RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik)

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jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/13/2009 4:14:40 AM)
Thanks Tony, about time too :) 9-10 May 1942 Sub action A number of attacks and two successes, hitting and sinking the PC Nire off Palembang and xAK Iwaki Maru off Haiphong Burma P-38 sweep Rangoon at max altitude for the following: Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 16 Ki-44 Tojo x 4 Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 22 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed Ki-44 Tojo: 1 destroyed Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7 Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 33 Ki-44 Tojo x 2 Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38E Lightning: 2 destroyed Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 22 Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed That is OK, but will end up hurting us as we basically don't have any reinforcements... I trust Tony will follow up next time with bombers... or cease. Elsewhere Tony hits the follow forces to the Japanese lead elements in an effort to separate the leading units so he can attack them when they have no support. Units hit include: 55th Mountain Gun Regiment and 33rd/A Division both at Katha Meanwhile an Aussie div is marching to Myitkyina to provide an offensive base. But more Japanese troops are unloading in Rangoon. Sumatra The Japanese are starting to land on the offshore islands making sure we don't have any units hidden there. DEI Basically the same as before, they are cleaning up the dot bases using the 42nd, 43rd and 44th Naval Guard units. Aircraft operating from Darwin inflict casualties on these troops and the 24th Inf Regt which is occupying Lautum on Timor. I need to start developing a better picture of enemy forces in the area. Betties are operating from Kendari in support of these units, but Koepang remains aircraft free... but units appear to be moving in there as well. Makassar is being invaded, I still have forces here and they should hold for a few days Philippines Bombardments are rapidly eroding my combat power at Manila :( Otherwise quiet. SWPAC Moving forces to Horn Is and Merauke. Aircraft from PM again hit the Shortlands to good effect, another 30+ holes in the runway. SOPAC No action NORPAC I have now used up all the mines I have available on Adak and Dutch harbour. The minelaying units will now retire. China Still quiet. We are holding while they manoeuvre. Analysis Our subs continue to do good getting on average 1 ship a turn... that is 180 in a year... pretty good :) The Japanese on the other hand aren't in the right spots so aren't hitting anything :) The P-38 is doing OK, note however the wide range of results when flying the same aircraft at the same altitude over the same target... one turn you do good, the next not so good!

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/15/2009 10:46:16 AM)
Burma B-17 operating against rangoon hit 3 xAK for the loss of 3 B-17, not a good trade for us, but annoying for them. Elsewhere the rest of the Brit airforce trashes the 1st Tk Regt which is sth of Myitkyina. A smaller attack against the 18th div 2 hexes SE of Akyab DEI subs sink two large xAP unlaoding troops at Makassar, a fantastic outcome! PBY on search report they hit two xAK. Marauders sortie against another ship but fail to hit over several sorties. Philippines The Japanese finally attack the starving and disrupted troops at Manila, dropping the forts one level on day one and taking the city on day two (AV went from around 1000 to about 150 due to a lack of supply). Meanwhile I took back Mabuan and the Manila forces retreated to there. My intent is try try and break out to the south to cause a few more days of hassle. Australia The first of three SWPAC BF (136th) has arrived at Sydney and will move by rail nth for use in the Ambon operation. SWPAC No change. Have started to transfer engineers to Wau via air to build forts then improve the airfield. Aim will be to move into the Markham valley like they did in real life. SOPAC The 147th Inf Regt and an AA cst regt have begun unloading at Luganville. Supply and more aircraft have arrived at Suva and will begin unloading. Pacfic All unrestricted units from the West coast are now at PH or have been deployed. 3 US CV and 2 Brit CV now at PH. 1 more brit Cv on the way, and another US CV is due in 30 days at Balboa. BB's and DD's are moving from West Coast to PH. NORPAC No change. Unneeded shipping is heading to Seattle, trrop and supply movements basically complete for the NORPAC defence. Have 2 BB and 3CA at Seattle as distant force for NORPAC... not sure if to move the up, or send to PH. Logistics With a renewed interest on the DEI/SWPAC several large fuel convoys totalling around 250k fuel are heading to Australia. Supply is generally good to excellent everywhere I need it, and currently short on the West Coastanyway. Have a shortage of DD type vessels and other escorts, but with 20 PB, 22 DD and about 8-10 other escorts sunk the Japanese are in real trouble!.

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/15/2009 11:19:29 PM)
13-14 May Burma The 1st Tank regiment is trashed from the air by allied airpower again. the Regiment is now close to being destroyed. Otherwise mostly quiet, a JAAF Bn is hit moving to Katha. Port Blair expands to a level 3 airfield. This seals off a number of approaches for the moment... but ones we weren't contemplating anyway. DEI After a fierce fight Makassar finally falls. We put a torp into another large xAP. Philippines Strong air attacks on Mauban. SWPAC ( which is now defined as east of Makassar!) We finally hit the xAP unloading troops at Kai island. This should make it easier to hit next time! B-25 from PM raid shipping in Rabaul harbour against light fighter cover hitting an xAKL. I need to restrict their range so this doesn't happen again! NORPAC SS I-123 hits a mine at Adak. A CS is detected sth of Hokkaido by one of the piquet subs. KB is in the area! Analysis KB may be planning a raid on Adak, or to support an invasion of Kiska or similar. I have already begun moving unnecessary shipping from NORPAC, and will now speed it up. Will for up the SCTF at Seattle and move nth in case an opportunity arises. The CV's may also move out a bit from PH towards the north, again if an opportunity presents itself. [image]local://upfiles/6237/B69D52C2EAE0411CB44FE4D9B7CC190F.jpg[/image]

Alfred -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/16/2009 12:39:29 AM)
Waiting for the 3rd Test to start, I thought I should just encourage the shy "Tony" on his last (and almost first)post. Nice summary. BTW, is the destruction being inflicted on the 1st Tank Rgt the result of him venting his frustration on only being able to "play" with Leopards rather than Abrams? Alfred

anthonykevinluke -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/16/2009 10:50:01 PM)
Morning Alfred, Yes, it's true; all Cavalry officers are shy retiring types whose fear of attention is only surpassed by their modesty :) Well, to be fair the 1st Armd Regt does have Abrahams now, and I'll only pick on 'Tankers' if their are no other Corps about :) In the game I will try and kill the Jap 1st Tank Regt completly if I can, one destroyed, un-rebuildable unit is better than disabling two or three others. Courage, Tony

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/17/2009 8:56:18 PM)
15-16 May 1942 Burma The trashing of the 1st Tank Regt continues. Over 80 allied bombers continue to pound the isolated target. A rare sighting of a Japanese sub sees I-155 sink an HDML. A Marauder raid on Magwe damages the airfield against light fighter opposition. DEI Finally Makassar falls, the last major base in the DEI. It has held out for almost a week, and has proven to be good hunting ground for our subs... this turn we put tops into another xAP, but they fail to go bang... Air strikes from Darwin hit ground troops, no ships are detected in range. SWPAC Forces continue to head into Merauke and Horn Island. The later is now a level 2 airfield. B-25 from PM again strike shipping in Rabaul, hitting 2 xAK carrying troops. Again fighter cover is weak(3 Zero). Japan One of our subs reports being attacked by carrier aircraft south of Tokyo. Analysis The sinking of a HDML is significant... because Japanese sub attacks are so rare. This means that we are keeping away from where they think we would go. This is a good and bad thing.... bad because we know where we aren't. We is just as useful as knowing where we are... At Merauke we now have 2 CD gun units, plenty of supply and forts are building nicely. Need some more ground troops, but I'm almost ready to declare the base secure, then the airfield construction can commence. Wau builds to level 2 forts. Will move in more troops soon. At PM supply continues to poor in. The SWPAC has been a fatal mistake IMHO by our opponents. We have been allowed to build and now we are secure. There was a time, when KB raided, that air units from Rabaul could have easily suppressed PM for at least a month. KB looks to have retired on Japan.

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/23/2009 9:35:14 AM)
Well sorry for the lack of reporting, been a bit busy, but it has mostly been quiet so will update in one lot. 17-25 May 1942 Sub Actions Lots of attacks a number of hits but few bangs. It is giving some useful intel, mainly that they are generally moving where we expect them to :) Burma Allied aircraft look to have destroyed a Tk regt and 1-2 gun units, plus very roughly handled the 15th Army HQ. The Japanese forces have now fallen back. More forces have recently arrived in the theatre , and we estimate 4-6 Divs are in the area, or will be soon. On our side the Aussie div has reached Myitkyina, and more force are on the way. Our focus now is to try and suppress the centrak Burma airfields, Magwe, Mandalay and Shwebo, but it looks like there may be too many locations to suppress. Tony has a battle on his hands. They should have the ability to generate several hundred fighters and bombers in the theatre when they want to... if they have the airfields to base them from... we must try to deny them that opportunity. Tony plans to advance on Shwebo with 3 divs... even with air support we probably can't attack, and they can't either, so we probably have a stalemate on our hands... DEI They continue to clan up small dot bases. Philippines I've been kicked out of Manila, Bantangas and am now at Mauban... it is likely to fall next turn. That will end resistance on Luzon. I have slowly been gathering some forces at Zamboanga, and have combat power of about 130, lvl 3 forts and supply. Hopefully this will be a surprise when they find them, and cause some more delay. Otherwise the battle here is over. SWPAC Forces are pouring into Australia, baseforces, arty and the 32nd Div are here, with more on the way. Horn Island is building nicely, it is about to be a level 3 airfield. Merauke is now level 2 and should also hit 3 this turn. Still need more combat troops. On New Guinea Wau is almost level 3 forts, and I will start increasing the airfield soon. Will be able to fly troops in and advance on Lae in about one month. Our airpower continues to dominate the area, hitting ships in Rabaul, and even the airfield, hitting several Netties, against light fighter opposition. Luganville now has 200 AV and is on the way to level 4 forts. More troops are on the way, this base is almost secure. SOPAC Nadi now level 4 afld, plenty of supply, and more troops on the way. NORPAC As suspected KB has turned up south of Adak. All the convoys are finished and back at Seattle. Have 70 fighters on Adak. We shall see if they attack... this may be cover for an invasion, or just a raid. Cheers Rob

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/23/2009 9:43:55 PM)
25-26 May Well the war is about to really heat up! Sub Action Lots of our sub attacks, including two on the invasion convoy that looks to be heading to Adak... but no bangs. We do get a PB in the DEI, and a Japanese sub gets an AK in Darwin harbour. Burma Allied airpower continue sto rule the skies, churning up airfields, the 15th Army HQ and as you can see the 18th Div which is still a couple of hex out from Akyab. [image]local://upfiles/6237/E792636F70294B86A601DA6717C437A0.jpg[/image]

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/23/2009 10:04:04 PM)
25-26 May DEI They continue to clean up. Landing at Sampit and Bandjermasin. At the later the CD guns hit a PB badley, and an xAK. Philippines As expected organised resistance ceases on Luzon... vale the Philippines Army, I've had so much fun with you :) SWPAC As expected Merauke and Horn Island both get to level 3 aflds this turn. The normal air attacks on Dili, Lae etc occur, but in addition a TF is sighted unloading at Hollianda and is attacked from PM and from Merauke. Over the two days 3-4 ships are hit, two (including an xAP) badly enough that they may sink. Soon I will move in LR Hudsons to the area, I have 4 RAAF sqn almost fully tried up in Naval search and Naval attack. This will give a significant power projection capability in the area. Un CAPed ships (like those at Hollianda) will be toast.... [image]local://upfiles/6237/30E0323C40EB4D47A86E60CB568F0C94.jpg[/image]

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/23/2009 10:15:47 PM)
25-26 May NORPAC The REAL interesting news is in the NORPAC. Last turn we detected a large convoy in the Kuriles,and made the assumption that is was reinforcing their islands. Now with KB sitting south of Adak, and the convoy out to sea (and detected by our subs), it looks like the target is Adak or Dutch Harbour. We have 70 good fighters at Adak, lvl 3 forts, 400 AV and a stack of CD guns (20-30) plus a regiment of 155 guns, and 500 mines. Is that enough.... Dutch harbour is less protected, 16 fighters, lvl 4 forts, 400 AV, 10-20 CD guns and only 120 mines. But I'm betting Adak is the target, unless they plan to try and set up camp on another island under KB air cover... Our CV's are 3-5 days away, but are in no shape to tackle a full strngth KB. We can try and raid any follow on convoys tough. The image below shows where the invasion force is. It only has a CL in the transport TF... the CD guns should eat that... [image]local://upfiles/6237/793031DF656B4D49BDA2361193C59864.jpg[/image]

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/24/2009 12:19:42 AM)
Thoughts Air We have been have some banter with Joe and Nik over air.We all agree it is much better than stock, but Joe and Nik are very concerned about how quickly we have built up in Burma in particular. The following is my perspective. Joe and Nik failed to destroy the allied airforces anywhere in the eraly stages. They choose (possibly correctly, see discusion below) to maintain pilot quality. They have probably also been conservative about increasing engine/airframe construction, more so than most players are (certainly more than Tony or I). In Burma in particular, and the SWPAC as well, as the Allied we now have experianced squadrons at full strength. This is starting to tell in both locations. BUT we have almost no reserves, in particular with bombers. In my case I have some units in Oz, and many in PH that have very few aircraft. In fighters we have about 40 P-40E and about 80 P-39 of verious types. We are carefully hoarding these, and I have many squadrons down 5-10 aircraft as a consequence, defending Sydney, PH and a couple of other areas. So while we have strength, we have no depth and no resiliancy. And it the the Japanese that have allowed us to have the strength. BUT because they have been careful about their use of aircraft their air units should be largely intact, pretty experianced, and can be deployed anywhere now that Luzon has fallen. This scares us as much as we are scaring them! It is an interesting outcome, we are now at about "air parity" with both of us having strength. In other games I've played at about the same time we have also been at "air parity" with both of us exhausted. IMHO it is better as the Japanese to attack the allied airforce while you can, and try to stop them getting any strength... once the Allies do it is very hard to stop. Subs We have been remarkably more effective, something I didn't expect. Mostly this has been to do with placement. They have been more predictable, and even (such as at Davao) when they detect a lot of subs they have continued to sail through... time and time again. We have been careful to route convoy's around choke points, and be far less predictable. And it has paid off :) Planning We are all very experianced players. But I think Tony and I have planned a bit better, focused on what we want to achieve, and have largely done it. Joe and Nik have been far less synchronised. Or maybe we have been able to dislocate them more... I'm looking forward to reading their side of the AAR! Cheers Rob

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/24/2009 12:36:57 AM)
Future Intentions We had just made the decision to cancel the Kurile operation when their invasion force showed up. Many of these forces will now move to support c. below, the rest will remain as a "unkown" threat to CENTPAC or NORPAC. Anyway here are our three plans. A. Defeat any invasion of the Aleutions. Probability likely. B. Continue to build strength in Burma and conduct a slow methodical approach from Myitkyina. This will be slow and bloody on both sides. Tony has first call on B-17, and within a month will have 2 B-17 groups operating. Even then it will be bloody. Neither side has overwhelming force, in fact we will be about parity. It will be ugly. C. Seize Ambon, via Timor and Aru island. Aim is to base B-24 to interdict the DEI. The first phase of this operation is almost complete, and forces are moving from PH for phase 2. This has gone nicely so far. At some point they will need to commit... I hope we are ready. Our big questions are: Can we defeat tha Aleutions attack... do we care if we don't (I.e what is the impact if we loose). Where will the just freed forces from the PI go. Will then comit them to stop C. (they probably know we are building Merauke now, but may percieve it as mostly defensive on our part). Will they move into PNG (like the Hollianda force), and will it be defensive, or offensive? Will they go to Burma? I sense that they are now shifting to the defensive everywhere, and even the Aleutions is a defensive move. But they have the capability to conduct a large multi divisional attack just about anywhere, so we need to be on our toes. In regards to c I want to try to maintain Phase 1 as a "defensive" posture as long as I can. Then move on Aru with force. That is giving them some opportunity to gain the initiative and get set in that part of the DEI... Decisions, decisions, what will they do... I love this game :) Cheers Rob

ny59giants -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/24/2009 1:53:06 AM)
You are getting to the best part of WITP/AE, IMO. The 9 to 12 months from mid-42 to mid-43 where one side or the other can accelerate or hinder the eventual "Fall of Japan." The first six months of the war is just to survive and hold on for the Allies in basic terms, while by 44 the Allies are just too strong. A misstep here can set you back for months. [:-]

castor troy -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/24/2009 2:31:56 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ny59giants You are getting to the best part of WITP/AE, IMO. The 9 to 12 months from mid-42 to mid-43 where one side or the other can accelerate or hinder the eventual "Fall of Japan." The first six months of the war is just to survive and hold on for the Allies in basic terms, while by 44 the Allies are just too strong. A misstep here can set you back for months.�[:-] when I look at the Allied aircraft replacements until mid 44 then I wonder what to do against a determined Japanese player that a) focusses on destroying my aircraft and b) does extensive training to maintain pilot exp. [:(] It�s not much of a problem to lose a monthly ac replacement in one day if the enemy focusses on an important base where you have quite some material.

anthonykevinluke -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/26/2009 2:05:31 AM)
Castor, Agreed, Any reasonable Japanese player can produce approx 150 Zero and same of Oscar without stretching his HI in any way; the same with Tojo and Tony. Therefore the Japanese player can count on at least 300 x reasonable to good Ftrs a month. The allies on the other hand, adding up all the 10's, 24's, 30's and 2's and 3's etc, are flat out getting 100-120 Ftrs a month, and this goes well into 43. Bombers are even worse, Brits get about 12 x wellington and the same Blenheim per month and that is about it for a looong time. I can't even keep up with Op losses. So; we will keep on playing and see how it all works out. At worst we will have some good data for future work, as will many others playing the game (note: in our game we significantly modded the Japanese starting pilots experience upwards). Regards, Tony

bklooste -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/26/2009 5:41:36 AM)
quote: IMHO it is better as the Japanese to attack the allied airforce while you can, and try to stop them getting any strength... once the Allies do it is very hard to stop. Agree , while its impossible to match historical first day losses in Pearl (even with the whole KB on AF) and Clarke its important to hit the allies when things are to your advantage in terms of numbers , organisation /support , pilot quality and aircraft quality as none of them will last. Its especially worthwhile using lesser trained pilots ( 50-60) with a few 70-85 per squadron and keep a nice pool of 80s for elite squads / KB. Use these elite squads sparingly when you have the advantage and they are well rested . Otherwise send the rest into the grinder and push the allies.

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/26/2009 12:06:17 PM)
27-29 May (i.e. 2 turns) Lots happening in NORPAC! Burma The normal, we are hitting the Japanese ground troops fairly hard. They are not using much in the way of fighters to protect anything. A large BB TF is sighted via sub heading our way... maybe Akyab? DEI We hit a TK at Kendari, and attack other vessels for no real impact, we get a PB off Palembang though. Lots of naval traffic at Kendari, including 3 tankers. SWPAC The forces continue to build at merauke. On the first turn we continue to molest tha Japanese unloading at Hollianda, but on the second turn (day 3 and 4) a CAP of Zero's appear and we loose around 10 -16 air craft of various sorts. Hollianda is a nice counter to our actions in the area, and will make Meruake a real front line location. Good thing we have lots of forces there already. Horn Island will be come important as a LRCAP base, and I'm moving in a USA baseforce to help. Lots of forces are now moving from PH to Australia. Luganville is getting more forces as well, becoming a nice base and the forts are almost at 4, then the airfield construction will begin. NORPAC On the first turn KB headed east and struck Dutch harbour, sinking a sub and two mine tenders. We concentrated all our fighters on Adak in time for a big KB strike followed by an invasion. I will post the relanet bits from the report in the next post, suffice to say we loose a lot of planes, they loose some, but get badly hurt in the landings... it looks like they have only bough one div (the 19th, which not long ago was preparing to attack Port Blair). So they don't have enough combat power, even with what looks to be every Japanese CV! Our CV's are at San Fransico now, about to upgrade some planes, and wait to see if their is an opportunity :)

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/26/2009 12:33:48 PM)
First off our aircraft launch at KB ... all 10 CV/CVL... Morning Air attack on TF, near Adak Island at 163,55 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 48 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk I x 14 A-20A Havoc x 3 B-17E Fortress x 6 P-400 Airacobra x 12 P-40E Warhawk x 12 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed Japanese Ships CV Soryu CVL Zuiho CVL Shoho then the attack on Adak. We have 3 AA regiments at aboyut 60% strength, plus the basforces, so losses are good :) Morning Air attack on Adak Island , at 162,52 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 B5N1 Kate x 29 B5N2 Kate x 123 D3A1 Val x 125 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk I x 16 P-400 Airacobra x 13 P-40E Warhawk x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed B5N1 Kate: 4 damaged B5N2 Kate: 8 destroyed, 13 damaged D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 27 damaged Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed on ground A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 11 Runway hits 85 Day two (30 May) During the night the PT's engage, this is the only combat where they do any good :) Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Tone CL Kinu DD Usugumo APD Hatakaze E Ishigaki E Saga DMS W-10 xAK Canberra Maru xAK Nissan Maru xAK Nitti Maru xAK Toko Maru xAK Kasuga Maru #2 xAK Matumoto Maru xAK Toyooka Maru xAK Delagoa Maru xAK Durban Maru xAK Wales Maru xAK Hokutai Maru xAK Kasyu Maru xAK Sinko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Shinkyo Maru xAKL Kennichi Maru xAP Kanzyu Maru Allied Ships PT-28 PT-29, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-30, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Japanese ground losses: 521 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Did I mention we had a lot of CD guns (155mm)? TF 48 encounters mine field at Adak Island (162,52) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DMS W-10, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Kanzyu Maru, Mine hits 1, heavy damage xAK Sinko Maru, Mine hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage E Saga, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at DMS W-10 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at DMS W-10 2 mines cleared Pre-Invasion action off Adak Island - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Oi DD Hakaze DD Minegumo xAKL Momoyama Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Ujigawa Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Tateyama Maru, Shell hits 1 PB Nikkai Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire PB Nagata Maru Japanese ground losses: 85 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Invasion Support action off Adak Island - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 108 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Oi DD Satsuki AMC Awata Maru, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage APD Harukaze APD Kamikaze, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Hitora Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Minegumo xAKL Tamaki Maru PB Nagata Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Our planes don't launch, but KB does... Morning Air attack on Adak Island , at 162,52 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 73 B5N1 Kate x 29 B5N2 Kate x 103 D3A1 Val x 111 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk I x 25 P-400 Airacobra x 1 P-40E Warhawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed B5N1 Kate: 5 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 18 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk I: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 64 Troops continue to unload... Invasion Support action off Adak Island 46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAKL Tamaki Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Minegumo CL Oi Japanese ground losses: 45 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled The the bombardment attack, the numbers look good for the good guys :) Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 12809 troops, 190 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 426 Defending force 9628 troops, 40 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 277 Japanese ground losses: 444 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 1st Marine Raider Battalion 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 87th Mountain Regiment 137th USA Base Force 42nd Const Rgt /1 Eleventh USAAF 30th Coast AA Regiment 802nd Engineer Aviation Battalion 813th Engineer Aviation Battalion 106th USN Base Force 501st Coast AA Regiment B Det USN Port Svc 255th USN Base Force /4 183rd Field Artillery Regiment 210th Cst AA Rgt /3 Defending units: 6th Indpt SNLF Coy 3rd Indpt SNLF Coy 19th Div /5 17th Army 21st Special Base Force 51st JNAF AF Unit

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/28/2009 3:36:08 AM)
31 may-1 Jun 1942 Burma Well as about half the Allied AF has a withdraw date of 1 Jun we loose our main advantage in the theatre. But we continue to molest the ground troops and airfields. Off Malaya: Sub attack near Georgetown at 49,74 Japanese Ships CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1 CA Kako DD Hokaze DD Inazuma DD Hibiki DD Umikaze Allied Ships SS KXVIII DEI fter being reinforced and a few days of air attack the forces at Bandjermasin finally get evicted, another nice bit of delay. SWPAC Bombers from PM launch pointless attacks against Hollianda and Rabaul. the Zero CAP is too good. Shortlands is now a lvl 2 airfield, I've ordered B-17 to bomb, but the often aren't flying and aren't hitting when they do. Need to rethink the allocation of airpower... we don't have enough for all the tasks :( Darwin hits level 6 forts. Pacific Quiet, lots of convoys at sea now I know where the enemy is. Reinforcing Luganville, Fiji and Austrli. NORPAC Where all the action is, will post the CR next. In short the 19th div is now noted as fully ashore, max strength about 250, so it has been badly hurt. Two thirds of the 7th div has also landed. I'm starting to get concerned... KB has closed the airfields, but we've hit/sunk lots of transports, and supply is good and disruption low to moderate. Our bombardments are causing reasonable casualties, and theirs effectively none. It will be a close thing. Another div may seal it. We are both committed. Our CV's are gathering at San , and I'm moving fresh air units into the area. Plan is to use B-17 to bomb the invaders on the beaches. I estimate we have sunk/badly damaged 20 ships now, but most have been xAKL. We are now hitting the xAK's and got an xAP this turn. Certainly a large worthy battle!

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/28/2009 3:59:28 AM)
31 May 1942 NORPAC Combat The mines do good, but looks like only one resolution per turn (i.e. 2 days) TF 48 encounters mine field at Adak Island (162,52) Japanese Ships E Ishigaki APD Hatakaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Canberra Maru, Mine hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 1 mine cleared 42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Tone CL Kinu xAKL Kennichi Maru Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Amphibious Assault at Adak Island TF 48 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island, 162,52 Japanese ground losses: 698 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 104 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 13 (0 destroyed, 13 disabled) 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 7th/A Div /3 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 7th/A Div /5 Invasion Support action off Adak Island 59 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAKL Higari Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires DD Minegumo CL Oi xAK Tensyo Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled The PT bots come in again, don't do much but do show the size of the invsion force, and interupt the landings Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships AV Akitsushima CL Oi DD Minegumo DD Satsuki APD Harukaze E Shimushu TB Kasasagi DMS W-9 DMS W-11 CMc Ma 2 xAK Hokkai Maru xAK Hokuroku Maru xAK Asama Maru #2 xAK Tensyo Maru, and is sunk xAK Eizan Maru xAK Yae Maru xAK Nittai Maru xAK Shinwa Maru xAKL Higari Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Yamatsuru Maru xAP Hie Maru xAP Rakuyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire xAP Horai Maru xAP Takatiho Maru xAP Yoshino Maru xAP Atsuta Maru, Shell hits 1 xAP Kobe Maru xAP Teikyo Maru Allied Ships PT-25 PT-26 PT-27 Japanese ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled This bombrdment hurts, but is the only one. Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships BB Kirishima BB Hiei CL Yubari CL Tenryu Allied ground losses: 75 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 73 Invasion Support action off Adak Island 60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Tone CL Kinu DD Usugumo xAKL Kennichi Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Invasion Support action off Adak Island 47 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Hokkai Maru DD Minegumo CL Oi xAKL Yamatsuru Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Invasion Support action off Adak Island 48 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire CA Tone xAKL Kennichi Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Kinu Invasion Support action off Adak Island 52 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Hokuroku Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires DD Minegumo CL Oi xAK Shinwa Maru, Shell hits 1 Here is KB's air attack Morning Air attack on Adak Island , at 162,52 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 33 B5N1 Kate x 28 B5N2 Kate x 100 D3A1 Val x 103 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged B5N2 Kate: 19 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 29 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed on ground PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground Kittyhawk I: 3 destroyed on ground Allied ground losses: Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 19 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 156 The invasion fire continues Invasion Support action off Adak Island 60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Nissan Maru, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Tone CL Kinu Japanese ground losses: 49 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Invasion Support action off Adak Island 59 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Hokkai Maru DD Minegumo CL Oi xAK Shinwa Maru, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Asama Maru #2 Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled[/i Finally the ground attack: Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 10588 troops, 117 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 586 Defending force 26002 troops, 374 guns, 475 vehicles, Assault Value = 426 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 3rd Indpt SNLF Coy Ichiki Det. 19th Div /5 7th/A Div /1 6th Indpt SNLF Coy 7th/B Div /3 17th Army 21st Special Base Force 51st JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion 1st Marine Raider Battalion 87th Mountain Regiment 501st Coast AA Regiment B Det USN Port Svc 30th Coast AA Regiment 255th USN Base Force /4 42nd Const Rgt /1 137th USA Base Force 813th Engineer Aviation Battalion 106th USN Base Force 802nd Engineer Aviation Battalion Eleventh USAAF 183rd Field Artillery Regiment 210th Cst AA Rgt /3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16533 troops, 205 guns, 282 vehicles, Assault Value = 425 Defending force 21092 troops, 196 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 585 Japanese ground losses: 162 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 1st Marine Raider Battalion 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment 87th Mountain Regiment 501st Coast AA Regiment 255th USN Base Force /4 B Det USN Port Svc 183rd Field Artillery Regiment 106th USN Base Force 30th Coast AA Regiment 802nd Engineer Aviation Battalion Eleventh USAAF 42nd Const Rgt /1 137th USA Base Force 813th Engineer Aviation Battalion 210th Cst AA Rgt /3 Defending units: 7th/A Div /1 Ichiki Det. 19th Div /5 3rd Indpt SNLF Coy 6th Indpt SNLF Coy 7th/B Div /3 17th Army 21st Special Base Force 51st JNAF AF Unit

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/28/2009 4:09:15 AM)
1 Jun 1942 Invasion Support action off Adak Island 42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 1 CA Tone xAK Nitti Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire CL Kinu Japanese ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled TF 206 encounters mine field at Adak Island (162,52) Japanese Ships DD Akebono, Mine hits 2, heavy damage A bit of Sub action s well! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Adak Island at 162,52 Japanese Ships xAK Wales Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAP Kanzyu Maru, heavy damage xAK Durban Maru xAK Toko Maru xAK Nitti Maru, on fire xAK Nissan Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Usugumo E Ishigaki Allied Ships SS Silversides Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires CA Tone xAK Toko Maru Invasion Support action off Adak Island 47 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Asama Maru #2 DD Minegumo CL Oi xAK Yae Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires 52 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Hokkai Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires DD Minegumo CL Oi xAK Eizan Maru, Shell hits 5, heavy fires 13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Matumoto Maru, Shell hits 1 CA Tone xAK Toko Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire xAK Canberra Maru, heavy fires Morning Air attack on Adak Island , at 162,52 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 B5N1 Kate x 28 B5N2 Kate x 101 D3A1 Val x 100 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses B5N1 Kate: 10 damaged B5N2 Kate: 14 damaged D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 66 10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Nitti Maru CA Tone xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage 57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Rakuyo Maru DD Minegumo CL Oi xAK Asama Maru #2, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage Finally the ground bombardments Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 14198 troops, 144 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 598 Defending force 26044 troops, 374 guns, 475 vehicles, Assault Value = 428 Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: Ichiki Det. 7th/A Division 7th/B Division 3rd Indpt SNLF Coy 6th Indpt SNLF Coy 19th Div /5 21st Special Base Force 17th Army 51st JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 1st Marine Raider Battalion 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment 87th Mountain Regiment 183rd Field Artillery Regiment 813th Engineer Aviation Battalion 106th USN Base Force 255th USN Base Force /4 Eleventh USAAF 802nd Engineer Aviation Battalion 30th Coast AA Regiment 501st Coast AA Regiment 42nd Const Rgt /1 137th USA Base Force B Det USN Port Svc 210th Cst AA Rgt /3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16561 troops, 205 guns, 282 vehicles, Assault Value = 428 Defending force 25364 troops, 223 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 598 Japanese ground losses: 183 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment 1st Marine Raider Battalion 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 87th Mountain Regiment 255th USN Base Force /4 802nd Engineer Aviation Battalion 30th Coast AA Regiment 813th Engineer Aviation Battalion B Det USN Port Svc 501st Coast AA Regiment 137th USA Base Force 42nd Const Rgt /1 183rd Field Artillery Regiment Eleventh USAAF 106th USN Base Force 210th Cst AA Rgt /3 Defending units: 3rd Indpt SNLF Coy 6th Indpt SNLF Coy 7th/A Division 7th/B Division Ichiki Det. 19th Div /5 17th Army 21st Special Base Force 51st JNAF AF Unit

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/28/2009 4:12:13 AM)
Here are last turns air losses, looks like this turn was the same... how long cn KB continue this before it comes at risk of our CV's.... [image]local://upfiles/6237/45B29A09F2C240FB860989D400D0CFED.jpg[/image]

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/30/2009 12:54:19 AM)
Before I post the next combat results I want to strt tracking the gound units As at 02 Jun Unit/AV (if any), exp, morale, disruption, fatigue, 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment, 85, 54,99,01,04 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 37, 59, 99, 00, 04 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion, 31, 70, 99, 00, 04 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment, 116, 54, 78, 01, 07 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment, 00, 55, 99, 49, 04, 23 CD guns 87th Mountain Regiment, 116, 58, 99, 36, 12 30th Coast AA Regiment, 00, 51, 99, 66, 04 501st Coast AA Regiment, 00, 56, 96, 67, 04 183rd Field Artillery Regiment, 00, 57, 99, 46, 07, 24x155 FA guns 137th USA Base Force, 17, 56, 94, 75, 03 813th Engineer Aviation Battalion, 00 51, 59, 75, 03 42nd Const Rgt /1, 00, 55, 99, 56, 04 802nd EAB, 00, 54, 99, 75, 04 B Det USN Port Svc, 00, 49, 99, 74, 02 Eleventh USAAF, 00, 70, 99, 50, 04 106th USN Base Force, 11, 48, 99, 66, 05, 2 155 CD Guns 255th USN Base Force /4, 00, 42, 78, 75, 04, 1 155 CD gun 210th Cst AA Rgt /3, 00, 54, 98, 88, 04

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/30/2009 1:19:51 AM)
02-03 Jun 1942 Sub Action Lots of attacks, including on a CV off Adak, but few bangs :( xAK Nitti Maru in the NORPAC hit by torp. PB Eifuku Maru in the Philippines hit by torp An xAKL shelled and hit 13 times off Truk An xAK hit by torp off Rangoon. Failed attack at Hollianda The Japanese hit and sink the lone xKL Kini carrying NZ bseforce pers to Luganville We loose a sub at Kendari to ASW action (4 DD's) while trying to sink a TK unloding there. Burma No change. We are going to ship 1-2 fighter sqn and 2-3 bomber sqn from Oz to Burma. These will be two P-39 units, up to two Hudson units and a Dutch DB-7 unit. DEI The Japanese are slowly advancing up Sumatra. Yet to come to the min line of resistance at Medan. SWPAC No chnge, moving ships in as quickly as possible and supressing airfields within range. More ships are detected at Hollianda. I think I will need B-17 group from Hawaii to take care of that soon ... The 32nd Inf Div is on its way to Port Moresby. This will free up the 8th Marine regiment for offensive opertions. Pacific No change. With ll the CV's detected the various convoys in the area are taking more risky paths. NORPAC Again action plenty! BB's bombard, including a new ship, the Yamamato! Damage is light. Our CD guns again take a terrible toll on the transports. It looks like the CD guns concentrate on the smallest ships first. So we snk or damaged all the xAKL, then the XAK, now we are finally getting to the bigger xK and the xAP... see the combat reports posted next for detail. Parts of KB are retiring to rearm/replenish. The remainder hit the ground troops to little effect and the PT boats are swept by Zero, hitting a few. I'm looking forward to seeing the turn to see how quickly our engineers can repair the airfields. In the ground bombrdments the Japanese do almost no damage, and we do light to moderate damage. But their AV is begining to climb as they recover from disruption. Somehow we need to get in and help the defenders... not sure how yet. At last turn the supply ws 54559 China Very little has been happening. We re holding in the fores, suffering more in casulties, but not being forced to retreat. Maybe we cn entice Tony to post about this are. Joe and Nik don't aopear to be pushing hard in China at all.

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/30/2009 1:25:16 AM)
NORPAC Combat 2 Jun Invasion Support action off Adak Island 51 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Nittai Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Minegumo CL Oi Japanese ground losses: 34 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 14 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Tone Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52 Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro BB Mutsu CA Haguro CL Tatsuta CL Kitakami Allied ground losses: 138 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Toko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire CA Tone xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Matumoto Maru Invasion Support action off Adak Island 41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Hie Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Minegumo CL Oi Japanese ground losses: 51 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 28 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Rakuyo Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Minegumo CL Oi xAP Hie Maru, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Delagoa Maru CA Tone xAK Nitti Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment, at 162,52 (Adak Island) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 B5N1 Kate x 11 B5N2 Kate x 40 D3A1 Val x 41 Japanese aircraft losses B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged D3A1 Val: 30 damaged Allied ground losses: 58 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled) Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Toko Maru, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Tone Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Horai Maru, Shell hits 1 CL Oi xAP Rakuyo Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAP Takatiho Maru Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 15051 troops, 144 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 617 Defending force 25856 troops, 372 guns, 476 vehicles, Assault Value = 419 Japanese ground losses: 67 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 7th/A Division 19th Division 3rd Indpt SNLF Coy Ichiki Det. 6th Indpt SNLF Coy 7th/B Division 21st Special Base Force 17th Army 51st JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion 1st Marine Raider Battalion 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 87th Mountain Regiment B Det USN Port Svc 813th Engineer Aviation Battalion 183rd Field Artillery Regiment 255th USN Base Force /4 30th Coast AA Regiment Eleventh USAAF 802nd Engineer Aviation Battalion 42nd Const Rgt /1 137th USA Base Force 501st Coast AA Regiment 106th USN Base Force 210th Cst AA Rgt /3 Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16357 troops, 203 guns, 283 vehicles, Assault Value = 419 Defending force 26360 troops, 224 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 616 Japanese ground losses: 311 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 1st Marine Raider Battalion 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment 87th Mountain Regiment 30th Coast AA Regiment 501st Coast AA Regiment 183rd Field Artillery Regiment 137th USA Base Force 813th Engineer Aviation Battalion 42nd Const Rgt /1 802nd Engineer Aviation Battalion B Det USN Port Svc Eleventh USAAF 106th USN Base Force 255th USN Base Force /4 210th Cst AA Rgt /3 Defending units: 7th/A Division Ichiki Det. 3rd Indpt SNLF Coy 19th Division 6th Indpt SNLF Coy 7th/B Division 17th Army 21st Special Base Force 51st JNAF AF Unit

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/30/2009 1:29:52 AM)
3 Jun combat at Adak Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 27 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Delagoa Maru, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Tone xAK Toko Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Rakuyo Maru, on fire, heavy damage CL Oi xAP Teikyo Maru, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Takatiho Maru CL Oi xAP Horai Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 14 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Takatiho Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire CL Oi xAP Horai Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage TF 153 encounters mine field at Adak Island (162,52) Japanese Ships DD Yanagi DD Amatsukaze DD Maikaze, Mine hits 1, heavy damage 3 mines cleared Morning Air attack on 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment, at 162,52 (Adak Island) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 B5N1 Kate x 9 B5N2 Kate x 41 D3A1 Val x 30 Japanese aircraft losses B5N1 Kate: 5 damaged B5N2 Kate: 14 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52 Japanese Ships BB Yamato Allied ground losses: 81 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) BB Yamato firing at 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAP Takatiho Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire CL Oi Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 15002 troops, 144 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 617 Defending force 25734 troops, 369 guns, 476 vehicles, Assault Value = 418 Japanese ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16224 troops, 200 guns, 283 vehicles, Assault Value = 416 Defending force 26352 troops, 223 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 617 Japanese ground losses: 224 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 1st Marine Raider Battalion 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion 87th Mountain Regiment 802nd Engineer Aviation Battalion 183rd Field Artillery Regiment 501st Coast AA Regiment Eleventh USAAF 255th USN Base Force /4 106th USN Base Force 813th Engineer Aviation Battalion 137th USA Base Force B Det USN Port Svc 42nd Const Rgt /1 30th Coast AA Regiment 210th Cst AA Rgt /3 Defending units: 3rd Indpt SNLF Coy Ichiki Det. 7th/A Division 19th Division 6th Indpt SNLF Coy 7th/B Division 21st Special Base Force 17th Army 51st JNAF AF Unit

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/30/2009 1:41:34 AM)
Yes we are in the tranistion, and you are right it is the interesting bit! Thrust and counter thrust! We are finding the lack of Allied aircraft to be the thing that is hampering us the most. We could attack in a few places, but without the aircraft we can't. I think at the higher level AE really gets this right, well done to the air team! Cheers Rob quote: ORIGINAL: ny59giants You are getting to the best part of WITP/AE, IMO. The 9 to 12 months from mid-42 to mid-43 where one side or the other can accelerate or hinder the eventual "Fall of Japan." The first six months of the war is just to survive and hold on for the Allies in basic terms, while by 44 the Allies are just too strong. A misstep here can set you back for months.�[:-]

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (12/31/2009 4:31:15 AM)
We are waiting on a turn back from the USA. I'm currently on leave with my family at my parents on the south coast of NSW at Dalmeny, just north of Narooma. Been doing a bit of surfing :) Nice 1m waves the last few days, but a NE wind has now come up and is blowing the surf out. With luck it will drop overnight, and we may start to feel the effects of a ground swell from a low presure system currently south of Tasmania, which should send us some bigger waves over the next few days. I've been surfing at "Joshs beach", which faces ENE and is picking up the swell generated from the low that is off Queensland. With the southerly low moving in the waves should turn to the SE and my preffered surf spot should start to pick up! But only 2 days until we head home :( Cheers Rob [image]local://upfiles/6237/ECA7C1CB5EBC4A9CB2531C9E79F1C6FF.jpg[/image]

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/1/2010 2:34:47 AM)
Happy new year to everyone :) Well have gotten in four more hours of surfing, the wind droped a bit yeasterdy so had 1-1.5m waves that were a bit wind chopped, but OK. Had a surf this morning as well... not so good but ok. We also got a turn done yesterday, and have the combat turn back. Aircraft losses for the enemy were quite low :( was hoping the AA would do more. The second part of KB has retired to rearm/fefuel, and it looks like the first part is coming back :( ADAK Status 04 Jun Green is better, red is worse Unit/AV (if any), exp, morale, disruption, fatigue, 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment, 83, 54,99,04,16 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 30, 59, 99, 04, 04 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion, 28, 70, 99, 00, 04 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment, 114, 54, 78, 65, 13 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment, 00, 56, 99, 61, 03, 21 CD guns 87th Mountain Regiment, 109, 58, 99, 15, 14 30th Coast AA Regiment, 00, 51, 99, 16, 03 501st Coast AA Regiment, 00, 56, 96, 17, 03 183rd Field Artillery Regiment, 00, 58, 99, 12, 07, 24x155 FA guns 137th USA Base Force, 14, 58, 94, 26, 03 813th Engineer Aviation Battalion, 00 51, 59, 25, 03 42nd Const Rgt /1, 00, 55, 99, 09, 03 802nd EAB, 00, 54, 99, 31, 03 B Det USN Port Svc, 00, 49, 99, 25, 02 Eleventh USAAF, 00, 70, 99, 23, 04 106th USN Base Force, 09, 49, 99, 62, 04, 2 155 CD Guns 255th USN Base Force /4, 00, 47, 78, 25, 04, 1 155 CD gun 210th Cst AA Rgt /3, 00, 54, 98, 47, 04 We are slowly bleeding AV, but are recovering disruption and gaining experiance :) Supply is now 53596, and all the units are full or over full. I had cadres of about half the units anyway, but am now pulling cadres of all the others, in case the base does fall. If they bring in nother 2 div it probably will fall. We have 13 subs in the area with another 4-5 on the way. Cheers Rob

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/1/2010 3:02:54 AM)
04-05 Jun 1942 Sub Action Again the Allied subs do good :) But we have had to pull subs out of the area around Java/Palembang due to the amount of aircraft searching in the area :( Georgetown PB Teibo Maru #2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Near Rangoon xAK Ayatosan Maru, Torpedo hits 1 (troops loaded) Hollianda xAK Nitii Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage We hit the I-164 at Darwin. Burma No Change. DEI No Change. SIGINT indicates: 2/124th Infantry Regiment is loaded on a Nosiro Maru AMC class AMC moving to Cocos Islands. This is bad as Cocos Is is a secret sub base :( SWPAC Wyndham expands fortifications to size 2 Merauke expands airfield to size 5 Otherwise no change. Troops continue to poor into Merauke and Horn Island as fast as I can ship theme there. Now have 6 xAP's in the area. Eenem,y forces still moving into Hollianda, but we get a torp hit on an xAK there :) Pacific Nadi expands airfield to size 6 NORPAC The Yamato comes in and bombaards to little effect. Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Yamato CA Tone CL Kinu Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 12 BB Yamato firing at Adak Island CA Tone firing at 1st Marine Raider Battalion CL Kinu firing at 1st Marine Raider Battalion No more troops are landed so the CD guns don't get any action. The crews should recover a bit :) They have been busy! In the ground attacks the Japanese suffer even during their bombardment phase! Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 15067 troops, 144 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 631 Defending force 25758 troops, 367 guns, 476 vehicles, Assault Value = 420 Japanese ground losses: 338 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16268 troops, 200 guns, 283 vehicles, Assault Value = 420 Defending force 26118 troops, 221 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 620 Japanese ground losses: 504 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 14710 troops, 140 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 627 Defending force 25774 troops, 365 guns, 477 vehicles, Assault Value = 419 Japanese ground losses: 120 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 73 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16331 troops, 200 guns, 284 vehicles, Assault Value = 418 Defending force 25957 troops, 220 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 624 Japanese ground losses: 312 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) China The force in the forest blocking the advance to Sian is finally beten back with the help of massed dive bombers. The road to Sian is open :(

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