aoffen -> RE: Aussies v Aussies - Being clubbed like a baby seal (No Jrcar or Tony) (12/29/2010 11:28:50 PM)
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Sorry but still no pictures. not organized enough yet. Big turn last turn. We lashed out and sent two surface TF's out hunting for the enemy. We spotted a small IJN task force with a CA and some DD's SE of Tarakan cleaning up our various naval units fleeing from the Phillipines. Sent a cruiser TF (4 CL's and 4 DD's) on a high sped run up past Balikpapan to try and catch them out. Looks like it worked - we lost a Dutch CL and a DD but I think we nailed the CA Nachi. Night Time Surface Combat, near Donggala at 67,97, Range 5,000 Yards Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses Japanese Ships CA Nachi, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships CL Danae CL Dragon, Shell hits 1 CL Durban, Shell hits 5, on fire CL Marblehead, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Alden DD Barker DD Bulmer, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Edsall, Shell hits 2, on fire Over on the other side of Borneo Force Z made a run at Kuching. This one didn't go as well as our TF was spotted before it started its run and they were waiting for us. Still, I guess we gave a reasonable account of ourselves considering. Looks like we nailed the Haruna in exchange for a CA (Houston) and a Dutch CL and DD. Damage to the Repulse and Prince of Wales is moderate but they can still make full speed so will get away OK I think. Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuching at 58,88, Range 21,000 Yards Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Kongo, Shell hits 3 BB Haruna, Shell hits 25, and is sunk CA Takao, Shell hits 1 CA Atago, Shell hits 1 CA Mogami, Shell hits 1, on fire CA Mikuma DD Asashio, Shell hits 3, heavy fires DD Oshio, Shell hits 3 DD Michishio, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Arashio, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 21, on fire BC Repulse, Shell hits 11, on fire CA Houston, Shell hits 13, and is sunk CL Java, Shell hits 15, and is sunk DD Van Nes, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Witte de With, Shell hits 11, and is sunk DD Electra, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage I am hoping they will be a little more wary of us after that. We took more losses than I was hoping for but we did sink 2 major capital ships and we still have a credible surface force intact. Most of the losses, except the Houston were Dutch and therefore expendable and attriting IJN units for Dutch seems like a good deal. Elsewhere no real news. Their subs are a real nuisance and have been picking off 3 or 4 ships a turn. Only AKL's and the like at this stage but we will have to work hard to counter them and stem those losses as the game progresses. The invasion of the PI continues. Japanese are now ashore at Naga in the SE of Luzon. We are withdrawing to Clarke and Bataan and fortifying and prepping as fast as we can. In Malaya the Japanese are ashore and moving inland. Mark is planning on making a stand in the middle of the Peninsula before withdrawing to Singapore. Probably around Malacca as it is the where all the roads and rail come together. Terrain isn't great though so it will be interesting to see what happens. Mark is also trying to reinforce and hold Port Blair. Not sure that will succeed but will be interesting. Light air action only across the front. In PH the damage to the BB's is worse than I at first realised. I have put the least damaged 3 in the shipyards so I can get them seaworthy and move them back to the West Coast to finish off repairs. Only 1 of those will be ready in 6 months, the other two will be closer to 12. The remaining 5 are all going to be out of action for at least a year. They are clogging the PH yards so want to get them back to the West coast as soon as they can move with a reasonable chance of not sinking enroute. Will try and post pictures next time. Regards Andrew
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