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DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/18/2015 1:47:29 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ny59giants Luganville - why go for a direct assault right now when there are plenty of bases surrounding it you could capture, build up, and bomb into submission?? Don't forget that the Invasion Bonus is over and unless those troops have at least 65 or better prep levels for Luganville, it would fail vs a decent defense. Isolate and then challenge the Allies to battle as its your best time to do so. Sieges - Singapore should be your first priority, IMO. While the oil at Palembang is important, you want to minimize the damage to it when you capture the base. Burma - As Japan, you should happy that the Allies want to fight in Clear terrain. Make him pay for this and if possible use your Tank Rgts to cut off his retreats into the jungle and eventual safety of India. Do you know what specific LCUs you are facing here?? Canton Island - What tactical or strategic reason would you do so?? Its a distraction to crushing Allies in Luganville and lower Solomons area, IMO. EDIT: SoPac - From Allied perspective, you need to capture down to and include New Calendonia. Only CV and B-17 from Suva can reach these bases for some time. Baker and Canton don't do this for ya. Take the bases south of Luganville, build them up, and start to prep troops for actual conquest of Luganville and Noumea. EDIT 2: Climb Rate - don't overlook this for fighters you want to use as CAP. That is why the Jack is a good plane. Thanks, that gives me something to think about. Feeling a little directionless at the moment. I have about 240AV (4x60) units prep for Luganville, not enough for what I saw in recon. I didn't think about taking smaller islands other than taking Lord Howe Island, using it as a base to bomb Australia and cause general havoc. I have some AV and Eng packed and can get there in about 4-5 days, enough time to pull KB and the Children around and refeul. AKEs were heading toward Nauru Island to support actions toward Canton Island. They also can route South to support some Bombardment runs and goad the Allies into a fight. I will think hard about this (supply and fuel - need to plan for that too). Thanks again

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/18/2015 1:51:47 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe quote: ORIGINAL: DanSez I think I will be setting some kind of record for lenght of time it takes to capture Singers, Palembang and Manila. (sigh). At least I will have a very low bar to shoot for in my next campaign. In my game it may have been September of 42 before Manila fell, and November when Soerabaja surrendered. Don't despair.[:)] Yes but didn't that player quit? I'm not going to give up without a good fight. Your story is a good inspiration, even in the dark times you are fighting against now -- that there are lessons to be learned in the best and worst of circumstances. thanks

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/24/2015 5:15:59 PM)
Wow, time flies... When work, life, game turns and getting back to updating the AAR all add up to more than there are hours of the day, I get behind on these post. Please don't give up on me. The advice and comments by all are given serious consideration. The last update was about planning for the 9th of April. Game turns have been coming regularly, at least 1 a day and over the weekends got in 2 per day. Allied High Command HQ is located in a hidden bunker somewhere in Warsaw Poland, making the time difference between commands a significant impediment to multiple turns per day. That and the slow meticulous analysis of Japan High Command stressing to overcome the learning cliff this game presents to players. I am now awaiting Allied Orders for 17 April turn. I hope to catch up to with the action, including whatever happens on the 17th today. thanks for reading...

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/24/2015 5:38:00 PM)
April 9, 1942 I Must Be Winning the War Wow, this message surprised me! Long Island is occupied by the Japanese uh, there is another Long Island? Crap, and I was hoping all those 5th Columnist the Allied Propganda Rags (Faux News?) keep scaring the locals about actually materialized and did something... oh well, back to the grind. DEI Updates: Dutch Air units show up as my forces isolate Soerabaja. Their straffing runs are fairly effective. I have to get more air units and support over there to intercept. Morning Air attack on 90th Infantry Regiment, at 56,104 (Soerabaja) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 3 Allied aircraft B-339D x 2 CW-21B Demon x 6 75A-7 Hawk x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 1 damaged CW-21B Demon: 4 damaged 75A-7 Hawk: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Lily's strike back: Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9 No Japanese losses Runway hits 2 (this kind of action goes on for the next few days and I pull CarDiv2 - Kaga and 3 CVLs, into range to intercept these Dutch planes and destroy them) Other DEI Notes of Interest Bombing and Bombardments continue at Palembang. I do a couple of DAs between now and the 17th. Forts are reduced to 1. Bandoeng is being bombed, bombarded and assaulted but they have a high level of forts making the coming attack on Batavia look to be a blood affair. (I see a turn in my email - will return with a map and more info on DEI later)

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/24/2015 6:43:42 PM)
Java Update Apr 9-17, 1942 The attached map is the situation on Apr 9. Not enough forces to push thru. Dutch Air units start flying again. I get CarDiv2 over to add LRCAP with a fairly large Oscar unit and start beating them down. When do the Dutch get reinforcements? I am sure it is soon... I have some elements of the 1st Tank Div, bought out of Manchuria, unloading (on the 17th) in Semarang and the 4th Guards Inf Div a couple of days from offloading at the same port. That should give me enough to push one of these doors open. Once Dutch air units started flying from Batavia again, I ran BatDiv2 into port (with friends to scatter and destroy the Tiny Fleet and bombard the airfields. Somewhat counter-productive as I would like to have that Industry/etc being blown up there, but I can't wait forever to figure out another path. [image]local://upfiles/41045/CA0A1E227EE74ED3B6836134EFCC8FA6.jpg[/image]

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/24/2015 7:01:35 PM)
Sumatra/Palembang Update Apr 9-17, 1942 I have been bombing Palembang with just one Sally Sentai for this period. Other demands - always a balancing act - on what is more important than somethinge else. Still, Palembang has been isolated for many months with bombardments and they are wearing down. Just this turn (17th) I did another DA. Here are the results: Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 31973 troops, 419 guns, 316 vehicles, Assault Value = 814 Defending force 13236 troops, 172 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 369 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 [sm=00000054.gif] Japanese adjusted assault: 463 Allied adjusted defense: 976 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 931 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 38 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Allied ground losses: 532 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Guns lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled) The Brit 18th Inf still remains the backbone of defense here. Further north, I have detatched a few units to scout out and take as much of Sumatra as possible. I also tried to further isolate the Palembang force by leaving them one square of retreat (unoccupied by my armor/recon unit). Let's see if this experiment works.... [image]local://upfiles/41045/E45C3436EA054E2697CC989227E74B1E.jpg[/image]

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/24/2015 7:35:37 PM)
Burma Update Apr 9-17, 1942 A lot of action here: Starting on the 9th, my forces were besieging Meiktila. Some heavy Allied air attacks on the 10th and 11th were unopposed. I was moving AvSup to Magwe as the flight time from Chaing Mai to Meiktila would make LRCAP very fragmented. Still I had to fly some units from Chiang Mai (Oscars) to join the Zero Sentai I sent to Magwe. By the 13th I was getting decent, not great numbers of fighters in the air over Meiktila. Meanwhile on the 10th of April, the ground forces carried the decision and entered Meiktila: Ground combat at Meiktila (58,47) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 34927 troops, 339 guns, 311 vehicles, Assault Value = 1198 Defending force 18314 troops, 95 guns, 143 vehicles, Assault Value = 603 Japanese adjusted assault: 430 Allied adjusted defense: 157 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Meiktila !!! [sm=00000028.gif] Banzai! Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 729 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 29 disabled Vehicles lost 45 (3 destroyed, 42 disabled) Allied ground losses: 5658 casualties reported Squads: 194 destroyed, 39 disabled Non Combat: 378 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 45 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 20 (15 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 97 (96 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units retreated 6 Units destroyed 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! After the 13th, the air attacks over Meiktila ended. Elsewhere, in the dark jungle roads to the East of Meiktila: (Apr 15th, 1942) Ground combat at Lashio (62,46) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8740 troops, 96 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 295 Defending force 2100 troops, 26 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 105 Japanese adjusted assault: 185 Allied adjusted defense: 43 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lashio !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 135 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 791 casualties reported Squads: 19 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 15th Guards Regiment 17th Indpt Guards Regiment Defending units: 48th Gurkha Brigade But on the 17th - the Allied 2E/4E bombers hit Lasho. They are pretty far off to the East but I have to see what I can do to get some AA and Air Cover over there. I need to get a couple more units to isolate the forces in Mandalay and destroy the Allied forces there. (EDIT: Yellow note is Recon Report of enemy forces in Mandalay) [image]local://upfiles/41045/64BF78F033D649CEB84C4CFA6EF6AA12.jpg[/image]

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/24/2015 7:56:31 PM)
Singapore Apr 9-17, 1942 No need for a map here as nothing significant has changed. Bombing by 5 Sentai, bombardment interspersed with DAs over this time frame. In review the last DA was on the 10th... I thought I had done another. [sm=dizzy.gif] I need to pick up the pace here. This was the results of the DA on the 10th: Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 56621 troops, 671 guns, 459 vehicles, Assault Value = 1735 Defending force 46934 troops, 608 guns, 390 vehicles, Assault Value = 915 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 1215 Allied adjusted defense: 2721 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2827 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 176 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 31 disabled Engineers: 72 destroyed, 36 disabled Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled) Vehicles lost 26 (4 destroyed, 22 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1447 casualties reported Squads: 32 destroyed, 99 disabled Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 103 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled Guns lost 22 (10 destroyed, 12 disabled) Vehicles lost 26 (7 destroyed, 19 disabled) Assaulting units: 23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 5th Division 6th Tank Regiment 1st Tank Regiment 2nd Division Imperial Guards Division 4th Ind. Engineer Regiment 18th Division Yokosuka 2nd SNLF 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 8th Field AF Construction Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment Defending units: 5/14th Punjab Battalion 2nd Loyal Battalion 1st Malay Battalion 11th Indian Division 2nd Gordons Battalion 2/17 Dogra Battalion SSVF Brigade 22nd Australian Brigade 2nd Malay Battalion 27th Australian Brigade 3rd Cavalry Regiment 3rd SSVF Battalion 1st Manchester Battalion 9th Indian Division 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment 112th RAF Base Force 109th RAF Base Force 1st Hyderabad Battalion 29 Battery/3 HAA 110th RAF Base Force 223 Group RAF Singapore Fortress 30 Battery/3 HAA 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment III Indian Corps Malaya Army 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment AHQ Far East 24th NZ Pioneer Coy 2nd ISF Base Force Malayan Air Wing 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Singapore Base Force 11 Battery/3 HAA FMSV Brigade 111th RAF Base Force 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment 109th RN Base Force The 56th Div which took the heaviest casualties from the initial Shock Attack into Singapore, has this turn (17th) finally reformed in Johore Bahru and beginning to cross the canal back into line. Below are the units the 56th will join (as of the 17th). QUESTION: Should I Shock Attack once the 56th gets back in the battle line? [image]local://upfiles/41045/07BFA440874E4D64A32FBBF32B353FBB.jpg[/image]

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/24/2015 9:26:26 PM)
Bataan Update: Apr 9-14, 1942 I have yet to DA Bataan. My forces are much smaller than the enemy. I have been bombing with 4 to 5 Sentai and have noticed on the last 3 or 4 turns, there are no more Flak Burst when I bomb. I still am taking a damaged plane or two, but the bombing results have increased (more holes in the runway, more supply dumps being blown up). The last two turns I have started bombarding them with encouraging results. They must be running low or out of supply. Here is the last Bombardment: Ground combat at Bataan (78,77) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 38067 troops, 457 guns, 209 vehicles, Assault Value = 1154 Defending force 62254 troops, 1033 guns, 783 vehicles, Assault Value = 2091 - UGLY... Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 16th Division 21st Division 48th Division 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Defending units: 51st PA Infantry Division 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion 4th Marine Regiment 14th PS Engineer Regiment 1st PA Infantry Division 31st Infantry Regiment 71st PA Infantry Division Manila Bay Defenses 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 2nd/45th PS Inf Battalion 11th PA Infantry Division 41st PA Infantry Division 1st/45th PS Inf Battalion 4th PA Constabulary Regiment 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 21st PA Infantry Division 91st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Constabulary Regiment 31st PA Infantry Division 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment 192nd Tank Battalion 194th Tank Battalion 3rd/45th PS Inf Battalion 2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment II Philippine Corps Manila USAAF Base Force Subic Bay Defenses 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment USAFFE Bataan USN Base Force 201st PA Construction Battalion Asiatic Fleet 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment 301st Construction Battalion Clark Field USAAF Base Force 1st PI Base Force I Philippine Corps 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment PAF Aviation Provisional GMC Grp 1st USMC AA Battalion 202nd PA Construction Battalion 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion Cavite USN Base Force /3 (NOTE: Yellow numbers below are from the mouse over 'Recon' estimates of Apr 18, 1942 -- notice the big difference in troops from that recon estimate and the battle report above) There remains two other pockets of Allied Resistance: [image]local://upfiles/41045/8C36397B55164B1082D86986DB041694.jpg[/image]

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/24/2015 9:35:28 PM)
Yes and there was some action around Luganville -- I want to break that up into a multi-post report, but 'action' on the home front is drawing me away from posting till later tonight. But no major carrier clash like I had hoped for. Be back soon....

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/29/2015 4:57:07 PM)
Another busy week... Situation Southeast Pacific - Updated to Apr 23, 1942 My first move into the Luganville area was 2 fold: A. Recon in Force B. Try to draw the Allies into another Carrier Exchange. In this first phase, the Recon in Force part was successful I got fair intel that both Luganville and Noumea were both manned with more than I could take with the small 3 Nav Guard/1 Nav Cont Amphib force I already had onhand. I did pull the whole group into a tight group to the East of Luganville and presented the Allies with a target to launch some of their bombers. I was counting on Luganville to be crowded as a results. Air Attacks Apr 5, 1942 Morning Air attack on TF, near Duff Islands at 123,140 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 30 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CVE Hosho CVE Taiyo Morning Air attack on TF, near Duff Islands at 123,140 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 28 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged Japanese Ships CVE Taiyo Morning Air attack on TF, near Duff Islands at 123,140 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged Japanese Ships CVE Hosho Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Reef Islands at 122,140 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 E13A1 Jake x 10 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 LB-30 Liberator x 2 Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Hyuga CA Aoba All of these launched from Noumea Task Forces orded to close range on Luganville Air Attacks Apr 6, 1942 Dawn - Strikes launched from the KB - Recon shows at least 1 CA in TF around Luganville Morning Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 120,150 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 52 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 29 B5N1 Kate x 7 B5N2 Kate x 30 D3A1 Val x 31 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak D3A1 Val: 3 damaged Allied Ships DD Dent DD Talbot, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Ward DD Allen DD Schley, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Chew xAK Am. Leader, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires xAK Coast Farmer, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Talbot Morning Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 120,150 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 25 D3A1 Val x 9 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged Allied Ships DD Schley, on fire DD Chew DD Dent, Bomb hits 1 DD Allen DD Ward, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires Morning Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 120,150 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 109 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 40 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 13 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Allied Ships xAK Am. Leader, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Chew xAK Eldorado, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Schley, Bomb hits 1, on fire Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Am. Leader Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Eldorado Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied DD And the Allies Launch CounterAttacks Morning Air attack on TF, near Vanikoro at 124,147 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 11 F2A-3 Buffalo x 29 SB2U-3 Vindicator x 11 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed SB2U-3 Vindicator: 3 destroyed SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships BB Kirishima BB Haruna Morning Air attack on TF, near Vanikoro at 124,147 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 12 SBD-3 Dauntless x 16 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CV Hiryu CV Zuikaku CV Shokaku CV Akagi Morning Air attack on TF, near Vanikoro at 124,147 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 Allied aircraft SB2U-3 Vindicator x 13 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships BB Kirishima CV Zuikaku CV Akagi Morning Air attack on TF, near Vanikoro at 124,147 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 Allied aircraft LB-30 Liberator x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses LB-30 Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Hamakaze Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vanua Lava at 125,148 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 10 SB2U-3 Vindicator x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Hyuga Overall, I felt pretty good about the exchange. I tried to stay as far back from Luganville to reduce any escorts or fragment his strike packages. More of the same for Apr 7, 1942 Unfortunately weather cancelled all the KB strikes this turn... Two Allied Strikes managed to break thru the weather and were beaten down: Morning Air attack on TF, near Aoba Island at 125,150 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 40 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged Japanese Ships CV Hiryu Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Aoba Island at 125,150 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 32 E13A1 Jake x 9 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Japanese Ships CVE Hosho At this point I begin to get an itchy feeling I am sitting in one spot too long so I have to move. Recon accomplished on Luganville and Noumea at this point. The CA I wanted to strike earlier is long long gone. I decide to spread my recon toward Suva to see if any damaged ships are hanging out there.

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/29/2015 5:07:33 PM)
Situation Southeast Pacific - Updated to Apr 23, 1942 (cont) Apr 8, 1942 - Suva Recon Stikes Morning Air attack on Suva , at 132,160 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 45 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 B5N2 Kate x 38 D3A1 Val x 62 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged D3A1 Val: 12 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships AMc Gale, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk Port hits 4 Port supply hits 1 Pesky Allied 4E Attacks Morning Air attack on TF, near Yasawa Islands at 130,156 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 19 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships CV Zuikaku No great results so far. I need to retreat or at least refuel. A number of loaded Oilers wait for me south of Nauru Island. I pull the whole fleet back toward Nauru Island. Apr 9-11 - Fleets Refuel Apr 12 - Fleets reform and move back toward Luganville I am going back for another bite of the apple.

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/29/2015 5:24:43 PM)
Situation Southeast Pacific - Updated to Apr 23, 1942 (cont) "Going back for another bite" Strategic Considerations The first assessment has to be on the capability of the Overall Commander and what Japan High Command's goals are. The targets of this exercise are A. Lord Howe Island B. Efate Island C. Ndeni Island The purpose of Lord Howe Island would be to establish a base to harrass Allied Communications and possibly launch land based bomber attacks on Australian cities. This would take a massive commitment in troops, ships, planes, supplies, fuel and a bit of skill to pull off without undue losses. The purpose of Efate Island would be to isolate the Luganville/Lunga Allied bases. I do not have enough forces onhand to protect the landing at Efate until I could pull back to Truk, rearm, refuel and load up another set of transports. The purpose of the Ndeni Island would be more a battle of interdiction in the Lunga/Luganville/Noumea area and provide a shield as Nauru and Ocean Islands are built up. Another goal would be to draw the Allies into surface and carrier battles in this area. These were the thoughts as I turned the KB once again toward Luganville.

jwolf -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/29/2015 6:56:10 PM)
I'm amazed at the forces the Allies have in Burma. Where did they come from and how did he get them there?

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/29/2015 8:39:03 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: jwolf I'm amazed at the forces the Allies have in Burma. Where did they come from and how did he get them there? He has concentrated most of his air forces in Mandalay (fighters) and Impala (bombers). I don't know enough about the Allied Order of Battle to comment on where they came from but I am getting sweeps over Meiktila from 4 different Hurrican IItorp squadrons, a couple of P-40E Warhawks, a P38 squadron, a bunch of P-39 Aircobras and the Flying Tigers. I am not sure if any Restricted LCUs are in Mandalay.

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/29/2015 9:21:18 PM)
Situation Southeast Pacific - Updated to Apr 23, 1942 (cont) Apr 13, 1942 KB in range - launch Dawn Attacks: Morning Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 120,150 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 49 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 30 B5N1 Kate x 6 B5N2 Kate x 46 D3A1 Val x 22 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 34 F2A-3 Buffalo x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CL Sumatra, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Dent DD Evertsen, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Vampire, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CL Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Van Ghent DD Piet Hein DD Kortenaer DD Banckert Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Evertsen Apr 13, 1942 Allies Reply - Morning Attacks Morning Air attack on TF, near Vanikoro at 123,146 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 67 Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 8 SBD-2 Dauntless x 18 SBD-3 Dauntless x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed SBD-2 Dauntless: 12 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CV Akagi Morning Air attack on TF, near Vanikoro at 123,146 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 61 Allied aircraft B-26 Marauder x 12 P-39D Airacobra x 9 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-26 Marauder: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged B-26 Marauder: 3 destroyed by flak P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed Japanese Ships CV Akagi CV Shokaku CV Hiryu Morning Air attack on TF, near Vanikoro at 123,146 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 58 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 15 LB-30 Liberator x 5 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged LB-30 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Japanese Ships CVE Hosho CV Akagi CVE Taiyo BB Hyuga Morning Air attack on TF, near Vanikoro at 123,146 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 36 Allied aircraft B-26 Marauder x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-26 Marauder: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged (coming in at 1000 ft) Japanese Ships BB Hyuga Morning Air attack on TF, near Vanikoro at 123,146 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 32 Allied aircraft B-26 Marauder x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged (coming in at 1000 ft) Japanese Ships BB Haruna Morning Air attack on TF, near Vanikoro at 123,146 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 28 Allied aircraft B-26 Marauder x 3 P-39D Airacobra x 22 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged (coming in at 1000 ft) P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CV Hiryu Apr 13, 1942 KB Afternoon Attack Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 120,150 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 44 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 B5N1 Kate x 5 B5N2 Kate x 29 D3A1 Val x 41 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 22 F2A-3 Buffalo x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships CL Sumatra CL Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Dent, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Vendetta DD Van Ghent DD Kortenaer DD Banckert DD Voyager Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Enterprise Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Dent Apr 13, 1942 Allied Afternoon Counter Attacks Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vanikoro at 123,146 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 E13A1 Jake x 9 Allied aircraft B-26 Marauder x 11 (coming in at 1000 ft) P-39D Airacobra x 19 Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-26 Marauder: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged B-26 Marauder: 2 destroyed by flak P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CV Hiryu CV Zuikaku DD Shiratsuyu CarDiv3 with CS Chiyoda's float planes help out in these low level attacks. Overall, one of the better days of air combat for the Empire. [image]local://upfiles/41045/692CE1DFE5A84715B82D3BE8C101C1C8.jpg[/image]

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/29/2015 9:39:02 PM)
Situation Southeast Pacific - Updated to Apr 23, 1942 (cont) The fury of the Allied Air attacks are wearing down KB's Air Cap. Weather interferes again in KB strikes so very little air action here. Apr 14, 1942 BatDiv1 was given orders to Bombard the crowded airfield at Luganville. Night Time Surface Combat, near Luganville at 120,150, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Shell hits 1 BB Yamashiro CL Tenryu DD Asashio DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1 DD Yudachi Allied Ships CL Sumatra, Shell hits 3 DD Voyager DD Vendetta, Shell hits 1 DD Banckert DD Kortenaer DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 2, on fire Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 3% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 10,000 yards Night Time Surface Combat, near Luganville at 120,150, Range 4,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Mutsu BB Yamashiro CL Tenryu DD Asashio DD Asagumo DD Yudachi Allied Ships PT-36 PT-37, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-38, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-39 PT-40 PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 5,000 yards Night Naval bombardment of Luganville at 120,150 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 68 damaged P-39D Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground B-26 Marauder: 3 damaged B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground P-36A Mohawk: 7 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 17 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground P-40E Warhawk: 22 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 damaged F2A-3 Buffalo: 6 damaged F2A-3 Buffalo: 2 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro BB Mutsu CL Tenryu Allied ground losses: 230 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 27 disabled Engineers: 8 destroyed, 7 disabled Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 19 (5 destroyed, 14 disabled) Airbase hits 25 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 30 BB Yamashiro firing at Luganville BB Mutsu firing at Luganville CL Tenryu firing at Luganville I had Night Recon setup but nothing launched? ** This action with a couple of other air battles (Cap Trap on Hudsons out of Port Moresby and Bombers over Burma without escorts) -- makes for another pretty good day for the Empire. [image]local://upfiles/41045/A3E94ABAEBBD4A638EF931CA345A3840.jpg[/image]

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/29/2015 9:47:14 PM)
Situation Southeast Pacific - Updated to Apr 23, 1942 (cont) Apr 15, 1942 Decision Time** Here is the map for orders on Apr 15. I have discounted the Lord Howe Island option as it is too much for this rookie Admiral to pull off. Maybe next campaign...[sm=character0085.gif] The decision is basically do I think I can support the deeper invasion of Efate Island, should I instead take Ndeni Island and use it as a base of forward ops, or call the whole thing off. General Overview Note: Munda, Buna and Milne Bay have not been invaded at this point. [image]local://upfiles/41045/8774388774B2460CB9FF9B583B895A11.jpg[/image]

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/29/2015 10:07:49 PM)
Situation Southeast Pacific - Updated to Apr 23, 1942 (conclusion) I want to wrap this up so I can get back to 'real time' reporting --- The decision was to invade Ndeni. Soryu and her Amphib force landed in Munda. I am building up Shortlands and Nauru Island as fast as I can. Currently (as of the Apr 23rd turn) 25th Air Flotilla is in Rabaul - 144 AvSup 2nd Prov Base Force is in Shortlands - 60 AvSup 15th Base Force is in Munda - working hard to build airfields and forts Nauru Island has 5 JNAF units - 120 AvSup Ndeni is still just building forts - AvSup is on the way. KB is heading toward Truk, Soryu is already there waiting to rejoin. But last turn, I got an interesting Sub contact just South of Luganville: Apr 23, 1942 ASW attack near Lakatoro at 118,151 Japanese Ships SS I-10 Allied Ships DD Ellet BB Warspite CA Astoria CA New Orleans CL Raleigh DD Clark DD Dunlap DD Balch DD Fanning Apr 23, 1942 Sub attack near Lakatoro at 118,152 Japanese Ships SS I-10 Allied Ships DD Sims CA Astoria CA New Orleans CL Raleigh DD Clark DD Dunlap DD Balch DD Ellet Is Allied Command trying to run in a bombardment on Ndeni?

jwolf -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (6/30/2015 1:46:27 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DanSez I am not sure if any Restricted LCUs are in Mandalay. This (the LCUs) is what I was wondering about. From your reports it seems that he has a heck of a lot of ground troops there and I was wondering how he did that. Back to your operations in the South Pacific, FWIW I agree that Ndeni was the most sensible of the options you proposed. You've got good carrier supremacy and surface force dominance so it makes sense to cash that in for what gains you can make.

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (7/1/2015 1:26:26 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: jwolf quote: ORIGINAL: DanSez I am not sure if any Restricted LCUs are in Mandalay. This (the LCUs) is what I was wondering about. From your reports it seems that he has a heck of a lot of ground troops there and I was wondering how he did that. Back to your operations in the South Pacific, FWIW I agree that Ndeni was the most sensible of the options you proposed. You've got good carrier supremacy and surface force dominance so it makes sense to cash that in for what gains you can make. The air recon numbers seem very high. In a couple of examples, those numbers were much higher than the combat report from the ground troops. I think the recon (mouse) type lumps all bodies into 'troops' including support none-AV bodies, inflating that number. I wonder if the height of the recon flights effect the exaggeration of FOW. Diplomatic inquiries assure that PPs are being paid for any transferred units.

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (7/19/2015 12:41:12 AM)
wow- long time since last posting. Work, real life and trying to keep up at least 1 turn a day pace made the last 2 weeks fly by. Game time: May 13, 1942 files are awaiting Allied High Command. The butcher's bill on the first skermishes around the Solomons has finally resolved. Allied Major Ships lost: CV Enterprise CV Saratoga CV Indomitable CVL Hermes CA Louisville CA Minneapolis CA Northampton IJN lost: CA Furutaka CA Nachi CL Tatsuta Given that, the Allies have been more cautious in my lastest cruise around Ndeni. I stumbled in exposing a combat surface fleet that the 3 remaining carriers ganged up on and sank 2 CAs and 2 DDs, just proving the unbalanced score above maybe due more to luck than skill. My word to the noobie is to not get too full of yourself and out-think the game. Current tracker ship-kill total sheet: [image]local://upfiles/41045/12E5A4BA236C4045ADB81C60C6DD9538.jpg[/image]

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (7/19/2015 12:48:16 AM)
In other world news: Palembang and Soerabaja are both flying the Rising Sun flag. Palembang came in pretty well intact (surprising) Soerabaja, unfortunately, is completely trashed. The only think working there is 1 Manpower factory. Everything else, and I mean everything -- requires repair. [image]local://upfiles/41045/FF47997A57C847F08813DBE5523D39E2.jpg[/image]

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (7/19/2015 12:56:37 AM)
Bataan and Singapore are still holding out. Bataan: I have purchased most of the 28th Inf Div and they are shipping out to reform at Clark Field to provide more muscle there. I am still outnumbered overall AV but the effects of bombing, bombardment and isolation are bound to have reduced the supply stock piles down. Singapore: I think he has been sneaking in single supply ships. I have posted subs to prevent this, but only have sunk one so far this game. I am beating them down and expect the remains here to be as shattered and desolute as what I found in the streets of Soerabaja. This is a battle from May 7th at Singapore: [image]local://upfiles/41045/2CA817CAB30D41B2891980B5DC34B097.jpg[/image]

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (7/19/2015 1:04:11 AM)
Other News around the horn: I finally threw the bums out of Wenchow, but China is grinding down to a slug-fest as I am having problems with supplies. I have an Tank Division on ship heading for Burma to help the push past Mandalay. A lot of heavy bomber activity there until 3 days ago, I am not sure if he is restaging or if attrition on meager numbers of planes is calling a halt. Which brings up Air Frames: I am having a hard time keeping my Oscar Sentais fully stocked. The 'go slow' approach of the first 3 months and the 'careful expansion' that followed is leaving me with fighter groups at about 60-70% strength. I am ramping up both frames and engine production the past month, but again -- careful has been my watch word. I will post more detail on my production and R&D shortly -- speaking of Oscars, looks like my armored Oscars will start rolling off the assembly line in about 10 days. [sm=00000028.gif]

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (7/19/2015 2:11:46 AM)
Burma front - May 13, 1942 Heavy bomber formations from Impala, escorted by large forces in Mandalay were wearing down the units I had outside Mandalay and I couldn't break the cycle with the 4 fighter sentai deployed at Magwe, so I have pulled back, awaiting the Guards Tank Division and others to rally the offensive in this theater. [image]local://upfiles/41045/001CC18BB5EE40069A2F541936A2FBBC.jpg[/image]

jwolf -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (7/19/2015 2:16:07 AM)
You've done a great job on the Allied navy, in spite of a few losses of your own. Are Bataan and Singapore the only remaining Allied bases with a garrison in the DEI/PI/Malaya area? It looks like you'll have that whole region cleaned up pretty soon and that will be a big relief I am sure. Do you have plans in the works for the next stage and targets?

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (7/19/2015 2:42:48 AM)
R&D - Keeping those 500+ Ha-35 engines for full bonus has been hard. Especially since I am depending on my main line fighter (Army and Navy) plus may other frames draw on this engine. Something I didn't fully comprehend or calculate for in my 'careful expansion'. A6M5c is cranking along - currently advancing a month every 10 or 11 days. I hope this will improve as more Ha-35 engine factories repair. As I said earlier, Ki-43-IIb (armored) just advanced to 6/42 - and in 10-11 days, should advance to 5/42. I have 2 Ki-43-1c factories cranking out 30/60 planes and they will move to the Ki-43-IIb model. The current R&D factories will move on to the Ki-43-IV. Ki-44-IIa will come online at the end of this month and give some backup for the Oscars. I have 1 fully repaired Ki-44-IIc factory chipping away at that delivery date. Ki-49-IIa Helen (armored) will also come online sometime in June 42. I currently have 1 (30) Ki-49-Ia which will transition to the armored model, and one of the R&D factories will remain for Helen production. The other two will either advance to the last Helen model (Ki-49-IIb) or transition to new lines of R&D. I haven't decided yet. A6M2 will remain in production past the A6M3 model release. I plan on bypassing this model and moving two fully repaired R&D factories to the A6M3a model. I thought about building a few A6M3s as backups for the land based IJN fighter Sentais but that doesn't make sense given range is one of the zero's strengths at this stage of the war and the A6M3 has less of it than the A6M2. G5M3a Betty (armored) with 4 fully repaired R&D factories is currently at 7/44 delivery date. I hope to have the Ha-32 engine above the magical 500 bonus line in the next week to help improve the speed of research. Many other lines under research, but these are the highlights at this stage of the game. [image]local://upfiles/41045/2CEF76A579744874A5137010EC18D56E.jpg[/image]

DanSez -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (7/19/2015 2:46:45 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: jwolf You've done a great job on the Allied navy, in spite of a few losses of your own. Are Bataan and Singapore the only remaining Allied bases with a garrison in the DEI/PI/Malaya area? It looks like you'll have that whole region cleaned up pretty soon and that will be a big relief I am sure. Do you have plans in the works for the next stage and targets? Thanks for reading my mediocre reports. I do have some plans. There is another battle brewing around Ndeni - Luganville at the moment and I am trying some unconvential tactics. Not sure how well it will work, but I will get into that tomorrow. The Northern part of Sumatra is still in Allied control and Batavia in Java. A few other bases in Borneo also. I will give maps and notes on each theater as I work back across to the Solomons and I hope to get back into posting every day or every other day at least.

jwolf -> RE: The Solomons Errupt (7/19/2015 2:52:11 AM)
Supply for the Allied part of Burma must be horrible because they have no road connection to anywhere. That should (??) speed up your conquest.

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