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KenchiSulla -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (12/22/2009 8:26:38 PM)

Hey Mike, sound to me like you need to use a little bit more recon in China? You have plenty of those!



ny59giants -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (12/22/2009 8:28:15 PM)

Subs - I would not send into a major Allied port in the beginning as most start with defensive minefields. Avoid any patrol zones that place them in coastal or shallow hexes. If your going to mine somewhere, the multiple egresses on the southern tip of Java are logical choke points. I would have a fleet sub one hex away so if he sends out some minesweepers, they have to get by this sub. [;)]



Mike Solli -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (12/22/2009 8:28:35 PM)

Yeah, I just haven't been paying any attention to China.  I spend a couple of hours with everything else and just give China a cursory glance.  Not smart.  I need to check all my garrison cities and do round 2 of moves and get things rolling there.



Mike Solli -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (12/22/2009 8:30:26 PM)


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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Subs - I would not send into a major Allied port in the beginning as most start with defensive minefields. Avoid any patrol zones that place them in coastal or shallow hexes. If your going to mine somewhere, the multiple egresses on the southern tip of Java are logical choke points. I would have a fleet sub one hex away so if he sends out some minesweepers, they have to get by this sub. [;)]


Good idea. I should have learned my lesson after the I-123 fiasco. Fortunately, she'll most likely survive, but the I-122 isn't looking too good.



Smeulders -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (12/22/2009 8:30:46 PM)

How many troops do you think you'll have available for offensive operations in China with the patch II garrison requirements ?



Chickenboy -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (12/22/2009 8:52:53 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Mike Solli


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ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Subs - I would not send into a major Allied port in the beginning as most start with defensive minefields. Avoid any patrol zones that place them in coastal or shallow hexes. If your going to mine somewhere, the multiple egresses on the southern tip of Java are logical choke points. I would have a fleet sub one hex away so if he sends out some minesweepers, they have to get by this sub. [;)]


Good idea. I should have learned my lesson after the I-123 fiasco. Fortunately, she'll most likely survive, but the I-122 isn't looking too good.



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Mike,

I would add to check your submarine's reaction setting for anything operating near known mined enemy ports. I lost 2 I-boats early in a PBEM by I-boats reacting to ships in enemy harbors and striking mines on the way in.

For any of my submarines operating near mined enemy harbors, I operate them 2 hexes off the base with a reaction setting of 1 or 0.



Mike Solli -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (12/22/2009 9:26:17 PM)

Smeulders, the patch 2 garrison requirements didn't happen.  You needed to start a new game after patching to get that part to work.  As it is, the garrison requirement is 4950 AV.  Not sure what's left after that.

Chickenboy, that's good advice.  There's a lot of little things that need to be checked in order to prevent disasters from happening.  I keep finding out the hard way. [:D]



Smeulders -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (12/22/2009 9:38:34 PM)

Ah, thought you had started the game after patch 2, my mistake.



Monter_Trismegistos -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (12/22/2009 11:45:35 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Mike Solli
We do have 20x DMS and they are fast, but there aren't that many and they'll most likely be used for ASW, at least early in the war.

Does your DMS (W-1 etc.) have any DC's at all? In CHS they hadn't.

Are you using convoys at full speed? I never did that in WitP because of possible damage and fuel usage. But then, I am only beginner in WitP, so was I wrong?



Mike Solli -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/5/2010 9:52:45 PM)

The W class all have 2 DC racks.

I use mission speed >95% of the time.  On rare occasions I use full speed, usually for 1 turn and for a specific purpose.  I use cruise speed primarily for damaged ships I'm worried about.



Mike Solli -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/6/2010 5:06:31 PM)

19 Dec 41

We finally got the game going again after my return.  I spent 10 days out of town without access to AE.

Reinforcements:  I got 2x SCs (Ch 24 & 26).  They'll form another small ASW TF that'll patrol the Home Islands area.  That'll free up a 4 ship CHa TF for the SRA.

Philippines

I've been bombing everything in sight and will attack one of the 2 cut off units in Northern Luzon tomorrow.  No enemy air power is present in Luzon.  A few B-17s fly, but are ineffective.

Malaya

Some Buffalos and Wirraways flew and planted a 100 lb bomb on an xAK (minor damage) for the loss of 3 Buffalos.  My forces are still crawling toward the enemy.

Hong Kong

I attacked again, barely getting 1:1 odds but reducing the fort level from 2 to 1.  I took 240 casualties to 274 British casualties.  Of the British combat forces there, 2 of the 3 battalions are combat ineffective (the last is down to <20 AV) and the Brigade is down to <120 AV.  I've diverted some bombers from bombing the Philippines to hitting Hong Kong.  I'd like to hasten their departure. [:D]

Hawaii!!

I'm sure Ted swore at his computer last night.  One of my subs patrolling NE of Hawaii found the damaged Maryland and put 4 torps into her. [:D] Bye bye Maryland.

China

The typical bombardments occurred.  I did catch a HQ 1 hex W of Hangchow and routed them, causing 400+ casualties.

SE Fleet

I landed at Aitape and will take it tomorrow. 

I also took Rabaul, inflicting 150 caualties for 15 Japanese losses.  The enemy forces withdrew to the SW where they will rot in the jungle.  I'm going to build up the fort to level 4, airfield from 3 to 4 and then work on the port as much as possible.  KB is heading south of Pt. Moresby to hunt for Allied shipping (I don't expect to find any) and soften of the Allied forces at PM.  I set all the DBs and TBs to naval attack and give the TBs a secondary mission of airfield attack (and later ground attack).  Once the supply is offloaded, I'll load the invasion force for PM.  There is an additional infantry regiment that is landing at Truk and will reload in a fast Amph TF to team up with the Rabaul invasion force for PM.  I expect the invasion of PM to happen in about a week.

Ted sent a few Catalinas to bomb the fleet in Rabaul, hitting an xAK with a 100 lb bomb.  I'm going to send the fighters that begin in Truk down there next turn to surprise him.

4th Fleet

Not much happening there.  I continue to build up for the inevitable attack.

Northern Area

I was asked what I plan on doing there.  A few subs will do nothing other than alert me to enemy shipping in the area.  I need rudimentary defenses (to start) and slowly build them up.  I've decided on the 71st Division, a construction company and an engineer regiment from Kwantung Area Army initially.  The 71st Division begins as 3 infantry regiments and the rest of the division (recon, engineer and artillery) will arrive at the end of May 42.  I haven't decided on air units to support them yet, but the IJN will provide bombers and Mavis (and probably a chutai of Zeros) and the IJA will provide some fighters and recon, and maybe a light bomber sentai, all probably from Kwantung.  We'll see what the PP cost turns out to be.  The naval contingent will initally be 2 CL (Tama and Kiso) and probably 4 DDs, as well as small escorts.  This force will be used to escort the convoys.  I don't have any plans to invade the Aleutians yet, but will do so later (probably in the spring of 1942).

Just for fun, I am sending a midget sub to investigate Dutch Harbor.  We'll see if they find anything. [;)] They should arrive in a day or two.

Damage report

Ryujo - 48-5(5)-14(4)-0 (36 days remaining)
Hatsukaze - 40-11(11)-0-0 (19 days remaining)
Kongo - 5-28(28)-1-0 (7 days remaining)
I-123 - 28-71(71)-16(9)-0 and plodding to Babeldaob
I-122 - 33-90(54)-19(18)-0 and plodding to Saigon

Ted made a comment about the I-122 being a new artificial reef.  Not yet!

Other odds and ends

The Hosho and Zuiho arrived at Babeldaob and disbanded, resizing their air groups.  I'll replace Hosho's Jeans with Kates and both ships Claudes with Zeros as soon as I get enough supply there.  The supply TF is on the way.  Once the ships in that area have some sys damage repaired and the cargos that attacked southern Luzon have returned, then I'll start pushing to the west (Davao or Djangas) and points further west. 

Oh yeah, a TF will invade Jolo tomorrow.  I plan on putting some fighters and recon there I and maybe a chutai of IJNAF bombers too, just to shake up Ted.



Mike Solli -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/8/2010 6:35:56 PM)

20 Dec 41

I got an AMC as a reinforcement.  I just love those things.  They're fast, tough, carry nice guns, haul lots of stuff.....

Philippines

Ted shock attacked me at Clark Field.  The 1:2 odds resulted in 767 Allied casualties to 961 Japanese casualties.  We're still there. [:D] The S-40 sank an empty xAK off Lingayan and got away.  She's one lucky ship.

Malaya

I shot down a Blenheim IV and a Wirraway for no loss.  I finally hit the remnants fleeing from Kota Bahru pushing them farther south and causing 589 casualties to 42 Japanese casualties. 

SE Fleet

KB hit ships docked at Pt. Moresby sinking 2 xAPs, damaging another and badly damaging a TK.  I lost 2 Kates to flak while destroying a Catalina on the ground.  No enemy fighters were around.  Preparations for the invasion of Pt. Moresby continue.

I took Aitape, on the north coast of New Guinea.

4th Fleet

I took Ocean Island, capturing all 20 resource centers intact.  Elsewhere in that area, things are quiet. 

Hong Kong

i forgot to change my forces from deliberate assault to bombardment.  I ended up with a dismal 1:17 odds losing 210 to 193 British casualties.  The fort level remains at 1.

Other stuff

Ryujo, Hatsukaze and Kongo are all repairing well.  I-123 is still 20 days from Babeldaob, but seems stable.  I-122 is still 24 days out of Saigon and her flooding increased 1 to 91(54).  We'll see.....



Q-Ball -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/8/2010 8:19:05 PM)

I-122 isn't lost yet, but I would keep lifejackets handy at that flooding level...........

Any thought yet to your Phase-2 objectives? It's not a bad idea to pick some of the best units in Manchuria, and start prepping for more distant targets. By the time they are 100%, you will have the PPs. You can even prep for multiple targets, and 'Buy" the unit you need as the time comes.



Chickenboy -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/8/2010 8:30:23 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Mike Solli
I got an AMC as a reinforcement.  I just love those things.  They're fast, tough, carry nice guns, haul lots of stuff.....

Not sure why, Mike? Compared to comparable fighting ships, they pale. They can neither dish out or receive as much damage as a CA, nor are they as armored. I intercepted an AO and single DD escort off of Tahiti with two of these. Set the AO afire ([:)]), but mortal damage to one AMC and moderate damage to the other by the supporting DD. For 20-25 VPs, I'll take a CA or even a CL.

I do admire their range though...



Mike Solli -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/8/2010 8:30:36 PM)

That's a good idea Q-Ball.  I have a bad habit of attempting to use what's available.  I have to work this weekend but I'll bring along the unit lists and do a little planning. [:D]



Mike Solli -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/8/2010 8:33:27 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy


quote:

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli
I got an AMC as a reinforcement.  I just love those things.  They're fast, tough, carry nice guns, haul lots of stuff.....

Not sure why, Mike? Compared to comparable fighting ships, they pale. They can neither dish out or receive as much damage as a CA, nor are they as armored. I intercepted an AO and single DD escort off of Tahiti with two of these. Set the AO afire ([:)]), but mortal damage to one AMC and moderate damage to the other by the supporting DD. For 20-25 VPs, I'll take a CA or even a CL.

I do admire their range though...


Yeah, no cruiser beats those Japanese CAs. I just think AMCs are cool ships. Just a bit of really neat chrome. I'd love to see an Allied sub surface to try and finish off a merchant and find an AMC. [:D]



seille -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/10/2010 4:42:39 PM)

Mike,

I just studied your resource movement plan and have some questions.
I  plan my own game and still working on production and resources.
As a very new player i want to follow basicly your way since it sounds good to me [:)]

This night i noted all the bases at japanese home islands with plus in resources and/or oil.
When i compared this with your resource movement plan earlier in this thread i wondered why
you go for Takamatsu (Shikoku) with only 300 resources daily and don´t load anything at
Kochi with 900+ resources a day.
This is just an example, at Kyushu i have found 7 port cities with surplus of resources or oil while
in your plan only Nagasaki and Fukuoka have planned convoys.

Ok, now my question(s).
How do you get the resources from the other bases like Kurume or Oita
(each with a plus of 900 resources per day) out ? Do the resources flow to the bigger ports when you empty them and
the resources start to accumulate in the smaller ports ? Or do you have to use smaller convoy´s moving the resources
from Kurume and Oita (just as example) to Fukuoka or Nagasaki (using these ports as hubs) ?

Next Question:
You mentioned to use one escort per convoy and two for the tanker convoy. Which one do you use ? Must be small ones
so you don´t hit the port limit (total ships docked).

Hope you can help me here. PM and email did not work [;)]
If any other guy´s can help me with my questions feel free to send a PM, so we don´t have to abuse this thread.



Mike Solli -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/11/2010 4:19:43 PM)


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ORIGINAL: seille

Mike,

I just studied your resource movement plan and have some questions.
I  plan my own game and still working on production and resources.
As a very new player i want to follow basicly your way since it sounds good to me [:)]

This night i noted all the bases at japanese home islands with plus in resources and/or oil.
When i compared this with your resource movement plan earlier in this thread i wondered why
you go for Takamatsu (Shikoku) with only 300 resources daily and don´t load anything at
Kochi with 900+ resources a day.
This is just an example, at Kyushu i have found 7 port cities with surplus of resources or oil while
in your plan only Nagasaki and Fukuoka have planned convoys.


Hi seille,

When I planned movement of resources from the Home Islands to Honshu, I looked at each island separately. I considered 3 things when attempting to figure this all out. First, I looked at the available xAK(L)s (primarily those starting in the home islands and along the eastern Chinese coast as well as the Manchurian and Korean coasts. I decided to use only those in the 10-12 kt range, saving the faster ones for other duties.

The other two things I looked at were port size (both for loading and unloading) and the excess production at each base. I also want to minimize the number of ports I'm using if possible. I am making some assumptions too. I assume that places that I am not shipping from will move their excess resources to other locations (where I ship resources from). I also assume that the AI will move resources around the way I'd like (which means they will flow to ports with industry present).

Here's my thoughts on Shikoku. I chose Takamatsu (port size 4) and Matsuyama (largest resource production (460 resource centers)) (port size 3) for shipping. I decided against Kochi because I figure that the excess resources produced there will flow to Takamatsu because there are 20 HI and 60 LI factories and I'll be pulling a lot of resources from there. I expect the AI to continue to push resources there to feed the industry.


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ORIGINAL: seille
Ok, now my question(s).
How do you get the resources from the other bases like Kurume or Oita
(each with a plus of 900 resources per day) out ? Do the resources flow to the bigger ports when you empty them and
the resources start to accumulate in the smaller ports ? Or do you have to use smaller convoy´s moving the resources
from Kurume and Oita (just as example) to Fukuoka or Nagasaki (using these ports as hubs) ?


The AI should move resources (oil, supply and fuel too) around as needed. I've found that in the 2 weeks of this AAR, the stuff moves around very well. It doesn't necessarily move to the larger ports, but to the bases that need it for industry. If I move something out of a port, it goes to Honshu. I do not shift it around from a small port to a larger one on the same island. I will do a detailed analysis at the end of the game month (I will do this every month) and see how things are working out. If resources are accumulating at a certain base, then I'll consider putting a CS convoy there. We'll see in a week or so.

quote:

ORIGINAL: seille
Next Question:
You mentioned to use one escort per convoy and two for the tanker convoy. Which one do you use ? Must be small ones
so you don´t hit the port limit (total ships docked).

Hope you can help me here. PM and email did not work [;)]
If any other guy´s can help me with my questions feel free to send a PM, so we don´t have to abuse this thread.


Currently, my goal is 1 escort per resource convoy and 2 per TK convoy. I am very protective of my tankers. I'll attempt to increase that (based on available escorts and port size) with time.

Questions here are good. We're all learning. [:)]



Mike Solli -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/11/2010 4:19:43 PM)

Duplicate message.



Mike Solli -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/11/2010 4:44:01 PM)

21 Dec 41

Philippines

The 16 Division driving north toward Manila trashed the 51 Philippine Division at Lucerna taking causing 1549 casualties and pushing them out of the hex for a cost of 149 Japanese. 

Malaya

Alor Star was abandon by the Brits and was liberated today.

Mindinao

The Davao invasion force set sail today.  I'm going to liberate Mindinao to either destroy or force the withdrawal of the B-17s flying from there.  I also want a decent harbor for damaged ships (Davao) available for the next phase (Tarakan and Balikpapan).

Jolo fell and a chutai each of fighters and recon was stationed there.

SE Fleet

KB is still hanging around Pt. Moresby.  Something interesting happened.  They caught an Allied TF composed of 2 PB and 3 xAP 125 miles NE of Cooktown and destroyed it.  There were some 900 soldiers that got a crash course in swimming.  I'm not sure whether they were headed to or away from Pt. Moresby.  Either way, it's a good thing for that region.  I hope they were Australians.  If they were, that's one unit (if any of it survived) that'll be out of the war for a time.

KB also caught a few more ships docked at PM.  An xAP went down and two more were badly damaged.  I'm not sure how many xAPs the Allies start with, but that's gotta hurt. [:D]

Midget sub update

I had midget subs arrive at Dutch Harbor and Suva today.  Unfortunately, both were lost before making it into harbor. [8|]

I-122 Update

The I-122 repaired a point of flot damage!  She's back "down" to 90 with 23 days to go to Saigon.



Mike Solli -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/11/2010 5:08:04 PM)

22 Dec 41

Quiet day today.  Aside from the normal ground and air bombardments, just two events to note.  I trashed the old Allied Kuantan garrison 1 hex NW of the base, sending them packing minus 838 of their numbers for 35 Japanese losses.  I opened up the Japanese airbase at Kota Bahru and sent some Lilys to bomb Singapore.  I had rested the Zeros that had been shooting down Buffalos for fun and forgot to give them sweep orders again.  27 Lilys escorted by 9 Oscars encountered 11 Buffalos over Singapore and I lost 4 Lilys and an Oscar in return for 1 Buffalo.  Needless to say, the Zeros are flying tomorrow.

I'm assaulting Clark Field and Hong Kong tomorrow.  I'm also just a few days away from my air assault on Pt. Blair.  The air assault will consist of the 1st Raiding Regiment and the 3 Yokosuka SNLF.  Once liberated, engineers, AA and an air support Bn will be flown in.

In response to Q-Ball's question about Phase 2, I've reviewed what I have available from Kwantung Army (I'm not planning on taking anything from the armies within Kwantung yet).  Here's what I have available to choose from:

10 Div
29 Div
3x Inf Regs
28 Cav Reg
3 Cav Bde
9 Bdr Def
6x Tk Reg
3x Art Units
2x Eng Reg
5x Const Co
9x AA units
6x Avn BF (48 air spt)
14x Avn Bn (24 air spt)

I think I'll use some of them for beefing up the defenses in areas (primarily 4 Fleet).  I'll send most of the const companies to the 4th Fleet as well, although SE Fleet will get some, as will 5 Fleet.  More infantry will go to 5 Fleet and SE Fleet.  I really want to send some cav to 5 Fleet.  That's hilarious. [:D]  I'll spread some AA all around.  Not sure what I'll do with the 2 divisions or tanks (if anything). 



seille -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/11/2010 5:12:57 PM)

Thanks a lot for your answers Mike. This is really a help for me.
If the AI moves the resources as you said i can use less ports per island to move the ressources out.
Only Nagasaki and Fukuoka instead of 7 different ports at Kyushu. I´ll look at the other bases
situation after some time.

One more question. You mentioned in the table how often you´ll use the convoy´s per month.
Are that continuous convoys and you calculated how often they can make the route per month or will you send them manually ?



Mike Solli -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/11/2010 5:19:43 PM)

I set them to CS and let 'em go.  The number of cycles per month per TF is an estimate to help me figure out what's needed.

Actually, I review them each day and adjust as needed.  On occasion, I will dock and/or undock TFs based on resources at that base to be shipped or how full they are, etc.

One change I've already made is to put a resource TF at Shikuka to ship resources from that port, even though the resources are produced at Toyohara.  It seems that >150k resources have accumulated at Shikuka.  I'll keep that TF going until it is emptied. 



erstad -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/12/2010 5:32:44 AM)



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One change I've already made is to put a resource TF at Shikuka to ship resources from that port, even though the resources are produced at Toyohara. It seems that >150k resources have accumulated at Shikuka. I'll keep that TF going until it is emptied.


I don't think it will empty. Originally, the resources produced at Toyohara tended to mostly stay there. With the patches, the resources now hightail it to Shikoku on a consistent basis.



Mike Solli -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/12/2010 2:52:21 PM)


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ORIGINAL: erstad



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One change I've already made is to put a resource TF at Shikuka to ship resources from that port, even though the resources are produced at Toyohara. It seems that >150k resources have accumulated at Shikuka. I'll keep that TF going until it is emptied.


I don't think it will empty. Originally, the resources produced at Toyohara tended to mostly stay there. With the patches, the resources now hightail it to Shikoku on a consistent basis.


erstad, yeah, I agree with you. Last night I noticed that the resources have increased at Shikuka, even with some 20k or so loading into a TF there. I will most likely divert some of the TFs from Toyohara to Shikuka to deal with it.



seille -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/12/2010 3:13:52 PM)

I like when you guy´s talk about resources !
Sadly most of the AAR´s here don´t show anything about economic, production changes and
R&D strategies. Imho a very important part when the japanese player want to have a chance.
That´s why i like that thread so much. This and the great AE tracker will allow me to play japan.



Mike Solli -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/12/2010 4:01:53 PM)

23 Dec 41

Another quiet day today...

Our submarine corps had another good one.  The I-1, patrolling SW of Hawaii was attacked by a TF escort and escaped unharmed.  Then she came back and put 2 torpedoes into an xAKL.  Troops were seen jumping overboard as the ship was reported sunk.  Later, the I-123 found another xAKL a hex NW of Darwin and put 3 torps into her.  She was also reported as sunk.  The I-123 then proceeded to lay a minefield in that hex and is proceeding home to Saigon for her next mission.

I attacked Clark Field and Hong Kong as planned.  Neither achieved what I hoped. [8|]

The Clark field attack was terrible.  The 1:8 attack caused us 894 casualties to 361 Allied casualties.  I will bombard (air and ground) until infantry reinforcements arrive.  Currently, those reinforcements are cleaning up the 2 Allied units trapped in the northern part of Luzon.

In Hong Kong, the Japanese attack yielded only 1:2 odds, with 173 Japanese casualties to 473 British.  Their fort level jumped back up to 2.  More bombardment is required there as well.

The I-123 took a turn for the worse today, with her sys damage increaseing by 2 and her flot damage increasing by 16 to 30-87(71)-16(9)-0.  I've diverted her to Davao, 7 days sail away, vs. Babeldaob, 16 days sail away.  You'll note that I still do not own Davao.  The invasion force will land there tomorrow.  Fingers and toes are now crossed for her.

I've increased Tokyo's repair yard to 20.  The final goal is 80 which I will do in stages.  My supply is currently >160k higher than 7 Dec, so this 10k splurge is acceptable.  I figure I'll need it later.

The Kongo is as repaired as she can be at 0-28(28)-0-0.  She's leaving the yard at Cam Ranh Bay and will be available in 3 days to be escorted to the Home Islands for complete repairs.

I'll be transferring the 3 infantry regiments from Kwantung to 5th Fleet in the next day or two.  They are almost at the coastal port where they will be transferred to strategic islands for defense.  The transports are waiting for them.  (No, I haven't figured out where they're going yet.)  In additon, a couple of engineer units are headed that way too.  One of them will go to Kushiro to begin work on increasing that port to level 4.  I expect to transfer 5-6 engineer units to 5th Fleet.

What's Ted doing?

Basically, he's hiding and attempting to form a perimeter, his line in the sand.  I haven't seen Force Z or any of his carriers (with the exception of the new fish condo, Enterprise).  The PoW took a torpedo on 7 Dec 41.  She's still showing up as sunk, but I don't think that's the case.  I suspect Ted's pulled back everything he could for the defense of Java.  He has this nasty habit of hit and run raids with cruisers to distupt my invasions.  He did that with Houston and Boise early on, losing Houston in return for damage to Ryujo and a DD, as well as light damage to a CA (which will be repaired in a week or so).  I plan on escorting every invasion with BBs and/or CAs, which will limit my invasions to 3-4 at a time, max.  The available carriers are currently Hosho and Zuiho.  They're a couple of days sail from Formosa, where they will upgrade their planes.  After Pt. Moresby falls, KB will head west past Thursday Island into the SRA.  It'll angle north and refuel from the replenishment TF and stop off for more torpedoes.  Not sure what I'll do with KB.  Either support the invasions or disappear for awhile.

The only ship I see in the SRA is a 4 stack DD attempting to make the run from Manila toward Balikpapan.  I have a CA TF in between to hopefully catch and dispatch her.  I hope those mid-ocean intercepts work as well for me as they have for Ted.

Phase 2 Goals

I want to take Hong Kong as soon as possible.  It's a great shipyard.  Then, Singapore is the next priority, with the Philippines a distant third.  It's unlikely I'll invade Java until the Philippines falls, but we'll see how long the Philippines take.

I've just about finished unloading the 33 Division at Bangkok where they'll make the long trek to Burma.  Right now, Burma has only the 55 Division (2/3 strength) and some support units.  The 55 Division is one hex away from Moulmein and still crawling along the trail.

The air assault of Pt. Blair is only a few days away.  Everything is in position except for the 1 Raiding Regiment, which is one hex from it's deployment hex.

I'm hoping to invade Pt. Moresby by the end of the month.  I'm waiting for the 90 Infantry Regiment, which is currently loading in an amphibious TF at Truk.  It'll begin sailing south in a day or two.  The rest of the invasion force is resting at Rabaul and will begin loading tomorrow.

What else do I want to do in that area?  Not sure yet.  I'm not interested in heading to Noumea or SE of the Solomons.  I'll most likely take the Solomons and then set up an aggressive defense.  In WitP, Ted ignored the area and did nothing but bomb Rabaul into the stone age (and taking horrendous air losses doing it).  It was vanilla and he had huge plane pools.  I'll be surprised if he does anything different, but this time he won't have PM.  By the way, I'm in the process of transferring the 23 Air Flotilla to the SE Fleet.  That will be the backbone of my defense.  There will also be a CA Division and DD Squadron as the major surface force, along with a bunch of subs.



Mike Solli -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/13/2010 12:39:59 AM)

Ted's out of town until tomorrow night, so I have some time to show a few screen shots. First is the Philippines. You can see that I did the (relatively) historical invasion of invading in the north and south. I was able to isolate two units in the north, a Philippine Division and a battalion. They're both pretty badly beat up and surrender when I finally get troops into their hex in a day or two.

You can see the US 4 stacker in Busuanga (middle of the map) headed SW. The TF I have clicked on has 2 CAs, a CL and some DDs. I'm hoping to catch and destroy the DD. There is also a US TF in Manila. That's 3 PT boats. Really not much else going on here to talk about.



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Mike Solli -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/13/2010 12:44:01 AM)

Here is Mindinao. You can see the crippled I-123 headed for Davao. The TF highlighted is the Davao invasion force. The surface force in Davao is a CL and ~half a dozen DDs for support. The TF 3 hexes to the east of the invasion TF is the Manado invasion TF. I will put recon there to prepare for my westward advance.



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Mike Solli -> RE: Here we go again! tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J) - No tc464 (1/13/2010 12:48:46 AM)

Finally, here's Malaya. Not too much to discuss here either except that movement is incredibly slow compared to WitP. My troops are crawling along attempting to "chase" the Brits. The TF 4 hexes to the east of the Malayan coast is the 56 Division. They're going to land in a couple of days. I was going to land them at Mersing, but decided not to. I would have had to put some surface forces there for support and was concerned about British TBs. They're still present at Singapore. I've renewed flying Zeros over Singapore to kill more Buffalos.



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