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castor troy -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/21/2012 10:40:44 AM)
this is what mostly CA Haguro did to our cruisers: [image]local://upfiles/13774/C0F98BA942CA4211A8817F5C3B29AE13.jpg[/image]

EUBanana -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/21/2012 11:56:51 AM)
[:D][:'(] [&o] That has to be every Allied players dream in the first couple of months, seeing Force Z vectored onto something juicy and vulnerable.

EUBanana -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/21/2012 11:58:38 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy this is what mostly CA Haguro did to our cruisers: [image]local://upfiles/13774/C0F98BA942CA4211A8817F5C3B29AE13.jpg[/image] As per usual then the Japanese punched well above their weight. A Japanese heavy cruiser at anchor, pants down, outnumbered and outgunned by several orders of magnitude, in broad daylight, managed to damage quite badly 2 light cruisers and a DD.

castor troy -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/21/2012 12:22:08 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: EUBanana quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy this is what mostly CA Haguro did to our cruisers: [image]local://upfiles/13774/C0F98BA942CA4211A8817F5C3B29AE13.jpg[/image] As per usual then the Japanese punched well above their weight. A Japanese heavy cruiser at anchor, pants down, outnumbered and outgunned by several orders of magnitude, in broad daylight, managed to damage quite badly 2 light cruisers and a DD. that's why I think a USN CA spending 1500 shells should also be able to hit two enemy DD in broad daylight.

castor troy -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/21/2012 12:38:18 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 14, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Vigan at 80,72, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Hakaze xAK Sinsei Maru AMC Saigon Maru xAK India Maru xAK Victoria Maru xAP Argentina Maru xAP Baikal Maru Allied Ships AM Whippoorwill AM Finch AM Bittern AM Tanager AM Quail AM Lark using those minesweepers in a surface combat TF obviously proves not to make much sense... [:D] Reduced sighting due to 17% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 17% moonlight: 10,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards Japanese TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 11,000 yards... Range increases to 12,000 yards... Range increases to 12,000 yards... Range increases to 12,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Langsa at 46,72 Japanese Ships SS I-162 Allied Ships AS Otus, Torpedo hits 1 AS Otus is sighted by SS I-162 SS I-162 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Tandjoengbalai at 48,78 Japanese Ships SS I-157 Allied Ships xAP Perak, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage xAP Perak is sighted by SS I-157 SS I-157 attacking on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Babeldaob at 88,96 Japanese Ships xAK Shinsei Maru Allied Ships SS Triton SS Triton launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Shinsei Maru while the enemy sinks 4 out of 5 attacked ships, we are somewhere around 1,5 - 2 out of 5... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Babeldaob at 88,96 Japanese Ships xAK Shinsei Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Triton SS Triton attacking xAK Shinsei Maru on the surface Triton tries again on the surface, after firing something like a dozen torps the medium sized freighter finally is hit with a working torp... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Kuantan (51,79) TF 86 troops unloading over beach at Kuantan, 51,79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Jolo (74,90) TF 265 troops unloading over beach at Jolo, 74,90 Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of I/81st Nav Gd /1 with Kendari lost already I don't care much about that landing at Jolo... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Calayan at 83,70 Japanese Ships xAK Tokai Maru xAK Amagisan Maru DD Okikaze Allied Ships SS KXV SS KXV launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tokai Maru DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub I know that my US fleet subs got defective torps but I don't know why the other Allied subs aren't able to hit ships... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 29,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Nachi DD Fubuki DD Usugumo DD Shirayuki Allied Ships AMc Endeh AMc Lawoe AMc Salak AMc Ciska Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards... CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 26,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 26,000 yards Range increases to 29,000 yards... CA Nachi engages AMc Ciska at 29,000 yards CA Nachi engages AMc Salak at 29,000 yards Task forces break off... lol, my slow AMc crawl away in safety from a 30 knot task force? The AMc must have not been worth shells for the enemy... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Babeldaob at 91,96 Japanese Ships xAK Teiryu Maru Allied Ships SS O16 SS O16 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Teiryu Maru yeah, Allied subs, they suck... as great as I find split tubes, I wonder if that means having reduced the hit rates by a ratio of 2 or 3 too... usually my subs just miss targets like slow freighters, in this turn two attacks, both missed... was there anything done to accuracy of the torps or whatever to model real life hit rates with real life spreads compared to the fantasy stock game spreads and the resulting hit rates? I guess there was, so is this just bad luck or will the total hits just go down to 1/3 of what was low in stock already as the subs are now firing only 2 torps instead of 4 or six on ships like freighters? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 42,500 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 18 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-43-Ia Oscar sweeping at 38500 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Camiguin at 84,72 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft B5M1 Mabel x 5 G3M2 Nell x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AM Quail AM Whippoorwill AM Tanager Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B5M1 Mabel launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 3 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Iloilo , at 79,84 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 11 No Japanese losses Port hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet * Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 Ki-30 Ann x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 8 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Fatshan, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Hai Lee xAK Hanyang xAK Ming Sang, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 1 x 100 kg SAP Bomb 8 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 100 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 52 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 25 Ki-36 Ida x 5 No Japanese losses Runway hits 11 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 6000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 47,97 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 B5M1 Mabel x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AMc Lawoe Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B5M1 Mabel launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Camiguin at 84,72 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft B5M1 Mabel x 5 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AM Whippoorwill AM Finch Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B5M1 Mabel launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 47,97 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 8 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AMc Endeh AMc Lawoe Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 100 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Camiguin at 84,72 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AM Bittern AM Finch AM Tanager Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 1 x 100 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137) TF 116 troops unloading over beach at Tulagi, 114,137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Cotabato (78,90) Japanese Ships PB Heiei Maru #7 APD Fuji Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled PB Heiei Maru #7 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Cotabato (78,90) TF 120 troops unloading over beach at Cotabato, 78,90 Japanese ground losses: 45 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 15th Nav Gd /2 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 15th Nav Gd /2 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost in surf during unload of 15th Nav Gd /2 12 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 15th Nav Gd /3 81mm Mortar dropped into water during unload of 15th Nav Gd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 50,77 (near Temuloh) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 690 troops, 0 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 57 Defending force 132 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 29 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 85 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 1st Tank Regiment Defending units: 3rd ISF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 20466 troops, 318 guns, 217 vehicles, Assault Value = 462 Defending force 6531 troops, 129 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 143 Japanese adjusted assault: 355 Allied adjusted defense: 169 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 413 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Allied ground losses: 8061 casualties reported Squads: 227 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 542 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 156 (156 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 92 (92 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 6 and that's it for Hong Kong... guess the enemy hasn't even suffered 10 squads destroyed in total taking Hong Kong... pretty much a war without KIA in battles like this... Assaulting units: 38th Division 66th Infantry Regiment 19th Ind. Engineer Regiment 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 5th RF Gun Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd RF Gun Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion Defending units: Rifles of Canada Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion 1st Middlesex Battalion Kowloon Brigade 102nd RN Base Force Hong Kong Fortress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kendari (70,106) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 9696 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 207 Defending force 992 troops, 10 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Japanese adjusted assault: 115 Allied adjusted defense: 5 Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kendari !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 53 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 685 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Kimura Det II/81st Naval Guard Unit Kure 1st SNLF /1 3rd Base Force 5th JNAF Coy 1st JNAF Coy 2nd JNAF Coy 3rd JNAF AF Unit 1st Naval Const Bn /1 Defending units: Kendari Garrison Battalion Kendari Base Force same here, not even a single soldier KIA... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Beaufort (66,87) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 531 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Defending force 348 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 18 Allied adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Beaufort !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 58 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: III/81st Naval Guard Unit Defending units: 107th RN Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kudat (69,86) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 535 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 21 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kudat !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Boela (80,110) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 451 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 15 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Boela !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: Sasebo 1st SNLF /3 wow, I'm losing base after base, the whole SRA seems to have been overrun already... DAY 7 of the war... [X(][:D]

castor troy -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/21/2012 12:49:03 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 15, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Cotabato (78,90) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Heiei Maru #7 APD Fuji Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled PB Heiei Maru #7 fired at enemy troops next invasion... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Soc Trang at 58,74 Japanese Ships xAKL Yagi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS O20 xAKL Yagi Maru is sighted by SS O20 SS O20 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Yagi Maru and finally a sub hits a 1 or 2 point target... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Calayan at 82,69 Japanese Ships xAK Tamahoko Maru Allied Ships SS S-36 SS S-36 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tamahoko Maru just to see the next sub with working torps MISS the next freighter... so the last four Allied sub attacks (all with working torps) resulted in one hit and three subs MISSED... [8\|] How damn hard are freighters to hit that were usually only targetted with a single torp? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Singkawang at 55,87 Japanese Ships DD Fumizuki DD Hatakaze Allied Ships SS KIX, hits 1, heavy damage SS KIX launches 2 torpedoes at DD Fumizuki DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hatakaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub missing a DD isn't surprising... though surprising was the 1 DC hit that puts the sub in sinking condition, KIX tries to make Soerabaja... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Midway Island at 158,91 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Kirishima BB Hiei Allied ground losses: 54 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Runway hits 5 F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Kirishima BB Kirishima firing at Midway Island F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Hiei BB Hiei firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion 6th Marine Defense Battalion firing at BB Hiei have spotted the enemy incoming at Midway, as fast as he moves in the SRA as fast is the enemy advancing through the Central and South Pacific where we have spotted several enemy convoys... once again I raise the flag for the idiotic amphib bonus outside of historic targets for which it was supposed to... the next weeks will show a lot of examples for this... without having to have to prepare troops at all, the Japanese can just land wherever he likes no matter if in the SRA, or 20000 miles South East of Tokyo on the SE map edge... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Cotabato (78,90) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Heiei Maru #7 APD Fuji PB Heiei Maru #7 fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Cotabato (78,90) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Heiei Maru #7 APD Fuji PB Heiei Maru #7 fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Batan Island at 89,72, Range 15,000 Yards Japanese Ships xAK Nittei Maru xAK Ryugi Maru xAK Sanuki Maru xAK Shoho Maru Allied Ships AM Whippoorwill AM Finch AM Bittern AM Tanager AM Quail AM Lark Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 24,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 15,000 yards Japanese TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 15,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat my mine sweeper killer group really doesn't like to fight... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Pontianak at 53,89 Japanese Ships DD Namikaze Allied Ships SS KVIII SS KVIII launches 4 torpedoes at DD Namikaze KVIII bottoming out .... DD Namikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Namikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Namikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Namikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Namikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub no matter if 2, 4 or 6 torps, missed... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Calayan at 82,69 Japanese Ships xAKL Turusima Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Tosei Maru xAK Kizan Maru xAKL Nichiryo Maru PB Keiko Maru Allied Ships SS S-36 SS S-36 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Turusima Maru S-36 diving deep .... PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Keiko Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub then my subs go wild... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Aparri at 84,76 Japanese Ships PC Kaki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-39 SS S-39 launches 2 torpedoes at PC Kaki Escort abandons search for sub two hits in a row? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Midway Island , at 158,91 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 22 D3A1 Val x 31 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 10 Aircraft Attacking: 2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 137/155th Field Regiment, at 50,84 (Singapore) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 23 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed by flak Ki-48-Ib Lily: 9 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-36 Ida x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-36 Ida: 1 destroyed by flak Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 6000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bandoeng at 48,101 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 B5M1 Mabel x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AMc Lawoe, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AMc Salak Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B5M1 Mabel launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Midway Island at 158,91 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Kako CA Kinugasa CA Aoba, Shell hits 1 DD Yuzuki DD Kikuzuki DD Uzuki Allied ground losses: 215 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 8 Port hits 3 CA Kako firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion 6th Marine Defense Battalion firing at CA Kako CA Kinugasa firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion 6th Marine Defense Battalion firing at CA Kinugasa CA Aoba firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion 6th Marine Defense Battalion firing at CA Aoba DD Yuzuki firing at Midway Island DD Kikuzuki firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion DD Uzuki firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion ouch, that was a pretty severe bombardment... I'm 100% sure the enemy will bring enough to take the atoll easily, he knows exactly what I have there so figuring out what is needed to take the place isn't all that hard... too early for me to have a chance to react, the small number of convoys that have left the West Coast with meager reinforcements for the Pacific will arrive weeks after the Japanese rushed through the area... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Merak (48,97) TF 74 troops unloading over beach at Merak, 48,97 Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a SNLF Squad accidentally lost during unload of Sasebo 3rd SNLF /2 12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of Yokosuka 2nd SNLF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5696 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 191 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 47 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 47 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tsiaotso !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: 16th Ind.Mixed Brigade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuantan (51,79) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1352 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 25 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 25 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuantan !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 12th Engineer Regiment 5th JAAF AF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1005 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 18 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tulagi !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: fatigue(-) Assaulting units: 53rd Naval Guard Unit enemy takes Tulagi, probably will jump onto New Caledonia or the Fidjis shortly... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cotabato (78,90) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2153 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 71 Defending force 231 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Japanese adjusted assault: 54 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 54 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Cotabato !!! Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 114 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 15th Naval Guard Unit 8th JNAF Coy Defending units: 1st /101st PA Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 48,90 (near Palembang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1629 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60 Defending force 216 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Japanese adjusted assault: 28 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 180 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Sasebo 8th SNLF Defending units: Djambi Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Victoria Point (51,66) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2058 troops, 14 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 Defending force 168 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Japanese adjusted assault: 23 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Victoria Point !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 94 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: RTA Cavalry Division Defending units: 108th/2 Base Force /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Guam (106,95) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 4428 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31 Defending force 894 troops, 0 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 9 Japanese adjusted assault: 24 Allied adjusted defense: 43 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 5th Base Force Defending units: Guam USN Base Force at least he will have to bring a SNLF or similar to take Guam... or some air support to take the unimportant base...

castor troy -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/21/2012 2:20:20 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 16, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 251 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Ships DMS W-19 DMS W-18 DMS W-17 DMS W-16 DMS W-15 DMS W-12 DMS W-11 DMS W-10 DMS W-9 184 mines cleared seems like the enemy wants to move out that div that helped taking Hong Kong as soon as possible so he clears the whole minefield in a day or so... it's really a pity that the number of mines was so drastically reduced in AE (which was good) but the ability to clear mines was untouched so we may now have a more realistic number of mines at bases but still an unrealistic way to clear them... oh well, don't think mines will sink more than a dozen ships per side in the whole campaign so it's only an annoyance... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Tandjoengbalai at 47,77 Japanese Ships SS I-162 Allied Ships xAK Hanyang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Hanyang is sighted by SS I-162 SS I-162 attacking on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Tandjoengbalai at 48,78 Japanese Ships SS I-162 Allied Ships xAK Fatshan xAK Fatshan is sighted by SS I-162 SS I-162 launches 2 torpedoes damn you, that sub gets two shots at my convoy but the second one was one of the rare duds... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Catanduanes at 83,80 Japanese Ships xAP Kokuryu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Hokutatsu Maru xAK Sugiyama Maru xAK Hokumai Maru TB Kamo Allied Ships SS S-37 wow, we hit again? SS S-37 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Kokuryu Maru S-37 diving deep .... TB Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Kamo attacking submerged sub .... TB Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near San Diego at 226,82 Japanese Ships SS I-23 Allied Ships TK Esso Durban, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TK Beau TK Larry Doheny DD Lawrence DD King that's a shame, losing a tanker is always a real loss and having it sunk just outside San Diego leaving the West Coast with quite a number of DD escorts really pisses me off... SS I-23 launches 6 torpedoes at TK Esso Durban DD Lawrence fails to find sub and abandons search DD King fails to find sub, continues to search... DD King fails to find sub, continues to search... DD King fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 251 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Ships DMS W-19 DMS W-18 DMS W-17 DMS W-16 DMS W-15 DMS W-12 DMS W-11 DMS W-10 DMS W-9 122 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Takao at 84,66 Japanese Ships xAK Tofuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAP Rakuyo Maru xAK Konan Maru xAKL Fukkai Maru PB Keiko Maru Allied Ships SS KXV everytime I bitch about my subs they turn into killers... SS KXV launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tofuku Maru PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Midway Island (158,91) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Furutaka xAK Matsue Maru AV Kiyokawa Maru DD Oboro xAK Yokohama Maru PB Shotoku Maru PB Shoei Maru PB Kyo Maru #10 PB Kyo Maru #8 xAK Nishimi Maru Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 53 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) 6th Marine Defense Battalion firing at CA Furutaka CA Furutaka firing at 6th Marine Defense Battalion 7in Mk 2 CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Matsue Maru at 12,000 yards DD Oboro firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards DD Oboro firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards CA Furutaka firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards 7in Mk 2 CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Yokohama Maru at 12,000 yards DD Oboro firing to suppress enemy battery at 12,000 yards PB Shotoku Maru fired at enemy guns PB Shoei Maru fired at enemy guns PB Kyo Maru #10 fired at enemy guns PB Kyo Maru #8 fired at enemy guns Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Midway Island (158,91) TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Midway Island, 158,91 Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 12 Naval Support troops lost overboard during unload of 15th Base Force /3 12 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 15th Base Force /4 16 troops of a IJA Cavalry Squad lost overboard during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /4 12 Engineers lost overboard during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /4 12 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /4 12 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /5 heres the Midway invasion... the enemy also brings a base force, seems like he wants to base more than just a couple of patrol ac here... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Mersing (51,82) TF 86 troops unloading over beach at Mersing, 51,82 Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 16 troops of a IJA Engineer Squad accidentally lost during unload of 12th Engr Rgt /2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Midway Island (158,91) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Furutaka xAK Yokohama Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires AV Kiyokawa Maru DD Oboro PB Shotoku Maru PB Shoei Maru PB Kyo Maru #10 PB Kyo Maru #8 xAK Nishimi Maru Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 6th Marine Defense Battalion firing at CA Furutaka 5in Mk 15 CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Yokohama Maru at 10,000 yards DD Oboro firing to suppress enemy battery at 10,000 yards 7in Mk 2 CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Yokohama Maru at 10,000 yards CA Furutaka firing to suppress enemy battery at 10,000 yards PB Shotoku Maru fired at enemy troops PB Shoei Maru fired at enemy troops PB Kyo Maru #10 fired at enemy guns PB Kyo Maru #8 fired at enemy guns Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards the CD did all it could but we probably fail to even sink a single enemy ship nor could we do anything against the invading troops... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 251 encounters mine field at Hong Kong (77,61) Japanese Ships DMS W-19 DMS W-18 DMS W-17 DMS W-16 DMS W-15 DMS W-12 DMS W-11 DMS W-10 DMS W-9 51 mines cleared and that's it for Hong Kong's minefield... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 33,810 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 32 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 32 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 32810 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships MTB 8, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk MTB 10, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk SS KXVI, Bomb hits 2 Port hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet * Port Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb I tried to get this sub out of port but it turned around EVERY turn again as subs have a default setting to return to the nearest port when they are above a certain damage number in total... what a totally strange design decision... this sub could have been easily saved by sending it down to Australia and I tried to do so several times but each day it just turned around to be disbanded in Manila... oh my god... [8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tjilatjap at 51,102 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 B5M1 Mabel x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AMc Ciska, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AMc Salak, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B5M1 Mabel launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 B5N1 Kate x 8 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 3 destroyed Allied Ships AG Albatros, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage HDML P 1 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 1-VI.G.V with B-339D (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead Training flight from 1-VI.G.V has been caught up in attack Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AG Albatros -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 6th Marine Defense Battalion, at 158,91 (Midway Island) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 22 D3A1 Val x 30 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 15 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 116th USAAF Base Force ... Also attacking 6th Marine Defense Battalion ... Also attacking 116th USAAF Base Force ... Also attacking 6th Marine Defense Battalion ... Also attacking 116th USAAF Base Force ... Also attacking 6th Marine Defense Battalion ... Also attacking 116th USAAF Base Force ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 B5N1 Kate x 8 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 2 destroyed Allied Ships AVP Valk, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk HDML P 3, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk HDML P 1, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk HDML P 2, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Ambon Patrouille with B-339D (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (16 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 16 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead Training flight from Ambon Patrouille has been caught up in attack Training flight from No.453 Sqn RAF has been caught up in attack Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AVP Valk an enemy CVL pops up unexpected in the range of Soerabaja, the escorts shred our fighters on training there (wonder why training flights get such an insane penalty) and then the 8 Kates score 7 bomb hits... the loss of the useless Dutch fighters is more sever than the loss of the useless Dutch vessels... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tjilatjap at 51,102 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft B5M1 Mabel x 5 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AMc Endeh Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B5M1 Mabel launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Iloilo , at 79,84 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 37,810 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 31 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 31 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 32810 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Midway Island (158,91) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Matsue Maru AV Kiyokawa Maru PB Shoei Maru PB Shotoku Maru PB Kyo Maru #10 PB Kyo Maru #8 xAK Nishimi Maru Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 7in Mk 2 CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Matsue Maru at 5,000 yards PB Shoei Maru firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards PB Shotoku Maru fired at enemy guns PB Shoei Maru fired at enemy guns PB Kyo Maru #10 fired at enemy guns PB Kyo Maru #8 fired at enemy guns -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Butuan (80,89) 13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Kuritake Maru xAK Koyu Maru xAK Zuiko Maru Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 74 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled xAK Kuritake Maru firing at 103rd PA Infantry Regiment xAK Kuritake Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Koyu Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Zuiko Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Kuritake Maru fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Butuan (80,89) TF 185 troops unloading over beach at Butuan, 80,89 Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 21st Ind.Mixed Bde 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 21st Ind.Mixed Bde /3 10 troops of a IJA HMG Section lost from landing craft during unload of 21st Ind.Mixed Bde /5 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 21st Ind.Mixed Bde /7 12 Engineers lost in surf during unload of 21st Ind.Mixed Bde /7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Babo (83,111) TF 270 troops unloading over beach at Babo, 83,111 Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost from landing craft during unload of Kure 2nd SNLF 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost from landing craft during unload of Kure 2nd SNLF /2 the IJ avalanche keeps rolling... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3720 troops, 8 guns, 343 vehicles, Assault Value = 225 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 124 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 124 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 16th Recon Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 48th Recon Regiment 7th Tank Regiment Yokosuka 1st SNLF /2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Midway Island (158,91) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2845 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 62 Defending force 2418 troops, 41 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 Japanese adjusted assault: 20 Allied adjusted defense: 6 [8\|][8\|][8\|] Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Midway Island !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 103 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 867 casualties reported Squads: 78 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 205 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 59 (59 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 72 (72 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Assaulting units: 144th Infantry Regiment 15th Base Force /2 Defending units: 116th USAAF Base Force 6th Marine Defense Battalion boy oh boy, we don't even hold a single day and the enemy takes the base without a single soldier KIA or anything else destroyed... pfff, reality shining out of my a$$... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Merak (48,97) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3233 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 114 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 41 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 41 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Merak !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: Sasebo 3rd SNLF Yokosuka 2nd SNLF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Butuan (80,89) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1008 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35 Defending force 3659 troops, 40 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 111 Assaulting units: 103rd PA Infantry Regiment Defending units: 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade [image]local://upfiles/13774/2A3C6FA3F00E4F76BD9518F4FE592432.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/21/2012 3:52:35 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 17, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Butuan (80,89) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Kuritake Maru xAK Koyu Maru xAK Zuiko Maru Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled xAK Kuritake Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Koyu Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Zuiko Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Sabang at 45,70, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Natori DD Satsuki DD Minazuki DD Fumizuki DD Nagatsuki DD Harukaze DD Hatakaze Allied Ships xAK Fatshan, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 8,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence xAK Fatshan sunk by CL Natori at 8,000 yards xAK Fatshan sunk by CL Natori at 8,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Sabang at 44,68, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Natori DD Satsuki DD Minazuki DD Fumizuki DD Nagatsuki DD Harukaze DD Hatakaze Allied Ships xAK Hai Lee, Shell hits 37, and is sunk two freighters tried to move through that area but here one can again see that it has been a failure IMO to create a bullet prove mid ocean intercept routine... two ships moving alone during the night in a 45 mile hex with 0% moonlight and both ships are of course intercepted... yeah... there should be die rolls if the ships are found or not and not 100% of the time an auto surface combat happening no matter how good or bads the conditions are or if it's an armada of 1000 ships or 1 small xAKL... my 2c on the matter, like it or hate it, agree or disagree... Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 6,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence CL Natori launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAK Hai Lee at 6,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards CL Natori engages xAK Hai Lee at 3,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK Hai Lee at 3,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK Hai Lee at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK Hai Lee at 2,000 yards CL Natori engages xAK Hai Lee at 2,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK Hai Lee at 2,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK Hai Lee at 2,000 yards CL Natori engages xAK Hai Lee at 2,000 yards DD Harukaze engages xAK Hai Lee at 2,000 yards CL Natori engages xAK Hai Lee at 2,000 yards xAK Hai Lee sunk by CL Natori at 2,000 yards xAK Hai Lee sunk by CL Natori at 2,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 74 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97) Japanese Ships DD Tsuta TB Otori 3 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 74 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97) Japanese Ships DD Yomogi 1 mine cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Puerto Princesa (73,83) Japanese Ships xAK Meisho Maru xAK Midori Maru xAK Meisho Maru firing at 2nd PI Base Force xAK Meisho Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Midori Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Meisho Maru fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Puerto Princesa (73,83) TF 256 troops unloading over beach at Puerto Princesa, 73,83 Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy /1 17 troops of a SNLF Squad accidentally lost during unload of 2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Puerto Princesa (73,83) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Meisho Maru xAK Midori Maru xAK Meisho Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Midori Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 74 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97) Japanese Ships TB Otori 2 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 25 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Allied Ships ARD YFD-1 Dewey, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage MTB 7, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk ACM Colonel Harrison, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires YO-41, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk YO-42, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Port hits 5 Port supply hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet * Port Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet * Port Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb Massive explosion on YO-42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tjilatjap at 51,102 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 B5M1 Mabel x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AMc Endeh, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Massive explosion on AMc Endeh Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMc Endeh -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Semarang at 52,101 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 B5M1 Mabel x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AG Canopus Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B5M1 Mabel launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Eniwetok at 130,106 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 22 D3A1 Val x 14 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AM Penguin Aircraft Attacking: 10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb amazingly enough all 14 Vals missed the minesweeper... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Oroquieta (78,88) TF 265 troops unloading over beach at Oroquieta, 78,88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Butuan (80,89) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3692 troops, 40 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 114 Defending force 1002 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35 Japanese adjusted assault: 108 Allied adjusted defense: 2 Japanese assault odds: 54 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Butuan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 370 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 103rd PA Infantry Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Mersing (51,82) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1328 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 46 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 7 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Mersing !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-), supply(-) Assaulting units: 12th Engineer Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sambas (57,88) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2638 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 102 Defending force 1664 troops, 17 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 23 Japanese adjusted assault: 79 Allied adjusted defense: 13 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Sambas !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 76 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1135 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 44 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 4 Units destroyed 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: II./124th Infantry Battalion III./124th Infantry Battalion Defending units: West Borneo KNIL Battalion 2/15 Punjab Battalion Sambas Base Force Singkawang Base Force 106th RN Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Babo (83,111) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1509 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 14 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Babo !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-), fatigue(-) Assaulting units: Kure 2nd SNLF base after base falls to the Japanese...

castor troy -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/21/2012 4:05:36 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 18, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Oosthaven at 49,96 Japanese Ships DD Natsushio DD Hatsukaze Allied Ships SS S-41 SS S-41 is sighted by escort DD Natsushio fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hatsukaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Hatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Merauke at 89,126, Range 1,000 Yards [image]local://upfiles/13774/F6C2EB17BE3D4A4CA118E62C822BC9D1.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships TB Chidori, Shell hits 1 TB Tomozuru, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships CL Danae, Shell hits 1 CL Durban DD Barker DD Bulmer the enemy was spotted to move on Merauke (spotted as DD/DD/DD/DD - so I was sure it would be a fast transport, also from the speed it was moving along) and I had British cruisers in the area so I guessed the enemy would go to Merauke and I set my cruisers to intercept... this again shows how well bluebook is playing, even though he didn't spot my cruisers last turn, he placed two TB right South of Merauke, right in the way of my incoming cruisers... very well done for that... now what am I supposed to say about the naval engagement... my cruisers suck once more, at 1000 yards they are not able to deal with two IJN TB... very well done, very well done... this not enough, firing a dozen shells and not causing any frigin damage, this also means my cruisers TURN BACK and are not proceeding to Merauke to attack the fast transport there... well done, very well done... Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 3,000 yards... Range closes to 1,000 yards... CL Durban engages TB Tomozuru at 1,000 yards TB Chidori engages CL Danae at 1,000 yards Range increases to 2,000 yards CL Durban engages TB Tomozuru at 2,000 yards TB Chidori engages CL Danae at 2,000 yards Butler, F.J. orders Allied TF to disengage Range increases to 4,000 yards CL Durban engages TB Tomozuru at 4,000 yards CL Danae engages TB Chidori at 4,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards CL Danae engages TB Tomozuru at 3,000 yards CL Danae engages TB Chidori at 3,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards CL Danae engages TB Tomozuru at 5,000 yards CL Danae engages TB Tomozuru at 5,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Palembang at 48,91 Japanese Ships xAK Thames Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-40 xAK Thames Maru is sighted by SS S-40 SS S-40 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Thames Maru been in a bad mood that turn and this didn't make it better... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Arorae at 141,136 Japanese Ships AMC Aikoku Maru Allied Ships SS Narwhal AMC Aikoku Maru is sighted by SS Narwhal SS Narwhal launches 4 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Palembang at 48,91 Japanese Ships xAK Hokuzyu Maru Allied Ships SS S-40 xAK Hokuzyu Maru is sighted by SS S-40 SS S-40 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Hokuzyu Maru that was a miss again... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Tarawa (136,128) TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Tarawa, 136,128 Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 61st Nav Gd /1 12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 61st Nav Gd /1 the enemy is also about to roll through the Pacific... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Lucena (79,79) TF 202 troops unloading over beach at Lucena, 79,79 Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 16th Nav Gd /1 17 troops of a SNLF Squad accidentally lost during unload of 16th Nav Gd 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 16th Nav Gd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Tawau (69,90) TF 258 troops unloading over beach at Tawau, 69,90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Merauke (89,124) TF 376 troops unloading over beach at Merauke, 89,124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Vigan at 80,73 Japanese Ships xAP Husimi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-39 xAP Husimi Maru is sighted by SS S-39 SS S-39 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Husimi Maru another hit, my subs trippled their performance of the first couple of days... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 26 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Allied Ships ARD YFD-1 Dewey, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ACM Colonel Harrison, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Repair Shipyard hits 1 Port hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet * City Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet * City Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet * Port Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 11 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet * Port Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Ocean Island (130,130) 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Kosin Maru #3 PB Nikkai Maru xAK Kunitu Maru Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled PB Kosin Maru #3 fired at enemy troops PB Nikkai Maru fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Ocean Island (130,130) TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Ocean Island, 130,130 12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of Maizuru 1st SNLF /2 12 Support troops lost in surf during unload of Maizuru 1st SNLF /2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila (79,77) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3720 troops, 8 guns, 343 vehicles, Assault Value = 224 Defending force 5593 troops, 99 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 215 Japanese adjusted assault: 114 Allied adjusted defense: 81 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 191 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled) Allied ground losses: 301 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 41 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) [:@][:@] damn... I had one PA division there to wait for the other one being formed at Manila and both were tasked to move to Clark Field as soon as the second one arrives but they just didn't make it, would have needed three more days to move out but the Japs are faster and will be able to kill them off... tactical error of my part, should just have moved 400 additional av to Manila to wait for the PA div to be formed and then all should have moved out alltogether and the Japanese tank Army could not have done much... Assaulting units: 16th Recon Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 48th Recon Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 7th Tank Regiment Defending units: 91st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Infantry Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ocean Island (130,130) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1668 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 Defending force 96 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 43 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 43 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Ocean Island !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 89 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 109 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: Maizuru 1st SNLF Defending units: Heron Det. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Puerto Princesa (73,83) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 518 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Defending force 183 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Japanese adjusted assault: 11 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Puerto Princesa !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 3 destroyed [:@] SOC-1 Seagull: 4 destroyed [:@] Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 52 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Assaulting units: 2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy Defending units: 2nd PI Base Force another mistake, the enemy landed here and I forgot to move out the aircraft... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Guam (106,95) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 4413 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30 Defending force 894 troops, 0 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 9 Japanese adjusted assault: 48 Allied adjusted defense: 21 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Guam !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 740 casualties reported Squads: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 75 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 47 (47 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 5th Base Force Defending units: Guam USN Base Force damn, now even that base force manages to overcome my defenders and the enemy didn't have to move in reinforcements as expected... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarawa (136,128) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1359 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 52 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 25 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 25 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarawa !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: 61st Nav Gd /2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Taiping (49,75) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 227 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 16 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Taiping !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: 1st Raiding Rgt /1

EUBanana -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/21/2012 4:13:07 PM)
This guy bluebook has got some serious attention to detail going on. [X(][&o] That said, I woulda expected two TBs to just be a speed bump to light cruisers with 6" guns...

crsutton -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/21/2012 5:00:17 PM)
Yep he seems to be very good. You just have to let him have his way some times and make sure you do not lose anything that you can't replace. Territory can be recovered-dead carriers can not. That was a nice pimp slapping you gave him in the DEI. Not going to win the war but will make him play a little more closer to the vest.

Capt. Harlock -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/21/2012 8:40:07 PM)
quote: watching the replay took over an hour but I do have to say I enjoyed it... I bet you did! Nicely played. [sm=happy0005.gif]

castor troy -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/22/2012 7:51:07 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: crsutton Yep he seems to be very good. You just have to let him have his way some times and make sure you do not lose anything that you can't replace. Territory can be recovered-dead carriers can not. That was a nice pimp slapping you gave him in the DEI. Not going to win the war but will make him play a little more closer to the vest. he is, he truly is. As it stands now (nearing Feb in the game and the AAR being behind) he really seems a guy who's going to bring me to the edge of defeat if he continues like this. But as you say, territory can be recovered and I'm usually careful enough not to lose my carriers early enough but you should never say never, who knows what he's going to pull out of the hat. I�m trying to catch up with the AAR asap, doing usually two turns on weekdays and more on the weekend I think I am hard pressed to follow the game with the AAR. [:D] But I can already say that this campaign will be an interesting one, really interesting.

castor troy -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/22/2012 7:56:02 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: EUBanana This guy bluebook has got some serious attention to detail going on. [X(][&o] That said, I woulda expected two TBs to just be a speed bump to light cruisers with 6" guns... if we ignore what happened at Kendari where he took the risk to send in his invasion without any cover force (mind you, nothing would have happened if Force Z wouldn't have been waiting nearby) he would have overrun me without any real losses so far which perfectly shows how well he puts his invasions forward. Ok, of course he knows exactly what I have where at this stage of the war and there is nothing I can do about it but still, never experienced such an enemy advance in all the years. Pheewww...

EUBanana -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/22/2012 9:59:13 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy if we ignore what happened at Kendari where he took the risk to send in his invasion without any cover force (mind you, nothing would have happened if Force Z wouldn't have been waiting nearby) he would have overrun me without any real losses so far which perfectly shows how well he puts his invasions forward. Ok, of course he knows exactly what I have where at this stage of the war and there is nothing I can do about it but still, never experienced such an enemy advance in all the years. Pheewww... It'd be interesting to see how he does when the war becomes more reactive in nature. I think in the early war the script is well known, and an avid planner can make hay given full knowledge of the map and all the old tropes which are going to play out. Later on, it's much more up in the air. Fog of war descends on the globe, and the game becomes much more open ended as well, with much wider scope for operations.

castor troy -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/22/2012 4:07:57 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 19, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Makassar at 63,107 Japanese Ships SS I-164 Allied Ships xAKL Cebu, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Cebu is sighted by SS I-164 SS I-164 attacking on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Toboali at 51,94 Japanese Ships DD Isonami AK Sasako Maru DD Ayanami Allied Ships SS S-41, hits 2 SS S-41 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Isonami S-41 bottoming out .... DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ayanami attacking submerged sub .... DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Merauke at 89,124, Range 6,000 Yards [image]local://upfiles/13774/E0C363D3F3F74D20A0737FCCE87B189C.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships APD Shimakaze, Shell hits 3 APD Nadakaze, Shell hits 1 TB Manazuru TB Hatsukari Allied Ships CL Mauritius, Shell hits 1 DD Isis after the two TB that were placed South of Merauke were able to fend off the attack (without suffering damage) of my two Brit CL and two US DD, we had another Brit CL/DD in range and sent them in to Merauke... we arrive, locate the fast transport and put four shells into it... well done Allied Navy, well done... Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards Stephens, W.D. crosses the 'T' TB Manazuru engages CL Mauritius at 6,000 yards DD Isis engages APD Shimakaze at 6,000 yards CL Mauritius engages APD Nadakaze at 6,000 yards CL Mauritius engages APD Shimakaze at 6,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards DD Isis engages APD Nadakaze at 5,000 yards CL Mauritius engages APD Nadakaze at 5,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards TB Hatsukari engages DD Isis at 7,000 yards DD Isis engages APD Nadakaze at 7,000 yards CL Mauritius engages APD Nadakaze at 7,000 yards CL Mauritius engages APD Shimakaze at 7,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards CL Mauritius engages TB Hatsukari at 9,000 yards DD Isis engages TB Hatsukari at 9,000 yards CL Mauritius engages APD Nadakaze at 9,000 yards CL Mauritius engages APD Shimakaze at 9,000 yards Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 74 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97) Japanese Ships DD Tsuta TB Otori 4 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Vigan at 80,73 Japanese Ships xAP Terukuni Maru Allied Ships SS S-39 xAP Terukuni Maru is sighted by SS S-39 SS S-39 launches 4 torpedoes the subs seem to start missing again... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Victoria at 208,51 Japanese Ships SS I-21 Allied Ships xAP Haleakala, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage xAP Haleakala is sighted by SS I-21 SS I-21 attacking on the surface the IJN does better... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Lingga at 51,88 Japanese Ships AV Sanyo Maru xAK Nanko Maru DMS W-6 Allied Ships SS KVIII SS KVIII is sighted by escort DMS W-6 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Christmas Island at 175,139 Japanese Ships SS I-169 Allied Ships DD Henley DD Mugford DD Patterson SS I-169 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Henley I-169 diving deep .... DD Patterson fails to find sub and abandons search DD Henley fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Henley fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Henley attacking submerged sub .... DD Henley cannot reach attack position over SS I-169 DD Henley fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Henley fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Henley fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Dinagat at 84,87 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 5 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Ethel Edwards xAK Capillo Aircraft Attacking: 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 29 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Allied Ships SS KXVI, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage no matter what I tried, the sub always returned to Manila... what a routine... [8\|] ACM Colonel Harrison, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage ARD YFD-1 Dewey, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Repair Shipyard hits 9 Port hits 4 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet City Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet * Port Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed by flak Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 10 Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dinagat at 84,87 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Ethel Edwards, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Capillo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 12 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Capillo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila (79,77) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 3539 troops, 8 guns, 342 vehicles, Assault Value = 201 Defending force 5380 troops, 98 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 186 Japanese adjusted assault: 265 Allied adjusted defense: 93 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) [:(] Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 129 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1940 casualties reported Squads: 113 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 86 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 44 (44 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 totally evitable losses would I have sent another two inf units... silly me... another attack when the IJ suffers not a single KIA... Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 4th Tank Regiment 16th Recon Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 48th Recon Regiment 7th Tank Regiment Defending units: 91st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Infantry Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 78,91 (near Davao) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1639 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60 Defending force 181 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8 Japanese adjusted assault: 57 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 57 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: op mode(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Allied ground losses: 113 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Sasebo 2nd SNLF Defending units: 2nd/101st PA Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 47,89 (near Djambi) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1644 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 Defending force 84 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 14 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-) Allied ground losses: 48 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Sasebo 8th SNLF Defending units: Djambi Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lucena (79,79) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1540 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 14 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lucena !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 16th Naval Guard Unit 6th JNAF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tawau (69,90) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 531 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 6 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tawau !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: III/81st Naval Guard Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur (49,79) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 262 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 12 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala Lumpur !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: 1st Raiding Rgt /2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Merauke (89,124) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 451 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 15 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Merauke !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: Sasebo 1st SNLF /3

castor troy -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/22/2012 4:12:07 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 20, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 5,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Nagara DD Yukikaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Yamakaze Allied Ships xAKL Dai Lee, Shell hits 6, and is sunk Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 3% moonlight: 5,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 5,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 5,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards CL Nagara engages xAKL Dai Lee at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards CL Nagara engages xAKL Dai Lee at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards CL Nagara engages xAKL Dai Lee at 2,000 yards xAKL Dai Lee sunk by CL Nagara at 2,000 yards xAKL Dai Lee sunk by CL Nagara at 2,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Vigan at 80,73 Japanese Ships DD Matsukaze Allied Ships SS KXIV SS KXIV launches 2 torpedoes at DD Matsukaze KXIV bottoming out .... Sub escapes detection senseless to even target destroyers... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Vigan at 80,73 [image]local://upfiles/13774/3E10E5BA437543058514C034F072760D.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships CA Maya, Torpedo hits 1 Allied Ships SS KXIV SS KXIV launches 4 torpedoes at CA Maya KXIV bottoming out .... Escort abandons search for sub that seems to be a success, but we see no follow on damage... FOW? Hmmm, doubt it... one Dutch torp isn't by far not enough for an IJ CA, two to start with would have been better... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Semarang at 53,102 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 B5M1 Mabel x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AG Canopus Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B5M1 Mabel launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Oosthaven (48,96) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 675 troops, 0 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 58 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 27 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Oosthaven !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: 6th Tank Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3266 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 117 Defending force 1062 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33 Japanese adjusted assault: 101 Allied adjusted defense: 11 Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Batavia !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 755 casualties reported Squads: 60 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 52 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: Sasebo 3rd SNLF Yokosuka 2nd SNLF Defending units: Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion as you can see, my troops have abandoned Batavia, same as on Malaya and the Philipines we are also fighting on Java only at strongholds...

EUBanana -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/22/2012 4:23:16 PM)
[sm=00000613.gif] This AAR is going to be one of the best I think...

castor troy -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/22/2012 4:27:25 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 21, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Calayan at 82,69 Japanese Ships CA Maya xAP Kamo Maru SC Ch 18 SC Ch 17 SC Ch 16 Allied Ships SS S-36 SS S-36 launches 4 torpedoes at CA Maya torps were DUDS!!! [X(] OMG can you belive this? S-36 diving deep .... SC Ch 18 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 16 fails to find sub and abandons search SC Ch 18 fails to find sub and abandons search SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Aso Maru #3 PB Eiko Maru PB Kiso Maru PB Nanpo Maru xAK Sydney Maru #2 xAK Gosei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Meiten Maru xAK Nojima Maru Allied Ships MTB 9 MTB 11 MTB 12 MTB 26 MTB 27 sent in my MTB from Bataan, out of the four PT squadrons there, only one managed to move the ONE hex as expected... fcking flawed naval movement all the time, the PTs of course had all their op points available and how many would it take to move the single hex anyway... all were set to retire... Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 14% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... Range closes to 3,000 yards... Range closes to 2,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Meiten Maru screened from combat MTB 26 engages PB Nanpo Maru at 2,000 yards MTB 26 engages PB Eiko Maru at 2,000 yards xAK Nojima Maru screened from combat - escorted by PB Kiso Maru MTB 11 engages xAK Gosei Maru at 2,000 yards xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Meiten Maru , xAK Gosei Maru screened from combat - escorted by PB Kiso Maru , PB Eiko Maru MTB 9 engages PB Aso Maru #3 at 2,000 yards MTB 12 engages xAK Sydney Maru #2 at 2,000 yards PB Nanpo Maru engages MTB 11 at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards MTB 27 engages PB Nanpo Maru at 3,000 yards PB Aso Maru #3 engages MTB 9 at 3,000 yards MTB 9 engages xAK Nojima Maru at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Meiten Maru , xAK Gosei Maru screened from combat PB Kiso Maru engages MTB 26 at 2,000 yards MTB 9 engages xAK Sydney Maru #2 at 2,000 yards xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Meiten Maru , xAK Gosei Maru screened from combat - escorted by PB Nanpo Maru , PB Kiso Maru PB Nanpo Maru engages MTB 27 at 2,000 yards MTB 9 engages xAK Sydney Maru #2 at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards PB Kiso Maru engages MTB 27 at 3,000 yards MTB 9 engages xAK Nojima Maru at 3,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards xAK Nojima Maru screened from combat MTB 27 engages xAK Sydney Maru #2 at 2,000 yards Hazard D. orders Allied TF to disengage xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Meiten Maru screened from combat - escorted by PB Eiko Maru PB Kiso Maru engages MTB 26 at 2,000 yards MTB 27 engages xAK Sydney Maru #2 at 2,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Hengchun at 83,68 [image]local://upfiles/13774/A36E33AB1BED4B1BB4753302EF7660EA.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships CA Maya, Torpedo hits 1* SC Ch 4 SC Ch 18 SC Ch 17 SC Ch 16 Allied Ships SS S-37 SS S-37 launches 4 torpedoes at CA Maya Maya is then attacked for the third time in two days, again being hit by one out of 4 torps... we see the torp exploding but just like on the first attack, we see no damage... [&:] wth, how lucky is that guy? Wonder how many USN CA would survive if IJN subs would fire 3x4 torps at them... CA Maya shows up as sunk but that surely isn't true when the ship doesn't even show up as heavily damaged, not even on fire... S-37 diving deep .... SC Ch 18 fails to find sub and abandons search SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 16 fails to find sub and abandons search SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 15,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Nagara DD Yukikaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Yamakaze Allied Ships PT-35 PT-41 PT Q-111 PT Q-112 PT Q-113 this is what pisses me off when it comes down to naval movement, it is just borked... those PT should never be there during the daylight, one hex to move, all set to retire and non spent any op points before... luckily they aren't whiped out... Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 27,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 21,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards... CL Nagara engages PT Q-112 at 15,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages PT Q-112 at 15,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages PT Q-113 at 15,000 yards Ferrandiz J. orders Allied TF to disengage Range closes to 9,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages PT-35 at 9,000 yards CL Nagara engages PT Q-113 at 9,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages PT Q-112 at 9,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages PT Q-111 at 9,000 yards CL Nagara engages PT-35 at 9,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards CL Nagara engages PT-41 at 10,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages PT Q-112 at 10,000 yards CL Nagara engages PT Q-111 at 10,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages PT-41 at 10,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages PT-35 at 10,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards CL Nagara engages PT Q-113 at 11,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages PT Q-112 at 11,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages PT Q-113 at 12,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages PT-41 at 12,000 yards CL Nagara engages PT-35 at 12,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards CL Nagara engages PT Q-112 at 13,000 yards CL Nagara engages PT Q-112 at 13,000 yards CL Nagara engages PT Q-111 at 13,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages PT Q-111 at 13,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages PT Q-113 at 13,000 yards CL Nagara engages PT Q-111 at 13,000 yards CL Nagara engages PT-35 at 13,000 yards Ferrandiz J. orders Allied TF to disengage CL Nagara engages PT Q-113 at 13,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages PT Q-111 at 13,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages PT Q-111 at 13,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages PT Q-113 at 13,000 yards CL Nagara engages PT-35 at 13,000 yards Range increases to 16,000 yards CL Nagara engages PT Q-113 at 16,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages PT Q-112 at 16,000 yards CL Nagara engages PT-35 at 16,000 yards Range increases to 18,000 yards CL Nagara engages PT Q-113 at 18,000 yards CL Nagara engages PT Q-112 at 18,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages PT Q-113 at 18,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages PT Q-112 at 18,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages PT-35 at 18,000 yards Ferrandiz J. orders Allied TF to disengage Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Nagai Island at 176,50, Range 20,000 Yards [X(][X(][X(] Japanese Ships CA Tone CL Abukuma Allied Ships AP President Jackson, Shell hits 21, and is sunk AP President Monroe, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk KV Edmundston, Shell hits 6, and is sunk KV Dawson, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Trento, Shell hits 13, and is sunk xAK Knoxville City, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Crown City, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage so much about that... in the middle of nowhere around Alaska, two enemy cruisers drive right into that empty convoy that was heading into the area... my convoy was not spotted before, my 12 PBY in the area didn't spot the enemy cruisers... result is the whole convoy sunk, all ships... pretty much what I said earlier, you don't have to fear the AMC of the enemy but you do have to fear a cruiser with some escort... pure luck to stumble into this convoy, but well done, a nice raid... this is my ONLY convoy bigger than 2 ships in the whole region North of San Francisco... the cruisers sure retire, they probably spent most of their ammo and if the IJN spends some shells it's well worth it... losing those AP is a loss, the KV and xAK, well, those are expendable... Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards... Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 20,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence CL Abukuma launches Long Lance Torpedoes at AP President Jackson at 20,000 yards CA Tone launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAK Knoxville City at 20,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards CL Abukuma engages AP President Jackson at 15,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards CA Tone engages AP President Jackson at 12,000 yards CA Tone engages xAK Trento at 12,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards CA Tone engages AP President Jackson at 11,000 yards CA Tone engages KV Edmundston at 11,000 yards CL Abukuma engages AP President Monroe at 11,000 yards CA Tone engages xAK Trento at 11,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards CA Tone engages AP President Jackson at 7,000 yards CA Tone engages AP President Monroe at 7,000 yards CL Abukuma engages xAK Knoxville City at 7,000 yards CA Tone engages AP President Jackson at 7,000 yards CA Tone engages KV Edmundston at 7,000 yards CA Tone engages AP President Monroe at 7,000 yards CL Abukuma engages AP President Jackson at 7,000 yards CL Abukuma engages xAK Crown City at 7,000 yards Massive explosion on xAK Trento CA Tone engages xAK Trento at 7,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards CL Abukuma engages KV Dawson at 5,000 yards CL Abukuma engages AP President Jackson at 5,000 yards CL Abukuma engages AP President Monroe at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards Massive explosion on KV Dawson CA Tone engages KV Dawson at 4,000 yards KV Edmundston sunk by CL Abukuma at 4,000 yards CA Tone engages AP President Monroe at 4,000 yards CA Tone engages xAK Crown City at 4,000 yards CA Tone engages KV Dawson at 4,000 yards CA Tone engages AP President Monroe at 4,000 yards CL Abukuma engages xAK Crown City at 4,000 yards CA Tone engages xAK Knoxville City at 4,000 yards CA Tone engages xAK Trento at 4,000 yards CL Abukuma engages KV Dawson at 4,000 yards CL Abukuma engages AP President Monroe at 4,000 yards CL Abukuma engages AP President Jackson at 4,000 yards CL Abukuma engages xAK Crown City at 4,000 yards Massive explosion on xAK Knoxville City CA Tone engages xAK Knoxville City at 4,000 yards CL Abukuma engages xAK Trento at 4,000 yards Okada, Tametsugu orders Japanese TF to disengage Range increases to 5,000 yards CA Tone engages AP President Jackson at 5,000 yards CL Abukuma engages AP President Jackson at 5,000 yards CL Abukuma engages AP President Jackson at 5,000 yards xAK Trento sunk by CL Abukuma at 5,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards AP President Jackson sunk by CA Tone at 9,000 yards CA Tone engages AP President Monroe at 9,000 yards CL Abukuma engages xAK Crown City at 9,000 yards CA Tone engages xAK Knoxville City at 9,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards CA Tone engages AP President Monroe at 12,000 yards AP President Monroe sunk by CL Abukuma at 12,000 yards Range increases to 17,000 yards CA Tone engages xAK Crown City at 17,000 yards CL Abukuma engages xAK Knoxville City at 17,000 yards CA Tone engages xAK Knoxville City at 17,000 yards Range increases to 23,000 yards Range increases to 28,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 17,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Nagara DD Yukikaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Yamakaze Allied Ships MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB 11 MTB 12 MTB 26 MTB 27 Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 19,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards... CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 17,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages MTB 27 at 17,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages MTB 27 at 17,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages MTB 9 at 17,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages MTB 27 at 17,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages MTB 9 at 17,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards CL Nagara engages MTB 27 at 14,000 yards CL Nagara engages MTB 26 at 14,000 yards MTB 9 sunk by DD Tokitsukaze at 14,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards CL Nagara engages MTB 26 at 11,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages MTB 11 at 12,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages MTB 26 at 14,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages MTB 12 at 14,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages MTB 26 at 14,000 yards Range increases to 16,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages MTB 27 at 16,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages MTB 26 at 16,000 yards Range increases to 19,000 yards DD Yukikaze engages MTB 26 at 19,000 yards Task forces break off... if our heavy cruiser firing 1500 shells can't hit two enemy DD at 10000 yards, how can an enemy DD hit a PT boat at 17000 yards? I bet one could even find an explanation for this one if he has enough fantasy... [:'(] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Hengchun at 83,68 Japanese Ships SC Ch 17 SC Ch 4 xAP Kamo Maru SC Ch 18 SC Ch 16 Allied Ships SS S-37 SS S-37 launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 17 S-37 diving deep .... SC Ch 18 fails to find sub and abandons search SC Ch 17 fails to find sub and abandons search SC Ch 16 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 16 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 16 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 16 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 16 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 16 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 90,91 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 10 G4M1 Betty x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Ethel Edwards, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ethel Edwards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 90,94 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 6 G4M1 Betty x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AVP Heron Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 90,91 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 10 G4M1 Betty x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Ethel Edwards, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ethel Edwards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Babeldaob at 90,94 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 6 G4M1 Betty x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships AVP Heron Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Taytay (75,82) TF 256 troops unloading over beach at Taytay, 75,82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Port Dickson (49,80) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 132 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 2 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Dickson !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), supply(-) Assaulting units: 1st Raiding Rgt /2 where the hell is Port Dickson? can't remember ever having lost that base in all the years of playing...

castor troy -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/22/2012 4:29:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: EUBanana [sm=00000613.gif] This AAR is going to be one of the best I think... only if you are a JFB, bluebook kicks my ass so far...[&o]

castor troy -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/22/2012 4:44:26 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 22, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 4,000 Yards [image]local://upfiles/13774/C691E25D8A264AE9861A85E0AF238BFE.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships PB Aso Maru #3 PB Eiko Maru PB Kiso Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PB Nanpo Maru xAK Sydney Maru #2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Meiten Maru xAK Nojima Maru, Shell hits 4 Allied Ships PT-35 PT-41 PT Q-111 PT Q-112 PT Q-113 borked naval movement yesterday, didn't keep me from trying again this turn... definitely more success with a PB and a freighter sunk... even if my PTs at Bataan will all be sunk, they have scored enough points already that their loss won't result in a 4:1 point ratio for the enemy and this is all we aim as the enemy's fast expansion seems to be aiming at autovictory... needless to say though, just like yesterday, the movement of my four PT squadrons here is BORKED... same as last turn, only one managed to move the one needed hex and arrived here during the night... boy, am I the only one constantly experiencing flawed naval movements? This has been there since WITP... Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 14% moonlight: 4,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 5,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 4,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 4,000 yards xAK Nojima Maru screened from combat PT Q-111 engages xAK Sydney Maru #2 at 4,000 yards PT-35 engages xAK Sydney Maru #2 at 4,000 yards xAK Nojima Maru , xAK Meiten Maru screened from combat - escorted by PB Nanpo Maru PT-41 engages xAK Sydney Maru #2 at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards xAK Sydney Maru #2 sunk by PT Q-112 at 2,000 yards PB Aso Maru #3 engages PT-41 at 2,000 yards PT Q-113 engages xAK Nojima Maru at 2,000 yards PT-41 engages PB Aso Maru #3 at 2,000 yards PT Q-113 engages xAK Nojima Maru at 2,000 yards PT Q-113 engages PB Kiso Maru at 2,000 yards PT-35 engages PB Eiko Maru at 2,000 yards PB Kiso Maru engages PT Q-111 at 2,000 yards PT Q-112 engages PB Aso Maru #3 at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards xAK Nojima Maru screened from combat - escorted by PB Kiso Maru Range increases to 4,000 yards PT-35 collides with PT Q-112 at 78 , 78 xAK Nojima Maru screened from combat - escorted by PB Kiso Maru PT-41 engages xAK Meiten Maru at 4,000 yards Ferrandiz J. orders Allied TF to disengage Range increases to 8,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Fraser Island at 99,156 Japanese Ships SS I-16 Allied Ships PG Moresby SS I-16 is sighted by escort I-16 diving deep .... PG Moresby fails to find sub, continues to search... PG Moresby fails to find sub, continues to search... PG Moresby fails to find sub, continues to search... PG Moresby fails to find sub, continues to search... PG Moresby fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Sazanami DD Ushio Allied Ships AG Regulus, Shell hits 39, and is sunk lol, guess that AG was the one from Midway that I sent out when the enemy came in to take the atoll... forgot about it and now it is caught by the second enemy TF raiding North... not really a loss... Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Allied TF begins to get underway Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 14% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 8,000 yards DD Ushio fires at AG Regulus at 8,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards DD Ushio engages AG Regulus at 5,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards DD Ushio engages AG Regulus at 2,000 yards DD Ushio engages AG Regulus at 2,000 yards DD Sazanami engages AG Regulus at 2,000 yards DD Ushio engages AG Regulus at 2,000 yards DD Ushio engages AG Regulus at 2,000 yards DD Ushio engages AG Regulus at 2,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kendari at 70,106 Japanese Ships DD Suzukaze Allied Ships SS KXVII SS KXVII is sighted by escort KXVII bottoming out .... DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Luganville (120,150) TF 229 troops unloading over beach at Luganville, 120,150 14 days after outbreak of hostilities, the enemy lands at Luganville... all hail to the amphib bonus, which is needed to take the SRA, which is what you get told by JFBs... New Caledonia lost... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval Gun Fire at Singapore - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Japanese Ships SS I-154, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage small consolation prize, bluebook's sub was routed right through Singapore and ran into a mine that sunk the bugger... no matter how carefully you are, you can't notice everything even if you should look at each ships complete route... [;)] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Aso Maru #3 PB Nanpo Maru xAK Meiten Maru xAK Nojima Maru Allied Ships PT-35 PT-41 PT Q-111 PT Q-112 PT Q-113 flawed naval movement leads to this engagement one hex off the PTs' home base... Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 18,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards Both TF attempt to withdraw! Range increases to 12,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval Gun Fire at Singapore - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Japanese Ships SS I-155, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage [:D][:D] bluebook sent out more than one sub at the same time from the same base into the same region... means sub No 2 is lost also... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 52 encounters mine field at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Ships SS I-155, Mine hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage dead... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 55 encounters mine field at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Ships SS I-157, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage [:D][:D][:D] and this is No 3 then... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kendari at 70,106 Japanese Ships DD Yamagumo Allied Ships SS KXVII SS KXVII is sighted by escort DD Yamagumo fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Manado at 76,99 Japanese Ships xAK Brisbane Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage xAK Shinko Maru DD Asakaze Allied Ships SS KXVIII followed by a 100% succesful spread on a freighter... SS KXVIII launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Brisbane Maru KXVIII diving deep .... DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kendari at 70,106 Japanese Ships PC Sumire, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXVII and a sunk escort... SS KXVII launches 2 torpedoes at PC Sumire KXVII bottoming out .... Sub escapes detection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Kavieng (106,122) TF 114 troops unloading over beach at Kavieng, 106,122 Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of II/66th Nav Gd /1 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost in surf during unload of II/66th Nav Gd /1 enemy landings at Kavieng, Rabaul to follow soon I guess... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Georgetown (49,74) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1680 troops, 2 guns, 149 vehicles, Assault Value = 227 Defending force 504 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 160 Allied adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 40 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Georgetown !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 660 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 52 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 5th Recon Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment Defending units: Penang Fortress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kluong (50,82) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1296 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 20 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kluong !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: fatigue(-) Assaulting units: 12th Engineer Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1586 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 56 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 56 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 15th Naval Guard Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Taytay (75,82) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 518 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 3 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Taytay !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-), supply(-) Assaulting units: 2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion is loaded on a Yusen A Cargo class xAK moving to Truk. 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment is loaded on a Gozan Cargo class xAK moving to Truk. some interesting intel today, two heavy artillery units are moving to Truk, surely not the only units going there... if I would have to guess, those are tasked to go to Port Moresby, or worse (not sure if for the Allied or Japanese [:D]) tasked to go to Australia... as we have spotted a huge Army moving down Malaya, bluebook stated he expects to see Singapore surrendering within a week and then the question is if he will turn onto India or Australia... I only replied like "be my guest"... [8D] we see lots of convoys going far into the South and South East Pacific, it seems he is attempting to take every piece of land there...

castor troy -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/22/2012 5:01:29 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 23, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Sangi at 76,96 Japanese Ships xAK Zyunyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS O16 Japanese ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled SS O16 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Zyunyo Maru we probably sink a troop ship... I shouldn't bitch about my subs, they have been doing well lately... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Kendari at 70,106 Japanese Ships xAK Asahisan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXVII xAK Asahisan Maru is sighted by SS KXVII SS KXVII attacking xAK Asahisan Maru on the surface sinking another freighter... it seems there are quite some convoys going around without any escort, no wonder, bluebook must have two hundred moving around when I look at where he is active all at once... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Vaitupu (138,145) TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Vaitupu, 138,145 Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost from landing craft during unload of Maizuru 1st SNLF /2 he is now landing 500 miles NE of the Fidjis... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Sydney at 90,167 Japanese Ships SS I-16 Allied Ships CL Danae, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage [:@] DD Bulmer just outside of Sydney our light cruiser is nearly sunk by a sub that lingers in the area... makes one sub more succesful than our three subs attacking CA Maya recently... CL Danae has a 3% chance to make it, she suffers 96 flt damage... if she stays afloat she may make Sydney... SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at CL Danae I-16 bottoming out .... DD Bulmer fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Bulmer fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Bulmer fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Bulmer fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Bulmer fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Talaud-eilanden (79,97) TF 258 troops unloading over beach at Talaud-eilanden, 79,97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Lautem (72,115) Japanese Ships xAK Macassar Maru xAK Nittai Maru xAK Macassar Maru firing at Lautem Base Force xAK Macassar Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Nittai Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Macassar Maru fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Lautem (72,115) TF 270 troops unloading over beach at Lautem, 72,115 Japanese ground losses: 41 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of Kure 2nd SNLF /1 17 troops of a SNLF Squad accidentally lost during unload of Kure 2nd SNLF /1 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of Kure 2nd SNLF /1 75mm Infantry Gun lost from landing craft during unload of Kure 2nd SNLF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Djambi (48,88) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1626 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 57 Defending force 30 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 27 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Djambi !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Sasebo 8th SNLF Defending units: Djambi Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Vaitupu (138,145) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1018 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 53 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 25 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 25 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Vaitupu !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Maizuru 1st SNLF /3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Luganville (120,150) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 209 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 7 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Luganville !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(-) Assaulting units: 53rd Nav Gd /2 8/38th Division is loaded on a Japanese xAK moving to Truk. situation report of the South Pacific... as you can see, the enemy is going to attack Fidji soon, what else would KB do in the area... I have formed an amphib TF early on trying to move a rgt to Suva but what can one do when the enemy is pushing the combination of sling shot movement and amphib bonus... my convoy is still a week out and no way I am going to send it in when KB is near... the convoy is rerouted (not sure where I have sent it then, IIRC it was Christmas Island) and Fidji is expected to be lost... interesting too is that bluebook always seems to use PB as bait or picket TF in front of KB as I always spot those crap ships in front of KB... interesting tactic, he sure won't complain when I flood the map with picket ships too then... I always found it gamey, but what is good for the goose... [image]local://upfiles/13774/209C7EAC5C3F4051994B62729D44EA38.jpg[/image]

EUBanana -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/22/2012 5:11:28 PM)
Looks like he's going all out for Australia, and trying to isolate the Aussies fast. ...keep an eye on Western Australia.

crsutton -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/22/2012 5:16:03 PM)
I don't ever think I have seen a JFB move so fast. This guy is Bushido on steriods.....[:D]

Captain Cruft -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/22/2012 5:21:10 PM)
You can definitely do it. I think most players like to have their invasion convoys well escorted though and preferably covered by air. Not to mention us OCD types who hate splitting units up into slivers.

EUBanana -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/22/2012 5:26:00 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Captain Cruft Not to mention us OCD types who hate splitting units up into slivers. Yeah, I hate that. Takes me ages to rebase heavy bombers as a result. When i wanna rebase them it usually means standing them down until everything is fixed and I can fly them in one go - or I have a ship ready to transport the squadron fragments the same day I move them by air, so I can forget about it secure in the knowledge that they'll link up again soon (or be sunk trying!).

Crackaces -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/22/2012 5:38:45 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: crsutton I don't ever think I have seen a JFB move so fast. This guy is Bushido on steriods.....[:D] Not unlike the Nazi campaign through France '40 ... [:D] [reffering to your signature ..] I am not sure about Big Babes Lite? Is Autovictory possible? or does this quick expansion end with over expansion? Is this like the PzB type game?

castor troy -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/23/2012 7:28:47 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Crackaces quote: ORIGINAL: crsutton I don't ever think I have seen a JFB move so fast. This guy is Bushido on steriods.....[:D] Not unlike the Nazi campaign through France '40 ... [:D] [reffering to your signature ..] I am not sure about Big Babes Lite? Is Autovictory possible? or does this quick expansion end with over expansion? Is this like the PzB type game? I don't know how much Babeslite changes in terms of autovictory and I have to say while I always like to have an autovictory and would hate to lose on autovictory (avoided that so far in my career [:D]) I would not see it as the end of the game. But, like I've said, I would try to avoid that and without huge ground or ship losses it should not be doable, at least not with only taking empty ground, no matter how fast. Not sure what you mean with PzB type game.

castor troy -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/23/2012 7:32:03 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: EUBanana Looks like he's going all out for Australia, and trying to isolate the Aussies fast. ...keep an eye on Western Australia. it's been ages since the last time one tried to conquer Australia in my games and as it stands now, I would welcome this. It's huge and I would not defend it as a whole again, but there are some nice spots that are really hard to take and if the Japanese fail to take all of Australia or kills off all those units there, then it was one of the bigger mistakes Japan can do because as soon as he starts wargames around Brisbane I will get my reinforcements so in total I would have more troops then, which probably isn't what a JFB is wishing for. Of course, taking all of the continent and destroying all the troops there would be quite a victory. Nothing is impossible, but usually I'm confident enough being experienced enough not to make that happen. Perhaps I'm overconfident. [:D]

denisonh -> RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor troy (A) (2/23/2012 8:22:08 AM)
If he is coming full up and fast, best to focus on defending Sydney/Melbourne. As the Japanese in scenario 2 with the extra ground forces and an aggressive approach, defending too much forward may leave you with very little to defend Sydney/Melbourne when he comes. High risk operations also have a high payoff..... quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy quote: ORIGINAL: EUBanana Looks like he's going all out for Australia, and trying to isolate the Aussies fast. ...keep an eye on Western Australia. it's been ages since the last time one tried to conquer Australia in my games and as it stands now, I would welcome this. It's huge and I would not defend it as a whole again, but there are some nice spots that are really hard to take and if the Japanese fail to take all of Australia or kills off all those units there, then it was one of the bigger mistakes Japan can do because as soon as he starts wargames around Brisbane I will get my reinforcements so in total I would have more troops then, which probably isn't what a JFB is wishing for. Of course, taking all of the continent and destroying all the troops there would be quite a victory. Nothing is impossible, but usually I'm confident enough being experienced enough not to make that happen. Perhaps I'm overconfident. [:D]

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