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DivePac88 -> The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/12/2009 4:10:59 AM)
Hi Ramjet... now go away you’re the bad guy. This is a restart in AE of a Grand Campaign from WitP against my old nemesis Ramjet (The Hare); who will be directing the Japanese Empire. We have set no house rules as we are not shore that we need any, also Ramjet is the sort of person that you don’t really need any against. Here are our Settings; FOW - On Weather - On Allied DC - On PDU - On Historical first turn - On Dec 7th Surprise – On Reliable Torps - Off Real R&D - On No Withdrawals - Off Reinforcements - Fixed Combat reports - On Auto Sub Ops - Off TF move radius - On Plane move radius - On Facilities to expand - Off Ship/airgroup Auto upgrade - Off Air/ground replacements - Off Turn cycle - 1x Day At present I only have the combat replay as Ramjet is still working on the Japanese set-up turn, but it looks like a mixed start. The Battleship row at PH appears to have been clobbered, with Nevada, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania all sunk along with the AV Wright. With 3 other BB, 8 CA/CL, 6 DD/DM/DMS, and 5 AD/AV/CM all very badly damaged, and some of these vessels also likely to sink. Some of the AFs were attacked and bombed in Northern Luzon, with a number of aircraft destroyed/damaged on the ground, and runways/buildings damaged. The good news is that Force Z was attacked by Nells, but only 1 torpedo hit on Repulse reported, so hopefully I should be able to save this force for a rainy day. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midget Sub attack inside harbor of Pearl Harbor!!! Japanese Ships SSX Ha-14, hits 3, heavy damage Allied Ships PC Tiger BB Oklahoma -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 68 B5N2 Kate x 143 D3A1 Val x 126 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed, 12 damaged D3A1 Val: 10 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-36A Mohawk: 9 destroyed on ground SBD-1 Dauntless: 4 destroyed on ground R3D-2: 1 destroyed on ground P-40B Warhawk: 29 destroyed on ground B-18A Bolo: 7 destroyed on ground PBY-5 Catalina: 19 destroyed on ground B-17D Fortress: 6 destroyed on ground C-33: 1 destroyed on ground A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed on ground O-47A: 3 destroyed on ground Allied Ships BB Arizona, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage BB Maryland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage BB Nevada, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk BB California, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1 BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk CL Detroit, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 1 CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Hull, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires AV Tangier BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage CM Oglala AV Curtiss, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage DD Dale, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 1 DD Dewey, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires AV Wright, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 2 AD Whitney, Torpedo hits 1 DD Bagley, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Helena, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires AD Rigel, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 1 DM Preble, Bomb hits 1, on fire DMS Perry, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Repair Shipyard hits 5 Airbase hits 40 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Wake Island , at 136,98 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 27 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Iba , at 78,75 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 37 G4M1 Betty x 54 Allied aircraft P-26A x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 28 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 G3M2 Nell x 36 G4M1 Betty x 27 Allied aircraft P-26A x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 1 destroyed B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground P-35A: 2 destroyed on ground P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N1 Kate x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AVD William B. Preston, Bomb hits 1, on fire Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kota Bharu , at 51,75 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 29 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed on ground Hudson I: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tuguegarao , at 82,74 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 27 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Alor Star , at 49,73 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 4,200 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 52 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 2 destroyed on ground Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Alor Star , at 49,73 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 25 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 53rd Chinese Corps, at 81,50 (Changteh) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 17 Ki-30 Ann x 12 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong Fortress, at 77,61 (Hong Kong) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 41 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 7 Ki-36 Ida x 27 Ki-44 Tojo x 6 Ki-51 Sonia x 24 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 17 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAP Kelantan xAP Hong Siang xAKL Nam Yong xAK Wing Sang -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kota Bharu , at 51,75 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 8 Ki-51 Sonia x 12 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 52,82 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 31 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 9 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 9 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged Allied Ships BC Repulse, Torpedo hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong at 77,61 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Scout -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 4 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 7 Blenheim IV x 6 Buffalo I x 1 Swordfish I x 2 Hudson I x 10 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 damaged Swordfish I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Japanese Ships BB Haruna BB Kongo xAK Ayatosan Maru AK Sasako Maru CL Jintsu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 13 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Haruna -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Kota Bharu 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Shikinami DD Uranami DD Isonami CL Sendai SC Ch 9 SC Ch 7 PB Tatsumiya Maru Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Kota Bharu TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 51,75 Japanese ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 18 troops of a IJA Engineer Squad accidentally lost during unload of 12th Engr Rgt 18 troops of a IJA Engineer Squad lost overboard during unload of 12th Engr Rgt 15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 12th Engr Rgt 15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 12th Engr Rgt /2 15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 56th Infantry Rgt /2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Batan Island TF 90 troops unloading over beach at Batan Island, 85,70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Batan Island TF 96 troops unloading over beach at Batan Island, 85,70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Batan Island (85,70) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1771 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 15 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Batan Island !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), supply(-) Assaulting units: Sasebo 1st SNLF 24th JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4139 troops, 36 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 138 Defending force 5445 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 173 Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: FMSV Brigade 8th Indian Brigade 3rd ISF Base Force Defending units: 12th Engineer Regiment 56th Infantry Rgt /1 5th JAAF AF Coy

DivePac88 -> RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/12/2009 2:29:09 PM)
Thought I would do some strategizing well I wait for Ramjet to do the big setup turn, talking the talk I suppose you could call it. So here are some daft ideas: I also invite comments and suggestions from other players. India Command; I think the 2 key areas to fortify and defend are Ceylon, and the Calcutta-Dacca-Chittagong triangle. Madras would also need a decent sized garrison, but could be supported by airpower from Ceylon. The other small east coast ports could be held lightly, as I think the Japanese would need a big port for an invasion. The Burmese frontier line; Imphal-Kohima-Ledo could fortified and held by Brigade sided forces, as I think it would be hard for the Japanese to supply a large strategic force in this area from Burma. Burma Command; Rangoon is a death trap and any enemy pressure on Pegu would force its evacuation, with Mandalay and Shwebo only having any defensive possibilities. There would be no Troop reinforcement of Burma, as I would consider supply a problem for the units already there. Southern Burma (Tavoy) is also a trap, and should be evacuated on the commencement of hostilities. Malaya Army; Northern Malaya cannot be defended if the Japanese land on the east coast in any force (which they have). There is a chance of a defense, and maybe even a limited counter attack in the Kuala Lumpur area. But it would be expected that the Japanese would deploy sufficient forces as to compel me to withdraw in to Singapore. KNIL Army Command; The Dutch outer bases are unlikely to hold-out for long if the Japanese decide they want them. The only area that could reasonably put-up a long term defense would be Java, and with that in mind some Dutch units could be moved in from the outer bases. Also this area offers the best chance of surface naval interference of enemy landing operations. USAFFE; The Philippines area has no chance of any successful long term defense, but must be held for as long as possible, as this would foreseeable tie-up a large enemy force. If the large enemy strategic force operating in the Philippines was released early in 1942 for operations elsewhere the results would be catastrophic. Also as much shipping as possible must be saved from the Philippines, but Luzon must be also resupplied before it is cut-off. Australia Command; 2 main base areas will be Darwin-Katherine and Townsville- Cairns, with support bases at Perth and Brisbane- Sydney. Port Moresby is a must have base for the Japanese, but not for the Allies as we can project our airpower from North East Australia. Port Moresby in my thinking can be used as bait for Japanese assault and supply shipping, which literally as to come across in front of us to reach Port Moresby. To be continued;

aprezto -> RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/13/2009 10:17:07 PM)
Not a 'teach grandma to suck eggs' comment. But the trap at PM has to have bait otherwise you'll only catch a mouse where maybe you want a rat. Are you planning on leaving something at PM, or maybe more importantly, are you intending on defending it just enough that he is obliged to stay in the area helping to guard, suppress and supply the effort? More chances to deal attrition and/or a hammer blow, in an area of your choosing, this way...

DivePac88 -> RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/14/2009 10:36:41 AM)
Hi Mate… am busy on the first Allied first turn for the next couple of days, so will have a detailed answer on my strategy for PM after that. But basically my idea would be to defend PM with a brigade size force dug-in, compelling the Jap player to bring a division. While not building up the AF or port for him to use, and when things went pear-shaped making some sort of attempt to exact the garrison. [;)] DP.

DivePac88 -> RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/17/2009 2:12:29 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41 Well I can tell you that December the 8th is not a good day for the cause, as KB hit Pearl Harbor again. Battleship Row as been basically obliterated with only 1 BB left, and it is debatable whether this will stay afloat also. So it looks like Plan Orange is off the drawing board, and I won’t be steaming across the Pacific to sort these Japs out any time soon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Sendai DD Ayanami DD Shikinami PB Tatsumiya Maru SC Ch 9 SC Ch 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Bintan at 50,85 Japanese Ships SS I-121 Allied Ships TK Spirilla, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Jap I-boat hit this TK south of Singapore as she was making a night run for Palembang -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 182,104 Japanese Ships CV Akagi CV Soryu CA Chikuma DD Kagero DD Kasumi DD Arare DD Tanikaze DD Hamakaze Allied Ships SS Plunger North West of PH, sadly Plunger doesn't get a shoot. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Bintan at 51,85 Japanese Ships SS I-122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Bintan at 51,85 Japanese Ships SS I-122, hits 1 Allied Ships ML No. 311 Again south of Singapore this ML put this I-boat in the shop for repairs methinks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tioman Island at 52,84 Japanese Ships SS I-121 Allied Ships DD Express DD Electra DD Tenedos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kota Bharu at 51,75 Japanese Ships CA Kumano CA Suzuya CA Mikuma CA Mogami -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Makin TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Makin, 136,125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Tatsumiya Maru SC Ch 9 SC Ch 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Tatsumiya Maru SC Ch 9 SC Ch 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 220 encounters mine field at Singapore (50,84) Allied Ships AM Toowoomba AM Ballarat Ramjet left some presents for me at Singers, but luckly I had some Sweepers on patrol, as I do at all major Ports. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 239 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) Allied Ships AM Tanager AM Bittern AM Finch -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 49 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 6 destroyed The Hare is Trying already to get air-superiority over Singers, with this being the first sweep. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 24 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Allied aircraft P-35A x 1 P-40B Warhawk x 15 P-40E Warhawk x 55 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 36 Allied aircraft P-35A x 1 P-40B Warhawk x 10 P-40E Warhawk x 46 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 7 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 45 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 36 B5N2 Kate x 99 D3A1 Val x 97 Allied aircraft P-36A Mohawk x 7 P-40B Warhawk x 15 F4F-3 Wildcat x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 8 destroyed, 18 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships BB West Virginia, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage BB California, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage DM Preble, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk BB Tennessee, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk BB Maryland, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk CL Detroit, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage CA San Francisco, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage ACM Buttress, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 1 DD Bagley, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Schley, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire CL Phoenix, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CM Oglala, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires DM Sicard, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CL Raleigh, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage DM Tracy, Bomb hits 1, on fire DMS Trevor, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage DMS Lamberton, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Repair Shipyard hits 3 Port hits 9 Port fuel hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 Allied aircraft P-36A Mohawk x 4 P-40B Warhawk x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships DD Bagley, and is sunk BB Arizona, and is sunk BB West Virginia, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 Allied aircraft P-36A Mohawk x 1 P-40B Warhawk x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Alor Star , at 49,73 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 78 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 24 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 45 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 25 Ki-30 Ann x 9 Ki-51 Sonia x 12 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 7 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 3 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Japanese Ships DD Arashi AK Sakura Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 182,104 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 54 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships CV Akagi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Batan Island at 85,70 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 3 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged Japanese Ships APD Nadakaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 82,70 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 4 Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CL Naka -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 42 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 34 G4M1 Betty x 30 Allied aircraft P-35A x 1 P-40B Warhawk x 4 P-40E Warhawk x 17 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 1 damaged P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 16 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied Ships xAKL Halldor, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Nanning, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Fatshan, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 6 Ki-44 Tojo x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied Ships xAKL Yat Shing, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bataan at 78,77 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 4 G4M1 Betty x 6 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed Allied Ships AM Finch, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,69 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 G4M1 Betty x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Scout DD Thanet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong at 76,65 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Allied aircraft Walrus II x 3 Allied aircraft losses Walrus II: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Hakozaki Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 7 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 6 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 182,104 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 48 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships CV Soryu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 82,70 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 4 Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Shinko Maru Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 11000 feet Naval Attack: 8 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 28 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 31 G3M2 Nell x 20 G4M1 Betty x 15 Allied aircraft P-35A x 1 P-40B Warhawk x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 5 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-35A: 1 destroyed on ground P-40B Warhawk: 3 damaged P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground Allied ground losses: Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 7 Runway hits 52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lahaina at 187,107 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 B5N2 Kate x 15 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied Ships DD Downes DD Conyngham DD Cummings DD Reid DD Selfridge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 6 Ki-36 Ida x 15 Ki-44 Tojo x 6 Ki-51 Sonia x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-36 Ida: 5 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 4 damaged Allied Ships xAK Fatshan, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Soochow, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Hanyang, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Nanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Repair Shipyard hits 1 Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,69 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 13 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Thanet DD Thracian -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Singkawang at 54,86 Japanese Ships SS I-154, hits 2 Allied Ships xAP Sin Kheng Seng ML No. 310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kota Bharu at 51,75 Japanese Ships CA Kumano CA Suzuya CA Mikuma CA Mogami Allied ground losses: 97 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 8 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Tatsumiya Maru SC Ch 9 SC Ch 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Pengpu (90,50) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 6435 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 184 Defending force 1645 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45 Japanese adjusted assault: 93 Allied adjusted defense: 5 Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: op mode(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 46 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 771 casualties reported Squads: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 13th Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 89th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 4331 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 173 Defending force 4533 troops, 39 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 134 Assaulting units: 56th Infantry Regiment 12th Engineer Regiment 5th JAAF AF Coy Defending units: FMSV Brigade 8th Indian Brigade 3rd ISF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Makin (136,125) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1716 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 26 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Makin !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: 51st Naval Guard Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4106 troops, 36 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 134 Defending force 6010 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 173 Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: FMSV Brigade 8th Indian Brigade 3rd ISF Base Force Defending units: 56th Infantry Regiment 12th Engineer Regiment 5th JAAF AF Coy

DivePac88 -> RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/17/2009 2:38:41 PM)
Love the new search system, here is a shoot of the Pearl Harbor area. [image]local://upfiles/30275/40B5F82B61B04CE492189839CE64C0A5.jpg[/image]

aprezto -> RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/17/2009 8:35:36 PM)
Ooooo very nice. How do you get it to show this?

DivePac88 -> RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/18/2009 2:10:47 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 09, 41 Day 3 of WW2 in the Pacific was a little better for the Allies, with some Jap shipping sunk by Submarine torpedo and Carrier airstrike. I must admit that AE so far has a realistic feel about it, result wise that is. But that I am having to double check my turns, which is something that I haven’t had to do with WitP for a long time. Ramjets strategy seems to be historic so far, but he seems pushing for air-superiority quite early over Malaya and Luzon. So that I am hoping that he will tie-out his Fighter force with these long-range sweeps, and give me a chance to repair my Fighter units. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Singkawang at 54,86 Japanese Ships SS I-155 Allied Ships xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage ML No. 310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Tatsumiya Maru SC Ch 9 SC Ch 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 220 encounters mine field at Singapore (50,84) Allied Ships AM Toowoomba AM Ballarat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Swatow at 79,65, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships xAP Hikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAP Hakozaki Maru Allied Ships MTB 7 MTB 8 MTB 9 MTB 10 Low visibility due to Thunderstorms with 67% moonlight Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 67% moonlight: 1,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... Range closes to 2,000 yards... Range closes to 1,000 yards... MTB 10 engages xAP Hikawa Maru at 1,000 yards MTB 9 engages xAP Hikawa Maru at 1,000 yards Range increases to 2,000 yards xAP Hikawa Maru sunk by MTB 8 at 2,000 yards Task forces break off... These MTBs were doing a spot of fishing south of Hong Kong, and found these 2 large unescorted fish. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Tatsumiya Maru SC Ch 9 SC Ch 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Aparri TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 82,73 Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Tatsumiya Maru SC Ch 9 SC Ch 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 220 encounters mine field at Singapore (50,84) Allied Ships AM Toowoomba AM Ballarat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Saigon at 62,74 Japanese Ships xAK Ayato Maru Allied Ships SS KXII SS KXII is sighted by xAK Ayato Maru SS KXII launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Ayato Maru Missed damn it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Saigon at 62,74 Japanese Ships xAP Manzyu Maru Allied Ships SS KXII SS KXII is sighted by xAP Manzyu Maru SS KXII launches 2 torpedoes Also missed again damn it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Saigon at 62,74 Japanese Ships xAP Huso Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXII, hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 44 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled SS KXII is sighted by xAP Huso Maru SS KXII attacking xAP Huso Maru on the surface But made up for it buy clipping this transport. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Hengchun at 82,68 Japanese Ships xAK Koyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Ueizuru Maru xAK Daisin Maru PB Chohakusan Maru PB Akitsui Maru Allied Ships SS S-36 Japanese ground losses: 55 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled SS S-36 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Koyo Maru And now one of the S-boats is getting in on the act, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 27 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 4 destroyed Another Zero sweep on Singers, thats 2 days in a row, the pilots must be getting tired. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 44 Ki-27b Nate x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 65 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 25 Ki-30 Ann x 9 Ki-51 Sonia x 12 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 82,73 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 39 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Maya These poor B-17s had Zeros swarming around them like bugs, and still got through. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Vigan at 80,73 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Hawaii Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Cebu at 80,86 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Manatawny -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 8 F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 SBD-2 Dauntless x 18 SBD-3 Dauntless x 9 TBD-1 Devastator x 12 Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged TBD-1 Devastator: 2 damaged Japanese Ships AMC Kongo Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AMC Kinryu Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CL Tenryu CL Yubari DD Yayoi Japanese ground losses: 343 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 9 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 18 x SBD-2 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 12 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo The best part of the day, caught the Wake invasion force with 2 strikes. Might hang around for another day, then run, as I've a feeling that KB will be coming my way. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 5 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 22 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged Allied Ships xAKL Yat Shing, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Fatshan, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAK Hanyang, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAK Nanning, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Soochow, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Port hits 5 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 7 Ki-51 Sonia x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 4 damaged Allied Ships xAKL Yat Shing, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Kanchow, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 37 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 15 Ki-44 Tojo x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-36 Ida: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied Ships xAKL Soochow, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Kanchow, and is sunk Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 136,98 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 7 F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 SBD-2 Dauntless x 17 SBD-3 Dauntless x 9 TBD-1 Devastator x 10 Allied aircraft losses SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged TBD-1 Devastator: 5 damaged Japanese Ships CL Tatsuta DD Mochizuki CL Yubari AMC Kongo Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Kisaragi DD Hayate CL Tenryu Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 9 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 17 x SBD-2 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 10 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Saigon at 62,74 Japanese Ships xAP Huso Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXII Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) SS KXII is sighted by xAP Huso Maru SS KXII launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Wake Island - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 54 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Yubari CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1 CL Tenryu DD Hayate DD Oite, Shell hits 2, heavy fires DD Yayoi DD Mutsuki PB Hakkaisan Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire PB Kaiun Maru, Shell hits 3 PB Kaikei Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire PB Ikunta Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires PB Fukui Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Wake Island TF 16 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 136,98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Tatsumiya Maru SC Ch 9 SC Ch 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Vigan TF 88 troops unloading over beach at Vigan, 80,73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Tarawa TF 116 troops unloading over beach at Tarawa, 136,128 Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Aparri TF 118 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 82,73 Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5895 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 Defending force 4458 troops, 39 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 129 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 197 Allied adjusted defense: 13 Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 2053 casualties reported Squads: 89 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 88 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 26 (26 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 56th Infantry Regiment 12th Engineer Regiment 5th JAAF AF Coy Defending units: FMSV Brigade 8th Indian Brigade 3rd ISF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 407 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Defending force 1422 troops, 25 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 28 Japanese adjusted assault: 0 Allied adjusted defense: 13 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-) experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 469 casualties reported Squads: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: Maizuru 2nd SNLF Defending units: Wake USN CPNAB 1st Marine Defense Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarawa (136,128) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1708 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 52 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 52 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarawa !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: 53rd Naval Guard Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 646 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28 Defending force 64 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Assaulting units: Wake USN CPNAB 1st Marine Defense Battalion Defending units: Maizuru 2nd SNLF Here is the damage from Pearl Harbor, all those beautiful Battleships, it's enough to make a grown man cry. [image]local://upfiles/30275/C84016A408C54D4C91C93C48C4D869B2.jpg[/image]

DivePac88 -> RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/18/2009 2:48:58 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: aprezto Ooooo very nice. How do you get it to show this? Hi there aprezto; Thats the Naval search window in Intelligence tab of WitpStaff-AE. I use my old trusty ( got me lossed many times) field compass, and try and set proper search patterns. DP.

Tiger_Rat -> RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/18/2009 3:04:36 PM)
Well done at Wake divepac, that SNLF is finished, but you better get out of there cos KB will be gunning for you.

aprezto -> RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/19/2009 10:42:05 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DivePac88 quote: ORIGINAL: aprezto Ooooo very nice. How do you get it to show this? Hi there aprezto; Thats the Naval search window in Intelligence tab of WitpStaff-AE. I use my old trusty ( got me lossed many times) field compass, and try and set proper search patterns. DP. Ah very nice. Must fire it up. Sooo remiss.

DivePac88 -> Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [RE: TheA] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/20/2009 6:13:20 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 10, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johnston Island at 166,116 Japanese Ships SS I-7, hits 1 Allied Ships AM Robin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 80,73, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Naka, Torpedo hits 1 DD Natsugumo DD Minegumo DD Asagumo DD Murasame DD Harusame DD Yudachi DD Samidare Allied Ships PT-41 PT Q-111 PT Q-112 PT Q-113, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Reduced sighting due to 57% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 57% moonlight: 10,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards Range closes to 1,000 yards... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 235 encounters mine field at Takao (84,65) Allied Ships SS Seal, Mine hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wake Island at 134,102 Japanese Ships CL Tenryu DD Oite, heavy fires DD Kisaragi PB Hakkaisan Maru, on fire DD Hayate PB Kaiun Maru PB Kaikei Maru, on fire PB Ikunta Maru, heavy fires Allied Ships SS Triton -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 134,102 Japanese Ships CL Tenryu DD Oite, on fire DD Kisaragi DD Hayate PB Kaiun Maru PB Ikunta Maru, on fire PB Hakkaisan Maru, on fire Allied Ships SS Triton, hits 4, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wake Island at 138,102 Japanese Ships SS RO-66 Allied Ships CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1 CA Astoria DD Porter DD Flusser DD Lamson DD Drayton SS RO-66 launches 2 torpedoes at CV Lexington RO-66 diving deep .... DD Porter fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Flusser fails to find sub and abandons search DD Lamson fails to find sub and abandons search DD Drayton fails to find sub and abandons search DD Porter fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Porter fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Porter fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Miri TF 105 troops unloading over beach at Miri, 64,87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 8 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Indian Brigade, at 49,73 (Alor Star) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 93 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 24 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 27 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 353 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 29 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 17 Ki-30 Ann x 9 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Walrus II: 1 destroyed on ground Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Indian Brigade, at 49,73 (Alor Star) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 22 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 52 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 104th Division, at 77,59 (Canton) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 3 Ki-44 Tojo x 3 Allied aircraft Vildebeest III x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 56th Infantry Regiment, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 5 Allied aircraft Wirraway x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Wirraway: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 82,82 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 5 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Myoko Maru xAK Shinanogawa Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 68,86 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 13 G4M1 Betty x 9 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 6 damaged G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied Ships DD Thracian DD Thanet DD Scout -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jesselton at 68,86 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged Allied Ships DD Thanet DD Thracian DD Scout -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bataan at 78,77 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AM Whippoorwill, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AM Lark -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bataan at 78,77 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AM Tanager AM Lark -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 24 Ki-51 Sonia x 9 No Japanese losses Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 5 Allied aircraft Swordfish I x 5 Hudson I x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Swordfish I: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Hudson I: 6 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kongo CA Mikuma xAK Asakasan Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 1 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Haruna -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Busuanga at 77,81 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AO Trinity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12 Ki-27b Nate x 7 Ki-44 Tojo x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20 Ki-51 Sonia x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged Repair Shipyard hits 4 Port hits 8 Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-36 Ida: 8 damaged Repair Shipyard hits 1 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Busuanga at 76,81 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Gertrude Kellogg PG Tulsa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Legaspi TF 89 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 82,82 Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Vigan TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Vigan, 80,73 Japanese ground losses: 283 casualties reported Squads: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Aparri (82,73) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4092 troops, 70 guns, 67 vehicles, Assault Value = 131 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 158 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 158 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Aparri !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: Tanaka Detachment 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Engineer Construction Battalion 28th JAAF AF Bn 9th Field AF Construction Battalion 14th Army 56th Const Co 40th JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Vigan (80,73) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1416 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 361 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 82 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 82 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Vigan !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 4th Tank Regiment 48th Recon Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment Kanno Detachment 1st Formosa Inf. Rgt /1 47th Infantry Rgt /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 681 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29 Defending force 56 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Assaulting units: Wake USN CPNAB 1st Marine Defense Battalion Defending units: Maizuru 2nd SNLF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maizuru 2nd SNLF Wiped Out at Wake Island by attrition!!! [image]local://upfiles/30275/008857E020BA46049E5FA005CE812425.jpg[/image]

Flying Tiger -> RE: Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [RE: TheA] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/20/2009 10:36:43 AM)
quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wake Island at 138,102 Japanese Ships SS RO-66 Allied Ships CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1 CA Astoria DD Porter DD Flusser DD Lamson DD Drayton SS RO-66 launches 2 torpedoes at CV Lexington RO-66 diving deep .... DD Porter fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Flusser fails to find sub and abandons search DD Lamson fails to find sub and abandons search DD Drayton fails to find sub and abandons search DD Porter fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Porter fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Porter fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ouch!

DivePac88 -> RE: Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [RE: TheA] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/20/2009 11:58:21 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Flying Tiger ouch! You can say that again mate, tigerrat was right, I should have got out of there after the first strike-day. Got too cocky… now I’m trapped with a damaged Carrier between KB and the Betties/Nells out of the Marshall Islands. [sm=00000028.gif]

aprezto -> RE: Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [RE: TheA] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/21/2009 3:21:14 AM)
How hurt is she? Aim for someone unexpected - Anchorage maybe? December though - could strike nasty weather that way... If it were me, and as Japan, I'd split KB for this and try a better chance of tracking you down. Maybe try and track south keeping at range 14 (I think, can't remember the torpedo range of miss betty). Just that south from Wake is the obvious retirement track for KB. If it were me I'd hazard the northern weather, and move NE at cruise one day, then due north 2 days, then track back east. Depends alot on your damage. Gads, it's the 10th of Dec too, KB is very close after a single PH strike. Maybe, again depending on the damage, hazard a full speed sprint. Hate to side step KB only to sink cause the temporary seals burst. Maybe North, one sprint, and loop over with the plan of returning to Midway. Likely to be a sub screen there though - approach from the West using waypoints and autodisband. Sorry, a bit of a typed brain dump there. Either way, I think him likely to want to take this opportunity to sink you, and it worth a sprint. I think he will split KB in order to get you and that South is the least likely he will track but with the added danger of miss betty... Not much help in the end :-(

Flying Tiger -> RE: Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [RE: TheA] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/21/2009 6:35:31 AM)
at this stage of the game you dont even have any other bait you can offer to force/coerce/entice him in a different direction. I agree with wobbly, head north. But what is the damage? PS. love the sig line Wobbly!! I keep getting the, "what are you thinking about?" question. Of course i'm supposed to give a deep and meaningful answer - somehow, "i'm just trying to figure out how to evac the PI" just doesnt cut it. AAAARRGGHHH. Real life. Such a distraction.

DivePac88 -> RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/21/2009 3:11:18 PM)
Here is the situation Chaps, and Lady Lex is running south-East as fast as her skirts will allow! [sm=innocent0001.gif] [image]local://upfiles/30275/6518D1F7D6134B4782FFAB1CFD676A93.jpg[/image]

DivePac88 -> RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/21/2009 3:28:55 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 11, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Miri at 64,86 Japanese Ships SS I-155 Allied Ships xAKL Shinai, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Oosthaven at 47,97 Japanese Ships SS I-166 Allied Ships TK Iris -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Oosthaven at 47,97 Japanese Ships SS I-166 Allied Ships xAK Silverbeech -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Miyako-jima at 92,68 Japanese Ships xAKL Chosen Maru xAK Manyo Maru SC Ch 23 SC Ch 22 SC Ch 21 Allied Ships SS Porpoise, hits 2 SS Porpoise launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Chosen Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Miri at 64,87, Range 3,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Chokai CL Isuzu DD Shinonome DD Shirakumo DD Asagiri DD Sagiri DD Yugiri Allied Ships xAP Kepong, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ML No. 311, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied ground losses: 55 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Guam Japanese Ships CM Tsugaru PB Shuko Maru #5 PB Sonan Maru #6 PB Sonan Maru #5 PB Shotoku Maru PB Shoei Maru PB Kyo Maru #10 PB Kyo Maru #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Guam TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 106,95 Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Legaspi at 82,82, Range 13,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Haguro CA Nachi CL Nagara DD Yukikaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze Allied Ships PT-31 PT-32 PT-33, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-35 Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Soc Trang at 58,74 Japanese Ships BB Haruna DD Asashio DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Arashio DD Michishio Allied Ships SS Stingray -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Patani at 54,72 Japanese Ships xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXVII Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) SS KXVII is sighted by xAK Mogamigawa Maru SS KXVII launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Mogamigawa Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Patani at 54,72 Japanese Ships xAK Tatutaki Maru Allied Ships SS KXVII SS KXVII is sighted by xAK Tatutaki Maru SS KXVII launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tatutaki Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Kota Bharu at 52,75 Japanese Ships xAK Enju Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXI SS KXI is sighted by xAK Enju Maru SS KXI launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Enju Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Naha at 96,68 Japanese Ships DD Hakaze Allied Ships SS Perch -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Laoag at 82,70 Japanese Ships PB Toko Maru #4 xAP Hakozaki Maru PB Suyozai Maru Allied Ships SS S-37 SS S-37 launches 4 torpedoes at PB Toko Maru #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 15 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 4 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 28 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 G4M1 Betty x 6 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 17 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed Allied Ships AM Bittern AM Quail AM Lark AM Tanager -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 78,75 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 No Japanese losses Allied Ships MTB 8, Shell hits 2 MTB 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 137/155th Field Regiment, at 49,73 (Alor Star) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 44 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 73 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (0 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 24 Ki-51 Sonia x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 82,82 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Yamafuku Maru xAK Shinryu Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 45 G3M2 Nell x 20 G4M1 Betty x 35 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Cebu at 80,86 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 2 F1M2 Pete x 9 Allied aircraft P-26A x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships xAP Neptuna, Bomb hits 3 xAK Governor Wright, Bomb hits 4, on fire Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 137/155th Field Regiment, at 49,73 (Alor Star) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 24 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 6th Indian Brigade, at 49,73 (Alor Star) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 24 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 40 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 82,82 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAP Haruna Maru xAK Shinryu Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cebu at 80,86 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete x 18 Allied aircraft P-26A x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships xAK Governor Wright, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage AVD Childs xAP Neptuna Allied ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 10 Port hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 7 Ki-51 Sonia x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 3 damaged Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 14 Ki-44 Tojo x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-36 Ida: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Buitenzorg at 47,100 Japanese Ships SS I-166 Allied Ships TK Iris SS I-166 is sighted by TK Iris SS I-166 attacking on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kota Bharu at 52,75 Japanese Ships xAK Hokuriku Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXI Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Guam Japanese Ships PB Shuko Maru #5 PB Sonan Maru #6 PB Sonan Maru #5 PB Shotoku Maru PB Shoei Maru PB Kyo Maru #10 PB Kyo Maru #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Itbayat Island TF 153 troops unloading over beach at Itbayat Island, 84,69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi (82,82) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4789 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 137 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 205 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 205 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Legaspi !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: Kimura Det Kure 1st SNLF 1st Naval Construction Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Miri (64,87) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1374 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 21 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Miri !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: I./124th Infantry Battalion

aprezto -> RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/22/2009 1:08:50 AM)
Excellent, baring some further calamity you are in the clear. She doesn't seem too wounded and KB will have to using a divining rod, rub the budda's tummy and spend quite a bit extra in fuel while incurring extra sys and engine damage to get you. How bad is the major damage? How much do you want her to be ready NOW? Just thinking that Pearl will be swamped with damaged ships - if you can stop somewhere and repair minor float damage, that it may be worth heading to Sydney or Auckland. You are then in a very good location to jump on negligably defended, over extended thrusts on the Solomons or points further south. Fuel levels in NZ and Oz are pretty ugly though... Flying tiger: Yeah it is worse than illicit drugs! Especially amphib operations, I am so 'mind not on the job at hand' when I have one going on in the background: in the game. Rips my wife a new one.

DivePac88 -> RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/22/2009 2:04:41 AM)
Hi there Wobbly… All the damage that is left is major, Lex repaired all her minor damage over-night, and pumped out the water (speed came up from 18K to 25K). Won’t try for Pearl as the yards are full, and I suspect that a Sub line is forming to the west. Am heading to Johnston Island to meet a refueling group (if long range air search is clear), and then will sail for West Coast. Just got the next turn and Lexy is a very lucky lady she made it south without being spotted. The real heroes are the repair crews, and the search ‘Cats’ that kept track of KB, and gave her the way out. I must say that this game is starting to feel real, I didn’t get much sleep last night worrying about Lexington. Also thanks for the really great tips guys, I appreciate the input, helps me think outside the square.

DivePac88 -> The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/22/2009 2:49:00 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 12, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Guam Japanese Ships PB Shuko Maru #5 PB Sonan Maru #6 PB Sonan Maru #5 PB Shotoku Maru PB Shoei Maru PB Kyo Maru #10 PB Kyo Maru #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 100,68 Japanese Ships AO Iro Allied Ships SS Perch SS Perch launches 4 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Daito Shoto at 100,68 Japanese Ships AO Iro, Shell hits 58, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Perch, hits 2, on fire SS Perch attacking on the surface SS Perch low on gun ammo, Hurt, D.A. breaks off surface engagement and submerges -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Midway Island at 159,93 Japanese Ships CV Shokaku DD Shiranui DD Isokaze DD Kagero DD Akigumo Allied Ships SS Narwhal SS Narwhal launches 4 torpedoes at CV Shokaku DD Shiranui fails to find sub and abandons search DD Isokaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Kagero fails to find sub and abandons search DD Akigumo fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Bunguran at 60,84 Japanese Ships SS I-155 Allied Ships xAK Bennevis, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SS I-155 is sighted by xAK Bennevis SS I-155 launches 8 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 24 Ki-30 Ann x 9 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed Ki-30 Ann: 6 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 34th Division, at 83,48 (Ichang) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 1 Allied aircraft A-29A Hudson x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses A-29A Hudson: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Vigan at 80,73 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 18 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged Japanese Ships CL Kuma -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 82,82 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Myoko -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 82,82 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Nachi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 23 Ki-51 Sonia x 7 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vigan at 80,73 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 17 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CL Natori -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tagbilaran at 79,87 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 2 Allied aircraft P-26A x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships AVD Childs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Pagai Island at 42,88 Japanese Ships SS I-153 Allied Ships xAK Tai Sang SS I-153 is sighted by xAK Tai Sang SS I-153 attacking xAK Tai Sang on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Pagai Island at 42,88 Japanese Ships SS I-153 Allied Ships xAK Silverbeech, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS I-153 is sighted by xAK Silverbeech SS I-153 launches 8 torpedoes at xAK Silverbeech -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 23695 troops, 315 guns, 202 vehicles, Assault Value = 635 Defending force 8696 troops, 132 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 227 Japanese ground losses: 49 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 109 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 38th Division 66th Infantry Regiment 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 5th RF Gun Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd RF Gun Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Defending units: Hong Kong Fortress 1st Middlesex Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion Rifles of Canada Battalion Kowloon Brigade 102nd RN Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 88,43 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8656 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 261 Defending force 5384 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 172 Japanese adjusted assault: 144 Allied adjusted defense: 745 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 392 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 313 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 101st NCPC Route Brigade 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade 15th RGC Temp. Division Defending units: 98th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Itbayat Island (84,69) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 701 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 22 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Itbayat Island !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(+) Assaulting units: I./33rd Inf Regt -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Guam (106,95) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4713 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 163 Defending force 1005 troops, 0 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 Japanese adjusted assault: 242 Allied adjusted defense: 9 Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Guam !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 909 casualties reported Squads: 15 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 111 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 63 (58 destroyed, 5 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 144th Infantry Regiment 15th Base Force Defending units: Guam USN Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ichang (83,48) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 44841 troops, 231 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1297 Defending force 17730 troops, 116 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 554 Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 103 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd Chinese Corps 67th Chinese Corps 68th Chinese Corps 45th Chinese Corps 75th Chinese Corps 26th Group Army Defending units: 34th Division 13th RGC Temp. Division [image]local://upfiles/30275/73ADD7AFC2FF4EE995E3737E87CC1476.jpg[/image]

DivePac88 -> The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/24/2009 2:01:14 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Bintan at 50,85 Japanese Ships SS I-165 Allied Ships xAK Ellenga, Torpedo hits 1 SS I-165 is sighted by xAK Ellenga SS I-165 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Ellenga -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Bintan at 50,85 Japanese Ships SS I-165 Allied Ships xAK Ellenga, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS I-165 is sighted by xAK Ellenga SS I-165 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Hengchun at 85,68 Japanese Ships xAK India Maru DD Hakaze Allied Ships SS S-36, hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Kota Bharu at 53,74 Japanese Ships AK Sagami Maru Allied Ships SS KXI SS KXI is sighted by AK Sagami Maru SS KXI launches 2 torpedoes at AK Sagami Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 G4M1 Betty x 12 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 5 P-40E Warhawk x 16 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 34th Division, at 83,48 (Ichang) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 2 Allied aircraft A-29A Hudson x 6 DB-3M x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses A-29A Hudson: 2 damaged DB-3M: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 7 Ki-44 Tojo x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 18 Ki-51 Sonia x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 7 Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-36 Ida: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 23719 troops, 315 guns, 202 vehicles, Assault Value = 635 Defending force 8611 troops, 131 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 227 Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 93 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 38th Division 66th Infantry Regiment 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd RF Gun Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 5th RF Gun Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Defending units: Hong Kong Fortress Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion 1st Middlesex Battalion Rifles of Canada Battalion Kowloon Brigade 102nd RN Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Laoag (81,72) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1340 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 38 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 20 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Laoag !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: 48th Recon Regiment

DivePac88 -> The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/24/2009 4:23:21 AM)
I’m sorry I’m not doing a more detailed AAR at present, but I feel the then to still concentrate on the game mechanics and testing. The game so far seems very realistic, and some of the results give one a nostalgic lump in my throat. One of the main characteristics of AE that I am starting to notice is the weather, especially in naval search, insofar as it is now possible to hide TFs under weather. If I am reading Ramjet correctly he is trying to establish air-superiority over both Malaya and Luzon, using high-altitude Zero sweeps. There is not much that I can do to counter this with the Buffalos and P-40s that I have, other than trying to fox the occasional rest day for my fighters. Withdrawing my fighters is not an option as I have resupply convoys heading for both Singapore and Manila, and need the airfields and ports in operation for their protection and unloading. On the ground in Malaya and the Philippines it is my basic plan to withdraw my forces to compact areas around Singapore and Manila that can only be flanked from the sea. There may be a chance for limited counter attacks in both Southern Malaya and Central Luzon, if Ramjet closes up on me with spread-out marching units. I haven’t definitely decided on the fall-back position in Luzon yet, but I am leaning towards Bataan because of the coastal guns. I have 3 naval surface action groups operating in the SRA at present waiting for a chance to mix it up with Jap invasion convoys. 1# British force containing POW, 3x CL, 3x DD operating out of Batavia, Target is Kucking invasion. 2# Dutch force containing 3x CL, 4x DD operating out of Kendra, Target is Ambon invasion. 3# USN force containing 1x CA, 2x CL, 6x DD operating out of Tarakan, Target is Davao invasion. In the Pacific my main task at present is to reinforce and resupply the Islands protecting Hawaii, then start establishing a supply chain to Australia and New Zealand. My 2 operational Carriers (Lexington is damaged and heading for the WC.) will be used to cover the Island buildup, and I don’t envisage any offensive action at present in the Pacific. Also I will attempt to get fuel and supply convoys on their way to Australia within the week. In China I am just consolidating my ground units on the major Cities at present, but have moved on Ichang in the hope that he reinforces. Have moved 2x squadrons of AVG to Changsha so he doesn’t get too carried away in Southern China with his Airpower. Have ordered a few isolated Chinese units to cut road and rail lines, just to give him some logistic headaches.

Flying Tiger -> RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/24/2009 7:05:59 AM)
quote: Sub attack near Midway Island at 159,93 Japanese Ships CV Shokaku DD Shiranui DD Isokaze DD Kagero DD Akigumo Allied Ships SS Narwhal SS Narwhal launches 4 torpedoes at CV Shokaku DD Shiranui fails to find sub and abandons search DD Isokaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Kagero fails to find sub and abandons search DD Akigumo fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Would have been a nice even-er! Have to wonder about these DD skippers though. One look, no sub, abandon search. If i was TF commander i'd be saying "fellas, she's out there, look HARDER!"

DivePac88 -> The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/26/2009 2:37:56 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 14, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Calayan at 83,70 Japanese Ships xAK Keiyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SC Ch 3 PB Taiko Maru PB Kamitsu Maru SC Ch 15 SC Ch 14 Allied Ships SS S-37, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Vigan at 80,73 Japanese Ships CA Maya DD Hatakaze DD Matsukaze DD Harukaze DD Asakaze Allied Ships SS Sargo, hits 2 Sargo was laying mines off Vigan, hope Ramjet thinks she was a patrol sub. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Vigan at 80,73 Japanese Ships PB Rokko Maru #2 PB Yodozo Maru Allied Ships SS Sargo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 42 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 19 G3M2 Nell x 15 G4M1 Betty x 39 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships AS Holland, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk xAK Ethel Edwards, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AM Lark, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Si Kiang, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk AM Quail xAK Tantalus, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk This was a stuff-up... had loaded B-17s, and should of been gone. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 47 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 G3M2 Nell x 9 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships AM Quail, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Ethel Edwards, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 22 Ki-30 Ann x 3 Ki-51 Sonia x 10 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 3 destroyed Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 13 AVG knocks down some more Nates. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 35 No Japanese losses Don't know what ramjet is upto here, maybe he thinks AVG is going to turn up. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bataan at 78,77 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Paz Paz has had a charmed life so far, she has been delivering supplies to Bataan, and this is her 3rd run. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 7 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 Ki-51 Sonia x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 6 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 8 Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 13 Ki-44 Tojo x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-36 Ida: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 26557 troops, 321 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 633 Defending force 8579 troops, 130 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 229 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 1017 Allied adjusted defense: 433 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 482 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Allied ground losses: 735 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 41 disabled Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 50 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled) Assaulting units: 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment 38th Division 66th Infantry Regiment 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 5th RF Gun Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd RF Gun Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Defending units: Rifles of Canada Battalion Hong Kong Fortress Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion 1st Middlesex Battalion Kowloon Brigade 102nd RN Base Force Well Ramjet wants Hong Kong quickly methinks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 88,43 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8376 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 240 Defending force 5203 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 157 Japanese adjusted assault: 100 Allied adjusted defense: 189 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-), morale(-) Japanese ground losses: 399 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 152 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade 101st NCPC Route Brigade 15th RGC Temp. Division Defending units: 98th Chinese Corps Bit of road clearing. [image]local://upfiles/30275/4F8192D375DE4A478F9E66679FFF6B79.jpg[/image]

dasboot1960 -> RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/26/2009 5:31:29 PM)
Wow. You really generate some sorties.... Good luck with your ADBA Nav forces. I'm at 12-24-41 and have gotten good service harassing landings near Tarakan and Davao. I also lucked into a landing force with the 3 Hong Kong destroyers at Miri with very good effect (watchout for the BB/BC though, I've been lucky in an exhilerating game of tag.......so far). ..........curious as to why you didn't just fly the B17s out.......I have had good luck with single merchants moving supply in the Clark/Bataan/Manila area, IJ appears to be more interested in Mine and ASW forces, weather may have helped some; BUT I have since learned that wherever you put the USAFFE HQ seems to generate a HUGE supply draw. ..... Seeing the amount of supply generated in-theater was a pleasant suprise, but marshalling transport forces is a challenge. Be sure to set you bastions to hold excess supply.......I've also done this with the UK near east off map bases in the hope they will draw more supply for me to ship onto map.....one thing I did that I think was a mistake was sending the Perth merchant ships west. I have a glut on that side of the map now........Soory I can't be real specific, my opponent may lurk..........Good luck and thanks for this....I will be watching.

DivePac88 -> RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/27/2009 1:25:04 AM)
Hi dasboot, and thanks for the input. Yes I was surprised by the number of air sorties myself, but I am a-bit of an airpower nut, so I spend a lot of time micromanaging the air. Only surface forces that have had some success so far have been the PT/MTB boats, but the SAGs are ready and waiting. Decided to ship the 10 B-17s out of Manila as they were all damaged/unserviceable, also to take the pressure off the aviation support. Have USAFFE at Bataan (because of the CD guns), and are building up supply and defenses there. The tempo of AE seems slower than AE, and the Allied player has time to think. But it does seemed to need I lot more gas/supply moved to the south and southwest pacific, but I have a feeling you will not regret (overtime) the shipping-glut in your western ports. I wish you luck in your game and hope you keep us updated on your situation. DP.

DivePac88 -> The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/28/2009 4:40:46 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 15, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Pagai Island at 42,89 Japanese Ships SS I-153, hits 3 Allied Ships DD Tenedos DD Stronghold Sent these DD to have a look for this I-boat, after it had torpedoed a transport. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Iba at 76,72 Japanese Ships xAK India Maru DD Hakaze Allied Ships SS S-37, hits 1 S-37 suffers some damage in this attack, and is heading for Java for repair. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 14 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses H81-A3: 1 destroyed Ramjet is using Zeros in China to clean AVG out, this is what I wanted as it takes the pressure off Luzon's P-40s. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near San Jose at 77,83 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships xAP Rochambeau xAP President Madison Lucky day; extended range so they were bombing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 10 Ki-30 Ann x 3 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged He really wants to shut down AVG, so much so he is risking his obsolete aircraft. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 8 Ki-51 Sonia x 6 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses H81-A3: 1 damaged Runway hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 55,59 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 3 Buffalo I x 6 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) This attack came from Rangoon to slow-down the Jap units coming over from Thailand. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near San Jose at 77,83 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAP Neptuna, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 33 No Japanese losses Don't Know why he keeps sweeping Hong Kong. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 34th Division, at 83,48 (Ichang) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 3 Allied aircraft DB-3M x 6 No Japanese losses No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 34th Division, at 83,48 (Ichang) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 1 Allied aircraft A-29A Hudson x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses A-29A Hudson: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near San Jose at 77,83 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAP Neptuna, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 Ki-51 Sonia x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 13 Ki-44 Tojo x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-36 Ida: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 26205 troops, 321 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 615 Defending force 7899 troops, 130 guns, 78 vehicles, Assault Value = 197 Japanese adjusted assault: 497 Allied adjusted defense: 253 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 565 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Allied ground losses: 753 casualties reported Squads: 14 destroyed, 24 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Assaulting units: 66th Infantry Regiment 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment 38th Division 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 5th RF Gun Battalion 2nd RF Gun Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Defending units: 1st Middlesex Battalion Rifles of Canada Battalion Hong Kong Fortress Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion Kowloon Brigade 102nd RN Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga (81,81) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1328 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 177 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 38 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 38 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Naga !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 16th Recon Regiment Kimura Det Kure 1st SNLF 1st Naval Construction Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ichang (83,48) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 12652 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1705 Defending force 17834 troops, 116 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 558 Allied adjusted assault: 166 Japanese adjusted defense: 964 Allied assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 123 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1037 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 51 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 43 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 68th Chinese Corps 8th Chinese Corps 32nd Chinese Corps 45th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Corps 67th Chinese Corps 75th Chinese Corps 26th Group Army Defending units: 34th Division 13th RGC Temp. Division Damn he has got the forts upto 3, back to the drawing board!

aprezto -> RE: The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/29/2009 5:33:54 AM)
Hi Divepac; Regarding the zeros sweeping HK. I think this is a bug that was supposed to have been removed... If you had AC on escort you could end up sweeping instead under the local commanders own control

DivePac88 -> The Tortise and the Hare (DivePac88 [A] v Ramjet [J]) ALLIED ONLY: (8/30/2009 3:14:23 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 16, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 68,74 Japanese Ships xAK Kyokusei Maru Allied Ships SS Pike SS Pike is sighted by xAK Kyokusei Maru SS Pike launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kyokusei Maru One torpedo hit but failed to go bang... story of my submarine war. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 77,78 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 G3M2 Nell x 9 G4M1 Betty x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Alden DD John D. Edwards xAKL Kwangtung This is the first Manila resupply convoy, and my luck is holding so far. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 16 Ki-30 Ann x 3 Ki-51 Sonia x 9 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 2 destroyed Ki-30 Ann: 2 destroyed Ki-51 Sonia: 6 destroyed Another air-battle over Changsha, this one goes to me I think. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Cebu at 80,86 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Magallanes, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk Ooops... no fighter cover, the supreme commander forgot. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Cagayan at 79,89 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 2 Allied aircraft P-26A x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses The P-26s ran these 2 Jakes off. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 77,78 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 G4M1 Betty x 9 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD John D. Edwards My luck holds again, some how I think it will change tomorrow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 7 Ki-36 Ida x 12 Ki-44 Tojo x 6 Ki-51 Sonia x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-36 Ida: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 6 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 25882 troops, 321 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 590 Defending force 7264 troops, 130 guns, 77 vehicles, Assault Value = 169 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 809 Allied adjusted defense: 197 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 239 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 15292 casualties reported Squads: 470 destroyed, 91 disabled Non Combat: 564 destroyed, 83 disabled Engineers: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 218 (214 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 112 (107 destroyed, 5 disabled) Units destroyed 6 Assaulting units: 38th Division 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment 66th Infantry Regiment 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 5th RF Gun Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 2nd RF Gun Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Defending units: Rifles of Canada Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion Hong Kong Fortress 1st Middlesex Battalion Kowloon Brigade 102nd RN Base Force Poor Hong Kong has fallen, and over 15,000 Allied Servicemen go into the bag. Never had a chance of holding for long with all the artillery and air-support. Wonder if these forces are staying in China, if they do I could lose some of the Southern Cities. Here are the campaign air losses so far; [image]local://upfiles/30275/FE2B8B2B1F45445CAD7446F8092E229B.jpg[/image]

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