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Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/16/2007 8:29:05 PM)
The Pensacola taking a 21 inch torpedo off Noumea. [image]local://upfiles/10809/691BC970BD4D4B299990FA6F3AF87382.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/16/2007 8:48:06 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/08/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Heiho [Chosen] , at 66,25 Allied aircraft IL-2 Shturmovik x 150 R-12/Yak-4 x 5 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Resources hits 62 Ah, resource attacks. So, he has a rapid OODA cycle. That's good to know. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Heiho [Chosen] , at 66,25 Allied aircraft Pe-2 x 23 Allied aircraft losses Pe-2: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Resources hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiamusze [Manchukuo] , at 66,29 Allied aircraft IL-2 Shturmovik x 98 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 7 damaged Resources hits 46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiamusze [Manchukuo] , at 66,29 Allied aircraft V-92C Corsair x 4 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Harbin [Manchukuo] , at 63,29 Allied aircraft SB-2 x 10 SB-2M x 123 Allied aircraft losses SB-2M: 1 destroyed From 11,000 feet these SB-2Ms manage to hit nothing. Their experience must truly suck. Still, with every combat flight their experience is going to go up by 5 or 10 Exp so in a few weeks they will be formidable. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Nanning [S China] , at 40,38 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 26 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed Resources hits 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 8 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2 B4Y1 Jean x 16 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 54 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 1 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 27 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 53 Ki-48-I Lily x 67 Ki-21-II Sally x 149 Ki-49 -I Helen x 11 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Airbase hits 16 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 411 My average bomber experience is climbing rapidly. Most of my units are now at least in the low 80s with many verging on the high 80s. Another couple of months of this and I'll have some really crack units to convert to Me-264 Angels and then strategic bombing will begin in earnest. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Balikpapan [Borneo] , at 31,64 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 77 Ki-21-II Sally x 60 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17E/F Fortress: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kendari [Celebes] , at 33,71 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 6 Ki-44IIa Tojo x 3 Allied aircraft B-17E/F Fortress x 14 B-25C/D Mitchell x 11 B-26A Marauder x 8 Blenheim IV x 13 Hudson IV x 52 Martin 139/B-10 x 17 IL-4C/DB-3F x 9 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 3 damaged Ki-44IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 7 destroyed H6K4 Mavis: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-25C/D Mitchell: 1 destroyed Blenheim IV: 3 destroyed Hudson IV: 5 destroyed IL-4C/DB-3F: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 33 Hmm, for some reason most of the Rufes didn't fly. Those that did found rich pickings and downed 7 enemy bombers between them. Unfortunately the cost was very high particularly in terms of grounded Nells. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kendari [Celebes] , at 33,71 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 6 Ki-44IIa Tojo x 3 Allied aircraft Mosquito NF x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Mosquito NF: 4 destroyed Much better. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft D4Y1-C Judy x 7 Ki-27 Nate x 46 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 112 Ki-48-I Lily x 53 Ki-21-II Sally x 25 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 damaged Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Port hits 7 Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 19 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 15 Ki-48-I Lily x 46 Allied aircraft P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-39D Airacobra x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 P-40E Warhawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed TBD Devastator: 1 destroyed Allied Ships BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage Runway hits 7 Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on IJA 1st Ind Mixed Brigade, at 67,30 Allied aircraft I-16 Type 24 x 4 IL-2 Shturmovik x 13 LaGG-3 x 12 Yak-1 x 9 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed Yak-1: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 208th Division, at 46,41 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 64 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum [India] at 11,21 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 26 SB-2 x 10 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AV Sanyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Kotoku Maru AK Kyusyu Maru, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Yamaura Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Kurama Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Nana Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Ouch! This TF ended the day 1 hex away from the protection offered by my carriers and paid the cost for its lack of speed. It had stopped to refuel rather than get under the carrier's protective umbrella [8\|]. The game would really benefit from a "do not refuel under ANY circumstances" button to avoid situations like this. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 27 Allied aircraft I-153c x 3 I-16 Type 4 x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses I-153c: 2 destroyed I-16 Type 4: 6 destroyed The Nate is perfectly capable of tackling Polikarpov 15s and early-model 16s. Against everything else it is outclassed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Koepang [Timor] at 29,77 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 1 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5 Allied aircraft B-25C/D Mitchell x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Tokiwasan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 13,26 Japanese Ships AK Fugi Maru Allied Ships SS Truant -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Amboina [Ambon], at 40,74 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Mikuma CA Mogami CA Ashigara CA Nachi CA Haguro CA Myoko Allied ground losses: 119 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Runway hits 14 Port hits 5 Port fuel hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 53991 troops, 947 guns, 361 vehicles, Assault Value = 1339 Defending force 70653 troops, 1439 guns, 727 vehicles, Assault Value = 2381 Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 53,33 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2954 troops, 7 guns, 175 vehicles, Assault Value = 87 Defending force 474 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27 Japanese max assault: 85 - adjusted assault: 22 Allied max defense: 27 - adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kaifeng [Cent China] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 12375 troops, 193 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 371 Defending force 5436 troops, 90 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 289 Japanese max assault: 748 - adjusted assault: 390 Allied max defense: 283 - adjusted defense: 61 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 507 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Allied ground losses: 151 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! A Chinese unit had crossed into Kaifeng. I believe this formation is acting as reconnaissance for the main push. I've been keeping Kaifeng's defences weak in order to draw the Chinese in but I have several divisions available to march in within a few days of the orders arriving. Now that Jagdfluger has pegged my defensive strength at about 500 AV I think it is time to triple it and play havoc with his planning. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 54759 troops, 1148 guns, 390 vehicles, Assault Value = 2381 Defending force 57535 troops, 955 guns, 362 vehicles, Assault Value = 1339

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/17/2007 12:16:44 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/09/42 Soon the 29th division will land on Midway. With any luck the Allies won't have reinforced it yet and I'll be able to take it. If they have reinforced it I'll just be forced to use Midway as a lure for continued USN resupply efforts and, consequently, losses before lowering the boom on it in late 1942. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Amboina [Ambon], at 40,74 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Mikuma CA Mogami CA Ashigara CA Nachi CA Haguro CA Myoko Allied ground losses: 103 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 8 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 20 encounters mine field at Lahaina [Maui] (115,73) TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Lahaina [Maui], 115,73 Japanese Ships AK Tatuno Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Coastal Guns at Lahaina [Maui], 115,73, firing at TF 20 58 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Ukishima Maru, Shell hits 6 AK Tatuno Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Tottori Maru Japanese ground losses: 68 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 20 encounters mine field at Lahaina [Maui] (115,73) TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Lahaina [Maui], 115,73 Japanese Ships AK Tottori Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Coastal Guns at Lahaina [Maui], 115,73, firing at TF 20 Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported I'm landing an SNLF at Lahaina. With a bit of luck it should be enough. If it isn't I have another SNLF ready to land but no shipping to transport it... 2 weeks from now a new resupply convoy should reach Hilo and I can use that to transport the necessary troops. It is all on a bit of a shoelace really which is fun. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Heiho [Chosen] , at 66,25 Allied aircraft IL-2 Shturmovik x 168 R-12/Yak-4 x 5 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Resources hits 51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiamusze [Manchukuo] , at 66,29 Allied aircraft IL-2 Shturmovik x 92 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged Resources hits 49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Harbin [Manchukuo] , at 63,29 Allied aircraft SB-2 x 9 SB-2M x 155 Allied aircraft losses SB-2M: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Heavy Industry hits 37 Attacks on the Heavy Industry in Manchukuo simply can't be tolerated. I have enough oil, resources and supply but I do not have nearly enough HI. I will begin shifting the Mikes I have to provide aerial cover over Manchukuo. Now we'll see how good they are. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 30 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 7 Spitfire VB x 26 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 7 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed Spitfire VB: 2 destroyed The Nates actually performed significantly better than I would have expected given that they are facing Spitfire V Bs, the premier Allied fighter plane. Chinese squadrons fight in India while British pilots fly against the Japanese in China. It really is a crazy old war [8D] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Nanning [S China] , at 40,38 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 25 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged Resources hits 3 And an ambush of my Sonias. I'll have to respond by varying my targets daily a la Jagdfluger and mounting a few ighter sweeps of my own. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kweilin [S China] , at 42,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 19 No Japanese losses Resources hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Madras [India] , at 17,21 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 58 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-26A Marauder: 6 destroyed Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed SB-2: 1 destroyed Vildebeest IV: 5 destroyed IL-2 Shturmovik: 2 destroyed Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 8 Runway hits 29 Well worth the effort. 3 Kates are destroyed in return for 12 torpedo bombers and 3 other enemy bombers. Pretty soon we are going to exceed 3,000 Allied planes destroyed. By the end of the month we should be close to 3,500 Allied planes destroyed. Those are absolutely horrific and untenable losses no matter how you look at them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 2 B4Y1 Jean x 14 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 5 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 2 Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 1 damaged Runway hits 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Padang [Sumatra] , at 18,51 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 25 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 56 Ki-48-I Lily x 69 Ki-21-II Sally x 151 Ki-49 -I Helen x 12 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 5 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged Airbase hits 25 Airbase supply hits 31 Runway hits 242 Airfield denial. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Balikpapan [Borneo] , at 31,64 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 70 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 11 Ki-21-II Sally x 53 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 6 CW-21B Demon x 14 Hawk 75/P-36 x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 2 damaged Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D/F2A: 3 destroyed CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Hawk 75/P-36: 1 destroyed B-26A Marauder: 3 destroyed Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Airbase hits 15 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 102 I think this was a fairly good exchange. 6 of my bombers went down in return for 11 enemy planes destroyed in the air or on the ground, including 3 of the ever-deadly B-26s. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Balikpapan [Borneo] , at 31,64 Japanese aircraft Me 264 Angel x 2 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 3 CW-21B Demon x 1 Hawk 75/P-36 x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Me 264 Angel: 1 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 1 And my first Me-264 mission. I am throwing massive resources into my strategic bomber programme. Current production rates are tiny, 15 per month but I am hoping to have that up to 90 per month by the end of the month with engine production to match. When one realises that a single Me-264 can carry 6 times the payload of a Ki-21 II Sally, 16 times the payload of a Ki-48 I Lilly or Ki-30 or 32 over at least three times the distance with armour, greatly increased defensive armament and roughly double the durability of the Sally or Lilly it can be seen that this level of production will bring about a massive change in Japanese bombing capabilities, a change I intend to exploit fully. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kendari [Celebes] , at 33,71 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 6 Ki-44IIa Tojo x 3 Allied aircraft B-17E/F Fortress x 17 B-25C/D Mitchell x 9 Blenheim IV x 9 Hudson IV x 45 Martin 139/B-10 x 14 IL-4C/DB-3F x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 2 damaged Ki-44IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 2 destroyed H6K4 Mavis: 3 destroyed G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E/F Fortress: 2 damaged B-25C/D Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed Hudson IV: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 62 The Tojos again performed quite poorly and the majority of Rufes again disappointingly failed to fly. The results were quite predictable. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kendari [Celebes] , at 33,71 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 6 Ki-44IIa Tojo x 2 Allied aircraft B-25C/D Mitchell x 6 Mosquito NF x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Mosquito NF: 2 destroyed Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft D4Y1-C Judy x 7 Ki-27 Nate x 51 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 141 Ki-48-I Lily x 60 Ki-21-II Sally x 29 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships SS O20, Bomb hits 1 Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Runway hits 10 Port hits 17 Port supply hits 3 The O-20 which had earlier been damaged by my ASW TFs was, today, bombed while in port, probably taking on more mines. With a bit of luck it'll have to remain in port to repair damage, a choice which I'll make sure is fatal. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 23 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 16 Ki-48-I Lily x 49 Ki-21-II Sally x 28 Allied aircraft P-35A Hawk x 2 P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-39D Airacobra x 4 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 P-40E Warhawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged Allied Ships AD Whitney, Bomb hits 1 AK Manini, Bomb hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 13 Port hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 6 Allied aircraft B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 4 SB2U-2 Vindicator x 6 SBD-3 Dauntless x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Kasasagi AP Teikei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire AK Aniwa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Arizona Maru AV Sanuki Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Waura Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 64 casualties reported Guns lost 4 This is my invasion TF. Unfortunately the Rufes it has along prove unequal to the task of defending against the Allied strikes originating from Midway. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Exchequer Enemy AKs also appear to be unloading at Midway at the same time. It looks like we've both arrived to invade / reinforce the island at the same time. I think this spells failure for my invasion. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Midway Island [USA], 97,63, firing at TF 72 TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Midway Island [USA], 97,63 599 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Hawaii Maru DD Kasasagi, Shell hits 1 AP Waura Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Bokuyo Maru, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 429 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 54017 troops, 943 guns, 360 vehicles, Assault Value = 1342 Defending force 71006 troops, 1439 guns, 734 vehicles, Assault Value = 2395 Allied ground losses: 52 casualties reported Guns lost 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 12,25 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 16980 troops, 151 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 351 Defending force 1215 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 Japanese max assault: 638 - adjusted assault: 261 Allied max defense: 42 - adjusted defense: 9 Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 192 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Allied ground losses: 103 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 37977 troops, 511 guns, 220 vehicles, Assault Value = 1009 Defending force 27112 troops, 427 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1398 Japanese max assault: 2108 - adjusted assault: 2790 Allied max defense: 1386 - adjusted defense: 193 Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 3067 casualties reported Guns lost 92 Vehicles lost 5 Allied ground losses: 373 casualties reported Guns lost 19 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 27090 troops, 382 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 593 Defending force 20018 troops, 319 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1011 Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 53,33 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2909 troops, 6 guns, 174 vehicles, Assault Value = 85 Defending force 435 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24 Japanese max assault: 84 - adjusted assault: 92 Allied max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 9 Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 Allied ground losses: 51 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 17,17 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 8964 troops, 30 guns, 528 vehicles, Assault Value = 259 Defending force 6500 troops, 183 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 294 Japanese max assault: 260 - adjusted assault: 41 Allied max defense: 284 - adjusted defense: 72 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 811 casualties reported Vehicles lost 36 Allied ground losses: 65 casualties reported Guns lost 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao [Mndno] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 4981 troops, 67 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 129 Defending force 3341 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 162 Japanese max assault: 234 - adjusted assault: 44 Allied max defense: 152 - adjusted defense: 250 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese ground losses: 1639 casualties reported Guns lost 36 Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 55006 troops, 1144 guns, 395 vehicles, Assault Value = 2395 Defending force 57561 troops, 951 guns, 361 vehicles, Assault Value = 1342 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Midway Island [USA] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1734 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40 Defending force 5336 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 219 Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Midway Island [USA] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 5326 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 219 Defending force 2588 troops, 86 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 40 Japanese max assault: 226 - adjusted assault: 17 Allied max defense: 30 - adjusted defense: 62 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese ground losses: 714 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Hmm the Allies muster only 62 AV at present. I think it is all going to come down to whether or not the reinforcement convoy carries troops or not. I have been slowly and VERY conspicuously moving KB away from Hawaii in the hope of luring the Allies out. I think I am seeing the first stirrings of refuelling of TFs under air cover there. Time to move back and collect my prize I think. I'll sprint in close tomorrow and see what is there. If there are ships I'll sink them, if not I'll make for Midway and catch the merchants there. [image]local://upfiles/10809/64455BE533DA4EBFB54FD2689AD35F8C.jpg[/image]

Rob Brennan UK -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/17/2007 12:49:49 AM)
Phew just caught up reading this one .. nowt to add except a thanks for taking the time to post it, good read. Love WHAT-IF's ..

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/17/2007 10:14:18 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/10/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Lahaina [Maui], 115,73, firing at TF 20 TF 20 encounters mine field at Lahaina [Maui] (115,73) TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Lahaina [Maui], 115,73 19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Ukishima Maru, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Midway Island [USA], 97,63, firing at TF 72 TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Midway Island [USA], 97,63 490 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Kasasagi, Shell hits 1, on fire AP Yamakuni Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire AP Bokuyo Maru, Shell hits 2 Japanese ground losses: 152 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 101 encounters mine field at Hilo [Hawaii] (116,74) Japanese Ships AK Canton Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Tottori Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63 Japanese Ships AV Sanuki Maru, on fire, heavy damage AV Sagara Maru DD Kasasagi, on fire, heavy damage AP Bokuyo Maru, Shell hits 1 AP Burisuben Maru AP Oigawa Maru AP Sakido Maru AP Teikei Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire AP Tutukami Maru AP Waura Maru, on fire, heavy damage AP Yamakuni Maru, on fire AP Zenoa Maru AK Africa Maru AK Arizona Maru AK Hawaii Maru AK Aniwa Maru, on fire Allied Ships DD Downes, Shell hits 5, and is sunk Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Guns lost 1 It looks like the Allies had a DD escorting their TFs and that it has attempted to intervene with my landings. My transports beat it off without loss but this leads me to worry about the presence of additional Allied forces, particularly their CVs. If they are present my losses will be extremely heavy. Tomorrow I will move away from Midway and try to give my own CVs time to establish superiority in the region. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 42,50 Japanese Ships AK Taibun Maru PC Ch 1 Allied Ships SS SHCH116 Soviet submarines seem to be taking up position around the Phillipines and in the DEI. I estimate there are about 30 of them but that's fine, that's just 30 more subs to sink. If he commits them to the DEI I shouldn't have too much trouble sinking 4 or 5 a month and getting rid of the problem by mid-42. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lahaina [Maui] at 115,73 Japanese Ships AK Tatuno Maru, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Plunger -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Heiho [Chosen] , at 66,25 Allied aircraft IL-2 Shturmovik x 153 R-12/Yak-4 x 5 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Resources hits 36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Mutankiang [Mnchuko] , at 64,31 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 25 SB-2 x 12 Allied aircraft losses SB-2: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 14 Ki-21-II Sally x 79 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 5 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 8 P-40E Warhawk x 12 Spitfire VB x 29 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 4 destroyed Ki-21-II Sally: 7 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged Spitfire VB: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 49 The P-40s Es and Spitfire VBs prove fully the equal of the Zero again... I'm going to bring an Mike Sentai in here ASAP as I need my Zeroes on the perimeter defending against Allied predations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tsuyun [W China] , at 41,35 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 7 No Japanese losses Resources hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Nanning [S China] , at 40,38 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 19 Ki-51 Sonia x 20 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged Resources hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kweilin [S China] , at 42,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 22 No Japanese losses Resources hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 8 No Japanese losses Resources hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Madras [India] , at 17,21 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 53 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-26A Marauder: 3 destroyed Swordfish I: 1 destroyed Martin 139/B-10: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 17 B4Y1 Jean x 15 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 9 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 4 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 2 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Balikpapan [Borneo] , at 31,64 Japanese aircraft Me 264 Angel x 3 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 4 CW-21B Demon x 12 Hawk 75/P-36 x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Me 264 Angel: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses Martin 139/B-10: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kendari [Celebes] , at 33,71 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 3 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 8 Ki-44IIa Tojo x 6 Allied aircraft B-25C/D Mitchell x 6 Japanese aircraft losses F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-25C/D Mitchell: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft D4Y1-C Judy x 6 Ki-27 Nate x 34 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 155 Ki-48-I Lily x 60 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships SS O20, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage And O-20 is reported to have sunk by day's end. Allied ground losses: 48 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Port hits 15 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 25 Ki-48-I Lily x 48 Ki-21-II Sally x 25 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-35A Hawk x 6 P-39D Airacobra x 8 P-40B Tomahawk x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 4 P-43A Lancer x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 4 destroyed Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-21-II Sally: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed P-35A Hawk: 5 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 1 destroyed TBD Devastator: 1 destroyed SB2U-2 Vindicator: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 55 8 Japanese planes lost vs a minimum of 12 Allied planes. It isn't a good exchange rate but when the runway hits are taken into account it is acceptable. I simply have to keep Pearl Harbour closed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on IJA 1st Tank Brigade, at 17,17 Allied aircraft Lancer/P-43 x 9 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 91st Field Army , at 50,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 82 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 57 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 11 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 208th Division, at 46,41 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 68 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported These are two Val units engaging in training missions. Their experience is about 40 so they badly need some milk runs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ML/KNIL Bandoeng Base Force, at 20,60 Japanese aircraft Ki-48-I Lily x 57 Ki-21-II Sally x 120 Ki-49 -I Helen x 12 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 4 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 88 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem [Port Timor] at 33,77 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 1 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5 Allied aircraft Beaufort VII x 11 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Beaufort VII: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Chokai, Torpedo hits 1 CA Takao Damage to the Chokai will put it in port for about a month but isn't too serious and is well worth accepting in return for closing off these bases to Allied bomber usage. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 32 A5M4 Claude x 8 Allied aircraft Vildebeest IV x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A5M4 Claude: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 3 destroyed Japanese Ships AP Tatuta Maru, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 32 A5M4 Claude x 8 Allied aircraft T-IVa x 3 Vildebeest IV x 12 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses T-IVa: 3 destroyed Vildebeest IV: 11 destroyed Ouch! If it weren't for Jagdfluger's relative insensibility to losses I would say that's got to hurt. As it is all I will say is that it will reduce his capabilities somewhat but won't stop him continuing to make attempts to attack my forces. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 32 A5M4 Claude x 8 Allied aircraft Vildebeest IV x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 6 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 9 Allied aircraft SB2U-2 Vindicator x 7 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Canton Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 32 A5M4 Claude x 8 Allied aircraft Vildebeest IV x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 6 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 3 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 4 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 1 P-43A Lancer x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships AK Walter Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 112,68 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage DD Case, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Ah, she stirs. Time to kick KB into high gear and collect the Pacific Fleet's last BB. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Exchequer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem [Port Timor] at 33,77 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 1 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5 Allied aircraft Beaufort VII x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Beaufort VII: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Maya -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,26 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 32 A5M4 Claude x 6 Allied aircraft Vildebeest IV x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 13,26 Japanese Ships AK Amagisan Maru APD Patrol Boat No. 46 Allied Ships SS Truant -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lahaina [Maui] at 115,73 Japanese Ships AK Tatuno Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Plunger -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Lautem [Port Timor], at 33,77 Japanese Ships CA Kumano CA Suzuya CA Chokai CA Maya CA Atago CA Takao Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 6 Port hits 3 Port fuel hits 4 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 54239 troops, 942 guns, 362 vehicles, Assault Value = 1351 Defending force 71183 troops, 1439 guns, 733 vehicles, Assault Value = 2403 Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 17,17 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 10209 troops, 166 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 493 Defending force 6439 troops, 175 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 291 Japanese max assault: 228 - adjusted assault: 96 Allied max defense: 282 - adjusted defense: 85 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 636 casualties reported Guns lost 13 Allied ground losses: 55 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 27310 troops, 382 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 604 Defending force 20039 troops, 322 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1010 Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 53,33 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2897 troops, 7 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 84 Defending force 366 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19 Japanese max assault: 83 - adjusted assault: 41 Allied max defense: 19 - adjusted defense: 14 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 55147 troops, 1150 guns, 395 vehicles, Assault Value = 2403 Defending force 57775 troops, 950 guns, 363 vehicles, Assault Value = 1351 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 50,39 Allied Shock attack Attacking force 9603 troops, 166 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 488 Defending force 1505 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied max assault: 604 - adjusted assault: 447 Japanese max defense: 3 - adjusted defense: 10 Allied assault odds: 44 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 23 casualties reported Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 17,17 Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 6372 troops, 172 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 287 Defending force 16860 troops, 162 guns, 493 vehicles, Assault Value = 453 Allied max assault: 234 - adjusted assault: 83 Japanese max defense: 255 - adjusted defense: 101 Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 49 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 77 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Midway Island [USA] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2028 troops, 82 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 60 Defending force 6977 troops, 107 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Mannargudi [India] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 48 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 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 Mannargudi [India] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Midway Island [USA] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 6977 troops, 107 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 184 Defending force 2878 troops, 93 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 60 Japanese max assault: 76 - adjusted assault: 33 Allied max defense: 43 - adjusted defense: 63 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese ground losses: 386 casualties reported Guns lost 11 Allied ground losses: 99 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Ouch, that atoll shock attack rule really is something. The 29th Division is getting wiped out. In addition elements of 3 additional Allied regiments appear to have landed yesterday. Well, time to call off the invasion of Midway, establish a couple of Level 5 airfields and begin an Me-264 campaign to bomb Midway back into the stone age. It'll take a few months but it'll also act as a great lure for Allied resupply and reinforcement efforts +/- carrier support. This will give me the opportunities for favourable naval attrition I've been looking for in early to mid-42. The main thing I have to watch out for is the Allies building Midway up with a Level 3 port and using it to store fuel for a raid on the mainland. Short of that I should be pretty safe. [image]local://upfiles/10809/E1DD91241D7F4714B8BAD053B77CCE75.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/17/2007 10:59:52 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/11/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 13,26 Japanese Ships AK Seitai Maru, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Truant -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese Ships AK Canton Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Allied subs get lucky. Good for them! Allied Ships SS Barracuda -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Lautem [Port Timor], 33,77 Japanese ground losses: 192 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Lautem [Port Timor], 33,77 Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Noumea [New Cal] at 66,117 Japanese Ships SS I-6 Allied Ships AK Empire Castle, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 13,26 Japanese Ships AP Tatuta Maru, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Truant -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Noumea [New Cal] at 66,117 Japanese Ships SS I-6 Allied Ships AK Empire Castle, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Yup, I-6's Captain wasn't satisfied with torpedoeing the Empire Castle once in the morning. When he heard it didn't sink he came back for seconds, put a second torpedo into it and sank it. I have been methodically replacing all of my Captains with the most aggressive replacements possible. So far this has paid off handsomely. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Noumea [New Cal] at 66,117 Japanese Ships SS I-6 Allied Ships DMS Dorsey DMS Hopkins DMS Long DMS Southard DMS Elliot DD FF Le Triomphant DD Lamson DD Mahan CL Achilles CA Chicago And then he dodges nimbly away from the Allied TF which comes hunting. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Heiho [Chosen] , at 66,25 Allied aircraft IL-2 Shturmovik x 153 R-12/Yak-4 x 5 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged Resources hits 58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Heiho [Chosen] , at 66,25 Allied aircraft Pe-2 x 24 Allied aircraft losses Pe-2: 2 damaged Resources hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiamusze [Manchukuo] , at 66,29 Allied aircraft V-92C Corsair x 7 No Allied losses Resources hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Mutankiang [Mnchuko] , at 64,31 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 23 SB-2 x 11 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged SB-2: 2 destroyed Resources hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Nanning [S China] , at 40,38 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 18 No Japanese losses Resources hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kweilin [S China] , at 42,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 16 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 10 B4Y1 Jean x 15 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 11 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Balikpapan [Borneo] , at 31,64 Japanese aircraft Me 264 Angel x 2 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D/F2A x 4 CW-21B Demon x 10 Hawk 75/P-36 x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Me 264 Angel: 2 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Batavia [Java] , at 20,60 Japanese aircraft Ki-48-I Lily x 71 Ki-21-II Sally x 164 Ki-49 -I Helen x 12 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 5 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses F.K.51: 4 destroyed Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Airbase hits 35 Airbase supply hits 22 Runway hits 243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Hilo [Hawaii] , at 116,74 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 19 P-39D Airacobra x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on IJA 1st Tank Brigade, at 17,17 Allied aircraft Lancer/P-43 x 10 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 113,70 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 12 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 4 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 17 No Japanese losses Allied Ships BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 113,70 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 3 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 4 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Excellent, we managed to catch the Tennessee before she could dock again. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 113,71 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 8 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 113,71 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 113,70 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 8 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 113,70 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 3 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Blue, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 113,70 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 25 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Worden, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Blue, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage By day's end 1 BB, 2 CLs and 3 DDs are destroyed. Now it is time to turn round and deal with the enemy shipping off Midway. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 18 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem [Port Timor] at 33,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5 Allied aircraft B-25C/D Mitchell x 4 Beaufort VII x 4 Hudson IV x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-25C/D Mitchell: 2 destroyed Beaufort VII: 2 damaged Hudson IV: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Takao CA Atago -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 P-39D Airacobra x 6 P-40E Warhawk x 3 SB2U-2 Vindicator x 11 SBD-3 Dauntless x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CL Ukishima Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem [Port Timor] at 33,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4 Allied aircraft B-25C/D Mitchell x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Syunko Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem [Port Timor] at 33,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 4 Allied aircraft Hudson IV x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe-FF: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hudson IV: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CL Nagara DD Hatsushimo I think today's air results over Lautem illustrate the importance of airspeed very well. Hudsons aren't particularly fast and managed to get intercepted far more easily by the Rufes, with deadly results. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 113,70 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 3 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Case, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 113,70 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 18 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 23 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 53 No Japanese losses Allied Ships BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DD Bagley, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Ok, this really was just overkill. Another 5 torpedoes slam into Tennessee. Glug, glug, glug. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,63 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 15 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AR Barentsz, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage The Soviet Navy is sneaking out through the DEI and Phillipines. I am letting it go and standing down my air search as: a) I can kill it later. b) It is useful to appear to be negligent in this areas as it may tempt Jagdfluger to commit major surface units at a later date. c) Only minor units are sneaking out ( DDs, APs, AKs etc). The only reason I killed this ship is that it moved within 3 hexes of Singapore and it is important to draw the line somewhere. It is important to look vulnerable to moderately deep attacks but it is also important not to look so completely stupid that I invite a major raid on the Home Islands. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 113,70 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 24 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Raleigh, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Trivandrum [India] at 11,21 Japanese Ships AK Shiganoura Maru SC Shirataka Allied Ships SS Travancore -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Hilo [Hawaii] at 116,74 Japanese Ships AK Tatuno Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Barracuda -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Pangim [India] at 16,14 Japanese Ships DD Toyota DD Yamakaze DD Honda DD Asagiri DD Murakumo DD Minegumo DD Natsugumo DD Arashio DD Michishio DD Oshio DD Asashio Allied Ships SS Tambor, hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 13,26 Japanese Ships APD Patrol Boat No. 46 Allied Ships SS Truant -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 40 troops unloading over beach at Jolo [Jolo], 39,59 Japanese ground losses: 603 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 54198 troops, 942 guns, 363 vehicles, Assault Value = 1351 Defending force 71633 troops, 1447 guns, 736 vehicles, Assault Value = 2419 Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 27520 troops, 388 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 610 Defending force 20047 troops, 326 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1009 Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 53,33 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2914 troops, 7 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 85 Defending force 339 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17 Japanese max assault: 85 - adjusted assault: 93 Allied max defense: 17 - adjusted defense: 5 Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 Allied ground losses: 55 casualties reported Guns lost 1 The struggle to eliminate the Chinese guerilla regiment continues. It won't be long now. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 55332 troops, 1157 guns, 394 vehicles, Assault Value = 2418 Defending force 57762 troops, 950 guns, 365 vehicles, Assault Value = 1351 Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported Do bombardment attacks increase experience for ground units? I am asking because the 4 Replacement Regiments ( sort of depot units) which I have drafted into Manila to bolster the defence against Allied counter-attack there now have experience in the high 50s and low 60s. These units start with experience in the 40s and have seen no combat other than the bombardment attacks. If bombardment gives them experience then these sorts of sieges will result in really excellently trained armies for the garrisoning of isolated islands in 1943 and 1944. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 17,17 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6312 troops, 167 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 283 Defending force 16872 troops, 161 guns, 494 vehicles, Assault Value = 454 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 2 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Midway Island [USA] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2779 troops, 123 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 295 Defending force 6253 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Jolo [Jolo] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 6920 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 213 Defending force 598 troops, 7 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Japanese max assault: 196 - adjusted assault: 84 Allied max defense: 3 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 84 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Jolo [Jolo] base !!! Japanese ground losses: 37 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 175 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! A second important Allied bomber base removed, 4 more to go. Slowly but surely we'll get there. Rushing this would require a greater diversion of resources and India's the important thing now. It all hinges on India. Everything he is doing in the DEI and China and the Pacific and the Soviet Union are all designed to bleed necessary resources from India. It cannot be allowed to occur. I have 19 divisions earmarked for India which will give me double the 3,000 AV the Allies can muster in defence, ten in the first wave, 9 in the second. I will also have the possibility of reinforcing with a third wave massing roughly 5 divisions in a month's time if things are going poorly. Everything else is defended or attacked by mere mirages of strength and the appearance of future offensives (most of which are not being considered for many months, if at all). I thought I should do a quick rundown of the forces in India or on their way so people could follow what is happening. 2nd, 4th, 33rd and 38th Divisions are stalemated at Poona facing some 1200 AV of Allied defenders. This is all according to plan as Poona is clear terrain, requiring an equal measure of defenders to hold it - since it benefits from no defensive bonuses save what its forts give. I have 1400 AV present and this means the defenders must have at least 1000 AV to ensure it holds ( as they won't have had time to build strong fortifications yet). In a short time I will begin bombing it to prevent further fortification and to continue to force the enemy to defend it in full measure. Why is this so important? Simple, 3000 AV minus 1200 AV = 1800 AV. Add in a few hundred AV for the defence of Bombay and Karachi against surprise amphibious assault and we can see that the Allies will have about 1500 AV left to contest the rest of the country ( 5 divisions worth). With 4 of my divisions holding at Poona I will have 15 left to contest the rest of the country which, according to plan, gives me precisely the 5 to 1 advantage I need to make it a speedy battle. It should be, mostly, over by the end of February which is pretty good time considering the size of the country and scale of its defences. I haven't forgotten about the forces rushing to its defence from Burma either but I consider that their addition will be compensated for by the loss of the Brigades on Ceylon. As to the rest: 1. 1 Division and an Army HQ have taken a stupid coastal path to Poona. They will take about a fortnight to march out of their wrong turn :(. They were intended to support the forces at Poona and force the Allies to commit no less than 1500 AV ( half their force) to that blocking action. 2. The 52nd Division and 1st Tank Brigade are holding just over the river to the south of Pangim. They are blocking the Allies from marching up to Pangim by the back route. 3. 19th Division is going to make a demonstration at Madras... Hopefully a demonstration which will draw a few more Brigades in. By anchoring itself in Urban terrain the 19th presents an unpassable obstacle and secures my southern flank. 4. 3 Divisions, the 200th, 201st and 28th are completing the occupation of Ceylon and will land in the south-western portion of India over the next fortnight. 5. Units at sea and on their way: IJA Southern Area Army HQ, 5th, 18th, 48th, 54th Divisions, 55th Division "Brigade", 7th and 8th Tank Regiments and various engineer units. In a little while once I've worn down Singapore enough I'll also be taking a division out of there and sending it. I don't know which one I will be taking yet though as it all depends on which one is in better condition at the time. [image]local://upfiles/10809/1FD3E1A078EF4AE3BB081B6A38039831.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/17/2007 11:27:45 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/12/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 89 encounters mine field at Singapore [UK] (22,51) Japanese Ships MSW RTN Chao Phya DD RTN Rayong DD RTN Puket PG RTN Sukhothai DE RTN Meklong -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Noumea [New Cal] at 66,117 Japanese Ships SS I-6, hits 5 Allied Ships DD Lamson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DMS Dorsey DMS Hopkins DMS Long DMS Southard DMS Elliot Cue A-Team Music If you've ever been bullied by an ASW TF, if no-one can help you and if you happen to be in the Pacific maybe you can call.... the I-6 Team [:D]. Not content with sinking a cargo ship yesterday with two separate attacks the I-6's captain decides that, yes, payback's going to be a bitch and that Lamson's going to learn that lesson in a very personal manner. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Noumea [New Cal] at 66,117 Japanese Ships SS I-6, hits 1 Allied Ships DD Mahan DMS Dorsey DMS Hopkins DMS Long DMS Southard DMS Elliot DD FF Le Triomphant CL Achilles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Heiho [Chosen] , at 66,25 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 11 Me-109E-4 Mike x 32 Allied aircraft I-16 Type 24 x 21 LaGG-3 x 30 Yak-1 x 22 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 6 destroyed Me-109E-4 Mike: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses I-16 Type 24: 4 destroyed LaGG-3: 19 destroyed Yak-1: 5 destroyed Nates got about two of the Kills the Mikes got the other 26. That's about a 5:1 exchange rate. Not half bad. Once I have enough fighters I'm going to institute a defensive doctrine as follows: 1. Mikes on CAP over front-line bases and Harbin. 2. Zeroes basing out of Harbin conducting LRCAP over friendly bases which are not covered by Mike CAP. Once that takes the sting out of the Soviet air offensive I will then move over to the offensive using some of my Mikes to conduct fighter sweeps over front-line enemy bases, forcing the enemy to gather his bombers and fighters at a smaller number of bases farther from the front. Then the Me-264s and Zero sweeps will go after them. I can't eliminate the Soviet air force as an ongoing threat but I can cerrtainly beat it back significantly such that it won't be an ongoing threat. I would hope to have this mostly done by the end of February. It is just going to take a while to get the necessary fighter numbers while I'm still embroiled in active aerial fighting over India. If the fighting there remains as intense as it currently is I may find myself forced delay the offensive side of this mission for some time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Heiho [Chosen] , at 66,25 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 2 Me-109E-4 Mike x 15 Allied aircraft I-16 Type 24 x 74 LaGG-3 x 23 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 5 destroyed Me-109E-4 Mike: 7 destroyed Allied aircraft losses I-16 Type 24: 24 destroyed LaGG-3: 8 destroyed Even vastly outnumbered the Mikes managed to do an excellent job. Even counting losses of the obsolete Nates I managed a 3:1 and if we ignore those losses, since they contributed so little to the fight, the ratio is back up at between 4 and 5 to 1. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Heiho [Chosen] , at 66,25 Japanese aircraft Me-109E-4 Mike x 17 Allied aircraft Pe-2 x 23 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Pe-2: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiamusze [Manchukuo] , at 66,29 Allied aircraft V-92C Corsair x 9 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Mutankiang [Mnchuko] , at 64,31 Allied aircraft I-16 Type 24 x 32 IL-2 Shturmovik x 144 SB-2 x 11 SB-2M x 177 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 7 destroyed, 16 damaged SB-2M: 3 damaged Resources hits 122 All he's doing here is ensuring that it will be impossible for him to press an attack across this base. Obviously his main interest is not along this axis. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Mutankiang [Mnchuko] , at 64,31 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 21 SB-2 x 9 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged Resources hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Sian [Central China] , at 47,29 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 3 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 19 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged Resources hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Honan [Cent China] , at 49,31 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 7 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 2 No Japanese losses Resources hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Nanning [S China] , at 40,38 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged Resources hits 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kweilin [S China] , at 42,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 14 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 8 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 8 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Resources hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Madras [India] , at 17,21 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 53 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 28 Just keeping Madras closed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 11 B4Y1 Jean x 3 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 11 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3 No Japanese losses Runway hits 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Batavia [Java] , at 20,60 Japanese aircraft Ki-48-I Lily x 67 Ki-21-II Sally x 168 Ki-49 -I Helen x 12 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged Airbase hits 21 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 237 And a little deep strike just to keep things honest. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 19 Ki-48-I Lily x 54 Ki-21-II Sally x 19 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-I Lily: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed SB2U-2 Vindicator: 2 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Hilo [Hawaii] , at 116,74 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 8 Ki-27 Nate x 17 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 22 P-35A Hawk x 2 P-39D Airacobra x 8 P-40E Warhawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 3 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Wake Island [USA] , at 85,72 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 50 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 6 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 11 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 10 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 8 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 12 B4Y1 Jean x 13 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 15 Ki-27 Nate x 5 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage And sinks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Bagley, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 6 B4Y1 Jean x 4 Ki-27 Nate x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DM Pruitt, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage I'd ay this fellow was causing a lot of my trouble with mines at Hilo. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 27 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem [Port Timor] at 33,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 5 Allied aircraft Beaufort VII x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Beaufort VII: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Pangim [India] at 16,14 Japanese Ships DD Yugiri DD Sagiri DD Ayanami DD Shikinami DD Uranami DD Hatsuyuki DD Shirayuki DD Isonami DD Shirakumo DD Usugumo DD Shinonome DD Fubuki Allied Ships SS Tambor, hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Wake Island [USA], 85,72, firing at TF 7 TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island [USA], 85,72 620 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PC Ch 19, Shell hits 7, on fire AK Hokuzyu Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 211 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 54268 troops, 946 guns, 362 vehicles, Assault Value = 1354 Defending force 71717 troops, 1450 guns, 739 vehicles, Assault Value = 2417 Japanese max assault: 116 - adjusted assault: 16 Allied max defense: 2381 - adjusted defense: 9097 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese ground losses: 1267 casualties reported Guns lost 35 Vehicles lost 4 Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Guns lost 4 This was just an attack by 2 engineering regiments to try to bring the fortification levels down. It failed but that's ok, it will come in time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Trincomalee [Ceylon] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 27987 troops, 293 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 645 Defending force 5744 troops, 79 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 85 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese max assault: 1160 - adjusted assault: 945 Allied max defense: 92 - adjusted defense: 51 Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Trincomalee [Ceylon] base !!! Japanese ground losses: 239 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 3486 casualties reported Guns lost 17 Vehicles lost 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lautem [Port Timor] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 3162 troops, 58 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 142 Defending force 772 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Japanese max assault: 242 - adjusted assault: 286 Allied max defense: 5 - adjusted defense: 11 Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lautem [Port Timor] base !!! Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 979 casualties reported Guns lost 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lahaina [Maui] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1252 troops, 26 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 57 Defending force 1093 troops, 15 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 8 Japanese max assault: 110 - adjusted assault: 42 Allied max defense: 8 - adjusted defense: 23 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Guns lost 1 *I just can't quite get the 2:1 required. sigh* A long wait for the resupply convoy it is. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sinyang [Cent China] Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 34366 troops, 417 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 871 Defending force 5394 troops, 95 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 271 Japanese max assault: 846 - adjusted assault: 669 Allied max defense: 266 - adjusted defense: 6 Japanese assault odds: 111 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 628 casualties reported Guns lost 14 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 443 casualties reported Guns lost 46 Defeated Allied Units Retreating!** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 27756 troops, 398 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 614 Defending force 20084 troops, 324 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1014 Allied ground losses: 38 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 53,33 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2931 troops, 7 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 86 Defending force 276 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11 Japanese max assault: 86 - adjusted assault: 186 Allied max defense: 10 - adjusted defense: 2 Japanese assault odds: 93 to 1 Allied ground losses: 616 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 55331 troops, 1155 guns, 396 vehicles, Assault Value = 2417 Defending force 55912 troops, 902 guns, 358 vehicles, Assault Value = 1283 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 20038 troops, 322 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1012 Defending force 27756 troops, 398 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 614 Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 17,17 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6376 troops, 168 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 286 Defending force 16939 troops, 160 guns, 496 vehicles, Assault Value = 457 Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Midway Island [USA] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3079 troops, 146 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 343 Defending force 6304 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 164 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wake Island [USA] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1459 troops, 66 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Defending force 2642 troops, 46 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bangalore [India] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 104 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Defending force 648 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 3 - adjusted defense: 8 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wake Island [USA] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2642 troops, 46 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 127 Defending force 1459 troops, 66 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Japanese max assault: 148 - adjusted assault: 24 Allied max defense: 6 - adjusted defense: 9 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 96 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Allied ground losses: 163 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 1 [image]local://upfiles/10809/044CC0188A4A4A3C8C3CD020F684A853.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/17/2007 11:29:28 PM)
The Empire Strikes Back ! I-6 continues its stellar performance. [image]local://upfiles/10809/9560B05676914B1B8F0C694570BFC1A4.jpg[/image]

bbbf -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/18/2007 12:15:47 AM)
"Do bombardment attacks increase experience for ground units? I am asking because the 4 Replacement Regiments ( sort of depot units) which I have drafted into Manila to bolster the defence against Allied counter-attack there now have experience in the high 50s and low 60s." Yes they do, they also increase the experience of hose being bombarded. It can be a double edged sword if you get locked into a stalemate.

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/18/2007 12:34:18 AM)
bbf, Thanks, that's good to know. Thanks for the info. It looks like it will prove useful to move some of my very poor units ( 10 to 40 Exp) in to bombard enemy stay-behinds with a view to getting their experience up to reasonable levels. After all the Allied USMC and Army ( but especially the USMC) have unrealistically high experience levels in-game, IMO.

ctangus -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/18/2007 2:00:10 AM)
Bombardment training of ground units seems to max out at experience 59. At least that's been my experience (pun intended).

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/18/2007 3:21:16 AM)
ctangus, Ok, so it helps the Chinese a lot more than me ( unless they really are totally cut off etc etc). Good to know. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/13/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Wake Island [USA], 85,72, firing at TF 7 TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island [USA], 85,72 133 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Kinzyosan Maru AK Nitiryu Maru, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 43 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1053 troops unloading over beach at Efate [New Hebredes], 72,114 Allied ground losses: 274 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Wake Island [USA], 85,72, firing at TF 7 TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island [USA], 85,72 64 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Nitiai Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1053 troops unloading over beach at Efate [New Hebredes], 72,114 Allied ground losses: 244 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 45 encounters mine field at San Fernando [PH] (43,49) Japanese Ships AP Kikuryu Maru, Mine hits 1 It looks like O-20 is still doing some damage posthumously. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Shikuka [Sakhalin] , at 74,31 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 12 SB-2 x 18 SB-2M x 164 No Allied losses Oil hits 36 There's very little I can do, at present, to recoup this loss. Shikuka has no proper airfield and no aviation support. It will simply have to suffer. Operational art is, at the last remove, the art of linking acceptances and declinations of combat to further one's strategic aims. Here and now my strategic aims require my force be elsewhere. It is annoying to look at 300,000 tons of supplies being "burned" through these attacks but c'est la vie. I'll have a year to ship the required supplies there once the Soviet Union falls. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiamusze [Manchukuo] , at 66,29 Allied aircraft V-92C Corsair x 12 Pe-2 x 26 Allied aircraft losses Pe-2: 3 damaged Resources hits 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37 Japanese aircraft Me-109E-4 Mike x 8 Ki-51 Sonia x 82 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Resources hits 31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 29 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Sian [Central China] , at 47,29 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 3 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 21 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 2 No Japanese losses Resources hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Honan [Cent China] , at 49,31 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 23 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 13 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 2 No Japanese losses Resources hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tsuyun [W China] , at 41,35 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 7 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kweiyang [W China] , at 41,34 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 80 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Resources hits 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Madras [India] , at 17,21 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 17 B4Y1 Jean x 10 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 46 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-26A Marauder: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pangim [India] , at 16,14 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 28 A5M4 Claude x 3 F1M2 Pete-FF x 2 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 18 P-35A Hawk x 5 P-40E Warhawk x 13 P-43A Lancer x 14 Brewster 339D/F2A x 9 Lancer/P-43 x 24 Martin 139/B-10 x 37 SB-2 x 17 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged A5M4 Claude: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-26A Marauder: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged P-35A Hawk: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 7 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 1 destroyed Brewster 339D/F2A: 4 destroyed Lancer/P-43: 9 destroyed Martin 139/B-10: 6 destroyed SB-2: 3 destroyed Allied losses are extremely heavy with my outnumbered CAP claiming 30 enemy planes destroyed but those which get through wreak havoc on my CVLs. I forsee a lot of yard time ahead for these ships. The lightest-damaged has 60 sys damage and one has over 90. Flooding and fires are in the 20s to 40s and most can only travel at 5 knots or less. This has hurt. Japanese Ships CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CVL Chitose, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage CVL Chiyoda, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage Port hits 1 Still, leson learnt. I'll shove them into a couple of air combat TFs and try to sneak them south. I'm betting that Jagdfluger will try to port attack tomorrow and will not have any of his bombers on naval attack. In the meantime my CVEs and CVA Yamato are racing north. With just a little luck they'll be able to provide these damaged CVLs with cover from the 2nd day onward. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 15 B4Y1 Jean x 3 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 13 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1 No Japanese losses Runway hits 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Batavia [Java] , at 20,60 Japanese aircraft Ki-48-I Lily x 65 Ki-21-II Sally x 159 Ki-49 -I Helen x 8 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged Airbase hits 13 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 26 Ki-27 Nate x 44 Ki-48-I Lily x 58 Ki-21-II Sally x 25 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 P-35A Hawk x 3 P-39D Airacobra x 8 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed Ki-27 Nate: 5 destroyed Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-21-II Sally: 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed P-35A Hawk: 2 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 8 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed TBD Devastator: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 99,67 Allied aircraft SB2U-2 Vindicator x 14 SBD-3 Dauntless x 3 Allied aircraft losses SB2U-2 Vindicator: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2 BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1 BB Nagato The dive-bombers at Midway manage to land a few hits on my BBs but they are as fleas on the hides of elephants. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Mount McKinley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Cold Brook, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Torpedo-bombers operating out of Johnston Island have Midway within their range as will any bombers operating out of Wake, once I get that set up. This promises very short lifespans for any transports unloading at Midway in the future. I think this is going to be a bloody operation so I'll keep score as we go. So far, 2 AKs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Cold Brook, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AO Brazos, Bomb hits 1, on fire 3 AKs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 8 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PC McLane DD Kane PC Nemaha, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 3 AKs, 1 PC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships AP President Monroe, Torpedo hits 1 AP Barnett, Torpedo hits 1, on fire No kills in this attack. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 48774 troops, 872 guns, 292 vehicles, Assault Value = 1289 Defending force 71981 troops, 1452 guns, 743 vehicles, Assault Value = 2426 Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 17,17 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 16922 troops, 157 guns, 493 vehicles, Assault Value = 460 Defending force 6360 troops, 168 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 285 Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Butuan [Mndno] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1487 troops, 29 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 65 Defending force 552 troops, 6 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 8 Japanese max assault: 98 - adjusted assault: 33 Allied max defense: 7 - adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Butuan [Mndno] base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses F.K.51: 6 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 174 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Allied ground losses: 810 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lahaina [Maui] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1166 troops, 27 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 51 Defending force 1290 troops, 44 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 13 Japanese max assault: 98 - adjusted assault: 36 Allied max defense: 11 - adjusted defense: 25 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 67 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 27996 troops, 397 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 630 Defending force 20121 troops, 325 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1016 Allied ground losses: 131 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wake Island [USA] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2887 troops, 64 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 123 Defending force 1267 troops, 54 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Japanese max assault: 134 - adjusted assault: 116 Allied max defense: 3 - adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island [USA] base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 5 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 43 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 1646 casualties reported Guns lost 26 A Level 4 airbase within range of Midway and with the capability to host a port as well. Something tells me Midway is going to suffer because of this. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 55520 troops, 1155 guns, 396 vehicles, Assault Value = 2426 Defending force 56136 troops, 904 guns, 362 vehicles, Assault Value = 1289 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 19918 troops, 316 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1003 Defending force 27996 troops, 397 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 630 Japanese ground losses: 1 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hangchow [SE China] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 10247 troops, 179 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 518 Defending force 8492 troops, 88 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 17,17 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6350 troops, 168 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 284 Defending force 16922 troops, 157 guns, 493 vehicles, Assault Value = 460 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Midway Island [USA] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3086 troops, 147 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 358 Defending force 6321 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 164 Japanese ground losses: 32 casualties reported Oh and before you wonder, yes those are my CVs under the cloud layer 5 hexes from Midway. Tomorrow should be "interesting" indeed. [image]local://upfiles/10809/1DC7855A095F4E779D3C932566C173F0.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/18/2007 3:53:41 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/14/42 This turn should be titled "two can play at that game". [8D] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1053 troops unloading over beach at Efate [New Hebredes], 72,114 Allied ground losses: 137 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63 Japanese Ships BB Kirishima BB Nagato BB Mutsu CA Tone CA Chikuma CL Tatsuta CL Yubari DD Arare DD Kasumi DD Yayoi Allied Ships AK Cold Brook, Shell hits 10, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63 Japanese Ships BB Kirishima BB Nagato BB Mutsu CA Tone CA Chikuma CL Tatsuta CL Yubari DD Arare DD Kasumi DD Yayoi Allied Ships AK Exceller, Shell hits 15, and is sunk 4 AKs, 1 PC and 1250 men. Allied ground losses: 1248 casualties reported Vehicles lost 72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 39 troops unloading over beach at Nome [Alaska], 104,23 Japanese ground losses: 385 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 39 troops unloading over beach at Nome [Alaska], 104,23 Japanese ground losses: 94 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1053 troops unloading over beach at Efate [New Hebredes], 72,114 Allied ground losses: 90 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 83,84 Japanese Ships DMS Kunashiri DMS Ishigaki Allied Ships SS Argonaut -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Shikuka [Sakhalin] , at 74,31 Allied aircraft IL-2 Shturmovik x 111 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 damaged Oil hits 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Shikuka [Sakhalin] , at 74,31 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 16 SB-2 x 15 SB-2M x 168 No Allied losses Oil hits 33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiamusze [Manchukuo] , at 66,29 Allied aircraft I-16 Type 24 x 13 IL-2 Shturmovik x 26 R-12/Yak-4 x 3 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 7 damaged Resources hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiamusze [Manchukuo] , at 66,29 Allied aircraft V-92C Corsair x 6 Pe-2 x 9 Allied aircraft losses Pe-2: 3 damaged Resources hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Hengchow [S China] , at 44,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 29 Ki-21-II Sally x 84 No Japanese losses Resources hits 30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Honan [Cent China] , at 49,31 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 27 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 55 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3 No Japanese losses Resources hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Saigon [Cochin Ch] , at 31,45 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 1 A5M4 Claude x 7 Ki-27 Nate x 23 Allied aircraft B-25C/D Mitchell x 7 Blenheim IV x 13 Hudson IV x 47 Japanese aircraft losses A5M4 Claude: 1 damaged Ki-27 Nate: 4 damaged Ki-57/MC-21 Topsy: 3 destroyed Ki-56/LO Thalia: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-25C/D Mitchell: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Blenheim IV: 2 damaged Hudson IV: 12 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 7 Really very minor damage and quite a diversion of resources away from India. I believe this is a foolish diversion of RAF resources at such a critical time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Saigon [Cochin Ch] , at 31,45 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 1 A5M4 Claude x 7 Ki-27 Nate x 23 Allied aircraft IL-4C/DB-3F x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses IL-4C/DB-3F: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pangim [India] , at 16,14 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 45 A5M4 Claude x 2 F1M2 Pete-FF x 2 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 6 P-35A Hawk x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 7 P-43A Lancer x 9 Beaufort VII x 10 Brewster 339D/F2A x 6 Lancer/P-43 x 13 Martin 139/B-10 x 32 SB-2 x 15 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged F1M2 Pete-FF: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-26A Marauder: 3 destroyed P-35A Hawk: 2 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 1 destroyed Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Brewster 339D/F2A: 3 destroyed Lancer/P-43: 5 destroyed Martin 139/B-10: 9 destroyed SB-2: 3 destroyed Japanese Ships AK Toyosaka Maru, Bomb hits 1 AK Yasushima Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Waka Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Kotoku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 4 casualties reported Port supply hits 1 And the Allies come back at ruinous cost, 31 planes destroyed, just to score 5 bomb hit on previously damaged transports. The CVLs are at sea and making best speed for Ceylon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 11 B4Y1 Jean x 15 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 14 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3 No Japanese losses Runway hits 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Batavia [Java] , at 20,60 Japanese aircraft Ki-48-I Lily x 66 Ki-21-II Sally x 164 Ki-49 -I Helen x 12 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft D4Y1-C Judy x 6 Ki-27 Nate x 27 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 114 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied Ships SS SHCH133, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 47 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Port hits 9 Port supply hits 3 Ah, another sub trying to load up with mines or somesuch. Between my search missions around Manilla and my port attacks whenever they dock subs really are finding Manilla inhospitable. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 21 Ki-27 Nate x 27 Ki-48-I Lily x 61 Ki-21-II Sally x 26 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 P-35A Hawk x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 P-40E Warhawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-I Lily: 5 damaged Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-35A Hawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships AO Sepulga, Bomb hits 1 SS Pollack, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Allen, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AR Medusa, Bomb hits 1 AE Pyro, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AR Rigel, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Walter Luckenbach, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage AR Vestal, Bomb hits 1 DD Dewey, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Monaghan, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AS Pelias, Bomb hits 3, on fire AK Boreas, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS Thresher, Bomb hits 1 AK Manini, Bomb hits 1 AD Whitney, Bomb hits 1, on fire MSW Tern, Bomb hits 1 DM Pruitt, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage Port hits 6 He hits my port, fine, I'll hit his. It is interesting to still see so many specialised ships in the harbour. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on IJA 1st Ind Mixed Brigade, at 67,30 Allied aircraft IL-2 Shturmovik x 81 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 47 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on KM Batavia Base Fortress, at 20,60 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 15 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 23 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on USMC 4th Defense Bn , at 115,73 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 3 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 39 B4Y1 Jean x 14 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 12 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63 Allied aircraft B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 9 B-25C/D Mitchell x 9 Allied aircraft losses B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged B-25C/D Mitchell: 7 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kirishima BB Mutsu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 99,62 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 64 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3 Allied aircraft B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Belitung I [NEI] at 22,57 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 3 Blenheim I x 4 Martin 139/B-10 x 9 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Taiho Maru DD RTN Chunphorn AK Gyokurei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Shikano Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Sanfuku Maru AP Kaedesan Maru More bothersome Allied planes operating around the DEI. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Bombay [India] at 18,11 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 19 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 18 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied Ships BB Ramilles BB Warspite, Bomb hits 1 CL Ceres, Bomb hits 1 BB Royal Sovereign, Bomb hits 2 A couple of these bombs actually penetrated the deck armour. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 95,63 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 7 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 15 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships AO Brazos, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 4 AK, 1 PC, 1 AO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 99,59 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 19 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 7 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 22 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Barnett, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP President Monroe, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 2 AP, 4 AK, 1 PC, 1 AO. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 99,63 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 2 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PC Nemaha, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Wow, spoke too soon about the PC. Well, this time it is definitely sunk. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Mutankiang [Mnchuko] , at 64,31 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 23 Me-109E-4 Mike x 42 Allied aircraft I-16 Type 24 x 65 LaGG-3 x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 1 destroyed Me-109E-4 Mike: 7 destroyed Allied aircraft losses I-16 Type 24: 38 destroyed LaGG-3: 2 destroyed Not bad, with equal numbers a 5 to 1 exchange rate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 25 Allied aircraft B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 4 B-25C/D Mitchell x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 1 destroyed B-25C/D Mitchell: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Belitung I [NEI] at 22,57 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Shikano Maru, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Belitung I [NEI] at 22,57 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 3 Martin 139/B-10 x 10 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Sanfuku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD RTN Chunphorn AP Kaedesan Maru, Bomb hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 96,58 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Horace Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 2 AP, 5 AK, 1 PC, 1 AO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 98,64 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 19 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 8 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Mount McKinley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 3 AP, 5 AK, 1 PC, 1 AO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Tarakan [Borneo], 34,60, firing at TF 40 TF 40 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan [Borneo], 34,60 62 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Minryo Maru PC Ch 4 AP Kisaragi Maru AP Kiri Maru Japanese ground losses: 305 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 48802 troops, 870 guns, 294 vehicles, Assault Value = 1300 Defending force 72027 troops, 1454 guns, 741 vehicles, Assault Value = 2431 Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona [India] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 53009 troops, 765 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1431 Defending force 36682 troops, 881 guns, 115 vehicles, Assault Value = 1257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lahaina [Maui] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1094 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 Defending force 1233 troops, 36 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 Japanese max assault: 88 - adjusted assault: 39 Allied max defense: 10 - adjusted defense: 27 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 28253 troops, 403 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 638 Defending force 19948 troops, 315 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1009 Allied ground losses: 95 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 55615 troops, 1157 guns, 398 vehicles, Assault Value = 2431 Defending force 56243 troops, 902 guns, 364 vehicles, Assault Value = 1300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hangchow [SE China] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 10252 troops, 180 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 515 Defending force 8502 troops, 88 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16827 troops, 280 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 998 Defending force 28253 troops, 403 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 638 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona [India] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 33915 troops, 881 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 1257 Defending force 53009 troops, 765 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1431 Japanese ground losses: 391 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 17,17 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6412 troops, 168 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 290 Defending force 17026 troops, 160 guns, 496 vehicles, Assault Value = 461 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan [Borneo] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3052 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26 Defending force 5405 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Midway Island [USA] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3096 troops, 149 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 361 Defending force 6313 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 163 Japanese ground losses: 73 casualties reported Below you can see the Allied shipping scatter before KB [image]local://upfiles/10809/AE660E92E5354BD5B03051976AC3E7D9.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/18/2007 3:54:41 AM)
And the forces at Poona [image]local://upfiles/10809/60A21B94CC274EFBA3F5D1DD228380E1.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/18/2007 1:38:14 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/15/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Tarakan [Borneo], 34,60, firing at TF 40 TF 40 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan [Borneo], 34,60 53 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Kyuden Maru PC Ch 4 AP Komeyama Maru, Shell hits 1 AP Kisaragi Maru Japanese ground losses: 61 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1053 troops unloading over beach at Efate [New Hebredes], 72,114 Allied ground losses: 61 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 12,27 Japanese Ships AO Tsukushi Maru PC Ch 7 Allied Ships SS Truant -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Efate [New Hebredes] at 72,114 Japanese Ships SS I-26 Allied Ships DMS Dorsey DMS Hopkins DMS Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Efate [New Hebredes] at 72,114 Japanese Ships SS I-26 Allied Ships CA Indianapolis DMS Dorsey DMS Hopkins DMS Southard CL Achilles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Midway Island [USA], at 97,63 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Yayoi DD Kasumi DD Arare CL Yubari CL Tatsuta CA Chikuma CA Tone, Shell hits 1 BB Mutsu BB Nagato BB Kirishima Allied ground losses: 154 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Midway Island [USA], 97,63, firing at TF 72 TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Midway Island [USA], 97,63 446 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AV Sagara Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire AP Tutukami Maru, Shell hits 2 AP Bokuyo Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire Japanese ground losses: 74 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Oops, these guys weren't meant to unload, they were meant to move to Midway and begin loading the survivors of the 29th Infantry Division. This error means the 29th is going to Shock Attack again and I'm not sure it has the numbers left to survive that. Ah well, that'll teach me. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1053 troops unloading over beach at Efate [New Hebredes], 72,114 Allied ground losses: 41 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 23,54 Japanese Ships AP Shinkoku Maru DD RTN Chunphorn Allied Ships SS SHCH125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Efate [New Hebredes] at 72,114 Japanese Ships SS I-26 Allied Ships AP Macdhui DD Stuart -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Heiho [Chosen] , at 66,25 Allied aircraft IL-2 Shturmovik x 112 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged Heavy Industry hits 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Shikuka [Sakhalin] , at 74,31 Allied aircraft IL-2 Shturmovik x 43 No Allied losses Oil hits 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiamusze [Manchukuo] , at 66,29 Allied aircraft V-92C Corsair x 12 Pe-2 x 24 Allied aircraft losses Pe-2: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Resources hits 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37 Japanese aircraft Me-109E-4 Mike x 2 Ki-51 Sonia x 10 No Japanese losses Resources hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Honan [Cent China] , at 49,31 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 27 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 57 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3 No Japanese losses Resources hits 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tsuyun [W China] , at 41,35 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 12 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 8 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Madras [India] , at 17,21 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 19 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 3 damaged Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 11 B4Y1 Jean x 13 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 14 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 2 No Japanese losses Runway hits 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singkawang [Borneo] , at 25,56 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 35 Ki-48-I Lily x 66 Ki-21-II Sally x 153 Ki-49 -I Helen x 12 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 5 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 6 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 1 destroyed Martin 139/B-10: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Airbase hits 35 Airbase supply hits 15 Runway hits 209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft D4Y1-C Judy x 6 Ki-27 Nate x 27 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 117 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Port hits 10 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 28 B4Y1 Jean x 23 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 12 Ki-27 Nate x 30 Ki-48-I Lily x 67 Ki-21-II Sally x 23 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-39D Airacobra x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 P-40E Warhawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed Ki-48-I Lily: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships DM Pruitt, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage SS Pollack, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AR Vestal, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PC Sonoma, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AD Whitney, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS Bonita, Bomb hits 4, on fire AE Pyro, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Bagley, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AD Dobbin, Bomb hits 2, on fire AR Argonne, Bomb hits 1 AS Pelias, Bomb hits 2, on fire AO Neosho, Bomb hits 3 DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Dewey, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage MSW Turkey, Bomb hits 1, on fire AR Medusa, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Boreas, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage SS Thresher, Bomb hits 1 AO Ramapo, Bomb hits 1, on fire Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 20 Port hits 9 Port fuel hits 1 Lots and lots of lovely bomb hits. With my Bettys covering the SLOCs I think most of these ships are well out of luck. I'm particularly pleased to see so many of the specialist ships still here. ADs, ARs, ASs, a DM and an AO. All of these are difficult to replace. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on IJN Maizuru 2nd SNLF, at 115,73 Allied aircraft B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 11 B-25C/D Mitchell x 3 SB2U-2 Vindicator x 25 SBD-3 Dauntless x 2 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 72 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 20 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 4 Spitfire VB x 12 Japanese aircraft losses A5M4 Claude: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged Hmm, I may have to curtail operations over China until I can cut these British fighter squadrons down to scale. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on KM Batavia Base Fortress, at 20,60 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 13 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 15 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 25,52 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Chile Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,55 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Gyokurei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,53 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 2 Martin 139/B-10 x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Shinkoku Maru DD RTN Chunphorn, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage The Royal Thai Navy DDs are really tiny ships and so a single bomb hit can really ruin their day. On the positive side it is just a couple of hexes from Singapore so should manage to survive to fight again another day. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,55 Allied aircraft Martin 139/B-10 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Kaedesan Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 93,54 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP President Johnson, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PC McLane, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage 4 AP, 5 AK, 2 PC, 1 AO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 91,53 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 1 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 6 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 3 damaged Allied Ships PC Navajo AP President Adams AK Exchequer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,27 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 7 Allied aircraft Vildebeest IV x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 3 destroyed Japanese Ships AV Kamikawa Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 91,55 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 9 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 2 damaged Allied Ships MSW Oriole, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Nebraskan 4 AP, 5 AK, 2 PC, 1 AO, 1 MSW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 93,54 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 1 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 1 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PC McLane, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Efate [New Hebredes] at 72,114 Japanese Ships SS I-26 Allied Ships DD FF Le Triomphant DMS Elliot DMS Long DD Mahan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 50969 troops, 976 guns, 312 vehicles, Assault Value = 1312 Defending force 72294 troops, 1457 guns, 743 vehicles, Assault Value = 2440 Allied ground losses: 35 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 17,17 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 17093 troops, 160 guns, 495 vehicles, Assault Value = 464 Defending force 6474 troops, 168 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 296 Japanese max assault: 798 - adjusted assault: 153 Allied max defense: 306 - adjusted defense: 171 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 789 casualties reported Guns lost 16 Vehicles lost 3 Allied ground losses: 96 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 28438 troops, 408 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 645 Defending force 19797 troops, 318 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 997 Allied ground losses: 81 casualties reported Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nome [Alaska] Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 939 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 26 - adjusted assault: 15 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Nome [Alaska] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 55777 troops, 1161 guns, 396 vehicles, Assault Value = 2440 Defending force 58498 troops, 1009 guns, 382 vehicles, Assault Value = 1312 Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hangchow [SE China] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 10249 troops, 179 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 771 Defending force 8545 troops, 88 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16756 troops, 280 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 991 Defending force 28438 troops, 408 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 645 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona [India] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 33968 troops, 883 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 1371 Defending force 52490 troops, 755 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 1409 Japanese ground losses: 130 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 17,17 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6295 troops, 158 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 283 Defending force 15785 troops, 128 guns, 490 vehicles, Assault Value = 420 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan [Borneo] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3004 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25 Defending force 6344 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Midway Island [USA] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 11710 troops, 487 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 357 Defending force 6720 troops, 97 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 160 Japanese ground losses: 105 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Midway Island [USA] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 6534 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 155 Defending force 13421 troops, 496 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 357 Japanese max assault: 84 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 324 - adjusted defense: 219 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese ground losses: 1799 casualties reported Guns lost 26 Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported At the end of the day my survivors on Midway have been wiped out. 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Andy Mac -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/18/2007 1:43:12 PM)
A few questions How long until you land behind him in India with the follow on waves ? How is the zero pool holding up it was pretty empty earlier ? Andy

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/18/2007 2:01:44 PM)
Andy, I doubt I will land behind him. I don't need to take that risk. I will most definitely mount a maskirovka operation behind Bombay, threatening to cut off half of his army etc and may even land a division or two in blocking positions if the time and terrain is favourable but I don't think I'll be mounting a 5 or 6 division deep amphibious pincer. What would a maskirovka operation look like? Well, all my CVAs and CVEs mounting loads of fighters, covered by my BBs and DDs and escorting 40 to 60 APs and AKs. That number of transports could easily carry an additional 5 divisions, will force the Allied air forces to meet that threat, may lure the Allied surface fleet out into the open - currently it is sitting under the aircover of Bombay just waiting to sprint down to Pangim and bombard the airfield there, an opportunity I will give it over the next couple of days. If it takes it I will get in good strikes against their battleline- and will force Jagdfluger to keep a large reserve to cover likely landing sites. I will commit this maskirovka at the same time that my main force is thrusting through Central India. The Zero pool is still empty. My heavy losses of grounded Zeroes at Hilo ( when you bombed me there ) have cost me very�heavily. I've lost�365 Zeroes, including 105 on the ground ( the ones lost in the bombing of Hilo). So, at present I�still haven't managed to replace my losses�on my CVs or convert all of my CVs from Claudes to Zeroes etc. In addition my IJN land-based fighter groups are only finally being brought back up to full strength and aren't quite there yet. I think the best illustration of this would be that the 3 CVLs, 4 CVEs and 1 CVA ( which usually carries 42 Zeroes) covering my Indian Invasion are able to muster a sum total of 37 Zeroes between them�with 34 of those Zeroes being on the CVA. The 3 CVLs and 4 CVEs can muster 3 Zero fighters between them ;). I do have two land-based daitai but they are both needed to cover Pangim from future air raids as 6 of my divisions rely on Pangim for their life-line I think it is reasonable to say that most other people would have called off the invasion of India after being reduced to such paltry numbers of fighters ( about 28% of what these carriers should actually carry) but, as you know, I enjoy walking the tightrope so the invasion is still definitely on - especially as I think I must be reducing the Allied forces in India to impotence by now. The forces in India are losing up to 50 planes per day in their attacks on my forces and I just don't think that they can sustain anything close to that loss rate for long. In any case, short answer to your question, I still desperately need a month of decreased activity to allow me to round out my current fighter units and to begin converting some of the new ones. I have 4 land-based fighter daitai flying Zeroes and that's it. 1 is now covering the Soviet Union, 2 are covering India and 1 is at Hilo. I don't even have enough to assign one to the DEI and have been forced to make do with Rufes at Kendari instead.

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/18/2007 3:06:08 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/16/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1053 troops unloading over beach at Efate [New Hebredes], 72,114 Allied ground losses: 61 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Efate [New Hebredes] at 72,114 Japanese Ships SS I-26, hits 3 Allied Ships AP Moreton Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Stuart -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 23,52 Japanese Ships AP Hokuriku Maru, Torpedo hits 1 AK Tainan Maru PC Ch 1 Allied Ships SS L-13 Soviet subs in action around Singapore. I'm going to make them pay for that tomorrow. Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Midway Island [USA], at 97,63 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 1 destroyed PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed 10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Yayoi DD Kasumi DD Arare CL Yubari CL Tatsuta CA Chikuma CA Tone BB Mutsu BB Nagato BB Kirishima Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Runway hits 5 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Amboina [Ambon], 40,74, firing at TF 42 TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Amboina [Ambon], 40,74 66 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Minazuki AK Taiyu Maru AK Syunko Maru AK Katsurahama Maru Japanese ground losses: 153 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Amboina [Ambon], 40,74, firing at TF 42 TF 42 troops unloading over beach at Amboina [Ambon], 40,74 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Midway Island [USA], 97,63, firing at TF 72 TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Midway Island [USA], 97,63 55 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 44 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Shikuka [Sakhalin] , at 74,31 Allied aircraft IL-2 Shturmovik x 114 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 2 damaged Oil hits 28 I foresee a small Chutai of Zeroes LRCAPing this base tomorrow ;). It'll be interesting to see how they do against Shturmoviks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiamusze [Manchukuo] , at 66,29 Allied aircraft I-16 Type 24 x 26 IL-2 Shturmovik x 33 R-12/Yak-4 x 5 Yak-1 x 12 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed Yak-1: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Resources hits 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiamusze [Manchukuo] , at 66,29 Allied aircraft V-92C Corsair x 12 Pe-2 x 19 Allied aircraft losses Pe-2: 2 damaged Resources hits 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Honan [Cent China] , at 49,31 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 24 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 44 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 2 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 6 Spitfire VB x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 4 destroyed Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Spitfire VB: 1 damaged Manpower hits 1 The Nates actually did surprisingly well here. They managed to down two P-40Es in return for two of their number. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kweilin [S China] , at 42,37 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 3 Ki-43-I Oscar x 3 Ki-21-II Sally x 79 No Japanese losses Resources hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 7 No Japanese losses Resources hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 17 B4Y1 Jean x 14 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 13 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singkawang [Borneo] , at 25,56 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 27 Ki-48-I Lily x 63 Ki-21-II Sally x 143 Ki-49 -I Helen x 12 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 5 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 6 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Do 24K-2: 2 destroyed Airbase hits 17 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Midway Island [USA] , at 97,63 Japanese aircraft Me 264 Angel x 2 No Japanese losses Runway hits 4 This was just a test-run to check feasability. I am waiting to gather a Sentai of 30 Me-264s so that I can mount a prolonged bombing campaign. I also need to move up my capture of the DEI if I am to support my two massive bombing campaigns at Hilo and Midway - why massive? Well, with a payload of about 16,000 or so each Me-264 sortie is going to use up about 8 tons of supply per sortie, with 30 planes flying per day thats 240 tons PER DAY for this bombing campaign. OUCH! It'll be almost as expensive for me to close Midway as closing it will be for the Allies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 17 B4Y1 Jean x 13 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 15 Ki-48-I Lily x 75 Ki-21-II Sally x 29 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-48-I Lily: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 1 destroyed SB2U-2 Vindicator: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 75th Guerilla Regiment, at 47,41 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 7 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 208th Division, at 46,41 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 72 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 51 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on USMC 4th Defense Bn , at 115,73 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 20 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 47 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 44 casualties reported Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 94,66 Allied aircraft B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 8 B-25C/D Mitchell x 6 SB2U-2 Vindicator x 25 SBD-3 Dauntless x 2 TBF/TBM-1 Avenger x 2 Allied aircraft losses B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 1 destroyed B-25C/D Mitchell: 2 damaged SB2U-2 Vindicator: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Nagato, Bomb hits 1 BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 3 DD Kasumi BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1 The main point to note here is that this is the first time I have seen the Avenger in action... Yep, the Allies get the Avenger from January 1942 in this mod as part of the generalised boost to their torpedo attack capability ( B-26As, Beauforts, IL-4s). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Midway Island [USA] at 97,63 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 3 Allied aircraft B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Africa Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 90,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 1 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 1 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Spica -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 91,53 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 7 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP President Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lahaina [Maui] at 115,73 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships LCVP LCP(L) No. 183 LCVP LCP(L) No. 182 The Allies are using these barges at Lahaina to shuttle reinforcements into Lahaina. Unfortunately for them the lifespan of these barges is quite limited. Still, it is an aggressive move. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 94,58 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 9 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 18 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 21 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 4 damaged Allied Ships AK Exchequer, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage PC Navajo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Mariposa, Bomb hits 3, on fire AP Etolin, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP President Adams, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Don Isidro, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 94,58 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 3 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 2 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 25 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships PC Navajo, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Don Isidro, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Etolin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Mariposa, on fire Well, well, well. It looks like the total losses accruing to the Allies from this campaign will surpass 20 ships. Nothing major but still a nice diminution of their transport capabilities. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 94,58 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP President Adams, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 94,58 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 4 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 5 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP President Adams, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 94,58 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 3 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 6 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 113,70 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 39 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed Allied Ships AO Neosho, Bomb hits 1 AS Pelias AR Argonne AD Dobbin MSW Tern Ah and some of the Allied ships seek to make good their escape. Well, with a little luck my Nells will have something to say about that. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 11,19 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 30 A5M4 Claude x 8 F1M2 Pete-FF x 2 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-26A Marauder: 3 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Kongo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 94,66 Allied aircraft B-18A/B-23 Bolo x 11 B-25C/D Mitchell x 3 SB2U-2 Vindicator x 20 SBD-3 Dauntless x 2 TBF/TBM-1 Avenger x 2 Allied aircraft losses B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 4 damaged SB2U-2 Vindicator: 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1 BB Nagato, Bomb hits 1 BB Kirishima CA Tone CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 11,24 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 7 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AV Kamikawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 13,28 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 3 Allied aircraft losses B-26A Marauder: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Chidori, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 93,59 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 2 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 7 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Nebraskan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 91,53 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 1 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 1 No Japanese losses Allied Ships MSW Oriole, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 94,58 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 19 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Etolin, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 66,118 Japanese Ships SS I-174 Allied Ships AP Manunda, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Another day, another succesful torpedo attack. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 52128 troops, 1042 guns, 312 vehicles, Assault Value = 1318 Defending force 72574 troops, 1458 guns, 745 vehicles, Assault Value = 2451 Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Colombo [Ceylon] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 23587 troops, 262 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 611 Defending force 10183 troops, 111 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 51 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4 Japanese max assault: 1096 - adjusted assault: 555 Allied max defense: 51 - adjusted defense: 225 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3 Japanese ground losses: 428 casualties reported Guns lost 14 Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Not bad Colombo drops from Level 5 fortifications to Level 3 in just one attack. The main problem is that the Allied troops I had expelled from Trincomalee have now walked back onto the rail-line, cutting it and cutting the forces from Colombo off from supply. As a result I have to order some of my shipping into Colombo harbour to drop supplies off so that I can attack again. That really sounds like an all-volunteer mission to me but in the IJN everyone is assumed to be willing to volunteer for everything so 6 ships were picked and sent on their way. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Madras [India] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 11770 troops, 206 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 309 Defending force 7094 troops, 172 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 226 Japanese max assault: 544 - adjusted assault: 110 Allied max defense: 236 - adjusted defense: 553 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese ground losses: 705 casualties reported Guns lost 21 Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Guns lost 1 3 Enemy Brigades have established a defensive position at Madras. That's fine, he won't be able to push my division out and that means my southern flank is secure. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 28647 troops, 410 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 656 Defending force 19738 troops, 310 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 996 Allied ground losses: 42 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Heiho [Chosen] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 39387 troops, 644 guns, 484 vehicles, Assault Value = 1131 Defending force 20453 troops, 231 guns, 161 vehicles, Assault Value = 247 Allied ground losses: 31 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan [Borneo] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 6346 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 191 Defending force 3311 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25 Japanese max assault: 338 - adjusted assault: 34 Allied max defense: 23 - adjusted defense: 59 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese ground losses: 146 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported My forces prove too disrupted to do much on the first day. I'll land the rest of them ( some were left behind at Jolo by mistake), give a few days for disruption to wear off and Shock Attack again. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 55924 troops, 1159 guns, 396 vehicles, Assault Value = 2449 Defending force 59742 troops, 1079 guns, 382 vehicles, Assault Value = 1318 Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hangchow [SE China] Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 15154 troops, 258 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 765 Defending force 21839 troops, 306 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 521 Allied max assault: 715 - adjusted assault: 32 Japanese max defense: 572 - adjusted defense: 514 Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 1268 casualties reported Guns lost 40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16800 troops, 280 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 992 Defending force 28647 troops, 410 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 656 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 17,17 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6360 troops, 158 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 289 Defending force 15836 troops, 130 guns, 489 vehicles, Assault Value = 422 Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan [Borneo] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3004 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23 Defending force 6120 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Amboina [Ambon] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1130 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34 Defending force 2521 troops, 53 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Efate [New Hebredes] Allied Shock attack Attacking force 5069 troops, 155 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 Defending force 418 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27 Allied max assault: 198 - adjusted assault: 182 Japanese max defense: 25 - adjusted defense: 15 Allied assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Efate [New Hebredes] base !!! Japanese ground losses: 64 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Guns lost 2 I got half of the SNLF out. [image]local://upfiles/10809/80864B8C23614A9C99E321CB98130152.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/18/2007 5:11:42 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/17/42 This posting brings us completely up to date with the game so far. Unfortunately we had to redo the first 17th January turn as one of those damned movement bugs struck and instead of my troops at Poona pulling back towards Pangim they actually advanced FROM a contested hex INTO an allied-controlled hex - something which should not be possible - AND, to cap it all, not only did they do the impossible but they did it in a direction AWAY from Pangim. They actually advanced TOWARD DELHI [8\|][8\|][8\|]. The pity was that I had unleashed my ASW hammer at Singapore and managed to sink 5 submarines in 1 day, guess that makes me an ASW Ace In A Day eh? [:D] I also managed to do a few very nice intercepts using Zeroes and Mikes on LRCAP. Jagdfluger also took advantage of the re-run to LRCAP a few places I'd hit the day before and managed to hit a Sonia raid I had forgotten to change so I more than doubled my total losses of Sonias so far in just one day. All of the above ( his using info from the previous turn to better plan on the do-over ) is, obviously, completely fair game. I'm just mentioning it to show the downside of rerunning turns. Still, overall, the fact that I only killed 3 subs today instead of the 5 on the previous running of the turn and suffered far heavier air losses is more than balanced out by the fact that the 4 divisions at Poona are no longer haring off suicidally across the Indian countryside. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Noumea [New Cal] at 66,117 Japanese Ships SS I-174 Allied Ships AP Manunda, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Amboina [Ambon], at 40,74 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Kumano, Shell hits 1 CA Suzuya CA Maya CA Atago CA Takao Runway hits 1 Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Amboina [Ambon], at 40,74 Japanese Ships CL Nagara Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Runway hits 2 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Heiho [Chosen] , at 66,25 Allied aircraft I-16 Type 24 x 17 IL-2 Shturmovik x 92 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Oil hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Arshaan [Manchukuo] , at 61,25 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 11 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Arshaan [Manchukuo] , at 61,25 Allied aircraft SB-2 x 15 SB-2M x 164 No Allied losses Heavy Industry hits 26 HI again. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Shikuka [Sakhalin] , at 74,31 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 4 Allied aircraft IL-2 Shturmovik x 114 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 15 destroyed, 3 damaged Oil hits 14 Well this is encouraging. My 4 Zeroes managed to destroy 14 Shturmoviks while the AAA claimed another. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiamusze [Manchukuo] , at 66,29 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 20 Allied aircraft V-92C Corsair x 10 Pe-2 x 18 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses V-92C Corsair: 3 destroyed Pe-2: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged So the two LRCAPs today yielded 19 enemy bombers destroyed for no loss. This seems to validate the operational concept which is, slowly, germinating with Mikes CAPing where there are well-developed airfields and Zeroes LRCAPing targets with poorly-developed airfields from well-developed central airfields. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha [S China] , at 45,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 9 Ki-51 Sonia x 92 Allied aircraft I-16 Type 24 x 63 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-I Oscar: 1 destroyed Ki-51 Sonia: 36 destroyed, 8 damaged Allied aircraft losses I-16 Type 24: 7 destroyed, 9 damaged Resources hits 15 Ouch, this doubles the number of Sonias lost during the war. To be fair though the small number of Oscar Is did well. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Honan [Cent China] , at 49,31 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 13 Me-109E-4 Mike x 30 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 48 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pucheng [Cent China] , at 49,40 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 9 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 14 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 11 Ki-43-I Oscar x 9 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Batavia [Java] , at 20,60 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 15 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 18 No Japanese losses Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft D4Y1-C Judy x 5 Ki-27 Nate x 27 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 113 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Midway Island [USA] , at 97,63 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 18 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 53 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed B-18A/B-23 Bolo: 1 destroyed OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 3 destroyed SB2U-2 Vindicator: 2 destroyed B-25C/D Mitchell: 1 destroyed TBD Devastator: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 36 With any luck this will draw the enemy CVs out to fly fighters to Midway. This could provide me with some interesting possibilities although the logistics are very, very difficult. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Midway Island [USA] , at 97,63 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 41 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 12 Me 264 Angel x 2 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 3 damaged G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed SB2U-2 Vindicator: 1 destroyed OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 29 Ki-48-I Lily x 78 Ki-21-II Sally x 26 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on IJA Hunchun Garrison Brigade, at 63,34 Allied aircraft IL-2 Shturmovik x 21 Allied aircraft losses IL-2 Shturmovik: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged Japanese ground losses: 1 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on USN 107th Base Force, at 115,73 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 36 B4Y1 Jean x 10 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 10 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 61 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on USSR 12th Rifle Division, at 66,25 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 20 Ki-48-I Lily x 40 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-I Lily: 4 destroyed, 10 damaged Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Colombo [Ceylon] at 11,25 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete-FF x 2 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 6 P-35A Hawk x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 12 Beaufort VII x 13 Blenheim IV x 3 Brewster 339D/F2A x 3 Lancer/P-43 x 14 Martin 139/B-10 x 13 SB-2 x 14 Japanese aircraft losses F1M2 Pete-FF: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-26A Marauder: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Martin 139/B-10: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged SB-2: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Japanese Ships BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 3 BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1 BB Yamashiro, Torpedo hits 1, on fire BB Haruna, Bomb hits 1 Yamashiro is badly hit. She will survive but she joins two of my other BBs on the repair yard roster. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina [Ambon] at 40,74 Allied aircraft Beaufort VII x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Tokiwasan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 16,27 Allied aircraft SB-2 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships ML Idzumo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 6,22 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 3 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AO Soya -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 14 No Japanese losses Allied Ships LCVP LCP(L) No. 183, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage LCVP LCP(L) No. 182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pangim [India] , at 16,14 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 37 Allied aircraft P-43A Lancer x 12 Hudson IV x 34 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke: 8 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-43A Lancer: 8 destroyed Hudson IV: 15 destroyed, 1 damaged The 37 Zeroes strike again. By this stage attrition has removed all but the very best pilots from this CV TF and they are facing Allied forces which are rapidly running out of both high-performance fighters and experienced pilots. The end result is a massacre in which the Japanese pilots gain more and more experience at little cost while the Allies are forced to adopt poorer and poorer aircraft types flown by less and less experience pilots. It rapidly adopts a self-perpetuating, logarithmic quality just as does, occasionally, happen in real life. Even with this slaughter some of the Hudsons still got through but were too rattled to score any hits. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25 Japanese aircraft Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 11,19 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 33 A5M4 Claude x 7 Allied aircraft Buffalo/F2A x 44 Hawk 75/P-36 x 3 Mohawk IV/P-36 x 13 Vildebeest IV x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo/F2A: 28 destroyed Hawk 75/P-36: 2 destroyed Mohawk IV/P-36: 8 destroyed Vildebeest IV: 4 destroyed Japanese Ships CVE Unyo [Yawata Maru] CVE Hosho 44 Buffaloes and 16 P-36s escort 5 Vildebeest IVs into the attack. As outlined above they meet the varsity and suffer accordingly. 38 of the escorting fighters and 4 of the Vildebeest are destroyed at no cost to my CAP. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 11,19 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 33 A5M4 Claude x 7 Allied aircraft Lancer/P-43 x 8 SB-2 x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Lancer/P-43: 6 destroyed SB-2: 1 destroyed And again, P-43s prove unequal to the task. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum [India] at 11,21 Allied aircraft T-IVa x 2 Vildebeest IV x 3 Allied aircraft losses T-IVa: 1 destroyed Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Chitose, heavy damage DD Sagiri This was just pure good luck. All 5 bombers made torpedo attack runs but the FlAK somehow managed to destroy 2 of them and cause the others to miss. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum [India] at 11,21 Allied aircraft P-35A Hawk x 2 Brewster 339D/F2A x 3 SB-2 x 3 Allied aircraft losses SB-2: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Chitose, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage But luck never lasts. Still, bomb hits disable but torpedoes sink so this isn't too but. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum [India] at 11,21 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Shirayuki -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina [Ambon] at 40,74 Allied aircraft Beaufort VII x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Minazuki -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 10,25 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 13 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 95,61 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 3 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Don Isidro, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 96,60 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 19 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 4 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Mariposa, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Colombo [Ceylon], at 11,25 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Martin 139/B-10: 1 destroyed Beaufort VII: 1 destroyed Brewster 339D/F2A: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed B-26A Marauder: 1 destroyed 47 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 8, on fire BB Hyuga BB Haruna, Shell hits 7 BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 323 casualties reported Guns lost 10 Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 6 Port hits 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 57556 troops, 1120 guns, 428 vehicles, Assault Value = 1321 Defending force 72706 troops, 1458 guns, 746 vehicles, Assault Value = 2456 Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Amboina [Ambon] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2573 troops, 55 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 111 Defending force 1110 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34 Japanese max assault: 188 - adjusted assault: 106 Allied max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 27 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 50 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Guns lost 1 This will fall tomorrow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 28888 troops, 418 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 666 Defending force 19731 troops, 310 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 994 Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Heiho [Chosen] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 44956 troops, 778 guns, 577 vehicles, Assault Value = 1160 Defending force 20369 troops, 224 guns, 162 vehicles, Assault Value = 246 Japanese max assault: 2256 - adjusted assault: 2394 Allied max defense: 205 - adjusted defense: 391 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 471 casualties reported Guns lost 15 Vehicles lost 6 Allied ground losses: 465 casualties reported Guns lost 34 Vehicles lost 1 Just helping a Soviet division across the border. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 56087 troops, 1160 guns, 398 vehicles, Assault Value = 2456 Defending force 61104 troops, 1128 guns, 430 vehicles, Assault Value = 1321 Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16763 troops, 274 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 990 Defending force 28888 troops, 418 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 666 Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 17,17 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6395 troops, 157 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 292 Defending force 15927 troops, 132 guns, 492 vehicles, Assault Value = 423 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan [Borneo] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3009 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23 Defending force 6181 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Amboina [Ambon] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1053 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30 Defending force 2446 troops, 51 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Efate [New Hebredes] Allied Shock attack Attacking force 5067 troops, 152 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 Defending force 219 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16 Allied max assault: 394 - adjusted assault: 390 Japanese max defense: 13 - adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 390 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 257 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported My forces at Efateville are destroyed. Now the question is what to do about Luganville. It would be nice to hold a base there and build it up to Level 4 but I'm not certain if I have the forces available, at the moment, to succeed in this goal. For the moment I order 8 Mavis to begin airlifting in a Brigade of troops from Lunga but I'll have to think on this over the next couple of days. For those interested in these things I will point out the following regarding the relative correlation of torpedo attack plane power... The Allies get 42 twin-engined torpedo bombers per month JUST as replacements per month in December and January 42. They get substantially more than this if one includes the reinforcement squadrons which appear. In addition from january 42 they also get 142 Avengers per month. So, while they get slightly fewer twin-engined torpedo bombers they get at least double but more probably triple of the very useful single-engined torpedo bombers ( Kates vs Avengers). So, as you can see the Allies do get a very potent punch. They just have to be very careful not to be wasting it by throwing it into the teeth of CV CAP with inadequate fighter protection. If I were in Jagdfluger's shoes I'd use the twin-engined torpedo bombers to go after commerce in the DEI with most of the single-engined planes being used to go head to head with the enemy fleets - the reason being that I would have about 3.5 times the ability to replenish my Avenger losses than my twin-engined losses. Obviously though a couple of squadrons of Avengers should be used to hop between the Level 2 and 3 airfields in order to spread the Japanese defences even thinner. Jagdfluger doesn't seem to be doing much with the Avengers, as of yet. Questions or comments about either the mod or the game are always welcome. [image]local://upfiles/10809/B6EF626357C241BA99D7DCAD85EA2678.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/18/2007 5:40:50 PM)
I'm including this excerpt from the Operations Report today as I think it shines light on the issue of logarithmic and inverse combat outcomes and sequelae therefrom. WO Ikura T. of F2 Chu/Ominato Kktai is credited with kill number 3 1LT Petrovich E. of TOF AirFlot 60 MRAP bails out WOUNDED and is RESCUED PO2 Kaneko M. of F1 Dai/Tainan Kktai/ is credited with kill number 3 2LT Hayashi B. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2 ENS Oda O. of F1 Dai/Tainan Kktai/ is credited with kill number 3 ENS Kobayashi, H. of F1Daitai/3rd Kokutai is credited with kill number 6 LCDR Akashiba A. of F2Daitai/3rd Kokutai is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Fujimatsu W. of F1Daitai/3rd Kokutai is credited with kill number 4 WO Matsumura J. of F1Daitai/3rd Kokutai is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Kawakubo C. of F2Daitai/3rd Kokutai is credited with kill number 5 ENS Tokuda C. of F2Daitai/3rd Kokutai is credited with kill number 11 PO2 Obayashi D. of F1Daitai/3rd Kokutai is credited with kill number 4 WO Sakai D. of F2Daitai/3rd Kokutai is credited with kill number 15 PO2 Komachi W. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 6 PO2 Minami O. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Nagaishi J. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 7 PO2 Nagaishi J. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 8 PO2 Komachi W. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 7 CPO Koizumi M. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 4 ENS Hirusawa I. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 7 PO1 Endo P. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Matsunaga R. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 7 PO1 Matsubara C. of Chiyoda Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Ogawa S. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 3 PO1 Handa R. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Banno P. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 6 PO2 Endo W. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Kanno U. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Kanno U. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 3 WO Matsubara J. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Kanno U. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 4 WO Matsubara J. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Endo W. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 4 LTJG Kanamaru, T. of Hosho Ftr Chutai is credited with kill number 2 WO Matsubara J. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 4 PO1 Handa R. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 5 PO2 Inano V. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 6 LTJG Kawakami L. of Hosho Ftr Chutai is credited with kill number 5 LTJG Kawakami S. of Chiyoda Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 17 LTJG Kawakami S. of Chiyoda Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 18 CPO Nojima B. of Ryujo Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 12 PO2 Asada L. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Minami O. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 5 CPO Hori W. of Hosho Ftr Chutai is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Endo W. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 5 PO2 Nagaishi J. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 9 PO2 Matsuyama D. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 5 LTJG Kawakami S. of Chiyoda Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 18 LTJG Kawakami L. of Hosho Ftr Chutai is credited with kill number 6 LTJG Asada M. of Hosho Ftr Chutai is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Tokuda R. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Endo W. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 6 PO2 Kondo G. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Endo W. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 7 PO2 Banno P. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 7 PO2 Endo W. of Yamato Ftr Daitai is credited with kill number 7

Rob Brennan UK -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/18/2007 7:15:35 PM)
Quick question " logarithmic and inverse combat outcomes and sequelae therefrom. " Whats this in english ?[;)] Actually I think things are going well for you ( bar the drastric losses of Zeros), as you stated not many players would use carriers at less that 50% fighter strength. Just makes this one heck of a game . Good luck

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/19/2007 10:53:46 AM)
My bad. All I mean is that it illustrates the sort of spiral you can get into where one side's pilot and plane quality is low and the other's is high. The side with the advantage tends to shoot down very large numbers of the enemy for little loss, resulting in major experience gains ( and making the next battles all the more one-sided) while the side at the disadvantage tends to have even less experienced pilots flying even worse planes ( assuming their production can't keep pace with losses). So today's combat outcomes are the logarithmic and inverse bits and the sequelae therefrom is what happens over time.

Rob Brennan UK -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/19/2007 9:29:45 PM)
Understood captain ..

pauk -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/20/2007 12:25:47 AM)
Nemo, not a question related to your mod, which is by the way very interesting (i'm not a fan of what if mods, but really tempted to play this one!) you told somewhere that you are from Ireland, and latter that English is not your mother tounge, right? As a person who finds your posts a excellent way for improving his poor language skills i find this very intersting...!

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/20/2007 3:38:16 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/18/42 Yesterday I saw what I took to be the Royal Navy battleline moving in to bombard Pangim BUT I knew that if I went north to attack them as they fled I would leave my damaged CVLs uncovered. Being an aggressive SOB I figured that, at most, I'd only lose 1 additional CVL ( I figure that one is so badly damaged it will sink no matter what I do, one is 50/50 and the other should survive) but could remove 3 BBs from the equation. And since I'm thinking ahead to a British counter-invasion in 1943 I want to do whatever I can to destroy the ships they will use to force their way through my torpedo-bomber strikes - these ships being their BBs and CAs and CLs, many of which upgrade to be quasi-CLAAs by 1943. At that point in time another CVL won't matter much but depriving the Allies of 3 BBs and 3 to 6 CLs and CAs will help me immensely. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 71 encounters mine field at Trincomalee [Ceylon] (13,25) Japanese Ships MSW W.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Pangim [India], at 16,14 Japanese Ships AK Yamaoka Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage AK Yutaka Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy damage AK Kyusyu Maru, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage AK Nana Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AK Toyokawa Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy damage AK Yasushima Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy damage All of these ships were already badly damaged anyways and only the Kyusyu Maru sank as a result of the attac. All in all a very nice, cheap bait as, barring weather, I am going to gut the Royal Navy in return. Allied Ships CL Glasgow CL Manxman CA Georges Averoff CL Mauritius CL Columbo CL Capetown CL Ceres CL Durban CL Dragon CL Enterprise CL Hobart CA Cornwall CA Australia BB Ramilles BB Royal Sovereign BB Warspite Japanese ground losses: 1286 casualties reported Guns lost 24 Vehicles lost 15 Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 16 Port hits 4 Port supply hits 3 Wow, 3 BBs, 3 CAs and 10 CLs. Excellent. I imagine most of the CLs will get away in the short term but the BBs and CAs are definitely mine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Arshaan [Manchukuo] , at 61,25 Allied aircraft V-92C Corsair x 6 IL-2 Shturmovik x 125 LaGG-3 x 32 Pe-2 x 17 No Allied losses Heavy Industry hits 76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Honan [Cent China] , at 49,31 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 20 Me-109E-4 Mike x 27 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 52 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 2 No Japanese losses Runway hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Liuchow [S China] , at 41,37 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 7 Ki-43-I Oscar x 15 Ki-21-II Sally x 83 No Japanese losses Resources hits 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Colombo [Ceylon] , at 11,25 Japanese aircraft Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1 Allied aircraft P-35A Hawk x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 6 P-43A Lancer x 4 Brewster 339D/F2A x 4 Buffalo/F2A x 7 Hurricane I x 11 Lancer/P-43 x 8 No Japanese losses No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 12 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 11 Ki-43-I Oscar x 9 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft D4Y1-C Judy x 6 Ki-27 Nate x 34 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 113 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied Ships SS SHCH133, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Port hits 9 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Midway Island [USA] , at 97,63 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 20 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 50 Allied aircraft F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat x 15 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 1 destroyed G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged SB2U-2 Vindicator: 1 destroyed B-25C/D Mitchell: 3 destroyed PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 7 Runway hits 22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Midway Island [USA] , at 97,63 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 11 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 9 Me 264 Angel x 2 Allied aircraft F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2/Ki-42 Nell: 1 damaged G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 1 destroyed B-25C/D Mitchell: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Iman [AMUR] , at 67,31 Japanese aircraft Me-109E-4 Mike x 28 Allied aircraft Yak-1 x 25 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Yak-1: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on KM Batavia Base Fortress, at 20,60 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 15 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 12 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on USMC 4th Defense Bn , at 115,73 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 21 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 36 B4Y1 Jean x 11 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 10 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina [Ambon] at 40,74 Allied aircraft Beaufort VII x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Sangetsu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum [India] at 11,21 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 28 F1M2 Pete-FF x 2 A6M2-N Rufe-FF x 7 Allied aircraft B-26A Marauder x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 3 P-43A Lancer x 2 Beaufort VII x 4 Blenheim IV x 6 Brewster 339D/F2A x 2 Lancer/P-43 x 6 Martin 139/B-10 x 11 SB-2 x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-26A Marauder: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-43A Lancer: 2 destroyed Beaufort VII: 2 damaged Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed Brewster 339D/F2A: 1 destroyed Lancer/P-43: 4 destroyed Martin 139/B-10: 5 destroyed SB-2: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CVL Chiyoda, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage And paying the price [:(] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 18,12 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 9 A5M4 Claude x 2 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 25 B4Y1 Jean x 5 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 24 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged B4Y1 Jean: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 5 destroyed, 9 damaged Allied Ships BB Royal Sovereign CL Columbo, Bomb hits 4, on fire CL Glasgow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CL Manxman BB Warspite, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CL Dragon, Bomb hits 1 DD Paladin BB Ramilles, Torpedo hits 4, on fire So far so good. Ramilles looks to be in trouble. The others have, however, gotten off lightly so far. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 18,12 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 4 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 3 damaged Allied Ships BB Royal Sovereign, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Warpite 1, Sovereign 1, Ramilles 4. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 18,12 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 12 Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 12 damaged Allied Ships BB Warspite, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage BB Ramilles, on fire BB Royal Sovereign, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Warpite 3, Sovereign 2, Ramilles 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 18,12 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 24 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied Ships BB Ramilles, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage BB Warspite, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CL Columbo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage BB Royal Sovereign, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Warpite 4, Sovereign 3, Ramilles 6. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 18,12 Japanese aircraft G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied Ships CL Glasgow, on fire BB Warspite, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage BB Ramilles, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 95,63 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 22 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 5 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 7 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Nebraskan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 95,63 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 5 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 5 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Nebraskan, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lihue [Kauai] at 112,71 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 14 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-39D Airacobra x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 P-40E Warhawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed Allied Ships LCVP LCP(L) No. 182 Just trying to kill the lat of the barges Jagdfluger is using to ferry troops onto Lahaina. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Canton [S China] , at 43,41 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 13 Ki-43-I Oscar x 14 Allied aircraft B-17E/F Fortress x 25 B-25C/D Mitchell x 21 Blenheim IV x 12 IL-4C/DB-3F x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-I Oscar: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged Ki-21-II Sally: 12 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E/F Fortress: 6 damaged B-25C/D Mitchell: 2 damaged Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged IL-4C/DB-3F: 3 damaged Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 16 And here he goes hitting a poorly defended base again. All he is doing is killing grounded planes though. Pilots are my vulnerability, not bomber numbers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Midway Island [USA] , at 97,63 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 27 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 29 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 56 Allied aircraft F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat x 12 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 4 destroyed B-25C/D Mitchell: 2 destroyed SB2U-2 Vindicator: 1 destroyed PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina [Ambon] at 40,74 Allied aircraft Beaufort VII x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Teiryu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 18,12 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 17 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 11 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied Ships CL Enterprise CL Hobart, Bomb hits 3 CA Australia, Torpedo hits 1 CL Glasgow, on fire CA Georges Averoff, Bomb hits 2 CA Cornwall, Torpedo hits 1 With the BBs damaged and split off attention now turns to the CAs and Cls. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 18,12 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 9 A5M4 Claude x 2 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 4 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 3 damaged Allied Ships BB Royal Sovereign, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage So, Ramilles has taken 6 torpedoes while Royal Sovereign and Warspite have taken 4 each. I think that'll do the trick in the medium to long term. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Luganville [New Heb], 71,111, firing at TF 1113 TF 1113 troops unloading over beach at Luganville [New Heb], 71,111 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 205 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 58318 troops, 1152 guns, 440 vehicles, Assault Value = 1325 Defending force 72911 troops, 1459 guns, 748 vehicles, Assault Value = 2468 Allied ground losses: 96 casualties reported Guns lost 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Colombo [Ceylon] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 23006 troops, 253 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 586 Defending force 10995 troops, 118 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 116 Japanese max assault: 992 - adjusted assault: 930 Allied max defense: 109 - adjusted defense: 165 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Colombo [Ceylon] base !!! Excellent news! LOTS of Allied squadrons were basing out of here. Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-43A Lancer: 2 destroyed SB-2: 12 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 8 destroyed Lancer/P-43: 9 destroyed B-26A Marauder: 5 destroyed Blenheim IV: 8 destroyed Hurricane I: 5 destroyed Martin 139/B-10: 8 destroyed Brewster 339D/F2A: 2 destroyed PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed Beaufort VII: 8 destroyed P-35A Hawk: 2 destroyed Buffalo/F2A: 3 destroyed Total Allied losses for the day were about 240 with 162 of these being destroyed on the ground when Colombo fell. Most importantly these losses include 16 P-40 Es, 10 B-26s, 16 Beaufors and 10 Hurricanes, premier fighters and torpedo bombers. By my calculations the Allies have now lost 62 of 142 B-26s, 110 of 141 Vildebeest and 60 of 72 Beauforts as well as 114 of 221 P-40Es. All in all while the Americans can still mount a punch using their B-26 As the RAF's strike capability is almost exhausted. Japanese ground losses: 1084 casualties reported Guns lost 26 Allied ground losses: 9679 casualties reported Guns lost 102 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Amboina [Ambon] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2563 troops, 58 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 108 Defending force 1061 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30 Japanese max assault: 182 - adjusted assault: 181 Allied max defense: 26 - adjusted defense: 9 Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Amboina [Ambon] base !!! Allied aircraft no flights No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 57 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 945 casualties reported Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Luganville [New Heb] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1387 troops, 14 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 55 Defending force 1513 troops, 13 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 107 Time to begin evacuating my forces from Luganville. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 29051 troops, 427 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 672 Defending force 19677 troops, 303 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 992 Allied ground losses: 106 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 56228 troops, 1158 guns, 400 vehicles, Assault Value = 2467 Defending force 61866 troops, 1160 guns, 442 vehicles, Assault Value = 1325 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16653 troops, 266 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 985 Defending force 29051 troops, 427 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 672 Japanese ground losses: 1 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 17,17 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6451 troops, 159 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 297 Defending force 16032 troops, 133 guns, 492 vehicles, Assault Value = 429 Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan [Borneo] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3039 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23 Defending force 6224 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 185 [image]local://upfiles/10809/8A9A967A6E8E4CD5AD93B0D01F8C79DD.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/20/2007 3:42:41 PM)
I'm not quite managing to achieve a 2:1 loss rate but it has to be borne in mind that between the 250 or so ground losses and very heavy ops losses my actual pilot losses aren't nearly as bad as they, at first, appear. Add in the fact that most of my air to air losses are over my own bases and CVs and really my only 100% unrecoverable losses are due to FlAK and while they are heavy they should begin to fall as Me-264s begin to enter service. [image]local://upfiles/10809/777844C303EE485B87F5C51971FE426D.jpg[/image]

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/20/2007 4:22:56 PM)
Pauk, Good to see you here. As re: what if's not being your thing. Cool, each to their own and all that. As to my native language etc. I'm half-Belgian, was born there and lived there till I was 7 so I only picked up English when I moved over to Ireland at that stage. Thus Flemish is my first language, Irish second, then English and then French. Obviously English is the lingua franca of Ireland but whichever way you look at it I only picked it up from 7 onwards. I know it well enough to get the highest grade in my end of High School exams ( which something like 200 out of the 60,000 people sitting that standardised test get) BUT, and this is the interesting bit, I still have trouble with some very basic things, e.g. In Belgium the level of a building which is at street level is the first floor, in Ireland and England it is the ground floor and the level above it is first in Ireland but second in Belgium, when I'm tired I tend to think in Flemish and sometimes can't find the English words and I NEVER got the hang of what made someone a cousin or a niece or once or twice removed etc ;). Obviously the end of high school exam tested your knowledge of Shakespeare etc and not that kind of stuff or I wouldn't have done nearly as well ;). To be honest I think that the reason I have relatively good English is not being taught it in school or chatting with friend but, rather, the fact that when I was 7 or 8 and learning English I read a lot of the Classics - Homer, Greek and Roman Fables, Japanese mythology etc - in very old, old books. Many of these books were from the 1920s as that is all the crappy old school library had available. Still, the language used in these books was far richer, more varied and erudite than the language used either commonly or in scholarly works nowadays and in reading it I picked up that language. So, my advice to people learning English has always been to find a really old (1920s or 1930s) book of fables and read it. You'll see far richer language than you will nowadays and you'll be reading stories which are applicable even today ( as all the fables really were were thinly veiled lessons to the youth of Greece and Italy to teach them how society wished them to behave etc. And now back to the game... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/19/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Tarakan [Borneo], 34,60, firing at TF 62 TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan [Borneo], 34,60 22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Luganville [New Heb], 71,111, firing at TF 1113 TF 1113 troops unloading over beach at Luganville [New Heb], 71,111 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 212 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 68,46 Japanese Ships DE Karukaya Allied Ships SS SHCH136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Tarakan [Borneo], 34,60, firing at TF 62 TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan [Borneo], 34,60 21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Arugun Maru, Shell hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Luganville [New Heb], 71,111, firing at TF 1113 TF 1113 troops unloading over beach at Luganville [New Heb], 71,111 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 39 casualties reported Very speedy responses. I honestly thought there would be a pause before he began investing Luganville. Well, it looks like we will be having Guadalcanal in early 1942 which suits me just fine. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 36 encounters mine field at Colombo [Ceylon] (11,25) Japanese Ships APD Patrol Boat No. 46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 67,45 Japanese Ships DE Karukaya Allied Ships SS SHCH139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Shikuka [Sakhalin] , at 74,31 Allied aircraft Yak-1 x 25 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Takao [Formosa] , at 47,45 Allied aircraft Mosquito NF x 7 Allied aircraft losses Mosquito NF: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pakhoi [Cent China] , at 39,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 3 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kunming [W China] , at 38,32 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 23 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged Resources hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Palembang [Sumatra] , at 20,55 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 15 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 12 Ki-43-I Oscar x 9 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft D4Y1-C Judy x 6 Ki-27 Nate x 33 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 95 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 32 Ki-48-I Lily x 81 Ki-21-II Sally x 29 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Walter Luckenbach, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Monaghan, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DM Pruitt, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AD Whitney, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage DD Dewey, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AO Sepulga, Bomb hits 1 AR Rigel, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage DD Bagley, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AR Vestal, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage Port hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on USN 107th Base Force, at 115,73 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 39 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 35 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on USSR 92nd Rifle Division, at 65,32 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 5 Ki-48-I Lily x 25 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on USSR 105th Rifle Division, at 65,32 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 5 Ki-48-I Lily x 19 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 25th Field Army , at 51,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 8 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on KM Batavia Base Fortress, at 20,60 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 15 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 21 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Namlea [NEI] at 38,73 Allied aircraft Beaufort VII x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Teiryu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Bombay [India] at 18,11 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 9 A5M4 Claude x 2 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 18 B4Y1 Jean x 10 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 10 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 1 Buffalo/F2A x 2 Hurricane I x 2 Lancer/P-43 x 1 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged B4Y1 Jean: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Hurricane I: 2 destroyed Lancer/P-43: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CL Manxman CA Georges Averoff, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CL Capetown, Bomb hits 6, on fire CL Dragon CL Durban -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 1 damaged Allied Ships PT -43 PT -39 PT -40 PT -38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lihue [Kauai] at 112,71 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 3 Ki-27 Nate x 15 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-39D Airacobra x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 P-40E Warhawk x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships AK Manini, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships LCVP LCP(L) No. 182, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Bombay [India] at 18,11 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 4 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 9 Allied aircraft Buffalo/F2A x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships BB Warspite, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage BB Royal Sovereign, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage BB Ramilles, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage With every battleship committed to the bombardment run heavily damaged and struggling to make Bombay it appears that the Royal Navy's ability to threaten my SLOCs west of India has been removed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Bombay [India] at 18,11 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 5 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 9 Allied aircraft Buffalo/F2A x 2 Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo/F2A: 1 damaged Allied Ships CA Georges Averoff, on fire, heavy damage CL Durban, Torpedo hits 2, on fire DD Isis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Bombay [India] at 18,11 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 2 Allied aircraft Buffalo/F2A x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships CA Cornwall -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Bombay [India] at 18,11 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 15 Allied aircraft Buffalo/F2A x 2 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships CL Glasgow, Bomb hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Bombay [India] at 18,11 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 9 B4Y1 Jean x 2 Allied aircraft Buffalo/F2A x 2 Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo/F2A: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CA Australia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied losses today aren't too heavy as my pilots are exhausted from the previous day's strikes and many of my strike groups have been grievously reduced in strength due to the strength of the RN's FlAK umbrella. Still, I am now in an excellent position to cut the SLOCs between Aden and Karachi. There are a couple of RN CVs out there which could sortie but I expect my forces to be fully their equal for the next month. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 11,23 Japanese Ships DD Uranami DD Shikinami DD Ayanami DD Shinonome DE Hasu DD Toyota DD Yamakaze DD Honda DD Yugiri DD Sagiri Allied Ships SS KXV, hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 67,45 Japanese Ships DD Ushio Allied Ships SS SHCH139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 58434 troops, 1159 guns, 440 vehicles, Assault Value = 1328 Defending force 72979 troops, 1459 guns, 746 vehicles, Assault Value = 2469 Allied ground losses: 87 casualties reported Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 17,17 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 16122 troops, 134 guns, 495 vehicles, Assault Value = 432 Defending force 6480 troops, 154 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 300 Japanese max assault: 756 - adjusted assault: 90 Allied max defense: 304 - adjusted defense: 160 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 445 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 49 casualties reported Guns lost 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 29350 troops, 433 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 682 Defending force 19595 troops, 298 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 983 Allied ground losses: 82 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Palembang [Sumatra] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2758 troops, 65 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 115 Defending force 1166 troops, 24 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 26 Japanese max assault: 82 - adjusted assault: 74 Allied max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 46 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Japanese ground losses: 55 casualties reported Guns lost 2 I don't want to take Palembang too early because if I do Jagdfluger will just pound it from the air. Time for a little circumspection I think. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan [Borneo] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 6276 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 190 Defending force 3354 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Japanese max assault: 312 - adjusted assault: 56 Allied max defense: 19 - adjusted defense: 81 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese ground losses: 178 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Guns lost 3 This was quite dissapointing. An entire Infantry Brigade could only mount an adjusted AV of 56. Pathetic! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 56315 troops, 1160 guns, 400 vehicles, Assault Value = 2469 Defending force 61990 troops, 1167 guns, 442 vehicles, Assault Value = 1328 Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16551 troops, 262 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 975 Defending force 29350 troops, 433 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 682 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ichang [C China] Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 6753 troops, 99 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 353 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied max assault: 322 - adjusted assault: 294 Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 294 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied forces CAPTURE Ichang [C China] base !!! The Allies finally take Ichang. I abandoned that base on 8th December 1941 as it was just too exposed and not worth holding. With most of the resources there damaged it isn't much of a prize for the Allies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 17,17 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6392 troops, 146 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 296 Defending force 15547 troops, 122 guns, 491 vehicles, Assault Value = 409 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona [India] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 25514 troops, 611 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1153 Defending force 52914 troops, 768 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 1422 Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan [Borneo] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3025 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Defending force 7111 troops, 99 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Luganville [New Heb] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 655 troops, 3 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 137 Defending force 1102 troops, 10 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lahaina [Maui] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 958 troops, 35 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 98 Defending force 1033 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Boela [Ceram] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 100 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 10 - adjusted assault: 4 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Boela [Ceram] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Jaipur [India] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Defending force 2300 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 96 Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 100 - adjusted defense: 36 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) And he has the interior well-garrisoned as well. Good, time to keep up the nuisance drops so as to tie up lots of Brigades in interior security. My thinking here is that parachuting some commandoes in behind enemy lines with orders to interdict their supply lines, blow important bridges etc would be a good idea - not so much in terms of damage done but more in terms of forcing the Allies to keep garrisons at all the important bridges etc. Unfortunately I can't simulate that properly in-game so dropping onto enemy bases is the next best way to force the Allies to maintain reasonable garrisons. At the end of the day the Royal Navy battleship Warspite finally rolls over and sinks. The rest of the force will make it into Bombay harbour but they won't make it much farther [8D] What is most important about this is that the first two times Jagdfluger has tried anything significant in terms of naval counter-strokes ( the landings at Midway and the bombardment at Pangim) he has suffered heavy losses. Hopefully this will make him more circumspect in future.

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/20/2007 7:16:55 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/20/42 We're getting quite a few turns in today. It is all pretty much "same old, same old" though. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1027 troops unloading over beach at Luganville [New Heb], 71,111 Allied ground losses: 225 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1027 troops unloading over beach at Luganville [New Heb], 71,111 Allied ground losses: 145 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1053 troops unloading over beach at Luganville [New Heb], 71,111 Allied ground losses: 160 casualties reported At least 6 enemy units have landed. It looks like 3 full Australian Brigades are counter-attacking in this area. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 107 encounters mine field at Colombo [Ceylon] (11,25) Japanese Ships DE Hasu DD Asagiri DD Uranami DD Shinonome -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Takao [Formosa] , at 47,45 Allied aircraft Mosquito NF x 8 Allied aircraft losses Mosquito NF: 3 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pakhoi [Cent China] , at 39,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 18 No Japanese losses Resources hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Sian [Central China] , at 47,29 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 3 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 34 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged Resources hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kunming [W China] , at 38,32 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 17 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged Resources hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manado [Celebes] , at 39,67 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 30 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft D4Y1-C Judy x 5 Ki-27 Nate x 31 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 102 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Runway hits 17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Midway Island [USA] , at 97,63 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 8 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 27 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 65 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 2 destroyed B-25C/D Mitchell: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 17 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 29 It looks to me as though the enemy is abandoning Midway for a while while my bombers pound it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 32 Ki-48-I Lily x 78 Ki-21-II Sally x 29 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-I Lily: 2 damaged Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged Allied Ships AR Medusa, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Boreas, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage DM Pruitt, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Dewey, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AD Whitney, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage DD Bagley, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Monaghan, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage DD Allen, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage AO Sepulga, Bomb hits 1 These are only 100 Kg bomb hits so each hit isn't doing much damage, there are a lot of hits though so the damage is beginning to mount. Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on IJA 52nd Division, at 17,17 Allied aircraft Lysander I x 4 IL-2 Shturmovik x 8 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 1 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on USN 107th Base Force, at 115,73 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 36 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 P-40E Warhawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on USSR 105th Rifle Division, at 65,32 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 22 Ki-48-I Lily x 26 Ki-46-II/C7M2 Dinah x 1 Allied aircraft I-16 Type 24 x 44 LaGG-3 x 29 Yak-1 x 24 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 18 destroyed Ki-48-I Lily: 13 destroyed Allied aircraft losses I-16 Type 24: 12 damaged LaGG-3: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Ouch, Jagdfluger got lucky in the LRCAP game we are playing and slaughtered a Nate squadron. I'm going to withdraw the Nates from this region, they simply can't survive at all once confronted. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 25th Field Army , at 51,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 6 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on KM Batavia Base Fortress, at 20,60 Japanese aircraft B4Y1 Jean x 9 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 9 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 16 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Davao [Mndno] at 43,61 Allied aircraft Beaufort VII x 3 Allied aircraft losses Beaufort VII: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CL Awata Maru I am evacuating the forces at Davao. They just never massed enough force to take it and rather than waste further time I'l commit the Brigade and SNLF elsewhere, possibly in the Pacific. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pangim [India] , at 16,14 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 1 Allied aircraft B-25C/D Mitchell x 24 Blenheim IV x 42 Hudson IV x 46 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 44 casualties reported Vehicles lost 2 Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 23 Well despite all of the losses suffered so far the British in India are still able to deliver a solid twin-engined punch. This is excellent as I think it shows that the Allies are not underpowered in this mod. After all how many Allied players in stock, CHS or RHS are able to mount hundred bomber raids the day after losing over 200 planes and after 43 days of war have cost them over 3,500 planes destroyed? Now my main problem becomes what I'm going to do about this force? I think I will simply consolidate in the south-west of India and then place all my land-based Zeroes in Pangim with a view to enacting an LRCAP ambush somewhere. Even a single day's ambush by 40 Zeroes ought to cut into these bomber numbers significantly. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor [Oahu] at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 11 Ki-27 Nate x 30 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Manini, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 58578 troops, 1172 guns, 439 vehicles, Assault Value = 1329 Defending force 73015 troops, 1458 guns, 750 vehicles, Assault Value = 2470 Allied ground losses: 69 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Batavia [Java] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 20823 troops, 292 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 981 Defending force 872 troops, 12 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3 Japanese max assault: 812 - adjusted assault: 748 Allied max defense: 10 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 748 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Batavia [Java] base !!! Allied ground losses: 1063 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Vehicles lost 1 Batavia falls precisely as scheduled. On the morning that it fell a large Japanese troop convoy arrived in the harbour carrying 3 Royal Thai Army divisions and an RTA Brigade. This should bolster my AV on Java to over 1200 and allow me to sequestre Soerabaja quickly and effectively. Also of interest is the fact that the measures I took to prevent this convoy being attacked were succesful. Thus I've validated something I can use in future amphibious operations in the DEI. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 29631 troops, 436 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 694 Defending force 19489 troops, 291 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 975 Allied ground losses: 83 casualties reported Guns lost 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 56328 troops, 1160 guns, 401 vehicles, Assault Value = 2470 Defending force 62122 troops, 1180 guns, 440 vehicles, Assault Value = 1329 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16446 troops, 249 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 969 Defending force 29631 troops, 436 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 694 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 17,17 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6414 troops, 151 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 298 Defending force 15665 troops, 124 guns, 493 vehicles, Assault Value = 413 Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona [India] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 30193 troops, 800 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 1154 Defending force 53068 troops, 772 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1425 Japanese ground losses: 49 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 2 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bangalore [India] Allied Shock attack Attacking force 3008 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 113 Defending force 196 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 Allied max assault: 214 - adjusted assault: 204 Japanese max defense: 10 - adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 204 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported 1 Allied Bde at Bangalore. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan [Borneo] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3038 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19 Defending force 7140 troops, 101 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Luganville [New Heb] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1212 troops, 18 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 226 Defending force 844 troops, 8 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lahaina [Maui] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 960 troops, 33 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 99 Defending force 1046 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Raba [Sumbawa] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 117 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 4 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Raba [Sumbawa] base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Memboro [Sumba] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 12 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 Memboro [Sumba] base !!! I'm just capturing these to clean up the ownership of the southern javan islands. Nothing too complicated or important just tidying up.

aztez -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/20/2007 8:16:16 PM)
Any chance of big screenshot from India??? ...It would give the readers an better idea what is happening there.

Nemo121 -> RE: Empires Ablaze: Challenge Accepted (1/21/2007 7:42:20 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/21/42 Yesterday I saw some merchants beginning to try to make their escape from Karachi. It looks like about 10 merchants are running for it, 10 more are staying and about 15 warships are bottled up in Bombay Harbour. That's another 35 ships to add to my toll and will put me comfortably over 400 sinkings by the end of January... assuming they try to escape. Even if they don't try and escape by the end of the month I'll still be able to collect them whenever they do. My precautions to be sure of this are as follows: 1. 20,000 tons of fuel in a replenishment TF will ensure my ships can stay on station for the forseeable future while a quick dash in to Cochin to replenish my sorties and air groups once I have a couple of Level 4 airfields with Bettys set up will make the cordon watertight. The best thing Jagdfluger could do now that I have him trapped is just sortie everything en masse and run for it. I would have, at most, 2 days of attacks against his fastest, least damaged ships and while I think that the BBs and CAs are definitely doomed most of the CLs would survive. If he tries to save everything he will just end up saving nothing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1027 troops unloading over beach at Luganville [New Heb], 71,111 Allied ground losses: 74 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1053 troops unloading over beach at Luganville [New Heb], 71,111 Allied ground losses: 186 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 10,1 Japanese Ships SS RO-63 Allied Ships TK Soli, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga [Solomons] at 67,101 Japanese Ships AP Shofuku Maru, Shell hits 29, and is sunk And the Allies try a bombardment run on Lunga. 7 CAs, 1 CL and 3 DMS. That's a lot of force. I look forward to meeting them when my CVs arrive on the scene, which will probably take a fortnight. Allied Ships CA Portland CA Indianapolis CA Louisville CA Chicago CA Pensacola CA Astoria CA Canberra CL Achilles DMS Southard DMS Hopkins DMS Dorsey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga [Solomons] at 67,101 Japanese Ships CL Asaka Maru, Shell hits 44, and is sunk AP Kitano Maru AP Takatiho Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AP Aki Maru, Shell hits 40, and is sunk Allied Ships CA Portland CA Indianapolis CA Louisville, Shell hits 1 CA Chicago CA Pensacola CA Astoria CA Canberra CL Achilles DMS Southard DMS Hopkins DMS Dorsey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Lunga [Solomons], at 67,101 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Achilles CA Astoria CA Chicago CA Louisville CA Indianapolis CA Portland Japanese ground losses: 137 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Runway hits 2 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 11,24 Japanese Ships AK Hakonesan Maru Allied Ships SS KXVI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1027 troops unloading over beach at Luganville [New Heb], 71,111 Allied ground losses: 55 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1053 troops unloading over beach at Luganville [New Heb], 71,111 Allied ground losses: 89 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Takao [Formosa] , at 47,45 Allied aircraft Mosquito NF x 7 Allied aircraft losses Mosquito NF: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships TK Tonan Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, on fire Hehe, he's really trying to et the maximum out of those night fighters. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Yenan [Cent China] , at 50,28 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 31 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 44 Ki-15II/C5M2 Babs x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged Resources hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Chungking [W China] , at 43,32 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 8 Allied aircraft Buffalo/F2A x 1 I-16 Type 24 x 46 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses I-16 Type 24: 3 damaged Resources hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kungchang [N China] , at 46,27 Japanese aircraft Ki-48-I Lily x 24 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manado [Celebes] , at 39,67 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 22 No Japanese losses Runway hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila/Cavite [PH] , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft D4Y1-C Judy x 5 Ki-27 Nate x 25 Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 99 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Midway Island [USA] , at 97,63 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 10 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 53 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val/Ki-52: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed F4F-4/FM-1 Wildcat: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 3 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Midway Island [USA] , at 97,63 Japanese aircraft Me 264 Angel x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Me 264 Angel: 1 damaged Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor [Oahu] , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft G3M2/Ki-42 Nell x 19 G4M1/Ki-50 Betty x 43 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-39D Airacobra x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1/Ki-50 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Runway hits 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lahaina [Maui] , at 115,73 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 31 B4Y1 Jean x 20 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 15 Ki-48-I Lily x 79 Ki-21-II Sally x 29 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on IJA 52nd Division, at 17,17 Allied aircraft Lysander I x 2 IL-2 Shturmovik x 8 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 100th Field Army , at 51,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 3 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 25th Field Army , at 51,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-32/30 Mary/Ann x 4 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on ROC 72nd Field Army , at 47,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-I Oscar x 19 Ki-51 Sonia x 81 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 44 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pp Army 3/82nd Battalion, at 44,58 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 8 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 64 B4Y1 Jean x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,2 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 9 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 19 B4Y1 Jean x 3 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 15 Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 1 damaged B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships TK Manvantara, Torpedo hits 2, on fire TK Empire Onyx, Torpedo hits 1, on fire TK Empire Amethyst, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage TK Empire Druid, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage TK Empire Diplomat, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,2 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 3 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships TK Empire Onyx, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,2 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 3 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships TK Empire Onyx, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,2 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Soli, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,2 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Soli, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,2 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 2 B4Y1 Jean x 6 Japanese aircraft losses B4Y1 Jean: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Madura, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Not bad, a half-dozen enemy ships have been tagged. Most should sink. It'll be nice to lessen the number of tankers available to the Allies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pangim [India] , at 16,14 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-25C/D Mitchell x 24 P-40E Warhawk x 13 Blenheim IV x 39 Hudson IV x 47 Spitfire VB x 13 Japanese aircraft losses H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 114 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 2 Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 60 Another 100 bomber raid. They might be able to hit Pangim but one of these days I'm going to LRCAP it with Zeroes from Trivandrum and then they won't be nearly so happy. No need to do that yet though. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 68,102 Allied aircraft SOC/SO3C Seagull x 11 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Takatiho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 68,102 Allied aircraft SOC/SO3C Seagull x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Takatiho Maru, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 111,77 Allied aircraft OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Shinmei Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 111,77 Allied aircraft OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Shinmei Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,2 Japanese aircraft A6M2/Ki-65 Zeke x 9 A5M4 Claude x 2 D3A2 Val/Ki-52 x 16 B4Y1 Jean x 6 B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 16 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 1 destroyed Allied Ships TK Empire Amethyst, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Empire Onyx, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage TK Manvantara, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Empire Druid, on fire, heavy damage TK Empire Diplomat, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 9,1 Japanese aircraft B5N2/Ki-47 Kate x 11 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2/Ki-47 Kate: 2 damaged Allied Ships AP Felix Roussel, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Empire Trooper, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Luganville [New Heb] at 71,111 Japanese Ships SS I-154, hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships AK Sagadahoc, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Raranga DMS Long DMS Elliot DD FF Le Triomphant DD Drayton DD Mahan A pity. One of my subs got heavily damaged by enemy attacks. I'll have to pull it back to base. Still, so far, my subs have done remarkably well with only two of them being lost to enemy action. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 58780 troops, 1175 guns, 440 vehicles, Assault Value = 1337 Defending force 73900 troops, 1494 guns, 761 vehicles, Assault Value = 2483 Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 88 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila/Cavite [PH] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 56082 troops, 1182 guns, 403 vehicles, Assault Value = 2481 Defending force 62314 troops, 1182 guns, 442 vehicles, Assault Value = 1337 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 51,40 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16439 troops, 245 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 972 Defending force 29876 troops, 437 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 707 Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Poona [India] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 30178 troops, 800 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 1155 Defending force 53111 troops, 773 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 1426 Japanese ground losses: 62 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bangalore [India] Allied Shock attack Attacking force 3020 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112 Defending force 156 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 Allied max assault: 212 - adjusted assault: 196 Japanese max defense: 9 - adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 196 to 1 Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Guns lost 1 There is now an enemy Brigade at Bangalore. With 5 divisions on the way there I doubt this Brigade is going to hold for long [8D]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan [Borneo] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3022 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Defending force 7154 troops, 104 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Luganville [New Heb] Allied Shock attack Attacking force 7144 troops, 188 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 297 Defending force 608 troops, 6 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Allied max assault: 376 - adjusted assault: 165 Japanese max defense: 18 - adjusted defense: 19 Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Luganville [New Heb] base !!! Japanese ground losses: 78 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 127 casualties reported Guns lost 4 I managed to get most of the Naval Guard unit out so it will rebuild at Lunga. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lahaina [Maui] Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 960 troops, 33 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 98 Defending force 1044 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Guns lost 1 The main things to note here are as follows: 1. My Army HQ and 1 division are STILL trapped on the trails along the coast to Bombay. It took them one day to move ONTO the trails but it has taken over 10 days for them to move back ( and they still aren't done). Genius land movement design [8\|]. 2. My 4 divisions are sitting pretty at Poona. They have been cut off from resupply by an Allied Brigade moving in behind them but each division has over 1500 tons of supply with it and will hold out comfortably until relieved by the Armoured Brigade moving northward along the rail line joining Pangim and Poona. 3. The ongoing landing of 6 divisions at Trivandrum. With the northern flank secure at Poona and the southern flank secure at Madras I am now free to commit my main mass to the schwerpunkt of the drive through central India. I may also divert a couple of divisions to push the Allies out of Madras as I have all the time I need now that I have managed to cut the SLOCs from Aden to Karachi. [image]local://upfiles/10809/32CCAC78480649D393F7CB43F69661D2.jpg[/image]

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