RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A)

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Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (1/4/2022 9:50:06 PM)
Getting way behind again; traveling doesn't help! Aug 15, 1942 Vals flying from Tarawa sank an Allied YMS at Tabiteuea. The first deliberate Allied attack at Amchitka reduced forts - quote: Ground combat at Amchitka Island (158,52) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 6232 troops, 87 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 200 Defending force 3110 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 44 Allied adjusted assault: 125 Japanese adjusted defense: 124 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 513 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 30 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 208 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Assaulting units: 134th Cmbt Engineer Battalion 87th Mountain Regiment 37th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 193rd Tank Battalion 1st AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 198th FA Bn /1 Defending units: I./4th Infantry Battalion 6th Indpt SNLF Coy 5th Fleet 5th JNAF AF Unit Aug 16, 1942 Brit cruisers bombarded Tavoy. A brigade of 4 Div loaded transports and departed Mergui (2 hexes south of Tavoy) without incident. Oro Bay was recaptured by paradrop (it had flipped back to Allies). Forts at Amchitka were reduced again - quote: Ground combat at Amchitka Island (158,52) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 6106 troops, 87 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 188 Defending force 2715 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19 Allied adjusted assault: 72 Japanese adjusted defense: 37 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 551 casualties reported Squads: 22 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 82 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Assaulting units: 134th Cmbt Engineer Battalion 37th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 87th Mountain Regiment 193rd Tank Battalion 1st AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 198th FA Bn /1 Defending units: I./4th Infantry Battalion 6th Indpt SNLF Coy 5th Fleet 5th JNAF AF Unit Aug 17, 1942 Bases assaulted today: Great Nicobar (vacant) Bases lost today: Amchitka - quote: Ground combat at Amchitka Island (158,52) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 6073 troops, 87 guns, 140 vehicles, Assault Value = 180 Defending force 2420 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20 Allied adjusted assault: 141 Japanese adjusted defense: 37 Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied forces CAPTURE Amchitka Island !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 573 casualties reported Squads: 16 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 75 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Assaulting units: 134th Cmbt Engineer Battalion 37th (Sep) Infantry Regiment 87th Mountain Regiment 193rd Tank Battalion 1st AmphTrac Engineer Battalion 198th FA Bn /1 Defending units: I./4th Infantry Battalion 6th Indpt SNLF Coy 5th Fleet 5th JNAF AF Unit An Allied sub fired at CV Hiryu near Makin, but missed. BUT, surprise by the CV TF in the Gilberts is lost! Brit BB PoW bombarded Tavoy, followed by Wellingtons bombing the base. A Chinese base force and headquarters that had been chased out of Yenan some time ago, surrendered.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (1/5/2022 12:04:18 PM)
Aug 18, 1942 Bases captured today: Great Nicobar For reasons unknown to me the Allies decided to attack at Changsha - quote: Ground combat at Changteh (81,50) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 60853 troops, 218 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2006 Defending force 27145 troops, 251 guns, 99 vehicles, Assault Value = 780 Allied adjusted assault: 1228 Japanese adjusted defense: 1861 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 915 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 60 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 2367 casualties reported Squads: 63 destroyed, 374 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 36 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 33 disabled Guns lost 18 (6 destroyed, 12 disabled) Assaulting units: 94th Chinese Corps 53rd Chinese Corps 73rd Chinese Corps 44th Chinese Corps 18th Chinese Corps 87th Chinese Corps 72nd Chinese Corps 6th Construction Regiment 6th War Area 20th Group Army 2nd Chinese Base Force Defending units: 39th Division 68th Division 1st Mortar Battalion 13th Army 57th Field AA Battalion Aug 19, 1942 CVs Akagi and Kaga arrived at Singapore and began their July upgrades. The RSY at Singapore, currently 30, resumed further improvement to facilitate major repair of these ships. Aug 20, 1942 Judy research at Tokyo and Tony research at Gifu reached 30(0). Tony aircraft will advance from Oct '42 to Sep '42 within a week, so will become available Sep 1. BBs Kirishima and Kongo bombarded Taberfane, doing insignificant damage. BBs Nagato and Mutsu escorted a PB fast transport supply ship into Koepang. One of the destroyers in the TF hit a mine and sank.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (1/5/2022 12:17:45 PM)
Aug 21, 1942 Bases assaulted today: Car Nicobar (vacant) BBs Nagato and Mutsu bombarded Koepang and retired. CV Hiyo's air groups attacked several targets near Adak sustaining considerable casualties to sink one xAP transport. Land-based TBFs counterattacked Hiyo - quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kiska Island at 158,49 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 13 TBF-1 Avenger x 18 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CV Hiyo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD Harusame DD Amatsukaze Ammo storage explosion on CV Hiyo Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Hiyo Aug 22, 1942 CV Hiyo successfully evaded Allied surface forces in pursuit, but with fires raging at 83%, burned up before reaching Paramushiro. Poor TF routing the preceding 2 turns lead to this. I had intended to target Allied ships reinforcing Amchitka, and should have stayed 7 hexes west of that island to stay out of range of Allied land-based aircraft with naval attack capability. Aug 23, 1942 Nothing to report Aug 24, 1942 A6M5c Zero research advanced a month from Aug '44 to Jul '44.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (1/15/2022 10:32:23 AM)
Aug 25, 1942 A US CVE is sighted by subs operating in the Aleutian Islands. A Japanese sub hit 2 mines at Arorae and sank. Aug 26, 1942 CVs Hiryu and Soryu arrived at Truk for repair of lots of system and engine damage to the entire task force (~10 days total). Betties flying from Victoria Point attacked 2 British TF near Tavoy, but scored no torpedo hits. Irving J1N1-C research advanced from Nov to Oct '42. Aug 27, 1942 Allied forces assaulted Attu - quote: Pre-Invasion action off Attu Island (153,49) 9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships APD Stringham APD Manley Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ... Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49) TF 477 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49 Allied ground losses: 47 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ... Ground combat at Attu Island (153,49) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 929 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35 Defending force 192 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11 Assaulting units: 16th Infantry Regiment I./4th Infantry Bn /2 5th JNAF AF Unit /1 Defending units: 1/297th Infantry Bn /1 This type of piecemeal assault has been the Allied practice at Amchitka and Adak before this landing at Attu. My hope is that it continues when the atolls in the Gilberts and Marshalls are his objectives. He's creeping ever closer to Tarawa and Makin. A Japanese sub sank an xAP off Cairns. Tony R&D has been completed (for Sep '42 availability); 4 of the 5 research sites were changed to the Ib model.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (1/15/2022 10:47:37 AM)
Aug 28, 1942 British CLs bombarded Tavoy, followed by the Prince of Wales doing the same. Aug 29, 1942 Nothing to report Aug 30, 1942 A Japanese sub put 2 torpedoes in CL Caradoc near Port Blair. A Japanese sub put 3 torpedoes in an xAP at Attu sinking it. Allied forces assaulted vacant Munda in the Solomon Islands. Five Wellington bombers were shot down bombing Port Blair - quote: Morning Air attack on Port Blair , at 46,58 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10 Allied aircraft Wellington Ic x 10 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Wellington Ic: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Runway hits 3 ... Morning Air attack on Port Blair , at 46,58 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10 Allied aircraft Wellington Ic x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Wellington Ic: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged British CLs bombarded Port Blair - quote: Naval bombardment of Port Blair at 46,58 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-46-II Dinah: 3 damaged Allied Ships CL Birmingham CL Mauritius CL Ceres CL Dauntless Japanese ground losses: 139 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 10 Runway hits 54 Port hits 1 The Allies assaulted Port Blair - quote: Pre-Invasion action off Port Blair (46,58) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 96 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CA Devonshire AMC Corfu PC Jumna PC Yarra Allied ground losses: 67 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ... Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1792 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108 Defending force 1259 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 65 Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 5th Recon Regiment I./143rd Infantry Battalion 34th Field Const Co 5th Field Artillery Regiment 18th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: Brockville Rifles Battalion 1st Irish Fusiliers Bn /1 Edmonton Fusiliers Bn /1 The last defending Japanese unit fragment at Amchitka was destroyed. Judy R&D advanced from Jan '43 to Dec '42 (they can't arrive soon enough)! Vals are crap.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (1/17/2022 11:37:19 AM)
Aug 31, 1942 An offensive push at Changteh is coming; units to reinforce (and overstack) the current position are on the move from Changsha. To clear the way for bombing of the base (and city) Nicks and Tojos swept the airfield, downing 8 Warhawks for the loss of 2 Nicks. As the Brits continue to unload troops at Port Blair, Betties from Victoria Point attacked. But, 7 Betties are shot down without hitting anything. CV Shokaku left Singapore yesterday enroute to Soerabaja to join CV Zuikaku. Transports left Soerabaja loaded with 4 Div(-), and escorted by a 2 battleship TF for Koepang. Ha-45 engine research advanced from Feb to Jan '43.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (1/19/2022 11:16:42 AM)
Sep 1, 1942 The Brits continue to unload at Port Blair; 6 Brit CLs bombarded followed by the BB Prince of Wales; AV is approaching parity. A Japanese sub put a torpedo in CVE Long Island near Kiska. Zeroes and other fighters swept Changteh downing 1 Warhawk (only 3 flew CAP). Helens and Sallies bombed Changteh with moderate result. The overstack of reinforcements will arrive soon. Escorted Betties attacked CA Houston at Roti (adjacent to Koepang) with no hits and BBs Pennsylvania and Oklahoma at Koepang, also with no hits. The Judy R&D site at Okayama reached 30(0); making it the 5th of 6 sites.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (1/22/2022 12:52:45 PM)
Sep 2, 1942 While the Brits continued to unload troops at Port Blair, and the combat ships appeared to leave for rearming, a lone Japanese supply transport in port departed for Victoria Point. All was well until it was intercepted by a sub. One of several transports loading the regiment at Car Nicobar was sunk by a Dutch sub. Japanese fighters swept Changteh in turn (Zeroes, Tojos, Oscars) losing 2 Zeroes and a Tojo for 8 Airacobras. Then Helens and Sallies bombed the place. CVs Soryu and Junyo departed Truk for the Tarawa area. CVs Hiryu and Ryujo are still at Truk repairing damage. Bangkok's airfield reached level 6. A 2nd (of 6) Jill R&D site (at Maebashi) reached 30(0).

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (1/22/2022 12:54:49 PM)
Sep 3, 1942 This chart shows the plan for today - [image]local://upfiles/41215/4A29FCF085D6459698CCEC2480498C23.jpg[/image] The 4 Div(-) transports will back track a little and join the reinforcing engineers before proceeding to Koepang later. BBs Kongo and Kirishima (just repaired) will depart Soerabaja to cover the assault transports near Mataram. BBs Nagato and Mutsu will advance through the island where a lone CA was detected, to Roti, then retire. The carriers will advance to within 7 hexes of Roti to cover the BBs and attack any Allied naval assets there or any Allied naval assets that sortie from Koepang. Two AKEs arrive at Mataram to rearm any ships needing ammo. Zeroes from Kendari will sweep Koepang. What happened? BBs Nagato and Mutsu encountered 3 Dutch TM, both sides fired and the Dutch withdrew. The Zero sweep lost 7 fighters to 3 Allied (Airacobras and Warhawks). No Allied combatant ships are now detected near Koepang. Tomorrow, Nagato and Mutsu (ADM Tanaka) will bombard Koepang and retire to Ruteng as the AKEs move there. The other BBs will advance toward Koepang covering the assault force and covered by the 2 CVs (Shokaku and Zuikaku). The last of 6 Judy R&D sites (at Hiroshima) reached 30(0). Judy's (D4Y1) should become operational on or about Oct 4, 1942. I plan to build 90 per month and convert the other 3 sites to the D4Y2, then D4Y3. The D4Y2 appears to be identical to the D4Y1; the D4Y3 has the same combat capabilities, but SR of 1 instead of the SR 3 of the D4Y1 and D4Y2. The current Val production site at Nagoya making 60 Vals per month will convert to Judy D4Y1 (or something else) mid-October.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (1/23/2022 12:02:02 PM)
Sep 4, 1942 The Allies continued unloading at Port Blair and Attu. The troop count does not appear to be changing much, so it may be just supply. Our 2 battleships bombarded Koepang, then sank all 4 TM in 2 separate actions - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Koepang at 68,116 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 6 damaged P-400 Airacobra: 6 damaged P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Mutsu BB Nagato CA Chokai CA Maya CA Atago DD Tachikaze DD Yunagi DD Harukaze DD Kamikaze DD Nagatsuki DD Yayoi DD Hayashio DD Oyashio Allied ground losses: 439 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 41 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled Guns lost 13 (4 destroyed, 9 disabled) Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled) Airbase hits 27 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 41 Port hits 16 I'm somewhat surprised no mines were hit. I know they're there, but not how many. The invasion TF has 4 or 5 DMS in it. An Allied TF at Munda was attacked by aircraft based at Rabaul - quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 111,134 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 36 G3M2 Nell x 6 G4M1 Betty x 12 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 9 F4F-4 Wildcat x 9 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed Allied Ships AVD William B. Preston xAKL Kindur xAKL Karuah --- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 111,134 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 15 G3M2 Nell x 5 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships APD Waters AVD William B. Preston --- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 111,134 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 15 G4M1 Betty x 12 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 8 F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships xAKL Karuah, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Noora, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk An Allied TF at Ocean Is. was attacked by carrier air - quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Ocean Island at 130,130 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 22 B5N2 Kate x 12 D3A1 Val x 19 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged D3A1 Val: 7 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships DD Morris AVP Teal, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk BB Idaho, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire But, this did not prevent the invasion and capture of the vacant base - quote: Ground combat at Ocean Island (130,130) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 50 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 2 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Ocean Island !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: 2nd/102nd Infantry Bn /1 Tojos swept and Helens and Sallies bombed Changteh, doing little damage, before the attack - quote: Ground combat at Changteh (81,50) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 67618 troops, 569 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 2081 Defending force 77815 troops, 301 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1632 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3 Japanese adjusted assault: 2109 Allied adjusted defense: 2609 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 4679 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 561 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 35 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 46 disabled Allied ground losses: 2645 casualties reported Squads: 62 destroyed, 151 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 58 disabled Engineers: 15 destroyed, 31 disabled Guns lost 59 (20 destroyed, 39 disabled) Assaulting units: 9th Tank Regiment 68th Division 39th Division 8th Ind Engineer Regiment 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade 104th Division 60th/A Division 13th Tank Regiment 3rd Division 60th/C Division 57th Field AA Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 13th Army 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment Defending units: 58th Chinese Corps 87th Chinese Corps 9th Prov Chinese Corps 53rd Chinese Corps 94th Chinese Corps 72nd Chinese Corps 73rd Chinese Corps 18th Chinese Corps 6th Construction Regiment 20th Group Army 6th War Area 30th Group Army 2nd Chinese Base Force

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (1/23/2022 3:08:04 PM)
Sep 5, 1942 A sub put a torpedo in CL Dauntless at Port Blair and another Brit CL bombarded the base. Our fast BBs (Kongo and Kirishima) led the invasion TF into Koepang sinking 2 Dutch TMs in the process. Unloading will begin tomorrow. Betties bombed the airfield and Nells bombed the port. The area around Koepang is crawling with Allied subs, but they have largely been subdued. Our small CV TF found BB Idaho again and I'm more confident that she sank - quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Kuria at 133,132 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 35 B5N2 Kate x 9 D3A1 Val x 19 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged D3A1 Val: 10 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships DD Mustin BB Idaho, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage An afternoon attack found only destroyers, so the BB may be toast. Allied bases are in range for the float planes to divert, so the reports won't help. The BB was reported sunk yesterday after only 1 torpedo, but I knew that was bogus. At Changteh the forts were again reduced, but at heavy cost - quote: Ground combat at Changteh (81,50) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 63586 troops, 569 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 1674 Defending force 75796 troops, 287 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1466 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 1201 Allied adjusted defense: 2551 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 5746 casualties reported Squads: 16 destroyed, 514 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 49 disabled Engineers: 22 destroyed, 25 disabled Guns lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled) Vehicles lost 17 (5 destroyed, 12 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1814 casualties reported Squads: 89 destroyed, 110 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 58 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 38 disabled Guns lost 33 (2 destroyed, 31 disabled) Assaulting units: 39th Division 104th Division 8th Ind Engineer Regiment 9th Tank Regiment 68th Division 60th/A Division 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade 3rd Division 13th Tank Regiment 60th/C Division 57th Field AA Battalion Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment 1st Mortar Battalion 13th Army 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment Defending units: 94th Chinese Corps 73rd Chinese Corps 72nd Chinese Corps 53rd Chinese Corps 9th Prov Chinese Corps 87th Chinese Corps 18th Chinese Corps 6th Construction Regiment 6th War Area 20th Group Army 30th Group Army 58th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Base Force Bombing has kept the airfield damaged, so they won't be able to re-entrench.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (1/24/2022 11:34:13 AM)
Sep 6, 1942 4 Div(-) plus separate engineers unloaded at Koepang along with a decent amount of supply. The covering BB TF sank the last TM there (for now). The 2 CV TF, the recently replenished slow BB TF, and the AKEs relocated to Endeh (closer to Koepang than Ruteng). Zeroes (and Army fighters) swept Changteh, downing a Lightning and Warhawk for 2 Zeroes. The Army sweepers found empty skies. Helens and Sallies bombed the airfield to keep it damaged. A bombardment attack gave the overstacked assault force a breather. The 2 CVs TF operating near Tarawa attacked Allied ships at Tabiteuea - quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Tabiteuea at 137,134 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 11 D3A1 Val x 9 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 9 F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 7 destroyed D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships AM Tanager

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (1/29/2022 3:18:09 PM)
Playing catch up again - Sep 7, 1942 A minefield sweeper TF began clearing mines at Koepang, but a destroyer in another TF hit one anyway. A sub torpedo missed CV Zuikaku! Some transports at Koepang that finished unloading were sent to Lautem with a BB TF escort to pick up the last of 48 Div. Carrier Zeroes shot down 6 of 9 SBDs attacking the TFs at Koepang. B-17s bombed Canton and Hong Kong, killing 2 HI at Canton and the remaining RSY at Hong Kong. A third Jill R&D site (at Tsu) reached 30(0). Sep 8, 1942 Bases LOST today - Attu A sub torpedo missed BB Hiei in the Malacca Strait. BBs Mutsu and Nagato bombarded Koepang, then retired to Endeh to rearm. BB Prince of Wales bombarded Pt Blair. Ha-43 engine research advanced from May to Apr '45; Ha-44 engine research advanced from Jan '43 to Dec '42. Sep 9, 1942 British light cruisers bombarded Tavoy. 4 Div/C arrived at Koepang and unloaded in disarray (many disablements). A sub sighted BB Oklahoma at Babar; a later carrier air attack sighted BBs Pennsylvania and Maryland, but had no hits. Oscars swept Koepang, followed by Nells and Betties bombing the port and airfield respectively. Tojos swept Changteh downing 1 Lightning and 2 Warhawks for 1 of their own. The carrier air strike on the BB TF at Babar ran into heavy CAP and sustained considerable loss, mostly to fighters (and their inexperienced pilots). The brigade of 48 Div at Lautem finished loading onto transports.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (1/30/2022 10:36:47 AM)
Sep 10, 1942 BBs Mutsu and Nagato bombarded Koepang and retired TOWARD Waingapoe (they would have made it all the way to Waingapoe had I not put the slow mine sweepers in the TF; because of the turn sequence the TF was not at Koepang during the mine sweep phase (my bad)) - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Koepang at 68,116 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 4 damaged Japanese Ships BB Mutsu BB Nagato CA Chokai CA Maya CA Atago DD Tachikaze DD Yunagi DD Harukaze DD Kamikaze DD Nagatsuki DD Yayoi DD Hayashio DD Oyashio DMS W-20 DMS W-16 DMS W-10 DMS W-9 Allied ground losses: 203 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 12 (8 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled) Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 20 Port hits 3 Port supply hits 2 Fast tranport supply arrived at Koepang along with the reinforcements from Lautem (escorted by the BB Kongo/Kirishima TF); the Japanese now have a slight AV superiority at Koepang, but will need constant naval bombardment to degrade Allied supply. I-171 sank an xAKL at Tulagi; I-162 put 2 torpedoes in BB Maryland at Babar, but took 11 hits from ASW. The CV Shokaku/Zuikaku TF retired toward Soerabaja after losing a lot of fighters yesterday. CV Hiryu joined Soryu, Junyo, and Ryujo at Ebon. At Changteh some units have been withdrawn to recoup and relieve the overstack; the units remaining will continue to bombard as long as the base is damaged and cannot be refortified.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (1/31/2022 11:03:41 AM)
Sep 11, 1942 I-34 put a torpedo in DD Gridley near Cairns; the DD is reported sunk, but I didn't hear any sinking sounds, and it's very close to port. A sweep of Changteh by Zeroes and Tojos downed 2 Airacobras and 3 Warhawks for the loss of 1 Zero. Bombing by Sallies and Helens kept the base damaged. A sweep of Koepang by Oscars, and bombing by Nells kept the base damaged. The Shokaku/Zuikaku TF moved closer to Timor as Allied TFs from around Babar had been detected closer to Lautem. The second of 2 strikes had modest success - quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 69,120 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 5 B5N2 Kate x 12 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak Allied Ships BB Pennsylvania CA Quincy BB Oklahoma, Torpedo hits 1 Several DMS ships are now in the amphib TF, so mine clearing at Koepang happened. They will retire with the amphibs as they are not expendable. The third brigade of 48 Div, loaded at Lautem, has landed at Koepang.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (2/2/2022 10:47:58 AM)
Sep 12, 1942 I-32 sank an xAK off Calcutta; I-3 sank an xAK near Tabby. The fighther sweep of Changteh downed 4 Warhawks for the cost of 2 Tojos. The airfield remains damaged with daily bombing by Sallies and Helens. The ground troops at Changteh are partially in reserve mode to rest; those that have pulled back to Changsha are full rest. Koepang is getting the same treatment as Changteh, but with fewer air assets. B-17s bombed the repair shipyard at Shanghai getting 2 hits and reducing RSY by 7. The first Japanese attack at Koepang showed we got a tough nut to crack - quote: Ground combat at Koepang (68,116) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 24356 troops, 265 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 684 Defending force 24083 troops, 342 guns, 330 vehicles, Assault Value = 546 Japanese adjusted assault: 421 Allied adjusted defense: 3581 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 8 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3840 casualties reported Squads: 149 destroyed, 49 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 30 disabled Engineers: 31 destroyed, 27 disabled Guns lost 24 (17 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1199 casualties reported Squads: 15 destroyed, 86 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 32 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Vehicles lost 17 (2 destroyed, 15 disabled) Assaulting units: 48th Division 4th Ind Engineer Regiment 38th Division 4th Division 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment 4th Engineer Co 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Army 18th Port Unit Defending units: 32nd Infantry Division 6th Cav Sqdn 4th KNIL Regiment 1st Cav Sqdn II Marechausse Cdo Timor Cdo 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion Sparrow Force 147th Field Artillery Battalion A-II-Ld AA Battalion 43rd Construction Regiment 205th Field Artillery Battalion 1e-VLG-III Sup Afd 2e-VLG-V Sup Afd KNI Zeemacht A-III-Ld AA Battalion 42nd Base Group VkA-1 Sup Afd 3rd US Naval Construction Battalion 197th Coast AA Regiment SW Pacific Theater /2 The Allied troops are disrupted from periodic naval bombardments, but the presence of MacArthur greatly aids the defense! The minefield has been cleared. The Allied supply situation is unknown, but he can't draw supplies from other bases on Timor as the Japanese control them all. I was glad to see the forts at only 3, as I expected they would be at least 4, possibly 5.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (2/4/2022 9:06:05 AM)
Sep 13, 9142 BB Nagato TF bombarded Koepang and retired to Waingapoe to rearm - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Koepang at 68,116 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships BB Nagato CA Kako CA Chokai Allied ground losses: 469 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 40 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 12 Port hits 2 E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Nagato Zeroes swept Koepang and downed 2 Airacobras. A sweep of Changteh found no Allied CAP. The Sallies and Helens conducted their daily bombing runs. The last fragment of 16 Rgt was wiped out at Attu. The Allies have recaptured all of the Aleutian Islands. The current situation in the battle for Timor - [image]local://upfiles/41215/24228153EA5548AB9F7642A898A09227.jpg[/image] BBs Nagato and Mutsu, in separate TFs, intend to continually bombard Koepang, while BBs Kongo and Kirishima provide overwatch. More engineers and a tank regiment are enroute, but still a LONG way away. A couple AV ships are enroute to put ASW air assets in dot bases near Timor.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (2/11/2022 11:11:25 AM)
We resume after a weeklong thaw out vacation for the Allied commander. Sep 14, 1942 A US sub tried to interfere with operations at Waingapoe and took 4 ASW hits in return; later the same sub (SS Trout) fired at and missed an AKE, then took 2 more ASW hits from a DD escort. The BB Nagato TF bombarded Koepang - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Koepang at 68,116 Japanese Ships BB Nagato CA Kako CA Mogami CA Chokai Allied ground losses: 220 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled) Runway hits 9 Followed by BB Mutsu - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Koepang at 68,116 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) A British TF bombarded Port Blair, having little success - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Port Blair at 46,58 Allied Ships CA Devonshire CL Birmingham CL Mauritius CL Danae CL Enterprise Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled In China, fighter sweeps of Changteh by Zeroes, Tojos, and Nick escorts downed 4 Warhawks for the loss of 1 Zero. BB Ise finished repair and will depart Nagasaki for the DEI. BB Yamato needs another week at Hiroshima.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (2/12/2022 7:56:39 AM)
Sep 15, 1942 BB Nagato TF bombarded Koepang - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Koepang at 68,116 Japanese Ships BB Nagato CA Kako CA Mogami CA Chokai Allied ground losses: 217 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 6 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 1 Vals stationed on Makin attacked a US recon TF - quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Makin at 136,125 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 28 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 10 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 4 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CL Detroit, Bomb hits 2 A carrier TF searching out prey near Palmyra found some - quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Palmyra at 167,133 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 30 D3A1 Val x 12 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 3 damaged Allied Ships xAK Exhibitor, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires SC PC-579, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage --- Morning Air attack on TF, near Palmyra at 168,132 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 11 B5N2 Kate x 6 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships TK Halo, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk --- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Palmyra at 167,133 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 22 D3A1 Val x 12 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 3 damaged Allied Ships xAK Exhibitor, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage A large tanker carrying fuel for our operations at Timor was found by a sub and sunk near Waingapoe. Allied troops landed SE of Lautem at a non-base hex. Lautem is occupied by a fragment of a JAAF, only to keep it from flipping back to the Allies.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (2/13/2022 12:09:07 PM)
Sep 16, 1942 A Japanese sub put 2 torpedoes in a US AV at Ocean Is. and sinking sounds were heard! Mitchells flying from Chihkiang(?) bombed the HI factory at Canton getting 2 hits; this reduced HI at Canton by 17! Supply PBs and an xAK arrived at Koepang; the transport took a sub torpedo hit. Supply there is not short but is needed to get 48 Div back up to some semblance of combat effective. The Brits finally conducted an attack at Port Blair. Three battalions landed there on Aug 30; they were reinforced by a HQ on Sep 1, then a Recce Rgt (tanks) on Sep 7, an artillery regiment on Sep 12, a base force on Sep 14, and another battalion on Sep 15 - quote: Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 4187 troops, 59 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 175 Defending force 4248 troops, 62 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 108 Allied adjusted assault: 60 Japanese adjusted defense: 121 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-) experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 163 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 273 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Assaulting units: 1st Irish Fusiliers Battalion 7th Cav Recce Regiment Edmonton Fusiliers Battalion Brockville Rifles Battalion 1st Gloucestershire Bn /1 6th Medium Regiment Port Blair Adv Base Force III Indian Corps /2 Defending units: 5th Recon Regiment I./143rd Infantry Battalion 5th Field Artillery Regiment 34th Field Const Co 18th JNAF AF Unit Continuous bombing has kept the base damaged, so the search aircraft there (Dinahs) fly intermittently, and supply is less than twice that required.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (2/14/2022 11:07:55 AM)
Sep 17, 1942 A Glen sub south of Timor found some Allied task forces near Truscott yesterday. It seemed a worthwhile gamble - quote: Night Time Surface Combat, near Truscott at 70,123, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Kirishima CA Atago CA Maya CA Kinugasa DD Makinami DD Kagero DD Oyashio DD Hayashio DD Isokaze DD Asashio DD Michishio DD Natsugumo DD Kasumi DD Wakatake DD Sanae Allied Ships DD Russell, Shell hits 2 DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK George H. Williams, Shell hits 10, and is sunk xAK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 2, and is sunk xAK Peter Silvester, Shell hits 4, heavy fires --- Day Time Surface Combat, near Truscott at 70,124, Range 20,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Kirishima CA Atago CA Maya CA Kinugasa DD Makinami DD Kagero DD Oyashio DD Hayashio DD Isokaze DD Asashio DD Michishio DD Natsugumo DD Kasumi DD Wakatake DD Sanae Allied Ships AM Grebe, Shell hits 2, and is sunk xAK Corio, Shell hits 14, and is sunk xAK Ewa, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Makinami collides with DD Kasumi at 70 , 124 One of the destroyers in the collision above has 57 engine damage. I saw the damage and had to go look (twice) for the cause. The TF remains at Truscutt even though set for fast movement. It will retire tomorrow toward Endeh (current location of an AKE) at mission speed. Meanwhile, near Port Blair - quote: Sub attack near Port Blair at 45,58 Japanese Ships SS I-153, hits 1 Allied Ships CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CA Exeter CA Cornwall DD Foxhound DD Jupiter DD Isis DD Inconstant Fuel storage explosion on CV Illustrious --- Sub attack near Port Blair at 45,58 Japanese Ships SS I-153, hits 1 Allied Ships CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CA Exeter CA Cornwall DD Foxhound DD Jupiter DD Isis DD Inconstant Ammo storage explosion on CV Illustrious Is Illustrious done for? And at Koepang - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Koepang at 68,116 Japanese Ships BB Nagato CA Kako CA Mogami CA Chokai CL Nagara DD Asagao DD Harukaze DD Kamikaze DD Fubuki DD Hibiki Allied ground losses: 213 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled) Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 15 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 1 --- Ground combat at Koepang (68,116) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 20594 troops, 219 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 625 Defending force 23373 troops, 342 guns, 327 vehicles, Assault Value = 480 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 466 Allied adjusted defense: 949 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1662 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 17 destroyed, 17 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 557 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 27 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Vehicles lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 4th Ind Engineer Regiment (destroyed) 48th Division (in reserve) 4th Division 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment 38th Division 4th Engineer Co 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Army 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 18th Port Unit Defending units: 6th Cav Sqdn *Edit to add: this was the unit destroyed* 1st Cav Sqdn 32nd Infantry Division 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion II Marechausse Cdo 4th KNIL Regiment Timor Cdo Sparrow Force A-II-Ld AA Battalion A-III-Ld AA Battalion 2e-VLG-V Sup Afd 43rd Construction Regiment 1e-VLG-III Sup Afd 42nd Base Group 147th Field Artillery Battalion 3rd US Naval Construction Battalion 205th Field Artillery Battalion KNI Zeemacht 197th Coast AA Regiment VkA-1 Sup Afd SW Pacific Theater /2 D4Y1 Judy R&D advanced from Dec to Nov '42; should be available sometime in October.

CaptBeefheart -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (2/15/2022 2:18:38 AM)
Interesting AAR, Uncivil Engineer. Thanks for doing it. It's interesting to see the DEI as a major battleground at this point in the war. You might have had better luck splitting your Truscott area surface TF into two (say one with the BBs and the other with the CAs). Also, the collision probably wouldn't have happened. It seems the bigger the surface TF, the harder it is for all ships to get involved in the battle. Cheers, CB

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (2/15/2022 10:45:44 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: CaptBeefheart Interesting AAR, Uncivil Engineer. Thanks for doing it. It's interesting to see the DEI as a major battleground at this point in the war. You might have had better luck splitting your Truscott area surface TF into two (say one with the BBs and the other with the CAs). Also, the collision probably wouldn't have happened. It seems the bigger the surface TF, the harder it is for all ships to get involved in the battle. Cheers, CB Thanks for following along. It seems the Allies flew a bunch of Dutch units to Koepang (or fragments of units), reinforced with the US 32 Div and a few others, almost totally evacuating Sumatra and Java. There were some speedbumps on Java, but capture was relatively easy. Timor, on the other hand, is not! Thanks for the advice on surface combat task forces. I think the size limit is 25, but I usually try to keep them under 20 ships; I guess that's too many.

CaptBeefheart -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (2/16/2022 1:05:16 AM)
There was a thread a long time ago, perhaps by CRSutton, that supported the following sort of surface TF structure: Primary force of 2-4 CL or CA or BB (idea being to keep the gun caliber, and thus firing range, fairly consistent) Escort force of one to two times as many DDs The above has worked pretty well for me against the AI. You might also check other AARs where multiple small TFs hitting the same target seem to do pretty well. For instance, a pure DD TF can usually depart with minor damage when facing a slow BB TF. EDIT: I'd also keep fast and slow BBs apart. Cheers, CB

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (2/16/2022 8:52:33 AM)
Sep 18, 1942 The retiring BB (Kongo/Kirishima) TF sank an xAP and TK in separate actions before encountering a CLAA - quote: Night Time Surface Combat, near Truscott at 70,123, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Kirishima CA Atago CA Maya CA Kinugasa DD Makinami DD Kagero DD Oyashio DD Hayashio DD Isokaze DD Asashio DD Michishio DD Natsugumo DD Wakatake DD Sanae Allied Ships xAP Bloemfontein, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Tanaka, Raizo crosses the 'T' --- Night Time Surface Combat, near Truscott at 70,123, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Kirishima CA Atago CA Maya CA Kinugasa DD Makinami DD Kagero DD Oyashio DD Hayashio DD Isokaze DD Asashio DD Michishio DD Natsugumo DD Wakatake DD Sanae Allied Ships TK British Unity, Shell hits 41, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk --- Night Time Surface Combat, near Truscott at 70,123, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2 CA Atago CA Maya CA Kinugasa DD Makinami DD Kagero DD Oyashio DD Hayashio DD Isokaze DD Asashio DD Michishio DD Natsugumo DD Wakatake DD Sanae Allied Ships CLAA San Juan, Shell hits 1 DD Ellet The battleships were then attacked by SBDs from Darwin at night, scoring no hits. A Dutch sub took 6 hits at Waingapoe. Mitchells from Chihkiang again bombed Canton, getting 2 hits on HI, but only decreasing HI by 1; 4 Mitchells were downed by Tojo CAP and flak. A6M5c Zero research advanced from Jul to Jun '44.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (2/17/2022 2:47:51 PM)
Sep 19, 1942 CV Shokaku caught up to the other 2 CVs heading south toward Truscott to pick off any worthwhile targets; there were none. Banshees from Truscott attacked the CV TF at NIGHT, but hit nothing, even with no CAP. The slow BB TF (Nagato, Mutsu) bombarded Koepang, followed by the fast BB TF (Kongo, Kirishima), followed by a deliberate attack - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Koepang at 68,116 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu BB Nagato CA Kako CL Nagara DD Asagao DD Harukaze DD Kamikaze DD Nagatsuki DD Yayoi DD Fubuki DD Hibiki DD Natsushio DD Naganami Allied ground losses: 198 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 24 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 16 Port hits 1 --- Night Naval bombardment of Koepang at 68,116 Japanese Ships BB Kirishima BB Kongo CA Kinugasa CA Maya CA Atago DD Sanae DD Wakatake DD Natsugumo DD Michishio DD Asashio DD Hayashio DD Oyashio DD Makinami Allied ground losses: 174 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 5 Port hits 1 --- Ground combat at Koepang (68,116) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 19608 troops, 217 guns, 78 vehicles, Assault Value = 571 Defending force 22717 troops, 341 guns, 318 vehicles, Assault Value = 464 Japanese adjusted assault: 126 Allied adjusted defense: 665 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2000 casualties reported Squads: 13 destroyed, 247 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 32 disabled Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled) Allied ground losses: 290 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 22 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Assaulting units: 48th Division 4th Division 38th Division 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment 4th Engineer Co 2nd Army 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 18th Port Unit Defending units: II Marechausse Cdo 4th KNIL Regiment Timor Cdo 1st Cav Sqdn 32nd Infantry Division 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion Sparrow Force 3rd US Naval Construction Battalion 43rd Construction Regiment 205th Field Artillery Battalion 42nd Base Group 147th Field Artillery Battalion 2e-VLG-V Sup Afd KNI Zeemacht 197th Coast AA Regiment 1e-VLG-III Sup Afd A-II-Ld AA Battalion VkA-1 Sup Afd A-III-Ld AA Battalion SW Pacific Theater /2 Unless the engineers reduce the forts here the situation is hopeless. The forts are still 2. Cleaning up the dot base back near Singapore, a JAAF Coy landed at Groot Natoena. Betties from Victoria Point attacked BB Prince of Wales sitting off Port Blair but had no hits. Sallies and Helens bombed Chihkiang, going in before the fighter sweep, and had some needless losses. Liberators bombed Rabaul for the first time - quote: Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 26 Allied aircraft LB-30 Liberator x 10 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses LB-30 Liberator: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 2 I'll take that pawn for pawn trade. B6N1 Jill R&D at Utsonomiya reached 30(0), the 4th of 6 research sites.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (2/21/2022 12:08:34 PM)
Sep 20, 1942 Bases captured today: Groot Natoena (vacant); recently noticed the need to clean up the dot bases east of Singapore! BB Prince of Wales TF bombarded Port Blair. The Allies need to bring in more troops to take the base; this has been a very slow, piecemeal invasion on their part; due to lack of troops or shipping, I'm not sure which? The only other action today was artillery exchanges.

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (2/21/2022 8:04:15 PM)
Sep 21, 1942 The Dutch light cruisers sank a supply xAK at Ambon, then bombarded the base - quote: Night Naval bombardment of Ambon at 76,109 Allied Ships CL De Ruyter CL Sumatra CL Java CLAA Van Heemskerck Japanese ground losses: 228 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 Port hits 2 Sub I-3 sank an xAK at Nonouti (south of Tarawa). Zeroes, Nicks, and Tojos swept Chihkiang in turn, losing 8 Zeroes (!) to 3 defending Airacobras (downed by the Nicks). Airacobras swept Dili, losing 1 for 4 Oscars downed. The Allies retook Lautem at the eastern end of Timor. The defending JAAF fragment was there only to prevent the base from fliipping back to the Allies. He's at least gotta work for it! - quote: Ground combat at Lautem (72,115) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 1718 troops, 25 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 75 Defending force 472 troops, 1 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Allied adjusted assault: 52 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 52 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied forces CAPTURE Lautem !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+) Japanese ground losses: 235 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units retreated 1 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating back to Dili! Assaulting units: 20th LH Motor Regiment 44th Australian Battalion Defending units: 14th JAAF AF Bn /1

Uncivil Engineer -> RE: Act III - DBB-C Uncivil Engineer (J) vs. christopher 1963 (A) (2/23/2022 9:42:25 AM)
Sep 22, 1942 Bases assaulted today: Terempa (dot base east of Singapore) Sub I-9 sank a TK off Karachi. Fighter sweeps and bombing runs on Chihkiang and Changteh went in in mixed order, combined with new Warhawk squadrons at each base, resulted in very high losses, especially to the Helen and Sally bombers. The Brits attacked again at Port Blair - quote: Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 4562 troops, 70 guns, 78 vehicles, Assault Value = 168 Defending force 4026 troops, 62 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 90 Allied adjusted assault: 126 Japanese adjusted defense: 229 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 171 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 532 casualties reported Squads: 15 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled) Assaulting units: 1st Irish Fusiliers Battalion Brockville Rifles Battalion 7th Cav Recce Regiment Edmonton Fusiliers Battalion 1st Gloucestershire Battalion Port Blair Adv Base Force III Indian Corps 6th Medium Regiment Defending units: 5th Recon Regiment I./143rd Infantry Battalion 5th Field Artillery Regiment 34th Field Const Co 18th JNAF AF Unit Notice the absence of a combat engineer unit in the attacking force. BB Yamato finished repairing at Hiroshima and will head south to rejoin the battles around Timor. Ki-61-Ib Tony R&D advanced from Jun to May '43. Still no engines to build the -Ia model (maybe Nov '42). We managed to move our 3 carrier TF around Timor (well to the north) without being detected. While a 3 BB TF runs in to bombard Koepang, the CVs will move east from Kendari to, hopefully, smash the Allied TFs at Kai-eilanden - [image]local://upfiles/41215/E78C664930864E15AF5DA1363383A508.jpg[/image] Destroyers were rearranged among the 3 TFs shown with the CVs, to prevent an inadvertent midway refueling by the CVs or the CA escorting TF.

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