Nemo121 -> RE: When SLOCs go bad.... (6/20/2010 6:14:56 PM)
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 06, 42 Well Mike has 3 CV TFs at sea, one in the Kuriles ( 2 to 3 CVLs ) supporting his operations there, another operating around Truk ( spotted a couple of days ago and may just comprise some CVLs/CVEs ) and what I think is KB is operating just south of southern Borneo. I thought it might attack Balikpapan today but no dice on that. Instead a couple of enemy Daitai tried to sweep Ponape to help the IJNAF torpedo bombers get at the 2 BBs I have guarding the unloading of my transports there... big, big mistake. I ate his Zeroes alive. Honestly, whoever is finding it difficult to get good exchange rates vs Zeroes really needs to look at their play, today I killed 12 Zeroes and 3 Oscars in the air over Ponape out of a force of 12 Zeroes and 3 Oscars. In return I lost 2 P40Bs to A2A combat and one P38 on landing. So, that's a 5:1 exchange rate in A2A combat. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 20 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) Japanese Ships DMS Teiko DMS W-20 52 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Singkawang at 56,88 Japanese Ships PB Teibo Maru #2 Allied Ships SS O16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Singkawang at 56,88 Japanese Ships DD Tatsuyuke Allied Ships SS O16, hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 20 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) Japanese Ships DMS Teiko DMS W-20 44 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Hengchun at 85,68 Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze DD Harukaze DD Hatakaze Allied Ships SS Spearfish As you can see my subs are very much back in action again but the poor torpedoes are really hindering them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 454 encounters mine field at Truk (112,108) Allied Ships SS Pompano, Mine hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Shimushiri-jima at 132,51 Japanese Ships xAK Tempei Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire Allied Ships SS Trigger, hits 2 Trigger fired three entire volleys of torpedoes at Tempei, got 3 torpedo hits and not a single one exploded. *sigh* In time this'll improve. For now I'll just endure. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 201st(Sep) Infantry Regiment, at 136,48 (Onnekotan-jima) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 18 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Onnekotan Jima is definitely next on his hit list... A major error, he needs Palembang and Java NOW. Every delay is letting me bring more and more in. I just counted my forces in Sumatra today and have a total of 5,000 AV on the island. I just don't see him taking that away from me, especially since I have Level 5 and 6 forts and CD guns to hide behind. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 42,500 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3 Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 6 P-40B Warhawk x 28 F2A-3 Buffalo x 1 F4F-3A Wildcat x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed In reality all three Oscars were downed for just a single P40B. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kwajalein Island , at 132,115 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft A-20A Havoc x 3 F4F-3A Wildcat x 3 F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 Allied aircraft losses A-20A Havoc: 1 damaged Runway hits 5 Just trying to keep Kwajalein a little suppressed and to maintain the fiction that I am keeping B17s and other bombers at Roi Namur.... In reality they are all shuttling to the DEI for the coming battle there. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 38,810 feet. Estimated time to target is 40 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 5 P-40B Warhawk x 24 F2A-3 Buffalo x 1 F4F-3A Wildcat x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Both Zeroes were destroyed by the P40Bs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 29 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 9 B-17D Fortress x 4 B-17E Fortress x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged I actually lost 2 Blenheims here.... I had set my bombers to training 100% but had actually set them to Naval Attack, train 100% so a few decided to take off and attack. If you want 100% training then your primary mission MUST be training. Oops!!! Only cost me the 5 Blenheims though so that's not too bad. Japanese Ships BB Haruna xAK Shinyubari Maru DD Urakaze DD Tanikaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kongo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Hankow Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 12 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Kasagi Maru xAK Taikei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Kamoi Maru The B17s appear to have damaged so many fighters that the Blenheims were able to sneak through without being engaged. A lucky break but one which fits with my proposed strike plan to the landing beaches when he comes for Sumatra - send the B17s in first to break the enemy CAP and then have all my more fragile bombers follow up while the enemy CAP is massively depleted. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Allied aircraft DB-3M x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Tonan Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Ponape , at 119,113 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 33,810 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 5 P-40B Warhawk x 24 F2A-3 Buffalo x 1 F4F-3A Wildcat x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed 10 Zeroes destroyed in return for a P40B. A few more were damaged and might go down on the way home. Either way it is a Daitai of Zeroes which has been pretty much wiped out. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 B-17E Fortress x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Haruna xAK Shinyubari Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Yamahagi Maru xAK Senko Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 1st Indian Light AA Regiment, at 57,56 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Asashio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Atago I removed a lot of IJAAF and IJNAF air attacks on my ground troops in Burma and China as they aren't really decisive attacks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 86,41 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 7546 troops, 543 guns, 478 vehicles, Assault Value = 2421 Defending force 139146 troops, 1124 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4283 Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled) Allied ground losses: 311 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 1st Engineer Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 28th Engineer Regiment 26th Recon Regiment 20th Recon Regiment 3rd NCPC Infantry Brigade 8th Recon Regiment 5th Armored Car Co 7th Ind.Mixed Brigade 27th Electric Engineer Regiment 3rd Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 37th Division 20th Engineer Regiment 1st Recon Regiment 8th Engineer Regiment 6th Ind.Mixed Brigade 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade 5th Tank Regiment 14th Division 4th NCPC Infantry Brigade 5th Army Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st Ind. Field Artillery Regiment 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 28th Mountain Gun Regiment 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Army 15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 24th Ind. Engineer Regiment 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 31st Road Const Co 13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Field Artillery Regiment 10th Mortar Battalion 9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Army Kwantung Army 7th Ind. Engineer Regiment 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 26th Field Artillery Regiment 4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 4th RF Gun Battalion 9th Ind. Engineer Regiment 40th Const Co 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th Mountain Gun Regiment Defending units: 40th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps 84th Chinese Corps 36th Chinese Corps 96th Chinese Corps 7th Chinese Corps 57th Chinese Corps 1st Chinese Corps 38th Chinese Corps 29th Chinese Corps 85th Chinese Corps 48th Chinese Corps 61st Chinese Corps 33rd Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Corps 34th Chinese Corps 47th Chinese Corps 82nd Chinese Corps 80th Chinese Corps 76th Chinese Corps 98th Chinese Corps 1st War Area 8th War Area 1st Artillery Regiment 7th Group Army 22nd Artillery Regiment 8th Group Army 41st AA Regiment 7th Artillery Regiment 3rd Group Army 57th AT Gun Regiment 18th Artillery Regiment 3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment 20th Artillery Regiment 39th Group Army 2nd Group Army 24th Group Army 4th Heavy Mortar Regiment 21st Group Army 36th Group Army Red Chinese Army 34th Group Army 4th Group Army 49th AA Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2040 troops, 249 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 5089 Defending force 137632 troops, 786 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4400 Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 9th Armored Car Co 11th RGC Temp. Division 116th Division 12th Division 34th Division 13th Division 6th Division 51st Infantry Brigade 40th Division 58th Infantry Regiment 23rd Division 10th Division 3rd Division 39th Division 10th Tank Regiment 13th Ind.Mixed Brigade 13th RGC Temp. Division 13th Tank Regiment 17th/A Division 2nd JAAF Base Force 2nd Ind. Engineer Regiment 51st Const Co 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 11th Army 51st Road Const Co 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 11th Field Artillery Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 9th JAAF Base Force 10th Mortar Battalion 13th JAAF Base Force 8th Ind. Engineer Regiment 5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 6th RF Gun Battalion 22nd Ind. Engineer Regiment 54th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 26th Chinese Corps 21st Chinese Corps 3rd New Chinese Corps 9th Prov Chinese Corps 10th Chinese Corps 70th Chinese Corps 20th Chinese Corps 78th Chinese Corps 28th Chinese Corps 4th Chinese Corps 6th Construction Regiment 99th Chinese Corps 37th Chinese Corps 74th Chinese Corps 72nd Chinese Corps 73rd Chinese Corps 58th Chinese Corps 100th Chinese Corps 5th Construction Regiment 3rd War Area 32nd Group Army 9th War Area 19th Group Army 27th Group Army 25th Group Army 17th Chinese Base Force 10th Group Army 29th Group Army 30th Group Army 56th AT Gun Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Polillo (81,78) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1204 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 40 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 40 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Polillo !!! Overall in the last 3 days the Japanese have lost 64 planes ( including 24 in the past day ). Today my forces lost 5 planes ( 2 Blenheims, 2 P40Bs and a P38 to ops ) and in the previous 2 days I'd lost a plane to ops losses. So, overall, just short of an 11:1 exchange rate over the past 3 days. Most of that is because I only accept combat when absolutely necessary and on my own terms and am relying on a lot of FlAK traps and ambushes to inflict really disproportionate losses. In other news... Onnekotan Jima will fall soon enough, which is a pity, but my forces are really flowing into the southern DEI and Cocos Islands.
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