RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan)

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Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/1/2013 12:27:18 AM)
Saros, Yes I had picked that up about the Type 3 mines. None of my airgroups can "Mine Port" yet though.

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/1/2013 1:44:47 AM)
Ebadon All the size 0 airbases in the Marshalls have been left alone. This is great as I can still run Naval Search out of Jaluit and Majuro to see what he's up to. Even better, my "secret" base at Ebadon is still intact, with its 16 av support. Next turn I hope to ambush the unescorted B-25s which he is using for Ground Attack at Roi-Namur with 9 N1K1 Rex's. This sort of thing might seem trivial, but psychologically if you can install some sort of threat in what your opponent considers to be a safe area then the benefits may well outweigh the costs. He may feel forced to clean up all the bases in the Marshalls before proceeding on to Eniwetok or Ponape for example.

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/2/2013 3:25:28 PM)
12 Aug 1943 Today we lost 2 Rex's in exchange for 4 B-25s. I am hoping that he will now devote considerable resources and time to eradicating these pesky 16 floatplanes and the tiny garrison supporting them (2 x JNAF Coys with 16 AV and 4 fts). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Base Force, at 132,114 (Roi-Namur) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1 Rex x 5 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 26 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 13 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 452 Ku S-1 with N1K1 Rex (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 802 Ku S-1 with N1K1 Rex (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/6/2013 1:34:26 AM)
14 Aug 1943 An unescorted airfield attack on Kwajalein sees 4 B-24s fall to the Rex's today. That makes 4 x 2E + 4 x 4E bombers so far, in exchange for about 6 Rex's. I am going to reinforce success. So an additional JNAF Coy will be air transported from Ponape to Ebadon and my only other float fighter unit (still equipped with Rufes) which was training in the Bonins will start to hop its way over. Sidenote: We experienced the first Allied recon over Bangkok today. I have therefore moved my single incomplete Tony unit there to reinforce the probably useless Dinah fighters. There is no possibility of Sweep at this point but some 4Es might conceivably turn up.

obvert -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/6/2013 7:19:10 AM)
Glad you're having success with the float planes. They can be a good needle but certainly will suffer if he gets sweepers in range. Is he hitting industry at Bangkok?

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/9/2013 2:49:53 PM)
The Rex's have already been Swept a couple of times. Of course they lose, but only 2 or 3 planes a turn. I think the rest of them are too slow to climb up to the silly altitude of the incoming fighters. There has been no bombing beyond Moulmein so far. He is very focused on taking Rangoon I think. One step at a time ...

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/12/2013 1:00:55 AM)
17 Aug 1943 Nothing has changed, just never-ending ordnance deliveries by air at Roi-Namur, Wotje and Rangoon. Production wise I now have 2 Norms in the pool. This is another plane which I might usefully use at Ebadon, especially given its range. Babeldoab is the first base to reach size 8 forts. Saipan will probably be next. [image]local://upfiles/11369/76873AC4CAF646099C79D5878353DD9C.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/12/2013 1:03:31 AM)
LCUs at Saipan. [image]local://upfiles/11369/DF410854611C414C915A6F9285B6BDAA.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/12/2013 1:08:06 AM)
Iwo Jima [image]local://upfiles/11369/186A67B56AAF4855B3CDE821688CFD1F.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/12/2013 1:09:40 AM)
LCUs at Iwo Jima [image]local://upfiles/11369/FE5E5DC9892E47AE85E0DE09924E01A1.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/12/2013 1:12:16 AM)
Airgroups at Iwo Jima. IJA anti-shipping power. Hopefully ... [image]local://upfiles/11369/D0E2556EE1F6432CABB0AB51E146B618.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/12/2013 1:15:24 AM)
Production. I was somewhat amazed this turn to notice that I have 5,700 aircraft in the pool. [image]local://upfiles/11369/8293AE5BE6B14067891924B74C707746.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/12/2013 1:20:38 AM)
Pool numbers. Over 1,000 Oscars :-) [image]local://upfiles/11369/CDB0A181958F4C47ADDA8B5467E8240B.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/12/2013 1:40:58 AM)
China. Very quiet ... [image]local://upfiles/11369/99D16160245A47D1916CB1B09B0720AE.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/12/2013 1:44:33 AM)
I have a mutant division at Amoy, which is where it will stay. [image]local://upfiles/11369/21CA30E668A44FB091270FF891C09AAB.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/12/2013 1:54:46 AM)
There is a bunch of heavy artillery at Hankow waiting to be shipped out. I just haven't decided where it's going yet, but it will be places where we need to "fight them on the beaches". [image]local://upfiles/11369/78455AF9FD5E41ECA982A4221F235006.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/12/2013 1:57:13 AM)
I have fallen into the habit of keeping a fair amount of troop transport capacity at Hankow. [image]local://upfiles/11369/353AD06E9FA54A52A4FAA848CB859950.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/15/2013 12:57:00 AM)
20 Aug 1943 It looks like another landing is imminent in the Marshalls. My guess would be Wotje, or perhaps Roi-Namur based on the amount of 500lb bombs delivered. In either case, I am this time in the luxurious position of having more than zero AV in situ. What I don't have is any air other than floatplanes. Maybe they can get a lucky hit or two :-) [image]local://upfiles/11369/B496E91C23B44D9AB8232393B7B96649.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/16/2013 2:48:29 AM)
21 Aug 1943 It looks like Roi-Namur is the target. [image]local://upfiles/11369/9472A8C0447A4E73902D0BE82E7E0031.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/17/2013 2:16:22 AM)
22 Aug 1943 Roi-Namur falls. He landed the 1st Marine Division plus some tanks. We managed a consolation prize though. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Roi-Namur at 131,113 Japanese Ships SS I-16 Allied Ships CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Baltimore CA Chicago CLAA Oakland CLAA San Juan CLAA San Diego DD Braine DD Radford DD Pringle DD Philip DD Nicholas Massive explosion on CV Wasp Ammo storage explosion on CV Wasp Fuel storage explosion on CV Wasp SS I-16 launches 8 torpedoes at CV Wasp DD Radford fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Pringle fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Philip fails to find sub and abandons search DD Nicholas fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub [image]local://upfiles/11369/3AB3A320A2524BEAA8888042FF3F1F5E.jpg[/image]

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/17/2013 2:19:14 AM)
Here's the actual ground attack, plus a sitrep graphic. I am going to try an air attack from Ponape next turn. Emilies and Frances's. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Roi-Namur (132,114) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 13442 troops, 297 guns, 298 vehicles, Assault Value = 513 Defending force 3329 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 55 Allied adjusted assault: 652 Japanese adjusted defense: 2 Allied assault odds: 326 to 1 (fort level 6) Allied forces CAPTURE Roi-Namur !!! Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 2764 casualties reported Squads: 61 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 470 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 71 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 55 (55 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Allied ground losses: 392 casualties reported Squads: 17 destroyed, 39 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 21 (17 destroyed, 4 disabled) Assaulting units: 1st Marine Division 2nd USMC Tank Battalion XIV US Corps 179th USAAF Base Force /3 Defending units: 52nd Naval Guard Unit 6th Base Force [image]local://upfiles/11369/0AB1734E87134067815EB1FAC65AF3E2.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/17/2013 12:45:30 PM)
Interesting that with all of that Allied stuff floating around, a sub can still get in and do some damage. That will make this bittersweet for your opponent. All of those explosions don't look good for the Wasp.

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/17/2013 1:39:00 PM)
I did lose two subs and three more are damaged.

JocMeister -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/17/2013 3:57:38 PM)
Wasp is toast! No way she can make it through that. I have also found out the hard way Jap subs have it a tad too easy to sneak through ASW screens to get to the capital ships.

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/17/2013 7:10:52 PM)
This is all the sub action from the turn. I had absolutely no luck apart from the Wasp. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 22, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Roi-Namur at 132,113 Japanese Ships SS I-170 Allied Ships DD Renshaw CL Santa Fe DD McKee DD Brownson DD Terry DD Ringgold SS I-170 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Renshaw I-170 diving deep .... DD Terry fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ringgold fails to find sub and abandons search DD Renshaw fails to find sub and abandons search DD Terry fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Terry fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Terry fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Terry fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Roi-Namur at 131,113 Japanese Ships SS I-24, hits 8 Allied Ships BB Colorado CA Pensacola CL Boise CL Trenton DD Conway DD Abbot DMS Dorsey AM Herald AM Heed APA Cambria APA La Salle APA Crescent City APA President Monroe APA President Jackson APA American Legion APA Harris AKA Castor AKA Oberon AKA Mercury AKA Aquarius DD Endicott DD Meade DD Gillespie DD Bailey SS I-24 is sighted by escort DD Endicott attacking submerged sub .... DD Endicott loses contact with SS I-24 DD Meade fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Gillespie attacking submerged sub .... DD Bailey fails to find sub and abandons search Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Roi-Namur at 132,113 Japanese Ships SS I-172 Allied Ships DD Mahan DD Fanning SS I-172 is sighted by escort DD Mahan fails to find sub and abandons search DD Fanning fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Roi-Namur at 132,113 Japanese Ships SS I-172, hits 15, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Gridley DD Mahan DD Fanning SS I-172 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Gridley DD Mahan fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Fanning attacking submerged sub .... DD Mahan attacking submerged sub .... DD Fanning fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Mahan fails to find sub and abandons search DD Fanning fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Fanning attacking submerged sub .... DD Fanning fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Fanning fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Roi-Namur at 132,114 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-23, hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships CA Chester BB New Mexico BB West Virginia CA Astoria CL Helena CL St. Louis CLAA Reno DD Hobby DD Barton DD Lardner DD Lansdowne SSX Ha-23 launches 2 torpedoes at CA Chester DD Hobby fails to find sub and abandons search DD Barton fails to find sub and abandons search DD Lardner fails to find sub and abandons search DD Lansdowne attacking submerged sub .... Sounds of submarine breaking up detected! Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Roi-Namur at 131,113 Japanese Ships SS I-16 Allied Ships CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Baltimore CA Chicago CLAA Oakland CLAA San Juan CLAA San Diego DD Braine DD Radford DD Pringle DD Philip DD Nicholas Massive explosion on CV Wasp Ammo storage explosion on CV Wasp Fuel storage explosion on CV Wasp SS I-16 launches 8 torpedoes at CV Wasp DD Radford fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Pringle fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Philip fails to find sub and abandons search DD Nicholas fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Roi-Namur at 131,113 Japanese Ships SS I-20, hits 3 Allied Ships BB Indiana CA Vincennes CA Minneapolis CLAA Juneau CLAA Atlanta DD Eaton DD McCalla DD Monssen DD Gwin DD Waller SS I-20 is sighted by escort I-20 diving deep .... DD McCalla fails to find sub and abandons search DD Monssen fails to find sub and abandons search DD Gwin attacking submerged sub .... DD Waller fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Gwin attacking submerged sub .... DD Waller fails to find sub and abandons search DD Gwin fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Gwin fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Gwin fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Roi-Namur at 131,113 Japanese Ships SS I-24, hits 28, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Indiana CA Vincennes CA Minneapolis CLAA Juneau CLAA Atlanta DD Eaton DD McCalla DD Monssen DD Gwin DD Waller SS I-24 is sighted by escort DD McCalla attacking submerged sub .... DD Monssen attacking submerged sub .... DD Gwin attacking submerged sub .... SS I-24 forced to surface! DD Gwin firing on surfaced sub .... DD Waller firing on surfaced sub .... DD McCalla firing on surfaced sub .... DD Monssen firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Roi-Namur at 131,113 Japanese Ships SS I-20 Allied Ships CA Baltimore CA Chicago CLAA Oakland CLAA San Diego DD Bennett DD Radford DD Pringle DD Philip DD Nicholas SS I-20 is sighted by escort DD Radford fails to find sub and abandons search DD Pringle fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Philip fails to find sub and abandons search DD Nicholas fails to find sub and abandons search DD Pringle fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Roi-Namur at 131,113 Japanese Ships SS I-20 Allied Ships CLAA San Juan SS I-20 launches 6 torpedoes at CLAA San Juan CLAA San Juan fails to find sub, continues to search... CLAA San Juan fails to find sub, continues to search... CLAA San Juan fails to find sub, continues to search... CLAA San Juan fails to find sub, continues to search... CLAA San Juan fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/20/2013 1:33:28 AM)
23 Aug 1943 The heroic I-16 makes another successful attack and escapes unscathed again. It will now retire to Truk to re-arm. Weather prevented any air action. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Roi-Namur at 131,113 Japanese Ships SS I-16 Allied Ships CL Columbia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Balch SS I-16 launches 8 torpedoes at CL Columbia I-16 diving deep .... DD Balch fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Balch attacking submerged sub .... DD Balch fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Balch attacking submerged sub .... DD Balch fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/22/2013 12:56:05 AM)
25 Aug 1943 He is consolidating at Roi-Namur. No air yet since the runway is still badly damaged. I did quite well this turn. Who says midget subs are useless? Plus the Emilies say hi again (from Ponape) :-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Roi-Namur at 132,114 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-3 Allied Ships AM Starling, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AM Starling is sighted by SSX Ha-3 SSX Ha-3 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Starling -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Roi-Namur at 132,114 Japanese Ships SSX Ha-4 Allied Ships AM Token, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AM Token is sighted by SSX Ha-4 SSX Ha-4 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Token -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Roi-Namur at 132,114 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft H8K2 Emily x 9 Japanese aircraft losses H8K2 Emily: 3 damaged H8K2 Emily: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships BB Colorado, Torpedo hits 1 DD Ammen BB Idaho, Torpedo hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x H8K2 Emily launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

obvert -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/22/2013 9:36:19 AM)
Nice results. Odd he has no CAP over those BBs, and amazing that your Emilys get these results with all of that flak around. Well done. Keep it up!

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/23/2013 12:42:47 AM)
It was a night attack. There are certainly some CVEs in the Roi-Namur hex doing day-time ops. The Emilies have golden pilots.

Captain Cruft -> RE: The Hive - Cruft Scen 2 PBEM (Japan) (2/26/2013 12:48:46 AM)
28 Aug 1943 He is occupied consolidating at Roi-Namur. Over in the Indian Ocean I have just spotted this (port 1 airfield 2) ... [image]local://upfiles/11369/B661CC3955B340FFBF9F2711A156C0AF.jpg[/image]

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