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Hortlund -> Defending the empire 1943, the allies attack - a Jap AAR (9/27/2007 6:50:54 PM)
This will be a Japanese AAR using Nikmod 9.2. Yes, the version with the modified japanese production. Right now Im waiting for someone to accept my "looking for opponent"-post, so I thought Id start out by looking at just what exactly the Japanese production looks like here. If you are my opponent, or want to become my opponent, please do not read further. Since this is a test of sorts to see how the mod works, Im going to go over my starting position, and my considerations for the Japanese side. That way, we can all see where I screwed up, and then we can ridicule me if it was my fault (or perhaps see if the mod needs to be changed). Anyway, here is the starting industry for imperial Japan. Tokyo (12)x0 Ki-43-IIa Oscar -rd (0)x 5 L1N1 Thora (0)x32 Ki-54 Hickory (0)x29 Ki-36 Ida (0)x180 Nakajima (0)x120 Hitachi (0)x20 Ishikawajma (0)x10 Nissan Shimuzu (0)x50 Mitzubishi (0)x70 Nakajima (0)x7 Nissan Hamamatsu (0)x70 Mitzubishi (0)x74 Nakajima (0)x9 Nissan Gumma (32)x0 Ki-84-Ia Frank -rd (0)x13 Ki-49 Helen (4)x0 Ki-44-IIb Tojo -rd (35)x62 Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0)x5 MC-21 Sally (0)x65 A6M2 Zero (0)x14 A6M2-N Rufe (12)x0 A6M5 Zeke -rd (1)x0 C6N Myrt -rd (0)x5 L3Y Tina (0)x20 G3M Nell (2)x0 J1N1-S Irving -rd (1)x0 J1N1-R Irving -rd (7)x0 P1Y Frances (0)x36 Nakajima Matsuyama (0)x80 Mitzubishi Nagoya (0)x45 Ki-51 Sonia (0)x30 Ki-21 Sally (0)x31 Ki-46-II Dinah (0)x10 Ki-57-II Topsy (2)x0 J2M3 Jack -rd (6)x0 B6N Jill -rd (0)x33 D3A Val (10)x0 D4Y Judy -rd (0)x26 G4M1 Betty (0)x85 Mitzubishi (0)x40 Kawasaki (0)x20 Aichi Osaka (10)x0 N1K1-J George -rd (0)x5 E7K2 Alf (0)x8 H6K4 Mavis (0)x2 H6K4-L Mavis (3)x0 Ki-45 KAIb Nick -rd (6)x0 Ki-67 Peggy -rd (0)x10 Kawasaki Nagasaki (0)x4 C5M Babs (0)x4 E14Y1 Glen (0)x10 L2D2 Tabby Nagaoka (0)x80 Mitzubishi Toyama (1)x0 Ki-46-III KAI Dinah -rd (2)x0 Ki-46-III Dinah -rd (0)x60 Mitzubishi Kanazawa (0)x40 Mitzubishi Kyoto (3)x0 Ki-61-Ia -rd (4)x0 Ki-45 KAIa Nick -rd (0)x40 Ki-48 Lily (0)x80 Mitzubishi Maizuru (0)x40 Kawasaki Okayama (0)x45 A6M2 Zero (7)x1 A6M3 Zero -rd (3)x0 A5M5c Zero -rd (2)x0 G4M2 Betty -rd (1)x0 G4Mwe Betty -rd Hiroshima (0)x20 B5N Kate (0)x60 Mitzubishi Kitakyushu (0)x31 E13A1 Jake (0)x10 Kawasaki Sasebo (1)x0 B7A Grace -rd (0)x23 F1N2 Pete Matsue (0)x80 Mitzubishi Niigata (0)x20 Mitzubishi Hakodate (0)x10 Kawasaki Ashigawa (0)x80 Mitzubishi Toyohara (0)x80 Mitzubishi And that concludes the production figures. Here are some numbers. [image]local://upfiles/1562/8AA96002D3FF477CB61B8AE063D1F1CC.jpg[/image]

Bombur -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (9/28/2007 1:23:00 AM)
Will you play with PDU on?

Rob Brennan UK -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (9/28/2007 3:10:49 AM)
I tried nik mod a while back V5 iirc and the flak was horrible , made dive bombers utterly obsolete on ground attack/AF/Port missions also if your japan keep the bombers high. just my 2p good luck and i look forward to your AAR

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (9/28/2007 5:22:00 PM)
PDU is indeed on. And I agree Rob, that nikmod makes the game completely different. In stock, no one fears AAA.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (9/28/2007 5:34:14 PM)
I have just completed the setup and sent it to my esteemed opponent. I'll go over some of my considerations here. This will be a lightning-fast initial advance. I have played the allied side alot, so I know where he is vunerable and where he is strong. I also know what can happen if you fail to pry the door open to Java fast enough. Initial attacks will be at Kuching, on Mindanao and at Kendari. My objective is to have fully operational japanese airbases here tomorrow. I will also strike deep into the central pacific. I want to capture Johnson Island, Palmyra, Canton Island and Pago-Pago before he can reinforce them. The first strike will fall at Johnson and Tarawa. Under the protection of the KB, I will then move on Canton and Palmyra. In the south, I will attack Guadalcanal today, and Luganville and Noumea inside three days. Today I will use paras at Lingayen and Cagayan in order to secure these bases as fast as possible. Paras will also be transported to Bangkok in order to prepare for paradrops tomorrow. I dont want to do too drastic changes to my production, instead I want to gradually switch production from one model to another. I also need to look at what airunits will come as reinforcements, I dont want to miss any because I cancelled production (case in point, the worthless Hickory). Changes to production made: Tokyo L1N1 factory changed to building Zeros instead, factory is now (3)x0. Ki-36 Ida factory changed to building Zeros instead, factory is now (19)x0 Islahwana engines converted to Nakajima (20)x0 Nissan engines converted to Nakajima (10)x0 Gumma MC-21 converted to L2D2 and expanded to (6)x0 Nell production halted Nagoya Ki-51 Sonia converted to Ki-49 Helen Mizubishi engines converted to Nakajima Osaka Expanded H6K2-L Mavis production to 4 Halted H6K2 Mavis to wait for Emily Nagasaki Halted Glen Sasebo F1M2 Pete converted to Zero (15)x0 Maizuru Kawasaki engines converted to Nakajima Kyoto Ki-48 Lily changed to Ki-49 Helen (26)x0 Mizubishi engines converted to Nakajima Nagoya Mizubishi engines converted to Nakajima [image]local://upfiles/1562/FDA997263BEF4893B4BDC17923778DD0.jpg[/image]

Rob Brennan UK -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (9/29/2007 2:26:48 AM)
why not hit davao directly using the 65th ?? bde in palau as its 100% prepped iirc. just my 2p . oh and jolo is a good target too

Bombur -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (9/29/2007 2:36:44 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Rob Brennan UK I tried nik mod a while back V5 iirc and the flak was horrible , made dive bombers utterly obsolete on ground attack/AF/Port missions also if your japan keep the bombers high. just my 2p good luck and i look forward to your AAR -Flak losses are really heavy in NM v5.3, but it´s not that bad, except for the DB you mentioned. It greatly decreases the effect of Uber level bombers for allied and also forces the Japanese to bomb at higher levels. Overall bomber losses to A2A are small, so it´s not bad to have powerful flak. I´m making an experience with NM v5.3 and, among other things, I increased DB and TB dur by 20% in order to make them useful against land targets. Don´t know if it will work. I´m a big fan of NM v5.x, btw[:D]

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (9/29/2007 1:30:38 PM)
If I land directly into Davao, I'll have to land directly on the PA division there. I think its better to land beside it and march in. My unit is still 100 prepped.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (9/29/2007 1:47:45 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/07/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 26,45 Japanese Ships BB Kongo DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Arashio DD Michishio CA Atago BB Haruna Allied Ships SS KXII Lucky break. The Duch submarine fired its torpedos at Kongo, but missed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 43,49 Japanese Ships DD Wakatake DD Yakaze BB Hyuga Allied Ships SS S-36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 29,54 Japanese Ships AK Kinugawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage MSW W.6 MSW Ranzan Maru PG Eiko Maru PG Eifuku Maru PG Uji PG Saga PG Hashidate Allied Ships SS O19, hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 25 casualties reported Ship managed to make it to Kuching, should survive long enough to unload -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1164 encounters mine field at Kragen (22,63) Allied Ships CL Tromp, Mine hits 1 I mined Kragen, because I want to prevent future bombardment runs on my paratroopers there (they will land there in two days). I managed to score a lucky hit on the duch CL. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 43 Ki-30 Ann x 37 Ki-51 Sonia x 21 Ki-15 Babs x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 6 damaged Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 34 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 16 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet 6 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet 8 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 7 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet 7 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 8 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 5 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet 5 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Georgetown , at 23,44 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21 Ki-30 Ann x 19 Ki-32 Mary x 9 Ki-51 Sonia x 18 Ki-21 Sally x 13 Ki-48 Lily x 23 Ki-15 Babs x 3 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged Ki-32 Mary: 3 destroyed Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed, 14 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 4 damaged Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 3 destroyed Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 37 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 13 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 16 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 6 x Ki-32 Mary bombing at 2000 feet 7 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet 2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 1 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 22 G3M Nell x 144 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 8 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 6 destroyed, 39 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 7 destroyed Blenheim IV: 3 destroyed Vildebeest IV: 5 destroyed Swordfish: 3 destroyed Allied ground losses: 325 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 48 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 15 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 20 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 9 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 17 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 8 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 2 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 6 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 6 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 2 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 5 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet I brought in the two datais from Tokyo to get a meaner punch at Singapore. Did not do too much though. Cost me heavy in damaged aircraft though, all the participating Datais are at ~70 percent strenght today -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 87 G3M Nell x 34 G4M1 Betty x 26 Ki-46-II Dinah x 2 Allied aircraft P-26A x 2 P-35A x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged G3M Nell: 8 damaged G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 3 destroyed P-35A: 3 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 6 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed B-17C Fortress: 2 destroyed Allied ground losses: 276 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 14 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 89 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 9 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 26 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet 5 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 112,68 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 76 D3A Val x 133 B5N Kate x 143 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 P-26A x 3 P-36A Mohawk x 4 P-40B Tomahawk x 12 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 8 damaged D3A Val: 1 destroyed, 58 damaged B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 34 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed P-26A: 5 destroyed P-36A Mohawk: 10 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 25 destroyed PBY Catalina: 11 destroyed B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed B-18A Bolo: 4 destroyed A-20B Boston: 3 destroyed SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed Allied Ships BB Nevada, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage BB Arizona, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Manini, Bomb hits 1, on fire BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 4, on fire BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage BB Maryland, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage BB California, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CL Detroit, Bomb hits 2, on fire CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 2, on fire AO Ramapo, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Bagley, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CL Helena, Bomb hits 2, on fire DD Cummings, Bomb hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 99 casualties reported Airbase hits 26 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 98 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet 17 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 25 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet 15 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet 27 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 26 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet 17 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 16 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 17 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 18 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet 27 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 26 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet 27 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 26 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet Crap-attack on PH. Only one of my Kate datais used their torpedoes. I expect all the USN BBs to survive. Really bad day for the KB -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 118th USAAF Base Force, at 42,59 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 45 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 102 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet 12 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet I diverted two Bettys to clear the way for my paras at Cagayan.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Johnston Island at 102,74 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 17 TBD Devastator x 15 Allied aircraft losses TBD Devastator: 3 damaged Japanese Ships CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Kisaragi Aircraft Attacking: 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet Unfortunately, the USN CV did not run as far south as I had hoped, and they managed to spot the TF heading for Johnson Island. Bad. The CVs are two hexes off Johnson, and I have three more TFs heading this way. KB wont be in the area until tomorrow, which means the USN will have a field day here if they decide to stick around. Could be bad. On the other hand, if he stays, I will probably catch him tomorrow with the KB.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 33,64 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 17 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships CL Marblehead DD Barker DD Parrott DD Paul Jones Aircraft Attacking: 1 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet WTF...how on earth can they ALL miss. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kragen at 22,63 Japanese Ships SS I-156 Allied Ships CL Tromp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage More bad luck for Tromp as I-156 sends her below the waves. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Dutch Harbor, at 103,36 Japanese Ships DD Yuzuki DD Kikuzuki DD Uzuki CA Kako CA Furutaka Allied Ships MSW Oriole, Shell hits 3, on fire Allied ground losses: 1 casualties reported Runway hits 9 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 3 Prepping for invasion. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Cagayan, at 42,59 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Inazuma DD Ikazuchi Allied Ships AK Magallanes, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage AK Luzon, Shell hits 4, on fire Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 13 Prepping for invasion. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Cotabato, at 41,60 Japanese Ships DD Samidare DD Yudachi DD Harusame DD Murasame DD Asagumo DD Minegumo DD Natsugumo CL Naka Allied ground losses: 122 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 18 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 7 Prepping for invasion. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kendari, at 33,71 Japanese Ships DD Shiokaze DD Suzukaze DD Umikaze DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Yukikaze Allied Ships AP Van Imhoff, Shell hits 2, on fire AK Bengalen, Shell hits 5, on fire AK Belawan, Shell hits 1, on fire AK Liran, Shell hits 2, on fire Allied ground losses: 65 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 7 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 Prepping for invasion. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Cagayan, at 42,59 Japanese Ships DD Hatakaze DD Harukaze DD Nagatsuki DD Fumizuki DD Minazuki DD Satsuki CL Natori Allied Ships AK Luzon, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage AK Magallanes, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 19 Port hits 4 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Cagayan, at 42,59 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses B-17C Fortress: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Matsukaze DD Asakaze CL Kuma CA Ashigara CA Maya Allied Ships AK Luzon, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage AK Magallanes, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 56 casualties reported Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 16 Port hits 5 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 3 Invasions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 16 troops unloading over beach at Tarawa, 85,91 Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 49 TF 49 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56 TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66 TF 82 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 39,73 Coastal Guns at Khota Bharu, 24,45, firing at TF 85 TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Khota Bharu, 24,45 TF 86 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 TF 90 troops unloading over beach at Batan Island, 47,47 TF 95 troops unloading over beach at Apamama, 86,92 Coastal Guns at Brunei, 32,57, firing at TF 111 TF 111 troops unloading over beach at Brunei, 32,57 TF 112 troops unloading over beach at Miri, 31,57 TF 115 troops unloading over beach at Cotabato, 41,60 TF 125 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 46,49 TF 137 troops unloading over beach at Johnston Island, 102,74 TF 139 troops unloading over beach at Munda, 64,95 TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Morotai, 43,68 TF 144 troops unloading over beach at Wasile, 41,69 Coastal Guns at Menado, 39,67, firing at TF 145 TF 145 troops unloading over beach at Menado, 39,67 TF 167 troops unloading over beach at Kendari, 33,71 Combat Ground combat at Apamama Japanese Shock attack Japanese forces CAPTURE Apamama base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Batan Island Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1766 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 82 Defending force 612 troops, 5 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese forces CAPTURE Batan Island base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarawa Japanese Shock attack Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarawa base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johnston Island Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 706 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 46 Defending force 802 troops, 6 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 44 - adjusted assault: 2 Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Bad luck with the rolls this time. Ive got reinforcements on the way though, should take it in a few days. Here comes the paras -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cagayan Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 271 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 Defending force 410 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 22 - adjusted assault: 13 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Cagayan base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses B-17C Fortress: 8 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lingayen Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 195 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 22 - adjusted assault: 13 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen base !!! And finally, todays losses in aircraft. [image]local://upfiles/1562/5F095619531C4E98941E403D7FA8572C.jpg[/image]

Nikademus -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (9/29/2007 10:03:24 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Bombur -Flak losses are really heavy in NM v5.3, but it´s not that bad, except for the DB you mentioned. It greatly decreases the effect of Uber level bombers for allied and also forces the Japanese to bomb at higher levels. Overall bomber losses to A2A are small, so it´s not bad to have powerful flak. I´m making an experience with NM v5.3 and, among other things, I increased DB and TB dur by 20% in order to make them useful against land targets. Don´t know if it will work. I´m a big fan of NM v5.x, btw[:D] flak losses, particularily naval flak losses will be less due to having corrected a serious error as well as having reduced IJN naval flak. Japanese army DB's and USN naval 1E aircraft were made more evasive to flak and IJN Flak reduced overall to better represent their lack of ring defense. Flak overall of course will still be far more dangerous in quantity vs. stock and won't be able to be ignored. However the SRA in 41/early 42 is designed to be light so Japan gets it's "happy time" of light losses and can be more aggressive.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (9/30/2007 4:47:26 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/08/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Legaspi at 44,55 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses SOC-3 Seagull: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships CL Sendai DD Fubuki, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage DD Shinonome DD Usugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Shirakumo Allied Ships CA Houston, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk USN tries to disrupt my landings at Legaspi, but the Long Lance carries the day. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships MSW W.15, Shell hits 5, on fire MSW W.16, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk MSW W.19, Shell hits 1 PC Shonan Maru #17, Shell hits 1 PC Takunan Maru #5 PC Ch 13 PC Ch 14 PC Ch 15, Shell hits 4 PC Ch 16 PC Ch 17 PC Ch 18 PC Ch 32 AP Anzan Maru AP Arizona Maru AP Matsukawa Maru, Shell hits 4 AP Ozan Maru AP Waura Maru Allied Ships PT PT-34 PT PT-35 PT PT-41 Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships MSW W.7, Shell hits 5 MSW W.8, Shell hits 4, on fire MSW W.9, Shell hits 1, on fire MSW W.10, Shell hits 1 MSW W.17 MSW W.18, Shell hits 1 PC Kyo Maru #2 PC Kyo Maru #11 PC Kyo Maru #12 PC Kyo Maru #13 PC Shonan Maru #1 PC Shonan Maru #2 PC Ch 1 PC Ch 2 PC Ch 3 AP Burisuben Maru AP Hawaii Maru AP Oigawa Maru AP Sanko Maru AP Shinko Maru AK Takao Maru Allied Ships PT PT-31 PT PT-32, Shell hits 1 PT PT-33, Shell hits 13, and is sunk And on the other side of the Phillipines, allied PTs wreak havoc among the lightly armored escorts for the 35th brigade, during its landing operation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 31,64 Japanese Ships BB Fuso BB Yamashiro CL Yura CL Kinu, Shell hits 1 DD Mikazuki DD Kuretake DD Sanae Allied Ships CL Marblehead DD Barker DD Bulmer, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Paul Jones DD Parrott, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Stewart -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 31,64 Japanese Ships BB Fuso BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 1 CL Yura, Shell hits 1 CL Kinu DD Mikazuki DD Kuretake DD Sanae Allied Ships CL Marblehead, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Barker DD Paul Jones DD Parrott, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Stewart, Shell hits 1, on fire Imperial Navy clears the way to Balikpapan. We are now ready to land. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships DD Kisaragi, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Oite AP Chifuku Maru Allied Ships CA Salt Lake City DD Dunlap DD Fanning Thank goodness, he chose to move his CVs away, and instead he detached a CA with two DDs to disrupt the invasion of Johnson. Good, tomorrow I have KB on the scene, and the landing operations can continue as planned. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Menado at 39,67 Japanese Ships AP Miyadono Maru, Shell hits 3 AP Nichiran Maru AP Nissho Maru, Shell hits 29, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Boise Grr, I hate the Boise -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 41,52 Japanese Ships DD Kuri DD Tsuga DD Hasu DD Hiyodori Allied Ships AK Compagnia Filipinas AK Corregidor, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage AK Ethel Edwards, Shell hits 3, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 41,52 Japanese Ships DD Kuri DD Tsuga DD Hasu DD Hiyodori Allied Ships AP President Madison, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 41,52 Japanese Ships DD Kuri DD Tsuga DD Hasu DD Hiyodori Allied Ships AS Holland, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 41,52 Japanese Ships DD Kuri DD Tsuga, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Hasu DD Hiyodori Allied Ships AS Otus, Shell hits 16, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 41,52 Japanese Ships DD Kuri, Shell hits 1 DD Tsuga, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Hasu DD Hiyodori Allied Ships MSW Quail MSW Lark, Shell hits 1, on fire MSW Whippoorwill, Shell hits 13, and is sunk I managed to intercept the units fleeing from Manilla. Some excellent results here, most of them should sink. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 145,57 Japanese Ships SS I-19 Allied Ships AS Fulton, Torpedo hits 1, on fire One of my fleet boats get lucky off San Fransisco -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 22 G3M Nell x 31 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 20 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 destroyed Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 129 casualties reported Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 19 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 6 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 6 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 5 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 33 G3M Nell x 22 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 7 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 6 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 38,63 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 9 B5N Kate x 14 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Montanes, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Mauban, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 15 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Taurus, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Si Kiang, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet 1 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet More intercepts off Manilla. Ive brought two CVs here, one CVE and one CVL/CVE-TF. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 20,40 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Allied Ships CL Danae DD Encounter, Bomb hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet Sallys based at Songkhia catch him off guard. Looks like he is evacuating Singapore. Good. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 26 No Japanese losses Looks like he is doing a Sir Robin in the PI too. I think that is good and it benefits my side more than his. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 43,55 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 1 AK Escalante R, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 16 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Pope DD Peary, Bomb hits 1 DD Pillsbury, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 1 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 4 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 5 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships TK Gertrude Kellogg, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 1 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet More PI-intercepts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 20,40 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Vampire CL Danae Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet More running away from Singapore. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 34,54 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 24 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AVD Heron, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Boac at 43,54 Japanese Ships DD Hatsuharu, Shell hits 1 DD Nenohi DD Hatsushima DD Wakaba, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships AO Trinity, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Boac at 43,54 Japanese Ships DD Hatsuharu DD Nenohi DD Hatsushima DD Wakaba Allied Ships AO Pecos, Shell hits 23, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk I manage to sink more of his valuable ships. Lucky break for me. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese Ships DD Minekaze DD Asagao, Shell hits 1 DD Fuyo DD Karukaya Allied Ships DD John D. Ford, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Peary, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Pillsbury, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Pope, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage He tries to move in on my landings at Legaspi, but we can see how superior the early IJN is compared to the early USN. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese Ships DD Minekaze DD Asagao DD Fuyo DD Karukaya Allied Ships AK Si Kiang, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese Ships DD Minekaze DD Asagao, Shell hits 1 DD Fuyo DD Karukaya Allied Ships DD John D. Ford, Shell hits 11, and is sunk DD Pope, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese Ships DD Minekaze DD Asagao, Shell hits 1 DD Fuyo, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Karukaya Allied Ships TK Mindanao, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage TK Gertrude Kellogg, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage More intercepts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Amboina at 39,73 Japanese Ships PG Edo Maru, Shell hits 31, and is sunk PG Saiko Maru, Shell hits 21, and is sunk AP Africa Maru, Shell hits 28, and is sunk AP Astuga Maru, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage AP Atsuta Maru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Boise Sight...Boise again. Truly a nightmare. Luckily those transports were all empty. ---------------------]---------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese Ships DD Minekaze DD Asagao DD Fuyo, on fire DD Karukaya Allied Ships DD Pope, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Morotai at 43,68 Japanese Ships AP Kyuma Maru, Shell hits 1 AP Mikage Maru #20, Shell hits 2 Allied Ships AVD William B. Preston, Shell hits 4, on fire Heh, this one made me smile. The USN DD was beaten up by two IJN APs Japanese forces CAPTURE Legaspi base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Menado base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Amboina Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2588 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 79 Defending force 1923 troops, 15 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39 Japanese max assault: 164 - adjusted assault: 22 Allied max defense: 38 - adjusted defense: 13 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 247 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Grr. I wanted that base for my further expansion south. Will have to take Kendari instead as base. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Kendari base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Cotabato base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Munda base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Aparri base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Wasile base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Morotai base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Miri base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Akyab Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 274 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13 Defending force 744 troops, 5 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 14 - adjusted assault: 7 Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Huh...where the heck did these guys come from? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Andaman Island Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 212 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 10 - adjusted assault: 7 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Andaman Island base !!! More paras, more victories. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johnston Island Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1317 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53 Defending force 800 troops, 2 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 22 - adjusted assault: 1 Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 45 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Im going to have to wait for the reinforcements here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sabang Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 71 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 3 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Sabang base !!! And some more paras. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuching Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 13338 troops, 161 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 319 Defending force 1838 troops, 8 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 38 Japanese max assault: 334 - adjusted assault: 12 Allied max defense: 36 - adjusted defense: 31 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 218 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Allied ground losses: 146 casualties reported Guns lost 1 This really puts a dent in my plans to take Java fast. Very annoying. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Khota Bharu Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 15411 troops, 254 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 404 Defending force 6963 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 135 Japanese max assault: 446 - adjusted assault: 91 Allied max defense: 135 - adjusted defense: 73 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 94 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 189 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Amazingly Khota Bharu survives yet another day.

Bombur -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (9/30/2007 8:34:47 PM)
quote: flak losses, particularily naval flak losses will be less due to having corrected a serious error as well as having reduced IJN naval flak. Japanese army DB's and USN naval 1E aircraft were made more evasive to flak and IJN Flak reduced overall to better represent their lack of ring defense. Flak overall of course will still be far more dangerous in quantity vs. stock and won't be able to be ignored. However the SRA in 41/early 42 is designed to be light so Japan gets it's "happy time" of light losses and can be more aggressive. -What is that serious error? -Nik, I noticed that naval losses for allied were already light for the allied in 5.x. In my epic CV battle vs. mapr (me allied), I lost only 3 bombers to enemy flak, while the enemy lost abot 80. In our 2nd battle in NM v5.0 losses were about 15 for allied and more than 100 for Japan. Correct me if I´m wrong, but you decreased naval flak for both sides, didn´t you??

Nikademus -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (9/30/2007 10:44:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Bombur -What is that serious error? IIRC, one of the Japanese land based DP flak guns was accidently augmented twice over which made it a super gun. You may recall that carrier raid I did on one of your island bases in one of our old PBEM games that resulted in 60 SBD's shot down by AA. That was why so many DB's were lost. quote: -Nik, I noticed that naval losses for allied were already light for the allied in 5.x. In my epic CV battle vs. mapr (me allied), I lost only 3 bombers to enemy flak, while the enemy lost abot 80. In our 2nd battle in NM v5.0 losses were about 15 for allied and more than 100 for Japan. Correct me if I´m wrong, but you decreased naval flak for both sides, didn´t you?? overall naval flak was returned to stock standard after playtesting showed it enhanced flak too much, especially mid-late war. I realized it after we had a big carrier battle late 42 which resulted in something like 200 bombers shot down vs. US TF's. IJN TF flak was reduced to 75% effectiveness to stock and in 9.2 USN 1E tactical bombers (SBD, TBF etc) were made more evasive to flak. Historically Japanese TF flak was not very effective. USN flak wasn't too effective at start either but rapidly improved with the debut of 20mm/40mm weapons and later, proximity fused shells.

Bombur -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (9/30/2007 11:46:36 PM)
quote: IIRC, one of the Japanese land based DP flak guns was accidently augmented twice over which made it a super gun. You may recall that carrier raid I did on one of your island bases in one of our old PBEM games that resulted in 60 SBD's shot down by AA. That was why so many DB's were lost. -Right, but it still was v4.x. It was already fixed in v5.0 quote: overall naval flak was returned to stock standard after playtesting showed it enhanced flak too much, especially mid-late war. I realized it after we had a big carrier battle late 42 which resulted in something like 200 bombers shot down vs. US TF's. IJN TF flak was reduced to 75% effectiveness to stock and in 9.2 USN 1E tactical bombers (SBD, TBF etc) were made more evasive to flak. Historically Japanese TF flak was not very effective. USN flak wasn't too effective at start either but rapidly improved with the debut of 20mm/40mm weapons and later, proximity fused shells. -Yes, that is the battle I mentioned. Allied losses, however, were only 15 bombers. How did you make 1E bombers more evasive to flak? Increased cruise speed? My guess is that reduction in flak will mostly benefit the Japanese player, but it´s possible the allied one will get more hits due to less damage...

Nikademus -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (10/1/2007 12:36:31 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Bombur quote: IIRC, one of the Japanese land based DP flak guns was accidently augmented twice over which made it a super gun. You may recall that carrier raid I did on one of your island bases in one of our old PBEM games that resulted in 60 SBD's shot down by AA. That was why so many DB's were lost. -Right, but it still was v4.x. It was already fixed in v5.0 Correct. (5.0) Some players though have been complaining of too heavy flak losses and the flak tweaks have been in place (in various forms) since i believe, 3.0 so felt i should mention its not quite so bad for DB's anymore. quote: -Yes, that is the battle I mentioned. Allied losses, however, were only 15 bombers. How did you make 1E bombers more evasive to flak? Increased cruise speed? My guess is that reduction in flak will mostly benefit the Japanese player, but it´s possible the allied one will get more hits due to less damage... 15 bombers shot down was still pretty heavy for a 1942 TF. Granted you had something like 4 BB's and 4 CA's + all the CV's all in one TF but other tests i ran using more historical TF compositions still showed USN 1E's almost as vulneable to flak as Japanese bombers so I made some changes. As mentioned, on the US TF side, I shot down an amazing total of 200 bombers by AA. That was way too extreme for the time period so i restored stock TF levels. (and later reduced further IJN TF flak. Yes, increasing cruise speed increases bomber evasiveness to flak.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (10/2/2007 11:58:54 AM)
Today, we make some progress. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/09/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 127 TF 127 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56 59 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Kari AK Assam AK Kinugawa Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy damage DD Kasasagi, Shell hits 1 PG Saga PG Hashidate AP Zenyo Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire CL Kashii Japanese ground losses: 933 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported I was planning to have these two brigades wait on their ships until Kuching fell, and then unload into the port to avoid these losses. However, the rapid advance in this area requires me to be able to airlift parts of one of these brigades tomorrow (to Kragen). Therefore I am forced to unload them now, and take these losses. There are currently 3 brigades at Kuching. One (or rathter parts of one) will be airlifted to various locations on Java, and the other two will land directly into Batavia in three or four days. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 41,55 Japanese Ships CA Aoba CA Kinugasa DD Oboro Allied Ships AK Elcano, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Escalante R, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships DD Chidori, Shell hits 1 DD Manazuru DD Hatsukari DD Tomozuru Allied Ships DD Scout DD Thanet DD Thracian -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships DD Chidori, Shell hits 2 DD Manazuru DD Hatsukari DD Tomozuru Allied Ships DD Scout DD Thanet, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Thracian -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships DD Chidori, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Manazuru, Shell hits 3 DD Hatsukari, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Tomozuru Allied Ships DD Scout DD Thanet, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Thracian -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships PG Aso Maru PG Kamitsu Maru PC Ch 4, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage PC Ch 5, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied Ships DD Scout DD Thanet, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Thracian The Hong Kong destroyers went to disrupt the landings in the Phillipines. While they managed to inflict some losses, the overall effect is neglible, and they will probably not survive the run back to Singapore. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships AP Oigawa Maru PC Ch 3 PC Ch 2 PC Ch 1 PC Shonan Maru #2 PC Shonan Maru #1 PC Kyo Maru #13 PC Kyo Maru #12 PC Kyo Maru #11 PC Kyo Maru #2 MSW W.18 MSW W.17 MSW W.10 MSW W.9 MSW W.8, on fire MSW W.7 Allied Ships SS S-36, hits 3, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kuching, at 28,56 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Wakatake DD Yukaze, Shell hits 1 DD Yakaze CL Oi BB Hyuga BB Ise BB Nagato Allied ground losses: 500 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 2 Runway hits 10 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 2 The delay at Kuching forced me to keep the BBs here for another day. They are now enroute to Saigon to rearm, and then they will go to Batavia. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Balikpapan, at 31,64 Japanese Ships DD Sanae DD Kuretake DD Mikazuki CL Kinu CL Yura BB Yamashiro BB Fuso Allied Ships AD Black Hawk, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 114 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 3 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 3 These BBs are far away from resupply-areas. One of our houserules is that no rearming in a port smaller than 4. They will hover in the area to soak up bombs, and as a precaution incase Force Z arrives. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 28,66 Japanese Ships SS I-162 Allied Ships ML Prins van Oranje, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Good, one less pesky ML -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 33 Ki-30 Ann x 37 Ki-51 Sonia x 24 Ki-15 Babs x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 2 damaged Ki-30 Ann: 5 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 22 Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 21 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet 9 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 10 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet These attacks are aimed at preventing him from building up fort levels at Changsa. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 42,59 Allied aircraft P-26A x 3 P-35A x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Hatsushima DD Hatsuharu Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-35A attacking at 100 feet 3 x P-26A attacking at 100 feet He rebased these guys to Jolo. Smart way to gain some experience, and maybe get a lucky hit. I dont have any forces currently targeting Jolo, so I guess he will be allowed to stick around for a while. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Roxas at 42,55 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 7 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Taurus, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 48,58 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 7 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Manatawny, Bomb hits 2, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 42,54 Japanese aircraft Ki-48 Lily x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Elcano, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Masbate Island at 44,56 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Si Kiang, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 43,56 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 4 G4M1 Betty x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Mindanao, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 36,54 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Sagoland, Torpedo hits 2, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 36,54 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 23 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Capillo, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Princess of Negros, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Anakan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 39,57 Japanese aircraft Ki-48 Lily x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged Allied Ships AV Langley, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet Lots of mopping up from the great Manilla-escape. Good for my aircrews who will get experience. I have Nells and Betties based at Legaspi, Songkhia and Kendari. That pretty much shuts down the entire NEI and PI-theaters. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 107,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 70 D3A Val x 17 B5N Kate x 24 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Ward, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 107,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 D3A Val x 17 B5N Kate x 24 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Allen, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 115 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Aircraft Attacking: 1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Odd. He is attempting to reinforce Johnston Island with a fast transport TF from Pearl Harbor. He cannot possibly have spotted the KB last turn, since this mission is a suicide mission. I have KB hovering just off Johnston in case his CVs want to try to interfere with my landings there. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,55 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 7 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 38,53 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 15 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Compagnia Filipinas, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Ethel Edwards, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 37,54 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 23 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Asheville, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PG Tulsa, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Manila at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-48 Lily x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Thracian Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet More mopping up in the PI-area. His losses are mounting. But on the other hand, all those units are a write-off from the start. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Amboina Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2293 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 Defending force 1896 troops, 14 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 39 Japanese max assault: 118 - adjusted assault: 49 Allied max defense: 37 - adjusted defense: 13 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Amboina base !!! Ok, another base captured. I wont use this one for my airunits since Ive got a better base at Kendari. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johnston Island Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 3401 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112 Defending force 770 troops, 3 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 190 - adjusted assault: 25 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 25 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Johnston Island base !!! Finally Johnston falls. Today I'll be flying in Nells and Zeros from Kawajelein. That means Ive got Pearl Harbor in Nell-range. Im going to have the KB hang around in this area one more day, and then move on Palmyra. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuching Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuching base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Balikpapan Japanese forces CAPTURE Balikpapan base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarakan base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Khota Bharu Japanese forces CAPTURE Khota Bharu base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Guam Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 805 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24 Japanese forces CAPTURE Guam base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 43,40 Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 52986 troops, 372 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1668 Defending force 18087 troops, 210 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 381 Allied max assault: 1736 - adjusted assault: 1939 Japanese max defense: 414 - adjusted defense: 275 Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 184 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Allied ground losses: 257 casualties reported Guns lost 12 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! This is the hex next to Canton. Is he really trying to attack Canton while Im busy with one division at Hong Kong? Well, he is more than welcome to try, if he does indeed attack Canton, I will divert one of my divisions heading to Malaya, and land behind his back. That way I should be able to capture all these Chinese units, I think hes attacking with 5 corps. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Akyab Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 274 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13 Defending force 744 troops, 5 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 18 - adjusted assault: 7 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Oh well, I'll give them one more day, and if they havent taken Akyab by then, I'll have to reinforce them. I cant use the L3Y's today, because they are heading to Kuching in order to drop the paras at Kragen tomorrow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Taung Gyi Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Taung Gyi base !!! Good, he left the base like I suspected. Tomorrow I'll start flying in parts of the Imperial Guards Division. The capture of this base makes any plans for a defensive stand around Rangoon for the allied player a suicide. Burma should now fall as soon as my units arrive. I currently have three divisions and five tank regiments tasked for the Burma-campaign. This means I can release one of the divisions for other missions. I have not yet decided whether to try to take India in this game. This opens up that possibility. Events in the NEI will decide. Right now Im considering an attack on Ceylon. If things go well in the southern pacific I might try for Ceylon. The way things are going now, it seems I will have to make a choise in a month or so. Do I attack New Zeeland or Ceylon? Now with the fall of Kuching, I can finally move on Java. I have the para-capable Yokosuka-unit there, and tomorrow they will drop on Kragen. To gain an early foothold on Kragen is important because it will break the spirit of the allied commander. If I have a base ON Java already on day 4, he will probably decide that resistance is futile in the area, and evacuate, instead of trying to hold and reinforce. One problem is that I have not spotted Force Z yet. To me that indicates two possibilities. Either it is hiding in the Batavia/Soerebaja-area, or it is heading to Ceylon. I really hope he has decided to withdraw Z, because then I wont have to have BB-cover for my larger landings. That means that I can divert some of my BBs to the southern pacific, where I think things will heat up in couple of weeks.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (10/2/2007 1:31:04 PM)
December 10th 1941 Business as usual today. Im just going to highlight some stuff, and then discuss my options instead. ----------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 13 Vildebeest IV x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 7 destroyed Vildebeest IV: 2 damaged Japanese ships AP Hokusho Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet The Imperial Army Airforce has a pretty impressive defensive CAP over the invasion fleet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsa Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 46724 troops, 464 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 962 Defending force 61435 troops, 402 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1687 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese max assault: 956 - adjusted assault: 293 Allied max defence: 1832 - adjusted defense: 918 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 ( fort level 2 ) Japanese ground losses: 2033 casualties reported Guns lost 43 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 1473 casualties reported Guns lost 30 I wanted to probe his defenses here. I managed to sink his fort level to 2. Constant attacks on the airfield should ensure that this fort level will not rise anymore again. Looks like I can take this base pretty early, so instead of a northern push towards Sian, Im going for the decapitating strike here at Changsa. I'll do the southern push instead of the northern push. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor Star base ! ! ! Japanese forces CAPTURE Kragen base ! ! ! Excellent, we now have a foothold on Java.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (10/2/2007 2:17:51 PM)
Now for a look on the Japanese economy on december 10th. Totals: Manpower: 788 Industry: 13 230 Resources: 13 786 Oil: 1 562 Naval Shipyard: 1 174 Merchant Shipyard: 1 000 Shipyard Repair: 535 Armament: 501 Vehicles: 90 Aircraft Engines: 1 256 Aircraft Assembly: 538 + (2-rd) Engine production (needed=red, in pool=blue) Mitsubishi (0)x655 409 150 Nakajima (265)x375 258 115 Hitachi (0)x120 93 4 Kawasaki (0)x70 0 11 Aichi (0)x20 0 3 Nissan (0)x16 0 5 POOLS (green=in pool, red=used so far, blue=production rate) Note that I have not listed ALL aircraft here. Just those that are somewhat relevant to the current economic considerations. Fighters A6M2 Zero 10 - 57 - 116 Ki-43-Ic Oscar 15 - 60 - 66 Bombers Ki-21 Sally 383 - 21 - 30 Ki-48 Lily 165 - 6 - 0 G3M Nell 122 - 1 - 20 G4M1 Betty 101 - 0 - 26 B5N Kate 126 - 16 - 20 D3A Val 65 - 8 - 33 Ki-32 Mary 270 - 0 - 0 Ki-30 Ann 200 - 0 - 0 Ki-51 Sonia152 - 0 - 0 Transports: L3Y Tina 2 - 5 - 5 L2D2 Tabby 6 - 0 - 13 Ki-57-II Topsy 1 - 7 - 10 Ki-54 Hickory30 - 0 - 32 L1N1 Thora 103 - 7 - 0 Ki-59 Theresa 5 - 6 - 0 H6K2-L Mavis 0 - 2 - 4 Recon: Ki-36 Ida 48 - 0 - 29 Ki-46-II Dinah 9 - 13 - 31 C5M Babs 7 - 3 - 4 H6K4 Mavis 27 - 3 - 8 Future arrivals of consideration here T2/1021st Datai arrives in 773 days and requires 36 x L1N1 Thora 108th Transport Sentai arrives in 387 days and requires 36 x Ki-54 Hickory There are 4 Datais arriving that all require Ki-48 Lilys, all in all 27x4 aircraft. There are 2 Datais arriving that all require 36 Ki-51 Sonias, all in all 2x36 aircraft. Notes: Ive switched from Ki-48 Lily to Ki-49 Helen I have 30 Hickorys, there will be one unit arriving that wants the Hickory. Once that number is met, I will switch to L2D2 Tabby. I will also completely halt the production of Hitachi engines once these Hickorys are built. The only aircraft using these engines are those that I dont really want to build anymore (Ki-54 Hickory, Ki-59 Theresa, Ki-36 Ida, Ki-32 Mary) I will immideately halt production of the worthless Ida. Factory is switched to research on the Tojo instead. As we can see from these numbers, there are some aircraft that need more attention. I will keep a closer look at these figures in the future. But I dont think I need to change anything right now, since it is too early to see real trends. Ive done lots of one-time upgrades and reinforcements that tilt the picture somewhat.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (10/3/2007 2:06:04 PM)
Some decisive surface action this turn. first, at Guadalcanal, the Australian light cruiser Adelaide tries to intercept my invasion fleet but finds two Japanese heavy cruisers instead. --------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga, 67,97 Japanese ships CA Haguro CA Nachio, Shell hits 1 DD Kuroshio Allied ships CL Adelaide, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ---------------------------------------------------------- second, at Luganville, the USN probes my invasion force. He probably spotted me coming, and sent in the CA to see if he could catch me off guard. ----------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Luganville at 72,107 Japanese ships CA Myoko, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Oyashio, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Allied ships CA Louisville, Shell hits 9, on fire ------------------------------------------------------------- And another round ----------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Luganville at 72,107 Japanese ships CA Myoko, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied ships CA Louisville, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ------------------------------------------------------------- The surface combat seems to have been a draw. My ships shot their torpedos too early at or around 20 000. All the shell hits are 8-inchers. It is doubtful whether Myoko will survive. She is at 75 sys, 32 flt and 42 fires. Usually that spells doom for a Japanese ship. I will have to reinforce down here now. I only have two CAs and a DD left as surface protection. Closest ship after that is CL Kirishima at Rabaul. Im sending CA's Maya and Ashigara together with CL Kuma and two destroyers to the area, they should arrive in a couple of days. Todays captures: Luganville Akyab Amchitka Moulmein Burma Ive got 300 men at Taung Gyi, 225 at Akyab and 150 at Moulmein. These bases are secure for now, they can be thrown out by a determined allied counterattack, but I doubt he will try to fight here. I would be very surprised if his units are not retreating north as fast as they can. 55th Division is one hex from Tavoy, and Imperial Guards are two hexes from Raheng. Rangoon should fall within a week, and Mandalay before the end of January. I have re-routed the 33rd Infantry division from Burma to China. The 33rd is currently marching from Indochina to Bangkok, but instead Im marching it to Hanoi, it will then take part in the offensive in southern China. The reason is because I dont see any reason to keep the pressure up in Burma. I will capture all the bases up to the Akyab-Mandalay-Myitkynia line, and then hold. If I want to do any more offensives in that area, they will be by sea and not by land anyway. Ive got 55th Division and the Imperial Guards in the area together with 4 tank regiments, and that is plenty enough. In fact Im probably going to divert two of the tank regiments to China too. Netherlands East Indies Kragen is being constantly reinforced by my transports from Kuching. Right now Ive got a little over 600 men there from 2nd Yokusuka SNLF and 35th Brigade; 31 assault factors all in all. This will double over the next two days. I will see then if I need to fly in more troops, or if my transports can be used for other tasks. 21st and 23rd Mixed Brigades have finished embarking their ships at Kuching, and will depart for Batavia today. BBs Kongo and Haruna have replenished their ammunition at Saigon, and will provide bombardment the day before the invasion. The invasion fleet consists of 29 transports escorted by the heavy cruiser Chokai, light cruisers Kashii and Isuzu, 5 destroyers 6 minesweepers, 7 gunboats and 2 patrol craft. I am also moving the 18th Division from Malaya to Sumatra. Instead of having the 18th division march all the way from Khota Bharu to Kuantan and then over to Malacca, Im re-embarking it on ships and moving it down south. Currently Im planning on using it to invade Palembang, but I am also considering an invasion at Johore Bharu or Malacca. I am still undecided. On the one hand, I would like to secure Palembang as soon as possible, on the other hand it might come in handy in the battle for Malaya. In Malaya right now I have the 5th Division and an engineer regiment. But Ive got the 21st Division coming in by ship, they are currently around Saigon. My idea here is that two divisions is more than enough for the drive down Malaya to Johore Bharu, and then I can bring in the 18th as reinforcements before the final assault on Singapore. Instead of having the 18th on a long march during the period, I might aswell use it in combat operations elsewhere. I dont know where he is planning his naval defensive stand in the NEI though. I would not want to run into the Prince of Wales here. Therefore Im sending BBs Nagato, Ise and Huyga to Palembang as bombardment force and surface combat protection. This way Ive got BB cover for all my invasions in the NEI. Ive also got BBs Fuso and Yamashiro at Macassar. They are covering tomorrows landing of elements of 48th division (the guys that captured Kendari). 48th will first secure Maccasar and then re-embark and move on Timor. As soon as the 48th have landed safely at Macassar, I will move Fuso and Yamashiro up to Batavia. Phillipines Tomorrow the 56th Brigade will arrive at Davao. To coordinate with that, Im dropping paras on Butuan and Dadjangas today. These are the same guys that captured Cagayan on the first day of the war. They will now use the worthless L1N1 Thora-transports to help mopping up on Mindanao. I will capture Naga today, since he evacuated the city. Ive got 8 artillery units, an engineer unit and the 4th division coming in towards Manilla from the south, this should be enough to rubble the city. In the north Ive got two tank regiments, 65th Brigade, a naval guard unit and half of 48th division at Lingayen. Everyone except the 48th will move on Clark in order to tie down his forces there. The 48th will move to Vigan and then clear all the bases east of Clark. Note the very small forces I have in this area. This is in order to free up two divisions for operations in the central and south pacific. Basically I just want to tie him down here, if possible force him to retreat back into Bataan. Then hold him in place, pound him with artillery and air, and then in a couple of months (when operations have ceased in the NEI and Burma) bring in a couple of divisions to finish him off. Central and south pacific South Seas Detachment should begin unloading at Rabaul tomorrow. These guys are coming in completely unescorted, a calculated risk that I feel I can take now because of the lack of allied surface warships in the area. Some Betties from Truk will do some ground attacks on the allied forces. Guadalcanal and Luganville are already in my hands, and I will commence fortification of these bases immideately. Ive got transports heading for Koumac and Efate and all of the New Hebrides should be in my hands within a week. In a bold move, Im sending the Maizuru 2nd SNLF directly to Tongatapu Island (between Suva and Pago-Pago). Im counting on them having the element of surprise. I want this base as a wedge between Samoa and Fiji. Johnston Island has fallen and troops from here are being sent to Palmyra, Christmas Island and French Frigate shoal. An annoying bug is that one of my transports heading for French Frigate Shoal have been sitting in the same hex for two days now. Im trying to send them to another hex instead to "unlock" them. The KB is between Palmyra and Johnston, just to keep an eye on things. Two divisions are enroute to Truk. One of these will be used to take Port Moresby, the other will be tasked with taking Midway and Wake. Northern Front Im going to take all bases up to Cold Bay. I dont think its necessary to take Kodiak, usually that place will be too well defended for it to be worth it. Ive got a BB and two CAs off Dutch Harbor to prevent any attempts at reinforcing here.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (10/4/2007 10:01:10 AM)
A closer look at Burma. Moulmein fell today (I'll post the AAR later) and Ive flown in roughly 100 bombers to shut down Rangoon. My recon tells me there are over 10 000 enemy troops at Rangoon. Does that mean he is planning to make a stand there? It would be great if it were true, they would be no match for my two divisions. Im going to use my tank regiments to bypass Rangoon and move north towards Mandalay, while the infantry divisions will clear out Rangoon. [image]local://upfiles/1562/F04B993605584CA983CF9D0EF1ACA18B.jpg[/image] He could be setting up a trap for me at Moulmein. If he does an amphib assault from Rangoon to Moulmein today, he will capture alot of aircraft of mine. Therefore Im flying in a huge chunk of 3rd mixed regiment to Moulmein today. Ive got several transport wings based at Bangkok, and all of them are on troop transport duty today. I could live with such a loss, the majority of my bombers at Moulmein are worthless army dive bombers. The only thing that would hurt is the Nell squadron I sent there.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (10/4/2007 10:15:32 AM)
Here is Java. Today my naval patrol units discovered an enemy task force hovering just west of Batavia. The report I get is 8 ships containing at least one CA. I suspect this might be Force Z. It is a good place for Force Z to sit and wait in relative safety from Japanese airpower, while still being able to mount a counterattack at a landing at Merak or Batavia. This causes some concern. More on that in the next post. [image]local://upfiles/1562/73BEA1CE474741EA8D1E8B5FCEFF9103.jpg[/image]

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (10/4/2007 10:27:18 AM)
Here is the situation in Malaya. Now, the reason for my concern. At Kuantan, my recon have spotted over 20 000 troops. This is very unusual in my experience. These guys should not be here. At least not if he is trying to do a Sir Robin. Is he going to make a stand here? At the same time my recon have not spotted any troops in the southernmost bases in Malaya. Could it mean that he is defending north of Singapore? At the same time Ive spotted what I think is Force Z hovering off Java within striking distance of Batavia. This makes me reluctant to land directly into Batavia. So, here is what Im considering. Maybe I should divert the two brigades heading to Batavia, and send them to Palembang instead. If I land at Palembang instead I avoid the risk of running into Force Z, and I get a base further west where I can deny the RN the ability to use the sea-area west of Java. In short, I can remove the threat of a RN ambush. Such a move would also free the 18th division, and I could use this division to land at Johore Bharu instead. That way I could capture a large part of the British Malaya-forces in case he is trying to defend up north. Ive got 21st division heading to Songkhia, they will arrive in two or three days. I could also divert the 21st to Johore Bharu if I wanted to. Ive got 5 BBs in the area that could bombard Johore Bharu, so even if there is a brigade there, I could probably take the base. [image]local://upfiles/1562/3241064CEF014379BAD0E13B9FE48555.jpg[/image]

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (10/4/2007 10:51:44 AM)
Here is an interesting development in China. He is mounting a counterattack towards Canton. Undoubtedly he is trying to capture the city while Im busy at Hong Kong. Ive re-routed the 56th Division to land behind his back here. With some luck, I'll be able to surround his forces at Canton. If I manage this, I will have opened up all of southern China. [image]local://upfiles/1562/481BC6B3F0124313AA31F12805F8EEFA.jpg[/image]

Helpless -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (10/4/2007 2:39:48 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Panzerjaeger Hortlund Here is an interesting development in China. He is mounting a counterattack towards Canton. Undoubtedly he is trying to capture the city while Im busy at Hong Kong. Ive re-routed the 56th Division to land behind his back here. With some luck, I'll be able to surround his forces at Canton. If I manage this, I will have opened up all of southern China. Nice trick. Are you going to land 56th Div in non-base hex? ... not everyone tolerates non-base invasions...

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (10/4/2007 2:55:56 PM)
**** you are right. I forgot we had that houserule. Good thing you said that. So, I'll have to invade in Pakhoi instead, and rely more on paras to cut him off initially.

Helpless -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (10/4/2007 3:01:24 PM)
ehh... damn.. i took your pleasure to witness castor's reaction when you accidentally breaking the HR.. [:D] be careful he is very good in land warfare (at least I'm much worse).. good luck! [:)]

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (10/5/2007 11:53:59 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/13/41 Southern Pacific The South Seas Detachment arrives at Rabaul, and makes short work of the allied defenders. A very nice surprise. The South Seas Detachment will now rest for a couple of days and then move on to Port Moresby. Depending on the resistance there, I might be able to use the two divisions currently in transit from Japan to Truk in other areas, New Zealand perhaps. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 61,88, firing at TF 20 TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 61,88 Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Rabaul, at 61,88 Japanese Ships CL Kashima Allied ground losses: 37 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Airbase supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rabaul Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 7056 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 154 Defending force 2710 troops, 21 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 Japanese max assault: 322 - adjusted assault: 224 Allied max defense: 60 - adjusted defense: 100 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul base !!! Japanese ground losses: 190 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Allied ground losses: 40 casualties reported Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lifou at 70,111 Japanese Ships SS I-24 Allied Ships CA Louisville, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Louisville was limping back to port at Noumea it seems, she must have been heavily damaged in the surface action off Luganville. She sinks after the attack by I-24. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 70,112 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 8 Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 3 damaged Allied Ships CL Leander CL Achilles Aircraft Attacking: 4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet 4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 70,112 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 5 Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 2 damaged Allied Ships CL Achilles, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 1 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet 4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet My CS proves that they are worthless on any target bigger than an AK. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 93 troops unloading over beach at Efate, 73,109 Japanese ground losses: 37 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 97 troops unloading over beach at Koumac, 67,111 Japanese ground losses: 44 casualties reported I dont think he can stop me from taking Noumea now. Ive managed to get ashore, and if worst comes to worst, I can fly in troops to Koumac from Guadalcanal, making any eventual appearance of an allied CV irrelevant to the offensive operations towards Noumea. Central Pacific -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 137 troops unloading over beach at French Frigate Shoal, 104,68 Japanese ground losses: 41 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at French Frigate Shoal Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 500 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 2 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE French Frigate Shoal base !!! I figured Id take these dot-bases, to scare him, and to maybe use as sea-plane bases. Northern Pacific -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Dutch Harbor, 103,36, firing at TF 153 TF 153 troops unloading over beach at Dutch Harbor, 103,36 6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 113 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Dutch Harbor, 103,36, firing at TF 153 TF 153 troops unloading over beach at Dutch Harbor, 103,36 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 158 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Dutch Harbor, at 103,36 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Yuzuki DD Kikuzuki CA Kako CA Furutaka BB Mutsu Allied ground losses: 160 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Vehicles lost 1 Runway hits 3 Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Dutch Harbor Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1188 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39 Defending force 801 troops, 5 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 40 - adjusted assault: 4 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported I should be able to take Dutch Harbor tomorrow, or when the reinforcements arrive in two or three days. NEI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 25,54 Japanese Ships DD Ayanami DD Asagiri DD Yugiri Allied Ships AK Palawan, Shell hits 16, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 30,71 Allied aircraft T.IVa x 4 Allied aircraft losses T.IVa: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Tokitsukaze Aircraft Attacking: 3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69 Allied aircraft T.IVa x 5 Allied aircraft losses T.IVa: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Hatakaze CL Natori Aircraft Attacking: 1 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet Good to see losses for the T.IVa's. They are based at Macassar, where I will do a shock attack tomorrow. Any damaged planes should therefore be lost. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Talaud Island at 42,64 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 13 B5N Kate x 14 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AV Langley, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet I wonder where the Langly was hiding. She is spotted now however, and is sunk by Kates off one of my CVLs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,59 Allied aircraft Hawk 75A x 9 CW-21B Demon x 7 Brewster 339D x 11 Martin 139 x 7 Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,59 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 11 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet 2 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet China -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 44 Ki-30 Ann x 34 Ki-51 Sonia x 11 Ki-46-II Dinah x 2 Ki-15 Babs x 2 Ki-36 Ida x 3 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 25 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 1 destroyed, 22 damaged Ki-30 Ann: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 15 Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 20 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet 9 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 10 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 1 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet 1 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet I see he brought in the AVG at last. I lost some aircraft, but not too heavy losses. Ive reinforced the area with some Zeros and Oscars. I want to keep the pressure up on Changsa, so I'll take those losses. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canton Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 8031 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1371 Defending force 54853 troops, 473 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 610 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported He is probing my defences. Now I will tie him down here while I try to flank him with my reinforcements. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 656 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1487 Defending force 60641 troops, 387 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1648 Allied ground losses: 80 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Looks like he is reinforcing Changsa. Another Stalingrad it is... Burma -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 29,34 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Jalapalaka, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet No troops on this ship. Does that mean that he is actually reinforcing Rangoon. Amazing if so...thats suicide. Phillipines -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 9244 troops, 75 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 207 Defending force 4866 troops, 37 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 93 Japanese max assault: 266 - adjusted assault: 108 Allied max defense: 96 - adjusted defense: 27 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Davao base !!! Japanese ground losses: 61 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 11058 troops, 202 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 313 Defending force 5277 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 129 Japanese max assault: 260 - adjusted assault: 20 Allied max defense: 135 - adjusted defense: 14 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 203 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 294 casualties reported Guns lost 17 Davao is captured. And I almost managed to capture Clark. That really surprised me. Is he planning on defending at Manilla only?

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (10/5/2007 12:48:12 PM)
Maybe I should post the houserules. No more than 6 PTs in a TF, max 12 at "major" ports Max 6 ship ASW TF No non base hex landings No sub scout invasions Cutting off troops only with "real" combat units Max 50 planes per af size No rearming of CA/BB at ports smaller than size 5

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (10/6/2007 11:45:31 PM)
Havent had time to write much AAR this weekend. Here is a summary of what has happened in the past 3 days. Burma. He is massing in Rangoon for whatever reason. He is defending behind the river one hex north of Rangoon with 5 units. Im bypassing him with my fast units and will wait for the two divisions to come up north and cross that river. Malaya. My invasion of Johore Bharu failed. The 18th division was not up to the task to take the city, and he managed to reinforce it with 4-5 brigades before my attack. Something that made the situation worse was the fact that my entire airforce in Malaya refused to fly, meaning no supply and no para-reinforcements or attacks. Bad. 5th and 21st division are moving down the penninsula, and it seems we will have to take Singapore in the good old fashioned way. Java. Two brigades landed at Palembang, the attack will commence tomorrow. He is trying to counterattack at Kragen, but I have over 100 combat factors there now, I doubt he will succeed. Southern Pacific. I lost an invasion force heading to Tongapu island. His carriers were in the area. Ive landed on the Noumea-island, at Koumac, and marched to La Foa now. All of Noumea will be in my hands within a couple of days. Rabaul is mine. Im using paras based at Guadalcanal to mop up all the islands. Central Pacific. Nothing much to report. Northern Pacific. Dutch Harbor has fallen. Phillipines. Disaster at Clark, a counterattack threw me back to Lingayen. He is defending outside Manilla with ten divisions or so. Both my drives have stalled, will have to consider reinforcing here. China. Ive crossed the river north of Changsa, will consider an encirclement here, he has over 100 000 men in the city. For some reason he has been defending Pakhoi for the past two days, so I wont invade there.

Hortlund -> RE: Taking the nikmod to the test (10/7/2007 2:25:21 PM)
Well, if yesterday went to the allies, today went to the Empire. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/17/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 215 encounters mine field at Palembang (20,55) TF 215 troops unloading over beach at Palembang, 20,55 Japanese Ships MSW Choun Maru #7 MSW Choun Maru #6 MSW W.5 MSW W.4 MSW Ranzan Maru MSW W.6 PC Shonan Maru #7 PC Shonan Maru #6 PG Sozan Maru PG Muro Maru PG Eiko Maru PG Eifuku Maru PG Hashidate DD Sagiri AP Hikade Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Coastal Guns at Palembang, 20,55, firing at TF 215 65 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Kasasagi DD Sagiri Japanese ground losses: 89 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Low, almost neglectable losses during my landings at Palembang. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru, at 22,49 Japanese Ships DD Wakatake DD Yukaze DD Yakaze CL Oi BB Hyuga BB Ise BB Nagato Allied ground losses: 749 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Vehicles lost 2 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 6 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 7 I was fearing a counterattack on my division that landed here at Johore Bharu. Therefore I ordered a BB TF to try to soften the blow. A very good bombardment mission here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 23 Ki-21 Sally x 110 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged Allied aircraft losses PBY Catalina: 2 destroyed Allied ground losses: 907 casualties reported Guns lost 20 Vehicles lost 2 Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 8 Runway hits 87 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 15 Ki-30 Ann x 28 Ki-21 Sally x 26 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Ki-30 Ann: 4 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 128 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 46 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 25 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet 5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet Yesterdays disaster in the Phillipines opened up my eyes. I have to take this front seriously too, otherwise I'll be stuck here well into 1942. Ive relocated all my Sallys to Apiri, and my Ki-48s are relocating to Lengaspi. I will use these airforces to hit Clark and Manilla daily, to prevent him to build up his forts. I am still considering to reinforce this theater, but I think not. I'll use 56th Brigade from Mindanao when they have cleared the last enemy pocket there. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 55,88 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged Allied Ships CL Boise, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 1 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet Boise is in dangerous waters just off Lae. He was probably looking for invasion fleets, but Im doing all my attacks in this area via paras. Tough luck Boise. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Palmyra, at 106,85 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Chikuma CA Tone BB Hiei Allied ground losses: 124 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 15 Port fuel hits 1 Softening up the defenses at Palmyra before tomorrows invasion. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at La Foa Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1269 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 76 - adjusted assault: 11 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE La Foa base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 25954 troops, 218 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 473 Defending force 13203 troops, 102 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 235 Japanese max assault: 394 - adjusted assault: 507 Allied max defense: 257 - adjusted defense: 817 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese ground losses: 288 casualties reported Guns lost 13 Allied ground losses: 213 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Hong Kong will take a while it seems. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canton Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 629 Defending force 44908 troops, 234 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1108 Allied ground losses: 64 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Palembang Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 20651 troops, 269 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 465 Defending force 1652 troops, 32 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 27 Japanese max assault: 822 - adjusted assault: 758 Allied max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 108 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang base !!! Japanese ground losses: 116 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 241 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Palembang fell easily, however the facilities are more than 50% damaged, wich is very very bad news. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 43,53 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 5665 troops, 199 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 347 Defending force 29803 troops, 249 guns, 123 vehicles, Assault Value = 689 Allied ground losses: 344 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Vehicles lost 6 My bombardment of the allied positions between Naga and Manilla. It will cost him dearly to stall me here. If I can keep up these losses, he will have nothing left to defend Manilla with eventually. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 20440 troops, 287 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 444 Defending force 5979 troops, 55 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 126 Japanese max assault: 488 - adjusted assault: 211 Allied max defense: 125 - adjusted defense: 75 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala Lumpur base !!! Japanese ground losses: 388 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 4 Allied ground losses: 118 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! He is retreating inland here, thanks to my paras at Malacca. However, I thought Malacca was empty. That is the only reason I sent my paras there. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Butuan Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 536 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 34 - adjusted assault: 10 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Butuan base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wewak Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 679 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 44 - adjusted assault: 12 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Wewak base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bulla Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 438 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 28 - adjusted assault: 5 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Bulla base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johore Bahru Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2945 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 343 Defending force 11269 troops, 153 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Mersing Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 3885 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 90 Defending force 91 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Allied max assault: 87 - adjusted assault: 23 Japanese max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 23 to 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kragen Allied Shock attack Attacking force 6041 troops, 58 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 166 Defending force 3490 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 122 Allied max assault: 334 - adjusted assault: 85 Japanese max defense: 92 - adjusted defense: 115 Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 376 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 2 Excellent news. He attacked at Kragen, and was defeated in detail. Now his troops are spent, and I'm just going to tie them down with occational attacks to prevent him from using them elsewhere. Hes got practically all his combat troops on Java here at Kragen, meaning that I can bring in the two brigades from Palembang to mop up the island. With this combat, any attempt to defend Java is doomed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Malacca Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 17 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 3255 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 84 - adjusted defense: 53 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported This amazes me. Despite having 10 or so recon airwings at Khota Bharu and Songkhia, I was unable to see this brigade. I wonder if he moved it in yesterday. On my screen, the base has been undefended for three days. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kiska Island Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 712 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 2 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kiska Island base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Noumea Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 70 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 3 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Noumea base !!! My paras from Guadalcanal capture Noumea. The base has been empty according to my recon, and despite that he had two ships at port. With the capture, I managed to sink CA Australia and DD Le Triomphant. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Buin Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 70 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 4 - adjusted assault: 4 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Buin base !!!

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