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) (1/18/2010 9:02:44 AM)
Adak airfield is still open (57 Service but only 16 runway damage), with forcasts of Thunderstoms the fighters and Avengers will stay! Supply is 44k, AV is 417 behind level 3.5 forts. Cheers Rob

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/20/2010 6:29:16 AM)
22-23 Jun 1942 Subs Lots of action! Around Adak we get Akagi in our sights, a hit, no bang :( SS Cuttlefish was given an aggresive commander and he attampts to rampage, lots of attacks but no hits. She is probably out of Torps now :( Near Toyohara SS Growler tries for a hat-trick, 1 confirmed sunk xAKL, 1 heavily damaged, 1 hit but no bang :( Almost got there. More resources lost to the Home Islands :) In the DEI subs aroung Palembag are being prosecuted heavily, time to move again :( Off Babeldoab we attack a convoy but don't get any bangs. (According to sigint this convoy may be carrying the 16th Inf regiment to Babeldoab. We have several subs in the area.) Burma No change. Allied airpower rules the skies :) DEI They have pulled back from Medan. Philippines They have started bombing the last stronghold in the area at Zamboanga to little effect. AV is 138 behind 2.8 forts, 500 supply. Could be an annoyance to them. SWPAC Netties are hammering our forces at Finshaven badly. In return we molest Lae, including TINAS bringing in reinforcements... or are they pulling out? Luganville makes a level 4 airfield. Devastators are based here, fighters soon, then a B-17 Sqn to hit Tulagi (as much as a feint as anything else). A third US regiment should be unloading now bringing AV up to around 400. NORPAC Thanks to bad weather KB doesn't launch once in 2 days. A NICE bonus (good place to fight when you don't have air superiority). Our Avengers attack BB Yamashiro twice for 1 hit and no bangs :( Forces continue to unload and we hit a number of xAK, trashing them. Looks like it is just supplies. We cause around 300 cas on day 1 and 400 on day 2 with a lot of disablements. AV is about 450 vs 700 against us. Supplies are good (40+K), and the airfield should be fully up again now, may have even dug some more forts (getting close to level 4 I hope). Another two days of bad weather would be very nice for us!. Cheers Rob

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/20/2010 7:04:21 AM)
Thinking and Talking, that is what Tony and I have been doing. In particular what are their future intentions? Burma They have pulled all forces back beyound the Irrawaddy, (well except for the last two units we are hammering daily with over 100 aircraft). Why? We think they are trying the Mongol horse archer trick of mock flight. Pulling our forces forward, having them move, exposing us to their (largely) intact full strength air force. Hoping our forces are unprepped, then launching a 4 div counter attack... OTOH we can't let the opportunity past us politically (after all this was Slims original plan) to take some nice bases. So THE PLAN (TM) is to advance quickly with light forces. We have halted at Katha and build that base up though in a more Montgomery methodical approach, before stick our heads in too far. Haveing said that we have a few bdes 100% prepped already for Shwebo, but they won't stand in front of a strong Japanese attack. The problem is we continue to loose Brit squadrons... although looking at Tony's side of the map for the first time in a while I think he has plenty :) But air replacements are VERY low. Cheers Rob

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/20/2010 7:29:58 AM)
DEI Here we think they are firmly on the defence and moving forces into position while they can. Kendari appears to be the main base (3 port 6 afld) as we have seen lots of shipping in and out of there, and have hit at least two TK's in the last month. Ambon and Koepang appear to be the outposts, both level 4 afld with no port development. This makes sense and is what I would do. They are still cleaning up dot bases to stop infiltration tactics. Our biggest weakness is recon aircraft. Cats are doing well keeping reasonable track of shipping but ground forces are complete unkowns. Overall this area is quite for both sides, and is likely to continue so for several months as neither of us have the strength to advance. (That could change if they take Adak Island tough). They will react aggresively and have a number of warships in the area, and 2-3 Daitai of Netties. Sometime in 1943 we aim to take Ambon and Timor. Once the coursair arrives in numbers probably. Until then we will apply presure via (hopefully) taking Aru Is. Our position is strong and secure based on Darwin and Katherine. We are starting to secure bases like Whyndham and Broome to act as sub and search bases.

CaptBeefheart -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/20/2010 11:43:01 AM)
I've come back to this excellent AAR to see how you guys are doing, and it looks like "reasonably well" is the answer. Could you show screenies of your aircraft replacements and top pilots? One thing that seems a lot different from stock is lack of replacement aircraft, especially SBDs and F4Fs.

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/20/2010 9:05:11 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Commander Cody I've come back to this excellent AAR to see how you guys are doing, and it looks like "reasonably well" is the answer. Could you show screenies of your aircraft replacements and top pilots? One thing that seems a lot different from stock is lack of replacement aircraft, especially SBDs and F4Fs. Thanks, I'll post screen shots when I get the next turn, hopefully later today. We have done well, taking the initiative in a few areas from the Japanese, without loosing to much. A lot of this has been becuase Joe and Nik have concentrated on conserving their airforce, which has allowed us some respite to organise and train ours. We are now at air parity, but IF they push it they can probably wrest it back still. A lack of aircraft replacements is our biggest liability. I'll be interested to see if the short term loss (in terms of not getting that far territory wise) will be turned around in the long term by maintenance of the capability of the Japanese air forces. Cheers Rob

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/20/2010 9:16:25 PM)
SWPAC We assess that the enemy are fully on the defensive here due to a lack of "ommph" in terms of CV/BB force to close bases. Reading between the lines it looks like they intend to hold Truk and Babeldoab in strength and they will be the main bases in the area. Rabaul and Hollianda the outposts. While they are attempting to deny us Lae, Buna and the Solomons using light expendable forces. Our intent is to close up on the enemy at PM (Complete), Wau (underway), Buna (an Aussie Motor Bde is marching overland here from PM). Luganville is almost secure with around 400 AV, 4 Afld and 3 forts. Efate will be built as a fighter transfer strip to Fiji. I'm not sure if we should start planning for Tulagi, or just go round its, or go to Ndeni. Cheers Rob

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/20/2010 9:22:57 PM)
SOPAC The enemy are purely on the defensive here. The only base is Tarawa which is lightly held and not developed. The other islands appear to be undeveloped. On our side Fiji is secure as is Pago Pago. Lots of troops at Fiji as the point of entry into the lower SWPAC and into SOPAC. Aircraft are still a problem. Canton Is is the most forward outpost lightly held by a baseforce. I AM thinking of trying for Tabituea (unrestricted island sth of Tarawa). I have some forces on Hawaii preping for it... but it is a big step, and without a lot more aircraft, or a victory at sea over some of the Japanese CV's I'm not that keen. No point in sticking your head in to a noose when you don't have to. Cheers Rob

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/20/2010 9:33:45 PM)
Centpac Here too the enemy are on the defensive. We have done nothing in the area either except outposts like Johnston with search aircraft. I should have said that most of the outposts in the SOPAC and CENTPAC are lvl 3 forst or heading to 4. We have no plans in this area at the moment apart from securing the sea line of communicationsto NZ and Australia.

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/20/2010 9:39:41 PM)
NORPAC Where all the action is! It looks like they are hell bent on taking Adak, and are now starting to get close to the ground force ratio's they need (I think they need at least 1 more div). We will fight on the ground and air to keep them occupied here as long as possible. While it would be nice to hold the place realistically we can't while they continue to use the entire fleet. But this action is why the have been quiet in the DEI, SWPAC and SOPAC, their fleet is fully committed. As a consequence I think we have reached the Japanese high tide mark. Once Adak is taken we don't expect them to push on, but are preparing in case they do.

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/20/2010 9:42:06 PM)
China We have done well here as Joe and Nik really haven't pushed, very gentlemanly of them considering some of the known issues in this area (and we are still on the original build). We aren't pushing back either. BUT the Chinese forces are growing in strength. I think this will continue to be relatively quiet. Cheers Rob

Alfred -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/21/2010 3:09:00 AM)
jrcar, A couple of observations following your recent floating ideas posts. 1. Subject to weather and final logistic capabilities following end of Adek campaign, I think it would be a mistake for your opponents to simply cloase down operations in NoPac. They should at least assess the possibilities of moving down the Alaskan coast until they bring Vancouver into range of night flying Netties. Bases like Anchorage, which are relatively speaking "inland" and which can have their SLOCs cut off, could be bypassed. 2. Understand your relative lack of interest in SoPac. Any value in trying to create a maskirovka in the area at minimal cost. For example, I assume that at least periodically, Japan sends an AK to pick up resources from Nauru. You could park a sub there to pick off the AK and to gain intel regarding defences on Nauru. A successful coup de main on Nauru could be useful (re Ndeni/Tulagi) or to misdirect the enemy. Alfred

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/21/2010 9:03:32 PM)
As requested, although with a recent failed unescorted Nettie raid on PM the stats may have changed :) quote: ORIGINAL: Commander Cody I've come back to this excellent AAR to see how you guys are doing, and it looks like "reasonably well" is the answer. Could you show screenies of your aircraft replacements and top pilots? One thing that seems a lot different from stock is lack of replacement aircraft, especially SBDs and F4Fs. [image]local://upfiles/6237/77D6D452581A4ED2B67DB23B8D5E5BAE.jpg[/image]

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/21/2010 9:11:54 PM)
Here is the replacement pools, less soviets. In my area I need about 100 F4F$ to bring current on map units to strength, I have about 7 in the pool. Also need about 30 Navy DB, and about 20 Avenger. Tony is short of Hurricane, and we could do with 20 more P-40e (have some understrength units at Sydney and at Katherine). Our margins are there, but only because Joe and Nik haven't fought an attrition battle. [image]local://upfiles/6237/3FDF4055521E40D2BDA2378BCBCA4B17.jpg[/image]

Mike Solli -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/21/2010 9:13:26 PM)
Shouldn't you guys be the ones pushing for a battle of attrition in the air?

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/21/2010 9:20:24 PM)
1. It doesn't help them, it extends their lines, and makes them vulnerable. The Japanese have a lot more ground forces, but still a limit, so I really doubt it. I think their strategy is to offer a REALLY strong defence (H'm a bit like we have done to them), while maintaining a credible Air and Naval force. 2. We will raid at some point, but not yet, we are happy with the status quo as well. And we will close up, but only when we have the strength to do so. Cheers Rob quote: ORIGINAL: Alfred jrcar, A couple of observations following your recent floating ideas posts. 1.� Subject to weather and final logistic capabilities following end of Adek campaign, I think it would be a mistake for your opponents to simply cloase down operations in NoPac.� They should at least assess the possibilities of moving down the Alaskan� coast until they bring Vancouver into range of night flying Netties.� Bases like Anchorage, which are relatively speaking "inland" and which can have their SLOCs cut off, could be bypassed. 2.� Understand your relative lack of interest in SoPac.� Any value in trying to create a maskirovka in the area at minimal cost.� For example, I assume that at least periodically, Japan sends an AK to pick up resources from Nauru.� You could park a sub there to pick off the AK and to gain intel regarding defences on Nauru.� A successful coup de main on Nauru could be useful (re Ndeni/Tulagi) or to misdirect the enemy. Alfred

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/21/2010 9:27:52 PM)
Where we can I agree, and we are a bit in Burma, and in the SWPAC (Hollianda), but forcing them to fight (such as Burma) is hard. They are fighting for Hollianda, and I'm about to up the ante with 20+ more 4E bombers in the mix (but the Beufighters are exhausted). We have a requirement for about 30 Maruders (understength units) and 20 B25c as well, so while our fighter pools are low, our 2E bombers are exhausted. We have a reserve of about 20 B-17, but no other 4E. Basically the Allies don't get the airframes to really contemplete an offinsive attrition strategy until post August, which really means Sept/Oct by the time you fit out and have a small operating reserve. The Allies can jsut hold their own defensively ... unless KB comes a knocking. quote: ORIGINAL: Mike Solli Shouldn't you guys be the ones pushing for a battle of attrition in the air?

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/21/2010 10:14:33 PM)
24-25 Jun 1942 SIGINT 2/I/19th Naval Guard Unit is loaded on a Japanese TK moving to Adak Island Looks like they are trying to grab AV together. They are loosing the battle for Adak at the moment. Subs All the action around Adak. Over several attacks and hits we get 3 torp hits on one xAK. We also find the replen force again and attack the escorts, getting hit in return for our troubles. We hit but get no bang on a damaged BB Yamashiro also neat the replen TF. Other attacks are unsuccesful. Burma No change. 30+ Lysanders join the battle bombing retreating Japanese forces. Katha makes lvl 1 afld. DEI Very quiet. Kendari expands port to size 4 Confirming its status as the key location in the region. I will start to move more subs here. SWPAC Netties come in unescorted against the 32nd div at PM. The results are predicatble, although they know know that the 32nd is there. I suspect losses to the enemy are higher than reported :) Morning Air attack on 32nd Infantry Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 19 G4M1 Betty x 15 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 4 F4F-3 Wildcat x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Morning Air attack on 32nd Infantry Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 9 G4M1 Betty x 14 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 4 F4F-3 Wildcat x 18 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Horn Island finally reaches a lvl 4 afld and has 13 B-17 ready for action against Hollianda, plus 13 LB30 from PM, doubling the 4E strength agsint this base. We hit the base using Merauke based B-17 on one day causing light damage and probably getting 2 Zero. NORPAC More forces come into action, including a returning BB Yamato. Lots of small air attacks against light Zero cap sees and equal loss of fighters (3-4 each) but we get a 500lb hit on an xAK. No additional forces appeared to have landed. Maybe they are moving into the hex, will then combine with warships and land on mass. KB again fails to fly, so another two full days of fort building, must be close to level 4... TF 24 encounters mine field at Adak Island (162,52) Japanese Ships DD Sanae PB Chitose Maru SC CHa-15 SC Ch 6 DD Naganami, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Syoryu Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro BB Mutsu CA Haguro CL Tatsuta CL Kitakami Allied ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16947 troops, 200 guns, 292 vehicles, Assault Value = 461 Defending force 27849 troops, 246 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 683 Japanese ground losses: 369 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Assaulting units: 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion 87th Mountain Regiment 1st Marine Raider Battalion 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 7th Marine Rgt /1 255th USN Base Force /4 B Det USN Port Svc 813th Engineer Aviation Battalion 42nd Const Rgt /1 30th Coast AA Regiment 501st Coast AA Regiment 106th USN Base Force 137th USA Base Force 802nd Engineer Aviation Battalion Eleventh USAAF 183rd Field Artillery Regiment 210th Cst AA Rgt /3 Defending units: 7th/B Division 7th/A Division 19th Division Ichiki Det. 7th/C Division 21st Special Base Force 17th Army 51st JNAF AF Unit Morning Air attack on TF, near Adak Island at 162,52 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane XIIb x 5 B-26 Marauder x 2 P-39D Airacobra x 3 P-400 Airacobra x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 5 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Yamabiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled) Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 17001 troops, 200 guns, 293 vehicles, Assault Value = 467 Defending force 27642 troops, 245 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 673 Japanese ground losses: 511 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 29 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment 1st Marine Raider Battalion 87th Mountain Regiment 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion 7th Marine Rgt /1 Eleventh USAAF 802nd Engineer Aviation Battalion 42nd Const Rgt /1 501st Coast AA Regiment 137th USA Base Force 30th Coast AA Regiment 106th USN Base Force 255th USN Base Force /4 183rd Field Artillery Regiment B Det USN Port Svc 813th Engineer Aviation Battalion 210th Cst AA Rgt /3 Defending units: 7th/A Division 7th/B Division 19th Division Ichiki Det. 7th/C Division 17th Army 21st Special Base Force 51st JNAF AF Unit China In the south a moderate sized battle is fought and lost. Japanese air make a significant contribution before and after :( Ground combat at 85,57 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 15984 troops, 142 guns, 141 vehicles, Assault Value = 450 Defending force 10111 troops, 96 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 221 Japanese adjusted assault: 360 Allied adjusted defense: 103 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 106 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3440 casualties reported Squads: 121 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 122 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 12 (10 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units retreated 6 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 22nd Division 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 13th Army 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Defending units: 100th Chinese Corps 86th Chinese/A Corps 88th Chinese Corps 70th Chinese Corps 86th Chinese/B Corps 25th Group Army 32nd Group Army

CaptBeefheart -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/22/2010 9:47:49 AM)
Rob: Thanks for the screenies. If you cold post USN air replacements when you get a chance that would be great. In my Scen #8 game against the AI I'm only just starting to get reasonable USN levels in April '43 (although plenty of PBYs). Your opponents are sure playing a conservative game. It will be interesting to see how this one plays out. Cheers, CC

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/22/2010 9:20:07 PM)
Here are last turns air losses. [image]local://upfiles/6237/159623B95A434F82BDD53EDE23594B69.jpg[/image]

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/22/2010 10:27:15 PM)
26-27 Jun 1942 As usual lots of action in NORPAC! Burma No change. Katha expands airfield to size 2 DEI Lots of shiping detected at Kendari. Darwin becomes a level 9 airfield, already 6 port (max) and 6 forts. SWPAC Increased bombing of Hollianda begins: Morning Air attack on Hollandia , at 93,116 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 11 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Runway hits 2 Morning Air attack on Hollandia , at 93,116 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 11 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Runway hits 1 Morning Air attack on Hollandia , at 93,116 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft B-26 Marauder x 12 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged Airbase hits 1 Day 2 is similar. Next turn the LB30 should be ready to join in. Japanese aircraft have been hitting Wau to moderate effect... need to try and do something about that soon as Wau is an important gateway for us. We continue to trash Lae, and we now have some recon aircraft that are helping to increase the DL, so the effect has gone up. Townsville makes a level 5 port. Luganville level 2 port. Efate is 1 day from being a level 1 airfield for transiting aircraft. I have begun moving 13th AF units (P40E and P39) from Australia to Fiji. SOPAC No change. Forces are pooring into Fiji at the moment, including HQ SOPAC. I will have to spend some time thinking where these forces need to go.

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/22/2010 10:38:15 PM)
NORPAC The landings commence, as I thought they had moved forces into the hex, then reorganised for the actual invasion. This is smart sod it! They have bought in a LOT of arty, fortunatsly it looks like over the two days, one way or another, 1/3 to 1/2 is rendered ineffective. KB only launches once to light effect and light- moderate loss. Pre-Invasion action off Adak Island - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 132 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Yamato CA Tone, Shell hits 2 (armour hits) CL Kinu DD Yanagi DD Sanae, Shell hits 1, on fire (deck penetration) DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 1 (superstructure) SC Ch 6, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Chitose Maru, Shell hits 1 SC CHa-15 Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 13 (5 destroyed, 8 disabled) Amphibious Assault at Adak Island TF 24 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island, 162,52 Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 16 (3 destroyed, 13 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) 15cm T96 Howitzer lost overboard during unload of 1st Medium FA Rgt 7.7mm T99 AAMG lost overboard during unload of 1st Medium FA Rgt 15cm T96 Howitzer accidentally lost during unload of 1st Medium FA Rgt 15cm T96 Howitzer damaged beyond repair during unload of 1st Medium FA Rgt /2 10cm T91 Howitzer damaged beyond repair during unload of 48th FA Rgt /2 15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 14th Army /2 Sub attack near Adak Island at 162,52 Japanese Ships xAK Huzikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Sanae, on fire SC Ch 6, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Syoryu Maru, heavy damage xAK Liverpool Maru xAK Yamabiko Maru, on fire DD Usugumo DD Amatsukaze PB Chitose Maru SC CHa-15 Allied Ships SS Pompano Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Invasion Support action off Adak Island - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 81 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Yamato CA Tone CL Kinu DD Amatsukaze xAK Aden Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire xAK Tatuwa Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire xAK Yamabiko Maru, heavy fires PB Chitose Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage SC CHa-15 Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Pre-Invasion action off Adak Island - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 34 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Kirishima BB Hiei, Shell hits 1 (deck armour) CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1 (tower penetration) DD Shiranui xAK Kagu Maru, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Gyoko Maru Allied ground losses: 3 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Invasion Support action off Adak Island 39 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Teikoku Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire BB Yamato xAK Tatuwa Maru, on fire SC CHa-15, Shell hits 1, heavy damage CL Kinu Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Afternoon Air attack on Adak Island , at 162,52 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 B5N2 Kate x 46 D3A1 Val x 40 Allied aircraft Hurricane XIIb x 4 P-39D Airacobra x 9 P-400 Airacobra x 10 P-40E Warhawk x 18 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed, 16 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hurricane XIIb: 1 damaged Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed on ground Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 10 Invasion Support action off Adak Island 30 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Teikoku Maru, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage BB Yamato CL Kinu Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 17241 troops, 228 guns, 289 vehicles, Assault Value = 470 Defending force 30610 troops, 353 guns, 187 vehicles, Assault Value = 658 Japanese ground losses: 129 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled) Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 87th Mountain Regiment 1st Marine Raider Battalion 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion 7th Marine Rgt /1 B Det USN Port Svc 42nd Const Rgt /1 255th USN Base Force /4 Eleventh USAAF 813th Engineer Aviation Battalion 501st Coast AA Regiment 30th Coast AA Regiment 106th USN Base Force 802nd Engineer Aviation Battalion 183rd Field Artillery Regiment 137th USA Base Force 210th Cst AA Rgt /3 Defending units: 19th Division 7th/A Division 7th/B Division Ichiki Det. 7th/C Division 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 21st Special Base Force 17th Army 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 48th Field Artillery Regiment 51st JNAF AF Unit 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 14th Army /1 AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 27, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Adak Island 46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Teikoku Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage BB Yamato xAK Tatuwa Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Kinu Japanese ground losses: 44 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Invasion Support action off Adak Island 51 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Syoan Maru, Shell hits 1 BB Yamato xAK Aden Maru, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Huzikawa Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Kinu Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Invasion Support action off Adak Island 38 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Huzikawa Maru, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage BB Yamato CL Kinu Sub attack near Adak Island at 162,52 Japanese Ships xAK Syoan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Syoryu Maru, heavy damage DD Sanae DD Usugumo DD Amatsukaze Allied Ships SS Pompano Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Syoan Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage BB Yamato xAK Asaka Maru #3 Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 17269 troops, 233 guns, 289 vehicles, Assault Value = 473 Defending force 31508 troops, 352 guns, 208 vehicles, Assault Value = 652 Japanese ground losses: 213 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment 87th Mountain Regiment 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 1st Marine Raider Battalion 7th Marine Rgt /1 106th USN Base Force 501st Coast AA Regiment 30th Coast AA Regiment Eleventh USAAF 813th Engineer Aviation Battalion 42nd Const Rgt /1 802nd Engineer Aviation Battalion B Det USN Port Svc 183rd Field Artillery Regiment 137th USA Base Force 255th USN Base Force /4 210th Cst AA Rgt /3 Defending units: 7th/B Division 19th Division Ichiki Det. 7th/A Division 7th/C Division 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 17th Army 21st Special Base Force 14th Army 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 48th Field Artillery Regiment 51st JNAF AF Unit There were also several un succesful sub attacks, including on a CVL. There is another invasion force heading in as well. Adak is starting to get crowded! Cheers Rob

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/22/2010 10:45:58 PM)
Suffice to say USN aircraft are in very short supply. Yes their approach is conservative, I will be interesetd to see how effective it will be, in the end I think it will be quite effective. Apart for Adak their losses have been low, and if thy keep droping forces at Adak it will eventually fall. quote: ORIGINAL: Commander Cody Rob: Thanks for the screenies. If you cold post USN air replacements when you get a chance that would be great. In my Scen #8 game against the AI I'm only just starting to get reasonable USN levels in April '43 (although plenty of PBYs). Your opponents are sure playing a conservative game. It will be interesting to see how this one plays out. Cheers, CC

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/23/2010 6:48:40 AM)
We have found a mass of troops an Toungoo :) Our screening forces are now picking up the lead enemy units sth of Aryab. Looks like only 1 unit and 2 on Ramree Island. [image]local://upfiles/6237/5ED0DE9C45284481A71686239AD06B22.jpg[/image]

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/23/2010 10:07:01 PM)
28-29 Jun 1942 Subs Off Kwajalein Island we hit and probably sink an xAK Off Tarawa we trash an xAKL, and lightly damage another. Burma Has started to heat up! Tony attacks Toungoo in strength sweeping with Lightnings then attacking with 2 groups of B-17. They have a lot of fighters, including the Tojo's up on CAP and a series of airbattles commence. Day one marginally goes to the Japanese day two to the Allies, losses about equal, and not sustainable by us I don't think. Despite light damage Toungoo makes a level 3 airfield, as does Prome. It looks like the Japanese are now setting up their defensive line. We recapture Lashio against no opposition. DEI ships in Kendari are unsuccesfully attacked by SS Trusty. SWPAC The LB30 join in against Hollianda against no opposition. 1 Zero is destroyed on the ground. It looks like they have given up. They repay the compliment against Wau, my fighters didn't CAP for some reason. They still haven't detected the brigade moving on Buna, only a few days out now I think... Shortlands expands to lvl 3 afld. Nothing I can do about it at the moment. Efate makes level 1 airfield. I will build to level 2 then dig some forts. NORPAC The invasions continue! Overall it is good for us, look at their bombardments and ours, they are loosing more troops and more importantly more guns than we are. Supply is still over 40k. LB30 operating from Kodiak make nuisance raids. KB is out of the area, forts should almost be at 4... maybe 2-4 more days. That will make a BIG difference. I'm quietly confident now that it will hold until another complete div is unloaded. We have trashed lots of transports and PB's. That will really hurt them later. We loose an xAKL returning to Dutch Harbour after droping off fuel for PT's to a sub. At some point we need to look at a relief force Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Asaka Maru #3, Shell hits 1 BB Yamato xAK Belgium Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage Pre-Invasion action off Adak Island 39 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Tatuharu Maru PB Sureboko Maru PB Sento Maru PB Takunan Maru #5 PB Takunan Maru #2 PB Showa Maru #5 PB Tama Maru #8, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage SC Ch 9 Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Amphibious Assault at Adak Island TF 317 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island, 162,52 Japanese ground losses: 113 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled) Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Asaka Maru #3, Shell hits 1, on fire BB Yamato xAK Belgium Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Asakaze Maru PB Sureboko Maru PB Sento Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Takunan Maru #5, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PB Takunan Maru #2, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Showa Maru #5 SC Ch 9, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage Morning Air attack on 19th Division, at 162,52 (Adak Island) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane XIIb x 2 LB-30 Liberator x 3 P-39D Airacobra x 4 P-400 Airacobra x 4 P-40E Warhawk x 8 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 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 Asaka Maru #3, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage BB Yamato Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Yamazato Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire PB Sureboko Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Asakaze Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Showa Maru #5 Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 14374 troops, 222 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 687 Defending force 26631 troops, 414 guns, 482 vehicles, Assault Value = 479 Japanese ground losses: 374 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled) Allied ground losses: 94 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 7 (0 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Assaulting units: II/19th Naval Guard Unit 7th/B Division I/19th Naval Guard Unit 19th Division III/19th Naval Guard Unit Ichiki Det. 7th/A Division 7th/C Division 48th Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 17th Army 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 51st JNAF AF Unit 21st Special Base Force 14th Army C./50th JNAF Coy Defending units: 87th Mountain Regiment 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment 1st Marine Raider Battalion 7th Marine Rgt /1 183rd Field Artillery Regiment 802nd Engineer Aviation Battalion 42nd Const Rgt /1 Eleventh USAAF 813th Engineer Aviation Battalion 255th USN Base Force /4 B Det USN Port Svc 30th Coast AA Regiment 501st Coast AA Regiment 137th USA Base Force 106th USN Base Force 210th Cst AA Rgt /3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 17042 troops, 239 guns, 274 vehicles, Assault Value = 472 Defending force 32544 troops, 360 guns, 207 vehicles, Assault Value = 676 Japanese ground losses: 325 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Liverpool Maru BB Yamato xAK Asaka Maru #3, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage 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 Tatuharu Maru, Shell hits 1 PB Sureboko Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Yamazato Maru, on fire PB Showa Maru #5 Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Liverpool Maru BB Yamato xAK Syoryu Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Tatuharu Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Showa Maru #5 Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Liverpool Maru, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage BB Yamato Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 1 PB Showa Maru #5 xAK Onoe Maru Morning Air attack on 19th Division, at 162,52 (Adak Island) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane XIIb x 1 LB-30 Liberator x 3 P-39D Airacobra x 6 P-400 Airacobra x 7 P-40E Warhawk x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Matsue Maru PB Showa Maru #5 xAK Tenyo Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 14020 troops, 217 guns, 86 vehicles, Assault Value = 687 Defending force 26572 troops, 420 guns, 481 vehicles, Assault Value = 480 Japanese ground losses: 157 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled) Allied ground losses: 140 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled) Assaulting units: II/19th Naval Guard Unit 7th/B Division III/19th Naval Guard Unit 19th Division Ichiki Det. I/19th Naval Guard Unit 7th/A Division 7th/C Division 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 51st JNAF AF Unit 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 17th Army 48th Field Artillery Regiment 21st Special Base Force 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 14th Army 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion C./50th JNAF Coy Defending units: 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 2nd USMC Parachute Battalion 87th Mountain Regiment 1st Marine Raider Battalion 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 7th Marine Rgt /1 255th USN Base Force /4 42nd Const Rgt /1 813th Engineer Aviation Battalion 106th USN Base Force 137th USA Base Force 30th Coast AA Regiment 501st Coast AA Regiment B Det USN Port Svc Eleventh USAAF 183rd Field Artillery Regiment 802nd Engineer Aviation Battalion 210th Cst AA Rgt /3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 17044 troops, 245 guns, 273 vehicles, Assault Value = 480 Defending force 32452 troops, 356 guns, 206 vehicles, Assault Value = 681 Japanese ground losses: 384 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 7 (6 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/24/2010 8:26:12 PM)
30 Jun - 1 Jul 1942 A big turn in NORPAC SUBS We hit an xAP (one of two escorted by an APD) in the hex behind Dili. Ships have been detected here before. Still not sure if they are building a base, or it is just the transit path to Kendari... No other successes. BURMA Tony hits Toungoo against heavy fighter opposition, including NICKs. Lots of damaged B-17. The planse get through but cause littl damage. It is not sustainable for us. I think we are about to head into stalemate in the area. Tony also bombs Prome against heavy fighter opposition, likewise not sustainable. Katha makes a level 3 airfield, so at least we can base a decent quantity of fighters forward now. I'd say the front line will settle in on the Irrawaddy to Lashaio. We have about air and ground parity. An allied CL Tf bombards Ramree Island. It is occupied by the 143rd Inf Regt. DEI No Change SWPAC We start to really trash Hollianda, getting 4-5 aircraft on the ground, and around 50 500lb bomb hits. No fighters attempt to escort. They again hit Wau but this time Kittyhawk from Wau and Wildcat from PM provide cover, shooting down several Zero and a few netties for almost eaual fighter loss to us. WE can afford the Kitthawk losses so will move up another squadron. The F4-F4 Wildcats are in very low numbers. Luganville makes level 3 port. More force willmove here from Fiji soon to well and truly secure it. NORPAC As you can see their deliberate assault failed miserably taking huge losses. They are also lossing lots of ships moving in supply, and KB is being attrited and doing very little. I think they will now give up on Adak, they probably have cadres of troops... if not it will be a bad blow. Their shipping losses to the 57th Cst Art regiment (24 x 155 on panama mounts) has been horrendus. 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 Yamazato Maru PB Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52 Japanese Ships BB Yamato CA Tone CL Kinu BB Yamato firing at Adak Island CA Tone firing at 30th Coast AA Regiment CL Kinu firing at 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Yamazato Maru, Shell hits 1 xAK Onoe Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Tuyama Maru xAK Nanman Maru xAK Venice Maru Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Yamazato Maru, Shell hits 1 xAK Tuyama Maru xAK Nanman Maru xAK Venice Maru Morning Air attack on 21st Special Base Force, at 162,52 (Adak Island) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft LB-30 Liberator x 3 P-400 Airacobra x 6 P-40E Warhawk x 4 Allied aircraft losses LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Morning Air attack on III/19th Naval Guard Unit, at 162,52 (Adak Island) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane XIIb x 2 B-26B Marauder x 12 P-39D Airacobra x 4 P-400 Airacobra x 18 P-40E Warhawk x 14 Allied aircraft losses B-26B Marauder: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 69 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Afternoon Air attack on 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment, at 162,52 (Adak Island) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft B5M1 Mabel x 12 B5N2 Kate x 27 D3A1 Val x 36 Allied aircraft Hurricane XIIb x 3 P-39D Airacobra x 12 P-400 Airacobra x 9 P-40E Warhawk x 9 Japanese aircraft losses B5M1 Mabel: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Afternoon Air attack on 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment, at 162,52 (Adak Island) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 B5N1 Kate x 12 B5N2 Kate x 57 D3A1 Val x 54 Allied aircraft Hurricane XIIb x 3 P-39D Airacobra x 9 P-400 Airacobra x 8 P-40E Warhawk x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed B5N1 Kate: 4 damaged B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 11 damaged D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 22 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 47 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (0 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Yamazato Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Tuyama Maru xAK Nanman Maru, Shell hits 1 xAK Venice Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 28151 troops, 339 guns, 126 vehicles, Assault Value = 688 Defending force 26383 troops, 428 guns, 480 vehicles, Assault Value = 480 Japanese adjusted assault: 230 Allied adjusted defense: 1219 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2416 casualties reported Squads: 30 destroyed, 79 disabled Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 75 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 573 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 34 disabled Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 53 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 7 (0 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 34 (12 destroyed, 22 disabled) Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16547 troops, 253 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 452 Defending force 30727 troops, 349 guns, 205 vehicles, Assault Value = 588 Japanese ground losses: 184 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled) Invasion Support action off Adak Island Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 30 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Yamazato Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Tatuno Maru xAK Tuyama Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires xAK Nanman Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire 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 Kamikaze Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires xAK Terushima Maru xAK Matsue Maru xAK Taketoyo Maru xAK Tatuno Maru 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 Kosei Maru xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Terushima Maru xAK Matsue Maru xAK Taketoyo Maru xAK Tatuno Maru Afternoon Air attack on 19th Division, at 162,52 (Adak Island) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane XIIb x 6 B-26B Marauder x 9 P-39D Airacobra x 8 P-400 Airacobra x 16 P-40E Warhawk x 13 Allied aircraft losses B-26B Marauder: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Afternoon Air attack on 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment, at 162,52 (Adak Island) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 38 B5N1 Kate x 12 B5N2 Kate x 37 D3A1 Val x 45 Allied aircraft Hurricane XIIb x 1 P-39D Airacobra x 8 P-400 Airacobra x 8 P-40E Warhawk x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged B5N2 Kate: 12 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 42 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 58 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 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 Terushima Maru xAK Venice Maru, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Matsue Maru xAK Taketoyo Maru xAK Tatuno Maru Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16743 troops, 261 guns, 283 vehicles, Assault Value = 460 Defending force 30707 troops, 348 guns, 205 vehicles, Assault Value = 593 Japanese ground losses: 105 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/24/2010 9:00:39 PM)
Planning Now that NORPAC should wind down I have a small window of opportunity to conduct the Aru operation before KB can intervene. All the pieces are just about in place, but I'm not sure what to do with the US Cv's which are at LA. They are due for an AA upgrade, but it doesn't make a huge difference. They have lots of great AA escort ships. Do I upgrade, or send them ASAP to the SWPAC to support the Aru actions, some fighter cover over Aru for a few days would make a big difference to the likelihood of success... Prior to Aru I want to move the 7th Bomber command (which has just arrived at Sydney and is rail moving to Townsville) to Merauke to allow more units to operate from there, and the currently operating units of 7th Bomb Command to operate more effectively. Then I have a raider bn, a USN shore detachment, 2 baseforces, 2-4 engineers and the 8th Marines for the attack on Aru. They will be carried in a TF of AP and AKA supported by CL's, DMS and DD. They should be able to unload quickly with the AP and AKA bonus, and if there is a small detachment there the Marines will make short work of them. Then the rush will be on to get the airfield on Aru up and working... with only 16 Beufighter for LRCAP... The more I think about it the more I realise I need CV cover to guarantee the operation. CV's time to move methinks. Cheers Rob

Xxzard -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/25/2010 3:24:03 AM)
I agree with you on that, I don't feel that many of the minor upgrades are worth taking the time. The way I look at it, the upgrade time schedule that is in the game is based on the real life operations of the carriers. So considering how divergent the real life history and the game timeline can be, sometimes the best course of action is to wait to upgrade. As far as I'm concerned, if I think I have the advantage in any battle theater, I will keep ships on duty so long as I have that advantage. Besides that, I know that most of the minor AA upgrades are really just for the small stuff, "revenge weapons" that are 20mm caliber, and don't really 'reach out and touch' enemy planes. The key upgrades for me are only the ones fitting radar or drastically increasing AA armament.

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/25/2010 9:34:27 AM)
Thanks, that is good to know Cheers Rob quote: ORIGINAL: Xxzard I agree with you on that, I don't feel that many of the minor upgrades are worth taking the time. The way I look at it, the upgrade time schedule that is in the game is based on the real life operations of the carriers. So considering how divergent the real life history and the game timeline can be, sometimes the best course of action is to wait to upgrade. As far as I'm concerned, if I think I have the advantage in any battle theater, I will keep ships on duty so long as I have that advantage. Besides that, I know that most of the minor AA upgrades are really just for the small stuff, "revenge weapons" that are 20mm caliber, and don't really 'reach out and touch' enemy planes. The key upgrades for me are only the ones fitting radar or drastically increasing AA armament.

jrcar -> RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) (1/25/2010 9:39:30 AM)
Here are the airlosses from the turn before the one above. Note the loss of Lightenings, I think the claims against the Japanese are way too high, but are still significant. I suspect KB is hurting a bit, but we aren't in much better shape due to a lack of aircraft. [image]local://upfiles/6237/E2B93E0FB906419B8F8AC6E262EC1B4A.jpg[/image]

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