RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac

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Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (11/30/2006 3:52:39 PM)
Sneer, There's more to durability than just size. It also speaks to compartmentalisation etc. These ships are designed to max out AAA at the expense of almost everything else and, IMO, they manage to do this. They skimp on armour having only 10mm and watertighting etc in order to more efficiently place and feed the guns. Once hit, they die. Typical 1941 Japanese design which tries to over-specialise in one mission at the expense of others. As to the Atlanta. Well the Atlanta carrier 189mm of armour ( adding up belt, deck and tower armour) - thus 19 times more than the Samurai class CLAA. It has 22 weapons mounts vs 19 weapons mounts on the Samurai.... So you get fewer weapons mounts and you get no armour in the Samurai. Of course the Samurai is probably a bit smaller and certainly not as internally well-divided. I'm no ship designer but it seems reasonable to me to have a trade-off in a smaller ship between armour ( loses almost all of it) and weapons ( gains additional weaponry for its size but still doesn't approach the capability of the US CLs). As to it being "too much"... Well it is pretty much only equal to some of the CLAAs the British and Americans start off with and it makes some massive trade-offs in order to be in production so quickly - almost complete lack of protection meaning it is almost useless in a surface action. I don't think it is too unreasonable to give the Japanese something which has the same roughly the same raw AAA as US CLAAs, carries fewer weapons mounts and has no armour. After all the US gets lots of them and who is to say that a different Japanese naval staff mightn't have decided specialised CV AAA escorts would be a good idea? As to the CVA - I actually toned that down significantly based on feedback from Andy and now it starts off with about 60% of the AAA it originally had and increased to have a bit more AAA via two upgrades - in in 43, the other in 44.

Rob Brennan UK -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (11/30/2006 5:06:25 PM)
Never been called 'astute' before here [:D].. don't tell anyone. Re- Jap nuke .. LOL .. i had a sneaking suspicion you would have looked into the possibility beforehand so wasn;t a totally kookey response. also the 'resource bomber' ( as i'll refer to it) .. Just pointing out the most obvious use for it. wonder how old rear area fighters could cope with it ?.. P39's could have a long shelf life vs this puppy. Tempered by lack of recon too, as that seriously hampers 'major' hits to strategic assets. Seems like a fun addition imo.

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (11/30/2006 8:07:22 PM)
Rob, Yeah even obsolete fighters will be a good counter for it. So while the Allies will be forced to spread themselves out a bit more to protect more bases they will still be able to concentrate their first-line fighters at the front while their obsolescent models cover the rear areas.

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/4/2006 2:00:12 AM)
Well after fixing a few errors in the database and some airplane upgrade paths we have now restarted. I'm keeping things pretty much the same in this game with the exception that I'm landing my forces in the Phillipines a little closer to Manilla than in the previous game. My intention is to threaten getting troops into the Manilla hex ASAP such that AndyMac has a choice of either: a) pulling everything back into Manilla without contesting Clarke Field or b) contesting Clarke while I have troops in the same hex as Manilla whereupon his troops will not retreat into Manilla but, instead, into the Bataan Peninsula ( where I will leave them as live bomber training targets) So, he really has an unenviable choice. Either he gives up almost all of the Phillipines except Manilla immediately or he fights it out north of Manilla at the cost of ensuring its speedy fall once I take Clarke. As an additional part of my maskirovka I have ordered my parachutists to capture the three bases in the Phillipines at which my forces will come ashore. This will rob AndyMac of the information one normally gets when ground forces assault and capture a base and the lack of information will, hopefully, cause him to make poor decisions. Elsewhere I simply replaced the CVAs south-east of Singapore with my CVLs and CVEs... These could put approximately 100 torpedo-bombers into the air and were ordered to destroy the airfield at Singapore. Unfortunately for me they did not fly so Singapore was only attak by slightly over 100 Sallys ( I never trust to a single airstrike component if I have the option). OTOH this just led to the remaining planes impaling themselves on my CAP so what I lost in terms of destroying them on the ground I made up in terms of killing them and their pilots in the air ( something which is, in many ways, preferable to just destroying the airframes alone). I also seem to have gotten extremely lucky in terms of die rolls since it appears the Me-109 has entered prodution already a full month ahead of schedule. This will allow me to bolster the forces defending Kwantung against Soviet aerial predations... I view this as essential as the most obvious way to train up the Soviet aerial forces is simply to engage in limited attacks with them and trust to actual combat to give them the experience they need ( new Soviet pilots enter with less than 50 Exp and that's just not sufficient to form an effective air force... they need the leavening which exposure to combat gives. Make that exposure too costly and when war with the Soviets does come I will gain mastery of the air more quickly and more completely than would otherwise be the case... an important consideration and one worth a steady, small monthly loss in the air over my bases.). So, onto the war... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/07/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 97,64 Japanese Ships AK Tatuno Maru Allied Ships SS Argonaut -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 43,48 Japanese Ships AK Hoeisan Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-36 Japanese ground losses: 106 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 2 Well, as you can see, American forces initiated attacks against unescorted Japanese merchant vessels and submarines in international waters. Fortunately Imperial Japanese Navy vessels at sea were in position to retaliate and have diverted to cover the retaliatory invasions designed to rob these pirates of their bases. This Imperialist aggression will not go unpunished. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese Ships SS I-16 Allied Ships AVD McFarland -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Port Moresby [NG] at 54,93 Japanese Ships SS I-175 Allied Ships CL Adelaide, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Ouch! This is the first time I torched a CL on the first turn like this. It is a bit embarrassing but I suppose it balances out what happens to one of mine later on in the day. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kota Bharu [Malaya] , at 24,45 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 20 Ki-51 Sonia x 21 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 4 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kuantan [Malaya] , at 24,48 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 37 Allied aircraft Buffalo/F2A x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo/F2A: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 43 Ki-21-II Sally x 116 Allied aircraft Buffalo/F2A x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo/F2A: 22 destroyed Catalina/PBV/PBY: 1 destroyed Swordfish I: 3 destroyed Vildebeest IV: 7 destroyed Blenheim IV: 5 destroyed Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Airbase hits 16 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 85 My Sallys did a good job. In return for 1 of their number they managed to destroy 38 enemy planes on the ground including a massive number of the enemy fighters and prevented Singapore airfield from flying offensive missions for the day. This caused those British and Dutch strikes which did fly to be poorly escorted and fall easy prey to my patrolling fighters. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 A maximum strength strike was sent against Manilla and Clarke Field. Freeing up all of those airplanes from other areas cost me a gigantic portion of my starting PPs but I believe it was more than worth it as they managed to greatly reduce the naval threat facing my invasion forces. Fully 706 bombers were involved in the attacks on the Phillipines in the first day and the results were commensurate with the effort expended. It should be borne in mind that while the number of hits seems impressive most of these planes have swapped out the few 250 Kg bombs in favour for a larger number of 100 Kg or even 50 Kg bombs so each hit does far less damage than would be expected in stock. These army bombers are now, however, more effective in their primary ground attack mission. As the game goes on you will see these army bombers being used against enemy shipping only very rarely as they are simply not suited to the task. Turn 1 is an obvious exception. Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 31 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 34 G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 46 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 51 E7K2 Alf x 7 E13A1 Jake x 25 Ki-48-I Lily x 27 Ki-21-II Sally x 176 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 1 damaged G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 2 damaged Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged Ki-21-II Sally: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 10 destroyed PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed Allied Ships AV Langley, Bomb hits 13, on fire, heavy damage AVD Childs, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage SS Sailfish, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Corregidor, Bomb hits 4, on fire SS Skipjack, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD John D. Ford, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage SS Sealion, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage MSW Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AK Candesa, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage PC Genesee, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Porpoise, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage PC Napa, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage SS Stingray, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AS Canopus, Bomb hits 4, on fire SS Swordfish, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage AS Otus, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Sagoland, Bomb hits 2, on fire SS Perch, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage AK Capillo, Bomb hits 4, on fire SS Spearfish, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage SS Tarpon, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage SS Searaven, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Princess of Negros, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Governor Wood, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage PG Luzon, Bomb hits 1 AK Anakan, Bomb hits 1 SS Salmon, Bomb hits 2, on fire SS S-40, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage SS S-41, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage SS S-37, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AO Pecos, Bomb hits 2, on fire SS Sargo, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage SS Pickerel, Bomb hits 3, on fire SS Sculpin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage PT PpA # Q 112, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage PG Oahu, Bomb hits 1 SS Pike, Bomb hits 1 SS Snapper, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage SS Saury, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage DD Pope, Bomb hits 3, on fire SS S-38, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage SS Seal, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Governor Taft, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AS Holland, Bomb hits 4, on fire TK Agwiworld, Bomb hits 1 SS Seadragon, Bomb hits 2 TK Gertrude Kellogg, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage SS Seawolf, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage SS Shark, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage PC Canopus, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AO Trinity, Bomb hits 1, on fire PT -34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 2, on fire AK Absaroka, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Empire Baron, Bomb hits 2 TK Manatawny, Bomb hits 2, on fire AK Fortuna, Bomb hits 2, on fire MSW Tanager, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SS Permit, Bomb hits 2, on fire PT -32, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Pillsbury, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AR Dewey Dry Dock, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PT -31, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Peary, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Basilan, Bomb hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 76 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 24 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 2 Ki-48-I Lily x 48 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-I Lily: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied Ships AV Langley, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SS Permit, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage TK Agwiworld, Bomb hits 1 SS Searaven, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Palawan, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Sailfish, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage SS S-38, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SS Spearfish, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Capillo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS Sargo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SS Pickerel, Bomb hits 2, on fire AS Canopus, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS S-40, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Absaroka, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Pillsbury, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Baron, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SS Saury, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SS S-41, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage SS S-37, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AVD Childs, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SS Sealion, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS Skipjack, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Pope, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS Swordfish, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Alfred Clegg, Bomb hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 68 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 27 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied Ships SS Seadragon, Bomb hits 1, on fire TK Agwiworld, Bomb hits 1, on fire PT -41, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AO Pecos, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS S-40, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS Pickerel, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS Skipjack, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Governor Wood, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS Sargo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD John D. Ford, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS Salmon, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Corregidor, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS S-38, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 10 Me 264 Angel x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied Ships SS Saury, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Peary, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS Skipjack, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Princess of Negros, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Pope, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AO Pecos, Bomb hits 1, on fire MSW Bittern, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS Seawolf, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Alfred Clegg, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Candesa, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS S-37, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AR Dewey Dry Dock, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Corregidor, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Manilla airfield has been sufficiently damaged that it will not fly any offensive missions for the next couple of days but it has not been completely closed. That is fine as all I wanted to do was destroy and damage enough of the P-40Es that some will remain trapped until tomorrow and will be destroyed in the second day's raids. I believe that this objective has been achieved. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Angeles/Clark [PH] , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 15 Allied aircraft P-35A Hawk x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 4 P-40E Warhawk x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-35A Hawk: 1 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Angeles/Clark [PH] , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 197 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 3 Allied aircraft P-35A Hawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-35A Hawk: 13 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 7 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 7 destroyed B-17D Fortress: 5 destroyed Allied ground losses: 41 casualties reported Vehicles lost 2 Airbase hits 63 Airbase supply hits 12 Runway hits 549 Clark Field has been well and truly closed. With a minimum of 32 planes destroyed on the ground and the airfield suffering well over 600 individual hits, albeit from 50Kg bombs), the air defences at Clark have been rendered impotent. I should have no trouble destroying the survivors on the ground tomorrow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 I used my single port attack against Manilla. Thus the strike against Pearl concentrated solely on the airfield. Since the Vals have less value against BBs than the Kates I chose to preferentially sacrifice them ( one other thing of note: Sid tells me that he mistakenly doubled the amount of AAA at PH by counting every gun there as both disabled and in full working order. This makes the first strike against PH particularly bloody since I was already in the midst of planning when he told me this and wasn't going to start all over again. It is fixed in the latest version of the mod though.) in order to save the Kates. Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 9 C3N1 Kate x 11 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 132 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 144 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 22 destroyed, 20 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 45 destroyed A-20B Boston: 7 destroyed B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 14 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed PBY-5 Catalina: 29 destroyed F4F-3 Wildcat: 12 destroyed P-36A Mohawk: 18 destroyed B-17D Fortress: 3 destroyed R4D-5 Skytrain: 2 destroyed OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 4 destroyed B-17E/F Fortress: 6 destroyed Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 74 Airbase supply hits 9 Runway hits 647 With over 700 hits on the airbase and approximately 150 planes confirmed destroyed on the ground Pearl Harbour will not trouble my forces for a couple of days. Tomorrow it will be time to destroy the enemy battleline and then I will push the invasion fleet down their throats. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 86th Field Army , at 47,38 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 11 Ki-51 Sonia x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on CW Hong Kong Fortress, at 43,42 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 24 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported I have massed significant forces against Hong Kong. Usually in RHS this fortress lasts until well into January. In this game it will fall quickly. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ISF 3rd Base Force, at 24,45 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 5 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1 Allied aircraft RTAF B-10 x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses RTAF B-10: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Guam Insular Force Fortress, at 63,66 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 5 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Aomori [Honshu] at 69,38 Allied aircraft Pe-2 x 21 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CL Kiso, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Yugure, Bomb hits 1, on fire It seems Andy forgot to stand down some of his Pe-2s. Unfortunately for me they nailed the Kiso. With over 90 system damage it is unlikely that this ship will survive. A hot war between Japan and the Soviet Union just got a bit more likely. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 46 A5M4 Claude x 30 F1M2 Pete-FF x 7 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1 Allied aircraft Hudson IV x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hudson IV: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 46 A5M4 Claude x 30 F1M2 Pete-FF x 7 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1 Allied aircraft Hudson IV x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hudson IV: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships CVE Taiyo Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Hudson IV bombing at 15000 feet 1 leaker in the face of 84 fighters on CAP. Not bad. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 36,72 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 2 Hudson IV x 3 Japanese aircraft losses F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Myoko -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 36,72 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 Allied aircraft Hudson IV x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson IV: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Hatsukaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 46 A5M4 Claude x 30 F1M2 Pete-FF x 7 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Martin 139/B-10: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 46 A5M4 Claude x 30 F1M2 Pete-FF x 7 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1 Allied aircraft Hudson IV x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hudson IV: 4 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 46 A5M4 Claude x 30 F1M2 Pete-FF x 7 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 3 Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D/F2A: 3 destroyed Martin 139/B-10: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Canton [S China] at 43,41 Allied aircraft Vildebeest IV x 3 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AP Sunten Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage The Vildebeest's don't do a half-bad job. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese Ships SS I-16 Allied Ships DD Litchfield -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Cagayan [Mndno] at 43,59 Japanese Ships CA Maya CA Ashigara DD Satsuki DD Minazuki Allied Ships AP Luzon, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Miri [Sarawak] at 32,56 Japanese Ships CL Naka CL Jintsu DD Asagumo DD Murasame DD Harusame DD Yudachi DD Samidare DD Akatsuki DD Hibiki Allied Ships AK Taiping, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Miri [Sarawak] at 32,56 Japanese Ships CL Naka CL Jintsu DD Asagumo DD Murasame DD Harusame DD Yudachi DD Samidare DD Akatsuki DD Hibiki Allied Ships AK Joan Moller, Shell hits 29, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Shanghai [E China] at 52,39 Japanese Ships DD Kasasagi DD Hiyodori DD Kari DD Kiji Allied Ships PG Wake, Shell hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 43,48 Japanese Ships PC Ch 18 PC Ch 17 PC Ch 16 PC Ch 15 PC Ch 14 PC Ch 13 PC Ch 3 PC Ch 2 PC Ch 1 Allied Ships SS S-36, hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 43,48 Japanese Ships APD Patrol Boat No. 39 APD Patrol Boat No. 38 APD Patrol Boat No. 37 APD Patrol Boat No. 36 PC Ch 12 PC Ch 11 PC Ch 10 PC Ch 6 PC Ch 5 PC Ch 4 Allied Ships SS S-36, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Rabaul [New Br], at 62,90 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Kako CA Furutaka CA Kinugasa CA Aoba Allied Ships AK Malaita, Shell hits 2, on fire Allied ground losses: 59 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Runway hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Cagayan [Mndno], at 43,59 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Minazuki DD Satsuki CA Ashigara CA Maya Allied ground losses: 105 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 6 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Cagayan [Mndno], at 43,59 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Ikazuchi DD Inazuma CA Takao CA Atago Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 Port fuel hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kuching [Sarawak], at 27,56 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Kumano CA Suzuya CA Mikuma CA Mogami Allied Ships AK Dayak, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Kampar, Shell hits 2, on fire Allied ground losses: 242 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 5 Port hits 4 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 43,48 Japanese Ships APD Patrol Boat No. 36, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage APD Patrol Boat No. 39 APD Patrol Boat No. 38 APD Patrol Boat No. 37 PC Ch 12 PC Ch 11 PC Ch 10 PC Ch 6 PC Ch 5 Allied Ships SS S-36, hits 4, on fire S-36 looks likely to be the first Allied submarine to be sunk by my dediated ASW teams. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island [AK], 97,38 Japanese ground losses: 380 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Cold Bay [Alaska], 105,36 Japanese ground losses: 681 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 10 troops unloading over beach at Johnston I [USA], 104,78 Japanese ground losses: 224 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 11 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra [LINE], 110,90 Japanese ground losses: 31 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Dutch Harbor [AK], 102,37, firing at TF 17 TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Dutch Harbor [AK], 102,37 Japanese ground losses: 413 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Rabaul [New Br], 62,90, firing at TF 20 TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul [New Br], 62,90 Japanese ground losses: 115 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 38 troops unloading over beach at Guam [USA], 63,66 Japanese ground losses: 32 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Davao [Mndno], 43,61, firing at TF 39 TF 39 troops unloading over beach at Davao [Mndno], 43,61 93 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships APD Shiokaze Japanese ground losses: 339 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 64 troops unloading over beach at Aparri/Tuguegarao, 45,49 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Brunei [UK], 33,56, firing at TF 139 TF 139 troops unloading over beach at Brunei [UK], 33,56 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships MSW W.13 Japanese ground losses: 29 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kuching [Sarawak], 27,56, firing at TF 159 TF 159 troops unloading over beach at Kuching [Sarawak], 27,56 13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Yoshinogawa Maru Japanese ground losses: 343 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 18746 troops, 252 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 544 Defending force 11380 troops, 160 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 519 Japanese max assault: 92 - adjusted assault: 58 Allied max defense: 578 - adjusted defense: 235 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 174 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Guns lost 2 It would appear I was a little eager here. The attack was a fairly squalid failure. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong [UK] Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 14012 troops, 250 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 501 Defending force 8989 troops, 154 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 262 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5 Japanese max assault: 397 - adjusted assault: 272 Allied max defense: 259 - adjusted defense: 1066 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 5) Japanese ground losses: 542 casualties reported Guns lost 18 Allied ground losses: 140 casualties reported Guns lost 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rabaul [New Br] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1369 troops, 30 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 Defending force 2450 troops, 39 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao [Mndno] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3307 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 161 Defending force 5000 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Brunei [UK] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 676 troops, 7 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Defending force 508 troops, 3 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuching [Sarawak] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1039 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28 Defending force 3482 troops, 76 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 166 Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at San Fernando [PH] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 485 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28 Defending force 289 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15 Japanese max assault: 38 - adjusted assault: 36 Allied max defense: 15 - adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE San Fernando [PH] base !!! My paratroops captured this base and will prevent AndyMac from gaining intelligence as regards precisely what is landing there... In this case some 60,000 troops. Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cagayan [Mndno] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 106 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Defending force 328 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Japanese max assault: 8 - adjusted assault: 4 Allied max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 10 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1) A failed airborne assault -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nanumea [Ellice] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 33 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 3 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Nanumea [Ellice] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kavieng [NewILD] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 165 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 Defending force 128 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Japanese max assault: 16 - adjusted assault: 6 Allied max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 9 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Vigan/Bangued Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 12 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 2 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Vigan/Bangued base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Laoag [Luzon] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 17 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 2 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Laoag [Luzon] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ilagan [Luzon] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 17 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 2 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Ilagan [Luzon] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lucena [Luzon] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 29 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 2 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lucena [Luzon] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga/Pili/Daet [PH] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 17 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 2 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Naga/Pili/Daet [PH] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi/Sorosgon Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 17 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 2 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Legaspi/Sorosgon base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarawa [Gilberts] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 41 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 2 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarawa [Gilberts] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Howland Island [PNX] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 24 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Howland Island [PNX] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nauru Island [GLB] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 24 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 4 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Nauru Island [GLB] base !!! Below you can see a picture showing the situation in the Phillipines and Northern Borneo. [image]local://upfiles/10809/7E898F95C39B4D3497F5BC5A7BB964C4.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> Force Z's Death Ride (12/10/2006 1:01:31 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/08/41 Lots and lots of bloody landings all over the place. Essentially though losses are entirely acceptable and the concentration on just a few targets should ensure that those targets fall quickly enough to support the necessary second phase operations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island [AK], 97,38 Japanese ground losses: 373 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Cold Bay [Alaska], 105,36 Japanese ground losses: 131 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 9 troops unloading over beach at Cold Bay [Alaska], 105,36 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 11 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra [LINE], 110,90 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 16 troops unloading over beach at Johnston I [USA], 104,78 Japanese ground losses: 207 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Dutch Harbor [AK], 102,37, firing at TF 17 TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Dutch Harbor [AK], 102,37 76 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Hachijin Maru AP Baikal Maru Japanese ground losses: 707 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Rabaul [New Br], 62,90, firing at TF 20 TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul [New Br], 62,90 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Davao [Mndno], 43,61, firing at TF 39 TF 39 troops unloading over beach at Davao [Mndno], 43,61 12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 68 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island [AK], 97,38 Japanese ground losses: 103 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 83 troops unloading over beach at Kavieng [NewILD], 62,88 Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Rabaul [New Br], 62,90, firing at TF 98 TF 98 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul [New Br], 62,90 113 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Kashima CL Asaka Maru ML Takashima, Shell hits 1 APD Patrol Boat No. 31 APD Namikaze APD Nokaze Japanese ground losses: 630 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Brunei [UK], 33,56, firing at TF 142 TF 142 troops unloading over beach at Brunei [UK], 33,56 21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships MSW W.13, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 123 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kuching [Sarawak], 27,56, firing at TF 159 TF 159 troops unloading over beach at Kuching [Sarawak], 27,56 62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Yoshinogawa Maru, Shell hits 1 AP Iwaki Maru AP Haguro Maru AK Kogyo Maru Japanese ground losses: 355 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 183 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan [Mndno], 43,59 Japanese ground losses: 266 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 23,67 Japanese Ships SS I-158 Allied Ships CL Sumatra DD Van Ghent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 116,70 Japanese Ships AK Taki Maru, Torpedo hits 1 Allied Ships SS Plunger Japanese ground losses: 46 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 117,70 Japanese Ships DD Hayate DD Oite DD Mochizuki Allied Ships SS Pollack, hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese Ships SS I-16 Allied Ships AK Lahaina -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 117,70 A number of Allied ships fleeing from Pearl Harbour fall foul of a portion of the Japanese battleline. Japanese Ships BB Hiei BB Kirishima BB Nagato BB Mutsu CA Tone CA Chikuma DD Arare DD Kasumi Allied Ships AV Tangier, Shell hits 11, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 117,70 Japanese Ships BB Hiei BB Kirishima BB Nagato BB Mutsu CA Tone CA Chikuma DD Arare DD Kasumi Allied Ships AV Curtiss, Shell hits 33, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 117,70 Japanese Ships BB Hiei BB Kirishima BB Nagato BB Mutsu CA Tone CA Chikuma DD Arare DD Kasumi Allied Ships AK Alchiba, Shell hits 23, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Force Z steams into action to disrupt the naval landings at Johore Bahru. Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Walrus: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Ise, Shell hits 1, on fire BB Hyuga BB Fuso, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, on fire BB Yamashiro DD Murakumo DD Asagiri DD Yugiri, Shell hits 2 DD Amagiri Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 9, and is sunk BC Repulse, Shell hits 8 CA Exeter, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage CL Danae, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Tenedos, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Vampire, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Electra, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage DD Encounter, Shell hits 18, and is sunk DD Express, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Jupiter, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage Prince of Wales succumbed to a magazine explosion. Unfortunately Fuso has been heavily damaged during this encounter. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Japanese Ships BB Ise, on fire BB Hyuga BB Fuso, on fire BB Yamashiro DD Murakumo DD Asagiri DD Yugiri DD Amagiri Allied Ships AK Mangola, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Japanese Ships BB Ise, Shell hits 3, on fire BB Hyuga BB Fuso, Shell hits 2, on fire BB Yamashiro DD Murakumo DD Asagiri DD Yugiri DD Amagiri Allied Ships BC Repulse, Shell hits 5, on fire CA Exeter, Shell hits 16, on fire, heavy damage CL Danae, on fire DD Tenedos, on fire, heavy damage DD Vampire, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Electra, and is sunk DD Express, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Jupiter, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage BC Repulse has gotten off quite lightly in terms of overall damage. On the other hand this system damage will all add up and prevent it fleeing speedily. Any ship which isn't out of the area in two days is as good as dead as I am going to close this area down very tightly. At that time if it moves, it will die. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near San Fernando [PH] at 43,49 Japanese Ships APD Patrol Boat No. 37 APD Patrol Boat No. 38 APD Patrol Boat No. 39 PC Ch 1 PC Ch 2 PC Ch 3 PC Ch 4 PC Ch 5 PC Ch 6 PC Ch 10 PC Ch 11 PC Ch 12 PC Ch 13 PC Ch 14 PC Ch 15 PC Ch 16 PC Ch 17 PC Ch 18 Allied Ships AK Governor Wright, Shell hits 32, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Walrus: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CL Kashii CL Isuzu, Shell hits 1, on fire CL Yura CL Kinu CL Kuma DD Chidori DD Tomozuru Allied Ships BC Repulse, on fire CA Exeter, and is sunk CL Danae, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Tenedos, on fire, heavy damage DD Vampire, on fire DD Express, on fire DD Jupiter, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 25,65 Japanese Ships SS I-166 Allied Ships AK Tarakan, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese Ships SS I-16 Allied Ships AK Lahaina, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kendari [Celebes], at 33,71 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Tokitsukaze DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze CA Nachi CA Haguro CA Myoko Allied ground losses: 71 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 5 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island [AK], 97,38 Japanese ground losses: 202 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 9 troops unloading over beach at Cold Bay [Alaska], 105,36 Japanese ground losses: 203 casualties reported TF 9 troops unloading over beach at Cold Bay [Alaska], 105,36 Japanese ground losses: 203 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 11 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra [LINE], 110,90 Japanese ground losses: 25 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 16 troops unloading over beach at Johnston I [USA], 104,78 Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Dutch Harbor [AK], 102,37, firing at TF 17 TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Dutch Harbor [AK], 102,37 30 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Tsukuba Maru Japanese ground losses: 468 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Rabaul [New Br], 62,90, firing at TF 20 TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul [New Br], 62,90 Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 63 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island [AK], 97,38 Japanese ground losses: 567 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 68 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island [AK], 97,38 Japanese ground losses: 135 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Rabaul [New Br], 62,90, firing at TF 98 TF 98 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul [New Br], 62,90 28 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 131 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kuching [Sarawak], 27,56, firing at TF 159 TF 159 troops unloading over beach at Kuching [Sarawak], 27,56 10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Yubari Maru AK Matsutan Maru Japanese ground losses: 65 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 183 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan [Mndno], 43,59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 21,44 Japanese Ships SS RO-67 Allied Ships AK Bonketoe, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 24,67 Japanese Ships SS I-156, hits 2 Allied Ships AGP Poolster AP Rochussen AP Van Neck TK J. D. Schreijers AVD Mercel MSW Eland Dubois MSW Abraham Crijnssen MSW Pieter de Bitter MSW Jan van Amstel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 26,65 Japanese Ships SS I-165 Allied Ships CL Tromp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kuantan [Malaya] , at 24,48 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 43 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 6 C3N1 Kate x 1 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 54 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 44 Ki-21-II Sally x 94 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 15 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 78 Singapore was not hit hard enough on the first day and most of the Allied air force appears to have made good its escape already. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 31 Ki-48-I Lily x 26 Ki-21-II Sally x 178 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged Allied ground losses: 73 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Port hits 44 Port fuel hits 10 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-48-I Lily x 105 Ki-21-II Sally x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-I Lily: 4 destroyed, 10 damaged Port hits 18 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 31 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Port hits 3 Port fuel hits 1 Well, well, well. It looks like the port at Manilla has been emptied as well. It looks like Andy has decided that he might as well take his chances on his ships and subs sinking at sea trying to escape rather than leaving them in port as stationary targets. Overall I believe this is the best choice available to him. It won't save most of them but it will cause me to expend a lot more effort and time in hunting them down and destroying them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Angeles/Clark [PH] , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 14 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Angeles/Clark [PH] , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 194 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 3 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed P-35A Hawk: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 70th Field Army , at 47,38 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 11 Ki-51 Sonia x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on CW Hong Kong Fortress, at 43,42 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 27 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 117,70 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 42 Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed It looks like the US CVs have sortied their SBDs to Hawaii in an effort to add their weight to any ripostes. Good, this will be an excellent opportunity to whittle down some of those US Navy units. It is also an important indicator that I do not have to worry about significant USN raids on KB in the 10 days or so in which it will have to cover my invasion fleet and BBs as I dance around PH whittling down the enemy battleline. The battleline will either stay in port, in which case I'll withdraw to 7 hexes and level bomb them into heavy damage with my Kates, run for it, in which case I'll simply hunt them down on the high seas quite easily, or stay under PH's AAA envelope but in formed TFs. If it stays under PH's FlAK umbrella it will bleed KB dry but that's a price I'm willing to pay. With Hawaii, the Aleutians and most of what matters in the south-eastern Pacific under my control, the Phillipines, Malasia and DEI neutralised and India under rapid, vicious attack directly from the route of march I am willing to aver that I will be able to find the time to pull KB out of the line and train its replacement pilots back up to 90+ average experience. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 21,47 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 46 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 14 Martin 139/B-10 x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D/F2A: 8 destroyed Martin 139/B-10: 3 destroyed As expected the Dutch impale themselves on my CVLs as they head north through the Malacca straits covering the Ceylon invasion convoy - a 2 division undertaking which I am visualising as a non-armoured amphibious version of the much-beloved Operational Manoeuvre Group. I view Ceylon as being at the deepest extent of the enemy's operational depth and a target of such importance that taking it will unhinge the entire enemy defensive line. As such it is an operational target which unhinges a defensive strategy - pretty much the definition of a target worthy of being the focus of an Operational Manoeuvre Group. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 113,67 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1 Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 12 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1 BB Kirishima -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 117,70 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 42 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 11 SBD-3 Dauntless x 15 TBD Devastator x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 5 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged TBD Devastator: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CL Tenryu CL Tatsuta One nice thing under RHS is the number of leakers. Despite being outnumbered 4 to 1 the Wildcats bought enough time for 14 of the 17 attacking planes to make it into attack position. Unfortunately for the Allies Japanese CLs are nimble opponents. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 Allied aircraft Hudson IV x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Nachi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 Allied aircraft T-IVa x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses T-IVa: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CL Nagara -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 117,70 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 41 Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 7 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 2 Martin 139/B-10 x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Matue Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 4 Martin 139/B-10 x 3 T-IVa x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses T-IVa: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AK Myoko Maru AP Heiwa Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 117,70 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 41 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 TBD Devastator x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed TBD Devastator: 9 destroyed Interestingly there is a very marked difference in survivability between faster and slower bombers. The faster the strike planes the more of them make it through even without escort. In other RHS games I've noticed that the G4M is massively more survivable than the G3M and much of this survivability seems to come from its superior speed. In short, speed matters in terms of strike survivability and it matters a lot more than it does in stock. Fast bombers now DO have a chance of breaking through even heavy CAP with minimal losses. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 7 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Hatsuyuki DD Usugumo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 7 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Ayanami -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,49 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Lipis, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,49 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Lipis, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,46 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 6 Ki-43-I Oscar x 17 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed Allied Ships AE Poyang -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Singkep [NEI] at 22,53 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 4 Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed Allied Ships BC Repulse, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 20,42 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 9 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Colborne, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kuala [Sumatra] at 20,43 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Bonketoe, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 46,44 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 6 G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 38 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships ML Redstart, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 113,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 12 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 15 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 22 No Japanese losses Allied Ships ML Oglala, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 114,66 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 17 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 21 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AV Wright, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 54,40 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 17 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Wake, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 117,75 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 15 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 21 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Jagersfontein, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 13 B4Y1 Jean x 6 No Japanese losses Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 42 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-36A Mohawk x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 12 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 19 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied Ships AS Pelias, Bomb hits 2, on fire AR Vestal, Bomb hits 2, on fire AR Rigel, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage AO Neosho, Bomb hits 1 AE Pyro, Bomb hits 1, on fire Port hits 2 A crazy pointless strike launched despite the fact that there were ships at sea to be hit. In addition I hadn't actually ordered any port attack missions at all. Well, sometimes the game does weird things but sometimes weird thins happen in real life as well. So be it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 113,67 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1 Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 10 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lucena [Luzon] at 43,53 Allied aircraft OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 3 Allied aircraft losses OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships AK Nitiro Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Hakone Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 Allied aircraft Hudson IV x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Tsurugisan Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 24,58 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 39 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Martin 139/B-10: 4 damaged Japanese Ships AK Tokuhei Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 7 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 7 Martin 139/B-10 x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships CL Kinu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching [Sarawak] at 27,56 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 4 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Kashi Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Sagiri DD Shirayuki -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 7 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Shinonome DD Ayanami These are part of a fast transport TF making for Merak with a view to setting up a blocking force and establishing a resupply point for the CVE TF which will be passing between Sumatra and Java in order to waylay Allied merchants which try to escape northward from Soerabaja. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,54 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 2 B4Y1 Jean x 14 No Japanese losses Allied Ships LCVP LCP(L) No. 181 LCVP LCP(L) No. 180 LCVP LCP(L) No. 185 LCVP LCP(L) No. 183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Muntok [Banka] at 21,55 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 22 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Larut, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Kalgan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Darvel, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,54 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 2 B4Y1 Jean x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Dragonfly AS Wuchang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,54 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 4 B4Y1 Jean x 28 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Kinta, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AO Spirila AO Pleiodon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PG Dragonfly, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 20,42 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK A. A. Penning, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 21,51 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 7 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 17 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-36A Mohawk x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 11 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 2 damaged Allied Ships BB Maryland, Bomb hits 3 Well it looks like the Allied ships are at sea in TFs which appear to be sprinting out to Hilo/Kona and mid-ocean hexes at night in an effort to intercept my forces. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 15 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-36A Mohawk x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 11 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 19 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-36A Mohawk x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 11 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships CL Detroit BB Arizona, Torpedo hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 20 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-36A Mohawk x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 11 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 8 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied Ships BB Pennsylvania, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,49 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 5 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Lipis, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 110,75 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 12 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 12 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 22 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Castor, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 22,46 Japanese Ships SS I-153 Allied Ships AE Poyang -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 117,70 Japanese Ships CL Tenryu CL Tatsuta CL Yubari DD Kisaragi DD Yayoi DD Mochizuki DD Oite DD Hayate Allied Ships AK Royal T. Frank, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 117,70 Japanese Ships CL Tenryu CL Tatsuta CL Yubari DD Kisaragi DD Yayoi DD Mochizuki DD Oite DD Hayate Allied Ships AK Antares, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near San Fernando [PH] at 43,49 Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Haruna DD Asashio DD Oshio DD Michishio DD Arashio DD Natsugumo DD Minegumo Allied Ships PT RN # 7 PT RN # 8 PT RN # 9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk PT RN # 10, Shell hits 3, and is sunk PT RN # 11 PT RN # 12 PT RN # 26, Shell hits 7, and is sunk PT RN # 27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near San Fernando [PH] at 43,49 Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Haruna DD Asashio DD Oshio DD Michishio DD Arashio DD Natsugumo DD Minegumo Allied Ships PT -33 PT -37, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT PpA # Q 111, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT PpA # Q 113, Shell hits 32, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near San Fernando [PH] at 43,49 Japanese Ships CL Natori DD Yamagumo DD Fumizuki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Nagatsuki DD Asakaze, Shell hits 2 DD Manazuru, Shell hits 1 DD Hatsukari Allied Ships PT RN # 7 PT RN # 8 PT RN # 11 PT RN # 12 PT RN # 27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near San Fernando [PH] at 43,49 Japanese Ships CL Natori DD Yamagumo DD Fumizuki, on fire DD Nagatsuki DD Asakaze DD Manazuru DD Hatsukari Allied Ships PT -33, Shell hits 9, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near San Fernando [PH] at 43,49 Japanese Ships CL Natori DD Yamagumo DD Fumizuki, on fire DD Nagatsuki DD Asakaze DD Manazuru DD Hatsukari Allied Ships PT RN # 7 PT RN # 8 PT RN # 11, Shell hits 5, and is sunk PT RN # 12, Shell hits 8, and is sunk PT RN # 27, Shell hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near San Fernando [PH] at 43,49 Japanese Ships APD Patrol Boat No. 37 APD Patrol Boat No. 38, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage APD Patrol Boat No. 39, Shell hits 1 PC Ch 1 PC Ch 2 PC Ch 3 PC Ch 4 PC Ch 5 PC Ch 6 PC Ch 10 PC Ch 11 PC Ch 12 PC Ch 13 PC Ch 14 PC Ch 15 PC Ch 16 PC Ch 17 PC Ch 18 Allied Ships PT RN # 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT RN # 8 PT RN # 27, Shell hits 3, on fire Pretty good exchange rate for these PTs. They have sunk a DD and an APD in return for locally heavy but strategically insignificant losses. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kendari [Celebes], at 33,71 Japanese Ships DD Tokitsukaze DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze CA Nachi CA Haguro CA Myoko Allied ground losses: 53 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 17 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 25,66 Japanese Ships SS I-162 Allied Ships AK Tarakan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese Ships SS I-16, hits 1 Allied Ships DM Breese DM Gamble DM Montgomery DM Ramsay DM Tracy DM Preble DM Pruitt DM Sicard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Port Moresby [NG] at 54,93 Japanese Ships SS I-175 Allied Ships CL Adelaide, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Johore Bahru [MLA], 22,50, firing at TF 74 TF 74 troops unloading over beach at Johore Bahru [MLA], 22,50 111 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships MSW W.6, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 484 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Kendari [Celebes], 33,71 Japanese ground losses: 549 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johnston I [USA] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1240 troops, 27 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 81 Defending force 512 troops, 8 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Japanese max assault: 114 - adjusted assault: 50 Allied max defense: 4 - adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Johnston I [USA] base !!! Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 557 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Vehicles lost 1 Johnston will be used as a base for G4M bombers ( they are just so much more survivable in the face of P-40s and F4F4s) in support of KB around Hawaii. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 15851 troops, 237 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 612 Defending force 11374 troops, 156 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 520 Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cold Bay [Alaska] Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1667 troops, 20 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 59 - adjusted assault: 30 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Cold Bay [Alaska] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johore Bahru [MLA] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2552 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 103 Defending force 4421 troops, 10 guns, 121 vehicles, Assault Value = 154 Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rabaul [New Br] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1363 troops, 31 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 Defending force 13099 troops, 213 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 394 Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao [Mndno] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3287 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 160 Defending force 5560 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Brunei [UK] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 676 troops, 7 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Defending force 2215 troops, 19 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuching [Sarawak] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1061 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29 Defending force 9210 troops, 113 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 279 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 48 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Defending force 16969 troops, 298 guns, 246 vehicles, Assault Value = 367 Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 329 - adjusted defense: 717 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Baguio/Balinta Pass Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 28 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 691 troops, 12 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 16 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 15 - adjusted defense: 25 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lingayan [Luzon] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 37 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 12605 troops, 231 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 601 Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 590 - adjusted defense: 327 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Angeles/Clark [PH] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 20 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 16766 troops, 345 guns, 238 vehicles, Assault Value = 532 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 524 - adjusted defense: 423 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported I dropped some tiny paraborne forces around the Phillipines to keep things confused and also so I could see what the Allies had where. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Palmyra [LINE] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 616 troops, 13 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 8 Defending force 492 troops, 8 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 6 Allied max defense: 3 - adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Palmyra should fall over the next 2 or 3 days. Below you can see the remainder of Force Z battling the Japanese battleline off Johore Bahru. Allied losses were extremely heavy with over half of Force Z being sunk but two of my battleships will be stuck in repair yards until mid-42. This is a cost I am more than willing to pay as the only value these battleships have for me are their conversions to heavily-armoured carriers in early 1945. [image]local://upfiles/10809/A0718A147C824D6185E21112454998E9.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/11/2006 1:37:32 AM)
Great stuff [:)] Is this scen available for download anywhere? I have RHSEOS but don't like the supply sinks. The additional toys look nice too [;)]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/13/2006 11:12:05 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/09/41 Operations continue. After the results of the past two days I think that the strategic variant I will enact will be as follows: 1. Phased, "dancing" landings at Hilo/Kona. I will land some troops and then pull the troopships out before night falls, continually inviting the Allied fleet to commit to a counter-amphibious role... a role which will leave it stranded at sea and easy prey for my torpedo-bombers. 2. A slow expansion into the southern pacific such that Andy is given every opportunity to gather sufficient strength to counter my landings. I want him to meet my forces with his such that I can capitalise upon my aerial superiority. The more quickly I move the poorer the airfields I will have and the less force he will be able to bring to bear to oppose me. Neither of these is compatible with the loss ratio I wish to create. 3. KB-CVE is going to sweep down via Merak, covering the amphibious assault on Merak before pushing through the Merak/Teloekboetang channel with a view to sinking the Allied shipping which is seeking to escape westward out of range of my airbases at Johore and Kendari before turning north to India or south to Australia. 4. I wish to demonstrate that it is not necessary to have CVAs available in order to strike at India in December 41 and January 42. To this end my CVLs will push through the Malacca straits destroying whatever merchant shipping they find and conduct maskirovka operations against India. 5. Indian Maskirovka: I have 2 divisions loaded on my fastest transports. They are NOT, however, combat-loaded on those transports and will take an age to unload. As such they provide a perfect target for the Royal Navy battleline. I intend to lure both the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy into battle in the seas around Ceylon with a view to attriting them to nothingness. At that point in time my real landing forces ( approximately 4 additional divisions in the first wave with another 6 divisions to follow within 2 weeks) will land near Bombay under cover of my CVA and battleline. This will be my Operational Manoeuvre Group for the Indian campaign. I don't need to push through to victory, I just need to establish a useful, uncloseable Betty base within range of the SLOC between Karachi and Aden and will then be able to finish off the cut off troops in India at my leisure. At that point in time I will need to land in Burma and decide about whether Oz or China will be next. China is the stage of an even greater maskirovka but the details are tricky so I won't go into detail on that until such time as I'm ready to spring that particular trap. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 11 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra [LINE], 110,90 Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Dutch Harbor [AK], 102,37, firing at TF 17 TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Dutch Harbor [AK], 102,37 65 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Hokusei Maru Japanese ground losses: 333 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Rabaul [New Br], 62,90, firing at TF 20 TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul [New Br], 62,90 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 63 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island [AK], 97,38 Japanese ground losses: 174 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 68 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island [AK], 97,38 Japanese ground losses: 184 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Johore Bahru [MLA], 22,50, firing at TF 74 TF 74 troops unloading over beach at Johore Bahru [MLA], 22,50 110 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships MSW W.6 Japanese ground losses: 400 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Johore Bahru [MLA], 22,50, firing at TF 85 TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Johore Bahru [MLA], 22,50 966 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships MSW W.3, Shell hits 2 AK Hiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 1 AK Koei Maru, Shell hits 1 AK Kinka Maru, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 1952 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kendari [Celebes], 33,71, firing at TF 89 TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Kendari [Celebes], 33,71 26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Suzukaze AP Sasago Maru Japanese ground losses: 63 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Rabaul [New Br], 62,90, firing at TF 98 TF 98 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul [New Br], 62,90 28 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships APD Okikaze Japanese ground losses: 58 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kuching [Sarawak], 27,56, firing at TF 159 TF 159 troops unloading over beach at Kuching [Sarawak], 27,56 13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Kogyo Maru AK Matsutan Maru AK Thames Maru Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 162 troops unloading over beach at Merak/Serang [Java], 19,59 Japanese ground losses: 108 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 183 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan [Mndno], 43,59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 22,44 Japanese Ships SS RO-68 Allied Ships AE Poyang -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese Ships SS I-169 Allied Ships AK Manini, Shell hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 38,58 Japanese Ships CA Takao CA Atago CA Maya CA Ashigara DD Ikazuchi DD Inazuma DD Satsuki DD Minazuki Allied Ships AK Maayo, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 38,58 Japanese Ships CA Takao CA Atago CA Maya CA Ashigara DD Ikazuchi DD Inazuma DD Satsuki DD Minazuki Allied Ships AK Tagbilaran, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lucena [Luzon] at 43,53 Japanese Ships PT Gyoraitei No 2 PT Gyoraitei No 3 PT Gyoraitei No 4, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PT Gyoraitei No 5 PT Gyoraitei No 6 Allied Ships DD Thanet, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PT payback's a bitch! [:D] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese Ships SS I-169 Allied Ships AVD McFarland -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 11 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra [LINE], 110,90 Japanese ground losses: 44 casualties reported TF 11 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra [LINE], 110,90 Japanese ground losses: 44 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Dutch Harbor [AK], 102,37, firing at TF 17 TF 17 troops unloading over beach at Dutch Harbor [AK], 102,37 110 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Hokusei Maru, Shell hits 3 AK Tsukuba Maru Japanese ground losses: 248 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 63 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island [AK], 97,38 Japanese ground losses: 50 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 68 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island [AK], 97,38 Japanese ground losses: 31 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Johore Bahru [MLA], 22,50, firing at TF 74 TF 74 troops unloading over beach at Johore Bahru [MLA], 22,50 68 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 355 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Johore Bahru [MLA], 22,50, firing at TF 85 TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Johore Bahru [MLA], 22,50 716 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Bujun Maru, Shell hits 14 AK Meikai Maru AK Johore Maru AP Josho Maru, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 1171 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kendari [Celebes], 33,71, firing at TF 89 TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Kendari [Celebes], 33,71 20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Yamatama Maru DD Suzukaze Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Rabaul [New Br], 62,90, firing at TF 98 TF 98 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul [New Br], 62,90 Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 183 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan [Mndno], 43,59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tavoy [Burma] , at 28,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 24 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1 Allied aircraft Buffalo/F2A x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kuantan [Malaya] , at 24,48 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 44 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 6 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 4 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Angeles/Clark [PH] , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 15 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 50th Guerilla Regiment, at 38,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 19 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1 Allied aircraft RTAF B-10 x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 86th Field Army , at 47,38 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 11 Ki-51 Sonia x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Guam Insular Force Fortress, at 63,66 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 7 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lucena [Luzon] at 43,53 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 10 F1M2 Pete-FF x 2 Allied aircraft OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Myoko -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 Allied aircraft Beaufort VII x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Beaufort VII: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Kuroshio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 7 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 5 Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Kisogawa Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 Allied aircraft Beaufort VII x 13 Brewster 339D/F2A x 4 T-IVa x 5 Japanese aircraft losses F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships AP Hakone Maru, Torpedo hits 1 AP Kakyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Gyoko Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Sensan Maru AK Hitora Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Ouch! These ships get hit hard! 1 sinks immediately and at least one more looks to be doomed. Still, an acceptable price. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 11 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Martin 139/B-10: 3 damaged Japanese Ships AK Tokuhei Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 7 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 8 Martin 139/B-10 x 1 Japanese aircraft losses F1M2 Pete-FF: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships CL Isuzu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Singapore [UK] at 22,51 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 3 Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 2 damaged Allied Ships ML Kung Wo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Taiping [Malaya] at 22,45 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 9 Ki-43-I Oscar x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Scorpion, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Sabang [Sumatra] at 19,41 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 5 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AE Poyang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 20,57 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 6 B4Y1 Jean x 9 Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 1 damaged Allied Ships BC Repulse, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 20,57 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 2 B4Y1 Jean x 28 Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 1 destroyed Allied Ships BC Repulse, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage And the Repulse joins the Prince of Wales beneath the waves. It was a good fight at the invasion beaches but it was only ever going to end with the destruction of Force Z. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 20,57 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 14 Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 1 destroyed Allied Ships AK Matang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire PG Grasshopper, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Elsewhere the massacre of the defenceless merchants continues. Great training for my pilots and a marked problem for the Allies as it limits their ability to ship reinforcements from point to point in the first few months. It doesn't make it impossible, it just makes it a little more difficult which is something the Allies in WiTP are often unfamiliar with. Logistical redundancy is almost a given for them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 19,40 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 16 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 27 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Colborne, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 42,50 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Tutuila, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Manila/Cavite [PH] at 43,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 3 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Pope, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Manila/Cavite [PH] at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD John D. Ford, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose [Mindoro] at 42,54 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 19 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 5 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Pillsbury, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AS Canopus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose [Mindoro] at 42,54 Japanese aircraft E7K2 Alf x 7 Ki-21-II Sally x 42 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AV Langley, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Corregidor, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Capillo, heavy damage AO Pecos, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Governor Wood, heavy damage MSW Tanager, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Pillsbury, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Don't forget though that these are all 100Kg bombs and not 250Kg bombs. So, while the number of hits is impressive in almost all cases a single 250Kg bomb hit would have done roughly as much damage. Still, every bit of damage slows them down for my torpedo-bombers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,58 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AS Holland -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose Buenavista at 42,56 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Alfred Clegg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 22 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 11 P-36A Mohawk x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 12 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 10 destroyed Ah the great tradition of throwing away my best pilots in unescorted strikes continues [8D]. I bloody hate tradition. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 19 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 11 P-36A Mohawk x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 12 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 6 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 12 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 11 P-36A Mohawk x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 12 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-36A Mohawk: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 35 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 52 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 35 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 11 P-36A Mohawk x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 12 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 6 destroyed P-36A Mohawk: 2 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 7 destroyed Allied Ships DM Pruitt, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage DM Gamble, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DM Sicard, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DM Tracy, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DM Preble, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DM Breese, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage DM Montgomery, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Ah, DMs... How much I hate thee. Looks like I've removed the US DM allottment from the game for quite some time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 12 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 5 P-40B Tomahawk x 5 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied Ships BB Pennsylvania, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 40,57 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Ben Nevis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 40,57 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Ben Nevis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose [Mindoro] at 42,54 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Hai Lee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose [Mindoro] at 42,54 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Soochow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose [Mindoro] at 42,54 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Churruca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 6 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 5 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 5 Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Hyuga -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 38,61 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 4 Allied aircraft OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Takao -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 24,50 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 2 Allied aircraft losses Martin 139/B-10: 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Fuso, heavy damage Limping back to Saigon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Davao [Mndno] at 43,61 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 1 Allied aircraft Hudson IV x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Kosin Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 Allied aircraft Beaufort VII x 12 Brewster 339D/F2A x 4 Martin 139/B-10 x 1 T-IVa x 5 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Teiryu Maru AK Hitora Maru, on fire AK Hakubasan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Kiko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Myoko Maru AP Astuga Maru AP Hakone Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage When the Allied torpedo-bombers get through they are very dangerous. It looks like those Beauforts Andy wanted are going to earn their keep. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Toboali [Banka] at 21,57 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 13 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Darvel, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 20,58 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Pangkor, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 20,42 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Bonketoe, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose [Mindoro] at 42,54 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 21 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PC Napa, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AV Langley, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose [Mindoro] at 42,54 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 13 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 6 Ki-21-II Sally x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 2 damaged Allied Ships MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 1 PC Napa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AO Pecos, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AV Langley, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose [Mindoro] at 42,54 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Governor Taft, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Singkep [NEI] at 22,53 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Danae, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Even my floatplanes are joining in the fight. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,58 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Bisayas, Bomb hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose [Mindoro] at 42,54 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Oahu, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose [Mindoro] at 42,54 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 8 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AO Trinity, Bomb hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose [Mindoro] at 42,54 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Fortuna, Bomb hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose [Mindoro] at 42,54 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Absaroka, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose [Mindoro] at 42,54 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Agwiworld, Bomb hits 2, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose [Mindoro] at 42,54 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Empire Baron, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose [Mindoro] at 42,54 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AS Otus, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 28 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 17 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 27 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 7 P-40B Tomahawk x 5 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 4 destroyed, 8 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed Allied Ships BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Tennessee takes quite a battering. It is safe to say it will no longer threaten any invasion fleet. Slowly but surely whatever stands at Pearl will die. The problem is that, at this rate, it is going to take my entire KB strike complement with it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 5 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 1 damaged Allied Ships BB Arizona -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 23 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged Allied Ships BB Oklahoma, Torpedo hits 2, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 11 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PG Taney DMS Zane, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 24 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 6 destroyed Allied Ships DMS Perry DMS Wasmuth, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage MSW Rail, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DMS Boggs Bad day to be a DMS. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 5 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 12 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 1, on fire CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 21,56 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 8 B4Y1 Jean x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AS Wuchang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 20,57 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Grasshopper, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 50,42 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 32 Ki-21-II Sally x 25 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP President Harrison, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose [Mindoro] at 42,54 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 7 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Ariadne Moller, Bomb hits 3, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lucena [Luzon] at 43,53 Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Haruna DD Asashio DD Oshio DD Michishio DD Arashio DD Natsugumo DD Minegumo Allied Ships PT KM # TM-14, Shell hits 5, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong [UK] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 61254 troops, 993 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 1582 Defending force 8825 troops, 147 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 255 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4 Japanese max assault: 3146 - adjusted assault: 3997 Allied max defense: 228 - adjusted defense: 259 Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong [UK] base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed Walrus: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 2290 casualties reported Guns lost 65 Allied ground losses: 4824 casualties reported Guns lost 164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kendari [Celebes] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 6247 troops, 143 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 246 Defending force 602 troops, 9 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 16 Japanese max assault: 456 - adjusted assault: 427 Allied max defense: 13 - adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 142 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kendari [Celebes] base !!! Japanese ground losses: 44 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 371 casualties reported Guns lost 10 Vehicles lost 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cagayan [Mndno] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 4455 troops, 72 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 71 Defending force 328 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Japanese max assault: 142 - adjusted assault: 61 Allied max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Cagayan [Mndno] base !!! Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rabaul [New Br] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 13679 troops, 187 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 414 Defending force 1393 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 Japanese max assault: 852 - adjusted assault: 849 Allied max defense: 41 - adjusted defense: 17 Japanese assault odds: 49 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul [New Br] base !!! Japanese ground losses: 148 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Allied ground losses: 561 casualties reported Guns lost 21 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuching [Sarawak] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 9288 troops, 114 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 283 Defending force 1069 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese max assault: 580 - adjusted assault: 323 Allied max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 29 Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuching [Sarawak] base !!! Japanese ground losses: 240 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 2275 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 15945 troops, 240 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 614 Defending force 11377 troops, 153 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 521 Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Brunei [UK] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2284 troops, 19 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 95 Defending force 684 troops, 7 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 198 - adjusted assault: 116 Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 11 Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei [UK] base !!! Japanese ground losses: 25 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 879 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johore Bahru [MLA] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 16425 troops, 157 guns, 346 vehicles, Assault Value = 1182 Defending force 7518 troops, 106 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 149 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese max assault: 582 - adjusted assault: 305 Allied max defense: 152 - adjusted defense: 161 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Japanese ground losses: 451 casualties reported Guns lost 10 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 161 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao [Mndno] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 5679 troops, 67 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 171 Defending force 3287 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 160 Japanese max assault: 356 - adjusted assault: 40 Allied max defense: 158 - adjusted defense: 109 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese ground losses: 1905 casualties reported Guns lost 28 Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Guam [USA] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 527 troops, 3 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 24 Defending force 1810 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Japanese max assault: 48 - adjusted assault: 1 Allied max defense: 5 - adjusted defense: 31 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Oops. Looks like Guam is going to survive for a while. I'll send a Brigade there in 2 or 3 weeks time and take it then. There's no rush. Japanese ground losses: 160 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kavieng [NewILD] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 557 troops, 4 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 52 - adjusted assault: 102 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 102 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kavieng [NewILD] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johore Bahru [MLA] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2443 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 143 Defending force 49641 troops, 505 guns, 552 vehicles, Assault Value = 1153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao [Mndno] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3277 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 159 Defending force 2890 troops, 15 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 32 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 21639 troops, 371 guns, 248 vehicles, Assault Value = 581 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 547 - adjusted defense: 941 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Pomala [Celebes] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 20 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 2 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Pomala [Celebes] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Gen Santos [Mndno] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 20 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 2 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Gen Santos [Mndno] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cotabato [Mndno] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 8 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 2 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Cotabato [Mndno] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Surigao [Mndno] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 20 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 3 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Surigao [Mndno] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Baguio/Balinta Pass Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 24 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 695 troops, 13 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 16 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 14 - adjusted defense: 34 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lingayan [Luzon] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 24 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 12595 troops, 231 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 600 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 586 - adjusted defense: 483 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Angeles/Clark [PH] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 24 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 22805 troops, 525 guns, 246 vehicles, Assault Value = 750 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 734 - adjusted defense: 602 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Dipolog [Mndno] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 24 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 3 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Dipolog [Mndno] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Palmyra [LINE] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 923 troops, 22 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 9 Defending force 490 troops, 7 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 5 Allied max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Guns lost 1

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/13/2006 11:18:14 PM)
The CVEs close the Merak/Teloekboetang passage and B4Ys sink the Repulse. Just goes to show you, if you throw enough outmatched planes at something they will, eventually, achieve something. This sort of logic will become all too pervasive in 1944. [image]local://upfiles/10809/DAF83959DAF54ADBA3BC5B14AF3D75DF.jpg[/image]

Terminus -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/13/2006 11:21:29 PM)
Yup, never underestimate the power of the Jean. I've scored a few successes with them in my own mod. BTW, Nemo, a tiny little request for your AAR. Don't post such long combat reports. You put into bold text what you want to focus on, so maybe leave out the rest? Makes it easier to read...

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/13/2006 11:26:41 PM)
Terminus, Good point... I will amend as suggested. I will occasionally continue to post the full text as one of the things I want to show in the mod is the increased number of leakers... Am posting one more turn tonight and will use the abridged presentation. Let me know what you think.

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/14/2006 12:04:13 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/10/41 TF 14 encounters mine field at Hong Kong [UK] (43,42) Japanese Ships DD Kasasagi DD Hiyodori -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 24,56 Japanese Ships DD Hagikaze DD Arashi DD Nowaki DD Maikaze CA Suzuya Allied Ships SS KXVIII -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese Ships SS I-154 Allied Ships AK Mapia, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage My subs are having a very active start to the campaign, particularly when you take into account that I have only a dozen submarines on duty at the moment. The mod increases the surface force at the expense of the submarine force. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Japanese Ships AK Takaoka Maru Allied Ships SS O19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese Ships SS I-169 Allied Ships DD Litchfield -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 116,70 Japanese Ships AK Ryujin Maru DD Akebono Allied Ships SS Plunger -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese Ships SS I-169 Allied Ships AVD McFarland -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Johore Bahru [MLA], 22,50, firing at TF 85 TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Johore Bahru [MLA], 22,50 493 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Kashii Maru, Shell hits 6 AK Uyo Maru AK Yahiko Maru, Shell hits 1 AP Kisogawa Maru, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 521 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 44 encounters mine field at Hong Kong [UK] (43,42) Japanese Ships MSW W.15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 64 encounters mine field at Hong Kong [UK] (43,42) Japanese Ships MSW W.16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 28,66 Japanese Ships SS I-166 Allied Ships AVD Sirius TK JMG den Hartog TK Colina -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Japanese Ships AK Hokkai Maru, Torpedo hits 1 AK Taiko Maru #3 AK Kinugawa Maru AK Meiko Maru AP Hikade Maru AP Miike Maru AP Teia Maru Allied Ships SS O19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon [Burma] , at 29,33 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 39 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 17 Brewster 339D/F2A x 3 Buffalo/F2A x 26 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 8 destroyed Brewster 339D/F2A: 2 destroyed Buffalo/F2A: 15 destroyed Allied fighters have concentrated at Rangoon and, as per SOP, such concentrations are punished. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft Me 264 Angel x 2 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 P-36A Mohawk x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Me 264 Angel bombing at 23625 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 200th Division, at 38,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 21 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1 Allied aircraft RTAF B-10 x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on CW FMSV Brigade, at 24,46 Japanese aircraft Ki-48-I Lily x 16 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on AA 27th Brigade AIF , at 22,50 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 11 Ki-21-II Sally x 57 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 40 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Guam Insular Force Fortress, at 63,66 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 7 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 116,70 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 71 F1M2 Pete-FF x 6 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2 Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 116,70 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 71 F1M2 Pete-FF x 6 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2 Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed Hmm, 5 Dauntlesses launch against KB. Unsurprisingly their efforts come to naught. It seems that Andy has sent some of his CV-based air groups to the Hawaiian island bases in order to threaten my carriers. I will let him build them up, try to expand the airbase at Hilo and then, throughout the first half of January, slowly whittle away at his airgroup strength with my fighter groups. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 5 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 8 Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Martin 139/B-10: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro As you can see the Petes are completely useless. This is one of the reasons I have put such emphasis on producing Rufes. Already one of my Rufe pilots has 4 kills. All of my Pete pilots put together have 1 kill. To put this into perspective I have 6 Rufes in action in the front-lines vs slightly over 100 Petes so the fact that the Rufes have, altogether, already shot down over 10 planes while the Petes have only destroyed one is really a damning indictment of Pete effectiveness. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Dutch Harbor [AK] at 102,37 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 SBD-3 Dauntless x 24 TBD Devastator x 11 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Ujina Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Tsukuba Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire AK Kasyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Hokusei Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Baikal Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Lexington strikes back in the Aleutians. I had seen her heading north 2 days ago but made no move to intercept or abort the landings. I will pay the necessary price for these landings. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Dutch Harbor [AK] at 102,37 Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 3 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CL Awata Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 5 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 5 Martin 139/B-10 x 6 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AV Kamikawa Maru AP Teia Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 4 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Martin 139/B-10: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mikuma -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 4 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 10 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Martin 139/B-10: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Suzuya -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Express, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 32,71 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 13 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 18 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied Ships CL Marblehead CL Boise, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage CL Tromp Last night I moved my TF at Kendari out of the way of an oncoming Allied surface combat TF. The next morning the Allied ships lay just off Kendari and my Bettys launched. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships MSW Maryborough -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 17,38 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 16 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 27 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK A. A. Penning, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,59 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 6 B4Y1 Jean x 18 Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Enggano, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Toradja AP Rooseboom, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage TK Djirak TK Merula -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,59 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 14 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Minjak AK Alfoer, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Merkus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,59 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 13 Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 1 destroyed Allied Ships AP Le Maire TK Djirak, Torpedo hits 1 TK Merula AP Camphuys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 32,65 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships TK Ven-Koh, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage TK British Judge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose Buenavista at 42,56 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 15 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AS Canopus, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,61 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Bisayas, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,62 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Anakan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose Buenavista at 42,56 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 8 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Oahu, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,57 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged Allied Ships AO Trinity, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,63 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AS Holland, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,58 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Alfred Clegg, Bomb hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose Buenavista at 42,56 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Absaroka, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose Buenavista at 42,56 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 18 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Agwiworld, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose Buenavista at 42,56 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Empire Baron, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose Buenavista at 42,56 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Candesa, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Roxas [Panay] at 43,55 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 3 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 7 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AS Otus, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 31,66 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Bicol, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 45,67 Japanese aircraft Ki-48-I Lily x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Parcita, Bomb hits 2, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 P-36A Mohawk x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships BB Maryland The Bettys are making nigh-suicidal attacks on Pearl Harbour but even nigh-suicidal sometimes gets a torpedo hit [8D] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 10 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 P-36A Mohawk x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied Ships BB Nevada CL Helena -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 34 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 37 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 29 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 P-36A Mohawk x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships BB California, Bomb hits 18, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2 Scratch California. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-36A Mohawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Dale -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 4 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-36A Mohawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships PC Ontario -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 13 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 27 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-36A Mohawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships BB Pennsylvania, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Bagley, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 48,43 Japanese aircraft Ki-48-I Lily x 15 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP President Harrison, Bomb hits 15, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Roxas [Panay] at 43,55 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 3 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Ariadne Moller, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,53 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Mindanao, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Maasin [Leyte] at 44,57 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Churruca, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Manila/Cavite [PH] at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 11 Allied aircraft P-35A Hawk x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships AK Don Jose, Bomb hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Zamboanga [Mndno] at 40,59 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Morazan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 103,36 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 SBD-3 Dauntless x 12 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Daigen Maru #3, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Dutch Harbor [AK] at 102,37 Allied aircraft TBD Devastator x 9 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Atuta Maru AK Ujina Maru, on fire, heavy damage AK Kasyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Dutch Harbor [AK] at 102,37 Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 12 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Kurokamisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 35,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 20 Allied aircraft T-IVa x 5 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses T-IVa: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships AK Tatsufuku Maru Even with 20 Zeroes as CAP the 5 x T-IV As managed to get 3 of their number through to the ships. Not a bad result in terms of leakers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 4 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Martin 139/B-10: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged Japanese Ships CA Kumano CA Mogami Murderous FlAK claims 3 of the low-flying bombers. The Petes are, as usual, useless. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 18,40 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 8 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 23 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AE Poyang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Pangkor, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 27,70 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships ML Prins van Oranje -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,58 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 14 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Thanet, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Jose Buenavista at 42,56 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PC Canopus, heavy damage TK Gertrude Kellogg, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Capillo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 45,67 Japanese aircraft Ki-48-I Lily x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Parcita, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,58 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Luzon, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 36 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 15 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-36A Mohawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed Allied Ships BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 14 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied Ships BB Arizona, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 19 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 9 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships DD Ward DMS Zane DMS Trevor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 18 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 2 damaged Allied Ships DMS Boggs DMS Perry, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 12 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 5, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 20,57 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 14 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AO Pleiodon, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese Ships SS I-154 Allied Ships AK Siantar, Torpedo hits 1 TK P. J. Duinker TK Anastasia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese Ships DD Fubuki DD Shinonome DD Usugumo DD Shirakumo DD Isonami DD Shirayuki DD Hatsuyuki DD Uranami DD Shikinami DD Ayanami DD Sagiri Allied Ships DD Vampire, Shell hits 54, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese Ships DD Fubuki DD Shinonome DD Usugumo DD Shirakumo DD Isonami DD Shirayuki DD Hatsuyuki DD Uranami DD Shikinami DD Ayanami DD Sagiri Allied Ships MSW Bendigo, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage MSW Burnie, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage MSW Goulburn, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage MSW Maryborough, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese Ships DD Fubuki DD Shinonome DD Usugumo DD Shirakumo DD Isonami DD Shirayuki DD Hatsuyuki DD Uranami DD Shikinami DD Ayanami DD Sagiri Allied Ships AO Spirila, Shell hits 55, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese Ships DD Fubuki DD Shinonome DD Usugumo DD Shirakumo DD Isonami DD Shirayuki DD Hatsuyuki DD Uranami DD Shikinami DD Ayanami DD Sagiri Allied Ships AK Matang, Shell hits 44, and is sunk Another half-dozen ships are destroyed by my surface strike group. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 116,70 Japanese Ships DD Kasumi DD Arare Allied Ships SS Dolphin, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 116,70 Japanese Ships DD Hayate DD Oite DD Mochizuki DD Yayoi Allied Ships SS Dolphin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Dutch Harbor [AK] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 3596 troops, 35 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 Defending force 454 troops, 7 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 118 - adjusted assault: 52 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Dutch Harbor [AK] base !!! Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 506 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johore Bahru [MLA] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 60572 troops, 487 guns, 743 vehicles, Assault Value = 1283 Defending force 1376 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese max assault: 2154 - adjusted assault: 1714 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 571 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Johore Bahru [MLA] base !!! Allied ground losses: 356 casualties reported Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Adak Island [AK] Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3810 troops, 73 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 11 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 8 - adjusted assault: 5 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Adak Island [AK] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Merak/Serang [Java] Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1097 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 44 - adjusted assault: 44 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 44 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Merak/Serang [Java] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao [Mndno] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3293 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 160 Defending force 2933 troops, 16 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuantan [Malaya] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 56 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 2 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuantan [Malaya] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kota Bharu [Malaya] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 52 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 3 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu [Malaya] base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Buffalo/F2A: 2 destroyed My attacks at Kuantan, Khota Baru and Mersing were opportunistic. I saw that Andy had abandoned them and so landed paratroops and a couple of amphibious TFs on them. I usually never commit everything to the first wave and so these amphibious TFs were from my floating reserve operating out to the east of Malaysia. It looks like I have trapped 3 Brigades of Allied troops on the road north of Mersing. I expect them to give my pilots some extremely good bombing practice over the coming months. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Mauban/Lamon Bay Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 28 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 90 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 2 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Mauban/Lamon Bay base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Palmyra [LINE] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2240 troops, 40 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 Defending force 510 troops, 8 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Japanese max assault: 64 - adjusted assault: 25 Allied max defense: 3 - adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Palmyra [LINE] base !!! Japanese ground losses: 90 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Allied ground losses: 816 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Below you can see the situation in the DEI. You can clearly see my submarine line interdicting ships fleeing from the Phillipines, my surface strike groups and transport fleets moving out to sea east of Kendari in order to avoid surface action against Andy's raiders - resulting in the sinking of the Boise - and my CVE TF moving out west of Merakin order to strike at two gaggles of merchant ships trying to escape... In addition they are providing aircover to a convoy carrying a replacement regiment destined for Merak. [image]local://upfiles/10809/E975405FC8644CAB83DE7315B8798DE5.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/14/2006 12:13:59 AM)
Below you can see my maskirovka aimed at Ceylon. 4 CVLs and a half-dozen large, fast transports are going to make a demonstration aimed against Ceylon with a view to drawing the RAF and Royal Navy out where I can destroy them. Then, when the real invasion TFs show up I will be able to direct them where I wish with little fear of being defeated piecemeal. Cruft, If you PM me your email address I'll send you the scenario files ( no accompanying text). I had wanted to get it posted to AK's Alternate History Site last weekend but I've got a crash presentation on PTSD to do so I'm focussing on that. By Xmas it will be up though. In the meantime I can send you the bare bones no bothers. [image]local://upfiles/10809/A508C7E6ADD44A46BDE29D979BEB4916.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/14/2006 12:24:15 AM)
Below you can see the majority of the forces seeking to flee the Phillipines. Most of what is trying to get away has been slowed by system damage inflicted by the hordes of light bombers I have operating out of small fields in the northern and central phillipines such that they are only escaping very slowly and with great loss. I expect a few of the ships to make it but most are going to be sunk before they reach Australia or DEI. In about 10 days time I'll launch surface strikes on Soerabaja and Darwin and destroy whatever makes it to those two bases. Why this focus on enemy shipping? Simple, much of this shipping doesn't respawn and, as such, removing it from the Allied order of battle is a permanent thing. Secondly it must be said that I am mindful of the tighter logistics constraints in RHS. They are looser in this mod but still much tighter than in stock. So, the more ships I sink the smaller a force the Americans can maintain distant from their continental mainland. It won't be decisive now or even in the next 2 years but in 1944 and 1945 it will make a difference. Lastly there is a moral effect to such devastating losses. If I can destroy 300 or 400 enemy ships in the first month of combat I will inculcate a sense of foreboding and expectation of loss in Andy's mind - truth be told I think his current losses are already beginning to inculcate these beliefs in him - and once that is present he is already half-way to delivering that loss on the game map. [image]local://upfiles/10809/7E29459E3F634656AC864AA82EBCEC04.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/16/2006 10:05:50 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/11/41 Any is still trying to fight me symmetrically with force on force engagements. As is only to be expected his losses are extremely heavy and results negligible. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 28,67 Japanese Ships SS I-162 Allied Ships DM Thracian -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Japanese Ships CL Kashii CL Isuzu CL Yura CL Kinu CL Kuma DD Chidori DD Tomozuru Allied Ships TK British Lord, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese Ships CL Naka CL Jintsu DD Asagumo DD Murasame, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Harusame DD Yudachi DD Samidare DD Akatsuki DD Hibiki Allied Ships PT KM # TM-4 PT KM # TM-5 PT KM # TM-6 PT KM # TM-7 PT KM # TM-8, Shell hits 10, and is sunk PT KM # TM-9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT KM # TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT KM # TM-11, Shell hits 10, and is sunk PT KM # TM-12, Shell hits 2, and is sunk PT KM # TM-13 Andy really seems to like PT Boats. I am running into them and spotting them all over the map. We have no restrictions on their use ( except to state that, whenever possible, they should be employed in groups no smaller than 6 boats per TF) so it is all fair. I just need to remain cognisant of their use. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese Ships CL Naka, Shell hits 1, on fire CL Jintsu, Shell hits 1 DD Asagumo, Shell hits 2 DD Murasame, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Harusame, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Yudachi, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Samidare DD Akatsuki DD Hibiki, Shell hits 3, on fire Allied Ships CL Java, Shell hits 4, on fire CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 4, on fire CL Tromp, Shell hits 1 CL Marblehead DD Barker, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Edsall, Shell hits 1 DD John D. Edwards, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Parrott DD Stewart, Shell hits 1, on fire The Dutch actually did quite well in the initial exchange. Two of my destroyers are heavily damaged in return for just one of theirs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese Ships CL Naka, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CL Jintsu, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Asagumo DD Murasame, Shell hits 12, and is sunk DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Yudachi, on fire, heavy damage DD Samidare DD Akatsuki DD Hibiki, Shell hits 3, on fire Allied Ships CL Java, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 2, on fire CL Tromp, Shell hits 3, on fire CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1 DD Barker, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Edsall, Shell hits 3, on fire DD John D. Edwards, Shell hits 2, and is sunk DD Parrott DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage After the second round of combat the honours are more even with several ships on both side heavily damaged. I will depend on my Bettys to turn this tactical draw into an operational and strategic victory. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese Ships CL Nagara DD Kuroshio DD Oyashio DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio DD Yukikaze DD Hayashio DD Amatsukaze Allied Ships PT KM # TM-4 PT KM # TM-5 PT KM # TM-6 PT KM # TM-7 PT KM # TM-13, Shell hits 27, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses CXIV-W: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CL Nagara DD Kuroshio DD Oyashio DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 1 DD Natsushio DD Yukikaze DD Hayashio DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 3, on fire Allied Ships CL Java, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk CL Tromp, Shell hits 3, on fire CL Marblehead, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Barker, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Edsall, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Parrott DD Stewart, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Unbelievably the Dutch come back for another round and really suffer very heavily this time with 1 CL and 3 of their DDs sunk in just this last exchange of fire. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese Ships DD Fubuki DD Shinonome DD Usugumo DD Shirakumo DD Isonami DD Shirayuki DD Hatsuyuki DD Uranami DD Shikinami DD Ayanami DD Sagiri Allied Ships LCVP LCP(L) No. 180, Shell hits 2, and is sunk LCVP LCP(L) No. 181 LCVP LCP(L) No. 182, Shell hits 1, and is sunk LCVP LCP(L) No. 183 LCVP LCP(L) No. 184, Shell hits 1, and is sunk LCVP LCP(L) No. 185, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied ground losses: 72 casualties reported Guns lost 4 I've been trying to figure out surface combat and the necessary ship pacing methodologies recently. It seems to be working as I'm getting quite a lot of surface intercepts. So far it is limited to slow ships but, hopefully, this skill will generalise to faster ships once I get a grip of it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Teloekbetoeng [SM] at 19,58 Japanese Ships SS RO-64 Allied Ships MSW Goulburn, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Makassar [Celebes] at 30,70 Japanese Ships SS I-158 Allied Ships DD Parrott -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 29,67 Japanese Ships SS I-165 Allied Ships AK Bicol, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese Ships SS I-154, hits 1 Allied Ships PC Gemma -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon [Burma] , at 29,33 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 43 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D/F2A: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft Me 264 Angel x 3 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-36A Mohawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Me 264 Angel: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 200th Division, at 38,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 23 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1 RTAF B-10 x 4 Allied aircraft No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on AA 22nd Brigade AIF , at 23,49 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 90 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 59,95 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 18 Allied aircraft Hudson IV x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Aoba -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 98,37 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 SBD-3 Dauntless x 24 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Bengal Maru, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 117,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 70 F1M2 Pete-FF x 6 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2 Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 27 F1M2 Pete-FF x 7 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 5 Martin 139/B-10 x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D/F2A: 1 destroyed Martin 139/B-10: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Belitung I [NEI] at 22,57 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Yubari Maru AP Chihaya Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 14,27 The attacks on the shipping trying to escape to India begin. Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 12 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 34 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Tantalus AK Empire Hunter AK Washingtonian AK Empire Flamingo, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Illinoian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Empire Ridley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Hawksbill, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 14,27 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 4 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 16 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Empire Flamingo, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Bruce AK Illinoian, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Singapore [UK] at 22,51 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 21 E13A1 Jake x 2 Ki-43-I Oscar x 3 Ki-48-I Lily x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships ML Kung Wo, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 30,72 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Marblehead, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Makassar [Celebes] at 30,70 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 8 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Parrott, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 32 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 31 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 9 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-36A Mohawk x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 21,51 Japanese aircraft Ki-48-I Lily x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Kampar, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 31,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 11 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 15 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships CA Soerabaja, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage CL Westralia, Torpedo hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 30,67 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 13 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Longwood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire TK Hermes, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 27,70 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AVD William B. Preston -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 27,68 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 2 damaged Allied Ships DD Kortenaer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Olongapo/Bataan at 42,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 16 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 15 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Mindanao, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 40,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2 G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 7 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 2 damaged Allied Ships AK Norse Carrier, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Governor Smith -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Olongapo/Bataan at 42,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Ben Nevis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 47,59 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 3 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 2, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 46,59 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Churruca, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Adak Island [AK] , at 97,38 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 SBD-3 Dauntless x 24 TBD Devastator x 11 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 59,95 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 18 Allied aircraft Hudson IV x 2 Japanese aircraft losses F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 14,27 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 36 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Hatterlock, Torpedo hits 1 AK Steel Traveler AK Paul Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Hunter, Torpedo hits 1 AK Montgomery City, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Empire Bruce, Torpedo hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 14,27 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 16 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Empire Hawksbill, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 16 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 4 P-36A Mohawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships CL Raleigh -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,60 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Thanet, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,58 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 9 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AS Canopus, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 25,51 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 9 Ki-48-I Lily x 8 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Cicala, Bomb hits 3, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Manila/Cavite [PH] at 43,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 6 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 4 Allied aircraft P-35A Hawk x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships DD Pope, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Zamboanga [Mndno] at 40,59 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Basilan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Zamboanga [Mndno] at 40,59 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AO Trinity, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,58 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 3 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Fortuna, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,65 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AS Holland, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,58 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 3 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Absaroka, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,58 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 3 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Empire Baron, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Manila/Cavite [PH] at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6 Allied aircraft P-35A Hawk x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships PG Isabel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Maasin [Leyte] at 44,57 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 4 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 7 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Ariadne Moller, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Manila/Cavite [PH] at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 8 Allied aircraft P-35A Hawk x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships AK Don Jose, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese Ships DD Fubuki DD Shinonome DD Usugumo DD Shirakumo DD Isonami DD Shirayuki DD Hatsuyuki DD Uranami DD Shikinami DD Ayanami DD Sagiri Allied Ships MSW Bendigo, Shell hits 9, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Japanese Ships CL Isuzu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CL Yura Allied Ships SS O19 Isuzu later sinks in harbour a Kuching. My first cruiser loss of the war. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 16090 troops, 245 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 624 Defending force 11411 troops, 157 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 521 Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Mersing [Malaya] Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3191 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 185 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 114 - adjusted assault: 59 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 59 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Mersing [Malaya] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao [Mndno] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3301 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 160 Defending force 3043 troops, 17 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 55 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 2 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sorong [NG] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 136 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 10 - adjusted assault: 7 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Sorong [NG] base !!! Below you can see the horde of enemy shipping arrayed at Pearl Harbour. There seem to be upward of 80 enemy ships in TFs just outside the harbour.... a damned tough nut to crack. [image]local://upfiles/10809/A983CECF6BF3483386A9DCD12AD7EA0A.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/16/2006 11:44:05 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/12/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese Ships SS I-154 Allied Ships AK Liran, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Darwin [Australia] at 36,84 Japanese Ships SS I-156 Allied Ships DD Scout, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Japanese Ships BB Ise BB Hyuga BB Yamashiro DD Murakumo DD Asagiri DD Yugiri Allied Ships AK Kampar, Shell hits 3, and is sunk AK Dayak, Shell hits 9, and is sunk The surface strikes continue with great effect. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese Ships CA Takao CA Atago CA Maya CA Myoko CA Haguro CA Nachi CA Ashigara DD Asagumo DD Samidare DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze DD Akatsuki DD Ikazuchi DD Inazuma Allied Ships PT KM # TM-4 PT KM # TM-5 PT KM # TM-6, Shell hits 2, and is sunk PT KM # TM-7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese Ships CA Takao CA Atago CA Maya CA Myoko CA Haguro CA Nachi CA Ashigara DD Asagumo DD Samidare DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze DD Akatsuki DD Ikazuchi DD Inazuma Allied Ships PT KM # TM-4, Shell hits 3, and is sunk PT KM # TM-5, Shell hits 4, and is sunk PT KM # TM-7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese Ships CA Takao CA Atago CA Maya CA Myoko CA Haguro CA Nachi CA Ashigara DD Asagumo DD Samidare DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze DD Akatsuki DD Ikazuchi DD Inazuma Allied Ships PT KM # TM-7, Shell hits 41, and is sunk And the last of the PTs at Kendari are sunk. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 42,62 Japanese Ships CA Chokai CL Sendai DD Yugumo DD Hatsuharu DD Nenohi DD Hatsushimo DD Wakaba DD Sazanami Allied Ships AK Sagoland, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 42,62 Japanese Ships CA Chokai CL Sendai DD Yugumo DD Hatsuharu DD Nenohi DD Hatsushimo DD Wakaba DD Sazanami Allied Ships AK Soochow, Shell hits 36, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese Ships DD Fubuki DD Shinonome DD Usugumo DD Shirakumo DD Isonami DD Shirayuki DD Hatsuyuki DD Uranami DD Shikinami DD Ayanami DD Sagiri Allied Ships LCVP LCP(L) No. 181, Shell hits 1, and is sunk LCVP LCP(L) No. 183, Shell hits 3, and is sunk Allied ground losses: 78 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Japanese Ships CL Kinu Allied Ships SS KXVIII -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Hilo [Hawaii], 116,74, firing at TF 109 TF 109 troops unloading over beach at Hilo [Hawaii], 116,74 126 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Akebono Japanese ground losses: 242 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Hilo [Hawaii], 116,74, firing at TF 109 TF 109 troops unloading over beach at Hilo [Hawaii], 116,74 107 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Akebono, Shell hits 3 AK Nitiyo Maru, Shell hits 1 AK Ryujin Maru, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 310 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon [Burma] , at 29,33 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 37 Ki-21-II Sally x 103 Allied aircraft P-43A Lancer x 2 Brewster 339D/F2A x 5 Buffalo/F2A x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-43A Lancer: 2 destroyed Brewster 339D/F2A: 2 destroyed Buffalo/F2A: 1 destroyed PBY-5 Catalina: 3 destroyed C-60A/R5O Lodestar: 4 destroyed Empire: 1 destroyed Catalina/PBV/PBY: 1 destroyed PB2Y-3 Coronado: 1 destroyed Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Airbase hits 25 Airbase supply hits 10 Runway hits 139 Time to put a little pressure on Rangoon. I won't achieve anything decisive but whatever can whittle down the numbers of enemy fighters and bombers will only help my forces as they battle it out with the Royal Air Force. Over 20 enemy planes are destroyed on the ground today. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 28 F1M2 Pete-FF x 2 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 145 Allied aircraft P-35A Hawk x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 12 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 2 destroyed Allied ground losses: 56 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 13 Airbase supply hits 9 Runway hits 94 A well-escorted strike suffers massive losses from enemy AAA. I have to get away from the Ki-32s as quickly as possible. They are simply too fragile to be useful in any theatre featuring significant FlAK defences. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 23 Me 264 Angel x 3 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 P-36A Mohawk x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 P-43A Lancer x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Me 264 Angel: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Guam Insular Force Fortress, at 63,66 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 7 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lucena [Luzon] at 43,53 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 2 Allied aircraft OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 2 Beaufort VII x 15 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Jinshu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Celebes Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Tainan Maru AK Alaska Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Noborikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Kizan Maru This attack surprised me. I hadn't expected Andy to risk some of his few Beauforts at the Phillipines. He is probably transitioning them to India via Burma and just took the opportunity to twin one of his transit points with a profitable strike. Good play. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 5 Ki-43-I Oscar x 13 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 5 Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D/F2A: 3 destroyed Japanese Ships AP Higashiyama Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 11,23 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 4 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 37 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Pasir AP Montoro, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 12,27 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Empire Hawksbill, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 28,70 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Tromp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 31,76 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 2 damaged Allied Ships CL Westralia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,55 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 1 Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Schwartenkonst -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 10,56 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 23 B4Y1 Jean x 8 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Tomohon, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Minjak AK De Klerk AK Van Hentz, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 10,56 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 12 B4Y1 Jean x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Silindoeng AK Toradja AK Van Overstaten AK Tomohon, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 10,56 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 12 B4Y1 Jean x 20 Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK De Klerk AK Van Hentz, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Tomohon, on fire, heavy damage TK Merula PC Beneb, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Silindoeng, Torpedo hits 1 SC OJR-4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage The CVE and CVL-base strikes on his fleeing shipping are proving absolutely devastating. We have already passed the psychologically significant of 200 Allied ships sunk. With a little luck we'll get past 300 by month's end which will set a nice ( for me ) psychological tone for the next phase of operations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 29,75 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships AVD Reiger -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 32,73 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Java, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 15,55 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 27 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Enggano, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage TK Djirak, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Van Imhoff AK Belawan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,60 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 15 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AS Canopus, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage AK Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PC Canopus, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,51 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 15 Ki-21-II Sally x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Cicala, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,63 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Alfred Clegg, Bomb hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,60 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Absaroka, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 42,64 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Palawan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 32,66 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK La Florecita, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 29,70 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 11 G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 34 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 23 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Evertsen DD Witte de With CA Houston, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage DD Whipple DD Paul Jones, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Alden DD Bulmer, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage The waters around the DEI become even safer as anoher Allied CA and DD are despatched by the torpedo-bombers operating out of Kendari. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 38,76 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2 G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Van Diemen, Torpedo hits 2, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 25,51 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 14 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK St. Quentin, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 54,94 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 4 Allied aircraft Hudson IV x 13 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Kinugasa CA Kako -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 25 F1M2 Pete-FF x 7 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 5 Martin 139/B-10 x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D/F2A: 4 destroyed Martin 139/B-10: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 12,24 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 8 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 45 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 2 destroyed Allied Ships AK Empire Gilbert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Deslock PG Hindustan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Wosang, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Lough, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Santa Elisa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Voice, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Dawn, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK City of Manchester -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 29,68 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2 G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 2 damaged Allied Ships TK British Judge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 28 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 43 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 P-43A Lancer x 1 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CL Detroit, Bomb hits 6, on fire CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 6, on fire PC Sonoma, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PG Taney, Bomb hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,55 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 25 B4Y1 Jean x 31 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Tunni, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Poelau Bras, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Reteh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Makian AK Togian TK Augustina AK Lematang -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 10,56 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Van Hentz, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 29,68 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Longwood, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 6 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 2, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 29,68 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 11 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed Allied Ships AVD Heron -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 29,70 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 24 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 10 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 6 destroyed, 9 damaged G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 2 damaged Allied Ships DD Kortenaer DD Whipple DD Alden DD Van Nes DD Witte de With, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage This is a little foretaste of the sort of losses my torpedo-bombers can begin to expect in coming years. Over 1/6th of the attack force was downed in return for just a single torpedo hit. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 23,51 Japanese Ships BB Ise BB Hyuga BB Yamashiro DD Murakumo DD Asagiri DD Yugiri Allied Ships PG Cicala, Shell hits 4, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 29,68 Japanese Ships SS I-157 Allied Ships TK British Judge, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese Ships SS I-154 Allied Ships ML Krakatau, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese Ships SS I-26 Allied Ships AK Hoegh Merchant, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lingayan [Luzon] Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 12696 troops, 159 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 329 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 336 - adjusted assault: 170 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 170 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayan [Luzon] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 16123 troops, 246 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 625 Defending force 11405 troops, 157 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 519 Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Alor Star [Malaya] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2112 troops, 35 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 441 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao [Mndno] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3302 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 160 Defending force 3091 troops, 18 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 57 My subs really are having a brilliant war so far. Just today they sank 1 ML, 1 DD and 2 transports.

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/17/2006 1:26:12 AM)
Just did the count of my sub successes to date: 1 CL ( the Adelaide), 1 DD, 2 ML, 1 MSW, 6 AKs. Not bad at all. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/13/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby [NG] at 54,93 Japanese Ships CA Aoba CA Kinugasa CA Furutaka CA Kako DD Uzuki DD Kikuzuki DD Mikazuki DD Yuzuki Allied Ships AK Fingal, Shell hits 36, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 30 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 138 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft Me 264 Angel x 2 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 50th Guerilla Regiment, at 38,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 22 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1 Allied aircraft No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 14,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 62 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 34 P-40E Warhawk x 4 P-43A Lancer x 5 Hudson IV x 13 Vildebeest IV x 9 IL-4C/DB-3F x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 11 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-26A Marauder: 1 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 7 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 1 destroyed Hudson IV: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged Vildebeest IV: 5 destroyed IL-4C/DB-3F: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships CVL Ryujo CVL Chitose CVL Chiyoda CVL Zuiho Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x B-26A Marauder launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x Hudson IV bombing at 6000 feet 2 x Hudson IV bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Hudson IV bombing at 6000 feet The battle of Ceylon begins. The nice thing with this battle was that despite the Zero CAP being significantly stronger than the escorts most of the bombers still got through. Nothing got hit but 16 bombers out of the 31 despatched did drop on my ships. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 57,97 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 4 Allied aircraft Hudson IV x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Furutaka -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 57,97 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 4 Allied aircraft Hudson IV x 6 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Aoba CA Kako -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 117,73 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 6 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2 Allied aircraft SB2U-2 Vindicator x 13 SBD-3 Dauntless x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SB2U-2 Vindicator: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Hiei BB Nagato BB Kirishima -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 117,73 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 6 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2 Allied aircraft SB2U-2 Vindicator x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Hayate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 54,94 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 14 Allied aircraft Hudson IV x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships CL Oi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2 Allied aircraft Swordfish I x 8 P-40B Tomahawk x 14 Vildebeest IV x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Swordfish I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships CLAA Nemo-san AP Sumire Maru AK Kamogawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported The Nemo Class CLAA did extraordinarily well. It destroyed several of the torpedo-bombers which made attack runs against it and disrupted the others so much that their torpedoes missed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 3 Beaufort VII x 15 Hudson IV x 12 Vildebeest IV x 2 IL-4C/DB-3F x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed Beaufort VII: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged Hudson IV: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed IL-4C/DB-3F: 2 damaged Japanese Ships AP Shanghai Maru AP Asama Maru AP Tatuta Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CLAA Nemo-san, Bomb hits 1 AK Tatsukami Maru Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Another set of vicious Allied air attacks is beaten off. One of the merchants takes a torpedo but Nemo-san continues to lead a charmed life. The bomb hit did not penetrate and a large numer of Beauforts and Vildebeest were shot down attempting to attack it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 12 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships BB Maryland, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Excellent, the Bettys and Nells put another two torpedoes into an American BB. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 26,69 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Tromp, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 4 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 2 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 2 damaged G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships BB Nevada -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 24 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 24 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 3 destroyed B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied Ships CL Detroit, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Aylwin CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage PG Taney, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Two more American cruisers are removed from their offensive forces. They will survive but will need to be docked at Pearl Harbour for repairs for many months.... months I do not intend to allow them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 2 destroyed Allied Ships CL St. Louis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,51 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 12 B4Y1 Jean x 14 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Makian AK Togian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Van Rees AK Lematang -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,51 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 12 B4Y1 Jean x 11 Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Schwartenkonst AP Van Rees AK Lematang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,51 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 1 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Van Rees, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 8,54 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 1 Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK De Klerk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 36 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 42 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 63 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 5 damaged Allied Ships DD Monaghan, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Jarvis, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage DD Ward, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Tucker, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Cummings DD Hull DD MacDonough DD Litchfield DD Allen, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage I succesfully managed to make Andy think I was landing at Hilo today. One of his destroyer flotillas was ordered to intercept my forces and, come dawn, found itself in the open and vulnerable to my airpower. Throughout the morning it pays the price. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 8 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied Ships BB West Virginia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 28,68 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 12 G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 29 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 18 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Paul Jones, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Bulmer, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage The survivors of the force which attempted to counter-attack my landing at Kendari are despatched. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 12 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied Ships BB Arizona, Torpedo hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 2 damaged Allied Ships BB Oklahoma -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 17 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 damaged Allied Ships CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Excellent, another dangerous American CL put out of the war. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 30,67 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2 G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 3 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 5 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK La Florecita, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,51 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 25 E13A1 Jake x 2 Ki-43-I Oscar x 16 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK St. Quentin, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Sinyang [Cent China] , at 49,34 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 10 Allied aircraft P-43A Lancer x 6 SB-2 x 9 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Chinese air power begins striking back... ineffectively. I will station some Ki-27s there to fend this threat off for now. If this raid is repeated often enough I will place Ki-43s and Ki-109s there. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 57,97 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 4 Allied aircraft Hudson IV x 4 Japanese aircraft losses F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hudson IV: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Kinugasa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 114,78 Allied aircraft SB2U-2 Vindicator x 6 Allied aircraft losses SB2U-2 Vindicator: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CL Okinoshima CL Tsugaru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 117,73 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 18 F1M2 Pete-FF x 6 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2 Allied aircraft SB2U-2 Vindicator x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SB2U-2 Vindicator: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 11,23 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 19 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Washingtonian AK Steel Traveler, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Tantalus, Torpedo hits 1 AK Empire Bruce, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Lots of strikes against the Indian-bound shipping today. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 11,23 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Thedens, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,51 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 24 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Augustina, Bomb hits 1 AK Lematang, on fire AK Makian AP Van Rees, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 7,59 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 23 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Manvantara AK Tjikandi AK Munlock TK Paula AP Pijnacker Hordijk, Torpedo hits 1 AK Sibolga, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Van Riebeek, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Tucker, on fire, heavy damage DD Jarvis, on fire, heavy damage DD Ward, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,64 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Luzon, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 40,63 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AO Trinity, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 30 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 12 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships DMS Lamberton, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage Another DMS is sent to Davey Jones. The losses around PH are certainly devastating to the US. Unfortunately it looks as though I will be force to "break" KB in order to finish the Americans off. This is going to be an extremely precarious operation. It may actually fail as I won't have sufficient force to close any runways after only a couple more days of such costly strikes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 16 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships AVD McFarland, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AVD Hulbert, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 12 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships DM Breese, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Bagley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DMs and AVDs... More specialty shipping falls foul of my strikes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 26,70 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships AVD Heron -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 16270 troops, 249 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 630 Defending force 11364 troops, 157 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 516 Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 50,38 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 25089 troops, 393 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 677 Defending force 5350 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 274 Japanese max assault: 1380 - adjusted assault: 1034 Allied max defense: 284 - adjusted defense: 166 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 646 casualties reported Guns lost 19 Allied ground losses: 487 casualties reported Guns lost 16 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 52,33 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2428 troops, 0 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 73 Defending force 543 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32 Japanese max assault: 156 - adjusted assault: 81 Allied max defense: 32 - adjusted defense: 5 Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 37 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Alor Star [Malaya] Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2112 troops, 35 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 442 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 64 - adjusted assault: 120 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 120 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor Star [Malaya] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao [Mndno] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3312 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 161 Defending force 3210 troops, 22 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60 Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Angeles/Clark [PH] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 24 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 331 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Angeles/Clark [PH] base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-35A Hawk: 1 destroyed B-17D Fortress: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Baguio/Balinta Pass Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 37 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 241 Defending force 345 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15 Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 14 - adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3) So, all in all not a bad first week. Shipping losses are extremely low but with the battle for Ceylon beginning I am expecting my fighter losses to skyrocket and can even see myself losing a few CVEs before the New Year. Hopefully the maskirovka will draw the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy into battle before my Indian Operational Manoeuvre Group enters the fray around Xmas time and attempts to bypass Ceylon.

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/17/2006 4:00:11 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/14/41 The day starts badly for my forces with an Allied PT force getting lucky and intercepting a convoy I was sneaking in from Johnson Island. None of the ships sink immediately but several hundred men are lost and at least half the convoy will probably sink over the next few days. Night Time Surface Combat, near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese Ships AK Tottori Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Erie Maru AK Enzyu Maru AK Belgium Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK France Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Hohuku Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships PT -26 PT -27 PT -28 PT -29 PT -30 PT -42 Japanese ground losses: 224 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 21,49 Japanese Ships BB Ise, Torpedo hits 2, on fire DD Yugiri DD Asagiri DD Murakumo Allied Ships SS Truant Damn, Truant has managed to put two torpedoes into Ise. It is going to have to join Fuso in the repair yards for the first half of 1942. Without the Yamato class BBs Japan really can't afford to lose too many BBs early on or its bombardment TFs will lack any real punch by mid-42. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Port Moresby [NG], 54,93, firing at TF 98 TF 98 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby [NG], 54,93 120 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Asaka Maru, Shell hits 3 CL Kashima AK Korei Maru ML Kurosaki DMS Hachijo AP Katsuragisan Maru, Shell hits 1 AP Kaijo Maru #2, Shell hits 1 APD Patrol Boat No. 34, Shell hits 1, on fire APD Patrol Boat No. 31 APD Okikaze APD Minekaze Japanese ground losses: 679 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 57 encounters mine field at Hong Kong [UK] (43,42) Japanese Ships MSW W.4 AK Sakura Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire The Allied minefield at Hong Kong claims its first victim. Still, over 100 ships got through safely. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon [Burma] , at 29,33 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 43 Ki-21-II Sally x 141 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D/F2A: 3 destroyed PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed Empire: 2 destroyed Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Airbase hits 34 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 151 The enemy have pulled out and are no longer contesting Rangoon, Undoubtedly Andy is going to try to concentrate his forces against my CVLs at Ceylon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5 C3N1 Kate x 2 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 24 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 destroyed B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 2 destroyed IL-4C/DB-3F: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 3 This little raid uncovered one important fact.... there are a lot of torpedo-bombers basing out of Ceylon. These will be devastating to my CVLs if they ever manage to get a co-ordinated raid through the CAP. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 31 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 121 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 49 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft Me 264 Angel x 3 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 P-36A Mohawk x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Johnston I [USA] , at 104,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 18 F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 Allied aircraft B-17E/F Fortress x 40 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 2 destroyed B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E/F Fortress: 13 destroyed, 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 9 I was surprised to see the Allies raiding Johnston. My CAP couldn't stop them but it did take a tithe. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 51 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 27 P-40E Warhawk x 6 P-43A Lancer x 5 Beaufort VII x 6 Hudson IV x 14 Vildebeest IV x 3 IL-4C/DB-3F x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-26A Marauder: 1 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 5 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 4 destroyed Beaufort VII: 3 destroyed Hudson IV: 1 destroyed Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed IL-4C/DB-3F: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Chitose CVL Ryujo CVL Zuiho CVL Chiyoda Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x IL-4C/DB-3F launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x B-26A Marauder launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x Hudson IV bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Beaufort VII launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Hudson IV bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Hudson IV bombing at 6000 feet Even though the CAP significantly outnumbered them and comprise better pilots the enemy fighters managed to gain the space their bombers needed. Unfortunately the bombers could not capitalise upon the advantage the sacrifice of their escorts purchased. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 36 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 27 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 28 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 P-36A Mohawk x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CL Helena, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Blue, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Helm Two more Allied ships put out of action. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 8 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 4 damaged Allied Ships BB Nevada, Torpedo hits 1, on fire The steady attrition of the battleline continues. Today twin-engined bombers operating out of Johnston shoulder most of the burden. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 22 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 36 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied Ships CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AVD Avocet, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage Three more ships, including a CL and CA are pounded into irrelevance. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 14 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 18 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships DD MacDonough DD Hull, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Cummings DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 1 destroyed Allied Ships TK D. L. Kruithof AP Van Imhoff, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 6 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 4 damaged Allied Ships BB West Virginia, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 7 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships BB Arizona, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 6 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 14 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 1 destroyed G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 5 damaged Allied Ships BB Oklahoma, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Oklahoma gets hit especially hard. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 6 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 10 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 5 damaged G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged Allied Ships CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage CA New Orleans, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Shaw Honolulu and New Orleans are also rendered combat ineffective. They will dock and survive - for now - but they will be of no use to the Allied war effort for quite some time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 7 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 41 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 22 P-40E Warhawk x 7 P-43A Lancer x 2 IL-4C/DB-3F x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 10 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 6 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 1 destroyed IL-4C/DB-3F: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1 Not bad, the Allies achieve a 1 : 1 exchange rate in the air and manage to get a 500lber into the Zuiho. Those AVG pilots are extremely troublesome but I should be able to wear them down via attrition. I have 100 Zeroes in reserve waiting to replenish CV-based losses in this theatre when the time is right. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships BB Nevada, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships PC Sonoma, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 4 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 4 damaged Allied Ships BB West Virginia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 3 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 2 damaged Allied Ships BB Oklahoma, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 35 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 12 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships DD Hull, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships MSW Grebe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 9 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships DD Chew, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 51,62 Japanese aircraft Ki-48-I Lily x 8 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Churruca, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese Ships SS I-26, hits 1 Allied Ships AVD Thornton, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PC Tiger PC Reliance MSW Bobolink MSW Vireo MSW Grebe MSW Tern Another sub victory. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese Ships SS I-26 Allied Ships PC Tiger PC Reliance MSW Bobolink MSW Vireo MSW Grebe MSW Tern MSW Turkey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 24,71 Japanese Ships SS I-162, hits 1, on fire Allied Ships AK Hanyang, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AVD Heron Hanyang joins many of its compatriots at the bottom of the ocean. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 16388 troops, 251 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 635 Defending force 11398 troops, 161 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 515 Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,33 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2441 troops, 0 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 72 Defending force 986 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56 Japanese max assault: 154 - adjusted assault: 120 Allied max defense: 56 - adjusted defense: 23 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 134 casualties reported Vehicles lost 5 Allied ground losses: 48 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Baguio/Balinta Pass Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8821 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 619 Defending force 353 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15 Japanese max assault: 256 - adjusted assault: 231 Allied max defense: 14 - adjusted defense: 19 Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Baguio/Balinta Pass base !!! Japanese ground losses: 74 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 296 casualties reported Guns lost 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Malacca [Malaya] Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2014 troops, 0 guns, 138 vehicles, Assault Value = 277 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 64 - adjusted assault: 66 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 66 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Malacca [Malaya] base !!! The allies seem to be consolidating around Georgetown. That's fine. I'll surround and take it with little problem. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao [Mndno] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3322 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 161 Defending force 3232 troops, 25 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Port Moresby [NG] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1694 troops, 19 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 73 Defending force 8001 troops, 130 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 276 Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hilo [Hawaii] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 5926 troops, 86 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 134 Defending force 1453 troops, 73 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Japanese max assault: 202 - adjusted assault: 57 Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 34 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 203 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Guns lost 2 My first attack on Hilo is repulsed bloodily. It was launched without the necessary supplies. Tomorrow's attack will have much more supply and support and should work out fine. It definitely looks as though the Allied battleline is no longer in a fit state to oppose my attacks.

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/18/2006 1:50:20 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/15/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Port Moresby [NG], 54,93, firing at TF 98 TF 98 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby [NG], 54,93 50 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Tsuneshima Maru CL Kashima Japanese ground losses: 91 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 41,65 Managed a few mid-ocean intercepts. They were only damaged ships and thus easy prey but it is still nice to be learning how to do this. Japanese Ships CA Chokai CL Sendai DD Yugumo DD Hatsuharu DD Nenohi DD Hatsushimo DD Wakaba DD Sazanami Allied Ships AK Fortuna, Shell hits 5, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 41,65 Japanese Ships CA Chokai CL Sendai DD Yugumo DD Hatsuharu DD Nenohi DD Hatsushimo DD Wakaba DD Sazanami Allied Ships AK Absaroka, Shell hits 6, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 41,65 Japanese Ships CA Chokai CL Sendai DD Yugumo DD Hatsuharu DD Nenohi DD Hatsushimo DD Wakaba DD Sazanami Allied Ships AK Empire Baron, Shell hits 32, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Port Moresby [NG], 54,93, firing at TF 98 TF 98 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby [NG], 54,93 10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Kashima -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon [Burma] , at 29,33 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 135 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D/F2A: 1 destroyed Swordfish I: 1 destroyed PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 13 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft Me 264 Angel x 1 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 49 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-39D Airacobra x 30 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Me 264 Angel: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed Oops, the first Angel bites the dust. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Cold Bay [Alaska] , at 105,36 Allied aircraft B-17E/F Fortress x 6 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 86th Field Army , at 47,38 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 11 Ki-51 Sonia x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 70 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 6 Beaufort VII x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 3 destroyed Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 70 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2 Allied aircraft A-20B Boston x 3 B-26A Marauder x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 22 P-40E Warhawk x 7 P-43A Lancer x 2 Blenheim IV x 6 Hudson IV x 7 Vildebeest IV x 3 IL-4C/DB-3F x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-26A Marauder: 3 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 1 destroyed Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed Hudson IV: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed IL-4C/DB-3F: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CVL Ryujo CVL Chiyoda CVL Zuiho CVL Chitose Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 5000 feet 3 x B-26A Marauder launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x Hudson IV bombing at 6000 feet 2 x Hudson IV bombing at 19600 feet 2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet 2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet Very heavy raids on the CVLs result in the loss of 25 Allied planes and 10 Japanese planes in just the morning phase. 15 of the enemy bombers make it through but the CVLs manage to avoid all ordnance launched at them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 35,73 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 7 Allied aircraft T-IVa x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses T-IVa: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Atago -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 61 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1 Allied aircraft Swordfish I x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 16 Blenheim I x 11 Vildebeest IV x 2 IL-2 Shturmovik x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses Swordfish I: 2 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 9 destroyed Blenheim I: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AP Sumire Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire CLAA Nemo-san AP Shanghai Maru Another 17 Allied planes and 8 Japanese planes join them in the afternoon. I'm being worn down. Time to bring in the reinforcements. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 25 Allied aircraft A-20B Boston x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships AK Yodogawa Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby [NG] at 54,93 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 6 Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships CA Louisville CA Canberra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 30 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 41 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 55 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 49 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-39D Airacobra x 29 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 3 destroyed D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 24 destroyed P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed Allied Ships BB Maryland, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage DD Case, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Shaw, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Bye bye Maryland. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 13 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 25 P-39D Airacobra x 17 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships BB Arizona -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships ML Gouden Leeuw, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Another ML bites the dust. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Darwin [Australia] at 36,84 Japanese Ships SS I-156 Allied Ships AK Ravnaas, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage The subs continue their good work. With the first of the shipping from the Phillipines reaching Darwin it is time for me to run a bombardment group in. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby [NG] at 54,93 Japanese Ships CA Aoba, Shell hits 1, on fire CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage CA Furutaka, Shell hits 8 CA Kako DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2 DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 1 DD Mikazuki, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 4 Allied Ships CA Louisville, Shell hits 2 CA Canberra, Shell hits 2, on fire CL Perth, Shell hits 9, on fire DD Voyager, Shell hits 1, on fire DD FF Le Triomphant, Shell hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 17,38 Japanese Ships BB Hyuga BB Yamashiro DD Murakumo DD Asagiri Allied Ships DM Thracian, Shell hits 8, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby [NG] at 54,93 Japanese Ships CA Aoba, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CA Furutaka CA Kako DD Uzuki DD Kikuzuki DD Mikazuki, on fire, heavy damage DD Yuzuki Allied Ships CA Louisville CA Canberra, on fire CL Perth, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Voyager, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD FF Le Triomphant This battle really went badly. Two of my CAs are extremely badly damaged and are unlikely to make it to port. At best a single enemy CL and a single DD will succumb, hardly a worthwhile exchange. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby [NG] at 54,93 Japanese Ships CL Kitakami CL Oi DD Oboro DD Kamikaze DD Ootori DD Hayabusa DD Hato DD Sagi Allied Ships CA Louisville CA Canberra, on fire CL Perth, on fire, heavy damage DD Voyager, on fire, heavy damage DD FF Le Triomphant Unbelievably the CLs with their massive loadouts of torpedoes don't manage to get a single hit. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kona [Hawaii] Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1741 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 26 - adjusted assault: 14 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kona [Hawaii] base !!! The first Hawaiian base falls to my forces. Once Hilo accompanies it I will be able to replenish my CV strikes and then get back to the business of closing PH once and for all. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 16412 troops, 252 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 637 Defending force 11467 troops, 162 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 516 Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 50,33 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2332 troops, 0 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 67 Defending force 1206 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 70 Japanese max assault: 140 - adjusted assault: 114 Allied max defense: 66 - adjusted defense: 10 Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 53 casualties reported Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao [Mndno] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3287 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 161 Defending force 3344 troops, 26 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 66 Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Port Moresby [NG] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1704 troops, 20 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 73 Defending force 9378 troops, 127 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 279 Good, It looks like I've brought more than enough force to succeed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Gasmata [New Br] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 113 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 8 - adjusted assault: 6 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Gasmata [New Br] base !!! 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Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/18/2006 9:52:33 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/16/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near San Francisco [CAL] at 142,49 Japanese Ships SS I-2 Allied Ships MSW Seagull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Lieutenant Commander Arita begins his reign of terror off the American West Coast. MSW Seagull succumbs immediately. Rejoicing at the Imperial HQ is redoubled at the news that CL Tromp has also sunk. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Cold Bay [Alaska] , at 105,36 Allied aircraft B-17E/F Fortress x 6 No Allied losses A few B-17Es continue to strike Cold Bay but they fail to do any damage. This is fine by me as, eventually, there are going to be operational losses and a reduction in Allied four-engined capabilities. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 84 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1 Allied aircraft A-20B Boston x 4 B-24D Liberator x 3 B-26A Marauder x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 15 P-40E Warhawk x 3 P-43A Lancer x 3 Blenheim IV x 3 Hudson IV x 11 IL-4C/DB-3F x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 8 destroyed, 12 damaged Allied aircraft losses A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed B-26A Marauder: 3 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 7 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 1 destroyed Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed Hudson IV: 6 destroyed IL-4C/DB-3F: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CVL Chiyoda CVL Chitose CVL Ryujo Again the RAF, bolstered by Chinese forces, strikes against my CVLs. Despite being outnumbered almost 2 to 1 eight of the enemy bombers get through and launch on my forces. They fail to achieve any hits and the end result of this strike is another 24 Allied and 8 Japanese airframes sinking to the ocean floor. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kona [Hawaii] at 115,75 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 31 F1M2 Pete-FF x 6 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 24 B-17D Fortress x 3 B-17E/F Fortress x 11 B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 6 P-39D Airacobra x 13 SB2U-2 Vindicator x 10 SBD-3 Dauntless x 10 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 13 destroyed B-17E/F Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 1 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed SB2U-2 Vindicator: 3 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Kirishima BB Hiei BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1 CA Tone CA Chikuma 18 divebombers and 18 level bombers break through my CAP scoring 1 non-penetrating bomb hit. Over 20 Allied planes are destroyed in return for just 6 of my own. However attrition is the Allies' friend. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lucena [Luzon] at 43,53 Allied aircraft OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Akibasan Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 76 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1 Allied aircraft A-20B Boston x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 5 Blenheim IV x 3 Hudson IV x 10 IL-4C/DB-3F x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed Hudson IV: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged IL-4C/DB-3F: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CLAA Nemo-san The Allied forces appear to be exhausted. This time 11 Allied planes are downed and only a single bomber survives to make an attack run. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 53,96 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Perth, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Not bad work for a recon floatplane. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 53,96 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Perth, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 56,66 Japanese aircraft Ki-48-I Lily x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Hai Lee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Sinyang [Cent China] , at 49,34 Allied aircraft P-43A Lancer x 9 SB-2 x 3 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kona [Hawaii] at 115,75 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 26 F1M2 Pete-FF x 4 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 21 B-17E/F Fortress x 2 P-39D Airacobra x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 11 destroyed B-17E/F Fortress: 1 damaged P-39D Airacobra: 5 destroyed The second strike on my forces at Hawaii is repulsed with 16 Allied escorts being downed in return for 3 of my brave samurai. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 64 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1 Allied aircraft Swordfish I x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 6 Blenheim I x 5 IL-2 Shturmovik x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Swordfish I: 3 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 4 destroyed Blenheim I: 5 destroyed IL-2 Shturmovik: 3 destroyed Further heavy losses at Ceylon. 15 Allied planes are downed in return for just 1 Zero. Allied aerial losses are beginning to climb disastrously. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 40 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1 Allied aircraft A-20B Boston x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 7 P-40E Warhawk x 5 P-43A Lancer x 3 Blenheim IV x 2 Hudson IV x 8 IL-4C/DB-3F x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 4 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 3 destroyed Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed Hudson IV: 2 destroyed IL-4C/DB-3F: 1 destroyed Well, what can you say? Another 14 Allied planes are downed in return for just 2 of mine. My CAP is now tremendously weakened so I can expect Andy to throw his reserves ( which have been gathering in Madras) into the fray now as I am certain he will feel that with only 40 planes on CAP he should be able to push through now. Time to throw in the 70 Zeroes I've been hoarding in Thailand. I expect Allied lossed to become even more catastrophic over the next couple of turns. It looks like Andy is buying the maskirovka and this will give me the freedom to go for a deep seaborne envelopment instead of a more limited one. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Ise -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 53,96 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Perth, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 52,97 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Voyager, on fire, heavy damage Perth and Voyager continue to limp away from Port Moresby towards Australia. I doubt they will be succesful. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 40,69 Japanese Ships CL Sendai DD Hatsuharu DD Nenohi DD Wakaba Allied Ships AP Basilan, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kona [Hawaii] at 115,75 Japanese Ships DD Akebono DD Yunagi DD Asanagi DD Kasumi DD Arare BB Nagato BB Kirishima BB Hiei Allied Ships SS Gudgeon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 33685 troops, 569 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 979 Defending force 60578 troops, 1246 guns, 614 vehicles, Assault Value = 2026 Allied ground losses: 3 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Port Moresby [NG] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 9421 troops, 130 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 279 Defending force 1576 troops, 23 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 46 Japanese max assault: 494 - adjusted assault: 227 Allied max defense: 42 - adjusted defense: 81 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Japanese ground losses: 199 casualties reported Guns lost 12 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 50 casualties reported Guns lost 1 PM should fall in the next couple of days. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 16539 troops, 253 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 644 Defending force 11520 troops, 165 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 516 Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hilo [Hawaii] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 5649 troops, 85 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 121 Defending force 1366 troops, 67 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Japanese max assault: 220 - adjusted assault: 141 Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 37 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Hilo [Hawaii] base !!! BANZAI !!!! Time to begin building up the airfield. I'll also throw in the last of my formed Zero reserve in order to protect the base. Once these planes are committed I will be left with 80 Zeroes in the pool ( I've just downgraded two Zero units to Claudes, freeing up 60 Zeroes for my pool) in order to have pockets deep enough to afford a bit of attrition around Hawaii. Fingers crossed this will give me sufficiently deep pockets. Japanese ground losses: 78 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 1806 casualties reported Guns lost 47 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao [Mndno] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3297 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 161 Defending force 3412 troops, 28 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Port Moresby [NG] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 998 troops, 11 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 38 Defending force 8755 troops, 111 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Port Blair [Andaman] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 60 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 3 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Blair [Andaman] base !!! A seaplane/parachutist base will be established here to support further amphibious exploitation of the Indian coast.

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/19/2006 12:37:34 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/17/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kona [Hawaii] at 115,75 The enemy attempt to intervene with the landings at Kona. Tanaka sees them off. Japanese Ships BB Hiei BB Kirishima BB Nagato BB Mutsu CA Tone CA Chikuma DD Arare, Shell hits 1 DD Kasumi DD Akebono DD Asanagi DD Yunagi Allied Ships PT -20 PT -21 PT -22 PT -23 PT -24, Shell hits 2, and is sunk PT -25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kona [Hawaii] at 115,75 Japanese Ships BB Hiei BB Kirishima BB Nagato BB Mutsu CA Tone CA Chikuma DD Arare DD Kasumi DD Akebono DD Asanagi DD Yunagi Allied Ships PT -26 PT -27 PT -28 PT -29 PT -30, Shell hits 5, and is sunk PT -42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kona [Hawaii] at 115,75 Japanese Ships BB Hiei BB Kirishima BB Nagato BB Mutsu CA Tone CA Chikuma DD Arare DD Kasumi DD Akebono DD Asanagi DD Yunagi Allied Ships PT -20 PT -21 PT -22, Shell hits 5, and is sunk PT -23 PT -25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kona [Hawaii] at 115,75 Japanese Ships BB Hiei BB Kirishima BB Nagato BB Mutsu CA Tone CA Chikuma DD Arare, Shell hits 2 DD Kasumi DD Akebono, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Asanagi DD Yunagi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships PT -26 PT -27, Shell hits 1 PT -28 PT -29 PT -42 But the IJN loses heavily itself. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Darwin [Australia] at 36,84 The planned strike against Darwin comes off quite nicely with 7 enemy ships sunk for no losses. Japanese Ships CA Takao CA Atago CA Maya CA Myoko CA Haguro CA Nachi CA Ashigara DD Asagumo DD Samidare DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze DD Akatsuki DD Ikazuchi DD Inazuma Allied Ships AP Van Diemen, Shell hits 7, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Darwin [Australia] at 36,84 Japanese Ships CA Takao CA Atago CA Maya CA Myoko CA Haguro CA Nachi CA Ashigara DD Asagumo DD Samidare DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze DD Akatsuki DD Ikazuchi DD Inazuma Allied Ships MSW Ballarat, Shell hits 7, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Darwin [Australia] at 36,84 Japanese Ships CA Takao CA Atago CA Maya CA Myoko CA Haguro CA Nachi CA Ashigara DD Asagumo DD Samidare DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze DD Akatsuki DD Ikazuchi DD Inazuma Allied Ships AK Gold Star, Shell hits 51, and is sunk AK Ethel Edwards, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AK Antonio, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk AK Panay, Shell hits 16, and is sunk AK Dumaguete AK Governor Smith, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kona [Hawaii] at 115,75 Japanese Ships CL Tenryu CL Tatsuta CL Yubari DD Kisaragi DD Yayoi DD Mochizuki DD Oite DD Hayate Allied Ships PT -20 PT -21 PT -23, Shell hits 45, and is sunk PT -25, Shell hits 3, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kona [Hawaii] at 115,75 Japanese Ships CL Tenryu CL Tatsuta CL Yubari DD Kisaragi, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Yayoi DD Mochizuki DD Oite DD Hayate Allied Ships PT -26 PT -27 PT -28 PT -29, Shell hits 63, and is sunk PT -42, Shell hits 2, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Darwin [Australia], at 36,84 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 52 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Inazuma, Shell hits 7 DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Akatsuki DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DD Umikaze, Shell hits 6, on fire DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Samidare, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Asagumo CA Ashigara, Shell hits 2 CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 CA Haguro CA Myoko CA Maya CA Atago CA Takao Allied Ships AK Dona Nati, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 130 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Unfortunately I forgot to set this TF to "not bombard". Suzukaze is sunk and another DD is left to limp to Kendari at 3 knots per phase. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese Ships AK Nitiyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Enzyu Maru Allied Ships SS Pompano Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese Ships SS I-165 Allied Ships AVD Sirius, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage TK Angelina -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon [Burma] , at 29,33 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 28 Ki-21-II Sally x 138 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses Empire: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kona [Hawaii] , at 115,75 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 27 F1M2 Pete-FF x 4 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 2 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 15 A-20B Boston x 2 B-17D Fortress x 7 B-17E/F Fortress x 24 B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 13 P-36A Mohawk x 3 P-39D Airacobra x 10 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged F1M2 Pete-FF: 2 destroyed A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed B-17D Fortress: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged B-17E/F Fortress: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 2 damaged P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 63 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Runway hits 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Cold Bay [Alaska] , at 105,36 Allied aircraft B-17E/F Fortress x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-17E/F Fortress: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Wow the FlAK finally does some good over Cold Bay. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 200th Division, at 38,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 27 Ki-48-I Lily x 3 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 43 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 70th Field Army , at 47,38 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 8 Ki-51 Sonia x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 208th Division, at 46,41 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 8 Ki-48-I Lily x 27 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on RAF No. 109 Base Force, at 23,49 Japanese aircraft Ki-48-I Lily x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru [MLA] at 22,50 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 Allied aircraft Hawk 75/P-36 x 6 T-IVa x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Koei Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage The T-IVas prove their worth. Koei Maru sinks beneath the waves with the Petes doing their usual ineffective job. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 31 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 46 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 100 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 P-35A Hawk x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 2 P-39D Airacobra x 4 P-40B Tomahawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 destroyed D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 5 destroyed P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed Allied Ships PC Reliance, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PG Utah, Bomb hits 7 MSW Bobolink, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage PC Ontario, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PC Tiger, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage PG Sacramento, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage MSW Vireo, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage The Utah's charmed life continues. The lives of the rest of the ships in its TF pretty much end today. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Great Natuna I [DEI] at 27,52 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 2 Allied aircraft T-IVa x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses T-IVa: 3 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kongo, Torpedo hits 1 As Kongo limps back to Saigon following the damage sustained from submarines it takes yet ANOTHER torpedo hit [8\|]. Sheesh !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 28,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 28 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Martin 139/B-10: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 24,49 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CL Kashii -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 52,98 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Perth, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 52,98 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Perth, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet Following this strike the Perth finally sinks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 8,49 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 4 B4Y1 Jean x 22 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Sibolga, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Olongapo/Bataan Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 12857 troops, 163 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 336 Defending force 8585 troops, 248 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 130 Japanese max assault: 732 - adjusted assault: 78 Allied max defense: 139 - adjusted defense: 611 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese ground losses: 1105 casualties reported Guns lost 23 Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Turned out to be a little bit too over-enthusiastic there. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 33635 troops, 569 guns, 63 vehicles, Assault Value = 1059 Defending force 61016 troops, 1263 guns, 621 vehicles, Assault Value = 2035 Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Port Moresby [NG] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 8899 troops, 116 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 259 Defending force 1482 troops, 21 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 38 Japanese max assault: 438 - adjusted assault: 294 Allied max defense: 35 - adjusted defense: 17 Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Moresby [NG] base !!! Japanese ground losses: 133 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 982 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! These Allied troops retreat into the malarial jungle in between PM and Buna. Tomorrow I will land at Buna and trap them in the jungle. There they will greatly aid my aerial training programme. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 16658 troops, 254 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 651 Defending force 11528 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 515 Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur [MLA] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 12953 troops, 16 guns, 668 vehicles, Assault Value = 628 Defending force 578 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 840 - adjusted assault: 854 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 284 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala Lumpur [MLA] base !!! Japanese ground losses: 32 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 779 casualties reported Guns lost 7 The Allies seem to be gathering at Georgetown. I don't really see the sense behind this as Georgetown will fall very easily but why look a gift horse in the mouth? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao [Mndno] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3306 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 162 Defending force 3485 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 70 I thought I'd include an update on the result of the first ten days of combat. It really has been vicious. 260 Allied ships, almost 1100 Allied planes and over 600 of my own have been destroyed and, to be honest, I expect this rate of destruction to continue until Pearl Harbour is rendered irrelevant by mid-January. I think both of us are going to have to run our forces at the very limits of our abilities in the twin fights in India and Hawaii and whoever is most willing to cut his forces to the bone will win. Andy has told me that Hawaii is one of his "lines in the sand" for which he will fight with everything he has. I happen to believe that I am more ruthless than he is and, therefore, I will commit my forces to the fight. He certainly has more force than I do but I don't think he is as willing to grind it into dust as I am and therefore I think he will blink before me and try to save what he can when, if he just retained his nerve and continued sacrificing ships and planes at a prodigious rate, he could achieve victory. P.s. Obviously if anyone has any requests I'd be more than happy to facilitate any requests for screenshots, sitreps or future plans. Just let me know if you do. [image]local://upfiles/10809/0E190EC1896B47CA8B3A542365F76303.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/19/2006 8:45:45 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/18/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 24,52 Japanese Ships DD Minegumo DD Natsugumo DD Arashio DD Michishio Allied Ships SS KXVI, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 22,44 Japanese Ships AK Fukoku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS O20 Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 116,73 Japanese Ships TK Ken'yo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Ushio Allied Ships SS Dolphin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese Ships DD Akebono DD Yunagi, heavy damage DD Hayate DD Oite DD Mochizuki DD Yayoi Allied Ships SS Pompano, hits 2, on fire Fairly heavy submarine warfare continues. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon [Burma] , at 29,33 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 30 Ki-21-II Sally x 104 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Georgetown [Malaya] , at 23,44 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 50 Ki-43-I Oscar x 22 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 2 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 8 Runway hits 27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 2 Ki-21-II Sally x 108 Allied aircraft Hawk 75/P-36 x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hawk 75/P-36: 3 damaged Catalina/PBV/PBY: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 13 Runway hits 30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on RAF No. 109 Base Force, at 23,49 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 14 Ki-48-I Lily x 8 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 32,71 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 7 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 2 Martin 139/B-10 x 3 Japanese aircraft losses F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 42,50 Allied aircraft OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Hokusyo Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,41 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 4 B4Y1 Jean x 21 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Lematang, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage The CVEs continue to hunt down the enemy shipping escaping from DEI to India. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 116,73 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 64 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 P-36A Mohawk x 2 P-39D Airacobra x 8 SB2U-2 Vindicator x 10 SBD-3 Dauntless x 15 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 9 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 6 destroyed SB2U-2 Vindicator: 5 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Ushio TK Akebono Maru Despite the strength of Japanese CAP 8 enemy dive-bombers still break through and dive on the replenishment TF. Fortunately they, yet again, fail to score any hits. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 1 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D/F2A: 1 damaged Would you believe it? The Petes actually manage to damage something. Wonders will never cease. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 26 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 26 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 7 P-35A Hawk x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 3 P-39D Airacobra x 4 P-40B Tomahawk x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 4 destroyed B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed P-35A Hawk: 1 destroyed P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed Allied Ships PG Utah, Torpedo hits 1 MSW Bobolink, heavy damage Utah continues its charmed life. The number of sorties available to my CV TF is very low. I am going to slowly work it around to Hilo and just before Xmas I will move it into Hilo and replenish my strike groups. KB musters less than 200 planes with Kaga's fighter group reduced to just 2 Zeroes. I really am on the bleeding edge of my capabilities here but I'm also willing to bet Andy will blink before I do. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,41 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 4 B4Y1 Jean x 7 Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships AP Van Cloon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Kota Gedeh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,41 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 13 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Togian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese Ships SS I-165 Allied Ships TK D. L. Kruithof -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 34073 troops, 591 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 1146 Defending force 61377 troops, 1279 guns, 625 vehicles, Assault Value = 2044 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 16747 troops, 257 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 655 Defending force 11508 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 512 Allied ground losses: 23 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao [Mndno] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3298 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 162 Defending force 3545 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Buna [New Guinea] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 81 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 8 - adjusted assault: 6 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Buna [New Guinea] base !!! The Allied defenders forced out of PM are now trapped. [image]local://upfiles/10809/1309867B3EF0415BA5E456723EB657A1.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/19/2006 9:10:09 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/19/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese Ships DD Asanagi DD Mochizuki DD Hayate DD Oite DD Yayoi CL Yubari Allied Ships SS Pompano, hits 6, heavy damage Pompano looks like a gonner. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon [Burma] , at 29,33 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 9 Ki-21-II Sally x 120 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 145 Rangoon is well and truly destroyed. Over the next few days I'm going to prep Georgetown and launch a multi-division assault. Hopefully it will fall soon. If it falls quickly I will march on and take Singapore. If it takes a while then I will just blockade Singapore with a division and move the other 4 or 5 to India. I should also be able to free 2 divisions from the Phillipines. That, along with the 7 already on the way to India should prove more than sufficient to take out India. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 104 Allied aircraft Hawk 75/P-36 x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hawk 75/P-36: 1 damaged Catalina/PBV/PBY: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 31 Quite heavy losses for strikes going in at 16,000 feet. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Cold Bay [Alaska] , at 105,36 Allied aircraft B-17E/F Fortress x 6 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 200th Division, at 38,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 29 Ki-48-I Lily x 7 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 86th Field Army , at 47,38 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 11 Ki-51 Sonia x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 208th Division, at 46,41 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 7 Ki-48-I Lily x 28 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on AA 22nd Brigade AIF , at 23,49 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 15 Ki-48-I Lily x 8 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 102 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1 Allied aircraft Swordfish I x 2 B-26A Marauder x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 9 P-43A Lancer x 9 Blenheim I x 3 Buffalo/F2A x 9 Hurricane I x 8 Vildebeest IV x 3 Wirraway CA-1 x 5 IL-2 Shturmovik x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses Swordfish I: 1 destroyed B-26A Marauder: 1 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 9 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 9 destroyed Blenheim I: 3 destroyed Buffalo/F2A: 8 destroyed Hurricane I: 8 destroyed Vildebeest IV: 3 destroyed Wirraway CA-1: 5 destroyed IL-2 Shturmovik: 3 destroyed The excellent results at Ceylon continue. Andy has thrown in the remainder of the RAF and Chinese air force and my 100+ Zeroes ( following the bolstering of the attrited CVL forces with a large number of land-based Zeroes) hacks them out of the skies. 7 Zeroes are lost in return for 50 Allied planes in just this strike. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 46 Allied aircraft A-20B Boston x 3 B-24D Liberator x 4 B-25C/D Mitchell x 4 B-26A Marauder x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 8 P-40E Warhawk x 13 P-43A Lancer x 27 Beaufort VII x 4 Blenheim IV x 2 Buffalo/F2A x 11 Hudson IV x 6 IL-4C/DB-3F x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 14 destroyed, 6 damaged A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses A-20B Boston: 2 destroyed B-25C/D Mitchell: 2 damaged B-26A Marauder: 3 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 8 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 23 destroyed Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed Buffalo/F2A: 11 destroyed Hudson IV: 2 destroyed IL-4C/DB-3F: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Chiyoda CVL Chitose The second Allied strike goes in against a much weaker CAP and despite losing another 50 planes a dozen level and torpedo-bombers get through. Fortunately, again, their strikes are so disrupted that no hits are scored. Unfortunately 14 of my Zeroes are destroyed in this vicious fighting. One important thing to note is that the number of P40Bs is much-reduced. I take this to mean that the AVG is almost gone. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 81 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 2 P-43A Lancer x 2 Vildebeest IV x 13 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 2 destroyed Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed The last significant strike of the day is turned away without Japanese loss. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 32,71 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 2 Martin 139/B-10 x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Ikazuchi, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 81 Allied aircraft Vildebeest IV x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 40 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 19 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 14 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 9 P-36A Mohawk x 4 P-39D Airacobra x 7 P-40B Tomahawk x 5 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 destroyed D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed P-36A Mohawk: 2 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed Allied Ships DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Selfridge, Bomb hits 3, on fire PG Utah, Bomb hits 1 MSW Bobolink, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AVD McFarland, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage DD Reid Another Allied TF around Hawaii is pretty much obliterated. The Allied CAP continues to be destroyed but, to be fair, KB's losses are also steadily reducing its ability to intervene in this battle. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,39 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 2 B4Y1 Jean x 7 Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Kota Gedeh, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,39 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 2 B4Y1 Jean x 13 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Van Cloon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Kota Gedeh, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 10,41 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Reteh, heavy damage AK Poelau Bras, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 61,70 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 75 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1 Allied aircraft Buffalo/F2A x 2 Vildebeest IV x 9 Wirraway CA-1 x 2 IL-2 Shturmovik x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo/F2A: 2 destroyed Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed Wirraway CA-1: 2 destroyed IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese Ships DD Mochizuki CL Tenryu DD Hayate DD Oite DD Yayoi DD Kasumi Allied Ships SS Pompano, hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 13,26 Japanese Ships BB Hyuga, Shell hits 3 BB Yamashiro DD Murakumo DD Asagiri Allied Ships DD Vendetta, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage PC Circe, Shell hits 5, and is sunk PC Raub, Shell hits 1 PC Aldebaren, Shell hits 1, on fire CL Kanimbla, Shell hits 1, and is sunk CL Manoora, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Andy tells me this was a surface strike group despatched to find out if my landings were just a deception. Good thinking on his part since they are a deception but not quite in the way he thinks. In any case it has just cost him a CML and PC with another CML and DD pretty much doomed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 35612 troops, 694 guns, 121 vehicles, Assault Value = 1232 Defending force 61810 troops, 1286 guns, 633 vehicles, Assault Value = 2061 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 16872 troops, 260 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 660 Defending force 11516 troops, 166 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 513 Japanese ground losses: 1 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao [Mndno] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3306 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 162 Defending force 3570 troops, 32 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sabang [Sumatra] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 12 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 2 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Sabang [Sumatra] base !!! One of my AKs which got hit last turn was carrying half a Tank Brigade. It was only 3 hexes from Sabang and, thus, was ordered to dock there ASAP. I dropped the paratroops to capture the base in order to reduce casualties during unloading. As the ship is at over 60 system damage and 60 flotation it is questionable whether it will survive long enough to fully unload but I must attempt this as my armoured forces are simply too expensive to lose lightly. [image]local://upfiles/10809/62DE4500CBD8459BB501A558E98BCF2A.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/20/2006 1:40:56 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/20/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Hilo [Hawaii] , at 116,74 Allied aircraft B-17E/F Fortress x 3 B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 3 Allied aircraft losses B-17E/F Fortress: 1 damaged I don't understand why Andy is continuing these raids. So far they have definitely cost him a B-17 and I think he's scored only 2 or 3 insignificant hits. It isn't worth the loss IMO. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Hilo [Hawaii] , at 116,74 Allied aircraft B-17E/F Fortress x 3 B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 3 Allied aircraft losses B-17E/F Fortress: 1 damaged Night air attacks eh? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese Ships BB Hiei BB Kirishima BB Nagato BB Mutsu CA Tone CA Chikuma CL Tenryu CL Tatsuta CL Yubari DD Arare DD Kasumi DD Yayoi DD Mochizuki DD Oite DD Hayate DD Asanagi Allied Ships PT -20 PT -21 PT -26 PT -27 PT -28, Shell hits 11, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese Ships BB Hiei BB Kirishima BB Nagato BB Mutsu CA Tone CA Chikuma CL Tenryu CL Tatsuta CL Yubari DD Arare DD Kasumi DD Yayoi DD Mochizuki DD Oite DD Hayate DD Asanagi Allied Ships PT -20, Shell hits 4, and is sunk PT -21 PT -26, Shell hits 3, and is sunk PT -27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese Ships BB Hiei BB Kirishima BB Nagato BB Mutsu CA Tone CA Chikuma CL Tenryu CL Tatsuta CL Yubari DD Arare DD Kasumi DD Yayoi DD Mochizuki DD Oite DD Hayate DD Asanagi Allied Ships PT -21, Shell hits 4, and is sunk PT -27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk The latest Allied PT boat flotilla is despatched in much the same way as the rest. BB-led TFs really do tend to massacre PTs. It is, however, a terrible diversion of resources but quite effective. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 24,52 Japanese Ships AK Shinfuku Maru SC Shirataka Allied Ships SS KXVI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese Ships DD Tanikaze DD Hamakaze DD Urakaze DD Shiranuhi DD Isokaze DD Kagero DD Akigumo CV Shokaku CV Kaga CV Akagi Allied Ships SS Dolphin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near San Francisco [CAL] at 142,49 Japanese Ships SS I-2 Allied Ships AP St. Mihiel, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Bye bye St Mihiel. Scratch I-2s second victim. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 26 Ki-48-I Lily x 23 Ki-21-II Sally x 102 Allied aircraft Hawk 75/P-36 x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-I Lily: 3 damaged Ki-21-II Sally: 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hawk 75/P-36: 3 destroyed Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Airbase hits 14 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Cold Bay [Alaska] , at 105,36 Allied aircraft B-17E/F Fortress x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-17E/F Fortress: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 32nd Field Army , at 47,38 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 8 Ki-51 Sonia x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 50th Guerilla Regiment, at 38,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 30 Ki-48-I Lily x 7 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 208th Division, at 46,41 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 7 Ki-48-I Lily x 28 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Fernando [PH] at 43,49 Allied aircraft OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CL Natori -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 21,61 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 4 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Martin 139/B-10: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mogami I hasten to add that the Pete didn't get the kill. AAA killed the Martin 139. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 21,61 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 4 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 11 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Martin 139/B-10: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mikuma CA Suzuya -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,58 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 3 Martin 139/B-10 x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Iwaki Maru AK Matsutan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 29 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 17 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 47 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 5 damaged Allied Ships AVD McFarland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PC Sonoma, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Reid, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Litchfield, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage PG Utah, Bomb hits 2 Again Utah survives attacks which pretty much destroy the rest of its flotilla. That is one lucky ship. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,37 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 20 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Van Cloon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,37 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 13 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Van Cloon, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 10,39 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2 A5M4 Claude x 4 B4Y1 Jean x 7 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Reteh, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Poelau Bras, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 10,39 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 18 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Poelau Bras, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Reteh, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Manila/Cavite [PH] at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 17 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Pope, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Manila/Cavite [PH] at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 5 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Isabel, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 7 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 82 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1 Allied aircraft P-43A Lancer x 5 Buffalo/F2A x 2 Hurricane I x 3 IL-2 Shturmovik x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-43A Lancer: 5 destroyed Buffalo/F2A: 2 destroyed Hurricane I: 3 destroyed IL-2 Shturmovik: 2 destroyed I think the back fo the RAF in Ceylon has been well and truly broken. I'm going to begin moving northward now as well as finishing the landing of my two divisions south of Trincomalee. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near San Fernando [PH] at 43,49 Allied aircraft OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships PC Ch 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,58 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 3 Martin 139/B-10 x 9 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Haisho Maru AP Kuroshio Maru AP Kaiko Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Manila/Cavite [PH] at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Ben Nevis, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near San Francisco [CAL] at 142,49 Japanese Ships SS I-2 Allied Ships AP St. Mihiel, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Second attack on the St Mihiel within 1 day. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Olongapo/Bataan Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 35389 troops, 492 guns, 359 vehicles, Assault Value = 905 Defending force 8505 troops, 246 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 128 Japanese ground losses: 41 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Guns lost 1 I'll rest up for another 2 days or so and then attack with a view to eliminating Bataan in the first attack. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 16906 troops, 262 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 660 Defending force 11535 troops, 165 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 516 Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 8879 troops, 231 guns, 113 vehicles, Assault Value = 1235 Defending force 66591 troops, 1398 guns, 642 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271 Allied ground losses: 2 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Georgetown [Malaya] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2092 troops, 35 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1052 Defending force 15857 troops, 220 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 528 I have to wait another couple of days for another 700 or so AV to arrive and then I will attack here. If I succeed I'll move the 1700 AV here own to Singapore to join the 1000 AV there and create an absolutely unstoppable force which will shock attack Singapore freeing the troops for speedy redeployment to India. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao [Mndno] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3298 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 162 Defending force 3609 troops, 32 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 78 Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Taiping [Malaya] Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3193 troops, 0 guns, 160 vehicles, Assault Value = 122 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 117 - adjusted assault: 60 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 60 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Taiping [Malaya] base !!!

okonumiyaki -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/20/2006 6:23:47 AM)
Nemo, in your opinion, would US still go ahead with Torch/ Husky if Hawaii fell, or would they switch those resources to PTO? I would see strong pressure to postpone the second front in Italy (especially with USSR neutral in the PTO) until Japan is at least contained and fully blockaded.

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/20/2006 10:00:23 AM)
Oko, Well I think that the strategic decision to view Germany as, by far, the most dangerous opponent would not change and, therefore, the strategic imperative to pin it back into the European continent and destroy it first would not change. I understand that your basic question though is actually, "would the US commit more resources to the PTO if Japan were doing better than in real life?" and the answer to this is obviously yes. As would Britain. Of course in this mod these 2 countries do commit significantly more resources to the PTO than they did in real life. We have something like 1 full additional parachute division,3 or 4 additional infantry divisions and 2 tank divisions committed to the war in 43/44. Also, I did a count and on 1/43 ( when corsairs become available on carriers and the P-51 is in full production) the Allies get something like 390 first-line fighters every month. The balance in the mod exists over the course of the war. It would be a major mistake to look at December 41 and think, "Ah, that's unbalanced." India becomes impregnable several months earlier than in stock and the US CVs and US Air Force become much tougher customers in January 43 and September 42 respectively ( Corsairs and P-51s) both of which are much earlier than in stock or RHS/CHS. Also, while I know Andy is pretty pissed right now that has to be viewed within the context of the fact that he did NOT conduct any aerial fighting over the USSR, China or really very much over the DEI. The margin of my victory in PH and India was 20 Zeroes. If he had fought China or the Soviet Union he would easily have scored those 20 kills and I'd have been forced to cancel ops against Hawaii. Obviously he doesn't see that as he is my opponent and I wasn't going to tell him about those problems until after the crisis point had passed but I was within 2 or 3 days of cancelling operations at PH at one point.

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/21/2006 2:58:28 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/21/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Hilo [Hawaii] , at 116,74 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 6 B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 9 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Following on from the success of the raid on Java I decide to put in a raid on Soerabaja. The results were extremely good. All of those 1 ship TFs play havoc with my air taskings but they also prove extremely vulnerable to my surface strike groups. Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma CA Suzuya CA Kumano DD Maikaze DD Nowaki DD Arashi DD Hagikaze Allied Ships ML Prins van Oranje, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma CA Suzuya CA Kumano DD Maikaze DD Nowaki DD Arashi DD Hagikaze Allied Ships TK Agnita, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk TK Angelina TK Colina, Shell hits 13, and is sunk TK JMG den Hartog AK Siaoe AK Sipirok AK Tobelo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma CA Suzuya CA Kumano DD Maikaze DD Nowaki DD Arashi DD Hagikaze Allied Ships PC Gemma, Shell hits 9, and is sunk TK D. L. Kruithof, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AK Sloet van de Beele, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma CA Suzuya CA Kumano DD Maikaze DD Nowaki DD Arashi DD Hagikaze Allied Ships DD Witte de With, Shell hits 15, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 11,26 Japanese Ships SS I-153 Allied Ships PC Raub, Torpedo hits 1, on fire PC Aldebaren -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25 Japanese Ships SS RO-68 Allied Ships AK Makian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon [Burma] , at 29,33 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 11 Ki-21-II Sally x 127 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 21 Ki-44IIa Tojo x 6 Ki-48-I Lily x 23 Ki-21-II Sally x 104 Allied aircraft Hawk 75/P-36 x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Ki-21-II Sally: 8 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hawk 75/P-36: 2 destroyed T-IVa: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 101 Now that I'm becoming more comfortable with the situation in Malaysia I am increasing the height at which my bombers operate so as to preserve them from FlAK. With any luck I should have more than sufficient force to force a quick decision at Singapore and don't need to lose the planes required to decrease the supply levels. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 230 Ki-21-II Sally x 60 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 5 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed Allied ground losses: 117 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 2 Airbase hits 19 Airbase supply hits 18 Runway hits 130 Unfortunately the Ki-32s are so low durability that no matter what height you send them in at they get massacred. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Cold Bay [Alaska] , at 105,36 Allied aircraft B-17E/F Fortress x 5 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 200th Division, at 38,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 27 Ki-48-I Lily x 6 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on IA 22nd Brigade, at 23,44 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 2 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on IA 6th Brigade, at 23,44 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 17 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Guam Insular Force Fortress, at 63,66 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 7 Ki-21-II Sally x 16 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 118,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 60 Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 34 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 23 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Ushio TK Kokuyo Maru TK Akebono Maru A completely unescorted strike gets massacred on its way to the tanker convoy making for Hilo. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Belitung I [NEI] at 22,57 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Toyohasi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 32,73 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 2 Martin 139/B-10 x 1 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Suzukaze, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 4 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 6 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 4 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Martin 139/B-10: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mogami, Bomb hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 7 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 2 Martin 139/B-10 x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Martin 139/B-10: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Haguro -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 4 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 7 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Mogami -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 4 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Martin 139/B-10: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 12,33 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 2 B4Y1 Jean x 7 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Silindoeng, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage More merchants massacred west of Sumatra. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 12,33 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Silindoeng, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Thursday Island [AU] at 49,91 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships MSW Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 12,29 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 18 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Augustina, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 12,29 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Augustina, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese Ships DD Kasumi DD Asanagi DD Hayate DD Oite DD Mochizuki DD Yayoi DD Arare CL Tenryu Allied Ships SS Dolphin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 21,45 Japanese Ships DE Hasu Allied Ships SS Trusty, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Olongapo/Bataan Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 35483 troops, 484 guns, 359 vehicles, Assault Value = 912 Defending force 8461 troops, 243 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 129 Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 3 casualties reported Almost time. I want both Bataan and Georgetown to fall on the same day for psychological effect so I'll hold off for a little bit longer here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 16972 troops, 262 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 663 Defending force 11537 troops, 167 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 515 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 11231 troops, 329 guns, 209 vehicles, Assault Value = 1240 Defending force 66661 troops, 1395 guns, 654 vehicles, Assault Value = 2277 Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Georgetown [Malaya] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2092 troops, 35 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1052 Defending force 15532 troops, 213 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 512 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 13,26 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 174 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15 Defending force 12415 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 529

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/21/2006 3:15:40 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/22/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese Ships SS I-166 Allied Ships TK JMG den Hartog, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja [Java] at 23,66 Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma CA Suzuya CA Kumano DD Maikaze DD Nowaki DD Arashi DD Hagikaze Allied Ships TK Angelina, Shell hits 30, and is sunk TK JMG den Hartog, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk AK Siaoe, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Sipirok, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk AK Tobelo, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk The remnants of the forces at Soerabaja are destroyed today. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near San Francisco [CAL] at 142,49 Japanese Ships SS I-2 Allied Ships AK Minnesotan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon [Burma] , at 29,33 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 15 Ki-21-II Sally x 103 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore [UK] , at 22,51 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 27 Ki-44IIa Tojo x 8 Ki-48-I Lily x 22 Ki-21-II Sally x 100 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 7 damaged Allied aircraft losses T-IVa: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 229 Ki-21-II Sally x 60 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 61 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Hilo [Hawaii] , at 116,74 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 39 F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 46 A-20B Boston x 6 B-17D Fortress x 14 B-17E/F Fortress x 45 B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 44 P-35A Hawk x 4 P-36A Mohawk x 16 P-39D Airacobra x 14 P-40B Tomahawk x 17 P-43A Lancer x 32 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 23 destroyed F1M2 Pete-FF: 3 destroyed B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 2 destroyed H6K4 Mavis: 2 destroyed G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 24 destroyed B-17E/F Fortress: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 1 damaged P-35A Hawk: 3 destroyed P-36A Mohawk: 11 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 9 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 24 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 224 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 14 Airbase supply hits 9 Runway hits 113 Well, well, well. The dog has teeth. Andy appears to have flown in and down/upgraded loads of squadrons to build replacements for his forces at PH. 129 fighters and over 100 bombers ravage Hilo during the morning. About a dozen Zeroes are destroyed in the air but over 30 are destroyed on the ground. These losses are catastrophic. I have 3 uncommitted Zero groups and, in response to these losses, I have just had to downgrade 2 of them to Claudes to help replace my losses. I have fewer than 40 Zeroes available to replace future losses ( ones in the pool + in the other Zero unit which I haven't downgraded yet). Enemy losses were extremely heavy. Over 70 of the fighters were destroyed. I think I will try to stick it out for a couple more days as with so many fighters destroyed the Allies will find it extremely difficult to get another raid through my CAP. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Cold Bay [Alaska] , at 105,36 Allied aircraft B-17E/F Fortress x 5 Allied aircraft losses B-17E/F Fortress: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 32nd Field Army , at 47,38 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 20th Field Army , at 50,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 8 Ki-21-II Sally x 5 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 208th Division, at 46,41 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 7 Ki-48-I Lily x 27 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ISF 3rd Base Force, at 23,44 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 17 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 9 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 6 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Ina Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 7 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching [Sarawak] at 27,56 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Kaiko Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 11,27 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 13 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 27 B4Y1 Jean x 20 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 27 No Japanese losses Allied Ships ML Teviotbank, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Another ML bites the dust. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 11,27 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 19 No Japanese losses Allied Ships ML Teviotbank, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 29 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 24 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 34 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 19 P-35A Hawk x 3 P-36A Mohawk x 9 P-39D Airacobra x 10 P-40B Tomahawk x 15 P-43A Lancer x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 destroyed D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 2 destroyed B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 6 destroyed P-35A Hawk: 1 destroyed P-36A Mohawk: 4 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 5 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 10 destroyed Allied Ships BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 8, on fire, heavy damage DD Shaw CL St. Louis, heavy damage Bye, bye West Virginia + 26 enemy fighters in air to air combat. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 8 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 13 P-35A Hawk x 2 P-36A Mohawk x 2 P-39D Airacobra x 5 P-40B Tomahawk x 4 P-43A Lancer x 7 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 7 destroyed Allied Ships BB Nevada An unescorted raid pays the price. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 11 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 13 P-35A Hawk x 2 P-36A Mohawk x 2 P-39D Airacobra x 5 P-40B Tomahawk x 4 P-43A Lancer x 7 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships BB Arizona, Bomb hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Thursday Island [AU] at 49,91 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Manatawny, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 117,76 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 55 Allied aircraft TBD Devastator x 15 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses TBD Devastator: 15 destroyed At least I'm not the only one who suffers from unescorted strikes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 4 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 3 Martin 139/B-10 x 6 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Fukuei Maru AK Isuzu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported In the DEI the fact that I have only 12 fighters available to cover everything outside of Malaysia is allowing the Dutch air force to rapidly gain experience. They are actually becoming quite good. No matter, once Malaysia falls I will mount a rapid campaign there in January 42 and remove this threat. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 25,55 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 3 Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Matsutan Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 32,71 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 7 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching [Sarawak] at 27,56 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Kashi Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 6 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 13 P-35A Hawk x 3 P-36A Mohawk x 8 P-39D Airacobra x 5 P-40B Tomahawk x 8 P-43A Lancer x 8 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-36A Mohawk: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 27 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 10 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 60 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 13 P-35A Hawk x 3 P-36A Mohawk x 8 P-39D Airacobra x 5 P-40B Tomahawk x 8 P-43A Lancer x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 9 destroyed P-35A Hawk: 2 destroyed P-36A Mohawk: 4 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 3 destroyed Allied Ships BB Oklahoma, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Farragut, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Another 22 Allied fighters fall to my guns. He must be disbanding squadrons in order to get all of these fighters. Slowly but surely they are bleeding me dry. The toll is excruciating but the Americans can afford it. I am only willing to pay it because within the limited confines of this operation I can afford a time-limited attrition and come out with a significant operational victory. Under ordinary circumstances this sort of fighting should be anathema to any Japanese commander. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 9 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 4 P-35A Hawk x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-39D Airacobra x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 7 P-43A Lancer x 3 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed Allied Ships BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 11 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 4 P-35A Hawk x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-39D Airacobra x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 7 P-43A Lancer x 3 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Olongapo/Bataan Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 35490 troops, 478 guns, 359 vehicles, Assault Value = 915 Defending force 8469 troops, 242 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 129 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 46101 troops, 896 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 1245 Defending force 66874 troops, 1394 guns, 655 vehicles, Assault Value = 2283 Allied ground losses: 61 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 17061 troops, 266 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 666 Defending force 11527 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 514 Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 50,39 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 36905 troops, 601 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 981 Defending force 19110 troops, 283 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 982 Japanese max assault: 1876 - adjusted assault: 734 Allied max defense: 983 - adjusted defense: 286 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 2039 casualties reported Guns lost 42 Allied ground losses: 187 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Just pushing some Chinese troops back towards Puching. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Georgetown [Malaya] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2112 troops, 35 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 1133 Defending force 15214 troops, 204 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 495 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Georgetown [Malaya] Allied Shock attack Attacking force 13285 troops, 171 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 494 Defending force 41494 troops, 625 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 1133 Allied max assault: 864 - adjusted assault: 237 Japanese max defense: 1204 - adjusted defense: 3325 Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 185 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 2018 casualties reported Guns lost 58 Hmm, I'm not really sure with Andy was trying here. Did he really think that these forces would be sufficient to force me out of the hex? Obviously tomorrow would be the best day to attack, with the Allies heavily disrupted and fatigued but I simultaneity is a force multiplier - even if only on the psychological level - and there's no major rush. I'm still reshuffling my transport shipping so that it is available once Singapore falls to rush my forces to India and also carry a few divisions to Java and Sumatra to aid with their liberation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 13,26 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 174 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15 Defending force 12351 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 529 [image]local://upfiles/10809/76EB9D48F84A4082B95A4CFF9542A768.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/21/2006 3:18:54 AM)
Below you can see the situation off Ceylon. I think that this would look like a very serious invasion force to any Allied player reconning it. It isn't, it only musters two divisions and will probably require reinforcement even to take Ceylon. Still, the key is not what it is but what it is feared to be. Perception prompts response, incorrect perceptions prompt inappropriate responses and allow me to gain advantage from manipulation of Andy's OODA loop. [image]local://upfiles/10809/1860C23058E740F08DED720DA2EC4792.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/21/2006 3:30:55 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/23/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1 encounters mine field at Hilo [Hawaii] (116,74) Japanese Ships DD Tanikaze, Mine hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese Ships DD Tanikaze, on fire DD Hamakaze DD Urakaze DD Shiranuhi DD Isokaze DD Kagero Allied Ships SS Dolphin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near San Francisco [CAL] at 142,49 Japanese Ships SS I-2 Allied Ships AK George Davidson -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near San Francisco [CAL] at 142,49 Japanese Ships SS I-2, hits 2 Allied Ships CVL Kittyhawk, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Kane DD Hatfield DD Gilmer Excellent work. Andy is obviously using his CVs and the Kittyhawk ( a fast airplane transport vessel... which I model in this mod with a capacity of over 100 planes but no sorties so it is really only useful as a transport from which planes can fly to their target when within ferry range.... I think the Allies get three of them) to fly planes into PH. Kittyhawk pays for this by eating a torpedo. It is a pity it didn't eat more. I would have liked to see it sink. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Hilo [Hawaii] , at 116,74 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 24 F1M2 Pete-FF x 2 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 1 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 38 A-20B Boston x 8 B-17D Fortress x 15 B-17E/F Fortress x 53 B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 51 P-36A Mohawk x 6 P-40B Tomahawk x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 36 destroyed B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 2 destroyed H6K4 Mavis: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 16 destroyed B-17E/F Fortress: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 1 destroyed P-36A Mohawk: 2 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 91 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 90 Well, it looks like I miscalculated. My Zeroes are plastered as most of the replacement fighters for yesterdays fighting are still damaged and therefore don't add to the CAP. I am forced to disband my last uncommitted Zero unit. That's it. From now on I have to subsist on my production of Zeroes. If things continue at their current rate I will be forced to pull back from Hawaii and reinvade Hilo etc in a months time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Cold Bay [Alaska] , at 105,36 Allied aircraft B-17E/F Fortress x 5 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 50th Guerilla Regiment, at 38,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 25 Ki-48-I Lily x 6 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 2 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 50 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Guam Insular Force Fortress, at 63,66 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 7 Ki-21-II Sally x 16 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on IJA 200th Division, at 13,26 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 6 P-43A Lancer x 8 Blenheim I x 9 Martin 139/B-10 x 5 IL-2 Shturmovik x 12 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese aircraft Ki-44IIa Tojo x 4 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 9 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Taimei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1 AK Toten Maru I'm not really impressed with the Tojo so far. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari [Celebes] at 33,71 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 7 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching [Sarawak] at 27,56 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 5 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Hachirogata Maru AP Yoshinogawa Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching [Sarawak] at 27,56 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 5 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Yubari Maru AK Hachirogata Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese Ships CV Akagi DD Tanikaze, on fire DD Hamakaze DD Urakaze Allied Ships SS Dolphin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 46944 troops, 933 guns, 232 vehicles, Assault Value = 1253 Defending force 67203 troops, 1397 guns, 661 vehicles, Assault Value = 2299 Allied ground losses: 62 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 17119 troops, 267 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 666 Defending force 11532 troops, 172 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 514 Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Olongapo/Bataan Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 23889 troops, 360 guns, 299 vehicles, Assault Value = 916 Defending force 8415 troops, 240 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 130 Japanese ground losses: 51 casualties reported Guns lost 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Georgetown [Malaya] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2095 troops, 34 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 1589 Defending force 11656 troops, 115 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 23,49 Allied Shock attack Attacking force 2322 troops, 57 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 92 Defending force 1582 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 Allied max assault: 144 - adjusted assault: 7 Japanese max defense: 58 - adjusted defense: 7 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Guns lost 1 The Allied forces cut off north of mersing launch a shock attack against the training regiment I have placed to prevent their escape. Unfortunately the training regiment is a 40 exp, 40 morale unit and thus performs pitiably in action. I will order airstrikes and an SNLF in to bolster the training regiment. This should prove sufficient to hold these forces and provide me with the training targets I require. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 13,26 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 174 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15 Defending force 12240 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 524 This picture shows the situation at Kendari. Kendari is a Japanese oasis in the midst of a sea of Imperialist barbarians. I'll use the forces at Kendari to clear Makassar first and then proceed counter-clockwise through Timor to Menado. In the meantime Tarakan and Balikpapan will be attacked by a reinforced Brigade freed up once Bataan falls. With Merak bisecting the Dutch holdings in Java and Sumatra I will take Sumatra first and then squeeze Java from both north and south simultaneously. I might also mount another bisecting amphibious invasion just to speed things along even more. [image]local://upfiles/10809/9E0D84A273EB4D8DAF4086603DD48B1F.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Nemo vs Andy Mac (12/21/2006 9:16:28 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/24/41 Andy keeps up an amazing pace of play.. We are getting 2 to 3 and sometimes even 4 turns done per day. I don't know how he does it with multiple games. Of course, he only plays as the Allies so that usually takes less time than Japan but it is still one hell of a feat. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Guam [USA], 63,66 Japanese ground losses: 156 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese Ships DD Akebono CL Okinoshima Allied Ships SS Gudgeon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25 Japanese Ships SS I-153 Allied Ships DD Vendetta, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage and sinks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Georgetown [Malaya] , at 23,44 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 19 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 10 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 53 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 124 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 29 P-35A Hawk x 6 P-36A Mohawk x 10 P-39D Airacobra x 15 P-40B Tomahawk x 13 P-43A Lancer x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 13 destroyed, 9 damaged G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 62 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 9 destroyed, 9 damaged P-35A Hawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 6 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 1 destroyed SB2U-2 Vindicator: 3 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 2 destroyed B-17E/F Fortress: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 9 Runway hits 26 Well, I tried a co-ordinated strike with the Zeroes and Kates from KB going in first. Unfortunately bad weather stopped the attack from KB and so when my bombers went in 77 enemy fighters met them. The result was a massacre of epic proportions. Over a month's twin-engined torpedo bomber production has been lost in only a day. Well, I knew it was risky when I ordered it but I desperately needed to close PH as I'm down to the ragged edge in terms of Zeroes. If this doesn't pick up markedly by the end of December I will withdraw. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Cold Bay [Alaska] , at 105,36 Allied aircraft B-17E/F Fortress x 2 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 86th Field Army , at 47,38 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 2 Ki-51 Sonia x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on US Corregedor/Bataan Fortress, at 42,51 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 180 Ki-21-II Sally x 50 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Guam Insular Force Fortress, at 63,66 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 7 Ki-21-II Sally x 16 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported I've loaded an army Brigade from the Home Islands and am sending them to Guam ( and then Wake) to take this areas. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on IJA 201st Division, at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 30 Allied aircraft P-43A Lancer x 11 Blenheim I x 6 Martin 139/B-10 x 3 IL-2 Shturmovik x 12 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-43A Lancer: 3 destroyed Blenheim I: 5 destroyed Martin 139/B-10: 1 destroyed IL-2 Shturmovik: 4 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese aircraft Ki-44IIa Tojo x 7 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 3 Martin 139/B-10 x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44IIa Tojo: 3 damaged Japanese Ships AK Fukkai Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Toyohasi Maru The Tojos are proving almost useless. My faith in these planes has been very shaken. My Oscar Is even seem to do better. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese aircraft Ki-44IIa Tojo x 7 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Ryuko Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Thursday Island [AU] at 49,91 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Alfred Clegg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Merak/Serang [Java] at 19,59 Japanese aircraft Ki-44IIa Tojo x 6 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44IIa Tojo: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Martin 139/B-10: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships AK Mexico Maru First kill for the Tojos. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 30,72 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 4 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25 Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Haruna BB Hyuga BB Yamashiro DD Asashio DD Oshio DD Michishio DD Arashio DD Natsugumo DD Minegumo DD Murakumo DD Asagiri Allied Ships PC Raub, Shell hits 6, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese Ships AK Fukushu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Akebono Allied Ships SS Dolphin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Colombo [Ceylon], at 11,25 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 65 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 12 BB Hyuga BB Haruna, Shell hits 6 BB Kongo, Shell hits 9 Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 13,27 Allied Ships SS Travancore -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 47020 troops, 934 guns, 232 vehicles, Assault Value = 1257 Defending force 67362 troops, 1410 guns, 659 vehicles, Assault Value = 2291 Allied ground losses: 34 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 17220 troops, 268 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 667 Defending force 11486 troops, 170 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 511 Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Georgetown [Malaya] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 49623 troops, 728 guns, 363 vehicles, Assault Value = 1987 Defending force 11218 troops, 116 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 201 Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 23,49 Allied Shock attack Attacking force 2257 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86 Defending force 1511 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 57 Allied max assault: 142 - adjusted assault: 6 Japanese max defense: 56 - adjusted defense: 7 Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 59 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 66 casualties reported Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 13,26 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 174 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15 Defending force 12171 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 520 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Trincomalee [Ceylon] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Defending force 7107 troops, 117 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 112 Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 122 - adjusted defense: 201 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 13,26 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 12171 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 520 Defending force 174 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15 Japanese max assault: 794 - adjusted assault: 250 Allied max defense: 13 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 250 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 98 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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