terje439 -> RE: European battle for the Pacific - No Sebastian! (8/19/2012 9:48:42 AM)
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The game is now in the "boring" phase where both sides are simply probing carefully, this combined with an intensive workload IRL dictates that I will only update every now and then for some weeks. For this I apologize. March 2nd - March 7th 1942 The Japanese are securing the yet unoccupied bases within their perimeter, while advancing slowly in the major theathres. By the 7th all of Burma is occupied by Japan, and Soerabaja falls on the 7th as well. Clark Field seems like a though nut to crack with the new stacking limits, and the Japanese are doing nothing but bombing and bombarding for the time being. The same seems to be the situation in China, where the Japanese are still pushing, but at a much slower pace, and they have alot more trouble pushing the Chinese back. At the 4th the IJN started to land a regiment at Port Blair, the Dutch CD brought there did some damage to the Japanese transports, but nothing major. and on the 7th the RN showed up, and had a run in with an IJN Cruiser force. The battle was inconclusive. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 07, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Blair at 46,58, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Suzuya, Shell hits 6 CL Sendai, Shell hits 1 CL Kuma, Shell hits 2 DD Akatsuki DD Hibiki, Shell hits 1 DD Tsuta DD Yomogi, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied Ships CA Dorsetshire CA Cornwall CA Exeter, Shell hits 1 CL Hobart, Shell hits 1 CL Enterprise CL Mauritius, Shell hits 1 CL Glasgow, Shell hits 1 CLAA Van Heemskerck DD Nestor DD Norman Improved night sighting under 75% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 75% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards Imazato, Hiroshi crosses the 'T' CA Exeter engages CA Suzuya at 11,000 yards CA Dorsetshire engages CL Sendai at 11,000 yards CL Glasgow engages CL Kuma at 11,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Mauritius at 11,000 yards CA Exeter engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards CL Sendai engages CL Hobart at 11,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Norman at 11,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Nestor at 11,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards CL Glasgow engages CA Suzuya at 6,000 yards CA Cornwall engages CA Suzuya at 6,000 yards CL Sendai engages CA Exeter at 6,000 yards DD Yomogi engages CL Glasgow at 6,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Mauritius at 6,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Norman at 6,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Hobart at 6,000 yards DD Norman engages DD Hibiki at 6,000 yards DD Nestor engages DD Hibiki at 6,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CA Exeter at 4,000 yards CL Kuma engages CA Cornwall at 4,000 yards CL Glasgow engages CL Sendai at 4,000 yards CL Kuma engages CL Glasgow at 4,000 yards CL Mauritius engages CA Suzuya at 4,000 yards CL Kuma engages CL Enterprise at 4,000 yards DD Akatsuki engages DD Nestor at 4,000 yards CL Sendai engages CLAA Van Heemskerck at 4,000 yards DD Yomogi engages DD Norman at 4,000 yards DD Hibiki engages DD Nestor at 4,000 yards CL Sendai engages CA Exeter at 4,000 yards CA Cornwall engages CL Kuma at 4,000 yards CLAA Van Heemskerck engages CL Sendai at 4,000 yards DD Yomogi engages DD Nestor at 4,000 yards CL Mauritius engages CA Suzuya at 4,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Enterprise at 4,000 yards CL Hobart engages CA Suzuya at 4,000 yards DD Yomogi engages DD Nestor at 4,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CA Exeter at 9,000 yards CL Kuma engages CLAA Van Heemskerck at 9,000 yards CL Hobart engages CL Sendai at 9,000 yards CL Glasgow engages CA Suzuya at 9,000 yards CL Sendai engages CL Mauritius at 9,000 yards CL Sendai engages CL Enterprise at 9,000 yards DD Akatsuki engages DD Norman at 9,000 yards CLAA Van Heemskerck engages CA Suzuya at 9,000 yards DD Norman engages DD Yomogi at 9,000 yards DD Yomogi engages DD Nestor at 9,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CA Exeter at 13,000 yards CL Sendai engages CA Cornwall at 13,000 yards CL Glasgow engages CL Sendai at 13,000 yards CL Glasgow engages DD Yomogi at 13,000 yards CL Mauritius engages DD Tsuta at 13,000 yards CL Sendai engages CL Enterprise at 13,000 yards DD Akatsuki engages DD Norman at 13,000 yards DD Norman engages DD Akatsuki at 13,000 yards DD Yomogi engages DD Nestor at 13,000 yards Imazato, Hiroshi orders Japanese TF to disengage Task forces break off... So, to sum up; Soerabaja taken by Japan Burma taken by Japan Clark Field held by the US China slowing down Port Blair, Japanese regiment ashore, but unable to dislodge the defenders. Allied AV supremacy of 1.3 : 1 Australia, the Japanese are pursuing units fleeing from Darwin, but are not ashore in strength, so there is no real danger for the rest of Australia. Japanese territory : Burma -> Darwin -> Port Moresby -> Noumea
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