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Macclan5 -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/13/2018 5:51:42 PM)
Lurking still. Have you thought of - tried to - counter attack those blank ports / towns south of Manila ? Can you spare a brigade ? I do wonder if there are 'residual' supply / fuel / resources that would feed Manila potentially for the cost of nothing ?

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/13/2018 9:43:03 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Macclan5 Lurking still. Have you thought of - tried to - counter attack those blank ports / towns south of Manila ? Can you spare a brigade ? I do wonder if there are 'residual' supply / fuel / resources that would feed Manila potentially for the cost of nothing ? I'm guessing his troops are just South there and would nail any move I'd make. I can have a look with some recon and see. Doesn't hurt to give it a look. I'd also worry about bombing there.

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/15/2018 11:44:39 AM)
May 13, 1942 The only bad luck that comes my way on the 13th is a section of DDs operating around Mersing that sink the two little Flower class KV I'd sent for ASW duties. My bad, as I didn't change their patrol orders lat turn after their successful hits on two subs. It is nice to know he's quick to react. I think I can use that in the future to lay some traps. A sub at Kuantan sank an IJN DMS to get a bit of payback. The bombardments at Johore continue to by anaemic, probably due to the low moonlight, now at 0%. That doesn't seem to affect the R class BBs at Singers though, which are now getting some good results against the troops there. I feel like this is a bit of a shooting gallery now, with his main body of troops no longer the aggressor at Singers but trapped there and hanging on while being pounded daily. Supply can't be good right now after all of this, and this many be forcing the KB and other big units to be involved in relief missions to Kuantan and Mersing. It feels a bit like a bigger version of Guadalcanal, where the Japanese are suddenly having to support a large forward position that is increasingly untenable, and must send in the IJN to very vulnerable locations to do this. My DBs and TBs are training up on Java and waiting for the right moment, but I will begin to use them around Singers soon. I've got 5 groups of DBs and a bunch of random TBs around, able to move into Singers and strike. I've got to make sure the KB is out of range though. The big news this turn is that the troops formerly at Palembang have now been completely eliminated. He'll now be able to begin rebuilding the 4th division, but it'll not be complete until I finish the job against the troops that were at Djambi, where part of one of the regiments is still hanging out in the jungle. I'll probably not go for kill any time soon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 13, 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Changchun , at 106,41 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 7 Allied aircraft DB-3M x 10 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Manpower hits 1 Fires 125 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x DB-3M bombing from 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru at 50,83 Allied Ships CA Cornwall CA Devonshire CA Dorsetshire DD Monaghan DD Aylwin DD Farragut Japanese ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Walrus II acting as spotter for CA Cornwall CA Cornwall firing at 5th Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru at 50,83 Allied Ships CL Newcastle CL Hobart CL Perth CL Achilles DD Dewey DD Dale DD Cassin DD Downes Japanese ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 8 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 CL Newcastle firing at 5th Division CL Hobart firing at 5th Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru at 50,83 Allied Ships CA Astoria CA Northampton CA Portland CL Boise DD Benham DD Maury DD McCall DD Patterson Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled CA Astoria firing at 5th Division CA Northampton firing at 5th Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships BB Resolution BB Ramillies BB Royal Sovereign BB Revenge Japanese ground losses: 302 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled) Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Resolution BB Resolution firing at 18th Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Mersing at 51,82, Range 19,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Oyashio DD Shiranui DD Arashi DD Shigure DD Oite DD Asanagi Allied Ships KV Thyme, Shell hits 21, and is sunk KV Jasmine, Shell hits 17, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Medan , at 46,76 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 25 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 19 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Allied Ships xAKL Nanchang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAKL Haiyang, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kuantan at 51,79 Japanese Ships DMS W-13, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS O19 SS O19 launches 4 torpedoes O19 bottoming out .... Sub escapes detection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 47,91 (near Palembang) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 11117 troops, 93 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 406 Defending force 1438 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Allied adjusted assault: 236 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 236 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1137 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 144 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 6 Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 10th LH Cav Regiment 17th Australian Brigade 754th Tank Battalion 182nd Infantry Regiment 44th Indian Brigade Defending units: 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment 2nd Ship Engineer Regiment 4th/C Div /2 302nd Ship Eng Coy 34th Field AA Battalion 4th/A Div /2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Concentrated at Singers with good escorts, these groups could do some damage. I'm looking forward to getting them into action soon. [:)] [image]local://upfiles/37283/FE9CDD72EB0549DE957629072F16D011.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/15/2018 9:04:39 PM)
DEI Having Singapore as a base at this stage of the war for the Allies is a complete game changer. As you can see below, it has a good amount of flak now, is approaching forts 6, will have 100k plus supply in only a few more turns, and is about to go to airfield size 8 which will allow an even bigger presence and the possibility of well escorted large strikes against anything nearby. The Allied garrison here also ties down a large contingent of the free IJA for now, allowing the rest of the Allied forces to flow onto Malaya and move up the coastline. I've not decided yet what to do here. I could try to trap the 4-5 divisions at and around singers as well. We'll see how this develops. [image]local://upfiles/37283/7684F42CD7E64AE8BBF0751EF77C9557.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/16/2018 12:59:39 PM)
May 14, 1942 A few interesting things developing today. First, the 18th British ID is almost fully installed at Batu Palat, bringing AV totals here to 1200+. In total, with the units at Singapore, the Allies now just about equal IJA units in strength. Soon ,as the above post shows, some more good troops will e transferred over, including two tank regiments, a tank brigade, another Aussie brigade and two regiments of the American division. Subs can't get in touch with the KB, but do find BB Haruna near Kuantan. Interesting these ships are hanging around here. I wonder what's happening at Kuantan? I've been getting a look around at a few other Malaya bases, but I'll have to circle back to Mersing and Kuantan to check on numbers and activity. The Soviets are about to enter Tsitsahar. More is on the way arriving slowly over the next few days. Tanks though are spreading around the base. I have an idea I'd like to try here. See if I can't isolate and change direction. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 14, 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kuantan at 51,79 Japanese Ships DD Shikinami BB Haruna DD Yamakaze DD Okikaze Allied Ships SS KXII SS KXII launches 4 torpedoes at DD Shikinami DD Okikaze fails to find sub and abandons search -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Mersing at 51,82 Allied Ships CL Newcastle CL Hobart CL Perth CL Achilles DD Dewey DD Dale DD Cassin DD Downes Japanese ground losses: 137 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 1 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 3 CL Newcastle firing at 4th/A Division Seagull V acting as spotter for CL Hobart CL Hobart firing at 4th/C Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Mersing at 51,82 Allied Ships CA Astoria CA Northampton CA Portland CL Boise DD Benham DD Maury DD McCall DD Patterson Japanese ground losses: 107 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 6 Port hits 5 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 1 CA Astoria firing at Mersing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships BB Resolution BB Ramillies BB Royal Sovereign BB Revenge Japanese ground losses: 278 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Resolution -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looks like a lot of troops are circling back form forward positions as the Soviets surge ahead. [image]local://upfiles/37283/5586C28E53434C9296D454D447D62888.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/17/2018 11:19:30 AM)
May 15, 1942 On the 15th some more subs encounter large IJN forces with no luck. One is near Cam Rahn Bay and looks like the KB, and I don't see any search indication of the KB near Malaya anymore. It might have slipped the net. The RAF has started night bombing Magwe with no luck. Some other strat bombing is still achieving minor results in Manchuria, and I'm also going for resources at Haiphong. Might as well. I managed to slip a Soviet DD past Paramushiro, but was attacked by Vals. The I-16s at Petropavlosk put up a valiant fight, downing a few IJN planes for 3 lost of their little pesky planes. No other major news in the DEI, where the transfer of troops continues. I've been having bad thoughts about them all getting over there and suddenly the KB rounding Java and putting an end to resupply and reinforcement, but that is seeming not only less likely but less possible day by day. The amount of supply here now would likely last 3-4 months, and I have a lot more on the way. Plus, the area of entry is so large not even an aggressive KB could stop everything from getting in. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 1, 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Petropavlovsk at 141,44 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 28 D3A1 Val x 23 Allied aircraft I-16m24 x 9 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses I-16m24: 2 destroyed Allied Ships DD Rastoropnyj Aircraft Attacking: 6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 15, 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Singkawang at 56,87 Japanese Ships BB Ise CA Atago CL Oi CL Yura DD Namikaze DD Hasu DD Sanae DD Wakatake Allied Ships SS L-14 SS L-14 is sighted by escort -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,73 Japanese Ships BB Kongo CA Suzuya CA Mikuma DD Arare DD Hokaze DD Uzuki DD Murakumo Allied Ships SS Permit SS Permit is sighted by escort Permit diving deep .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [image]local://upfiles/37283/88B393E2C6AF413A8953EBBD29921B7E.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/17/2018 11:25:00 AM)
The PI This is something not seen for a good while; a fighter group sitting on the field in Manila. [:)] I quietly transferred these P-40E, originally one of the PI groups I believe, through Borneo to Manila. Hopefully the milk runs (at 12k) will continue here and at Clark tomorrow. There is also a Beaufighter unit stationed at Malaybalay. Fingers crossed. [image]local://upfiles/37283/5CE524B390B64C34ADE97AF9726D3EF5.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/17/2018 8:05:19 PM)
What was the plan for that Soviet DD going past PJ? Raiding? Picket? Repairs? Goodwill tour to Anchorage?

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/18/2018 8:46:42 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy What was the plan for that Soviet DD going past PJ? Raiding? Picket? Repairs? Goodwill tour to Anchorage? Just getting it out to safer territory. Also good to see what the response is like up here. I got a lot of info from that DD run on this turn and the next. It'd been up around Okha and consistently picked up by search. I've got a few more still at Vlad, but it's better to get this one out and it can hang out and help retake some Soviet Islands next. [:)]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/19/2018 12:13:39 PM)
May 16, 1942 Uh, oh!! [X(] I made a bit of a mistake today. Instead of having a large 2kAV army stroll into Tsitsihar and bombard the IJA there, I had only 1100 AV make it! I didn't realise my other units had been set for a previous hex and stopped early. So that screws up everything I am doing here and will possibly have dire consequences tomorrow. The IJA has a stiff 2100AV defence and lots of heavy arty, which pounds our two IDs and tanks in counter bombardments. The two Soviet divisions here are a bit beat up, but very experienced, and set to withdraw to fight Germans in about 6 weeks. I wanted to get one last effort out of the Soviets before those withdrawals, but it looks bad now if the Japanese attack, and I completely expect they will. Ive decided to call a full retreat. My plan was fun, to invest Tsitsihar and then use armor to open the sides of the hex (closing off the Japanese from these exits as well) and let our units out to run down toward the area around Kiamuze and try to open the block there. It was a good idea, but I'll have to try that elsewhere I think. I've ordered all other units out of Tsitsihar, and the armor will get out unscathed, but if he attacks the two divisions plus an Army HQ, an AA unit and a few arty will get trashed I'm sure in this clear hex. In the PI things were a bit better as the IJAAF kept sending the milk runs to Manila and Clark. The P-40s took out 25 bombers for no losses! [&o] Now they'll run back home. At Malaybaly nothing struck so those Beaufighter will withdraw as well. Both groups will support a 4E strike on Balikpapan and Samarinda in a few days. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships BB Resolution BB Ramillies BB Royal Sovereign BB Revenge Japanese ground losses: 421 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) BB Resolution firing at 18th Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 11 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 20 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 7 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 9 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 16000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tsitsihar (109,36) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 23972 troops, 353 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 1192 Defending force 70305 troops, 733 guns, 875 vehicles, Assault Value = 2246 Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 13 (4 destroyed, 9 disabled) Allied ground losses: 692 casualties reported Squads: 35 destroyed, 117 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled Guns lost 38 (8 destroyed, 30 disabled)[:-][X(] Assaulting units: 61st Tank Division 204th Rifle Division 399th Rifle/A Division 9th Armored Car Brigade 399th Rifle/B Division 399th Rifle/C Division 10th/132nd PVO AA Battalion 17th Army 629th Cannon Regiment Defending units: 1st Tank Regiment 13th Tank Regiment 20th/A Division 29th/B Division 15th Tank Regiment 29th/C Division 12th Tank Regiment 28th Division 11th Tank Regiment 20th/B Division 14th/C Division 23rd Tank Regiment 10th Tank Regiment 9th Manchukuo Inf Brigade 5th Tank Regiment 68th Division 14th/B Division 29th/A Division 20th/C Division 11th RF Gun Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 53rd JAAF AF Bn 9th RF Gun Battalion 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th RF Gun Battalion 30th Fld AA Gun Co 9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 43rd Ind.AA Gun Co 19th Field AA Machinecannon Company 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 10th RF Gun Battalion 6th Army 99th JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [image]local://upfiles/37283/078D57FC2A3140AC9DC81EEEFF93C623.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/22/2018 8:41:10 PM)
Like this!!! [&o] [image]local://upfiles/37283/1C46E14C26B14EA182E904277C0F1623.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/22/2018 8:58:18 PM)
May 17, 1942 The 17th brings mixed results. As predicted, the Japanese struck at Tsitsihar, crushing two Soviet IDs and getting back a portion of the previously lost ground troop Ops we'd just won at Hailar. A bad mistake on my part, just forgetting settings and having the army enter the hex separately. All attacks are off and now I'll roll back into defensive turtle for about two years. Forts are nearly built, and the troops are mostly in place already, so these out here will largely be a reserve to counter any major push by the IJA. It's quite a reserve, with two armor divisions, a massive mechanised division, and lots of arty and AA. Down in the more important battles in the DEI the introduction of some TBs to Singapore had an immediate effect. I'd noticed the BBs hanging quite close at Kuantan, and thought it was worth a shot. Two strikes later and the Haruna took two fish, both with listing and counter flooding messages, one also with engine damage. Yard time at least, and another BB out of the way for a while. Subs are vectored in to see if more can be done. Strikes also went for some little CMs at the base, unfortunately, but at least this lets me know not to try any more bombardments there. Probably a while lot of spikes metal exploding balls floating around now. [:-] Aside from that the movement of troops continues. Imagine everything that usually goes to So Pac going to the DEI. Now imagine everything that usually goes to Burma going to the DEI. then imagine all of it concentrating on Malaya. That's what is happening right now. [:)] See below for the best news of the day!! [&o] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 17, 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 65,74 Japanese Ships PB Saishu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage PB Kyo Maru #12 xAP Keihuku Maru xAP Tsingtao Maru xAK Asama Maru #2 PB Yasushima Maru Allied Ships SS L-17 SS L-17 launches 2 torpedoes at PB Saishu Maru L-17 diving deep .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru at 50,83 Allied Ships CA Cornwall CA Devonshire CA Dorsetshire DD Monaghan DD Aylwin DD Farragut Japanese ground losses: 79 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 Walrus II acting as spotter for CA Cornwall -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships CL Newcastle CL Hobart CL Perth CL Achilles DD Dewey DD Dale DD Cassin DD Downes Japanese ground losses: 67 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled CL Newcastle firing at 18th Division Seagull V acting as spotter for CL Hobart -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships BB Resolution BB Ramillies BB Royal Sovereign BB Revenge Japanese ground losses: 298 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled BB Resolution firing at 18th Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 51,79 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7 Allied aircraft Albacore I x 2 Swordfish I x 9 P-39D Airacobra x 25 P-40E Warhawk x 14 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CM Sokuten, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CM Kyosai CM Ukishima CM Hoko Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 2 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo CAP engaged: 9th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 6000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 51,79 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3 Allied aircraft Albacore I x 14 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Haruna, Torpedo hits 1, on fire BB Hiei Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo CAP engaged: 9th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 132 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kuantan , at 51,79 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1 Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 16000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 51,79 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9 Allied aircraft Swordfish I x 9 P-39D Airacobra x 15 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CM Ukishima CM Shirakami CM Nasami Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 51,79 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 14 P-39D Airacobra x 8 Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Haruna, Torpedo hits 1 CM Katsuriki BB Hiei DD Yamakaze Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tsitsihar (109,36) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 68745 troops, 705 guns, 827 vehicles, Assault Value = 2237 Defending force 26122 troops, 378 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 541 Japanese adjusted assault: 1480 Allied adjusted defense: 232 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 859 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 86 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 42 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Vehicles lost 77 (19 destroyed, 58 disabled) Allied ground losses: 5018 casualties reported Squads: 339 destroyed, 80 disabled Non Combat: 296 destroyed, 160 disabled Engineers: 20 destroyed, 18 disabled Guns lost 117 (64 destroyed, 53 disabled) Vehicles lost 16 (6 destroyed, 10 disabled) Units retreated 7 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 13th Tank Regiment 14th/B Division 12th Tank Regiment 10th Tank Regiment 1st Tank Regiment 15th Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment 23rd Tank Regiment 20th Division 68th Division 9th Manchukuo Inf Brigade 5th Tank Regiment 28th Division 29th Division 14th/C Division 6th Army 30th Fld AA Gun Co 8th RF Gun Battalion 43rd Ind.AA Gun Co 53rd JAAF AF Bn 9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 11th RF Gun Battalion 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 19th Field AA Machinecannon Company 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 9th RF Gun Battalion 10th RF Gun Battalion Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment 99th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 399th Rifle/B Division 204th Rifle Division 399th Rifle/A Division 399th Rifle/C Division 17th Army 10th/132nd PVO AA Battalion 629th Cannon Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 101,33 (near Yugodzyr) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 3870 troops, 35 guns, 460 vehicles, Assault Value = 260 Defending force 2599 troops, 38 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 60 Allied adjusted assault: 416 Japanese adjusted defense: 93 Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 900 casualties reported Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 5 Allied ground losses: 89 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 10 (3 destroyed, 7 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 1st Ussurii Tank Brigade 205th Tank Brigade Defending units: 6th Manchukuo Cav Brigade 7th Manchukuo Cav Brigade 49th Const Co 55th Field AA Battalion 51st JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Singapore reaches forts 6 and fields 8 on the same turn!! [8D][&o] Also, as you can see here, there is a bit more supply in the base as well! I'll stop forts and bring it to a size 9 field next to be able to keep unlimited numbers of planes here. I'm running into problems with number of groups allowed with the smaller sized Allied groups. Then I'll turn fort building back on. [image]local://upfiles/37283/DAB8DF371193456F9099420FAA3DE031.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/22/2018 9:11:01 PM)
The night of the 18th starts out well. A Soviet sub hits a nice plump xAP near Cam Rahn Bay. Looks loaded as well, and sinking sounds were heard. [:)] [image]local://upfiles/37283/6BCC8D44F0064584A4748828E7498D20.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/22/2018 9:14:13 PM)
Then the Trout, finding the IJN BBs with her newly installed radar set, also manages to locate a working Mk 14 and plants it (and a dud, just after) into the side of BB Hiei. Just what I'd hoped, and a long way to the shipyard. [&o] [image]local://upfiles/37283/C729BF65F2134EBEB859B50FA3DCAC44.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/22/2018 9:21:09 PM)
Daytime brings RN CVs in range of Balikpapan. Sweeps crush the CAP of Oscars and Rufe float fighters, and the following 4E strikes knock another 30+ points off of the Balikpapan oil and 20+ off of the Samarinda fields. This gives the RN CV jocks some good kills, with about 30 IJ fighters downed for only 3 Martlets. Three Marine fighter groups are also involved. [image]local://upfiles/37283/BD030EE73A834510A9A80921F928F80A.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/22/2018 9:31:46 PM)
May 18, 1942 The usual naval bombardments got marginal results, but the moonlight is slowly going up, so maybe that will improve them soon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 18, 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,74 Japanese Ships xAP Ussuri Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PB Sureboko Maru PB Sento Maru xAP Tango Maru PB Teshio Maru Allied Ships SS ShCh-119 Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled SS ShCh-119 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Ussuri Maru ShCh-119 diving deep .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kuantan at 53,79 Japanese Ships BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 1 DD Shikinami DD Yamakaze Allied Ships SS Trout, hits 1 SS Trout launches 6 torpedoes at BB Hiei Trout bottoming out .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 16 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6 Allied aircraft Martlet II x 20 Beaufighter Ic x 9 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe: 8 destroyed Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Martlet II: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Martlet II sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3 Allied aircraft Beaufighter Ic x 9 F4F-3A Wildcat x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 18 x F4F-3A Wildcat sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter Ic x 9 B-17E Fortress x 32 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Oil hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet * City Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 14 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Oil hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet * City Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter Ic x 9 B-17E Fortress x 8 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged Oil hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet * City Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Samarinda , at 65,96 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 16 No Allied losses Oil hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 6000 feet City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Samarinda , at 65,96 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft LB-30 Liberator x 8 P-40E Warhawk x 16 Allied aircraft losses LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged Oil hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 6000 feet City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nice to see 4 points of growth on the fields in a day. Maybe within a month it'll get to level 9. [image]local://upfiles/37283/0D5ACCDB55364084BF731309910751C8.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/23/2018 7:32:52 AM)
Black Oil Update The strike was decent, catching the CAP in a less than favourable situation and getting free strikes at the wells, but of course at extended range for the B-17E, so only half loads. Took off around 40 points total. I should be able to keep gradually whistling it down and go to night strikes once CAP becomes too daunting. [image]local://upfiles/37283/8F41903593574D80A0391271C4E2F00D.jpg[/image]

ny59giants -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/23/2018 1:18:42 PM)
I would have two subs in parallel patrol zones between CRB and Hong Kong. Hopefully, you can sink a cripple trying to reach the repair shipyard at HK.

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/23/2018 9:41:46 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ny59giants_MatrixForum I would have two subs in parallel patrol zones between CRB and Hong Kong. Hopefully, you can sink a cripple trying to reach the repair shipyard at HK. Some interesting news about the Haruna. It's now listed in the sunk reports as going down near Cam Rahn Bay. Two hexes off in fact. I don't believe it's sunk for a minute, but that hex is straddled by two subs and I have 4-5 more in the area that will vector in. I've also brought in some search to the Pi to aim that direction. Maybe I can catch her or the Hiei for another go at it. [:)]

BBfanboy -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/23/2018 10:40:59 PM)
Seems much more likely that Lowpe would have those damaged BBs hole up in the nearest port to work on system damage before risking a move to a shipyard. He also knows you well enough to be wary of the subs you always vector onto cripples. That said, two torpedo hits and additional damage messages afterward could mean the ship just never made port. We should know in six months or so ... [8\|]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/24/2018 8:20:21 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy Seems much more likely that Lowpe would have those damaged BBs hole up in the nearest port to work on system damage before risking a move to a shipyard. He also knows you well enough to be wary of the subs you always vector onto cripples. That said, two torpedo hits and additional damage messages afterward could mean the ship just never made port. We should know in six months or so ... [8\|] After seeing Mutsu take 5 torpedoes (!!) and make port, and Myoko take (IIRC) 3 fish plus a few bombs and still get back, I won't believe the reports just now. The Hiei is still out there with some damage as well, so the hunt is on. He does seem to head for the nearest port, but the nearest bases are dot hexes. He wouldn't sit them there so close to Singers would he? Hmmmmm. I have enough recon to check them all in a day and do some scout bombing. [:)]

IJV -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/24/2018 9:03:31 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: obvert quote: ORIGINAL: ny59giants_MatrixForum I would have two subs in parallel patrol zones between CRB and Hong Kong. Hopefully, you can sink a cripple trying to reach the repair shipyard at HK. Some interesting news about the Haruna. It's now listed in the sunk reports as going down near Cam Rahn Bay. Two hexes off in fact. I don't believe it's sunk for a minute, but that hex is straddled by two subs and I have 4-5 more in the area that will vector in. I've also brought in some search to the Pi to aim that direction. Maybe I can catch her or the Hiei for another go at it. [:)] Sinking reports are a bit odd that way - I find what it means is that the ship added some points of damage or suffered an adverse repair event (couldn't confidently say which, but I'm pretty comfortable saying it's one of them) in the location reported. That is to say, actually the fact that it had an updated sinking location kinda means it's more likely to be afloat (on the presumption that if it's able to move that fast it's probably not as badly damaged as all that), but you know where - can also be used to track e.g Pearl Harbour survivors as they head back to the US for repairs, that sort of thing.

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/24/2018 9:07:31 AM)
May 19, 1942 The 19th brings no sighting of any damaged BBs or their escorts. Subs do encounter the xAP TF now heading for Kota Bharu. No hits. An s-class does pick off a supply trip by a single xAKL to Mersing. Good intel there. He is suffering from the rail being closed off and desperate to get supply into the troops South of Malacca. Allied forces continue to pile into Batu Palat and slowly move out to Malacca where the roads are better. The Allies now have an Indian and a British ID landed, plus three Aussie brigades, and Indian brigade, two Indian tank brigades and several smaller armoured units. A lot more is on the way. I'm now beginning to prep units for landings along the Burmese coastline. At Singers naval bombardment are now taking a toll as a land bombardment shows IJA AV down from 1500+ to 1387 now. Supply will be running short, disruption and fatigue continuing to grow, and these troops getting closer and closer to being cut off completely. Instead of my original pan to capture middle Malaysia first, I may go for Kluong, Mersing and swing a blocking force into Johore Baru to completely isolate these major IJA divisions. If that works the Allies would need space for 100k more troops in POW camps. [:)] In Soviet lands the solo 111th tank division continues to get pummelled from the air, but mostly suffers disabled. It'll have plenty of time to recover before it's next battle. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 19, 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Balikpapan at 64,98 Japanese Ships PB Hong Kong Maru AGP Kitahuku Maru AG Yanagigawa AG Hiyori Maru AG Naruo Maru AO Iro AO Hayamoto AKE Zinzan Maru AKE Miyadono Maru AKE Kureha Maru #3 TK San Luis Maru AMc Toshi Maru #1 AMc Tamo Maru #6 PB Heiyo Maru PB Zuiko Maru PB Shinko Maru #5 Allied Ships SS O23, hits 2 SS O23 is sighted by escort -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 53,75 Japanese Ships PB Kenan Maru AK Kyushu Maru xAP Keihuku Maru xAP Tsingtao Maru xAK Nisso Maru xAK Kansai Maru PB Yasushima Maru Allied Ships SS KVIII SS KVIII launches 2 torpedoes at PB Kenan Maru KVIII bottoming out .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru at 50,83 Allied Ships CA Cornwall CA Devonshire CA Dorsetshire DD Monaghan DD Aylwin DD Farragut Japanese ground losses: 102 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Walrus II acting as spotter for CA Cornwall CA Cornwall firing at Johore Bahru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru at 50,83 Allied Ships CL Newcastle CL Hobart CL Perth CL Achilles DD Dewey DD Dale DD Cassin DD Downes Japanese ground losses: 84 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Resources hits 1 Runway hits 9 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 CL Newcastle firing at 5th Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru at 50,83 Allied Ships CA Astoria CA Louisville CA Northampton CA Portland CL Boise DD Benham DD Maury DD McCall DD Patterson Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled CA Astoria firing at 5th Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships BB Resolution BB Ramillies BB Royal Sovereign BB Revenge Japanese ground losses: 286 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled) Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Resolution BB Resolution firing at 18th Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships CA Exeter CA Canberra CL Glasgow CL Mauritius Japanese ground losses: 171 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) CA Exeter firing at 18th Division Seagull V acting as spotter for CA Canberra CA Canberra firing at 56th Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Mersing at 51,82 Japanese Ships xAKL Tonegawa Maru, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-41 xAKL Tonegawa Maru is sighted by SS S-41 SS S-41 attacking on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Mersing at 51,82 Japanese Ships xAKL Tonegawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXVIII xAKL Tonegawa Maru is sighted by SS KXVIII SS KXVIII launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 111th Tank Division, at 110,36 , near Tsitsihar Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 29 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 34 (3 destroyed, 31 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 44814 troops, 623 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1482 Defending force 47620 troops, 609 guns, 285 vehicles, Assault Value = 1387 Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 226 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 27th Australian Brigade 3rd Cavalry Regiment 2nd Gordons Battalion 1st Malay Battalion 3rd SSVF Battalion 2nd Malay Battalion 1st Mysore Battalion 11th Indian Division 2/17 Dogra Battalion 22nd Australian Brigade 1st Hyderabad Battalion 46th Indian Brigade 2nd Loyal Battalion SSVF Brigade 9th Indian Division 1st RAA Med Arty Regiment 109th RN Base Force /1 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment 24th NZ Pioneer Coy 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment Singapore Base Force 109th RAF Adv Base Force 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 113th RAF Adv Base Force 2/2nd Hy AA Regiment 3rd Heavy AA Regiment AHQ Far East Singapore Fortress IV Indian Corps Kowloon Bde /3 110th RAF Adv Base Force 2nd RAA Med Arty Regiment III Indian Corps 224 Group RAF /2 2nd ISF Base Force Malayan Air Wing 2/11th Fld RAA Regiment 1st ISF Base Force 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 223 Group RAF Malaya Army 112th RAF Adv Base Force /2 Defending units: 2nd/A Division 2nd/B Division 56th Division 18th Division 2nd/C Division 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 21st Air Defense AA Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 92nd JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Oboto (99,31) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 6235 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 215 Defending force 756 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27 Allied adjusted assault: 206 Japanese adjusted defense: 9 Allied assault odds: 22 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Oboto !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 267 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 227th Rifle Brigade Defending units: 5th Mongol Cavalry Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A lot of fighters now in upper Malaya. Probably supporting whatever landing is happening up there. Odd that not a lot of troops shown in base. I know troops are on this TF as it was hit by a sub earlier. [image]local://upfiles/37283/61E15DA6D2334D8093B6FFF19BECBCE1.jpg[/image]

ny59giants -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/24/2018 11:28:57 AM)
Can you get some US Marine CD units into Malaya?? Symon reported to me years ago that they have some of the best artillery for the Allies. Plus, you would have something in case Jeff tries to bombard your troops along the coast.

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/24/2018 12:25:45 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ny59giants_MatrixForum Can you get some US Marine CD units into Malaya?? Symon reported to me years ago that they have some of the best artillery for the Allies. Plus, you would have something in case Jeff tries to bombard your troops along the coast. We think alike!! Two Marine Defence units are 7 hexes out of Oosthaven, with 2-3 more on the way (basically all of them I can scrape up that aren't in the Aleutians). They have great guns once they upgrade. Not bad now. I've got a US CD unit in Merak, a few Indian ones scattered around in Sabang, in Singers and on Malaya, and any more that arrive will all be heading this way. The RN base forces also have some 6 inch guns, so those are extra useful. I also like the idea of putting them on some of the straits bases scattered around so if ships wander through they get shot up. All of the dots spreading out between Malaya and Borneo are crying out for mines and CD guns. [:)]

BBfanboy -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/24/2018 5:04:33 PM)
I think the Brit 6" guns can also upgrade to more accurate/faster firing models, no?

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/25/2018 6:55:24 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy I think the Brit 6" guns can also upgrade to more accurate/faster firing models, no? I'm not sure about that. I think those continue to be the standard. I'll have a look.

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/25/2018 12:50:09 PM)
May 20, 1942 Subs are finding BBs, but not always the right ones. The Skipjack found another working Mk 14 for a big tanker near the Celebes that is fleeing the Balikpapan area. I sent some small minesweepers into Singkawang, and they did good initial work on clearing the minefields there to prepare for bombardments. I want to see his reaction right now. I won' go ahead until I have DMS ready to get more out of the way. Unfortunately these didn't respond correctly to orders, and instead of flanking in and out, stayed in hex to be caught by later raids. I hate losing any escorts at this stage, but they at least were useful in their demise. The bombers take on the job of supply destruction in lower Malaya, hitting Kluong mercilessly, and making some progress at Mersing. Another group hits Den Passar where I worry a Nettie strike package could emerge. So far he hasn't used the level 3 field there at all. It should be closed after today's strikes, but I'll let the Dutch B-10s keep going at it for a few more days. In Soviet lands the 111th tank division keeps getting pounded. Not many destroyed though, which is a positive. Tomorrow it should be clear. I'll now work on how best to allocate the very good Soviet AA units across the map in defensive positions. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 20, 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Terempa at 56,79 Japanese Ships BB Kongo CA Suzuya CA Mikuma DD Kazegumo DD Hokaze DD Akikaze DD Uzuki Allied Ships SS Swordfish SS Swordfish is sighted by escort Swordfish bottoming out .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Donggala at 68,97 Japanese Ships TK Ogura Maru #1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PB Hong Kong Maru AGP Kitahuku Maru AG Yanagigawa AG Hiyori Maru AG Naruo Maru AO Iro AO Hayamoto AKE Zinzan Maru AKE Miyadono Maru AKE Kureha Maru #3 TK San Luis Maru AMc Sobun Maru AMc Toshi Maru #1 AMc Tamo Maru #6 PB Heiyo Maru PB Zuiko Maru PB Shinko Maru #5 Allied Ships SS Skipjack SS Skipjack launches 2 torpedoes at TK Ogura Maru #1 Skipjack diving deep .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 100 encounters mine field at Singkawang (56,88) Allied Ships MMS-51 5 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 241 encounters mine field at Singkawang (56,88) Allied Ships AM Finch AM Whippoorwill 15 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 111th Tank Division, at 110,36 , near Tsitsihar Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 42 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 10 damaged Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 30 (4 destroyed, 26 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Denpasar , at 58,108 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 9 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb 6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kluong , at 50,82 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 19 B-26 Marauder x 17 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged Airbase hits 15 Airbase supply hits 17 Runway hits 27 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kluong , at 50,82 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 22 No Allied losses Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 27 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Denpasar , at 58,108 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 2 B-17E Fortress x 11 LB-30 Liberator x 5 No Allied losses Airbase hits 16 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 42 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 A6M3 Zero x 12 G4M1 Betty x 13 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AM Whippoorwill, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AM Finch, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Langsa (46,74) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 3774 troops, 34 guns, 256 vehicles, Assault Value = 198 Defending force 3729 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118 Allied adjusted assault: 160 Japanese adjusted defense: 351 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+) Attacker: fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 358 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 38 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 54 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Garrison Cdo 7th Cav Recce Regiment 7th Armoured Brigade Defending units: 41st Infantry Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One amazing piece of info from SIGINT I forgot to report a few days ago is a CVL sighting location. CVL Shoho is moving to Maizuru. This should confirm that a mini-KB is still operating in the Northern Pacific and that the KB is not unified as one strike force. Love getting this kind of stuff, although it's rare! Subs are already vectoring in to see if they can make a contact. [image]local://upfiles/37283/D8C9964004E24CE4B8AC261A5CB03465.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/25/2018 1:17:09 PM)
May 21, 1942 Something interesting is brewing. My little Lysanders flying recon over Hong Kong have found that there may be some cruisers and destroyers in port repairing, along with several auxiliaries, including AR types. There are only 10 fighters listed as well. The DL of 9/10 gives me some confidence to go for it here. I've decided to take a massive risk and fly 4Es back into Clark Field to get within normal bombing load range form this nice big level 8 field. Ahhhh, feels good to be back! For now anyway. Clark has a 1/6 detection level, which makes me think he won't necessarily notice that all of these 4Es are here without CAP protection! Yikes! [:-][;)] I've set 2Es in China as well, and sent one small P-38 group to China to help sweep. The AVG will fly escort and LR CAP from Kukong. Strikes at the oil have resulted in a concentration of fighters there on Borneo and in Malaya, and it looks like other areas are less well defended. I'll also recon Cam Ranh Bay and Saigon to see what is there tomorrow. In other news, 10 x DB-3M make a very successful night strike on the airfields at Harbin. This is why I like to set an HR on night bombing airfields and ports. Only 10 bombers got 18 hits to the fields, and destroyed 2-4 Oscars while the damaged planes messages in the replay were through the roof. If I set the 150 2E in range I might be able to close this base in one night strike. That is simply too much, but under 50 bombers it at least can be managed. At Singers I've decided to set all bombardments to hit Singers troops. The ones at Johore seem to be more heavily fortified and results are getting better and better at Singers as moonlight improves. Tomorrow five different TFs will bombard, including the four R class BBs. The battle at Langsa continues, but the Dutch take a hit in the second round. I'll walk them out and let the armor pound away in a few turns after fatigue goes back down from two 1:2 results in a row. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 21, 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Harbin , at 109,39 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4 Allied aircraft DB-3M x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 3 damaged Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed on ground No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 18 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x DB-3M bombing from 5000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru at 50,83 Allied Ships CA Astoria CA Louisville CA Northampton CA Portland CL Boise DD Benham DD Maury DD McCall DD Patterson Japanese ground losses: 34 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 4 Port hits 3 Port supply hits 1 CA Louisville firing at 5th Division SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Northampton -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships BB Resolution BB Ramillies BB Royal Sovereign BB Revenge Japanese ground losses: 208 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Resolution BB Resolution firing at 56th Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84 Allied Ships CA Exeter CA Canberra CL Glasgow CL Mauritius Japanese ground losses: 135 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Walrus II acting as spotter for CA Exeter CA Exeter firing at 2nd/A Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Terempa at 55,83 Japanese Ships CL Jintsu DD Isokaze Allied Ships SS S-37, hits 3, heavy damage SS S-37 launches 4 torpedoes at CL Jintsu S-37 bottoming out .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Canton , at 77,59 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft P-43A-1 Lancer x 9 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P-43A-1 Lancer sweeping at 15000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Langsa (46,74) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 3743 troops, 34 guns, 256 vehicles, Assault Value = 192 Defending force 3447 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88 Allied adjusted assault: 105 Japanese adjusted defense: 167 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), supply(-) Attacker: supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 138 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 458 casualties reported Squads: 9 destroyed, 31 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Garrison Cdo 7th Cav Recce Regiment 7th Armoured Brigade Defending units: 41st Infantry Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [image]local://upfiles/37283/9A4884B2ADC341BC8636A03762690137.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (2/26/2018 8:42:19 PM)
The 22nd opens with Soviet subs having some success in the DEI. They were languishing without target and getting hit by tooo many ASW bombs up near the HI, so I've based about 15 out of Manila. [image]local://upfiles/37283/57A44CB662974C7FB3A2245DF75D9048.jpg[/image]

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