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Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/27/2019 9:08:03 AM)
And strategic map: [image]local://upfiles/4867/F41382ACAB3046CE885F433FAEDE8A38.jpg[/image]

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/27/2019 9:13:56 AM)
Some notes: - IJ invaded Noumea. Fortunately I managed to get AUS bn there just in time to prevent it being overrun. Now NZ brigade is en-route there to evict those unwanted tenants. - north AUS is safe and building up nicely. Lots of fuel and supply in Darwin. - DEI will be lost in future, but not without fight. Dutch Surface Combat TFs have done really well against landings. - Port Moresby will need some reinforcing, so that is next priority. Fortunately I have 3 US CVs in Sydney to cover the convoys. - amusingly I am experiencing lack of xAKs in San Francisco...have to remedy that. Need to get more plains to AUS ASAP. - Clark, Bataan, Manila and Singapore are still holding. - sub war has been good for Allies so far Other than that...reinforcements are coming and situation is not too bad.

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/27/2019 12:13:50 PM)
BREAKING NEWSCAST! Adm. Spruance commanding TF 376 puts an end to IJN CVL TF harassing Midway I. His TF consists of CV Saratoga and 14 DDs. 3 day running battle resulted sinking of IJN CVL Shoho. IJN capital ship / CV / CVL losses to day: CV Akagi (torpedoed by Dutch sub), BB Nagato (dive bombers from Port Moresby), CVL Shoho (incredibly took 14 (!) bombs and a torpedo to put her down). USN capital ship etc. losses: None apart of several BBs seriously damaged in PH.

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/27/2019 6:20:01 PM)
84th Indian Brigade secures Port Blair. From my previous games, having Japanese there with bombers is pain in the ass. So, I do preemptive for that. [8D] [image]local://upfiles/4867/4B508AFBDC8141E582EB144FE15EDA68.jpg[/image]

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/27/2019 6:56:41 PM)
Battle of Java has started. All glory to Dutch naval forces, who have accounted themselves very well during recent month. [image]local://upfiles/4867/8BE556B1383B4479929B34238C35F559.jpg[/image]

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/27/2019 7:41:30 PM)
Interesting days and Dutch rock: Night Time Surface Combat, near Banjoewangi at 57,107, Range 4,000 Yards Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships APD Shimakaze AMC Kiyosumi Maru, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk AMC Nosiro Maru, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Hakodate Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires xAK Nichiren Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires xAKL Nichirei Maru, Shell hits 1 xAKL Toten Maru xAKL Boko Maru, Shell hits 2 xAKL Rumeo Maru, Shell hits 1, and is sunk xAKL P-29, Shell hits 3, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Tromp DD Piet Hein DD Kortenaer DD Evertsen DD Witte de With DD Van Nes DD Banckert DD Van Ghent ----------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Banjoewangi at 57,107, Range 7,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Sonan Maru #5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk xAK Kamogawa Maru, Shell hits 64, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Tromp DD Piet Hein DD Kortenaer DD Evertsen DD Witte de With DD Van Nes DD Banckert DD Van Ghent Japanese ground losses: 406 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 29 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 9 (0 destroyed, 9 disabled) ---------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Pamekasan at 58,106, Range 15,000 Yards Japanese Ships APD Shimakaze, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Nichirei Maru, Shell hits 29, and is sunk xAKL Toten Maru, Shell hits 16, and is sunk xAKL Boko Maru, Shell hits 23, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Tromp DD Piet Hein DD Kortenaer DD Evertsen DD Witte de With DD Van Nes, Shell hits 1 DD Banckert DD Van Ghent ---------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Pamekasan at 58,106, Range 16,000 Yards Japanese Ships E Saga, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage E Hashidate, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage LSD Shinshu Maru, Shell hits 39, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Tromp, Shell hits 2 DD Piet Hein DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Evertsen, Shell hits 3, heavy fires DD Witte de With, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Van Nes DD Banckert DD Van Ghent Japanese ground losses: 702 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 45 disabled Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 40 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ----------------------------------------------------

BBfanboy -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/27/2019 10:50:04 PM)
Nice job on placing your Dutch forces in position to hit the landings, Not all that many troops eliminated, but no doubt some supply went down. [:)]

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/27/2019 11:04:51 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy Nice job on placing your Dutch forces in position to hit the landings, Not all that many troops eliminated, but no doubt some supply went down. [:)] I have had it at receiving end in Port Moresby, I think I lost 3 DD and 3 xAK because transport TFs are extremely vulnerable to SCTF raiding. CL/DD TFs are also very difficult to hit with air power.

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/27/2019 11:12:49 PM)
I am actually playing more aggressive than usual, in response to way more aggressive AI script I am used to. One of the AndyMac's scripts, I have not yet before encountered this, and it's pretty interesting.

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/28/2019 12:15:14 PM)
I am very reluctant to use ADM Halsey in mission like this...Remain on Station... His Aggressiveness rating 90 makes him unpredictable and he might disobey the orders. Unfortunately my favourite Spruance is already in other TF. [image]local://upfiles/4867/E32606FAD4DC4B81843B70D0A2E20E00.jpg[/image]

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/28/2019 12:53:05 PM)
VADM Halsey hammers IJN few times: Morning Air attack on TF, near Salamaua at 98,127 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 Ki-27b Nate x 12 Allied aircraft F4F-3A Wildcat x 9 F4F-3 Wildcat x 11 SBD-2 Dauntless x 15 SBD-3 Dauntless x 44 TBD-1 Devastator x 30 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships xAK Hokusei Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Mito Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Kashii Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Daijukyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk xAK Teiyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage xAK Tempei Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Alaska Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Melbourne Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage PB Shonon Maru #10 AG Soya Japanese ground losses: 2929 casualties reported Squads: 32 destroyed, 69 disabled Non Combat: 65 destroyed, 163 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled) ----------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Salamaua at 98,127 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 Ki-27b Nate x 10 Allied aircraft F4F-3A Wildcat x 8 F4F-3 Wildcat x 9 SBD-3 Dauntless x 29 TBD-1 Devastator x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships xAK Hokusei Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk SC Ch 23, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage AG Soya, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Misaki Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk xAK Teiyo Maru, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk Japanese ground losses: 2797 casualties reported Squads: 36 destroyed, 77 disabled Non Combat: 72 destroyed, 144 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ---------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Finschhafen at 100,126 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 15 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Syoka Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Umboi Island at 100,125 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 Ki-27b Nate x 2 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 9 SBD-3 Dauntless x 15 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships xAK Iwaki Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAK Midori Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires xAK Zyunyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage ------------------------------------------------------------------- On a side note, AI in this script uses relatively lot of night air attacks. Some of them are even moderately and annoyingly effective.

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/28/2019 2:17:49 PM)
Another bad day for IJN/IJA: Night Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 115,160, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships AG Muroto, Shell hits 31, heavy fires, heavy damage AG Noshima, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Heito Maru, Shell hits 5, heavy fires xAK Ishikari Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire xAK Ryuko Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires xAK Tasmania Maru xAK Ikoma Maru, Shell hits 2 xAK Kusuyama Maru, Shell hits 1 xAK Yuri Maru, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships DD Anderson DD Mustin DD Russell DD Mugford DD Ralph Talbot KEEP YOUR DIRTY FINGERS OFF MY NOUMEA! [:D]

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/30/2019 3:15:45 PM)
Singapore did fall March 29, 1942, ending the resistance and causing the loss of 37 000+ Allied soldiers. [image]local://upfiles/4867/EC3538443BD448F58525D3C6ACB32C59.jpg[/image]

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/30/2019 3:21:14 PM)
Java: [image]local://upfiles/4867/A5E3D1E204064990AE157AE324D97672.jpg[/image]

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/30/2019 3:22:54 PM)
Burma: [image]local://upfiles/4867/31B12AC908BB4110A739BC538AE2A068.jpg[/image]

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/30/2019 3:25:49 PM)
Strategic map and Bataan area (Philippines will fall soon): [image]local://upfiles/4867/C574F22254E141428CBA3463C1805A44.jpg[/image]

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/30/2019 3:30:21 PM)
Intel: Japanese have lost quite a lot of shipping to subs, air attacks and surface combat. [image]local://upfiles/4867/EE1DDFAC34C34CE89073A2B9438A693B.jpg[/image]

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/30/2019 3:33:22 PM)
Save from March 31, 1942 in this link, slot 11. https://www.dropbox.com/s/k6j5uiezskbe0au/wpae011.pws?dl=0

BBfanboy -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (3/30/2019 9:59:25 PM)
For early 1942, 157 IJ ships lost is a lot! Well done!

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (4/1/2019 2:06:49 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy For early 1942, 157 IJ ships lost is a lot! Well done! Including CV Akagi, CVL Shoho, CVL Zuiho and BB Nagato, no less. [8D] Allied subs have been MEAN even when US subs have bad torpedoes...but they shoot A LOT! 5 hevily damaged US BBs (from PH raid at start) are now moving to SF and Seattle to unclog PH Shipyard. 2 BBs will remain in PH.

BBfanboy -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (4/1/2019 2:18:57 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Sardaukar quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy For early 1942, 157 IJ ships lost is a lot! Well done! Including CV Akagi, CVL Shoho, CVL Zuiho and BB Nagato, no less. [8D] Allied subs have been MEAN even when US subs have bad torpedoes...but they shoot A LOT! 5 hevily damaged US BBs (from PH raid at start) are now moving to SF and Seattle to unclog PH Shipyard. 2 BBs will remain in PH. In one of my games against the AI, after the initial flock of IJN subs around PH and the WC USA returned to their bases to replenish, a few came back to stake out patrols off the channels leading to Seattle/Vancouver, Portland, and Prince Rupert. IIRC that was around March 1942.

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (4/1/2019 2:25:51 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: Sardaukar quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy For early 1942, 157 IJ ships lost is a lot! Well done! Including CV Akagi, CVL Shoho, CVL Zuiho and BB Nagato, no less. [8D] Allied subs have been MEAN even when US subs have bad torpedoes...but they shoot A LOT! 5 hevily damaged US BBs (from PH raid at start) are now moving to SF and Seattle to unclog PH Shipyard. 2 BBs will remain in PH. In one of my games against the AI, after the initial flock of IJN subs around PH and the WC USA returned to their bases to replenish, a few came back to stake out patrols off the channels leading to Seattle/Vancouver, Portland, and Prince Rupert. IIRC that was around March 1942. IJN subs have been very aggressive in my game. I hope they'd disappear [:D] They have been constant threat. My problem is that I just don't have enough escorts for all my convoys.

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (4/2/2019 3:59:28 AM)
April 11, 1942: Slowly losing control of Java. [image]local://upfiles/4867/EA0609370CDF4494B16A4BED09C4775E.jpg[/image]

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (4/2/2019 4:03:41 AM)
April 12, 1942: Lesson here is: USE YOUR SUBMARINES! [image]local://upfiles/4867/CF28E070B8694A219A5D45C89EF5850A.jpg[/image]

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (4/2/2019 5:25:50 AM)
Fulmars were pretty effective this time, they are set to Naval Attack 1000 ft: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Moulmein at 55,55 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft Fulmar II x 12 Hurricane I Trop x 7 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Nagisan Maru, Shell hits 4, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Teikoku Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Shofuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAK Hakusika Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 9 (3 destroyed, 6 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Fulmar II bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------- Just arrived 6th AUS Div saved the day: Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 16941 troops, 193 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 591 Defending force 33787 troops, 346 guns, 400 vehicles, Assault Value = 1103 Japanese adjusted assault: 622 Allied adjusted defense: 679 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 3863 casualties reported Squads: 118 destroyed, 227 disabled Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 51 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 26 disabled Guns lost 52 (20 destroyed, 32 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 1121 casualties reported Squads: 27 destroyed, 51 disabled Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 14 (7 destroyed, 7 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: III./143rd Infantry Battalion 1st RTA Division 113th Infantry Regiment 55th Cavalry Regiment 112th Infantry Regiment I./143rd Infantry Battalion 3rd Infantry Regiment 55th Engineer Regiment 2nd RTA Division 55th Mountain Gun Regiment RTA Cav Div /3 Defending units: 13th Burma Rifles Battalion 4th Assam Rifles Battalion Railway BAF Battalion 6th Australian Division BFF Brigade 4th Burma Rifles Battalion Mandalay BMP Battalion 6th Burma Rifles Battalion Upper Burma BAF Battalion 1st Burma Division 3rd Burma Rifles Battalion Tenasserim BAF Battalion 9th Burma Rifles Battalion 10th Burma Rifles Battalion 36th Chinese Division Burma Corps ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sad demise of brave and effective Dutch sub: Submarine attack near Toboali at 51,94 Japanese Ships DD Yukikaze DD Mikazuki DD Kikuzuki DD Uzuki Allied Ships SS KXIV, hits 16, and is sunk ------------------------------------------------------- I am getting pretty good with interdicting landings with SCTFs... Day Time Surface Combat, near Denpasar at 59,108, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships xAK India Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Hokusin Maru, Shell hits 39, and is sunk xAK Kiyo Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Zuisyo Maru, Shell hits 43, and is sunk xAK Kyokko Maru, Shell hits 33, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Sumatra, Shell hits 1 CL Tromp DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 1 DD Kortenaer DD Witte de With DD Van Nes DD Banckert DD Van Ghent Japanese ground losses: 12986 casualties reported Squads: 135 destroyed, 618 disabled Non Combat: 167 destroyed, 576 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 106 (95 destroyed, 11 disabled) ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (4/2/2019 6:36:44 AM)
I did rectify my past mistakes of letting Japanese having Port Blair...it is actually important base regarding Rangoon... [image]local://upfiles/4867/F5A1125AA5994CF8ABC898476065FBB1.jpg[/image]

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (4/2/2019 7:48:44 AM)
7th AUS and 20th Indian arriving soon. 18th UK Div has been holding the "hinge" NE of Pegu. [image]local://upfiles/4867/293B0AA3AC4A4267AF8C06EAC827C9C4.jpg[/image]

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (4/5/2019 10:36:24 AM)
Diggers and more Indians into fray... [image]local://upfiles/4867/35C1291FE55047AA893DD8785EC7221C.jpg[/image]

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (4/5/2019 4:16:41 PM)
April 16, 1942...Clark Field falls...

Sardaukar -> RE: Sardaukar's another Newbie Campaign 3rd take) (4/6/2019 12:17:20 AM)
Is there nothing else that'd satisfy this evil AI empire....? Hands off from my Java! [image]local://upfiles/4867/4E94410279844A389C3B2B576A1F0DDE.jpg[/image]

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