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Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (11/14/2020 1:29:49 PM)
Feb 20 - 21 Feb 20 - Djokjakarta was captured with industry sustaining 20% damage (resource 16(4) and light industry 16(4)). The CV TF, now back at Tavoy to refuel, hit Rangoon again, but not very effectively. A Rufe research facility at Yokohama reached 30(0) and was changed to Zero A6M5 30(0). Feb 21 - The second Rufe research facility at Yokohama reached 30(0) and was changed to A6M5. Ha-44 engine research advanced arrival a month to April '43. CA Atago finished repair in the Saigon shipyard and was replaced by CA Takao, which will need an additional 31 days in port.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (11/20/2020 4:53:04 PM)
Feb 21 (continued) Soerabaja was captured without a long, drawn out siege - quote: Ground combat at Soerabaja (56,104) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 15436 troops, 184 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 555 Defending force 13114 troops, 154 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 284 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 920 Allied adjusted defense: 125 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Soerabaja !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 2 destroyed L-212: 4 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 102 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 29 (4 destroyed, 25 disabled) Allied ground losses: 6282 casualties reported Squads: 83 destroyed, 66 disabled Non Combat: 286 destroyed, 57 disabled Engineers: 59 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 104 (97 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 13 Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 8th Tank Regiment 38th Division 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 2nd Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: Artilleriecommando Coastal Gun Battalion 2nd KNIL Regiment 2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion 3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion Semarang Base Force Commandement Marine Madion Base Force 1 ML-KNIL Aviation 3rd KNIL AA Battalion ML-KNIL Djojakarta Base Force MLD Soerabaja Base Force Malang Base Force Industry at Soerabaja sustained some damage - Oil 160(30), Refinery 143(27), Resource 68(12), Light Industry 34(6), Heavy Industry 8(1), and Repair Shipyard 7(1). Oil, HI, and RSY will be repaired/increased. The dot base Waigao was also captured.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (11/25/2020 7:17:46 AM)
Feb 22 - 23 Feb 22 - On Luzon, 57 Inf Rgt reinforced Iba from China; Iba was captured and the defender surrendered having no available retreat route. Resource is undamaged. In China near Sian - quote: Ground combat at 84,40 (near Sian) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 21114 troops, 248 guns, 348 vehicles, Assault Value = 760 Defending force 26064 troops, 213 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 572 Japanese adjusted assault: 343 Allied adjusted defense: 187 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 1474 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 99 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled) Allied ground losses: 4183 casualties reported Squads: 167 destroyed, 134 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 85 disabled Engineers: 22 destroyed, 21 disabled Guns lost 61 (32 destroyed, 29 disabled) Assaulting units: 37th Division 12th Tank Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 41st Division 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 38th Chinese Corps 36th Chinese Corps 47th Chinese Corps 43rd Chinese Corps 1st Chinese Corps 61st Chinese Corps 98th Chinese Corps 8th Group Army 39th Group Army 4th Group Army 7th Artillery Regiment On Java, Soerakarta was captured; resource is 25% damaged [15(5)]. Feb 23 - In Burma, Pegu was bombarded by battleships and Rangoon was bombed at night (ineffectively), then again by carrier air - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Pegu at 55,53 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIb Trop: 9 damaged Japanese Ships BB Hyuga BB Ise CL Isuzu DD Ayanami DD Shikinami DD Nenohi DD Umikaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Hayashio Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 6 Port hits 15 Port supply hits 1 quote: Afternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 55 B5N1 Kate x 7 B5N2 Kate x 71 D3A1 Val x 51 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIa Trop x 6 Hurricane IIb Trop x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged D3A1 Val: 22 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 damaged Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed on ground Allied Ships DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 57 Port hits 1 The last 2 Allied bases on Java will be occupied by Japanese forces on the 24th, cutting the retreat route of all Allied forces on the island. [image]local://upfiles/41215/3DC7A6F736694B328235F0DCA9270036.jpg[/image]

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (11/27/2020 11:04:07 AM)
Feb 24 - Clark Field captured by the Empire Unbelievable, but true - Clark Field fell to the Japanese on the first deliberate attack with only level 1 forts! quote: Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 22039 troops, 157 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 767 Defending force 7934 troops, 211 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 246 Japanese adjusted assault: 467 Allied adjusted defense: 118 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Clark Field !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 872 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 78 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2568 casualties reported Squads: 80 destroyed, 44 disabled Non Combat: 236 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 112 (112 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 130 (130 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 7 [to Bataan] Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 49th Infantry Regiment 1st Recon Regiment 65th Brigade 1st Engineer Regiment 1st Infantry Regiment 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 21st/A Division 14th Army 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment Defending units: 194th Tank Battalion 21st PA Infantry Division Subic Bay Defenses 11th PA Infantry Division 1st PA Constabulary Regiment Clark Field USAAF Base Force 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment For some inexplicable reason, he's defending Manila and has already moved most of his Luzon force to Bataan. IMO, Clark Field is the MOST defensible hex on the island, with level 3 terrain. In other action, the port of Soerabaja is being swept of mines, and a CV strike on the ground units north of Moulmein helped in retreating that stack - quote: Afternoon Air attack on 45th Indian Brigade, at 56,54 , near Moulmein Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 52 B5N1 Kate x 7 B5N2 Kate x 69 D3A1 Val x 48 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIa Trop x 3 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged D3A1 Val: 14 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 147 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled quote: Ground combat at 56,54 (near Moulmein) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 24537 troops, 339 guns, 128 vehicles, Assault Value = 758 Defending force 5116 troops, 49 guns, 245 vehicles, Assault Value = 191 Japanese adjusted assault: 541 Allied adjusted defense: 251 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 463 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 31 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 32 (9 destroyed, 23 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1216 casualties reported Squads: 48 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 117 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 72 (55 destroyed, 17 disabled) Units retreated 4 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 6th Tank Regiment 146th Infantry Regiment 112th Infantry Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion 56th Engineer Regiment 55th Engineer Regiment 33rd Division Sasebo 3rd SNLF 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 15th Army 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 45th Indian Brigade 2nd Royal Tank Regiment 7th Hussars Regiment 48th Gurkha Brigade 25 Army divisions on Java change preparation from Soerabaja (recently captured) to Magwe and Mandalay.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (11/30/2020 9:15:58 PM)
Feb 25 - 27 Feb 25 - On Java, vacant Tjepoe and Madioen were captured; no damage to any industry at either one. And the Allied minefield at Soerabaja has been cleared. Working on getting more supply there to start fixing up stuff like OIL and RSY. Feb 26 - An Allied sub was sunk near Tulagi by the CarDiv 1 TF (Akagi, Kaga, and a CVL); the carriers were NOT detected. Vacant Biak was captured. Feb 27 - 48 Div began arriving on Luzon from Java and Sumatra, for the capture of Manila, then Bataan. The last elements of 1 and 21 Divs are also inbound from China. So, a full 4 divisions will be available (1, 16, 21, and 48) shortly. The surrounded Allied stack that had been defending Soerabaja (now located 1 hex west) had 1 unit destroyed on the 24th, 3 more surrendered on the 25th, 2 surrendered on the 26th, and 5 more were destroyed or surrendered on the 27th. Two combat ineffective units remain.

soulsilver -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/1/2020 12:01:45 PM)
looks like good progress is being made in the SRA, but IDK if trying to take Bataan/Manila this early is necessary. I Usually just leave the 65 Brigade and a Division maybe 2 and let them starve. provided that you keep some recon on Manila to make sure he does not sneak planes in he cant do a lot other than resupply subs which you can bomb. Those two extra Divisions could be used elsewhere such as an offensive into Aussi or India.

RangerJoe -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/1/2020 12:56:14 PM)
Manila has industry that you can use.

Q-Ball -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/1/2020 5:30:41 PM)
Are you playing with stacking limits? Another reason he might be defending Manila instead is that Clark only fits 40,000 troops, which is not enough to hold all the Allied Luzon forces. But I agree, I would still defend Clark instead of Manila.....besides as defender the stacking limits also work in your favor as IJA can only use 2 divisions or so

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/3/2020 9:07:21 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Q-Ball Are you playing with stacking limits? Another reason he might be defending Manila instead is that Clark only fits 40,000 troops, which is not enough to hold all the Allied Luzon forces. But I agree, I would still defend Clark instead of Manila.....besides as defender the stacking limits also work in your favor as IJA can only use 2 divisions or so No stacking limits; this is the vanilla Scenario 1 game.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/3/2020 9:13:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: soulsilver looks like good progress is being made in the SRA, but IDK if trying to take Bataan/Manila this early is necessary. I Usually just leave the 65 Brigade and a Division maybe 2 and let them starve. provided that you keep some recon on Manila to make sure he does not sneak planes in he cant do a lot other than resupply subs which you can bomb. Those two extra Divisions could be used elsewhere such as an offensive into Aussi or India. Thanks, but two divisions would not constitute an offensive into either Australia or India. A heavy raid, maybe. Where I really could use them is Burma right now, but the 5th, 18th, and Imperial Guard will be headed there to join 33rd, 55th, and 56th as soon as they can load in a Java port. He's had a fairly large force in Rangoon until a few days ago, and I suspect it's moved north to dig in. I think I would have put up more of a fight in the big city.

Bif1961 -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/5/2020 1:48:00 PM)
You could land north up the coast at Akyab or Cox' Bazar if you have airs support and land behind his forces in the Rangoon Prome area and possibly cut them off.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/5/2020 9:26:27 PM)
Feb 28 - Mar 3 Feb 28 - One Rufe research facility at Maebashi reached 30(0) and converted to A6M5. A BB TF bombarded Pegu after an ineffective night aerial bombing. Mar 1 - The second Rufe research facility at Maebashi, and one at Kobe reached 30(0) and converted to A6M5. Ha-45 engine research advanced a month to Jun '43; Ha-60 engine research advanced a month to Aug '42. Mar 2 - WHAT? The first deliberate attack at Manila went in and made a remarkable discovery - quote: Ground combat at Manila (79,77) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 48018 troops, 449 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 1613 Defending force 18273 troops, 258 guns, 63 vehicles, Assault Value = 682 Japanese adjusted assault: 694 Allied adjusted defense: 349 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 905 casualties reported Squads: 24 destroyed, 133 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 77 disabled Allied ground losses: 2463 casualties reported Squads: 57 destroyed, 111 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 65 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 21 disabled Guns lost 46 (7 destroyed, 39 disabled) Assaulting units: 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment Yokosuka 1st SNLF 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment 7th Tank Regiment 1st Recon Regiment 1st Engineer Regiment 65th Brigade 16th Division 1st Infantry Regiment Kure 1st SNLF 47th Infantry Regiment 57th Infantry Regiment 49th Infantry Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment Sasebo 1st SNLF Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 48th Field Artillery Regiment 28th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment 51st PA Infantry Division 91st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Infantry Division 71st PA Infantry Division 102nd PA Infantry Division II Philippine Corps Manila USAAF Base Force 301st Construction Battalion Recall that Luzon was largely bypassed during December '41, and only recently received sufficient reinforcement to consider pressing the issue. 16 Div captured Mindanao and the resource islands north of Mindanao BEFORE landing on the south coast of Luzon to advance north on Manila. 65 Bde landed at Aparri early and defended there until 16 Div landed on Luzon. 1 Div and 21 Div came from China (1 Div starts in Manchuria and 21 Div at Shanghai). Anyway, even though Clark Field and/or Manila have received daily aerial bombardment since Dec 7, I expected the fort level at Manila to be much higher than 0! Mar 3 - The Rufe research facility at Nagaoka reached 30(0) and converted to A6M5. The last remaining Rufe facility at Tokyo is still repairing and will produce Rufes starting in April.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/5/2020 9:48:29 PM)
North China Sian was captured on Feb 11. Forces of the Empire rested a few days before beginning the advance north. The situation prior to the Mar 3 turn is shown below - [image]local://upfiles/41215/399AF419BB284FFCA0ECC8259B045079.jpg[/image] The Chinese sources of supply are circled in yellow. Yenan (under the yellow X) does not make supply, so all those Chinese units south and east of Yenan get their supply from Lanchow (400+ miles away), meaning it's infrequent. These units do not need to be attacked, only blocked from getting out of the Yenan pocket to the west. The Chinese defenders retreating north from Sian are largely combat ineffective. Japanese tank regiments are plentiful. The pursuit is ON.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/7/2020 11:30:49 AM)
Mar 3 (continued) Manila Falls! Manila was captured with some damage to industry - quote: Ground combat at Manila (79,77) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 46084 troops, 441 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 1584 Defending force 16256 troops, 252 guns, 63 vehicles, Assault Value = 471 Japanese adjusted assault: 968 Allied adjusted defense: 165 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 2579 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 207 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 35 disabled Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled) Allied ground losses: 17269 casualties reported Squads: 1026 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1204 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 87 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 325 (325 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 64 (64 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 9 Assaulting units: 49th Infantry Regiment 65th Brigade 20th Ind. Engineer Regiment 1st Infantry Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment 16th Division Kure 1st SNLF 48th Engineer Regiment Yokosuka 1st SNLF 57th Infantry Regiment 1st Engineer Regiment 21st Ind. Engineer Regiment Sasebo 1st SNLF 1st Recon Regiment 7th Tank Regiment 2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 48th Field Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 28th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 1st PA Infantry Division 91st PA Infantry Division 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment 71st PA Infantry Division 51st PA Infantry Division 102nd PA Infantry Division II Philippine Corps Manila USAAF Base Force 301st Construction Battalion In Burma, heavy cruisers bombard Rangoon with considerable success - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Rangoon at 54,53 Japanese Ships CA Mikuma CA Mogami CA Nachi CA Haguro CL Tama CL Naka DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Oshio DD Arashi DMS W-19 DMS W-9 Refinery hits 1 Manpower hits 3 Fires 821 Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 49 Port hits 27 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 16 Indian Bde is the only current defender at Rangoon, while 8 units are defending at Pegu. 146 Inf Rgt is loading transports at Moulmein with the intent to land at Rangoon, followed by 33 Div and others as transport comes available.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/13/2020 9:58:53 AM)
Mar 4 - 5 Mar 4 - Vacant dot base Nabire was captured. Japanese troops landed at vacant Ndeni. Liberation of the main island of Java was completed when the last defenders surrendered. Rangoon and Pegu were bombarded - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Rangoon at 54,53 Japanese Ships CA Mikuma CA Mogami CA Nachi CA Haguro CL Tama CL Naka DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Oshio DD Arashi DMS W-19 DMS W-9 Allied ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Manpower hits 5 Resources hits 1 Fires 622 Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 21 Port hits 10 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 5 quote: Night Naval bombardment of Pegu at 55,53 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIa Trop: 2 damaged Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships BB Hyuga BB Ise CL Kinu CL Isuzu DD Ayanami DD Shikinami DD Nenohi DD Umikaze DD Asashio DD Hagikaze DD Tokitsukaze Allied ground losses: 166 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled) Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 28 Port hits 18 Port supply hits 2 Mar 5 - Vacant Ndeni was captured. 146 Inf Rgt landed at Rangoon via amphib assault. The isolated Japanese troops NW of Ichang are finally succumbing to lack of supply. After 3 weeks with no supply and Chinese reinforcement to over 1000 AV, half of the 6 units defending have been destroyed. The others will likely last only days.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/17/2020 6:05:58 PM)
Mar 6 - 7 Mar 6 - A night aerial bombardment of Pegu actually does some damage, although extremely light. An IJN sub puts 3 torpedoes into an Allied xAP at Akyab and sinks it. Japanese troops land at Buna, Denpasar, and Pamekasan. Mar 7 - Vacant Buna was captured; Denpasar and Pamekasan were easily captured; the defenders surrendered. A BB TF sank an Allied xAP at Akyab (some guns and non-combatants go down as well). A CA TF bombarded Rangoon (while artillery reinforcement arrived) - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Rangoon at 54,53 Japanese Ships CA Kumano CA Suzuya CA Atago CL Sendai DD Samidare DD Harusame DD Asashio DD Hagikaze DD Maikaze Allied ground losses: 41 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Light Industry hits 1 Manpower hits 2 Resources hits 1 Fires 400 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 25 Port hits 14 Port fuel hits 7 Port supply hits 1 A BB TF bombarded Wenchow - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Wenchow at 89,58 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses H81-A3: 4 damaged Japanese Ships BB Fuso BB Nagato CL Yura DD Sazanami DD Inazuma DD Ikazuchi DD Tanikaze Allied ground losses: 68 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Manpower hits 1 Resources hits 1 Fires 52 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 25 Port hits 14 Port supply hits 2

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/19/2020 3:37:16 PM)
Mar 8 Busy day, so I'll get right to it! A BB TF again bombarded Pegu - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Pegu at 55,53 Japanese Ships BB Ise CA Mikuma CL Tama Allied ground losses: 150 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 9 Port hits 7 Port supply hits 3 The Allied LCUs at Pegu are moving NW, not toward Rangoon. A CA TF again bombarded Rangoon, as more Japanese reinforcements arrived - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Rangoon at 54,53 Japanese Ships CA Kumano CA Suzuya CA Atago CL Sendai DD Samidare DD Harusame DD Asashio DD Hagikaze DD Maikaze DMS W-9 DMS W-8 Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Resources hits 1 Fires 77 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 18 Port hits 8 Port fuel hits 1 Carriers clashed in the South Pacific. US carriers were spotted the day before and the Akagi TF (Akagi, Kaga, Shoho, and Zuiho) was sent to near Ndeni to attack. The US carriers first attacked a transport TF carrying part of 4 Div - quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 118,141 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 8 F4F-3 Wildcat x 26 SBD-3 Dauntless x 65 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Atsuta Maru CA Kako xAP Yoshino Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires CA Furutaka CM Tokiwa xAK Kasyu Maru xAK Kunitu Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 350 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Both damaged transports later sank. The Japanese air attacked the US CVs first, which also had CAP from nearby Luganville - quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Santa Maria at 120,148 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 54 B5N1 Kate x 9 B5N2 Kate x 57 D3A1 Val x 42 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 23 F2A-3 Buffalo x 8 F4F-3 Wildcat x 28 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed F2A-3 Buffalo: 2 destroyed F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed Allied Ships CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Indianapolis CA San Francisco DD Preston DD Drayton DD Cassin Ammo storage explosion on CV Saratoga The US carriers responded - quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Utupua at 121,144 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 22 Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 8 F4F-3 Wildcat x 26 SBD-3 Dauntless x 65 TBD-1 Devastator x 16 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged TBD-1 Devastator: 2 damaged TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1 CVL Zuiho CV Akagi, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires CV Kaga Fuel storage explosion on CV Akagi Yorktown was reported sunk, but it was probably Saratoga. In either case, this is not confirmed by aircraft losses as Luganville (level 2 airfield) is close enough to recover aircraft. Efate (level 0 airfield) can recover float planes. The Japanese have no knowledge of the aviation support level at either base. The Japanese carriers will not pursue.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/19/2020 6:56:32 PM)
Saratoga takes a torpedo - [image]local://upfiles/41215/F108AB8CD0694FCA86F2A94B1DB0545C.jpg[/image]

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/19/2020 6:58:13 PM)
Akagi takes a bomb - [image]local://upfiles/41215/B35128F42FB44E34ADA64EB3D3F6E4F0.jpg[/image]

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/20/2020 3:28:18 PM)
Based on email intel (the best kind), one of the US carriers is sunk and the other is in such a state as it may not reach port. A third is lurking somewhere nearby; it was anticipated that it would join the Yorktown/Saratoga TF for this battle, but didn't. My opponent has surrendered. This AAR is finished. We are in discussions for a new game; either DBB-C, RA, or something else. If I do an AAR it will focus solely on China (I am an Army guy). BTW, first Army shutout of Navy since my Firstie year in 1969! OUT.

RangerJoe -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/20/2020 4:16:59 PM)
It was only getting to the best part of the game with the dancing contest between the Navies. "Float like a butterfly, Sting like a Bee!" Kind of dancing!

PaxMondo -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/23/2020 4:45:21 AM)
wow, yeah, sad, just getting interesting and fold ... sorry to hear.

Alfred -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/23/2020 9:39:24 AM)
This is really not acceptable behaviour from an Allied player. Just as a Japanese player quitting once their expansion phase is over is not really acceptable either. AE is a very long game with considerable complexity in each of the different stages which confront either side. Quitting so early is like a boxer who get knocked down in the first first minute of round 1 of a 12 round match but even though he gets up after the count of 2, his seconds immediately throw in the towel. Fair weather players never properly learn how to play this game. They miss out on using the full arsenal of game tools. Alfred

porpoisehead -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/23/2020 1:43:07 PM)
I'm sorry to see this AAR is over, but congrats on your victory! I kept meaning to drop a note in here because I really enjoy your AAR style, Uncivil Engineer. I find that you strike a good balance in the level of detail you provide, focusing on the interesting bits, infusing passion and excitement without going heavy into roleplay, and using images and the combat reports to support and deepen the story. You also make great use of formatting - colour, emphasis, shout boxes and the like. Overall, I found it really had me focused on the "action" part of "AAR," and I mostly clicked on this section of the forum to see if you'd updated this one. I'm very much looking forward to your next one!

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act II - Uncivil Engr (J) vs. christopher1963 (A) (12/23/2020 5:07:14 PM)
Thanks to all for your thoughts and comments. I was never really sure whether anyone was reading this, besides me. Thanks, porpoisehead for your comments on AAR style - I'm all about short and sweet. I'm still trying to learn to do the graphics better - it's the old story about old dog and new tricks. Anyway, to give you all more of the back story - We've only been able to do a couple turns a week due to my opponent's work, and ailments. I mentioned earlier that he had COVID-19 back in the summer; that sidelined the game for some time. Then, more recently a cancer was discovered in one of his eyes, and the eye had to be removed. He's continued to play, but I'm not sure if he has much interest in the game with all the other problems. He's retiring from his job at the end of December, but will continue to work through January finishing some projects. Then, he says, he'll have more time for the game and wants another. We've tentatively decided on DBB-C. We're both taking time off for the holidays, and we'll see how it goes sometime in mid-January. So, stay tuned for Act III.

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