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John 3rd -> RE: Dec 9-11, 1941 (4/18/2015 7:30:05 PM)
We'll do regional reports for December 12-16, 1941.

John 3rd -> North Pacific (4/18/2015 8:22:26 PM)
Combat Report December 12-16, 1941 Aleutians As planned, Fast Transports land SNLF troops at Umnak, Adak, and Amchitka. The landings are uneventful and the bases fall on the 15th and 16th. My lone CL's FP spots shipping at Dutch Harbor so I order CL Naka and 6 DDs to do a sweep of DH and Cold Bay. The 16th finds the weather AWFUL and my STF finds SARATOGA, 2 CAs (the new Rome and Anchorage), and 6 DDs near DH. CHARGE! Combat is just two gunnery rounds but it starts at 3,000 Yds. Several American Dds get smacked, both CAs take multiple hits but Saratoga is not touched. Torpedo's were flung at Sara and the two CAs but they all missed. DRAT! My CL takes some damage and two DDs are moderately struck. Bet Michael had KITTENS watching! No action for the rest of the day so my forces finished unloading and headed back to Paramushiro Jima. On the off chance of hitting again I detach 4 DDs to sweep into Dutch Harbor.

John 3rd -> Central Pacific (4/18/2015 9:35:17 PM)
Combat Report December 12-16, 1941 Things move at good speed with no hiccups here. The Line Islands Fast Transport TF take Christmas on the 16th and land at Palmyra. That base does not fall immediately but will with the next assault. A third Fast TF will land a Japanese Base Force at Christmas tomorrow. Fly in 12 Mavis immediately to begin air search. KB hangs nearby to intercept any incoming TF that might foolishly close in. Got two groups of AOs keeping KB fueled. Am moving at cruise speed and things look pretty positive presently for the Kido Butai. The Akagi's need to go home for repairs makes for an interesting development. The CV arrives at Kwajalein on the 15th and docks. Will repair SYS to ZERO before heading for home. Have decided to off-load her entire air group. Her air wing will go to Christmas once the AF hit Sz-2. Since an Air Flotilla will be present there at that point, this could make a pretty effective stop-gap defense unit until I can bring in the 9th Air Fleet. Presently there at 4 Cargo TF crossing north and west of the Marshalls. They will stock the bases to the brim as we prepare for the assault on Hawaii. The 2nd and 56th are in the same location moving steadily towards Christmas as well. So far I have lifted 10-12 support units to work on the AFs and Ports to make these forward bases bigger. Combined Fleet will be loaded tomorrow to head for its new HQ at Christmas. [image]local://upfiles/18041/4F66A8BE508B4073BAA250EA3DF63E75.jpg[/image]

John 3rd -> Central Pacific (4/18/2015 9:41:51 PM)
Combat Report December 12-16, 1941 Central Pacific The northern arm of Operation Eastern Storm closes in on Midway. Combined two TF to create a massed Invasion Force. An SNLF Assault Brigade, CD unit, and two Base Forces move steadily eastward, A BB, cruiser, and several DDs are embedded for gunfire support. We have not been spotted YET. The three Escort Carriers hurry to catch-up to the Invasion Force. CVE Taiyo, Ibuki, and Hosho carry 15 Zero, 24 Claude, 12 Val, and 12 Kate. Want those fighters on CAP--just in case. Have to factor a chance of Saratoga moving down from the north trying to get a lick in on the Invasion TF. In the screenshot one can see Wake fallen with a follow-on TF bringing in a Base Force and 10,000 Supply. As a footnote to Wake, I managed to bag the entire F4F squadron there when the atoll fell. It was a pleasant surprise. A large supply convoy is seen moving NW to SE. [image]local://upfiles/18041/6B25DC970A44410FB60A0122EE81F19E.jpg[/image]

John 3rd -> South Pacific (4/18/2015 9:51:36 PM)
Combat Report December 12-16, 1941 South Pacific I have little-to-no strength here so we are being cautious! Small Invasion Forces capture Wewak and Madang. Follow-On TF have dropped off engineers and a Base Force at each location. A Fast TF will grab Finschhaven tomorrow. Just arrived at Truk are the 4 16" BBs of Japan. The Nagato's and Owari's arrive there on the 15th after making sure they were seen in the DEI at the start of the war. Those ships depart for Kwajalein tomorrow. KB-3 (CARDIV2) is moving to Truk for fuel and supply before joining the KB. Michael will be shocked to see me concentrate my CVs this early! As with the earlier picture, one can see an AOs TF and large Cargo TF moving east carrying what shall be needed to Eastern Storm. [image]local://upfiles/18041/B721FAB9793140A68D34747D4626E3DE.jpg[/image]

John 3rd -> RE: South Pacific (4/18/2015 9:51:59 PM)
Got to take a break before more Posting.

John 3rd -> DEI (4/20/2015 1:53:43 PM)
Combat Report December 12-19, 1941 Phil--DEI--Malaya While things are ahead of schedule in this region, it has not been without some issues. Michael is being a good Allied player trying to get some licks in bleeding me a little here and a little there. Some of his moves have been smart and highly effective. Philippines Mindanao This area is always a quick priority for me. I want it for the bases and to serve as a solid springboard for moving south. As one can see on the map, the entire island shall be mine within 2-3 days. Major forces here are the 18th ID, an SNLF Assault Brigade, and the SNLF Para Assault Brigade. Luzon All the eastern bases from Subic Bay up are taken. I've only used the 48th ID and 65th Brigade. Am holding for the moment waiting the reinforcement of the 38th ID (from Hong Kong) before moving into Clark. His units are pretty evenly spread between Clark--Bataan--Manila presently. When Mindanao wraps up, the 18th ID will move in to help up here. Eastern DEI Manado Took this base using an Inf Reg, however, Michael struck back twice causing losses. He attacked with that damned Vibrator (Vindicator) Squadron Lexington carries at the start of the war and they sank 4-5 lesser ships. I disbanded into the Port there and was then promptly hit by 18 B-17 TWICE sinking two more ships and damaging six others. NOT GOOD. Moved in Zeros and they smacked around a Hudson Squadron as well as damaged some of the B-17s. Namlea Have a Fast TF about to take Namlea (next to Ambon). That Sz-2 AF is just what the Doctor ordered for protecting my slower invasion forces as I move into the area. Borneo Tarakan Will take this base tomorrow as an entire Brigade with BBs embedded prepare to land. Miri/Brunei These bases fell without issue or damage to oil facilities. Those DRATTED Vibrators showed up again and sank two AK and damaged one more. Grrr... Singkawang Michael has moved useful bombers here trying to cut my forces reinforcing Palembang. Set-Up a CAP TRap for tomorrow. My KB-4 (CVLs Ryujo, Zuiho, and Shoho) just refueled and rearmed at Cam Rahn Bay. They move directly towards this base with all three Zero Daitai set at 100% CAP Range 1. If those bombers fly, they will be met by 60 Zeros and shall be SHREDDED! Malaya Proceeding swimmingly! Cut the peninsula in half keeping ALL the forces north of Port Dickson from retreating to Singers. Now have Mersing, Kloung, Johore Bharu, and Malacca. The Imperial Guards is moving down from the north with 4 TK Regiments. The 55th, 5th, 18th, and 21st ID are getting into Johore Bharu and will move south within 3 days. Expect an assault crossing by Christmas. Singapore will fall within days of that BABY! As I said...swimmingly! Sumatra Palembang fell on the 18th. I landed second Brigade that easily handled the defenders. Presently have three Base Forces moving in to set-up the AF. Will work to take the southern edge of Sumatra ASAP. The oil facilities took some damage but are not bad. Lordy. Don't we, as Japanese players, look to check Palembang after capture with great fear and trepidation??!! I've got about 100 each of oil and refinery to repair. Not bad but would prefer to NOT use supply for this! Burma Haven't even begun to look at it. Everything is for Singers though I am sure Michael is evacuating ALL of it. Let him eat some penalty points for leaving those bases so quickly. NOTE: RA/BTS adds a lot of garrison requirements to China, India, and Burma. This helps to suck-up units that would be deployed elsewhere and SLOW things down. China is the worst with this in that we added nearly 1,000 additional garrison points for EACH SIDE. India added about 500 and Burma added roughly 150. We'll see if this works at all. That is the war so far... [image]local://upfiles/18041/2ED3FAE38F034139924F58F1A0572F87.jpg[/image]

John 3rd -> Construction Report (4/20/2015 2:04:20 PM)
In the spirit of unintended consequences, I have a problem within Between the Storms Lite. The choice to not build Yamato--Musashi allows for Japan to deploy a pair of new 16.1 inch gunned BBs and a B-65 BC at the start of the war. While nice, I could not have expected to see the unintended consequence of this building change. Simply put, with no BBs building, Japan has a glut of shipbuilding points. WOW! I've already accelerated several of the late-war Shokaku Kai CVs as well as the last CVL. Once Junyo--Hiyo--Nisshin are done, I will be able to accelerate 2 more CVs. COOL! This is a lovely development but not very realistic. Yesterday I worked on Mod tweaks and decided to put back into the mix a second pair of Owari-Class BBs. These BBs are due out on late-43/early-44. They should sunk up enough points to force the Japanese player to make choices within his shipbuilding. I---LOVE---CHOICES! Anyway...here is the screenshot showing Capital Ship construction: [image]local://upfiles/18041/469A77E45CCD4A79B4595736FB410FEB.jpg[/image]

Sangeli -> RE: Construction Report (4/20/2015 5:32:50 PM)
How quickly can you complete the Renkaku and Taikaku? In my current 1 vs 1 PBEM game with RA 7.0 I found the Japanese had already completed both CVs by late fall 42. As you say I find this pretty unrealistic and it makes life as an Allied player very difficult. USN has to live with only 6 CVs till mid 43 while the IJN can have 11 starting in late 42. Extra CVEs help but ultimately CVs dominate as I have found out the hard way. The result of course is that under normal circumstances being able to accelerate those CVs allows the Japanese to maintain that dominance at sea well into 1943. This will likely have a big impact for you in taking Pearl Harbor sometime in mid 42. quote: ORIGINAL: John 3rd Burma Haven't even begun to look at it. Everything is for Singers though I am sure Michael is evacuating ALL of it. Let him eat some penalty points for leaving those bases so quickly. What makes you so sure that he's evacuating it? I fear Burma is one of those places that ignoring it early on can have some very negative consequences. Allies can bring in some units early on to bolster the Burmese defenses to say nothing of dumping supply that can be brought to China. You could find yourself in a position where the only way you can take Burma is a 3+ division landing at Pegu. Of course that is doable but if my eyes are on Pearl Harbor the last thing I'd want to do is have to use my navy to take Burma.

John 3rd -> RE: Construction Report (4/20/2015 8:46:37 PM)
Hey Sir. I plan to advance all the 44-45 CV/CVLs. I don't like finding out this issue once a game has started but I won't abuse it. The newer version fixes it and that should help a bunch. Trust me. Michael will totally evacuate Burma. He'll fear a deep ball by me so he won't allow me an opportunity (real or imagined) to get behind his troops and cut them off. This is an advantage in playing someone I know so well. Take two examples in our game so far: 1. Saratoga to the Aleutians. KNEW he would do this. This is why I only used Fast TF to grab my bases. If I had used AMC or regular Transports then they would have been crushed by Sara's Air Group. 2. Diego Garcia: He always rushes a Brigade to this location. Makes sense due to its importance. I stationed two patrolling I-Boats there and they have sunk 2 AP and AK with damage to one more of each. We spoke on the phone today and he was kidding me about crossing off my Opening Moves one-by-one: Line Islands--CHECK, Midway--CHECK, Palembang--CHECK, etc... So far no clue as to my intentions

John 3rd -> December 18-20, 1941 (4/22/2015 12:24:40 AM)
Combat Report December 18-20, 1941 Action and frustration speaks of the last couple of days. North Pacific Saratoga stays in the area and polishes off three crippled DDs from her appearance on the 18th. In some ways this was good in that I could keep track of Saratoga (more later)but was crappy in losing the ships. All were the old WWI age Dds but a dd is a DD. What I could not understand is the DDs wouldn't RETREAT past Sara's TF. I set them for Direct--Absolute and they didn't do it. The ships moved 4 hexes Day 2 and two hexes Day 3. Frustrating but OK. Central Pacific Midway Wanted to track Saratoga due to the Midway Invasion. Under the steady guns of BB Hyuga and CAP from three CVEs the Invasion Force storms ashore on the 19th and CRUSHES the resistance quite easily. Immedately move in 12 Zero, 36 Betty, and 12 Mavis. The TF is carrying 35,000 supply so that will take a couple of days to unload. Laysen or French Frigate? Want to take one or the other for a forward Mavis base. Any opinions here? KB-3 The reason I wanted to watch Saratoga is CARDIV2 (Hiryu--Soryu--CAV Tokachi) passed by Midway on the 20th headed NE. I detach from the KB CAV Kushiro and 2 DDs to link-up and advance NE with her sister. The firepower here is pretty good (175 Planes) and want to move NE of Midway and then slide due east trying to Catch Saratoga heading for PH or the West Coast. Might be a waste of fuel but want to take the chance. Palmyra Base falls after a second Naval Guard unit comes ashore and crushes the enemy on the 20th. South Pacific Capture Tarawa, Ocean, and Nauru. Am headed for Tabiteaua (Sp?) and Baker Isle. Once taken these two forces will unite to take Canton. Philippines No major developments. Eastern DEI Manado In a fit of 'WTH?', Michael intercepts a convoy carrying two BF Coy and two small IJA Engineering units just a hex from Manado with four Dutch DDs IN THE DAYLIGHT! I had a CL and 5 DDs providing escort but the Dutch slip thru and get into the convoy. They sink TEN small AKs and depress this commander. No Betty or Vals fly from Manado to exact vengeance. CRAP! Namlea ON the bright side a Fast TF drops off a large Base Force and easily takes Namlea on the 20th. The Fast TF is then dived into two STF to hunt the Dutch. We'll see if they catch anything. Zeros and Mavis land at Namlea with 24 Nells due to arrive the next turn. Central DEI Tarakan BBs Fuso and Yamashiro blast Allied positions as troops come ashore on the 20th. They'll bombard again the base SHOULD fall tomorrow to the 4th Brigade. Western DEI Palembang Up and running. Have Zeros and Oscars flying CAP with 3 Base Force and then an Air Flotilla due to land tomorrow. Malaya Southern Half Begin concentration of 3 ID and numerous Artillery and Engineering units at Johore Bharu. Will order them to begin their approach march to Singers on the 22nd. Regular bombing is now hitting Singers everyday. Northern Half Michael is trying to take Port Swettenham (I don't know why) but he attacked here with the 11th Indian ID and three BF on the 20th. They scored 1-1 but got a pretty good bloody nose for the effort. Every bomber in the area hit this set of troops and will again tomorrow. That is the news. Michael is doing a damned fine job of blooding my merchants and hitting back wherever he can. The Manado Disaster shouldn't have happened but it did. Don't know what happened with that STF but that's the breaks! Just got make sure to embed a few warships in all my TFs sailing into Harm's Way.

John 3rd -> Central Pacific (4/22/2015 12:31:13 AM)
Here is a screenshot of the current massive movement of Supply, Fuel, and Troops heading towards the Line Islands. There must be 10-12 more off this map to the west all heading for the same location. We're building up the Line Islands ASAP and preparing for a little journey due NORTH BABY! [image]local://upfiles/18041/FE4AD43E8F0C4813B7FDE63D3FE878DD.jpg[/image]

John 3rd -> Central Pacific (4/22/2015 12:34:52 AM)
This shot shows the submarine cordon growing ENE of Hawaii. An equal number are patrolling off the West Coast. Six more are en route to take-up a northern patrol area above Pearl Harbor. [image]local://upfiles/18041/69A1FC7D347747DCA9A14FBC00E600C5.jpg[/image]

Sangeli -> RE: December 18-20, 1941 (4/22/2015 2:19:49 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: John 3rd Laysen or French Frigate? Want to take one or the other for a forward Mavis base. Any opinions here? I would probably opt for French Frigate so you can have a better eye on Pearl Harbor. It's probably in range of 4E but if it has no port or air base then there's nothing really 4E can destroy besides the occasional Mavis. Unfortunately a move on either one probably will set off all sorts of bells in Michael's head about a move towards Pearl Harbor. So how much longer until you finally land in Hawaii? I'd be interested in your initial invasion plans.

CaptBeefheart -> RE: December 18-20, 1941 (4/22/2015 3:38:26 AM)
I would think Laysan would be less obvious as an offensive outpost, more for Midway protection, unless you have a history of putting Mavises at French Frigate. No need to telegraph your intentions. Cheers, CC

John 3rd -> RE: December 18-20, 1941 (4/22/2015 11:40:07 PM)
Took Laysen for the obvious role it would play in being a buffer/forward base for Midway. Don't think it will look too interesting. I've got one engineering unit there and will add 2-3 more to try and get AF-1. A BF Coy is on the way so we can move our Mavis forward a bit.

John 3rd -> RE: December 18-20, 1941 (4/22/2015 11:45:45 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Sangeli quote: ORIGINAL: John 3rd Laysen or French Frigate? Want to take one or the other for a forward Mavis base. Any opinions here? I would probably opt for French Frigate so you can have a better eye on Pearl Harbor. It's probably in range of 4E but if it has no port or air base then there's nothing really 4E can destroy besides the occasional Mavis. Unfortunately a move on either one probably will set off all sorts of bells in Michael's head about a move towards Pearl Harbor. So how much longer until you finally land in Hawaii? I'd be interested in your initial invasion plans. I am working out a comprehensive plan to the Invasion of the Islands as well as a tally of all units--so far--ordered to the front here. One of the guiding factors is having enough Air Support immediately available. Have moved the entire 9th Air Fleet to Tokyo so it fills out ASAP. This is an additional unit added to RA--BTS and consists of an Air Fleet HQ, 3 Air Flotilla, and 3 large Base Forces. The units start at cadre strength (25-35%). They have been at Tokyo for 10 days or so and are filling out rapidly. SHOULD be able to embark them about the 1st of January. The Air component is at Tokyo training to beat all Hell. The Daitai for the 9th Air Fleet will consist of 81 Zero, 54 Betty/Nell, 27 Val, 27 Kate, 36 Mavis/Emily, and 36 Jake. All the planes start as older models and have to upgraded throughout the month before deployment.

Sangeli -> RE: December 18-20, 1941 (4/22/2015 11:47:31 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: John 3rd Took Laysen for the obvious role it would play in being a buffer/forward base for Midway. Don't think it will look too interesting. I've got one engineering unit there and will add 2-3 more to try and get AF-1. A BF Coy is on the way so we can move our Mavis forward a bit. Well, I definitely agree that French Frigate is MORE obvious of an offensive outpost but I think either way you've given away your plans. There's no good reason to occupy Laysen this early besides pushing on Pearl Harbor. I'd guess by now Michael knows something is coming in Hawaii.

John 3rd -> Burma (4/22/2015 11:48:30 PM)
As thoroughly expected, my opponent is RACING OUT of Burma. Air Recon today showed Myitkyina, Mandalay, and Akyab empty. Units spotted are moving out of the region. Two men on bicycles and brooms will be able to occupy this area once they get there.

John 3rd -> Initial Punch (4/22/2015 11:51:35 PM)
The movement of troops and material is pretty massive. For the IJA land side, we have the 2nd ID, 56th ID, and I am about to buyout the 20th ID from Burma (this will happen tomorrow). The IJN will contribute 4 SNLF Assault Brigades and the Parachute Brigade. Want to capture Johnston right before the assault and will then stage Tinas through it to drop paratroopers: NICE and RUDE SURPRISE!

John 3rd -> All Things Considered (4/22/2015 11:54:32 PM)
Spent some time thinking about this match while at work today and have come to the conclusion to SLOW DOWN in the DEI. Michael is a top notch opponent and I must recognize that by being abit more careful over in this region. The punches that he has annoyingly landed make me want to stop the bleeding so early in the game so I will do just that. Bit of a pause for the next 4-5 turns as I regroup, move warships around, and adjust my aerial forces a bit. Once I've taken that breath we'll rain hellfire and damnation down around the boy... BANZAI! [sm=00000036.gif]

John 3rd -> Central Pacific (4/25/2015 1:20:16 PM)
Operation Eastern Storm Assault Planning December 24, 1941 Combined Fleet woke to no turn this morning so it has focused its energies on creating the OOB for Operation Eastern Storm. Orders have been continuously ordering units to the east in preparation for the Hawaii Operation. These orders have not been meticulously thought out or done with great planning. Now, barely two weeks into the war, a serious examination is occurring on just what is moving and what will truly be needed for the offensive. Here is the tentative assault plan: Lihue Port 2/AF 1 350 AV --6th Infantry Brigade --1st Maizuru SNLF Johnston Port 1/AF 1 350 AV --3 Naval Guard --1st Para SNLF Lahaina Port 4/AF 3 600 AV --2nd ID --1st Para SNLF Kona Port 2/AF 1 450 AV --56th ID Hilo Port 2/AF 1 400 AV --1st Sasebo SNLF --1st China SNLF Operational Planning 1. Approach Phase (Yellow) D-5 --Capture of French Frigate Shoals --Capture of Johnston Atoll (Move in 2 Daitai of Tina from Marshalls) 2. D-Day (Red) --Capture of Lihue, Hilo, and Kona 3. D+2 (Pink) --Capture of Lahaina Fleet Elements Committed: 5 CV, 1 CVL, 2 CAV, 3 CVE, 6 BB, 5 BC, plus Support Warships --KB-1 (Amagi, Shokaku, Zuikaku, CVL Ryukaku with 90 Zero, 75 Val, 90 Kate, 9 Kate-R 264 Planes) --KB-2 (Hiryu, Soryu, CAV Tokachi, CAV Kushiro with 84 Zero, 48 Val, 60 Kate, 6 Kate-R 198 Planes) --CVE TF (Hosho, Ibuki, Taiyo with 39 Fighters, 12 Val, and 12 Kate 63 Planes) Air Units: 4 Daitai of Zero, 4 Daitai of Bombers (Nell/Betty), 1 Daitai Kate, 1 Daitai Val, 8 Chutai Air Search, and 2 Daitai Tina: 430+ Planes Forces Committed and at Sea presently: HQ: Combined Fleet Air: 23rd Air Flotilla, 24th Air Flotilla, and 2 Base Forces Construction and Engineers: 8 Construction units, 2 Naval Pioneers, 3 IJA Inf Reg Artillery: 3 Artillery Reg and 1 CD unit Infantry: 20th Infantry Division Additional Planned Forces: 9th Air Fleet HQ, 3 Air Fleet, 3 BF More forces will be sent and added to the OOB as time passes... [image]local://upfiles/18041/D7EBD81DB8F94DB0933515FE685A30B8.jpg[/image]

John 3rd -> RE: Central Pacific (4/25/2015 1:23:14 PM)
I am WIDE OPEN for ideas and commentary![sm=character0267.gif][sm=love0028.gif]

1EyedJacks -> RE: Central Pacific (4/25/2015 2:02:56 PM)
Mines and subs? From Johnston your Liz should be able to to support your landings. Just curious - what did you set for production of that air frame? you might-could add construction and air support units to your Johnston part of the game plan? There's a stacking limit on that Island - yes? So I think you'd have to pull off your infantry units. They could be re-purposed for capturing another base.

John 3rd -> RE: Central Pacific (4/25/2015 4:10:44 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: 1EyedJacks Mines and subs? From Johnston your Liz should be able to to support your landings. Just curious - what did you set for production of that air frame? you might-could add construction and air support units to your Johnston part of the game plan? There's a stacking limit on that Island - yes? So I think you'd have to pull off your infantry units. They could be re-purposed for capturing another base. I have a single LIZ unit. It will fill out to 12 planes. Production is set at 8 per month. I have self-imposed a two unit limitation is creating 4EB for Japan. The Para SNLF unit that hits Johnston will then attack Lahaina in conjunction with the ID scheduled to land there. Want it at D+2 so, perhaps, Michael moves some aircraft to that valuable AF. The Paras will trigger a Shock Attack with the ID so maybe we can crush some plane units here. Subs are deployed (roughly 25 total. I will use nearly all 7 of the ML SS to sow mines at bases captured on the DAY they are capured. REALLY WANT to make Michael think about sending in Bombardment TF for these hexes. Mines will be HUGE. I have a set of 5-8 BIG ML now and they will sow massed fields at Lahaina, Hilo, and Kona.

John 3rd -> SS Operations 12-26 (4/27/2015 2:26:01 PM)
Japanese Submarine Operations A Glorious Way to Die Between the Storms Lite Started: April 1, 2015 December 27, 1941 Ro-Class Ro-33 DD Trippe Siquijar 1TT 12-07-41 AP Legaspi Siquijar 1 Sh/1TT 12-08-41 AKL Luzon Siquijar 19 Sh 12-08-41 AP Neptuna Siquijar 2TT 12-08-41 TK Gertrude Kellogg Lucena 2TT 12-09-41 Ro-34 TK LaEstella Caltex Lucena 2TT 12-09-41 AP President Madison Tarakan 2TT 12-16-41 Ro-63 AV Langley Tawi Tawi 1TT 12-09-41 Ro-65 AKL Correigidor Parmekasan 1TT 12-26-41 Minelayer SS I-122 AK Tai Sang Singapore 12-08-41 AK Wulin Singapore 3 Sh/1 TT 12-08-41 I-123 AP Candesa Taytay 1TT 12-08-41 1-124 AK Tantalus Sibuyan 1TT 12-09-41 I-126 TK Paula Semarang 2TT 12-08-41 AKL Mauban Biak 2TT 12-15-41 I-127 AKL Isla Philipinas Zamboanga 12-08-41 AK Si Kiang Jolo 1TT 12-10-41 AKL Magallanes Tarakan 1TT 12-21-41 I-Boats I-153 AD Blackhawk Balikpapan 1TT 12-08-41 I-154 AP Van den Bosch Bandjermasin 3 Sh/2TT 12-11-41 1-157 AK Nirvana Diego Garcia 2TT 12-16-41 AP Rajula Diego Garcia 3TT 12-16-41 I-158 AP Rohna Diego Garcia 3TT 12-21-41 AK Nirpura Diego Garcia 2TT 12-22-41 I-159 CL Dragon Muntok 2TT 12-07-41 I-160 AK Mundra Pt Blair 2TT 12-10-41 I-162 AK Wing Sang Trincomalee 2TT 12-12-41 1-164 AKL Pahang Sabang 1TT 12-10-41 I-166 TK Aldegonda Oosthaven 1TT 12-08-41 Totals Warships SUNK CL Dragon DD Trippe DAMAGED Other (Sunk--Damaged) AD 0 1 AV 0 1 AP 7 0 TK 3 1 AK 7 1 AKL 4 1 TOTAL21 5

John 3rd -> December 20-26, 1941 (4/27/2015 3:01:06 PM)
Combat Operations December 20-26, 1941 A period of relative calm (for Dec 1941!) as I adjust to Michael's playing style and set-up additional landings and movements. He pulls off no big surprises during this week of time and I get some major planning/thinking taken care of. North Pacific After doing good work, CV Saratoga and escorts disappear. Best guess is they head back to the West Coast so they can rendezvous with CV Yorktown and CVL King's Mountain at the end of the month. Attu A Fast TF takes Attu on the 26th. Load a single AK for each of the four bases bringing in roughly 2,000 supplies for each base. Once SURE that Saratoga has cleared out of the area, several engineer and base force units will move out to begin base construction. No real plans to move farther east then this but one never knows. Grabbing Cold Bay to deny it to the enemy is always a decent idea. Getting POWs from Dutch Harbor is never bad either. We'll think on that one for a while. Central Pacific Lordy---SOOOOOOOOOO many TF moving towards the Line Islands! Have to expand my captured bases due to troop capacity issues. Add Malden, Penryn, and that other one nearby to the capture list. Palmyra Base falls when a second Naval Guard lands there on the 20th. Tabiteuea Captured on the 21st Baker Captured on the 22nd Canton Captured on the 27th These atolls and islands falling shouldn't alarm Michael too much. Normal moves for me, however, as I move more and more troops to the Line Islands area, I hope to make him nervous about me coming south. I do like grabbing the Tahiti Area but have no interest THIS Campaign. Now if Michael THINKS I am going there or attacking Pago Pago--Suva--New Caledonia then that is great! South Pacific Have a set of bases along the north coast of New Guinea. Continue moving small units into place. No GRAND plans here but the longer I wait to hit Rabaul the more suspicious Michael will become. Need to designate a unit for that. Perhaps I'll blood the 20th ID, who has just departed Korea, and use them to take the base. The appearance of a full ID to take Rabaul should serve as a deterant and to calm Michael down as to something 'big' being in the wind. Philippines Luzon The Allied Forces have fallen back into Bataan and Manila. The 33rd ID is about to land at Naga, Lucena, and Legaspi. This will deal with southern Luzon and then the troops will combine to advance northwards to Manila. Clark Base falls easily on the 26th to the 65th Inf Brig Bataan The 38th and 48th ID are driving south from Subic Bay to make a grab at Bataan. Not sure about just two IDs doing this but if I can open the door to Manila by grabbing Bataan FIRST then Naval Bombardments can follow and make Manila FAAAAAAAR easier. Mindanao The Allies only possess Cagayan. Land an ID next door. It will arrive in 2-3 days and finish the Allies here. This ID will probably move to Luzon to speed things along there. Eastern DEI Have Namlea, Manado, and will soon have Ternate. KB-3 (3 CVL) arrives at Babeldoap and will support Eastern DEI Operations. Central DEI Tarakan Capture base on the 21st and the facilities are intact. Samarinda Fast TF drops off 4th Birgade on the 27th. Base will fall next turn and then the troops will march on Balikpapan. Western DEI After the fall of Palembang, the two Inf Brigades sweep towards the west coast and Oosthaven. Lahat Falls on the 27th. Malaya The Army starts the march into Singapore on the 26th. Crossing will be on the 28th. The Assault Force is 4 ID, 3 Engineer Reg, and 6 Artillery units. This strength should EASILY capture the objective. Nothing got to Singapore from the north or central region of Malaya. It SHOULD be an easy assault. Port Swettenham The besieged base get relief on the 27th when the 4th ID blasts the 11th Indian ID and five other units from the hex. Imperial Guards is about to enter the base SE of Georgetown. Once that base is taken, we'll heard the defeated units into a base and finish them off. Post-Malaya Six ID will be freed up once Malaya is done. Three ID will be sent to Java and the other three will move on Burma and capturing the bases along the coast (Akyab, Cox's Bizar, and Chittagong. Once against his should serve to distract Michael and to my real intentions...

John 3rd -> Action off Balikpapan (4/28/2015 9:06:13 PM)
December 28, 1941 The 26th saw a spat between four old Japanese CLs and 8 DDs, who had just delivered troops to Samarinda, and an equally balanced Brit-Dutch CL---DD TF. No results there but a lot of shooting. Grab a pair of Big Boys and try it again on the 28th. Two old BBs do their work and sink CL Durban and two DDs while pounding another CL and pair of DDs. The results were fairly good. Liked it! [image]local://upfiles/18041/9AC4E16FC78B4523AA7FD765C57F1D85.jpg[/image]

John 3rd -> January 5, 1942 (5/4/2015 7:26:31 AM)
Combat Report January 5, 1942 It has been a steady clip of turns that Michael and I have been getting in. Will do a detailed report tomorrow but thought this screenshot might raise a few eyebrows. IJN SS at work BABY! [image]local://upfiles/18041/AF53C86CF5C74452A15D16E2A7438ED7.jpg[/image]

John 3rd -> January 8, 1942 (5/6/2015 3:54:53 PM)
I am sure all of you have had the opportunity to read Michael's recent Postings. Tues--Wed--Thurs are insane days for me my store where I barely have time to do a turn let alone AAR work. Will try to get something done fairly soon. His attacks at Tarakan by HALF of the entire Allied Fleet were somewhat a surprise. I expected this concentration of all US, British, Hungarian, Dutch, Somali, Australian, Hindu, Australian, and Greek warships into one monster set of TFs has already opined on by me in the early Posts of this AAR. Totally predictable. The only problem I had was my air search didn't even spot it. THAT sucked! I would have cleared out if they had been seen. Oh, well... Damage is real but not as horrific as it could have been. We've lost 1 CA and 4 DD due to massive Allied Airpower. The appearance of this Force is a godsend to me! I know know WHEERE it is! Hosannah. Order the following invasion to ROLL: Port Moresby, Rabaul, and Pago Pago. Eastern Storm is set to begin loading on January 20th with landings to occur around the 25th--26th. I know know the MAXIMUM I shall be facing with the Hawaii Operation and it makes IJHQ feel a bit more optimistic..

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