RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :)

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Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (1/31/2021 4:24:58 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe The 65th brigade has a lot of infantry firepower but not a lot of stamina because it does not have the supporting devices like a division has. It is air transportable and that is where it can shine. I hope that it will convince Japanese High Command, to redirect division to Philippines instead invasion of Australia.

RangerJoe -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (1/31/2021 4:30:38 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: runnersan quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe The 65th brigade has a lot of infantry firepower but not a lot of stamina because it does not have the supporting devices like a division has. It is air transportable and that is where it can shine. I hope that it will convince Japanese High Command, to redirect division to Philippines instead invasion of Australia. Not necessarily because the invasion bonus is not over, he already is on Luzon, and Luzon can starve into submission. Feed it with sub supply.

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (1/31/2021 5:59:36 PM)
27th December 1941 Central Pacific Hawaii Zone. Once again hunter become prey. quote: Sub attack near Lihue at 177,107 Japanese Ships SS I-173 Allied Ships DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage DD Allen SS I-173 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Conyngham DD Allen fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Allen fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Allen fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Allen fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Allen fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Philliphines Japan dropped additional troops to support Tanaka unit. Yokosuka 1st SNLF parachuted over Cabanatuan. This time in fierce attack they managed to broke US tank battalion. US tanks withdraw and opened escape route to 65th brigade from Manila. quote: Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2525 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 112 Defending force 414 troops, 3 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 30 Japanese adjusted assault: 30 Allied adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 130 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 101 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 12 (10 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Tanaka Yokosuka 1st SNLF Defending units: 194th Tank Battalion Manila attack was successful but enemy thanks to action at Cabanatuan, 65th brigade was able to retreat. quote: Ground combat at Manila (79,77) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 20117 troops, 293 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 679 Defending force 7497 troops, 53 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 193 Allied adjusted assault: 769 Japanese adjusted defense: 153 Allied assault odds: 5 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2415 casualties reported Squads: 48 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 72 destroyed, 21 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled) Units retreated 1 Allied ground losses: 1376 casualties reported Squads: 30 destroyed, 72 disabled Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 26 (9 destroyed, 17 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion 31st Infantry Regiment 1st PA Infantry Division 51st PA Infantry Division 91st PA Infantry Division 71st PA Infantry Division 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment PAF Aviation 1st USMC AA Battalion Asiatic Fleet USAFFE Nichols Field AAF Base Force South Luzon Force Cavite USN Base Force Defending units: 65th Brigade 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Sumatra Japanese naval forces moved north, so TF Friedell found no enemy, only weak air raid. Japanese sweeping raid cleared sky over Oosthaven. Unfortunately lack of Aviation support made lots of fighter unavailable. High risk of loosing many grounded planes. Southwest Pacific Enemy carriers detected near Truk. APD force detected heading southeast. Possible target? Guadalcanal.

RangerJoe -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (1/31/2021 6:04:28 PM)
You need to park your DDs and not worry abut ASW until: 1) The DD crews get trained. 2) The DDs get better ASW weapons. Until then, just use your air units to find them and hopefully damage them, route your task forces away from them.

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (1/31/2021 7:08:32 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe You need to park your DDs and not worry abut ASW until: 1) The DD crews get trained. 2) The DDs get better ASW weapons. Until then, just use your air units to find them and hopefully damage them, route your task forces away from them. I hoped that they will gain experience this way without risk. But I see that I made mistake.

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (1/31/2021 8:49:37 PM)
28th December 1941 Philliphines Bigger counter attack is planed from direction of Clark Field. Sumatra Japanese air raid against Batavia quote: Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 8 G4M1 Betty x 28 Allied aircraft B-339D x 8 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships AMc MMS D, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AMc Digoel, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk HDML P 12, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk HDML P 9, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AMc Salak, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk HDML P 11, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AMc Djampea, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AMc Lawoe, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk HDML P 13, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AMc MMS C, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 25 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Massive explosion on AMc Djampea --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 G3M2 Nell x 8 Allied aircraft B-339D x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships HDML P 15, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk HDML P 14, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Port hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Southwest Pacific Carrier Task forces heading southeast. Guadalcanal is still possible target, but Rabaul should also be taken under consideration. [img]https://i.imgur.com/2nxpl83.png[/img] Malaya Last big pocket outside Singapore fallen. quote: Ground combat at Georgetown (49,74) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 13588 troops, 81 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 470 Defending force 8293 troops, 38 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 222 Japanese adjusted assault: 242 Allied adjusted defense: 46 Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Georgetown !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 3 destroyed PBY-4 Catalina: 2 destroyed Catalina I: 1 destroyed Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 973 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 75 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Allied ground losses: 10156 casualties reported Squads: 335 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 235 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 37 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 50 (50 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 8 Assaulting units: 42nd Infantry Regiment 5th Engineer Regiment 1st Tank Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment 114th Infantry Regiment Defending units: 5/14th Punjab Battalion 15th Indian Brigade 3rd SSVF Battalion 28th Gurkha Brigade 110th RAF Adv Base Force Penang Fortress 223 Group RAF 2/215th Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment First attack on Singapore itself. quote: Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 17906 troops, 161 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 595 Defending force 32861 troops, 416 guns, 249 vehicles, Assault Value = 564 Japanese adjusted assault: 206 Allied adjusted defense: 727 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 3711 casualties reported Squads: 38 destroyed, 318 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 23 (1 destroyed, 22 disabled) Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled) Allied ground losses: 701 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 88 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Assaulting units: 56th Recon Regiment 113th Infantry Regiment 148th Infantry Regiment 5th Recon Regiment 143rd Infantry Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment 5th Field Artillery Regiment 56th Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: SSVF Brigade 1st Malay Battalion 27th Australian Brigade 2/17 Dogra Battalion 2nd Gordons Battalion 1st Manchester Battalion 3rd Cavalry Regiment 6th Indian Brigade 22nd Australian Brigade 2nd Malay Battalion 2nd Loyal Battalion 2nd Argylls Battalion 30 Battery/3 HAA 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment Singapore Fortress 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 24th NZ Pioneer Coy 111th RAF Adv Base Force III Indian Corps Malaya Army 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 137/155th Field Regiment 113th RAF Adv Base Force Malayan Air Wing Singapore Base Force 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 29 Battery/3 HAA 5th Field Regiment

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/1/2021 4:43:07 PM)
29th December 1941 Burma Dogfights over Rangoon. Neither side can announce victory quote: Afternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 21 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 21 Buffalo I x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes AVG/3rd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes --------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 16 Buffalo I x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses H81-A3: 3 destroyed CAP engaged: AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 21140. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes AVG/3rd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 18140 and 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes No.67 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 12000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 21000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes Sumatra Japanese air/naval raid against Batavia and southern parts of Sumatra. Carriers and battleships detected. With minor allied air presence US and Dutch ship losses are minor. quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Buitenzorg at 48,99 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 7 G4M1 Betty x 11 Allied aircraft B-339D x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships xAP Bontekoe xAK Modjokerto xAP Le Maire xAP Glenorchy DD Express Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buitenzorg at 48,99 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 27 Allied aircraft B-339D x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships DD Express xAK Modjokerto xAP Rochambeau xAK Enggano, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AM Pieter de Bitter, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAP Boschfontein Morning Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 48,96 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 18 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Luzon xAKL Princess of Cebu, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Magallanes Aircraft Attacking: 18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp --------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 48,96 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 G3M2 Nell x 6 Allied aircraft B-339D x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 1 destroyed Allied Ships xAKL Princessa Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 G3M2 Nell x 4 Allied aircraft B-339D x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Allied counterattack ended with total failure. quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 49,95 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 19 A6M2 Zero x 4 F1M2 Pete x 1 Allied aircraft Vildebeest III x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 3 destroyed CAP engaged: Kawai Det with A5M4 Claude (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 Ryujo-1 with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes Zuiho-1 with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 28480. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes Hosho-1 with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 13th Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes Myoko-2 with F1M2 Pete (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 49,95 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 17 A6M2 Zero x 4 F1M2 Pete x 1 Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: Kawai Det with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 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 62 minutes Ryujo-1 with A5M4 Claude (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Zuiho-1 with A5M4 Claude (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Raid is overhead Hosho-1 with A5M4 Claude (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 5 minutes Myoko-2 with F1M2 Pete (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 6000. Raid is overhead 13th Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes Southwest Pacific Three Japanese Task Forces detected. At least one of them is Kido Butai. Naval recon detects them near Rabaul. It is clear that this is first invasion target. Other TF detected many miles to the east. It might be Guadalcanal invasion force. Almost all reinforcements unloaded at Port Moresby. One squadron of P-40Bs created CAP over base. US land forces are close to Nonumea, Luganville and other ports in region, but it will take at least week more to fortify and claim empty bases.

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/1/2021 7:16:41 PM)
30th December 1941 Burma Air war over Rangoon. Once again American, Australian and British pilots fought against waves of Zeros and Oscars. Squadrons are full of damaged planes, so next turn they will rebase north to rest. quote: Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 20 Buffalo I x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet CAP engaged: AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 2 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes AVG/3rd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 5000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 8 Buffalo I x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses H81-A3: 3 destroyed Buffalo I: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 21000 and 27000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes No.21 Sqn RAAF with Buffalo I (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 23000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes No.67 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 21000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes AVG/3rd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 24000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet CAP engaged: AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 27000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet * Sumatra Japanese forces divided. Once again they noted no success but they divided forces, so there will be once again air counterattack PT boats from Merak will try to get Carriers near Sumatra [img]https://i.imgur.com/A9JvwAT.png[/img] Celebes Invasion forces that targeted Medan are detected. Light cruisers with support of destroyers will try to meet enemy at high seas. [img]https://i.imgur.com/QSyYrR3.png[/img] Southwest Pacific SS Tautog attacked CV Shokaku. No hit detected quote: Sub attack near Woodlark Island at 105,131 Japanese Ships CV Shokaku BB Kirishima CA Chikuma CA Tone CL Abukuma DD Akigumo DD Kasumi DD Arare DD Tanikaze DD Hamakaze Allied Ships SS Tautog SS Tautog launches 4 torpedoes at CV Shokaku DD Kasumi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Tanikaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hamakaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Kasumi fails to find sub and abandons search DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Arare fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Japanese invaded Rabaul. quote: Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1233 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 52 Defending force 6288 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 147 Assaulting units: A Coy/NG Rifles Lark Battalion Rabaul Base Force Defending units: 144th Infantry Regiment 15th Base Force [img]https://i.imgur.com/cX7n5M2.png[/img]

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31 December 1941 Sumatra nad Java Japanese forces once again moved north and avoided PT boats attack. IJA is trying to clear south of Sumatra. Additional air raids attacked Batavia and Oosthaven. Task force detected moving north around Singapore (Malacca Strait). Their target might be Medan (North Sumatra) or supply mission in Burma. [img]https://i.imgur.com/R3yN84r.png[/img] Celebes Admiral English with his Task Force managed to repel attack on Manado (for now). Losses are heavy but allied ships managed to hit CVE Taiyo. Explosion of fuel was seen on ship. His forces and dutch ships under CPT de Boer will try to organize pursuit against damaged enemy and escape for own damaged ships. quote: Day Time Surface Combat, near Manado at 76,99, Range 18,000 Yards Japanese Ships CVE Taiyo, Shell hits 1, heavy fires CS Chitose CL Nagara, Shell hits 4 DD Yukikaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 1, heavy fires APD Hagi, Shell hits 2, heavy fires TB Hayabusa PB Gamitsu Maru #1, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PB Nichi Maru #1 PB Showa Maru #3 PB Showa Maru #5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk xAK Shinryu Maru, Shell hits 1 xAK Tenryu Maru xAK Atago Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Meiyo Maru, Shell hits 1 xAK Zyuyo Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire xAKL Hidaka Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires xAKL Raizan Maru, Shell hits 1 xAP Haruna Maru, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships CL Java, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 4 CL Marblehead, Shell hits 2 DD Alden DD Barker, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Bulmer, Shell hits 1 DD Edsall, Shell hits 1, on fire DD John D. Edwards DD Vendetta, Shell hits 2, heavy fires DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 389 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 29 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled After battle Japnese Betty bombers and carrier planes from nearby carrier group attacked quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Manado at 75,99 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships CL De Ruyter, on fire DD Vendetta, heavy fires CL Marblehead DD Edsall, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 12 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Vendetta dead in the water ... Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Vendetta --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Manado at 75,99 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 B5N2 Kate x 35 D3A1 Val x 22 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged D3A1 Val: 3 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CL Tromp, Bomb hits 2 CL De Ruyter, on fire CL Java, on fire, heavy damage CL Marblehead DD Vendetta, heavy fires DD John D. Edwards, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb 9 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' * Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb 26 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' * Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' * Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Java --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Manado at 75,99 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 9 B5N1 Kate x 7 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses C.XI-W: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CL De Ruyter, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk CL Marblehead Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL De Ruyter Magazine explodes on CL De Ruyter Mgazine explosion ended life of CL De Ruyter. [img]https://i.imgur.com/E8BxNzE.png[/img] USAFFE [img]https://i.imgur.com/MWnUM6e.png[/img] Australia Command Once again Kido Butai visited coast of Australia. And once again shipping is in real danger. Lot�s of ships have sunk including valuable tankers and warships. quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 92,138 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 B5N1 Kate x 4 B5N2 Kate x 35 D3A1 Val x 22 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Allied Ships AMC Cap des Palmes, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Arizonan, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Royal T. Frank, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Cagou xAP Katoomba, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Mawata, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAK Peshawur, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk AM Breeze, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Santa Rita Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 9 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 26 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 4 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 7 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 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Massive explosion on xAK Royal T. Frank Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Peshawur Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Royal T. Frank --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 92,138 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N1 Kate x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Cagou Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp --------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 92,138 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 B5N2 Kate x 10 D3A1 Val x 19 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Allied Ships xAK Santa Rita, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Royal T. Frank, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk xAKL Loyaute, on fire xAK Cagou, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Morning Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 94,136 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 B5N2 Kate x 54 D3A1 Val x 32 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged Allied Ships CL Adelaide, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk DD Pope, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Mataroa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAP Maori, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAP Rangatira, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AM Chevreuil, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 93,137 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 B5N2 Kate x 18 D3A1 Val x 25 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged D3A1 Val: 3 damaged Allied Ships DD Peary, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AO Pecos, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AO Trinity, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk Allied counterattacks were total failure. Enemy will invade Port Moresby within one day. [img]https://i.imgur.com/NJT10eE.png[/img] Summary End of first month of war brought Allies to knees. Malaya, Philippines, Sumatra are lost. New Guinea will propably will also surrender in few weeks. Allied Top Pilot List [img]https://i.imgur.com/O6qpqe4.png[/img] Japanese Air losses [img]https://i.imgur.com/wcCLMTE.png[/img] Allied Air Losses [img]https://i.imgur.com/paWsW8c.png[/img] Ship losses [img]https://i.imgur.com/Lvl27Ov.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/5KXB8Wa.png[/img] Not so fun fact. Dutch submarine KXII was sunk by salvo from battleship. Submarine aces 1. I-162 14195 tonnage sunk 2. I-156 10290 3. I-124 8370 4. I-17 6590 5. I-168 6350 6. I-166 6100 7. RO-64 6070 8. I-25 6030 9. O-20 4875 10. I-165 4640

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/2/2021 4:10:30 PM)
1st January 1942 Series of naval battles around Manado this day. Japanese commander decided to quickly reinforce his forces with battleships and smash admiral English forces. Celebes Admiral English with his Task Force managed to repel attack on Manado (for now). Losses are heavy but allied ships managed to hit CVE Taiyo. Explosion of fuel was seen on ship. His forces and dutch ships under CPT de Boer will try to organize pursuit against damaged enemy and escape for own damaged ships. quote: Night Time Surface Combat, near Manado at 76,99, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Ise CL Natori DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 1 DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze DD Hatsuharu DD Nenohi, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1 DD Wakaba Allied Ships DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Evertsen DD Witte de With DD Van Nes, Shell hits 4, on fire --------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Manado at 76,99, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Ise CL Natori DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze DD Hatsuharu DD Nenohi, on fire DD Hatsushima DD Wakaba Allied Ships CL Java, heavy damage --------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Manado at 76,99, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Ise, Shell hits 1 CL Natori DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze DD Hatsuharu DD Nenohi, on fire DD Hatsushima DD Wakaba Allied Ships DD Vendetta, Shell hits 6, and is sunk --------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Manado at 76,99, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Ise CL Natori DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze DD Hatsuharu DD Nenohi, heavy fires DD Hatsushima DD Wakaba Allied Ships DD Barker, Shell hits 5, and is sunk DD Edsall, Shell hits 1 --------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Manado at 76,99, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Ise CL Natori DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 1 DD Hatsuharu DD Hatsushima Allied Ships CL Tromp, Shell hits 2 DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 4, heavy fires --------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Manado at 76,99, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato BB Ise CL Natori DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze, Shell hits 1 DD Suzukaze DD Hatsuharu DD Hatsushima Allied Ships CL Marblehead, Shell hits 2 DD Alden DD Bulmer DD John D. Edwards, Shell hits 2 As it was planned English break through Japanese heavy Task Force and moved to Ternate, where he found Zuikaku and Soryu Task Force. Unfortunately guns of Marblehead noted only one unsuccessful hit. quote: Day Time Surface Combat, near Ternate at 77,101, Range 15,000 Yards Japanese Ships CV Soryu CV Zuikaku, Shell hits 1 CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2, on fire CA Kako CL Kitakami DD Oboro DD Uzuki DD Kikuzuki DD Yuzuki DD Kamikaze Allied Ships CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1 DD Alden DD Bulmer, Shell hits 3 DD John D. Edwards On next day Japanese planes attacked dispersed fleet. Final losses for this day: CL Java DD Barker DD John D. Edwards DD Vendetta USAFFE Allied counterattack was halted. Allied troops will withdraw to Clark Field. Japanese air superiority and quick reinforcement of troops at Cabanatuan made counteroffensive in coming days futile endeavor quote: Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 13483 troops, 129 guns, 61 vehicles, Assault Value = 535 Defending force 12004 troops, 183 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 447 Allied ground losses: 92 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: Yokosuka 1st SNLF 7th Tank Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment 65th Brigade Sasebo 1st SNLF 48th Engineer Regiment Tanaka 1st Raiding Rgt /1 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Defending units: 192nd Tank Battalion 11th PA Infantry Division 31st PA Infantry Division 4th Marine Regiment --------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 11937 troops, 183 guns, 75 vehicles, Assault Value = 437 Defending force 17424 troops, 152 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 535 Allied adjusted assault: 174 Japanese adjusted defense: 372 Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-) Attacker: disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 241 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 303 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 56 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 17 (3 destroyed, 14 disabled) Assaulting units: 192nd Tank Battalion 11th PA Infantry Division 31st PA Infantry Division 4th Marine Regiment Defending units: 7th Tank Regiment Sasebo 1st SNLF 65th Brigade 48th Engineer Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment Yokosuka 1st SNLF Tanaka 1st Raiding Rgt /1 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Australia Command Japanese forces invaded Port Moresby. They have superiority in numbers. Holding longer then two days will be great success of Australian troops. B-17�s from Australia will try to support defense. quote: Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6419 troops, 62 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 213 Defending force 14051 troops, 122 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 421 Japanese ground losses: 86 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 7th Australian Brigade 49th Australian Battalion 11th Australian Brigade Papuan Inf Battalion 13th Field Regiment 15th RAN Base Force Defending units: 4th Div /4 4th Ship Engineer Regiment Combined Fleet 8th Base Force Japanese carriers (not Kido Butai as I stated earlier) attacked Townsville. US fighter CAP was decimated. There is whole tanker convoy in this port. Only miracle will save them. quote: Morning Air attack on Townsville , at 92,144 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 36 B5N2 Kate x 27 D3A1 Val x 19 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 13 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged D3A1 Val: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 6 destroyed

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2nd-3rd January 1942 Australia Command Australian troops in Port Moresby are holding. Coastal artillery damaged few Japanese troop transport. There is still lots of thinking why Combined Fleet HQ decided to land in this port under fire. Australian soldiers reported that dozens of older guys in white dress uniforms, full of fancy medals are lying on the beach dead or wounded. quote: Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 13570 troops, 113 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 414 Defending force 7961 troops, 78 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 214 Japanese adjusted assault: 130 Allied adjusted defense: 97 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 249 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Allied ground losses: 482 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 4th Division Combined Fleet 4th Ship Engineer Regiment 8th Base Force Defending units: 7th Australian Brigade 49th Australian Battalion 11th Australian Brigade Papuan Inf Battalion 13th Field Regiment 15th RAN Base Force Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 13415 troops, 113 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 395 Defending force 7548 troops, 77 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 169 Japanese adjusted assault: 121 Allied adjusted defense: 135 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 189 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Allied ground losses: 233 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 4th Division Combined Fleet 4th Ship Engineer Regiment 8th Base Force Defending units: 49th Australian Battalion 7th Australian Brigade 11th Australian Brigade Papuan Inf Battalion 13th Field Regiment 15th RAN Base Force Celebes Japanese carriers moved south and sunk CL Marablehead. admiral English flagship. After this attack they withdraw. Northern Sumatra Japanese troops invaded Medan. Coastal guns damaged few ships, but troops landed combat ready and captured base by next day. It is believed that whole Sumatra is lost for allies. Philippines Demoralized and disorganized troops used to prepare counter offensive was attacked by Japanese troops. Allies were beaten and withdraw to Clark Field with heavy losses. quote: Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 17448 troops, 154 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 566 Defending force 11249 troops, 184 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 355 Japanese adjusted assault: 262 Allied adjusted defense: 24 Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 561 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 43 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 2240 casualties reported Squads: 98 destroyed, 29 disabled Non Combat: 41 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 23 (13 destroyed, 10 disabled) Vehicles lost 42 (21 destroyed, 21 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: Tanaka 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment Sasebo 1st SNLF 47th Infantry Regiment 65th Brigade 48th Engineer Regiment 7th Tank Regiment Yokosuka 1st SNLF 1st Raiding Rgt /1 3rd Construction Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 14th Army 9th Field Construction Battalion 56th Const Co 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 28th JAAF AF Bn 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 40th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 192nd Tank Battalion 11th PA Infantry Division 31st PA Infantry Division 4th Marine Regiment

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/4/2021 8:11:43 AM)
4th-7th January 1942 Australia Command Australian troops in Port Moresby are holding. It�s seven days since invasion and brave Australian troops are keeping enemy division at outskirts of Port Moresby. They are weaker day by day, but I hope they will keep their positions few days more. Last combat report: quote: Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 10904 troops, 102 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 311 Defending force 6841 troops, 71 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 84 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 4th Division Combined Fleet 4th Ship Engineer Regiment 8th Base Force Defending units: 7th Australian Brigade 11th Australian Brigade Papuan Inf Battalion 13th Field Regiment 49th Australian Battalion 15th RAN Base Force Southwest Pacific Convoys from US slowly arrive to theater. Fighter and bomber squadrons arrived to Suva, but enemy lunched full scale invasion in this region. At first Carriers arrived near New Caledonia, causing panic because raid int this crucial moment could be deadly for convoys from US. Fortunately, day earlier HQ decided to send small destroyer scouting force north to Luganville in case of enemy invasion attack. Japanese detected them and moved in pursuit. In the same time TF commander received information that enemy troops landed on Reef Island, south of Tualgi. Even though enemy bombs damaged his ships he moved against transport TF and attacked it. quote: Day Time Surface Combat, near Reef Islands at 121,142, Range 18,000 Yards Japanese Ships xAK Havana Maru, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Eihuku Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Toho Maru, Shell hits 4 xAK Nitian Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk xAK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships DD Cassin, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Reid DD King Unfortunately carriers got his TF and for now 1 of his DD�s sunk and other one is heavy damaged with no chance to survive. Also on 6th January signal intelligence decrypted info that Japan will invade Nonumea. Allies planned to hold this island as a main US base for this region and convoys were few days before unloading first part of reinforcements there. It was clear that US should place line with clear signal, not a single step behind and Nonumea will be behind this line. To defense of New Caledonia assigned US Navy Carriers, Cruisers and Battleships. US HQ hoped that they will have at least few days before Japanese invasion will start� But they were wrong. Japan invaded next day. There was not enough land forces, no naval forces ready and Japanese carriers were still operating in the zone. Plans will change� Line will be drawn once again. [img]https://i.imgur.com/nNs8FN3.png[/img]

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/4/2021 8:03:22 PM)
8th-9th January 1942 Australia Command Australian troops in Port Moresby are holding. Intelligence claims that enemy will try to reinforce Port Moresby using 144th Regiment. Submarine command in is on full alert, but faith that submarines will stop Japanese reinforcements is low. Southwest Pacific Japanese invasion force unloaded fully in Nonumea. French heavy cannons damaged few ships but losses were minimal. On morning 8th scouting planes from Halsey�s Carrier Task Force showed above Japnese fleet and put AA crews on alert. Unfortunately real airstrike started afternoon. quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 115,160 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 1 E8N2 Dave x 1 F1M2 Pete x 1 Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 17 F4F-3A Wildcat x 10 F4F-3 Wildcat x 9 SB2U-3 Vindicator x 17 SBD-2 Dauntless x 51 SBD-3 Dauntless x 51 TBD-1 Devastator x 38 Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed E8N2 Dave: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 destroyed by flak SBD-2 Dauntless: 4 damaged TBD-1 Devastator: 4 damaged Japanese Ships xAP Montevideo Maru, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 20, heavy fires xAP Ukishima Maru BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1 xAP Shanghai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA Kinugasa xAP Ussuri Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAP Suwa Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Kamakura Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire AK Sakito Maru, Torpedo hits 1 DD Sawakaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD Yugumo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD Minekaze SC Ch 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Karukaya DMS Sureko, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk Biggest targets Mutsu is burning but it is unknown how damaged he really is. Torpedo that hit Yamashiro made no real damage. There was no troop losses. All infantry units were already on the shore. It was decided that second day attack will be canceled. TF Halsey will withdraw to base. US Navy expects that enemy will strike Suva now, but CAP over island is getting stronger every day. Norther Sumatra Royal Navy was hit really hard in last month. To increase morale new operation was proposed. Raid of CVL Hermes against shipping on eastern coast of Sumatra. Air recon claimed that since 6th January there was no active task forces in region, but damaged transport ships were anchored in Medan. So it was decided that port attack against Medan will be CVL Hermes mission. Undetected British Task Force closed to western shores of Sumatra and lunched surprise attack. quote: Morning Air attack on Medan , at 46,76 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Swordfish I x 17 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAP Tsingtao Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Dairen Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAP Taizan Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Manzyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAK Eli Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Port hits 5 Port supply hits 2 Japanese naval bombers quickly discovered CVL Hermes position and prepared counterattack. quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Sabang at 42,73 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 G4M1 Betty x 8 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged Allied Ships CVL Hermes Aircraft Attacking: 8 x G4M1 Betty 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 Sabang at 42,73 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 9 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 6 damaged Allied Ships CVL Hermes, Torpedo hits 1 CA Cornwall Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. Damaged ship will return to base.

Jorge_Stanbury -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/4/2021 8:30:52 PM)
good hit on the Japanese invader! time to run away, flank speed!!

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/4/2021 8:55:09 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Jorge_Stanbury good hit on the Japanese invader! time to run away, flank speed!! I think that both carrier TF's ran away. I hope that Japan will also start thinking: "Are there any other surprises nearby? " and in effect will withdraw to resupply...

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/5/2021 9:13:27 AM)
10th January 1942 Australia Command Australian troops in Port Moresby are holding. It�s good to know that Intelligence is mostly correct. It�s very bad that it warns You day before invasion and You discover that Allied Naval recon is lame. 144th brigade landed in Port Moresby. I expect fall of port any day now. Southwest Pacific Allied reinforcements are landing on Fiji. Allied HQ hopes that when time comes we will be ready for repealing attack. Java This time good news for a change. Japan prepared air strike against Soerabaja port or anchored TF�s. Maybe they thought that all air cover is located at Batavia. They were mistaken. Not a single Betty survived and dutch citizens can celebrate their first pacific war ace � 2LT Benjamins P.A.C. flying B-339D quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 19 Allied aircraft B-339D x 4 P-40E Warhawk x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed No Allied losses CAP engaged: 3e-1-VI.G.V Groep with B-339D (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes 24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes I usually ignore china theater in this reports, but this time Chinese forces deserved honorable mention. Soldiers under GEN Chiang Ting-wen in planned counteroffensive have beaten 2 Japanese Divisions and 2 brigades. Losses were high and it was one of biggest chinese victory since December 1941. quote: Ground combat at Loyang (87,43) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 41537 troops, 185 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 884 Defending force 34177 troops, 304 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 633 Allied adjusted assault: 902 Japanese adjusted defense: 384 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 10656 casualties reported Squads: 270 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 344 destroyed, 47 disabled Engineers: 14 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 45 (32 destroyed, 13 disabled) Vehicles lost 21 (12 destroyed, 9 disabled) Units retreated 4 Allied ground losses: 519 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 68 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 93rd Chinese Corps 90th Chinese Corps 80th Chinese Corps 27th Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps Jingcha War Area 5th New Chinese Corps 15th Group Army 14th Group Army 36th Group Army 4th Chinese Base Force Defending units: 15th Division 7th Ind.Mixed Brigade 27th Division 16th Ind.Mixed Brigade [img]https://i.imgur.com/aAvzsng.png[/img] But there are more heroes in China. AVG 2nd squadron. This gallant air unit since December 1941 achieved 71 air victories against Japan. Their lost only one pilot CPT. Bacon. And 5 pilots of this squadron are official aces including double ace 2LT Hedman with 10 kills.

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/6/2021 11:37:25 AM)
11th-13th January 1941 China Air War Last AVG victories create problem for Japanese HQ and probably few seppukus in China Theater Airforce HQ. All planes were directed against Changsha temporary AVG base. Japan committed almost dozens of light bombers Oscar and experimental Tojo fighters. AVG will not respond for now. Airbase is damaged. Burma Other AVG squadron once again moved to Rangoon to counter Japanese air raids. Unfortunately this time enemy committed more planes than earlier. Navy supported Army and prepared sweeping mission for Zero fighter planes. Those great fighters decimated AVG squadron and British Buffalo's. Rangoon will be without CAP for few moments. Malaya Singapore siege is coming to end. Swift Japanese offensive made this fortress easy pray. quote: Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 59682 troops, 680 guns, 323 vehicles, Assault Value = 1513 Defending force 31825 troops, 442 guns, 238 vehicles, Assault Value = 324 Japanese adjusted assault: 854 Allied adjusted defense: 625 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2516 casualties reported Squads: 34 destroyed, 109 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 38 (3 destroyed, 35 disabled) Vehicles lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2196 casualties reported Squads: 112 destroyed, 47 disabled Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 78 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled Guns lost 52 (10 destroyed, 42 disabled) Vehicles lost 20 (7 destroyed, 13 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 42nd Infantry Regiment Yokosuka 4th SNLF 5th Recon Regiment Imperial Guards Division 22nd Recon Regiment 56th Infantry Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment 56th Recon Regiment 112th Infantry Regiment 5th Engineer Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment 56th Engineer Regiment 143rd Infantry Regiment 148th Infantry Regiment 55th Cavalry Regiment 113th Infantry Regiment Sasebo 8th SNLF 1st Tank Regiment 6th RTA Division 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 18th Mountain Gun Regiment 5th Field Artillery Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 56th Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 1st Malay Battalion 6th Indian Brigade 2nd Loyal Battalion 2nd Malay Battalion 22nd Australian Brigade 2nd Gordons Battalion 3rd Cavalry Regiment 27th Australian Brigade SSVF Brigade 2nd Argylls Battalion Malayan Air Wing AHQ Far East 137/155th Field Regiment 30 Battery/3 HAA 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 111th RAF Adv Base Force 1st Manchester Battalion 113th RAF Adv Base Force 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment III Indian Corps Malaya Army 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment Singapore Fortress 29 Battery/3 HAA Singapore Base Force 24th NZ Pioneer Coy 2/17 Dogra Battalion 5th Field Regiment Australia Command 144th Infantry Regiment wich arrived to Port Moresby on 10th January, created needed superiority for Japan. On 11th Port Moresby fallen into enemies hands. quote: Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 16951 troops, 155 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 451 Defending force 6832 troops, 71 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 83 Japanese adjusted assault: 328 Allied adjusted defense: 81 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Moresby !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 359 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 38 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Allied ground losses: 4420 casualties reported Squads: 154 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 283 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 42 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 32 (32 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 19 (19 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 4 Units destroyed 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 4th Division 144th Infantry Regiment Combined Fleet 4th Ship Engineer Regiment 8th Base Force Defending units: 49th Australian Battalion 7th Australian Brigade 11th Australian Brigade Papuan Inf Battalion 13th Field Regiment 15th RAN Base Force New Zealand After Halseys attack on Nonumea Japanese navy decided to chase US carriers and destroy them. They believed that carriers are docked at Auckland base and on 11th January they prepared port and naval attack against base. They only found cruiser Task Force. quote: Morning Air attack on TF, near Auckland at 115,185 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 B5N1 Kate x 4 B5N2 Kate x 20 D3A1 Val x 31 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 8 damaged D3A1 Val: 11 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CA Pensacola CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3 CA Louisville CL Achilles CL Leander CA Australia --------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Auckland at 115,185 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 13 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CL Leander CA Australia CA Pensacola CL Achilles Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp --------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Auckland at 115,185 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 31 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 36 B5N1 Kate x 8 B5N2 Kate x 51 Japanese aircraft losses B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged B5N2 Kate: 10 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3 CA Australia, Bomb hits 3, on fire CA Pensacola, Bomb hits 1, on fire CL Leander, Bomb hits 1 CL Achilles, Bomb hits 2 CA Louisville, Torpedo hits 1 DMS Dorsey Damaged ships will withdraw to US for repairs. All TF�s ships survived battle. Attack against port was more successful for Japan. quote: Morning Air attack on Auckland , at 115,185 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 B5N2 Kate x 22 D3A1 Val x 19 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak D3A1 Val: 4 damaged Allied Ships TK Gulfbreeze, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Sagadahoc, Bomb hits 1 AG Rata, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Port hits 2 New Zealand was better suited for defense then Australian ports. Well placed AA guns damaged or shot down many Japanese planes. After action enemy carriers moved north. Celebes Japan lunched second invasion of Manado. Invasion force will arrive on 14th January. To avoid repeating adm. English raid, Japan moved two carrier groups in west and east of Celebes. There is big risk that they will try to attack Surabaya port, so ABDA command decided to reinforce CAP there. It�s very risky because after decimated naval bomber raid, Zero fighters are sweeping fighters every day over this port. [img]https://i.imgur.com/b02dOFy.png[/img]

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/7/2021 10:40:17 AM)
14th-16th January 1941 Malaya Against all projections, Singapore is still holding up. quote: Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 58597 troops, 674 guns, 322 vehicles, Assault Value = 1432 Defending force 30505 troops, 429 guns, 232 vehicles, Assault Value = 281 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 826 Allied adjusted defense: 603 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1966 casualties reported Squads: 9 destroyed, 174 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2734 casualties reported Squads: 126 destroyed, 52 disabled Non Combat: 65 destroyed, 85 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 23 disabled Guns lost 53 (21 destroyed, 32 disabled) Vehicles lost 29 (10 destroyed, 19 disabled) Units destroyed 3 Assaulting units: 41st Infantry Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment Sasebo 8th SNLF Imperial Guards Division 148th Infantry Regiment 5th Engineer Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment 143rd Infantry Regiment 5th Recon Regiment 56th Recon Regiment Yokosuka 4th SNLF 56th Engineer Regiment 22nd Recon Regiment 56th Infantry Regiment 113th Infantry Regiment 1st Tank Regiment 42nd Infantry Regiment 55th Cavalry Regiment 112th Infantry Regiment 6th RTA Division 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 5th Field Artillery Regiment 56th Field Artillery Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 18th Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 2nd Gordons Battalion SSVF Brigade 2/17 Dogra Battalion 27th Australian Brigade 22nd Australian Brigade 3rd Cavalry Regiment 2nd Loyal Battalion 2nd Argylls Battalion 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment Singapore Base Force Singapore Fortress 1st Manchester Battalion 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 111th RAF Adv Base Force Malayan Air Wing 113th RAF Adv Base Force III Indian Corps 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment 2nd Malay Battalion Malaya Army 30 Battery/3 HAA 29 Battery/3 HAA 24th NZ Pioneer Coy AHQ Far East 137/155th Field Regiment 5th Field Regiment Australia Command US Carrier Task Force on the way to Melbourne, just north of Tasmania met Japanese sub I-18. Saratoga and Enterprise were damaged by torpedoes. Both ship need urgent repairs. quote: Sub attack near Sale at 85,174 Japanese Ships SS I-18 Allied Ships CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 1 CA Astoria CA Chicago DD Porter DD Gridley DD Crane DD Kennison DD Crosby DD Balch SS I-18 launches 8 torpedoes at CV Saratoga DD Crane fails to find sub and abandons search DD Kennison fails to find sub and abandons search DD Crosby fails to find sub and abandons search DD Balch fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub --------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Sale at 85,174 Japanese Ships SS I-18 Allied Ships CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1 CA Astoria CA Chicago DD Porter DD Gridley DD Crane DD Kennison DD Crosby DD Balch SS I-18 launches 8 torpedoes at CV Enterprise I-18 diving deep .... DD Crane attacking submerged sub .... DD Crane cannot establish contact with SS I-18 DD Crane cannot reach attack position over SS I-18 DD Kennison fails to find sub and abandons search DD Crosby fails to find sub and abandons search DD Balch fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Crane fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Balch fails to find sub and abandons search DD Crane fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Crane fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Crane fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Crane fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Celebes/Borneo Japanese invasion of Tarakan and Manado. Manado fallen to enemy hands on the first day of battle. First attack against Tarakan was repelled. quote: Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2442 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 189 Defending force 1827 troops, 34 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 45 Japanese adjusted assault: 13 Allied adjusted defense: 19 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), disruption(-) preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd Recon Regiment II./4th Infantry Battalion 2nd Engineer Regiment 15th Naval Guard Unit 8th JNAF Coy Defending units: VII KNIL Battalion Tarakan Base Force Tarakan Defenses Both patrolling Carrier Task Forces met south of Celebes. All move around region is blocked and few transport ships become victim of this attack. Biggest problem is sweepeing raids against Soerabaya. CAP squadrons ale depleted and port is full of smaller ships. Air raid against port might start any time from now. I will try to break out with all ships I can. Good news from norther part of Java. This time CA Suzuya hit mine. It is heavy damaged. Northern Pacific Fortification effort of Aleutian Islands has started. Intelligence claims that regiment from 30th Division is planning to attack Seward, Alaska.

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/8/2021 8:18:55 AM)
17th-19th January 1942 Australia Command - Mr. President? -Yes? - I have bad news. We lost Enterprise. After submarine attack against Enterprise and Saratoga there was two possibilities how to react and repair damaged ships. Spruance TF could go west to Cape Town or move back to US. Finally it was decided that carriers will go to Auckland refuel there and then to the US. Halfway they will meet CV Yorktown. Lexington and Yorktown will create new Carrier Task Force, and damaged ships will continue they route to San Francisco. To avoid dangerous strait blocked by submarines, Spruance decided to move south, around Tasmania. He didn�t expected that Japanese Carriers were also on the hunt. Both Task Forces were detected on very close range. And so the first carrier battle of this war started on January 19th 1942. [img]https://i.imgur.com/wPtKTZH.png[/img] Japanese planes arrived first. quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Hobart at 89,180 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 36 B5N1 Kate x 6 B5N2 Kate x 70 D3A1 Val x 58 Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 15 F4F-3A Wildcat x 16 F4F-3 Wildcat x 15 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses F2A-3 Buffalo: 2 destroyed F4F-3A Wildcat: 2 destroyed F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed Allied Ships CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2, on fire CV Lexington, Bomb hits 11, heavy fires CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD McCall DD Gridley DD Lamson DD Porter DD Flusser CA Astoria DD Crane, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Craven DD Maury, Bomb hits 1, on fire Then US Navy. Their raid divided and two squadrons of torpedo bombers lost their escort quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Canberra at 91,178 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 36 F1M2 Pete x 1 Allied aircraft F2A-3 Buffalo x 18 F4F-3A Wildcat x 11 F4F-3 Wildcat x 10 SB2U-3 Vindicator x 16 SBD-2 Dauntless x 51 SBD-3 Dauntless x 51 TBD-1 Devastator x 14 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed F4F-3A Wildcat: 3 destroyed F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged SBD-2 Dauntless: 5 damaged SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2 CV Kaga, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3 CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires CV Akagi, Bomb hits 3, on fire CA Chikuma CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 4, on fire DD Isokaze, Bomb hits 1 DD Kasumi DD Akigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Tanikaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Tone, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD Hamakaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire --------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Canberra at 91,178 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 26 F1M2 Pete x 1 Allied aircraft TBD-1 Devastator x 13 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses TBD-1 Devastator: 9 destroyed --------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Canberra at 91,178 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 F1M2 Pete x 1 Allied aircraft TBD-1 Devastator x 14 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CV Hiryu, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk CV Shokaku, heavy fires Fuel storage explosion on CV Hiryu We can confirm that enemy lost CV Hiryu. CV Shokaku and CV Kaga might be very damaged but it is unknown what is their level of combat readiness. Enterprise sunk, but damaged Lexington and Yorktown are operational. Spruance will withdraw to Hobart. Allied HQ sent there squadron of P-40s to increase CAP over carriers. There is big risk, that desperate IJN commander will risk his Battleships and will try to hunt carrier TF. [img]https://i.imgur.com/jGdNYHn.png[/img] Day Air losses [img]https://i.imgur.com/yT8PeOB.png[/img] Malaya It is unexpected, but Singapore is still fighting. Mindanao Allied troops counterattacked enemy at Cagayan. Japanese troops are holding. quote: Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 11024 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 389 Defending force 4928 troops, 60 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 181 Allied adjusted assault: 336 Japanese adjusted defense: 289 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 163 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Allied ground losses: 416 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 53 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 103rd PA Infantry Regiment 102nd PA Infantry Division 102nd PA Infantry Regiment 3rd PA Constabulary Regiment 3rd/101st PA Battalion 205th Base Sqdn III Philippine Corps Del Monte AAF Base Force 305th Base Sqdn Defending units: 8th Tank Regiment 146th Infantry Regiment 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Borneo Enemy troops have captured Tarakan and now started invasion of Balikpapan. US Navy lunched air raid against invading force and manged to sunk one ship with troops. Also one DD hit mine. quote: Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 64,97 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete x 1 Allied aircraft PBY-4 Catalina x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses PBY-4 Catalina: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Hokuriku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Japanese ground losses: 1951 casualties reported Squads: 46 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 60 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Java Carriers are patrolling Java sea. Blockade of Soerabaya port is total and almost all ships that tried to escape are sunk. CAP over port is almost nonexistent and naval bombers are bombing docked ships there. Sumatra IJA troops attacked most northern point of island. Sabang base. Attack was repelled. quote: Ground combat at Sabang (44,70) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4123 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 124 Defending force 2999 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 97 Japanese adjusted assault: 49 Allied adjusted defense: 55 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 56 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 116 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 16th Infantry Regiment Defending units: Sabang Garrison Battalion Korps Marechausee Battalion 2nd Garrison Battalion Sabang Base Force

Wuffer -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/8/2021 9:56:16 AM)
This. is. huge. Very early. Heavy fires, multiple hits, maybe painful pilot loses. And a really long way home. wow. The day before I thought a bit about your AAR-title; at first I didn't like it, defatism you know? But then my mind changed, luring your opponent a bit to much into a feel of unjustified optimism. But never the less absolute astonishing, as you were outnumbered in 1941. A gamechanger if there was ever one, especially after the last day. call me surprised. :-)

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/8/2021 11:18:18 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Wuffer This. is. huge. Very early. Heavy fires, multiple hits, maybe painful pilot loses. And a really long way home. wow. The day before I thought a bit about your AAR-title; at first I didn't like it, defatism you know? But then my mind changed, luring your opponent a bit to much into a feel of unjustified optimism. But never the less absolute astonishing, as you were outnumbered in 1941. A gamechanger if there was ever one, especially after the last day. call me surprised. :-) I didn't expect that Japan will be aggressive on that level. Almost in all critical places, Japan arrives day, maybe two before my reinforcements. In Palembang it was just a matter of day or two and I would had there troops size of division. Fortified, would require much more effort than one division my opponent in reality used. In Noumea also two days more and marines could start landing. At this battle I have lots of luck. TF met enemy at close range (that might be bad if Japan will decide to use BB's as surface hunting TF instead of retreat), so I had a chance to use TBD-1 Devastators with 4-5 range. Bigger distance would mean that my Carriers faces Kates and Vals and I can answer using only my dive bombers. And when we are talking about AAR title... I know myself. I lost whole Kido Butai to allied Carriers in one battle (1942) so I expect nothing good:) I'm probably defeatist but with great love to counterattacks and ambushes :)

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/8/2021 3:57:46 PM)
20th-21st January 1942 Australia Command How easy tide of wars might change. At first it looked that enemy carriers were heavy damaged. Heavy fires on carriers mean nothing other then their quick death so far from home. Hawks at US Navy wanted bigger victory. Almost total. At Sydney there was TF with 3 CA�s and 7 DD�s, so HQ decided that they shall hunt damaged Japanese carriers. At the same time fire on Lexington got bigger stopping all deck activity. It was decided that because enemy activity is lower it will be safe to send Lexington to Hobard to fight fires and move Saratoga further north. What a bad decision it was�. 21st January started good. Cruisers TF detected enemy group and attacked. quote: Day Time Surface Combat, near Hobart at 89,179, Range 25,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Chikuma, Shell hits 12, on fire CL Abukuma DD Isokaze, Shell hits 18, and is sunk Allied Ships CA Portland, Shell hits 6, heavy fires CA Northampton, Shell hits 2 CA Chester, Shell hits 1 DD Dunlap DD Benham, Shell hits 1 DD Ellet DD Fanning DD Mahan DD Drayton DD Dent Enemy retreated, but instead attacking carrier TF, US Navy fallowed retreating Chikuma and Abakuma. And they chased them through 4 hexes. Every time starting battle but with worst results. quote: Day Time Surface Combat, near Hobart at 90,179, Range 15,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Chikuma, Shell hits 30, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Abukuma, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships CA Portland, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Northampton, Shell hits 1 CA Chester DD Dunlap DD Benham DD Ellet DD Fanning DD Mahan DD Drayton DD Dent Day Time Surface Combat, near Hobart at 91,180, Range 22,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Abukuma, Shell hits 4 Allied Ships CA Northampton CA Chester, Shell hits 5 DD Dunlap DD Benham DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, heavy fires DD Fanning DD Drayton, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Dent Day Time Surface Combat, near Hobart at 92,180, Range 19,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Abukuma, Shell hits 2 Allied Ships CA Northampton CA Chester DD Dunlap DD Benham DD Fanning DD Drayton, heavy fires And then Naval search mission reported first contacts. Two more TF were detected and what is worst, heavy fires info on Japanese carriers was a hoax. They were able to lunch aircraft and totally decimated cruiser TF. Once again hunter become pray. And to add more to chaos Japan lunched attack on damaged Lexington. Land Fighter pilots by total mistake instead protecting both carrier TF�s protected only one and it wasn�t Lexington. Ship sunk in Hobart. Borneo Balikpapan has fallen into enemies hands.

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/10/2021 10:03:49 AM)
22th-27th January 1942 Quiet before storm. Australia Command Troops and ships from DEI arrives to Australia. After Tasman Sea Battle US and Japan withdrew. Fiji More troops and planes arrives. No contact with enemy, except submarines. Philippines First attacks on Manila. Allied troops kept their positions. quote: Ground combat at Manila (79,77) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 53786 troops, 484 guns, 280 vehicles, Assault Value = 1694 Defending force 35748 troops, 388 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 737 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 915 Allied adjusted defense: 747 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3369 casualties reported Squads: 59 destroyed, 223 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 49 disabled Engineers: 26 destroyed, 11 disabled Guns lost 27 (6 destroyed, 21 disabled) Vehicles lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1322 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 227 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 38 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Guns lost 77 (1 destroyed, 76 disabled) Assaulting units: 41st Guard Battalion 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 6th Tank Regiment 16th Division Kure 1st SNLF I./33rd Inf Regt Tanaka Yokosuka 1st SNLF 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment I/81st Naval Guard Unit Sasebo 1st SNLF 47th Infantry Regiment 20th Division 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy 7th Tank Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment 5th Guards Engineer Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 48th Field Artillery Regiment 1st Naval Construction Battalion Defending units: 91st PA Infantry Division 41st PA Infantry Division 31st Infantry Regiment 51st PA Infantry Division 71st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Infantry Division 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment II Philippine Corps Asiatic Fleet 1st USMC AA Battalion PAF Aviation Clark Field AAF Base Force Nichols Field AAF Base Force USAFFE Cavite USN Base Force Ground combat at Manila (79,77) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 50748 troops, 479 guns, 278 vehicles, Assault Value = 1457 Defending force 34339 troops, 389 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 577 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 61 Allied adjusted defense: 1351 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 22 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 687 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 27 disabled Vehicles lost 20 (3 destroyed, 17 disabled) Allied ground losses: 435 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 59 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled) Assaulting units: 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment Kure 1st SNLF I./33rd Inf Regt 48th Engineer Regiment 16th Division 47th Infantry Regiment 6th Tank Regiment I/81st Naval Guard Unit Sasebo 1st SNLF 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy Tanaka Yokosuka 1st SNLF 20th Division 7th Tank Regiment 5th Guards Engineer Regiment 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 48th Field Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 41st Guard Battalion 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Naval Construction Battalion Defending units: 1st PA Infantry Division 31st Infantry Regiment 51st PA Infantry Division 91st PA Infantry Division 71st PA Infantry Division 41st PA Infantry Division 2nd PA Constabulary Regiment PAF Aviation Clark Field AAF Base Force 1st USMC AA Battalion Nichols Field AAF Base Force Asiatic Fleet II Philippine Corps USAFFE Cavite USN Base Force Malaya On 24th of January 1941 Singapore has fallen into hands of Japanese Army. Fall of the city marks also end of Malaya Campaign. quote: Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 64636 troops, 701 guns, 316 vehicles, Assault Value = 1705 Defending force 25985 troops, 404 guns, 203 vehicles, Assault Value = 55 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 941 Allied adjusted defense: 309 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 860 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 63 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Vehicles lost 20 (5 destroyed, 15 disabled) Allied ground losses: 29267 casualties reported Squads: 260 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1846 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 129 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 316 (316 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 257 (257 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 23 Assaulting units: 1st Tank Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment 55th Engineer Regiment Sasebo 8th SNLF 112th Infantry Regiment 113th Infantry Regiment 148th Infantry Regiment 56th Recon Regiment 143rd Infantry Regiment Imperial Guards Division 22nd Recon Regiment 56th Infantry Regiment 55th Cavalry Regiment Yokosuka 4th SNLF 55th Infantry Regiment 56th Engineer Regiment 5th Division 6th RTA Division 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 56th Field Artillery Regiment 18th Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 22nd Australian Brigade 27th Australian Brigade 2nd Argylls Battalion Malaya Army 3rd Cavalry Regiment 2nd Malay Battalion 2nd Loyal Battalion 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment 24th NZ Pioneer Coy III Indian Corps Malayan Air Wing 137/155th Field Regiment 113th RAF Adv Base Force 1st Manchester Battalion Singapore Fortress AHQ Far East 111th RAF Adv Base Force Singapore Base Force 29 Battery/3 HAA 5th Field Regiment Burma Allied HQ expects that campaign against Rangoon will start any day soon. To slow down enemy, retreating troops from Victoria Point cut off railway between Singapore and Bangkok (and also northern Thailand). 1st Burma Rifles will cut off railway Bangkok - Chiang Mai, where large group of IJA soldiers were detected. Celebes Enemy forces move south capturing base after base. Java Enemy gained total air superiority over island. All surviving ships were evacuated. Heavy losses by port bombing, carrier attacks and surface combat TF�s

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/12/2021 1:41:04 PM)
28th-31st January 1942 Almost quiet on all fronts. Almost. Japanese forces are invading last allied bases on Borneo (Bandjermasin). On Celebes they captured Kendari. Manila is still holding, but I expected that it will be more successful defense. To summarize situation on all fronts: Northern China [img]https://i.imgur.com/A8PkVrt.jpg[/img] South China [img]undefined[/img] Australia Command In early days of war, Intelligence received messages that at least one division is preparing to attack Townsville. Kido Butai raid at the start of war might suggest that enemy will try to invade in this region. Most probably places are Darwin and Townsville. So I observed enemy moves. At first there were news that at least one division and heavy artillery is being moved to Babeldaob. Other division was sent to Truk. It was possible that they are planning to invade Port Moresby only, but Japan is very aggressive and limiting itself only to New Guinea is not likely. So what do we know about enemy troops. 38th Division was on the move to Babeldaob 21st Division was on the move to Truk and then detected near Salomons. 4th Division invaded Port Moresby with regiment from 55th Division. I have no news about regiments from 48th Division only one was detected at Manila battle. Others: Imperial Guards were fighting Malayas 2 regiments of 2nd Division were seen on Sumatra 2 regiments from 55th Division were fighting in Singapore 2 regiments from 18th Division were fighting in Singapore 5th Division was engaged at Singapore 56th Division 2 regiments were seen at Singapore and 1 on Mindanao 16th Division is fighting in Manila 33rd Division took part in invasion of Sumatra 20th Division is fighting in Manila 1 regiment from 30th Division was fighting in Singapore. Lot�s of Regiments are still undetected. It�s not clear what will be next move of Japan. They prepared recon, so they know that I have strong force in Townsville, so he might decide to attack on the south or west. Next days will show truth. [img]https://i.imgur.com/GMDuoEW.png[/img] Celebes [img]https://i.imgur.com/pE3pSDw.png[/img] Java [img]https://i.imgur.com/5rAKXRy.png[/img] Malaya [img]https://i.imgur.com/gXbGSCq.png[/img] Southwest Pacific [img]https://i.imgur.com/mC32fHf.png[/img] Summary New month is coming so time for little summary Air Aces [img]https://i.imgur.com/MoxQpbC.png[/img] Air Losses [img]https://i.imgur.com/LmVp6Hg.png[/img] Ships Sunk [img]https://i.imgur.com/Y7WmFia.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/dPPq2YX.png[/img] Silent War Aces Submarine aces 1. I-162 14195 tonnage sunk 2. I-156 10290 3. I-124 8370 4. I-18 8150 New 5. I-17 6590 Down 6. I-168 6350 Down 7. Seadragon 6125 New 8. I-166 6100 Down 9. RO-64 6070 Down 10. I-25 6030 Down

RangerJoe -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/12/2021 2:44:28 PM)
If you think that the Japanese are coming, move the air units from the coastal bases. Use night and day naval searches, use Catalinas at night maybe with torpedoes on Naval attack. Minefields and PT Boats in small packages to slow the enemy TFs so they may be targeted during the day. If he does attack the base, LRCAP the base as these will also show up during any Naval attacks but I don't know if they are tied to the bombers like any escorting fighters would be.

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/12/2021 4:59:01 PM)
I will try. I moved most of plnes out of Townsville. On 2nd february Townsville was attacked by 40 Zero planes and 27 Nells. Problem is with mines. I don't have them. Pools are empty. I sent few subs to guard great reef but I don't have to much luck with them. And I was right with Java invasion. IJA 33rd Division landed at Djoekarta.

Evoken -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/12/2021 5:25:01 PM)
Submarine aces for the AAR is great idea , never seen it or thought about tracking it

Wuffer -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/12/2021 6:16:43 PM)
How many operational Catalinas are left? Quite bloody in the air and at sea of course. Which scenario is it? Couldn't find any info. I still think you had a great exchange in the CV clash given the situation, this will haunt him all the game and will make AV a bit harder. Curious to see the naval score.

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/12/2021 6:36:55 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Evoken Submarine aces for the AAR is great idea , never seen it or thought about tracking it Thanks. Will see how it will be going in future. Like aces, it is RPG element:)

Runnersan -> RE: Lost... As always. Runnersan (A)vs Deaniks (J). No Deaniks Please! :) (2/12/2021 6:53:22 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Wuffer How many operational Catalinas are left? Quite bloody in the air and at sea of course. Which scenario is it? Couldn't find any info. I still think you had a great exchange in the CV clash given the situation, this will haunt him all the game and will make AV a bit harder. Curious to see the naval score. We are playing DaIronBabes ScenarioB. Dutch Catalinas situation... [img]https://i.imgur.com/ffhFnkm.png[/img] And Ship points situation [img]https://i.imgur.com/XDpOVFz.png[/img] There are big jumps sometimes because I play on another computer and tracker sometimes gets info from 6 turns in one file, so big jump in losses :) Current Ship VP Japan Sunk - 40 Japan Sunk VP - 683 Allied Sunk - 386 Allied Sunk VP - 3948 Almost half of this ships were lost when Kido Butai raid Australia and early attacks attacks at Manila and Singapore. Second peak was Carrier raid on Java.

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