RE: CLIMB MT. NIITAKA: CHS SCEN 159, BOMBUR(A) vs SPRUANCE(J)

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racndoc -> RE: CLIMB MT. NIITAKA: CHS SCEN 159, BOMBUR(A) vs SPRUANCE(J) (12/19/2007 3:28:22 PM)
JANUARY 19TH, 1942 DEI: The paratroopers do their job and Kragen is taken in a coup de main: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kragen Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1008 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese max assault: 36 - adjusted assault: 19 Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kragen base !!! 40,000 IJN troops offshore begin to unload at the undamaged port along with aviation engineers. A6M2s provide LRCAP against the remnants of the Allied air forces in Java: Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,64 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Ootori Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Martin 139 bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kragen at 22,64 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Nagato Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 15000 feet Another 120,000 troops of the SAA are making their way towards Java from Singapore. IJNAF AC continue to hammer the airfields on Java. Bandjermasin is finally enlarged to a level 4 airfield and Sallys are staged in to help in the reduction of the airfields on Java. Meanwhile, the assault transports covered by KB West on the south coast of Java have completed their diversion and are now located off the SW tip of the island....they will begin to assault ports on the south coast of Sumatra tomorrow. [image]local://upfiles/14495/4459C44E330045309904AA870D017AC9.jpg[/image]

pauk -> RE: CLIMB MT. NIITAKA: CHS SCEN 159, BOMBUR(A) vs SPRUANCE(J) (12/19/2007 9:23:05 PM)
I'm sure that you know that, but dont rush with capturing raw materials bases. Bomb them from air, land and sea at least for a week, and maximise your chances for capturing them intact (or relativly intact). Well, you are doing more than just following my footsteps. Bonsai![;)]

Admiral Spruance -> RE: CLIMB MT. NIITAKA: CHS SCEN 159, BOMBUR(A) vs SPRUANCE(J) (12/26/2007 9:13:33 PM)
Thanks pauk. Yeah I have had 3 bombardment TFs working over Palembang for the last 3 weeks. In this CHS variant Palembang has 1200 oil points...more than one half of Japan's requirements so the die roll I get here when its captured will be critical. And you are correct.....resources seem to be more of a choke point for the Japanese economy than oil is in this CHS variant. JANUARY 20TH, 1942 The arrival of Sallys at the just enlarged level 4 airfield at Bandjermasin has completed Japanese dominance of the air over Java. Bombur has withdrawn his battered fighter groups and perhaps less than a dozen bombers remain on Java. The 35th Brigade, 56th Brigade, 3 SNLF regiments and 16th Naval Guards are now ashore at Kragen. 6 SAA divisions, armor and artillery are in transit on the Java Sea and should arrive in Kragen in the next 3-4 days. KB West covers landings on Sumatra at Benkolen. Naval troops storm ashore at Aitape on New Guinea. [image]local://upfiles/27575/95524C8996FA4A66AF5D79356D8FC24A.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: CLIMB MT. NIITAKA: CHS SCEN 159, BOMBUR(A) vs SPRUANCE(J) (12/28/2007 4:46:04 PM)
JANUARY 21ST, 1942 PHILIPPINES: Manila and Bataan have been subjected to daily artillery and aerial bombardment attacks for all of January. Botanko Heavy artillery regiment is on the way to Manila.....I want to see what the 240mm guns can do to defenders entrenched in an urban defense. At Bataan Japan has 2 and a half divisions, 4 armored regiments , engineers and artillery and they will be ordered to assault the 32,000 defenders there tomorrow. SUMATRA: Palembang is again hit with naval bombardments: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Palembang, at 20,55 Japanese Ships CA Kumano CA Suzuya CA Mikuma CA Mogami BB Ise BB Mutsu Allied ground losses: 510 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Vehicles lost 6 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 26 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Palembang, at 20,55 Japanese Ships CL Natori CA Ashigara CA Haguro CA Chokai BB Yamashiro BB Fuso Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 37 Port hits 4 Port fuel hits 4 Port supply hits 3 Japanese troops capture Benkolen on the southern coast of the island. JAVA: Bombur attempted to fast transport the Barisan regiment to Java via fast transport but Japanese naval bombers were waiting: Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 23,66 Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 27 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged Allied Ships DD Banckert, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Scout, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Van Ghent, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 158 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 23,66 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 G3M Nell x 13 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Banckert, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Van Ghent, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 98 casualties reported Guns lost 3 All 3 DDs are sunk and the Barisan regiment is forced to swim ashore. The battered shipping in Soerabaja port, unable to flee, is hit again by Bettys/Nells: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 23,66 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 G3M Nell x 83 G4M1 Betty x 27 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 29 damaged G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged Allied Ships AK Tjisaroea, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CL Boise, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AD Black Hawk, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AR Van Waerwijck, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Benkalis, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Sigli, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SS Snapper, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage TK Anastasia, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ML Bangkalan, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Whipple, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage ML Prins van Oranje, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Evertsen, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AR Roogeveen, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AR Castor, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Luzon, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Toendjoek, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Duymaer van Twist, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Witte de With, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Van Heutsz, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AVD Reiger, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Ban Ho Guan, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Barker, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage AK Boero, Bomb hits 1, on fire PG Soerabaja, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Senang, Bomb hits 1, on fire TK J. D. Schreijers, Bomb hits 1 Allied ground losses: 154 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Port hits 6 Port supply hits 2 CL Boise finally uses up her 9th life and sinks below the waves. CBI: Engineers and supply were airlifted to Port Blair several weeks ago and the airfield there was just enlarged to level 2. I want Port Blair to become a level 4 airfield and dominate the Andaman Sea to cover my India operations. NEW GUINEA/AUSTRALIA: Aitape on the northern coast of New Guinea is captured. Japanese assault transports in the Coral Sea approach Koumac. KB East, CVs Akagi, Soryu, Hiryu and Zuikaku race westwards along the northern coast of Australia and are ordered to hit shippoing in port in Darwin tomorrow> [image]local://upfiles/14495/0BEBE294038E4B46A22BCCC9E8C00767.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> ALLIES INVADE PALMYRA (12/30/2007 2:18:28 AM)
JANUARY 22ND, 1942 No shortage of action today as the Allies face an unparalleled series of disasters from the Philippines to Australia to the Central Pacific. CENTRAL PACIFIC: I knew that if I withdrew KB from the Central Pacific for a couple of months to cover operations in the DEI and India that I would be leaving myself wide open for Bombur to counterattack my island bases in the Pacific. I had no idea however that he would begin his counteroffensive in January 1942! Elements of the US Army 25th Infantry Division were landed on Palmyra today by a Fast Transport convoy of DDs. Dont know how they got there without being spotted by my Mavis patrols or my Nells but the 2nd Coastal Defense Regiment was there to provide a warm reception: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1090 encounters mine field at Palmyra (110,90) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 40 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DMS Southard, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 100 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1090 encounters mine field at Palmyra (110,90) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! TF 1090 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 110,90 63 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DMS Southard, Shell hits 39, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 42 casualties reported Coastal Guns at Palmyra, 110,90, firing at TF 1090 1114 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DMS Southard, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage DD Cassin, Shell hits 24, on fire, heavy damage DD Tucker DD Flusser, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage DD Reid, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage DD Shaw, Shell hits 1 DD Conyngham, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage DD Case Japanese ground losses: 75 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 1019 casualties reported Guns lost 35 As the day wore on my Nells finally spotted the enemy transports and added tro the carnage: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Palmyra at 110,90 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 21 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 15 damaged Allied Ships DM Sicard, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Cassin, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DMS Elliot DD Case Aircraft Attacking: 1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 113,84 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Hull 2 DDs, a DM and a DMS sink immediately. The Allied troops that made it ashore were a disorganized rabble: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Palmyra Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 3498 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 77 Defending force 756 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33 Allied ground losses: 111 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Ground combat at Palmyra Allied Shock attack Attacking force 604 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27 Defending force 9900 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 77 Allied max assault: 18 - adjusted assault: 0 Japanese max defense: 76 - adjusted defense: 79 Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 232 casualties reported Guns lost 3 If Bombur doesnt bring some serious reinforcements here the few Allied survivors will be mopped up in a few days. Another Betty daitai and a A6M2 chutai are staged to Palmyra to help isolate it. PHILIPPINES: The American/Philippino pocket at Bataan is overrun today after over 3 weeks of daily land and air bombardment. Here are todays Bataan bombing reports to give an indication of how much air was committed to this objective: Day Air attack on Bataan , at 42,51 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 52 Ki-48-I Lily x 23 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 15 Day Air attack on 45th PS Regimental Combat Team, at 42,51 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 9 Ki-48-I Lily x 11 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 37 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 6000 feet 9 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Corregidor CI Fortress, at 42,51 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val x 27 Ki-21-II Sally x 89 Ki-48-I Lily x 15 Ki-49 Helen x 23 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 85 casualties reported Guns lost 4 And here is the final coup de grace: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bataan Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 71204 troops, 275 guns, 252 vehicles, Assault Value = 1543 Defending force 17279 troops, 45 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 352 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3 Japanese max assault: 1542 - adjusted assault: 1247 Allied max defense: 329 - adjusted defense: 163 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan base !!! Japanese ground losses: 1191 casualties reported Guns lost 24 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 24727 casualties reported Guns lost 46 Vehicles lost 11 24,000 Allied troops surrender and the Allies are now reduced to a 50,000 troop pocket at Manila and a 13,000 troop pocket at Lamon Bay.....both of these pockets are also being hit hard on a daily basis by the IJAAF. AUSTRALIA/NEW GUINEA: KB East hits the port at Darwin pretty hard: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Darwin , at 36,84 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 D3A2 Val x 89 B5N2 Kate x 102 E13A1 Jake x 1 Allied aircraft Wirraway x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 22 damaged B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wirraway: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Valentijn, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AVD Arend, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage AK Belawan, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Sloet van de Beele, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Van Imhoff, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Zealandia, Bomb hits 1 AK Bengalen, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PC Canopus, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Westralia, Bomb hits 3, on fire AK Liran, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Dona Nati, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Barossa, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Koolinda, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage TK D. L. Kruithof, Bomb hits 1 AR Platypus, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage MSW Deloraine, Bomb hits 1 TK George G Henry, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Both, Bomb hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 234 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Port hits 4 Port fuel hits 5 Port supply hits 7 IJN troops storm ashore at Salamaua. SOUTH PACIFIC: The South Seas Detachment leads the invasion at Koumac....from here they will advance the length of New Caledonia to Noumea. MALAYA: With the 56th Division unable to wipe out the 22nd Indian Brigade pocket NE of Mersing, the 33rd Division is landed by transports here to help out. Following reduction of this final Malayan pocket, the assault of Palembang will be ordered. DEI: 5 SAA divisions are currently landing at Kragen and 18th Division will arrive tomorrow. Meanwhile, advance elements of the Japanese Java invasion force reach Madioen and Djokjakarta and attacks to capture the airfields will be ordered for tomorrow. Elsewhere in the DEI, Babo is captured. 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racndoc -> RE: ALLIES INVADE PALMYRA (1/1/2008 1:04:16 PM)
JANUARY 23RD, 1942 CVL Shoho was commisioned today and will join KB West currently off the coast of Sumatra. CV Junyo has been accelerated and should be completed in 26 days. DEI: On Java, Madioen and Djokakarta were captured today. Sallys and Kates were immediately staged in to Madioen to provide close air support for the ground troops. Japanese bombers continue their efforts to annihilate the few remaining Allied AC on Java: Day Air attack on Bandoeng , at 19,61 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 G3M Nell x 52 G4M1 Betty x 80 Allied aircraft Hawk 75A x 1 CW-21B Demon x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hawk 75A: 2 destroyed CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed CW-22 Falcon: 3 destroyed Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Bandoeng , at 19,61 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 26 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 3 Brewster 339D x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 23,66 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 72 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses Lockheed 212: 1 destroyed Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 19 On Sumatra, KB West covers the invasion at Padang. Bombardment TFs continue to reduce Palembang: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Palembang, at 20,55 Japanese Ships CL Tama CL Nagara CA Atago CA Takao BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 119 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 2 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 25 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 3 Pinrang is captured. MALAYA: The stubborn Indian 22nd Brigade is finally overrun after the last Allied pocket in Malaya is liquidated after holding out for 3 weeks against overwhelming forces: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 23,49 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 28186 troops, 131 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 678 Defending force 2140 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42 Japanese max assault: 1238 - adjusted assault: 1462 Allied max defense: 21 - adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 1462 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 41 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 5917 casualties reported Guns lost 9 NEW GUINEA/AUSTRALIA: Salamaua is captured. IJN troops continue to storm ashore at Koumac. KB East lands a parting shot at Darwin as she sails to support operations around Java: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Darwin , at 36,84 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 D3A2 Val x 73 B5N2 Kate x 96 E13A1 Jake x 1 Allied aircraft Wirraway x 4 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged E13A1 Jake: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wirraway: 1 destroyed Allied Ships MSW Ballarat, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Van Imhoff, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Koolinda, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage TK D. L. Kruithof, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AK Patras, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Dona Nati, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Belawan, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage TK George G Henry, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Zealandia, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PC Gemma, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Bengalen, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Both, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Barossa, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Westralia, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Valentijn, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Liran, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 115 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Vehicles lost 1 Port hits 7 Port fuel hits 5 Port supply hits 2 CENTRAL PACIFIC: The Nells at Palmyra finish off the Allied Fast Transport TF as 2 more DDs are sunk: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 110,88 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 G3M Nell x 21 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Flusser, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 110,86 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 3 damaged Allied Ships DD Reid, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Bombur sends long range bombers out of Jonston Island to support his troops on Palmyra: Day Air attack on Palmyra , at 110,90 Allied aircraft A-29 Hudson x 9 LB-30 Liberator x 8 Allied aircraft losses LB-30 Liberator: 3 damaged Runway hits 4 [image]local://upfiles/14495/245EC003D2F844A98D4A07A80727F911.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: CLIMB MT. NIITAKA: CHS SCEN 159, BOMBUR(A) vs SPRUANCE(J) (1/4/2008 8:25:08 AM)
JANUARY 24TH-25TH, 1942 SOUTH PACIFIC: Koumac is captured and the South Seas Detachment leads the march on Noumea. NEW GUINEA: IJN troops invade at Finschafen and Hollandia. DEI: Invasion forces assemble 120 mi off the coast of Palembang as bombardment TFs continue to pound the engineers there: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Palembang, at 20,55 Japanese Ships CL Natori CA Ashigara CA Haguro CA Chokai BB Yamashiro BB Fuso Allied ground losses: 229 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 22 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 5 Port supply hits 3 Padang is captured. SS I-153 is waiting off the coast of Soerabaja as DD Bulmer tries to escape to the Indian Ocean: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 23,67 Japanese Ships SS I-153 Allied Ships DD Bulmer, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage.....sunk Allied shipping attempts to flee from Soerabaja under the cover of thunderstorms but Kates based at Bali spot 2 more Allied DDs and send them to Davy Jones Locker: Day Air attack on TF at 24,68 Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 24 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Alden, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Witte de With, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Malang is captured as the IJA 25th Army closes in on Soerabaja. [image]local://upfiles/14495/B36EA8C8FCD146A7946FE379A70359EA.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: CLIMB MT. NIITAKA: CHS SCEN 159, BOMBUR(A) vs SPRUANCE(J) (1/7/2008 10:03:25 AM)
JANUARY 26TH, 1942 PHILIPPINES: Most of the "Big Boys" reach Manila and deliver the first of a series of very effective bombardments: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 29505 troops, 235 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1787 Defending force 44261 troops, 415 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 676 Allied ground losses: 527 casualties reported Guns lost 11 Vehicles lost 1 CBI: Major air battle over Rangoon after Japan launches a 70 Oscar sweep: Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 70 Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 7 P-39D Airacobra x 8 P-40E Warhawk x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged P-39D Airacobra: 6 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed The Allies lose 17AC in A2A combat today vs 3 Japanese AC. DEI: Hollandia and Finschafen are captured. Japanese troops swarm ashore at Palembang as the bombardment TFs make their daily "Milk Run": AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/26/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Palembang, at 20,55 Japanese Ships CL Tama CL Nagara CA Atago CA Takao BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 131 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 8 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Palembang, 20,55, firing at TF 272 TF 272 troops unloading over beach at Palembang, 20,55 149 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PG Taiko Maru CL Kashii, Shell hits 13 AK Sasako Maru Japanese ground losses: 1978 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Palembang, 20,55, firing at TF 272 TF 272 troops unloading over beach at Palembang, 20,55 97 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Kashii, Shell hits 1 AK Sasako Maru, Shell hits 6 Japanese ground losses: 459 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Palembang, 20,55, firing at TF 317 TF 317 troops unloading over beach at Palembang, 20,55 6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PC Ch 1 DD Okikaze Japanese ground losses: 892 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Palembang Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1225 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Defending force 43444 troops, 114 guns, 128 vehicles, Assault Value = 726 After delivering naval bombardments of at least 21 of the last 26 days and offloading overwhelming ground support a deliberate attack is ordered for tomorrow.....this could be one of the defining moments of the war for Japan as we see how much of the oil facilities are captured intact. As Japan closes in on Soerabaja, several of the damaged Allied ships there sortie into the Indian Ocean in hopes of escape...smart move considering the multiple dats of thunderstorms here but KB East closes in for the kill. [image]local://upfiles/14495/49BD0E73EF0C40AB8B328984A3362CA2.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: CLIMB MT. NIITAKA: CHS SCEN 159, BOMBUR(A) vs SPRUANCE(J) (1/8/2008 7:56:06 AM)
JANUARY 27TH, 1942 DEI: Under the cover of thunderstorms, Bombur tries to sortie some damaged combatant ships from Soerabaj into the Indian Ocean.....KB is waiting for them: Day Air attack on TF at 20,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 22 D3A2 Val x 22 B5N2 Kate x 28 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Paul Jones, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Day Air attack on TF at 22,70 Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 35 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged Allied Ships AVD Reiger, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Barker, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PG Soerabaja DD Whipple, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AVD Mercel, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PG Soemba Day Air attack on TF at 22,70 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val x 18 B5N2 Kate x 50 G4M1 Betty x 20 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Soerabaja, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage DD Barker, on fire, heavy damage DD Evertsen, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Parrott, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,70 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val x 21 B5N2 Kate x 25 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD John D. Edwards, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage PG Soemba, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage 5 DDs and 2 AVDs are sunk After a month of nearly continuous naval bombardment Palembang is captured: Ground combat at Palembang Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 48115 troops, 125 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 737 Defending force 1918 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese max assault: 695 - adjusted assault: 414 Allied max defense: 57 - adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 59 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 131 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 645 casualties reported Guns lost 8 The oil facilities are captured mostly intact....only 161 oil damaged out of 1202. Japanese oil production increases overnight from 1211 to 2250. 91st Naval Guards and a tank regiment will pursue the retreating Dutch forces while 4th Division and the rest of the troops will re-embark on fast transports for Ceylon. IJN troops land at Bankha and Sabang. On Java, Tjilitjap is captured. [image]local://upfiles/14495/AC5C95BBB5F948DEA8D4B275995C9690.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: CLIMB MT. NIITAKA: CHS SCEN 159, BOMBUR(A) vs SPRUANCE(J) (1/11/2008 7:13:28 AM)
JANUARY 28TH, 1942 DEI: On Sumatra Japan captures Bankha, Sabang and Sawahloento. 56th Division will drive north from Bankha while some naval guards drive south from Sabang to round up the remainder of the Allied troops in northern Sumatra. On Java, 5 SAA divisions invest Soerabaja and an artillery bombardment is ordered for tomorrow. Offshore, some more Allied ships are caught while trying to flee into the Indian Ocean: Day Air attack on TF at 20,71 Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 32 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Barker, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage PG Soerabaja, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage MSW Pieter de Bitter, Bomb hits 1, on fire PHILIPPINES: The Japanese continue their daily aerial and ground bombardments at Manila. 5 artillery regiments, 4 of them heavy, continue to soften up the Manila defenses: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 75262 troops, 417 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 2146 Defending force 43783 troops, 415 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 672 Allied ground losses: 265 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Botanko Heavy Gun regiment will arrive in Lingayen tomorrow....cant wait to see what these boys can do to urban defenses. If they provide the expected impact at Manila I may "buy" one or 2 more of the 240mm gun regiments to work over Karachi. [image]local://upfiles/14495/49AAC882404E46BAA3B162509D51D6E1.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: CLIMB MT. NIITAKA: CHS SCEN 159, BOMBUR(A) vs SPRUANCE(J) (1/13/2008 2:54:29 AM)
JANUARY 29TH, 1942 Relatively quiet turn as Japanese artillery softens up a couple of fortress cities for the inevitable assaults: Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 75466 troops, 416 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 2158 Defending force 43878 troops, 419 guns, 183 vehicles, Assault Value = 671 Allied ground losses: 496 casualties reported Guns lost 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Soerabaja Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 108037 troops, 591 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2870 Defending force 38056 troops, 302 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 619 Allied ground losses: 533 casualties reported Guns lost 13 Vehicles lost 3 In the DEI, Japan invades at Muntok and Aru Island. In the South Pacific, Japan lands at Buna and the troops on New Caledonia advance within 60 miles of Noumea. [image]local://upfiles/14495/93ADD2F573A6452B9270F678349116DB.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: CLIMB MT. NIITAKA: CHS SCEN 159, BOMBUR(A) vs SPRUANCE(J) (1/17/2008 1:05:18 AM)
JAUNARY 30TH, 1942 DEI: Bombur tries to evacuate some shipping from Batavia into the Indian Ocean but Nells/Bettys waiting at Palembang are ready for them: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 14,54 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 22 G4M1 Betty x 14 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 2 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Abbekerk, Torpedo hits 1, on fire TK Paula, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Van Cloon TK Manvantara, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Kota Gedeh, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Kota Radja, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Sipora, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Sibolga, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Poelau Tello, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Day Air attack on TF at 14,54 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 13 G4M1 Betty x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AD Anking, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage MSW Boeroe AK Langkoeas AK Tjikandi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Siberoet KB East.....cruising north in the Indian Ocean towards Sumatra finds a straggler: Day Air attack on TF at 17,73 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 D3A2 Val x 21 B5N2 Kate x 28 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Barker, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage After several days of artillery and aerial bombardment a deliberate assault is ordered tomorrow for Soerabaja, Japan captures Muntok, Buna and Aru Island. PRODUCTION REVISITED: At the end of every month I will try post an evaluation of Japanese production and both sides relative losses. ..............STOCK:..................CHS 158:......................COMMENTS SUPPLY: 2,260,000..............2,160,000.......Supply levels are almost the same in both scn and seem to be rising after bottoming in mid Jan. FUEL: 3,920,000..............3,860,000.......Fuel levels are approx. the same in both scenarios HI:............13,532..................13,087.........Less HI in CHS 158....will be readily apparant in HI Reserves HI RES: 39,400..................29,256.........Close to the danger level....will need to capture more HI in India if I want to enlarge the economy RES:.........15,275..................14,803.........Insufficient resources to meet minimum daily requirement...need about 18,000 to break even RES/RES 1,680,000.............1,430,000.......Resources will be the chokepoint for Japan's economy....willl need to capture more in India OIL: 1,756,000............2,297,000.......Oil is not a problem CHS.....enough currently available to run 13,800 HI AIR LOSSES: To date the Allies have lost 847 AC vs 795 Japanese AC.....almost even. A2A losses are 282 Allied AC vs 33 Japanese AC.....I think that Im really liking this exp. CHS variant! Who needs a Zero bonus..lol..... [image]local://upfiles/14495/C65EDB1338434B73B01BD4921F251E6B.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: CLIMB MT. NIITAKA: CHS SCEN 159, BOMBUR(A) vs SPRUANCE(J) (1/17/2008 8:33:36 PM)
JANUARY 31ST, 1942 DEI: Nells/Bettys based at Palembang continue to ravage Allied shipping in the Indian Ocean: Day Air attack on TF at 14,49 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 12 G4M1 Betty x 15 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Van Cloon, Torpedo hits 2, on fire AK Meroendoeng, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Langkoeas, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Siberoet, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage KB East finds another straggler off Java: Day Air attack on TF at 16,74 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 D3A2 Val x 22 B5N2 Kate x 28 No Japanese losses Allied Ships MSW Pieter de Bitter, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage The first Japanese assault on Soerabaja reaches 1:1 odds and knocks down the fortification level: Ground combat at Soerabaja Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 141731 troops, 734 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 2939 Defending force 37338 troops, 277 guns, 67 vehicles, Assault Value = 621 Japanese max assault: 2714 - adjusted assault: 1236 Allied max defense: 658 - adjusted defense: 794 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3 Japanese ground losses: 2104 casualties reported Guns lost 25 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 1712 casualties reported Guns lost 47 Vehicles lost 6 Djambi on Sumatra is captured. PHILIPPINES: IJN MSWs trying to clear the minefields at Bataan are fired on by the CD guns at Manila: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/31/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 142 encounters mine field at Manila (43,52) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 290 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships MSW Toshi Maru #8 MSW Toshi Maru #5, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage MSW Toshi Maru #1 MSW Tokuho Maru #5, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage MSW Takashima Maru, Shell hits 19, on fire, heavy damage MSW Senyu Maru #2, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage MSW Rikusen Maru, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage MSW Misago Maru #11, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage MSW Kongo Maru #2, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage MSW Kaiyo Maru #3, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage MSW Kaiyo Maru #1, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage MSW Hinode Maru #18, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage MSW Fuji Maru, Shell hits 24, on fire, heavy damage MSW Eguchi Maru, Shell hits 15, on fire, heavy damage MSW Chitose Maru, Shell hits 16, on fire, heavy damage MSW Choun Maru #21, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage MSW Choun Maru #18, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage MSW Choun Maru #7, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage MSW Choun Maru #6, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage MSW Banshu Maru #52, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage MSW Aoi Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage 18 MSWs are lost....sigh. Add this to the 5 MSWs that were trying to REFUEL at Canton but were fired on by CD guns at Hong Kong and Japan has lost 23 MSWs to CD guns in adjacent hexes so far this war.....over a third of our ship losses. Artillery and aerial bombardments continue to work over Manila on a daily basis. PRODUCTION REVISITED: Part 2 Naval Shipyards produce 1257 points per day with a current reserve of 726 points and a deficit of 15 points per day. CV Junyo will arrive in 18 days and that will free up 100 Naval Shipyard points but I will still need to increase shipyards by abother 40-50 points if I want to restart production of BB Musashi. CVE Unyo will arrive in 40 days and CV Hiyo in 63 days. Merchant shipyards were left stock...1005 points per day. We now have a merchant reserve of 2786 points with a surplus of 19 points per day. NAVAL LOSSES: Here are both sides combatant ship losses to date: ALLIES: 1 BB, 2 CA, 9 CL, 30 DD JAPAN: 1 CVE, 3 DD Altogether the Allies have lost 327 ships worth 2230 points. Japan has lost 40 ships worth 352 points. Here is a map of Japanese territorial expansion to date: [image]local://upfiles/14495/1E7699E610564501ACACBD6BA4E1DFDD.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: CLIMB MT. NIITAKA: CHS SCEN 159, BOMBUR(A) vs SPRUANCE(J) (1/23/2008 5:33:07 AM)
FEBRUARY 1ST-2ND, 1942 On Java, Bandoeng is captured and a final bombardment is fired at Soerabaja before another deliberate assault is ordered for tomorrow. On Sumatra, Kuala is captured and the twin Japanese thrusts close in on the final Allied pocket at Medan. At Palembang, the 4th and 33rd Divisions complete loading and shove off towards Ceylon. The assault TFs will rendezvous with the surface TFs and replenishment/supply /support TFs at Johore Bharu tomorrow. The advance across the Andaman Sea will be covered by KB West.....currently off the NW tip of Sumatra. KB East will be a bit late to the party.....Bombur made a final attempt to evacuate his damaged shipping from Soerabaja as its capitulation is imminent and the Indian Ocean is now full of targets for the IJN CVs: Day Air attack on TF at 22,69 Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 22 G4M1 Betty x 13 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied Ships AK Parigi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Kanimbla AK Op Ten Noort, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Van Neck, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Batak, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Dayak, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Day Air attack on TF at 22,69 Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 32 F1M2 Pete x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Van Neck, on fire AK Op Ten Noort, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Parigi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Batak, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Dayak, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Day Air attack on TF at 23,69 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 D3A2 Val x 62 B5N2 Kate x 59 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged Allied Ships TK Anastasia, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Balikpapan, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage TK Benakat, heavy damage TK Marpessa, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AK Van Heutsz, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ML Prins van Oranje, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Van der Bosch, heavy damage AK Maetsuycker, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage AR Castor, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage AK Van Outhoom, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage TK P. J. Duinker, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Boero, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Duymaer van Twist, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Siantar, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Tasman, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Day Air attack on TF at 23,69 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 D3A2 Val x 24 B5N2 Kate x 26 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Boero, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AP Luzon, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage AK Van Outhoom, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Toendjoek, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Ban Ho Guan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Senang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage AK Duymaer van Twist, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Day Air attack on TF at 23,69 Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 20 G4M1 Betty x 16 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Luzon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Anastasia, on fire, heavy damage TK Marpessa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AD Black Hawk, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Van Landsberge, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Tjisaroea, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AR Van Waerwijck, heavy damage AK Balikpapan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Benkalis, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Even IJN surface Tfs get into the act: Day Time Surface Combat at 22,69 Japanese Ships CL Kinu CL Oi DD Yukaze DD Wakatake Allied Ships AP Van Neck, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AK Parigi, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 22,69 Japanese Ships CL Kinu CL Oi DD Yukaze DD Wakatake Allied Ships SC OJR-5 SC OJR-6, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AS Janssens AGP Poolster AGP Serdang TK B. C. J. Grootes TK J. D. Schreijers AP Van Overstraten AP Kanimbla AP Rochussen AK Van Lansberger AK Loa Koeloe AK Sinabang [image]local://upfiles/14495/69C53EF544FF47DAAE41AD32123BC342.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: CLIMB MT. NIITAKA: CHS SCEN 159, BOMBUR(A) vs SPRUANCE(J) (1/25/2008 10:03:34 PM)
FEBRUARY 3RD, 1942 DEI: Soerabaja finally capitulates: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Soerabaja Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 140970 troops, 723 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 2887 Defending force 31861 troops, 162 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 514 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese max assault: 2673 - adjusted assault: 2601 Allied max defense: 526 - adjusted defense: 515 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Soerabaja base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Wirraway: 1 destroyed Martin 139: 1 destroyed Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed Lockheed 212: 2 destroyed C-60A Lodestar: 4 destroyed Do 24K-2: 3 destroyed C.XI-W: 2 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 1318 casualties reported Guns lost 16 Allied ground losses: 17701 casualties reported Guns lost 130 Vehicles lost 22 17,000 Allied troops surrender. All the IJA troops at Soerabaja are now ordered to prep for Karachi(including 25th Army HQ) and are odered to march on the 30,000 Allied troops at Batavia. Even with constant aerial bombardments, several naval bombardments and a deliberate attack.....the Allied engineers manage to destroy 99 out of 100 oil points production and 499 out of 500 resource point production....Japan will really need those Indian resources now! Im invading at Belitoeng now....Im trying to take all the bases surrounding Toboali so that it surrenders by osmosis and then maybe we wont suffer the massive destruction of resources there. KB East....TF 1(4 CVs) continues to sink all the Allied shipping trying to escape from the DEI into the Indian Ocean: Day Air attack on TF at 22,70 Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 31 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships AS Zuiderkruis, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage AK Van der Bosch, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Ban Ho Guan, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AD Black Hawk, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AR Roogeveen, heavy damage Day Air attack on TF at 20,71 Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AGP Serdang, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Day Air attack on TF at 14,43 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 D3A2 Val x 26 B5N2 Kate x 28 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Van Cloon, Bomb hits 15, on fire, heavy damage AK Langkoeas, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage Meanwhile, the massive Ceylon invasion force cruises up the Malacca Strait for a rendezvous with the escorts and the support TFs. [image]local://upfiles/14495/DF31C28758324AC89CB5A1E584D473B8.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> SUMATRA SECURED (1/27/2008 4:54:16 AM)
FEBRUARY 4TH, 1942 DEI: Another 7000 Allied soldiers are taken prisoner as the final 2 pockets on Sumatra are captured: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Teloekbetoeng Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1842 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 51 Defending force 1913 troops, 23 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Japanese max assault: 90 - adjusted assault: 66 Allied max defense: 17 - adjusted defense: 15 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Teloekbetoeng base !!! Japanese ground losses: 118 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 2993 casualties reported Guns lost 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Medan Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 7910 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 230 Defending force 2906 troops, 20 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 42 Japanese max assault: 428 - adjusted assault: 372 Allied max defense: 34 - adjusted defense: 19 Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Medan base !!! Japanese ground losses: 117 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 3410 casualties reported Guns lost 12 Bombur tries to sneak a TF into Darwin but IJN naval bombers at Amboina are waiting: Day Air attack on TF at 29,82 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 18 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 damaged Allied Ships MSW Deloraine PC Gemma, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Zealandia, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Sloet van de Beele, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage MSW Cairns Both divisions of KB continue to mop up Allied shipping in the Indian Ocean: Day Air attack on TF at 18,73 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 D3A2 Val x 40 B5N2 Kate x 23 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships AP Kanimbla AS Janssens, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SC OJR-5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Loa Koeloe, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AGP Poolster, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage TK B. C. J. Grootes, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Sinabang, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Rochussen, Bomb hits 4, on fire Day Air attack on TF at 18,73 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 D3A2 Val x 56 B5N2 Kate x 37 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 1 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Van Lansberger, Bomb hits 3, on fire AP Kanimbla, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage TK J. D. Schreijers, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage AP Van Overstraten, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Rochussen, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 18,73 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 D3A2 Val x 1 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK B. C. J. Grootes, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Day Air attack on TF at 14,44 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 2 A6M2 Zero x 18 D3A2 Val x 52 B5N2 Kate x 48 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Sipora, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage TK Paula, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Poelau Tello, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Abbekerk, Bomb hits 13, on fire, heavy damage Day Air attack on TF at 20,71 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 D3A2 Val x 23 B5N2 Kate x 50 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Tjisaroea, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Senang, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AR Van Waerwijck, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Modjekerto, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Maetsuycker, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage TK Benakat, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AR Roogeveen, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Sigli, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AK Van Heutsz, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AS Zuiderkruis, heavy damage Day Air attack on TF at 14,44 Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 24 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Tjikandi, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage 28 Allied ships are sunk today. Belitoeng was overrun so hopefully now Toboali converts to Japanese control without an attack as we cant afford to have any more damage to captured resources. The Ceylon invasion fleet continues up the Malacca Strait and will rendezvous with the carriers, surface Tfs, replenishment and supply TFs off Nicobar Island in 2 days. [image]local://upfiles/14495/0B7E4F05A7D44EA382BB2262AE81FD5D.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: CLIMB MT. NIITAKA: CHS SCEN 159, BOMBUR(A) vs SPRUANCE(J) (1/30/2008 7:44:33 PM)
FEBRUARY 5TH, 1942 DEI: IJN bombers pound shipping and the port itself at batavia: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Batavia , at 20,60 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 G3M Nell x 79 G4M1 Betty x 23 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 19 damaged G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed Allied Ships AP Van Riebeek, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AR Barentsz, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Semiramis, Bomb hits 1, on fire ML Rigel, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 349 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Port hits 5 Port supply hits 2 IJN bombers at Koepang hit convoys trying to rinforce Darwin: Day Air attack on TF at 26,83 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 18 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Gnair, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage MSW Cairns MSW Deloraine, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Day Air attack on TF at 27,83 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Day Air attack on TF at 26,83 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Gnair, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage INVASION OF CEYLON: The asssault transports, air combat, bombardment and replenishment TFs will rendezvous at assembly point X-RAY tomorrow. From there, the landings at Tricomcalee on Ceylon should commence in another 3 days. [image]local://upfiles/14495/EE96E8DC957348409F6F799AA403EC69.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> INVASION OF CEYLON (2/3/2008 7:24:48 PM)
FEBRUARY 7TH, 1942 INVASION OF CEYLON: D-DAY minus 3 The Ceylon invasion force approaches within 420 miles of Trincomcalee. Kates will bomb the port installations there for the next 2 days and the bombardment TFs will start pounding the invasion beaches the day after tomorrow. The IJA troops will storm ashore in 3 days. DEI: 6 SAA divisions continue their march across Java towards Batavia. Batavia itself should be invested in about 4-5 days. PHILIPPINES: The Botanko gun regiment finally reaches Manila. After a couple more days of bombardment another assault will be launched. [image]local://upfiles/14495/64D3D4D5B2494DC7B6E01CCE49C56645.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> INVASION OF CEYLON (2/5/2008 8:22:09 PM)
FEBRUARY 8TH, 1942.........INVASION OF CEYLON: D-DAY minus 2 Bombur makes a desperate attempt to reinforce Columbo as the Ceylon invasion force approaches within 180 miles of Trincomalee. KB's Vals and Kates find plenty of targets off Columbo: Day Air attack on TF at 12,24 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 D3A2 Val x 26 B5N2 Kate x 57 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Corfu, Bomb hits 4, on fire PC Pathan, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage AP Cap St. Jacques, Bomb hits 1, on fire SC Thyme, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Aorangi, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AP Felix Roussel, Bomb hits 1 Day Air attack on TF at 12,24 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val x 25 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 1 damaged Allied Ships AP Corfu, Bomb hits 2, on fire SC Thyme, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 7 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet 9 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet 9 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 12,24 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 B5N2 Kate x 24 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Aorangi, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AP Felix Roussel, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 11,25 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 D3A2 Val x 23 No Japanese losses Allied Ships MSW Aroe, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage MSW Cheribon, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage MSW Alor Allied naval bombers on Ceylon try to give a payback to the invasion forces: Day Air attack on TF at 15,28 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 6 A6M2 Zero x 67 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 8 damaged Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Haruna Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 15,28 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 6 A6M2 Zero x 67 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 6 Blenheim IV x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 4 destroyed Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Ise Day Air attack on TF at 15,28 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 6 A6M2 Zero x 67 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 32 Blenheim IV x 18 Japanese aircraft losses A5M4 Claude: 1 damaged A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 17 destroyed Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Zuiho CV Shokaku CVE Hosho CVL Ryujo CV Kaga Even with the heavy aerial attacks on the Allied transports, several LCUs make it ashore at Columbo. There are now 5 LCUs at Columbo compared to 2 just a few days ago. We will need to take Trincomalee before the reinforcements can arrive there. KB launches its first attack on the port of Trincomalee: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Trincomalee , at 13,25 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 2 B5N2 Kate x 84 E13A1 Jake x 2 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged E13A1 Jake: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Dardanus, Bomb hits 1 SS Saury, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Neptuna, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Sculpin, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Skagerak, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage TK A. A. Penning, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS O16, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Patrol, Bomb hits 1, on fire TK Empire Norse, Bomb hits 2, on fire SS Sealion, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Eidsvold, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SS Pike, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Federlock, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Spray, Bomb hits 1 SS Tarpon, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Empire Raven, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS O20, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Porpoise, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 74 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Port hits 7 Port supply hits 2 Evidently Bombur must have been repairing some subs here....3 are sunk in the attack. A lone IJA armored regiment accidentally storms ashore today: Coastal Guns at Trincomalee, 13,25, firing at TF 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 14 encounters mine field at Trincomalee (13,25) TF 14 troops unloading over beach at Trincomalee, 13,25 104 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AK Akashisan Maru, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 298 casualties reported Vehicles lost 10 With the accidental landing on D-Day minus 2, the order is given to move the invasion timetable up by one day, so the assault transports will land tomorrow on D-Day minus one after a large naval bombardment. [image]local://upfiles/14495/6B3306A309D944DE90669BDB17F52364.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> INVASION OF CEYLON (2/6/2008 8:52:05 PM)
FEBRUARY 9TH, 1942.....INVASION OF CEYLON The Ceylon invasion force storms ashore a day early at Trincomalee: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/09/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Trincomalee, 13,25, firing at TF 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 14 encounters mine field at Trincomalee (13,25) TF 14 troops unloading over beach at Trincomalee, 13,25 122 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 19 encounters mine field at Trincomalee (13,25) Japanese Ships MSW W.20 MSW W.15 MSW W.13 MSW W.12 MSW W.10 MSW W.9 MSW W.6 MSW W.5 MSW W.4 MSW W.1 AK Hokorei Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 44 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Trincomalee, at 13,25 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Natori, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage CL Sendai, Shell hits 5, on fire CA Suzuya, Shell hits 6 CA Mikuma CA Chokai, Shell hits 7 CA Takao BB Fuso, Shell hits 1 BB Ise BB Mutsu Allied Ships AP Neptuna, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Jalatarang, Shell hits 2, on fire AK Eidsvold, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Raven, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK s Jacob, Shell hits 2, on fire TK Empire Onyx, Shell hits 1 TK Empire Norse, Shell hits 1 SS O16, hits 1, heavy damage AK Empire Spray, Shell hits 1 MLE Prome, Shell hits 1, on fire AK Dardanus, Shell hits 1 SS Porpoise, hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Skagerak, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 911 casualties reported Guns lost 12 Vehicles lost 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 5 Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 19 encounters mine field at Trincomalee (13,25) TF 19 troops unloading over beach at Trincomalee, 13,25 Japanese Ships MSW W.20 MSW W.15 MSW W.13 MSW W.12 MSW W.10 MSW W.9 MSW W.6 MSW W.5 MSW W.4 MSW W.1 PG Ukishima Maru PG Tosho Maru PG Taiko Maru PG Sozan Maru PG Shosei Maru PG Shinko Maru #1 DD Sawakaze AK Hokorei Maru, Mine hits 6, on fire, heavy damage PG Nishho Maru PG Uji PG Hashidate PG Hayakafuku Maru PC Shumshu DD Kuri DD Hokaze DD Okikaze Coastal Guns at Trincomalee, 13,25, firing at TF 19 930 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Kuri AK Toei Maru CL Kuma, Shell hits 17 DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 4 CL Kashii, Shell hits 9 AP Harada Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire PG Uji, Shell hits 5, on fire AP Heiyo Maru AP Ayatosan Maru AP Saipan Maru DD Okikaze, Shell hits 3 AP Hikawa Maru AP Hie Maru AP Argentina Maru AP Asama Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire PG Hayakafuku Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire Japanese ground losses: 2704 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported CL Natori gets hammered by the 9.2" CD guns and is forced to retire to Singapore for repairs. IJN CVs pound an Allied TF trying to flee from Columbo: Day Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum at 11,21 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 D3A2 Val x 42 B5N2 Kate x 83 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 1 damaged Allied Ships AP Empire Attendant, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Devonshire AK Empire Impala, Bomb hits 2, on fire AK Empire Ibex, Bomb hits 2, on fire AK Empire Cougar, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Moonbeam AK Empire Rennie, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Empress of Asia, Bomb hits 4, on fire AP Warwick Castle AK Nora Moller, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Hinsang, Bomb hits 2, on fire AK Empire Brook, Bomb hits 1 AK Empire Barracuda, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage A deliberate attack will be ordered at trincomalee tomorrow. DEI: Batavia is invested by the spearheads of the IJA Java army. PHILIPPINES: The IJA troops at Manila launch a deliberate attack: Ground combat at Manila Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 108564 troops, 516 guns, 268 vehicles, Assault Value = 2281 Defending force 39693 troops, 371 guns, 178 vehicles, Assault Value = 676 Japanese max assault: 2283 - adjusted assault: 2272 Allied max defense: 659 - adjusted defense: 2213 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 5477 casualties reported Guns lost 53 Vehicles lost 10 Allied ground losses: 2071 casualties reported Guns lost 82 Vehicles lost 24 We will bombard for 3 days and then launch another assault here. CHINA: After several weeks of daily artillery and aerial bombardment, a Chinese blocking force of 4 corps 60 miles west of Hangchow on the Nanchang/Shanghai road is defeated and the road to Nanchang is now open: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 50,39 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 111633 troops, 595 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 2420 Defending force 22129 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 523 Japanese max assault: 2368 - adjusted assault: 2059 Allied max defense: 297 - adjusted defense: 9 Japanese assault odds: 228 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 1012 casualties reported Guns lost 12 Allied ground losses: 675 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Japan will first capture Wenchow and mop up guerillas in the area before linking up with the troops at Nanchang for an advance on Changsha. [image]local://upfiles/14495/F223031E221A4FE8BDBC1A6AD9F64C6D.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: CLIMB MT. NIITAKA: CHS SCEN 159, BOMBUR(A) vs SPRUANCE(J) (2/15/2008 8:50:51 AM)
FEBRUARY 10TH-12TH, 1942 INVASION OF CEYLON: Bombur had left some 30 ships in port at Trincomalee.....even though most of these ships were eventually sunk, they did a good job of absorbing the IJN naval bombardments and aerial bombardments at Trincomalee. When a shock attack was delivered on 2/10/42, a SEAC regiment has just reinforced Tincomalee and the initial Japanese assualt was repulsed. After 2 days of aerial bombardment an all out shock attack is ordered for tomorrow. DEI: Batavia surrenders under the fist assault by the IJA: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Batavia Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 161158 troops, 847 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 3307 Defending force 23003 troops, 153 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 225 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3 Japanese max assault: 3084 - adjusted assault: 1983 Allied max defense: 194 - adjusted defense: 109 Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Batavia base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 3 destroyed Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 901 casualties reported Guns lost 27 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 15423 casualties reported Guns lost 123 Vehicles lost 5 15,000 Allied soldiers surrender and all of Java has now been overrun.....6 SAA divisions and 2 brigades are now released for the India invasion. The troops will rest and prep for a few days while the port at Batavia is cleared of mines and then the transports will commence loading operations. PHILIPPINES: The daily aerial and ground bombardments continue at Manila....a deliberate assault is ordered for tomorrow. CHINA: Now that Japan has broken through the Chinese roadblock 60 miles west of Hangchow, 4 IJA divisions and 4 brigades are poised to open the Shanghai/Nanchang road. First, the Japanese southern flank will be secured by the capture of Wenchow. Once the road to Nanchang is opened Japan will be in a position to launch an offensive towards Changsha. [image]local://upfiles/14495/96B2D862305F49E1BAE677951C90FEB8.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> INVASION OF CEYLON (2/17/2008 11:17:15 PM)
FEBRUARY 13TH, 1942 INVASION OF CEYLON: Three days ago I couldnt even get a 1:1 attack at Trincomalee. I thought that maybe I was suffering from "victory disease" just like Japan in RL. Now after 2 days of Val bombardments Trimcomalee falls like a house of cards: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Trincomalee Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 38876 troops, 143 guns, 112 vehicles, Assault Value = 878 Defending force 8108 troops, 49 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 123 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese max assault: 1340 - adjusted assault: 1398 Allied max defense: 85 - adjusted defense: 23 Japanese assault odds: 60 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Trincomalee base !!! Japanese ground losses: 698 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Allied ground losses: 484 casualties reported Guns lost 16 Vehicles lost 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With 2 divisions and 2 tank regiments already ashore and 56th Division a couple of days out, Ceylon's days are numbered. A6M2s are staged in for CAP along with a Mavis group....now we can patrol virtually trhe entire Arabian Sea. Engineers, supply and fuel are immediately off loaded into Trincomalee.....ALL of KB is now here off Ceylon.....tomorrow they refuel and most of the CVs will be sent to interdict the sea lanes between Aden and Karachi. SEAC receives 7th armored and 7th AIF at Aden tomorrow and I need to make sure that they never arrive at Karachi. EVERY unit in the SAA is now prepping for Karachi save the 3 and a half divisions at Manila. I will recon the ENTIRE coast of India and decide on the invasion location within the next week. PHILIPPINES: A deliberate assault is launched at Manila: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 103796 troops, 447 guns, 260 vehicles, Assault Value = 2026 Defending force 33473 troops, 250 guns, 155 vehicles, Assault Value = 573 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese max assault: 1998 - adjusted assault: 2601 Allied max defense: 478 - adjusted defense: 1609 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 2054 casualties reported Guns lost 33 Vehicles lost 4 Allied ground losses: 1845 casualties reported Guns lost 39 Vehicles lost 9 The forts are now down to zero and we are almost at a 2:1 advantage.....one or 2 more weeks of bombardment here and Manila is toast. The 100,000 IJA troops here will be used to capture northern India/Calcutta eventually. Hope to have the final plans for CASE BLACK....the invasion of India.......finalized within a week or so. [image]local://upfiles/14495/81E0097B552347459E9DA590543CFEE9.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: INVASION OF CEYLON (2/20/2008 6:33:38 AM)
FEBRUARY 14TH, 1942 CEYLON: Most of the invasion force that landed at Trincomalee is now marching across Ceylon towards Columbo. The bulk of the Combined Fleet has now massed off Trincomalee. We are still awaiting the arrival of massive supplies and fuel tomorrow so our replenished CVs can interdict the Arabian Sea and isolate Karachi. The amphibious assault TF took some heavy losses to the 9.2" guns off Trincomalee....about half a dozen ships were sunk, 2 damaged CLs are making there way back to Singapore for repairs.....and the rest of the damaged ships are disbanded in port at Trincomalee for repairs....3 ARs are on the way to Trincomalee to help effect repairs. PRODUCTION: Things are looking much better for Japan by the middle of February, 1942. Our supply levels bottomed out on 1/15/42 at 2.13 mil.....now they are at 2.24 mil. Similarly, our fuel reached a nadir of 3.76 mil on 1/15/42 and now total 3.96 mil.....kind of surprising when you consider all the fuel currently in transit to Ceylon for the India invasion. Our A6M2 pool was approaching 300 AC so most of the Zero production was halted and Nagasaki engine production was throttled back....now we are saving 300 HI per day which should help to augment Japan's low HI reserves of 30,490 HI. Resources now total 15,320 per day and the resource reserves have held fairly steady at 1.44 mil for the last mo. Oil is now at 2353 and oil reserves are slowly increasing at 2.84 mil now. Naval production was at 1284 and dropping 30 per day with the naval reserves down to 233. CV Junyo had been accelerated and was due to arrive in 4 days...we will throttle back to normal production for Junyo so she will now arrive in 8 days and should now save 50 naval production points daily...enough to eliminate our deficit. CV Hiyo was also accelerated and should be available in 44 days, while CVE Unyo was accelerated and should arrive in 26 days. [image]local://upfiles/14495/3C70A0B8551E4283808D60B71ACF203E.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> INVASION OF PALMYRA (2/22/2008 6:33:18 AM)
FEBRUARY 15TH, 1942 CENTRAL PACIFIC: Bombur appears to be making his 2nd attempt at invading Palmyra. Japanese naval bombers hit the USN transports 180 miles off Palmyra: Day Air attack on TF at 111,87 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 G3M Nell x 34 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged Allied Ships AP President Hayes, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Crescent City AK Timber Rush, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Sawokla, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Wallingford, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Vermont, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 237 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Vehicles lost 1 A small group of Nells makes a suicide attack against the USN CVs 5 hexes off Palmyra: Day Air attack on TF at 112,85 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 4 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 21 F4F-4 Wildcat x 41 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 damaged Allied Ships AK City of Dalhart It appears that at least 3 USN CVs are supporting the invasion. 2 USN Bombardment TFs are poised to hit Palmyra tomorrow so Imperial HQ reluctantly gives the orders for the Nells and A6M2 groups to withdraw. The naval troops however are ordered to fight to the last man. SOUTH PACIFIC: Japan captures Noumea: Ground combat at Noumea Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 12741 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 231 Defending force 1730 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37 Japanese max assault: 182 - adjusted assault: 88 Allied max defense: 37 - adjusted defense: 33 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Noumea base !!! Japanese ground losses: 286 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Allied ground losses: 2291 casualties reported Guns lost 13 This marks the limit of Japanese expansion in the Pacific until the India campaign has been completed. CEYLON/INDIA: KB refills its air groups with replacements and takes on fuel at Trincomalee. An air combat TF of 3 CVs, 3 CVLs and a CVE are detached and ordered to escort a large group of fast AOs deep into the Arabian Sea...they will be there awhile as they interdict the sea lanes from Aden to Karachi. [image]local://upfiles/14495/2C27EA7DF1E34216B109509F99348F83.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> INVASION OF PALMYRA: (2/23/2008 5:05:15 AM)
FEBRUARY 16TH, 1942 INVASION OF PALMYRA: Bombur must have forgot to set his escorts to "Do not bombard"....the USN bombardment TF is hammered by the well prepped and supplied CD guns and 6 USN DDs are sunk: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Palmyra, at 110,90 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 803 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Hull, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage DD Dewey, Shell hits 39, on fire, heavy damage DD Farragut, Shell hits 42, on fire, heavy damage DD Balch, Shell hits 33, on fire, heavy damage DD Phelps, Shell hits 34, on fire, heavy damage DD Selfridge, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Porter, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Fanning, Shell hits 38, on fire, heavy damage DD Dunlap, Shell hits 42, on fire, heavy damage DD Downes, Shell hits 41, on fire, heavy damage DD Tucker, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Shaw, Shell hits 35, on fire, heavy damage DD Case, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Russell, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage DD Hughes, Shell hits 7, on fire DD Sims, Shell hits 3, on fire CA San Francisco, Shell hits 9 CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 23 CA Salt Lake City CA Northampton CA Indianapolis CA Portland, Shell hits 5 Japanese ground losses: 527 casualties reported Guns lost 11 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 6 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 5 Dont know why Bombur didnt send his BB TF in to bombard first...I offered to let him redo the turn since the escorts got hammered. Then the actiual assault transports got mauled: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Palmyra, 110,90, firing at TF 1046 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1046 encounters mine field at Palmyra (110,90) TF 1046 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 110,90 301 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Preston AP President Fillmore, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Humphreys AP President Polk, Shell hits 8, on fire DD Smith Allied ground losses: 1011 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Palmyra, 110,90, firing at TF 1046 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1046 encounters mine field at Palmyra (110,90) TF 1046 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 110,90 633 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AP Ruth Alexander, Shell hits 5, on fire AP Henderson, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Humphreys, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AP Tasker H. Bliss, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage AP President Fillmore, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Wharton, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage DD Smith, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD King, Shell hits 7 AP President Polk, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 1291 casualties reported Guns lost 7 The US Army infantry that make it ashore are terribly disorganized as they land on the beach and they conduct a completely ineffectual assault: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Palmyra Allied Shock attack Attacking force 8356 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 299 Defending force 9570 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73 Allied max assault: 160 - adjusted assault: 15 Japanese max defense: 63 - adjusted defense: 99 Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese ground losses: 125 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 1388 casualties reported Guns lost 23 Imperial GHQ countermands yesterday's orders and the Nells and A6M2s are sent back to Palmyra to wreak havoc with the invasion force tomorrow. [image]local://upfiles/14495/9B7CCE8B5C4846649001FB1923C4DA53.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> INVASION OF PALMYRA (2/23/2008 6:13:03 PM)
FEBRUARY 17TH, 1942 INVASION OF PALMYRA: A USN bombardment TF hits Palmyra as the US Army 24th Division continues to storm ashore: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/17/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Palmyra, at 110,90 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CA San Francisco CA Minneapolis CA Salt Lake City CA Northampton CA Indianapolis CA Portland Japanese ground losses: 64 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Palmyra, 110,90, firing at TF 1089 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1089 encounters mine field at Palmyra (110,90) TF 1089 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 110,90 215 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AK Wallingford, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage AP President Hayes, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage AP President Adams, Shell hits 3 Allied ground losses: 413 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Palmyra, 110,90, firing at TF 1092 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1092 encounters mine field at Palmyra (110,90) TF 1092 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 110,90 Allied bombers based at Johnston attempt to suppres the Japanese airfield at Palmyra: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Palmyra , at 110,90 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft A-29 Hudson x 20 LB-30 Liberator x 20 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses A-29 Hudson: 1 damaged LB-30 Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Runway hits 8 USN carrier AC hammer away at the Japanese coastal defense guns: Day Air attack on 2nd Coastal Gun Regiment, at 110,90 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 6 TBD Devastator x 63 Allied aircraft losses TBD Devastator: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged Japanese ground losses: 90 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Looks like there are 4 USN CVs supporting this invasion. Even after the Allied air and naval bombardments, the Nells at Palmyra are able to sortie and score some kills on the USN: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Palmyra at 110,90 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 3 damaged Allied Ships AP Mariposa DD Humphreys, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Palmyra at 110,90 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 6 damaged Allied Ships CA Indianapolis Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Palmyra at 110,90 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 G3M Nell x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships AP President Coolidge, Torpedo hits 1 Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Palmyra at 110,90 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 2 damaged Allied Ships AP President Hayes, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 110,87 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Palmyra at 110,90 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 5 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 4 damaged Allied Ships DD Tucker DD Hughes, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Palmyra at 110,90 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 G3M Nell x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Mormacrio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 2 more DDs and 2 AKs are sunk today. 18, 000 US troops make it ashore but the 24th Infantry is too disorganized to mount an efective attack: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Palmyra Allied Shock attack Attacking force 8193 troops, 47 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 161 Defending force 9231 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66 Allied max assault: 82 - adjusted assault: 26 Japanese max defense: 58 - adjusted defense: 69 Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese ground losses: 79 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 223 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 4 CEYLON: The IJA troops on Ceylon clear the final road hex before entering Columbo: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 12,25 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 40779 troops, 161 guns, 120 vehicles, Assault Value = 946 Defending force 4719 troops, 4 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 71 Japanese max assault: 821 - adjusted assault: 511 Allied max defense: 56 - adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 73 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 109 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 309 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! The order is given to begin investing Columbo tomorrow. DEI: The harbor at Batavia is cleared of mines and IJN transports will begin entering the port tomorrow to start loading the India invasion force. CHINA: A vital road hex is cleared on the Nanchang/Shanghai highway: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 49,39 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 89874 troops, 557 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 1925 Defending force 7237 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 222 Japanese max assault: 1771 - adjusted assault: 1684 Allied max defense: 122 - adjusted defense: 2 Japanese assault odds: 842 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 605 casualties reported Guns lost 12 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! 3 IJA brigades and a tank regiment continue the advance on Wenchow.....another IJA brigade is ordered to clear out all of the ChiCom guerilla east of Nanchang and south of the river. 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racndoc -> INVASION OF PALMYRA (2/26/2008 5:16:11 AM)
FEBRUARY 18TH, 1942 INVASION OF PALMYRA: The carnage continues at Palmyra as the Allies land a 2nd division there: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/18/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Palmyra, 110,90, firing at TF 1065 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1065 encounters mine field at Palmyra (110,90) TF 1065 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 110,90 422 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AK Royal T. Frank, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage AR Medusa, Shell hits 8, on fire AK Manini, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AK Admiral Y. Williams, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Aylwin DD Monaghan AP President Coolidge, Shell hits 3, on fire Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 1107 casualties reported Guns lost 15 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Palmyra, 110,90, firing at TF 1089 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1089 encounters mine field at Palmyra (110,90) TF 1089 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 110,90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Palmyra, at 110,90 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 destroyed A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CA San Francisco CA Minneapolis CA Salt Lake City CA Northampton CA Indianapolis CA Portland Japanese ground losses: 149 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Palmyra, 110,90, firing at TF 1065 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1065 encounters mine field at Palmyra (110,90) TF 1065 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 110,90 216 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AK Royal T. Frank, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Roseville, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage DD Chew, Shell hits 2, on fire DM Breese, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Aylwin, Shell hits 2 Allied ground losses: 756 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Palmyra, 110,90, firing at TF 1089 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1089 encounters mine field at Palmyra (110,90) TF 1089 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 110,90 Japanese troops at Palmyra suffer another shock attack: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Palmyra Allied Shock attack Attacking force 15751 troops, 81 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 384 Defending force 8945 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 64 Allied max assault: 406 - adjusted assault: 14 Japanese max defense: 54 - adjusted defense: 23 Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese ground losses: 146 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 641 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Vehicles lost 2 The Allies now have over 30,000 troops ashore at Palmyra.....the Japanese garrison's days are numbered here. CHINA: One of the ChiCom guerilla brigades east of Nanchang is destroyed: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 50,38 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 7648 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 197 Defending force 1078 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47 Japanese max assault: 358 - adjusted assault: 1000 Allied max defense: 48 - adjusted defense: 10 Japanese assault odds: 100 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 242 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 1268 casualties reported Guns lost 12 DEI: We begin loading the SAA troops at Batavia. It will take over a week for them to reach Ceylon. CEYLON: Thye Ceylon invasion force continues the march on Columbo. Recon is flown on half a dozen coastal Indian bases as we search for an invasion beach. [image]local://upfiles/14495/57A6215836274C499D5662B5152D9CB1.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> RE: CLIMB MT. NIITAKA: CHS SCEN 159, BOMBUR(A) vs SPRUANCE(J) (2/28/2008 8:33:47 PM)
FEBRUARY 19TH, 1942 PALMYRA: The USN continues to land the 25th Infantry Division at Palmyra: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/19/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Palmyra, 110,90, firing at TF 1065 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1065 encounters mine field at Palmyra (110,90) TF 1065 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 110,90 343 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Allen, Shell hits 3 AK Exmoor, Shell hits 2, on fire AK Steel Voyager, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage DD Monaghan, Shell hits 8, on fire AP Jagersfontein, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Litchfield Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 759 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Palmyra, at 110,90 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CA San Francisco CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 4 CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 2 CA Northampton CA Indianapolis CA Portland Runway hits 1 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Palmyra, 110,90, firing at TF 1065 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1065 encounters mine field at Palmyra (110,90) TF 1065 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 110,90 89 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DM Ramsay, Shell hits 2, on fire Allied ground losses: 117 casualties reported Guns lost 2 The end is near for the brave Japanese garrison here: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Palmyra Allied Shock attack Attacking force 9039 troops, 37 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 302 Defending force 8863 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60 Allied max assault: 398 - adjusted assault: 32 Japanese max defense: 48 - adjusted defense: 33 Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 533 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 4 PHILIPPINES: Japan continues its daily bombardment of Manila: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 200th US Coast AA Regiment, at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 14 Ki-49 Helen x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 3 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet 9 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 8000 feet 6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 8000 feet 5 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 8000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 4th Marines Regiment, at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 33 Ki-49 Helen x 65 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 7 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 8 damaged Allied ground losses: 106 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 39895 troops, 249 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2022 Defending force 28293 troops, 182 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 483 Allied ground losses: 156 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Another assault on Manila will be launched on the 21st of February. INDIA: Accompanied by her oilers, KB sails deep into the Arabian Sea to interdict reinforcement of Karachi: [image]local://upfiles/14495/D60A3105232F4DAB9EF657D910EC9375.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> CEYLON IS CAPTURED (3/6/2008 6:33:18 AM)
FEBRUARY 20TH-22ND, 1942 CEYLON: A Japanese assault at Columbo forces the surrender of the remaining 16,000 SEAC troops on the island and the Ceylon campaign comes to a successful conclusion: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Colombo Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 57263 troops, 165 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 1033 Defending force 24754 troops, 82 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 37 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4 Japanese max assault: 902 - adjusted assault: 958 Allied max defense: 35 - adjusted defense: 147 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese forces CAPTURE Colombo base !!! Japanese ground losses: 133 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 16305 casualties reported Guns lost 46 Vehicles lost 1 Trincomalee has been enlarged to a level 4 airfield and nearly 400 Nells/Bettys/A6M2s are staged into the 2 airfields on Ceylon. 3 IJN CVs plus most of the Nells/Bettys are placed on port attack against the Allied shipping at Madras. KB(3 CVs, 3 CVLs and a CVE) reach their naval station off the Indian coast near Karachi. MANILA: Japan continues its daily areial and ground bombardment of Manila: Day Air attack on 4th Marines Regiment, at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 44 Ki-49 Helen x 65 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 119 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 81155 troops, 407 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 2086 Defending force 26719 troops, 162 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 477 Allied ground losses: 155 casualties reported A deliberate assault is ordered for tomorrow. PALMYRA: The Allies continue to land at Palmyra but cannot achieve 1:1 odds: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/22/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Palmyra, 110,90, firing at TF 1065 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1065 encounters mine field at Palmyra (110,90) TF 1065 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 110,90 40 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Palmyra, 110,90, firing at TF 1065 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1065 encounters mine field at Palmyra (110,90) TF 1065 troops unloading over beach at Palmyra, 110,90 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Palmyra , at 110,90 Allied aircraft A-29 Hudson x 11 LB-30 Liberator x 18 No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A-29 Hudson bombing at 15000 feet 4 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 15000 feet 3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 15000 feet 3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 15000 feet 3 x A-29 Hudson bombing at 15000 feet 3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 15000 feet 2 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 15000 feet 3 x A-29 Hudson bombing at 15000 feet 3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 15000 feet 2 x A-29 Hudson bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 2nd Coastal Gun Regiment, at 110,90 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 5 TBD Devastator x 58 Allied aircraft losses TBD Devastator: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Palmyra Allied Shock attack Attacking force 17460 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 278 Defending force 8560 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Allied max assault: 0 - adjusted assault: 0 Japanese max defense: 55 - adjusted defense: 50 Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese ground losses: 80 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 2 casualties reported [image]local://upfiles/14495/21E9DD49D7FD45C48B794904A721D95E.jpg[/image]

racndoc -> MANILLA FALLS! (3/8/2008 7:03:43 PM)
FEBRUARY 23RD, 1942 PHILIPPINES: General Homma's 14th Army finally overruns the Allied defenses in manila: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 105148 troops, 445 guns, 266 vehicles, Assault Value = 2105 Defending force 26417 troops, 162 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 477 Japanese max assault: 2107 - adjusted assault: 3393 Allied max defense: 415 - adjusted defense: 933 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses PBY Catalina: 6 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 1961 casualties reported Guns lost 31 Vehicles lost 9 Allied ground losses: 33385 casualties reported Guns lost 155 Vehicles lost 93 Over 33,000 American and Philippino soldiers surrender and begin their march north to POW camps in central Luzon. Except for a couple of islands in the central Philippines, the last Allies are down to their final redoubt in the PI....2 understrength Philippino divisions at Lamon Bay....13,000 troops in total. Now Japan's 1700 AV at Manila is released for future offensive operations. 2nd Division, a tank regiment, a naval guard and a mortar battalion are ordered to assist in the mop up operation at Lamon Bay. The rest of the IJA formations at Manila will prep for Calcutta....they will eventually form the northern army in our India operation to seal off and then capture Calcutta...while the main army(now in transit to India) heads straight to Karachi. For now, they R&R at the Manila Marriott, while they wait for MSWs to sweep the harbor. INDIA: Nells based on Ceylon hit Allied shipping in port at Madras: Day Air attack on Madras , at 17,21 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 52 Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 14 damaged Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Subadur, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Empire Raleigh, Bomb hits 1 AK Empire Chaucer, Bomb hits 1 AK Oklahoman, Bomb hits 2, on fire TK Empire Steel, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Empire Waterhen, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Antelope, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Empire Puma, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Jalarajan, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Empire Oryx, Bomb hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 48 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Port hits 3 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 Transports will begin loading the troops at Columbo tomorrow for the invasion of India. Recon AC have been flying for several days to determine the best landing beaches for the invasion. The plans for CASE BLACK....the invasion of India.....will be finalized in a couple of days. CENTRAL PACIFIC: The US 24th and 25th Divisions remain pinned on the beach at Palmyra...I think that Bombur needs to bring up some more supply before he can resume the ground attacks. [image]local://upfiles/14495/E9ADE88301344FF0A39A0A8CFC59B310.jpg[/image]

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