RE: 15.12.1941 THE IRON WALL

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tomamars -> RE: 15.12.1941 THE IRON WALL (6/5/2017 7:59:14 AM)
we are currently in 27.1.1942 with our game, flipping 3-4 turns a day so I'm waaay behind with my AAR. All I can tell you is that this game is total slaughter of our little digital men. My opponent is incredibly aggressive and so am I. Don't know how far will this game go but it sure is fun!

tomamars -> 16.12.1941 EYE OF THE STORM (6/8/2017 10:12:42 AM)
16.12.1941 EYE OF THE STORM CENT.PAC. AREA After days of constant fighting, KB is quietly sailing towards Wake Island where our Maizuru 2nd SNLF is patiently waiting and rebuilding its strength. But although there is no air or surface battles, doesn’t mean Pacific is all silent – it’s silent hunters that are making all the noise: ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 182,103 Japanese Ships SS I-9 Allied Ships DD King, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Preston SS I-9 launches 2 torpedoes at DD King -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lahaina at 183,105 Japanese Ships SS I-15 Allied Ships DMS Hovey SS I-15 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near San Francisco at 216,71 Japanese Ships SS I-21 Allied Ships xAK Don Isidro xAK Don Isidro is sighted by SS I-21 SS I-21 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Don Isidro -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Molokai at 181,108 Japanese Ships SS I-7 Allied Ships DM Pruitt, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SS I-7 launches 4 torpedoes at DM Pruitt -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Molokai at 181,108 Japanese Ships SS I-7 Allied Ships BB Arizona, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage BB Arizona is sighted by SS I-7 SS I-7 launches 6 torpedoes at BB Arizona -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Lahaina at 183,105 Japanese Ships SS I-15 Allied Ships DD Smith SS I-15 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Smith -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 182,105 Japanese Ships SS I-25 Allied Ships DD Chew SS I-25 launches 2 torpedoes Crew of I-7 will get it’s batch of medals for today’s action. Wonder if Arizona is still afloat after this…

tomamars -> RE: 16.12.1941 EYE OF THE STORM (6/8/2017 10:14:17 AM)
PI AREA: Our bombing of Clark goes on, idea is to prevent B17 from escaping AND to prevent forts from going up: Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 G3M2 Nell x 20 G4M1 Betty x 15 Allied aircraft P-35A x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-35A: 1 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 G4M1 Betty x 15 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 6

tomamars -> RE: 16.12.1941 EYE OF THE STORM (6/8/2017 10:17:15 AM)
MALAYAN THEATER: There were some crazy battles in and around Singkawang which is being invaded after yesterday’s Allied defeat. Action includes subs, ships, mines, infantry and artillery: Mines TF 95 encounters mine field at Singkawang (56,88) Japanese Ships xAKL Tonegawa Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 101 encounters mine field at Singkawang (56,88) Japanese Ships DMS W-4 4 mines cleared Subs Submarine attack near Singkawang at 56,87 Japanese Ships xAKL Tonegawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KIX Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) xAKL Tonegawa Maru is sighted by SS KIX SS KIX launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Tonegawa Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Serasan at 56,86 Japanese Ships xAP Kobe Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KX Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled xAP Kobe Maru is sighted by SS KX SS KX launches 4 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Singkawang at 56,88 Japanese Ships xAK Yamagata Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXVIII Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled xAK Yamagata Maru is sighted by SS KXVIII SS KXVIII launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Yamagata Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Singkawang at 56,88 Japanese Ships xAK Eiko Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXVIII, hits 2 Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) xAK Eiko Maru #2 is sighted by SS KXVIII SS KXVIII attacking xAK Eiko Maru #2 on the surface Breunese D. decides to submerge SS KXVIII due to damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Kuching at 57,87 Japanese Ships DD Hibiki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXVIII DD Hibiki is sighted by SS KXVIII SS KXVIII launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hibiki Ground Ground combat at Singkawang (56,88) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5065 troops, 150 guns, 74 vehicles, Assault Value = 175 Defending force 1336 troops, 13 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 42 Japanese adjusted assault: 146 Allied adjusted defense: 9 Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Singkawang !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 1 destroyed 139WH-3: 4 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), disruption(-), preparation(-) fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 47 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1058 casualties reported Squads: 33 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 22nd Recon Regiment Sasebo 8th SNLF Yokosuka 4th SNLF 35th Field AA Battalion 21st Fld AA Gun Co 31st Field AA Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 12th JAAF Base Force /1 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 35th Fld AA Gun Co /1 26th Fld AA Gun Co 1st RF Gun Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 2nd Fleet /1 Defending units: West Borneo KNIL Battalion Pontianak Base Force Singkawang Base Force I’m planning to turn Singkawang into main HQ for future operations towards Singapore, Java and especially Palembang. Air and Naval HQs are on the way and fuel will be delivered from Miri. There is already 30.000 supply landed in initial invasion so we are free to go on.

tomamars -> RE: 16.12.1941 EYE OF THE STORM (6/8/2017 10:18:18 AM)
Singapore Today we are starting strategic bombing campaign of Singapore’s airfield. Since we killed most of allied Buffalos on the ground in Kuala Lumpur, decision was made to close S. airfield for good, and even more importantly, to stop it’s forts from going up. Hope we are not too late in that regard… Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 53 G4M1 Betty x 26 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 9 damaged Buffalo I: 1 destroyed on ground Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 8 No Japanese losses Runway hits 1

tomamars -> RE: 16.12.1941 EYE OF THE STORM (6/8/2017 10:19:13 AM)
CHINA: While our bombers are killing masses of Chinese dumb enough to be caught in the open, enemy did a raid of his own on my only unprotected port: Morning Air attack on Haiphong , at 68,57 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Allied aircraft DB-3M x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships PB Konei Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires PB Muroran Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires ACM Banshu Maru #18, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Port hits 1 Port supply hits 2

tomamars -> 17.12.1941 WAKE FALLS (6/13/2017 11:10:30 AM)
17.12.1941 WAKE FALLS CENT.PAC. AREA KB finally arrives to Wake and launches devastating bombardment on it’s brave defenders - hopefully this will be enough to aid DA later today: Morning Air attack on 1st Marine Defense Battalion, at 136,98 (Wake Island) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 41 B5N2 Kate x 111 D3A1 Val x 79 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 8 damaged D3A1 Val: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 168 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled) And it does just as we had hoped for: Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1304 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 37 Defending force 965 troops, 21 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 13 Japanese adjusted assault: 29 Allied adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 686 casualties reported Squads: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 119 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 19 (19 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Assaulting units: Maizuru 2nd SNLF Defending units: Wake USN CPNAB 1st Marine Defense Battalion

tomamars -> RE: 17.12.1941 WAKE FALLS (6/13/2017 11:11:49 AM)
PI AREA: Last turn our recon has detected bunch of Allied aircraft in Cayagan so we decided to take a look - through the barrel of the gun: Night Naval bombardment of Cagayan at 79,89 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 2 damaged B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Wakaba DD Hatsushima DD Hatsuharu Manpower hits 3 Fires 163 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 14 Port hits 4 DD Wakaba firing at Cagayan DD Hatsushima firing at Cagayan DD Hatsuharu firing at Cagayan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Cagayan at 79,89 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 13 damaged P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground B-17D Fortress: 23 damaged P-26A: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Ashigara CA Maya CL Kuma DD Matsukaze DD Asakaze Allied ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) Manpower hits 3 Fires 739 Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 41 Port hits 16 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 5 CA Ashigara firing at Cagayan CA Maya firing at Cagayan CL Kuma firing at Cagayan DD Matsukaze firing at Cagayan DD Asakaze firing at 102nd PA Infantry Regiment We’ll make sure that those guys remain where they are so they don’t go and bomb our oil once we take it. But we shouldn’t forget about those beasties trapped in Clark too: Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 G3M2 Nell x 20 G4M1 Betty x 30 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged Airbase hits 20 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 2

tomamars -> RE: 17.12.1941 WAKE FALLS (6/13/2017 11:12:37 AM)
In order to take out those B17s in Clark as soon as possible, we decided to land big part of our PI strike force in Lingayen - bad idea: Afternoon Air attack on 21st PA Infantry Division, at 79,75 (Lingayen) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Lingayen (79,75) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 120 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze DD Yamagumo TB Tomozuru PB Yodozo Maru SC Ch 18 SC Ch 17 SC Ch 16 xAP Kamo Maru Japanese ground losses: 81 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Lingayen (79,75) TF 88 troops unloading over beach at Lingayen, 79,75 Japanese ground losses: 355 casualties reported Squads: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) 18 troops of a IJA Engineer Squad accidentally lost during unload of 48th Engr Rgt 18 troops of a IJA Engineer Squad lost in surf during unload of 48th Engr Rgt 18 troops of a IJA Engineer Squad lost overboard during unload of 48th Engr Rgt 10 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 48th Engr Rgt 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 47th Infantry Rgt 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 47th Infantry Rgt 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 47th Infantry Rgt 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 47th Infantry Rgt 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 1st Formosa Inf. Rgt 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 1st Formosa Inf. Rgt 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 1st Formosa Inf. Rgt 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 1st Formosa Inf. Rgt 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 1st Formosa Inf. Rgt 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 1st Formosa Inf. Rgt 10 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 1st Formosa Inf. Rgt /2 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 47th Infantry Rgt /2 Type 95 Light Tank lost in surf during unload of 4th Tank Rgt Type 95 Light Tank lost overboard during unload of 4th Tank Rgt Motorized Support accidentally lost during unload of 7th Tank Rgt /2

tomamars -> RE: 17.12.1941 WAKE FALLS (6/13/2017 11:14:13 AM)
MALAYAN THEATER: As our troops begin to set up Singkawang as a base of operations for further expansion via Palembang, Java and Singapore, Allies decided to have another go on our fleet anchored there. Luckily we sent some reinforcements to take place from the depleted BBs that won previous fight there: Day Time Surface Combat, near Pontianak at 55,90, Range 22,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses SOC-1 Seagull: 3 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Mogami, Shell hits 1 CA Mikuma, Shell hits 2 CA Suzuya, Shell hits 5 CA Kumano, Shell hits 1 DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1 DD Arashi DD Hagikaze, Shell hits 1 DD Isonami DD Uranami, Shell hits 12, and is sunk Allied Ships CA Houston, Shell hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Marblehead, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Boise, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Barker, Shell hits 3 DD Bulmer, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Paul Jones DD Parrott, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Peary, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Pillsbury, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Pope, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards [image]local://upfiles/55507/0FFF7F1EBB3644E9B16A3A87F5601F67.jpg[/image] So we managed to bloody Allied noses once again. Don’t know how long will our luck hold but we’ll try to use the best from our situation - onward to Palembang!

tomamars -> RE: 17.12.1941 WAKE FALLS (6/13/2017 11:15:42 AM)
CHINA: AVG has managed to set a CAP trap on our China bombers with predictable results: Morning Air attack on 64th Chinese Corps, at 72,57 , near Pakhoi Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 11 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 6 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 9 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 7 destroyed Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 destroyed No Allied losses Slight consolation for our forces in China is bombing of enemy caught in the open: Morning Air attack on 69th Chinese Corps, at 90,46 (Kweiteh) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 31 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 168 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 69th Chinese Corps, at 90,46 (Kweiteh) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 11 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 69th Chinese Corps, at 90,46 (Kweiteh) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Our penal expedition on AVG is carried in the afternoon: Afternoon Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Allied aircraft I-15-III x 1 H81-A3 x 11 Hawk 75M x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses H81-A3: 2 destroyed Hawk 75M: 1 destroyed

tomamars -> 18.12.1941 BREAKING AVG WINGS (6/13/2017 12:02:41 PM)
18.12.1941 BREAKING AVG WINGS CENT.PAC. AREA Our subs outdid themselves today: Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 180,105 Japanese Ships SS I-175 Allied Ships DD Henley, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS I-175 launches 4 torpedoes I-175 diving deep .... Sub escapes detection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 182,105 Japanese Ships SS I-22 Allied Ships DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage SS I-22 launches 6 torpedoes I-22 diving deep .... Sub escapes detection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 182,105 Japanese Ships SS I-17 Allied Ships DD Chew, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Chew is sighted by SS I-17 SS I-17 launches 2 torpedoes

tomamars -> RE: 18.12.1941 BREAKING AVG WINGS (6/13/2017 12:03:46 PM)
PI AREA: Our Lingayen operation continues: Invasion Support action off Lingayen (79,75) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 76 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze PB Yodozo Maru SC Ch 18 SC Ch 17 SC Ch 16 DD Yamagumo xAP Kamo Maru Japanese ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Lingayen (79,75) 56 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Sanko Maru, Shell hits 2 PB Yodozo Maru TB Tomozuru SC Ch 18 SC Ch 17 SC Ch 16 xAP Kamo Maru DD Yamagumo DD Tachikaze Japanese ground losses: 78 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 21st PA Infantry Division, at 79,75 (Lingayen) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 40 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 21st PA Infantry Division, at 79,75 (Lingayen) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 62 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 10196 troops, 59 guns, 203 vehicles, Assault Value = 422 Defending force 3029 troops, 74 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 129 Japanese adjusted assault: 189 Allied adjusted defense: 2 Japanese assault odds: 94 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 2461 casualties reported Squads: 64 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 28 (27 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 48th Recon Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 7th Tank Regiment Defending units: 21st PA Infantry Division 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion We are moving directly to Clark to take out Allied aircraft trapped there. After that we’ll go after Manila.

tomamars -> RE: 18.12.1941 BREAKING AVG WINGS (6/13/2017 12:04:30 PM)
MALAYAN THEATER: Preparations for Palembang operation are in full swing and blockade being the first step: Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 48,91, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships TB Kiji TB Kamo Allied Ships AMc MMS A, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AMc MMS B, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards Bombing of Singapore goes on in hope of keeping it’s forts suppressed: Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 56 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 7 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 4 damaged Runway hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 27 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 8 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase supply hits 1

tomamars -> RE: 18.12.1941 BREAKING AVG WINGS (6/13/2017 12:05:00 PM)
CHINA: Our revenge upon AVG has been executed: Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 Allied aircraft I-15-III x 1 H81-A3 x 10 Hawk 75M x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses I-15-III: 1 destroyed H81-A3: 4 destroyed Hawk 75M: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 6 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *

tomamars -> 19.12.1941 HUNT FOR B-17s (6/13/2017 1:47:21 PM)
19.12.1941 HUNT FOR B-17s CENT.PAC. AREA I-173 managed to bag two 9 VP xAKs few hexes of San Francisco: Submarine attack near San Francisco at 202,91 Japanese Ships SS I-173 Allied Ships xAK Steel Navigator, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage xAK Steel Navigator is sighted by SS I-173 SS I-173 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Steel Navigator -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near San Francisco at 202,91 Japanese Ships SS I-173 Allied Ships xAK Steel Trader, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage xAK Steel Trader is sighted by SS I-173 SS I-173 attacking xAK Steel Trader on the surface Morioka F. decides to submerge SS I-173 due to damage

tomamars -> RE: 19.12.1941 HUNT FOR B-17s (6/13/2017 1:48:20 PM)
PI AREA: Our chase after B-17s continues: Night Naval bombardment of Cagayan at 79,89 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Chokai CL Naka DD Yomogi DD Tsuta Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 Port hits 2 We have diverted one regiment from Luzon operation to attempt to seize Cayagan and all Allied aircraft trapped there: Pre-Invasion action off Cagayan (79,89) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 61 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze DD Samidare xAP Hakozaki Maru DD Umikaze Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled DD Kawakaze firing at 102nd PA Infantry Regiment DD Yamakaze firing at 102nd PA Infantry Regiment DD Samidare firing at 102nd PA Infantry Regiment DD Kawakaze fired at enemy troops DD Samidare fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Cagayan (79,89) TF 199 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 79,89 Japanese ground losses: 68 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt 17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3483 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 186 Defending force 2181 troops, 29 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 129 Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 102nd PA Infantry Regiment 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment 103rd PA Infantry Regiment 2nd/101st PA Battalion Cagayan USAAF Base Force Mindanao Force Corps Defending units: 146th Infantry Rgt /1

tomamars -> RE: 19.12.1941 HUNT FOR B-17s (6/13/2017 1:49:13 PM)
MALAYAN THEATER: Bombing of Singapore continues but is hampered by nasty weather: Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 32 G4M1 Betty x 27 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 7 damaged G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Runway hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 24 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 8 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Our troops at Kuantan are getting 6th Tank Regiment as reinforcements.

tomamars -> RE: 19.12.1941 HUNT FOR B-17s (6/13/2017 1:49:59 PM)
CHINA: 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade did a successful operation against 2 Chinese Corps with a major assistance by Sallies flying from Port Arthur: Morning Air attack on 35th Chinese Corps, at 92,38 , near Chengting Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 49 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 161 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 35th Chinese Corps, at 92,38 , near Chengting Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 11 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 92,38 (near Chengting) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5465 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 182 Defending force 11105 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 255 Japanese adjusted assault: 168 Allied adjusted defense: 82 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), disruption(-) experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 67 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 3908 casualties reported Squads: 151 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 349 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade Defending units: 35th Chinese Corps 83rd Chinese Corps 13th Group Army Northern China is now opened for grabs.

Bif1961 -> RE: 19.12.1941 HUNT FOR B-17s (6/14/2017 12:39:24 AM)
Good job crippling the Asiatic fleet, next up the British and Dutch fleets.

tomamars -> 20.12.1941 PREPARATIONS (6/14/2017 3:35:18 PM)
20.12.1941 PREPARATIONS CENT.PAC. AREA Some nice successes by our sub force in Cen.Pac: Submarine attack near Lahaina at 199,97 Japanese Ships SS I-24 Allied Ships TK William H. Berg, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage TK William H. Berg is sighted by SS I-24 SS I-24 launches 4 torpedoes at TK William H. Berg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Pago Pago at 148,161 Japanese Ships SS I-10 Allied Ships xAK Lancaster, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Lancaster is sighted by SS I-10 SS I-10 attacking on the surface Also, Tarawa falls! PI AREA: Destruction of grounded Allied airforce in Cayagan continues: Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 22 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 9 damaged P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 B5N1 Kate x 12 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 MALAYAN THEATER: Due to severe storms our bombing runs over Singapore are uneffective with only few hits on landing strip and airbase. Better luck tomorrow. Our landing on Kuantan continues. CHINA: 116th Division in pursuit catches fleeing Chinese and delivers another blow to them: Ground combat at 87,48 (near Sinyang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 10952 troops, 102 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 337 Defending force 8728 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 229 Japanese adjusted assault: 337 Allied adjusted defense: 75 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 46 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 2883 casualties reported Squads: 157 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 138 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 18 (14 destroyed, 4 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 116th Division Defending units: 12th Chinese Corps 48th Chinese Corps 3rd Group Army

tomamars -> 21.12.1941 CALM (6/14/2017 4:15:22 PM)
21.12.1941 CALM CENT.PAC. AREA As KB is returning to rearm and refuel to Kwajalein, it’s air-groups are practicing ASW warfare. I’ll try to work them up to at least skill 50 so they can be put into good use in shallow waters around Borneo where Dutch subs are lurking and giving us pain. Truk is expanding to port lvl 7, needed for our Battleships rearmament needs. Our subs are positioned around Hawaii and West Coast but also waiting beneath several US island ports, waiting for US garrisons to arrive. PI AREA: As our landings and bombing of B17s continues, our troops have beaten defenders of Cabanatuan and made another small step towards Manila: Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 435 troops, 0 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 78 Defending force 1976 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 74 Japanese adjusted assault: 44 Allied adjusted defense: 12 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 365 casualties reported Squads: 48 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 46 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 4th Tank Regiment Yokosuka 3rd SNLF Defending units: 91st PA Infantry Division

tomamars -> RE: 21.12.1941 CALM (6/14/2017 4:16:01 PM)
MALAYAN THEATER: We are enjoying relative calm in naval operations around Borneo for the time being, while Allies are licking their wounds from our previous engagements. Singawang has been mined and strong ASW and surface patrols have been established to prevent our transports from being hit. Almost 10 engineer units have been landed so far so base will be ready in a day or two. Moping up operations of NW Borneo stragglers have also started. One significant action in this area was first DA on defenders of Kuantan and quite successful one: Morning Air attack on 22nd Indian Brigade, at 51,79 (Kuantan) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 23 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 8 damaged Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 22nd Indian Brigade, at 51,79 (Kuantan) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 32 G4M1 Betty x 14 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 10 damaged G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment, at 51,79 (Kuantan) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 8 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 22nd Indian Brigade, at 51,79 (Kuantan) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 32 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 30 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 damaged Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 22nd Indian Brigade, at 51,79 (Kuantan) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 22nd Indian Brigade, at 51,79 (Kuantan) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuantan (51,79) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5281 troops, 37 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 198 Defending force 2946 troops, 42 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 88 Japanese adjusted assault: 116 Allied adjusted defense: 39 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 101 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 254 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 38 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled) Assaulting units: 6th Tank Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment 91st Naval Guard Unit Defending units: 22nd Indian Brigade 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment 1st ISF Base Force

tomamars -> RE: 15.12.1941 THE IRON WALL (6/14/2017 4:16:30 PM)
CHINA: First step in our plan to take Chengchow is wrestling control over rail junction just east from there. Operation was prepared by low-level bombing by Port Arthur based Sallies and than executed by combined force of infantry, artillery and armor: Morning Air attack on 98th Chinese Corps, at 88,43 , near Kaifeng Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 44 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 80 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 3000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 3000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 19 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 3000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 98th Chinese Corps, at 88,43 , near Kaifeng Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 12 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 3000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 88,43 (near Kaifeng) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 6705 troops, 67 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 224 Defending force 4134 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 120 Japanese adjusted assault: 207 Allied adjusted defense: 35 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 141 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 1552 casualties reported Squads: 65 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 52 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade 23rd Tank Regiment 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 98th Chinese Corps

tomamars -> 21.12.1941 CLARK FALLS (6/14/2017 4:52:25 PM)
21.12.1941 CLARK FALLS CENT.PAC. AREA No noteworthy events today. PI AREA: We’ve arranged for dozen of AMc’s to try and de-mine Bataan straits. Idea is to position 3 AKEs in Batangas and conduct daily bombardments of Bataan but for that to work, we’ll need that area at least partially de-mined. Problem is, artillery in Bataan is simply murderous: TF 308 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AMc Toroshima Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage AMc Kaiyo Maru #1, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage AMc Hinode Maru #17, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage AMc Choun Maru #7, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage Our bombing of Cagayan continues with one B17 bagged this time: Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N1 Kate x 12 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 19 damaged B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 6 Our troops that landed in Lingayen couple of days ago, and received a grubbing while doing so, managed to force-march to Clark Field, DA it and take it over! It helped that Allies have withdrawn from Clark towards Bataan but we are glad it worked out this way. Now we’ll send bunch of engineers to repair the airfield and put it into operation. Manila is next! Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 10003 troops, 59 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 383 Defending force 1804 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18 Japanese adjusted assault: 128 Allied adjusted defense: 34 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Clark Field !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed P-35A: 2 destroyed P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 659 casualties reported Squads: 34 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Assaulting units: 48th Recon Regiment 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment 7th Tank Regiment Defending units: 21st PA Infantry Division Subic Bay Defenses

tomamars -> RE: 21.12.1941 CLARK FALLS (6/14/2017 4:53:40 PM)
MALAYAN THEATER: ASW battles outside of Singkawang are by now daily occurrence with both sides trading punches: Sub attack near Groot Natoena at 58,80 Japanese Ships PB Nako Maru #2 DD Yudachi DD Murasame Allied Ships SS Perch, hits 1 SS Perch launches 2 torpedoes at PB Nako Maru #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Groot Natoena at 58,80 Japanese Ships xAK Maebasi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Murasame Allied Ships SS Perch Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled SS Perch launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Maebasi Maru We’ve attempted an experiment with altitude on our bombing campaign over Singapore by lowering it to 15.000 feet - bad idea: Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 29 G4M1 Betty x 13 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 10 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 12 damaged G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 5 Just day after successful DA we decided to give it another go on Kuantan - and it worked! Now we have lvl 4 airbase just 5 hexes from Singapore which will help to reduce our horrendous bomber op losses: Ground combat at Kuantan (51,79) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 3868 troops, 26 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 195 Defending force 788 troops, 29 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 220 Allied adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 31 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuantan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 329 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 37 (37 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 24 (24 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Assaulting units: 6th Tank Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment 91st Naval Guard Unit Defending units: 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment 1st ISF Base Force

tomamars -> RE: 21.12.1941 CLARK FALLS (6/14/2017 4:54:25 PM)
CHINA: With our situation in Philippines stabilizing, our bomb-force from Takao has diverted it’s attention to events in China. There was an sizable Chinese force spotted in the open so and 3000 feet bomb run was ordered on them. Pity weather didn’t collaborate with us on this one: Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 85,55 , near Nanchang Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 G3M2 Nell x 10 G4M1 Betty x 24 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 221 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 85,55 , near Nanchang Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 G4M1 Betty x 21 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 151 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 85,55 , near Nanchang Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 23 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 110 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps, at 85,55 , near Nanchang Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 7 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 24 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 95 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 85,55 , near Nanchang Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

tomamars -> 22.12.1941 SARATOGA WOUNDED (6/15/2017 11:32:56 AM)
22.12.1941 SARATOGA WOUNDED CENT.PAC. AREA Our wolfpacks around Hawaii have picked another victim: Saratoga: Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 180,106 Japanese Ships SS I-18 Allied Ships CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2 CL Concord DD Porter DD Lamson SS I-18 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Saratoga There is no major damage so it will have to sped few weeks in repair yards of Pearl to be OK but anyway it’s great news for us. We’ve decided to split KB in two parts, fast group consisting of Shokaku, Zuikaku, Hiryu and Soryu and fast BBs Kongo, Haruna, Hiei and Kirishima is setting towards Truk and from there to DEI where it will hunt for subs and aid our troops in capture of remaining bases, just like it did at Wake. Our slow CVs Kaga and Akagi, together with CVLs will create another group which will protect Central Pacific area. Another sub action in Cent.Pac: Submarine attack near Pago Pago at 148,161 Japanese Ships SS I-10 Allied Ships xAP Monterey, Torpedo hits 1 Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled xAP Monterey is sighted by SS I-10 SS I-10 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 164,112 Japanese Ships SS RO-60, hits 3 Allied Ships DD Worden SS RO-60 is sighted by escort -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Pago Pago at 148,161 Japanese Ships SS I-10 Allied Ships xAP Monterey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS I-10 launches 6 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 164,112 Japanese Ships SS RO-60, hits 4 Allied Ships DD Aylwin SS RO-60 is located by DD Aylwin

tomamars -> RE: 22.12.1941 SARATOGA WOUNDED (6/15/2017 11:33:35 AM)
PI AREA: First DA on Cayagan was relatively unsuccessful because of high losses that we received: Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 7623 troops, 74 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 281 Defending force 5135 troops, 52 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 190 Japanese adjusted assault: 103 Allied adjusted defense: 101 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 497 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 46 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 216 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 146th Infantry Regiment 144th Infantry Regiment Defending units: 103rd PA Infantry Regiment 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment 102nd PA Infantry Regiment 2nd/101st PA Battalion Cagayan USAAF Base Force Mindanao Force Corps We’ll have to rest for few turns and than try again.

tomamars -> RE: 22.12.1941 SARATOGA WOUNDED (6/15/2017 11:34:35 AM)
MALAYAN THEATER: Our bombardments of Singapore continues: Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 29 G4M1 Betty x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 14 damaged G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 20 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 12 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 6 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 10 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 4 damaged Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 44 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 In order to secure NW Borneo, we’ve sent 2 SLNF groups to secure Sambas, and they did: Ground combat at Sambas (57,88) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 3057 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 125 Defending force 1818 troops, 26 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 37 Japanese adjusted assault: 63 Allied adjusted defense: 19 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Sambas !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 96 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1033 casualties reported Squads: 75 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 12 (10 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 4 Units destroyed 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Sasebo 8th SNLF Yokosuka 4th SNLF Defending units: West Borneo KNIL Battalion Sarawak Force 2/15 Punjab Battalion Pontianak Base Force Sambas Base Force 106th RN Base Force

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