RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR

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RangerJoe -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/15/2019 11:22:27 AM)
Let me get this right, you are complaining because you beat up some convoys? [8\|] Or was it because your naval forces, in the finest British tradition, brewed tea the day before and did not sail?

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/15/2019 11:31:32 AM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Treasury Islands at 109,132, Range 22,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Seagull V: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Nachi CA Aoba, Shell hits 1 CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 2 DD Kuroshio DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Hayashio, Shell hits 2, heavy fires DD Amatsukaze Allied Ships CL Perth, Shell hits 32, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAP Sarpedonia, Shell hits 5, on fire xAP Nairana, Shell hits 19, and is sunk xAK Kekerangu, Shell hits 5, on fire xAK Tambua, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Autolycus, Shell hits 16, and is sunk xAKL Loyaute, Shell hits 11, and is sunk xAKL Mawata, Shell hits 4, and is sunk AMC Cap des Palmes, Shell hits 15, and is sunk xAK Cagou, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Johanne Justesen, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Maetsuycker, Shell hits 4, heavy fires xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Murada, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Aldinga, Shell hits 16, and is sunk xAK Allara, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Dundula, Shell hits 4 xAK Mary Livanos, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Royal T. Frank, Shell hits 25, and is sunk [image]local://upfiles/13774/582B84DB22704E4D8D9E09ACE0A924F7.jpg[/image] now the second cruiser squadron comes into action hitting the convoy hard, also sinking CL Perth... Hayashio takes 2x6 inch shells and burns heavily... Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 22,000 yards CA Aoba launches Long Lance Torpedoes at CL Perth at 22,000 yards CA Nachi launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAP Murada at 22,000 yards CA Kinugasa launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAP Ormiston at 22,000 yards DD Amatsukaze launches Long Lance Torpedoes at CL Perth at 22,000 yards CA Nachi launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAP Nairana at 22,000 yards DD Amatsukaze launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAP Sarpedonia at 22,000 yards CA Kinugasa launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAK Allara at 22,000 yards CA Kinugasa launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAK Tambua at 22,000 yards CA Nachi launches Long Lance Torpedoes at xAK Kekerangu at 22,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards CL Perth engages CA Nachi at 20,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages AMC Cap des Palmes at 20,000 yards CA Nachi engages xAP Murada at 20,000 yards CL Perth engages CA Myoko at 20,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAP Sarpedonia at 20,000 yards CA Nachi engages xAK Royal T. Frank at 20,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAK Kekerangu at 20,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAKL Mawata at 20,000 yards CA Myoko engages xAKL Loyaute at 20,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards CA Aoba engages CL Perth at 19,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages AMC Cap des Palmes at 19,000 yards CA Nachi engages CL Perth at 19,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAP Maetsuycker at 19,000 yards CA Myoko engages xAP Nairana at 19,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Natsushio at 19,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAK Royal T. Frank at 19,000 yards xAK Mary Livanos sunk by DD Hayashio at 19,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAK Kekerangu at 19,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAKL Mawata at 19,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages CL Perth at 17,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages AMC Cap des Palmes at 17,000 yards CA Nachi engages CL Perth at 17,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAP Ormiston at 17,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Amatsukaze at 17,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Hayashio at 17,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages xAP Sarpedonia at 17,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAK Royal T. Frank at 17,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages xAK Kekerangu at 17,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards CA Aoba engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages AMC Cap des Palmes at 15,000 yards CA Myoko engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Amatsukaze at 15,000 yards DD Hayashio engages CL Perth at 15,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAK Royal T. Frank at 15,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAK Dundula at 15,000 yards Massive explosion on xAK Autolycus CA Aoba engages xAK Autolycus at 15,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages xAK Kekerangu at 15,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAKL Loyaute at 15,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 yards CL Perth engages CA Kinugasa at 13,000 yards CA Aoba engages CL Perth at 13,000 yards CL Perth engages CA Nachi at 13,000 yards CL Perth engages CA Myoko at 13,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Amatsukaze at 13,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAP Nairana at 13,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Natsushio at 13,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAK Dundula at 13,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAK Johanne Justesen at 13,000 yards CA Myoko engages xAK Tambua at 13,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAKL Mawata at 13,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards CL Perth engages CA Kinugasa at 10,000 yards CL Perth engages CA Nachi at 10,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages xAP Ormiston at 10,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Natsushio at 10,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAK Royal T. Frank at 10,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAK Aldinga at 10,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAK Autolycus at 10,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages xAK Tambua at 10,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAKL Loyaute at 10,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards CL Perth engages CA Kinugasa at 7,000 yards DD Hayashio engages AMC Cap des Palmes at 7,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAP Murada at 7,000 yards CA Myoko engages CL Perth at 7,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Amatsukaze at 7,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Natsushio at 7,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAK Autolycus at 7,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAKL Loyaute at 7,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards CL Perth engages CA Myoko at 6,000 yards CA Aoba engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAP Murada at 6,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAP Ormiston at 6,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Amatsukaze at 6,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages xAP Nairana at 6,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAP Sarpedonia at 6,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Kuroshio at 6,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAK Aldinga at 6,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAK Tambua at 6,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAKL Mawata at 6,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages CL Perth at 6,000 yards AMC Cap des Palmes engages DD Hayashio at 6,000 yards CL Perth engages CA Nachi at 6,000 yards CL Perth engages CA Myoko at 6,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAP Maetsuycker at 6,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAP Nairana at 6,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Hatsukaze at 6,000 yards CL Perth engages DD Kuroshio at 6,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAK Autolycus at 6,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAK Kekerangu at 6,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAKL Loyaute at 6,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages CL Perth at 7,000 yards DD Hayashio engages AMC Cap des Palmes at 7,000 yards CL Perth sunk by CA Myoko at 7,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAP Nairana at 7,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAP Sarpedonia at 7,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages xAK Royal T. Frank at 7,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAK Dundula at 7,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAK Allara at 7,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages xAK Autolycus at 7,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages AMC Cap des Palmes at 7,000 yards xAP Murada sunk by CA Nachi at 7,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAP Ormiston at 7,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAP Maetsuycker at 7,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages AMC Cap des Palmes at 7,000 yards AMC Cap des Palmes engages DD Hayashio at 7,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAK Royal T. Frank at 7,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages AMC Cap des Palmes at 7,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages AMC Cap des Palmes at 7,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAK Aldinga at 7,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAK Cagou at 7,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAK Autolycus at 7,000 yards xAKL Loyaute sunk by DD Natsushio at 7,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards AMC Cap des Palmes sunk by CA Kinugasa at 6,000 yards CA Nachi engages xAP Maetsuycker at 6,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAP Nairana at 6,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAK Royal T. Frank at 6,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAK Allara at 6,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAK Johanne Justesen at 6,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAK Cagou at 6,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAK Tambua at 6,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAP Ormiston at 8,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAP Maetsuycker at 8,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAP Nairana at 8,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAK Allara at 8,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAK Tambua at 8,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAK Tambua at 8,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAK Kekerangu at 8,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAP Ormiston at 10,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages xAP Maetsuycker at 10,000 yards Massive explosion on xAK Cagou CA Nachi engages xAK Cagou at 10,000 yards CA Myoko engages xAK Royal T. Frank at 10,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages xAK Royal T. Frank at 10,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAK Aldinga at 10,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAK Autolycus at 10,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAK Tambua at 10,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAP Ormiston at 9,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages xAP Nairana at 9,000 yards CA Myoko engages xAP Sarpedonia at 9,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAK Royal T. Frank at 9,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAP Ormiston at 9,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAK Aldinga at 9,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAK Tambua at 9,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAK Aldinga at 9,000 yards CA Nachi engages xAP Nairana at 9,000 yards Massive explosion on xAP Nairana CA Myoko engages xAP Nairana at 9,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages xAK Royal T. Frank at 9,000 yards DD Hayashio engages xAK Johanne Justesen at 9,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAK Allara at 9,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages xAK Aldinga at 9,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages xAK Johanne Justesen at 9,000 yards CA Aoba engages xAK Autolycus at 9,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAK Tambua at 9,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAP Ormiston at 9,000 yards CA Aoba engages xAP Ormiston at 9,000 yards CA Nachi engages xAP Sarpedonia at 9,000 yards CA Myoko engages xAP Sarpedonia at 9,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages xAK Dundula at 9,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAK Allara at 9,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAK Kekerangu at 9,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAK Johanne Justesen at 9,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAK Tambua at 9,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards xAK Aldinga sunk by CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards xAK Royal T. Frank sunk by CA Nachi at 8,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAK Dundula at 8,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAK Johanne Justesen at 8,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages xAK Cagou at 8,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages xAK Tambua at 8,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Treasury Islands at 109,132, Range 24,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Nachi CA Aoba CA Kinugasa DD Kuroshio DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio, heavy fires Allied Ships xAP Sarpedonia, Shell hits 10, and is sunk xAK Kekerangu, Shell hits 8, and is sunk xAK Tambua, and is sunk xAK Cagou, Shell hits 1, and is sunk xAK Johanne Justesen, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAP Maetsuycker, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Ormiston, Shell hits 9, and is sunk xAK Allara, Shell hits 13, and is sunk the cruisers keep reacting whenever the enemy moves a hex and we keep pounding the poor freighters... Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 24,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 24,000 yards CA Myoko fires at xAP Ormiston at 24,000 yards CA Nachi fires at xAP Ormiston at 24,000 yards CA Aoba fires at xAK Allara at 24,000 yards xAK Cagou sunk by CA Nachi at 24,000 yards CA Myoko fires at xAK Kekerangu at 24,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards CA Aoba engages xAP Ormiston at 23,000 yards CA Aoba engages xAP Ormiston at 23,000 yards CA Nachi engages xAK Allara at 23,000 yards CA Myoko engages xAK Kekerangu at 23,000 yards CA Nachi engages xAK Kekerangu at 23,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards CA Nachi engages xAP Ormiston at 20,000 yards CA Myoko engages xAK Allara at 20,000 yards xAK Kekerangu sunk by CA Aoba at 20,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards CA Aoba engages xAP Ormiston at 18,000 yards CA Nachi engages xAK Allara at 18,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAP Sarpedonia at 18,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards Massive explosion on xAP Sarpedonia CA Kinugasa engages xAP Sarpedonia at 15,000 yards CA Aoba engages xAP Sarpedonia at 15,000 yards CA Nachi engages xAK Allara at 15,000 yards xAP Sarpedonia sunk by CA Myoko at 15,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAK Allara at 15,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAK Allara at 14,000 yards CA Aoba engages xAK Allara at 14,000 yards Massive explosion on xAK Allara CA Myoko engages xAK Allara at 14,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAK Johanne Justesen at 14,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAK Johanne Justesen at 14,000 yards Kobayashi, Sonosuke orders Japanese TF to disengage Range closes to 12,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAP Maetsuycker at 12,000 yards xAK Allara sunk by DD Hatsukaze at 12,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAP Maetsuycker at 12,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAP Maetsuycker at 12,000 yards DD Kuroshio engages xAP Maetsuycker at 12,000 yards Range increases to 17,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAK Johanne Justesen at 17,000 yards Massive explosion on xAK Johanne Justesen CA Aoba engages xAK Johanne Justesen at 17,000 yards DD Natsushio engages xAK Johanne Justesen at 17,000 yards DD Hatsukaze engages xAK Johanne Justesen at 17,000 yards Range increases to 20,000 yards CA Aoba engages xAK Johanne Justesen at 20,000 yards xAK Johanne Justesen sunk by CA Myoko at 20,000 yards Range increases to 24,000 yards CA Myoko engages xAP Maetsuycker at 24,000 yards Range increases to 30,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages xAP Maetsuycker at 30,000 yards CA Aoba engages xAP Maetsuycker at 30,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Namatanai at 107,125 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 20 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Adelaide xAP Macdhui Aircraft Attacking: 20 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb there's also a convoy at that dothex South of Kavieng... wonder if he tries to evacuate that mini unit or if he wants to reinforce the dot base to march on Kavieng... really some offensive thoughts of Mundy it seems... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Namatanai at 107,125 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 13 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CL Adelaide xAP Macdhui, Bomb hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb no chance to hit cruisers with bombs and even that xAP doesn't care about the 250kg SAP bombs... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 75 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 5 Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mikuma xAK Koryu Maru Aircraft Attacking: 5 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet * Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 5 B-339D x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Suzuya Aircraft Attacking: 5 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Takao , at 84,65 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 16 Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged Japanese Ships AV Kunikawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage B-17 still operating out of Clark... if this goes on we will have to surpress the base... Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Buin at 108,131 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 12 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Kinugasa DD Natsushio, heavy fires CA Nachi Aircraft Attacking: 8 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Natsushio those Banshees launch day after day in full strenght it seems... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Buin at 108,131 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 3 Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Nachi Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Treasury Islands at 109,132 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 4 F4F-3A Wildcat x 5 SBD-2 Dauntless x 18 SBD-3 Dauntless x 9 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Amatsukaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 12 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 2 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Amatsukaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 3 Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mikuma Aircraft Attacking: 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet * Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buin at 108,131 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 12 Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Myoko, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Natsushio, on fire CA Aoba CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Treasury Islands at 109,132 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 3 Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Hayashio, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hayashio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buin at 108,131 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 9 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Aoba CA Nachi, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA Kinugasa Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Treasury Islands at 109,132 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 4 F4F-3A Wildcat x 5 SBD-2 Dauntless x 18 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Amatsukaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Hayashio, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 10 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Amatsukaze Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hayashio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buin at 108,131 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-2 Dauntless x 18 Allied aircraft losses SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CA Aoba, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA Nachi, on fire CA Myoko, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 12 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Truk at 112,108 Japanese Ships TB Otori Allied Ships SS Argonaut SS Argonaut launches 2 torpedoes at TB Otori TB Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Tarakan (67,91) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Kenyo Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire TB Kamo TB Kiji xAK Nankai Maru, Shell hits 4 TB Hayabusa TB Hiyodori xAK Meiyo Maru 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: 55 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Kenyo Maru at 9,000 yards TB Kiji firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nankai Maru at 9,000 yards TB Hayabusa firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards 120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nankai Maru at 9,000 yards TB Hayabusa firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Kenyo Maru at 9,000 yards TB Kiji firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards TB Hiyodori fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Tarakan (67,91) TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 67,91 Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of 41st Infantry Rgt /2 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of 41st Infantry Rgt /3 17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 accidentally lost during unload of 8th JNAF Coy 15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 8th JNAF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1684 troops, 26 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 45 Defending force 7900 troops, 62 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 230 Assaulting units: VII KNIL Battalion Tarakan Defenses HQ TC Borneo Tarakan MLD Base Force Defending units: 41st Infantry Regiment Sasebo 3rd SNLF Sasebo 8th SNLF 6th JNAF Coy 8th JNAF Coy

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/15/2019 11:33:49 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe Let me get this right, you are complaining because you beat up some convoys? [8\|] Or was it because your naval forces, in the finest British tradition, brewed tea the day before and did not sail? No! I'm not complaining because I beat up some convoys but because I should have beaten up those ships yesterday! When they were loaded and not 8 hexes South of Rabaul. You will see later on why I didn't like my ships reacting all that far South.

witpqs -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/15/2019 2:25:58 PM)
Sounds a lot like a rant! [8D]

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/16/2019 4:10:43 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs Sounds a lot like a rant! [8D] Well yeah! Give me reason for it... [:D]

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/16/2019 4:21:37 PM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Treasury Islands at 109,132 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 4 F4F-3A Wildcat x 5 SBD-2 Dauntless x 18 SBD-3 Dauntless x 9 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Amatsukaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires [image]local://upfiles/13774/9981561925AB44E19412BE534CAF6C5D.jpg[/image] and here's the reason why it pisses me off twice that my cruiser squadron didn't obey orders yesterday! Going in and out yesterday would have probably meant killing that convoy too while being loaded with troops for Rabaul and NOT being in range of the enemy carriers that sprinted in... a single 1000lb bomb is enough to kill an IJN DD and there are more to follow... Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 12 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 2 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Amatsukaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 3 Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mikuma Aircraft Attacking: 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet * Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buin at 108,131 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 12 Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Myoko, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Natsushio, on fire CA Aoba CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1 no idea how those Army dive bombers do that good on nav attack as they aren't trained at all... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Treasury Islands at 109,132 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 3 Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Hayashio, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hayashio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buin at 108,131 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 9 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Aoba CA Nachi, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA Kinugasa Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Treasury Islands at 109,132 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 4 F4F-3A Wildcat x 5 SBD-2 Dauntless x 18 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Amatsukaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Hayashio, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage those two DDs are gone... Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 10 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Amatsukaze Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hayashio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buin at 108,131 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-2 Dauntless x 18 Allied aircraft losses SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CA Aoba, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA Nachi, on fire CA Myoko, on fire today's tally is 1 Allied CA, 1 CL and about 30 freighters including precious troop transport sunk for 3 IJN DDs lost... points wise this is an IJN victory (nearly 300 pts scored for ships) but only for today and I don't like losing DDs... tactically spoken it was an Allied victory as my cruisers didn't move to Rabaul and the reinforcement attempt was succesful... now I don't know why Mundy didn't have his CVs closer to Rabaul two days earlier already to cover the transports and if he decides to pursuit my damaged cruisers it will become a disaster for the IJN... he doesn't know where KB is I guess and he was attacked by Nells out of Truk earlier so I wonder if he got the balls to race North, all my ships are ordered full speed to Truk... Aircraft Attacking: 12 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Truk at 112,108 Japanese Ships TB Otori Allied Ships SS Argonaut Argonaut! Let's get some minesweepers up running... SS Argonaut launches 2 torpedoes at TB Otori TB Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Otori fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Tarakan (67,91) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Kenyo Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire TB Kamo TB Kiji xAK Nankai Maru, Shell hits 4 TB Hayabusa TB Hiyodori xAK Meiyo Maru 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: 55 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled after my idiotic shock attack at Tarakan I had to bring a Rgt as reinforcement, no doubt the base will fall... a cruiser squadron is covering the invasion, with Force Z being in Australia and Houston being sunk there should be only the Dutch cruisers, the dreaded Boise and perhaps some RN CL/DD left in the DEI but I have not spotted any of them so far... 120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Kenyo Maru at 9,000 yards TB Kiji firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nankai Maru at 9,000 yards TB Hayabusa firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards 120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nankai Maru at 9,000 yards TB Hayabusa firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Kenyo Maru at 9,000 yards TB Kiji firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards TB Hiyodori fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Tarakan (67,91) TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 67,91 Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of 41st Infantry Rgt /2 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of 41st Infantry Rgt /3 17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 accidentally lost during unload of 8th JNAF Coy 15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 8th JNAF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1684 troops, 26 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 45 Defending force 7900 troops, 62 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 230 Assaulting units: VII KNIL Battalion Tarakan Defenses HQ TC Borneo Tarakan MLD Base Force Defending units: 41st Infantry Regiment Sasebo 3rd SNLF Sasebo 8th SNLF 6th JNAF Coy 8th JNAF Coy

RangerJoe -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/16/2019 4:31:51 PM)
The dreaded Boise is only a "light" cruiser and easily succumbs to 250 kg bombs and torpedoes.

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/16/2019 5:07:31 PM)
the good news to start with, enemy high command didn't show balls and the US carriers didn't pursue my damaged heavy cruisers that were spriting back to Truk... the rest of the two Task Forces should all make it home if there isn't a lucky sub waiting somewhere... so in total we lost 3 DDs in this operation, with about halve a dozen CA/DD in need of yard time... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 28, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Tarakan (67,91) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Nankai Maru, Shell hits 1 TB Kiji TB Hayabusa TB Kamo TB Hiyodori xAK Meiyo Maru Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nankai Maru at 10,000 yards TB Hayabusa firing to suppress enemy battery at 10,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nankai Maru at 10,000 yards TB Hayabusa firing to suppress enemy battery at 10,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nankai Maru at 10,000 yards TB Hayabusa firing to suppress enemy battery at 10,000 yards TB Kamo fired at enemy troops TB Kiji fired at enemy troops TB Hayabusa fired at enemy troops TB Hiyodori fired at enemy guns -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Torokina at 108,130, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Natori Allied Ships PG Moresby, heavy damage xAK Hauraki, on fire xAK Kauri, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Montoro, heavy fires that's about all that is left of the Allied troop convoys... Improved night sighting under 75% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 75% moonlight: 11,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards Japanese TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 12,000 yards... Range increases to 12,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tokara Retto at 99,63 Japanese Ships xAK Sekiho Maru, Shell hits 27, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Pompano SS Pompano attacking on the surface lol that was funny... Sekiho Maru was colliding with another freighter yesterday and I have split her off of the escorted convoy when she immediately stumbles into Pompano which gets the chance to attack on the surface firing torp salvo one after another... twice bad luck for Sekiho Maru... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Tarakan (67,91) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Nankai Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire TB Kiji TB Hayabusa TB Hiyodori xAK Meiyo Maru 120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nankai Maru at 5,000 yards TB Hayabusa firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Nankai Maru at 5,000 yards TB Hiyodori firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards TB Kiji fired at enemy troops TB Hayabusa fired at enemy troops TB Hiyodori fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Tarakan (67,91) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Kenyo Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire TB Hayabusa TB Hiyodori xAK Meiyo Maru 120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Kenyo Maru at 8,000 yards TB Hayabusa fired at enemy troops TB Hiyodori fired at enemy guns still unloading supplies when some freighters are hit by 75mm CD gunfire... two of the freighters are damaged and will be disbanded in port after we take the base... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 194th Tank Battalion, at 79,75 (Lingayen) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 27 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb I've mentioned earlier that recon reports all Allied units on the Philipines scattering and I have no clue why... we already destroyed a motorized arty unit that was moving into San Fernando and we have another tank unit in open field that is now targetted by the bombers... at the moment I don't have a clue where Mundy is going to setup his defense on the Philipines... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 194th Tank Battalion, at 79,75 (Lingayen) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 27 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 192nd Tank Battalion, at 80,74 (San Fernando) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 27 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 1,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 3 Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Hagikaze Aircraft Attacking: 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet * Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 4 B-339D x 6 Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Suzuya Aircraft Attacking: 4 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84 [image]local://upfiles/13774/95AA1C913D70476C8EBE7BF0273CF40B.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 81 B5N2 Kate x 70 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships xAP West Point, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Filleigh, Bomb hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Wakefield, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires AP Joseph T. Dickman, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires xAP Mount Vernon, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires xAK Clan Alpine, Bomb hits 2, on fire AP Leonard Wood, Bomb hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 131 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 11 (6 destroyed, 5 disabled) that's the start of today's highlight... Mundy has moved those high value xAP to Singapore, either bringing in more troops [X(] or trying an Asian Dunkerque... that's again pure luck on my part as we didn't spot the enemy convoy earlier and KB is moving in to cover the Malaya invasion that was finally setup and started moving as it took me near three weeks to put everything together I want to bring in in an organized way... as we are attacking at near max range only the Kates attack but they do quite well attacking those transports... moving such high value ships into such a position in Dec 41 is either very optimistic or very bold as one could imagine even the unreliable Betty/Nell plague could get a working attack at some point... Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 9 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 9 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP West Point Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AP Joseph T. Dickman Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Filleigh Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Wakefield Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AP Leonard Wood -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 4 damaged Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 10 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb hopefully we scare the Fortresses away with those attacks... San Fernando is still too small to operate Sallies with full bomb loads... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged O-47A: 1 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 5 and attacking at 6.000 is not doing any good, forgot to change the attack altitude after yesterday's ground attacks... Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 6 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 4 Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 3 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mikuma Aircraft Attacking: 4 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb one of those 300kg SAP bombs could severely hurt one of our heavy cruisers... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Coffs Harbour at 95,163 Japanese Ships SS I-22 Allied Ships CM Bungaree, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SS I-22 launches 2 torpedoes Sub escapes detection big enemy minelayer is sunk off Australia's East Coast... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Tarakan (67,91) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Kenyo Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Kogyo Maru, Shell hits 1 xAK Koryu Maru xAK Atago Maru xAK Meiyo Maru Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Kenyo Maru at 6,000 yards 120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Kenyo Maru at 6,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Kogyo Maru at 6,000 yards xAK Koryu Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Atago Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Meiyo Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at San Fernando (80,74) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 30604 troops, 406 guns, 314 vehicles, Assault Value = 923 Defending force 238 troops, 0 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Japanese adjusted assault: 631 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 631 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 81 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 69 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 57 (57 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 two enemy tank units moved into San Fernando and are instantly destroyed by my troops there... no idea why Mundy did that after he lost his arty unit there already, his tanks could have just been stopped before moving in... 60 av less to worry about... Assaulting units: 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment 65th Brigade 2nd Tank Regiment 38th Division Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /1 1st Base Force 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 28th JAAF AF Bn 4th Field Construction Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 14th Army 2nd Base Force 5th Naval Construction Battalion 3rd Construction Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 9th Field Construction Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 24th JAAF AF Bn 6th Naval Construction Battalion 30th JNAF AF Unit 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 40th JAAF AF Bn 2nd Naval Construction Battalion 3rd Naval Construction Battalion 48th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 192nd Tank Battalion 194th Tank Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5244 troops, 43 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 233 Defending force 2791 troops, 41 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 45 Japanese adjusted assault: 115 Allied adjusted defense: 37 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarakan !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 212 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 775 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 32 (32 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 4 Tarakan finally falls and we seize the oilfields nearly undamaged... Assaulting units: Sasebo 3rd SNLF 41st Infantry Regiment Sasebo 8th SNLF 6th JNAF Coy 8th JNAF Coy Defending units: VII KNIL Battalion HQ TC Borneo Tarakan Defenses Tarakan MLD Base Force

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/16/2019 5:11:01 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe The dreaded Boise is only a "light" cruiser and easily succumbs to 250 kg bombs and torpedoes. she is, but so is every heavy cruiser too

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/16/2019 5:20:45 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 29, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Coffs Harbour at 95,163 Japanese Ships SS I-24 Allied Ships xAK Iron Chieftan xAK Iron Chieftan is sighted by SS I-24 SS I-24 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Iron Chieftan both torps miss... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Lahaina at 189,103 Japanese Ships SS I-9 Allied Ships CL Concord xAK Steel Ranger xAKL Nootka xAKL Vincent xAKL Tennessean KV Chilliwack same here, all 6 torps miss the old light cruiser... must be a high value convoy when it is escorted by CL Concord... SS I-9 launches 6 torpedoes at CL Concord I-9 diving deep .... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Coffs Harbour at 95,163 Japanese Ships SS I-22 Allied Ships CM Bungaree, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SS I-22 launches 4 torpedoes lol Bungaree survived the day after 2 torp hits and another 2 torps are needed to sink the ship... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Babeldaob at 91,96 Japanese Ships PB Showa Maru #5 PB Showa Maru #3 Allied Ships SS Tautog SS Tautog launches 4 torpedoes at PB Showa Maru #5 Tautog diving deep .... PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Showa Maru #3 fails to find sub and abandons search PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kiriwina Island at 104,131 Japanese Ships SS I-122 Allied Ships xAP Montoro, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage SS I-122 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Montoro another kill by a minelayer sub... though Montoro was already in sinking condition after being hit by my cruisers... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tsu at 109,62 Japanese Ships SC Ch 25 Allied Ships SS Narwhal the USN has at least 3 or 4 subs around the home islands... as the MK-14 are non functional I'm not really taking any counter measures so far other than having escorts to keep the subs submerged... SS Narwhal launches 2 torpedoes Narwhal diving deep .... SC Ch 25 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 25 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 25 attacking submerged sub .... SC Ch 25 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 25 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kiriwina Island at 104,131 Japanese Ships SS I-122 Allied Ships PG Moresby, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage SS I-122 launches 2 torpedoes I-122 scores again, also a heavily damaged ship... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Constabulary Regiment, at 79,75 (Lingayen) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 53 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 275 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled this Rgt is sitting in a clear hex, we take the chance and start bombing it with all available bombers... Aircraft Attacking: 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 26 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on I Corps, at 79,75 (Lingayen) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 27 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 272 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 40 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Constabulary Regiment, at 79,75 (Lingayen) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 9 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 39 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 107 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking I Corps ... Also attacking 1st Constabulary Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kavieng , at 106,122 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft SB2U-3 Vindicator x 16 Allied aircraft losses SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 2 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 12 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kavieng , at 106,122 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 14 Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 4 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 2 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 3 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 5 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb Kavieng is port 1 airfield 0... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 39 D3A1 Val x 13 Allied aircraft Blenheim IF x 4 Buffalo I x 15 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed Buffalo I: 3 destroyed Allied Ships xAK Clan Alpine, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Mount Vernon, heavy fires, heavy damage as KB is moving closer to Singapore we launch another strike on the convoy that was hit hard yesterday already and we really take a beating doing so... the Zeroes on escort could do **** and we lose nearly a dozen aircraft today... [:@] looking at the combat report showing Zeroes sweeping this is yet another flaw as non of them was sweeping, all were set on escort and it seems this was the reason why the Cap was more or less immediately attacking the bombers... Aircraft Attacking: 2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 10000 feet 5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 10000 feet 5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 10000 feet 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 10000 feet 4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 10000 feet CAP engaged: No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes No.27 Sqn RAF with Blenheim IF (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Raid is overhead No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Raid is overhead Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Clan Alpine Massive explosion on xAK Clan Alpine -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Brunei (65,87) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1830 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Defending force 600 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 25 Allied adjusted defense: 5 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 195 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 15th Naval Guard Unit Defending units: 107th RN Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Mersing (51,82) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 53 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 3 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Mersing !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1 we drop paras on the empty base as the invasion is going in tomorrow... non of the bases on Malaya got any Allied troops, not even small ones so they are all prone to para attacks...

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/17/2019 5:33:57 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 30, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Maryborough at 97,158 [image]local://upfiles/13774/947F3B17FC184DD28C216993554DA3D3.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships SS I-24 Allied Ships BC Repulse, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage SS I-24 launches 8 torpedoes Repulse moves all the way down Australia's East coast and another sub is waiting for her... this time the sub fires 8 torps of which 2 hit the ship and finally sinks her... so it took 3 aerial torps plus another 3 sub torps to sink her... having escorts might have saved the brave ship... firs capital ship lost for the Allied in the war... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 Allied aircraft Blenheim IF x 5 Buffalo I x 12 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed Buffalo I: 4 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 7 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet KB sweeps Singapore as we lose several Vals plus floatplanes on nav search over the base as the enemy still keeps small ship TFs in port to draw nav strikes/search into his CAP... CAP engaged: No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes No.27 Sqn RAF with Blenheim IF (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 2 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 23000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 29000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Georgetown at 49,74 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships HDML Pennigat HDML Pahalwan Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp more of those HDML sitting around at bases spread over Malaya, all draw nav search and at some point airstrikes... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Georgetown at 49,74 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Allied Ships HDML Pahalwan, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk HDML Pennigat, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk HDML Panji, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk HDML Panglima a more succesful strike... worth 3 victorypoints... Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 66,98 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 10 B-339D x 3 Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 3 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Kogyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Mogamigawa Maru xAK Meiyo Maru Japanese ground losses: 94 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb 7 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 66,98 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 3 Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Kogyo Maru, on fire Japanese ground losses: 71 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at San Fernando (80,74) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 30600 troops, 406 guns, 314 vehicles, Assault Value = 920 Defending force 1008 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23 Japanese adjusted assault: 489 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 489 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 59 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 1501 casualties reported Squads: 98 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 64 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 absolutely amazing, Mundy moves in this Rgt even though he must know it will get whiped... I'll take this as a gift... Assaulting units: 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment 38th Division 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade 65th Brigade 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /1 40th JAAF AF Bn 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Naval Construction Battalion 2nd Base Force 3rd Naval Construction Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 4th Field Construction Battalion 5th Naval Construction Battalion 28th JAAF AF Bn 9th Field Construction Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Construction Battalion 14th Army 1st Base Force 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 6th Naval Construction Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 30th JNAF AF Unit 24th JAAF AF Bn 48th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 1st Constabulary Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kluong (50,82) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 66 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 6 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kluong !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 1st SNLF /2

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/17/2019 5:50:41 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 64,98, Range 9,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma CA Suzuya CA Kumano, Shell hits 10 DD Maikaze DD Nowaki DD Arashi DD Hagikaze, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Shirayuki, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Hatsuyuki, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships CL Java, Shell hits 3 CL De Ruyter CL Tromp CL Danae, Shell hits 3 CL Dragon, Shell hits 1, on fire CL Durban CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1 CL Boise, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Alden DD John D. Edwards DD Whipple DD Evertsen DD Witte de With DD Van Nes DD Banckert DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Electra DD Encounter DD Express DD Jupiter Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 9,000 yards WOW! This is the start of a disastrous outcome... not very often do I see IJN forces being surprised in a naval engagement in Dec 41 and in this case two of our DDs are hit hard during the phase the Allied ships were firing on our surprised cruiser squadron... took an eternity until our cruisers fired back, mostly targetting Boise until the modern CL was sunk... one of our heavy cruisers didn't take part in the battle at all and until this point I was only regretting losing two DDs during the first phase of the engagenemt when I then saw the message that my TF was retreating towards it's home base! WTF? I have an amphib force in the hex and my cruisers retreat when they are at 75% ammo and non of them suffered any damage????? [X(] Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 9,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 9,000 yards CL Marblehead launches Torpedoes at CA Kumano at 9,000 yards CL Durban launches Torpedoes at CA Kumano at 9,000 yards CL Dragon launches Torpedoes at CA Kumano at 9,000 yards CL Danae launches Torpedoes at CA Kumano at 9,000 yards CL Boise fires at DD Shirayuki at 9,000 yards CL Boise fires at DD Hagikaze at 9,000 yards CL Java fires at CA Kumano at 9,000 yards DD Jupiter launches Torpedoes at DD Hagikaze at 9,000 yards DD Encounter launches Torpedoes at DD Shirayuki at 9,000 yards DD Van Ghent fires at DD Hagikaze at 9,000 yards DD Van Nes fires at DD Shirayuki at 9,000 yards DD Whipple launches Torpedoes at DD Shirayuki at 9,000 yards DD John D. Edwards launches Torpedoes at DD Hagikaze at 9,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards CL Boise engages CA Kumano at 3,000 yards CL Boise engages CA Suzuya at 3,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL Boise at 3,000 yards CL Dragon engages CA Kumano at 3,000 yards DD Hatsuyuki engages CL Danae at 3,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Shirayuki at 3,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL De Ruyter at 3,000 yards CL Java engages CA Kumano at 3,000 yards DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Jupiter at 3,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Van Nes at 3,000 yards DD Shirayuki engages DD Encounter at 3,000 yards DD Shirayuki engages DD Electra at 3,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Van Ghent at 3,000 yards DD Shirayuki engages DD Banckert at 3,000 yards DD Nowaki engages DD Van Nes at 3,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Witte de With at 3,000 yards DD John D. Edwards engages DD Shirayuki at 3,000 yards Kurita, Takao orders Japanese TF to disengage Range increases to 6,000 yards CL Java engages CA Kumano at 6,000 yards CL Boise engages CA Suzuya at 6,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL Durban at 6,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL Dragon at 6,000 yards CL Danae engages DD Hatsuyuki at 6,000 yards DD Shirayuki engages DD Electra at 6,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL De Ruyter at 6,000 yards DD Arashi engages DD Van Ghent at 6,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Jupiter at 6,000 yards DD Nowaki engages DD Express at 6,000 yards DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Encounter at 6,000 yards DD Van Ghent engages DD Hagikaze at 6,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Van Nes at 6,000 yards DD Shirayuki engages DD Evertsen at 6,000 yards DD Whipple engages DD Nowaki at 6,000 yards DD John D. Edwards engages DD Nowaki at 6,000 yards DD Nowaki engages DD Alden at 6,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards CL Boise sunk by CA Kumano at 7,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL Marblehead at 7,000 yards DD John D. Edwards engages DD Hatsuyuki at 7,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Electra at 7,000 yards CL Java engages CA Kumano at 7,000 yards DD Electra engages DD Nowaki at 7,000 yards DD Express engages DD Shirayuki at 7,000 yards DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Electra at 7,000 yards DD Nowaki engages DD Van Ghent at 7,000 yards DD Witte de With engages DD Hagikaze at 7,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards CL Marblehead engages CA Kumano at 8,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Marblehead at 8,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL Marblehead at 8,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Danae at 8,000 yards DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Van Ghent at 8,000 yards DD Shirayuki engages DD Van Ghent at 8,000 yards CL Java engages CA Kumano at 8,000 yards DD Jupiter engages DD Arashi at 8,000 yards DD Nowaki engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards DD Van Ghent engages DD Hagikaze at 8,000 yards DD Shirayuki engages DD John D. Edwards at 8,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards CL Marblehead engages CA Kumano at 11,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL Durban at 11,000 yards CA Mikuma engages CL Marblehead at 11,000 yards CL Danae engages CA Kumano at 11,000 yards DD Hatsuyuki engages DD Van Ghent at 11,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages CA Kumano at 11,000 yards DD Electra engages DD Hagikaze at 11,000 yards DD Arashi engages DD Electra at 11,000 yards DD Express engages DD Hatsuyuki at 11,000 yards DD Shirayuki engages DD Encounter at 11,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Electra at 11,000 yards DD Nowaki engages DD Banckert at 11,000 yards DD Van Nes engages DD Arashi at 11,000 yards DD Hagikaze engages DD Whipple at 11,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 64,98, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Arashi DD Hagikaze, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Shirayuki, Shell hits 1, heavy fires Allied Ships CL Java, on fire CL De Ruyter CL Tromp CL Danae CL Dragon, on fire CL Durban CL Marblehead DD Alden DD John D. Edwards DD Whipple DD Evertsen DD Witte de With DD Van Nes DD Banckert DD Van Ghent, heavy fires DD Electra DD Encounter DD Express DD Jupiter while the cruisers run like chicken from an inferior force the two damaged DDs are sunk... Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 13,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards CL Marblehead engages DD Hagikaze at 11,000 yards CL Durban engages DD Hagikaze at 11,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CL Marblehead engages DD Shirayuki at 8,000 yards CL Marblehead engages DD Hagikaze at 8,000 yards CL Dragon engages DD Arashi at 8,000 yards CL Danae engages DD Hagikaze at 8,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages DD Hagikaze at 8,000 yards CL Dragon engages DD Shirayuki at 8,000 yards CL Marblehead engages DD Hagikaze at 8,000 yards CL Dragon engages DD Hagikaze at 8,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards CL Marblehead engages DD Hagikaze at 7,000 yards CL Marblehead engages DD Hagikaze at 7,000 yards CL Marblehead engages DD Arashi at 7,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages DD Hagikaze at 7,000 yards DD Van Nes engages DD Shirayuki at 7,000 yards DD Alden engages DD Shirayuki at 7,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards CL Marblehead engages DD Hagikaze at 12,000 yards CL Durban engages DD Hagikaze at 12,000 yards DD Arashi engages DD Alden at 12,000 yards DD Shirayuki engages DD Encounter at 12,000 yards DD John D. Edwards engages DD Hagikaze at 12,000 yards Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 64,97, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships TB Hiyodori, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage TB Hayabusa TB Kiji, Shell hits 2, and is sunk TB Kamo, Shell hits 14, and is sunk xAK Kogyo Maru, Shell hits 23, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Tatutaki Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Mogamigawa Maru, Shell hits 20, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Koryu Maru, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Atago Maru, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Meiyo Maru, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Allied Ships CL Java, on fire CL De Ruyter CL Tromp CL Danae, on fire CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CL Durban CL Marblehead DD Alden DD John D. Edwards DD Whipple DD Evertsen DD Witte de With DD Van Nes DD Banckert DD Electra DD Encounter DD Express Japanese ground losses: 4213 casualties reported Squads: 134 destroyed, 63 disabled Non Combat: 113 destroyed, 88 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 58 (43 destroyed, 15 disabled) and all this leads to this disaster... can't remember having seen this, the Allied TF presses on and finally reaches my amphib force and completely destroys it... this will only postpone the fall of Balikpapan and I'm not really worrying about the ground troops as the Rgt will be fully rebuilt within 4 months but losing 2 DDs and 3 TB that could be upgraded to excellent escort ships is not what I like to see... congrats for this Allied victory! knowing the POW and Repulse weren't in the DEI anymore and Boise being the only modern ship I would never be afraid of sending in four heavy cruisers plus destroyers to take on such a task force during the night and while the first engagement was disappointing already, seeing the enemy not retreating to it's home base after the engagement like my SC TF did was really frustrating to say at least... Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching! Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards CL Marblehead engages TB Kamo at 11,000 yards CL Durban engages TB Kiji at 11,000 yards CL Marblehead engages TB Hayabusa at 11,000 yards CL Marblehead engages TB Hiyodori at 11,000 yards CL Marblehead engages xAK Meiyo Maru at 11,000 yards CL Marblehead engages xAK Koryu Maru at 11,000 yards CL Marblehead engages xAK Mogamigawa Maru at 11,000 yards DD Encounter engages xAK Meiyo Maru at 11,000 yards DD Evertsen engages xAK Koryu Maru at 11,000 yards DD Whipple engages xAK Koryu Maru at 11,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards CL Marblehead engages TB Kamo at 7,000 yards CL Marblehead engages TB Kiji at 7,000 yards CL Dragon engages TB Kamo at 7,000 yards TB Hiyodori engages CL Marblehead at 7,000 yards DD Evertsen engages xAK Koryu Maru at 7,000 yards DD Encounter engages xAK Mogamigawa Maru at 7,000 yards DD Encounter engages xAK Tatutaki Maru at 7,000 yards DD Electra engages xAK Meiyo Maru at 7,000 yards DD Van Nes engages xAK Kogyo Maru at 7,000 yards DD Evertsen engages xAK Koryu Maru at 7,000 yards DD Whipple engages xAK Mogamigawa Maru at 7,000 yards DD John D. Edwards engages xAK Mogamigawa Maru at 7,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards CL Marblehead engages TB Kamo at 3,000 yards TB Kiji engages CL Marblehead at 3,000 yards CL Dragon engages TB Hayabusa at 3,000 yards TB Hiyodori engages CL Marblehead at 3,000 yards CL Tromp engages TB Kamo at 3,000 yards DD Encounter engages xAK Atago Maru at 3,000 yards CL Marblehead engages xAK Koryu Maru at 3,000 yards CL Marblehead engages xAK Mogamigawa Maru at 3,000 yards CL Marblehead engages xAK Kogyo Maru at 3,000 yards DD Banckert engages xAK Atago Maru at 3,000 yards DD Witte de With engages xAK Mogamigawa Maru at 3,000 yards xAK Meiyo Maru sunk by DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards DD John D. Edwards engages xAK Kogyo Maru at 3,000 yards DD Alden engages xAK Koryu Maru at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards CL Marblehead engages xAK Tatutaki Maru at 4,000 yards CL Durban engages TB Kamo at 4,000 yards CL Dragon engages TB Kamo at 4,000 yards DD Alden engages xAK Atago Maru at 4,000 yards DD Encounter engages xAK Mogamigawa Maru at 4,000 yards DD Express engages xAK Tatutaki Maru at 4,000 yards DD Electra engages xAK Mogamigawa Maru at 4,000 yards xAK Tatutaki Maru sunk by DD Banckert at 4,000 yards DD Witte de With engages xAK Atago Maru at 4,000 yards CL Durban engages TB Kamo at 4,000 yards CL Dragon engages TB Hayabusa at 4,000 yards CL De Ruyter engages TB Kamo at 4,000 yards DD Express engages xAK Mogamigawa Maru at 4,000 yards DD Encounter engages TB Kamo at 4,000 yards DD Electra engages TB Hiyodori at 4,000 yards DD Banckert engages xAK Mogamigawa Maru at 4,000 yards xAK Koryu Maru sunk by DD Van Nes at 4,000 yards DD Witte de With engages TB Hayabusa at 4,000 yards DD Whipple engages TB Kiji at 4,000 yards DD John D. Edwards engages xAK Kogyo Maru at 4,000 yards DD Alden engages xAK Atago Maru at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards Magazine explodes on TB Kamo TB Kamo sunk by CL Marblehead at 2,000 yards DD Whipple engages xAK Atago Maru at 2,000 yards CL Java engages xAK Kogyo Maru at 2,000 yards DD Express engages xAK Kogyo Maru at 2,000 yards DD Electra engages xAK Atago Maru at 2,000 yards Magazine explodes on TB Kiji TB Kiji sunk by DD Van Nes at 2,000 yards xAK Mogamigawa Maru sunk by DD Witte de With at 2,000 yards Range increases to 3,000 yards CL Durban engages TB Hayabusa at 3,000 yards TB Hiyodori sunk by CL Marblehead at 3,000 yards DD John D. Edwards engages xAK Atago Maru at 3,000 yards CL Dragon engages xAK Kogyo Maru at 3,000 yards Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 64,97, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships TB Hayabusa xAK Kogyo Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships DM Stronghold Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape Japanese Amphibious TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 64,98, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships TB Hayabusa Allied Ships DM Stronghold Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 17,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards Japanese TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 12,000 yards... Japanese Escort TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 22 encounters mine field at Mersing (51,82) Japanese Ships DMS W-4 DMS W-3 DMS W-2 DMS W-1 40 mines cleared preparing for the invasion of Mersing... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on I Corps, at 79,75 (Lingayen) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 7 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 85 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on I Corps, at 79,75 (Lingayen) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 77 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on I Corps, at 79,75 (Lingayen) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 6 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 12 Hudson I x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged Hudson I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Florida Maru xAK Johore Maru xAK Mikasa Maru xAK Enju Maru Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Hudson I bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 9 x Blenheim IV bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb the RAF now starts the attacks on my invasion convoys... 2 hexes from Singapore to Mersing, 2 hexes from Singapore to KB and all strikes will go to Mersing... [>:] CAP engaged: Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 Allied aircraft Blenheim IF x 2 Buffalo I x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 12 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet CAP engaged: No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes No.27 Sqn RAF with Blenheim IF (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 24300. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 22000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 1,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 35 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 4 Blenheim IV x 6 Vildebeest III x 10 Hudson I x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 2 destroyed Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed Vildebeest III: 6 destroyed Hudson I: 3 destroyed Japanese Ships xAK Ume Maru, Bomb hits 1 xAK Yamagiku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Sugiyama Maru Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) as KB doesn't need any Cap we see more and more Zeroes tickle over to the invasion site to deal with the incoming bombers... that one was important as we took down all the torpedo carrying biplanes which are the only real threat... funnily enough, KB isn't attacked, the cruiser TF at Mersing isn't and the BB TF at Mersing isn't attacked either... my opponent get's the best out of target aquisition and all that saves us is the low skill of the Allied bomber pilots... Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Hudson I bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb 4 x Blenheim I bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 12 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Zuiho-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 38 Allied aircraft Vildebeest III x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 9 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Zuiho-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 1000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 100 minutes Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 4000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 4000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 1000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 38 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 3 destroyed if we wouldn't have suffered the disaster near Balikpapan I would be really glad about this turn as we took down more than 40 enemy aircraft which is about halve of the RAF's offensive capability at Singapore... 3 Vals and a Jake are again lost to CAP over Singapore while flying nav search... the Mersing invasion is already a success, guess there's nothing the enemy can do to intervene at this point... CAP engaged: Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 1000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 4000. Raid is overhead Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 4000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 1000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 1000. Raid is overhead Zuiho-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead [image]local://upfiles/13774/E9E4BB65EBA64AF1B937D5919FC3C1F0.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 66 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 6 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Johore Bahru !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 1st SNLF /3

RangerJoe -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/17/2019 6:05:27 PM)
Situation Normal, All Fouled Up! (Polite version)

Andav -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/18/2019 7:24:19 PM)
Really glad to have you back ranting Castor Troy! I lurk and usually do not login but wanted to login and say, "Welcome back!" Who was commanding the CA TF that Sir Robined? Where they set to Threat Tolerance Absolute? My guess is the Brits took one look at the CAP over KB and decided to go elsewhere. Wa

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/18/2019 8:21:06 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Andav Really glad to have you back ranting Castor Troy! I lurk and usually do not login but wanted to login and say, "Welcome back!" Who was commanding the CA TF that Sir Robined? Where they set to Threat Tolerance Absolute? My guess is the Brits took one look at the CAP over KB and decided to go elsewhere. Wa Hey Andav! Had a TF commander with an agression above 60 IIRC, don't know about Threat Tolerance. True about the Brits, might be a valid tactic later on to send unescorted bombers so they don't fly into CV CAP. Thinking about it my bombers could as well yolo considering my usual die rolls [:D]

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/20/2019 12:58:22 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 01, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near San Francisco at 212,82 Japanese Ships SS I-5 Allied Ships xAK Coast Trader xAK Shooting Star xAK K.I. Luckenbach xAK Steel Trader xAK Ensley City xAK Alaskan DD Perkins a pity that my subs off the US West Coast don't get any shots at the enemy convoys... SS I-5 is sighted by escort I-5 diving deep .... DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Perkins attacking submerged sub .... DD Perkins loses contact with SS I-5 DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 182 encounters mine field at Townsville (92,144) Allied Ships AM Townsville 3 mines cleared damn it, that mine laying mission was a waste when this AM comes in by accident I guess... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near San Francisco at 213,80 Japanese Ships SS I-23 Allied Ships DD Cushing xAK Alcoa Prospector xAK Diamond head xAK J.L. Luckenbach xAK Steel Navigator xAK Ohioan xAKL Kahuku DD Perkins SS I-23 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Cushing DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 218 encounters mine field at Truk (112,108) Japanese Ships AMc Takasago Maru AMc Kyo Maru #1 AMc Ataka Maru 8 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 57th PS Infantry Regiment, at 80,76 (Cabanatuan) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 7 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 209 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled want to destroy this Rgt too before it gets back to Clark Field... would mean the enemy has lost some 250 av with his adventure of probing against my invasion at San Fernando... Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 57th PS Infantry Regiment, at 80,76 (Cabanatuan) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 28 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 107 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 57th PS Infantry Regiment, at 80,76 (Cabanatuan) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toboali at 51,91 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 B5N2 Kate x 96 D3A1 Val x 58 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged [image]local://upfiles/13774/4C04FCBA4A314638934430255A4C67A8.jpg[/image] Allied Ships AMC Kanimlba, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAP Matang, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AMC Manoora, Bomb hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DM Thracian, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AG Pangkor, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Demodocus, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAP Kepong, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Erinpura, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Hong Kheng, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk AM Toowoomba AM Ballarat these ships are fleeing South from Singapore now when I had ordered KB to move South too to either scare or engage the enemy's light cruiser squadron that shot up my invasion convoy off Balikpapan... guess Mundy thought I would keep covering the unloading at Mersing but I don't see much reason for it now as we have mostly unloaded and the RAF isn't all that much of a threat there... I really don't understand why he kept ships at Singapore and never moved them out, just a waste of ships and points... Aircraft Attacking: 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 24 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 27 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 27 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 15 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMC Manoora Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Erinpura Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DM Thracian -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Muntok at 50,89 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 D3A1 Val x 23 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Larut, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage AVP Poolster, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Lyemun, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Koolinda, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 14 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Lyemun Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AVP Poolster -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Muntok at 51,90 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 B5N2 Kate x 18 D3A1 Val x 14 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships TK Spirilla, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage PG Herald, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk TK Pleiodon, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk TK Pinna, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk TK Mobilfuel, Bomb hits 3, on fire playing as the Allied I would regret losing any tanker, no matter the size or nationality as these ships are worth their weight in gold to move fuel to where you need it... never enough tankers around... Aircraft Attacking: 14 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Billiton at 53,96 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 D3A1 Val x 13 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAP Dominion Monarch, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage Dominion Monarch is one of those huge xAP... IIRC two of those can lift a full division at high speed... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Dominion Monarch -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Muntok at 50,89 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 27 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Larut, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk xAP Koolinda, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Kuala, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AVP Poolster, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Pahang, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Lyemun, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Tatung, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Marudu, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk that was torpedo practice but we also spend a lot of torps from the carriers... as there are no BBs around in the DEI it won't matter all that much and I doubt the enemy will move in with his carriers which are still spotted around Rabaul... Aircraft Attacking: 27 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Brisbane at 96,160 Japanese Ships SS I-123 Allied Ships xAK Dundula, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage another kill by a mine layer sub... xAK Dundula is sighted by SS I-123 SS I-123 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lahaina at 186,107 Japanese Ships SS I-172 Allied Ships xAK Ewa DD O'Brien SS I-172 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Ewa DD O'Brien fails to find sub, continues to search... DD O'Brien fails to find sub, continues to search... DD O'Brien fails to find sub, continues to search... DD O'Brien fails to find sub, continues to search... DD O'Brien attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Balabac (70,84) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 79 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 4 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Balabac !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 1st SNLF /4

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/20/2019 1:02:43 PM)
Now look at this! Recon shows some 39.000 troops in Northern Malay, so we expect around 20.000 men at that base. No idea what Mundy is planning, Singapore shows around 60.000 troops so I guess he moved those North as long as the railline was open. He could also moved in reinforcements as he's doing at Rabaul but I'd think that would be crazy. All he brings to Malaya will be destroyed so perhaps he's trying to evacuate those troops in the North but that will also be a maximum risk operation with all the IJNAF bombers in the area. If he really moved those troops out of Singapore my hammer there should take the base without any problems as I have literally brought the kitchen sink as I want to take Singers asap to then spread out. [image]local://upfiles/13774/B079B53352F24350A8874E102C63ED1D.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/20/2019 1:30:32 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 02, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 218 encounters mine field at Truk (112,108) Japanese Ships AMc Takasago Maru AMc Kyo Maru #1 AMc Ataka Maru 21 mines cleared Allied sub laid mines... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 218 encounters mine field at Truk (112,108) Japanese Ships AMc Takasago Maru AMc Kyo Maru #1 AMc Ataka Maru 8 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 157 encounters mine field at Brisbane (96,160) Allied Ships AMc Orara AMc Goonambee AMc Goolgwai AMc Samuel Benbow 16 mines cleared my sub minelaying missions are as unsuccesful as the Allied ones but at least my sub minelayers get kills with torpedoes on their way in and out... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 157 encounters mine field at Brisbane (96,160) Allied Ships AMc Orara AMc Goonambee AMc Goolgwai AMc Samuel Benbow 27 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near San Francisco at 215,76 Japanese Ships SS I-5 Allied Ships DD Cushing xAK Coast Trader xAK Shooting Star xAK K.I. Luckenbach xAK Steel Trader xAK Ensley City xAK Alaskan xAKL Kahuku DD Perkins my subs keep failing off the West Coast... we killed a troop transport early on but that's about it so the overall result of the sub operations there is really disappointing... SS I-5 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Cushing I-5 diving deep .... DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Perkins fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Woodlark Island at 104,132 Japanese Ships SS RO-65 Allied Ships xAP Mungana, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage DD Voyager Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled another troop convoy in the Rabaul area... wow, Mundy keeps pumping troops into the area... SS RO-65 launches 2 torpedoes at xAP Mungana RO-65 diving deep .... DD Voyager attacking submerged sub .... SS RO-65 eludes ASW attack from DD Voyager DD Voyager cannot reach attack position over SS RO-65 DD Voyager fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Voyager fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Voyager attacking submerged sub .... DD Voyager cannot establish contact with SS RO-65 DD Voyager cannot establish contact with SS RO-65 SS RO-65 eludes ASW attack from DD Voyager DD Voyager fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Brisbane at 97,162 Japanese Ships SS I-24 Allied Ships xAK Time, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage xAK Time is sighted by SS I-24 SS I-24 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Time another unescorted freighter, happy times for the subs... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Shortlands at 108,135 Japanese Ships SS RO-63 Allied Ships CA Astoria CA Northampton DD Benham DD Craven DD Balch DD Porter DD Flusser DD Lamson this is the Allied CV TF as it moves over one of my subs, covering the reinforcement operation of Rabaul... just give us that chance to hit a carrier pls... SS RO-63 is sighted by escort DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search DD Porter fails to find sub and abandons search DD Flusser fails to find sub and abandons search DD Lamson fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 94 encounters mine field at Batavia (49,98) Allied Ships AM Toowoomba AM Ballarat 4 mines cleared another sub laid minefield that will be cleared before any damage was done... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 Allied aircraft B-339D x 7 CW-21B Demon x 7 75A-7 Hawk x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 3 destroyed CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed 75A-7 Hawk: 4 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 2 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet sweeping the Dutch over Soearabaja with Hiryu's fighter Daitai and the Dutch fighters stand no chance... don't want my nav search being bleeded by CAP over the base... CAP engaged: 1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead 2-Vl.G.IV with CW-21B Demon (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes 3-Vl.G.IV with B-339D (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 57th PS Infantry Regiment, at 79,75 (Lingayen) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 Ki-21-Ic Sally x 15 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 26 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 193 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 15 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 57th PS Infantry Regiment, at 79,75 (Lingayen) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 106 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 57th PS Infantry Regiment, at 79,75 (Lingayen) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 57,103 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes [image]local://upfiles/13774/C243F31EC77F4BB596C7BDDDF13657A1.jpg[/image] Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 45 B5N2 Kate x 115 D3A1 Val x 107 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged D3A1 Val: 3 damaged Allied Ships CL Dragon, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Van Ghent, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Express DD Jupiter, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk CL Danae, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Encounter that's like WTF twice! Why on Earth did this SC TF keep moving towards Soerabaja when KB was happily sailing down the coast? In Thunderstorms our hit rate is of course pretty much **** against CL/DD but we still sink a CL and two DD during the attack while 95% of the torps were wasted... wonder where the Dutch CL have gone to... Aircraft Attacking: 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 21 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 13 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 7 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 16 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 17 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 16 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Massive explosion on DD Van Ghent Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Jupiter Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Danae -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 57,103 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 45 B5N2 Kate x 21 D3A1 Val x 10 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Encounter, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD Express, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage attacking the two destroyers that didn't take any damage during the morning strike... wonder if I should change the tactic of the Kates to very low nav strikes bombing at 1000ft... even though flak will be tougher they might actually be able to hit something with bombs... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 21 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Express Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Encounter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Woodlark Island at 104,132 Japanese Ships SS RO-65 Allied Ships CL Adelaide SS RO-65 is sighted by escort RO-65 diving deep .... CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search... CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search... CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search... CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search... CL Adelaide attacking submerged sub .... CL Adelaide loses contact with SS RO-65 CL Adelaide cannot establish contact with SS RO-65 CL Adelaide loses contact with SS RO-65 Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kudat (69,86) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 122 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 7 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kudat !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 1st SNLF /5

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/20/2019 1:49:24 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 03, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 94 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97) Allied Ships AM Toowoomba AM Ballarat 5 mines cleared not one sub laid mine has yet found a target... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Nago at 96,62 Japanese Ships PB Sinko Maru PB Tyuwa Maru PB Toyotu Maru PB Tomitu Maru PB Tokati Maru Allied Ships SS Tuna SS Tuna is sighted by escort PB Tyuwa Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Toyotu Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tomitu Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Tokati Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Toyotu Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Tokati Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Tokati Maru is out of ASW ammo PB Tokati Maru is out of ASW ammo PB Tokati Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tokati Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tokati Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Tokati Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Noumea at 108,162 Japanese Ships SS I-1 Allied Ships TK Gulfpride, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires TK Gulfpride is sighted by SS I-1 SS I-1 launches 2 torpedoes at TK Gulfpride a lonely unescorted tanker that was fuel loaded... love to hit tankers... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Gasmata at 105,130 Japanese Ships SS RO-62 Allied Ships DD Voyager SS RO-62 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Voyager RO-62 diving deep .... DD Voyager fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Voyager fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Voyager fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Voyager fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Voyager fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Noumea at 108,162 Japanese Ships SS I-1 Allied Ships TK Gulfpride, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Gulfpride is sighted by SS I-1 SS I-1 launches 2 torpedoes the tanker would have been dead anyways but 2 more torps send the ship to the bottom right away... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Sandakan at 70,87 Japanese Ships DD Shirayuki TB Hayabusa Allied Ships SS KXVI Dutch sub attacks one of my damaged destroyers that returns to Japan after undergoing emergency repairs at Tarakan... SS KXVI launches 2 torpedoes at DD Shirayuki TB Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search... TB Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ebadon at 130,113 Japanese Ships xAKL Shonan Maru #8, Shell hits 22, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Trout SS Trout attacking on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Portland Roads at 93,133 Japanese Ships SS I-17 Allied Ships AMc Digoel, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage HDML P 16 HDML P 14 AMc Ciska AMc Salak AMc MMS B xAP Van Cloon xAK Weltevreden xAKL Sibolga xAKL Meroendoeng SS I-17 launches 2 torpedoes at AMc Digoel Sub escapes detection Dutch convoy moving along Aussie East Coast... sub picks one of the most useless ships as targets... could have been worse, could have been a HDML... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 Allied aircraft B-339D x 4 CW-21B Demon x 5 75A-7 Hawk x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 1 destroyed CW-21B Demon: 2 destroyed 75A-7 Hawk: 3 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet the Dutch seem to keep fighting which isn't doing them any good... there won't be many Dutch fighters left when we're going to invade Sumatra... CAP engaged: 1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 2 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes 2-Vl.G.IV with CW-21B Demon (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 2 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes 3-Vl.G.IV with B-339D (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Sabang at 44,70 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 G3M2 Nell x 9 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Allied Ships xAP Perak xAP Klang xAP Kinta, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk enemy shipping at Sabang, spotted halve a dozen small xAP there... seems like the enemy is evacuating those Dutch units... Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tandjoengbalai at 47,79 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 23 G3M2 Nell x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Allied Ships AG Vyner Brooke, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Scout, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Wulin xAP Ipoh, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 12 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. [X(] there must be a British carrier in the area!!! Not that our bombers would attack the CV... is this CVL Hermes? Would also be an insane move to me if Mundy really moves that ship into this area... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Sabang at 44,70 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 G3M2 Nell x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAP Perak xAP Klang, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 12 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp must be my lucky day as most of the bombers seem to find a target which hasn't been the case all the weeks before since the outbreak of hostilities... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 46 B5N2 Kate x 50 D3A1 Val x 44 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 1 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships DD Whipple DD Evertsen DD Van Nes, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Kortenaer DD Witte de With, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD John D. Edwards, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Paul Jones really don't get it... why are those destroyers still sitting at Soerabaja? Now I know that there will be ample of DDs around for the Allied later on and those early DDs are of limited use later on but still, losing them for no gain or reason seems to be a waste for me... not that KB's strike could be devastating to destroyers at any time as roughly 100 bombers manage to sink only three destroyers in good weather... Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 25 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 9 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 1 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 2-Vl.G.IV with CW-21B Demon (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 20000. Raid is overhead Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Witte de With Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD John D. Edwards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tandjoengbalai at 47,79 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 G3M2 Nell x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged Allied Ships xAP Sin Kheng Seng xAK Neleus, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk AG Ban Hong Liong, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 12 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tandjoengbalai at 47,79 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 37 G3M2 Nell x 21 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Wulin xAK Zannis Cambanis, Torpedo hits 1 xAK Tai Sang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAP Sin Kheng Seng, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Silverbeech, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 21 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. every attack into this hex gets above message so there is definitely a carrier in the hex but it doesn't get attacked... [:@] the freighters are hit hard today though... as mentioned several times already, no idea why Mundy still has ships in these hostile areas as I can't see a reason at all... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Madjene at 65,103 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 46 B5N2 Kate x 46 D3A1 Val x 27 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships TK Pan Scandia, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires TK Angelina, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk TK Aletta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Petronella, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Ambo, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Talang Akar, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk TK Benakat, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage [&o] did I mention I love sinking Allied tankers? Those Dutch tankers also ended up in range of KB and all are sunk as the fuel load was burning heavily on the ships that were still afloat... no idea, just no idea why these ships are given away like this... probably 40.000 tons of fuel capacity lost here... Aircraft Attacking: 9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 21 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 25 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Aletta Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Angelina Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Benakat Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Petronella Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Talang Akar Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Pan Scandia Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Ambo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 51,82 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Allied aircraft Swordfish I x 12 Allied aircraft losses Swordfish I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Igasa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Kosei Maru #2 xAK Yamabuki Maru xAK Tarushima Maru Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo [X(] guess that's the prove that Mundy has moved a CVL into the area... those swordfish are coming from Singapore, attacking our last convoy at Mersing that is unloading supplies there... Igasa Maru is dead but that's an affordable loss as we only lost 2 or 3 ships in the invasion of Malaya in total for probably 100 enemy aircraft shot down by KB... these Swordfish could have hurt one of my BBs covering the invasion just a couple of days earlier... now if we could just spot and attack that CVL... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Malacca (49,81) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 80 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 20 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Malacca !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 1st Tank Regiment 3rd Tank Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 122 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 8 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 1st SNLF /6

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/20/2019 3:18:28 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 04, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 56 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130) Allied Ships PC Warrego 1 mine cleared a Mavis spotted a big convoy at Port Moresby later that day... enemy is not only heavily reinforcing Rabaul but also Port Moresby it seems... quite a forward and selfconfident defense it seems, will see how this turns out in 42... ths sub laid mines don't do anything as we are used to already... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kota Bharu at 53,74 Japanese Ships PB Fuji Maru #3 Allied Ships SS KXI, hits 2 Fuji Maru actually scored a real hit on the sub... amazing with 13/12 exp... SS KXI launches 2 torpedoes at PB Fuji Maru #3 PB Fuji Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fuji Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fuji Maru #3 attacking submerged sub .... PB Fuji Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Fuji Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Morotai at 82,99, Range 9,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Shiratsuyu DD Shigure DD Yugure DD Ariake Allied Ships xAP Candesa, Shell hits 2, and is sunk xAP Neptuna, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Corregidor, Shell hits 11, and is sunk xAKL Compagnia Filipinas, Shell hits 16, and is sunk Allied ground losses: 2737 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 122 destroyed, 112 disabled Engineers: 18 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 11 (10 destroyed, 1 disabled) spotted this convoy two turns in a row as it was to run from the DEI so we sent a destroyer TF to engage and find the convoy fully loaded with what seems to be support units as there are no combat squads at all... nice to sink troop loaden ships but even better Mundy had to pay pp for these units to evac them from the Philipines [:)] Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 9,000 yards Yoshida, Shoichi crosses the 'T' DD Shigure engages xAP Neptuna at 9,000 yards DD Yugure engages xAP Candesa at 9,000 yards xAP Candesa sunk by DD Shigure at 9,000 yards DD Shigure engages xAP Neptuna at 9,000 yards DD Yugure engages xAP Neptuna at 9,000 yards DD Shiratsuyu engages xAP Neptuna at 9,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Ariake engages xAP Neptuna at 6,000 yards DD Shiratsuyu engages xAP Neptuna at 6,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards xAP Neptuna sunk by DD Ariake at 2,000 yards DD Ariake engages xAKL Corregidor at 2,000 yards DD Ariake engages xAKL Corregidor at 2,000 yards DD Yugure engages xAKL Corregidor at 2,000 yards xAKL Corregidor sunk by DD Shigure at 2,000 yards DD Ariake engages xAKL Compagnia Filipinas at 2,000 yards DD Yugure engages xAKL Compagnia Filipinas at 2,000 yards DD Shigure engages xAKL Compagnia Filipinas at 2,000 yards DD Ariake engages xAKL Compagnia Filipinas at 2,000 yards DD Yugure engages xAKL Compagnia Filipinas at 2,000 yards DD Shigure engages xAKL Compagnia Filipinas at 2,000 yards DD Shiratsuyu engages xAKL Compagnia Filipinas at 2,000 yards xAKL Compagnia Filipinas sunk by DD Shigure at 2,000 yards xAKL Compagnia Filipinas sunk by DD Shigure at 2,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near San Francisco at 213,79 Japanese Ships SS I-5 Allied Ships DD Clark still no luck near SF... SS I-5 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Clark I-5 diving deep .... DD Clark fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Clark attacking submerged sub .... DD Clark cannot establish contact with SS I-5 DD Clark fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Clark fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Clark fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ebadon at 130,113 Japanese Ships CM Okinoshima Allied Ships SS Trout SS Trout launches 4 torpedoes Sub escapes detection 2 hits but both duds... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ebadon at 130,113 Japanese Ships ACM Yoshino Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Trout SS Trout launches 2 torpedoes Escort abandons search for sub the ACM wasn't as lucky... have to send a new one... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 18 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet no more Dutch fighters airborne... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 57,102 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 69 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 2 B-339D x 2 CW-21B Demon x 1 L-212 x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 1 destroyed L-212: 4 destroyed L-212: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships BB Mutsu the Dutch airforce at Soerabaja launches against KB in a desperate attempt and one bomber even manages to get to the ships and Mutsu's flak takes it down... was amazing to see the Zeroes having real problems taking down those bombers, mostly damaging them needing more attack runs to down them... CAP engaged: Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 29070. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 29070. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 2000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes Zuiho-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 9 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 [image]local://upfiles/13774/A1360118980B4A5C93E847501817294D.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 44 B5N2 Kate x 129 D3A1 Val x 99 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged D3A1 Val: 2 damaged Allied Ships CMc Soemenep, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk CL Durban, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires CL Java, Bomb hits 5 CL De Ruyter, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Encounter, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Woolgar, Bomb hits 1, on fire CL Marblehead, Bomb hits 3, on fire CM Gouden Leeuw, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires CL Tromp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Bantam, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAKL Sipirok, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Silindoeng, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD Bulmer, Bomb hits 1 DD Paul Jones, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Soerabaja, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Van Nes, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAKL Kwangtung, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires DD Electra, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CMc Bangkalen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Repair Shipyard hits 2 Port hits 8 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 2 recon of Soerabaja showed more than 60 ships in port so we ordered a port strike and hit 19 of them which is pretty disappointing considering a strike of nearly 230 bombers... CL Java was hit five times and none of the 250kg SAP bombs could penetrate her belt nor deck armor!!! WTF? These bombs penetrate modern US heavy cruiser decks and the old Dutch CL is bomb prove? Serious? The other four light cruisers in port are all damaged and won't be combat ready so this leaves the Allied with one light cruiser operable in the DEI I guess... Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 21 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 16 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet City Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 11 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 7881 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 579 Defending force 1961 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 52 Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 65th Brigade 38th Division 2nd Tank Regiment Defending units: 57th PS Infantry Regiment deliberate attack tomorrow should take care of this Rgt... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Temuloh (50,78) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 92 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 5 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Temuloh !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: op mode(-), shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 1st SNLF /2

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/21/2019 12:16:46 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 05, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 4 encounters mine field at Soerabaja (56,104) Japanese Ships DD Kuretake DD Asagao, Mine hits 1, heavy damage [8\|] 1 mine cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 94 encounters mine field at Batavia (49,98) Allied Ships AM Ballarat AM Toowoomba 1 mine cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Kota Bharu at 53,75 Japanese Ships DMS W-3 DMS W-1 DMS W-4 Allied Ships SS KXII, hits 1 SS KXII launches 4 torpedoes at DMS W-3 KXII bottoming out .... DMS W-4 fails to find sub and abandons search DMS W-3 attacking submerged sub .... DMS W-3 fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS W-3 fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS W-3 attacking submerged sub .... DMS W-3 is out of ASW ammo DMS W-3 is out of ASW ammo DMS W-3 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Soerabaja at 56,104 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! [image]local://upfiles/13774/4D02A5BD6B024EFF916302BE4DEA67EC.jpg[/image] 50 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Mutsu BB Nagato CL Kiso CL Tama Allied ground losses: 328 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled) we send in a bombardment TF and it could not be any different than to lose DD Asagao instantly to a mine despite escorts being set to not bombard... to make things worse, the routine that decides to hit something or not decided to hit nothing this turn... the base is 10/10 detection, we got recon, reported 80 aircraft and 60 ships there and we get... nothing... end result is a DD sunk and empty magazins... Soerabaja Defenses firing at BB Mutsu BB Mutsu firing at Soerabaja Defenses BB Nagato firing at Soerabaja Defenses Soerabaja Defenses firing at BB Nagato E7K2 Alf acting as spotter for CL Kiso CL Kiso firing at Soerabaja Defenses Soerabaja Defenses firing at CL Kiso CL Tama firing at Soerabaja Defenses Soerabaja Defenses firing at CL Tama -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 22 encounters mine field at Kota Bharu (51,75) Japanese Ships DMS W-4 DMS W-3 DMS W-2 DMS W-1 90 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Newcastle at 95,168 Japanese Ships SS I-18 Allied Ships TK Esso Balboa, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires TK Esso Balboa is sighted by SS I-18 SS I-18 launches 2 torpedoes at least that's a nice one, another tanker gone... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Sydney at 92,168 Japanese Ships SS I-16 Allied Ships TK Esso Balboa, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Esso Balboa is sighted by SS I-16 SS I-16 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 61 B5N2 Kate x 128 D3A1 Val x 100 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 8 damaged D3A1 Val: 4 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses C.XI-W: 1 destroyed Allied Ships TM-15, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk DD Kortenaer, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires CL Marblehead, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Oriskany, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage CM Krakatau, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires CL Durban, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Tromp, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage TM-7, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk CL De Ruyter, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk DD Banckert, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD Whipple, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Van Nes, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Java, Bomb hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Woolgar, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Tjikandi, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Witte de With, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage xAK Taiyuan, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Bantam, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DM Stronghold, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage TM-6, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk DD Express, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage xAKL Proteus, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Tjikarang, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Siantar, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires DD Evertsen, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Boelongan, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Encounter, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Ping Wo, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAKL Cebu, Bomb hits 1, on fire TM-10, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk TM-13, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Latouche, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAKL Parigi, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk DD Alden, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAKL Sipirok, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Bulmer, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Repair Shipyard hits 8 Port hits 20 Port fuel hits 2 we keep bombing the port to destroy some shipping and this time Java takes some 800kg AP bombs that penetrate her deck armor... was amazing to see some 250kg bombs did and some didn't penetrate the deck armor... was there a change with some patch? Was always used to penetration being all or nothing... this is the retaliation for the attack on my Balikpapan invasion but in the end it was more like a gift of the Allied commander as I can't figure out why he would send those ships back when KB was nearing Soerabaja being spotted daily... I'd needed two full speed turns to even catch up with the CL/DD if they moved South at normal speed... Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 21 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 17 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 15 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 20 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet City Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet City Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 18 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb Magazine explodes on CL De Ruyter Massive explosion on xAKL Latouche Massive explosion on xAKL Sipirok -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 57th PS Infantry Regiment, at 79,75 (Lingayen) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 Ki-21-Ic Sally x 24 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 50 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 364 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 24 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 57th PS Infantry Regiment, at 79,75 (Lingayen) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 103 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 21199 troops, 243 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 599 Defending force 1651 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24 Japanese adjusted assault: 443 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 443 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen !!! Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 2459 casualties reported Squads: 133 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 never been as easy to destroy major combat troops on the Philipines like in this case as they came in one by one being destroyed instead of holding at Clark or Manila waiting for the IJA... I won't complain... Assaulting units: 38th Division 65th Brigade 2nd Tank Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 14th Army 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Defending units: 57th PS Infantry Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur (49,79) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 108 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 7 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala Lumpur !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 1st SNLF /6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tuguegarao (82,74) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 92 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Defending force 144 troops, 16 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 5 Allied adjusted defense: 2 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tuguegarao !!! Combat modifiers Defender: op mode(-), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Allied ground losses: Guns lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /2 Defending units: II/Prov'nl SPM Grp

RangerJoe -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/21/2019 1:29:06 PM)
You lost one DD by an obviously bad [:@] combination of die rolls and you are being given how many CLs, DD, and other ships [X(] but you are complaining. [:-] [;)] By the way, did you include and DMS type ships in the bombardment force in case there is an increased chance of detecting mines before detonating them? You are doing quite well from what I see. [&o] Me, personally, instead of die rolls I would rather have cinnamon or caramel rolls. [8D] But that definitely shows . . .

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/21/2019 2:08:12 PM)
Using DMS or any other minesweepers in bombardment TFs is highly counterproductive as they draw you directly into the minefield.

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/21/2019 2:16:05 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 06, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Soerabaja at 56,103 Japanese Ships BB Kirishima CA Chikuma CA Tone CL Abukuma DD Akigumo DD Kasumi DD Arare DD Tanikaze DD Hamakaze Allied Ships SS O21 Don't like KB being in the same hex as a sub with working torps... SS O21 is sighted by escort DD Kasumi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Arare fails to find sub and abandons search DD Tanikaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hamakaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Kasumi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Miri at 65,84 Japanese Ships xAK Kuraido Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PB Hakakisan Maru Allied Ships SS O20 Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled this sub has been sitting in the same spot for the whole war now getting one kill after another, no matter how many escorts are included in the convoy... even using waypoints around this hex doesn't seem to work... SS O20 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kuraido Maru PB Hakakisan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Hakakisan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Hakakisan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Hakakisan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Hakakisan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 101 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130) Allied Ships xAK Iron Baron, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage must be the first Type 88 mine hit so far, spent probably around 300 so far to achieve this single hit... there are so many convoys going in and out of PM I wonder if Mundy brings the whole Australian Army to Rabaul and PM... interesting, bold but interesting... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 71st PA Infantry Division, at 80,76 (Cabanatuan) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 Ki-21-Ic Sally x 27 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 52 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 383 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 30 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 24 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 71st PA Infantry Division, at 80,76 (Cabanatuan) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 40 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 71st PA Infantry Division, at 80,76 (Cabanatuan) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tandjoengbalai at 48,78 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 42 G3M2 Nell x 25 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 4 damaged Allied Ships CA Exeter CVL Hermes CA Cornwall, Torpedo hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 12 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. there you go! Finally we attack the task force including the expected Hermes sitting in the Malaya strait... no idea what Mundy is doing here but he didn't have to fear anything for the past turns as the TF was spotted but never attacked... no idea why one bomber daitai is attacking with bombs, both are set to torps, both are supplied by an air HQ with 100 torps... love it... one hit in overcast conditions isn't impressing from 70+ skilled Nells... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tandjoengbalai at 48,78 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 7 damaged G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CVL Hermes, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage CA Exeter CA Cornwall [image]local://upfiles/13774/9FDE1269C3D444ECBDED6AFBA8F131D9.jpg[/image] Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. Ammo storage explosion on CVL Hermes that dozen bombers do way better with 6 attacking the Brit CVL scoring 3 hits... that old light carrier should be finished... not a big victory but the first flight deck that will be sunk in this war... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 63 B5N2 Kate x 124 D3A1 Val x 97 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged D3A1 Val: 9 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CL Java, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage DD Bulmer, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Marblehead, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Prominent, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Tjikandi, Bomb hits 1 DD Witte de With, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Alden, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Express, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage xAK Enggano, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAKL Boelongan, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Banckert, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage AMc Enggano, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk DD Van Nes, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AMc Djombang, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AMc Merbabo, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk DD Kortenaer, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Proteus, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Lee Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage TM-9, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk DD Whipple, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Bantam, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Repair Shipyard hits 2 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 1 KB keeps pounding Soerabaja's port where CL Java and some destroyers are still afloat but heavily damaged... no idea if we have hit any ships we haven't hit before but I guess the majority of ships in port is not able to set sail... Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 11 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet City Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 14 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet City Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 17 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 15 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 24 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 23 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 9 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 9 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 6000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuantan (51,79) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 66 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 6 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuantan !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: op mode(-), shock(+) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 1st SNLF /2

RangerJoe -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/21/2019 2:17:10 PM)
I understand. But I do include them in invasions. Maybe next time, use the Polish mine detection method - send in LBs to find the mines and then the other ships will avoid them!

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/21/2019 3:19:57 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 07, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 22 encounters mine field at Kuantan (51,79) Japanese Ships DMS W-4, Mine hits 1, heavy damage DMS W-3 DMS W-2 DMS W-1 123 mines cleared one of my favourites, losing a destroyer mineswepper to mines... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130) Allied Ships AM Pieter de Bitter 4 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 22 encounters mine field at Kuantan (51,79) Japanese Ships DMS W-1 6 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 22 encounters mine field at Kuantan (51,79) Japanese Ships DMS W-4, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage one VH-II mine would have been enough but the second hit sends the ship with all hands down... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Kavieng at 106,122 Allied Ships CA Australia CA San Francisco CA Minneapolis CL Achilles CL Leander Japanese ground losses: 313 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Port hits 14 Mundy doesn't want me to build up Kavieng it seems... I'm not putting much effort into this base, just using it as a forward nav search / recon base to watch him reinforcing and building up Rabaul... Seagull V acting as spotter for CA Australia CA Australia firing at Kavieng SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA San Francisco CA San Francisco firing at I/66th Naval Guard Unit CA Minneapolis firing at Kavieng CL Achilles firing at Kavieng CL Leander firing at Kavieng -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near San Francisco at 213,79 Japanese Ships SS I-7 Allied Ships DD Clark xAK Steel Age xAK Iron Warrior xAK Corio xAK Zvir xAK Oakbank even 6 torps aren't enough to hit a DD... the only purpose of those subs off the West Coast is forcing the Allied to use escorts for their convoys... SS I-7 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Clark I-7 diving deep .... DD Clark attacking submerged sub .... DD Clark is out of ASW ammo DD Clark is out of ASW ammo DD Clark is out of ASW ammo DD Clark is out of ASW ammo DD Clark fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Clark fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Clark fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Clark fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 22 encounters mine field at Kuantan (51,79) Japanese Ships DMS W-3 DMS W-2 DMS W-1 7 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130) Allied Ships AM Pieter de Bitter 6 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127 Japanese Ships SS RO-60 Allied Ships DD Voyager SS RO-60 is sighted by escort DD Voyager fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Voyager fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Voyager fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Voyager fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Voyager attacking submerged sub .... DD Voyager cannot reach attack position over SS RO-60 Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Cairns at 93,139 Japanese Ships SS RO-64 Allied Ships AM Deloraine SS RO-64 is sighted by escort AM Deloraine fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Deloraine fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Deloraine fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Deloraine fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Deloraine fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Medan at 47,76 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 G3M2 Nell x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged Allied Ships CVL Hermes, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied CVL after seeing one Nell Daitai attacking with bombs instead of torps last turn I checked the unit and all was ok so why on Earth are they again attacking with bombs? WTH??? Hermes is reported sunk after this attack, going down with a dozen of Swordfish... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Georgetown at 49,74 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 G3M2 Nell x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Allied Ships AMc Medusa, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMc Medusa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kavieng , at 106,122 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 8 F4F-3A Wildcat x 9 F4F-3 Wildcat x 13 SBD-2 Dauntless x 52 SBD-3 Dauntless x 53 TBD-1 Devastator x 42 Allied aircraft losses SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Port hits 6 Port supply hits 2 Mundy keeps his carriers off Rabaul, means there must be more coming in I guess... bombing Kavieng is only fireworks, hitting a lvl 1 port several times does nothing, repaired in just an hour and the port is empty anyways... looking at the USN squadrons he must have three carriers combined in this area now... Aircraft Attacking: 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 12 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 12 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 15 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 11 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 6 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 15 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 14 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 2 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 5 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Georgetown at 49,74 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 G3M2 Nell x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Allied Ships HDML Panglima Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp we still fly attacks on those ****ty ships... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Banjoewangi at 57,107 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 D3A1 Val x 8 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Havfru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage putting this in bold as a tanker sunk is something I really like... Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Medan at 47,76 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 32 G3M2 Nell x 18 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Swordfish I: 7 destroyed Allied Ships CVL Hermes, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Hermes none of the Nells found the ship still afloat... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singkep at 49,86 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 9 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Scout, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp this looks like a very good hit rate but the ship was more or less dead in the water... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Langsa at 46,72 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 52 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 G3M2 Nell x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged Allied Ships CL Enterprise CA Exeter would love to take out one of the Brit cruisers but bombing from 10k instead of attacking with torps is useless... Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Langsa at 46,72 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged Allied Ships CA Cornwall CL Enterprise CL Glasgow Aircraft Attacking: 12 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Medan at 47,76 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuching (58,88) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1814 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Defending force 1992 troops, 20 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 43 Japanese adjusted assault: 23 Allied adjusted defense: 15 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 43 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 52 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 91st Naval Guard Unit Defending units: Sarawak Force 2/15 Punjab Battalion 2e-VLG-I Sup Afd 106th RN Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Port Swettenham (48,79) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 81 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 6 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Swettenham !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 1st SNLF /6

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/21/2019 3:27:53 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 08, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130) Allied Ships AM Pieter de Bitter 7 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Gasmata at 105,130 Japanese Ships SS RO-62 Allied Ships AM Ipswitch xAK Kooringa DD Stuart DD Ralph Talbot SS RO-62 is sighted by escort RO-62 diving deep .... DD Stuart attacking submerged sub .... SS RO-62 eludes ASW attack from DD Stuart SS RO-62 eludes DD Stuart by diving deep DD Ralph Talbot fails to find sub and abandons search DD Stuart fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Stuart attacking submerged sub .... DD Stuart loses contact with SS RO-62 DD Stuart cannot reach attack position over SS RO-62 DD Stuart cannot reach attack position over SS RO-62 DD Stuart attacking submerged sub .... SS RO-62 eludes DD Stuart by diving deep DD Stuart loses contact with SS RO-62 DD Stuart cannot establish contact with SS RO-62 DD Stuart attacking submerged sub .... DD Stuart is out of ASW ammo DD Stuart is out of ASW ammo DD Stuart attacking submerged sub .... DD Stuart is out of ASW ammo DD Stuart is out of ASW ammo DD Stuart is out of ASW ammo DD Stuart is out of ASW ammo DD Stuart is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Rockhampton at 99,150 Japanese Ships SS I-10, hits 1 Allied Ships xAK Mangola xAK Cardross PC Kybra SS I-10 is sighted by escort PC Kybra attacking submerged sub .... PC Kybra cannot establish contact with SS I-10 PC Kybra loses contact with SS I-10 PC Kybra cannot establish contact with SS I-10 PC Kybra fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Kybra fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Kybra fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Kybra fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wake Island at 136,98 Japanese Ships xAK Daijukyo Maru APD Nadakaze xAK Daihachikyo Maru PB Fukui Maru PB Choko Maru #2 Allied Ships SS Triton, hits 4 this is our Wake invasion force that stumbles into Triton there hitting her once for minor damage... SS Triton launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Daijukyo Maru Triton bottoming out .... PB Fukui Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Choko Maru #2 attacking submerged sub .... PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Kendari (70,106) 16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Toko Maru #4 PB Suyozai Maru PB Edo Maru PB Busho Maru xAK Yahiko Maru Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Kendari invasion going in covered by a cruiser force off the base... no doubt we will take the base quickly which means the Betty/Nell plague will seal off the Southern DEI... Force Z is gone, the Dutch and Britisch cruisers and destroyers are either gone or heavily damaged too so there should be much of a threat left in the DEI... PB Toko Maru #4 fired at enemy troops PB Suyozai Maru fired at enemy troops PB Edo Maru fired at enemy troops PB Busho Maru fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Kendari (70,106) TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Kendari, 70,106 Japanese ground losses: 44 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Motorized Support accidentally lost during unload of 97th JAAF AF Bn 17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 lost from landing craft during unload of Yokosuka 2nd SNLF 15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 23rd Air Flotilla /2 17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 lost from landing craft during unload of 81st Nav Gd /2 15 Support troops lost in surf during unload of Yokosuka 2nd SNLF /2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Wake Island (136,98) TF 14 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 136,98 15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 107th JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kendari (70,106) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Toko Maru #4 PB Suyozai Maru PB Edo Maru PB Busho Maru xAK Belgium Maru xAK Yahiko Maru PB Toko Maru #4 fired at enemy troops PB Suyozai Maru fired at enemy troops PB Edo Maru fired at enemy troops PB Busho Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130) Allied Ships AM Pieter de Bitter 8 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Georgetown at 49,74 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 G3M2 Nell x 18 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Allied Ships HDML Panglima, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 18 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp guess that's the last of those damned HDML that were sitting all over the place on Malaya... CAP engaged: No.27 Sqn RAF with Blenheim IF (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Raid is overhead Training flight from No.27 Sqn RAF has been caught up in attack -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 71st PA Infantry Division, at 80,76 (Cabanatuan) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 Ki-21-Ic Sally x 8 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 46 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 254 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 71st PA Infantry Division, at 80,76 (Cabanatuan) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 32 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 214 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 13 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 71st PA Infantry Division, at 80,76 (Cabanatuan) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 39 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 70,106 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CA Chokai Aircraft Attacking: 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 3 x 300 kg SAP Bomb Mundy forgot to adjust the attack altitude, no chance to hit something from 15k feet... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15 No Japanese losses Allied Ships HDML 1096, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk was wrong, there's still a HDML around... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 63,99 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 13 Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 5 damaged 139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CA Atago xAK Liverpool Maru CA Takao CL Jintsu even though those Dutch bombers aren't a real threat I don't like seeing that many attack my convoys inbound for Balikpapan... one disaster there is enough for my taste... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb 7 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 136,98 Japanese Ships APD Nadakaze xAK Daihachikyo Maru PB Fukui Maru PB Choko Maru #2 Allied Ships SS Triton SS Triton is sighted by escort Triton bottoming out .... PB Fukui Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kendari (70,106) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Toko Maru #4 PB Suyozai Maru PB Edo Maru PB Busho Maru xAK Yahiko Maru PB Toko Maru #4 fired at enemy troops PB Suyozai Maru fired at enemy troops PB Edo Maru fired at enemy troops PB Busho Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 13465 troops, 210 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 847 Defending force 2609 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 Japanese adjusted assault: 325 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 325 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 1789 casualties reported Squads: 102 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 29 (29 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! that's another combat unit that was totally trashed North of Manila, makes it roughly 350 av destroyed in open terrain... Assaulting units: 38th Division 65th Brigade 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 14th Army 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Defending units: 71st PA Infantry Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2907 troops, 27 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 73 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 35 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 35 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+) Assaulting units: Maizuru 2nd SNLF 107th JAAF AF Bn Wake was empty!!!! [X(] Mundy succesfully evacuated his troops from the atoll, no biggy but I was still surprised... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kendari (70,106) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 713 troops, 6 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 28 Defending force 9876 troops, 71 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 178 Assaulting units: Kendari KNIL Cdo Kendari ML Base Force Defending units: Yokosuka 2nd SNLF 81st Naval Guard Unit 23rd Air Flotilla 92nd JAAF AF Bn 22nd JAAF AF Bn 84th JAAF AF Bn 96th JAAF AF Bn 97th JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Taiping (49,75) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 79 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 4 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Taiping !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: op mode(-), shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 1st SNLF /2

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/21/2019 3:37:46 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 09, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kendari (70,106) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Toko Maru #4 PB Suyozai Maru PB Edo Maru PB Busho Maru xAK Yahiko Maru PB Toko Maru #4 fired at enemy troops PB Suyozai Maru fired at enemy troops PB Edo Maru fired at enemy troops PB Busho Maru fired at enemy troops still unloading supplies... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Balikpapan at 64,98 Japanese Ships xAK Koyu Maru xAK Taian Maru xAK Italy Maru SC Ch 23 SC Ch 22 Allied Ships SS KVII SS KVII is sighted by escort KVII bottoming out .... SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 23 fails to find sub and abandons search SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 22 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 95 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97) Japanese Ships SC Ch 23 SC Ch 21 SC Ch 20 xAK Havana Maru, Mine hits 1, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 5 mines cleared my subchasers spot the minefield and start destroying single mines until a freighter hits one... doesn't matter much and won't turn the tide for the Dutch defenders of Balikpapan, this time I'm going to take the base... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kendari (70,106) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Aden Maru xAK Belgium Maru xAK Burma Maru xAK Yahiko Maru xAK Aden Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Belgium Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Burma Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Balikpapan (64,97) 36 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAKL Anbo Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire SC Ch 23 SC Ch 22 xAK Italy Maru, Shell hits 1 xAKL Miyako Maru, Shell hits 1 SC Ch 21 SC Ch 20 xAK Koyu Maru Japanese ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAKL Anbo Maru at 7,000 yards SC Ch 22 firing to suppress enemy battery at 7,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Italy Maru at 7,000 yards SC Ch 22 firing to suppress enemy battery at 7,000 yards 120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAKL Miyako Maru at 7,000 yards SC Ch 22 firing to suppress enemy battery at 7,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAKL Anbo Maru at 7,000 yards SC Ch 22 firing to suppress enemy battery at 7,000 yards SC Ch 23 fired at enemy guns SC Ch 22 fired at enemy troops SC Ch 21 fired at enemy troops SC Ch 20 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Balikpapan (64,97) TF 95 troops unloading over beach at Balikpapan, 64,97 Japanese ground losses: 64 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 20 troops of a IJA Hy Inf Sqd 41 lost in surf during unload of 41st JAAF AF Bn Type 97 Medium Tank damaged beyond repair during unload of 13th Tank Rgt 17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 accidentally lost during unload of Yokosuka 4th SNLF 17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 lost from landing craft during unload of Yokosuka 4th SNLF 15 Aviation Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 41st JAAF AF Bn /2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kendari (70,106) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Aden Maru xAK Belgium Maru xAK Burma Maru xAK Yahiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire PB Toko Maru #4 xAK Aden Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Belgium Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Burma Maru fired at enemy troops 40mm Bofors AA Gun battery firing at xAK Yahiko Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Balikpapan (64,97) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAKL Miyako Maru SC Ch 22 SC Ch 21 xAKL Anbo Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire SC Ch 20 SC Ch 23 xAK Koyu Maru 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAKL Miyako Maru at 10,000 yards SC Ch 21 firing to suppress enemy battery at 10,000 yards 120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAKL Anbo Maru at 10,000 yards SC Ch 20 firing to suppress enemy battery at 10,000 yards 120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAKL Anbo Maru at 10,000 yards SC Ch 20 firing to suppress enemy battery at 10,000 yards SC Ch 23 fired at enemy troops SC Ch 22 fired at enemy troops SC Ch 21 fired at enemy troops SC Ch 20 fired at enemy troops 120mm CD Gun battery firing at xAK Koyu Maru 40mm Bofors AA Gun battery firing at xAK Koyu Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 61 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 10 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Aircraft Attacking: 26 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 109th RN Base Force ... Also attacking Singapore Fortress ... our Army is about to shock attack across the river into Singapore and I wanted to attack the major combat units there but instead the fortress and a base force are targetted for exactly no damage... lose 4 Sallies in the attack which is nothing I want to afford over a longer period for no gain... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 64,97 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 3 Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Italy Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet * Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb had to happen at some point again... an IJN freighter hit by a bomb usually means the ship is gone and this is true for Italy Maru too if she can't be saved at Balikpapan's port soon... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 64,97 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 6 B-339D x 3 Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 2 damaged 139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships xAK Hakodate Maru xAK Liverpool Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb 3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 48,91 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 6 B-339D x 8 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DMS W-3 DMS W-2 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb sending minesweepers to Palembang as this is our next invasion site... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 64,97 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 4 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Syoto Maru Aircraft Attacking: 4 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb the Dutch bomber force is still quite active around Borneo, too active for my taste... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Asiatic Fleet , at 79,76 (Clark Field) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Asiatic Fleet , at 79,76 (Clark Field) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 20 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Asiatic Fleet , at 79,76 (Clark Field) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Asiatic Fleet , at 79,76 (Clark Field) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 50 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 70,106 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 2 destroyed the Dutch came back from Ambon and while KB passing the area 6 Zeroes take on the bombers and down all 3 of them... CAP engaged: Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Kendari (70,106) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAK Aden Maru xAK Belgium Maru xAK Burma Maru xAK Yahiko Maru xAK Aden Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Belgium Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Burma Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Balikpapan (64,97) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAKL Miyako Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire SC Ch 23 SC Ch 22 SC Ch 21 SC Ch 20 xAK Koyu Maru Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAKL Miyako Maru at 7,000 yards 120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAKL Miyako Maru at 7,000 yards SC Ch 23 fired at enemy troops SC Ch 22 fired at enemy troops SC Ch 21 fired at enemy guns SC Ch 20 fired at enemy guns -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kendari (70,106) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3970 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 180 Defending force 1020 troops, 13 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 28 Japanese adjusted assault: 116 Allied adjusted defense: 5 Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kendari !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 121 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 224 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 9 (8 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! as expected Kendari falls to our first attack and we have an operational level 4 airfield now... Assaulting units: Yokosuka 2nd SNLF 81st Naval Guard Unit 84th JAAF AF Bn 96th JAAF AF Bn 23rd Air Flotilla 92nd JAAF AF Bn 22nd JAAF AF Bn 97th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: Kendari KNIL Cdo Kendari ML Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuching (58,88) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1795 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58 Defending force 1939 troops, 20 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 38 Japanese adjusted assault: 23 Allied adjusted defense: 11 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuching !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-) experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 327 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 4 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! mopping up Northern Borneo... have hoped that the Allied units would surrender but they were retreating South... Assaulting units: 91st Naval Guard Unit Defending units: Sarawak Force 2/15 Punjab Battalion 2e-VLG-I Sup Afd 106th RN Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Balikpapan (64,97) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1835 troops, 36 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 57 Defending force 5522 troops, 43 guns, 161 vehicles, Assault Value = 167 Assaulting units: VI KNIL Battalion II Samarinda Cdo Balikpapan Defenses Balikpapan MLD Base Force Defending units: 12th Tank Regiment 13th Tank Regiment Yokosuka 4th SNLF 51st JAAF AF Bn 41st JAAF AF Bn 86th JAAF AF Bn all units are in perfect shape, nothing will stop us taking Balikpapan's oilfields now... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Aparri (82,73) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 274 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12 Defending force 48 troops, 6 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 7 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Aparri !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Allied ground losses: Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /2 Defending units: II/Prov'nl SPM Grp this was also interesting as this mobile arty unit should defend Clark or Manila and not being in this area on North Eastern Luzon... we take what we get... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Utan Melintang (48,77) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 66 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 3 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Utan Melintang !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 1st SNLF /6

RangerJoe -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/21/2019 3:41:21 PM)
Bombs work better than torpedoes on those little ships. If you set the bombers at 1000 feet to attack with torpedoes but none are available then they will attack with bombs but with no low altitude penalty. You would also save supply.

castor troy -> RE: IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR (9/21/2019 4:37:19 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Truk at 111,108 Japanese Ships DD Yamakaze DD Hatsushima DD Hatsuharu Allied Ships SS Dolphin Dolphin is also sitting just one hex off Truk for weeks now... all the nav search, air ASW and ASW TFs did nothing so far... will be different at the end of 42 when I will have dedicated ASW Sentais... SS Dolphin is located by DD Yamakaze Dolphin diving deep .... DD Hatsushima fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hatsuharu attacking submerged sub .... DD Hatsuharu fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hatsuharu fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hatsuharu attacking submerged sub .... DD Hatsuharu is out of ASW ammo DD Hatsuharu is out of ASW ammo DD Hatsuharu is out of ASW ammo DD Hatsuharu is out of ASW ammo DD Hatsuharu is out of ASW ammo DD Hatsuharu is out of ASW ammo DD Hatsuharu fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hatsuharu fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Balikpapan (64,97) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAKL Miyako Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage xAK Italy Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire SC Ch 22 SC Ch 21 SC Ch 20 xAK Koyu Maru Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled I expected to lose two or three freighters during the landing at Balikpapan and so far it won't be any worse... those ships are all low value vessels and expandables... 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAKL Miyako Maru at 9,000 yards 120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Italy Maru at 9,000 yards 75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAKL Miyako Maru at 9,000 yards SC Ch 22 fired at enemy troops SC Ch 21 fired at enemy troops SC Ch 20 fired at enemy guns -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135 Japanese Ships SS RO-68 Allied Ships xAK Mundalla xAK Koomilya xAK Yunnan PC Kybra would like to hit one of his convoys around the Bismarck Sea at some point... so many ships passing over my subs and no succesful attacks for a long period now... SS RO-68 is sighted by escort PC Kybra fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Kybra fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Kybra fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Kybra fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Kybra fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,125 Japanese Ships SS RO-60 Allied Ships AM Doomba AM Ipswitch xAP Taroona xAP Malaita xAK George Livanos xAK Arkaba DD Ralph Talbot SS RO-60 is sighted by escort DD Ralph Talbot fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ralph Talbot fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ralph Talbot fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ralph Talbot fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ralph Talbot fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Guam (106,95) 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Okiyu Maru PB Santos Maru PB Nagata Maru APD Tade Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled PB Okiyu Maru fired at enemy troops PB Santos Maru fired at enemy troops PB Nagata Maru 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 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Guam (106,95) TF 48 troops unloading over beach at Guam, 106,95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Guam (106,95) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Okiyu Maru PB Santos Maru PB Nagata Maru APD Tade PB Okiyu Maru fired at enemy troops PB Santos Maru fired at enemy troops PB Nagata Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 5 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97) Japanese Ships DD Oshio 2 mines cleared heart attack when my cruiser TF entered Balikpapan to move into the spotted minefield... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 95 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97) Japanese Ships SC Ch 23 SC Ch 21 3 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Milne Bay at 101,134 Japanese Ships SS RO-66 Allied Ships xAP Macdhui CL Adelaide empty troop convoy returning from Rabaul... CL Adelaide carries depth charges... SS RO-66 is sighted by escort RO-66 diving deep .... CL Adelaide attacking submerged sub .... CL Adelaide cannot establish contact with SS RO-66 CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search... CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search... CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search... CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 95 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97) Japanese Ships SC Ch 23 SC Ch 20 2 mines cleared PLEASE STOP! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 95 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97) Japanese Ships SC Ch 23 SC Ch 22, Mine hits 1, heavy damage [8\|] SC Ch 21 SC Ch 20 7 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 95 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97) Japanese Ships SC Ch 22, heavy damage SC Ch 21 2 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Milne Bay at 101,134 Japanese Ships SS RO-66, hits 3 Allied Ships CL Adelaide xAP Macdhui minor damage, subs returns to Truk... SS RO-66 launches 2 torpedoes at CL Adelaide CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search... CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search... CL Adelaide attacking submerged sub .... SS RO-66 eludes ASW attack from CL Adelaide CL Adelaide is out of ASW ammo CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search... CL Adelaide fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 63 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 37 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 13 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 5 flak is so deadly in this mod even early on... bombing from 15k feet is both ineffective and still a risk... Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Asiatic Fleet , at 79,76 (Clark Field) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 33 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 Ki-21-Ic Sally x 39 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 52 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled combat troops coming in at Clark next round and there seem to be only support units holding the airfield... Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 16 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kavieng , at 106,122 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 12 F2A-3 Buffalo x 2 SB2U-3 Vindicator x 18 Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 7 Mundy noticed that my engineers completed the little airstrip at Kavieng yesterday and his dive bombers come in for a visit... I'm sure he's serious about this area... Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 4000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 6 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 3000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 11 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 2000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 2 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 4000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 2000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kavieng , at 106,122 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 3 Japanese aircraft losses H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 4000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 134790 troops, 1257 guns, 1316 vehicles, Assault Value = 4534 Defending force 46805 troops, 536 guns, 294 vehicles, Assault Value = 895 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 2509 Allied adjusted defense: 637 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 4254 casualties reported Squads: 16 destroyed, 328 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 44 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 38 disabled Guns lost 28 (1 destroyed, 27 disabled) Vehicles lost 233 (56 destroyed, 177 disabled) Allied ground losses: 8013 casualties reported Squads: 124 destroyed, 240 disabled Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 355 disabled Engineers: 55 destroyed, 68 disabled Guns lost 125 (32 destroyed, 93 disabled) Vehicles lost 36 (5 destroyed, 31 disabled) Units destroyed 1 today's highlight when the Japanese Army shock attacks over the river into Singapore... we get a 3:1 and completely destroy the forst but we missed a total victory by whopping 38pts adjusted av... 38pts is 0,83% of our base av... what can I say... anyways, there is no doubt that Singapore will fall in Jan 42 and then my divisions are free to play with... all our Inf Divs are in very good shape, two armored Rgts have been hit hard, both are down to 55% strenght but these are easily rebuilt... I expect the base to fall within my next two attacks but at the moment the divisions are ordered to rest as their disruption is up at average 70 and fat at 50+ as well... not sure what the maximum av is for the Allied holding Singapore when all units are there but seeing "only" 895 base av makes me pretty sure the spotted British units in Northern Malaya were ordered to bail out on the rail... those units are now spotted moving NE... no idea what Mundy is planning, those units can't go anywhere from there... Assaulting units: 6th Tank Regiment 18th Division 15th Tank Regiment 4th Division 1st Tank Regiment 55th Division 9th Tank Regiment 48th Division 33rd Division 5th Division 7th Tank Regiment 16th Division 3rd Tank Regiment 5th Tank Regiment Imperial Guards Division 23rd Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 10th Tank Regiment 2nd Division 11th Tank Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 15th Army 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 25th Army 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 54th British Brigade 1st Hyderabad Battalion 2/17 Dogra Battalion 251st Recce Battalion 55th British Brigade 2nd Loyal Battalion 3rd Cavalry Regiment 1st Malay Battalion 2nd Malay Battalion SSVF Brigade 2nd Gordons Battalion 53rd British Brigade 5/14th Punjab Battalion FMSV Brigade 3rd SSVF Battalion 3rd ISF Base Force 110th RAF Adv Base Force 223 Group RAF 11 Battery/3 HAA 29 Battery/3 HAA 30 Battery/3 HAA 1st ISF Base Force 24th NZ Pioneer Coy 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment AHQ Far East 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment Malaya Army III Indian Corps Singapore Fortress 2nd ISF Base Force Malayan Air Wing Singapore Base Force 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment 111th RAF Adv Base Force 113th RAF Adv Base Force 109th RAF Adv Base Force 112th RAF Adv Base Force 109th RN Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Balikpapan (64,97) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2663 troops, 19 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 169 Defending force 2352 troops, 44 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 57 Japanese adjusted assault: 45 Allied adjusted defense: 28 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 89 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Allied ground losses: 612 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled) actually thought I could take the base on our first attempt but was wrong... tomorrow's attack will do for sure... Assaulting units: 12th Tank Regiment 13th Tank Regiment Yokosuka 4th SNLF 51st JAAF AF Bn 41st JAAF AF Bn 86th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: VI KNIL Battalion II Samarinda Cdo Balikpapan Defenses Balikpapan MLD Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Balikpapan (64,97) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1428 troops, 32 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 26 Defending force 5502 troops, 43 guns, 161 vehicles, Assault Value = 154 Assaulting units: VI KNIL Battalion Balikpapan Defenses Balikpapan MLD Base Force II Samarinda Cdo Defending units: 13th Tank Regiment 12th Tank Regiment Yokosuka 4th SNLF 41st JAAF AF Bn 51st JAAF AF Bn 86th JAAF AF Bn

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