Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied

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Bluebook -> Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (8/15/2009 12:28:09 PM)
No Todd in this thread please. First, lets set the mood... [img]http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/en/imgdata/topics/2004/img/tp040513_01.jpg[/img] End of 1941 "East Wind, Rain" was one of three possible "execute" messages which Japanese diplomats around the world had been alerted to begin listening for on November 19th. They were told to monitor the regular news and weather broadcasts from Tokyo, just as they always did, but to pay especially careful attention to the phraseology employed to describe the weather. If they heard the words "North Wind, Cloudy," it meant war with the Soviet Union. If they heard the words "West Wind, Clear," it meant war with the British Empire. And if they heard the words "East Wind, Rain," it meant war with the United States. ...at the Japanese embassy, Chief Petty Officer Kenici Ogemoto was listening to the weather report. When he heard those fateful words, he immediately rushed into the office of the naval attache and shouted "the winds blew." The attache ran with Ogemoto back into the radio room just in time to hear the Radio Tokyo announcer repeat the weather forecast, "Higashi no kaze ame" - "East Wind, Rain." Instantly workers at the embassy began destroying their cryptographic equipment and codebooks, while others took the secret documents from their files, piled them in huge heaps in the garden, and burned them. The Japanese diplomats knew that their embassies and consulates in the United States and its territories would soon be seized; and they themselves would soon be interned as enemy aliens pending their exchange for American diplomats in Japan. All their code-making and code-breaking hardware and software, and all their secret papers, had to be destroyed immediately.

Bluebook -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (8/15/2009 12:58:42 PM)
Opening moves... 7-8 Dec 1941 War begins early on the morning of December 7th with a massive airstrike on Manilla. Three reasons for this. 1) I do fear his submarines. In my "learning games" against the AI, it has become quite clear that the submarine threat is a deadly one. I want to neutralize this threat for as long as possible. I do not fear the old battlewagons at Pearl Harbor, they should fear my Bettys and Long Lances instead. 2) I need to have the CVs avaliable as soon as possible in the NEI. AE is a whole new ballgame when it comes to the Japanese invasion of this area. To venture deep into the NEI without aircover is not recommended. My transport ships are more valuable than their weight in gold (or fuel) and I will not put them in harms way unless I absolutely have to. If we start out with a strike at Pearl Harbor, the CVs of the Kido Butai will not be able to join the battle for the NEI for weeks...weeks wasted traversing the endless space of the central pacific. 3) I want to conserve the airunits of the KB as much as possible. Even with surprise, a strike at Pearl can extract a heavy toll on the bombers. The first invading forces hit Singkawang and Khota Bharu. Japanese paratroopers sieze the port facilities at Naga and Vigan, this to prevent the inevitable losses that comes from an amphibious assault. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 53,76 Japanese Ships DD Hagikaze DD Arashi DD Nowaki DD Maikaze Allied Ships SS KXI KXI bottoming out .... DD Hagikaze fails to find sub and abandons search [..] Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 15 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 4 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 10 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet * CAP engaged: No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 15 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 99 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 42 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 36 G4M1 Betty x 81 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 1 damaged P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground P-35A: 4 destroyed on ground O-47A: 3 destroyed on ground Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 41 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 233 Aircraft Attacking: 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb [..] CAP engaged: 24th PG/Hq Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 89th Chinese Corps, at 90,50 (Pengpu) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft B5M1 Mabel x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 72 B5N2 Kate x 143 D3A1 Val x 133 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed on ground PBY-4 Catalina: 2 destroyed on ground SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed on ground Allied Ships xAKL Palawan, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AV Langley, Shell hits 2, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage SS Snapper, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk SS Seawolf, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAK Ethel Edwards, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk SS Spearfish, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk SS Swordfish, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk SS Sailfish, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk AM Quail, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires SS Sculpin, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk DD Peary, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Compagnia Filipinas xAKL Anakan, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires DD Pillsbury, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAP Neptuna, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Capillo, Bomb hits 2 TK Mindanao, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage SS Permit, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk SS S-41, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk PG Asheville, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk SS Tarpon, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Paz, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk DD John D. Ford, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage SS S-37, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage SS Sargo, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk AS Canopus, Bomb hits 2, on fire SS S-40, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage SS Sealion, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage xAP President Madison, Bomb hits 3, on fire SS Pike, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk TK Gertrude Kellogg, Bomb hits 1 PT-41, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk SS Stingray, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk SS Porpoise, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk SS Pickerel, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Don Jose, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage PT-33, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAK Si Kiang, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage AS Otus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAP Rochambeau, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage xAK Tantalus, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage PT-35, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk SS Skipjack, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage AM Bittern, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AVD Childs, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires PT-34, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AS Holland, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAKL Corregidor, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk PT-31, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AM Lark, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage SS Perch, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage SS Seal, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk AM Finch, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires SS Seadragon, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage SS Searaven, Bomb hits 1 AM Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage PG Isabel, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage SS S-38, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk DD Pope, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Yu Sang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AM Tanager, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 71 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Repair Shipyard hits 2 Airbase hits 16 Airbase supply hits 10 Runway hits 62 Port hits 22 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 5 [..] Very good results from the first strike. Several submarines sunk, practically all of them damaged. We also manage to sink some of those dangerous PT boats. A cripling blow to the asiatic fleet. No Japanese losses. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 48 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 140 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead No.243 Sqn RAF Det with Buffalo I (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead Instead of attacking the airfields in Malaya, we focus on the commonwealth units at Khota Bharu. We want to sieze this base as fast and smooth as possible. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 77,58 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 7 Ki-44 Tojo x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 12 Ki-51 Sonia x 24 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 53 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-27b Nate diving from 10000' Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 89th Chinese Corps, at 90,50 (Pengpu) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 12 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 16th Group Army, at 76,57 (Wuchow) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 27 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 45 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 8 Ki-51 Sonia x 12 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 36 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 1 destroyed on ground Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 35 Aircraft Attacking: 35 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes Thanks to the Zero-sweep earlier, the Sallys can perform their attack with minimal damage. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 6 B-339D x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Toho Maru xAK Johore Maru Aircraft Attacking: 6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 15 Blenheim IV x 6 Swordfish I x 2 Hudson I x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged Blenheim IV: 1 damaged Swordfish I: 1 destroyed Hudson I: 3 damaged Japanese Ships AK Sakura Maru CL Sendai BB Haruna CA Takao Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 6 x Blenheim IV bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 6 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 3 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 3 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (15 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 15 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft B-339D x 1 Hudson I x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Ryoyo Maru Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 1 Vildebeest III x 6 Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: 64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 12 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Singapore at 50,84 Japanese Ships SS I-121 Sub escapes detection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Kota Bharu 9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Sendai DD Uranami PB Tatsumiya Maru SC Ch 9 SC Ch 7 Japanese ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled CL Sendai firing at 3rd ISF Base Force DD Uranami firing at 3rd ISF Base Force PB Tatsumiya Maru firing at enemy troops SC Ch 9 firing at enemy troops SC Ch 7 firing at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Kota Bharu TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 51,75 Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 56th Infantry Rgt 15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 12th Engr Rgt -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Singkawang Japanese Ships xAK Fushimi Maru xAK Ryoyo Maru West Borneo KNIL Battalion firing at xAK Fushimi Maru xAK Fushimi Maru firing at enemy troops xAK Ryoyo Maru firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Singkawang TF 93 troops unloading over beach at Singkawang, 56,88 15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of I./143rd Infantry Bn 15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 7th Field AF Const Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Singkawang Japanese Ships E Shimushu E Shimushu firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Singkawang TF 94 troops unloading over beach at Singkawang, 56,88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Singkawang Japanese Ships xAK Johore Maru Singkawang Base Force firing at xAK Johore Maru xAK Johore Maru firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Singkawang TF 95 troops unloading over beach at Singkawang, 56,88 Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of III./143rd Infantry Bn 15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of III./143rd Infantry Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Pengpu (90,50) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 6405 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 182 Defending force 1593 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 Japanese adjusted assault: 181 Allied adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 45 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 81 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 970 casualties reported Squads: 19 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 13 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 Singkawang (56,88) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 908 troops, 5 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 30 Defending force 4742 troops, 50 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 127 Assaulting units: West Borneo KNIL Battalion Singkawang Base Force Defending units: II./143rd Infantry Battalion I./143rd Infantry Battalion III./143rd Infantry Battalion 7th Field AF Construction Battalion 32nd Field AA Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4008 troops, 36 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 131 Defending force 5474 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 173 Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Atimonan (80,79) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 263 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 17 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Atimonan !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Vigan (80,73) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 60 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 6 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Vigan !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga (81,81) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 73 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 7 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Naga !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 1st SNLF /2 All in all a good day for the Japanese forces. No major losses, we managed to cripple the Asiatic Fleet. The big setback is however that we failed to spot and attack Force Z. They made it all the way to Singora and forced a transport TF to retreat. That is bad in several ways, it delays my invasion, and it puts a huge dent in the NEI-operations. I will now have to protect every invasion against the possible appearance of the Prince of Wales. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 08, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu 7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Sendai DD Shikinami PB Tatsumiya Maru SC Ch 9 SC Ch 7 Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled CL Sendai firing at FMSV Brigade DD Shikinami firing at 8th Indian Brigade PB Tatsumiya Maru firing at enemy troops SC Ch 9 firing at enemy troops SC Ch 7 firing at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Singkawang Japanese Ships xAK Fushimi Maru xAK Ryoyo Maru xAK Fushimi Maru firing at enemy troops xAK Ryoyo Maru firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Singkawang Japanese Ships E Shimushu E Shimushu firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Singkawang Japanese Ships xAK Johore Maru xAK Johore Maru firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 PB Tatsumiya Maru firing at enemy troops SC Ch 9 firing at enemy troops SC Ch 7 firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Singkawang Japanese Ships xAK Fushimi Maru xAK Ryoyo Maru xAK Fushimi Maru firing at enemy troops xAK Ryoyo Maru firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Singkawang Japanese Ships E Shimushu E Shimushu firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Singkawang Japanese Ships xAK Johore Maru xAK Johore Maru firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 PB Tatsumiya Maru firing at enemy troops SC Ch 9 firing at enemy troops SC Ch 7 firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Singkawang Japanese Ships xAK Fushimi Maru xAK Ryoyo Maru xAK Fushimi Maru firing at enemy troops xAK Ryoyo Maru firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Singkawang Japanese Ships E Shimushu E Shimushu firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Singkawang Japanese Ships xAK Johore Maru xAK Johore Maru firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 42 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 38 G4M1 Betty x 66 Allied aircraft P-26A x 4 P-40B Warhawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 1 damaged P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground P-35A: 1 destroyed on ground O-47A: 1 destroyed on ground Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 14 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 82 Aircraft Attacking: 21 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 21 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 24 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 31 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 7 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 6th PS PAAC with P-26A (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes 24th PG/Hq Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes Clark should be closed down soon enough. I will concentrate on closing down the US airfields in the PI rather than relying on the superiority of the Zero to protect my ships and bombers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 89th Chinese Corps, at 89,49 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft B5M1 Mabel x 5 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy rain 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 132 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground Allied Ships SS Saury, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage DD Peary, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk PT-32, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk SS Seadragon, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk SS Salmon, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk xAK Capillo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage SS Searaven, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk DD John D. Ford, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AM Lark, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Anakan, on fire, heavy damage PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage AO Pecos, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage AS Otus, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Palawan, Shell hits 2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage PG Isabel, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Princess of Negros, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AVD Childs, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage AO Trinity, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Shark, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage AM Quail, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS Skipjack, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAP President Madison, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Tantalus, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage SS Perch, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk TK Mindanao, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAP Neptuna, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Yu Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Gertrude Kellogg, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage PT Q-112, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AS Canopus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage AM Finch, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage PT Q-111, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk SS Sealion, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Repair Shipyard hits 1 Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 19 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 1 And we finish off what was left at Manilla, again for no losses. The KB will now split into two units, one heads towards Kuching, and the other down towards Davao. I do not dare to venture into allied air-range with my transports, so most of my units are holding their position outside allied air-range...with some neccesary exceptions. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 77,58 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-27b Nate diving from 10000' Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 77,58 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 13 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 89th Chinese Corps, at 89,49 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 77,58 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44 Tojo x 6 Ki-51 Sonia x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 13th Chinese Base Force, at 76,57 (Wuchow) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 21 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 16th Group Army ... Also attacking 13th Chinese Base Force ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 39 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 9 damaged Allied aircraft losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes We fail to close Rangoon. No more missions will be flown against this base for a while. I will not risk my fighters and bombers on long-range missions on the RAF's terms over their base. Especially not considering that the AVG may very well appear above Rangoon tomorrow. Airunits in Siam will turn their full attention to Malaya. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 8 Ki-51 Sonia x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 55,87 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 3 B-339D x 3 Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mikuma Aircraft Attacking: 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singora at 51,72 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 1 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 4 Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 1 destroyed Hudson I: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: 64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead 59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead 260th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on West Borneo KNIL Battalion, at 56,88 (Singkawang) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 23 Allied aircraft B-339D x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 7 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 1-VI.G.V with B-339D (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead These Bettys come from Cam Rahn Bay. I have diverted them to groundstrikes here because I do not want to risk taking excessive losses during the amphibious operations off Singkawang. I also do not want to fail my initial assault on this base since my plans rely on me getting an airfield here as soon as possible to cover the landings at Kuching and deeper into the NEI. As soon as I capture the base, I will station my Zeros here to protect my transports as well as the shipping lines towards Saigon. I see Singkawang as the key to unlocking the NEI defences on northern and western Borneo. Also, this will be the main line of attack into the NEI. Singkawang - then Oosthaven - then Java. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on West Borneo KNIL Battalion, at 56,88 (Singkawang) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 11 Allied aircraft B-339D x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 1-VI.G.V with B-339D (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet * CAP engaged: No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet * CAP engaged: No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on West Borneo KNIL Battalion, at 56,88 (Singkawang) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 7 Allied aircraft B-339D x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 7 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 1-VI.G.V with B-339D (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Zenyo Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singora at 51,72 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 1 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 10 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Ryujo Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes 59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead 260th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 55,87 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 3 Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mogami Aircraft Attacking: 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 12 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 8 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 6 Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses CAP engaged: 59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (23 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 12 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead 64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 3 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 6 Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Hudson I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Asakasan Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 5 x Blenheim IV bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead 59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 9 139WH-3 x 3 B-339D x 4 Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Zenyo Maru CA Chokai xAK Ryoyo Maru, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Blenheim IV bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Tatsumiya Maru SC Ch 9 SC Ch 7 PB Tatsumiya Maru firing at enemy troops SC Ch 9 firing at enemy troops SC Ch 7 firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Singkawang Japanese Ships xAK Fushimi Maru xAK Fushimi Maru firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Singkawang Japanese Ships E Shimushu E Shimushu firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Singkawang Japanese Ships xAK Johore Maru xAK Johore Maru firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singkawang (56,88) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 856 troops, 5 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 24 Defending force 4726 troops, 50 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 127 Assaulting units: West Borneo KNIL Battalion Singkawang Base Force Defending units: I./143rd Infantry Battalion II./143rd Infantry Battalion III./143rd Infantry Battalion 7th Field AF Construction Battalion 32nd Field AA Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4010 troops, 36 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 131 Defending force 6006 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 172 Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 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

Bluebook -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (8/15/2009 1:16:22 PM)
FROM: 1st Lt Futagami, 76th I.F. Chutai detachment, 5th Air Division, Airfield Hengchun # 2 TO: Headquarters unit, 5th Air Division, Takao REPORT: Post strike reconnassaince flight over Manilla Harbor, 14:45 local time, December 8. Severe fires raging in the warehouse area and in the oil depots, smoke obscuring large parts of the harbor. Several ships on fire in the harbor area. Three AK-type vessels spotted attempting leaving harbor. See enclosed photograpies. ESTIMATED ENEMY LOSSES: Based on pre-strike reconnassaince photographies compared with post strike photographies as well as observations during mission, USN losses are estimated as follows: SS x 23 PT x 8 DD x 3 PG x 1 xAK x 1 xAKL x 2 SIGNED 1st Lt Futagami, I Commanding officer 67th I.F. Chutai Detachment.

Bluebook -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (8/15/2009 1:27:22 PM)
Initial Japanese landings [image]local://upfiles/32347/E8DB21DEE11C407490D50E74A830D259.jpg[/image]

Bluebook -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (8/16/2009 10:04:55 AM)
Here is an overview of the PI/NEI-area. The KB has split into two, with Agaki and Kaga providing aircover off Borneo. I want the CVs with the heaviest armor in this area where I am expecting to meet heavy resistance from the RAF and the Dutch airforce. The rest of the KB will head down to the Celebes sea to provide aircover for the Davao and Morotai landings. In this area Im expecting to meet some resistance from Dutch and US airunits, but I am not expecting heavy resistance, more nuiscance raids. The Morotai and Davao invasion forces are loading or holding position at sea waiting for the aircover. I expect to take Singkawang tomorrow, and will fly in Zeros and support units immideately. This will be a rudimentary defence against air attack until the CVs arrive in a couple of days. The Kuching TFs are heading towards their objective due to an error on my part. I forgot to put them in a holding pattern where they are now, so they are moving towards the invasion beaches. Could be a costly misstake on my part. The escape of Force Z puts this early invasion into a completely different light. In a worst case scenario, Force Z will attack the Singkawang landings tomorrow. I will have 4 CAs and 4DDs covering the invasion, and the invasion taskforce itself is covered by a CA and a DD. It could go either way. Had this been witp I would not fear a 4CA vs 2BB-fight, since the Japs own the night and the Long Lances are more than deadly. However, there seems to be some indications that the Japs are not as superior in surface engagements in AE. Either way, it should be an interesting night. The other Japanese BBs are on the way to the area. Right now they are in the PI-area. [image]local://upfiles/32347/3CE077F82B1D45DE8D48FD0D669F8AE5.jpg[/image]

Blind Sniper -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (8/16/2009 11:16:24 AM)
Interesting opening game moves. Best of luck!

Bluebook -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (8/17/2009 12:16:56 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Blind Sniper Interesting opening game moves. Best of luck! Thanks! Will be really interesting to see how he reacts to the Singkawang invasion. If he sends the Prince of Wales and Repulse there, I will be in deep trouble I fear.

ShaiHulud -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (8/17/2009 5:00:29 PM)
I'm afraid that something has been badly distorted in the game when one passes on attacking battleships at Pearl Harbor, but, is happy to have sunk some of those "dangerous PT's" in the PI. [&:]

bigbaba -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (8/17/2009 5:25:26 PM)
good read and intresting strategy by not attacking PH. now, in WITP, i would agree with you, that the manila attack is far better then attacking the pacific fleet at pearl. why? because most of the time, you was not able to sink even one BB at pearl. in AE on the other hand, it seems that you can finaly sink american BBs at pearl. in some AAR here in forum you can see 3, 4 or even 5 sunken US BBs after turn one. although this old BBs are too slow to escort CV-TFs, i fear them as japanese because of their famous nuke bombardements which can reduce the defense of islands into zero and make the allied invasions much much easier then without them. i for my part would get as much BBs at pearl as i can (maybe with a following attack on 8th december) and deal with the subs in manila harbor with the betty/nells from formosa. the KB would set sail to truk, refuel and support the invasions of rabaul and PM, which i tend to secure asap for the empire. but i wish you luck. anyone who plays japanese in this monster named AE earny respect and luck.[;)]

Bluebook -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (8/17/2009 5:58:34 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ShaiHulud I'm afraid that something has been badly distorted in the game when one passes on attacking battleships at Pearl Harbor, but, is happy to have sunk some of those "dangerous PT's" in the PI. [&:] Well, to be honest, the two major reasons for attacking Manilla is because I want to remove his submarines, and I want to have the Japanese carriers avaliable for support in the NEI as soon as possible. If I attack Pearl on turn 1, I will lose something between 20-40 invaluable carrier aircraft and their even more invaluable pilots. I will also have the KB out of any action in the NEI for at least two-three weeks. I just decided to prioritize the NEI over the BBs at Pearl...PTs are just a bonus.

Bluebook -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (8/17/2009 6:07:47 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: bigbaba good read and intresting strategy by not attacking PH. now, in WITP, i would agree with you, that the manila attack is far better then attacking the pacific fleet at pearl. why? because most of the time, you was not able to sink even one BB at pearl. in AE on the other hand, it seems that you can finaly sink american BBs at pearl. in some AAR here in forum you can see 3, 4 or even 5 sunken US BBs after turn one. although this old BBs are too slow to escort CV-TFs, i fear them as japanese because of their famous nuke bombardements which can reduce the defense of islands into zero and make the allied invasions much much easier then without them. i for my part would get as much BBs at pearl as i can (maybe with a following attack on 8th december) and deal with the subs in manila harbor with the betty/nells from formosa. the KB would set sail to truk, refuel and support the invasions of rabaul and PM, which i tend to secure asap for the empire. but i wish you luck. anyone who plays japanese in this monster named AE earny respect and luck.[;)] Thanks! I agree that it would be best to attack both Pearl and Manila, but the houserules we use only allow port strikes in one area on turn 1. Then again, I dont really fear the BBs at Pearl. They are slow and old, and I dont think they will achieve much, besides serving as convoy escort, bombardment of some isolated base, or general surface combat in areas where I dont have any airunits... I plan to be defensive in the south and central pacific though. Im just going to grab Tarawa, Rabaul, Guadalcanal, Lae (and maybe Port Moresby, but I dont think so). So his battleships will have to go up against my Betties and/or carrier aircraft. (I will try to take the NEI as soon as possible, and then pay Ceylon a visit...Im going for the Indian gambit in this game)

Bluebook -> All is well with surface combat (8/20/2009 12:05:14 PM)
Big turn today, I just have to start out with this one. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Kota Bharu at 51,75, Range 30,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Haruna, Shell hits 1 CA Takao, Shell hits 1 CA Atago CL Jintsu DD Asashio, Shell hits 1 DD Oshio DD Michishio, Shell hits 2 DD Arashio DD Akatsuki DD Hibiki Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 15, on fire BC Repulse, Shell hits 32, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Vampire, Shell hits 1 DD Tenedos DD Electra DD Express Reduced sighting due to 67% moonlight Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 67% moonlight: 8,000 yards CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 30,000 yards BB Haruna engages BC Repulse at 30,000 yards BC Repulse engages BB Kongo at 30,000 yards BB Haruna engages DD Express at 30,000 yards BB Haruna engages DD Electra at 30,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards BB Haruna engages BC Repulse at 24,000 yards BB Haruna engages BC Repulse at 24,000 yards BC Repulse engages CA Atago at 24,000 yards BB Haruna engages DD Electra at 24,000 yards BB Haruna engages DD Vampire at 24,000 yards Range closes to 22,000 yards BB Haruna engages BB Prince of Wales at 22,000 yards BB Haruna engages BC Repulse at 22,000 yards BC Repulse engages CA Takao at 22,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards BC Repulse engages BB Haruna at 20,000 yards BC Repulse engages BB Haruna at 20,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Express at 20,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Electra at 20,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Vampire at 20,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Electra at 20,000 yards BC Repulse engages DD Asashio at 20,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages BB Haruna at 17,000 yards BC Repulse engages BB Kongo at 17,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Express at 17,000 yards DD Electra engages DD Oshio at 17,000 yards CL Jintsu engages BC Repulse at 17,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Express at 17,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Electra at 17,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Express at 17,000 yards DD Express engages DD Asashio at 17,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards BC Repulse engages BB Haruna at 15,000 yards BB Kongo engages BC Repulse at 15,000 yards CA Atago engages DD Express at 15,000 yards CA Takao engages DD Electra at 15,000 yards BC Repulse engages CL Jintsu at 15,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Vampire at 15,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Express at 15,000 yards DD Vampire engages DD Oshio at 15,000 yards DD Electra engages DD Asashio at 15,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 yards BB Haruna engages BB Prince of Wales at 13,000 yards BC Repulse engages BB Kongo at 13,000 yards CA Atago engages BC Repulse at 13,000 yards BC Repulse engages CA Takao at 13,000 yards CL Jintsu engages BC Repulse at 13,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Vampire at 13,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Tenedos at 13,000 yards DD Vampire engages DD Asashio at 13,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards BB Haruna engages BB Prince of Wales at 10,000 yards BB Kongo engages BC Repulse at 10,000 yards CA Atago engages BC Repulse at 10,000 yards CA Takao engages BC Repulse at 10,000 yards DD Tenedos engages DD Oshio at 10,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Express at 10,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Electra at 10,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Electra at 10,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards BB Haruna engages BC Repulse at 7,000 yards BB Kongo engages BC Repulse at 7,000 yards CA Atago engages DD Express at 7,000 yards BC Repulse engages CA Takao at 7,000 yards DD Akatsuki engages DD Tenedos at 7,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Vampire at 7,000 yards DD Akatsuki engages DD Express at 7,000 yards DD Tenedos engages DD Michishio at 7,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Electra at 7,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards BC Repulse engages BB Haruna at 11,000 yards BB Kongo engages BC Repulse at 11,000 yards CA Atago engages BC Repulse at 11,000 yards CA Takao engages BC Repulse at 11,000 yards BC Repulse engages CL Jintsu at 11,000 yards DD Vampire engages DD Akatsuki at 11,000 yards DD Akatsuki engages DD Vampire at 11,000 yards DD Vampire engages DD Michishio at 11,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Tenedos at 11,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages BB Haruna at 13,000 yards BC Repulse engages BB Kongo at 13,000 yards BC Repulse engages CA Atago at 13,000 yards CA Takao engages BC Repulse at 13,000 yards DD Tenedos engages DD Oshio at 13,000 yards DD Vampire engages DD Hibiki at 13,000 yards DD Express engages DD Akatsuki at 13,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Express at 13,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Electra at 13,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards BB Haruna engages BB Prince of Wales at 12,000 yards BC Repulse engages BB Haruna at 12,000 yards DD Express engages DD Akatsuki at 12,000 yards BC Repulse engages CA Takao at 12,000 yards CL Jintsu engages BC Repulse at 12,000 yards DD Vampire engages DD Asashio at 12,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Vampire at 12,000 yards DD Express engages DD Asashio at 12,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards BB Haruna engages BB Prince of Wales at 9,000 yards BC Repulse engages BB Haruna at 9,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Express at 9,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Electra at 9,000 yards CL Jintsu engages DD Tenedos at 9,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Vampire at 9,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Tenedos at 9,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards BB Haruna engages BB Prince of Wales at 10,000 yards BB Haruna engages BC Repulse at 10,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Express at 10,000 yards DD Akatsuki engages DD Electra at 10,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Tenedos at 10,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Vampire at 10,000 yards DD Vampire engages DD Michishio at 10,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages BB Haruna at 9,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Express at 9,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages CA Atago at 9,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages CA Takao at 9,000 yards CL Jintsu engages DD Vampire at 9,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Tenedos at 9,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Vampire at 9,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Vampire at 9,000 yards DD Express engages DD Asashio at 9,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards BB Haruna engages BB Prince of Wales at 11,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages BB Kongo at 11,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages CA Atago at 11,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages CL Jintsu at 11,000 yards DD Oshio engages DD Express at 11,000 yards DD Asashio engages DD Express at 11,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards BB Haruna engages BB Prince of Wales at 14,000 yards BB Kongo engages BB Prince of Wales at 14,000 yards CA Atago engages BB Prince of Wales at 14,000 yards CA Takao engages DD Tenedos at 14,000 yards DD Vampire engages DD Arashio at 14,000 yards DD Express engages DD Arashio at 14,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Electra at 14,000 yards DD Tenedos engages DD Oshio at 14,000 yards DD Electra engages DD Asashio at 14,000 yards Range increases to 19,000 yards BB Haruna engages BB Prince of Wales at 19,000 yards DD Express engages DD Oshio at 19,000 yards CA Atago engages BB Prince of Wales at 19,000 yards DD Akatsuki engages DD Tenedos at 19,000 yards DD Arashio engages DD Tenedos at 19,000 yards DD Michishio engages DD Vampire at 19,000 yards Range increases to 23,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages BB Haruna at 23,000 yards BB Kongo engages DD Express at 23,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages CA Atago at 23,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages CL Jintsu at 23,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages DD Asashio at 23,000 yards Range increases to 27,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages BB Haruna at 27,000 yards BB Kongo engages DD Express at 27,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages CL Jintsu at 27,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages DD Oshio at 27,000 yards Task forces break off... In a very aggressive move, the Royal Navy press on with the attack of Force Z. They attack the Kota Bharu landing at night. BB Haruna carried the day for the Imperial Navy by scoring several main armament hits on both Repulse as well as Prince of Wales. Repulse sank about halfway through the engagement after being hit by a Long Lance from CA Atago. Somewhat disconcerting was the fact that the Prince of Wales was hit twice by the main armament of Haruna without penetrating the belt armor. The engagement was indecisive for a long time with Prince of Wales staying out of the battle for several impulses, and when she finally engaged the Japanese force, her fire was inaccurate and sporadic. I am very pleased with these results, not only did we sink the Repulse, we also protected the amphibious landings and removed Force Z as a potential threat to the operations in the NEI. If Prince of Wales survives without sinking, she will be out of the battle for a long time. 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Bluebook -> RE: All is well with surface combat (8/20/2009 12:14:24 PM)
Instead of posting the entire combat report, I will just post the most interesting stuff. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 09, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Palmyra at 173,121 Japanese Ships SS I-172, hits 3 Allied Ships CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CA Chicago DD Porter DD Flusser DD Lamson DD Drayton SS I-172 launches 2 torpedoes at CV Lexington DD Porter fails to find sub and abandons search DD Flusser attacking submerged sub .... DD Lamson fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Drayton attacking submerged sub .... DD Flusser fails to find sub and abandons search DD Lamson fails to find sub and abandons search DD Drayton fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Drayton attacking submerged sub .... DD Drayton fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Palmyra at 173,121 Japanese Ships SS I-175, hits 1 Allied Ships CV Lexington, on fire DD Porter DD Flusser DD Lamson DD Mahan SS I-175 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Lexington I-175 diving deep .... DD Porter attacking submerged sub .... DD Flusser fails to find sub and abandons search DD Lamson fails to find sub and abandons search DD Mahan 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Palmyra at 173,121 Japanese Ships SS I-172 Allied Ships CA Chester DD Craven DD Balch DD Fanning DD Dunlap DD Ellet DD Balch fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Fanning fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Dunlap fails to find sub and abandons search DD Ellet fails to find sub and abandons search DD Balch attacking submerged sub .... DD Fanning fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search DD Fanning fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Fanning fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub The Lexington has a run of bad luck, followed by a run of good luck. The second attack saw four torpedos fail to detonate, I am pretty sure another hit would have been the end of the CV. The fuel storage explosion should mean that Lexington will be out of battle for at least three months. I do not dare hope she sinks, in the second attack she was only "on fire", and not heavy fires or heavy damage. Still, it is a very good attack. This was off Palmyra by the way. I find it reasonable to assume that the Enterprise is in this vincinity aswell. Not many allied players keep his CVs separated. [image]local://upfiles/32347/E836AF41E4D34D19A3DFFAF3BB113F67.jpg[/image]

Bluebook -> RE: All is well with surface combat (8/20/2009 12:33:50 PM)
The air war Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 3 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 11 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 11000 feet CAP engaged: No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead A very good sweep over Kota Bharu. Despite the lousy weather, we manage to inflict heavy losses on the RAF over Malaya. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 8 Allied aircraft P-26A x 4 P-40E Warhawk x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 2 destroyed CAP engaged: 24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes 24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes 35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes 6th PS PAAC with P-26A (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 35 Allied aircraft P-26A x 1 P-40E Warhawk x 11 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground Runway hits 22 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead 24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead 35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead 6th PS PAAC with P-26A (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes We fail miserably and pay a heavy price over Clark. The initial sweep fails to be effective. No doubt thanks to the fact that not a single Zero from Tinian saw fit to fly missions today. Instead of overwhelming the defences with 30+ Zeros, we impale ourselves on the CAP with insignificant Oscars and unescorted Bettys. I can ill afford these losses. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 43 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 30 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 72 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 30 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 3rd ISF Base Force ... Also attacking FMSV Brigade ... Also attacking 8th Indian Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 24 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb Despite the very poor weather, we manage to inflict some losses on the defenders of Kota Bharu. I have focused on attacking these units because I want to sieze the base quickly. We will see if the attacks have any effect on the defence of the base. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Morotai at 80,101 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 2 Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: Ryujo-1 with A5M4 Claude (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Raid is overhead CVL Rujyo provides CAP over a small invasion TF at Morotai. In what can only be described as a "cripple fight", a Claude manages to shoot down a Dutch bomber. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 6 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 2 destroyed CAP engaged: 59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (22 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead 64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 4 B-339D x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAP Miike Maru, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Blenheim IV bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Allied aircraft Swordfish I x 5 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Fushimi Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Johore Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Swordfish I bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Johore Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 58,88 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Mikasa Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singora at 51,72 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 5 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 4 Hudson I x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Japanese Ships BB Haruna Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 4 139WH-3 x 3 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 2 damaged 139WH-3: 3 damaged Japanese Ships CA Suzuya xAK Zenyo Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 300 kg SAP Bomb 4 x Blenheim IV bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singora at 51,72 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 15 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4 Allied aircraft Vildebeest III x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses CAP engaged: 64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes 59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (15 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 15 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Swordfish I x 5 Allied aircraft losses Swordfish I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CL Kashii, Bomb hits 1 E Saga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Swordfish I bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Defensive airbattles in the NEI. The Swordfish proves to be a real nuiscance. I must capture the base quickly to get some form of rudimentary aircover in this region. One of the xAKs sink. She is shortly thereafter followed by the Escort. Luckily, the ships are empty now so I "only" lose the vessels. My Oscars manage to keep the transports off Kota Bharu safe though. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Vigan at 80,73 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 32 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 12 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 7 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Tokusima Maru xAK Mansei Maru APD Nadakaze Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 24th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (16 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling) (16 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 16 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vigan at 80,73 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 27 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 14 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 5 x P-40E Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet CAP engaged: 24th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) (19 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 12 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes Airbattles over the Phillipines. My Zeros have been amazingly inefficient here, and I must get them to fly their missions as soon as possible. Not that the USAAF is anything more than a nuiscance right now, but if this keeps up, I will start losing transports soon. And I will not accept any unnecessary ship losses. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dumaguete at 78,86 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 D3A1 Val x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Ravnaas, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Governor Wright, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 12 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cebu at 79,86 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 B5N2 Kate x 36 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Sarangami, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Dos Hermanos, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Elcano, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Escalante R, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dumaguete at 77,86 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 D3A1 Val x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Manatawny, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 11 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Manatawny The KB finds several small convoys in the Sulu Sea. I believe these ships are fleeing from Naga. The port fell on the first turn to my paratroopers, but apparently the ships are no longer scuttled when a port is captured. Interesting.

Bluebook -> RE: All is well with surface combat (8/20/2009 12:39:11 PM)
Amphibious Assault at Morotai TF 130 troops unloading over beach at Morotai, 80,101 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 5th JNAF Coy /2 8 Aviation Support troops lost in surf during unload of 5th JNAF Coy /2 8 Engineers accidentally lost during unload of 5th JNAF Coy /2 15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 5th JNAF Coy /2 15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 5th JNAF Coy /2 Behold the power of the Imperial Fleet. The AF company is decimated trying to land at an empty base. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Kuching 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Eihuku Maru PB Nako Maru #2 PB Nako Maru #2 fires to suppress enemy guns at 12,000 yards PB Nako Maru #2 firing at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Kuching TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 58,88 Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of II./124th Infantry Bn /3 Only 19 men lost during unloading operations at Kuching. Great.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 5877 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 Defending force 4453 troops, 40 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 130 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 348 Allied adjusted defense: 16 Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 902 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 52 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 2801 casualties reported Squads: 61 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 157 destroyed, 45 disabled Engineers: 33 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 33 (32 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 56th Infantry Regiment 12th Engineer Regiment 5th JAAF AF Coy Defending units: FMSV Brigade 8th Indian Brigade 3rd ISF Base Force It seems the airforce made a difference at Kota Bharu. The allied assault value compared to the adjusted assault indicates that the commonwealth forces are in great dissaray. Really good news, I did not want to have this landing fail, it would have put a dent in the timetable and cost alot of casualties in the follow-up landings. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singkawang (56,88) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 3970 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 129 Defending force 1157 troops, 10 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 25 Japanese adjusted assault: 174 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 174 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Singkawang !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 58 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1563 casualties reported Squads: 65 destroyed, 23 disabled Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 42 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 13 (11 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: II./143rd Infantry Battalion I./143rd Infantry Battalion III./143rd Infantry Battalion 7th Field AF Construction Battalion 32nd Field AA Battalion Defending units: West Borneo KNIL Battalion Singkawang Base Force A very important victory. Airunits will be flown in first thing tomorrow! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nauru Island (127,128) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1863 troops, 18 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 Defending force 95 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 52 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 52 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Nauru Island !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 126 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: Maizuru 2nd SNLF Defending units: Wren Det. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ocean Island (130,130) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1735 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Defending force 91 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 48 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 48 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Ocean Island !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 97 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 51st Naval Guard Unit Defending units: Heron Det. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarawa (136,128) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1724 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 50 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarawa !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: 53rd Naval Guard Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuching (58,88) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1330 troops, 5 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 47 Defending force 1703 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60 Assaulting units: Sarawak Force 2/15 Punjab Battalion 106th RN Base Force Defending units: II./124th Infantry Battalion

Bluebook -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (8/20/2009 1:43:41 PM)
And here comes day#2 AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 10, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Singkawang at 56,88, Range 5,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Mogami, Shell hits 2, on fire CA Mikuma CA Suzuya CA Kumano DD Maikaze, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1 DD Arashi DD Hagikaze Allied Ships CL Java CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CL Tromp, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage DD Banckert DD Van Nes, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Witte de With DD Evertsen DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Piet Hein DD Van Ghent Reduced sighting due to 57% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 57% moonlight: 12,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards CL Tromp engages CA Mogami at 5,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL De Ruyter at 5,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL Tromp at 5,000 yards CA Mogami engages CL De Ruyter at 5,000 yards CA Mogami engages DD Piet Hein at 5,000 yards DD Nowaki engages DD Kortenaer at 5,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Piet Hein at 5,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards DD Banckert engages DD Maikaze at 5,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL Tromp at 2,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL De Ruyter at 2,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages CA Mikuma at 2,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages CA Mogami at 2,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Kortenaer at 2,000 yards DD Kortenaer engages DD Maikaze at 2,000 yards DD Nowaki engages DD Witte de With at 2,000 yards DD Van Nes engages DD Nowaki at 2,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Banckert at 2,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL Tromp at 5,000 yards CL Tromp engages CA Suzuya at 5,000 yards CL De Ruyter sunk by CA Mikuma at 5,000 yards DD Van Ghent engages DD Maikaze at 5,000 yards DD Piet Hein engages DD Nowaki at 5,000 yards DD Evertsen engages DD Maikaze at 5,000 yards DD Evertsen engages DD Maikaze at 5,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Van Nes at 5,000 yards DD Banckert engages DD Maikaze at 5,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards CL Tromp engages CA Kumano at 8,000 yards CL Tromp engages CA Suzuya at 8,000 yards DD Nowaki engages DD Van Ghent at 8,000 yards CL Tromp engages CA Mogami at 8,000 yards DD Kortenaer engages DD Hagikaze at 8,000 yards DD Arashi engages DD Piet Hein at 8,000 yards DD Nowaki engages DD Witte de With at 8,000 yards DD Van Nes engages DD Maikaze at 8,000 yards Task forces break off... A good thing that I managed to bring in the Japanese CAs to cover the Singkawang landing. The battle was not as one-sided as the combat reply might indicate. The two hits on Mogami came from DeRuyter, they were penetrating and caused additional damage. Mogami was burning heavily. Before a LL hit the Dutch CL, it could have gone either way. The engagement distance was small enough to make any hit potentially devastating. In the end, it was the Japanese night fighting experience that made all the difference I suppose. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Singkawang at 56,88 Japanese Ships CA Chokai DD Sagiri E Shimushu Allied Ships SS KXI, hits 6 KXI bottoming out .... CA Chokai fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search... E Shimushu fails to find sub, continues to search... CA Chokai attacking submerged sub .... DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search... E Shimushu fails to find sub, continues to search... CA Chokai fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sagiri attacking submerged sub .... E Shimushu attacking submerged sub .... CA Chokai attacking submerged sub .... DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search... E Shimushu fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Singkawang at 56,88, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Kashii, Shell hits 2 Allied Ships CL Tromp, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 1 Reduced sighting due to 46% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 46% moonlight: 10,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 6,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Van Ghent engages CL Kashii at 9,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards CL Kashii engages DD Van Ghent at 10,000 yards CL Tromp engages CL Kashii at 10,000 yards CL Kashii engages DD Van Ghent at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CL Kashii engages CL Tromp at 8,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards CL Kashii engages CL Tromp at 10,000 yards CL Kashii engages DD Van Ghent at 10,000 yards Kojima, Hideo orders Japanese TF to disengage Range increases to 12,000 yards CL Kashii engages CL Tromp at 12,000 yards Task forces break off... Kashii manages to intercept Tromp as she was limping back towards Singapore. The hits were penetrating, and should send the Dutch CL to the bottom. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kuching Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Eihuku Maru PB Nako Maru #2 6" Mk V/VII Gun Coastal Battery engaging xAK Eihuku Maru at 12,000 yards PB Nako Maru #2 fires to suppress enemy guns at 12,000 yards PB Nako Maru #2 firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kuching Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Mexico Maru PB Nako Maru #2 PB Nako Maru #2 fires to suppress enemy guns at 12,000 yards PB Nako Maru #2 firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Pontianak at 55,90 Japanese Ships SS I-164, hits 1 Allied Ships DD Van Nes DD Banckert DD Piet Hein DD Kortenaer DD Evertsen DD Witte de With DD Piet Hein fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Kortenaer fails to find sub and abandons search DD Evertsen attacking submerged sub .... DD Witte de With fails to find sub and abandons search Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,76 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 13 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 11000 feet * CAP engaged: No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 88,56 (Chuhsien) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 17 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet * In case you were wondering what the Zeros based at Takao were doing, here is your answer. Attacking a Chinese construction regiment, deep inside China. The Zeros are on a not-overstacked-base with plenty of supplies, they have orders to sweep Clark Field. This little adventure cost me something between 10-15 Betties and a handful of Oscars. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 6 Allied aircraft P-26A x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: 24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes 24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes 35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes 6th PS PAAC with P-26A (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 30 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 8 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-35A: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead 24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead 35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead It would have been great to have these attacks aided by the Zeros. I cant help but think that it would have gone differently if they had been there instead of 23 000 feet above China. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,76 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 94 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,76 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 54 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 400 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 30 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb Huge losses inflicted on the retreating Commonwealth units pushed out of Kota Bharu. I wonder if a retreated enemy automatically goes into "move-mode"... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,76 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 54 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Morotai at 80,101 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 2 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Nittai Maru xAKL Taiyu Maru Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Ryujo-1 with A5M4 Claude (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Raid is overhead CVL Ruyjo's fighters are making themselves useful in the skies above Morotai. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Manus at 101,119 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft Hudson I x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Daijukyo Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. But apparently they cannot be everywhere at once. Nice feature. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 32 minutes Allied aircraft Swordfish I x 5 Allied aircraft losses Swordfish I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Toho Maru CM Kamome, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Swordfish I bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb I am really starting to fear the might of the un-intercepted Swordfish. Will not venture far outside aircover in the NEI anymore. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 71,79 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 B5N2 Kate x 26 D3A1 Val x 11 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Thanet DD Scout DD Thracian, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 13 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 11 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 13 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo Agaki and Kaga fail miserably at sinking the Hong Kong destroyers. Really surprised at the poor hit-ratio. I wonder if it is the DDs that are hard to hit, or my pilots that are poorly trained. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 58,88 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 7 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Ryuyo Maru xAK Hakubasan Maru Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Blenheim IV bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Zamboanga at 74,86 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 48 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CV Soryu Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (13 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 13 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes The USAAF B-17s take losses against the KB CAP. I was surprised to see two of the buffs shot down by the brittle Zeros. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 71,79 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 11 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 71,79 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 11 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 11000 feet Uh...what? I need to check the orders for these guys. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Morotai at 80,101 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 1 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Nittai Maru xAK Shinwa Maru Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Ryujo-1 with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manus at 101,119 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft Hudson I x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Daijukyo Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. More action near Morotai. Luckily no hits for the Dutch aircrews. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft Swordfish I x 3 Allied aircraft losses Swordfish I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Miike Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Swordfish I bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 3rd PI Base Force, at 78,84 (San Jose) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 4 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 3rd PI Base Force, at 78,84 (San Jose) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Puerto Princesa at 71,79 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 B5N2 Kate x 25 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Thanet DD Scout Aircraft Attacking: 25 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo Like I said...is it good DDs or bad pilots? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Kuching 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships TB Kasasagi Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled TB Kasasagi firing at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Kuching TF 105 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 58,88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Morotai TF 129 troops unloading over beach at Morotai, 80,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Manus TF 133 troops unloading over beach at Manus, 101,119 Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kuching Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Nako Maru #2 PB Nako Maru #2 firing at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Kuching 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Kantori Maru PB Kantori Maru firing at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Kuching TF 144 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 58,88 8 Aviation Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 9th Base Force /2 8 Naval Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 9th Base Force /4 8 Naval Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 9th Base Force /5 15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 9th Base Force /7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuching (58,88) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1340 troops, 5 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 46 Defending force 6940 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 136 Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: Sarawak Force 2/15 Punjab Battalion 106th RN Base Force Defending units: I./124th Infantry Battalion II./124th Infantry Battalion 4th JNAF Coy 9th Base Force Most of my forces managed to land without problem. Kuching should fall tomorrow, making my foothold into the upper NEI safe enough to start making plans for the next objective. Oosthaven. [image]local://upfiles/32347/CA11D703CEA748B7BCFC9A1E4CFD918A.jpg[/image]

Bluebook -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (8/22/2009 1:38:15 PM)
Malay/upper NEI. Zeros and Oscars at Kota Bharu and Singora are ordered to do a sweep over Georgetown. I need to establish air superiority over the upper Malayan penninsula. Most of the surface combat TF's are heading to Cam Rahn Bay to replenish their ammo, leaving Kota Bharu undefended and Singkawang defended by two CAs. I dont think the Kota Bharu landings are in danger of being attacked by surface ships now though, and Ive just fought off the major Dutch surface group at Singkawang, so I believe this is a good time to replenish the ammo. Kuching should fall tomorrow, after that I will have two airbases large enough to stage naval bombers from, that should close the sea-area between Singapore and Java down for the allies. After having achieved that, I will start focusing on the next step on the road to Java - Oosthaven. I am also in the process of shifting ASW units from Japan and the Phillipines to this area. With the threat of USN submarines gone for a while, I can focus my ASW-assets in this area. The Dutch and RN subs are deadly, and must be handled with accordingly. [image]local://upfiles/32347/FAB7252A407E4B4FA62B255C7DD9F55C.jpg[/image] Ive flown in 20 Zeros to Singkawang to provide LRCAP over the base and the landings of Kuching. The Bettys and Nells in Indo-China are set to ground attack Kuching to provide airsupport to the shock attack scheduled to take place tomorrow. Mindanao Meanwhile, over at Mindanao, the KB have orders to attack both the ground units as well as the airfield at Davao. Shokakus Zeros are providing aircover for the invasion TF that is just off the screen to the south of Davao. I expect the landings to take place the day after tomorrow, meaning turn 2 in the next combat round. Phillipines Ive flown in a Zero squadron as well as the Tojos from China to do a sweep at Clark tomorrow. All the Bettys are resting, I will try to clear the skies over Clark with fighters, and then do another attempt with the bombers. I am using Naga as halfway-point to ferry Zeros from Takao to the south. The Bettys who took a beating over Clark last turn are refitted and ordered to rest. Their morale is in shambles, and Ive changed their leader to someone with very high inspiration (but very crappy stats otherwise). It will take a while to nurture these guys back into fighting order.

Bluebook -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (8/22/2009 2:13:58 PM)
The remnants of Kanoya Ku K-1 Detachment. As you can see, the unit lost 16 bombers in those two attacks. One pilot survived, the others are MIA or KIA. Morale in shambles. You can see the stats of the new officer Im bringing in to try to turn this unit back into something at least resembling fighting condition. You can also see the new pilots brought in to fill the gaps. Not really the same quality as the other crews... [image]local://upfiles/32347/C9FBE228F90A419DB8E583631C60CAD1.jpg[/image]

Bluebook -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (8/25/2009 8:56:08 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 11, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Singkawang at 56,87, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Mikuma CA Suzuya CA Kumano DD Arashi DD Hagikaze Allied Ships xAKL Shinai, Shell hits 19, and is sunk Reduced sighting due to 46% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 46% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 2,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence CA Kumano engages xAKL Shinai at 2,000 yards CA Suzuya engages xAKL Shinai at 2,000 yards xAKL Shinai sunk by CA Suzuya at 2,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... I wish my CAs had not wasted torpedoes on this old xAKL. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Dadjangas at 80,94, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Shiokaze PB Kure Maru #5 xAK Kyusyu Maru xAK Tenryu Maru xAK Taifuku Maru xAK Nanrei Maru xAK Teiryu Maru xAK Macassar Maru xAK Nittai Maru xAK Shinsei Maru xAK Taihei Maru xAKL Kashiwa Maru xAKL Kidokawa Maru xAKL Kosho Maru xAP Hakone Maru PB Hakata Maru #2 Allied Ships AVD William B. Preston xAKL Mauban xAKL Montanes Reduced sighting due to 46% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 46% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards... CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 4,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 5,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards... Range increases to 10,000 yards PB Hakata Maru #2 engages AVD William B. Preston at 10,000 yards PB Kure Maru #5 engages AVD William B. Preston at 10,000 yards Task forces break off... The Davao invasion force stumbles across some fleeing US ships. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Talaud Island at 80,95, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Hatsuharu DD Nenohi DD Hatsushima DD Wakaba Allied Ships AVD William B. Preston, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Mauban, Shell hits 21, and is sunk xAKL Montanes, Shell hits 7, and is sunk Reduced sighting due to 46% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 46% moonlight: 7,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 5,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 6,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards DD Wakaba engages AVD William B. Preston at 6,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages xAKL Montanes at 6,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages AVD William B. Preston at 6,000 yards DD Nenohi engages AVD William B. Preston at 6,000 yards DD Nenohi engages xAKL Montanes at 6,000 yards xAKL Montanes sunk by DD Nenohi at 6,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards DD Wakaba engages AVD William B. Preston at 5,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages AVD William B. Preston at 5,000 yards DD Nenohi engages AVD William B. Preston at 5,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards AVD William B. Preston sunk by DD Wakaba at 3,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages xAKL Mauban at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages xAKL Mauban at 2,000 yards DD Wakaba engages xAKL Mauban at 2,000 yards DD Wakaba engages xAKL Mauban at 2,000 yards DD Wakaba engages xAKL Mauban at 2,000 yards xAKL Mauban sunk by DD Hatsushima at 2,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... And then my surface combat TF escorting the invasion TF finds the hapless allied ships. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 37mm Type 94 AT Gun damaged beyond repair during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /1 70mm T92 Howitzer lost in surf during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /1 75mm Infantry Gun dropped into water during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /1 75mm T94 Mtn Gun lost overboard during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /1 16 troops of a IJA Cavalry Squad lost overboard during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /1 16 troops of a IJA Cavalry Squad lost in surf during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /1 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 15th Base Force /1 15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 15th Base Force /1 15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 15th Base Force 15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 15th Base Force /4 15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt 15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /4 15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /4 15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /5 Stop dropping artillery pieces into the water! And 150 men lost during the landing? wtf...the next invasion fleet will be equipped with life vests. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 20 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 18 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet CAP engaged: 24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 12 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead 24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes 35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes Starting to clear the skies over Clark. Not too impressed with the results. Lots of damaged P-40s though, so I hope to meet less resistance tomorrow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 28 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet Looks like the defenders of Mindanao are somewhere else. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 14000 feet As are the defenders of Malaya apparently... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 B5N2 Kate x 27 D3A1 Val x 88 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 77 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 70 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x D3A1 Val diving from 6000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 17 x D3A1 Val diving from 6000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 27 x D3A1 Val diving from 6000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 26 x D3A1 Val diving from 6000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 1st /101st PA Battalion ... Also attacking Davao ... Also attacking 1st /101st PA Battalion ... Also attacking Davao ... Also attacking 1st /101st PA Battalion ... Also attacking Davao ... Also attacking 1st /101st PA Battalion ... Also attacking Davao ... Also attacking 1st /101st PA Battalion ... Also attacking Davao ... Also attacking 1st /101st PA Battalion ... Also attacking Davao ... Wasted strike on the airfields at Davao. I should have done a ground attack instead. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 13 Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 7 damaged Hudson I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Suzuya CA Chokai CA Mikuma xAK Zenyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 13 x Blenheim IV bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Yamada Det S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 11000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 Allied aircraft Swordfish I x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Swordfish I: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Japanese Ships CA Suzuya Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Swordfish I bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Yamada Det S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 11000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes Im not too impressed with the size of my CAP over Singkawang. Oh, well, it should be better tomorrow when Ive flown in some av support. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Guam USN Base Force, at 106,95 (Guam) Weather in hex: Severe storms - This probably explains my excessive losses during the invasion. Note to self, dont invade islands during severe storms. Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 5 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Davao at 82,91 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 13 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Kanlaon II, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk xAKL Latouche, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 13 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo Finishing off some more stragglers in the PI-area. Waste of good torpedoes if you ask me. I will have to return to replenish the CVs before I can face an allied surface combat force. But it takes too long, so I will hover here for a couple of days longer, I need to get my troops ashore at Tarakan as well as Davao before I can head home for more torpedoes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 52,75 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 13 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 3 Vildebeest III x 2 Hudson I x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 3 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Brazil Maru xAKL Meiko Maru xAKL Kasui Maru xAK Chihaya Maru Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 2 x Vildebeest III bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 3 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 59th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (25 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 13 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead This battle concerns me. My Oscars aborted their intercepts at the first sign of enemy defensive fire. I suspect the pilots must be very low on morale, but I dont know why. Will have to take a closer look at this unit. Fortunately, all the bombers missed, but this could have been a disaster as all those ships are packed with troops. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manado at 76,98 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 B5N2 Kate x 17 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Lepus, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Legazpi, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 17 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo More stragglers.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Davao 1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Hakata Maru #2 PB Kure Maru #5 PB Hakata Maru #2 firing at enemy troops PB Kure Maru #5 firing at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Davao TF 84 troops unloading over beach at Davao, 79,91 Japanese ground losses: 50 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 70mm T92 Howitzer lost from landing craft during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt 20 troops of a IJA HMG Squad accidentally lost during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of Miura Det 15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of Miura Det /2 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /4 Not much resistance is put up by the PI defenders at Davao. The base should fall quickly. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 26212 troops, 321 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 630 Defending force 8794 troops, 133 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 232 Japanese adjusted assault: 778 Allied adjusted defense: 361 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 2436 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 125 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 102 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) Allied ground losses: 867 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 78 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 42 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 26 (3 destroyed, 23 disabled) Assaulting units: 66th Infantry Regiment 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment 38th Division 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 2nd RF Gun Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 5th RF Gun Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Defending units: Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion Rifles of Canada Battalion 1st Middlesex Battalion Hong Kong Fortress Kowloon Brigade 102nd RN Base Force First attack at Hong Kong. High losses, but good results. I dont think the base will hold out for many days. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuching (58,88) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 6950 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 137 Defending force 1822 troops, 9 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 45 Japanese adjusted assault: 120 Allied adjusted defense: 9 Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuching !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 424 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 1078 casualties reported Squads: 42 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 30 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Units destroyed 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: I./124th Infantry Battalion II./124th Infantry Battalion 4th JNAF Coy 9th Base Force Defending units: Sarawak Force 2/15 Punjab Battalion 106th RN Base Force And with that, we have secured the first stepping stone in the upper NEI. Time to consolidate, bring in the airforce, and make preparations for the next step. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manus (101,119) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 373 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 24 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Manus !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+) Assaulting units: 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy First base siezed in the Rabaul-area. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Morotai (80,101) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1151 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 13 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Morotai !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: II/81st Naval Guard Unit 2nd JNAF Coy 1st JNAF Coy 5th JNAF Coy And the first toehold in the lower NEI is secured. This base will be built up to accommodate a Zero wing, and then I will move on towards Kendari. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 12, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Billiton at 52,92 Japanese Ships SS I-156 Allied Ships xAK Neleus, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SS I-156 is sighted by xAK Neleus SS I-156 launches 8 torpedoes at xAK Neleus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Billiton at 52,92 Japanese Ships SS I-156 Allied Ships xAK Demodocus, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage SS I-156 is sighted by xAK Demodocus SS I-156 launches 8 torpedoes at xAK Demodocus I-156 has an excellent run against two AKs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Toboali at 51,93 Japanese Ships SS I-156 Allied Ships xAK Demodocus, heavy damage SS I-156 is sighted by xAK Demodocus SS I-156 fails to launch torpedoes due to mechanical problems But then her torpedo tubes break? Never seen this before, AE keeps impressing me. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Morotai at 81,100 Japanese Ships xAKL Higari Maru, Shell hits 49, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-36, hits 1 SS S-36 attacking xAKL Higari Maru on the surface SS S-36 low on gun ammo, Perry N. breaks off surface engagement and submerges This USN sub spends most of its ammo on a small xAKL..the empty ship sinks later though. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 76,72 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 18 Allied aircraft P-35A x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships xAK Hai Lee xAK Hinsang xAK Ming Sang Aircraft Attacking: 17 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 35th PG/34th PS with P-35A (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead USAAF long range CAP, this is several hexes off the PI and I was very surprised to find fighters there. My bombers fail to impress me with their hit ratio to say the least. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 Allied aircraft P-26A x 9 P-40B Warhawk x 9 P-40E Warhawk x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 1 destroyed P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 23 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet CAP engaged: 24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead 24th PG/17th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes 24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 28000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead 6th PS PAAC with P-26A (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead 24th PG/Hq Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 16000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes Battles over Clark continues. We manage to shoot down some enemy fighters, but we get some op-losses. I am losing Zeros at a rate that cannot continue for long. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Morotai at 81,100 Japanese Ships xAKL Hitora Maru, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships SS S-36 SS S-36 is sighted by xAKL Hitora Maru SS S-36 attacking on the surface SS S-36 low on gun ammo, Perry N. breaks off surface engagement and submerges -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Morotai at 81,100 Japanese Ships xAKL Hitora Maru, Shell hits 2 Allied Ships SS S-36 SS S-36 is sighted by xAKL Hitora Maru SS S-36 attacking on the surface SS S-36 low on gun ammo, Perry N. breaks off surface engagement and submerges Im glad to see that the sub is practically out of ammo. Should mean he is out of action for a couple of weeks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 24500 troops, 321 guns, 216 vehicles, Assault Value = 541 Defending force 7753 troops, 134 guns, 78 vehicles, Assault Value = 166 Japanese adjusted assault: 532 Allied adjusted defense: 245 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 569 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled) Allied ground losses: 801 casualties reported Squads: 44 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment 38th Division 66th Infantry Regiment 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 2nd RF Gun Battalion 5th RF Gun Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Defending units: Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion Rifles of Canada Battalion Hong Kong Fortress 1st Middlesex Battalion Kowloon Brigade 102nd RN Base Force We keep grinding down the defences at Hong Kong. I think I will rest my troops tomorrow, and finish the brits off the day after.

Bluebook -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (9/2/2009 10:28:46 AM)
A big day for the Empire today. We managed to catch several allied tankers and sink them. That will definitively hurt the allies in the early months of 1942. Also Hong Kong falls, freeing up enough troops to start serious preparations for the invasion of Java. I have started converting a dozen xAKs to carry more troops. The conversions will take less than a week and after that I should be ready to go directly for Java. Overall, everything is going on schedule. With the fall of Davao, I have secured Mindanao. Enough troops have been unloaded at Vigan and Naga to finish the Phillipine campaign. I am just waiting for the arrival of one more division at Naga and then I can begin the move on Manilla. It is only Malaya that is somewhat slower than expected. I made the misstake of moving the Imperial Guards & Co via "move" instead of via rail, so they have come no further than Bangkok. It should go faster now though, since Ive ordered them to use the railline from here on down. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft P-26A x 2 P-35A x 7 P-40B Warhawk x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 19 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 7 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44 Tojo x 9 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 1 P-40E Warhawk x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-44 Tojo sweeping at 15000 feet Heavy dogfights over Manilla. As you can see I have brought in the Tojos from China, and they are proving to be a P-40 killer. Aircombat is much less deadly these days with most of the "losses" being damaged fighters withdrawing from combat. I am making progress however, he cannot keep up with these losses. But then again...neither can I...really. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 85,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Nanning, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Soochow, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Hanyang, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo Ships fleeing from the PI are caught. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Vigan at 80,73 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 27 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 4 P-40E Warhawk x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 4 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Arimasan Maru xAK Kinrei Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 1 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb While the Zeros and Tojos attack Manilla, the Oscars defend the ships unloading at Vigan. And while they fail to down a single fighter or bomber, at least they drove some off. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 66,97 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 D3A1 Val x 9 Allied aircraft B-339D x 1 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 1 destroyed Allied Ships AO TAN 1 AVP Valk Aircraft Attacking: 9 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 13000 feet 4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet CAP engaged: 2e-1-VI.G.V Groep with B-339D (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 B5N2 Kate x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PC Formalhaut, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk TK British Sailor Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo Annoying results. My pilots fail to score a single hit on these high-value targets. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 3 G4M1 Betty x 13 Allied aircraft P-35A x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships xAK Hai Lee, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Munlock, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Ming Sang, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Hinsang Aircraft Attacking: 11 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 3 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 85,76 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Chengtu xAK Haraldsvang xAKL Yat Shing, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 20 Allied aircraft P-26A x 1 P-35A x 1 P-40E Warhawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships xAK Bennevis, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Munlock, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Hinsang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 10 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo More mopping up of ships fleeing from Hong Kong or Manilla. It annoys me to find USAAF-units covering the ships though. We must focus on closing down the USAAF-operations in the PI. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toboali at 51,95 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Semiramis TK Strix, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 4000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Strix These Sallys operate out of Kuching. And while they fail to hit anything, their mere presence should close down the waters between Java and Borneo for allied shipping. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 58,88 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: Yamada Det S-1 with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 11000 Raid is overhead And the CAP over Kuching takes down a careless Blenheim. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Lark Battalion, at 106,125 (Rabaul) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 12 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 63 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Time to start softening up the defences at Rabaul. I have moved in some capital ships to Truk and I will start loadning the invasion fleet shortly. This operation concerns me, since I have no carriers down here, except for a CVE. Still we will be far inside Betty range, and after the fall of Kavieng I can base float planes with great range to search for enemy ships. Two BBs and 4 CAs will cover the landing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toboali at 51,95 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 B5N2 Kate x 54 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged Allied Ships TK Semiramis, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk TK Strix, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk TK Manvantara, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk TK Iris, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 27 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Semiramis Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Manvantara Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Iris Akagi and Kaga is positioned just off Singkawang. The Kates find and destroy an unescorted convoy of fully loaded tankers heading south in the waters between Java and Borneo. This is a heavy blow to the allies, not only do they lose the fuel that was probably headed for Australia, but they lose these heavy tankers aswell. This will put a huge dent in the allied logistics for a couple of months. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Singkawang at 56,88 Japanese Ships CA Mikuma DD Sagiri DD Hagikaze Allied Ships SS KXI, hits 2 SS KXI launches 2 torpedoes at CA Mikuma KXI bottoming out .... DD Sagiri attacking submerged sub .... DD Hagikaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Phew... Dutch subs have been very ineffective so far. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 24056 troops, 321 guns, 214 vehicles, Assault Value = 533 Defending force 6906 troops, 133 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 136 Japanese adjusted assault: 361 Allied adjusted defense: 137 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 879 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 59 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Allied ground losses: 15432 casualties reported Squads: 331 destroyed, 60 disabled Non Combat: 769 destroyed, 102 disabled Engineers: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 236 (233 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 136 (135 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units destroyed 6 Assaulting units: 66th Infantry Regiment 38th Division 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd RF Gun Battalion 5th RF Gun Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Defending units: 1st Middlesex Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion Rifles of Canada Battalion Hong Kong Fortress Kowloon Brigade 102nd RN Base Force The fall of Hong Kong frees up the 38th Division. They are given orders to start preparing for the invasion of Java. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Davao (79,91) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 5394 troops, 40 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 153 Defending force 371 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11 Japanese adjusted assault: 264 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 264 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Davao !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 399 casualties reported Squads: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Miura Det 146th Infantry Regiment Defending units: 1st /101st PA Battalion And the fall of Davao means I can now start flying in airunits to cover my ships in this area. Meaning that the KB can move on further south. Next stop...Tarakan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Guam (106,95) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 8216 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 164 Defending force 994 troops, 0 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 9 Japanese adjusted assault: 117 Allied adjusted defense: 15 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Guam !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-) Attacker: shock(+), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 952 casualties reported Squads: 15 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 111 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 59 (56 destroyed, 3 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 144th Infantry Regiment 15th Base Force Defending units: Guam USN Base Force [color]The question is...do I send these troops to Wake, or do I send them down to the lower NEI... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kavieng (106,122) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 969 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 56 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 56 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kavieng !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+) Assaulting units: I/66th Naval Guard Unit II/66th Naval Guard Unit 33rd JNAF AF Unit Now I can base a couple of Mavis here. That combined with Bettys from Truk should be enough aircover for the Rabaul-invasion. Unless the USN CVs arrive... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 14, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Sampit at 56,99 Japanese Ships SS I-155 Allied Ships CMc Pro Patria, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CMc Pro Patria is sighted by SS I-155 SS I-155 launches 8 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Madjene at 64,101 Japanese Ships SS I-165 Allied Ships AO TAN 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AO TAN 1 is sighted by SS I-165 SS I-165 launches 2 torpedoes at AO TAN 1 My subs have proven very effective so far. I-165 manages to do what the KB failed to do...put a torpedo in that tanker. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Vigan at 80,73 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 27 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 8 No Japanese losses No Allied losses CAP engaged: 24th Sentai with Ki-43-Ia Oscar (11 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling) (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 11 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes No losses, but we manage to scare them off anyway. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 88,97 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N1 Kate x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Bisayas, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk xAKL Sagoland, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Bisayas Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Sagoland More mopping up around the Phillipines. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 Allied aircraft P-26A x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44 Tojo x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-44 Tojo sweeping at 15000 feet Looks like we have managed to attrit the Manilla defences to the point of them not taking to the skies anymore. Tomorrow we will send in another sweep with fresh Zeros from Takao, Tojos from Vigan, and then follow up with Bettys and Nells to strike the airfield. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Donggala at 68,97 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 26 D3A1 Val x 17 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 5 damaged Allied Ships TK British Sailor, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 17 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK British Sailor And another tanker goes down. A great day for the Imperial Navy.

Kaletsch2007 -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (9/2/2009 11:36:26 AM)
Interesting AAR, with very usefull comments ! Keep up the good work. BTW, you sank at least one Brit. DD from Hong Kong. One more than I did[&:]

veji1 -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (9/2/2009 4:30:12 PM)
very insightful AAR, keep it up.

Bluebook -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (9/3/2009 8:44:14 AM)
Thanks guys [:)] About the Hong Kong DD's...I just dont understand why I didnt get them all. They were attacked by 26 Kates and 11 Vals...and they only managed to score a single hit. That is apalling. By the way...Lexington shows up on the "sunk ships"-screen...dare I hope? Or is this some evil fog-of-war-effect?

Bluebook -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (9/7/2009 9:39:54 AM)
Battle of Manilla Well, today was Adlertag over the Phillipines. A couple of fighter sweeps followed by several bombing runs from four different bases managed to overwhelm the allied defenders. I hope this day managed to break the back of the USAAF in the Phillipines. The base seems closed after this when I look at the intel I get of the base, but I am surprised at the low number of runway hits from my Bettys and Nells. Just to make sure I will follow up with similar attacks tomorrow. Vigan is now a lvl 4 airfield, and I have ~50 Zeros and 9 Tojos based there to control the skies over the Phillipines. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 15, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 Allied aircraft P-26A x 3 P-35A x 7 P-40B Warhawk x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 5 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 42 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 62 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 31 Aircraft Attacking: 24 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 40 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 33 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 24 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 25 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 16 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 18 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 18 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb It seems the morale of the USAAF is crumbling, many of the US fighters turned back after the initial clash. I have not been able to close the airfield yet, but his pilots must be tired and with low morale by now. I have rotated two of my fighter units back to Takao, and every turn I am resting one Zero unit in order to be able to keep up the pace. My fighter units are hovering at 90-morale and 10-fatigue, and that is well within acceptable levels. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,76 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 29 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 2 destroyed Allied ground losses: 172 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 14000 feet CAP engaged: No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead Also attacking FMSV Brigade ... Also attacking 8th Indian Brigade ... Also attacking FMSV Brigade ... Also attacking 8th Indian Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,76 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 97 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Airstrikes on the retreating units from Kota Bharu. My Oscars prove to be good enough to handle the Buffalos, and the bombers take a heavy toll on the commonwelth units. I will keep up the attacks here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 68,91 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 2 destroyed CAP engaged: Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 Raid is overhead A handful of Dutch bombers impale themselves on the KB CAP. Not that the CAP looks that impressive, but this is 2-3 hexes away from the carriers. So the LR CAP proves its worth. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 13 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Suzuya -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 Allied aircraft Swordfish I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Swordfish I: 2 destroyed Fighters from Akagi and Kaga take a heavy toll on RAF bombers from Singapore. I would expect him to stop these attacks soon, my ships are well protected here, both from Akagi/Kaga as well as from Kuching and Singkawang. In order to improve our intel in the region, I have flown in several recon units to Kuching, I need to start doing recon of Balikpapan and Oosthaven. Everything is going on schedule and Im expecting to launch the next wave of invasions in about a week. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on B Coy/NG Rifles , at 106,125 (Rabaul) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 13 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 123 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb He seems to have abandoned Rabaul. Bettys from Truk can start wearing down the garrison before the invasion. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 16, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 6 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Ships DMS W-19 DMS W-18 DMS W-17 DMS W-16 DMS W-15 DMS W-14 DMS W-13 DMS W-12 DMS W-11 DMS W-10 DMS W-9 233 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tarakan at 67,91 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Haruna BB Kongo CA Atago CL Jintsu DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Arashio DD Oshio Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 34 BB Haruna firing at Tarakan BB Kongo firing at Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion CA Atago firing at Tarakan Base Force CL Jintsu firing at Tarakan DD Hibiki firing at VII KNIL Battalion DD Akatsuki firing at Tarakan DD Arashio firing at Tarakan DD Oshio firing at Tarakan Preparations for the invasion of Tarakan. The transports should arrive in a day or two. As you can see, I am guarding this invasion against any allied attempts to disrupt my operations. Tarakan is too close to Balikpapan and Soerebaja to take any chances. 2 BBs and the KB keep a watchful eye over my transports. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 6 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Ships DMS W-19 DMS W-18 DMS W-17 DMS W-16 DMS W-15 DMS W-14 DMS W-13 DMS W-12 DMS W-11 DMS W-10 DMS W-9 101 mines cleared And with that, the Hong Kong harbor is open for business. I will start to assemble the invasion fleet right away. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 Allied aircraft P-26A x 1 P-35A x 4 P-40B Warhawk x 1 P-40E Warhawk x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 1 destroyed P-35A: 1 destroyed P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 22 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 42 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 53 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 23 Aircraft Attacking: 25 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 53 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 42 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 53 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet The defences at Manilla seems to be shattering before our eyes. After the initial sweep, no fighters managed to take to the skies to defend the base. I dont think he will keep trying to defend Manilla tomorrow, but just to make sure, we will launch one more time before it is time to turn our attention to Clark. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,76 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 50 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 298 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb No Buffaloes this time. Look at those losses! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 6 Hudson I x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 4 damaged Hudson I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mikuma CA Kumano Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Blenheim IV bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 2 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb Zeroes from Singkawang fail to shoot down any bombers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Terempa at 56,84 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships E Kiku Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Hudson I bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Terempa at 56,84 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships E Hishu Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead The Zeros from Akagi manage to take another couple of scalp though. This is invaluable training for my carrier pilots. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 58,88 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead The Kaga LRCAP extends all the way to Kuching, 3-4 hexes away from the carriers. Good job! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 3 B-339D x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 1 destroyed B-339D: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 Raid is overhead And at Tarakan, the KB fighters keep the Dutch bombers off our transports. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Brunei 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Tsuga DD Hasu Allied ground losses: 3 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DD Tsuga firing at 107th RN Base Force DD Hasu firing at 107th RN Base Force DD Tsuga firing at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Brunei TF 227 troops unloading over beach at Brunei, 65,87 Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 7.7mm T99 AAMG dropped into water during unload of 4th Naval Const Bn Engineer Vehicle damaged beyond repair during unload of 4th Naval Const Bn 7.7mm T99 AAMG lost in surf during unload of 4th Naval Const Bn Time to capture the oil fields. That loss of an engineer vehicle annoys me though...

rattovolante -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (9/7/2009 10:09:08 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Bluebook The base seems closed after this when I look at the intel I get of the base, but I am surprised at the low number of runway hits from my Bettys and Nells. Just to make sure I will follow up with similar attacks tomorrow. [...] Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 [...] Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 62 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 2 [...] Aircraft Attacking: 24 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet looks like most bombers turned back because they were unescorted?

Bluebook -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (9/7/2009 11:14:11 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: rattovolante quote: ORIGINAL: Bluebook The base seems closed after this when I look at the intel I get of the base, but I am surprised at the low number of runway hits from my Bettys and Nells. Just to make sure I will follow up with similar attacks tomorrow. [...] Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 [...] Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 62 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 2 [...] Aircraft Attacking: 24 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet looks like most bombers turned back because they were unescorted? No, thats just me editing the combat report so it wont take as much space. Ive also edited away lots of pointless air-attacks in China and some other irrelevant stuff.

invernomuto -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (9/7/2009 11:36:18 AM)
Hi bluebook, I had trouble with escort/sweep in my game too. It helps a lot to have an Air HQ at the base and attaching escorting fighters and bombers to that HQ. Also, set fighters and bombers to the same altitude. Bye!

Bluebook -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (9/7/2009 12:18:09 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: invernomuto Hi bluebook, I had trouble with escort/sweep in my game too. It helps a lot to have an Air HQ at the base and�attaching escorting�fighters and bombers�to that HQ. Also, set fighters and bombers to the same altitude. Bye! Hi! I have been trying to sweep the target hex before the bombers arrive. I cant base bombers and fighters together since the fighters lack range to the target. The Bettys and Nells that attack Manilla come from Cam Rahn Bay, Hainan and Formosa. Not even Zeros can escort them from that far away. It is risky, because sometimes the sweep fails to clear a path through the CAP, and sometimes the sweep-mission is cancelled, leaving the bombers to face the CAP alone...something that took a very heavy toll on one of my Betty-squadrons in the beginning of the war. But on the other hand, I think I am slowly gaining the upper hand in the skies above Manilla...and I dont think my losses have been too extreme. But perhaps I should have cancelled the bombing missions and only done fighter sweeps...

krupp_88mm -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (9/7/2009 9:56:05 PM)
hey bluebook.. i think this is my favorite aar so far.. im hoping you do well.. so i think you've sank 7 tankers so far.. i dont know because i haven't played this game at all.. but since he has all his bbs left and now you taken away ?25%? (guess) of his fuel transport capacity.. how limited do you think his operations will be.. maybey you could guess where his oil transports will be and bag a few more in a sneak raid since you know he wont be wasting precious fuel patroling around the pacific..anyway im a total noob just thinking of some things.. GL

Bluebook -> RE: Higashi no kaze ame - Bluebook Jap vs Todd Allied (9/8/2009 8:30:20 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: krupp_88mm hey bluebook.. i think this is my favorite aar so far.. im hoping you do well.. so i think you've sank 7 tankers so far.. i dont know because i haven't played this game at all.. but since he has all his bbs left and now you taken away ?25%? (guess) of his fuel transport capacity.. how limited do you think his operations will be.. maybey you could guess where his oil transports will be and bag a few more in a sneak raid since you know he wont be wasting precious fuel patroling around the pacific..anyway im a total noob just thinking of some things.. GL Thanks! I believe the loss of the tankers will hurt him alot in the Australia-NEI-region. I think it means he wont be able to station ships at Darwin for a long time for example. The tankers he has left will be needed to shuttle fuel to Ceylon, India and Perth, but what he lacks now are the tankers to take the fuel from the big transport hubs (like Perth) to the frontline bases (like Darwin). I think this will be most notable in the northern Australia-region, since the US tankers will be able to get fuel to Brisbane, Noumea, Pago Pago, etc. But to answer your question, I believe his remaining tankers are going back and forth between Karachi and Ceylon and Perth. I might try to raid those sea-lanes later, but I need to secure the NEI oilfields first. So I think it will hurt him on the Commonwealth front, but not on the US front. As for the US BBs, you raise an interesting question...where will they show up? Im expecting the US BBs to show up around Noumea soon. I dont think he will use them in the NEI, the trip around southern Australia takes too long, and all battles in the NEI will be fought inside Betty-range...something very dangerous for the old BBs. My bet is that he will use the BBs to defend the islands between Noumea and Pearl Harbor. Then, eventually, when the time comes for allied offensives he will use them to bombard my bases. As you may have noticed, I have put very little effort into the central and south pacific. My plan is to take Rabaul and Lae, together with the surrounding islands and bases, also Tarawa and Wake and then start building up my defences. I hope he is fortifying his islands between Pearl Harbor and Noumea, because that is a total waste of resources. I will not fight him in that region. Instead I will focus on taking the NEI as soon as possible, and after that...India.

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