RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J)

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goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (7/18/2008 12:10:32 PM)
28th BS (DH-4s) and 9th BS (NBS-1s) have transferred to SWPAC and have loaded onto AKs with 119th USAAS Base Force at Mare Island (see screenie). They will head for the DEI via Rabaul. 4 AKs entered Mare Island Naval Dockyard for conversion to an AMC, a Q-ship and 2 ARs. 14th Tank Co and 250th Coastal Arty are loading on seperate convoys for PH and the Wake Operation. [image]local://upfiles/18810/6A2C48E1DC1140E587F3DDACF2140E19.jpg[/image]

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (7/18/2008 12:14:29 PM)
SWPAC HQ is moving to Darwin to be closer to the DEI, but still have safe telegraph cable contact with Brisbane and the US. CA Rochester has joined up with the SOPAC Force (see screenie) at Balikpapan. R-18 has reloaded and will head off to patrol of Laoag. 2 Chinese CLs, escorted by 3 US DDs will head to Batabn Island loking for Jap supply convoys on the way to the PI or the DEI. [image]local://upfiles/18810/E04EF68D4E4B4012A944C3BD9DB019A4.jpg[/image]

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (7/18/2008 5:02:41 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/20/22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 209469 troops, 1144 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 3435 Defending force 37553 troops, 176 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 450 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 4940 casualties reported Guns lost 97 Vehicles lost 10 Allied ground losses: 2678 casualties reported Guns lost 45 He still only get a 1:1. I still have good supply and plenty of infantry. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 17209 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 373 Defending force 203290 troops, 997 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 3047 Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (7/18/2008 8:54:13 PM)
20 AKs are loading 100,000 tons of supplies for PH. They will be used as assult transports by the Wake invasion force. Another 10 AKs are loading 21st NG Tank Co for PH. R-3 is sailing from PH to patrol Tokyo Bay, before heading to Canton. This will be the last sub sent until after the Wake operation. An AK has arrived in Manila with another 2500 tons of supplies. Manila stil has over 27000 tons on hand. R-19 has reloaded and will patrol off Bataan. De Zeven Provincien is now 50/47. Meanwhile near Rabaul... [image]local://upfiles/18810/B1948D7D9BA94BFB919F4CC50E65219D.jpg[/image]

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (7/19/2008 6:40:05 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/21/22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 171779 troops, 1014 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3143 Defending force 34438 troops, 130 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 393 Allied ground losses: 712 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 17399 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 385 Defending force 205031 troops, 1014 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 3143 Japanese ground losses: 126 casualties reported Guns lost 2

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (7/19/2008 7:01:16 PM)
ML Baltimore and 3 DMs are sailing to lay a defensive minefield at Canton Island (see screenie). R-1 refuelled at PH and then sailed to patrol off Wake Island. De Zeven Provincien is now 49/38. DDs Alden (sys 18) and Pope (sys 34) disbanded at Singapore for repairs. [image]local://upfiles/18810/352EF40A22CA4BC29D6CA6AEE8D9C093.jpg[/image]

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (8/28/2008 10:02:12 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/22/22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 172757 troops, 1045 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3212 Defending force 33980 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 401 Allied ground losses: 294 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 17563 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 393 Defending force 206429 troops, 1045 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 3212 Japanese ground losses: 93 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (8/28/2008 12:10:54 PM)
117th USN Base Force and 2nd Marines are unloading at PH. Both are planning for Wake Island. All the forces available should be assembled within a week. At Soerabaya, De Zeven Provincien is 48/30. She will soon be able to sail for a port with a large repair yard. The Chinese cruiser force found nothing at Batan Island and is heading for Okinawa... [image]local://upfiles/18810/34ABF4F3FA6F4A13A0FC2157E0CAFEE3.jpg[/image]

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (9/9/2008 11:17:19 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/23/22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 174910 troops, 1061 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3285 Defending force 33847 troops, 145 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 411 Allied ground losses: 264 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 17659 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 402 Defending force 207802 troops, 1061 guns, 168 vehicles, Assault Value = 3285 Japanese ground losses: 83 casualties reported Guns lost 2

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (9/10/2008 9:03:01 AM)
Same deja vu problem in this game too. Martin changed PCs and I sent him the necessary turns. Hope I sent the right ones! 2nd Marines and 117th USN BF are unloading at Pearl. The last unit for the Wake Operation should be underway from Mare Island within the next two turns. 2 transports are now unloading at Manila and supplies are above 30,000 tons again. De Zeven Provincien is now 48/30. The Chinese cruiser squadron has been given orders for a surface sweep of Naha (deja vu?!). The screenie shows the RN reinforcements due. I was looking through the heavy metal. Interestingly, the BBs of the 4th Battle Squadron have poorer deck armour (by 6 mm) than the Big Cat BCs. The two older BCs will probably sail to join their ANZAC sisters at Rabaul. Agamemnon may well move South as a guardship too, so all the ships I keep at Singapore will have at least 13.5 inch main batteries. This does go against the rule that one should always concentrate your forces, but politically I have to cover Australia, as well. [image]local://upfiles/18810/77983E6FC81645E49DC752539104D8D0.jpg[/image]

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (9/18/2008 10:11:50 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/23/22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 174910 troops, 1061 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3285 Defending force 33847 troops, 145 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 411 Allied ground losses: 247 casualties reported Guns lost 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 17752 troops, 92 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 403 Defending force 207802 troops, 1061 guns, 168 vehicles, Assault Value = 3285 Japanese ground losses: 156 casualties reported Guns lost 5

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (9/19/2008 1:00:36 PM)
Reserve Fleet Naval HQ is moving from San Diego to Mare Island. Battle Fleet HQ is heading in the same direction, but is planning for Pearl Harbor. DD Williams must have missed out on her upgrade beacsue she has commenced it at PH. Pac Flt is now at Rabaul (see screenie) and will move onto Soerabaya via the Torres Strait in the hope of not letting Martin know that I have the bulk of my Dreadnoughts in theatre. They cleaned Rabaul out of fuel. TKs are moving to Batavia for more and 2 TKs are loading at Karachi. Their route will take them through the Sulu Sea, so there is a chance of an incident that might bring the Royal Navy closer to full participation. I will probably have them change course and replenish at Singapore to keep them out of the war zone (if I remember). [image]local://upfiles/18810/F2A17C4CEED24D60B735145479A5ABC0.jpg[/image]

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (9/29/2008 2:27:08 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/24/22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 209223 troops, 1075 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 3355 Defending force 33900 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 418 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 3065 casualties reported Guns lost 51 Vehicles lost 6 Allied ground losses: 1119 casualties reported Guns lost 43 If Martin can keep his units supplied this will end soon... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 13819 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 337 Defending force 202960 troops, 968 guns, 159 vehicles, Assault Value = 3030 Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported [:D] I can't believe it has taken us nine months to play a couple of months worth of turns!

davidjruss -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (9/29/2008 4:47:57 PM)
goodboyladdie, Nice to see you are still persevering with this game - keep up the good work and also the AAR''s whch always make interesting reading. Davidr

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (9/29/2008 5:53:56 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DavidR goodboyladdie, Nice to see you are still persevering with this game - keep up the good work and also the AAR''s whch always make interesting reading. Davidr Thanks David. Sorry it's a sssslllllooooowwww story... Very best regards Carl

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (9/30/2008 1:39:41 PM)
A minelaying task force is heading from PH to French Frigate Shoal. All units for the Wake operation are now on their way to PH. USS Illinois arrived at PH to join the bombardment force. 2 more supply ships are loading for speed runs into Manila. Martin's subs and ships are conspicuous by their absence. I have not seen anything since the recent "bump" at Laoag - I really miss air search! Tarakan could have been a feint to get me to move Pac Flt over to the DEI. I have played chess with Martin and he is so clever... 2 more USN DDs completed repairs at Colombo and are heading for Balikpapan.

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (10/2/2008 4:41:41 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/25/22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 204377 troops, 995 guns, 159 vehicles, Assault Value = 3100 Defending force 31424 troops, 97 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 358 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila base !!! Japanese ground losses: 2567 casualties reported Guns lost 23 Vehicles lost 7 Allied ground losses: 47812 casualties reported Guns lost 117 Now what will Martin do with all those troops?

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (10/2/2008 8:52:26 AM)
I have noticed there are no minesweepers in the DEI, so 4 have sailed from Mare Island with 4 AKs, heading initially for Rabaul. ML San Francisco is off to mine Midway from PH. It is about 140 days before new Dreadnoughts start to arrive for the USN (and even then they are few and far between), so I am starting to feel a little exposed in the Central Pacific. The 9 Pac Flt Dreadnoughts in the DEI have increased speed to mission speed to get into position faster. My subs will maintain a blockade of Manila to make it difficult for Martin to easily redistribute his troops. The British minelaying sub L2 is off to lay a small defensive field at Jesselton. [image]local://upfiles/18810/242D136702104CCAB8D704B71C4585B8.jpg[/image]

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (10/9/2008 8:29:52 AM)
26/08/22 Nothing happened on the combat report. Pac Flt has only got to a point off Gili Gili... [image]local://upfiles/18810/49D6FE2A1FDC41F292D0C5342555A9DC.jpg[/image]

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (10/9/2008 8:37:41 AM)
I had been keeping Pac Flt together, but now the Scouting Force, the Replenishment Group and the Battle Line will all make their best mission speed for Kendari. The reason for this is the appearance of a Jap task force reported as a BB and an AP by coast watchers (see screenie) Potential destinations are Menado, Amboina or maybe even Kendari. SOPAC Force, consisting of 2 USN pre-Dreadnoughts, 2 armoured cruisers, 1 light cruiser and 20 destroyers is heading out from Balikpapan to Menado at full speed. A US/Dutch DD/TB force will remain to cover Balikpapan. 2 USN DMs sailed from Singapore to lay mines at Kendari, which will become the USN main Battle Fleet's forward operating base. S-3 redeployed from Tsingtao to the Amami Group. [image]local://upfiles/18810/1360DCB753F944B28601E9D3CCCC5777.jpg[/image]

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (10/10/2008 8:02:46 AM)
27/08/22 Nothing on the combat report again. 25,000 tons of supplies are unkloading at Pago Pago. On the return journey I may detach an AK to pick up the VP unit at Canton Island and take it to the DEI, where I am really missing air search capability... SOPAC force has slowed to mission speed. The sighting last turn my have been a misreported sub. De Zeven Provincien's damage is down to 48/0/0, so she is off to Singapore to complete repairs. [image]local://upfiles/18810/B8A2A6E878B14FD18B8E04767406CB12.jpg[/image]

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (10/10/2008 4:59:45 PM)
28/08/22 No combat to report. An AK was detached from Pago Pago to load VP-2 at Canton Island for onward transit to the DEI. AD Black Hawk and DD Preble arrived at Balikpapan. Preble joined the patrol offshore while the AD disbanded. SOPAC force should arrive at Menado next turn. There is no more sign of the enemy. The Chinese cruiser/USN DD force arrived back at Canton Island and disbanded to repair.

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (10/12/2008 11:40:24 PM)
29/08/22 No combat to report. A minelaying task force sailed for Midway from Pearl Harbor. SOPAC force will cruise back to Balikpapan from Menado. The progress of Pac Flt is painfully slow... [image]local://upfiles/18810/8E60BD8DB50F44B7B984383184725DAA.jpg[/image]

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (10/24/2008 12:27:53 PM)
30/08/22 No combat to report. Battle Fleet Naval HQ transferred to 9th Corps Hawaii and is loading at Mare Island. HMS Argus arrived at Colombo and is proceeding to Singapore with the 6 Colombo based DDs as escort. Chinese forces have begun their approach march to Nanking. [image]local://upfiles/18810/264B66EC4CE14EE9839DFAA7090693B8.jpg[/image]

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (10/28/2008 6:52:42 PM)
31/08/22 No combat to report... 250th Coast Artillery is unloading at PH. Pac Flt has slowed to cruise speed as they inch their way towards Kendari. No 56 and No 84 Sqn are unloading at Singapore. The cadre of 31st US Infantry has loaded at Canton and will be taken to Balikpapan. It will not be that far from SWPAC HQ, which is making it's way to Darwin, so I am hopeful it will rebuild quickly.

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (11/2/2008 8:11:06 AM)
01/09/22 No combat to report... Over 140,000 tons of supplies, 12,000 tons of fuel and 21st US NG Tank Co arrived at PH and began unloading. The Wake operation will commence sometime in the next 2 weeks. It will probably be an expensive bloodbath! I have been thinking about future use of my Pac Flt BBs. If Martin does not attack again soon I may move the fleet up to Canton and actively seek him. I will use subs and cruisers to look for a detached force like the one found off Laoag recently. I will have to find the time to re-read this AAR to see which of his major units have been damagaed over the last two months, as this will be a major factor in deciding how aggressive I am. In China, the Nanking force is on the way into the city... [image]local://upfiles/18810/338EE38857E84DADB065569428DA51C8.jpg[/image]

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (11/6/2008 11:36:03 AM)
02/09/22 No combat to report. 12,000 tons of fuel arrived at Hong Kong. That was almost as exciting as it got, but just before I clicked end turn I noticed that Martin seems to be on the offensive in Manchuria again... [image]local://upfiles/18810/D342BA05D47446EAA03B18572FA2ACB6.jpg[/image]

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (11/12/2008 8:34:59 PM)
03/09/22 No combat to report. The British sub L-2 left Singapore to lay defensive mines at Hong Kong. In China a deliberate attack will be launched to retake Nanking. [image]local://upfiles/18810/B9E5B4021A8946F487DB6B13077AC7EA.jpg[/image]

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (11/17/2008 6:08:07 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/04/22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nanking Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 17772 troops, 155 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 543 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied assault odds: 295 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Nanking base !!! Bloody Hell! A combat Report! [X(]

goodboyladdie -> RE: 1922 Grand Campaign: goodboyladdie (A) vs Dixie (J) (11/18/2008 9:51:44 AM)
The AEF HQ arrived at PH and is unloading. The only unit Wake Force is waiting for is the 14th NG Tank Co, which is at least three days out still. Within 2 weeks I should be engaged with the defenders of Wake Island. I have ordered SOPAC force to sail from Balikpapan to bombard Tarakan. I need to start making things happen as whatever Martin is up to is bound not to be too good for me. 1st US Cavalry Division is unlaoding at Soerabaya. De Zeven Provincien has disbanded at Singapore (see screenie - I did not realise another US DD was ready; I must remember to get her to Balikpapan or Canton next turn). The Chinese mobile units from Kaifeng and Nanking are off to Tsingtao to try to find where the Japs went... [image]local://upfiles/18810/09D05171EC1144B1B2CFD2254DA1571D.jpg[/image]

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