ZekeNY
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Day 2 of the war was also a bad one for me, as Lexington blunders into KB's path and pays for it. Ah well; from now on when I play the Allies in unhistorical starts, I'm going to insist on the right to move my CV TFs to some out of the way location on turn 1. Meanwhile in the United States, another Essex class CV is laid down. Further west, Asiatic Fleet HQ orders all ships to make a run for it: quote:
FLASH 08 DEC 1941 FR CINC Asiatic Fleet TO All Asiatic Fleet Units 1. STATE OF WAR EXISTS BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND JAPAN. 2. EXECUTE OPERATION BRAVE SIR ROBIN. 3. GODSPEED (YOU'LL NEED IT). And the December 8 combat highlights: quote:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We begin with some more landings: Coastal Guns at Kuching, 27,56, firing at TF 62 TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 27,56 TF 83 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 87 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 88 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 43,59 TF 97 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 98 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 101 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 102 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 105 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 106 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56 TF 107 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 43,59 TF 114 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 40,74 TF 115 troops unloading over beach at Jolo Island, 39,59 TF 133 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90 TF 134 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 26,66 Japanese Ships SS I-123, hits 1 Allied Ships DD John D. Edwards DD Whipple DD Edsall DD Alden -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Night bombing isn't even a nuisance now, but that won't last:] Night Air attack on Singora , at 24,43 Allied aircraft Blenheim IF x 10 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 32,64 Japanese Ships SS I-164 Allied Ships CL Marblehead, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bombardments: Naval bombardment of Kuching, at 27,56 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Naval bombardment of Kota Bharu, at 24,45 Naval bombardment of San Marcelino, at 43,50 Naval bombardment of Cagayan, at 43,59 Naval bombardment of Iloilo, at 42,56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More landings: TF 110 troops unloading over beach at Brunei, 33,56 TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 27,56 TF 83 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 87 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 88 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 43,59 TF 98 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 101 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 102 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 105 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 107 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 43,59 TF 110 troops unloading over beach at Brunei, 33,56 TF 114 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 40,74 TF 133 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90 TF 134 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 33,64 Japanese Ships SS I-165 Allied Ships CL Boise -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 26 G4M1 Betty x 46 C5M Babs x 4 Allied aircraft P-26A x 1 P-35A x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 2 destroyed P-35A: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 37,62 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 8 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Ryujo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 24,45 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11 Allied aircraft Vildebeest IV x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Kumano, Bomb hits 1 CA Mogami, Bomb hits 3, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet 2 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet 2 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Houston's bad luck continues to hold.] Day Air attack on TF at 35,61 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 9 B5N2 Kate x 11 E13A1 Jake x 8 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied Ships CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 27,56 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 13 damaged Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales CL Danae, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First carrier battle of the war, south of Pearl, with predictable results: Day Air attack on TF at 109,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft F2A-2 Buffalo x 5 SBD Dauntless x 32 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F2A-2 Buffalo: 4 destroyed SBD Dauntless: 15 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships CV Shokaku CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3 [neither "on fire" nor "heavy damage", so probably just bounced off :( ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 108,82 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 D3A2 Val x 27 B5N2 Kate x 20 Allied aircraft F2A-2 Buffalo x 11 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed, 14 damaged B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F2A-2 Buffalo: 2 destroyed Allied Ships CV Lexington, Bomb hits 18, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 108,82 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 D3A2 Val x 27 B5N2 Kate x 21 Allied aircraft F2A-2 Buffalo x 6 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged Allied aircraft losses F2A-2 Buffalo: 2 destroyed Allied Ships CV Lexington, Bomb hits 13, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Prince of Wales meets her fate near Kuching (but Repulse lives to fight on):] Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 27,56 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 39 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 21 damaged Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales, Torpedo hits 4, heavy damage CL Danae -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese forces CAPTURE Jolo Island base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 66894 troops, 647 guns, 50 vehicles Defending force 15488 troops, 92 guns, 2 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 6 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 6) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 5 Japanese ground losses: 323 casualties reported Guns lost 10 Allied ground losses: 204 casualties reported Guns lost 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And today's captures: Japanese forces CAPTURE Sorong base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Bula base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Taytay base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Roxas base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Lamon Bay base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Miri base !!!
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