near Daly Waters, causing 41 casualties.

SWPac:
Portland Roads found in Allied hands since June 12th, during that turn the sync bug hit as well and did not show the base capture. In consequence, major efforts against that base continued. The four British R class BBs bombarded Portland Roads, causing 71 casualties. On the way back to Townsville, RO-68 managed to torpedo BB Royal Sovereign, which needs to go to Capte Town to fix 11 points of major flood damage. B-26s and B-25s also bombed Portland Roads, adding more casualties. Finally, two DAs at Portland Roads destroyed the remaining enemy units.
The ex-PM garrison starving in the jungles between PM and Milne Bay continues being bombed by Betties and bombarded by the IJA 18th division, while PBYs continue to evacuate as many men as possible. Of the 8th AUS Div, only the heavy material remains, so efforts now concentrate on the 4th AUS Div.
USS Sturgeon attacked a convoy of 2 DD and 4 xAP near Finschhafen, obtaining no hits and heavy damage in the ensuing ASW counterattack.


SoPac:
2 enemy TFs - BBs Kirishima, Hiei, CS Chitose, 2 CA, 5 DDs and 2 CA, CL, 5 DDs - have been spotted by USS Seal near Luganville at 119,148, the sub launched 4 torps at CL Tama but missed. USS Spearfish has torpedoed AMC Kongo Maru near Munda, leaving the ship on fire.

CentPac:
Desoite thunderstorms, Funafuti has been bombed by an entire group of B-17s from Suva, causing over 200 casualties among the 53rd Naval Guard Unit.

NoPac:
-

Homefront / Rear areas:
IJN subs spotted operating near PH (I-7) and San Diego (I-1)

Intel:
-

Selected action reports:

Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 66909 troops, 648 guns, 700 vehicles, Assault Value = 1944

Defending force 63867 troops, 670 guns, 251 vehicles, Assault Value = 1569

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 1915

Allied adjusted defense: 1225

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
4027 casualties reported
Squads: 54 destroyed, 251 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 66 disabled
Engineers: 30 destroyed, 40 disabled
Vehicles lost 73 (8 destroyed, 65 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2548 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 227 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 53 (7 destroyed, 46 disabled)

Assaulting units:
11th Garrison Unit
48th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
38th Division
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
21st Division
10th Garrison Unit
16th Division
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Army
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
102nd PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
21st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
192nd Tank Battalion
51st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
61st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Constabulary Division
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
USAFFE
II Philippine Corps
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
I Philippine Corps
Cavite USN Base Force

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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 63448 troops, 648 guns, 696 vehicles, Assault Value = 1644

Defending force 61518 troops, 660 guns, 251 vehicles, Assault Value = 1312

Japanese adjusted assault: 1097

Allied adjusted defense: 641

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
3200 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 94 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 33 destroyed, 23 disabled
Vehicles lost 49 (6 destroyed, 43 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2131 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 186 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 59 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 45 (11 destroyed, 34 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

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Ground combat at Portland Roads (91,132)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5988 troops, 105 guns, 337 vehicles, Assault Value = 307

Defending force 3601 troops, 28 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Allied adjusted assault: 154

Japanese adjusted defense: 49

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
648 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (8 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
131 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Assaulting units:
193rd Tank Battalion
30th Australian Brigade
2/7 Commando Battalion
641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
754th Tank Battalion
2/4th Armoured Regiment
2nd Cav Recce Regiment

Defending units:
Kure 3rd SNLF
Yokosuka 5th SNLF
10th RF Gun Battalion
13th Naval Construction Battalion

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Ground combat at Portland Roads (91,132)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5903 troops, 105 guns, 337 vehicles, Assault Value = 293

Defending force 3195 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

Allied adjusted assault: 146

Japanese adjusted defense: 9

Allied assault odds: 16 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
681 casualties reported
Squads: 42 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 13 (8 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
2/7 Commando Battalion
641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/4th Armoured Regiment
193rd Tank Battalion
30th Australian Brigade
754th Tank Battalion
2nd Cav Recce Regiment

Defending units:
Kure 3rd SNLF
Yokosuka 5th SNLF
13th Naval Construction Battalion

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Kure 3rd SNLF Wiped Out at Portland Roads by attrition!!!

Yokosuka 5th SNLF Wiped Out at Portland Roads by attrition!!!

13th Naval Construction Battalion Wiped Out at Portland Roads by attrition!!!


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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 12/29/2021 4:09:48 AM   
LargeSlowTarget


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From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		June 18/19, 1942

Highlights: IJA offensives in Southern China. The end is near on PNG.

Bases lost:
Kwangchowan
Kukong

Bases liberated:
-

Allied ships lost:
PC Ariadne sunk by I-1 near San Diego

Enemy ships sunk:
CM Tsubame

Japanese Home Islands:
-

Japanese SRA:
Dutch sub O16 on patrol off Sunda Strait encounters a minelaying TFs (2 CM, DMS), probably bound for Cocos Island, sinking CM Tsubame.
Manila, Bandoeng bombed as usual. Only bombardment attacks at Manila.

CBI:
Dutch DD Isaac Sweers bombards Akyab, causing minimal damage. Sub HMS Trusty finally finds a Burma convoy (DD, TB, SC, 5 xAP) near Phuket, but is parried by escorts.
In China, enemy forces are investing and trying to surround Kukong, Chinese units at Kukong have been ordered to withdraw and the base flipped. The weakly held coastal base at Kwangchowan has been taken by largely superior IJA forces. This does not bode well for neighboring Pakhoi and threatens Nanning and Liuchow. Reinforcements are being scrapped together at Chungking and other places to be sent to Liuchow just in case.

Western Australia:
-

Northern Australia:
10th Cav Recce Regiment near Daly Waters hit hard by Betties, 16 squads and 10 vehicles destroyed.

SWPac:
Netties and Vals hitting ex-PM garrison on PNG. Shock attacks caused heavy casualties.

SoPac:
USS S-18 finds convoy near Koumac - AMC, CM, DMS, DD - but was forced to dive by alert escort. USS Dolphin has left a few mines at Koumac, the DMS found them promptly.
I-160 suffered heavy damage by convoy escorts near Norfolk Island. Same TF (AVD, AM, xAP) also ran into I-22 near Lord Howe Island, no damage by either side. Several such mini-convoys continue to shuffle construction and base forces from Lord Howe to Norfolk.

CentPac:
Funafuti hit again by B-17s, causing over 600 casualties.

NoPac:
-

Homefront / Rear areas:
I-1 bested an ASW TF hunting her, sinking PC Ariadne.

Intel:
-

Selected action reports:

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Ground combat at Kwangchowan (73,60)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 28941 troops, 217 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 824

Defending force 1858 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 70

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 978

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 978 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kwangchowan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
470 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1338 casualties reported
Squads: 83 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 78 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 16 (16 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
17th Division
1st Ind.Inf.Group
22nd Division
68th Ind.Infantry Battalion

Defending units:
64th Chinese/C Corps

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Ground combat at 100,132 (near Milne Bay)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 14167 troops, 124 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 439

Defending force 3395 troops, 11 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Japanese adjusted assault: 174

Allied adjusted defense: 37

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
243 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
18th Division

Defending units:
4th Australian Division
8th Australian Div /1

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Ground combat at 100,132 (near Milne Bay)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 14103 troops, 124 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 433

Defending force 3053 troops, 11 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 582

Allied adjusted defense: 16

Japanese assault odds: 36 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
433 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 17 (4 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Assaulting units:
18th Division

Defending units:
8th Australian Div /1
4th Australian Division

< Message edited by LargeSlowTarget -- 12/29/2021 4:11:50 AM >

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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 12/29/2021 7:39:22 AM   
LargeSlowTarget


Posts: 4443
Joined: 9/23/2000
From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		June 20/21, 1942

Highlights: Pretty calm turn

Bases lost:
-

Bases liberated:
-

Allied ships lost:
-

Enemy ships sunk:
-

Japanese Home Islands:
-

Japanese SRA:
The usual bombings and bombardments at Manila, Bandoeng and Sintang.

CBI:
DD Isaac Sweers bombards Akyab again, with better results - fires observed ashore.
Sub HMS Truant finds a Burma convoy off Victoria Point - apparently Japanese ships are hugging the coast all the way from Singers to Rangoon and back! Alas, alert escorts prevent success.

Western Australia:
I-10 detected and attacked off Perth by US DDs on ASW duty.

Northern Australia:
10th Cav Recce Regiment bombed heavily once again.

SWPac:
Bombing attacks against the holdouts in PNG.

SoPac:
-

CentPac:
-

NoPac:
-

Homefront / Rear areas:
-

Intel:
-

Selected action reports:

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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45

Allied Ships
DD Isaac Sweers

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Fires 47
Runway hits 2
Port hits 1

DD Isaac Sweers firing at Akyab

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Afternoon Air attack on 10th Cav Recce Regiment, at 75,131 , near Daly Waters

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

< Message edited by LargeSlowTarget -- 12/29/2021 7:48:09 AM >

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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 12/29/2021 8:05:12 AM   
LargeSlowTarget


Posts: 4443
Joined: 9/23/2000
From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		June 22/23, 1942

Highlights: Battling bastards of Manila withstand another ground attack

Bases lost:
-

Bases liberated:
-

Allied ships lost:
xAKL Kalarand

Enemy ships sunk:
-

Japanese Home Islands:
-

Japanese SRA:
Manila, Bandoeng, Sintang bombed as usual. Another DA at Manila defeated, but casualties mount without hope of replacements.

CBI:
DD Isaac Sweers bombarded Akyab yet again, missing being intercepted by a Japanese SAG (CL, 3 DDs) sweeping the waters off Cox's Bazar and sinking xAKL Kalarand.
I-156 detected off Colombo.

Western Australia:
-

Northern Australia:
10th Cav Recce Regiment bombed and shock attacked by enemy tanks - unit destroyed, but was scheduled to withdraw and disband in a few days anyway.

SWPac:
Light forces (4 DD, 2 DMS) bombarded Horn Island somewhat effectively, radio intel reveals that the Maizuru 1st SNLF is part of the garrison.
P-40s from Coen swept Horn Island repeatedly - 2 P-40, 3 Zeros traded.
The last remnants of the ex-PM garrison have been overrun and destroyed.

SoPac:
I-16 deteced operating off Tahiti, sinking USS Buchanan on ASW duty

CentPac:
Funafuti raided again by B-17s, about 400 casualties inflicted.

NoPac:
-

Homefront / Rear areas:
I-1 still active off San Diego, escapes ASW attack. Sister sub I-2 torpedoes xAK Exmoor near San Francisco, despite escorts present.

Intel:
-

Selected action reports:

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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45

Allied Ships
DD Isaac Sweers

Japanese ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Runway hits 3
Port supply hits 1

DD Isaac Sweers firing at Akyab

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Night Naval bombardment of Horn Island at 91,128

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Worden
DD Dale
DD Monaghan
DD Aylwin
DMS Boggs
DMS Zane

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13
Port supply hits 1

DD Worden firing at Horn Island
DD Dale firing at Horn Island
DD Monaghan firing at Horn Island
DD Aylwin firing at Horn Island
DMS Boggs firing at Maizuru 1st SNLF
DMS Zane firing at Horn Island

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Ground combat at 75,131 (near Daly Waters)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 39

Defending force 44 troops, 0 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 74

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 74 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
10th Cav Recce Regiment

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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 61822 troops, 648 guns, 618 vehicles, Assault Value = 1607

Defending force 58030 troops, 612 guns, 250 vehicles, Assault Value = 1090

Japanese adjusted assault: 1232

Allied adjusted defense: 929

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
3171 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 225 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 25 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1901 casualties reported
Squads: 139 destroyed, 140 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 52 (19 destroyed, 33 disabled)

Assaulting units:
21st Division
4th Tank Regiment
10th Garrison Unit
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
38th Division
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
11th Garrison Unit
16th Division
48th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Army
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
41st PA Infantry Division
61st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
51st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
102nd PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
71st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
91st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
2nd PA Constabulary Division
USAFFE
II Philippine Corps
I Philippine Corps
1st USMC AA Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Cavite USN Base Force

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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 60001 troops, 648 guns, 618 vehicles, Assault Value = 1448

Defending force 55143 troops, 578 guns, 250 vehicles, Assault Value = 866

Japanese adjusted assault: 885

Allied adjusted defense: 503

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
1654 casualties reported
Squads: 41 destroyed, 72 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 20 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2577 casualties reported
Squads: 176 destroyed, 75 disabled
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 47 (26 destroyed, 21 disabled)

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Ground combat at 100,132 (near Milne Bay)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 14142 troops, 124 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 438

Defending force 2227 troops, 11 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 692

Allied adjusted defense: 10

Japanese assault odds: 69 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
2564 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 161 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 15 (15 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (16 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
18th Division

Defending units:
4th Australian Division
8th Australian Div /1

< Message edited by LargeSlowTarget -- 12/29/2021 8:06:06 AM >

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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 12/29/2021 8:21:32 AM   
LargeSlowTarget


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From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		June 24/25, 1942

Highlights: Dutch sub sinks a tanker

Bases lost:
-

Bases liberated:
-

Allied ships lost:
-

Enemy ships sunk:
TK Eiyo Maru

Japanese Home Islands:
-

Japanese SRA:
Bombings and bombardments as usual at Manila, Bandoeng, Sintang.

CBI:
Having found the route of the Burma convoys, Dutch SS KXVIII bags tanker TK Eiyo Maru near Victoria Point, while HMS Trusty torpedoes DD Tachikaze.
Hurricanes swept empty air over Katha. P-40s of US Tenth Airforce swept empty air over Myitkyina.
I-9 detected off Karachi.

Western Australia:
-

Northern Australia:
-

SWPac:
Warhawks swept Horn Island again - 5 P-40 vs 6 Zeros traded. B-26s obtain one lousy port hit at Horn Island.

SoPac:
4 USN DDs bombard Koumac, optaining 3 port hits and intel about troops present - Sasebo 5th SNLF and 14th/B Division. Sub S-27 encounters CM Itsukushima near La Foa but is forced to dive without attacking.

CentPac:
-

NoPac:
-

Homefront / Rear areas:
-

Intel:
-

Selected action reports:
-

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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 12/29/2021 8:56:09 AM   
LargeSlowTarget


Posts: 4443
Joined: 9/23/2000
From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		June 26/27, 1942

Highlights: Japanese AMC raiding in the IO

Bases lost:
-

Bases liberated:
-

Allied ships lost:
xAK Loch Ranza

Enemy ships sunk:
-

Japanese Home Islands:
-

Japanese SRA:
The usual bombings and bombardments.

CBI:
Hurricanes and P-40s kept sweeping empty air - but at least gain some xp

Western Australia:
Betties with Zero escort bombed the 2/6th Armoured Regiment, at 50,131 near Carnarvon, destroying one vehicle.

Northern Australia:
-

SWPac:
Horn Island swept again - 4 P-40s vs 2 Zeros

SoPac:
B-17s bomb Tana for a change, inflicting a few casualties. Big difference between atolls and jungle-covered islands. Intel obtained on troops present: 89th Naval Guard Unit, 45th Const Co.

CentPac:
-

NoPac:
-

Homefront / Rear areas:
SC-519 atatcks and hits I-1 off San Francisco six times

Intel:
-

Selected action reports:

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Addu at 7,48, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
AMC Hokoku Maru

Allied Ships
xAK Alice Moller
xAK Clan Maciver
xAK E Sang, Shell hits 1
xAK Egra
xAK Ekma
xAK Loch Ranza, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage

Reduced visibility due to Thunderstorms
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 4,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 4,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 4,000 yards
AMC Hokoku Maru launches Torpedoes at xAK Loch Ranza at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
AMC Hokoku Maru engages xAK Loch Ranza at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
AMC Hokoku Maru engages xAK Loch Ranza at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
AMC Hokoku Maru engages xAK Loch Ranza at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
AMC Hokoku Maru engages xAK Loch Ranza at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
AMC Hokoku Maru engages xAK Loch Ranza at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
AMC Hokoku Maru engages xAK E Sang at 9,000 yards
AMC Hokoku Maru engages xAK E Sang at 9,000 yards
AMC Hokoku Maru engages xAK E Sang at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
AMC Hokoku Maru engages xAK Loch Ranza at 11,000 yards
AMC Hokoku Maru engages xAK E Sang at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 12/29/2021 9:40:59 AM   
LargeSlowTarget


Posts: 4443
Joined: 9/23/2000
From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		June 28/29, 1942

Highlights: Luzon under complete Japanese control - Manila falls

Bases lost:
Manila

Bases liberated:
-

Allied ships lost:
-

Enemy ships sunk:
-

Japanese Home Islands:
-

Japanese SRA:
The usual bombings of Manila, Bandoeng, Sitang - Manila being on that list for the last time, the base finally fell this turn after six months of siege. Last remaining base in the PI under Allied control is Cebu.

CBI:
The Flying Tigers and British Hurricanes swept Akyab and encountered Oscars on CAP - 4 Ki-43-Ic downed against one P-40. After the sweeps, 2Es hit Akyab and caused minimum damage to the RTA Cavalry Division. Escorts traded one P-40for one Oscar. On the ground, our advance force has reached Akyab. Betties with Zero escort bombed them promptly, but causing no damage.

Western Australia:
Betties with Zero escort tried another attack on the Aussie tanks advancing on Exmouth, this time meeting Kittyhawks on LRCAP. One Zero and one Betty downed for no losses.

Northern Australia:
-

SWPac:
Night attacks on Horn Island airbase by a B-26 squadron destroyed two Zeros on the ground.
Another night attack by another B-26 squadron on Port Moresby encountered Ki-45s on CAP - no losses, no damage caused either.
During daylight, P-39s and P-400 from Coen (the P-40s rotated back to Cooktown for a rest) swept Horn Island, trading 2 P-400 and one P-39 for 3 Zeros.

SoPac:
USS Tautog torpedoed PB Ikunta Maru near Kavieng

CentPac:
B-17s switched to Funafuti again, causing about 200 casualties.

NoPac:
-

Homefront / Rear areas:
USS Lexington and DD escorts due for upgrades have reached Mare Island. Fixing the torpedo damage on Lady Lex plus her scheduled upgrades will keep her for 74 days in the repair yard.

Intel:
With the fall of Manila, 4 IJA divisions will be available shortly for operations elsewhere. With Allied forces "front-loaded" and arrayed for counteroffensives in Burma, Western Australia and the Horn Island / PM area, the worst that may happen would be an invasion in the lightly held rear areas - Ceylon or Calcutta, Perth, or south of Townsville for example. I hope intel will provide some warning.

At least Canada seems to be safe from invasion - with all those units scheduled to withdraw out of theater parked "out of the way":


Selected action reports:

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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 61384 troops, 647 guns, 689 vehicles, Assault Value = 1531

Defending force 51201 troops, 500 guns, 249 vehicles, Assault Value = 707

Japanese adjusted assault: 1574

Allied adjusted defense: 421

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1448 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 98 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 30 disabled

Allied ground losses:
58427 casualties reported
Squads: 2265 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2095 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 90 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 705 (705 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 258 (258 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 25

Assaulting units:
16th Division
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
48th Division
10th Garrison Unit
21st Division
38th Division
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
11th Garrison Unit
7th Tank Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
14th Army
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
192nd Tank Battalion
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Division
61st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
11th PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
91st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
4th Marine Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
2nd PA Constabulary Division
USAFFE
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
II Philippine Corps
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
I Philippine Corps
Cavite USN Base Force


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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 1/12/2022 8:43:47 PM   
LargeSlowTarget


Posts: 4443
Joined: 9/23/2000
From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		June 30/ July 01, 1942

Highlights: US Omaha class "scouts" earned their pay

Bases lost:
Pakhoi

Bases liberated:
-

Allied ships lost:
-

Enemy ships sunk:
-

Japanese Home Islands:
-

Japanese SRA:
Bandoeng bombed and bombarded, Sintang bombed.

CBI:
Dutch DD Isaac Sweers bombarded Akyab once again, quite nicely this time. Hurricanes and Warhawks swept Akyab, no resistance encountered. Bombers followed to bomb the RTA Cavalry Division in multiple waves, but caused only 35 casualties. British ground forces arrived and bombardment has confirmed that only a few enemy cavalrymen are present.
Wellingtons night-bombing Magwe got deflected by Nicks and Oscars on CAP.
In China, Japanese troops capture the coastal city of Pakhoi.

Western Australia:
British SAG (2 CA, 3 CL, 7 DD) operating near Geralton escaped an attack by I-164.

Northern Australia:
Tennant Creek airbase now at level 3, supply flow has improved but a far cry from what is required for an overland campaign against Darwin.

SWPac:
A small US bombardment force (CL Marblehead, 4 DD, DMS) heading from Townsville to Horn Islands and back had to run a gauntlet of sub, I-170 near Cairns, RO-61 near Cooktown twice on, the way out and back. Several TFS of 4 APDs each on Fast Transport duty running supplies to Portland Roads also ran into these subs. Question of time before a torpedo connects.

SoPac:
B-17s from Suva bombed the III/84th Naval Guard Unit at Efate. CL Trenton bombarded Tanna, CL Raleigh bombarded Funafuti.

CentPac:
-

NoPac:
-

Homefront / Rear areas:
The three Yorktown class carriers entered the yards at Sydney for a week of upgrades.

Intel:
-

Selected action reports:
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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45

Allied Ships
DD Isaac Sweers

Manpower hits 7
Fires 183
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 1

DD Isaac Sweers firing at Akyab

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Night Naval bombardment of Tanna at 120,157

Allied Ships
CL Trenton

Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Port hits 7
Port supply hits 2

CL Trenton firing at Tanna

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Night Naval bombardment of Funafuti at 138,147

Allied Ships
CL Raleigh

Port hits 8
Port supply hits 1

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Raleigh
CL Raleigh firing at Funafuti

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Night Naval bombardment of Horn Island at 91,128

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead

Japanese ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 12

CL Marblehead firing at Horn Island

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Ground combat at Pakhoi (72,58)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12744 troops, 104 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 365

Defending force 2076 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 77

Japanese adjusted assault: 325

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 81 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pakhoi !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
151 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1960 casualties reported
Squads: 67 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (6 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
17th Division

Defending units:
64th Chinese/B Corps

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Ground combat at Akyab (54,45)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1047 troops, 10 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 511

Defending force 2602 troops, 14 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 73

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

Assaulting units:
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
18th British Division
2/17 Dogra Battalion
III Indian Corps
35th Light AA Regiment

Defending units:
RTA Cavalry Division



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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 1/12/2022 9:59:53 PM   
LargeSlowTarget


Posts: 4443
Joined: 9/23/2000
From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		July 02/03, 1942

Highlights: The offensive down the Arakan continues

Bases lost:
-

Bases liberated:
Akyab

Allied ships lost:
S-40

Enemy ships sunk:
-

Japanese Home Islands:
-

Japanese SRA:
Bandoeng, Sintang bombed - more aircraft than usual hitting Bandoeng, apparently reinforcements have arrived after the fall of Manila.

CBI:
DD Isaac Sweers once again makes the short run from Calcutta to bombard Akyab, just before the base was recaptured. Blenheims bombed the fleeing enemy ground forces in a neighboring hex, discovering elements of the 33rd IJA division.

Western Australia:
Beauforts bombing Japanese ground forces at Exmouth have been intercepted by Rufes, losing one. Kittyhawks escorting a follow-on strike of Wirraways downed one Rufe but lost a Kittyhawk and three Wirraways. Betties with Zero escorts bombed our ground forces which have arrived at Exmouth, causing 127 casualties and destroying 2 tanks.

Northern Australia:
-

SWPac:
I-170 off Cooktown missed APD Bulmer. RO-62 near Portland Roads sighted a large USN bombardment force - several BBs plus escorts. Counting on LRCAP from Coen, the TF has been ordered to proceed. S-40 has been sunk by aircraft off Cooktown.

SoPac:
The ex-luxury liner Matsonia escaped being torpedoed by I-4 near Auckland.
B-17s bombed Efate again.

CentPac:
-

NoPac:
-

Homefront / Rear areas:
-

Intel:
11th Tank Regiment is loaded on xAK Huzikawa Maru moving to Rabaul.
8th Ind Engineer Regiment is located at Port Moresby(98,130).
Radio call sign of SS RO-34 detected at 51,125.

Selected action reports:

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Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45

Allied Ships
DD Isaac Sweers

Manpower hits 1
Fires 43
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 3
Port hits 1

DD Isaac Sweers firing at Akyab

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Ground combat at Akyab (54,45)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13436 troops, 230 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 510

Defending force 2602 troops, 14 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 73

Allied adjusted assault: 524

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 104 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Akyab !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1228 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
18th British Division
2/17 Dogra Battalion
III Indian Corps
35th Light AA Regiment

Defending units:
RTA Cavalry Division

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Morning Air attack on 33rd/B Division, at 55,45 , near Akyab

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 53

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Blenheim IV bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
14 x Blenheim IV bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
15 x Blenheim IV bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 34th Field AA Battalion ...
Also attacking 3rd Mortar Battalion ...
Also attacking 33rd/B Division ...
Also attacking RTA Cavalry Division ...


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LargeSlowTarget


Posts: 4443
Joined: 9/23/2000
From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		July 04/05, 1942

Highlights: USS Colorado torpedoed

Bases lost:
-

Bases liberated:
-

Allied ships lost:
APD John D. Ford sunk by I-170 near Cooktown

Enemy ships sunk:
-

Japanese Home Islands:
-

Japanese SRA:
Sintang, Bandoeng and Cebu bombed.

CBI:
Shoddy staff work failed to give new orders to the Blenheim groups after the fall of Akyab. Local commanders sent them to bomb enemy ground forces near Akyab - which have been covered by Oscars. 2 Blenheims lost.

Western Australia:
The British cruiser TF bombarded Exmouth, then encountered and damaged I-164 on the way back to Perth. Betties with Zero escort again bombed Aussie ground forces at Exmouth, trading a Zero for a Kittyhawk and inflicting 92 casualties. Our ground forces have supply issues, a small xAKL has been ordered to land supplies near Exmouth.

Northern Australia:
-

SWPac:
Horn Islands bombed by an entire Marauder group, causing heavy damage to the airfield.
As feared, the large USN bombardment group on its way to Horn Island did attract Netties - and the LRCAP provided from Coen was not enough - BB Colorado suffered a torpedo hit, but shrugged it of with superficial damage.
An APD running supplies to Portland Roads - which has reached airbase and port size 1 - was sunk by a Japanese sub near Cooktown.
Ground troops are gathering at Cooktown for use against Horn Island, but Portland Roads need a bigger airbase before we can launch the operation.

SoPac:
B-17s bombing Efate have been intercepted by Ki-45s, suffering a number of damaged bombers.
CL Trenton bombarded Efate, CL Raleigh bombarded Tanna.
I have lots of troops in the Fidjis - 2 Marine divisions, several US Army regiments, three Kiwi brigades plus lots of support - prepping for Noumea, Tanna, Efate, Luganville, Funafuti. With KB intact, I will probably have to wait for all six prewar US carriers to become available again after repairs/upgrades - which will be in 72 days plus travel time from CONUS to Fidji.

CentPac:
-

NoPac:
-

Homefront / Rear areas:
While some merchant ships have finished their June upgrades and are back on convoy duty, there are still numerous ships - including all US TKs and AOs - heading back from the POA to CONUS for their upgrades - traffic will be very reduced well into August. Consequently fuel starts to run low in the SoPac and in Australia.

Intel:
-

Selected action reports:
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Portland Roads at 92,132

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
G3M2 Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 13

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-400 Airacobra x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
BB Idaho
BB Maryland
BB Pennsylvania
BB Colorado, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
13 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

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Night Naval bombardment of Efate at 120,154

Allied Ships
CL Trenton

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

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Trenton
CL Trenton firing at III/84th Naval Guard Unit

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Night Naval bombardment of Tanna at 120,157

Allied Ships
CL Raleigh

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Raleigh
CL Raleigh firing at 89th Naval Guard Unit

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Night Naval bombardment of Exmouth at 50,129

Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CA Devonshire
CA Dorsetshire
CL Capetown
CL Newcastle
CL Mauritius
CL Ceres
CL Dauntless

Japanese ground losses:
352 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Port hits 64
Port supply hits 18

CA Exeter firing at Exmouth
CA Devonshire firing at Exmouth
Walrus II acting as spotter for CA Dorsetshire
CA Dorsetshire firing at Exmouth
CL Capetown firing at Exmouth
CL Newcastle firing at Kure 2nd SNLF
CL Mauritius firing at Exmouth
CL Ceres firing at Exmouth
CL Dauntless firing at Exmouth

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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Army Tank Brigade, at 50,129 (Exmouth)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
G4M1 Betty x 10

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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ASW attack near Cooktown at 93,138

Japanese Ships
SS I-170

Allied Ships
APD John D. Ford, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
APD Paul Jones

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Posts: 4443
Joined: 9/23/2000
From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		July 06/07, 1942

Highlights: Horn Island bombarded by BBs but Army CAP SNAFUed and the Navy paid the price

Bases lost:
-

Bases liberated:
-

Allied ships lost:
APDs Alden, Barker and Parrott nettied between Portland Roads and Cooktown.

Enemy ships sunk:
DD Arashio sunk in port at Horn Islands

Japanese Home Islands:
US subs still searching for enemy convoys in the area between China, Formosa and the HI, but no luck.

Japanese SRA:
Usual bombings of Bandoeng, Sintang and Cebu.

CBI:
With several IJA divisions now available after the fall of Manila, it is important to occupy them with defensive duty instead of seeing them debarking in Australia or the SoPac Islands. The idea is to attract them to Burma - as far as possible from Japan and at the end of a long supply line. For this purpose, the British, Indian and Chinese forces in Burma will make noise around Akyab, Katha and Myitkyina, while engineering assets continue to expands bases on the railroad to Ledo, primarily in order to raise supply caps.

Western Australia:
Being supplied over the beaches, a ground attack at Exmouth reduces forts to 0 and causes heavy casualties on the Japanese side. Betties try to lend a hand, trading a Betty for a Kittyhawk on LRCAP.

Northern Australia:
-

SWPac:
Avoiding an attack by RO-67 just short of the destination, the US BBs bombarded Horn Island with average results, but find a Japanese DD in port - apparently a cripple. In the meantime multiple APDs dropped-off supplies at Portland Roads, avoiding attack by RO-68. Alas, shoddy staff work concerning the LRCAP air cover over the returning TFs resulted in a complete SNAFU (I shouldn't do turns at night, half asleep I botched the orders). The US fighters at Coen swept Horn Islands - witnessing the demise of DD Arashio - instead of protecting the fleet units. Netties promptly put torpedoes into APDs Alden, Barker and Parrott - all sunk - as well as into BB Mississippi, BB Idaho, BB Pennsylvania (2). None in danger of sinking, but they will be retiring southwards in "jumps" from base to base in the coming turns, this time under LRCAP. With Colorado having been hit last turn, 4 US BBs will need to go back to Pearl or CONUS for full repairs - *grrrr*.

SoPac:
-

CentPac:
-

NoPac:
-

Homefront / Rear areas:
-

Intel:
-

Selected action reports:

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Night Naval bombardment of Horn Island at 91,128

Japanese Ships
DD Arashio, Shell hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB Mississippi
BB Idaho
BB Pennsylvania
BB Nevada
BB Maryland
CA Louisville

Japanese ground losses:
626 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 8
Port hits 21
Port supply hits 5

BB Mississippi firing at Maizuru 1st SNLF
BB Idaho firing at Maizuru 1st SNLF
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Pennsylvania
BB Pennsylvania firing at Horn Island
BB Nevada firing at Horn Island
BB Maryland firing at Horn Island
CA Louisville firing at Horn Island

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Morning Air attack on Horn Island , at 91,128

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-400 Airacobra x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Arashio, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-400 Airacobra sweeping at 10000 feet *
3 x P-400 Airacobra sweeping at 10000 feet *

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Coen at 92,134

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
G4M1 Betty x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
APD Edsall
APD Alden, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
APD Barker, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
APD Parrott, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Portland Roads at 91,132

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
G3M2 Nell x 11
G4M1 Betty x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 10 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
BB Mississippi, Torpedo hits 1
BB Idaho, Torpedo hits 1
BB Pennsylvania, Torpedo hits 1
BB Nevada

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
11 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 20000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Portland Roads at 91,132

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Nevada
BB Pennsylvania, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

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Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Army Tank Brigade, at 50,129 (Exmouth)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
A6M2-N Rufe x 4
G4M1 Betty x 14

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed

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

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Invasion Support action off Exmouth (50,129)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
xAKL Kaiping

xAKL Kaiping fired at enemy troops

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Ground combat at Exmouth (50,129)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5437 troops, 77 guns, 456 vehicles, Assault Value = 312

Defending force 2980 troops, 45 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 75

Allied adjusted assault: 138

Japanese adjusted defense: 63

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
285 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/6th Armoured Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment
2/10th Armoured Regiment
3rd Army Tank Brigade
2/9th Field Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment

Defending units:
1st Ind Engineer Regiment
Kure 2nd SNLF
9th RF Gun Battalion
9th JNAF Coy
10th JAAF AF Coy

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Ground combat at Exmouth (50,129)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5347 troops, 77 guns, 454 vehicles, Assault Value = 295

Defending force 2583 troops, 45 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Allied adjusted assault: 48

Japanese adjusted defense: 22

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: supply(-)

Japanese ground losses:
375 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2/10th Armoured Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment
2/6th Armoured Regiment
3rd Army Tank Brigade
2/9th Field Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment

Defending units:
Kure 2nd SNLF
9th RF Gun Battalion
9th JNAF Coy
10th JAAF AF Coy


< Message edited by LargeSlowTarget -- 1/21/2022 9:24:47 PM >

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LargeSlowTarget


Posts: 4443
Joined: 9/23/2000
From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		July 08/09, 1942

Highlights: USN fails off Port Moresby, RN shines in the IO.

Bases lost:
-

Bases liberated:
Exmouth

Allied ships lost:
DD Helm, DD Ralph Talbot, DD Henley sunk by surface action at Port Moresby
PC Bingera and xAKL Kaiping sunk by air attack off Exmouth

Enemy ships sunk:
CVE Taiyo, AMC Awata Maru, E Shimushu sunk by British carrier air between Perth and Cape Town
SS I-164 sunk by ASW near Geralton

Japanese Home Islands:
-

Japanese SRA:
Usual bombings at Bandoeng

CBI:
Making noise in Burma involves air attacks at Warazup, still held by a IJA Tank regiment - B-25s and Warhawks hit the tanks at low-level causing very slight damage.

Western Australia:
Exmouth liberated, one PC and one xAKL shuttling supplies to that base sunk by Betties. A bombardment force led by three R-class BBs plus cruisers and DDs coming up from Perth won't be needed, but made a dent in the IJN submarine force. The British carrier TF - CV Formidable, CV Illustrious, CVL Hermes escorted by British, Australian and Dutch CLs, CLAA and DDs - patrolling in the IO on the Perth - Cape Town track was finally rewarded for weeks of dull going back and forth when spotting and attacking a IJN raiding force build around CVE Taiyo - the poor Japanese carrier didn't even had a chance to strike back.

Northern Australia:
-

SWPac:
Having spotted enemy TFs at Port Moresby the turn before, I have sent a DD strike force and a cover force lead by a CL on a raid - going full-speed from Cooktown to PM to arrive at night, with low threat tolerance. But surprise - night surface battles of the "fire torps and run" kind are not the strong point of the US Navy at this point of the war. 3 DD lost and nothing to show for. The US Air Corps as well wanted show what they cannot do yet - B-26s with pilots in the 70+ skill range for naval bombing attacked into CAP, lost 9 and hit nothing.

SoPac:
Noumea hit hard by US light cruisers.

CentPac:
Funafuti seems to be void of troops, a quick grab might be possible.

NoPac:
Adak Island has reached size 4 port and size 3 airbase and has become the main base in the area, being home of the 28th Composite airgroup and various tenders to support the trip-wire "Yippies" patrolling the Midway - Aleutians gap and the subs patrolling the northern part of the HI. The Dewey ARD provide heavy repair capacities at safer Kodiak for the NoPac striking force - the old and lightly armoured sisters CA Pensacola and Salt Lake City plus the Porter class DDs with their single-purpose 5-inchers. In the lousy weather and with enemy air bases far away, this is the right place for DDs lacking DP guns.

Homefront / Rear areas:
Some reinforcements - BB North Carolina, CV Wasp, bunch of CLAAs and DDs are crossing the Pacific on the way to the front. Ground reinforcements - mostly base forces and engineering assets - start to pile-up in Conus due to lack of shipping available - most ordinary merchies are tied-up with upgrades, the valuable amphib shipping (future APA and AKA) is being repaired and readied in Auckland and Sydney for upcoming ops. BB Royal Sovereign - torpedoes three weeks ago - has fixed all fixable damage at Sydney and left for Cape Town to repair the remaining major damage.

Intel:
-

Selected action reports:

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
CA Atago
CA Maya
CA Kako
CL Tama
DD Akigumo
DD Natsugumo
DD Fubuki, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Usugumo
DD Isonami
DD Uranami
DD Matsukaze

Allied Ships
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4
DD Blue
DD Helm, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
DD Mugford
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Henley, Shell hits 11, and is sunk

Reduced sighting due to 25% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 25% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Magazine explodes on DD Henley
DD Henley sunk by CA Atago at 5,000 yards
DD Helm sunk by CA Atago at 12,000 yards

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Maya
CA Kako
CL Tama
DD Akigumo
DD Natsugumo
DD Fubuki, heavy fires
DD Usugumo
DD Isonami, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Uranami
DD Matsukaze

Allied Ships
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Patterson, Shell hits 2
DD Jarvis
DD Craven
DD Gridley
DD McCall

Reduced sighting due to 25% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 25% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Tanaka, Raizo crosses the 'T'

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Maya
CA Kako
CL Tama
DD Akigumo
DD Natsugumo
DD Usugumo
DD Uranami
DD Matsukaze

Allied Ships
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage > sank soon after

Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 14% moonlight: 10,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 25

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 7 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CL Kuma

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 2000 feet *
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 2000 feet *
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Kako

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 2000 feet *
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 63,41 (Warazup)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 22

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
22 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 63,41 (Warazup)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 53

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
25 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
25 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Naval bombardment of Noumea at 115,160

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 18 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 5 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
ACM Hagoromo Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Nashville
CL Phoenix
CL Honolulu
CL Helena
CL St. Louis
CLAA San Diego
DD Tucker
DD Reid
DD Cassin
DD Downes
DD Flusser
DD Shaw
DD Conyngham
DD Case
DD Lamson
DD Drayton
DD Cummings
DD Mahan

Japanese ground losses:
727 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 89 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Airbase hits 24
Airbase supply hits 14
Runway hits 107
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Nashville
CL Nashville firing at 14th/C Division
CL Phoenix firing at 14th/C Division
CL Honolulu firing at 14th/C Division
CL Helena firing at Noumea
CL St. Louis firing at Noumea
CLAA San Diego firing at 14th/C Division
DD Tucker firing at Noumea
DD Reid firing at Noumea
DD Cassin firing at 14th/C Division
DD Downes firing at Noumea
DD Flusser firing at Noumea
DD Shaw firing at Noumea
DD Conyngham firing at 14th/C Division
DD Case firing at Noumea
DD Lamson firing at Noumea
DD Drayton firing at Noumea
DD Cummings firing at 14th/C Division
DD Mahan firing at Noumea

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Exmouth at 50,129

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
PC Wanaka
PC Melinga
PC Bingera, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Exmouth at 50,129

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
G4M1 Betty x 8

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Kaiping, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

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Ground combat at Exmouth (50,129)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5265 troops, 77 guns, 456 vehicles, Assault Value = 281

Defending force 2262 troops, 41 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Allied adjusted assault: 133

Japanese adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Exmouth !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
501 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 27 (20 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2/6th Armoured Regiment
2/10th Armoured Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment
3rd Army Tank Brigade
2/9th Field Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment

Defending units:
Kure 2nd SNLF
9th JNAF Coy
9th RF Gun Battalion
10th JAAF AF Coy

NOTE: We have a house rule prohibiting massed Panzer blitzkrieg, i.e. large "tanks only" stacks of multiple tank regiments attacking on their own are not allowed. A lone tank unit can be used as maneuvre unit, for mopping-up stragglers, attacking undefended or lightly defended bases and as recon-in-force for example. But if two or more tank units are involved, a "combined arms" approach must be used, i.e. infantry must participate in the attack. The 3rd Army Tank Brigade is a tank unit by name only, it is in fact an infantry unit.

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Ground combat at Exmouth (50,129)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5271 troops, 77 guns, 456 vehicles, Assault Value = 280

Defending force 1708 troops, 22 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Allied adjusted assault: 159

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 22 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
484 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2/5th Armoured Regiment
2/6th Armoured Regiment
2/10th Armoured Regiment
3rd Army Tank Brigade
2/9th Field Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment

Defending units:
Kure 2nd SNLF
9th RF Gun Battalion
9th JNAF Coy
10th JAAF AF Coy

Kure 2nd SNLF Wiped Out at Exmouth by attrition!!!

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ASW attack near Geraldton at 48,138

Japanese Ships
SS I-164, hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB Resolution
CA Dorsetshire
CL Newcastle
CL Dauntless
DD Decoy
DD Arrow
DD Van Nes
DD Inconstant
DD Hotspur
DD Griffin
DD Foxhound

SS I-164 is sighted by escort
DD Inconstant fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hotspur fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Griffin attacking submerged sub ....
DD Foxhound fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Inconstant fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Griffin fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Griffin fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Griffin fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Griffin fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Griffin attacking submerged sub ....
Sounds of submarine breaking up detected!
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Perth at 30,147

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 6
Martlet II x 28
Swordfish I x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CVE Taiyo, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
AMC Awata Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
6 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1/A with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Perth at 30,147

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 12
Martlet II x 26
Swordfish I x 15

Allied aircraft losses
Albacore I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Mutsuki
E Shimushu, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Yayoi

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
6 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
6 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo




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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 1/22/2022 1:15:12 PM   
LargeSlowTarget


Posts: 4443
Joined: 9/23/2000
From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		July 10/11, 1942

Highlights: Pretty quiet.

Bases lost:
-

Bases liberated:
-

Allied ships lost:
-

Enemy ships sunk:
None.
But the potential was there this turn:
SS Sargo fails to attack a convoy at Port Moresby
SS Trigger launches 2 torpedoes at PB Santos Maru near Nauru
SS S-46 launches 2 torpedoes at E Hashidate near Milne Bay
SS Tambor launches 2 torpedoes at DD Akigumo near Rabaul
SS Saury launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Tenposan Maru near Auki
SS Growler launches 2 torpedoes at DD Susuki near Fukue-jima
SS Trout launches 2 torpedoes at DD Isonami near Merauke
SS Growler launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 30 near Fukue-jima
SS Seal launches 2 torpedoes at APD Tade near Kirakira
SS Tambor launches 2 torpedoes at E Uji near Rabaul
Not a single "boom" of an exploding torpedo - guess that's why it is called the "Silent Service"...

Japanese Home Islands:
-

Japanese SRA:
Usual bombings of Bandoeng, Sintang, Cebu.

CBI:
Bombing and strafing of 14th Tank Rgt continues at Warazup with little effect.

Western Australia:
Japanese remnants at Exmouth eliminated.

Northern Australia:
-

SWPac:
B-26s bomb Horn Island, about 250 casualties inflicted on on Maizuru 1st SNLF but one bomber destroyed by flak

SoPac:
Viti Levu in the Fidjis is slowly sinking into the sea from the weight of all the troops, equipment and supplies piled onto the island - max tropp levels reached at Nandi and Suva.

CentPac:
-

NoPac:
-

Homefront / Rear areas:
The three Yorktowns at Sydney have finished the short July upgrade, Saratoga needs a week to finish, by that time Wasp should have arrived as well. Lexington won't be fixed and available before October. In the meantime the IJN should have gained Hiyo, Junyo and a CVL or two. Noumea looks too risky at the moment. I think I first will launch operations against Horn Island, Terapo and PM in order to benefit from nearby LBA - if I don't forget to set LRCAP again...

Intel:
-

Selected action reports:

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Ground combat at Exmouth (50,129)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5253 troops, 77 guns, 456 vehicles, Assault Value = 280

Defending force 623 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Allied adjusted assault: 118

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 118 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
599 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 43 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

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

Assaulting units:
2/10th Armoured Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment
2/6th Armoured Regiment
3rd Army Tank Brigade
2/9th Field Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment

Defending units:
9th JNAF Coy
10th JAAF AF Coy

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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 1/22/2022 6:53:20 PM   
BBfanboy


Posts: 18046
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Status: offline 		Nice work on that CVE TF off Perth! A morale booster for sure.
You must have gotten some bad die rolls on the TBs hitting your DDs around NG. DDs should be nimble enough and have enough AA to spoil their aim. Really hurts to lose so many DDs in 1942.

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LargeSlowTarget: B-26s bomb Horn Island, about 250 casualties inflicted on on Maizuru 1st SNLF but one bomber destroyed by flak


In assessing the trade-off of bombers vs. enemy troop/device losses, I count only the destroyed squads/devices since the disabled ones can recover. The only time disabled devices count is if an attack by my LCUs is happening during the same turn. My general rule of thumb for 2-engined bombers is 10 destroyed squads/devices for one bomber. For 4-e bombers, more enemy assets must be destroyed. How many sort of depends on the aircraft model, since I get lots of some models but not so many of others.

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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 2/6/2022 8:09:22 PM   
LargeSlowTarget


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Joined: 9/23/2000
From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		July 12/13, 1942

Highlights:
Noumea bombed and bombarded and small convoy sunk

Bases lost:
-

Bases liberated:
-

Allied ships lost:
-

Enemy ships sunk:
PB Choko Maru #2, PB Takuna Maru #6, xAK Ryunan Maru at Noumea

Japanese Home Islands:
-

Japanese SRA:
Bandoeng, Cebu, Sintang bombed as usual

CBI:
Allied fighter repeatedly swept the skies over enemy troop concentrations spotted at at 59,44 , near Shwebo. 11 Oscar-Ic downed for no losses. Warhawks escorting a bunch of 2Es added two more Oscars, the bombers inflicted light casualties on Imperial Guards/A Division

Western Australia:
-

Northern Australia:
-

SWPac:
Horn Island bombed by B-26s, light casualties inflicted on Maizuru 1st SNLF.

SoPac:
B-17s hit Noumea but lose 3 planes to Ki-45s on CAP and AA, 1 Nick shot down.

CentPac:
-

NoPac:
-

Homefront / Rear areas:
-

Intel:
-

Selected action reports:

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Luganville at 120,150, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Choko Maru #2, Shell hits 53, and is sunk
PB Takuna Maru #6, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Ryunan Maru, Shell hits 23, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Shinsei Maru, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Concord
CL Raleigh
CL Trenton
DMS Litchfield
DMS Southard

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 8,000 yards

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Night Naval bombardment of Luganville at 120,150

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 14 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed on ground
G4M1 Betty: 13 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
CL Trenton
CL Raleigh
CL Concord

Japanese ground losses:
143 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 28
Port hits 12
Port supply hits 2

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Trenton
CL Trenton firing at Luganville
CL Raleigh firing at Luganville
CL Concord firing at Luganville

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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 2/6/2022 8:30:02 PM   
LargeSlowTarget


Posts: 4443
Joined: 9/23/2000
From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		July 14/15, 1942

Highlights: Left-right punch - PM and Noumea bombarded by USN

Bases lost:
-

Bases liberated:
-

Allied ships lost:
AGP Niagara sunk by SS RO-64 near Cooktown
xAK Liloa sunk by SS I-16 near Manihiki

Enemy ships sunk:
-

Japanese Home Islands:
-

Japanese SRA:
Bandoeng, Cebu, Sintang got their usual dose of Japanese bombs.

CBI:
Allied fighters swept enemy troop concentrations at 57,45 , near Magwe. Oscars-IC and Tojos-IIa encountered, 8 Oscars, 7 Tojos, 9 Hurricanes lost.
2Es bombed the Imperial Guards/B Division, Imperial Guards/C Division and 55th Division at 57,45 near Magwe - 2 Tojos downed for 4 Warhawk escorts lost, light ground casualties.
Wellingtons bombed ground forces at Katha, the 29th Fld AA Gun Co lost 2 guns destroyed.

Western Australia:
-

Northern Australia:
-

SWPac:
B-26s bombed Horn Island, 1 destroyed by flak

SoPac:
-

CentPac:
SS Trigger transferring from PH to Brisbane found but missed a convoy on the way near Nauru Island. The convoy included a TK, which is pretty unusual for this area - unless some fuel-hungry warship needs to be fed. Might indicate upcoming AMC or CV raiding activities in the SoPac?

NoPac:
-

Homefront / Rear areas:
-

Intel:
-

Selected action reports:

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Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 16 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
E13A1 Jake: 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 5 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 5 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
CA Vincennes
CA San Francisco
CA Minneapolis
CA Astoria
CA New Orleans
CA Chester
CA Northampton
CA Indianapolis
CA Portland

Japanese ground losses:
375 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 19
Port hits 14
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Vincennes
CA Vincennes firing at Port Moresby
CA San Francisco firing at Port Moresby
CA Minneapolis firing at Port Moresby
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Astoria
CA Astoria firing at 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
CA New Orleans firing at 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
CA Chester firing at Port Moresby
CA Northampton firing at Port Moresby
CA Indianapolis firing at Port Moresby
CA Portland firing at 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade

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Night Naval bombardment of Noumea at 115,160

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 3 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
CL Nashville
CL Phoenix
CL Honolulu
CL Helena
CL St. Louis
CLAA San Diego
DD Tucker
DD Reid
DD Cassin
DD Downes
DD Flusser
DD Shaw
DD Conyngham
DD Case
DD Lamson
DD Drayton
DD Cummings
DD Mahan

Japanese ground losses:
620 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 48 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 49
Port hits 24
Port supply hits 8

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Nashville
CL Nashville firing at Noumea
CL Phoenix firing at Noumea
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Honolulu
CL Honolulu firing at 14th/C Division
CL Helena firing at Noumea
CL St. Louis firing at 14th/C Division
CLAA San Diego firing at 14th/C Division
DD Tucker firing at 14th/C Division
DD Reid firing at 14th/C Division
DD Cassin firing at Noumea
DD Downes firing at 14th/C Division
DD Flusser firing at 14th/C Division
DD Shaw firing at Noumea
DD Conyngham firing at 14th/C Division
DD Case firing at 14th/C Division
DD Lamson firing at 14th/C Division
DD Drayton firing at Noumea
DD Cummings firing at Noumea
DD Mahan firing at Noumea

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Post #: 172
RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 2/6/2022 8:42:07 PM   
LargeSlowTarget


Posts: 4443
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From: Hessen, Germany - now living in France
Status: offline 		July 16/17, 1942

Highlights: USN submarines have numerous contacts - no hits.

Bases lost:
-

Bases liberated:
-

Allied ships lost:
-

Enemy ships sunk:
-

Japanese Home Islands:
-

Japanese SRA:
USN subs fail to score against numerous targets found around Empire waters, including fat tankers.

CBI:
Bad weather and recent losses force a break in air activities.

Western Australia:
Consolidating and base-bulding at Carnarvon and Exmouth.

Northern Australia:
-

SWPac:
Two B-26s lost over Horn Island to unexpected CAP trap by Rufe float-fighters, but escorting Airacobra down 3 Rufes in return.
The PM bombardment forces returning to Townsville ran over I-175 - DD Monssen caught a fish and the survival is in doubt.

SoPac:
Noumea bombarded again.

CentPac:
-

NoPac:
-

Homefront / Rear areas:
-

Intel:
-

Selected action reports:

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Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 99,58

Japanese Ships
CS Mizuho
PB Teimei Maru
PB Sensan Maru
TK Tonan Maru #3
TK Toa Maru
TK Nisshin Maru #2
TK Kyokuyo Maru
TK Kuroshio Maru
TK Akatsuki Maru
xAK Hakonesan Maru
xAK Teihoku Maru
xAK Kozui Maru
xAK Kotoku Maru
xAK Kosei Maru
xAK Nichiyu Maru
xAK Yamagiri Maru
xAK Yamazato Maru
xAK Kenyo Maru
xAK Nankai Maru
DD Susuki
DD Tsuga
E Chidori

Allied Ships
SS Thresher

SS Thresher launches 6 torpedoes at CS Mizuho
Thresher diving deep ....
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuga fails to find sub and abandons search
E Chidori fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub and abandons search
E Chidori fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Chidori fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Chidori fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Chidori fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Chidori fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Chidori fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Night Naval bombardment of Noumea at 115,160

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Trenton
CL Raleigh
CL Concord

Japanese ground losses:
139 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 8
Port hits 12
Port supply hits 3

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Trenton
CL Trenton firing at 14th/C Division
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Raleigh
CL Raleigh firing at Noumea
CL Concord firing at Noumea

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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 2/6/2022 11:12:19 PM   
Q-Ball


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Status: offline 		Good hit on that CVE off Perth.....I assume that TF was waiting for a Cape Town to Perth AK convoy or something, and instead found the RN. Did you know it was there, or was that pure luck?

Those bombardments of PM....a reminder that base can be a trap for Japan. Basing planes there puts them at risk for exactly that type of bombardment.....

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LargeSlowTarget


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Status: offline 		The British carriers have been patrolling the triangle between the Perth - CT transit route and the Carnarvon area for weeks, partly to guard against another raider intrusion (have suffered from that before) partly to provide distant support for the operation against Exmouth. TBH, I knew something had to be out there coming south when my CT-Pert convoys no longer made beelines but doglegs - bit cheesy but that's how the game works. The British carriers were close enough to take a look-see in the area north of the doglegs, and promptly found the raiders.

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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 2/15/2022 7:46:04 PM   
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Highlights: Sub actions

Allied ships lost:
CM Abdiel
AM Deloraine

Japanese Home Islands:
SS Pike torpedoed xAKL Shun Yuan near Ominato - heavy damage, maybe sunk

Japanese SRA:
Bandoeng, Cebu, Sintang bombed as usual

CBI:
I-157 torpedoed and sank CM Abdiel near Cox's Bazar, the fast minelayer was on a supply run to Akyab escortyed by DD Isaac Sweers

SWPac:
Horn Island bombarded by CA Louisville and DD/DMS escorts, light damage.
SS Gar torpedoed PB Ansyu Maru near Fergusson Island - heavy damage, maybe sunk
SS I-26 torpedoed and sank AM Deloraine near Newcastle

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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 2/15/2022 8:00:51 PM   
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Highlights: Sub actions

Allied ships lost:
xAKL Mabella

CBI:
SS I-157 continues to target the Akyab supply runs, sinking xAKL Mabella

SWPac:
PB Ansyu Maru torpedoed last turn is still afloat, missed by SS Searaven near Normanby Island.
I-26 operating of Coffs Harbour sighted and engaged three times by DDs escorting forces heading from Sydney to Townsville - the majority of the USN surface and amphib is concentrating in Queensland for upcoming operations.

SoPac:
B-17s from Suva bomb Noumea, keeping the airbase cratered

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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 2/15/2022 8:09:31 PM   
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Highlights: Noumea bombarded yet again

Sub contacts all over the map, mostly with ASW forces

SoPac:
Three Omaha class CLs bombard Noumea once more, causing a few casualties among the 14th/C Division and adding a few holes in the runways of the local airbase.

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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 2/15/2022 8:42:07 PM   
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Highlights: Cocos Is. bombarded

Enemy ships sunk:
PB Seikyo Maru

CBI:
Cocos Island bombarded by the entire RN Eastern Fleet

SWPac:
I-3 discovered by ASW forces off Sydney - incoming convoy rerouted to Melbourne.
PB Ansyu Maru still afloat, this time missed by SS Sargo near Woodlark Island.
PB Seikyo Maru torpedoed by SS S-36 at Horn Island, and again, and again - should be sunk.
Horn Island bombed by the airgroup of USS Lexington which has pulled land-based duty while their mothership is being repaired and upgraded in the States - 49 days to go. Also escorting were Marine fighter squadrons. However, the handful of Rufe float-fighters encountered and outnumbered more than 10:1 punched above their weight - 3 Allied planes lost for one Rufe downed. WTF?

SoPac:
Mines laid by SS Dolphin in the approached to Guadalcanal at Thousand Ships Bay are promptly discovered and swept by enemy APDs - I wonder how the Allies got that information incliuded in the After Action Reports...

Selected action reports:
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Naval bombardment of Cocos Islands at 33,101

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 4 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB Resolution
BB Ramillies
BB Revenge
CA Exeter
CA Devonshire
CA Dorsetshire
CL Capetown
CL Newcastle
CL Mauritius
CL Ceres
CL Dauntless

Japanese ground losses:
214 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 30
Port hits 16
Port supply hits 6

BB Resolution firing at Cocos Islands
BB Ramillies firing at Cocos Islands
BB Revenge firing at Cocos Islands
CA Exeter firing at Cocos Islands
CA Devonshire firing at Cocos Islands
CA Dorsetshire firing at Cocos Islands
CL Capetown firing at Cocos Islands
CL Newcastle firing at 22nd Air Flotilla
CL Mauritius firing at Cocos Islands
CL Ceres firing at Cocos Islands
CL Dauntless firing at Cocos Islands

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Sub attack near Horn Island at 91,128

Japanese Ships
PB Seikyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1

Allied Ships
SS S-36

SS S-36 launches 2 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Horn Island at 91,128

Japanese Ships
PB Seikyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-36

SS S-36 launches 2 torpedoes
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Submarine attack near Horn Island at 91,128

Japanese Ships
PB Seikyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-36

PB Seikyo Maru is sighted by SS S-36
SS S-36 launches 2 torpedoes
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Sub attack near Horn Island at 91,128

Japanese Ships
PB Seikyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-36

SS S-36 launches 2 torpedoes

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Afternoon Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 91,128 (Horn Island)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 8

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 89
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Afternoon Air attack on Maizuru 1st SNLF, at 91,128 (Horn Island)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 2

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
TBF-1 Avenger x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



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RE: "We want the big ones!" DBB-C vs IdahoNYe... - 2/15/2022 9:22:21 PM   
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quote:

LST: I wonder how the Allies got that information included in the After Action Reports...


I figure that is abstracted coastwatcher info that does not fit into the ship sighting reports because it is not happening at the port.

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