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castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/15/2021 2:59:17 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 17, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 G3M2 Nell x 11 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 11 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 14 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,125 Japanese Ships xAK Tatuno Maru xAK Yamagiri Maru xAK Asakaze Maru DD Inazuma Allied Ships SS S-18, hits 2 a hit forces the sub to retire to Townsville... SS S-18 is sighted by escort DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Inazuma attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1830 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66 Defending force 1556 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Assaulting units: 16th Naval Guard Unit 6th JNAF Coy Defending units: Del Monte AAF Base Force 305th Base Sqdn Mindanao Force 205th Base Sqdn 505th Base Sqdn all troops from Mindanao have been evacuated to help in the defense of Luzon, these are only non air transportable devices mostly...

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/15/2021 3:00:39 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 18, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Donggala at 68,97 Japanese Ships CL Tenryu PB Choko Maru #5 APD Hagi xAP Takatiho Maru xAK Zinzan Maru xAK Unyo Maru #2 xAK Taihei Maru xAK Minryo Maru xAK Nissen Maru #3 xAK Bandoeng Maru xAK Taifuku Maru xAKL Raizan Maru xAKL Turusima Maru PB Kinsyo Maru #2 PB Yamahagi Maru #3 Allied Ships SS KXVIII another big troop convoy, don't know if loaded or empty though... SS KXVIII is sighted by escort KXVIII diving deep .... PB Kinsyo Maru #2 fails to find sub and abandons search PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Tawi Tawi at 70,91 Japanese Ships xAK Nitiren Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-37 happens not that often that a freighter is targetted with 4 torps but at least that leads to a single torp hit... xAK Nitiren Maru is sighted by SS S-37 SS S-37 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Nitiren Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,124 Japanese Ships xAK Hasuna Maru CL Nagara CL Kashima DD Umikaze DD Tokitsukaze AMC Kongo Maru AMC Kinryu Maru CM Tsugaru xAP Haruna Maru xAK Yamafuku Maru xAK Kuraido Maru xAK Kotobuki Maru #5 xAK Yae Maru xAK Kazan Maru xAK Nishimi Maru xAK Matsue Maru xAK Myoko Maru DD Shiokaze DD Hayate DD Oite DD Suzukaze Allied Ships SS S-18, hits 1 SS S-18 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Hasuna Maru DD Shiokaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hayate fails to find sub and abandons search DD Oite attacking submerged sub .... DD Suzukaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Oite fails to find sub and abandons search DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 13 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1830 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66 Defending force 1556 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 Assaulting units: 16th Naval Guard Unit 6th JNAF Coy Defending units: 305th Base Sqdn Del Monte AAF Base Force Mindanao Force 205th Base Sqdn 505th Base Sqdn

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/15/2021 3:03:17 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Balikpapan at 64,97 [image]local://upfiles/13774/B6A24E0E262844E4855CCA360842D78C.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships CM Itsukushima, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage CL Tenryu PB Choko Maru #5 APD Hagi xAP Takatiho Maru xAK Zinzan Maru xAK Unyo Maru #2 xAK Taihei Maru xAK Minryo Maru xAK Nissen Maru #3 xAK Bandoeng Maru xAK Taifuku Maru xAKL Raizan Maru xAKL Turusima Maru PB Kinsyo Maru #2 PB Yamahagi Maru #3 Allied Ships SS Argonaut, hits 4 nice one, a minelayer sub on a minelaying mission sinks an enemy minelayer on escort duty... the reason for Argonaut being sent to Balikpapan is KB being spotted there and perhaps we are lucky and get a hit or at least make the port unusable for the carriers... SS Argonaut launches 4 torpedoes at CM Itsukushima Argonaut bottoming out .... PB Kinsyo Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kinsyo Maru #2 fails to find sub and abandons search PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yamahagi Maru #3 attacking submerged sub .... PB Yamahagi Maru #3 attacking submerged sub .... PB Yamahagi Maru #3 is out of ASW ammo PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Yamahagi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 G3M2 Nell x 10 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 45662 troops, 664 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 1895 Defending force 56577 troops, 549 guns, 328 vehicles, Assault Value = 918 Japanese ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 62 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled the enemy already got twice our assault value at Singapore again... already holding out until the real life surrender date will be seen as a success... Assaulting units: 41st Guard Battalion 55th Engineer Regiment I/124th Infantry Battalion 55th Cavalry Regiment 56th Engineer Regiment 114th Infantry Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment 148th Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Regiment Imperial Guards Division Sasebo 8th SNLF 5th Engineer Regiment 22nd Recon Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment 1st Tank Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment Sasebo 3rd SNLF 14th Tank Regiment 56th Infantry Regiment Yokosuka 4th SNLF 11th Infantry Regiment 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment 56th Recon Regiment 112th Infantry Regiment 4th Ind Engineer Regiment 113th Infantry Regiment 91st Naval Guard Unit 55th Const Co 34th Field AA Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion Southern Fleet 5th Field Artillery Regiment 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ship Engineer Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Field Construction Battalion 56th Field Artillery Regiment 302nd Ship Eng Coy 53rd Const Co 54th Const Co 21st JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 2/17 Dogra Battalion 1st Manchester Battalion 3rd Cavalry Regiment 5/14th Punjab Battalion 1st Hyderabad Battalion 11th Indian Division 2nd Loyal Battalion 22nd Australian Brigade FMSV Brigade 27th Australian Brigade 2nd Malay Battalion SSVF Brigade 2nd Gordons Battalion 3rd SSVF Battalion 9th Indian Division 1st Mysore Battalion Malaya Army 2nd ISF Base Force 113th RAF Adv Base Force 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment 3rd Heavy AA Regiment 224 Group RAF 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment Singapore Base Force Singapore Fortress 110th RAF Adv Base Force 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 223 Group RAF 109th RAF Adv Base Force AHQ Far East 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 112th RAF Adv Base Force Malayan Air Wing III Indian Corps 111th RAF Adv Base Force 109th RN Base Force

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/15/2021 3:07:55 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 21, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97) Japanese Ships CV Kaga, Mine hits 1 SUCCESS!!! It really doesn't happen often that an operation turns out exactly as planned or better say hopes became true... during the combat replay I've only heard the sound for a mine hit and first I even forgot to check the combat report and only did that right before ending the turn just to realize it was Kaga hitting one of Argonaut's mines... KB must have either left Balikpapan due to this or has been disbanded in port as nav search hasn't picked them up... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Hengchun at 83,68 Japanese Ships CA Ashigara CL Kuma DD Minazuki PB Taiko Maru SC Ch 15 SC Ch 14 DMS W-19 xAK Anzan Maru #2 xAK Kosin Maru #2 xAK Kosei Maru #4 xAK Hokutai Maru xAK Siraha Maru xAK Matsukawa Maru xAKL Amoy Maru xAKL Kurama Maru DD Hatakaze DD Matsukaze DD Harukaze DD Asakaze Allied Ships SS O16 SS O16 is sighted by escort DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to 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 Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Asakaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hatakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 G3M2 Nell x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 3 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 14 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 69207 troops, 794 guns, 409 vehicles, Assault Value = 1947 Defending force 56634 troops, 549 guns, 328 vehicles, Assault Value = 917 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 658 Allied adjusted defense: 5915 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 8 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 6274 casualties reported Squads: 79 destroyed, 204 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 75 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 64 disabled Guns lost 38 (2 destroyed, 36 disabled) Vehicles lost 23 (1 destroyed, 22 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1634 casualties reported Squads: 32 destroyed, 102 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 80 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled Guns lost 44 (10 destroyed, 34 disabled) Vehicles lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled) the enemy starts reducing our defense now and while taking twice our losses I fear it won't take all that long to wear us down... the enemy isn't flying constant air attacks against Singapore so we will be easily able to increase forts to three again... Assaulting units: 55th Infantry Regiment 11th Infantry Regiment Yokosuka 4th SNLF Sasebo 8th SNLF Sasebo 3rd SNLF 148th Infantry Regiment 5th Engineer Regiment 22nd Recon Regiment 55th Engineer Regiment 114th Infantry Regiment 55th Cavalry Regiment 56th Recon Regiment 113th Infantry Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 56th Engineer Regiment 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment I/124th Infantry Battalion 56th Infantry Regiment Imperial Guards Division 1st Tank Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment 41st Guard Battalion 112th Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Regiment 4th Ind Engineer Regiment 91st Naval Guard Unit 3rd Mortar Battalion 2nd Ship Engineer Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Field Artillery Regiment 34th Field AA Battalion Southern Fleet 18th Mountain Gun Regiment 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 54th Const Co 53rd Const Co 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 56th Field Artillery Regiment 55th Const Co 5th Field Construction Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 302nd Ship Eng Coy 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 21st JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 2nd Loyal Battalion 22nd Australian Brigade 3rd SSVF Battalion 2nd Malay Battalion 2/17 Dogra Battalion 11th Indian Division SSVF Brigade 3rd Cavalry Regiment FMSV Brigade 1st Hyderabad Battalion 1st Manchester Battalion 27th Australian Brigade 2nd Gordons Battalion 5/14th Punjab Battalion 9th Indian Division 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 110th RAF Adv Base Force 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment Singapore Fortress 113th RAF Adv Base Force 112th RAF Adv Base Force 3rd Heavy AA Regiment 223 Group RAF 2nd ISF Base Force 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Malaya Army AHQ Far East Malayan Air Wing 111th RAF Adv Base Force 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment Singapore Base Force 1st Mysore Battalion 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment 109th RAF Adv Base Force III Indian Corps 224 Group RAF 109th RN Base Force

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 10:02:24 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 22, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Donggala at 67,98 Japanese Ships xAP Kobe Maru PB Fuji Maru #4 AMC Saigon Maru AK Kaga Maru xAP Baikal Maru xAP Argentina Maru xAK Midori Maru xAK Teisen Maru xAK Victoria Maru xAK Mikasa Maru xAKL Kaishi Maru DD Hakaze DD Sagiri Allied Ships SS KXI, hits 5, heavy damage while the sub missed pretty much as usual this time the Japanese ASW wasn't all that useless and heavily damaged KXI in return... she's in real trouble, trying to make a port for emergency repairs... SS KXI launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Kobe Maru DD Hakaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Sagiri fails to find sub and abandons search DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hakaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 G3M2 Nell x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 13 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19 Ki-27b Nate x 20 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 17 looks like the IJAAF is increasing it's numbers on Luzon, no chance to keep the airfield operational or build further forts at Clark now... Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 81709 troops, 700 guns, 403 vehicles, Assault Value = 2504 Defending force 79463 troops, 710 guns, 209 vehicles, Assault Value = 2318 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 834 Allied adjusted defense: 4051 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 5915 casualties reported Squads: 158 destroyed, 827 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 145 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 69 disabled Guns lost 109 (15 destroyed, 94 disabled) Vehicles lost 43 (2 destroyed, 41 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1278 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 274 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled Engineers: 8 destroyed, 31 disabled the enemy tries an attack at Clark Field against a pretty much equal force and gets a bloody nose... while we didn't suffer any notable destroyed squads the defenders managed to destroy enemy troops worth a Japanese rgt... a pity we lost a fort level though... Mundy will need seriously more troops to take Clark if he wants to take it within the next three months... Assaulting units: 9th Infantry Regiment II./4th Infantry Battalion 24th Infantry Regiment 7th Tank Regiment 48th Recon Regiment 83rd Naval Guard Unit 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment 38th Division 16th Engineer Regiment Kanno Guards Mixed Brigade I./4th Infantry Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment 16th Infantry Regiment Yokosuka 1st SNLF 2nd Recon Regiment Kure 1st SNLF 20th Infantry Regiment 16th Recon Regiment Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 65th Brigade 82nd Naval Guard Unit Tanaka 4th Tank Regiment 2nd Engineer Regiment 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment Kimura Det 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy 36th Const Co 37th Const Co 3rd Ship Engineer Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 48th Field AA Battalion 39th Field Const Co 30th Fld AA Gun Co 1st Naval Construction Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 47th Field AA Battalion 3rd Construction Battalion 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 30th JNAF AF Unit 45th Field AA Battalion 14th Army 38th Field Const Co 8th Port Unit 40th Field AA Battalion 48th Field Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 37th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 51st PA Infantry Division 31st PA Infantry Division 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 2nd Constabulary Regiment 1st Constabulary Regiment Jolo Constab Battalion 93rd PA Infantry Regiment I/43rd PS Inf Battalion 4th Marine Regiment 45th PS Infantry Regiment 4th Constabulary Regiment 61st PA Infantry Division 21st PA Infantry Division 81st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Infantry Division 91st PA Infantry Division 11th PA Infantry Division 101st PA Infantry Division 301st Construction Battalion San Jose Constab Battalion 27th Avn Sup 73rd PA Infantry Regiment 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 41st PA Infantry Division 71st PA Infantry Division Negros Constab Battalion 3rd Constabulary Regiment 194th Tank Battalion 31st Infantry Regiment 192nd Tank Battalion 57th PS Infantry Regiment 2nd PA Infantry Regiment Roxas Constab Battalion I/Prov'nl SPM Grp Subic Bay Defenses Asiatic Fleet 4th PAAC Avn Sup 11th PAAC Avn Sup !/23rd PS FA Battalion Clark Field AAF Base Force I Corps 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment II/Prov'nl SPM Grp III/Prov'nl SPM Grp II Corps 24th PS FA Regiment US Forces Far East 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 1st USMC AA Battalion 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 55333 troops, 765 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 1463 Defending force 55171 troops, 539 guns, 326 vehicles, Assault Value = 783 Japanese ground losses: 108 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 48 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) no doubt Singapore will fall way earlier than Clark Field... Assaulting units: 56th Recon Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment 56th Infantry Regiment 114th Infantry Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment 22nd Recon Regiment 56th Engineer Regiment Sasebo 3rd SNLF 55th Cavalry Regiment 42nd Infantry Regiment 1st Tank Regiment Yokosuka 4th SNLF 11th Infantry Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment 4th Ind Engineer Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 41st Guard Battalion Imperial Guards Division 5th Engineer Regiment I/124th Infantry Battalion 148th Infantry Regiment 113th Infantry Regiment 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment 112th Infantry Regiment 55th Engineer Regiment Sasebo 8th SNLF 91st Naval Guard Unit 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 54th Const Co 2nd Ship Engineer Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 18th Mountain Gun Regiment 56th Field Artillery Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 55th Const Co 5th Field Artillery Regiment 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 302nd Ship Eng Coy 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Field Construction Battalion 53rd Const Co 3rd Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Southern Fleet 34th Field AA Battalion 21st JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 3rd Cavalry Regiment 5/14th Punjab Battalion FMSV Brigade 2/17 Dogra Battalion 22nd Australian Brigade 2nd Malay Battalion SSVF Brigade 1st Manchester Battalion 2nd Gordons Battalion 11th Indian Division 27th Australian Brigade 9th Indian Division 224 Group RAF 109th RAF Adv Base Force 111th RAF Adv Base Force 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Singapore Base Force 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 1st Hyderabad Battalion 109th RN Base Force 3rd Heavy AA Regiment 113th RAF Adv Base Force AHQ Far East Singapore Fortress 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment 110th RAF Adv Base Force 2nd Loyal Battalion 112th RAF Adv Base Force Malayan Air Wing III Indian Corps 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 2nd ISF Base Force Malaya Army 1st Mysore Battalion 223 Group RAF 3rd SSVF Battalion our only two available recon aircraft within the SRA were sent to identify shipping at Balikpapan where CV Kaga has hit one of Argonaut's mines and recon reports show no less than 76 enemy ships at anchor at the level 4 port of Balikpapan... some vessels there were reported as CVs which could also be big xAKs or TKs but usually you only get CV reports if there is at least one in port so all available B-17 bombers of the USAAF have been flown from Darwin to the level 4 airfield (still working on the airfield to get it to level 5 but the Dutch have literally no engineers) to strike the anchorage at Balikpapan with over 60 heavy bombers which is an all out effort for the USAAF... perhaps we can get Kaga while doing emergency repairs after the mine hit...

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 10:20:41 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 23, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 G3M2 Nell x 11 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 11 the two PI flak units at Clark are literally useless with the two dozen 3 inch AA guns... Aircraft Attacking: 11 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 3 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 [X(][X(][X(][X(][X(] [image]local://upfiles/13774/7F18A2B90D814A96B14E70B4CB671BDA.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 45 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 23 B-17E Fortress x 24 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3 CV Kaga, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage CV Akagi, Bomb hits 5 CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire DD Kagero, Bomb hits 1, on fire CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 2 CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 4 Port hits 5 Port supply hits 1 here's the before mentioned USAAF heavy bomber strike against Balikpapan which started pretty much as expected with quite a number of Zeroes on CAP (recon showed 70 fighters at the base) but with only a 12 minute pre warning time the CAP couldn't do much other than disrupt the equal number of heavy bombers incoming in moderate rain... then the really unexpected happened as I was watching 500lb bombs slamming into CV Hiryu and other carriers right at the start of the bombing run... WOW! That's the start of a devastating strike I've thought and devastating it was... after Kaga has hit that mine I thought she might still be at Balikpapan but Mundy didn't move out KB but disbanded it at Balikpapan most likely feeling save with that Zero umbrella over the port or not thinking about the possibility of all those heavy bombers being in the area to fly a port strike... we're talking about 500lb bombs and not the 1000lb ship killers usually dropped by dive bombers and many of our bombs failed to penetrate the belt and even deck armor of some of the carriers (were Japanese carriers really able to shrug off 500lb bombs?) but those that penetrated did major damage... especially Kaga was hit hard also sufferring two ammo storage explosions while Shokaku and Zuikaku suffered no damage from the bomb hits... Soryu and Hiryu were both also hit hard especially with the ammo storage explosion on Soryu... would Soerabaja have been a level 5 airfield those bombers would have dropped double the load and KB could well be history... as it stands now I expect Kaga to be sunk (if not today in the following days) with Hiryu and Soryu being in trouble as Balikpapan's port is nowhere big enough to really help in bigger repairs... the area has also been flooded with subs (all have working torpedoes) earlier already as we knew KB was in the area so the Japanese are in real trouble now... with the damage done the Japanese have pretty much lost their naval superiority in the SRA, the USN has four carriers with a total capacity of 360 carrier based aircraft at Darwin ready to strike against targets of opportunity if the enemy decides to strike deeper South... it's end of January and the situation has just completely changed... I'm not intending to go up against the remaining IJN carriers if not absolutely needed but it's now going to be extremely hard to secure all of the SRA for the Japanese... High Command was already thinking about War Plan Orange or a heavy reinforcing of Java or Singapore but the Japanese still have three times more ground units that are way more experienced that can be sent in to fight a ground war on the big islands but naval invasions on the Celebes, Java, Northern Australia or Port Moresby seem to be out of scope now... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (9 airborne, 18 on standby, 18 scrambling) 9 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 26000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes Ammo storage explosion on CV Kaga Ammo storage explosion on CV Soryu Ammo storage explosion on CV Kaga -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 40 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb was amazed to see pretty much all bombers coming in in one big formation... CAP engaged: 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (13 airborne, 4 on standby, 18 scrambling) 13 plane(s) intercepting now. 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 26000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 26000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 66 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15 Ki-27b Nate x 20 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 16 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses O-47A: 2 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 16 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 60882 troops, 648 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 1754 Defending force 77893 troops, 713 guns, 208 vehicles, Assault Value = 2064 Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: II./4th Infantry Battalion 16th Recon Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment 2nd Engineer Regiment Kimura Det 48th Recon Regiment 2nd Recon Regiment Yokosuka 1st SNLF 4th Tank Regiment 82nd Naval Guard Unit Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 83rd Naval Guard Unit Guards Mixed Brigade 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment 65th Brigade Kanno 16th Infantry Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment 20th Infantry Regiment 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment Kure 1st SNLF 7th Tank Regiment 38th Division 9th Infantry Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment 16th Engineer Regiment Tanaka 21st Ind Engineer Regiment I./4th Infantry Battalion 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 48th Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ship Engineer Regiment 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 48th Field AA Battalion 3rd Construction Battalion 37th Const Co 39th Field Const Co 30th JNAF AF Unit 47th Field AA Battalion 45th Field AA Battalion 1st Naval Construction Battalion 38th Field Const Co 14th Army 36th Const Co 8th Port Unit 30th Fld AA Gun Co 40th Field AA Battalion 37th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 2nd PA Infantry Regiment 31st Infantry Regiment 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 91st PA Infantry Division 4th Marine Regiment 2nd Constabulary Regiment 3rd Constabulary Regiment 61st PA Infantry Division 73rd PA Infantry Regiment 192nd Tank Battalion I/43rd PS Inf Battalion 45th PS Infantry Regiment 27th Avn Sup Negros Constab Battalion 93rd PA Infantry Regiment 11th PA Infantry Division 57th PS Infantry Regiment San Jose Constab Battalion 31st PA Infantry Division 301st Construction Battalion Jolo Constab Battalion II/43rd PS Inf Battalion 21st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Infantry Division 1st Constabulary Regiment 71st PA Infantry Division 41st PA Infantry Division 81st PA Infantry Division 101st PA Infantry Division 4th Constabulary Regiment 194th Tank Battalion 51st PA Infantry Division Roxas Constab Battalion II Corps 1st USMC AA Battalion II/Prov'nl SPM Grp 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion Asiatic Fleet !/23rd PS FA Battalion 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment 11th PAAC Avn Sup I Corps 24th PS FA Regiment 4th PAAC Avn Sup III/Prov'nl SPM Grp 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion Subic Bay Defenses US Forces Far East Clark Field AAF Base Force I/Prov'nl SPM Grp 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 56438 troops, 771 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 1603 Defending force 55281 troops, 539 guns, 322 vehicles, Assault Value = 789 Japanese ground losses: 99 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 101 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 56th Recon Regiment 4th Ind Engineer Regiment 55th Cavalry Regiment Sasebo 8th SNLF 112th Infantry Regiment 55th Engineer Regiment Yokosuka 4th SNLF 41st Infantry Regiment 11th Infantry Regiment 41st Guard Battalion 22nd Recon Regiment 1st Tank Regiment 113th Infantry Regiment Sasebo 3rd SNLF 21st Infantry Regiment Imperial Guards Division 55th Infantry Regiment 5th Engineer Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment 56th Engineer Regiment I/124th Infantry Battalion 56th Infantry Regiment 148th Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Regiment 114th Infantry Regiment 91st Naval Guard Unit 3rd Mortar Battalion 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 54th Const Co 5th Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 56th Field Artillery Regiment 18th Mountain Gun Regiment Southern Fleet 55th Const Co 53rd Const Co 2nd Ship Engineer Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 302nd Ship Eng Coy 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 34th Field AA Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Field Construction Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 21st JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 2nd Malay Battalion 27th Australian Brigade FMSV Brigade 2/17 Dogra Battalion 1st Manchester Battalion 3rd Cavalry Regiment SSVF Brigade 1st Hyderabad Battalion 5/14th Punjab Battalion 2nd Loyal Battalion 22nd Australian Brigade 11th Indian Division 9th Indian Division III Indian Corps 2nd Gordons Battalion 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment 3rd Heavy AA Regiment Singapore Base Force 109th RAF Adv Base Force 1st Mysore Battalion 113th RAF Adv Base Force 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 109th RN Base Force 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Singapore Fortress 224 Group RAF Malayan Air Wing 110th RAF Adv Base Force 2nd ISF Base Force 223 Group RAF 111th RAF Adv Base Force 112th RAF Adv Base Force 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment Malaya Army AHQ Far East 3rd SSVF Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 78,89 (near Cagayan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1821 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60 Defending force 951 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Japanese adjusted assault: 25 Allied adjusted defense: 10 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 451 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units retreated 4 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 16th Naval Guard Unit Defending units: Del Monte AAF Base Force 305th Base Sqdn Mindanao Force 505th Base Sqdn

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 10:28:51 AM)
there were sounds of ship sinkings at the end of the turn and each turn's obligatory look at the aircraft losses leaves me a bit puzzled... the enemy lost an insane amount of KB's aircraft but they aren't showing up as lost on the ground coming from a sunk carrier as usually... can someone enlighten me how these op losses result? Going with these numbers it would be Kaga, Hiryu and Soryu lost... and I seriously doubt these are sunk... for the loss of not even halve a dozen B-17 today we have achieved a mini Midway and this has also completely changed our overall strategy and the absolute line of defense has been reset way into the historic Japanese perimeters... [image]local://upfiles/13774/6CA5539D45914C43897B77E815E336D2.jpg[/image]

RangerJoe -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 10:46:07 AM)
OPs losses would occur when the planes land on the ocean or a base is overrun. I am not sure what happened. But you did a fantastic job. [&o] I also see where your opponent still has not rebuilt his divisions. [:-]

Encircled -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 11:12:21 AM)
What on earth is he playing at? You caught his battleships in port with inadequate air cover, and he does exactly the same thing with his carriers later on? I'm currently playing an opponent who is better than me, and you do make mistakes because you over think things, but this is something else Well done for taking advantage of his errors but I think you need to find an opponent closer to your skill level

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 12:32:48 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe OPs losses would occur when the planes land on the ocean or a base is overrun. I am not sure what happened. But you did a fantastic job. [&o] I also see where your opponent still has not rebuilt his divisions. [:-] yeah, whem they fly operations but these aircraft didn't fly. Have no idea if all parts of those units are in the same place, I guess not. If they were, I would highly recommend combining them.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 12:36:51 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Encircled What on earth is he playing at? You caught his battleships in port with inadequate air cover, and he does exactly the same thing with his carriers later on? I'm currently playing an opponent who is better than me, and you do make mistakes because you over think things, but this is something else Well done for taking advantage of his errors but I think you need to find an opponent closer to your skill level I know what you mean and I'd say the same thing I guess. But more so about the BBs on Luzon (next to Clark) than this time. I think it was a result of "damn, Kaga hits a mine, disband KB and clear the mines". If I'd tell you that I lost halve a dozen carriers (previously undamaged) in a PBEM to a single B-29 strike then it seems I perfectly match my opponent. Putting KB's fighters at the base to fly CAP would have been the way to go but I highly doubt he has the 200 needed aviation support at Balikpapan that early on. Heck, I didn't even have so much aviation support in non major bases in 45 as the Japanese in our last campaign as aviation support is just so scarce for the IJ. What Mundy has to "learn" is not to serve me opportunities though because usually I'm quite good in taking invitations.

RangerJoe -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 1:01:31 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe OPs losses would occur when the planes land on the ocean or a base is overrun. I am not sure what happened. But you did a fantastic job. [&o] I also see where your opponent still has not rebuilt his divisions. [:-] yeah, whem they fly operations but these aircraft didn't fly. Have no idea if all parts of those units are in the same place, I guess not. If they were, I would highly recommend combining them. I just thought of a possibility, maybe the CVs were scuttled with the air groups on board. I have noticed that the computer will sometimes scuttle BBs damaged from the initial Pearl harbor raid.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 1:05:36 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy quote: ORIGINAL: RangerJoe OPs losses would occur when the planes land on the ocean or a base is overrun. I am not sure what happened. But you did a fantastic job. [&o] I also see where your opponent still has not rebuilt his divisions. [:-] yeah, whem they fly operations but these aircraft didn't fly. Have no idea if all parts of those units are in the same place, I guess not. If they were, I would highly recommend combining them. I just thought of a possibility, maybe the CVs were scuttled with the air groups on board. I have noticed that the computer will sometimes scuttle BBs damaged from the initial Pearl harbor raid. No, he has definately not scuttled them.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 2:44:39 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 24, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Donggala at 68,98 Japanese Ships CL Tama BB Nagato CL Oi CS Chiyoda DD Hatsuharu DD Ikazuchi DD Nenohi Allied Ships SS KIX pity that one was a miss... while the Japanese CL are pretty much useless later on they are quite good early in the war... looks like all shipping from Balikpapan is leaving due to the heavy bomber threat... SS KIX launches 4 torpedoes at CL Tama KIX diving deep .... DD Ikazuchi attacking submerged sub .... DD Nenohi fails to find sub and abandons search DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Balikpapan at 66,98 Japanese Ships CL Tatsuta CL Oi CS Chiyoda DD Hatsuharu DD Ikazuchi DD Nenohi Allied Ships SS KXVIII even missing with a 6 torp spread... SS KXVIII launches 6 torpedoes at CL Tatsuta DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub and abandons search DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nenohi attacking submerged sub .... DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 G3M2 Nell x 15 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 4 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 3 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 61940 troops, 649 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 1945 Defending force 78147 troops, 718 guns, 214 vehicles, Assault Value = 2072 Japanese ground losses: 91 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 16th Engineer Regiment 83rd Naval Guard Unit Yokosuka 3rd SNLF Yokosuka 1st SNLF Kanno 4th Tank Regiment 48th Recon Regiment Kimura Det 82nd Naval Guard Unit 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment 7th Tank Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 20th Infantry Regiment 16th Infantry Regiment Kure 1st SNLF 24th Infantry Regiment 65th Brigade II./4th Infantry Battalion 2nd Engineer Regiment 9th Infantry Regiment 38th Division Tanaka 2nd Recon Regiment I./4th Infantry Battalion 47th Infantry Regiment Guards Mixed Brigade 16th Recon Regiment 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 30th Fld AA Gun Co 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 40th Field AA Battalion 48th Field AA Battalion 1st Naval Construction Battalion 8th Port Unit 30th JNAF AF Unit 47th Field AA Battalion 3rd Ship Engineer Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 38th Field Const Co 48th Field Artillery Regiment 45th Field AA Battalion 37th Const Co 3rd Construction Battalion 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 14th Army 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 39th Field Const Co 36th Const Co 37th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 301st Construction Battalion 101st PA Infantry Division 26th PS Cavalry Regiment Jolo Constab Battalion 61st PA Infantry Division 51st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Infantry Division Negros Constab Battalion 21st PA Infantry Division I/43rd PS Inf Battalion 2nd PA Infantry Regiment 31st Infantry Regiment 41st PA Infantry Division 27th Avn Sup 4th Constabulary Regiment 2nd Constabulary Regiment 73rd PA Infantry Regiment 31st PA Infantry Division 81st PA Infantry Division 4th Marine Regiment 57th PS Infantry Regiment 192nd Tank Battalion II/43rd PS Inf Battalion 71st PA Infantry Division 45th PS Infantry Regiment 93rd PA Infantry Regiment 91st PA Infantry Division 1st Constabulary Regiment 11th PA Infantry Division 3rd Constabulary Regiment 194th Tank Battalion San Jose Constab Battalion Roxas Constab Battalion II/Prov'nl SPM Grp Subic Bay Defenses III/Prov'nl SPM Grp II Corps 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 4th PAAC Avn Sup 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 1st USMC AA Battalion 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion I Corps !/23rd PS FA Battalion Clark Field AAF Base Force Asiatic Fleet US Forces Far East 11th PAAC Avn Sup I/Prov'nl SPM Grp 24th PS FA Regiment 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 56895 troops, 771 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 1733 Defending force 55421 troops, 539 guns, 322 vehicles, Assault Value = 796 Japanese ground losses: 102 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 66 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 114th Infantry Regiment 22nd Recon Regiment I/124th Infantry Battalion 148th Infantry Regiment 56th Recon Regiment 55th Cavalry Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment 1st Tank Regiment Sasebo 8th SNLF 41st Guard Battalion 11th Infantry Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment 112th Infantry Regiment 5th Engineer Regiment 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment 4th Ind Engineer Regiment 42nd Infantry Regiment 56th Infantry Regiment 55th Engineer Regiment 5th Recon Regiment Sasebo 3rd SNLF 113th Infantry Regiment 14th Tank Regiment Yokosuka 4th SNLF Imperial Guards Division 56th Engineer Regiment 91st Naval Guard Unit 54th Const Co Southern Fleet 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 5th Field Construction Battalion 34th Field AA Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 2nd Ship Engineer Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 302nd Ship Eng Coy 5th Field Artillery Regiment 53rd Const Co 18th Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 55th Const Co 1st RF Gun Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 56th Field Artillery Regiment 21st JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 3rd Cavalry Regiment 1st Hyderabad Battalion 2/17 Dogra Battalion 27th Australian Brigade 2nd Malay Battalion 5/14th Punjab Battalion 2nd Loyal Battalion 22nd Australian Brigade SSVF Brigade 11th Indian Division FMSV Brigade 9th Indian Division 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment 112th RAF Adv Base Force 109th RAF Adv Base Force 224 Group RAF 2nd ISF Base Force 2nd Gordons Battalion 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment Singapore Fortress 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 1st Mysore Battalion 109th RN Base Force Malayan Air Wing 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 223 Group RAF 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment 113th RAF Adv Base Force Singapore Base Force 3rd Heavy AA Regiment 110th RAF Adv Base Force 1st Manchester Battalion AHQ Far East 111th RAF Adv Base Force III Indian Corps Malaya Army 3rd SSVF Battalion after the B-17 visit yesterday recon shows Balikpapan's port empty today... [image]local://upfiles/13774/D4F87E942D644094B14BEEAA2AF59F9C.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 2:49:08 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 25, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 8,000 Yards [image]local://upfiles/13774/800B7A22DB6348F8B1B3ADB107C02A72.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships CM Tsugaru, Torpedo hits 2 Allied Ships PT-26 PT-27 PT-28 PT-29 PT-30 PT-36, Shell hits 1 looks like Mundy wants to interdict our buildup at Port Moresby and sent a big minelayer but Tsugaru was awaited by two PT boat squadrons and the minelayer was hit by two torps... the ship is neither heavily damaged nor did it sink during the day and was spotted no less than 4 hexes South of Port Moresby... the torp hits were either FOW or the enemy was super lucky with the dice here... Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 60% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards Vincent I. gains tactical advantage PT-36 engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards PT-29 engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards PT-36 engages CM Tsugaru at 4,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards PT-36 engages CM Tsugaru at 2,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards PT-36 engages CM Tsugaru at 4,000 yards PT-27 engages CM Tsugaru at 4,000 yards PT-29 engages CM Tsugaru at 4,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards PT-26 engages CM Tsugaru at 5,000 yards PT-29 engages CM Tsugaru at 5,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards PT-28 engages CM Tsugaru at 6,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards PT-36 engages CM Tsugaru at 5,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards PT-36 engages CM Tsugaru at 6,000 yards PT-28 engages CM Tsugaru at 6,000 yards PT-26 engages CM Tsugaru at 6,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards PT-36 engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards PT-36 engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards PT-26 engages CM Tsugaru at 8,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards PT-36 engages CM Tsugaru at 12,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 G3M2 Nell x 18 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 3 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 8 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13 Ki-27b Nate x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 17 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 17 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships HDML P 10 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 23000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships HDML 1097 Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 23000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 68231 troops, 799 guns, 478 vehicles, Assault Value = 1833 Defending force 55594 troops, 539 guns, 321 vehicles, Assault Value = 812 Japanese adjusted assault: 654 Allied adjusted defense: 1651 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 4338 casualties reported Squads: 101 destroyed, 227 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 98 disabled Engineers: 53 destroyed, 19 disabled Guns lost 58 (5 destroyed, 53 disabled) Vehicles lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1968 casualties reported Squads: 116 destroyed, 71 disabled Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 124 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Guns lost 40 (2 destroyed, 38 disabled) Vehicles lost 20 (8 destroyed, 12 disabled) enemy attacks at Singapore again... while our troops cause a lot of casualties within the enemy we already suffer more destroyed combat squads than the enemy... I guess he still needs at least four or five deliberate attacks to finish the job here... the forts not dropping was good news here, soon up to three again... Assaulting units: 56th Engineer Regiment 14th Tank Regiment Sasebo 3rd SNLF 148th Infantry Regiment 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment 5th Recon Regiment Sasebo 8th SNLF Yokosuka 4th SNLF 113th Infantry Regiment 56th Recon Regiment 5th Engineer Regiment 41st Guard Battalion 41st Infantry Regiment 114th Infantry Regiment 4th Ind Engineer Regiment I/124th Infantry Battalion Imperial Guards Division 55th Engineer Regiment 1st Tank Regiment 42nd Infantry Regiment 55th Cavalry Regiment 112th Infantry Regiment 11th Infantry Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion 21st Infantry Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment 22nd Recon Regiment 56th Infantry Regiment 91st Naval Guard Unit 20th AA Regiment 56th Field Artillery Regiment 5th Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 302nd Ship Eng Coy 54th Const Co 5th Field Construction Battalion 55th Const Co Southern Fleet 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Ship Engineer Regiment 34th Field AA Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 53rd Const Co 18th Mountain Gun Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 21st JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 2nd Loyal Battalion SSVF Brigade 2/17 Dogra Battalion FMSV Brigade 1st Hyderabad Battalion 2nd Malay Battalion 27th Australian Brigade 11th Indian Division 5/14th Punjab Battalion 22nd Australian Brigade 1st Manchester Battalion 9th Indian Division 111th RAF Adv Base Force III Indian Corps 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 3rd Heavy AA Regiment 2nd Gordons Battalion 109th RN Base Force 223 Group RAF 2nd ISF Base Force 109th RAF Adv Base Force Singapore Base Force 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment Singapore Fortress 3rd Cavalry Regiment 113th RAF Adv Base Force AHQ Far East 224 Group RAF 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment 1st Mysore Battalion 110th RAF Adv Base Force Malaya Army 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Malayan Air Wing 112th RAF Adv Base Force 3rd SSVF Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 62531 troops, 649 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 2027 Defending force 78266 troops, 718 guns, 214 vehicles, Assault Value = 2092 Japanese ground losses: 61 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 20th Infantry Regiment 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment 9th Infantry Regiment 16th Infantry Regiment Yokosuka 1st SNLF Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 83rd Naval Guard Unit Tanaka 48th Recon Regiment 16th Engineer Regiment Guards Mixed Brigade 2nd Tank Regiment 38th Division II./4th Infantry Battalion Kimura Det 65th Brigade I./4th Infantry Battalion 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment 2nd Engineer Regiment 7th Tank Regiment Kure 1st SNLF 4th Tank Regiment 2nd Recon Regiment 82nd Naval Guard Unit 16th Recon Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment Kanno 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy 3rd Ship Engineer Regiment 8th Port Unit 38th Field Const Co 37th Const Co 39th Field Const Co 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Construction Battalion 30th Fld AA Gun Co 1st Naval Construction Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 47th Field AA Battalion 30th JNAF AF Unit 14th Army 45th Field AA Battalion 48th Field AA Battalion 48th Field Artillery Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 40th Field AA Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 36th Const Co 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 37th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 11th PA Infantry Division 57th PS Infantry Regiment 45th PS Infantry Regiment 301st Construction Battalion 81st PA Infantry Division 1st Constabulary Regiment 194th Tank Battalion Jolo Constab Battalion 2nd PA Infantry Regiment I/43rd PS Inf Battalion San Jose Constab Battalion 192nd Tank Battalion 71st PA Infantry Division 4th Marine Regiment 27th Avn Sup 3rd Constabulary Regiment 73rd PA Infantry Regiment 91st PA Infantry Division 2nd Constabulary Regiment 61st PA Infantry Division 101st PA Infantry Division 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 1st PA Infantry Division 93rd PA Infantry Regiment Negros Constab Battalion 41st PA Infantry Division 4th Constabulary Regiment 51st PA Infantry Division 21st PA Infantry Division 31st Infantry Regiment II/43rd PS Inf Battalion 31st PA Infantry Division Roxas Constab Battalion III/Prov'nl SPM Grp Asiatic Fleet I Corps I/Prov'nl SPM Grp 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment 4th PAAC Avn Sup 11th PAAC Avn Sup 24th PS FA Regiment Subic Bay Defenses 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion Clark Field AAF Base Force !/23rd PS FA Battalion 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 1st USMC AA Battalion II/Prov'nl SPM Grp US Forces Far East II Corps 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 2:51:11 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 26, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 G3M2 Nell x 14 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Runway hits 18 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 3 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 10 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Runway hits 10 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 19 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 19 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 64987 troops, 762 guns, 229 vehicles, Assault Value = 2469 Defending force 78350 troops, 718 guns, 214 vehicles, Assault Value = 2096 Japanese ground losses: 82 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 52 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 9th Infantry Regiment 19th Ind Engineer Regiment 20th Infantry Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment II./4th Infantry Battalion 16th Infantry Regiment Tanaka 2nd Engineer Regiment Kimura Det 82nd Naval Guard Unit 21st Ind Engineer Regiment Kanno 83rd Naval Guard Unit 63rd Inf Group Brigade 38th Division 47th Infantry Regiment 16th Engineer Regiment 65th Brigade Yokosuka 1st SNLF Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 20th Ind Engineer Regiment Guards Mixed Brigade 48th Recon Regiment 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment Kure 1st SNLF 2nd Recon Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment 7th Tank Regiment I./4th Infantry Battalion 24th Infantry Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment 16th Recon Regiment 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy 8th Port Unit 39th Field Const Co 30th Fld AA Gun Co 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 37th Const Co 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 3rd Construction Battalion 1st Ship Engineer Regiment 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 30th JNAF AF Unit 48th Field AA Battalion 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 38th Field Const Co 44th Field AA Battalion 1st Naval Construction Battalion 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 3rd Ship Engineer Regiment 40th Field AA Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 23rd AA Regiment 45th Field AA Battalion 14th Army 48th Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 16th AA Regiment 36th Const Co 47th Field AA Battalion 37th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 4th Constabulary Regiment 301st Construction Battalion 2nd Constabulary Regiment 27th Avn Sup San Jose Constab Battalion 101st PA Infantry Division 45th PS Infantry Regiment 1st Constabulary Regiment Negros Constab Battalion 41st PA Infantry Division I/43rd PS Inf Battalion 31st Infantry Regiment 21st PA Infantry Division 192nd Tank Battalion 71st PA Infantry Division 61st PA Infantry Division II/43rd PS Inf Battalion 73rd PA Infantry Regiment 3rd Constabulary Regiment 93rd PA Infantry Regiment 4th Marine Regiment Jolo Constab Battalion 57th PS Infantry Regiment 1st PA Infantry Division 11th PA Infantry Division 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 2nd PA Infantry Regiment 91st PA Infantry Division 51st PA Infantry Division 31st PA Infantry Division 194th Tank Battalion 81st PA Infantry Division Roxas Constab Battalion !/23rd PS FA Battalion I Corps Subic Bay Defenses Asiatic Fleet 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment 11th PAAC Avn Sup III/Prov'nl SPM Grp II Corps 4th PAAC Avn Sup II/Prov'nl SPM Grp 24th PS FA Regiment 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion I/Prov'nl SPM Grp 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment US Forces Far East 1st USMC AA Battalion Clark Field AAF Base Force 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 3885 troops, 338 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1583 Defending force 53586 troops, 537 guns, 313 vehicles, Assault Value = 727 Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 60 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 114th Infantry Regiment 4th Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Tank Regiment 22nd Recon Regiment 5th Recon Regiment 56th Recon Regiment 14th Tank Regiment I/124th Infantry Battalion 41st Infantry Regiment Sasebo 8th SNLF 55th Infantry Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion 41st Guard Battalion 42nd Infantry Regiment Yokosuka 4th SNLF 5th Engineer Regiment 56th Infantry Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment Imperial Guards Division Sasebo 3rd SNLF 113th Infantry Regiment 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment 112th Infantry Regiment 11th Infantry Regiment 55th Engineer Regiment 55th Cavalry Regiment 91st Naval Guard Unit 56th Field Artillery Regiment 20th AA Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 54th Const Co 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 302nd Ship Eng Coy 5th Field Construction Battalion 55th Const Co 3rd Mortar Battalion 2nd Ship Engineer Regiment 53rd Const Co 34th Field AA Battalion 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 148th Infantry Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 56th Engineer Regiment 18th Mountain Gun Regiment 5th Field Artillery Regiment Southern Fleet 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 21st JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 22nd Australian Brigade SSVF Brigade 2/17 Dogra Battalion 2nd Malay Battalion FMSV Brigade 11th Indian Division 27th Australian Brigade 5/14th Punjab Battalion 1st Manchester Battalion 9th Indian Division 112th RAF Adv Base Force Singapore Base Force 1st Mysore Battalion 3rd Cavalry Regiment 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment Singapore Fortress AHQ Far East III Indian Corps 111th RAF Adv Base Force 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Malaya Army 109th RN Base Force 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment 113th RAF Adv Base Force 109th RAF Adv Base Force 110th RAF Adv Base Force 2nd Loyal Battalion 224 Group RAF 2nd Gordons Battalion 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment 223 Group RAF Malayan Air Wing 1st Hyderabad Battalion 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 3rd Heavy AA Regiment 2nd ISF Base Force 3rd SSVF Battalion nothing of importance happening during the combat replay but we still have something to cheer as air losses clearly indicate that an enemy carrier succumbed today... I'd say Kaga is a reef now...[&o] [image]local://upfiles/13774/9427D363DF0844CAB6CC209F4736B644.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 4:37:42 PM)
I lost the report for the 27th but there was some action... a sub sunk one of the fleeing ships from Balikpapan... DD Urakaze was showing up heavily damaged and Truant finished the destroyer so that's another victim to the B-17 strike... [image]local://upfiles/13774/892375E97D304B75BFA5425427B97369.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 4:39:06 PM)
more important are today's air losses though as there are Zeroes lost on the ground again which means a second carrier succumbed... guess either Hiryu or Soryu (most likely due to suffering an ammo explosion in the B-17 strike)... [image]local://upfiles/13774/A833E44260F643F4BC090166BFB976C6.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 4:52:54 PM)
[&:] 15 Ground-loss Zeros doesn't seem like Kaga went down. Are there Kate and Val-2 losses on the next page of that report?

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 4:59:38 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Malang (55,105) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 61 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PC Sumire AMC Saigon Maru PC Sumire fired at enemy troops [X(] Malang invaded! Enemy troops landing next to Soerabaja... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Malang at 55,105 Japanese Ships BB Hyuga BB Ise BB Fuso BB Nagato CL Tatsuta CL Oi CL Tama CL Yura DD Ikazuchi DD Nenohi DD Hatsuharu DD Yugumo Allied ground losses: 238 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 3 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 I was wondering why KB was staying around Borneo so long and now it's getting clear... the mine hit on Kaga and the following B-17 strike caught KB in preparation for the invasion of Java... Mundy is super bold here as he presses his invasion without air cover now... that's like a Mersing gambit on 8th December with the difference that my biplane torpedo bombers have 7 weeks of training now and could be a real threat to enemy shipping without air cover... F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Hyuga BB Hyuga firing at 6th KNIL Regiment F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Ise BB Ise firing at 1st KNIL Regiment F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Fuso BB Fuso firing at Malang BB Nagato firing at 1st KNIL Regiment CL Tatsuta firing at 6th KNIL Regiment CL Oi firing at 1st KNIL Regiment CL Tama firing at 6th KNIL Regiment CL Yura firing at Malang DD Ikazuchi firing at Malang DD Nenohi firing at 1st KNIL Regiment DD Hatsuharu firing at 6th KNIL Regiment DD Yugumo firing at 1st KNIL Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Malang (55,105) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 65 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PC Sumire AMC Saigon Maru xAK Daigen Maru xAK Toba Maru xAK Josho Maru xAK Aso Maru PC Sumire fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Malang (55,105) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 52 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PC Sumire AMC Saigon Maru xAP Hakone Maru xAK Tosei Maru xAP Baikal Maru PC Sumire fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Malang at 55,105 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft Vildebeest III x 12 B-339D x 18 75A-7 Hawk x 10 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Taibun Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Yahiko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Yamabuki Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage xAK Zyuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage and here they come! We've got 32 biplane torpedo bombers, all are at 70 skill or very high 60s so they are literally as dangerous as any Japanese torpedo bomber as there is neither air cover nor heavy flak for the IJN... all four targetted ships are hit and will most likely be sunk... with the amphib bonus the enemy has unloaded in one phase so nothing other than supplies will go down with the ships... there are four IJN BBs in the hex so I would have preferred all my torp bombers going after the BBs though... Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Malang at 55,105 [image]local://upfiles/13774/87BBE7608608451DA08651C120ED276D.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft Vildebeest III x 11 B-339D x 10 CW-21B Demon x 11 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 4 damaged Japanese Ships BB Ise BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 1 BB Nagato second wave of biplanes targets the BBs and Hyuga is promptly hit by a 18in torp... there was another hit but the torpedo was a dud... [:(] Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Malang at 55,105 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft Swordfish I x 8 B-339D x 10 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Seizan Maru xAK Sanuki Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage the Swordfish also went after some transports... Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Balabac at 69,83 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 11 D3A1 Val x 19 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Talune, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk while the enemy carriers are moving to the North East away from Borneo... Vals found one of my blockade runners to Luzon after delivering 2900 tons of supply... Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Talune -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 G3M2 Nell x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 13 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb god damn, for what reason ever there were no strikes against the invasion force at Malang during the afternoon... another torp hit or two on his BBs would have clearly ruined his day... we've got two squadrons of Vindicators at Darwin which will fly in for strikes tomorrow which gives us 36 dive bombers carrying 1000lb bombs... wonder if the enemy dares to stay within strike range... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 67133 troops, 801 guns, 476 vehicles, Assault Value = 1739 Defending force 54172 troops, 537 guns, 313 vehicles, Assault Value = 761 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 764 Allied adjusted defense: 2241 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 4033 casualties reported Squads: 54 destroyed, 306 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 45 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 59 disabled Guns lost 29 (1 destroyed, 28 disabled) Vehicles lost 32 (3 destroyed, 29 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2035 casualties reported Squads: 68 destroyed, 123 disabled Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 95 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 53 (1 destroyed, 52 disabled) Vehicles lost 20 (9 destroyed, 11 disabled) next assault at Singapore and we suffer more destroyed combat squads than the enemy and we lose a fort... can't complain about the fight our troops put up here though... Assaulting units: 22nd Recon Regiment 5th Engineer Regiment 42nd Infantry Regiment I/124th Infantry Battalion 55th Engineer Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment 1st Tank Regiment 41st Guard Battalion 113th Infantry Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment 23rd Ind Engineer Regiment 56th Recon Regiment II./143rd Infantry Battalion 14th Tank Regiment 4th Ind Engineer Regiment 114th Infantry Regiment Sasebo 3rd SNLF 5th Recon Regiment 56th Infantry Regiment 55th Cavalry Regiment 11th Infantry Regiment Imperial Guards Division 55th Infantry Regiment 112th Infantry Regiment Sasebo 8th SNLF Yokosuka 4th SNLF 91st Naval Guard Unit 55th Const Co Southern Fleet 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 54th Const Co 148th Infantry Regiment 56th Engineer Regiment 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ship Engineer Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 20th AA Regiment 5th Field Construction Battalion 53rd Const Co 5th Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 56th Field Artillery Regiment 302nd Ship Eng Coy 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st RF Gun Battalion 55th Mountain Gun Regiment 18th Mountain Gun Regiment 34th Field AA Battalion 21st JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 11th Indian Division 1st Manchester Battalion 22nd Australian Brigade SSVF Brigade FMSV Brigade 2nd Malay Battalion 27th Australian Brigade 5/14th Punjab Battalion 2nd Gordons Battalion 2/17 Dogra Battalion 9th Indian Division 109th RAF Adv Base Force 223 Group RAF 113th RAF Adv Base Force 224 Group RAF III Indian Corps 111th RAF Adv Base Force 109th RN Base Force 110th RAF Adv Base Force 2nd ISF Base Force 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 1st Hyderabad Battalion 1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment 112th RAF Adv Base Force 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment Singapore Fortress Malaya Army 3rd Heavy AA Regiment AHQ Far East 2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment Malayan Air Wing 2nd Loyal Battalion 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment 3rd Cavalry Regiment Singapore Base Force 1st Mysore Battalion 3rd SSVF Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 65864 troops, 762 guns, 229 vehicles, Assault Value = 2571 Defending force 81027 troops, 738 guns, 231 vehicles, Assault Value = 2166 Japanese ground losses: 75 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 16th Engineer Regiment 38th Division 19th Ind Engineer Regiment 65th Brigade Yokosuka 1st SNLF 2nd Engineer Regiment 82nd Naval Guard Unit 20th Infantry Regiment 48th Engineer Regiment Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 47th Infantry Regiment II./4th Infantry Battalion 24th Infantry Regiment Kimura Det 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment Kanno 7th Tank Regiment Tanaka 20th Ind Engineer Regiment 16th Recon Regiment 83rd Naval Guard Unit 48th Recon Regiment 63rd Inf Group Brigade I./4th Infantry Battalion 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment Kure 1st SNLF 1st Formosa Inf. Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 2nd Recon Regiment 16th Infantry Regiment 9th Infantry Regiment Guards Mixed Brigade 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy 45th Field AA Battalion 1st Naval Construction Battalion 16th AA Regiment 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 36th Const Co 48th Field AA Battalion 38th Field Const Co 39th Field Const Co 2nd Mortar Battalion 8th Port Unit 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 40th Field AA Battalion 44th Field AA Battalion 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 30th Fld AA Gun Co 14th Army 1st Ship Engineer Regiment 47th Field AA Battalion 3rd Ship Engineer Regiment 48th Field Artillery Regiment 30th JNAF AF Unit 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 37th Const Co 23rd AA Regiment 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 3rd Construction Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 37th JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 27th Avn Sup 71st PA Infantry Division 2nd Constabulary Regiment 2nd PA Infantry Regiment 51st PA Infantry Division 301st Construction Battalion Jolo Constab Battalion Cebu Constabulary 81st PA Infantry Division 45th PS Infantry Regiment 31st PA Infantry Division 11th PA Infantry Division 93rd PA Infantry Regiment 57th PS Infantry Regiment II/43rd PS Inf Battalion 91st PA Infantry Division 3rd Constabulary Regiment Negros Constab Battalion 101st PA Infantry Division San Jose Constab Battalion 73rd PA Infantry Regiment 194th Tank Battalion 4th Marine Regiment 41st PA Infantry Division 192nd Tank Battalion 4th Constabulary Regiment 1st PA Infantry Division 26th PS Cavalry Regiment I/43rd PS Inf Battalion 1st Constabulary Regiment 21st PA Infantry Division 31st Infantry Regiment 61st PA Infantry Division Roxas Constab Battalion 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 1st USMC AA Battalion Nichols Field AAF Base Force II/Prov'nl SPM Grp II Corps III/Prov'nl SPM Grp Clark Field AAF Base Force 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion I/Prov'nl SPM Grp Subic Bay Defenses 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment US Forces Far East 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion 24th PS FA Regiment 11th PAAC Avn Sup 4th PAAC Avn Sup !/23rd PS FA Battalion I Corps Asiatic Fleet Del Monte AAF Base Force 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Malang (55,105) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 30104 troops, 251 guns, 119 vehicles, Assault Value = 973 Defending force 35652 troops, 303 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 874 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 522 Allied adjusted defense: 1558 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3245 casualties reported Squads: 41 destroyed, 107 disabled Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 65 disabled Engineers: 25 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 20 (5 destroyed, 15 disabled) Allied ground losses: 377 casualties reported Squads: 9 destroyed, 44 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled) just realized the enemy landed yesterday already and orders a first deliberate attack at Malang today... not to land right into my minefields and a possible intervention by Force Z (which is at Darwin actually) the enemy landed next to Soerabaja which is very unlucky... Mundy could have landed literally everywhere but not in this hex as Malang is my fall back position on Java (mountain hex) and I have already moved the majority of Dutch combat troops into the hex which means the IJA has absolutely no chance to achieve something here... talk about a really bad target for the attacker as this means there two IJA divs plus support units now trapped... Mundy has to either heavily reinforce or evacuate, both would be suizide if I commit my carriers here... hard enough with just my LBA as the enemy has hardly a chance to close down the surrounding airfields out of Borneo as Balikpapan is just too far away too effectively use the airfield against Java... bold move but way too early and without a clear picture of Dutch troop dispositions it's a Gallipoli for the IJA now... I'm usually "defending" Java in the mountains either North next to Batavia or South next to Soerabaja... this campaign I opted for the South and Mundy takes just about the worst base to land... he had full DL on Soerabaja but he didn't recon Malang though... all he can do for the moment is run with the IJN as fast as possible and hope to have landed enough supplies for his troops to last for the next two months... Assaulting units: 1st Ind Engineer Regiment III/66th Naval Guard Unit 8th Tank Regiment 8th Indpt SNLF Coy 4th Division 1st Indpt SNLF Coy 1st Engineer Co Miura Det 33rd Division 15th Naval Guard Unit 16th Army 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn II Marechausse Cdo V Landstorm Cdo 1st Cav Regiment Groep Zud 2nd KNIL Regiment S Borneo KNIL Battalion Tjepoe Cdo I/II Barisan Cdo Tjilitjap Cdo VI Landstorm Cdo 4th Cav Sqdn 4th KNIL Regiment 6th KNIL Regiment 6th Cav Sqdn 1st KNIL Regiment Mobiele Battalion III/IV Barisan Cdo Prajoeda Cdo /1 KNI Leger HQ I KNIL Division KNI Zeemacht Broome RAN Stn Base Force A-III-Ld AA Battalion HQ II KNIL Division ABDA A-I-Ld AA Battalion HQ III KNIL Division Hedland RAN Stn Base Force 24th NZ Pioneer Coy

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 5:00:50 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy [&:] 15 Ground-loss Zeros doesn't seem like Kaga went down. Are there Kate and Val-2 losses on the next page of that report? It must have been a carrier, the Vals and Kates were all lost to ops in the turn with the B-17 strike. And Kaga was the carrier that was hit the hardest with the mine hit, halve a dozen 500lb bombs that penetrated the deck and two ammo storage explosions. Doubt any IJN carrier can survive this.

BBfanboy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 5:32:26 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy there were sounds of ship sinkings at the end of the turn and each turn's obligatory look at the aircraft losses leaves me a bit puzzled... the enemy lost an insane amount of KB's aircraft but they aren't showing up as lost on the ground coming from a sunk carrier as usually... can someone enlighten me how these op losses result? Going with these numbers it would be Kaga, Hiryu and Soryu lost... and I seriously doubt these are sunk... for the loss of not even halve a dozen B-17 today we have achieved a mini Midway and this has also completely changed our overall strategy and the absolute line of defense has been reset way into the historic Japanese perimeters... [image]local://upfiles/13774/6CA5539D45914C43897B77E815E336D2.jpg[/image] Ok - I made the mistake of not scrolling up far enough to see the strike on Balikpapan - well done! [&o][&o] Either the report has a 3X exaggeration in FOW or you got more than just Kaga! I am not sure what would happen if those aircraft were out on a strike mission and then came back to lost carriers. Surely they should have come back to base Balikpapan even if there was not enough air support. Such unusual circumstances - maybe the disbandment of the CVs made the losses become Ops losses instead of Ground Losses?[&:]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 6:25:15 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy there were sounds of ship sinkings at the end of the turn and each turn's obligatory look at the aircraft losses leaves me a bit puzzled... the enemy lost an insane amount of KB's aircraft but they aren't showing up as lost on the ground coming from a sunk carrier as usually... can someone enlighten me how these op losses result? Going with these numbers it would be Kaga, Hiryu and Soryu lost... and I seriously doubt these are sunk... for the loss of not even halve a dozen B-17 today we have achieved a mini Midway and this has also completely changed our overall strategy and the absolute line of defense has been reset way into the historic Japanese perimeters... [image]local://upfiles/13774/6CA5539D45914C43897B77E815E336D2.jpg[/image] Ok - I made the mistake of not scrolling up far enough to see the strike on Balikpapan - well done! [&o][&o] Either the report has a 3X exaggeration in FOW or you got more than just Kaga! I am not sure what would happen if those aircraft were out on a strike mission and then came back to lost carriers. Surely they should have come back to base Balikpapan even if there was not enough air support. Such unusual circumstances - maybe the disbandment of the CVs made the losses become Ops losses instead of Ground Losses?[&:] I have no idea to be honest and in all the years playing have never seen it before. The carriers were disbanded so the airgroups could not fly any strike missions, the fighters wouldn't even fly CAP. The only thing you can do with the airgroups would be training when the CVs are disbanded. And even then, they would always show up as lost on the ground so no idea what happened here. And at that day I was sure no carrier was sunk already, let alone all three. The first one I'm sure to be sunk was the one that was going down with still 15 Zeroes aboard. A day later one with 9 Zeroes aboard went down. Which ones not sure but going by the inflicted damage it's most likely Kaga followed by Soryu.

DesertWolf101 -> RE: AAR 42 (10/16/2021 7:32:59 PM)
Wow, I think we all knew this was going to end this way but this is even more incredible than I thought. So many bad decisions! Good job on capitalizing on them to the max but also I have to wonder if it's not getting just way too easy? Of course it is entirely up to you guys but I don't think you will be able to improve your game by playing against someone who is so far below your skill level and I can't imagine Mundy is enjoying this game much either.

Wirraway_Ace -> RE: AAR 42 (10/17/2021 4:10:28 AM)
"Kneecap Mundy" indeed. Both exciting and painful to read. Very nicely done, Castor Troy!

jdsrae -> RE: AAR 42 (10/17/2021 8:23:23 AM)
Nightmare few days for the IJN! My guess for those ops losses is that he transferred them ashore, so they were all damaged. Transferred the pilots to reserve then withdrew the air units so your B17s couldn�t destroy the aircraft on the ground. Damaged planes then would have been destroyed when the units withdrew. It�s a guess, but you might not see those units again for what is it, 60 days for a withdrawn unit to reappear at Tokyo? The pilots might have been saved to reappear earlier in other units though.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/17/2021 9:58:27 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: jdsrae Nightmare few days for the IJN! My guess for those ops losses is that he transferred them ashore, so they were all damaged. Transferred the pilots to reserve then withdrew the air units so your B17s couldn�t destroy the aircraft on the ground. Damaged planes then would have been destroyed when the units withdrew. It�s a guess, but you might not see those units again for what is it, 60 days for a withdrawn unit to reappear at Tokyo? The pilots might have been saved to reappear earlier in other units though. Was thinking the same for some time but then Zeroes showed up as destroyed on the ground when surely two of the CVs went down. If he transferred them to the base he would have all aircraft transferred so how could some Zeroes be left behind? No Vals or Kates were left behind though.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/17/2021 10:06:14 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DesertWolf101 Wow, I think we all knew this was going to end this way but this is even more incredible than I thought. So many bad decisions! Good job on capitalizing on them to the max but also I have to wonder if it's not getting just way too easy? Of course it is entirely up to you guys but I don't think you will be able to improve your game by playing against someone who is so far below your skill level and I can't imagine Mundy is enjoying this game much either. Seeing what I have done with the Japanese in our last campaign I was thinking Mundy can maximize his efforts while not following the exact same strategy I had as that would play into my cards. He knows what the Allied have and he had to go through what I did with what the Japanese have on hand but there are little nuances in the game that just don't have something to do with the knowledge of what side is capable of but more like being prepared for something or being aware of. He should know I'm able to field 50-60 heavy bombers across the map. Spread over the map they are literally useless, but they are still 50-60. Put into one place they suddenly are a threat so being in range of a level 5 airfield is dangerous and then Soerabaja was only a level 4 but still usable. Would he have thought about that strike? No, he surely didn't. Like mentioned above, I've lost halve a dozen IJN carriers to a single B-29 strike in another game. Did I think about that strike to happen? No. Same result. Nuances! In our last campaign I had super KB next to his carriers and didn't attack them because I have deliberately stood down all bombers. One click, nuances.

Encircled -> RE: AAR 42 (10/17/2021 10:12:34 AM)
I get all that, but I've been lucky in my last two games that I've had good opponents (one slightly worse than me, one slightly better) This is no fun for you or him because its a complete mis match

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (10/17/2021 12:11:18 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Encircled I get all that, but I've been lucky in my last two games that I've had good opponents (one slightly worse than me, one slightly better) This is no fun for you or him because its a complete mis match We will see how it's going to play out the next weeks.

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