RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo)

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Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/7/2017 11:01:38 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: adarbrauner quote: ORIGINAL: Aurorus Off Truk, a Japanese ASW encountered an allied sub, which had been spotted (and reported hit) by Vals the day before. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Truk at 111,108 Japanese Ships DD Kasumi DD Hamakaze Allied Ships SS Gudgeon, hits 1 This is much worse for the Gudgeon than it looks. She was reported to be leaking oil badly. I have had this happen to subs and they go to 0 endurance 3 days later. Of course, they do not always go to 0 endurance in 3 days, but The Gudgeon may be in serious trouble. It has been a tough war for allied subs, and the first group of Japanese DDs are upgrading now to the Type 2 depth charges, which do not always explode above the depth of the allied subs. did you create an asw group specifically to hunt this fellow over there, or does it patrol that area regardless? i'm writing this because I run usually very short of good hunting vessels out of their convoy escort duties, or even if I have, I'm usually unable to keep the track of all this. Those are Kagero class DDs. I use them mostly for SCTFs. They happened to be at Truk because they are accompanying the heavy cruisers that bombarded Rabaul. Aerial naval search turned up two subs near Truk, so I sent them out hunting them while the cruisers repair a little system damage. Normally I use SCs for patrolling ports, but I am short of SCs for the first 6 months because I have a lot of cargo TFs moving about at this point and because the Japanese start short of good SCs that can make 19 or 20 knots and hunt subs. All the good SCs are needed for tankers for at least 6 months. The Kageros happen to be one of only 2 classes of DD, along with the Fubuki Is, that have type 2 depth charges to start the war. All the other Japanese DDs have the early war depth charges that cannot drop below 150 ft., which is why you often see the message, "depth charge explodes above sub's depth" when early war Japanese DDs try to attack subs in deep water. I had some Kamikaze DDs at Truk too, but I used the Kageros for the better depth charges.

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/7/2017 7:26:36 PM)
Jan. 9th Speaking of the good SCs being used for tanker escort. I just mentioned it, and here we go. ASW attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 63,74 Japanese Ships SC Ch 2 SC Ch 1 SC Ch 3 Allied Ships SS KXIV SS KXIV is sighted by escort KXIV bottoming out .... SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 63,74 Japanese Ships TK Teiyo Maru SC Ch 3 Allied Ships SS KXIV, hits 1 SS KXIV is sighted by escort SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 3 attacking submerged sub .... SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 3 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Notice two things: 1) the escorts sighted the sub before it sighted the TF; 2) they hit the sub. The tankers and the TF commander all have naval skills above 60. The SC captains all have naval skills above 50. The selection of commanders for SCs is fairly limited. This was in shallow water, and the good SCs still have the poor Type 95 depth charges, until April, when they convert over to the Type 2 modified 95s. What are the lessons here. Remove the garbage civilian commanders from Japan's most important war asset and put the best people that you can find in command. Try to stay in shallow water as much as possible until April. I hate losing tankers.

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/7/2017 7:35:30 PM)
South of submarine action near Camh Ran Bay, a Japanese sub finds an Australian oiler, riding low in the water, her belly filled with fuel for Australia. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 09, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Newcastle at 93,167 Japanese Ships SS I-23 Allied Ships AO Kurumba, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage AO Kurumba is sighted by SS I-23 SS I-23 launches 6 torpedoes

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/7/2017 7:49:58 PM)
Central China has been an ongoing source of frustration. I moved quickly at the start to close the line, hoping to pocket 4 or 5 Chinese corps, especially the good corps that start in the woods south of Sinyang. Bad weather for 4 days grounded my air force, and I was unable to interdict their movement, so they all escaped. Then, as I wanted to push forward, at least 1 squadron of AVG moved in, and I had to be very coy with my Sallies or lose them and their Nate escorts by the score to the crack U.S. squadron. So I decided to proceed more cautiously. With the withdrawal of AVG from Loyang, I saw an opportunity yesterday to interdict the allied retreat from the Loyang/Chenchow region and possibly overtake them. Bad weather foiled my strike again. Today, however, the skies cleared and the air corps went to work. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 80th Chinese Corps, at 87,43 (Loyang) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 30 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 234 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 25 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps ... Also attacking 4th Chinese Base Force ... Also attacking 80th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps ... Also attacking 4th Chinese Base Force ... Also attacking 80th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 9th Chinese Corps, at 87,43 (Loyang) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 20 Ki-27b Nate x 24 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 204 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Now the question... were the units set to "follow" or were they set to "all march?" Here is a tip on one of the finer points of the game. In some cases, when retreating, you do not want to set your units to "follow" a leader, unless you are sure that you want to keep the stack together as part of a fighting retreat. Why? Because an airstrike on one or two of the units will slow down the entire stack by flipping those units to combat mode and then the entire stack will move at the rate of the slowest unit. Can the Japanese advance overtake at least some of these units? If the whole stack remains coherent, is Japanese force sufficient to inflict a significant loss in the Chinese in open country? I do not know, but we shall see.

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/7/2017 7:53:46 PM)
After the landing at Palembang, the Japanese have been moving out north, west, and south. Two units were dispatched toward Oosthaven. The clever Dutch caught them in the open terrain just north of Oosthaven with a large air strike. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment, at 47,95 , near Oosthaven Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 14 B-339D x 6 CW-22 Falcon x 3 L-212 x 8 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 122 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x 139WH-3 bombing from 4000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 300 kg GP Bomb 9 x 139WH-3 bombing from 4000 feet Ground Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb 8 x L-212 bombing from 4000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 15 kg GP Bomb 3 x CW-22 Falcon bombing from 4000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment, at 47,95 , near Oosthaven Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 11 B-339D x 6 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 90 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 8 x 139WH-3 bombing from 4000 feet Ground Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 4000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 300 kg GP Bomb Nicely done by 821Bobo.

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/7/2017 7:55:58 PM)
Another day of bombardments at Clark. The allied position continues to soften: won't be long now. Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 80243 troops, 915 guns, 474 vehicles, Assault Value = 3094 Defending force 22034 troops, 383 guns, 375 vehicles, Assault Value = 590 Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 84 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/7/2017 8:50:37 PM)
One final event of consequence on the 8th. Reinforced by the Kure 1st SNLF and following several days of bombing by Lillies from Jolo and Sonias from Davao, the Japanese assaulted Malaybalay again. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 7523 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272 Defending force 2922 troops, 18 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 96 Japanese adjusted assault: 168 Allied adjusted defense: 49 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Malaybalay !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 643 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 51 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1681 casualties reported Squads: 173 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 193 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 21 (21 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 21 (21 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 6 Assaulting units: Kimura Det 143rd Infantry Regiment Kure 1st SNLF Defending units: 102nd PA Infantry Regiment 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment 1st /101st PA Battalion 2nd/101st PA Battalion Cagayan USAAF Base Force III Philippine Corps Minandao is now mostly clear of allied units except for the two units that retreated from Zamboanga.

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/8/2017 2:27:24 PM)
Jan. 10, 1942 The nighttime action shifts to Luzon, where 2 Japanese BBS run the gauntlet at Bataan to bombard Clark. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval Gun Fire at Bataan - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Ise, Shell hits 2 BB Fuso, Shell hits 6, Mine hits 1 Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Night Naval bombardment of Clark Field at 79,76 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged Stearman 75M: 1 damaged Stearman 75M: 1 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships BB Ise BB Fuso Allied ground losses: 132 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 14 (3 destroyed, 11 disabled) Vehicles lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled) Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 16 Port hits 1 BB Ise firing at Clark Field BB Fuso firing at Subic Bay Defenses Naval Gun Fire at Bataan - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 80 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Ise, Shell hits 18, on fire BB Fuso, Shell hits 8, Mine hits 1, on fire Fuso will join her sister Yamashira in the repair yard, and she will be there for a long time, I assume, after taking 2 mine hits, assuming the sloppy Japanese firefighters can get the fire out. I have sent 3 different groups of AMcs into the minefield at Bataan from Batangas for the last 4 days and nothing. Either they have not entered the hex or they came up empty. Possibly, they knew of the fate of the previous 23 AMcs that went in to clear the mines out of Bataan. Quite the toll on the IJN, Bataan. 23 AMcs sunk (for 1 VP each) and 2 BBs in the yard. Was it all worth it?

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/8/2017 2:36:55 PM)
Daylight on Luzon and more storms over Clark. The Betties and Sallies fly any way. They know the importance of today. The ground troops take full advantage of the sacrifices made by the IJN and the IJA air corps. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 90362 troops, 932 guns, 920 vehicles, Assault Value = 3083 Defending force 21791 troops, 379 guns, 364 vehicles, Assault Value = 585 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 2478 Allied adjusted defense: 400 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Clark Field !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses O-47A: 1 destroyed B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed P-35A: 1 destroyed Beech 18-S: 1 destroyed Stearman 75M: 3 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3569 casualties reported Squads: 9 destroyed, 153 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 167 disabled[:(] Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled) Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled) Allied ground losses: 8581 casualties reported Squads: 364 destroyed, 139 disabled Non Combat: 380 destroyed, 34 disabled Engineers: 60 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 127 (98 destroyed, 29 disabled) Vehicles lost 197 (194 destroyed, 3 disabled) Units retreated 14 Units destroyed 2 Assaulting units: 38th Division 2nd Engineer Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment 16th Engineer Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 56th Engineer Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment 3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment 65th Brigade 148th Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Regiment 33rd Division 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment 21st Division 113th Infantry Regiment 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 4th Division 7th Tank Regiment 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 56th Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 14th Army 48th Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 9th Field AF Construction Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 31st PA Infantry Division 45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 4th Marine Regiment 31st Infantry Regiment 57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 91st PA Infantry Division 192nd Tank Battalion 14th PS Engineer Regiment 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion Clark Field USAAF Base Force 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment Subic Bay Defenses USAFFE 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment By evening, it is over. The allied position is shattered, and the U.S. Phillipine army has been driven back to Bataan. Clark is in the hands of the IJA. Included in the haul are a host of U.S. tanks, as the 192nd Tank Battalion surrenders. Lamentable, Bob was able to get his B-17s out. I tried my best to keep them suppressed and damaged, but I used the Sallies that were bombing the airfield to concentrate on Manila for 2 days. 3 days of bad weather followed when my air corps was grounded, and in that time, he was able to get most of the B-17s out. The toll on the engineers was savage. 1 regiment of combat engineers has 2 functioning squads out of 48. The other 46 are disabled. Luzon is flush with supplies and 4 bases, soon to be 5, have 25K+ supply. The 16th Army in Manila and the 14th Army at Clark along with 2 base forces filled with support stand ready to assist the broken units regroup. The plan from day 1 was to get these units back into the fight as quickly as possible. On to Bataan and then forward.

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/8/2017 2:41:34 PM)
Behind the action at Clark, the 11th PI division, which has been out of supply since Dec. 8th and cut off surrenders at Bayombong (the dot hex NE of Cabantuan) without a fight. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bayombong (80,75) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2050 troops, 8 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 76 Defending force 1760 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16 Japanese adjusted assault: 36 Allied adjusted defense: 10 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Bayombong !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: fatigue(-) Allied ground losses: 2024 casualties reported Squads: 201 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 129 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Assaulting units: 48th Recon Regiment 56th Recon Regiment Defending units: 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion 11th PA Infantry Division

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/8/2017 3:09:19 PM)
In central China, it is as I expected. All the units that were not interdicted by air escaped Loyang. It appears as though there will be no slaughter of Chinese ground troops in the Chinese plain, and the Chinese will be able to fall back to the rugged terrain without major incident. I placed myself in a position, by moving along the main road west of the Loyang/Chengchow region to cut off the retreat of these units and pocket them. I opted not to do so because Bob had defended in depth and had 11 units along the ridgeline to the north and west of Loyang/Chengchow. To pocket the units in Loyang I would have had to move at least 2 divisions into the clear hex NW of Loyang. I had a division moving into the rough terrain 2 hexes west of Loyang/ Chengchow to take up a good defensive position to hold that flank. Another division or 2 would have been needed to hold the clear hex between the rough terrain and my most forward position. I needed 5 division just to hold the flank for any manuever to pocket these divisions (otherwise it would have been my units that were trapped in pocket and not vice versa). That did not leave enough for a successful attack on the pocketed units at Loyang. So I decided to just go straight ahead along the front and hope that the air corps could impede the Chinese retreat. The action at Loyang. I expect most of these units will escape as well. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Loyang (87,43) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 12929 troops, 226 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 1474 Defending force 22940 troops, 97 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 744 Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 123 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 13th Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment 36th Division 32nd Division 110th Division 26th Engineer Regiment 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 12th Army 11th Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 80th Chinese Corps 9th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps 14th Group Army 39th Group Army In the above attack, 2 of the division had just arrived and were not available for the attack. That is why it is a bombardment attack. I was unsure whether 13 Chinese units would be in the hex or just those interdicted by air the previous day. Very well played, in general, by 821Bobo in Central China. He held the supply bases at Loyang and Chengchow until the last minute possible and managed to get out intact.

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/8/2017 3:26:58 PM)
In the DEI, the Japanese landed at Samarinda. The PT boats returned to Balikpapan, and there is another of Bob's minefields here. I have a healthy respect for his minefields. He does not lay minefields of 10 or 20 mines, and 2 TBs have already hit mines in Balikpapan. So I decided to land at Samarinda and did have a unit available with 40 preparation for Samarinda. The landings came off without incident, so far, though there are 9 PTs in Balikpapan just to the south. CV air supports the action, and the B4Y1 Jean makes a rare appearance. It appears as a very elegant biplane on the combat replay, and I enjoy flying them once a game just to see the plane on the replay. Of course, I also have to fly them this game because I am short of Kates to upgrade the squadron. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Samarinda KNIL Battalion, at 65,96 (Samarinda) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 11 A6M2 Zero x 12 B4Y1 Jean x 5 D3A1 Val x 4 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/8/2017 6:41:58 PM)
Here is an image of a unit completely trashed in the initial assault on Clark Field. 4 days ago this unit had 6 undisabled squads. It is unfortunate that this unit was trashed, as it is one of the best units that Japan has and its experience will take a major blow from all the replacements. But look at how quickly it is recovering. Up to 34 full squads with almost all the MGs and support back on line. [image]local://upfiles/48678/B121B2A39CF24F9ABA8279C64A07B2AD.jpg[/image]

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/8/2017 7:11:18 PM)
The score sheet through the first month of the war. The 56 ships that I have lost include 23 1-VP AMcs at Clark and 6 minisubs at Pearl (yes... 6). Nothing larger than a DMS has gone under so far. So far so good, but the DMS losses have been heavy and the repair yards and The Repair Ship (Japan only has 1 to start the war) are busy across the empire. Attrition and damage are beginning to take a toll. Bob has done a nice job with his assets, and his losses have not been substantial either. The only capital ship to be sunk outside of Pearl was the Trump. My intelligence states that the Adelaide was sunk as well, but it only took 1 torpedo. I am very skeptical of this claim. I have ridden my air force hard these first 5 weeks: harder than I would like. Operational losses are high: much higher than I want to see. I do not like to fly squadrons with any number of planes over 20 fatigue, because this results in much higher operational losses. But the end of this frantic, sustained pace is in sight. Air operations so far have included 3 paratroops drops and a long-term air supply mission (which always results in significant operational losses). Other than the torpedo bomber pilots lost over Pearl, pilot losses have been minimal, which is the key, in my opinion, to maintaining an offensive posture as Japan. Japan can stay on offense, even if it is limited offensive operations, so long as she has good pilots. [image]local://upfiles/48678/21B03085A0D54B7CBBF3AD636202B895.jpg[/image]

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/8/2017 7:30:12 PM)
Here is the economy on Honshu at the moment. You will notice two things. First, I have not been transporting enough resources to Honshu. Obviously, this cannot continue forever. Second, you will notice the precipitous drop in supply that begins the second week of the war. I converted a number of ships over to PBs and then formed up a large number of cargo TFs with almost everything that floats to carry supply forward. Half of a million supply was moved out of Honshu to forward bases in 3 weeks, and this is why I have not been transporting enough resources into Honshu. I know JFBs may get angry that I used AKLs and all sorts of things to move cargo, but I protest that this is very fuel efficient. Why? Because all of these ships start the game filled with fuel. You do not have to refuel them. It is free fuel, to be used. What remains after their initial deployment can then be siphoned off to the better cargo ships. [image]local://upfiles/48678/D06F26B0DDF145CEAAC00075C3F75E29.jpg[/image]

Zorch -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/8/2017 7:38:58 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Aurorus The score sheet through the first month of the war. The 56 ships that I have lost include 23 1-VP AMcs at Clark and 6 minisubs at Pearl (yes... 6). Nothing larger than a DMS has gone under so far. So far so good, but the DMS losses have been heavy and the repair yards and The Repair Ship (Japan only has 1 to start the war) are busy across the empire. Attrition and damage are beginning to take a toll. Bob has done a nice job with his assets, and his losses have not been substantial either. The only capital ship to be sunk outside of Pearl was the Trump. My intelligence states that the Adelaide was sunk as well, but it only took 1 torpedo. I am very skeptical of this claim. I have ridden my air force hard these first 5 weeks: harder than I would like. Operational losses are high: much higher than I want to see. I do not like to fly squadrons with any number of planes over 20 fatigue, because this results in much higher operational losses. But the end of this frantic, sustained pace is in sight. Air operations so far have included 3 paratroops drops and a long-term air supply mission (which always results in significant operational losses). Other than the torpedo bomber pilots lost over Pearl, pilot losses have been minimal, which is the key, in my opinion, to maintaining an offensive posture as Japan. Japan can stay on offense, even if it is limited offensive operations, so long as she has good pilots. [image]local://upfiles/48678/21B03085A0D54B7CBBF3AD636202B895.jpg[/image] That's 'Tromp', a 17th or 18th century Dutch admiral.

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/8/2017 8:21:10 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Zorch That's 'Tromp', a 17th or 18th century Dutch admiral. You are the second person to point this out... . I do make numerous spelling and diction errors in posting on forums. This was not one of them... lol.

Zorch -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/8/2017 8:53:13 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Aurorus quote: ORIGINAL: Zorch That's 'Tromp', a 17th or 18th century Dutch admiral. You are the second person to point this out... . I do make numerous spelling and diction errors in posting on forums. This was not one of them... lol. [&o]

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/9/2017 1:29:07 AM)
Jan. 11th Japanese anti-submarine operations strike again off the coast of Borneo. ASW attack near Samarinda at 68,96 Japanese Ships CA Nachi DD Asagumo DD Minegumo DD Natsugumo DD Inazuma DD Ikazuchi DD Arare Allied Ships SS S-40, hits 5 The combat report stated that "major engine damage" was sustained and then stated that "critical engine damage" occurred. This sub may be dead in the water. The Grudgeon has not moved from the spot near Truk since it was reported to have a "major oil leak," and she has been reported hit by several search aircraft. Who says the Japanese have poor anti-submarine capabilities? Their ships crews are experienced, so even though they function at only 80% of experience when conducting anti-sub ops, they are still capable. The Arare got this one. That is the second allied sub she has hammered.

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/9/2017 1:35:33 AM)
I feared every opportunity had been lost in Central China, but perhaps I was a bit too pessimistic. The withdrawal of AVG has cleared the way for Japanese air power to exert itself. In the past few days, the unfettered use of the air corps has begun to pay dividends. They were able to inhibit the movement of 5 units out of Loyang and did so again today, also inflicting serious casualties. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 87,43 (Loyang) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 50 Ki-27b Nate x 24 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 562 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 35 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 25 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 80th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 9th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 14th Group Army ... Also attacking 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps ... Also attacking 80th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps ... Also attacking 80th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 9th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 14th Group Army ... Also attacking 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps ... Also attacking 80th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps ... Also attacking 80th Chinese Corps ... The attack interdicted the retreat of these units and allowed for a full-on ground attack, which shattered the Chinese units. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Loyang (87,43) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 40122 troops, 442 guns, 349 vehicles, Assault Value = 1486 Defending force 22456 troops, 97 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 704 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 1791 Allied adjusted defense: 86 Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Loyang !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 1352 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 107 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled Allied ground losses: 5047 casualties reported Squads: 337 destroyed, 164 disabled Non Combat: 160 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 24 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 24 (16 destroyed, 8 disabled) Units retreated 5 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 36th Division 32nd Division 110th Division 13th Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment 26th Engineer Regiment 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 12th Army 1st Mortar Battalion 11th Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 80th Chinese Corps 9th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps 14th Group Army 39th Group Army

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/9/2017 1:39:14 AM)
The rout was on along the front. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 88,43 (near Kaifeng) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 17301 troops, 132 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 629 Defending force 4830 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 186 Japanese adjusted assault: 631 Allied adjusted defense: 265 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 164 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 2519 casualties reported Squads: 72 destroyed, 46 disabled Non Combat: 98 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 35th Division 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 98th Chinese Corps

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/9/2017 1:41:18 AM)
In the DEI, the Japanese captured Samarinda. Ground combat at Samarinda (65,96) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2687 troops, 27 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 103 Defending force 354 troops, 13 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 Japanese adjusted assault: 180 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 180 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Samarinda !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 69 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 474 casualties reported Squads: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 52 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 18 (18 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: Miura Det Yokosuka 4th SNLF Defending units: Samarinda KNIL Battalion

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/9/2017 1:50:38 AM)
On Sumatra, Bob used one of my own tricks against me. He waited until my units advancing on Oosthaven had moved into the clear. Then he launched a mostly unescorted bomber raid on them. Expecting me to respond with LRCAP, he fighter swept the next day. (I have used this same tactic against him a couple times). I suspected he may be up to something similar, but I did not heed my own intuition. He caught 6 Zeros with 20 P-40s and achieved good results. Afternoon Air attack on 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment, at 47,95 , near Oosthaven Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 19 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 16 x P-40E Warhawk sweeping at 15000 feet CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes So, another good play by Bob. Air to air losses for the day show 5 Zeros down for Japan. The only fortune to come out of the engagement was that it was over my unit, so I lost only 1 pilot.

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/9/2017 7:48:38 PM)
Here is an image of Southern Army HQ on the road to Singapore. I like to put Tojo himself in command of this army. His high inspiration helps a great deal in the malaria zone. It does not reduce the effects of the malaria, but the units seem to recover fatigue and disruption quicker with Tojo in command. Later it will be used in rear areas, 6 or 7 hexes from the front to serve as the center of a rally and regroup point, while units at the front still benefit from its command bonus. Also note his high administration skill. I believe this also helps squads within his command radius recover disabled squads more quickly. [image]local://upfiles/48678/1FC4C66950284F98A83A46F43034AC0E.jpg[/image]

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/9/2017 8:05:09 PM)
Here is an image of one of the engineering units that was shattered in the attack yesterday that took Clark Field. This unit has a high number of disabled, rather than destroyed squads. Here the emphasis is not on gaining replacements, but on recovering disabled squads. This unit just received a new leader: Colonol Goto. He is the typical rear-line army leader: fumbling and indecisive, but he is a very good moving papers around his desk. His high administration skill will help get this unit back into the fight as quickly as possible. In my opinion, hastening the recovery of units is a key to good Japanese play throughout the war. Early in the war, Japan has much to do and not much time to do it. Units must return to action quickly. Later in the war, Japan is severely outnumbered and does not have enough quality troops to defend its entire perimeter in depth. Every effort must be made to get shattered units recovered and back into the line before the allies can overrun each new position. [image]local://upfiles/48678/D3BEC25A23804719BF4A95E15DED7920.jpg[/image]

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/9/2017 8:37:21 PM)
Here is one of the most important units that Japan has: 5th Fleet. It is a Command HQ with naval support. The current admiral in charge of this unit is Boshiro. He is one of the best admirals in the Japanese navy. He will not remain in command of this unit after the fall of Bataan. He will be moved out and placed in charge of a TF of fast BBs or the Mogami-class heavy cruiser group. This unit begins the game in Ominato, where there happens to be a magic move TF of 2 DDs. This magic move TF can be converted to an amphibious TF and ships added to load 5th fleet on turn 1. If you set the TF to "load troops only," 5th fleet will then load and magic move to where you want it. In this case it arrived in Altimon in the Phillipines on December 8th and moved into Batangas 6 days later. Its naval support has been in constant use, as Altimon was the first drop point for troops and supplies moving into southern Luzon. Batangas became the port to use after the allied DDs and PT boats had left Manila, so it then moved to Batangas. As a command HQ, it also lends a combat bonus to land forces in the Phillipines, out to 18 hexes (double its command range). So, it even assisted in the battle for Mindanao. [image]local://upfiles/48678/06FE61E4A3C24F3F90A9E0A984CD977D.jpg[/image]

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/9/2017 9:27:32 PM)
Here is a strange sight and a look under the hood of my peculiar pilot training program. Here is an image of 9 Topsy transport planes attached to the Kwantung garrison. The pilots currently flying these planes are some of the best fighter pilots in the IJA air force. They are training: general training. Why are some of the best fighter pilots in the IJA training on transport planes in Korea? Well... I have not used political points to buy out the Topsies yet. I will eventually, but I do not need them at the moment, so they stay in Korea. As to why some of the most experienced fighter pilots in the IJA are "general training" on these planes, look at their skill gains. I do not want exp. 77 pilots dying in Oscars because of poor defense. I try to get pilots to 70 defense in training before sending them to front-line units. I also do not want some of the best fighter pilots in the IJA flying Nates, and mostly what I have right now are Nates. [image]local://upfiles/48678/1A9821DF148941A7B7B27175C32CF179.jpg[/image]

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/10/2017 11:53:50 PM)
Jan 12, 1941 The I-122 continues its good outing. Submarine attack near Denpasar at 58,110 Japanese Ships SS I-122 Allied Ships TK Talang Akar, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Talang Akar is sighted by SS I-122 SS I-122 attacking on the surface Fuel was burning: my fuel.

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/11/2017 12:01:36 AM)
Chokai and Takao return to Ambon and bombard in support of a ground offensive. Nells from Manado and 45 CV-based B5N2s also provide support. Night Naval bombardment of Ambon at 76,109 Japanese Ships CA Chokai CA Takao Allied ground losses: 154 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 11 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 1 CA Chokai firing at Ambon CA Takao firing at Ambon 2 Naval bombardments and days of bombing are starting to pay off. The bombers now are targeting the infantry unit rather than the coastal guns, and there is some disruption. The attack goes better than expected. The 146th might be able to take this base unassisted. That would be a bonus. Ground combat at Ambon (76,109) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3927 troops, 32 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 159 Defending force 3103 troops, 42 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 100 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 139 Allied adjusted defense: 124 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 94 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 140 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 146th Infantry Regiment Defending units: 4th Coastal Gun Battalion Molukken Garrison Battalion Gull Battalion Ambon Base Force

Aurorus -> RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo) (4/11/2017 12:04:46 AM)
The unit marching on Oosthaven continue to come under heavy air attack from the Dutch air force. The initial attack on Oosthaven fails against a base force. It has been a hard road to Oosthaven, and the 4th Infantry Regiment is struggling. Morning Air attack on 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment, at 48,96 (Oosthaven) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 17 P-40E Warhawk x 15 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 79 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x 139WH-3 bombing from 4000 feet Ground Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb 8 x 139WH-3 bombing from 4000 feet Ground Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment, at 48,96 (Oosthaven) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 9 B-339D x 12 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 75 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x 139WH-3 bombing from 4000 feet Ground Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb

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