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Connfire -> Deepening crisis in China (4/2/2011 2:43:43 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/12/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Wenchow, at 50,41 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 77 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Idzumo CA Adzuma CA Nisshin, Shell hits 4 CA Kasuga, Shell hits 2 BB Shikishima BB Iwami BB Suwo BB Mishima, Shell hits 8 BB Okinoshima BB Fuji, Shell hits 4 BB Asahi BB Mikasa, Shell hits 8 BB Katori Allied ground losses: 199 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Port hits 3 Port fuel hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS UB-125 (O6) Allied Ships DD Schley DD Bailey DD Tatnall -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kiku DD Kaba DD Katsura DD Kashiwa Allied Ships SS S-27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 83,62 Japanese Ships AK Kunikawa Maru DD Umi DD Kusunoki DD Kaede Allied Ships SS S-26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS UB-125 (O6) Allied Ships MSW Oriole MSW Lapwing MSW Tern MSW Turkey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 83,62 Japanese Ships DD Umi DD Kusunoki DD Kaede Allied Ships SS S-26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kiku Allied Ships SS S-27, hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wenchow Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 42504 troops, 212 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 652 Defending force 14617 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 313 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 1249 casualties reported Guns lost 15 Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 53,33 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 48647 troops, 434 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1075 Defending force 41254 troops, 206 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 845 Allied ground losses: 162 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 53,33 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 26860 troops, 204 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 841 Defending force 59729 troops, 458 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 1075 Japanese ground losses: 31 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/13/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tientsin, at 54,31 Japanese Ships CA Furutaka CL Sendai CL Naka Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS UB-125 (O6) Allied Ships MSW Oriole MSW Lapwing MSW Tern MSW Turkey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS UB-125 (O6), hits 1 Allied Ships DD Bailey DD Tatnall -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tientsin, at 54,31 Japanese Ships CA Furutaka CL Sendai CL Naka -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tientsin Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 50562 troops, 286 guns, 59 vehicles, Assault Value = 900 Defending force 5747 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 117 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Japanese ground losses: 1355 casualties reported Guns lost 16 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 67 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Uh oh - those Allied troops belonged to the UK's 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, and France's Tientsin Infanterie Regiment, neither of which is at war with Japan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wenchow Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 41184 troops, 193 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 584 Defending force 14566 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 313 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 1081 casualties reported Guns lost 10 Allied ground losses: 202 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 53,33 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 48647 troops, 433 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1078 Defending force 41155 troops, 205 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 847 Allied ground losses: 39 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 53,33 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 26975 troops, 205 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 847 Defending force 59749 troops, 457 guns, 255 vehicles, Assault Value = 1078 Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/14/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tientsin, at 54,31 Japanese Ships CA Furutaka CL Sendai CL Naka Allied ground losses: 35 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kiku DD Kaba DD Katsura Allied Ships SS S-27, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wenchow at 50,41 Japanese Ships DD Sumire DD Kuwa CA Nisshin DD Yanagi DD Hinoki DD Kashi BB Mishima Allied Ships SS S-2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 111,66 Japanese Ships SS No. 35 Allied Ships AP Henderson, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Cagayan, at 42,59 Japanese Ships CA Asama CA Ikoma CA Ibuki CA Kurama BB Kashima CA Yakumo CA Tokiwa CA Iwate Allied ground losses: 89 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tientsin Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 48544 troops, 254 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 802 Defending force 5597 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 111 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese ground losses: 1154 casualties reported Guns lost 19 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 192 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wenchow Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 39803 troops, 175 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 512 Defending force 14298 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 305 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 860 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Allied ground losses: 289 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 53,33 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 48575 troops, 430 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1080 Defending force 41233 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 849 Allied ground losses: 91 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 53,33 Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 27040 troops, 199 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 846 Defending force 59600 troops, 454 guns, 255 vehicles, Assault Value = 1080 Japanese ground losses: 60 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Japan advises the governments of Great Britain and France that while engaging in peacekeeping operations, our North China Area Army appears to have engaged foreign mercenaries wearing their country's uniforms in Tientsin. Fortunately, after realizing the futility of engaging our forces now that we have established a bridgehead in the city, they appear to be withdrawing. We assume they are mercenaries because all legitimate French and British forces must have certainly withdrawn from the war zone after our urgent advisories of June 2 and June 17. As a token of our goodwill to the people of Britain and France, the Emperor in his divine patience and mercy will grant these forces 3 days of safe passage to evacuate the war zone so they may be repatriated.

Connfire -> Bataan falls (4/3/2011 5:09:17 AM)
According to the Reuter's News Agency, an unusual joint communiqué was issued today by the Foreign Ministers of both Great Britain and the French Republic concerning the deepening tensions in Eastern China, as follows: "Both Great Britain and France would like to appeal to the Japanese Government and it's Armed Forces to cease and desist from their provocative actions in the area near Tientsin, China. While details remain sketchy at this time, Allied forces in this area appear to have been the unintentional targets of Japanese Offensive Military actions taken in the pursuit of Nationalist Chinese forces. There have also been unconfirmed reports of Japanese soldiers infiltrating the Tientsin Military District while wearing the uniforms of the Nationalist forces, possibly with the intent of instigating an expansion of the current conflict There have also been unsubstantiated rumors of atrocities by both combatants on the civilian population of Tientsin. Great Britain and the Republic of France would like to take this opportunity to reiterate that neither is a party to the disputes between China and Japan. Pending a further investigation into this incident that both parties would like to ask Japan and China to participate in, both Great Britain and France would like to unconditionally accept the Emperor's offer of a cease-fire in the Tientsin area for a 3 day period. During this time, every effort will be made to evacuate all British and French forces, dependents, and ex-patriot workers from Tientsin to the Greater Shanghai area. We implore Nationalist forces in the area to also adhere to said cease-fire in order to facilitate the evacuation process. In addition, the British Admiralty has been ordered to secure sufficient sea lift capacity to make it possible to extend the evacuation effort to include all Colonial forces, dependents, and ex-patriot workers in the Shanghai area as soon as might be practicable AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/15/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS UB-125 (O6) Allied Ships AK Manini DD Alden DD Renshaw -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 111,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 51 Allied Ships AP Henderson, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Cagayan, at 42,59 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Asama CA Ikoma CA Ibuki, Shell hits 2 CA Kurama BB Kashima CA Yakumo CA Tokiwa CA Iwate Allied ground losses: 144 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Port hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Wenchow, at 50,41 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 72 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Idzumo CA Adzuma CA Nisshin CA Kasuga BB Shikishima BB Iwami, Shell hits 3 BB Suwo, Shell hits 3 BB Mishima BB Okinoshima, Shell hits 2 BB Fuji, Shell hits 7 BB Asahi, Shell hits 4 BB Mikasa, Shell hits 5 BB Katori Allied ground losses: 190 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Port hits 4 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wenchow at 50,41 Japanese Ships MSW Ashikazi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank 5 days later Allied Ships SS S-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS UB-125 (O6) Allied Ships MSW Oriole MSW Lapwing MSW Tern MSW Turkey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede Allied Ships SS R-8, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS UB-125 (O6) Allied Ships DD Bailey DD Tatnall DD Schley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 86307 troops, 496 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1499 Defending force 30306 troops, 163 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 323 Allied ground losses: 82 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wenchow Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 38547 troops, 166 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 439 Defending force 13754 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 296 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied ground losses: 71 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bataan Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 14051 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 284 Defending force 7653 troops, 110 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30 Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan base !!! Japanese ground losses: 476 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Allied ground losses: 7536 casualties reported Guns lost 26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/16/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Umi DD Kiku DD Kaba DD Katsura DD Kashiwa Allied Ships SS R-8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 111,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 51, hits 1, on fire Allied Ships DD Robert Smith, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Hovey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 86628 troops, 500 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1520 Defending force 28636 troops, 166 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 334 Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wenchow Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 35889 troops, 170 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 440 Defending force 13767 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 298 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 105 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/17/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Umi DD Kiku DD Kaba DD Katsura DD Kashiwa Allied Ships SS R-8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 111,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 51 Allied Ships DD Hovey DD Ballard DD MacDonough -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Bataan at 42,51 Japanese Ships SS No. 15 Allied Ships AP President Madison, Torpedo hits 1 Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS UB-125 (O6) Allied Ships DD Bailey DD Tatnall DD Schley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Umi DD Kiku DD Kaba DD Katsura DD Kashiwa Allied Ships SS R-8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 87185 troops, 513 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1543 Defending force 28588 troops, 171 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 343 Allied ground losses: 39 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wenchow Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 36015 troops, 175 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 450 Defending force 13605 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 293 Allied ground losses: 48 casualties reported Guns lost 2

Connfire -> USN subs score off Tokyo (4/4/2011 6:14:55 AM)
Message from the Imperial Palace to the Nations of the World (conveyed by a spokesman for Crown Prince Hirohito): We are pleased to announce the war in our brother state of Manchuko has ended. We consider Manchuko to be a sovereign nation, and have already exchanged ambassadors. We hold no ill will towards our brother nations who recently voted in the majority against the Japanese-sponsored resolution accepting Manchuko as a full member of the League of Nations. We trust that the nations who voted negatively were not unduly influenced by the lies fostered by our Chinese and American enemies. We realize, in particular, that Britain, France, and Holland must have felt that voting against our initiative was in their national interest. We are confident that in the future they will reconsider their decisions. We will not burden the League of Nations with the Manchurian Question again, until the Asian War is settled. As an interim step, Japan and Manchuko have taken the proactive initiative and formed a political and military alliance called the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere. Japan will guide and protect any free Asian country or province seeking equal status with the nations of the world, and will represent their interests in the League of Nations until they are accepted as full members. We are delighted to announce that the councils in the provinces of Foochow, Canton, and Shandong (the peninsula which contains Tsingtao) have all unanimously voted to join the growing Co-Prosperity Sphere, and their memberships have been happily accepted. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/18/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Umi DD Kiku DD Kaba DD Katsura DD Kashiwa Allied Ships SS R-8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tokyo at 66,43 Japanese Ships TK Omurosan Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire Allied Ships SS S-4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 46 Allied Ships MSW Oriole MSW Lapwing MSW Tern MSW Turkey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kashiwa DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Umi DD Kiku DD Kaba DD Katsura Allied Ships SS R-8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tokyo at 66,43 Japanese Ships TK Akatuki Maru, Torpedo hits 1 Allied Ships SS S-4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 46 Allied Ships MSW Oriole MSW Lapwing MSW Tern MSW Turkey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Cagayan, at 42,59 Japanese Ships CA Asama CA Ikoma CA Ibuki CA Kurama BB Kashima CA Yakumo CA Tokiwa CA Iwate Allied ground losses: 65 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships TK Fujisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire she sank a day later Allied Ships SS S-6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 46 Allied Ships MSW Lapwing, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank MSW Oriole MSW Tern MSW Turkey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tokyo at 66,43 Japanese Ships TK Akatuki Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire Allied Ships SS S-4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tokyo at 66,43 Japanese Ships TK Akatuki Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire Allied Ships SS S-4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 87670 troops, 528 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1559 Defending force 28680 troops, 174 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 343 Allied ground losses: 108 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tientsin Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 39271 troops, 205 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 724 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese assault odds: 697 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tientsin base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wenchow Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 40485 troops, 178 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 462 Defending force 13632 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 289 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 401 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Allied ground losses: 123 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hailar Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1482 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 5) Japanese forces CAPTURE Hailar base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/19/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Umi DD Kiku DD Kaba DD Katsura DD Kashiwa Allied Ships SS R-8, hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS U-125 (O1) Allied Ships DD Farquhar DD Moody DD Shubrick DD Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS U-125 (O1) Allied Ships DD Farquhar DD Moody DD Shubrick DD Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 44 Allied Ships MSW Pelican -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 58 Allied Ships MSW Oriole MSW Tern MSW Turkey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 58 Allied Ships MSW Oriole MSW Tern MSW Turkey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 44 Allied Ships DD Reno, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank the following day DD Trever DD Zeilin DD J. F. Burnes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SS R-7 hit by a Felixstowe F2 off Wake -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 58 Allied Ships DD Bailey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank 6 days later DD Tatnall DD Schley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 88205 troops, 530 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1581 Defending force 28774 troops, 174 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 346 Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 88205 troops, 530 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1581 Defending force 28774 troops, 174 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 346 Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wenchow Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 716 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 439 Defending force 13514 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 290 Allied ground losses: 65 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 44, hits 1 Allied Ships DD Zeilin DD Trever DD J. F. Burnes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wenchow at 50,41 Japanese Ships DD No. 19 DD No. 23 DD No. 25 DD No. 27 DD No.11 DD No.13 DD No.15 DD No.17 DD No.9 Allied Ships SS S-31, hits 2, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Umi DD Kiku DD Kaba DD Katsura DD Kashiwa Allied Ships SS R-8, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 58 Allied Ships MSW Oriole MSW Tern MSW Turkey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 58 Allied Ships DD Tatnall DD Schley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships TK San Diego Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS S-6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 44 Allied Ships DD Dent DD Ramsay -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wenchow at 50,41 Japanese Ships DD No. 19 DD No. 23 DD No. 25 DD No. 27 DD No.11 DD No.13 DD No.15 DD No.17 DD No.9 DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze Allied Ships SS S-31, hits 2, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wenchow at 50,41 Japanese Ships DD No. 19 DD No. 23 DD No. 25 DD No. 27 DD No.11 Allied Ships SS S-31, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 44 Allied Ships DD Dent DD Ramsay -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS U-125 (O1) Allied Ships DD Farquhar DD Moody DD Shubrick DD Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 44 Allied Ships DD Trever DD Zeilin DD J. F. Burnes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS U-125 (O1) Allied Ships DD Farquhar, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank 8 days later DD Moody DD Shubrick DD Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 88702 troops, 541 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1604 Defending force 29105 troops, 178 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 351 Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Allied ground losses: 102 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wenchow Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 716 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 447 Defending force 13588 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 290 Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Guns lost 1

Connfire -> Brief naval battle off Marcus Island (4/4/2011 6:37:17 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/21/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 44 Allied Ships DD Ramsay DD Dent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 58 Allied Ships DD Tatnall DD Schley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships TK Kuremente Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS S-6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Cagayan, at 42,59 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Yakumo, Shell hits 1 CA Tokiwa CA Asama CA Iwate BB Kashima CA Ikoma CA Ibuki CA Kurama Allied ground losses: 63 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SS R-18 hit twice in two Felixstowe F2 attacks off Wake. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 26 encounters mine field at Bataan (42,51) Japanese Ships MSW Yudachi MSW Hatsuyuki MSW Harukaze MSW Yugure MSW Hatsushimo MSW Kisaragi MSW Nenohi MSW Ushio MSW Wakaba MSW Asakaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 58 Allied Ships DD Long -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 97726 troops, 540 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 1634 Defending force 29112 troops, 178 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 354 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese ground losses: 2220 casualties reported Guns lost 110 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 308 casualties reported Guns lost 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cagayan Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 37079 troops, 273 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 612 Defending force 4614 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 110 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Cagayan base !!! Japanese ground losses: 167 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Allied ground losses: 39 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/22/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wenchow at 50,41 Japanese Ships DD No.17 DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD No.15 DD No.13 DD No.11 DD No.9 DD No.7 DD No.3 DD No. 27 DD No. 25 DD No. 23 DD No. 19 Allied Ships SS S-32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kaba DD Umi DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kiku Allied Ships SS S-24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 44 Allied Ships DD Trever DD Zeilin DD J. F. Burnes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wenchow at 50,41 Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD No.17 DD No.15 DD No.13 DD No.11 DD No.9 DD No.7 DD No.3 DD No. 27 DD No. 25 DD No. 23 DD No. 19 Allied Ships SS S-32, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Marcus Island at 75,56 Japanese Ships BB Tosa BB Kaga BB Nagato BB Mutsu BB Ise BB Hyuga BB Fuso, Shell hits 1 BB Yamashiro BC Amagi BC Akagi BC Kongo BC Hiei BC Kirishima BC Haruna CL Kitakami CL Oi, Shell hits 1 CL Nagara DD Nokaze DD Ashi DD Tsuta DD Warabi DD Hasu DD Hishi Allied Ships BC Lexington BC Saratoga CL Milwaukee, Shell hits 3 CL Cincinnati CL Raleigh, Shell hits 2 CL Detroit DD Taylor DD Mugford DD Chew DD Williams DD Radford DD Montgomery, Shell hits 1 DD Jacob Jones DD Tarbell DD Greer DD Gillis DD Thornton DD Tingey DD Meade [image]local://upfiles/29722/002025C6F1E2447F8F72065E834741D2.jpg[/image] Picture shows the moment the two forces stumbled into each other in the dark. I don't think either of us was expecting to find what we encountered here. The US ships acted like good BCs and CLs and ran away from the heavier force, just like would have done in real life - they were too fast for me to catch. The heavy ships on both sides are Kirk's artwork, as are some of the IJN DDs. The Japanese CLs, many of the IJN DDs, and all of the USN DDs are Graham's (hellfirejet) artwork. The 4 USN Omaha class CLs are stock artwork from the game. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS U-125 (O1) Allied Ships DD Moody DD Shubrick DD Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 44 Allied Ships DD Trever DD Zeilin DD J. F. Burnes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 58 Allied Ships MSW Tern MSW Turkey MSW Oriole -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS UC-99 (O5) Allied Ships DD La Vallette DD Kidder DD Chase DD Perry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SS S-7 hit in a Felixstowe F2 attack off Wake -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SS R-18 hit in a Felixstowe F2 attacks off Wake she sank a week later -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 58 Allied Ships DD Long DD Boggs DD Rathburne DD Philip -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wenchow at 50,41 Japanese Ships DD No. 23 DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD No.17 DD No.15 DD No.13 DD No.11 DD No.9 Allied Ships SS S-32, hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS U-125 (O1) Allied Ships DD Moody DD Shubrick DD Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2208 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1444 Defending force 28876 troops, 173 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 348 Allied ground losses: 43 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/23/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wenchow at 50,41 Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD No.17 DD No.15 Allied Ships SS S-32, hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS UC-99 (O5) Allied Ships DD La Vallette DD Kidder DD Chase DD Perry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 114,68 Japanese Ships SS No. 74 Allied Ships TK Armadillo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire she sank 4 days later -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 58 Allied Ships MSW Tern MSW Turkey MSW Oriole -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R-7 hit by a Felixstowe F2 off Wake -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 58 Allied Ships DD Long DD Boggs DD Rathburne DD Philip -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 44 Allied Ships DD Ramsay DD Dent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 63 encounters mine field at Tientsin (54,31) Japanese Ships MSW W4 MSW W3 MSW W1 MSW Natsushima Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 81,63 Japanese Ships TK Nissho Maru Allied Ships SS S-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 44 Allied Ships MSW Pelican -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS UC-99 (O5) Allied Ships DD La Vallette DD Kidder DD Chase DD Perry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Umi DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba Allied Ships SS S-24, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Umi DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba Allied Ships SS S-24, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS U-125 (O1), hits 1 Allied Ships DD Shubrick DD Moody -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2212 troops, 90 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1476 Defending force 29339 troops, 180 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 351 Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported

kirk23 -> RE: Brief naval battle off Marcus Island (4/4/2011 4:32:46 PM)
Japanese heavy ships art looks good,I will be upgrading the USA destroyers soon and all the light cruisers once I'm finnished with redoing the Pre-dreadnoughts,I see the Lexington Battlecruisers are fully operational as well.[;)]

Connfire -> RE: Brief naval battle off Marcus Island (4/5/2011 1:09:10 AM)
They all look great! If only someone would redo the Omaha class cruisers...oh wait, looks like somebody did that today! [:D]

Connfire -> Naval battle off Wenchow (4/5/2011 1:21:46 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/24/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Nashi DD Enoki DD Namikaze DD No. 21 DD Momi DD No. 12 DD No. 29 Allied Ships SS S-6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 46 Allied Ships MSW Tern MSW Turkey MSW Oriole -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Nashi DD Enoki DD Namikaze DD No. 21 DD Momi DD No. 12 DD No. 29 Allied Ships SS S-6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 69 Allied Ships DD Ramsay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank the next day DD Dent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 46 Allied Ships MSW Tern MSW Turkey MSW Oriole -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wenchow at 50,41 Japanese Ships DD No. 25 DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD No.17 DD No.15 DD No.13 DD No.11 DD No.9 DD No.7 DD No.3 DD No. 27 DD No. 23 DD No. 19 Allied Ships SS S-34, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Nashi DD Enoki DD Namikaze DD No. 21 DD Momi DD No. 12 DD No. 29 Allied Ships SS S-6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 46 Allied Ships MSW Tern MSW Turkey MSW Oriole -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 69 Allied Ships MSW Pelican -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 46 Allied Ships DD Boggs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank DD Long DD Rathburne DD Philip -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wenchow at 50,41 Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD No.17 DD No.15 DD No.13 DD No.11 DD No.9 DD No.7 DD No.3 DD No. 27 DD No. 25 Allied Ships SS S-34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 46 Allied Ships DD Tatnall DD Schley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 46 Allied Ships DD Long DD Rathburne DD Philip -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 95164 troops, 444 guns, 74 vehicles, Assault Value = 1775 Defending force 29650 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 358 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 3946 casualties reported Guns lost 62 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 329 casualties reported Guns lost 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/25/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Katsura DD Umi DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS S-24, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS U-125 (O1) Allied Ships DD Moody DD Shubrick DD Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS U-125 (O1) Allied Ships DD Moody DD Shubrick DD Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS U-125 (O1) Allied Ships DD Moody DD Shubrick DD Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Wenchow at 50,41 Japanese Ships DD No. 19, Shell hits 1 DD No. 23 DD No. 25 DD No. 27 DD No.3, Shell hits 1 DD No.7 DD No.9 DD No.11 DD No.13, Shell hits 1 DD No.15, Shell hits 1, on fire DD No.17 DD Akikaze DD Shiokaze, Shell hits 2 DD Hokaze DD Tachikaze Allied Ships CL Ying Jui, Shell hits 6 CL Chao Ho CL Hai Chou, Shell hits 5 The Chinese Navy is very active in this game. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 46 Allied Ships MSW Oriole, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank MSW Tern MSW Turkey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS U-125 (O1), hits 1 Allied Ships DD Moody DD Shubrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 69 Allied Ships DD Dent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS U-125 (O1) Allied Ships DD Moody DD Shubrick DD Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wenchow at 50,41 Japanese Ships DD No. 27 DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD No.17 DD No.13 DD No.11 Allied Ships SS S-34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 90409 troops, 371 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 1516 Defending force 29181 troops, 167 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 347 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 2597 casualties reported Guns lost 33 Vehicles lost 4 Allied ground losses: 203 casualties reported Guns lost 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/26/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 69 Allied Ships DD Dent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS U-125 (O1) Allied Ships DD Moody DD Shubrick DD Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 69 Allied Ships MSW Pelican -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 69 Allied Ships MSW Pelican -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wenchow at 50,41 Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD No.17 DD No.13 DD No.11 DD No.9 DD No.7 DD No.3 DD No. 27 DD No. 25 DD No. 23 DD No. 19 Allied Ships SS S-34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Nashi DD Enoki DD Namikaze DD No. 21 DD Momi DD No. 12 DD No. 29 Allied Ships SS S-6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 82,62 Japanese Ships TK Nissho Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank 3 days later Allied Ships SS S-17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wenchow at 50,41 Japanese Ships DD No.13 DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD No.17 DD No.11 DD No.9 DD No.7 DD No.3 DD No. 27 DD No. 25 DD No. 23 DD No. 19 Allied Ships SS S-34, hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Nashi DD Enoki DD Namikaze Allied Ships SS S-6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 46, hits 1 Allied Ships DD Long DD Rathburne DD Philip -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Nashi DD Enoki DD Namikaze DD No. 21 DD Momi DD No. 12 DD No. 29 Allied Ships SS S-6, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Umi DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS S-24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 82,62 Japanese Ships TK Nisshin Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS S-17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 46 Allied Ships MSW Tern MSW Turkey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2124 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1380 Defending force 29094 troops, 159 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 339 Allied ground losses: 61 casualties reported Guns lost 1

Connfire -> Air attacks at Manila (4/6/2011 5:35:00 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/27/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wenchow at 50,41 Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD No.17 DD No.13 DD No.11 DD No.9 DD No.7 DD No.3 DD No. 27 DD No. 25 DD No. 23 DD No. 19 Allied Ships SS S-35, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kaba DD Umi DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kiku Allied Ships SS S-24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 63 encounters mine field at Tientsin (54,31) Japanese Ships MSW W4 MSW W3 MSW W1 MSW Natsushima Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Umi DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS S-24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Butuan, at 43,60 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Yakumo, Shell hits 1 CA Tokiwa, Shell hits 1 CA Asama CA Iwate BB Kashima CA Ikoma CA Ibuki CA Kurama Allied ground losses: 119 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Port hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kaifeng Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 57017 troops, 450 guns, 259 vehicles, Assault Value = 1105 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese assault odds: 1175 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kaifeng base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/28/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1111 encounters mine field at Pearl Harbor (112,68) Allied Ships MSW Sandpiper MSW Ortolan MSW Auk MSW Seagull MSW Kingfisher MSW Brant MSW Widgeon MSW Partridge MSW Cardinal ML San Francisco, Mine hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS U-46 (O2) Allied Ships MSW Tern MSW Turkey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS U-46 (O2) Allied Ships MSW Tern MSW Turkey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS U-46 (O2) Allied Ships DD Long DD Rathburne DD Philip -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS U-46 (O2) Allied Ships MSW Tern MSW Turkey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS U-46 (O2) Allied Ships DD Long DD Rathburne DD Philip -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/29/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS U-46 (O2) Allied Ships DD Tatnall DD Schley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS U-46 (O2) Allied Ships DD Tatnall -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 31st US Infantry Regiment, at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Mitsubishi 1MF2 x 12 Avro 504K x 10 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Mitsubishi 1MF2 bombing at 2000 feet 6 x Avro 504K bombing at 5000 feet 4 x Avro 504K bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 62nd PS Infantry Regiment, at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Mitsubishi 1MF2 x 2 Avro 504K x 5 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Avro 504K bombing at 5000 feet 2 x Mitsubishi 1MF2 bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Avro 504K bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 81,63 Japanese Ships TK Rikko Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank Allied Ships SS S-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS U-46 (O2) Allied Ships DD Long DD Rathburne DD Philip -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Umi Allied Ships SS S-24 The Japanese representatives of the Shanghai Municipal Council call an emergency meeting at City Hall. They state that they have been instructed to convey that their government shares the distress the neutral parties in the Asian War are no doubt feeling over the fact that American submarines appear to be using the city as a base for offensive operations. This jeopardizes Shanghai's status as an international city, and brings with it the threat that the Imperial Japanese Navy may unavoidably have to pursue the submarines into the city's territorial waters.The Japanese then propose a resolution stating that the submarines have 3 days to leave port, or face internment at the hands of the neutral representatives in accordance of the rules of war. "The British Commonwealth and French Republic's Representatives to the Shanghai Municipal Council support the creation of a joint committee to ferret-out whether or not there are any basis for the allegations made by the Japanese Representative concerning the use of Shanghai's Port Facilities by conflict billigerents. However, the boycott of the recent meeting by both the Nationalist Chinese and the American Representatives have raised a procedure problem, as the total available participants at the Shanghi Municipal Council is at least one vote shy of that which is required for a quorum. Please be advised that we are employing every available means to convince Washington's Representative to rejoin the Council at the earliest opportunity to do so. Until such time, the Council will have to defer this matter for the present"

Connfire -> RE: Air attacks at Manila (4/6/2011 5:36:50 AM)
From now on, when I repost "diplomatic activity" from PmBodkin, it will be in red, to distinguish them from my own posts, which as always will be blue.

Connfire -> Japanese subs sunk (4/7/2011 5:57:44 AM)
The Japanese representatives to the Shanghai Municipal Council reminds their fellow councilmen that they are acting under the instructions of their government, and respectfully advises their counterparts that perhaps they should consult with theirs. Allowing one warring nation safe haven to attack another from a neutral area is a clear violation of the Geneva Convention, and violates the very spirit of Shanghai’s international character. Especially in light of the recent unpleasantness in Tientsin, we should think that the protection of innocent lives and the prevention of avoidable incidents should take precedence over whether or not the Shanghai Municipal Council can raise a quorum. We also reject the need for a joint commission to confirm what anyone taking a stroll along the waterfront can see with his own eyes. The British have a significant security force in Shanghai, and since they are not belligerents in this conflict, we implore them to enforce the Geneva Convention, of which they are signatories. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/30/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 34 Allied Ships AP Ruth Alexander -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS U-46 (O2) Allied Ships DD Philip DD Long DD Rathburne -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Taichu at 49,43 Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD No.17 DD No.13 DD No.11 DD No.9 DD No.7 DD No.3 DD No. 27 DD No. 25 DD No. 23 DD No. 19 Allied Ships SS S-2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Umi DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa Allied Ships SS S-9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS No. 57 Allied Ships DD Southard DD Moody DD Shubrick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Butuan, at 43,60 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Japanese Ships CA Yakumo CA Tokiwa CA Asama CA Iwate BB Kashima CA Ikoma CA Ibuki CA Kurama Allied ground losses: 170 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 28 encounters mine field at Manila (43,52) Japanese Ships MSW Kisaragi MSW Hatsuyuki -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS U-46 (O2) Allied Ships MSW Tern MSW Turkey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS No. 57 Allied Ships DD Moody DD Shubrick DD Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Umi DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS S-9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Taichu at 49,43 Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD No.17 DD No.13 DD No.11 DD No.9 DD No.7 DD No.3 DD No. 27 DD No. 25 DD No. 23 DD No. 19 Allied Ships SS S-2, hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Umi DD Kusunoki DD Kaede Allied Ships SS S-9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/31/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Japanese government announces that Tientsin Province has asked for, and welcomed into, the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS No. 57 Allied Ships DD Shubrick, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Moody DD Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 34 Allied Ships DD La Vallette DD Kidder DD Chase DD Perry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS U-46 (O2), hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank - 1st Japanese sub lost in the war. Allied Ships DD Long -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 31st US Infantry Regiment, at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Mitsubishi 1MF2 x 15 Avro 504K x 14 Japanese aircraft losses Avro 504K: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Mitsubishi 1MF2 bombing at 2000 feet 5 x Avro 504K bombing at 1000 feet 3 x Avro 504K bombing at 1000 feet 3 x Avro 504K bombing at 1000 feet 2 x Mitsubishi 1MF2 bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Avro 504K bombing at 1000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Taichu at 49,43 Japanese Ships DD No.11 DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD No.17 DD No.13 DD No.9 DD No.7 DD No.3 DD No. 27 DD No. 25 DD No. 23 Allied Ships SS S-2, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS No. 57 Allied Ships DD Moody DD Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/01/26 In back smoked-filled room at a Tokyo Diplomatic reception, the following off-the-record conversation was overhead between the British Ambassador and the Japanese Foreign Minister: ".....You know, this recent episode of conflict could have been averted by timely and conscious discussions on the part of all warring parties, with the exception of the Chinese, of course. His Majesty's Government is of the position that the presence of our Commonwealth Forces in the Shanghai area actually has the potential to help de-escalate the current conflict by their very existence. The Americans have let it be known to us, which we will officially deny of course, that they are most willing to restore the pre-war status quo without conditions as long as the Japanese evacuate their current positions in the Philippines. The quid-pro-quo of this position is that the Americans will concede Japanese hegemony over those regions of China that are currently occupied by Japanese forces, as long as a public admission of this concession is not made by Japan. Furthermore, they will be wiling to compromise on such issues as reparations for property and casualty losses in the Philippines caused by Japanese aggression. The USA informs us that they are also willing to consider a cease-fire in-place as part of the process to reduce and, hopefully, eliminate any further conflict between the two nations. Otherwise, the USA has informed His Majesty's Government that they will ignore all future peace overtures, and will instead, insist upon the concept of Unconditional Surrender on the part of the Japanese Empire. His Majesty's Government would like to encourage this back-channel communication between the 2 major warring parties under the impartial stewardship of our Foreign Ministry". The Foreign Minister says this is valuable information indeed, and will report this to his government. About an hour later, as the party is winding down, a naval captain discreetly approaches the British Ambassador and says in American-accented English "I have been instructed to tell you that an old friend will be calling for tea at the British embassy in two days. Please share this with no one". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 28 encounters mine field at Manila (43,52) Japanese Ships MSW Kisaragi MSW Hatsuyuki -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 68 Allied Ships DD Tatnall DD Schley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 68 Allied Ships DD Long DD Rathburne -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS No. 57 Allied Ships DD Moody DD Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 68 Allied Ships DD Tatnall DD Schley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 34 Allied Ships DD La Vallette DD Kidder DD Chase DD Perry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 68 Allied Ships DD Long DD Rathburne DD Philip -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SS No. 68 hit by a Curtiss F5L off Midway she sank 6 days later -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 34 Allied Ships DD La Vallette DD Kidder DD Chase DD Perry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Taichu at 49,43 Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD No.17 DD No.13 DD No.11 DD No.9 DD No.7 DD No.3 DD No. 27 DD No. 25 DD No. 23 DD No. 19 Allied Ships SS S-2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Umi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS S-9

Connfire -> The plot thickens... (4/8/2011 5:46:31 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/02/26 Numerous acts of terrorism and insurrection break out throughout Java in the Dutch East Indies. The unrest is attributed to the Communist Party of Indonesia (native initials PKI) who declare this is a Communist Revolution. The event panics many Dutch, and in the days and weeks which follow the Dutch colonial army fights back vigorously, and many Communists are deported outside of the East Indies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 97,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 24 Allied Ships DD Mullany DD Lichfield DD Marcus DD Kennedy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 97,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 24 Allied Ships DD Lichfield DD Mullany DD Marcus DD Kennedy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Butuan, at 43,60 Japanese Ships CA Yakumo CA Tokiwa CA Asama CA Iwate BB Kashima CA Ikoma CA Ibuki CA Kurama Allied ground losses: 263 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 110,66 Japanese Ships SS No. 45 Allied Ships DD Sumner DD Kennison DD Shirk DD Farragut -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Niihau at 110,68 Japanese Ships SS No. 36, hits 1 Allied Ships AO Alameda, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R-14 is hit by a Felixstowe F2 off Wake -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Butuan Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 37607 troops, 281 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 615 Defending force 3118 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 85 Japanese assault odds: 32 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Butuan base !!! Japanese ground losses: 372 casualties reported Guns lost 10 Allied ground losses: 4857 casualties reported Guns lost 24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/03/26 At tea time, highly respected elder statesman and Japan's last surviving genro, Saionji Kinomichi, calls upon the British Embassy in Tokyo. He led Japan's delegation at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. After the usual pleasantries, the two retire to a private room. Kinomichi gets right down to business. He says he personally believes a cease fire with the Americans would be desirable and in both nations' interest. However, this will be exceedingly difficult. He can try to influence Emperor Taisho, but he is old and increasingly isolative. His son, Crown Prince Hirohito, seems be more favorably inclined toward the military leaders now guiding Japan. It must be understood that Japan feels it was treated very dishonorably by the United States at the failed Washington Naval talks 5 years ago, and the subsequent humiliation during the Manchurian Crisis the following year. The militarists have purged many of the opposition, indeed I must remain on constant guard against assassination as well. But I am not alone in opposing our nation's current course. The young Captain who conveyed my message two days ago attended university in America - Harvard, I think, and very brilliantly compared declaring war on America to "awakening a sleeping giant". If we proceed carefully, an honorable peace will be difficult, but not impossible. But the Americans must be told that while posturing about Japan choosing between immediately withdrawing from the Philippines or face unconditional surrender may play well in Pittsburgh, it will be playing right into the Japanese military's paranoia and propaganda. Right now the military has a firm grip on Japanese society, and they will react very badly to any real or perceived humiliation or dishonor at the hands of the USA or any other Western nation. As one of Japan's oldest friends and allies, we are sure the British will understand... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wuhan Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 580 troops, 0 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 15 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Wuhan base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/04/26 A group of college students begin demonstrating at their campus in Bandung, on Java in the Dutch East Indies. Their signs are both anti-Communist and anti-Dutch, and they proclaim the formation of the Indonesian National Party, known by its local initials as the PNI. When questioned by reporters, the demonstrators state that they support an independent Indonesia which can take its rightful place in the family of nations.

Connfire -> Trouble in Java (4/10/2011 5:21:37 PM)
The British Naval Liaison Officer at the Tokyo Embassy was reported to have made the following statement to the Japanese Press regarding allegations of clandestine support for American submarines and/or warships in Shanghai: "The Admiralty can state categorically that rumors of clandestine support for the American Navy at Shanghai and/or the Crown Colony of Hong Kong are totally baseless and without merit. Under no circumstances are such allegations true. As such, there is no need to consider such actions as confiscation or internment of said warships at this time." Further questions from the Press concerning possible past instances of support were met with a response of "No comment". A second day of demonstrations in Bandung results in Dutch colonial troops predictably intervening. The situation deteriorates rapidly, with riots spreading from the campus throughout the Bandung. The Dutch claim they were provoked, and blame both the PNI and Communist agitators for the unrest. The Dutch Colonial Desk issued a statement today concerning the reported unrest in several parts of the Dutch East Indies. United Press reports the following: "Recent reports of civil disobedience on the part of the Malaysian population should not be misconstrued by other Asian nations that the rule of law within the Dutch Colonial Territories has been compromised. As such, the Colonial Governor has ordered a heightened alert status to all Military Units within the jurisdiction. This will result in "war time" like patrols of the territorial boundaries around those areas deemed essential to the lifeblood of the colonial economy. Any belligerent, or non-belligerent vessel, entering these areas will be fired upon as our military forces deem necessary in the interest of the common defence" AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/05/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Manila at 43,52 Japanese Ships MSW Ushio MSW Yudachi Allied Ships SS S-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 71 Allied Ships MSW Swallow MSW Tanager MSW Cardinal MSW Partridge MSW Widgeon MSW Brant -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/06/26 The riots in Bandung are the top story in Japanese newspapers, which appear sympathetic to the PNI. The newspapers do report the Liaison’s remarks verbatim, below the fold and without comment from any government officials. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Manila at 43,52 Japanese Ships MSW Ushio Allied Ships SS S-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 71 Allied Ships MSW Pelican -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 101,68 Japanese Ships SS No. 35, hits 1 Allied Ships DD Melvin DD Corry DD Farenholt DD Hull DD Henshaw DD McCawley DD Sinclair DD Swasey DD Morris DD Greene -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 71 Allied Ships DD Trever DD Zeilin DD J. F. Burnes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 109,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 23, hits 1 Allied Ships DD Thompson DD Yarborough -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 71, hits 1, on fire Allied Ships DD Trever DD Zeilin DD J. F. Burnes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/07/26 International press report that the situation in Bandung appears stabilized. The college is closed, it is unclear when it will reopen. Some of the student activists have been captured, but the whereabouts of the majority of them are unknown. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 34 Allied Ships DD La Vallette DD Kidder DD Chase DD Perry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 109,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 23 Allied Ships DD Wood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Yarborough DD Thompson DD Somers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SS R-17 hit by a Felixstow F2 off Wake --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Connfire -> Naval battle off Tokyo (4/11/2011 2:30:47 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 108,68 Japanese Ships SS No. 36 Allied Ships DD Melvin DD Corry DD Farenholt DD Hull DD Henshaw DD McCawley DD Sinclair DD Swasey DD Morris DD Greene DD McLanahan DD O'Bannon DD Sproston DD Crosby DD Badger DD Gamble DD Lamberton BB Tennessee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 111,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 34 Allied Ships DD MacDonough DD Ballard DD Hovey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near French Frigate Shoal at 104,68 Japanese Ships SS No. 70, hits 1 Allied Ships DD Aulick DD Mackenzie DD Palmer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 110,66 Japanese Ships SS No. 45, hits 1 Allied Ships DD Sloat, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank DD Paul Hamilton DD Mervine DD Decatur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Homan Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 86940 troops, 673 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1796 Defending force 38929 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 303 Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Allied ground losses: 119 casualties reported Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hsinyang Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3628 troops, 18 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 85 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 137 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Hsinyang base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/09/26 A bomb explodes outside an army barracks in Tjilitjap, on Java in the Dutch East Indies. Both the Communists and the PNI blame each other. The Dutch don't care which group is responsible, as they declare both outlawed parties and its leaders subject to immediate arrest for the capital crimes of sedition, treason, and terrorism. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 111,68 Japanese Ships SS No. 34 Allied Ships DD Lichfield DD Mullany DD Marcus DD Kennedy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 111,68 Japanese Ships SS No. 34 Allied Ships DD Lichfield, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Mullany DD Marcus DD Kennedy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Homan Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 86988 troops, 656 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1807 Defending force 38731 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 296 Allied ground losses: 6987 casualties reported Guns lost 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/10/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD No. 21, Shell hits 1 DD No. 29, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1 DD No. 12 DD Enoki DD Momi, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Nashi, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships CA Missoula, Shell hits 8 CA Seattle, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD No. 21, on fire DD No. 29, on fire DD Namikaze DD No. 12 DD Enoki DD Momi, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Nashi Allied Ships CA Missoula, Shell hits 1 CA Seattle, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD No. 21, Shell hits 22, and is sunk DD No. 29, Shell hits 7, and is sunk DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1 DD No. 12 DD Enoki, Shell hits 2 DD Momi, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage she sank DD Nashi Allied Ships CA Missoula, Shell hits 4 CA Seattle, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank the next day -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba Allied Ships SS R-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Homan Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 87028 troops, 656 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1810 Defending force 28470 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 282 Allied ground losses: 12498 casualties reported Guns lost 11 [image]local://upfiles/29722/42510674106848029F4EEEF991726EDB.jpg[/image] Kirk's "Great White Fleet" graphics make their PBEM debut.

Connfire -> Manila Declared an Open City (4/12/2011 3:27:36 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/11/26 According to the Wire Services and Major Newspapers, President Coolidge's Secretary of War, Dwight F. Davis conducted an unusual press briefing at the Blair House to discuss rumors of a deteriorating combat situation in the Central & Western Pacific. Reports quote him as follows: "In the interest of minimizing civilian injuries and collateral damage, President Coolidge, with advice and consent from both the Army Chief of Staff and the Chief of Naval Operations, has ordered the immediate evacuation of Manila by US and Filipino Military forces. By declaring Manila an "Open City", we hope to prevent a humanitarian disaster on an epic scale by moving military activities as far away from the civilian population as possible. In accordance with International norms of conduct, we implore the Emperor of Japan to respect our gesture and to protect the population of Manila from reprisals and atrocities similar to what has reportedly occurred in urban centers captured by Japan on the Chinese Mainland. Furthermore, we would like to re-state the hopes of the people of America for a peaceful resolution to the current state of hostilities between our 2 nations. We appeal to the Emperor to reign-in the "Young Turks" who have apparently hijacked the Foreign Policy of the Japanese Nation for their own selfish and dastardly purposes. However, even for a nation founded under Christian principles, such as ours, we cannot and will not turn-the-other-cheek to an aggressor nation that defies all norms of International conduct. The choice for the Emperor and Japan is a simple one, to cease their current criminal conduct or face the wrath of a nation of Christian warriors with the stated goal of removing evil from the face of the earth" When asked about rumors of major battlefield and naval losses that have been hidden from the public, Secretary of War Davis responded with a "no further comment" remark. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 111,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 34 Allied Ships DD Stansbury DD Howard DD Walker DD Aaron Ward DD Evans -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 110,66 Japanese Ships SS No. 45 Allied Ships DD Mervine DD Paul Hamilton DD Decatur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SS R-5 hit by a Felixstowe F2 off Wake -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 111,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 34 Allied Ships DD Stansbury DD Howard DD Walker DD Aaron Ward DD Evans -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki Allied Ships SS R-1, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki Allied Ships SS R-1, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 34 Allied Ships DD La Vallette DD Kidder DD Chase DD Perry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 108,68 Japanese Ships SS No. 44 Allied Ships DD Aulick DD Mackenzie DD Palmer DD Kilty -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Homan Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 92710 troops, 652 guns, 192 vehicles, Assault Value = 1808 Defending force 8257 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 269 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Homan base !!! Japanese ground losses: 397 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Vehicles lost 3 Allied ground losses: 306 casualties reported Guns lost 18 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Ground combat at Homan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chengting Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 520 troops, 0 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Chengting base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 20790 troops, 204 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 400 Defending force 9744 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 206 Japanese ground losses: 252 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Guns lost 2 This was a pair of cavalry divisions who were hoping to go around Manila and take southern Luzon, not expecting to find such a strong force there. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/12/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 109,68 Japanese Ships SS No. 58 Allied Ships DD Aulick DD Mackenzie DD Palmer DD Kilty -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 34 Allied Ships DD Kidder, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank 13 days later DD La Vallette DD Chase DD Perry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 110,66 Japanese Ships SS No. 45 Allied Ships DD Paul Hamilton DD Mervine DD Decatur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SS R-5 hit by a Felixstowe F2 off Wake again she sank 3 days later -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kashiwa DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura Allied Ships SS R-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 48 troops unloading over beach at Boac, 43,54 Japanese ground losses: 213 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 48 troops unloading over beach at Boac, 43,54 Japanese ground losses: 170 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 20737 troops, 200 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 399 Defending force 9417 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 198 Japanese ground losses: 730 casualties reported Guns lost 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Boac Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2064 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Boac base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/13/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 34 Allied Ships DD La Vallette DD Chase DD Perry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Manila at 43,52 Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD No.17 DD No.13 DD No.11 DD No.9 DD No.7 DD No.3 DD No. 27 DD No. 25 Allied Ships SS S-34, hits 4, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SS R-16 hit by a Felixstowe F2 off Wake she sank 6 days later -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Manila at 43,52 Japanese Ships DD Kashi DD Yanagi DD Kuwa DD Hinoki DD Sumire Allied Ships SS S-34, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Manila at 43,52 Japanese Ships DD No.13 DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD No.17 DD No.11 DD No.9 DD No.7 DD No.3 DD No. 27 DD No. 25 DD No. 23 DD No. 19 Allied Ships SS S-34, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 34, hits 4, on fire she sank 2 weeks later Allied Ships DD Perry, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she blew up and sank DD La Vallette DD Chase This was a brief, violent battle. DD Perry blew up and sank almost immediately from a magazine explosion, while SS No. 34 took some serious hits which breached her hull and caused both fires and flooding. She sank with all hands 14 days later trying to make it back to base. Kind of strange how this battle was happening at the same time that USN S-34 was battling for her life at Manila. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 20795 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 400 Defending force 8526 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 167 Japanese ground losses: 401 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Ground combat at Naga Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 20795 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 400 Defending force 8526 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 167 Japanese ground losses: 401 casualties reported Guns lost 5

Connfire -> Manila Occupied, Foochow raided (4/12/2011 3:52:38 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/14/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 114,68 Japanese Ships SS No. 74 Allied Ships DD Laub DD Southard DD O'Bannon DD Greer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SS R-13 hit by a Felixstowe F2 off Wake -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 7056 troops, 126 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1739 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 89 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/15/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 49,42 Japanese Ships SS No. 41 Allied Ships DD Yu Chang -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 114,68 Japanese Ships SS No. 74 Allied Ships DD Greer, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Laub DD Southard DD O'Bannon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Foochow at 48,41 Japanese Ships AP Africa Maru, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank Allied Ships CL Ying Jui CL Chao Ho CL Hai Chou DD Chien Kang DD Tung An DD Yu Chang Japanese ground losses: 277 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Foochow at 48,41 Japanese Ships AP Anzan Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire Allied Ships CL Ying Jui CL Chao Ho CL Hai Chou DD Chien Kang DD Tung An DD Yu Chang Japanese ground losses: 43 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Foochow, at 48,41 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 85 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CL Hai Chou, Shell hits 18, on fire CL Chao Ho, Shell hits 14, on fire CL Ying Jui, Shell hits 13, on fire Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SS R-9 and SS R-19 hit by Felixstowe F2s off Wake -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near French Frigate Shoal at 104,68 Japanese Ships SS UC-90 (O4) Allied Ships DD Crosby DD Selfridge DD Percival DD Upshur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 110,65 Japanese Ships SS No. 62 Allied Ships DD Babbitt, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 days later DD William Jones DD Elliot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 51,42 Japanese Ships SS No. 41 Allied Ships DD Yu Chang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/16/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near French Frigate Shoal at 104,68 Japanese Ships SS UC-90 (O4) Allied Ships DD Crosby DD Selfridge DD Percival DD Upshur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 52,41 Japanese Ships SS No. 29 Allied Ships CL Hai Chou, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near French Frigate Shoal at 104,68 Japanese Ships SS UC-90 (O4) Allied Ships DD Selfridge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near French Frigate Shoal at 104,68 Japanese Ships SS UC-90 (O4), hits 1 Allied Ships DD Selfridge DD Percival DD Crosby DD Upshur The Japanese host an elaborate flag raising ceremony at the legislative building at Manila. Foreign press are invited to the event, which is punctuated by a large crowd of cheering Filipinos waving Japanese flags and greeting smiling soldiers who pass out candies and sweets to children. The neighborhood and grounds surrounding the capitol are immaculate, with no sign of damage. Astute observers note that the crowd does not seem to extend beyond the capitol area, and there is a heavy security perimeter. Remarks by the Japanese commander, translated in English and Tagalog, boast that not a shot was fired after the Americans declared Manila an Open City, and it can be hoped that that the wise ceasing of resistance in the face of overwhelming force opens a new, more civilized chapter in warfare. Requests to tour the rest of the city are politely, but firmly deferred until it can be assured that the entire city is secure.

Connfire -> Naval battle of Cebu Island (4/13/2011 4:08:18 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/17/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 67 troops unloading over beach at Ormoc, 43,57 Japanese ground losses: 77 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 105 troops unloading over beach at Tacloban, 44,58 Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 109 troops unloading over beach at Tagbalarin, 43,58 Japanese ground losses: 77 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 4724 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 158 Defending force 33145 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 401 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hengchow Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 113733 troops, 213 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 717 Defending force 1478 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/18/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SS R-1 hit by a Felixstowe F2 off Wake -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 67 troops unloading over beach at Ormoc, 43,57 Japanese ground losses: 50 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 105 troops unloading over beach at Tacloban, 44,58 Japanese ground losses: 92 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 109 troops unloading over beach at Tagbalarin, 43,58 Japanese ground losses: 67 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 69 Allied Ships DD Ballard DD MacDonough DD Hovey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Cebu Island at 42,58 Japanese Ships CA Kurama CA Ibuki CA Ikoma BB Kashima CA Iwate CA Asama CA Tokiwa CA Yakumo DD Maki DD Kaya DD Take DD Kagero DD Hagi Allied Ships CA Huron, Shell hits 1 DD Pope, Shell hits 46, and is sunk DD Raider, Shell hits 33, and is sunk AK Capillo AK Compagnia Filipinas AK Corregidor, Shell hits 1 This was actually a bombardment TF sent in to soften up Cebu before a landing. I thought the chances of running into the Asiatic Fleet there were low. Surprise! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Cebu Island, at 42,58 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Yakumo, Shell hits 2 CA Tokiwa, Shell hits 5 CA Asama, Shell hits 1 CA Iwate, Shell hits 2 BB Kashima CA Ikoma, Shell hits 3 CA Ibuki, Shell hits 2 CA Kurama Allied ground losses: 256 casualties reported Guns lost 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 106 troops unloading over beach at Guiuan, 45,58 Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 67 troops unloading over beach at Ormoc, 43,57 Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 105 troops unloading over beach at Tacloban, 44,58 Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 106 troops unloading over beach at Guiuan, 45,58 Japanese ground losses: 93 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 109 troops unloading over beach at Tagbalarin, 43,58 Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Manila at 43,52 Japanese Ships AK Hirota Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS S-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Manila at 43,52 Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD No.17 DD No.13 DD No.11 DD No.9 DD No.7 DD No.3 DD No. 27 DD No. 25 DD No. 23 DD No. 19 Allied Ships SS S-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 69 Allied Ships DD La Vallette DD Chase -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hengchow Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 113664 troops, 213 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 718 Defending force 1438 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/19/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 106 troops unloading over beach at Guiuan, 45,58 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships TK Toa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank Allied Ships SS S-25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Manila at 43,52 Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD No.17 DD No.13 DD No.11 DD No.9 DD No.7 DD No.3 DD No. 27 DD No. 25 DD No. 23 DD No. 19 Allied Ships SS S-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 69 Allied Ships DD Ballard DD MacDonough -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 69 Allied Ships DD Ballard DD MacDonough -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Manila at 43,52 Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze Allied Ships SS S-37, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 69 Allied Ships DD MacDonough DD Ballard DD Hovey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Numakaze DD Nashi DD Namikaze DD Yomogi DD Tade DD Kuri Allied Ships SS S-25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 69 Allied Ships DD La Vallette DD Chase -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hengchow Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 113714 troops, 212 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 719 Defending force 1438 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported

Connfire -> Screenshot of Cebu Island battle (4/13/2011 5:20:25 PM)
I forgot to post the screenshot of the Cebu Island battle last night. Another nice mix of Kirk's, Graham's, and stock artwork shooting it out. [image]local://upfiles/29722/D17D71277C5C473FB30EF80ED3FE4C0F.jpg[/image]

Connfire -> Philippines combat intensifies (4/14/2011 4:16:24 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/20/26 While on patrol off Soerabaja as part of the heightened state of alert, the Dutch coastal battleship De Zeven Provincien experiences a mutiny. Some officers are murdered, and other loyal crew members end up in the brig. Exactly who is behind it or why is unclear, thought is known that there are large numbers of native Indonesians serving as ordinary seamen in the Dutch Asiatic Fleet. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Cebu Island, at 42,58 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Japanese Ships CA Yakumo CA Tokiwa CA Asama BB Kashima CA Ikoma CA Ibuki Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Port hits 2 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 101499 troops, 687 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1918 Defending force 33297 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 400 Allied ground losses: 116 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sian Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 86113 troops, 624 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1785 Defending force 16272 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 201 Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 5990 casualties reported Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nanning Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 32961 troops, 221 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 572 Defending force 4360 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hengchow Allied Shock attack Attacking force 113735 troops, 211 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 721 Defending force 1398 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Allied assault odds: 1610 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 317 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 12217 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ormoc Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 759 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Ormoc base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tacloban Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 746 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 40 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tacloban base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tagbalarin Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 608 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tagbalarin base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Guiuan Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 800 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 42 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Guiuan base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/21/26 8/21 The BB De Zeven Provincien continues to steer aimlessly about the area of Soerabaja. Other ships surround her, keeping their distance. She resists all attempts at communication. The mutiny makes it into every major newspaper. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Cebu Island at 42,58 Japanese Ships CA Ibuki CA Ikoma BB Kashima CA Asama CA Tokiwa CA Yakumo DD Maki DD Hagi Allied Ships AK Anakan, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AK Bisayas, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage she later sank AK Palawan, Shell hits 20, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships TK Nichiei Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-25, hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Cebu Island at 42,58 Japanese Ships BB Mishima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Kashi DD Yanagi DD Kuwa DD Hinoki DD Sumire Allied Ships SS S-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 101771 troops, 687 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1937 Defending force 33181 troops, 207 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 399 Allied ground losses: 34 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Ground combat at Naga -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sian Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 86103 troops, 624 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1782 Defending force 6103 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 192 Allied ground losses: 101 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nanning Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 33114 troops, 220 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 578 Defending force 4360 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/22/26 The mutinous Indonesians on the BB De Zeven Provincien send a general message on the ship’s wireless, saying they are in sympathy with the PNI, and demand the Dutch government recognize them as a legitimate political party. The Dutch naturally refuse to do so. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 97,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 24, hits 1 Allied Ships AK William Luckenbach, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage she sank Allied ground losses: 65 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Cebu Island at 42,58 Japanese Ships DD Hinoki DD Yanagi Allied Ships SS S-37, hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Cebu Island at 42,58 Japanese Ships DD Yanagi DD Kuwa DD Hinoki DD Sumire BB Okinoshima BB Fuji BB Asahi Allied Ships SS S-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 102200 troops, 694 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2064 Defending force 33168 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 400 Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sian Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 86009 troops, 621 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1777 Defending force 15937 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 185 Allied ground losses: 3306 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nanning Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 33155 troops, 221 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 579 Defending force 4380 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported [image]local://upfiles/29722/0587A2C5E98F4C3E804E51BF27E9CFAC.jpg[/image]

Connfire -> Small naval engagements; a rebellion ends (4/15/2011 4:11:58 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/23/26 The mutinous Indonesians on the BB De Zeven Provincien put out a public call for Japanese assistance on the ship’s wireless, saying they wish for the Dutch East Indies to join the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere. When asked about the matter, the Japanese foreign minister vehemently denies that Japan has anything to do with the mutiny, and publicly calls for both the mutineers to stand down and for the Dutch to show them restraint. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near French Frigate Shoal at 104,68 Japanese Ships SS UC-90 (O4) Allied Ships DD Upshur DD Selfridge DD Percival DD Crosby -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 38,61 Japanese Ships DD Sakaki, Shell hits 1 DD Sugi, Shell hits 20, and is sunk AP Higashiyama Maru AP Hikade Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire she sank 6 days later AP Hinko Maru Allied Ships CA Huron, Shell hits 6 Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Cebu Island, at 42,58 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Japanese Ships CA Idzumo CA Adzuma CA Nisshin CA Kasuga BB Suwo BB Okinoshima BB Fuji BB Asahi BB Shikishima BB Mikasa BB Katori Allied ground losses: 90 casualties reported Port hits 1 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 109,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 44 Allied Ships DD Yarborough DD Wood DD Thompson DD Somers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Cebu Island at 42,58 Japanese Ships DD Kashi DD Hagi DD Maki CA Asama BB Kashima Allied Ships SS S-36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 38,59 Japanese Ships CL Isuzu DD No.5 DD No. 16 Allied Ships AK Capillo, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 days later AK Compagnia Filipinas, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 days later AK Corregidor, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage she sank 4 days later -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 97,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 24 Allied Ships DD Philip DD Long DD Rathburne -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Eniwetok, at 76,74 Allied Ships DD Renshaw DD Ward DD Jacob Jones DD Lea DD Dent DD Hazelwood CL Detroit CL Raleigh CL Cincinnati CL Milwaukee BC Saratoga BC Lexington Port hits 4 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Cebu Island, 42,58 Japanese ground losses: 86 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 19 troops unloading over beach at Jolo, 38,59 Japanese ground losses: 69 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Tawi Tawi, 38,60, firing at TF 83 TF 83 troops unloading over beach at Tawi Tawi, 38,60 55 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Astuga Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage she sank 5 days later Japanese ground losses: 192 casualties reported Nope, didn't know he moved forces to Tawi Tawi. The entire force was lost - the troops died on the beach, and the ship sank. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 101 troops unloading over beach at Zamboanga, 39,59 Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 116169 troops, 729 guns, 77 vehicles, Assault Value = 2083 Defending force 33137 troops, 199 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 399 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3 Japanese ground losses: 3238 casualties reported Guns lost 161 Allied ground losses: 378 casualties reported Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sian Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 91070 troops, 622 guns, 166 vehicles, Assault Value = 1772 Defending force 5867 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 182 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese assault odds: 38 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Sian base !!! Japanese ground losses: 193 casualties reported Guns lost 10 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 184 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Historically, Sian and Homan were where the Chinese Communists retreated to after the Long March. In other games, the cities are marked as Communist. But of course, the March was in 1934 and 35, so they're just normal cities in WPO. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nanning Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 34627 troops, 219 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 578 Defending force 4360 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Nanning base !!! Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tawi Tawi Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2164 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 99 Defending force 379 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8 Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/24/26 Running low on provisions, the BB De Zeven Provincien attempts to re-supply at Kragen. A pair of float planes of the NEI Recce Squadron brought in from Batvia launches an air strike, with one bomb striking the ship. The BB herself suffers very little damage, as it is an anti-personnel (fragmentation) bomb, but the mutineers suffer high casualties and surrender. The ship is returned to Soerabaja. Many in the Western press hail the attack as an efficient way of ending the crisis, though the newspapers in Japan and other areas of the Co-Prosperity Sphere do not share the enthusiasm. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Cebu Island, 42,58 Japanese ground losses: 119 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 19 troops unloading over beach at Jolo, 38,59 Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Tawi Tawi, 38,60, firing at TF 83 TF 83 troops unloading over beach at Tawi Tawi, 38,60 20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 101 troops unloading over beach at Zamboanga, 39,59 Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships TK San Ramon Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank the next day Allied Ships SS S-8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Eniwetok, at 76,74 Allied Ships DD Renshaw DD Ward DD Jacob Jones DD Lea DD Dent DD Hazelwood CL Detroit CL Raleigh CL Cincinnati CL Milwaukee BC Saratoga BC Lexington Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 97,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 24 Allied Ships DD Long DD Rathburne DD Philip -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Cebu Island, 42,58 Japanese ground losses: 132 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 19 troops unloading over beach at Jolo, 38,59 Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 101 troops unloading over beach at Zamboanga, 39,59 Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Cebu Island at 42,58 Japanese Ships DD Hinoki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank 5 days later DD Yanagi DD Kuwa DD Sumire Allied Ships SS S-36, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships TK Kiyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1 Allied Ships SS S-8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 35 Allied Ships DD Zeilin DD Trever DD J. F. Burnes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 97,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 24 Allied Ships DD Long DD Rathburne DD Philip -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 110,66 Japanese Ships SS No. 70 Allied Ships DD Paul Hamilton DD Mervine DD Decatur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Eniwetok, at 76,74 Allied Ships DD Renshaw DD Ward DD Jacob Jones DD Lea DD Dent DD Hazelwood CL Detroit CL Raleigh CL Cincinnati CL Milwaukee BC Saratoga BC Lexington Port hits 3 Port fuel hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 110,66 Japanese Ships SS No. 70 Allied Ships DD Paul Hamilton DD Mervine DD Decatur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 109045 troops, 549 guns, 77 vehicles, Assault Value = 1739 Defending force 32509 troops, 181 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 381 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Japanese ground losses: 2337 casualties reported Guns lost 44 Vehicles lost 4 Allied ground losses: 338 casualties reported Guns lost 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tawi Tawi Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2168 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 98 Defending force 331 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Japanese ground losses: 49 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/25/26 French authorities in Hanoi, Hue, and Saigon note an increasing number of pro-Japanese banners and signs in the cities. The pro-Japanese supporters appear to be outnumbered by both the pro-French residents and the local independence-minded Communists. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Cebu Island, 42,58 Japanese ground losses: 159 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 110,66 Japanese Ships SS No. 70 Allied Ships DD Paul Hamilton DD Mervine DD Decatur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Cebu Island at 42,58 Japanese Ships DD No.17 DD No.13 Allied Ships SS S-35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 110,66 Japanese Ships SS No. 70 Allied Ships DD Paul Hamilton DD Mervine DD Decatur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Nashi DD Namikaze DD Yomogi DD Tade DD Kuri DD Numakaze Allied Ships SS S-6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Cebu Island, 42,58 Japanese ground losses: 151 casualties reported TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Cebu Island, 42,58 Japanese ground losses: 151 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Yukaze DD Sawakaze DD Kawakaze DD Hamakaze Allied Ships SS S-6, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 35 Allied Ships MSW Widgeon, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage she sank MSW Pelican MSW Swallow MSW Tanager MSW Cardinal MSW Partridge MSW Brant -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 105339 troops, 479 guns, 74 vehicles, Assault Value = 1555 Defending force 31663 troops, 164 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 358 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese ground losses: 2932 casualties reported Guns lost 21 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 597 casualties reported Guns lost 4 The whole episode with the Dutch BB De Zeven Provincien is borrowed from a real incident which happened in 1933. I originally stumbled upon it while researching something else - it made worldwide news at the time. With all of the turmoil happening in Asia, I projected it to occur 7 years earler. What's interesting about this ship is when she came under air attack by the Dutch in 1933 she was one of the first ships ever to suffer damage from air attack in combat. In World War II, she was sunk, by air attack, by the Japanese. The Japanese raised her and recommissioned her into their navy. She was sunk a second time, this time for good, from an air attack from a third country - America. Read more here.

Connfire -> Islands continue to fall in the Philippines (4/15/2011 4:27:04 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/26/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Cebu Island, 42,58 Japanese ground losses: 138 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 94,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 45 Allied Ships DD Farragut DD Kennison DD Shirk DD Sumner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Kuri DD Tade DD Nashi DD Numakaze DD Yomogi DD Namikaze DD Yukaze Allied Ships SS S-6, hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 97,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 24 Allied Ships DD Long DD Rathburne DD Philip -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Cebu Island, at 42,58 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Japanese Ships CA Yakumo CA Tokiwa CA Asama BB Kashima CA Ikoma CA Ibuki Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Kuri DD Tade DD Nashi DD Numakaze DD Yomogi DD Namikaze DD Yukaze DD Sawakaze DD Kawakaze DD Hamakaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Isokaze Allied Ships SS S-6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 47 troops unloading over beach at Bacolod, 42,57 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Cebu Island, 42,58 Japanese ground losses: 207 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 14 troops unloading over beach at Jolo, 38,59 Japanese ground losses: 64 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS S-24, hits 2, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 45 Allied Ships MSW Seagull MSW Kingfisher MSW Whippoorwill MSW Auk MSW Ortolan MSW Sandpiper -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 112,64 Japanese Ships SS No. 57 Allied Ships DD Tingey DD Sproston DD Tarbell DD Badger DD Chew DD Mugford -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 45 Allied Ships MSW Tern MSW Turkey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cebu Island Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 6802 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 117 Defending force 120 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Cebu Island base !!! Allied ground losses: 966 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Jolo Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 766 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Jolo base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Zamboanga Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 722 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Zamboanga base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/27/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS S-24, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 45 Allied Ships TK H. M. Storey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire she sank 3 days later -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 110,66 Japanese Ships SS No. 70 Allied Ships DD Paul Hamilton DD Mervine DD Decatur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 45 Allied Ships DD Tatnall DD Schley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS S-24, hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 114,67 Japanese Ships SS No. 69 Allied Ships AP President Garfield, Torpedo hits 2, on fire she was reported sunk on 9/10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 45 Allied Ships DD Tatnall DD Schley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 97,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 24 Allied Ships DD Long DD Rathburne DD Philip -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba Allied Ships SS S-24, hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 45, hits 2 Allied Ships MSW Kingfisher MSW Seagull MSW Whippoorwill MSW Auk MSW Ortolan MSW Sandpiper -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 40 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56 Japanese ground losses: 50 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Roxas, 42,55 Japanese ground losses: 41 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 40 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56 Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Roxas, 42,55 Japanese ground losses: 57 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships AK Macassar Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank Allied Ships SS S-6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 110,66 Japanese Ships SS No. 70 Allied Ships DD Paul Hamilton DD Mervine DD Decatur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 110,66 Japanese Ships SS No. 70 Allied Ships DD Paul Hamilton DD Mervine DD Decatur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/28/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 40 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 44 troops unloading over beach at Roxas, 42,55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SS R-13 hit by a Felixstowe F2 off Wake -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Midway at 95,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 45 Allied Ships MSW Tern MSW Turkey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Kuri DD Tade DD Nashi DD Numakaze DD Yomogi DD Namikaze DD Yukaze DD Sawakaze DD Kawakaze DD Hamakaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Isokaze Allied Ships SS S-6, hits 2, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Kuri DD Tade DD Nashi DD Numakaze DD Yomogi DD Namikaze DD Yukaze DD Sawakaze DD Kawakaze DD Hamakaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Isokaze Allied Ships SS S-6, hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Kuri DD Tade DD Nashi DD Numakaze DD Yomogi DD Namikaze DD Yukaze DD Sawakaze DD Kawakaze DD Hamakaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Isokaze Allied Ships SS S-6, hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba Allied Ships SS S-24, hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Kuri Allied Ships SS S-6, heavy damage

Connfire -> Island hopping in the Philippines (4/16/2011 6:18:04 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/29/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Kuri DD Tade DD Nashi DD Numakaze DD Yomogi DD Namikaze DD Yukaze DD Sawakaze DD Kawakaze DD Hamakaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Isokaze Allied Ships SS S-8, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Pakhoi Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1438 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Pakhoi base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Iloilo Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 648 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Iloilo base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Roxas Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 410 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Roxas base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bacolod Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 102 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Bacolod base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/30/26 Dateline Ottawa, Canada : Liberal members of Canada's 15th Parliament launched into a series of accusatory diatribes against Canada’s newest Prime Minister, Arthur Meighen, and his Conservative Party today concerning the potential risks for Canada's involvement in the Pacific War between the USA and Japan. These accusations were made after rumors of clandestine support for the USA and/or secret mobilizations were published by an Investigative Reporter from the Toronto Gazette. After threatening to have the opposition party forcibly removed from the Chamber, Prime Minister Meighen responded to his critics by stating that the only role that his Government was interested in was one of being a mediator and peacemaker between the warring parties. After one of the MP's joked about him wanting to win a Nobel Prize, a la Teddy Roosevelt, Meighen stated that Canada is not obliged by either treaty or tradition to automatically side with the USA in the current conflict. Furthermore, that Canada would not even consider participating in any type of mobilization of military forces unless officially requested to by Great Britain or another member of the British Commonwealth. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 101 troops unloading over beach at Puerto Princesa, 38,55 Japanese ground losses: 79 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 101 troops unloading over beach at Puerto Princesa, 38,55 Japanese ground losses: 32 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Yomogi DD Kuri DD Tade DD Nashi DD Numakaze DD Namikaze DD Yukaze DD Sawakaze DD Kawakaze DD Hamakaze DD Tokitsukaze Allied Ships SS S-8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/31/26 Both commercial fisherman and residents all along Canada's British Columbian Provincial coastline report numerous instances of "periscopes" and "unidentified undersea vessels" navigating close to the BC coast. The Ministry of Fisheries Acting Director states that "these sightings do not fit the normal transitory migration of known whale species" and that marine life can all but be ruled out as the cause of this public paranoia. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 101 troops unloading over beach at Puerto Princesa, 38,55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 19 troops unloading over beach at Taytay, 39,53 Japanese ground losses: 78 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 48 troops unloading over beach at San Jose, 41,53 Japanese ground losses: 55 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 19 troops unloading over beach at Taytay, 39,53 Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 48 troops unloading over beach at San Jose, 41,53 Japanese ground losses: 44 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Kuri DD Tade DD Nashi DD Numakaze DD Yomogi DD Namikaze DD Yukaze Allied Ships SS S-8, hits 1

Connfire -> 2nd Naval Battle off Tokyo (4/16/2011 11:02:16 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/01/26 Today's 1st Autumn session of the BC assembly was punctuated by the assertion by the Liberal Minority that the public's panic concerning possible submarine sightings was "....obviously the work of the US Navy, in an attempt to promote Anti-Japanese hysteria and to coerce the Canadian Nation to come to their (The USA's) aid". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 19 troops unloading over beach at Taytay, 39,53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 48 troops unloading over beach at San Jose, 41,53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tokyo at 66,43 Japanese Ships AK Mito Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire she sank 3 days later Allied Ships SS S-17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Puerto Princesa Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 666 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Puerto Princesa base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Taytay Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 502 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Taytay base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at San Jose Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 690 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE San Jose base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/02/26 Dateline Vancouver, BC: Numerous reports of surfacing "U-Boats" within the immediate confines of Vancouver Harbor have been logged by authorities. The Royal Canadian Constabulary has activated several local maritime patrol militia units that are normally dedicated to the mission of anti-smuggling and tax revenue for patrols beginning at 1st light on 9/3. In addition, there have been reports of the requisitioning of several cases of dynamite by the local authorities that were originally destined for one of the gold mining camps in the mountains. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 65,45 Japanese Ships AK Asosan Maru, Torpedo hits 1 Allied Ships SS S-27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 65,45 Japanese Ships AK Asosan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire (second attack) Allied Ships SS S-27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tokyo at 66,43 Japanese Ships TK Toei Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-17, hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/03/26 Dateline Vancouver, BC: A local reporter who was able to secure a ride on one of the RC Constabulary craft reported, upon docking, that his craft was activity engaged in the stalking of an "unidentified submersible vessel" for several hours this morning. This effort included the active preparation and fusing of wads of dynamite for use in potentially sinking the unidentified craft. It was only the sharp eyesight of a ship's mate that prevented the needless demise of a pod of Orca's that has been mistakenly identified as foreign submarines. Japan and the rest of the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere welcome the province of Guangxi (containing the cities of Nanning and Pakhoi) after the provisional council voted unanimously to join the sphere. At the request of the council, Japan will consider Guangxi a special protectorate for the time being. (Guangxi had a wild reputation and a history of rebellion against centralized authority in the early 20th century). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 67,44 Japanese Ships SS No. 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 66,44 Japanese aircraft Avro 504K x 25 Japanese aircraft losses Avro 504K: 2 destroyed Allied Ships CA Frederick CA Charlotte CA Missoula Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Avro 504K bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Avro 504K bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Avro 504K bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Avro 504K bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Avro 504K bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Avro 504K bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Avro 504K bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD Isokaze, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Tokitsukaze, Shell hits 1 DD Hamakaze, Shell hits 1 DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Sawakaze, Shell hits 2 DD Yukaze, Shell hits 1 DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1 DD Numakaze DD Nashi, Shell hits 3 DD Kuri, Shell hits 3 DD Yomogi, Shell hits 1 DD Tade, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships CA Charlotte, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CA Missoula, Shell hits 27, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk CA Frederick, Shell hits 8 [image]local://upfiles/29722/13B7BF9044794B149E306BA57C2CDF4E.jpg[/image]

Connfire -> Air Strike off Tokyo (4/16/2011 11:04:36 PM)
This is a picture of the air attack before the naval battle off Tokyo on 9/3/26. The land-based level bombers failed to score any hits, but its a cool shot of a miss near CA Charlotte. [image]local://upfiles/29722/E79E30881B984491B1597F4CE983516D.jpg[/image]

Connfire -> Submarine warfare (4/17/2011 4:09:41 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/04/26 Japan informs France that it welcomes the opportunity for increased cooperation and friendship now that they share a common border, just as she does with the United Kingdom along the Canton/Hong Kong border. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Katsura DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/05/26 A bomb explodes in Pakhoi near a building commandeered as barracks by the Imperial Japanese army. The Japanese Foreign Minister says the situation is stabilized, and suspects have been arrested and are being interrogated. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 101 troops unloading over beach at Dumaguete, 41,57 Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 101 troops unloading over beach at Dumaguete, 41,57 Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near San Jose at 41,53 Japanese Ships DD No.17 DD No.13 DD No.11 DD No.9 DD No.7 DD No.3 DD No. 27 Allied Ships SS S-37, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near San Jose at 41,53 Japanese Ships DD No.17 DD No.13 DD No.11 DD No.9 DD No.7 DD No.3 DD No. 27 DD No. 25 DD No. 23 DD No. 19 Allied Ships SS S-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/06/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 101 troops unloading over beach at Dumaguete, 41,57

Connfire -> Naval battle off Dumaguete (4/21/2011 8:15:06 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/07/26 Hilo, Hawaii @ the Editor's Desk of the Hearst Affiliated local Newspaper: The photograph, fresh out of the development lab, was still wet and smelled of the finishing "fixer" chemical. At 1st glance it looked a bunch of gray and black images with intermittent orbs of brightness in the foreground. The poor quality was not a surprise, as it was taken with a cheap Kodak Brownie Camera at a bad angle and a night. However, closer scrutiny of the photograph with a magnifying glass in conjuntion with the avadavit supplied by the person who took the photo seemed to add credibility to story, even though this opportunity cost the Newspaper $200 in cash to secure over the competition. Considering the fact that the amateur photographer in question was a dock worker at a local Oil Refinery; the "Headline Potential" of this evidence was very compelling......... now if we can just find some kind of confirmation within this image. Unsubstantiated reports of strange dialects and uniforms on a Man-o-War in Hilo Harbor loading up with Marine Bunker Fuel. "Wait, what's that look like to you, Jones", "Looks like a partial British Naval Ensign with a some kind of shield or crest on it, Sir............." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Katsura, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SS UB-125 (O-6) hit by ASW twice off Midway from a Curtiss F5L -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 41,56 Japanese Ships AP Kiko Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire she sank 23 days later Allied Ships SS S-37 Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Dumaguete Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 609 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Dumaguete base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/08/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tokyo at 66,43 Japanese Ships AK Kirisima Maru Allied Ships SS S-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kaba DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Kashiwa DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships TK Azuma Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire she sank 2 days later Allied Ships SS S-9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS RO-64 Allied Ships DD J. F. Burnes DD Trever DD Zeilin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SS No. 58 hit by ASW off Midway from a Curtiss F5L she sank 9 days later -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Dumaguete at 41,57 Japanese Ships CL Isuzu DD No.5, Shell hits 1, on fire DD No. 16 Allied Ships CL New Orleans, Shell hits 5 CL Albany, Shell hits 8 DM Hart DM Rizal, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Pruitt, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Dumaguete at 41,57 Japanese Ships CL Isuzu, Shell hits 1 DD No.5, on fire DD No. 16 Allied Ships CL New Orleans, Shell hits 7 CL Albany, Shell hits 4 DM Hart DM Rizal, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 days later DD Pruitt, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage she sank 3 days later -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS RO-64 Allied Ships DD Trever DD Zeilin DD J. F. Burnes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/09/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS RO-64 Allied Ships DD Zeilin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 days later DD Trever DD J. F. Burnes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Dumaguete at 41,57 Japanese Ships BB Katori, Shell hits 1 BB Mikasa, Shell hits 1 BB Iwami BB Shikishima BB Asahi BB Fuji BB Okinoshima BB Suwo CA Kasuga CA Nisshin CA Adzuma CA Idzumo DD Kuwa DD Sumire DD Yanagi Allied Ships CL New Orleans, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CL Albany, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DM Hart, Shell hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Dumaguete at 41,57 Japanese Ships BB Katori BB Mikasa BB Iwami, Shell hits 1 BB Shikishima BB Asahi BB Fuji BB Okinoshima BB Suwo CA Kasuga CA Nisshin CA Adzuma CA Idzumo DD Kuwa DD Sumire DD Yanagi Allied Ships CL New Orleans, and is sunk CL Albany, and is sunk DM Hart, Shell hits 25, and is sunk There was a lot of naval activity in the area. This BB force was actually at Cebu, 1 hex away, and arrived after they reacted to the previous battle. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tokyo at 66,43 Japanese Ships TK Sanraku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS S-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 95,62 Japanese Ships SS UB-125 (O6), heavy damage Allied Ships DD Long DD Rathburne DD Philip Dateline: New York City, New York's Hearst Newspaper announced the findings to the World with a half-page tall headline that read "THE CANADIANS ARE IN!!!!!" Battle of Dumaguete, Phase 1, September 8, 1926. Note Kirk's new artwork for the US CLs [image]local://upfiles/29722/C2470CD1FAF2449791D15589EC4240FB.jpg[/image]

Connfire -> Naval battle off Dumaguete, Phase 2 (4/21/2011 8:17:20 PM)
Battle of Dumaguete, Phase 2, after midnight, September 9, 1926 [image]local://upfiles/29722/073B0B3BFFB64B5EBB872411D727E0D3.jpg[/image]

Connfire -> World News (4/21/2011 9:00:50 PM)
Because we had so much "diplomatic activity" in the 3-day turn cycle of September 10 to September 12, I am posting it as a seperate entry. Remember, as always, connfire's entries are in blue, and pmbodkin's are in red. September 10, 1926 In Tokyo - The Japanese Foreign Minister summons the British ambassador to explain the meaning of the New York World article. They agree to meet in two days. In the Dutch East Indies - Because the rebellious BB De Zeven Provincein attempted to refuel there, the Dutch Colonial Army beefs up its patrols in Kragan. Several small skirmishes break out this week between Dutch troops and alleged rebels. The unrest spreads this week, on a small and uneven scale, to other areas on Java, as well as Sumatra and Borneo. PNI and Communist agitation are blamed. September 11, 1926 Dateline, Ottawa, Canada: Prime Minister Arthur Meighen has announced that he has accepted the resignation of the Minister of the National Defense, Minister Hugh Guthrie, effective immediately. No replacement was announced at this time, but one will be nominated in due course, according to the Government Information Ministry. Furthermore, the Prime Minister has called into special session both Chambers of Parliament at 10:00 AM on 9/12/26 to address the current state of affairs. Rumors abound concerning the exact circumstances of the reported movement of certain units of the Canadian Military and whether or not they represent some kind of extra-legal attempt to circumvent key Covenants of the Canadian Confederation. There has also been more than a little speculation that the Governor-General of Canada (Lord Bing of Vemy) may have exceeded his authority as the Crown's Representative to the Nation. Coming on the heels of last year's "King-Byng Affair", the latest events seem to have put the Nation on the precipice of it's 2nd Constitutional Crisis in less than a year's time. The Progressive Block in the Parliament, which has constituted the swing vote between the Conservatives and the Liberals, has been relatively cooperative with the Meighen Government to date. That support, moving forward, is uncertain to say the least. In the meantime, the streets of Ottawa have become filled with the Widows, Orphans, and disabled veterans of the Great War in a spontaneous eruption of anti-war sentiment. Signs reading "No more Passandales" and "Farewell to more Flanders" can be read at almost every street corner near the Capital. September 12, 1926 certainly appears to be a day that will be historic for Canada, and possible, the entire World. In China - A bomb disguised to look like road debris kills several Japanese engineers at the junction 120 miles west of Nanning (hex 38 37). September 12, 1926 In Tokyo - In light of recent events, the meeting between the Japanese Foreign Minister and the British Ambassador goes better then expected. He says the Japanese are learning for themselves that it can sometimes be difficult to manage an empire composed of peoples with diverse interests and goals - even if the "empires" are called Commonwealths or Co-Prosperity Spheres in the 20th century. He trusts the British will exert the leadership which Japan has always admired and emulated to keep Canada and any other Commonwealth nation out of the war. We all wish for peace, but sometimes war appears like an uninvited guest. No matter what happens, for the sake of the world peace for which we fought side by side the last decade, peace between the nations of the Commonwealth and Co-Prosperity Sphere must be maintained. And now, my friend, unless you have anything else you'd like to discuss, I bid you farewell for today... Meanwhile, across town - At the regular monthly meeting between the Naval Attaché’s of Great Britain and France with their primary Imperial Japanese Naval contact, for an evening of frivolities at their favorite Bath/Geisha House: After the customary, and repeated, toasts of "Long live the King", "Vive la France, Vive la Republic", and "Long Live the Emperor" washed down by almost 2 bottles of Special Single-Malt, the conversation gets amazingly candid between all three guests. "You chaps have done a great job of quickly building an Empire, but, the big challenge will be keeping all these little people, who think they are entitled to make unlimited demands on the Exchequer, in-line most of the time. Why this whole Canadian controversy was solely the product of the incessant demands of the Aussie's and the Kiwi’s for Battleships and non-existent Divisions to protect them from what they feel is an imminent threat from Japan, for example. The Admiralty got so tired of the almost daily cables from the Colonial Desk that we had to find an inexpensive way to buy these little buggers off, so to speak. Finally one of our chaps recommended that the timing of the Colonial Naval Training Maneuvers planned for 1927 could be accelerated in such a way that would let the Crown off cheap! Let the Canucks send a couple of their ships from the cold West Coast to the warm South Pacific for a goodwill training mission during the Winter, and tell the Aussie's and Kiwi's that King George V was looking out for them. The silly Canadian Naval Minister jumped at the chance to fulfill such a "Worthy Crown Mission", Ha Ha Ha! I mean, how much of a military force or threat could one CL and 2 DD's represent to the IJN? This whole event is a total political sham, if I do say so myself. I mean, if we really wanted to send a message to the Emperor, we would have told the Canucks to send the HMCS Canada with its 8 x 15" guns, instead. The Big Mistake that Ottawa made was to try to keep the movement of this handful of ships out of the public domain. Instead of announcing the transit of a few trips for training maneuvers, the silly Prime Minister decided to keep it secret lest he risk alienating the war-weary Progressives in Parliament. The whole episode reflects the PM's perceived lack of authority and credibility coming out of last year's Election mess. Now look what has happened, the whole bloody affair has blown up in his bloody face. He'll be accused of risking a new Great War by doing the bidding of the bloody Colonial Governor-General again! No way he survives this mess. You chaps don't need to worry, the bloody Liberals will be back in power in short-order after the Government falls, and they'll win in a landslide. Don't be surprised if those bloody bastards offer to disarm unilaterally!! See what kind of crap that us chaps have to live with? You'll see for yourselves soon, just wait until the bloody Filipino's and Manchurian's start to ask for more and more Yen from Tokyo to help them with all of their perceived problems! Then you'll come to same understanding that we have about these colonial leeches." In Canada - The AM session of Parliament has been delayed for over 90 minutes from it's scheduled start due to the chaos in the streets and the inability of the Chambers to muster a required quorum. Finally, after the benediction and roll call, on a pre-arranged signal, the entire Liberal block of both Chambers stands-up in unison and exits the hall. Attempts by Prime Minister Meighen to plead, then threaten them, to return are rebuffed by all. Moving on, after a motion to postpone the meeting is voted down, the PM tries to explain the circumstances that find Canadian Naval vessels sailing west in the Pacific without almost anyone's knowledge except for the handful of people in the Cabinet. "The headline that appeared in American Newspapers has no merit whatsoever. Our ships and sailors are engaged in a routine military exercise in conjunction with our Commonwealth Brothers-in-Arms. That the ships docked and took on fuel at a non-military facility, paying for their provisioning in Pounds Sterling, should be proof enough that this doesn't represent some kind of clandestine way to help the Americans..........." At that, with another pre-arraigned signal, the entire Progressive Delegation stood up and quietly exited the Hall, leaving the minority Conservatives holding the bag, so to speak, on this entire unsorted affair. In Java - Rumors are spreading of a reported clash between PNI and Communist guerrillas deep in the jungles of Java.

Connfire -> Landing at Legaspi (4/21/2011 9:05:25 PM)
And now, back to the game... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/10/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS RO-64 Allied Ships DD Trever, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank 3 days later DD J. F. Burnes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SS R-12 is hit by ASW from a Felixstowe F2 off Wake -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Legaspi, at 44,55 Japanese Ships CA Yakumo CA Tokiwa BB Kashima CA Ikoma CA Ibuki Allied ground losses: 58 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Legaspi, at 44,55 Japanese Ships CA Yakumo CA Tokiwa BB Kashima CA Ikoma CA Ibuki Allied ground losses: 58 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships AK Clyde Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS S-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Legaspi, 44,55, firing at TF 4 TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 109 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Kagero Japanese ground losses: 551 casualties reported Guns lost 2 TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 109 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Kagero Japanese ground losses: 551 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 5257 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 129 Defending force 2798 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139 Japanese ground losses: 194 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/11/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS RO-64 Allied Ships DD J. F. Burnes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Dutch Harbor at 103,36 Japanese Ships SS No. 26, hits 1, on fire Allied Ships DD Tingey DD Sproston DD Tarbell DD Badger DD Chew DD Mugford -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Dutch Harbor at 103,36 Japanese Ships SS No. 26, hits 2, heavy damage she sank 6 days later Allied Ships DD Tingey DD Sproston DD Tarbell DD Badger DD Chew DD Mugford -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Legaspi, at 44,55 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Yakumo CA Tokiwa BB Kashima CA Ikoma CA Ibuki Allied ground losses: 140 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 5091 troops, 31 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126 Defending force 2482 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 130 Japanese ground losses: 81 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/12/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS RO-64 Allied Ships DD J. F. Burnes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Dutch Harbor at 103,36 Japanese Ships SS UB-143 (O7) Allied Ships DD Tingey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SS R-4 hit by ASW from a Felixstowe F2 off Wake -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 5121 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127 Defending force 2305 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123 Japanese ground losses: 180 casualties reported Guns lost 4

Connfire -> Heavy casualties at Legaspi, and a frank exchange of views (4/23/2011 8:01:27 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/13/26 Dateline, Ottawa: Following a series of individual late-night meetings of all three (3) main Political Parties with The Colonial Governor-General, the following writ was issued: "The current state of affairs within Canada, as well as the outside world, require that the Canadian Nation needs to speak with one singular voice that reflects the will of the Canadian People. The experience of the past year has shown that the Canadian people deserve an opportunity to more fully define the type of Government, Institutions, and Policies that they desire without needless outside interferences. Therefore, as The Crown's Legal Representative to this country, I am ordering the dissolution of the current 15th Parliament, effective immediately. Furthermore, I am ordering all Provinces to fully cooperate in fast-tracking the election of the 16th Parliament no later than 9/26/1926. May God provide guidance and fair judgement to the next Government of Canada. God Bless King George V. " -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Legaspi, 44,55, firing at TF 4 TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 457 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD No. 10 DD Enoki DD Umikaze DD No.1 Allied Ships SS S-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Dutch Harbor at 103,36 Japanese Ships SS UB-143 (O7) Allied Ships DD Chew DD Tingey DD Sproston DD Tarbell DD Badger DD Mugford -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 37 Allied Ships DD J. F. Burnes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Legaspi, at 44,55 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Yakumo CA Tokiwa BB Kashima CA Ikoma CA Ibuki, Shell hits 1 Allied ground losses: 91 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Legaspi, at 44,55 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Japanese Ships CA Idzumo CA Adzuma CA Nisshin CA Kasuga BB Suwo BB Okinoshima BB Fuji BB Asahi BB Shikishima BB Iwami BB Mikasa BB Katori Allied ground losses: 432 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Legaspi, 44,55, firing at TF 4 TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Kagero Japanese ground losses: 486 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 98,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 84 Allied Ships DD Shirk DD Farragut DD Sumner DD Kennison -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 37 Allied Ships DD J. F. Burnes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Dutch Harbor at 103,36 Japanese Ships SS UB-143 (O7), hits 1, on fire Allied Ships DD Tingey DD Sproston DD Tarbell DD Badger DD Chew DD Mugford -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Boac at 43,54 Japanese Ships AK Momoyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire she sank 4 days later AP Kumagawa Maru DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze Allied Ships SS S-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 41,56 Japanese Ships AP Hakuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank Allied Ships SS S-31 Japanese ground losses: 69 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 87821 troops, 627 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1826 Defending force 37880 troops, 69 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 224 Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 84 casualties reported Guns lost 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4755 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 116 Defending force 6856 troops, 111 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 217 Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 4446 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 216 Defending force 6286 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/14/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Legaspi, 44,55, firing at TF 4 TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 35 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Kagero Japanese ground losses: 456 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese Ships CA Idzumo DD Yanagi DD Sumire DD Kuwa BB Iwami Allied Ships SS S-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kaba DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Kashiwa DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-4, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD No. 10 DD Enoki DD Umikaze DD No.1 Allied Ships SS S-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD No. 10 DD Enoki DD Umikaze DD No.1 Allied Ships SS S-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Legaspi, 44,55, firing at TF 4 TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 387 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tokyo at 66,43 Japanese Ships AK England Maru, Torpedo hits 1 Allied Ships SS S-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 37, hits 1 Allied Ships MSW Brant MSW Pelican MSW Partridge MSW Cardinal MSW Tanager MSW Swallow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 98,61 Japanese Ships SS No. 84 Allied Ships DD Shirk DD Farragut DD Sumner DD Kennison -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese Ships DD Kagero DD Take DD Kaya CA Kurama Allied Ships SS S-37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 87822 troops, 625 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1828 Defending force 37767 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 220 Japanese ground losses: 2 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 85 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4795 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118 Defending force 12024 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 214 Japanese ground losses: 68 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 7514 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 211 Defending force 6336 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/15/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Legaspi, 44,55, firing at TF 4 TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Take Japanese ground losses: 88 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 37 Allied Ships MSW Pelican MSW Brant MSW Partridge MSW Cardinal MSW Tanager MSW Swallow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese Ships AP Kisogawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire she sank 4 days later DD Sakaki Allied Ships SS S-31 Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese Ships DD Yanagi DD Sumire DD Kuwa CA Kasuga BB Asahi BB Shikishima Allied Ships SS S-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Boac at 43,54 Japanese Ships AK Momoyama Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze Allied Ships SS S-36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Dutch Harbor at 103,36 Japanese Ships SS UB-143 (O7), heavy damage Allied Ships DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Tingey DD Sproston DD Tarbell DD Badger DD Mugford -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 37 Allied Ships DD J. F. Burnes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Legaspi, 44,55, firing at TF 4 TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 47 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Kaya Japanese ground losses: 97 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 37, hits 2 Allied Ships MSW Pelican MSW Brant MSW Partridge MSW Cardinal MSW Tanager MSW Swallow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 37, hits 2 Allied Ships MSW Pelican MSW Brant MSW Partridge MSW Cardinal MSW Tanager MSW Swallow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 87821 troops, 623 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1830 Defending force 37639 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 214 Japanese ground losses: 2 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 16876 casualties reported Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 8180 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 212 Defending force 6381 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4840 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118 Defending force 13221 troops, 128 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 212 Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Dateline, Geneva, Switzerland. Both the French and the British Representatives to the League of Nations met with their Japanese counterparts at separate, but obviously closely choreographed, meetings behind closed doors. The message, delivered in polite but frank diplomatic terms, was the same: "Please refrain from further public invitations for the Western Nations to join the Japanese "Co-Prosperity" Organization in the Far East. The ill-gotten territory and economic gains are considered illegitimate and, as such, no Western Nation is interested in extending credibility or recognition this entity" The Japanese Representative to the League of Nations had a busy schedule on September 15, 1926. His first meeting was at 2:00 PM, local time, with his British counterparts, who delivered the above message. The Japanese Representative replied “I am happy that you have given me the opportunity to discuss this. For we have great respect and admiration for Great Britain, and have no wish to cause her any unnecessary discomfort. The situation in Asia is…complex, as it always is. We view the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere as a means of guiding our more backward brethren into the 20th century family of nations. Perhaps my English is off, I believe you said the words “ill-gotten territory”. Well, even if other Western nations feel that way, we sincerely hope our British brothers do not share that view. We are using our armed forces much the same way you used yours in the last century, to maintain peace and stability in the region. In all cases, we were invited by the local government – I believe the English term is “warlord” in some cases – because they were being oppressed by the Chinese government. And in light of the alliance China had with America, we saw no choice but to strike her first, before she could gather enough strength to hurt Japan. As far as the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere is concerned, I must remind you, my esteemed colleague and friend, it was formed as a direct result of the rejection of Manchuko and other emerging Asian nations admission into the League of Nations. I humbly apologize if it has caused Great Britain any consternation, we were hoping that it would have the opposite effect. I should tell you now we have been approached by rebels from Burma, asking for admission into the Sphere. You need not worry about them any longer, we imprisoned them, and will turn them over to you if you wish. We respect Great Britain, and the order she brings to her colonies. Despite the proximity of the Asian War to places like Hong Kong and Shanghai, we once again assure you that you have nothing to fear from Japan. (Ten second pause) “Perhaps we can use this issue for constructive ends. I have been instructed by my government to give you this message for you to take to London. It is this. Japan will end the war with China and America, and disband the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere if: 1) Both China and the USA renounce all claims to territory Japan has or will liberate before September 30, 1926. 2) The newly liberated nations and provinces in Asia be admitted as full members of the League of Nations. 3) The United States joins the League of Nations. 4) Japan be recognized as the stabilizing protectorate of Asia and its peoples. All we seek is order and security, like you have done so admirably in your colonial empire. I know I have given you a lot of information, my friend, and the hour is late. As it turns out, I have the French Representative waiting for me, so I must bid you farewell for now. Shall we agree to meet again after we have received our instructions from our governments, say, in 3 to 7 days?” The meeting ends. The meeting with the French Representative takes place, in the same office with the same Japanese Representative and staff, at 2:45 PM. The Japanese representative listens, quietly and politely, to the above message. His face was deadpan, but the French Representative later recalled his eyes were “predatory” I am happy you have given me the opportunity to discuss this. I cannot recall the last time the two of us had a private conversation. It seems like whenever we’re in the same room, our mutual friend the British Representative is here with us, and usually you’re silent while we do the talking. It is funny, you know, the British Representative delivered an identical message less than an hour ago. And now you are here, delivering the same message, pretending to be a Great Power we should actually respect. “I’m sorry, you look troubled right now. Can I offer you a drink? I’m afraid we have no champagne or cognac here, or any of the other fruity drinks you French so enjoy. Can I offer you some sake, instead? It’s the best brand in Tokyo, made from our finest rice. No? Very well, then. You look speechless. That’s all right. The British Representative and I already had a very productive conversation about the Asian Crisis, and if you don’t mind my saying so, we much prefer to deal with them anyway. The British are a Great Power. They are strong and honorable, and they understand how to run an empire. You have none of those qualities. What is the meaning of this, you ask? Come now. Let’s stop playing games. You come here, speaking to me as if we were one of your Indo-Chinese lackeys who will quake in fear at your self-righteous indignation. So you don’t like what we’re doing in Asia. So what? What are you doing to do about it? Send the Grand Armie or the French Foreign Legion after us? Abandon the Mediterranean so we may sink your navy? Please, don’t insult my intelligence. You’re not sending any reinforcements to Asia. They must protect your homeland against the Italians and the Soviets. And let’s not forget you need to keep the Germans from rising up again. Who knows? Maybe some day Great Britain will remember why your north coast is named Brittany. Had it not been for Great Britain, Japan, and yes the Americans too, you wouldn’t even be sitting in front of me now – you’d be sitting in some rural French schoolhouse trying to learn how to grovel in German. Leaving so soon? Wait, don’t go! I actually have something that is important to both of our national interests to discuss. I’m afraid I’m not as good at speaking French as English, hopefully I didn’t say anything that could be misconstrued. Are you sure you don’t want any sake? No? Very well then, please sit down. Thank you. Here is what is important. The number of terrorist attacks in the Guangxi Province are rising. We have captured some of the terrorists. They are from an Indochinese group called the Viet Minh. The fools are hoping to use Guangxi as a base to build up strength to drive you out of Indochina. Ah, I see that has gained your attention. You must know who they are, they have banners hanging up in Hanoi, along with the ones that are pro-French and pro-Japanese. Apparently, they believe your propaganda and think that they’ll have an easier time fighting the Imperial Japanese Army then they would the Tonkin Division. Like I said, fools. You need not worry about them – we deal harshly with any rebels we find in any area where the Imperial Army is operating. The ones we capture will not trouble you again. What concerns us, however, is they are operating on both sides of the border, and they continue to attack our forces and disturb the peace and tranquility of Guangxi. This must be stopped. Either your forces deal with the problem on your side of the border, or you will permit us to cross into Indochina to stamp out this problem that plagues both of our peoples. That is all. You may leave. What’s that? Oh please, spare me your empty threats. Don’t make the same mistake the Chinese and Americans made with us. Really, what will you do? Join them in their pending defeat? Hope the British come to your aid twice in less then ten years? Do you really think any sane British leader will ask more young lives be wasted to prop up your failing empire on the other side of the world? Of course they will not. Like us, the British understand the meaning of power and strength. That is why we are such good friends. And in Asia, you have neither of those, so you would be wise not insult us again by pretending you do. Good day.

Connfire -> Combat in southern Luzon (4/23/2011 8:08:36 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/16/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Legaspi, 44,55, firing at TF 4 TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 106,68 Japanese Ships SS UC-90 (O4) Allied Ships AP President Fillmore DD Wickes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese Ships AP Bokuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire DD Kagero DD Take DD Kaya Allied Ships SS S-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD No. 10 DD Enoki DD Umikaze DD No.1 Allied Ships SS S-27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 37 Allied Ships MSW Pelican MSW Brant MSW Partridge MSW Cardinal MSW Tanager MSW Swallow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD No. 10 DD Enoki DD Umikaze DD No.1 Allied Ships SS S-27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Legaspi, at 44,55 Japanese Ships CA Idzumo CA Adzuma CA Nisshin CA Kasuga BB Suwo BB Okinoshima BB Fuji BB Asahi BB Shikishima BB Iwami BB Mikasa BB Katori Allied ground losses: 128 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 102,74 Japanese Ships SS No. 37 Allied Ships DD Montgomery DD Radford DD Williams -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Legaspi, 44,55, firing at TF 4 TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Iwate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD No. 10 DD Enoki DD Umikaze DD No.1 Allied Ships SS S-9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 110270 troops, 715 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2150 Defending force 27555 troops, 151 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 258 Allied ground losses: 132 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 91158 troops, 628 guns, 147 vehicles, Assault Value = 1832 Defending force 17578 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 211 Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese forces CAPTURE Changsha base !!! Japanese ground losses: 382 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 7459 casualties reported Guns lost 20 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 13124 troops, 126 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 207 Defending force 6208 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hengchow Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 72986 troops, 488 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1511 Defending force 114679 troops, 208 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 742 Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 51 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hengchow Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 114612 troops, 203 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 738 Defending force 88270 troops, 486 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1511 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4698 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118 Defending force 13124 troops, 126 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 207 Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/17/26 Dateline, Canada: The 16th Canadian Parliamentary Election has taken-on the characteristics of a whirlwind, especially from the Liberals point of view. Mass rallies in all major urban centers, taking on a decidedly Anti-Crown/Anti-War/and Isolationist fervor, have taken a firm grip of the Public's attention. Media reports, ever slanting leftward anyway, are likening current events to the Anti-Great War Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. The Conservative Party is being successfully portrayed as the "Lackeys and lap dogs of King George V" and "Reactionary purveyors and promoters of British Colonial Rule around the Globe". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Legaspi, 44,55, firing at TF 4 TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 109,68 Japanese Ships SS No. 38 Allied Ships DD Wickes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships AK Kamoi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS S-9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Legaspi, 44,55, firing at TF 4 TF 4 troops unloading over beach at Legaspi, 44,55 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 110250 troops, 721 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2153 Defending force 27521 troops, 151 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 255 Allied ground losses: 44 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 13121 troops, 126 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 208 Defending force 6270 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hengchow Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 72867 troops, 480 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1512 Defending force 114581 troops, 201 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 738 Allied ground losses: 61 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hengchow Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 114495 troops, 199 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 733 Defending force 88156 troops, 480 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1512 Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4760 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 120 Defending force 13121 troops, 126 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 208 Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 2 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/18/26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Legaspi at 44,55 Japanese Ships DD No.17 DD No.13 DD No.11 DD No.9 DD No.7 DD No.3 DD No. 27 DD No. 25 DD No. 23 DD No. 19 Allied Ships SS S-31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki DD Kaede DD Kashiwa DD Kaba DD Kiku Allied Ships SS R-4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 66,44 Japanese Ships DD No. 10 DD Enoki DD Umikaze DD No.1 Allied Ships SS S-9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 82,63 Japanese Ships DD Kusunoki Allied Ships SS R-4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Naga Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 110731 troops, 728 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2174 Defending force 27448 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 256 Allied ground losses: 118 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 13143 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 210 Defending force 6346 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 120 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hengchow Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 72979 troops, 479 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1515 Defending force 114567 troops, 198 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 735 Japanese ground losses: 38 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 69 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hengchow Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 114463 troops, 192 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 730 Defending force 88208 troops, 476 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1515 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4806 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 119 Defending force 13127 troops, 122 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 210 Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported

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