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String -> RE: String(IJN) vs herwin(USN) A not so glorious AAR. (2/2/2007 3:30:19 PM)
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We have by now reached december 20th. Here is a quick look back on the major incidents until then.
12/07/41
Standard historical first turn. Pearl Harbor ship damage is as follows.
Allied Ships
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 16, on fire, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 11, on fire
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB California, Bomb hits 15, on fire
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 10, on fire
DD Worden, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 15, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Case, Bomb hits 1
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 11, on fire
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 2
DD Chew, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DM Breese, Bomb hits 1
CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Laida, Bomb hits 1
CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 1
No battleships were sunk or have sunk until this day. The usual landings took place, Vigan, Aparri, Guam, Kota Bharu, Legaspi and Wake. I got lucky and Wake was captured on the first turn, so this is somewhat of an exception.
12/08/41
The KB, already en-route towards Tokyo, attacked Pearl Harbor for the second time. The results were less than expected.
Allied Ships
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB California, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Selfridge, Bomb hits 1, on fire
In SRA the japanese surface forces and aircraft sunk a lot of fleeing merchant ships. The first attack on Hong Kong achieved 1 to 1 assault odds. Since then i have been unable to pass 0 to 1.
12/09/41
Ships continue to sink via air and surface attack in the Philippine and South China sea. A surface TF blocks off Manila harbor and sinks several merchants attempting to flee. Notable losses are a DD and an AVD at Puerto Princessa to a japanese cruiser force. Japanese land on Tarawa and capture it. Kota Bharu is taken by Japanese 18th division.
12/10/41
Japanese cruisers raid and bombard Brunei, sink 2 tankers and damage a third there. Chinese port of Wenchow is struck from the air. Two AK's that are trapped there are subjected to daily air attacks by over 150 dive bombers from Shanghai and are reduced to scrap in about a week. Japanese bombers that are swiftly rebased to airfields of Singora and Kota Bharu strike at Georgetown and Alor Star. Merchants continue to sink. Several ineffectual air attacks on Japanese shipping by allied forces. Japanese paratroopers land on Tavoy but fail to capture the base due to the presence of a tenacious british base force.
12/11/41
The blocakding force off Manila is attacked at night by a torpedo boat squadron. DD Murasamae is damaged by a torpedo hit and two PT-boats are sunk. Several ineffectual air attacks on Japanese shipping by allied forces. Japanese bombers sink and damage several fleeing merchantmen and sink DD Thanet. Kure SNLF unit that landed at Legaspi advances to Naga but is checked there by a Philippine reserve division.
12/12/41
Japanese Surface forces raid Manado and Brunei, they bombard both bases and sink 2 TK and an AVD. The first close call of the day comes when CV Enterprise is spotted near Tarawa. She is attacked by 17 G3M Nells from Kwajalein. 5 F4F-3 wildcats are on cap but the bombers get through easily. Allied AAA holds firm though and none of the 14 Nells that make a torpedo run manage to hit the Enterprise.
Near Puerto Princessa CL Naka with 6 destroyers engages CA Houston, CL Marblehead, CL Boise and 9 destroyers in broad daylight. Several rounds of combat ensue and most Japanese ships are moderately or lightly damaged and DD Minegumo is sunk. On the allied side CL Marblehead and several destroyers are damaged.
The second close call comes when I-156 misses BB Prince of Wales near Sinkawang with a torpedo spread. Several ineffectual air attacks on Japanese shipping by allied forces. Japanese troops land on and capture Nauru island. Japanese also land at Brunei.
12/13/41
SS O20 puts two torpedoes into an AK near Saigon. Damaged MSW Penguin is further damaged near Truk by a E13A1 Jake. Usual air attacks near Malaya sink and damage several transports. I-124 sinks an AK on her return trip from a mining operation. Several ineffectual air attacks on Japanese shipping by allied forces. Japanese attack at Alor Star and achieve 1 to 1 odds. Japanese forces capture Tuguegarao, Brunei and Tavoy
12/14/41
MSW Penguin is intercepted and sunk south of Truk. I-162 torpedoes and sinks DD Paul Jones. Manila port and airfield is attacked by Japanese aircraft, 1 Nell is lost to flak. 6 P-40's and 3 B17's are destroyed in the air and ground. 4 Merchants, a gunboat and a DD are damaged. Several ineffectual air attacks on Japanese shipping by allied forces. Merchants continue to get damaged and sunk near Malaya.
Japanese light carrier force, trying to intercept the allied cruiser force that fought near Puerto Princessa, appears between Balikpapan and Tarakan, sinks two damaged DD's that are limping south and raid Tarakan port, damaging an AVD and 2 TK's there. The cruiser force is spotted at Balikpapan but the range is too great for the Kates. japanese forces shock attack at Alor star but are repulsed with heavy casualties and 0 to 1 odds.
12/15/41
Japanese airplanes raid Singapore airfield. 5 bombers are lost to flak and 6 aircraft are destroyed on the ground. 63 unescorted G4M1 Betties that had misinterpreted orders attack Manila airfield.
6 P-40E Warhawks on CAP manage to shoot down 3 of them. 5 aircraft are destroyed on the ground. Several ineffectual air attacks on Japanese shipping by allied forces.
American carrier borne bombers, believed to be from USS Lexington, sink merchant raider Hokoku Maru near Pago Pago.
Japanese light carrier force catches up with the allied cruiser force near Makassar and at extreme range the Kate bombers put 7 bombs into CL Marblehead and one into DD Whipple, damaging both. DD Samidare, damaged in the surface engagement near Puerto Princessa is sunk near Carmanh bay by SS Skipjack.
12/16/41
SS Skipjack is found and damaged by an ASW taskforce. AVD Arend is sunk by two Japanese destroyers near Weda. Another ineffectual air attack on Singapore results in 6 bombers downed by flak and a Buffalo I destroyed on ground. The light carrier force proceeds south of Makassar and sinks the damaged DD Whipple and damages several fleeing merchantmen. Several ineffectual air attacks on Japanese shipping by allied forces. Japanese forces capture San Fernando.
12/17/41
Japanese forces approach Ambonia and Kuching and begin unloading troops there. Some ships are hit and damaged by CD fire. Light cruisers Dragon and Durban try to intercept the force at Kuching but are promptly sunk by covering Japanese heavy cruisers. Two Japanese cruisers bombard Kuantan and inflict heavy casualties on the base force there. The damaged CL Marblehead is finally sunk by the light carrier force near Kendari. I-1 tries to get a shot at CV Saratoga between San Francisco and Pearh Harbor but misses. Several ineffectual air attacks on Japanese shipping by allied forces.
At Ambonia a second allied cruiser force, consisting of 1 CA, 3 CL and 6 DD engages the japanese covering force consisting of BB Nagato, BB Mutsu and 5 DD. They trade a few shots and long range and then the allied cruisers proceed to sink 4 transports that carry a base force. The BB TF engages them again after that and again basically no hits are achieved. Needless to say, i was not amused.
Another shock attack at Alor Star fails to dislodge the defenders despite achieving 2 to 1 odds and reducing forts to 0. Japanese troops land on and capture Makin.
12/18/41
Japanese forces continue to unload at Kuching and Ambonia. An approaching allied surface combat TF is spotted and attacked by G3M Nells from Saigon, BB Revenge recieves a torpedo hit and falls out of formation. CA Exeter, returning from the carnage at Ambonia, is attacked and sunk by the light carrier force.
The allied surface combat force sails into Kuching in two parts. The first, consisting of 1 CA and 4 Cl's is manhandled by the protecting japanese heavy cruisers and battleships. CL Ceres and Capetown are sunk and CA Cornwall is so heavily damaged that she will sink later. On the japanese side CA Mikuma, DD Nowaki are damaged and DD Sawakaze is sunk. BB Revenge recieves two penetrating hits from BB Fuso.
Japanese forces at Ambonia attack but recieve 0 to 1 odds. Japanese capture Lingayen.
12/19/41
Japanese invasion TF, covered by 4 CA and 4 DD arrives at Rabaul. They are met with an allied force of 3 CA and 4 CL. In the esuing battle CL Leander is sunk and CA Louisville, CL Achilles and DD Le Triomphant are damaged. CA Furutaka is heavily damaged and DD Yuzuki is sunk. The transports are defended however and they start unloading. Coastal guns damage several ships. I-164 torpedoes and sinks the damaged BB Revenge near Singkawang.
Manila harbor is attacked by army bombers. For the loss of 1 Ki-21-II sally 2 AK, 1 AR, 1 DD, 1 MSW, and 2 SS are damaged. B-17D bombers hit AK Hawaii Maru with a 500lb GP bomb north of Luzon and slightly damage her. All other allied air attacks were didn't hit anything. As usual, the japanese air power sank and damaged several merchantmen near Malaya.
G3M Nell bombers from Truk attacked allied cruisers at Rabaul and CA Pensacola recieved two torpedo hits. Another torpedo hit was recieved from submarine RO-60. Following that CA Louisville and CL Achilles engage the japanese screening force again. CA Aoba is heavily damaged and DD Oboro and DD Kikuzuki are sunk. In return both enemy cruisers are damaged, CA Louisville heavily.
Japanese forces capture Alor Star. Attacks at Kuching recieve 3 to 1 odds but fail to capture the base. Japanese paratroops and SNLF units land at Lucena, aiming to cut off the division at Naga.
12/20/41
DD Clark, screening CV Saratoga is torpedoed by I-6. Army dive bombers start operations from Brunei against Tarakan and damage a TK and a DD in the port there. Several ineffectual air attacks on Japanese shipping by allied forces. Merchants had a good day near Malaya as Kota Bharu was rained in all day. Only dive bombers from Singora flew and damaged just a few transports.
Japanese attacks at Ambonia, Kuching and Rabaul achive 1 to 1 odds and reduce forts. Kuching has now 0, Ambonia 1 and Rabaul 2 fort levels.
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