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obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (4/30/2017 11:33:24 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Canoerebel Eric, I'm a regular reader and infrequent commenter in your AAR, so just wanted to thank you for doing it. I'm enjoying it and look forward to your entries. Thanks Dan, always good to hear you're enjoying it. A fun game so far. [:)]

Canoerebel -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (4/30/2017 11:34:22 PM)
You guys seem well matched: Both experienced players. Both good. Both even-tempered. That's a good mix.

Lokasenna -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/1/2017 12:26:11 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: obvert Or ... a sync bug. [:(] Well, at least you know it was possible [;)]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/1/2017 9:09:19 PM)
Dec 29-30, 1941 SUBS: Still a swirl of subs around the KB. No more contacts though. On the 30th the Dutch silent service has another success, hitting BB Kongo at Balikpapan with one fish. While this won't send the ship under, it leads to some interesting possibilities. DEI: After the turn I notice that it seems all Japanese combat ships around Balikpapan are disbanded. Wow! The base is open, the 88 fighters listed there are vulnerable to bombardments. I'd already moved out from Soerabaja, and Force Z plus two CA TFs and one CL TF and the Dutch could be available. That's a lot, but he has a bunch of CAs here too. I can't rely on getting to the base at night with everything at 9 hexes distant, so I'll send in Force Z plus one CA TF to Balikpapan for a day bombardment. The Dutch will try to gt there with the CLs at night to sweep and maybe get a first bombardment in. Another CA TF will will hit Samarinda in the day which also has some fights and bombers listed. If I can close both fields then the 4Es can really wipe up and also hit the 3-4 injured ships in Balikpapan port (the Kongo plus at least 2-3 CA). This is getting exciting and tense! I'll post the USN CVs near Banjarmasin with some LR CAP there over the fleet. Until I know the base is hit, zeros damaged and demoralised, I'll keep the CV air and 4Es on a tight leash. The IJN continues to hit Batavia with modest effect, but again loses a DD to a mine. The DD losses are getting more serious for Japan. PACIFIC: Ocean and Nauru are taken. Some PBYs are lost there. CHINA: The IJA strikes on the yellow road to Sian but get a 1:2 and lose 250 disabled. Nice. Now that I think these can hold I may send more to reinforce. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 30, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 19 encounters mine field at Batavia (49,98) Japanese Ships DD Asagumo, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Balikpapan at 64,97 Japanese Ships BB Kongo, Torpedo hits 1 DD Hibiki DD Sagiri Allied Ships SS KXV, hits 2 SS KXV launches 6 torpedoes at BB Kongo KXV bottoming out .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Batavia at 49,98 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 2 damaged PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged B-339D: 1 damaged 23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CA Ashigara CL Kuma DD Shirayuki DD Ikazuchi DD Umikaze DD Yamakaze Allied ground losses: 54 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled) Light Industry hits 1 Manpower hits 1 Fires 78 Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 2 Port hits 3 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 2 Batavia Defenses firing at CA Ashigara -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Rangoon at 52,54 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 22 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Chaksang, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Ardent, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 22 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 87,41 (near Tsiaotso) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 30382 troops, 263 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 934 Defending force 23597 troops, 190 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 657 Japanese adjusted assault: 401 Allied adjusted defense: 1030 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2060 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 250 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled) Allied ground losses: 848 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 61 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 37th Division 41st Division 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade 1st Army 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 61st Chinese Corps 33rd Chinese Corps 34th Chinese Corps 43rd Chinese Corps 96th Chinese Corps 7th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ocean Island (130,130) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 673 troops, 5 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 33 Defending force 135 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 50 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Ocean Island !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 3 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Allied ground losses: 182 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: Maizuru 2nd SNLF Defending units: Ocean Isl Det -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nauru Island (127,128) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 296 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Defending force 45 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 5 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Nauru Island !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 63 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 4th Port Unit /1 Defending units: Nauru Isl Det -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is going to be interesting! The rollover shows 39 ships in Balikpapan and 3 DD out in front. [image]local://upfiles/37283/FC0621368627420087D2BA5FF903E404.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/1/2017 9:19:13 PM)
This is a great spot to slow one line of advance if these troops can hold another 10-12 turns. Getting a big stop with massive disablements for the IJA could bode well to hold here. [image]local://upfiles/37283/3F1FF3C4E9CE4E15B247E0C820E5E61C.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/1/2017 9:30:22 PM)
Here is a bigger pic of China. The Japanese haven't shown their hand yet. The Allies will have a few eyes too as Lysanders enter China. The AVG is just sitting and waiting. [image]local://upfiles/37283/B754AFFC897243D4951795CA3B989F8B.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/1/2017 9:39:22 PM)
I haven't mentioned the drama on Malaya. This 8th Indian Brigade has travelled nearly the length of the peninsula and has defied the odds by now making it to Singers. It'll join two others to make the 9th Indian division and give Singers a solid 1100-1200AV. Forts are 3.4 and rising currently. Only very sporadic bombing has hit the base so far. [image]local://upfiles/37283/BB891E00A9C94EF390DFF542C225EB04.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/1/2017 9:53:35 PM)
A lot of clear territory here and lots of planes to hit. If I can close the fields those airframes will all just be sitting there waiting to be flamed by 4Es and they'll be no cover for all of those ships, including the several that have taken Dutch torps. The Allies are going all-in. We'll be hung out with little ammo for the next day if we do hit the base, but a dust up without air cover should still allow for some success the following day, and I've got two new CA TFs arriving too. On top of that, the oil will be wide open! [image]local://upfiles/37283/A87810D29507402681E24199B17E875B.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 7:42:32 AM)
The Dutch head in first. Three Kageros hold off three CL and 5 DD and put two CL out for the rest of the fight, maybe for good considering tomorrow expected battles. A poor showing for the Dutch. At least two of the three Kageros are sunk or in bad shape. [image]local://upfiles/37283/31AECE6C1CC4462397B2589B429EAD91.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 64,97, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1 DD Natsushio, Shell hits 4, heavy fires DD Hayashio, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Java, Shell hits 1 CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CL Tromp, Shell hits 3, heavy fires DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Kortenaer DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Witte de With, Shell hits 1 DD Van Nes DD Banckert Reduced visibility due to Rain with 96% moonlight

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 7:44:47 AM)
An ASW TF is next up and the remaining Dutch take that out, but one shot from a PB hits DD Evertsen and sends it into a tailspin of damage control and out of the battle. The are tiny old DDs and should have been retired for escort duty, really. [image]local://upfiles/37283/D7CCA68A2FD54864A3497F95958169A0.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 64,97, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Kiso Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk PB Nanpo Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk SC Ch 9, Shell hits 7, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Java DD Kortenaer DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1, heavy fires DD Witte de With DD Van Nes Reduced visibility due to Rain with 96% moonlight

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 7:46:10 AM)
Next the USN CVs tangle with MTBs. The little pests get one fish to strike in spite of the 100% moonlight, and Salt Lake is out of the fight, reduced to 18 knots and in danger for the following day of course. [image]local://upfiles/37283/DC7FA30FA0004A17AAB94355F96079A9.jpg[/image] They follow on for a decent first hit on Balikpapan. Nice!! [:)] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Balikpapan at 64,97 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 29 damaged A6M2 Zero: 33 damaged A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed on ground Ki-15-II Babs: 5 damaged Ki-15-II Babs: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 5 damaged Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships CA Mogami, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships CA Chester CA Northampton Japanese ground losses: 409 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 37 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 26 (2 destroyed, 24 disabled) Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 24 SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Chester CA Chester firing at Balikpapan CA Northampton firing at Balikpapan

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 7:53:42 AM)
Hello Brooklyns!!! The USN CLs come in to wipe the remaining DDs out of the way and clear the path for all the bombardments to come. They don't go down without a fight though, and somehow only two 12.7cm shots put DD Selfridge in serious trouble. [:(] [image]local://upfiles/37283/3EC09B0FDA8041EDAF8ACFE770BD66B0.jpg[/image] Java does make it in for a first night bombardment as well. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Balikpapan at 64,97 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 8 damaged G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed on ground A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 2 damaged Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground Allied Ships CL Java Japanese ground losses: 102 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 11 Port hits 1 CL Java firing at Balikpapan

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 7:57:34 AM)
The daytime bombardments go in!!! Devastation!!! [:)][&o] Some nice messages of bombardments hitting ships in port! Hope it's real. Sigint has been an issue lately so I never know if what I'm seeing is really happening, and with this replay only stuff, I really want to know! It could change a lot of what I do next turn. [image]local://upfiles/37283/9D8E60717FD34E4FA234F8A194C8EC7E.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Balikpapan at 64,97 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 119 damaged A6M2 Zero: 14 destroyed on ground Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 20 damaged Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 3 destroyed on ground G3M2 Nell: 27 damaged G3M2 Nell: 4 destroyed on ground Ki-15-II Babs: 2 damaged Ki-15-II Babs: 2 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships BB Haruna, Shell hits 1 CA Mogami, Shell hits 1 CA Takao, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales BC Repulse CL Mauritius Japanese ground losses: 482 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 58 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 47 (36 destroyed, 11 disabled) Airbase hits 22 Airbase supply hits 8 Runway hits 51 Port supply hits 1 BB Prince of Wales firing at Balikpapan BC Repulse firing at Balikpapan CL Mauritius firing at Balikpapan

BBfanboy -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 7:57:41 AM)
Losing three of his precious Kageros will sting, and taking out the ASW TF might give your subs a good chance at something juicy ... [sm=00000613.gif]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 7:58:42 AM)
The RN and USN CAs turn Balikpapan into a scene of carnage, then Samarinda gets some too!! [8D] [image]local://upfiles/37283/A687E1FC35B74936BCC6B0C2E44327F8.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Samarinda at 65,96 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 31 damaged Ki-27b Nate: 3 destroyed on ground G4M1 Betty: 40 damaged G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed on ground Allied Ships CA San Francisco CA Minneapolis CA Houston Japanese ground losses: 322 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 7 destroyed, 7 disabled Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled) Oil hits 1 Airbase hits 21 Airbase supply hits 9 Runway hits 42 Port hits 14 Port supply hits 3 CA San Francisco firing at Samarinda

Encircled -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 8:27:12 AM)
BANZA...............oh hang on "Hurrah!"

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 9:09:30 AM)
Dec 31, 1941 DEI: On the day the Japanese lose around 74 airframes on the ground. It may not seem like a big deal considering Japanese production capabilities in game, but they haven't yet ramped up and A6M2 pools are not huge to start. I think production numbers are around 56/month to start. So this could be almost a month's production with a bunch more on the ground to take as we want over the next few turns. Balikpapan will not recover quickly. Not only did the base take a huge hit but ground troops were decimated by the big guns. Accumulated hits listed below: Airbase hits 35 Runway hits 86 Port hits 1 Troops took a pounding and airframe servicing will not be functioning at a high level for weeks, I'd guess. Here are the totals destroyed with many more disabled over the three bombardments: Squads: 4 destroyed Non Combat: 57 destroyed Engineers: 3 destroyed Guns lost 38 destroyed Samarinda suffered much more to it's port, and even had an oil hit (taking three points off) from bombardment by three USN CAs during the day. I think only his regiment is in base though so it may be out of commission even longer than Balikpapan, and those planes on the ground will be targeted heavily in coming turns: Oil hits 1 Airbase hits 21 Runway hits 42 Port hits 14 Now will be the real test. Can the RN big boys escape the wrath of the IJN? Will the USN CAs make it out? How will the Brooklyns do against IJN CAs rushing from port? Another bombardment at Batavia. He hit some industry this time again. This is good for the Allies as the more he wipes out there the less he'll be able to use when he gets the base. SUBS: Dutch subs converge on Balikpapan are in anticipation of major action next turn. PACIFIC: Still chasing the KB which is still near Rabaul. CHINA: Japanese troops at Amkang managed to hold at a 1:1, but the Chinese will shock tomorrow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Batavia at 49,98 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 5 damaged 139WH-3: 4 damaged B-339D: 5 damaged B-339D: 1 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships CA Maya Allied ground losses: 283 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Light Industry hits 1 Manpower hits 1 Fires 348 Airbase hits 7 Runway hits 6 Port hits 5 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for CA Maya CA Maya firing at Batavia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6 Ki-27b Nate x 16 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 19 Ki-51 Sonia x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged Allied Ships ARD YFD-1 Dewey, Bomb hits 4, on fire YO-42, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Port hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Port Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ankang (82,42) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 11050 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 350 Defending force 1305 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 51 Allied adjusted assault: 221 Japanese adjusted defense: 112 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 117 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled) Allied ground losses: 60 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 55th Chinese Corps 77th Chinese Corps Defending units: 1st Raiding Regiment 16th Field AA Machinecannon Company 54th JAAF AF Bn /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lots of planes in flames on the ground! This also could have hit some aces in their bunks. Many times I lose pilots in a bombardment, so hopefully a few of the good ones were lost there for him. [image]local://upfiles/37283/98001E91C7FF44A6BEC91EC79F369074.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 9:11:54 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy Losing three of his precious Kageros will sting, and taking out the ASW TF might give your subs a good chance at something juicy ... [sm=00000613.gif] The IJN has been losing a lot of DDs in the past turns. Some up North, some in the So Pac area, some to mines at Batavia, and now some of the best at Balikpapan. They likely took out at least one CL on their way, but this has to begin to hurt Japan, not just in the long term, but even as soon as next turn if the big boys don't have enough ASW cover.

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 1:47:45 PM)
The night started out with the Dutch again. This time a small somewhat seemingly evenly matched IJN TF hit the CL Tromp and two Dutch DDs. This was not even. Tromp was already hurt, and the IJN ships dominated the Dutch yet again. [image]local://upfiles/37283/3FFFA686807843CCBDD9968E24F5F0DB.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 64,98, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Jintsu, Shell hits 1 DD Uzuki DD Yuzuki Allied Ships CL Tromp, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Banckert, Shell hits 1 Low visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 1:52:48 PM)
The DeRuyter is then silenced by Haruna/Furetaka and two DDs. [image]local://upfiles/37283/849B6002E6D4439BAB69CA303462F9F3.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 64,98, Range 6,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses C.XI-W: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Haruna CA Furutaka DD Sagiri DD Yugiri DD Oboro Allied Ships CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Reduced visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 1:56:04 PM)
The Haruna TF then found our big guns. The PoW and Repulse had very few rounds still between them of main gun ammo, so some of the CA were added to help get them through. I'm not sure it worked though, as PoW was a major target for Haruna and Furutaka. TheIJN DDs got plastered, but the big guns kept on churning. Lots of firepower. The many 5inch guns of the Allies with a few main battery additions couldn't match them in a long night battle. I'm still not sure what to expect when I get the turn file! [&:] [image]local://upfiles/37283/F106EBAEA2004BC399EDD38D96C533C3.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 64,98, Range 5,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Haruna, Shell hits 5 CA Furutaka DD Sagiri DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Oboro, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 15, on fire BC Repulse, Shell hits 1 CA Northampton CA Chester, Shell hits 1 CL Mauritius DD Helm, Shell hits 1 DD Henley DD Patterson DD Jarvis DD Benham, Shell hits 2 DD Ellet, Shell hits 1 DD Scout DD Thanet, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Encounter DD Isis Reduced visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 100% moonlight: 6,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 17,000 yards

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 1:57:15 PM)
After this another TF hit a smaller version with PoW detached. Repulse took the brunt this time. A torpedo slows her and the it's a pounding. [image]local://upfiles/37283/20DCE2F020FE4537BEE6FEC219730CAC.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 63,99, Range 5,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Takao CA Atago, Shell hits 1 DD Michishio DD Arashio, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships BC Repulse, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CA Northampton, Shell hits 2 CA Chester CL Mauritius DD Helm DD Henley, Shell hits 3, heavy fires DD Patterson, Shell hits 1 DD Jarvis DD Benham, Shell hits 1 DD Ellet, Shell hits 1 DD Scout, Shell hits 1, on fire Low visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 100% moonlight: 6,000 yards

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 1:57:59 PM)
This unlikely hero, CL Jintsu, might have put the nail in though ... [image]local://upfiles/37283/208FA0BD93B548A6A503F6D4D48A2E07.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 63,100, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Jintsu, Shell hits 1 DD Uzuki DD Yuzuki Allied Ships BC Repulse, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Henley, Shell hits 2, heavy fires Reduced visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 100% moonlight: 6,000 yards

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 1:59:30 PM)
The fresh USN CAs then take front and center against another small two CA TF; IJN CAs are tough!! Two USN CAs go down against one likely loss for the IJN. [image]local://upfiles/37283/4F750847245F4E92A7173ABACA5FF719.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Madjene at 64,102, Range 5,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses SOC-1 Seagull: 6 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Chokai, Shell hits 22, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1 DD Hibiki, Shell hits 4 DD Shirakumo Allied Ships CA Portland, Shell hits 1 CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CA Chicago CA Pensacola, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Cummings, Shell hits 2 DD Case DD Conyngham, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Porter DD Worden, Shell hits 1 DD MacDonough, Shell hits 1 DD Dewey DD Hull Low visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 100% moonlight: 6,000 yards

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 2:00:27 PM)
The Samarinda bombardment TF make it out much more easily. They get by this CA TF with only a few shots hitting. [image]local://upfiles/37283/E6C1571D229342598A490018380BE8FF.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Madjene at 65,104, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Nachi CA Mogami DD Oshio DD Akatsuki Allied Ships CA Houston CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1, on fire CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1 DD Craven, Shell hits 1 DD Gridley DD McCall DD Dunlap DD Fanning Low visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 100% moonlight: 6,000 yards

Bif1961 -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 2:26:09 PM)
I wonder did you have your Surface TFs at flank speed? If not that might have allowed them to get in and far enough away that if he had put his at normal speed you might have gotten the relatively undamaged vessels out of his normal sailing range. If you had them at flank speed then never mind my comments.

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 4:18:22 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Bif1961 I wonder did you have your Surface TFs at flank speed? If not that might have allowed them to get in and far enough away that if he had put his at normal speed you might have gotten the relatively undamaged vessels out of his normal sailing range. If you had them at flank speed then never mind my comments. To get the daylight bombardment the TFs had to rest at Balikpapan after the turn. To bombard in the day they have to be set to remain, so they were in the same hex to start the turn as the IJN.They were on flank the day before, so no, mission speed for this turn. I'm amazed there weren't more battles with the main TF and that the Samarinda CAs got away completely. I see Force Z as expendable, a really big useful pile of VPs of course, but expendable at this point if ti's for the right cause. This is the right cause. For the next 5-7 turns, or until the KB can arrive at least, the USN and local LBA can rule Balikpapan and Samarinda. That means that if I can sink the 2-3 CAs and BB in port the Allies win this battle running away. If I only get a few of them it's still an Allied win if I can get the oil smashed and the rest of the A6M2s, Nells, Betties, Oscars, Babs and Nates at the two fields destroyed. That would be another 100+ VPs and ensure he'll be short on airframes for the next few months. If the Japanese want a secondary stage of invasions it's in their interest to start those during the invasion bonus timeframe and to have solid air and naval assets ready to dominate the shorthanded Allies. If he's low on planes, has lost some CAs and maybe a BB, has others in the yards and has to use piles of supply to fix yet another damaged oilfield, it's not going to be easy to go for India, OZ or some other extended invasion opportunity.

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 4:33:14 PM)
The Salt Lake had to be detached, tried to make a run for it, but ended up in the jaws of yet another CA TF. I think this must be all of them accounted for and thus not one is left with a full magazine for tomorrow. Sucks to lose 3 CA outright, but some other good things are coming up here! [:)] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 64,97, Range 6,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses SOC-1 Seagull: 3 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Suzuya, Shell hits 1 CA Kumano, Shell hits 1 DD Tsuta DD Yomogi Allied Ships CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 56, and is sunk Reduced visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 100% moonlight: 6,000 yards [image]local://upfiles/37283/5B62831085374F0BA2B5793E1EC0F1E7.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 4:35:52 PM)
Vines from Manado found another big IJN TF on the way. Yamashiro was attacked but only dinged. Maybe they'll stray closer to the CVs tomorrow? [;)] [image]local://upfiles/37283/18E8D3E0986E4237B16045D4A9FECA0A.jpg[/image]

obvert -> RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J) (5/2/2017 4:42:12 PM)
Daylight brings some relief to the beleaguered Allied naval units. The CVs begin to play a part, and likely finish off a CA TF. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 64,97 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Vildebeest III x 3 P-40B Warhawk x 4 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CA Kumano, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Vildebeest III bombing from 2000 feet * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 66,97 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 15 F4F-3 Wildcat x 9 SBD-3 Dauntless x 15 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 64,97 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-2 Dauntless x 45 TBD-1 Devastator x 10 Allied aircraft losses SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Kumano, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires DD Yomogi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Tsuta, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Suzuya Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Kumano Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Yomogi Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Tsuta -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 66,97 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft TBD-1 Devastator x 12 Allied aircraft losses TBD-1 Devastator: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 12 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 5000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb [image]local://upfiles/37283/94B759AAC7094A939A220CEB0617B033.jpg[/image]

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