The rant goes on... PBEM QUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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castor troy -> The rant goes on... PBEM QUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (9/27/2007 7:14:38 PM)
Gentlemen! (and ladies, if there are any) Starting a Nikmod grand campaign 9.2 PBEM against Panzerjaeger Hortlund! Pzjg. Hortlund as the evil [sm=character0169.gif] Japanese and me as the Allied! I´m prepared to get my a** kicked as my opponent already told me he will like to play an agressive opening, so I´m prepared to get a beating. Have played a NM 5.x PBEM which I really liked and a 7 or 8.x PBEM where we faced some problems with the damaged fighters from flying cap. All in all I was very pleased with my NM PBEMs so I´m expecting a hot game! Thank´s to Nik for the work he puts into his mod! [&o] We haven´t really discussed house rules but have agreed to follow the "most common ones"! So I don´t expect much "gamey" things to happen. Should there be any issues in the future then we will discuss needed house rules during the game.

Rob Brennan UK -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (9/28/2007 3:15:43 AM)
Good luck and beware using dive bombers in Nik mod (v5 was horrible imo (flak power) ) the A2A was a great bonus though so horses for courses etc. are you using AB's map ? or stock ? I'm not upto speed on what mod uses what etc, good luck and above all enjoy the game

Helpless -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (9/28/2007 9:46:51 AM)
Good luck, Chris! I'm sure you will stand good and this game will last longer than our previous run [:)]

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (9/28/2007 9:52:37 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Rob Brennan UK Good luck and beware using dive bombers in Nik mod (v5 was horrible imo (flak power) ) the A2A was a great bonus though so horses for courses etc. are you using AB's map ? or stock ? I'm not upto speed on what mod uses what etc, good luck and above all enjoy the game Thanks Rob! I´m sure the Japanese will suffer more from MY flak than vice versa! [:D] But you are right, dive bombers are not something to be used against a flak concentration. To be honest I have no clue which map we use... [X(] I thought stock, but I might get the first turn on AB´s map...[X(] While it is a hundred times better than stock, I´m just so used to the wrong stock map. We will see, should get the turn tomorrow at the latest and there´s not much to do anyway for the Allied on the first turn - just watching the replay when everything goes up in flames... I took a quick look at the situation when I fired up a head to head under 9.2 (no I did NOT look at the Japanese side) and ALL my pools are empty, the replacement rates are OMG [X(] while the map seems to be empty. Means: PzJg Hortlund can land and take nearly everything he wants... [:D] He told me he will be VERY agressive, so perhaps he will overstretch and I´m perhaps able to strike back now and then...

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (9/29/2007 5:04:20 PM)
The WAR begins! 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 Even before the Japanese empire strikes one of our bases the brave skipper of KXII attacks the BB Kongo with two torps but misses... [8\|] DAMN it, can´t this game start off with a success? [;)] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 43,49 Japanese Ships DD Wakatake DD Yakaze BB Hyuga Allied Ships SS S-36 Shortly after the attack of the British sub, the US sub attacks DD Wakatake but the torps miss also... [:-] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Then a Dutch sub attacks... hits a cargo with one out of 4 torps. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1164 encounters mine field at Kragen (22,63) Allied Ships CL Tromp, Mine hits 1 Tromp passes through Kragen base hex and hits a sub laid Type 88 mine on it´s way to Soerabaja... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 looks like we have a fighter pilot training programm right off from the start. All Nates are bombing... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Singapore isn´t hit that hard... hopefully flak will be even more effective after the first turn with surprise on... looks promising [:D] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet Clark field is demolished. Our fighters aren´t able to take a single enemy aircraft down... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here comes the PH strike... [X(] 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 again, our fighters don´t take down a single enemy aircraft. Flak seems to be intense, though while damaging a lot of the enemy bombers, we not even take a dozen down. BUT we were lucky so far! Not many daitais used torps, so no major ship is in danger of sinking so far. Only ship sunk immediately was a DD that was struck by a 800 kg bomb and suffered a mag explosion. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 a long range ground attack mission. Purpose unknown as this base force has 0 assault points so any attack will dislodge it anyway... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 84th Chinese Corps, at 44,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8 Ki-51 Sonia x 18 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 46 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 8 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet fighter training in the South of China... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 6 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Haruna Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet I weren´t allowed to touch any of my squadrons so all stayed on 15.000 ft. naval attack. No wonder they hit NOTHING... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Hibiki Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Suzuya Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 3 Hudson I x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Shiokaze Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 42,59 Allied aircraft B-17C Fortress x 10 Allied aircraft losses B-17C Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CL Kuma Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet 6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina at 39,73 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Africa Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 10 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 6 damaged Japanese Ships AP Mogamigawa Maru MSW W.1 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet 1 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CL Oi Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 2 Martin 139 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Fuso Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 3 Hudson I x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 3 damaged Hudson I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AP Tatsuwa Maru AP Hukuyo Maru Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AK Shinamogawa Maru Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 28,56 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 3 Martin 139 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Taisei Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The US-Navy strikes back already on the first day of the war. The first major naval vessel to be sunk is a Japanese CL!!!! [&o][&o][:D] 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 [image]local://upfiles/13774/3FD3191E01BC44A99880F9D41AB4132C.jpg[/image] Tenryu (Light Cruiser, 1919-1942) Tenryu, a 3230-ton light cruiser built at Yokosuka, Japan, was commissioned in November 1919. She served as a destroyer flotilla leader until 1925, visiting the coasts of Siberia and China as well as operating in Japanese home waters. After a year in reserve, Tenryu returned to China in 1927, during the civil war then raging in the Shanghai area. She was again a flotilla leader during 1928, then was guard and training ship at Kure until October 1931, when she rejoined the active fleet off China. The cruiser generally operated in Chinese waters for the rest of the decade, with brief intervals of duty as a training ship and in reserve. Plans to convert her to an anti-aircraft ship were cancelled in 1939, and she spent the next two years as a training ship at Maizuru Naval Station and on a cruise through the central Pacific in mid-1941. When the war with the United States began in December 1941, Tenryu was first employed in the operation to capture Wake Island. In January-April 1942, she participated in the capture of New Ireland, New Britain, northeastern New Guinea, Bougainville and the Admiralty Islands. During the early May Battle of the Coral Sea, Tenryu supported the abortive operation to seize Port Moresby. In July and August 1942, following an overhaul in Japan, she served as an escort for transports in the New Britain and New Guinea areas, and also took part in the Battle of Savo Island on 9 August. Over the next four months, she was actively engaged in the unsuccessful campaigns to capture Milne Bay, in eastern New Guinea, and retake Guadalcanal. She was damaged by a bomb on 2 October, made two transport runs to Guadalcanal in early November and covered the 14 November bombardment of Henderson Field. While participating in operations off Madang, New Guinea, on 18 December 1942, Tenryu was torpedoed and sunk by the U.S. submarine Albacore (SS-218). have sent the two CVs in the Hawaian area down near Johnston. They hit the Tenryu but the TF had already unloaded a naval guard unit. Expect Johnston to fall... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Anyo Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kragen at 22,63 Japanese Ships SS I-156 Allied Ships CL Tromp, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage the already damaged Tromp is attacked and hit, had to scuttle her... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The first of a dozen naval bombardments.... Naval bombardment of Khota Bharu, at 24,45 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Arashio DD Michishio CA Atago CA Takao BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 905 casualties reported Guns lost 19 Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 34 Port hits 5 Port fuel hits 6 Port supply hits 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Khota Bharu, at 24,45 Japanese Ships DD Maikaze CA Kumano CA Suzuya Allied ground losses: 143 casualties reported Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 14 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 16 troops unloading over beach at Tarawa, 85,91 Japanese ground losses: 136 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 49 TF 49 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56 21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships ML Hatsutaka, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 660 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 62,66 Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 82 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 39,73 Japanese ground losses: 153 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Khota Bharu, 24,45, firing at TF 85 TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Khota Bharu, 24,45 23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PC Ch 7 Japanese ground losses: 508 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 86 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 Japanese ground losses: 58 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 Japanese ground losses: 249 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 90 troops unloading over beach at Batan Island, 47,47 Japanese ground losses: 88 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 95 troops unloading over beach at Apamama, 86,92 Japanese ground losses: 90 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Brunei, 32,57, firing at TF 111 TF 111 troops unloading over beach at Brunei, 32,57 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 38 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 112 troops unloading over beach at Miri, 31,57 Japanese ground losses: 41 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 115 troops unloading over beach at Cotabato, 41,60 Japanese ground losses: 563 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 125 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 46,49 Japanese ground losses: 515 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 137 troops unloading over beach at Johnston Island, 102,74 Japanese ground losses: 86 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 139 troops unloading over beach at Munda, 64,95 Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Morotai, 43,68 Japanese ground losses: 122 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 144 troops unloading over beach at Wasile, 41,69 Japanese ground losses: 53 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Menado, 39,67, firing at TF 145 TF 145 troops unloading over beach at Menado, 39,67 12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 204 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 167 troops unloading over beach at Kendari, 33,71 Japanese ground losses: 266 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Apamama Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1789 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 112 - adjusted assault: 8 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Apamama base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Khota Bharu Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4894 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 134 Defending force 8659 troops, 114 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 345 Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuching Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1114 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38 Defending force 7912 troops, 104 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Menado Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1303 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43 Defending force 2265 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 77 Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 2 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 max assault: 154 - adjusted assault: 154 Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 154 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Batan Island base !!! Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 1250 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 surprisingly the base force with 0 assault value was able to repulse the attack. [X(] Expect Johnston to fall next turn. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarawa Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1231 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 94 - adjusted assault: 46 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 46 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarawa base !!! PzJg Hortlund is already going DEEP. We have spotted several more TFs that are heading far South into the Southern Pacific. He told me before he will play very agressive so I expect to lose everything down there in the Southern Pacific as all those islands are empty and can be taken by a naval guard unit. With the first turn movement bonus the first Japanese TFs will appear within the next two weeks at the lates. Any reinforcements from the West Coast (the few I have) will not be in place within a month.

aztez -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (9/29/2007 5:14:49 PM)
Good luck! [sm=00000613.gif] ...and maybe the will have more soften tone this time around! [:D][:D]

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (9/29/2007 5:16:00 PM)
As you can see, none of the hit ships at Pearl are in danger to sink, there were just not enough torps and Hortlund was extremley unlucky here... hey, means I was extremely LUCKY... yieepieehh... [:D] Expect another strike on the port next turn, as the Japanese not even lost a dozen bombers... [image]local://upfiles/13774/509218011699482DBD8BCD953D5705C2.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (9/29/2007 5:20:39 PM)
Have to say that I´m more worried about my aircraft losses. I have lost 195 (160 on the ground) while the Japanese only lost 39 (30 to flak, 9 ops). All my pools start out at 0... [8\|] and the replacement rates are not that high so I wonder if I will have something to put in the air the next 12 months... IMO the PH attack once again proves (in my games) to be the wrong decision. While I still don´t know if I can score with the 30 subs in Manila, they are still a threat and the PH strike achieved not much when you look at the ships as the main target. Though another round and I could lose a couple of BBs and more than 300 aircraft if my opponent is lucky with the die rolls...

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (9/30/2007 7:15:59 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/08/41 The dozens of landings are going on... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 49 TF 49 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56 16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships ML Hatsutaka Japanese ground losses: 296 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 82 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 39,73 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Khota Bharu, 24,45, firing at TF 85 TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Khota Bharu, 24,45 36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 428 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 86 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 Japanese ground losses: 139 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 97 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 Japanese ground losses: 102 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 115 troops unloading over beach at Cotabato, 41,60 Japanese ground losses: 63 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 125 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 46,49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 128 TF 128 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 79 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 137 troops unloading over beach at Johnston Island, 102,74 Japanese ground losses: 65 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Menado, 39,67, firing at TF 145 TF 145 troops unloading over beach at Menado, 39,67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 158 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 Japanese ground losses: 287 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 160 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 Japanese ground losses: 269 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 161 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 Japanese ground losses: 236 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 167 troops unloading over beach at Kendari, 33,71 Japanese ground losses: 191 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 171 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 46,49 Japanese ground losses: 105 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1077 encounters mine field at Teloekbetoeng (19,58) Allied Ships AK Sibolga, Mine hits 1 another sub laid Type 88 mine... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Japanese Ships DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Arashio DD Michishio Allied Ships SS KXII, hits 2 2 near misses... sys at 10 now... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Miri at 31,57 Japanese Ships AP Haisho Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS O20 Dutch sub sinks another AP... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese Ships DD Shirakumo DD Usugumo DD Shinonome DD Fubuki CL Sendai Allied Ships SS S-39, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 with all the carriers (CVE and CVL) around in the SRA and all the landings which will lead to Nells/Betties around everywhere I decided not to break out with my ships but send them in to fight. Instead of trying to keep range the Houston goes in for close combat and is penetrated by 5 inch shells at 2000 yards and shot to pieces, then 4 torps hit... oh this surface combat routine...[8\|] USS Houston (CA-30, originally CL-30), 1930-1942 USS Houston, a 9050-ton Northampton class light cruiser, was built at Newport News, Virginia. She was commissioned in June 1930 and reclassified as a heavy cruiser a year later, at which time her hull number was changed from CL-30 to CA-30. After initial operations in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, Houston steamed to the western Pacific in early 1931 to become flagship of the Asiatic Fleet. She served in that role until November 1933, spending considerable time in Chinese waters protecting U.S. interests during the conflict between China and Japan. Following her Asiatic Station tour, Houston crossed the Pacific to join the Scouting Force. During the rest of the decade, she regularly partcipated in exercises, including the periodic Fleet Problems that tested the Navy's war plans and readiness. She was flagship of the United States Fleet during September-December 1938 and also carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt on a number of occasions in 1934, 1935, 1938 and 1939. In November 1940, Houston returned to the Philippines for her second deployment as Asiatic Fleet flagship. When Japan escalated its disputes with the U.S. into open warfare in December 1941, the cruiser was sent south to Australian and Netherlands East Indies waters. As the heaviest unit of the Allied naval force in that area, she was actively employed in the desperate struggle against the Japanese East Indies' offensive. A enemy bomb disabled her after gun turret on 4 February 1942, but she remained in the combat zone, fighting off air raids and taking part in the Battle of the Java Sea on 27 February. The next day, with the situation in the East Indies now hopeless, Houston was ordered to leave the area. Steaming in company with the Australian light cruiser Perth, she encountered a strong Japanese navy force supporting an amphibious landing on western Java, near the Sunda Strait. In a valiant night battle against overwhelming odds, Houston and Perth were sunk by enemy gunfire and torpedos. [image]local://upfiles/13774/67C6B02AFCC44723AC6AB217403920D5.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 sending in the PTs... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Marblehead and the 5 DDs react to Balikpapan (or ends in this hex, who knows) on it´s way to Soerabaja... result isn´t surprising... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- another round... 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 sent in this TF to Johnston and after two rounds everything is over with the Jap TF still in the hex... OH THIS SURFACE COMBAT ROUTINE... [8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 the Boise shoots up an AP... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- now a series of surface combats as dozens of my ships stumble over a DD TF in the open sea while retreating from the Philipines... [:(] well placed, or just plain luck... of course all engagements are going until most of my ships are sunk... 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kuching at 28,56 Japanese Ships DD Sawakaze, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage BB Hyuga BB Ise Allied Ships SS O19 Dutch sub sinks a DD... in a couple of days 40 subs should be in position in the SRA, most with MK14 torps but we will see... [&o] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 33,64 Japanese Ships SS I-124 Allied Ships ML Prins van Oranje -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Dutch Harbor, at 103,36 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 14 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Yuzuki DD Kikuzuki DD Uzuki, Shell hits 1 CA Kako, Shell hits 2 CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2 Allied ground losses: 144 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Runway hits 1 Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 14 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 7 Port hits 5 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kendari, at 33,71 Japanese Ships DD Shiokaze DD Suzukaze DD Umikaze DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Yukikaze Allied ground losses: 61 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 6 Port hits 7 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Japanese Ships DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki Allied Ships SS KXII, hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kuching at 28,56 Japanese Ships PC Shonan Maru #7 PC Shonan Maru #6 PG Sozan Maru PG Muro Maru MSW W.5 MSW W.4 Allied Ships SS O19, hits 4, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Balikpapan, 31,64, firing at TF 117 TF 117 troops unloading over beach at Balikpapan, 31,64 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 267 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kuching, 28,56, firing at TF 49 TF 49 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 41 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Khota Bharu, 24,45, firing at TF 85 TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Khota Bharu, 24,45 9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PG Tatsumiya Maru Japanese ground losses: 82 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 Japanese ground losses: 53 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 115 troops unloading over beach at Cotabato, 41,60 Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Balikpapan, 31,64, firing at TF 117 TF 117 troops unloading over beach at Balikpapan, 31,64 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Otori Japanese ground losses: 133 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 158 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 Japanese ground losses: 208 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 160 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 Japanese ground losses: 103 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 161 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 Japanese ground losses: 53 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 167 troops unloading over beach at Kendari, 33,71 Japanese ground losses: 146 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 171 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 46,49 Japanese ground losses: 131 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese Ships AK Myoko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire PC Showa Maru #5 PC Showa Maru #3 PC Nichi Maru #1 PC Gamitsu Maru #1 MSW Takasago Maru MSW Ataka Maru Allied Ships SS S-39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Miri at 31,57 Japanese Ships AP Yamagata Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS O20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 145,57 Japanese Ships SS I-19 Allied Ships AS Fulton, Torpedo hits 1, on fire a sub attacks a valuable AS that I sent towards Australia a couple of hexes from the West coast... damn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps, at 43,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8 Ki-51 Sonia x 18 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 8 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Cotabato at 41,60 Allied aircraft P-35A x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Yudachi Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-35A attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Suzukaze Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 42,59 Allied aircraft P-26A x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Matsukaze, Shell hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-26A attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 3 Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64 Allied aircraft T.IVa x 3 Allied aircraft losses T.IVa: 3 damaged Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro Aircraft Attacking: 3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Cotabato at 41,60 Allied aircraft B-17C Fortress x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Hiyoshi Maru Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64 Allied aircraft T.IVa x 5 Allied aircraft losses T.IVa: 3 damaged Japanese Ships AP Ayato Maru DD Otori Aircraft Attacking: 1 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 45,60 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 4 Allied aircraft B-17C Fortress x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17C Fortress: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Zuiho Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 2 Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CL Jintsu Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 26 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 39,61 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 3 Allied aircraft P-35A x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Amatsukaze Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-35A attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13 Allied aircraft Swordfish x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Swordfish: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 3 Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Fuso Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64 Allied aircraft T.IVa x 3 Allied aircraft losses T.IVa: 3 damaged Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro Aircraft Attacking: 3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 45,60 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 4 Allied aircraft B-17C Fortress x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships CVE Hosho Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 a looong range strike from Saigon, still far more effective than the attacks of my bombers... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 don´t expect many ships to make the way from the SRA... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 what should I say about that one??? Day time engagement, 4 vs 4... All my DDs are shot to pieces but the score... HEY they score... one shell hit... hurrey.... [X(] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 those 4 DDs sink a dozen ships... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 then the super Boise shoots up a whole convoy... everything is sunk... Boise has no 6 inch ammo left and will retire unharmed to Brisbane... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 the 4 super DDs kill another ship... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 even IJN cargoes fight better than US Navy ships... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 13 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 8 Port hits 6 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kendari, at 33,71 Japanese Ships DD Shiokaze DD Suzukaze DD Umikaze DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Yukikaze Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 11 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 33,61 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Hagikaze DD Arashi DD Nowaki CA Mikuma CA Mogami Allied ground losses: 404 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 9 Port hits 4 Port fuel hits 5 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 135 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 33,61 Japanese ground losses: 192 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 7548 troops, 193 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 165 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 166 - adjusted assault: 168 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 168 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Legaspi base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Menado Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2512 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76 Defending force 1985 troops, 15 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 43 Japanese max assault: 154 - adjusted assault: 120 Allied max defense: 44 - adjusted defense: 9 Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Menado base !!! Japanese ground losses: 95 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 2771 casualties reported Guns lost 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lunga Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2958 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 47 - adjusted assault: 24 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 26984 troops, 253 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 537 Defending force 13230 troops, 118 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 233 Japanese max assault: 706 - adjusted assault: 470 Allied max defense: 244 - adjusted defense: 1133 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6) Japanese ground losses: 422 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 116 casualties reported Guns lost 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kendari Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 3773 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 235 Defending force 868 troops, 5 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 Japanese max assault: 370 - adjusted assault: 180 Allied max defense: 11 - adjusted defense: 5 Japanese assault odds: 36 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kendari base !!! Japanese ground losses: 46 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 61 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cotabato Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 9270 troops, 78 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 207 Defending force 480 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 434 - adjusted assault: 434 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 144 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Cotabato base !!! Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Munda Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 758 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 26 - adjusted assault: 27 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Munda base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Brunei Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 747 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23 Defending force 804 troops, 6 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 48 - adjusted assault: 22 Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei base !!! Japanese ground losses: 2 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Aparri Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 6721 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 72 Defending force 642 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 74 - adjusted assault: 36 Allied max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Aparri base !!! Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wasile Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 713 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 42 - adjusted assault: 23 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Wasile base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Morotai Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 628 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 48 - adjusted assault: 25 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 25 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Morotai base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Miri Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 723 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 48 - adjusted assault: 24 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Miri base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Khota Bharu Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4866 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 135 Defending force 15423 troops, 256 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 404 Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuching Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1134 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38 Defending force 14633 troops, 166 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 319 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Balikpapan Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 733 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Defending force 4164 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 para drop... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 !!! para drop... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 the base force still holds... have sent two DDs on a fast transport mission from Pearl Harbour which will arrive in two turns. What is really a mess is that 30 Catalinas on nav search weren´t able to spot KB so those DDs could be on a suicide mission... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Kuching holds another round. Must be some real BAD die rolls for Hortlund... base will fall tomorrow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 same here, base still holds. Hopefully no attack next turn (doubt it), then my troops would have moved out...

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/2/2007 4:45:30 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/09/41 another day with lots of attacks and many bases falling to the Japanese. We have already spotted a Japanese TF that is nearing New Caledonia. [8\|] Have ordered some transports to pick up the lonely USN base force at Noumea as it would be lost anyway. Will also try to evac the troops from the Fidjis and bring them to Canton Island and Pago Pago. Those will be my numero uno bases to defend. I expect Japanese landings EVERYWHERE in the Pacific (except PH) and there is no chance to do something against it in the next one or two months as there aren´t any troops nor enough ships to place reinforcements at all bases, so I have to focus on two of them. Always the same problem, the Japanese player knows that the whole Pacific is empty so some nav guard units are enough to take everything if you are quick enough. I have already decided that if I will lose all the Pacific islands then my counter offensive will go through the Aleutans on the direct way to Japan. Will be costly and not easy but it is still faster than mopping up all those islands with carrier support only. Have operated up there in another games and to my surprise weather wasn´t as hindering as I thought it would be. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Balikpapan, 31,64, firing at TF 117 TF 117 troops unloading over beach at Balikpapan, 31,64 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Otori -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 135 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 33,61 Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 The Philipine sea is full of TFs so you´ve got a 95% chance that your surface TFs just stumble over an enemy TF. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sent in the three BRITISH DDs that start out at Hong Kong. Those should do better at night than the American cruisers... 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 both TFs spot each other, Japanese TF crosses the T... two rounds of gun fire... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- next round... 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 both TFs spot each other, Japanese TF crosses the T... [8\|] a lot of torps launched, nothing happening... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and another - now intense - round 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 the British DDs now prove to be what I have expected them to be... both TFs spot each other, this time Japanese TF doesn´t cross the T and a lot of gun fire rounds when DD Scout hits the Chidori with a torp that sends the Chidori immediately to the buttom [sm=00000036.gif] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- then my DDs run into another surface TF with patrols... 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 unfortunately the Thanet is hit by another two rounds of 4.7 inch guns and is a goner (as probably the PC also)... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 S-36 attacks an AP with 4 torps - and misses - and is in return attacked by 15 escorts. Dozens of DCs are dropped, two are near misses and one is a real hit. Sys is at 24 float at 43 with fires at 6... heading towards a port on cruise speed... would prefer to have subs carrying MK14 torps being damaged, not the ones with MK10s... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kuching at 28,56 Japanese Ships CL Isuzu DD Kiji Allied Ships SS O16 We are not that fortunate with our sub attacks against bigger IJN units. O16 fires 4 torps at the Isuzu but all miss... as does the escorting ASW DD... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- then another series of naval bombardments follows... 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 33,61 Japanese Ships DD Hagikaze DD Arashi DD Nowaki CA Mikuma CA Mogami Allied ground losses: 80 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Runway hits 5 Port hits 4 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kuching, at 28,56 Japanese Ships DD Kamo DD Kiji CL Isuzu Allied ground losses: 60 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 28,66 Japanese Ships SS I-162 Allied Ships ML Prins van Oranje, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage the IJN subs are more deadly so far... the ML sinks immediately... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 127 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 28,56 Japanese ground losses: 436 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 136 troops unloading over beach at Johnston Island, 102,74 Japanese ground losses: 150 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese Ships AK Oregon Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage MSW Wa 20 MSW Wa 9 MSW Wa 6 AP Tama Maru #2 AK Dakar Maru Allied Ships SS S-39 Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported we heavily damage another AK... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 43,49 Japanese Ships AP Santos Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS Pike and our first MK14 that explodes... so far my subs are doing okay and not even all are in position yet. Should cause some headache... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 43,49 Japanese Ships PG Kamitsu Maru PG Aso Maru Allied Ships SS Pike -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kragen at 22,63 Japanese Ships SS I-156, hits 7 Allied Ships DD Van Nes DD Piet Hein DD Kortenaer DD Evertsen DD Witte de With DD Banckert 6 Dutch DDs are sent to Kragen where I-156 has been sitting since turn 1... 7 near misses... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1163 encounters mine field at Kragen (22,63) Allied Ships DD Kortenaer then we are lucky that our DDs don´t hit a mine... one mine is destroyed by DD Kortenaer... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kuching at 28,56 Allied Ships SS O16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 we need more flak units in China. As soon as we will be able to fly some base forces in from India we will strenghten our flak defenses. I don´t want to send fighters to China as those would only be lost against the IJA/IJN. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Ki-21 Sally x 25 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 6 damaged Allied ground losses: 66 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet small strike, would have been a chance to bring some Cap into the air at Manila... though I fear big sweeps so nothing in the Philipines is capped at the moment. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 Ki-21 Sally x 27 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 43,40 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 9 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 9 Ki-51 Sonia x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 92 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 9 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet 9 x B5N Kate bombing at 15000 feet training attack, one hex NW of Canton... a stack of inf without any AA guns... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 24 Vildebeest IV x 8 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 4 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Haruna Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet have set Buffs on escort to meet the Oscar LRCAP there... no Oscars... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 6 damaged Japanese Ships CA Takao BB Haruna Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet the following UNESCORTED raid OF COURSE now meets LRCAP... L O L [:o] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 3 Hudson I x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 1 damaged Hudson I: 6 damaged Japanese Ships CA Kumano Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet LRCAP again... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Umikaze Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AK Shinamogawa Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet my land based aircraft have yet to score a bomb hit... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 the Japanese bombers are deadly as expected... will lose probably 95% of the ships that started out in the Philipines... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 21 Vildebeest IV x 7 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kongo CA Takao Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet I´ve often seen those obsolete Vildebeests scoring torps against BBs/CAs in other AARs... am waiting to see the same in my game. They are now in the 60s exp... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 36,55 Allied aircraft P-35A x 3 Allied aircraft losses P-35A: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CVE Taiyo Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-35A attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Seizan Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Taytay at 39,53 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Sarangami, 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- the 2 DDs that I sent with troops from a US div. from Pearl to Johnston are now attacked by the KB at 4 hexes range... really a suicide mission... 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese Ships MSW Wa 20 MSW Wa 9 MSW Wa 6 AK Nissin Maru AK Genoa Maru Allied Ships SS S-39, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kuching, at 28,56 Japanese Ships DD Wakatake DD Yukaze DD Yakaze CL Oi BB Hyuga BB Ise BB Nagato Allied ground losses: 163 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 3 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 TK Anastasia, Shell hits 3, on fire Allied ground losses: 115 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 8 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 33,61 Japanese Ships DD Hagikaze DD Arashi DD Nowaki CA Mikuma CA Mogami Allied ground losses: 49 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 24 Port hits 3 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kuching, at 28,56 Japanese Ships DD Kamo DD Kiji CL Isuzu Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Runway hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Japanese Ships DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Arashio DD Michishio Allied Ships SS KXI, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese Ships DD Yugumo Allied Ships SS S-39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 43,49 Japanese Ships AP Arizona Maru PC Ch 32 PC Ch 18 PC Ch 17 PC Ch 16 PC Ch 15 PC Ch 14 PC Ch 13 PC Takunan Maru #5 PC Shonan Maru #17 MSW W.19 MSW W.15, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Pike, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- then my bases begin to fall one after another... 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 !!! Japanese ground losses: 58 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 360 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- if my DDs wouldn´t have been sunk, they would have been one turn late anyway... 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 !!! Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 1045 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Johnston is lost and my opponent can now take Palmyra and everything all the way down to New Zealand also as those places are only "defended" by base forces with a whopping assault value of.... 0 [8D] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuching Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 14409 troops, 157 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 825 Defending force 686 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Japanese max assault: 646 - adjusted assault: 1076 Allied max defense: 3 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 1076 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuching base !!! Allied ground losses: 1046 casualties reported Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Balikpapan Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 4199 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127 Defending force 1110 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18 Japanese max assault: 258 - adjusted assault: 218 Allied max defense: 16 - adjusted defense: 9 Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Balikpapan base !!! Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 44 casualties reported Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2564 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 84 Defending force 687 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Japanese max assault: 160 - adjusted assault: 87 Allied max defense: 18 - adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarakan base !!! Japanese ground losses: 68 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 99 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- have succesfully evacuated Khota Bharu! [&o] Those units didn´t have to retreat so they still have an assault value of over 100. Should come in handy to defend the road down to Sing. Will place them in a mountaineous hex... supported by another inf unit and the IJA division landed at Khota Bharu shouldn´t be enough to overcome them in the mountains... hopefully... [;)] Ground combat at Khota Bharu Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 15311 troops, 248 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 399 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 876 - adjusted assault: 800 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 800 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Khota Bharu base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Guam Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 805 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 50 - adjusted assault: 14 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Guam base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Allied counter attack has already begun!!!! [sm=Tank-fahr09.gif] We kick out an IJA division NW of Canton. We will now move all those troops into Canton which is urban. Then the South of China should be more or less secure for the moment as there are nowhere enough IJA troops to kick me out of the urban hex. One division is already at Hong Kong which could perhaps not be enough to take the base allone. And reinforcements can´t (or shouldn´t be able to) move from Canton to HK once I arrive there... 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! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Japanese paras are continuing the attack at Akyab. Akyab is useless as it starts out at 0/0 in NM ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 !!! [:@] exactly this turn the brigade at Taung Gyi moved out. GHOST paras take the base... 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles take the base with an assault value of 1 against 0 troops, 0 guns and 0 vehicles with an assault value of 0. THEY ACHIEVE ASSAULT ODDS of 0:1 which means they fail... NO, they still take the base... no, I´m not ranting, I´m just pissed off... [8\|][8\|][8\|]

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/3/2007 5:42:17 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/10/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 25,45 Japanese Ships DD Amagiri DD Yugiri DD Asagiri DD Ayanami DD Shikinami DD Uranami Allied Ships SS KXII, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1083 encounters mine field at Teloekbetoeng (19,58) Allied Ships MSW Maryborough MSW Goulburn MSW Burnie MSW Bendigo MSW Toowoomba MSW Ballarat clearing some Type 88 mines... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Cotabato at 41,60 Japanese Ships DD Isonami DD Shirayuki, Shell hits 1 DD Hatsuyuki DD Murakumo Allied Ships AVD Childs, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk sent in a lonely AVD that still is in the Philipine sea as I got a report of 4 AKs at Cotabato... well, the sighting was obviously wrong and the 4 IJN DDs sunk the AVD in no time suffering no damage in return (think the shell hit was only FOW). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Munda at 64,95 Japanese Ships AP Tonei Maru, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage AP Konsan Maru Allied Ships CL Adelaide Adelaide came from Port Moresby and I sent her to Munda and we find two APs. Hopefully Tonei Maru will sink. Adelaide will continue to Lunga where many TFs have unloaded troops recently. Perhaps there are still ships at Lunga. I have 3 CLs and a CA operating in 3 TFs in the Solomon - New Caledonia area operating against IJN shipping. KB is far away and no sighting of anything bigger than a PG so far. Perhaps we can cause some trouble. We won´t stop Hortlund as all bases are empty, but perhaps he will have to pay with some ships... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kuching at 28,56 Japanese Ships ML Hatsutaka Allied Ships SS O16 O16 misses again with 4 torps... a big IJN ML - a high value target for me... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 46,45 Japanese Ships PG Kamitsu Maru PG Aso Maru Allied Ships SS Sealion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a lot of landings again... TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Makin, 85,89 Japanese ground losses: 147 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 94 troops unloading over beach at Luganville, 72,107 Japanese ground losses: 187 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 152 troops unloading over beach at Amchitka Island, 96,36 Japanese ground losses: 1138 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 152 troops unloading over beach at Amchitka Island, 96,36 Japanese ground losses: 135 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kuching at 28,56 Japanese Ships DD Sagiri Allied Ships SS O16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kuching at 28,56 Japanese Ships PC Shonan Maru #7 PC Shonan Maru #6 PG Sozan Maru PG Muro Maru MSW W.5 MSW W.4 Allied Ships SS O16, hits 3 O16 fires it´s last torpedoes at a PC and misses... again... then she is damaged by 2 near misses and a real hit... causing HEAVY damage... sys 38 float 53 fire 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tainan at 48,44 Japanese Ships AK Kinmo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS Seadragon MK14s are doing great so far... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Pescadores at 47,43 Japanese Ships MSW Kaiyo Maru #1 MSW Tasei Maru MSW Tamaura Maru MSW Rikusen Maru MSW Kaiyo Maru #3 MSW Hinode Maru #18 MSW Hinode Maru #17 Allied Ships SS Sealion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 43,48 Japanese Ships AP Imizu Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS Shark Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported another MK14 explodes... all torps that did hit so far also exploded... lucky me... [8D] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 32 Ki-30 Ann x 30 Ki-51 Sonia x 10 Ki-15 Babs x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 2 damaged Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 8 Runway hits 32 Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 18 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet need more flak... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Cotabato at 41,60 Allied aircraft P-26A x 5 P-35A x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Hatsuyuki DD Murakumo DD Shirayuki Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-35A attacking at 100 feet 1 x P-26A attacking at 100 feet still no LBA hits... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 42,59 Allied aircraft P-35A x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Bunzan Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-35A attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 34,54 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 20 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Sagoland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 49,59 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 9 B5N Kate x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Manatawny, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 49,59 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Manatawny, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 30,67 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Fuso Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Cotabato at 41,60 Allied aircraft P-26A x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Shirayuki Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-26A attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 I´m just dumb to try to compete with the IJA/IJN with my obsolet airforce. 7 Buffs shot down for nothing. A Vildebeest lost to flak. All aircraft will be withdrawn to India, only the Dutch squadrons will stay and fight until no planes are left (except the recons, which will be shipped to Australia). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Bacolod at 42,57 Allied aircraft P-35A x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Sanwa Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-35A attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 37,54 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 1 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Compagnia Filipinas, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 1 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 31,54 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 Ki-48 Lily x 13 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Paz, Bomb hits 1 AK Don Jose Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kuching at 28,56 Allied Ships SS O16, heavy damage O16 now shows up as heavily damaged... will retire to Singapore and disbanded into port for one or two turns to get the float dam down - if she will make it and if she won´t be sunk in port - then she will retire to India for repairs... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha 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 defense: 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 very optimistic attack IMO! Though results aren´t bad at all it seems. Losses nearly equal and even a fort level is knocked down... [:(] My assault value is halfed... [:(] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Alor Star Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 3266 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 82 - adjusted assault: 84 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 84 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor Star base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 1 destroyed only a single eng unit is coming down the rail. Should move my inf units back and kick it out but I expect to meet some IJA divisions also... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kragen Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 267 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16 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 Kragen base !!! small para unit takes Kragen, two hexes North of Soerabaja... no IJN TF in sight, perhaps more units are flown in, but I ordered two inf units (together around 150 assault points) to Kragen to attack the paras. Won´t arrive before 4 or 5 turns... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Akyab Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 240 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11 Defending force 774 troops, 5 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 18 - adjusted assault: 12 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: 35 casualties reported wonder if Akyab will hold until the para unit is wiped out. Am sending small reinforcements with FT but it will take some turns... either too late for my troops or the Japanese are wiped out then... [:D] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Makin Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1176 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 44 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 60 - adjusted assault: 16 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Makin base !!! As you can see, the air losses are 40:0 for the Japanese so far... [image]local://upfiles/13774/EABB7687AC8D47C3B244D0EF72AF1C40.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/4/2007 11:39:23 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/11/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- lot of sub action this turn... Sub attack at 46,48 Japanese Ships MSW W.12 PC Ch 12 PC Ch 11 PC Ch 10 PC Ch 6 MSW W.11 Allied Ships SS Porpoise the turn before I said my MK14s are working great so far... [:D] Porpoise fires 4 which fail to detonate... [:D] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 47,46 Japanese Ships PC Ch 12 PC Ch 11 PC Ch 10 PC Ch 6 MSW W.12 MSW W.11 Allied Ships SS Salmon, hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97 Japanese Ships CA Haguro CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 DD Kuroshio Allied Ships CL Adelaide, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ouch, Adelaide didn´t find transports at Lunga but two IJN CAs. She has no chance is sunk pretty fast... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships MSW W.15, heavy damage MSW W.19 PC Shonan Maru #17, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PC Takunan Maru #5 PC Ch 13 PC Ch 14 PC Ch 15 PC Ch 16 PC Ch 17 PC Ch 18 PC Ch 32 AP Anzan Maru AP Arizona Maru AP Matsukawa Maru AP Ozan Maru AP Waura Maru Allied Ships PT PT-34 PT PT-35, Shell hits 10, and is sunk PT PT-41 the PTs sink a PC for the loss of PT of their own... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships MSW W.7, Shell hits 2 MSW W.8, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage MSW W.9, Shell hits 4 MSW W.10 MSW W.17 MSW W.18 PC Kyo Maru #2 PC Kyo Maru #11 PC Kyo Maru #12 PC Kyo Maru #13 PC Shonan Maru #1 PC Shonan Maru #2, Shell hits 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 another round and one of the PTs shoots up a MSW with it´s 20 mm Oerlikon... doubt the MSW will sink though -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kodiak at 108,34 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu DD Sagi, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Allied Ships PT PT-39 have spotted several TFs up in the North and sent the only "warship" that is available in the area to Kodiak. Mutsu and Sagi come in for a bombardment (?) and are attacked by the heroic PT which sinks the Sagi with two torps. I´m VERY happy with the performance of my PTs so far. And it´s the same performance I have to face all the time when I´m playing AGAINST them... [:D] and this WITHOUT radar on the PTs... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Aparri at 46,49 Japanese Ships AK Koto Maru, Shell hits 2 Allied Ships DD Scout DD Thracian no chance to shoot up a single AK with two British DDs with high night exp... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 43,49 Japanese Ships AP Genkai Maru Allied Ships SS Pike MK14s fail to detonate after hitting a big AP... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 33,47 Japanese Ships AP Niitaka Maru Allied Ships SS Spearfish MK14 fail to detonate... oh no... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 118 troops unloading over beach at Banjarmasin, 27,64 Japanese ground losses: 76 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 199 troops unloading over beach at Lamon Bay, 44,52 Japanese ground losses: 49 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 100,95 Japanese Ships SS I-169 Allied Ships DD Fanning DD Dunlap CA and two DDs on a couple of hexes North of Canton run over a sub. They are sent to Canton to meet the CVs there. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Canton Island at 98,99 Japanese Ships SS I-171, hits 1 Allied Ships CA Chicago DD Balch DD Porter DD Flusser ooops! I-171 attacks the Chicago but misses luckily. The DDs don´t achieve much. 6 are despatched from the CVs into an ASW TF to hunt the sub next turn. After refuelling (only 3000 fuel at Canton) the CV TF will leave the hex to the South. KB has gone two turns South and last turn North again, it´s still within the range of Pearl Harbour´s Catalinas. So this means I still can lure around Canton with my carriers to defend Canton and Pago Pago against any invasion TFs. Half a dozen APs have picked up an USMC division that will head to Canton where it should arrive within the next two weeks as the TF will go at full speed 6 hexes a turn. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 29,54 Japanese Ships AK Shinzui Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Sturgeon MK14 that explodes... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 5 Ki-30 Ann x 2 Ki-51 Sonia x 2 Ki-15 Babs x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet tiny strike on Canton today... a second base force with some flak guns arrived at Canton this turn. Should hopefully boost the defense. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Ki-30 Ann x 31 Ki-21 Sally x 62 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 184 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 79 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 25 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 46th Chinese Corps, at 43,40 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 8 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8 Ki-51 Sonia x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 8 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet 8 x B5N Kate bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 42,59 Allied aircraft P-26A x 3 P-35A x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Mizuho Maru AP Ural Maru Aircraft Attacking: 4 x P-35A attacking at 100 feet 3 x P-26A attacking at 100 feet still no hits on Japanese shipping from my LBA... [8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Cotabato at 41,60 Allied aircraft P-26A x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Murakumo Aircraft Attacking: 2 x P-26A attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,59 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 4 Brewster 339D x 11 Blenheim IV x 2 Martin 139 x 6 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mikuma CA Mogami Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet no hit... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,59 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 26 Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mikuma CA Mogami DD Nowaki Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet no hit... [8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 42,50 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 3 G4M1 Betty x 15 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 damaged G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged Allied Ships PT PT-34 PT PT-41 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet those two PTs are NOT included in a TF with other ships, so I have no idea why torpedoe bombers are going in to attack them with torps... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 27,54 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Ki-48 Lily x 13 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Paz AK Don Jose Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet amazingly those Lilies are not really effective so far... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 28,54 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 G3M Nell x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Bisayas, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 42,50 Japanese aircraft Ki-48 Lily x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Thracian DD Scout, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet but they hit a DD... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Banjarmasin , at 27,64 Japanese aircraft Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 42,59 Allied aircraft P-26A x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Tatuwa Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x P-26A attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,59 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 4 Brewster 339D x 8 Martin 139 x 10 Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 3 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mikuma CA Mogami Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet no hit... [8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,59 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 26 Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 4 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mikuma CA Mogami Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet of course no hit... [8\|] the 250lb bombs dropped by the Martins wouldn´t do much damage anyway but seeing 4 dozens Martins drop 9 bombs each achieving not a single hit this turn... oh mmm... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,59 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Mogami Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 42,59 Allied aircraft P-26A x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Bunzan Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-26A attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 27,54 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 Ki-48 Lily x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships MSW Lark Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 14 Allied aircraft Wirraway x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied Ships CL Mauritius Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet Nells are attacking a TF that I have stationed at Palembang to act as a fast TF to pick up troops fragments that I pull out of Malaya to bring them to India. Have to take the TF back to Batavia, which is in range of Kuching´s airfield, so I expect a strike of Zeroes and Betties/Nells soon. Force Z was at Batavia the last turns but is now heading 5 heaxes West into the Indian ocean where it will stay for a few days. If it will be too dangerous they will retire to India. No sense in losing the ships for an attack against some transports where they perhaps sink one or two small AKs... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 72,107 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 8 Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 2 damaged Allied Ships CA Louisville Aircraft Attacking: 4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 The troops transport TFs at Luganville are covered by a CA and a DD. The fight starts out at 24.000 yards and Louisville is twice hitting the Myoko with 8 inch shells that don´t penetrate the armor of the IJN CA. In return Louisville is hit and penetrated by 8 inch shells from Myoko at a range of 20.000 yards. Damn... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 another round and Louisville is again hit by heavy fire from the enemy CA while it sinks the DD. At least two 8 inch shells penetrate the deck armor of the Myoko which is now listed as heavily damaged also. Myoko is now retiring to the North while Louisville tries to get to Noumea. She is now at 99 sys, 61 float and 12 fire. Doubt she will make it. Hortlund stated in his email that he is pleased with this surface engagement as it opened up an area where his transports can now operate. What he does not know is that the two CLs that start out at Auckland will arrive next turn at Luganville, hopefully shooting up the transports. It takes at least two turns until the two IJN CAs from the Solomons arrive at Luganville so perhaps we can delay future invasions in the New Caledonia area for some time. As it is now, Hortlund only has to land troops, take the base, pick the troops up, land them at the next island, take the base... Though without the transports, he will be delayed for two weeks until the new transports arrive in the area. USS Louisville (CA-28, originally CL-28), 1931-1959 USS Louisville, a 9050-ton Northampton class light cruiser built at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, was commissioned in January 1931. In July 1931, during her shakedown cruise to the east coast, she was reclassified as a heavy cruiser and her hull number was changed from CL-28 to CA-28. During the rest of the decade and into the early 1940s, she operated with the U.S. Fleet and on independent missions, mainly in the Pacific but also visiting the Caribbean, the U.S. Atlantic coast and Latin American ports. In 1938, Louisville crossed the Pacific, calling on Australia, Tahiti and Samoa. When the European War began in September 1939 the cruiser, then making a South American cruise, was sent to South Africa to pick up British gold for transportation to the United States. In December 1941, when Japan opened World War II in the Pacific, Louisville was at sea escorting ships from the East Indies to Hawaii. She took part in U.S. aircraft carrier raids in the central and southern Pacific in February and March 1942. During the middle of the year, Louisville operated in the Aleutians area, then went to the southern Pacific late in 1942 to participate in the final months of the Guadalcanal campaign. In late January 1943, she was present during the air-sea Battle of Rennell Island. Hit by a dud torpedo, but not damaged, she then towed the crippled cruiser Chicago until that duty was taken over by the tug Navajo. Louisville was sent back to the Aleutians in April 1943 and remained in that area until after the recapture of Attu and Kiska. She was overhauled at the Mare Island Navy Yard and then began long service providing heavy gunfire support for amphibious landings. In this role, the cruiser bombarded Wotje, Kwajalein and Eniwetok, in the Marshall Islands, in January-February 1944. After serving with the carriers on central Pacific raids in March and April, Louisville provided invasion support bombardments at Saipan, Tinian and Guam during June and July 1944, Peleliu in September and Leyte in October. On 24-25 October, when the Japanese Navy attempted to counter the Leyte landings, she took part in the Battle of Surigao Strait. On 5-6 January 1945, Louisville was hit by two Japanese suicide planes but remained on station to support the invasion of Leyte at Lingayen Gulf. Withdrawn for repairs, she arrived back in the war zone in time to take part in the last weeks of the Okinawa campaign, and was hit by another Kamikaze on 5 June. After the end of the Pacific War, Louisville supported occupation activities along the China coast. She was sent back to the U.S. later in 1945 and decommissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in June 1946. Louisville was retained in the Reserve Fleet until September 1959, when she was sold for scrapping. [image]local://upfiles/13774/743F1835F8C140B58D354D87EBC5677A.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 30,65 Japanese Ships AP Awajisan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXVIII Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Camranh Bay at 34,46 Japanese Ships AK Hakubasan Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Sailfish, hits 1 MK14 explodes... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Saigon at 31,46 Japanese Ships AK Yamasimo Maru, Shell hits 13, on fire Allied Ships SS Sculpin Sculpin attacks an AK on the surface firing 20!!!!!! of it´s 24 torps without achieving a hit... [X(] It hits the AK with 2 4 inch shells and 11 rounds of 0.5 cal. What a bad (mad) skipper using up 20 torps on an AK.. without even hitting it once... lol, didn´t get a message about MK14 failing to detonate... Sculpin will head to Singapore to replenish it´s torps. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 108 troops unloading over beach at Tulagi, 68,96 Japanese ground losses: 37 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Luganville Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1380 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 88 - adjusted assault: 64 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 64 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Luganville base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 656 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1346 Defending force 60527 troops, 374 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1633 Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 26664 troops, 244 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 515 Defending force 13200 troops, 117 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 233 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5 Japanese max assault: 415 - adjusted assault: 640 Allied max defense: 244 - adjusted defense: 183 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 5) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 5 Japanese ground losses: 141 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Guns lost 2 [X(][X(][X(] a deliberate attack that reduces another fort level and achieves a 3:1!!! Very good die rolls for the Japanese it seems... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 4499 troops, 156 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 171 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Amchitka Island Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2555 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 32 - adjusted assault: 10 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Amchitka Island base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Akyab Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 283 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 Defending force 784 troops, 6 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 18 - adjusted assault: 16 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Akyab base !!! Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Defeated Allied Units Retreating! more paras were flown in and they take the base. Not a really serious threat, will bring some troops from India within the next two weeks to retake the base that has a size 1 port and a size 0 airfield. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Moulmein Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 166 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 12 - adjusted assault: 3 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Moulmein base !!! another para drop this turn...

Rob Brennan UK -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/4/2007 8:14:34 PM)
Hi Castor It seems all is going ok for the allies right now, good going. 2 tips (you may/may not be aware of) and they might be redundant in CHS. Dutch subs O19 +O20 start with mines loaded (in stock) Brit DD's Thracian/Thanet/Scout are ideal for British withdrawal as they are useless by comparison to other RN DD Classes (hence worth saving for the early PP's you need for some useful dutch evacuations). I'm praying you hold Canton island as imo its crucial (on stack map anyway, iirc AB's has bases further south)[&o] I suspect your right about SW Pac and SPAC being at deaths door can you spilt a div on PH and get a brigade to Midway ? possibly even christmas island ? Good luck

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/4/2007 8:36:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Rob Brennan UK Hi Castor It seems all is going ok for the allies right now, good going. 2 tips (you may/may not be aware of) and they might be redundant in CHS. Dutch subs O19 +O20 start with mines loaded (in stock) Brit DD's Thracian/Thanet/Scout are ideal for British withdrawal as they are useless by comparison to other RN DD Classes (hence worth saving for the early PP's you need for some useful dutch evacuations). I'm praying you hold Canton island as imo its crucial (on stack map anyway, iirc AB's has bases further south)[&o] I suspect your right about SW Pac and SPAC being at deaths door can you spilt a div on PH and get a brigade to Midway ? possibly even christmas island ? Good luck thanks for the tips Rob! Don´t think all is going well for me, it´s more all is going down...[:D] It´s just not possible to really act against an all out offensive deep in the South Pacific in December as the shipping lanes are too long, not enough shipping around and not to talk about troops... I will send a USMC div to Canton, could be in danger of running into KB as it seems it´s moving east... Pago Pago gets some CD guns but that´s it. Midway is reinforced within the next couple of turns by fast transport with a USMC def btn. Will try to bring more inf to Midway with fast transport when KB is heading further away from Pearl. I have had O20 laying mines at Kuching, no hits so far. O19 is damaged, heading back to Sing. Will lay mines somewhere if she survives. The DDs are all lost, they had never really a chance to survive and I won´t rescue many Dutch units - only the recon squadrons but also only a couple. The numero uno bases to defend will be Canton and Pago Pago. If the div arrives at Canton then it will be probably save, if not, say good bye to the WHOLE South Pacific, everything lost within the first couple of weeks... [:(]

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/5/2007 12:23:32 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/12/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1081 encounters mine field at Teloekbetoeng (19,58) Allied Ships DD Electra I have had 6 MSWs at Teloekbetoeng for 3 turns now but they refuse to clear the mines... [:@][:@] instead every TF that goes through the hex is in danger to hit one of the f***** mines there... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kuching at 28,56 Japanese Ships ML Hatsutaka, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS O20 Hatsutaka is finished... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Saigon at 31,46 Japanese Ships CVE Taiyo Allied Ships SS Saury next attack on a high value target... torps all miss... [8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 25,54 Japanese Ships DD Ayanami DD Asagiri DD Yugiri Allied Ships AK Don Jose, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Paz, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire fleeing transports are getting shot up... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 25,54 Japanese Ships DD Ayanami DD Asagiri DD Yugiri Allied Ships AK Palawan, Shell hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 25,54 Japanese Ships DD Ayanami DD Asagiri DD Yugiri Allied Ships MSW Quail, Shell hits 7, on fire MSW Lark, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Luganville at 72,107 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Myoko, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Leander, Shell hits 1, on fire CL Achilles, Shell hits 1 my two CLs went in and encounter Myoko still in the hex. Myoko unfortunately lands a 8 inch shell on both CLs (which damages them between 10 and 20 sys). Am happy that my CLs fired some torps which sunk the Myoko. With 50 victory points the Myoko is leading in the ship loss list at the moment... [&o] I expect to see those two CAs that I encountered in the Solomons in the New Caledonia soon... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 42,50 Japanese Ships AP Kamakura Maru, Shell hits 1 AP Suwa Maru AP Yawata Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire AP Saipan Maru Allied Ships PT PT-31, Shell hits 1 PT PT-32 Japanese ground losses: 83 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 61,88, firing at TF 20 TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 61,88 6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 355 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 111 troops unloading over beach at Jesselton, 35,56 Japanese ground losses: 90 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 193 troops unloading over beach at Taytay, 39,53 Japanese ground losses: 69 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 61,88, firing at TF 20 TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 61,88 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 124 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 193 troops unloading over beach at Taytay, 39,53 Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Saigon at 31,46 Japanese Ships AP Fusemi Maru Allied Ships SS Saury Saury misses again... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Ki-30 Ann x 23 Ki-21 Sally x 57 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged Allied ground losses: 218 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 10 Runway hits 47 Aircraft Attacking: 25 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 18 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps, at 43,40 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 9 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 9 Ki-51 Sonia x 18 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 76 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 9 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet 9 x B5N Kate bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on NGVR Battalion, at 61,88 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 20 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 18 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet long range ground attack strike from Truk to Rabaul. Thought Japanese can´t do ground attacks at a range higher than 5 or 6??? [&:] doesn´t matter, the base would fall anyway, with or without air support... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on No. 108 RAF Base Force, at 25,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7 Ki-21 Sally x 22 Ki-48 Lily x 18 Ki-15 Babs x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 115 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet 19 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on No. 108 RAF Base Force, at 25,39 Japanese aircraft C5M Babs x 2 Ki-21 Sally x 15 Ki-15 Babs x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 2nd Parachute Regiment, at 30,29 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 13 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 49 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Blenheim I bombing at 6000 feet the paras at Akyab will be used as target for training missions. Will convert the first fighter squadron to Hurris tomorrow which will then do some training, as my pilots with exp. 55 can´t compete with the Japanese pilots that are far more experienced AND are flying in better planes... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Tagbalarin at 43,58 Allied aircraft P-26A x 7 P-35A x 7 Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Ikazuchi DD Inazuma, Shell hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-35A attacking at 100 feet Inazuma is hit by 4 rounds of .50 cal but still no bomb hits... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,59 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 8 Brewster 339D x 8 Martin 139 x 8 Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mikuma CA Mogami Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,59 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 27 Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mogami, Bomb hits 1 CA Mikuma DD Hagikaze Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet wow, a bomb hit... no damage though. Those CAs are just parked there to act as a bullet proof target... My bombers that can´t harm the CAs of course attack them instead of the transports... oh well... [8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,51 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Isis Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 27,54 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 G3M Nell x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Governor Wright, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 25,54 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships MSW Quail, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 26,54 Japanese aircraft Ki-48 Lily x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Palawan, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Manila at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-48 Lily x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Thracian, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Manila at 43,52 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 3 G4M1 Betty x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Scout, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 24,54 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 G3M Nell x 8 Ki-48 Lily x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Paz, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 32,66 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 G3M Nell x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Montanes, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Banjarmasin , at 27,64 Japanese aircraft Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,59 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 6 Brewster 339D x 10 Martin 139 x 7 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,59 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 25 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma DD Nowaki Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 42,59 Allied aircraft P-35A x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Bunzan Maru Aircraft Attacking: 4 x P-35A attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 40,54 Allied aircraft P-26A x 5 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Yubae Maru Aircraft Attacking: 1 x P-26A attacking at 100 feet 4 x P-26A attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Namlea at 38,73 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 G3M Nell x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 2 damaged Allied Ships AS Canopus, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Canopus made it unharmed to the area around Amboina but is now sunk... damn, I need those AS for my sub repair bases in Australia... Brisbaine and later Cairns and Darwin will be my sub bases from which my boats will operate into the SRA... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 71,109 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 8 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CA Louisville, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet Louisville is hit by 8!!! bombs from 8!!!! Jakes... [8\|] Could need a hit rate for my LBA that´s only 10% of the hit rate achieved here. The bombs can´t penetrate the armor but surely have caused some fire. The ship is (was) on the edge of sinking so this could have been the final tip... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 22,65 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 G3M Nell x 3 G4M1 Betty x 3 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 3 Brewster 339D x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 2 damaged G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D: 4 damaged Allied Ships DD Banckert DD Van Nes Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet my fighters aren´t shot down by the Zeroes but they also don´t reach the bombers... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 22,65 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 7 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 3 Brewster 339D x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 3 damaged Allied Ships DD Evertsen, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Van Nes Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet same here, the bombers aren´t even attacked. The fighters are just targets for future attacks... Then the bombers put two torps in a DD that sinks... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 25,54 Japanese Ships DD Ayanami DD Asagiri DD Yugiri Allied Ships MSW Quail, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 25,53 Japanese Ships DD Amagiri DD Shikinami DD Uranami Allied Ships SS O16, hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Saigon at 31,46 Japanese Ships AP Fusemi Maru Allied Ships SS Saury AND SAURY MISSES AGAIN... With the sub that expended 20 torps last turn at Saigon for nothing, we have now all in all expended some 32 torps for nothing at Saigon in two turns... [:D] Hey, this must be a bug... [8D] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Dutch Harbor, 103,36, firing at TF 153 TF 153 troops unloading over beach at Dutch Harbor, 103,36 21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Aki Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 321 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 15978 troops, 178 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 642 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 173 - adjusted assault: 108 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 108 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Naga base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 656 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1476 Defending force 60614 troops, 379 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1630 Allied ground losses: 313 casualties reported Guns lost 1 It will take another 2 months or longer until all my units are in position in China as there are many sitting somewhere in the jungle on the way on trails... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 26482 troops, 236 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 504 Defending force 13262 troops, 116 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 237 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4 Japanese max assault: 435 - adjusted assault: 300 Allied max defense: 259 - adjusted defense: 567 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese ground losses: 393 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 151 casualties reported Guns lost 10 even though the Japanese get a 0:1 with the next reduced fort level, Hong Kong seems to fall as easy as I have never seen it before, as my troops are only facing a division and an eng regiment... what a pity... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Banjarmasin Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1128 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37 Defending force 1308 troops, 7 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Japanese max assault: 74 - adjusted assault: 12 Allied max defense: 18 - adjusted defense: 17 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 97 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 9218 troops, 75 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 205 Defending force 4920 troops, 41 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 93 Japanese max assault: 208 - adjusted assault: 50 Allied max defense: 97 - adjusted defense: 39 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 99 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lamon Bay Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 699 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: 46 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 46 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lamon Bay base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tulagi Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 706 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 22 - adjusted assault: 12 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tulagi base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rabaul Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1429 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68 Defending force 6823 troops, 69 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 150 Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Victoria Point Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 190 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11 Defending force 500 troops, 1 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 20 - adjusted assault: 6 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Victoria Point base !!! Allied ground losses: 1225 casualties reported Guns lost 2 para attack takes Victoria base...

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/5/2007 9:08:47 PM)
CA Myoko was finally sunk by torpedoes of two New Zealand CLs... [&o] [image]local://upfiles/13774/C7BCD86342BB4ABB9A88851F2E65BC35.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/5/2007 9:26:12 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/13/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 193 troops unloading over beach at Taytay, 39,53 Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1083 encounters mine field at Teloekbetoeng (19,58) Allied Ships MSW Maryborough MSW Goulburn MSW Burnie MSW Bendigo MSW Toowoomba MSW Ballarat finally, the MSWs begin to sweep the couple of Type 88 sub laid mines... after days of doing nothing... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 43,49 Japanese Ships PC Ch 18 PC Ch 17 PC Ch 16 PC Ch 14 PC Ch 13 PC Takunan Maru #5 Allied Ships SS Tarpon, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 25,45 Japanese Ships AP Tatsuwa Maru Allied Ships SS KXVII damn, British torps didn´t explode... would like to hit as many APs as possible... this is what the Japanese is in need the most the first year... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Pescadores at 47,43 Japanese Ships MSW Kaiyo Maru #1 MSW Tasei Maru MSW Tamaura Maru MSW Rikusen Maru MSW Kaiyo Maru #3 MSW Hinode Maru #18 MSW Hinode Maru #17 Allied Ships SS Seadragon torps miss, DCs miss also... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 not many ships from the Philipines left to be sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 43,49 Japanese Ships PC Ch 18 PC Ch 17 PC Ch 16 PC Ch 14 PC Ch 13 PC Takunan Maru #5 Allied Ships SS Tarpon, hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Rabaul, at 61,88 Japanese Ships CL Kashima Allied ground losses: 37 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Airbase supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 137 troops unloading over beach at French Frigate Shoal, 104,68 Japanese ground losses: 41 casualties reported don´t know what Hortlund wants to do with the dot base. Even Johnston is a write off in a couple of months IMO... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Macassar, 30,69, firing at TF 167 TF 167 troops unloading over beach at Macassar, 30,69 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 238 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 206 troops unloading over beach at Guiuan, 45,58 Japanese ground losses: 122 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Macassar, 30,69, firing at TF 167 TF 167 troops unloading over beach at Macassar, 30,69 11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Oshio Japanese ground losses: 232 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 193 troops unloading over beach at Taytay, 39,53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 206 troops unloading over beach at Guiuan, 45,58 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 39,57 Japanese Ships AP Genkai Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS S-40 Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 43,49 Japanese Ships AP Yamura Maru MSW W.20 AP Izumo Maru Allied Ships SS Tarpon MK14s failed to detonate... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 22,48 Japanese Ships SS I-154 Allied Ships DD Van Ghent torps miss... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lifou at 70,111 Japanese Ships SS I-24 Allied Ships CA Louisville, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ouch, the heavily damaged Louisville is hit by a torp that finishes her... oh well, she´s 85% responsible for the sinking of Myoko -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Pescadores at 47,43 Japanese Ships AP Kasima Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire PG Chiyo Maru PG Akitsu Maru Allied Ships SS Seadragon Mk14 that went off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 23rd Group Army, at 42,40 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 8 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8 Ki-51 Sonia x 21 Ki-15 Babs x 3 Ki-36 Ida x 2 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 72 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 8 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet 8 x B5N Kate bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 now that is something I have to get used to again. In Nikmod the AVG was only able to take down 7 aircraft at the end of the day. Thought I would AT LEAST kill 20... [8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Banjarmasin , at 27,64 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9 Ki-46-II Dinah x 2 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Ki-30 Ann x 14 Ki-21 Sally x 49 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 5 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 55 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Airbase hits 7 Runway hits 43 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Penang Fortress, at 23,44 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 20 Ki-48 Lily x 25 Ki-15 Babs x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 10 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 6 damaged Allied ground losses: 108 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on No. 101 RAAF Base Force, at 61,88 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged Allied ground losses: 43 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 10th DAF Base Force, at 27,64 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 G4M1 Betty x 17 Ki-21 Sally x 26 Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 148 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Vehicles lost 2 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 will never see one of the obsolete torp bombers hitting anything... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 24,52 Allied aircraft Vildebeest IV x 3 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 3 damaged Japanese Ships BB Nagato Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet same here... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 27,66 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 3 Martin 139 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 27,66 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 5 Martin 139 x 6 Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 3 damaged Japanese Ships BB Fuso BB Yamashiro Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Cotabato at 41,60 Allied aircraft P-26A x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Isonami Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-26A attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 38,59 Allied aircraft P-26A x 6 P-35A x 6 Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Shinonome CL Sendai Aircraft Attacking: 2 x P-35A attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Manila at 43,52 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 3 G4M1 Betty x 12 Ki-48 Lily x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Thracian, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34 Japanese aircraft Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Banjarmasin , at 27,64 Japanese aircraft Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Tagbalarin at 43,58 Allied aircraft P-26A x 5 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Inazuma Aircraft Attacking: 1 x P-26A attacking at 100 feet 4 x P-26A attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69 Allied aircraft T.IVa x 3 Allied aircraft losses T.IVa: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Harukaze Aircraft Attacking: 3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 still attacking the parked bullet proof CAs... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 37,58 Allied aircraft P-35A x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Meiko Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-35A attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 42,59 Allied aircraft P-35A x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Bunzan Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-35A attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69 Allied aircraft T.IVa x 3 Allied aircraft losses T.IVa: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CL Jintsu Aircraft Attacking: 3 x T.IVa launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 39,58 Allied aircraft P-26A x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Yubae Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-26A attacking at 100 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Jolo at 38,59 Japanese Ships DD Shirakumo DD Shinonome Allied Ships SS KXVI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships MSW W.19, Shell hits 1 PC Ch 15, Shell hits 15, on fire, heavy damage PC Ch 32 AP Anzan Maru AP Arizona Maru AP Matsukawa Maru AP Ozan Maru AP Waura Maru Allied Ships PT PT-31, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage PT PT-32, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage A PC is shot up with a .50 cal... both PTs are hit by gunfire from the APs... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 25,54 Japanese Ships DD Ayanami DD Asagiri DD Yugiri Allied Ships AK Governor Wright, Shell hits 12, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Jolo, at 38,59 Japanese Ships DD Hokaze DD Shirakumo DD Shinonome CL Sendai Allied ground losses: 46 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 5 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 43,49 Japanese Ships PC Ch 15, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Tarpon Tarpon finishes the heavily damaged PC... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Pescadores at 47,43 Japanese Ships MSW Choun Maru #21 MSW Choun Maru #18 MSW Banshu Maru #56 MSW Banshu Maru #52 Allied Ships SS Seadragon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 139 troops unloading over beach at Kiriwina Island, 57,93 Japanese ground losses: 41 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 145 troops unloading over beach at Sorong, 42,74 Japanese ground losses: 29 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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! Hortlund seems to get reall good die rolls in ground combat so far. Rabaul, mountaineous hex, falls with the first attack... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 god, I´m not lucky. I ordered exactly last turn a redeploy of my troops and the ones that were ordered to move out moved immediately, those who were ordered to move in travelled only 30 miles. No idea why the adjusted AV looks like that though... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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! Davao also falls easily... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Taytay Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1265 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 5 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Taytay base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Jesselton Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 604 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 20 - adjusted assault: 3 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Jesselton base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 We won´t attempt to take the base, we will just sit there as it is urban. Wonder if Hortlund will try to kick me out, or if he will try some outflanking. I´m sitting on the rail, so it shouldn´t be a problem to respond to any movement. As long as I´m blocking Canton, my two bases north of it are safe... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Macassar Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 975 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32 Defending force 7279 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 208 Japanese ground losses: 3 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Toboali Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 428 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 18 - adjusted assault: 11 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Toboali base !!! paras took Toboali. Forgot to check the damage of the ressources... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Dutch harbour will fall soon... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 !!! the dot base is now Japanese...

anarchyintheuk -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/5/2007 10:52:43 PM)
Sinking anything major in 12/41 is a huge accomplishment for an Allied player. [:)]

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/6/2007 6:53:39 PM)
lot of action again... not sure if it was a good or bad turn for me... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/14/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Macassar, 30,69, firing at TF 167 TF 167 troops unloading over beach at Macassar, 30,69 11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Oshio Japanese ground losses: 199 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Camranh Bay at 34,46 Japanese Ships AP Haisho Maru, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Sailfish torps miss... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 43,49 Japanese Ships PC Takunan Maru #5, Shell hits 1 PC Ch 13 PC Ch 14 PC Ch 16, Shell hits 1 PC Ch 17 PC Ch 18 Allied Ships PT PT-31, Shell hits 27, and is sunk PT31 was surprised... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 20,55 Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Ise BB Hyuga CL Oi DD Yakaze DD Yukaze DD Wakatake Allied Ships PT TM-8 PT TM-9 PT TM-10 PT TM-11 we fire torps at the Hyuga but they miss... no luck against BBs so far... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 42,50 Japanese Ships DD Kuri DD Hasu DD Hiyodori Allied Ships PT PT-34 PT PT-41, Shell hits 4, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 20,55 Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Ise BB Hyuga CL Oi DD Yakaze DD Yukaze DD Wakatake Allied Ships PT TM-8 PT TM-9, Shell hits 1 PT TM-10 PT TM-11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese Ships DD Yugumo Allied Ships SS S-39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Camranh Bay at 34,46 Japanese Ships AK Nichizui Maru, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Spearfish 4 torp salvos fired, non hit... Saigon and Camranh Bay must have torpedoe nets as three subs in the base hex have fired 50+ torps but not a single one hit the transports... odd... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Palembang, at 20,55 Japanese Ships CL Oi BB Hyuga BB Ise BB Nagato Allied ground losses: 383 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 6 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Banjarmasin, at 27,64 Japanese Ships DD Sanae DD Kuretake DD Mikazuki CL Kinu CL Yura BB Yamashiro BB Fuso Allied ground losses: 160 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 11 Port hits 12 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Jolo, at 38,59 Japanese Ships DD Hokaze DD Shirakumo DD Shinonome CL Sendai Allied ground losses: 39 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 114 troops unloading over beach at Zamboanga, 39,59 Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 201 troops unloading over beach at Jolo, 38,59 Japanese ground losses: 133 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- we bring in an Indian brigade to retake Andaman and just to annoy my opponent... [:D] Coastal Guns at Andaman Island, 23,34, firing at TF 1003 TF 1003 troops unloading over beach at Andaman Island, 23,34 54 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Tenedos DD Vendetta, Shell hits 1 CLAA Capetown, Shell hits 1 DD Vampire CLAA Ceres, Shell hits 1 CL Danae CL Enterprise, Shell hits 1 CLAA Columbo, Shell hits 1 CA Cornwall, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 139 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 816 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 56 encounters mine field at Kuching (28,56) Japanese Ships MSW Wa 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 40,54 Japanese Ships AP Baikal Maru, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Skipjack Japanese ground losses: 102 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 40,54 Japanese Ships AP Baikal Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Skipjack Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Baikal Maru carries an aviation regiment, she sinks but the regiment is picked up by other transports. More subs will try to attack this convoy tomorrow... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34 Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 17 Ki-51 Sonia x 17 Ki-48 Lily x 15 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses Lockheed 212: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 91 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 35 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet half a dozen base forces there and most bombers get damaged... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34 Japanese aircraft Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Banjarmasin , at 27,64 Japanese aircraft Ki-46-II Dinah x 2 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft C5M Babs x 2 Ki-48 Lily x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet 2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on SE Borneo Garrison Battalion, at 27,64 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 17 Ki-21 Sally x 26 Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 203 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,50 Allied aircraft Vildebeest IV x 2 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AK Kinka Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet my torpedoe bombers have yet to hit a ship... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34 Japanese aircraft Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Banjarmasin , at 27,64 Japanese aircraft Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Banjarmasin at 27,64 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 2 Martin 139 x 6 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Fuso Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 29,54 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 G3M Nell x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Ethel Edwards, Shell hits 16, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x A6M2 Zero attacking at 100 feet Zeroes are on training mode... the hit more in one mission than my two USAAF fighter squadron have hit since the start of the war... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 20,55 Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma DD Nowaki DD Arashi DD Hagikaze Allied Ships PT TM-8 PT TM-9 PT TM-10, Shell hits 33, and is sunk PT TM-11 PTs are surprised again... TM-10 is sunk with 33 5 inch shells... odd to see the game always going in such kind of loops... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Koumac at 67,111 Japanese Ships CA Haguro, Shell hits 4 CA Nachi, Shell hits 2 DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 3, on fire Allied Ships CA Australia, Shell hits 5 CA Canberra, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage CL Perth, Shell hits 1 DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage we have sent in a cruiser squadron and once again we meet IJN cruisers... unbelievable but true, while our cruiser land the first 8 inch hits on the IJN cruisers, the 8 inchers are not able to penetrate the IJN armor at 18.000 yards... [8\|][:(] all we get is a heavily damaged Canberra and Le Triomphant... We only land one 8 inch hit on both cruisers that was able to penetrate the armor, so the IJN CAs are still fully operational and we are soon out of any competitive warships in this area... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 20,55 Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma DD Nowaki DD Arashi DD Hagikaze Allied Ships PT TM-8, Shell hits 2, and is sunk PT TM-9 PT TM-11 PTs are surprised... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Kiriwina Island at 57,93 Japanese Ships AP Konsan Maru, Shell hits 21, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Boise the Boise kills another ship. We have spotted a TF that probably is going towards Lae, as this is the next expected target. Boise will stay in the area some turns more to intercept a possible invasion TF of Lae... the Boise has been the most succesful military unit since start of the war... she is already a legend in the propaganda... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 42,52 Japanese Ships DD Kuri DD Hasu DD Hiyodori Allied Ships DD Thanet, Shell hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu Island at 94,114 Japanese Ships CL Katori AP Kaito Maru AP Kashima Maru AP Kotobuki Maru #3 AP Shintoku Maru Allied Ships PG Niagara, Shell hits 25, and is sunk unbeliebable... TFs are coming in to Tongatapu Island already and we are only one week into the war. Hortlund must have been lucky here, as my two CVs are just 7 hexes Nort of the island so his TF slipped through just one or two hexes too far away for my CVs to attack them... Only a 0 assault point base force at the island, so everything he lands will take the base... But I will kill the TF as KB is still between Palmyra and Pearl - means for sure that an invasion of Palmyra is on it´s way...[8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 20,55 Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma DD Nowaki DD Arashi DD Hagikaze Allied Ships PT TM-9, Shell hits 7, and is sunk PT TM-11 surprise again... the Dutch PTs are not comparable to the US ones so far... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese Ships AK Myoko Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-39 S-39 sinks Myoko Maru with the last of it´s torps and is heading to Manila to pick up a new load of torps... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Palembang, at 20,55 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Atago CA Takao BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 148 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 6 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 2 expect to see an invasion TF here within the next two turns. This is severe as I had hoped Hortlund would attack Java first. With Nells/Betties at Palembang soon I have now ordered 90% of my ships away from Java. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Jolo, at 38,59 Japanese Ships DD Hokaze DD Shirakumo DD Shinonome CL Sendai Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Runway hits 4 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships AP Ozan Maru PC Ch 32 MSW W.19 Allied Ships SS Tarpon MK14s fail to detonate... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Koumac Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1311 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 41 - adjusted assault: 6 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Koumac base !!! first base on New Caledonia falls, within a week all of New Caledonia is Japanese. Noumea is worth 1200 victory points... [8\|][8\|][8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 676 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1504 Defending force 60730 troops, 391 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1643 Allied ground losses: 23 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 26152 troops, 230 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 486 Defending force 13142 troops, 108 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 230 Japanese max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 352 Allied max defense: 250 - adjusted defense: 1391 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese ground losses: 347 casualties reported Guns lost 13 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 73 casualties reported Guns lost 8 this is what I am used to see when only one div tries to take Hong Kong... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canton Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 616 Defending force 53159 troops, 296 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1372 Allied ground losses: 47 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Banjarmasin Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1042 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30 Defending force 557 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9 Japanese max assault: 17 - adjusted assault: 17 Allied max defense: 4 - adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Banjarmasin base !!! Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 11479 troops, 188 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 325 Defending force 11600 troops, 120 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 325 Japanese max assault: 262 - adjusted assault: 17 Allied max defense: 342 - adjusted defense: 149 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 1000 casualties reported Guns lost 25 Vehicles lost 4 Allied ground losses: 153 casualties reported Guns lost 13 another unit crosses the river, but this time my units are also in the hex. Waiting for another unit with 100+ assault points, then I will try to shock attack those IJA units out of Clark again... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Macassar Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 8768 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 210 Defending force 1768 troops, 16 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 32 Japanese max assault: 404 - adjusted assault: 42 Allied max defense: 28 - adjusted defense: 9 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Macassar base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses T.IVa: 2 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 86 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 72 casualties reported Guns lost 6 a whole division was landed at Macassar, have no idea why Hortlund disrupts his troops that way. A SNLF unit would have been enough to take the base, no need for a division... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Georgetown Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3282 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40 Defending force 2268 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48 Japanese max assault: 41 - adjusted assault: 37 Allied max defense: 34 - adjusted defense: 10 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Georgetown base !!! Japanese ground losses: 35 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 3330 casualties reported Guns lost 9 even though we start out with a higher av than the Japanese we lose the base with the first attack... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Efate Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 744 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 23 - adjusted assault: 4 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Efate base !!! empty Efate falls to the Japanese... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sorong Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 551 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 21 - adjusted assault: 3 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Sorong base !!! Empty Sorong also falls. Oil fields undamaged, the same as with all other places that have been lost so far. Everywhere - nearly everywhere - the oil and ressources are undamaged. Even at the places that were taken by paras. Only Kendari´s ressources are 50% damaged... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canton Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 8053 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1371 Defending force 55095 troops, 476 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 616 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Dutch Harbor Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1152 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35 Defending force 841 troops, 6 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 38 - adjusted assault: 8 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Andaman Island Allied Shock attack Attacking force 2285 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68 Defending force 230 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Allied max assault: 62 - adjusted assault: 16 Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Andaman Island base !!! Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses H6K4 Mavis: 5 destroyed E7K2 Alf: 2 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 99 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported the attack with a fast transport TF was worth it, not because I took Andaman back but because we destroyed a whole Mavis chutai... [:D] Will try to kill 200 Japanese and then will pick up my troops by fast transport again... We won´t give up everywhere! [sm=Evil-210.gif] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Guiuan Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1748 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 86 - adjusted assault: 12 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Guiuan base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kiriwina Island Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 656 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 34 - adjusted assault: 5 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kiriwina Island base !!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/6/2007 10:35:03 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/15/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 44,48 Japanese Ships AP Tutukami Maru MSW Musashi Maru MSW Hinode Maru #20 Allied Ships SS Pike Torps miss... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 43,49 Japanese Ships AP Oridono Maru MSW Musashi Maru MSW Hinode Maru #20 Allied Ships SS Perch Torps fail to detonate...[:D] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Camranh Bay at 34,46 Japanese Ships DD Usugumo, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Saury Torps miss... [8D] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 20,55 Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1 DD Arashi DD Hagikaze Allied Ships PT TM-11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT is surprised and sund by a 8 inch shell... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 93,113 Japanese Ships AP Kaito Maru, Shell hits 65, and is sunk Allied Ships CA Pensacola CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 2 DD Mahan DD Drayton DD Lamson DD Flusser We despatched a cruiser squadron from the carrier TF and on it´s way to Tongatapu island it ends up with an AP which is hit 65 times with 5 or 8 inch shells... [8\|] wonder if it really was empty or is Hortlund using APs to carry supply? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 44,48 Japanese Ships PC Ch 2 PC Shonan Maru #1 PC Kyo Maru #13 PC Kyo Maru #12 PC Kyo Maru #11 PC Kyo Maru #2 Allied Ships SS Pike all fail to locate the sub... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Palembang, at 20,55 Japanese Ships CA Atago CA Takao BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 183 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Runway hits 14 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Jolo, at 38,59 Japanese Ships DD Hokaze DD Shirakumo DD Shinonome CL Sendai Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 Port hits 4 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Camranh Bay at 34,46 Japanese Ships AK Ryoka Maru Allied Ships SS Saury Torps miss... [:)] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Johore Bahru, 22,49, firing at TF 85 TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Johore Bahru, 22,49 237 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PC Ch 7, Shell hits 2 PG Tatsumiya Maru Japanese ground losses: 592 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Two CD gun units are at Johore Baru but the counterfire is just pathetic... an IJA division is coming ashore... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Johore Bahru, 22,49, firing at TF 85 TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Johore Bahru, 22,49 50 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Hakozaki Maru, Shell hits 1 AK Akita Maru, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 502 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 23 Ki-30 Ann x 26 Ki-51 Sonia x 14 Ki-36 Ida x 3 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 6 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 26 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34 Japanese aircraft Ki-15 Babs x 1 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 30 No Japanese losses No Allied losses had hoped to see a limited strike on Rangoon and placed the AVG on cap there... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 22 Ki-21 Sally x 31 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 9 damaged Allied ground losses: 211 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 12 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 83rd Chinese Corps, at 43,41 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 21 Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 54 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 26,72 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 3 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 3 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Ryujo Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 35,77 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 11 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Otake Maru AP Ryoyu Maru #21 MSW Wa 10 Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet it´s nearly unbelievable but my LBA still hasn´t achieved a single bomb hit! Not even on transports... those are heading to Timor. My opponent just lands everywhere, so not much I can do to reinforce an area. Just hold on and die... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Tongatapu Island at 94,114 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 17 TBD Devastator x 15 Allied aircraft losses TBD Devastator: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CL Katori, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Shintoku Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 127 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet this is the TF that carries the invasion troops for Tongatapu. The old cruiser sinks but most of the transports aren´t even attacked. It´s a joke that I only get 32 attack planes so we are still in danger of losing the base... The CL Katori is the second light cruiser that is sunk by the bomber squadrons of my two US CVs during the last couple of turns... [&o] [image]local://upfiles/13774/9F3F317A8AFD47B09B4C59989945DC95.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,51 Allied aircraft Vildebeest IV x 2 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Kumano Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet no LBA hit of course... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34 Japanese aircraft Ki-15 Babs x 1 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 21 No Japanese losses No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 26,72 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 3 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Ryujo Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 17 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Yamakaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze DD Kawakaze Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Camranh Bay at 34,46 Japanese Ships AK Nansin Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Saury Saury is now out of torps but she probably sinks this AK... retires to Singapore, like all other subs that I wanted to send to Manila too. Forgot to keep an AS at Manila... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 20,55 Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma DD Nowaki DD Arashi DD Hagikaze Allied Ships PT TM-4, Shell hits 2, and is sunk PT TM-5 PT TM-6 PT TM-7, Shell hits 3, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 20,55 Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma DD Nowaki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Arashi DD Hagikaze Allied Ships PT TM-5 PT TM-6, Shell hits 16, and is sunk after the first round where the PTs were surprised they manage to hit a DD with a torp. Seems not to be in danger of sinking though... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Tongatapu Island at 94,114 Japanese Ships AP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage AP Kotobuki Maru #3, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage AP Shintoku Maru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk Allied Ships CA Pensacola CA Salt Lake City DD Mahan DD Drayton DD Lamson DD Flusser Japanese ground losses: 762 casualties reported the despatched cruiser squadron saves our day it seems as the cruiser shoot up the rest of the invasion TF. [&o][&o][&o] First invasion we were able to stop... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Palembang, at 20,55 Japanese Ships CA Atago CA Takao BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 168 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 8 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru, at 22,49 Japanese Ships DD Amagiri DD Shikinami DD Uranami Allied ground losses: 151 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Runway hits 3 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Jolo, at 38,59 Japanese Ships DD Hokaze DD Shirakumo DD Shinonome CL Sendai Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 4 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 43,53 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 28889 troops, 433 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 644 Defending force 30446 troops, 264 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 709 Allied ground losses: 251 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 3 One hex south of Manila. Wooden hex so it should not be that much of a problem to hold here. It´s amazing, Hortlund seems to only have landed a max of 1100 assault points in the Philipines. The 400 at Clark shouldn´t be able to break through, the same here. Looks like this is the prize of invading half of the world at once... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 46,35 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 59029 troops, 752 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1205 Defending force 29153 troops, 180 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 845 Japanese max assault: 1398 - adjusted assault: 676 Allied max defense: 897 - adjusted defense: 418 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 2283 casualties reported Guns lost 57 Allied ground losses: 405 casualties reported Guns lost 10 wow, I´m shocked! This is the hex north of Changsha where I thought I could hold as the Japanese have to do a river crossing. Seems I´m wrong and this hex could be the key of winning or losing whole South China... [8\|][X(][8\|][X(] At the moment I´m losing it. If I´m not lucky with the dices, my reinforcements will surely be late then... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 676 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1520 Defending force 62267 troops, 410 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1655 Allied ground losses: 104 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Canton will next turn have a level 3 fort again, but the problem is the hex north of it. I have ordered a 2000 assault point offensive out of Homan to take the pressure from Changsha, but I doubt it will help much. We will see how Hortlund will react... Main issue EVERYWHERE in China is supply... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canton Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 622 Defending force 53198 troops, 295 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1375 Allied ground losses: 48 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Dutch Harbor Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1114 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34 Defending force 841 troops, 6 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 66 - adjusted assault: 14 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Dutch Harbor base !!! Japanese ground losses: 41 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 1168 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Jolo Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1270 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42 Defending force 622 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 84 - adjusted assault: 56 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 2 Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Jolo base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-35A: 2 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 1143 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johore Bahru Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4322 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 186 Defending force 12401 troops, 195 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 344 Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Wooden hex but two brigades at half strength face a division... reinforcements will arrive from Singapore... two divisions should be not enough to take Malaya, but we will see... If all Japanese plans will work with those "small" number of troops than either my opponent is a genius or this is the worst beginning ever for me... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Andaman Island Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 2209 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 65 Defending force 110 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Allied max assault: 68 - adjusted assault: 10 Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 46 casualties reported Andaman is already empty of Japanese troops... [:D] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Mersing Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 176 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9 Defending force 3865 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 89 Japanese max assault: 10 - adjusted assault: 1 Allied max defense: 91 - adjusted defense: 203 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 60 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Buna Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 50 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 2 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Buna base !!! while I have no problem with lots of para attacks, those attacks with 50 troops are at least strange to me... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Gili Gili 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 Gili Gili base !!! same here... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/7/2007 1:36:40 PM)
some very good and some very bad happenings this turn... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/16/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Johore Bahru, 22,49, firing at TF 85 TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Johore Bahru, 22,49 12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Hakozaki Maru Japanese ground losses: 29 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 46,45 Japanese Ships PC Ch 2 PC Shonan Maru #1 PC Kyo Maru #13 PC Kyo Maru #12 PC Kyo Maru #11 PC Kyo Maru #2 Allied Ships SS Swordfish, hits 1 one real hit... Swordfish retiring for repairs... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Palembang at 20,55 Japanese Ships CA Mogami DD Hagikaze DD Arashi DD Nowaki, on fire Allied Ships SS KXV KXV launches a salvo on Mogami... misses again... no luck with subs against bigger IJN units... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese Ships DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage DD Tokitsukaze DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 1 DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Shiokaze Allied Ships CL Java, Shell hits 4, on fire CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage the two CLs were able to surprise the Japanese but the fight went off at 2000 ft where all the IJN guns are able to penetrate the CL armor... If no follow up attack happens De Ruyter should make it to Darwin. Java will go in again at daylight in two turns, though it will be to late to stop the invasion... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 47,44 Japanese Ships PC Ch 2 PC Shonan Maru #1 PC Kyo Maru #13 PC Kyo Maru #12 PC Kyo Maru #11 PC Kyo Maru #2 Allied Ships SS Sealion all DCs miss... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru, at 22,49 Japanese Ships DD Amagiri DD Shikinami DD Uranami Allied ground losses: 105 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Vehicles lost 1 Runway hits 5 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78 Japanese Ships DD Shiokaze DD Suzukaze, on fire DD Umikaze DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze DD Tokitsukaze Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Runway hits 4 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru, at 22,49 Japanese Ships DD Yugiri DD Asagiri DD Ayanami Allied ground losses: 85 casualties reported Vehicles lost 5 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 7 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru, at 22,49 Japanese Ships DD Maikaze CA Kumano CA Suzuya Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 4 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 the base forces at Johore are completely wrecked already.. thei are no more near combat readiness... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 22,50 Japanese Ships PC Ch 7 PG Tatsumiya Maru MSW W.2 MSW W.1 PC Shimushu Allied Ships SS KXII, hits 6, on fire one real hit, 5 near misses... sub will try to make port... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 199 troops unloading over beach at Butuan, 43,60 Japanese ground losses: 44 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 DD Kamo DD Kiji PG Eifuku Maru PG Saga AK Taisei Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Coastal Guns at Palembang, 20,55, firing at TF 215 227 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Chokai, Shell hits 5 AP Nachisan Maru DD Kari DD Kasasagi DD Kiji Japanese ground losses: 581 casualties reported Guns lost 12 Allied ground losses: 1 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 PG Uji DD Kari Coastal Guns at Palembang, 20,55, firing at TF 215 75 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Kashii, Shell hits 5 Japanese ground losses: 158 casualties reported Guns lost 1 two brigades are landed at Palembang. Overkill again, only 30 assault points there. Wonder why some bases are attacked with huge forces while in the Philipines the Japanese completely lack assault points... serves me good... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 37,59 Japanese Ships AP Tatsuho Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS KXIV Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 72,113 Japanese Ships SS I-20 Allied Ships CL Leander Leander was lucky! The CLs are retiring to Auckland and I-20 missed with 6 torps... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 53,92 Japanese Ships SS RO-34 Allied Ships AK Prusa, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage One hex South of Port Moresby. Want to bring in supply, no reinforcements available though. Can´t bring in forces before a months time+, so I expect to lose PM within the next weeks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49 Japanese Ships DD Amagiri DD Shikinami DD Uranami Allied Ships SS Truant, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Palembang at 20,55 Japanese Ships AK Awazisan Maru, Torpedo hits 1 MSW Choun Maru #7 MSW Choun Maru #6 PC Shonan Maru #7 PC Shonan Maru #6 PG Sozan Maru PG Muro Maru MSW W.5 MSW W.4 AP Nachisan Maru PG Eiko Maru PG Eifuku Maru PG Uji PG Saga PG Hashidate MSW Ranzan Maru MSW W.6 DD Sagiri CA Chokai Allied Ships SS KXV, hits 1, on fire KXV faces a super escort... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 36 Ki-30 Ann x 25 Ki-51 Sonia x 20 Ki-36 Ida x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 13 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet those DBs are not doing enough damage to hinder the building of forts. But Changsha will fall with the hex North of it, not with the fort level we will be able to build...[:(] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34 Japanese aircraft Ki-15 Babs x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-15 Babs: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 46th Chinese Corps, at 43,41 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 21 Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 15th Indian Brigade, at 22,49 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 G3M Nell x 15 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 15 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 15th Indian Brigade, at 22,49 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 14 G4M1 Betty x 20 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 damaged G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 40 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 14 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet 20 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet those strikes are flown at a range of 10+ so I wonder again how this is possible as some patch implemented a max range for ground attacks... [&:] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 35th Brigade, at 22,63 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 12 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet Kragen is reinforced with parts of a IJA brigade... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 18 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Suzukaze, on fire DD Shiokaze DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet will lower the alt, perhaps we will hit then... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 34,78 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Yukikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet FIRST HIT!!! Hurrey, we hit the already totally damaged Yukikaze... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 34,78 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships MSW Wa 14 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Tongatapu Island at 94,114 Allied aircraft F2A Buffalo x 5 F4F-3 Wildcat x 5 SBD Dauntless x 34 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Kotobuki Maru #3, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 114 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet last AP of the invasion TF of Tongatapu is sunk... [&o] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Dili at 31,77 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Kiko Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34 Japanese aircraft Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,50 Allied aircraft Vildebeest IV x 2 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Ise Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 34,78 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 11 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Sangetsu Maru AP Sasago Maru AP Seizan Maru, Bomb hits 1 AP Ryoyu Maru #21 Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 29,54 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 G3M Nell x 18 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Dos Hermanos, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49 Japanese Ships DD Maikaze CA Suzuya Allied Ships SS Truant, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 60,86 Japanese Ships MSW Noshiro Maru #2 MSW Hagoromo Maru Allied Ships SS Triton -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Palembang at 20,55 Japanese Ships DD Hagikaze DD Arashi Allied Ships SS KXV, hits 1, heavy damage KXV gets a real hit... will retire to Batavia... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru, at 22,49 Japanese Ships DD Amagiri DD Shikinami DD Uranami Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 4 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Shiokaze DD Suzukaze, on fire DD Umikaze DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze DD Tokitsukaze Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lingayen at 44,50 Japanese Ships AP Matsukawa Maru PC Ch 32 Allied Ships SS Permit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johore Bahru at 22,49 Japanese Ships DD Maikaze Allied Ships SS Truant -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Wewak, 52,81 Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 145 troops unloading over beach at Bulla, 40,75 Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 154 troops unloading over beach at Kiska Island, 92,35 Japanese ground losses: 143 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 209 troops unloading over beach at Dili, 31,77 Japanese ground losses: 74 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 43,53 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 38002 troops, 433 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 644 Defending force 30222 troops, 262 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 700 Japanese max assault: 1346 - adjusted assault: 123 Allied max defense: 748 - adjusted defense: 741 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 1733 casualties reported Guns lost 98 Vehicles lost 5 Allied ground losses: 269 casualties reported Guns lost 10 Vehicles lost 3 Hortlund tries a shock attack one hex South of Manila. As I had expected the one division with some more small units isn´t able to break through the wooden hex and the IJA get´s a bloody nose... [:D] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1604 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1913 Defending force 62440 troops, 408 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1660 Allied ground losses: 54 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 46,35 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 23819 troops, 257 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1068 Defending force 28613 troops, 164 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 811 Allied ground losses: 38 casualties reported Guns lost 5 this is the hex North of Changsha. Expect to be kicked out with the next attack... [:(][:(][:(] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canton Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 626 Defending force 53078 troops, 295 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1373 Allied ground losses: 71 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at San Marcelino Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1406 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 54 - adjusted assault: 110 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 110 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE San Marcelino base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Samarinda Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1276 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36 Defending force 3114 troops, 41 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tuguegarao Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4584 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 45 - adjusted assault: 24 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tuguegarao base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tavoy Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 21848 troops, 253 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 536 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 475 - adjusted assault: 952 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 952 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tavoy base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johore Bahru Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 12316 troops, 190 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 355 Defending force 14293 troops, 131 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 347 Japanese max assault: 720 - adjusted assault: 22 Allied max defense: 306 - adjusted defense: 243 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 694 casualties reported Guns lost 53 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Guns lost 1 the single division tries a shock attack but is repulsed easily... again, one division is just not enough... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Zamboanga Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 738 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 44 - adjusted assault: 7 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Zamboanga base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johore Bahru Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 7171 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 346 Defending force 11192 troops, 149 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kragen Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1189 troops, 15 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 165 Defending force 3586 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 125 We will try a shock attack next turn after we have flown some more ground attacks hopefully... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Palembang Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1245 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26 Defending force 20287 troops, 262 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 466 as you can see, complete overkill by the landed IJA troops again... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field [&o][&o] Allied Shock attack Attacking force 15631 troops, 159 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 641 Defending force 10008 troops, 151 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 241 Allied max assault: 926 - adjusted assault: 430 Japanese max defense: 144 - adjusted defense: 20 Allied assault odds: 21 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 69 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 298 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Vehicles lost 1 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! same here, the IJA just came in a strenght that is far to low. The IJA retreats back to Lingayen again...[&o][&o][&o] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lae Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 44 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 2 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lae base !!! another tiny para attack takes Lae... while we have a HR about no sub invasion, those mini para drops pretty much are the same. Never faced such small para attacks so I didn´t think of it... oh well, I won´t complain as Hortlund warned me about him being very agressive with paras. Still didn´t think about such "agressive" mini attacks... [:D] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Gasmata Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 57 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 2 - adjusted assault: 3 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Gasmata base !!! same here... The situation in Burma is severe... [image]local://upfiles/13774/006F0B8F806D4360B39551CDA88B98AF.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/7/2007 3:17:03 PM)
a very bad turn... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/17/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 154 troops unloading over beach at Kiska Island, 92,35 Japanese ground losses: 202 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese Ships AP Sasago Maru MSW Toroshima Maru MSW Tomozono Maru #3 MSW Wa 19 MSW Wa 14 MSW Wa 10 Allied Ships SS Seawolf, hits 1 torps miss... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 22,50 Japanese Ships AK Sasako Maru PC Ch 7 PG Tatsumiya Maru MSW W.2 MSW W.1 PC Shimushu Allied Ships SS Truant, hits 2 torps miss... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Shiokaze DD Suzukaze DD Umikaze DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze DD Tokitsukaze Allied ground losses: 98 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 40,43 Japanese Ships AP Tenran Maru PG Shinko Maru #1 PG Nishho Maru Allied Ships SS Perch torps fail to detonate... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 114 troops unloading over beach at Sandakan, 36,58 Japanese ground losses: 59 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 135 troops unloading over beach at Tawi Tawi, 38,60 Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 175 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78 Japanese ground losses: 118 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 223 troops unloading over beach at Pinrang, 31,67 Japanese ground losses: 63 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 154 troops unloading over beach at Kiska Island, 92,35 Japanese ground losses: 135 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 175 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 33,78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Palembang, 20,55, firing at TF 215 TF 215 troops unloading over beach at Palembang, 20,55 40 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 24,54 Japanese Ships AK Hozan Maru #5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS Snapper Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 40,42 Japanese Ships PG Shinko Maru #1 PG Nishho Maru Allied Ships SS Pike -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 36,61 Japanese Ships DD Hatakaze DD Nagatsuki DD Fumizuki DD Minazuki DD Satsuki Allied Ships SS Seal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Muntok at 21,55 Japanese Ships AK Kaisyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage MSW Choun Maru #7 MSW Choun Maru #6 PC Shonan Maru #7 PC Shonan Maru #6 PG Sozan Maru PG Muro Maru MSW W.5 Allied Ships SS O20, hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34 Japanese aircraft Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 6000 feet very bad performance of my AA defense... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 6th Indian Brigade, at 22,49 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 G3M Nell x 15 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet long range ground attacks... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 6th Indian Brigade, at 22,49 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 18 G4M1 Betty x 16 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 55 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 15th Indian Brigade, at 22,49 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 3 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 28th Indian Brigade, at 22,49 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 3 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 30 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 35th Brigade, at 22,63 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 2 Martin 139 x 21 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 75 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 55,88 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged Allied Ships CL Boise Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet the Boise is attacked with bombs from Rabaul... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 10 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Shiokaze, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet 4 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet wow, setting the bombers to 1000 ft seems to be 100 times more effective than 6000 ft... [X(] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 34,77 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships MSW Wa 14 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 DAMN!!! the last 4 bombers that went in hit the Boise with a 250 kg AP bomb... she will retire to Sydney for repairs... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Umikaze DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze DD Tokitsukaze Allied ground losses: 64 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 4 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Palmyra invasion will happen within the next days... also a TF is heading to Christmas island...[8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese Ships DD Umikaze DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze DD Tokitsukaze Allied Ships SS Seawolf -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 117 troops unloading over beach at Puerto Princesa, 38,55 Japanese ground losses: 81 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Dili Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2157 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 57 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 110 - adjusted assault: 8 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Dili base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Changsha Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1592 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1925 Defending force 65473 troops, 415 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1660 Allied ground losses: 62 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 46,35 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 23993 troops, 257 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1072 Defending force 28503 troops, 159 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 806 Allied ground losses: 152 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Samarinda Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1276 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36 Defending force 3167 troops, 41 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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! as expected, no problem here for 2 brigades... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 we can´t get rid of those 91 troops and therefore we can´t move... damn those tiny para drops everywhere... more to come... [8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 We have a max assault three times higher than the Japanese but even with air support, we fail... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 17!!!! paras are dropped at Malacca which caused 10.000 troops West of Malacca to be reset to defend... [:@] I will have to speak to Hortlund as such para drops are not "agressive" but are just exploiting the game engine... due to this attack, I won´t be fast enough with my troops and Malaya will fall easily now... DUE TO 17 paras... [8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And here comes the biggest joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [8\|][8\|][8\|][8\|] 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 !!! I had a CA and Le Trioumphant disbanded at Noumea to bring down floatation another turn and wanted to send them out next turn. A long range mini para drop takes the base and the ships with 1500 men are scuttled. Just tell me why a CA and a DD should be scuttled because of 70 paras... Sorry, but those para drops are really ridicoulos... Taking the whole map with para drops of 50 mean each is a joke... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 !!! another tiny drop...

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/7/2007 5:01:42 PM)
BAD NEWS! We are completely out of synch, this cr is from the Japanese and is COMPLETELY the opposite that I have seen in my replay... [8\|][8\|][8\|][8\|][8\|] Must be the worst bug in the game. Having a game going PBEM and then having synch bugs... [:-] AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/18/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 117 troops unloading over beach at Puerto Princesa, 38,55 Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 37,60 Japanese Ships DD Nagatsuki DD Fumizuki DD Minazuki DD Satsuki Allied Ships SS KXVI, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 98,61 Japanese Ships SS I-4 Allied Ships DM Gamble -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 30,47 Japanese Ships DD Kuretake DD Mikazuki CL Yura Allied Ships SS Sailfish haven´t seen that... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 22,54 Japanese Ships AK Hozan Maru #5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXIII Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 25,55 Japanese Ships AP Iwaki Maru MSW Wa 3 Allied Ships SS Searaven -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78 Japanese Ships DD Umikaze DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze DD Tokitsukaze Allied ground losses: 42 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 4 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Palmyra, at 106,85 Japanese Ships CA Chikuma CA Tone BB Hiei Allied ground losses: 97 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Runway hits 1 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 95 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 106,85 Japanese ground losses: 110 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Sampit, 26,62 Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 140 troops unloading over beach at Baker Island, 94,92 Japanese ground losses: 119 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 95 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 106,85 Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Sampit, 26,62 Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 25,56 Japanese Ships AP Kaika Maru AP Koshu Maru #3 AP Gosei Maru AP Choko Maru MSW Wa 3 Allied Ships SS Sargo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 41,44 Japanese Ships AP Arizona Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage MSW W.19 Allied Ships SS Pickerel not in my replay... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese Ships DD Yamakaze DD Umikaze DD Kawakaze DD Tokitsukaze Allied Ships SS Seawolf, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 22,50 Japanese Ships AK Nagara Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire PC Ch 7 PG Tatsumiya Maru MSW W.2 MSW W.1 PC Shimushu Allied Ships SS Truant, hits 2 Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported not in my replay... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 24,53 Japanese Ships DD Nowaki Allied Ships SS Saury -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 40 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 30 Ki-30 Ann x 38 Ki-51 Sonia x 20 Ki-36 Ida x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 2 damaged Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 48 Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 10 Blenheim I x 25 Blenheim IV x 6 Hudson I x 18 No Allied losses Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 89 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged Allied aircraft losses PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 496 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 78 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 3 C5M Babs x 2 Ki-30 Ann x 10 Ki-21 Sally x 8 Ki-48 Lily x 44 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 60 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 112,88 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 5 SBD Dauntless x 34 TBD Devastator x 12 No Allied losses Japanese Ships PG Fukui Maru CL Tatsuta, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Mochizuki, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Yayoi AP Uji Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 196 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet not in my replay... Nice to see but due to not seing this in my replay I wanted to order my carrier to go in, now as I know Hortlund has seen my carrier it will be ordered south... DAMN SYNCH bug could have cost me a carrier.... Day Air attack on TF at 22,50 Allied aircraft Vildebeest IV x 2 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AP Daifuku Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet not in my replay... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 29,75 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Kiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet not in my replay... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Kawakaze Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 35 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Yamakaze DD Umikaze, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Tokitsukaze, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet not in my replay... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 112,88 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 5 SBD Dauntless x 27 TBD Devastator x 9 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CL Tatsuta, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Mochizuki, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage PG Fukui Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet not in my replay... again, nice to see but I would like to see it in my replay also...[8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 25,62 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Ayato Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,60 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Atlas Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet not in my replay... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 24,70 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 3 Brewster 339D x 2 Martin 139 x 42 Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships AP Terukuni Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire CL Jintsu DD Samidare DD Natsugumo CL Naka, Bomb hits 1 DD Asagumo DD Asashio DD Minegumo DD Murasame, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet not in my replay... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 58,94 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied Ships CL Boise Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet not in my replay... in my replay, the Boise was hit twice... [8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Tjilitjap at 19,62 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 4 B5N Kate x 17 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 4 Brewster 339D x 9 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 10 damaged Allied Ships DD Piet Hein DD Banckert DD Kortenaer DD Van Nes Aircraft Attacking: 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese Ships DD Tokitsukaze, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships CL Java, Shell hits 3 not in my replay... in my replay, CL Java was sunk due to two torp hits... [8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 30,47 Japanese Ships AP Manzyu Maru, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Sailfish Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported Guns lost 3 not in my replay... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 23,51 Japanese Ships AK Sagara Maru Allied Ships SS Sculpin not in my replay... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Palmyra, at 106,85 Japanese Ships CA Chikuma CA Tone BB Hiei Allied ground losses: 158 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 5 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 32,64 Japanese Ships AP Gotake Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-38 not in my replay... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 116 troops unloading over beach at Sansapor, 44,74 Japanese ground losses: 53 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 174 troops unloading over beach at Singkawang, 25,57 Japanese ground losses: 83 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 189 troops unloading over beach at Sinkep Island, 22,53 Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lautem Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2034 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53 Defending force 793 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Japanese max assault: 102 - adjusted assault: 43 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 2 Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lautem base !!! Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 1524 casualties reported Guns lost 16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Palmyra Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1769 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 65 Defending force 691 troops, 6 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 118 - adjusted assault: 56 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 2 Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Palmyra base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 1062 casualties reported Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 46,35 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 43386 troops, 479 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1076 Defending force 28268 troops, 154 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 797 Japanese max assault: 1402 - adjusted assault: 278 Allied max defense: 788 - adjusted defense: 129 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 1933 casualties reported Guns lost 35 Allied ground losses: 174 casualties reported Guns lost 8 not in my replay... in my replay I saw a 0:1 for the Japanese... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1612 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1930 Defending force 69427 troops, 419 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658 Allied ground losses: 52 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canton Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 632 Defending force 44711 troops, 229 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1099 Allied ground losses: 117 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Samarinda Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1315 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39 Defending force 3400 troops, 44 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 Japanese ground losses: 2 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 43,53 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 5719 troops, 200 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 349 Defending force 29607 troops, 238 guns, 117 vehicles, Assault Value = 680 Allied ground losses: 245 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 29,36 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1552 troops, 0 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 57 Defending force 710 troops, 1 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 59 - adjusted assault: 54 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 Allied ground losses: 78 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sandakan Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 619 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 38 - adjusted assault: 4 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Sandakan base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tawi Tawi Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 308 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 20 - adjusted assault: 4 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tawi Tawi base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Homan Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 85284 troops, 663 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2676 Defending force 6441 troops, 81 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 143 Allied max assault: 2749 - adjusted assault: 4875 Japanese max defense: 153 - adjusted defense: 6 Allied assault odds: 812 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 1710 casualties reported Guns lost 44 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 270 casualties reported Guns lost 13 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Mersing Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 3900 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 90 Defending force 74 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Allied max assault: 87 - adjusted assault: 45 Japanese max defense: 1 - adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 45 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 137 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kragen Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2173 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 119 Defending force 5553 troops, 46 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 128 Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Teloekbetoeng Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 72 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 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 Teloekbetoeng base !!! paras... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Baker Island Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1036 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 56 - adjusted assault: 15 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Baker Island base !!!

wernerpruckner -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/7/2007 5:39:42 PM)
you are playing WitP long enough to know that there is THE sync bug [:'(] what´s the score at the moment ??? will the game end with an auto victory ?? if hortlund uses the small scale paradrops longer, India will be lost.

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/7/2007 5:56:05 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: swift you are playing WitP long enough to know that there is THE sync bug [:'(] unfortunately yes... [8\|] though I´m just pissed off by this bug... what´s the score at the moment ??? will the game end with an auto victory ?? will take a look next turn. Don´t think the game will end due to an autovictory and Hortlund is still far away from it... if hortlund uses the small scale paradrops longer, India will be lost. If he uses 50-100 men para attacks in India then I will talk to him once again, as this would be ridicoulos, as those cities wouldn´t be taken by a couple of para sqads and IMO it just exploits the game engine...

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/7/2007 6:42:05 PM)
score is 4541:6925 at the moment, so no danger yet... no report for the 19th as Hortlund turned off all reports, to get rid of the synch bug, so I have no idea what is going on... hopefully KB doesn´t pop up suddenly next turn... [8\|][:-]

ny59giants -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/7/2007 9:41:58 PM)
I just started a second PBEM and am playing John 3rd using Big B's v1.4 and on the second game turn we ran into the sync bug. [:@] My fix from my other game which seems to be working is to ensure that both players close all other programs when running WitP. It worked again for this game. You might suggest it.

John 3rd -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/7/2007 9:55:38 PM)
Hope that it is fixed. Let me know if you have issues...

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/7/2007 10:30:31 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ny59giants I just started a second PBEM and am playing John 3rd using Big B's v1.4 and on the second game turn we ran into the sync bug. [:@] My fix from my other game which seems to be working is to ensure that both players close all other programs when running WitP. It worked again for this game. You might suggest it. thanks for the tip! Hortlund used the patentated Pompack method and it worked this turn again... hope it won´t show up again, though I doubt it...

castor troy -> RE: The rant goes on... Pzjg Hortlund vs Castor Troy (10/8/2007 5:50:24 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/20/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 226 troops unloading over beach at Lombok, 24,69 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Muntok at 21,55 Japanese Ships DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Arashio DD Michishio BB Kongo Allied Ships SS O20 Japanase bombardment group rotates out from Palembang... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 25,53 Japanese Ships AK Kaisyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 25,53 Japanese Ships AK Awazisan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXI second succesful attack by KXI! [8D] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 19 troops unloading over beach at Christmas Island, 112,89 Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported wasn´t able to wipe out the complete Christmas Island invasion TF so the remaining troops that are unloaded will take the empty base... [8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 209 troops unloading over beach at Waingapu, 27,74 Japanese ground losses: 97 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 209 troops unloading over beach at Waingapu, 27,74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 226 troops unloading over beach at Lombok, 24,69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 5 encounters mine field at Batavia (19,59) Japanese Ships DD Arashio, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage A bombardment TF enters the hex... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 25,55 Japanese Ships AP Amakusa Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1 Allied Ships SS Saury Japanese ground losses: 41 casualties reported MK14s detonating, really good day for my subs today... could be FOW though, no fires, no heavy damage... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 220 encounters mine field at Truk (63,78) Japanese Ships MSW Noshiro Maru #2 MSW Hagoromo Maru Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Argonaut laid some mines two turns ago, now MSWs enter the hex... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 53,92 Japanese Ships SS RO-34 Allied Ships AK Murada, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage RO-34 will soon be out of torps... Murada will sink... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Batavia at 19,59 Japanese Ships DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Arashio, on fire, heavy damage DD Michishio Allied Ships SS KXV all DDs fail to locate the sub... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 22,54 Japanese Ships AK Kinka Maru, Torpedo hits 1 PC Ch 7 PG Tatsumiya Maru MSW W.2 PC Shimushu Allied Ships SS KXIII, hits 4 Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported another hit... wow, really a good day... KXIII gets 4 near misses... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 32,64 Japanese Ships DD Murakumo Allied Ships SS S-38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 23,53 Japanese Ships AP Zukai Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire PT Gyoraitei #2 Allied Ships SS Shark and again, MK14 detonates! [&o] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 32,64 Japanese Ships AP Kansan Maru Allied Ships SS S-38 lol, MK10 torps fail to detonate... [:D] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 42 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 35 Ki-30 Ann x 43 Ki-51 Sonia x 17 Ki-36 Ida x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 4 damaged Ki-30 Ann: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 40 Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet Changsha gets another visit. The runway hits are no problem, it´s only a level 1 airfield so it´s immediately repaired and forts are increasing every turn. Though I always lose supplies due to the supply hits... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 69 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged Allied ground losses: 175 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 26 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 11000 feet 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 6000 feet Could expect some more planes taken down by my flak as they are coming in pretty low... 85% of the flak guns in the Philipines are stationed at Manila and are well supplied... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 15 C5M Babs x 4 Ki-30 Ann x 10 Ki-21 Sally x 47 Ki-48 Lily x 50 Ki-46-II Dinah x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 41 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 69 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 43,41 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 21 Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Malang at 22,66 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 7 Brewster 339D x 10 T.IVa x 5 Martin 139 x 42 Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CL Jintsu DD Oshio AP Husimi Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire CL Naka DD Minegumo DD Harusame DD Asagumo AP Yasukuni Maru Japanese ground losses: 29 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet not much I can do, mostly the CLs are attacked and missed. Can´t penetrate the CL armor anyway with 250 lb bombs. They are just pingpong balls, 3 hits on an AP and it isn´t even heavily damaged... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34 Japanese aircraft Ki-15 Babs x 1 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 28 P-40E Warhawk x 43 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Have placed my P40s here, as cover for my evacuation. Expect to see massive Zero sweeps soon. Will have to hold out for 2 or max. 3 turns. Can bring in another Hurricane squadron but that´s it then... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,62 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 6 Brewster 339D x 9 Martin 139 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Atlas Maru, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 1000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 19,59 Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Haruna CA Takao CA Atago DD Michishio DD Akatsuki DD Hibiki Allied Ships PT TM-5, Shell hits 8, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Camranh Bay at 34,46 Japanese Ships DD Hasu DD Hiyodori Allied Ships SS Seadragon no luck against IJN warships... torps miss... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Batavia, at 19,59 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Atago CA Takao BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied Ships AK Sibolga, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 79 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Runway hits 1 not much damage done by the big boys... no recon before so I´m not really worried about those bombardments... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 167 troops unloading over beach at Malang, 22,66 Japanese ground losses: 150 casualties reported Java will soon be lost... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 46,35 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 93454 troops, 1013 guns, 146 vehicles, Assault Value = 1749 Defending force 27662 troops, 130 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 769 Japanese max assault: 2230 - adjusted assault: 864 Allied max defense: 727 - adjusted defense: 192 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 831 casualties reported Guns lost 22 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 745 casualties reported Guns lost 13 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! unfortunately, my cavalry divisions are driven out of the hex before any reinforcements could arrive. I have still 3000 assault points sitting in China on mountains or in the jungle and it will take another two months to bring them somewhere more useful. The same as in the Pacific, the Allied start out completely misplaced and if the Japanese go on a full offensive than you can´t do much about it. Will try to bring a couple of corps to the Changsha area to break up the comming encirclement. Changsha has 15000 supplies so it won´t be easy to take it - at least am I hoping that... [:D] Forts at 3 further increasing at the moment. 2000 assault points will leave Homan tomorrow to do a limited offensive operation in central China. Also 1500 assault points will march from Ichang to the East towards Japanese held territory. At both directions, two divisions could be not enough to stop me on clear terrain outside of a base so we will see if Hortlund will react in bringing some troops from his Changsha offensive... If not perhaps we can take a base and get some extra supplies... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1612 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1949 Defending force 73994 troops, 439 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1663 Allied ground losses: 188 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canton Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2132 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 638 Defending force 36747 troops, 175 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 852 Allied ground losses: 47 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at San Marcelino Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1381 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 260 Defending force 9418 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 225 Japanese ground losses: 2 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Samarinda Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1354 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 Defending force 3399 troops, 43 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 40 Japanese ground losses: 2 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 43,53 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 5909 troops, 203 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 364 Defending force 29315 troops, 232 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 671 Allied ground losses: 100 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 29,36 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 23394 troops, 254 guns, 120 vehicles, Assault Value = 538 Defending force 500 troops, 0 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese max assault: 1038 - adjusted assault: 474 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 474 to 1 Allied ground losses: 1014 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 2 base force from Tavoy surrenders. Was able to rescue a fragment to Rangoon by airtransport but it hasn´t turned into the parent unit so I doubt it will ever do... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Malacca Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 19961 troops, 281 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 912 Defending force 12527 troops, 101 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258 Japanese max assault: 812 - adjusted assault: 188 Allied max defense: 241 - adjusted defense: 259 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 697 casualties reported Guns lost 27 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 140 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Hortlund has completely evacuated his troops from Johore Bharu again, so we can send some more brigades to Malacca. Would like to bring my assault strenght to 500, it´s a wooden hex so perhaps with some lucky die rolls we could further demolish the two attacking IJA divisions. I will evacuate Burma completely so if Hortlund brings KB, a lot of ships and planes then he could try to go after India in expected two or three months time. To be honest, he could even do that without KB as my bombers are completely useless against shipping and British Buffalos are useless against anything that flies. And I can´t upgrade British squadrons before May, so the only thing more competitive are the two RAAF fighter squadrons upgraded to Hurricanes (and the P40s of course, but those will be bleeded at Rangoon the next couple of turns for sure).Only thing that would stand and put up a good fight would be the RN battleships. Force Z is on it´s way to Ceylon and another BB is on it´s way to Rangoon (without escorts as I accidently put it into the wrong TF and the DDs already left... [sm=crazy.gif]) to cover the evacuation of the four brigades there against any IJN CAs, which are coming from the South (at least this is what my patrol planes are reporting...) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Christmas Island Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 246 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 18 - adjusted assault: 10 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Christmas Island base !!! 246 troops is all that was left from the invasion TF but that´s enough of course to take an empty base. With Palmyra and Christmas Island in Japanese hands I now have to put my squadrons onto AKs if I want to have them at Canton or Pago Pago (except the 4Es which have enough range). The reinforcement TF is a couple of days out of reaching Canton but since the last turn has been borked due to the synch bug and this turn I haven´t had any sightings of KB I´m in real danger to lose the whole USMC division as I expect to see KB popping up next to my transport TF as I normally don´t have the luck that I need in such situations. One full speed move South and KB is in position. He doesn´t know about my transports but he knows that my carrier that attacked his invasion TF is retiring South to Canton to refuel (only fuel for 6 hexes left). If he would have a clear sight on the situation then with two full speed moves South and then South West he could kill a whole USMC division AND a US CV... [:(] The chances to lose one of both targets are good, if I would bet, then I would say I will lose both... [8\|] Hortlund hasn´t invaded Wake and Midway so far, which surprises me. If I´m lucky then these two atolls will be the next targets and KB will be there to cover the invasion. If Canton and Pago Pago are the next targets, then I´m screwed - again just one week too late, but there was NO way to bring in that division faster to Canton as those APs already even moved 6!!! hexes a day... Wake will be an easy target, but Midway was reinforced with a brigade of a US division (100+ assault points) and an USMC coast defense btn. The troops came by fast transports and three small AKs are bringing in more supplies. One AK brought 6 PTs and fuel for the PTs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kragen Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2156 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118 Defending force 3635 troops, 34 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 77 Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Guns lost 1 most of my useless Dutch inf units have already left Kragen and will retire to Soerabaja. With the IJA division landed South West of Soerabaja, Java will fall soon. The inf units are sent to Soerabaja to at least damage the ressource and oil centers there. It looks like Hortlund will directly go in against Batavia also, which would surprise me... Though I think he will land at the base West of Batavia... If I had to bet, first 100 paras will take the base and then the two brigades from Palembang will land the next turn.

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