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castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (9/30/2021 12:40:06 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 19, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 65,71 Japanese Ships xAP Brazil Maru Allied Ships SS KXVIII, hits 1 fun! NOT! Our subs keep attacking enemy ships and keep missing them... this one attacked an unescorted transport on the surface, fired 12 torpedoes in total, all missed... in return the sub suffers 8 sys from a deck gun hit of the transport... SS KXVIII attacking xAP Brazil Maru on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Quinhon at 66,70 Japanese Ships xAK Enju Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KXIV can't believe we finally see a hit on a freighter... xAK Enju Maru is sighted by SS KXIV SS KXIV launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Enju Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships HDML 1063 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 12 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 11 P-40E Warhawk x 31 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed moved in the Warhawks again but I'm not happy with the result... we lose three Warhawks for no Zero lost but at least we torched two Lillies... Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (5 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers 35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 15318 troops, 164 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 408 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 140 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 140 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Johore Bahru !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: op mode(-) Assaulting units: 4th Ind Engineer Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment 15th Ind Engineer Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment 114th Infantry Regiment 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 34th Field AA Battalion 55th Const Co 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 53rd Const Co 302nd Ship Eng Coy 54th Const Co 21st JAAF AF Bn

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (9/30/2021 12:43:53 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 20, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Bikini at 132,106 Japanese Ships xAK Turuga Maru Allied Ships SS Tuna expected miss on an unescorted freighter... xAK Turuga Maru is sighted by SS Tuna SS Tuna launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Turuga Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships ML No. 311 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 4 G4M1 Betty x 15 No Japanese losses Allied Ships HDML 1063 HDML 1062 really, what are these bombers doing??? Aircraft Attacking: 15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 4 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 23000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lahaina at 186,104 Japanese Ships SS I-168 Allied Ships AM Grebe AM Vireo SS I-168 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Grebe I-168 diving deep .... AM Vireo fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Vireo fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Vireo fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Vireo fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Vireo fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Taiping (49,75) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 39 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 20 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Taiping !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: 1st Tank Regiment sending in cruisers to Rabaul is always at risk running right into KB as the small invasion force can be used as a bait and I've done that as the Japanese more than once... and KB was spotted today but Mundy didn't time his invasion with KB, he might not have expected us to show up... after hitting Pearl and repleneshing KB has arrived in the Bismarck Sea today... [image]local://upfiles/13774/0919A38D62514D04B13B98E139C569F1.jpg[/image]

RangerJoe -> RE: AAR 41 (9/30/2021 12:43:54 PM)
I think that you meant that you spotted a Japanese convoy. Yes, you are having lousy luck with your subs.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (9/30/2021 12:45:38 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe I think that you meant that you spotted a Japanese convoy. Yes, you are having lousy luck with your subs. lol, yeah, IJ convoy of course. I'm just too used to playing the Japanese and doing a Japanese AAR

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/1/2021 1:59:25 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 21, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub vs Sub: SS I-153 attacking SS KVII at 59,83 - near Groot Natoena Japanese Ships SS I-153 Allied Ships SS KVII sub vs sub but the Japanese missed... SS I-153 launches 4 torpedoes at 4,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Laoag at 79,71 Japanese Ships DMS W-15 CL Kuma PB Taiko Maru SC Ch 15 SC Ch 3 DMS W-19 xAK Anzan Maru #2 xAK Matsukawa Maru xAK Keiyo Maru xAKL Kurama Maru DD Hatakaze DD Matsukaze DD Harukaze DD Asakaze Allied Ships SS S-41 also a miss here... SS S-41 launches 4 torpedoes at DMS W-15 S-41 diving deep .... DD Hatakaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Matsukaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Harukaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Hengchun at 81,67 Japanese Ships xAK Maebasi Maru, Torpedo hits 1 SC Ch 12 SC Ch 4 DMS W-18 DMS W-11 DMS W-10 xAP Kokuryu Maru xAK Kinrei Maru xAK Yamura Maru xAK Hokutatsu Maru xAK Hiyama Maru xAK Ryuun Maru xAK Keihuku Maru xAK Tarayasu Maru xAK Asahisan Maru xAK Hawaii Maru xAKL Tientsin Maru xAKL Gyokurei Maru xAKL Kamishima Maru PB Kyo Maru #13 PB Kyo Maru #12 SC Ch 18 SC Ch 17 Allied Ships SS S-37 finally we get a hit again but the big freighter doesn't seem to be much impressed about a MK-10 hit... SS S-37 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Maebasi Maru S-37 diving deep .... PB Kyo Maru #13 fails to find sub and abandons search PB Kyo Maru #12 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 18 fails to find sub and abandons search SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kyo Maru #12 fails to find sub and abandons search SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 17 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/1/2021 2:08:41 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 22, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Balikpapan (64,97) 43 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro BB Mutsu CL Kitakami CL Kiso DD Shigure AMC Awata Maru DD Yugure Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 207 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Balikpapan invaded... we spotted the invasion force only yesterday and immediately ordered Force Z to leave Soerabaja to intercept but that means of course we will be one day late again if we aim at engaging loaded troop convoys... no doubt the enemy will unload everything today... and there are some heavy units there to cover the invasion... there's also a CVL plus perhaps a CVE in the area but the Kates have spent the limited number of torps on some tiny freighters so the CVL shouldn't be a threat to Force Z... BB Yamashiro firing at VI KNIL Battalion BB Mutsu firing at VI KNIL Battalion CL Kitakami firing at VI KNIL Battalion CL Kiso firing at VI KNIL Battalion DD Shigure firing at VI KNIL Battalion AMC Awata Maru firing at VI KNIL Battalion AMC Awata Maru fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Hong Kong at 78,64 Japanese Ships PB Choun Maru #18 AMc Choun Maru #7 xAP Terukuni Maru xAK Chuko Maru xAK Sugiyama Maru xAK Daisin Maru xAK Toyokawa Maru xAK Kuwayama Maru xAK Shirogane Maru xAK Maya Maru xAK Okiyu Maru PB Rokko Maru #2 PB Yodozo Maru Allied Ships SS S-40, hits 1 SS S-40 is sighted by escort S-40 diving deep .... PB Rokko Maru #2 attacking submerged sub .... PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Rokko Maru #2 fails to find sub and abandons search PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodozo Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Lanai at 181,109 Japanese Ships SS I-1 Allied Ships PC Taney SS I-1 is sighted by escort I-1 bottoming out .... PC Taney fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Taney fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Taney fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Taney fails to find sub, continues to search... PC Taney fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Hong Kong at 78,64 Japanese Ships PB Choun Maru #18 AMc Choun Maru #7 xAP Terukuni Maru xAK Chuko Maru xAK Sugiyama Maru xAK Daisin Maru xAK Toyokawa Maru xAK Kuwayama Maru xAK Shirogane Maru xAK Maya Maru xAK Okiyu Maru PB Rokko Maru #2 PB Yodozo Maru Allied Ships SS S-40 SS S-40 is sighted by escort PB Rokko Maru #2 fails to find sub and abandons search PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yodozo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Balikpapan (64,97) 14 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AMC Awata Maru DD Yugure Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Kuantan (51,79) TF 111 troops unloading over beach at Kuantan, 51,79 Japanese ground losses: 65 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 25mm T96 AA Gun lost in surf during unload of 9th Base Force 15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 9th Base Force 17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 lost from landing craft during unload of 9th Base Force 17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 lost overboard during unload of Yokosuka 2nd SNLF 15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of Yokosuka 2nd SNLF /2 15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of I/81st Nav Gd 15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 97th JAAF AF Bn 17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of III/124th Infantry Bn 15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of III/124th Infantry Bn /2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Balikpapan (64,97) 18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AMC Awata Maru DD Yugure Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Portland Roads at 93,133 [image]local://upfiles/13774/E452B9CCD9E44DFB98BFA825DA788731.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 D3A1 Val x 8 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AM Matai, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAP Matua, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 80 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled KB swings around the tip of New Guinea and even though every ship in the area was ordered to get out as quickly as possible some small convoys just weren't fast enough to avoid the incoming Japanese danger... losing this small xAP is a pity because it carried a NZ construction unit with 12 engineers and 3 eng vehicles which are so precious at this stage... Aircraft Attacking: 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AM Matai Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Matua -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Portland Roads at 93,133 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 D3A1 Val x 8 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAP Matua, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 234 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 11 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Matua -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Balikpapan (64,97) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 32675 troops, 247 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 840 Defending force 2331 troops, 38 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 51 Japanese adjusted assault: 494 Allied adjusted defense: 3 Japanese assault odds: 164 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Balikpapan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 150 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 1708 casualties reported Squads: 35 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 40 (39 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 4 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 4th Division 33rd Division 304th Ship Eng Coy 103rd Ship Eng Coy 32nd Special Base Force 7th Port Unit 24th Special Base Force 5th JNAF AF Unit 35th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: VI KNIL Battalion I Samarinda Cdo Balikpapan MLD Base Force 1e-VLG-I Sup Afd god damn, must have been hit by the synch bug already as the units here attack already so they must have unloaded YESTERDAY already?!?! Wow, what a sh*t... watching the replay I must have been looking at a different reality... what's also more than surprising is what Mundy is landing here as two full IJA divisions attack at Balikpapan, which is total overkill for this base... combined some 70 or 80 oil/fuel were destroyed... Mundy as the Japanese is watching what really happens so he's up to date so that could lead to a problem with my orders... Force Z is going in tomorrow... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manado (75,99) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1742 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66 Defending force 2168 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 Assaulting units: 15th Naval Guard Unit 8th JNAF Coy Defending units: Manado RK Cdo Manado Mil'ie Cdo

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/2/2021 12:20:03 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 23, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Donggala at 68,97 [image]local://upfiles/13774/17D215C95E324387808A72B85CA6590B.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage CA Myoko DD Oyashio DD Amatsukaze DD Hayashio DD Natsushio Allied Ships SS KX the Celebes Sea is a death zone for IJ ships as we have around a dozen subs with working torps patrolling there... first valuable victim is CVL Ryujo that is hit by two torps... the light carrier is reported hit but it's not sunk yet, there were no aircraft ground losses... the ship has to get to a friendly port for emergency repairs now though, most likely Balikpapan (lvl 4) and we will try to intercept... SS KX launches 4 torpedoes at CVL Ryujo DD Amatsukaze attacking submerged sub .... SS KX eludes DD Amatsukaze by diving deep SS KX eludes DD Amatsukaze by diving deep DD Amatsukaze cannot reach attack position over SS KX DD Hayashio fails to find sub and abandons search DD Natsushio fails to find sub and abandons search DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/2/2021 12:29:53 PM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near San Luis Obispo at 220,74 Japanese Ships SS I-26 Allied Ships xAK Admiral Y. Williams IJN subs got the same shtty hit rate on freighters as our subs... xAK Admiral Y. Williams is sighted by SS I-26 SS I-26 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Admiral Y. Williams -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 65,100, Range 23,000 Yards [image]local://upfiles/13774/432CA71AC12A413CB5174F9DE4751B03.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Shell hits 27, heavy fires, heavy damage BB Yamashiro CL Kiso CL Kitakami, Shell hits 5, heavy fires DD Shigure DD Hatsuharu, Shell hits 1, heavy fires DD Nenohi Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 2 BC Repulse, Shell hits 7, on fire CA Houston CL Danae CL Dragon CL Durban, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Mauritius, Shell hits 1 CL Boise, Shell hits 3 DD Scout DD Tenedos DD Thanet DD Electra DD Encounter, Shell hits 1 DD Express DD Isis DD Jupiter here's today's real party as Force Z shows up at Balikpapan to engage the IJN... both IJ BBS expended parts of their ammo during the invasion already but they still fired lots of main gun rounds on our ships... both POW and Repulse were hit by 36cm shells but none were penetrating their armor, light cruiser Durban wasn't as lucky when a 36cm shell penetrated her deck armor causing heavy damage... in return our ships landed 14 and 15inch hits on Kitakami and one 15inch shell also penetrated Mutsu's deck armor at very long range after several shells earlier failed to penetrate... now one such shell usually isn't causing spectacular damage but this engagement lasted like forever and Mutsu was burning from 6inch shells right from the beginning and if a ship is burning during the actual combat replay these fires are devastating if the ship is also hit by penetrating shells... Mutsu was going down later this day and there was only one 15inch shell going through her armor... I never understood why fires are so much more dangerous during the actual replay when the ship would have easily survived the same damage if the combat replay would have been over quicker... a CVL hit by two torps and a BB being sunk, not bad for Dec 23... CL Durban was split off and tries to make Soerabaja which should be doable if no further attacks occur, Force Z is also going to retire to Soerabaja... Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 23,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards CA Houston collides with DD Jupiter at 65 , 100 BB Mutsu engages BC Repulse at 23,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CL Boise at 23,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CL Mauritius at 23,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CL Durban at 23,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards BB Mutsu engages BB Prince of Wales at 16,000 yards BB Mutsu engages BC Repulse at 16,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CA Houston at 16,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CL Boise at 16,000 yards DD Nenohi engages DD Encounter at 16,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD Express at 16,000 yards DD Shigure engages DD Encounter at 16,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD Encounter at 16,000 yards DD Shigure engages DD Electra at 16,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards BB Mutsu engages BB Prince of Wales at 14,000 yards BC Repulse engages BB Mutsu at 14,000 yards CL Kitakami engages BC Repulse at 14,000 yards BC Repulse engages CL Kiso at 14,000 yards DD Nenohi engages DD Express at 14,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CL Durban at 14,000 yards DD Shigure engages CL Dragon at 14,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CL Danae at 14,000 yards DD Shigure engages DD Jupiter at 14,000 yards DD Nenohi engages DD Isis at 14,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD Scout at 14,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages BC Repulse at 12,000 yards BB Mutsu engages BC Repulse at 12,000 yards CL Kitakami engages CA Houston at 12,000 yards BC Repulse engages CL Kiso at 12,000 yards DD Jupiter engages DD Nenohi at 12,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD Jupiter at 12,000 yards DD Shigure engages DD Encounter at 12,000 yards DD Jupiter engages DD Shigure at 12,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards BB Mutsu engages BB Prince of Wales at 9,000 yards BB Mutsu engages BC Repulse at 9,000 yards BC Repulse engages CL Kitakami at 9,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CL Boise at 9,000 yards CL Mauritius engages BB Mutsu at 9,000 yards CL Durban engages CL Kitakami at 9,000 yards CL Dragon engages BB Mutsu at 9,000 yards DD Nenohi engages DD Express at 9,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Nenohi at 9,000 yards DD Tenedos engages BB Mutsu at 9,000 yards DD Scout engages DD Nenohi at 9,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages BB Mutsu at 13,000 yards BC Repulse engages CL Kitakami at 13,000 yards BC Repulse engages CL Kitakami at 13,000 yards BC Repulse engages CL Kiso at 13,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CL Mauritius at 13,000 yards DD Electra engages DD Hatsuharu at 13,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CL Dragon at 13,000 yards CL Kiso engages CL Danae at 13,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD Jupiter at 13,000 yards DD Electra engages DD Shigure at 13,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD Scout at 13,000 yards Range increases to 18,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages BC Repulse at 18,000 yards BC Repulse engages BB Mutsu at 18,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CA Houston at 18,000 yards BC Repulse engages CL Kiso at 18,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CL Mauritius at 18,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CL Durban at 18,000 yards DD Shigure engages DD Encounter at 18,000 yards DD Shigure engages DD Jupiter at 18,000 yards BB Mutsu engages DD Thanet at 18,000 yards DD Scout engages DD Shigure at 18,000 yards Range increases to 20,000 yards BB Mutsu engages BB Prince of Wales at 20,000 yards BB Mutsu engages BB Prince of Wales at 20,000 yards BC Repulse engages CL Kitakami at 20,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CL Boise at 20,000 yards BC Repulse engages DD Nenohi at 20,000 yards BC Repulse engages DD Hatsuharu at 20,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CL Dragon at 20,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CL Danae at 20,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages DD Express at 20,000 yards Range increases to 24,000 yards BC Repulse engages CL Kitakami at 24,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CL Mauritius at 24,000 yards Kogure, Gunji orders Japanese TF to disengage Range increases to 27,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages BB Prince of Wales at 27,000 yards CA Houston engages CL Kitakami at 27,000 yards Range closes to 26,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages BB Mutsu at 25,000 yards CL Boise engages CL Kiso at 25,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CL Mauritius at 25,000 yards Range increases to 27,000 yards BB Mutsu engages BB Prince of Wales at 27,000 yards CA Houston engages CL Kitakami at 27,000 yards Range increases to 28,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages BB Yamashiro at 28,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CA Houston at 28,000 yards BB Mutsu engages BB Prince of Wales at 28,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CA Houston at 28,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages BB Mutsu at 27,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CA Houston at 27,000 yards Range increases to 28,000 yards BB Mutsu engages CA Houston at 28,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages BB Mutsu at 28,000 yards Range increases to 30,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages BB Mutsu at 30,000 yards Range closes to 29,000 yards BB Mutsu engages BB Prince of Wales at 29,000 yards Range increases to 30,000 yards BB Yamashiro engages BB Prince of Wales at 30,000 yards Task forces break off...

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/2/2021 12:35:35 PM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Zamboanga at 75,88 Japanese Ships SS I-155 Allied Ships xAKL Compagnia Filipinas SS I-155 is sighted by xAKL Compagnia Filipinas SS I-155 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Compagnia Filipinas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Zamboanga at 75,88 Japanese Ships SS I-164 Allied Ships xAKL Compagnia Filipinas, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Compagnia Filipinas was only once lucky... xAKL Compagnia Filipinas is sighted by SS I-164 SS I-164 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Compagnia Filipinas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Zamboanga at 75,89 Japanese Ships SS I-153 Allied Ships xAK Capillo, Torpedo hits 1 Capillo takes a torp too... xAK Capillo is sighted by SS I-153 SS I-153 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 9 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 14 P-40E Warhawk x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged No Allied losses the Warhawks show up over Luzon again shooting up a formation of Nells... 5 managed to attack our PT boats but all were shot down after the bomb runs... Allied Ships PT Q-112 PT-32 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (4 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 6 Ki-51 Sonia x 3 No Japanese losses Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 20000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb 14 days into the war and the truce in China still hasn't reached all frontline squadrons it seems... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 36 B5N2 Kate x 18 D3A1 Val x 8 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Allied Ships TK Pendopo, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Manatawny, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk damn KB is swinging North West now after passing Port Moresby... two empty, small tankers were sunk at Horn Island that couldn't disband quickly enough... looks like KB is moving towards Darwin now to support the conquest of the SRA... guess the performance of Force Z today will convince the enemy even more that KB is needed there... Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Pendopo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 [image]local://upfiles/13774/966CB616FB6D4BCD83D08CEF94F0D1C6.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 D3A1 Val x 8 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Allied Ships TK British Sailor, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Zamboanga at 75,89 Japanese Ships SS I-153 Allied Ships xAK Capillo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage that seals the fate of Capillo... xAK Capillo is sighted by SS I-153 SS I-153 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Zamboanga at 75,88 Japanese Ships SS I-155 Allied Ships xAKL Dos Hermanos, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage shouldn't have stated that IJ subs suck as much as ours considering today's attacks... xAKL Dos Hermanos is sighted by SS I-155 SS I-155 attacking on the surface Massive explosion on xAKL Dos Hermanos -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuantan (51,79) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 11030 troops, 65 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 315 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 265 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 265 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuantan !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: 6th Tank Regiment III/81st Naval Guard Unit II/124th Infantry Battalion III/124th Infantry Battalion Yokosuka 2nd SNLF I/81st Naval Guard Unit 2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy 4th JNAF Coy 9th Base Force 4th Naval Construction Battalion 9th Port Unit 97th JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manado (75,99) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1769 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69 Defending force 2174 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 60 Assaulting units: 15th Naval Guard Unit 8th JNAF Coy Defending units: Manado RK Cdo Manado Mil'ie Cdo

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/2/2021 1:18:00 PM)
the two Petes destroyed on the ground are the confirmation that BB Mutsu didn't survive the fight against Force Z... Kitakami might be sunk too but she doesn't carry any floatplanes... [image]local://upfiles/13774/2BC7469E010F414E852CC0E063F887C4.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: AAR 41 (10/2/2021 2:22:13 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy the two Petes destroyed on the ground are the confirmation that BB Mutsu didn't survive the fight against Force Z... Kitakami might be sunk too but she doesn't carry any floatplanes... [image]local://upfiles/13774/2BC7469E010F414E852CC0E063F887C4.jpg[/image] [sm=happy0005.gif]

BBfanboy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/2/2021 2:46:02 PM)
Congrats on nailing a BB already! I expect KB is not headed for Darwin, but will position south of Java and strike at Force Z. Better send Force Z down the west side of Oz to Sydney before KB can intercept.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/2/2021 3:39:55 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy Congrats on nailing a BB already! I expect KB is not headed for Darwin, but will position south of Java and strike at Force Z. Better send Force Z down the west side of Oz to Sydney before KB can intercept. Yes, KB is for sure not going for Darwin but passing it to the NW but all shipping in the area is in danger of course. Force Z stays at Soerabaja for the moment, we have 200 fighters in the area, including 75 P-40. KB is a huge threat but you also don't want to face that number of Allied fighters on CAP, this would shred KB's offensive capabilities pretty quickly. And Soerabaja is the only level 7 port in the area, only Singapore can support BBs too but that place is a no go area for Force Z. Guess I've got three or four days until KB is in a position to strike, depending if the carriers need to replenish fuel or not.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/2/2021 3:43:23 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 24, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near San Diego at 226,81 Japanese Ships SS I-19 Allied Ships xAK Ewa, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage hate to have enemy subs off the West Coast but in the end, losing a couple of freighters means nothing... xAK Ewa is sighted by SS I-19 SS I-19 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Ewa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near San Diego at 226,81 Japanese Ships SS I-19 Allied Ships xAK Ewa, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Ewa is sighted by SS I-19 SS I-19 attacking on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Zamboanga at 76,90 Japanese Ships SS I-158 Allied Ships ACM Colonel Harrison Captain of SS I-158 elects not to launch torpedoes at this target -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Soerabaja at 56,104 Japanese Ships SS I-20 Allied Ships TM-9 TM-4 SS I-20 is sighted by escort I-20 bottoming out .... Sub escapes detection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Soerabaja at 56,104 [image]local://upfiles/13774/74FFAE4F7C684EFAA888CC76E7293B26.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships SS I-20, hits 2 Allied Ships BC Repulse, Torpedo hits 3, on fire BB Prince of Wales CA Houston CL Boise CL Mauritius CL Dragon CL Danae DD Electra DD Thanet DD Tenedos DD Scout DD Jupiter DD Isis DD Express DD Encounter NOOOOO! Seeing Repulse being hit by three torps makes me think Mundy just took revenge for the loss of Mutsu... bold move to send a sub into Soerabaja's hex I've thought but given ASW capabilities early on I realize it's not that bold actually and a very good move as he had to expect Force Z going there... the damn sub fired eight torpedoes at the battlecruiser... SS I-20 launches 8 torpedoes at BC Repulse DD Jupiter fails to find sub and abandons search DD Isis fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Express fails to find sub and abandons search DD Encounter fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Isis attacking submerged sub .... SS I-20 eludes ASW attack from DD Isis DD Encounter fails to find sub and abandons search DD Isis fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Isis fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Isis fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Isis fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/2/2021 3:49:52 PM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 G4M1 Betty x 9 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 5 destroyed Allied Ships BC Repulse, Bomb hits 1, on fire BB Prince of Wales I really prove to be stupid but I get away with it... forgot to set my fighters to fly CAP and had all of them still on training... wow, these things still happen... one Dutch squadron is shot to pieces as it is caught by the Zeroes... the bombers are coming from Balikpapan and there's no air HQ so the threat to BBs is minimal when the Betties carry bombs... Aircraft Attacking: 8 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 3-Vl.G.IV with B-339D (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead Training flight from 3-Vl.G.IV has been caught up in attack -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 G4M1 Betty x 9 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales, Bomb hits 1 DD Electra Aircraft Attacking: 8 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manado (75,99) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1777 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69 Defending force 2190 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 62 Assaulting units: 15th Naval Guard Unit 8th JNAF Coy Defending units: Manado RK Cdo Manado Mil'ie Cdo seeing three torps hitting Repulse made me think she would be a loss, most likely not instantly but without having a chance to ever get out of Soerabaja again... then looking at the damage I'm confident we might get her out of Java and back to Cape Town which is the next available shipyard big enough for her... expected way more major damage, she's stood down to patch her up and get her back to 12 knots mission speed so she can move at three hexes per movement phase... that means we will have all availabe fighters cover Soerabaja the coming three weeks... within a moment a big Allied victory nearly turned into a draw... [image]local://upfiles/13774/95039EFD3DBA461486AA3FEBD5C8C5CD.jpg[/image]

witpqs -> RE: AAR 41 (10/2/2021 3:52:46 PM)
quote: seeing three torps hitting Repulse made me think she would be a loss, most likely not instantly but without having a chance to ever get out of Soerabaja again... then looking at the damage I'm confident we might get her out of Java and back to Cape Town which is the next available shipyard big enough for her... expected way more major damage, she's stood down to patch her up and get her back to 12 knots mission speed so she can move at three hexes per movement phase... that means we will have all availabe fighters cover Soerabaja the coming three weeks... within a moment a big Allied victory nearly turned into a draw... I guess it all depends on how much/how long he commits KB to her destruction.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/2/2021 6:40:08 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: seeing three torps hitting Repulse made me think she would be a loss, most likely not instantly but without having a chance to ever get out of Soerabaja again... then looking at the damage I'm confident we might get her out of Java and back to Cape Town which is the next available shipyard big enough for her... expected way more major damage, she's stood down to patch her up and get her back to 12 knots mission speed so she can move at three hexes per movement phase... that means we will have all availabe fighters cover Soerabaja the coming three weeks... within a moment a big Allied victory nearly turned into a draw... I guess it all depends on how much/how long he commits KB to her destruction. I welcome any enemy to use his carriers vs bases, this usually only bleeds them dry and I'm absolutely positive I could do that as the Allied in Dec 41 like I can do it as the Japanese in early 45. As the Japanese I would never risk my offensive air arm for an operation like this.

BBfanboy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/3/2021 2:51:59 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: seeing three torps hitting Repulse made me think she would be a loss, most likely not instantly but without having a chance to ever get out of Soerabaja again... then looking at the damage I'm confident we might get her out of Java and back to Cape Town which is the next available shipyard big enough for her... expected way more major damage, she's stood down to patch her up and get her back to 12 knots mission speed so she can move at three hexes per movement phase... that means we will have all availabe fighters cover Soerabaja the coming three weeks... within a moment a big Allied victory nearly turned into a draw... I guess it all depends on how much/how long he commits KB to her destruction. I welcome any enemy to use his carriers vs bases, this usually only bleeds them dry and I'm absolutely positive I could do that as the Allied in Dec 41 like I can do it as the Japanese in early 45. As the Japanese I would never risk my offensive air arm for an operation like this. He doesn't have to use KB's fighters - he can take bases nearby and grind down Soerabaja's airfield using LBA. After it is shut down, even mini KB could demolish Force Z. Soerabaja is a trap for the Allies in 1942. Always has been.

jdsrae -> RE: AAR 41 (10/3/2021 3:05:09 AM)
Action aplenty! You could withdraw the rest of Force Z now and just leave a few DDs behind to escort Repulse later. He'll probably swarm subs to cover the Sunda and Bali Straits...

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/3/2021 10:49:42 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy quote: ORIGINAL: witpqs quote: seeing three torps hitting Repulse made me think she would be a loss, most likely not instantly but without having a chance to ever get out of Soerabaja again... then looking at the damage I'm confident we might get her out of Java and back to Cape Town which is the next available shipyard big enough for her... expected way more major damage, she's stood down to patch her up and get her back to 12 knots mission speed so she can move at three hexes per movement phase... that means we will have all availabe fighters cover Soerabaja the coming three weeks... within a moment a big Allied victory nearly turned into a draw... I guess it all depends on how much/how long he commits KB to her destruction. I welcome any enemy to use his carriers vs bases, this usually only bleeds them dry and I'm absolutely positive I could do that as the Allied in Dec 41 like I can do it as the Japanese in early 45. As the Japanese I would never risk my offensive air arm for an operation like this. He doesn't have to use KB's fighters - he can take bases nearby and grind down Soerabaja's airfield using LBA. After it is shut down, even mini KB could demolish Force Z. Soerabaja is a trap for the Allies in 1942. Always has been. yes he can, but this takes time. It's nothing he can do within no time and I've never said I will leave Force Z at Soerabaja until early 43. For now, he has nothing on hand I'm really afraid of. Even if he wants to bombard Soerabaja, I'm fine with a bombardment group coming in fighting it out with Force Z and 200 fighters above flying CAP. He has to fight at Singapore, Luzon and he doesn't have air superiority all over the SRA yet, so he is far away from taking bases around Soerabaja and if he does, it won't be cheap. I've always been playing a Sir Robin to some kind, as I want to limit losses, but that doesn't mean I'm not willing to counterstrike. I'm just not doing it at all cost. And with the appearance of Force Z at Balikpapan and the fight vs his BBs I guess Mundy is aware of this. [:)]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/3/2021 10:53:35 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: jdsrae Action aplenty! You could withdraw the rest of Force Z now and just leave a few DDs behind to escort Repulse later. He'll probably swarm subs to cover the Sunda and Bali Straits... No need to run yet. I see Force Z as more of a threat to the Japanese at the moment than the other way around. Of course, an air HQ at the right place with 150 Zeroes and the same number of Betties can change this but that would be pretty much all the Japanese have and then they don't have a big enough airfield yet to threaten Java. We're at the start of the war and the Japanese lack a lot of things.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/3/2021 1:19:03 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 25, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Lahaina at 200,90 Japanese Ships SS I-18 Allied Ships AK Betelgeuse xAK Ruth Alexander DMS Dorsey DMS Lamberton escorts were succesful in driving the sub off, can't expect more at this stage... SS I-18 is sighted by escort I-18 diving deep .... DMS Dorsey fails to find sub and abandons search DMS Lamberton fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS Lamberton attacking submerged sub .... DMS Lamberton loses contact with SS I-18 DMS Lamberton cannot establish contact with SS I-18 DMS Lamberton cannot establish contact with SS I-18 DMS Lamberton fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS Lamberton fails to find sub, continues to search... DMS Lamberton attacking submerged sub .... DMS Lamberton cannot reach attack position over SS I-18 DMS Lamberton loses contact with SS I-18 DMS Lamberton cannot reach attack position over SS I-18 DMS Lamberton attacking submerged sub .... DMS Lamberton loses contact with SS I-18 DMS Lamberton cannot establish contact with SS I-18 DMS Lamberton cannot reach attack position over SS I-18 Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Donggala at 67,98 [image]local://upfiles/13774/8B4CA30ABBEF489886997147BCD063BF.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships DD Hatsushima, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS KIX KIX finishes Hatsushima which showed up heavily damaged, must be one of the victims of Force Z... SS KIX launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships HDML 1062 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships HDML 1063 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 23000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships ML No. 311 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 23000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manado (75,99) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1813 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73 Defending force 2192 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 62 Assaulting units: 15th Naval Guard Unit 8th JNAF Coy Defending units: Manado RK Cdo Manado Mil'ie Cdo

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/3/2021 2:52:29 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 27, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99) 24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Hakata Maru #2 PB Kure Maru #5 xAP Hakone Maru CM Itsukushima Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ok here comes the cavalry... after doing the same mistake I usually do having landed too few troops at Manado here's the reinforcement to take the base... PB Hakata Maru #2 fired at enemy troops PB Kure Maru #5 fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 64,73 Japanese Ships TK Kyokuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1 PB Kantori Maru Allied Ships SS O19 nice one but the tanker doesn't carry fuel and is close enough to a major port so I would be surprised if the ship is sunk... SS O19 launches 2 torpedoes at TK Kyokuyo Maru PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near San Diego at 226,80 Japanese Ships SS I-16 Allied Ships xAK Mahimahi, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage just have to live with those IJN subs off the West Coast... xAK Mahimahi is sighted by SS I-16 SS I-16 attacking on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Iba at 78,74 Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro CL Kiso DD Kuroshio DD Shigure DD Hayashio DD Natsushio Allied Ships SS S-36 that would have been a fat target for four MK-10 torps... SS S-36 is sighted by escort DD Shigure fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Natsushio fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hayashio attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Orchid Island at 86,68 Japanese Ships xAK Mikage Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAP Hikawa Maru xAK Uyo Maru xAK Yosyu Maru xAK Atlantic Maru xAK Chicago Maru DD Okikaze Allied Ships SS O16 I guess there are at least a dozen convoys running over my subs all around the SRA daily... SS O16 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Mikage Maru O16 diving deep .... DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Quinhon at 66,70 Japanese Ships DMS W-2 SC Ch 9 DMS W-6 DMS W-5 DMS W-3 AK Tosan Maru AK Kyushu Maru AK Sasako Maru AK Sagami Maru xAP Naminoue Maru xAP Brazil Maru xAK Kisogawa Maru xAK Awajisan Maru xAK Yahiko Maru xAK Kokai Maru xAK Teiyo Maru xAK Asosan Maru xAK Ayatosan Maru xAKL Nittatsu Maru xAKL Matsutan Maru xAKL Tatibana Maru DD Yugiri DD Asagiri PB Tatsumiya Maru PB Chosa Maru Allied Ships SS KVII another real fat convoy... SS KVII launches 2 torpedoes at DMS W-2 DD Yugiri attacking submerged sub .... DD Asagiri fails to find sub and abandons search PB Tatsumiya Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Chosa Maru fails to find sub and abandons search DD Yugiri attacking submerged sub .... DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yugiri fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yugiri attacking submerged sub .... DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo DD Yugiri is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Orchid Island at 86,68 Japanese Ships xAK Mikage Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS O16 Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled O16 finishes the job... some troops drowning here... xAK Mikage Maru is sighted by SS O16 SS O16 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Hakata Maru #2 PB Kure Maru #5 xAP Hakone Maru PB Hakata Maru #2 fired at enemy troops PB Kure Maru #5 fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PB Hakata Maru #2 PB Kure Maru #5 xAP Hakone Maru PB Hakata Maru #2 fired at enemy troops PB Kure Maru #5 fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Niihau at 175,102 Japanese Ships SS I-171 Allied Ships AM Mirimichi, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAKL Malama AM Ungava the IJN gets two kills too today... SS I-171 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Mirimichi AM Ungava fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Ungava fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Ungava fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Ungava fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Ungava attacking submerged sub .... AM Ungava cannot reach attack position over SS I-171 AM Ungava cannot reach attack position over SS I-171 AM Ungava cannot reach attack position over SS I-171 Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Itbayat Island at 83,69 Japanese Ships xAP Kashima Maru xAK Uzan Maru xAK Toyu Maru xAK Kyokusei Maru xAK Aden Maru xAK Ginyo Maru xAK Yamahuku Maru DD Okikaze Allied Ships SS O20 SS O20 is sighted by escort O20 diving deep .... DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Okikaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Okikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 4 G4M1 Betty x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships HDML P 10 ML No. 311 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 4 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 23000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 17 No Japanese losses Allied Ships HDML P 10 ML No. 311 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 2 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 23000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAKL Kosho Maru xAK Kyusyu Maru xAP Hakone Maru xAKL Kosho Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Kyusyu Maru fired at enemy troops xAP Hakone Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur (49,79) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 40 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 7 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala Lumpur !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: op mode(-), leaders(-) Assaulting units: 1st Tank Regiment the lonely tank rgt is closing in on Singapore... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manado (75,99) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1804 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 262 Defending force 2188 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 62 Assaulting units: III/66th Naval Guard Unit 8th Tank Regiment Miura Det Kure 2nd SNLF 1st Indpt SNLF Coy Bandasan SNLF 15th Naval Guard Unit 8th JNAF Coy Defending units: Manado RK Cdo Manado Mil'ie Cdo while the IJA came understrenght at the beginning of the invasion I guess that's overkill now... Mundy has lots of divided units all over the place and it doesn't seem he's trying to combine them yet which is one of my main priorities as the Japanese early on... doing so is painful lots of work though... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manado (75,99) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2188 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 62 Defending force 7371 troops, 45 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 262 Assaulting units: Manado RK Cdo Manado Mil'ie Cdo Defending units: III/66th Naval Guard Unit 8th Tank Regiment Bandasan SNLF Kure 2nd SNLF 1st Indpt SNLF Coy Miura Det 15th Naval Guard Unit 8th JNAF Coy daily look at the air losses revealed float planes destroyed on the ground and I was pleasantly suprised first thinking about what could have gone down until I realized it was an AV that carried float planes which we have hit a couple of days ago... [image]local://upfiles/13774/06978C1439DA46009112A7756CF02258.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/3/2021 5:10:15 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 28, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAKL Kosho Maru xAK Kyusyu Maru xAP Hakone Maru xAKL Kosho Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Kyusyu Maru fired at enemy troops xAP Hakone Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAKL Kosho Maru xAK Kyusyu Maru xAP Hakone Maru xAKL Kosho Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Kyusyu Maru fired at enemy troops xAP Hakone Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 5 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAKL Kosho Maru xAK Kyusyu Maru xAP Hakone Maru xAKL Kosho Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Kyusyu Maru fired at enemy troops xAP Hakone Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 8 No Japanese losses Allied Ships HDML 1062 tried to intercept these attacks a couple of times already but everytime we have put CAP over Singapore the game "knows" this and stops the unescorted strikes that don't make sense btw... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 2 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 23000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Manado (75,99) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships xAKL Kidokawa Maru xAK Tenryu Maru xAK Teiryu Maru xAP Hakone Maru xAKL Kidokawa Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Tenryu Maru fired at enemy troops xAK Teiryu Maru fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manado (75,99) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 7442 troops, 45 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 263 Defending force 2196 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 Japanese adjusted assault: 117 Allied adjusted defense: 29 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Manado !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 248 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 3052 casualties reported Squads: 70 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 73 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 15 (15 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 poor Dutch are thrown out of the base on the first attack after reinforcements landed... no chance and not even inflicting any casualties... Assaulting units: 1st Indpt SNLF Coy 8th Tank Regiment III/66th Naval Guard Unit Miura Det Bandasan SNLF Kure 2nd SNLF 15th Naval Guard Unit 8th JNAF Coy Defending units: Manado RK Cdo Manado Mil'ie Cdo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3294 troops, 77 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 153 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 48 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 48 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: Assaulting units: Tanaka Kanno 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 14th Army 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Construction Battalion that's the force we have dislodged from Cabanatuan (East of Clark) before and Mundy dares to move them in again with even smaller combat strength... was thinking long about moving 1000 av out of Clark again which would take two or max three days in, one day of battle and two or three days back but due to the fact that recon shows no less than 69!! [X(] enemy units moving onto Clark from the North we have decided against it... we will try to bleed the enemy dry at Clark when they have to assault our fortified position in a jungle rough hex... we will have over 2100 av ready there plus literally every artillery barrel on the Philipines... edit: I just realized this didn't happen yet lol... we only kicked them out of that base in the next combat report... [:D] I'm way too far ahead in the game compared to the AAR...

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/4/2021 5:49:55 PM)
managed to lose two days' combat reports but there wasn't anything really spectacular happening anyways and this one is more important as it's all heating up... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 31, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Orchid Island at 87,68 Japanese Ships xAK Glasgow Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire xAP Hakozaki Maru xAK Hokuzyu Maru xAK Tihuku Maru xAK Naples Maru xAK Hamburg Maru xAK Florida Maru xAK Chile Maru xAK Burma Maru Allied Ships SS S-38 starting with an S-boat hitting an empty freighter... SS S-38 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Glasgow Maru S-38 diving deep .... Sub escapes detection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near San Fernando at 79,73 Japanese Ships xAK Miyadono Maru xAK Shikano Maru xAK Nichibi Maru xAK Kiyama Maru xAK Bingo Maru DD Sawakaze Allied Ships SS O20 and a miss by a Dutch boat... SS O20 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Miyadono Maru O20 diving deep .... DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near San Luis Obispo at 220,74 Japanese Ships SS I-26 Allied Ships xAK Liloa, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage somehow the Japanese always instantly take revenge... a freighter on the West Coast was sunk but the sub captain turned into a Berserker most likely spending all torps I-26 carried firing one spread after another... xAK Liloa is sighted by SS I-26 SS I-26 attacking on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Donggala at 69,96 Japanese Ships TK Kyokuyo Maru TK Goyo Maru PB Kantori Maru Allied Ships SS S-36 second miss of today and this time on a valuable target... SS S-36 launches 2 torpedoes at TK Kyokuyo Maru PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kantori Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near San Fernando at 79,73 Japanese Ships xAK Kinjosan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Shikano Maru xAK Nichibi Maru xAK Kiyama Maru xAK Bingo Maru DD Sawakaze Allied Ships SS O20 O20 repeats her attack and is succesful this time... the silent service is quite busy today... SS O20 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kinjosan Maru O20 diving deep .... DD Sawakaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Sawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Donggala at 68,97 Japanese Ships TK Syoyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AO Notoro TK Goyo Maru PB Kantori Maru Allied Ships SS KXVIII when another Dutch sub scores on a tanker full of fuel which means the ship is sunk for sure... SS KXVIII launches 2 torpedoes at TK Syoyo Maru KXVIII diving deep .... PB Kantori Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Kantori Maru is out of ASW ammo PB Kantori Maru is out of ASW ammo PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kantori Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Donggala at 68,97 [image]local://upfiles/13774/DE0457C3C8EB4F9F98552E1F2B801838.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships TK Kyokuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1 Allied Ships SS KX wow... another tanker hit but the ship was empty so has a fair chance to make it if she gets back to Balikpapan... TK Kyokuyo Maru is sighted by SS KX SS KX launches 4 torpedoes at TK Kyokuyo Maru

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/4/2021 6:06:36 PM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships ML No. 311 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 [image]local://upfiles/13774/D088328B33824EC6A2DB06CD114DFA06.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 45 B5N2 Kate x 26 D3A1 Val x 21 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 42 B-339D x 30 CW-21B Demon x 11 75A-7 Hawk x 11 P-40B Warhawk x 22 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 8 destroyed, 3 damaged D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 2 destroyed B-339D: 2 destroyed 75A-7 Hawk: 2 destroyed Allied Ships DD Tenedos AMc Ceram, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk HDML P 8 HDML P 17, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AMc Bogor, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk we have daily spotted KB the last couple of days passing Darwin moving further towards Java which is about what everyone was expecting already so we have ramped up fighter defense over Soerabaja to cover the port and Force Z there... there was only KB incoming and no SAG so we kept most of Force Z disbanded in port with only a couple of light cruisers and destroyers in a combat group in the hex and KB launched a rather small strike during the morning... first thing I've noticed was the number of Warhawks and I just thought WTF? that's only 1/3 of the Warhawks I have there to fly CAP so where's the rest? Easily explained, two squadrons of P-40E were sitting idle at the airfield and only the P-40B was set to fly CAP 90%... cool... I'm so used to my streamlined Japanese production that I didn't set all of those different types of fighters at Soerabaja to fly CAP and it must have been like P-40B 90% CAP -> set ALL P-40B when I didn't realize I had -B and -E types there... silly me... so the incoming strike of 92 Japanese aircraft faced a CAP of 116 fighters when it should have been around 150, but still, 100+ fighters against 45 Zero escorts is a nice ratio considering they were undergoing three weeks of training already which increased their air skills quite nicely... needless to say the Zero pilots totally outclassed our fighters and while doing a good job they were just way too few to keep our fighters from mauling the bombers... about halve of the bombers were downed before reaching our ships, the bombers then targetted mostly small naval vessels and completely ignored the three light cruisers and most of the destroyers... after having lost three vessels our fighters downed most of the rest of the bombers... that was a severe blow to KB, losing dozens of highly skilled bomber crews, pretty much all of them irreplacable as there will only be trained pilots at 70 skill but not godlike ones like KB's starting crews... Aircraft Attacking: 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 8 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 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 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 5 planes vectored on to bombers 2-Vl.G.IV with CW-21B Demon (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 3-Vl.G.IV with B-339D (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers 1-VI.G.V with B-339D (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers 2-VI.G.V with B-339D (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers 24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (7 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 13 planes vectored on to bombers Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMc Ceram Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMc Bogor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 40 D3A1 Val x 6 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 30 B-339D x 22 CW-21B Demon x 8 75A-7 Hawk x 5 P-40B Warhawk x 21 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-339D: 1 destroyed KB's strike groups even showed up again during the afternoon but unfortunately only with a pityful number of bombers with around the same number of escorts... our fighters did better vs the Zeroes and downed all six Vals... CAP engaged: 1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 2-Vl.G.IV with CW-21B Demon (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers 3-Vl.G.IV with B-339D (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 1-VI.G.V with B-339D (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers 2-VI.G.V with B-339D (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 8 planes vectored on to bombers No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 6 planes vectored on to bombers No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (7 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 3 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manila (79,77) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 10538 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 311 Defending force 1450 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 205 Allied adjusted defense: 13 Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Allied ground losses: 1088 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment 31st Fld AA Gun Co 36th Const Co 39th Field Const Co 30th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: Cavite USN Base Force Manila was declared an open city and all units moved out of the hex back to Clark, only the static base force was left and had to surrender... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

castor troy -> RE: AAR 41 (10/4/2021 6:14:09 PM)
Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76) [image]local://upfiles/13774/26BDA57E861C44419F336A24AE6738FD.jpg[/image] Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 31694 troops, 419 guns, 151 vehicles, Assault Value = 1065 Defending force 10863 troops, 89 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 153 Allied adjusted assault: 586 Japanese adjusted defense: 53 Allied assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1766 casualties reported Squads: 40 destroyed, 95 disabled Non Combat: 193 destroyed, 61 disabled Engineers: 67 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 64 (47 destroyed, 17 disabled) Vehicles lost 84 (80 destroyed, 4 disabled) Units retreated 9 Allied ground losses: 580 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 70 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! was a good day for the Allied with our subs, the losses of KB's airwings and now the succesful counteroffensive East of Clark Field...we suffered some disablements but the enemy really suffered due to the forced retreat... BANZAI! Mmmmm, I mean HURREY! this battle was only happening this turn when I mentioned it already having happened in the prior combat report... got the timeline wrong... Assaulting units: 11th PA Infantry Division 21st PA Infantry Division 41st PA Infantry Division 4th Marine Regiment 51st PA Infantry Division 192nd Tank Battalion 45th PS Infantry Regiment 31st PA Infantry Division 194th Tank Battalion 1st PA Infantry Division I/Prov'nl SPM Grp 24th PS FA Regiment 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment II/Prov'nl SPM Grp III/Prov'nl SPM Grp !/23rd PS FA Battalion 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: Tanaka Kanno 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 14th Army 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Construction Battalion

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/4/2021 6:18:20 PM)
seriously doubt Mundy was happy about KB's losses today and even though the Zeroes got a 4:1 vs our fighters (actually not all that impressing for KB's fighter pilots) we get a 3:1 in total kills today, downing 50+ of KB's bombers... quite a loss for literally no result and tomorrow also the P-40E will be airborne but I doubt Mundy will launch another strike... to make up for the fighter losses today we have moved in three dozen additional fighters... we will also have all of Force Z (except the damaged Repuls of course) guarding Soerabaja's base if he decides to send in some surface forces... note that the Japanese took the lead in air losses on Jan 1, 1942 [:D] [image]local://upfiles/13774/07722F5F22364D63920E572BDB7B2068.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/4/2021 9:19:25 PM)
Don't know what happened to KB's strike. The aircraft numbers attacking are far below the 300+ that should have been sent. Perhaps he split off some carriers already?

DesertWolf101 -> RE: AAR 42 (10/5/2021 12:06:04 AM)
The KB did not send a full deck operation because the KB attack was a naval strike mission against rather meager naval units. Did Mundy have good recon on Soerebaja? I am amazed he would send the KB in like this...

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