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castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/20/2021 1:23:41 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 16, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 10 Ki-27b Nate x 5 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17 No Japanese losses Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Padang (44,85) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1830 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Defending force 2384 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 65 Japanese adjusted assault: 22 Allied adjusted defense: 79 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 57 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 1:1 in combat strenght isn't enough even against the Dutch if they have good defensive terrain... Assaulting units: 63rd Naval Guard Unit Defending units: Padang Cdo Emmahaven Defenses Pakanbaroe Cdo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5595 troops, 43 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 185 Defending force 885 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 84 Allied adjusted defense: 13 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Bandoeng !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1026 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Java gets cleared of the remaining units that were static and not able to move to Malang... Assaulting units: 67th Naval Guard Unit 64th Naval Guard Unit Yokosuka 4th SNLF Defending units: Batavia KM Base Force Andir ML Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tjilatjap (51,102) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 524 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30 Defending force 787 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 21 Allied adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tjilatjap !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 787 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 36 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 15 (15 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Assaulting units: 1st Raiding Rgt /1 Defending units: Tjiitjap KM Base Force Tjilitjap Defenses

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/20/2021 1:25:40 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 17, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Newcastle at 94,170 Japanese Ships SS I-172 Allied Ships DD Sims DD Hammann a new visitor off Australia's coast... SS I-172 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Sims I-172 diving deep .... DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 [image]local://upfiles/13774/370260445FAE47038E7AC4F0A525B36F.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 94 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 40 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 11 Ki-27b Nate x 10 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 62 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged Ki-27b Nate: 6 destroyed Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 7 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 1 bomb me once, bomb me twice and the third time you will be greeted by the AVG... expected a slaughter here and while we really slaughtered the escorts the bombers completely got through... Aircraft Attacking: 11 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: AVG/1st Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 4 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers AVG/2nd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 4 planes vectored on to bombers AVG/3rd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes

BBfanboy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/20/2021 5:58:40 PM)
Your Chinese troops east of Sian may have suffered severe disruption, but you destroyed at least 153 of his combat squads for loss of only 75 or yours. Any time the Chinese can get 2:1 in destroyed squads is a great victory! Note that the Japanese no longer got a supply(-) but they got an experience(-). That might mean they got a bunch of raw recruit replacements.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/20/2021 6:46:12 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy Your Chinese troops east of Sian may have suffered severe disruption, but you destroyed at least 153 of his combat squads for loss of only 75 or yours. Any time the Chinese can get 2:1 in destroyed squads is a great victory! Note that the Japanese no longer got a supply(-) but they got an experience(-). That might mean they got a bunch of raw recruit replacements. Yes I'm happy with any destroyed Japanese combat squads even though they are unlimited given the replacement system. I doubt the enemy has received replacements here already that have lowered their exp, might just be a die roll or the like. His army has to be mostly disabled already so we are expecting to achieve a major victory around Sian. Hopefully the enemy won't mass use his medium bombers as this can make my units in open terrain totally useless due to disruption but so far China was mostly quiet which is perfectly fine with me.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/21/2021 11:29:44 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 18, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near San Diego at 227,82 Japanese Ships SS I-16 Allied Ships AD Hamul the sub missed so the unescorted AD will reach the West Coast... AD Hamul is sighted by SS I-16 SS I-16 launches 2 torpedoes at AD Hamul -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Newcastle at 94,170 Japanese Ships SS I-172 Allied Ships DD Hughes DD Hammann SS I-172 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hughes I-172 diving deep .... DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hammann attacking submerged sub .... DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 19 B-17E Fortress x 47 No Allied losses Airbase hits 18 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 100 against no flak the hit rate is impressive, Balikpapan's airfield is not operational anymore after such an attack... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 No Allied losses Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 84,41 (near Sian) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 97381 troops, 482 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2350 Defending force 41299 troops, 442 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 621 Allied adjusted assault: 780 Japanese adjusted defense: 407 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 2378 casualties reported Squads: 53 destroyed, 83 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 147 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 13 disabled Guns lost 31 (8 destroyed, 23 disabled) Allied ground losses: 4071 casualties reported Squads: 80 destroyed, 384 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled Guns lost 42 (2 destroyed, 40 disabled) we attack again near Sian but the Japanese hold... damn it, even if we closely miss the needed 2:1 we take way more losses than the enemy... what works perfectly within a base the Chinese are prepped for it doesn't work outside, they are just barely usable for offensive operations... still, I'm positive to win this battle here... Assaulting units: 19th Chinese Corps 57th Chinese Corps 8th Route Army 1st Chinese Corps 41st Chinese Corps 42nd Chinese Corps 34th Chinese Corps 40th Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Corps 12th Chinese Corps 36th Chinese Corps 16th Chinese Corps 76th Chinese Corps 6th Group Army 18th Group Army Red Chinese Army 5th War Area 8th Group Army 2nd War Area 22nd Group Army Defending units: 41st Division 37th Division 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade 8th Division 59th Infantry Brigade 9th Garrison Unit 29th Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Army 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/21/2021 11:38:47 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 19, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Sydney at 92,168 Japanese Ships SS I-175 Allied Ships DD Hughes DD Hammann we keep going against enemy subs off Sydney, same results... SS I-175 is located by DD Hughes I-175 diving deep .... DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Hammann fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 84,41 , near Sian Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft SB-III x 25 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 165 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled thank god the enemy isn't employing his airforce against the Chinese near Sian and we brought in pretty much all medium bombers the Chinese have to attack and disrupt the enemy in open terrain... Aircraft Attacking: 5 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb 4 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb 4 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 8th Division ... Also attacking 37th Division ... Also attacking 1st Army ... Also attacking 59th Infantry Brigade ... Also attacking 41st Division ... Also attacking 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade ... Also attacking 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 9 B-17E Fortress x 21 No Allied losses Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 29 I don't want to see Balikpapan become a major Japanese airfield on Southern Borneo so we will try to keep both the port and airfield damaged as long as possible... Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bataan (78,77) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 144767 troops, 1531 guns, 1067 vehicles, Assault Value = 3947 Defending force 52288 troops, 476 guns, 78 vehicles, Assault Value = 453 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 1384 Allied adjusted defense: 473 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 4999 casualties reported Squads: 15 destroyed, 436 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 45 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 48 disabled Guns lost 55 (2 destroyed, 53 disabled) Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled) Allied ground losses: 6055 casualties reported Squads: 146 destroyed, 142 disabled Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 170 disabled Engineers: 32 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 78 (28 destroyed, 50 disabled) Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled) Units destroyed 2 IJA troops march to Bataan and get a 2:1 with their first attack, guess the base will in the next days... Assaulting units: Imperial Guards Division 2nd Engineer Regiment 65th Brigade 16th Engineer Regiment 6th Tank Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy 20th Infantry Regiment 9th Infantry Regiment I./4th Infantry Battalion 2nd Recon Regiment Sasebo 3rd SNLF 14th Tank Regiment 20th Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Tank Regiment 83rd Naval Guard Unit 18th Division 24th Nav Gsn Unit Yokosuka 1st SNLF 82nd Naval Guard Unit III./4th Infantry Battalion 63rd Inf Group Brigade 38th Division II./4th Infantry Battalion 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment Yokosuka 3rd SNLF 2nd Tank Regiment 21st Ind Engineer Regiment Kure 3rd SNLF Guards Mixed Brigade 48th Division Yokosuka 2nd SNLF 16th Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment Maizuru 1st SNLF 19th Ind Engineer Regiment Sasebo 8th SNLF Kimura Det 5th Division 41st Guard Battalion 7th Tank Regiment 56th Division 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ship Engineer Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Mortar Battalion 2nd Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 301st Construction Battalion Palawan Constab Battalion 101st PA Infantry Division Mindoro Constab Battalion 31st PA Infantry Division 45th PS Infantry Regiment 61st PA Infantry Division 51st PA Infantry Division 3rd Constabulary Regiment 57th PS Infantry Regiment 93rd PA Infantry Regiment 91st PA Infantry Division 31st Infantry Regiment 35th Avn Sup Cebu Constabulary 4th Marine Regiment 1st PA Infantry Division 4th Constabulary Regiment 2nd PA Infantry Regiment 41st PA Infantry Division 21st PA Infantry Division 81st PA Infantry Division 192nd Tank Battalion 2nd Constabulary Regiment 71st PA Infantry Division Leyte Constab Battalion I/43rd PS Inf Battalion 1st Constabulary Regiment Agusan Constab Battalion Roxas Constab Battalion 24th PS FA Regiment Subic Bay Defenses 26th PS Cavalry Regiment 1st Port Maint Engineer Battalion 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 194th Tank Battalion !/23rd PS FA Battalion II Corps US Forces Far East Asiatic Fleet Bataan USN Base Force Jolo Constab Battalion I Corps I/Prov'nl SPM Grp 3rd Heavy AA Regiment III/Prov'nl SPM Grp Nichols Field AAF Base Force 24th Avn Sup 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion Clark Field AAF Base Force 27th Avn Sup 1st USMC AA Battalion 4th PAAC Avn Sup Manila Bay Defenses Far East USAAF II/Prov'nl SPM Grp 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 84,41 (near Sian) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 90477 troops, 438 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2228 Defending force 39112 troops, 442 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 519 Allied adjusted assault: 1030 Japanese adjusted defense: 535 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 3686 casualties reported Squads: 178 destroyed, 102 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 73 disabled Engineers: 13 destroyed, 16 disabled Guns lost 35 (11 destroyed, 24 disabled) Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Allied ground losses: 2381 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 255 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Guns lost 24 (1 destroyed, 23 disabled) oh come on... again we miss the needed 2:1 really close but at least this time the enemy suffers quite a lot destroyed combat squads which means his units are mostly disabled... as long as the Chinese only suffer disablements everything is going ok for us... with a 4:1 in base av not getting the needed 2:1 adjusted av in an open terrain against a rather trashed enemy is depressing though... the plus side is that the Chinese are really increasing their experience that way and in the end the enemy will take even more losses than due to an insta retreat... Assaulting units: 40th Chinese Corps 1st Chinese Corps 42nd Chinese Corps 57th Chinese Corps 34th Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Corps 47th Chinese Corps 12th Chinese Corps 16th Chinese Corps 41st Chinese Corps 19th Chinese Corps 36th Chinese Corps 76th Chinese Corps 2nd War Area 5th War Area 18th Group Army 8th Group Army 6th Group Army Red Chinese Army 22nd Group Army Defending units: 37th Division 59th Infantry Brigade 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade 41st Division 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade 9th Garrison Unit 8th Division 1st Army 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 29th Ind Engineer Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 27246 troops, 99 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 832 Defending force 4454 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 103 Allied adjusted assault: 708 Japanese adjusted defense: 169 Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1511 casualties reported Squads: 32 destroyed, 37 disabled Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 19 (5 destroyed, 14 disabled) Units retreated 1 Allied ground losses: 252 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! the troops in the blocking position on the road South of Sian are doing better as an enemy bgd seems to be doing combat recon... Assaulting units: 15th Chinese Corps 9th Chinese Corps 27th Chinese Corps 4th Chinese Cavalry Corps Lusu War Area 1st War Area 7th Group Army Defending units: 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/21/2021 11:51:01 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 21, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 76th Chinese Corps, at 84,41 , near Sian Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 24 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 51 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 14 destroyed, 1 damaged No Allied losses Allied ground losses: 134 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb the combat report for the 20th got lost which was the day the IJAAF also started bombing ground troops near Sian so we immediately moved in the three AVG squadrons to fly LRCAP from Sian meeting the incoming bombers trashing them... due to a very bad pre warning time the bombers were able to drop their load and were then attacked by our fighters... CAP engaged: AVG/1st Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (17 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 17 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Raid is overhead AVG/2nd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (17 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 17 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000. Raid is overhead AVG/3rd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (17 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 17 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000. Raid is overhead Also attacking 41st Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 76th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 41st Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 76th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 27 Ki-51 Sonia x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged at the same time the IJAAF starts bombing troops at Changsha from high altitude... must be some diversion I guess as there seems to be neither a ground offensive coming nor would such a strike do any damage... Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 20000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 99th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 74th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 84,41 , near Sian Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft SB-III x 26 P-39D Airacobra x 49 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 322 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Chinese bombers launching in the afternoon... Aircraft Attacking: 5 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb 4 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb 5 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x SB-III bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 8th Division ... Also attacking 1st Army ... Also attacking 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade ... Also attacking 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade ... Also attacking 8th Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bataan (78,77) [image]local://upfiles/13774/49E1E738734842E691901D0541867892.jpg[/image] Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 141739 troops, 1531 guns, 1055 vehicles, Assault Value = 3613 Defending force 43545 troops, 430 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 111 Japanese adjusted assault: 885 Allied adjusted defense: 269 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan !!! Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1666 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 115 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled Guns lost 28 (2 destroyed, 26 disabled) Vehicles lost 22 (1 destroyed, 21 disabled) Allied ground losses: 48806 casualties reported Squads: 923 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3711 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 51 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 602 (602 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 72 (72 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 55 DEFEAT! IJA troops attack again and take Bataan on their third attack as they also attacked yesterday... the last stronghold on Luzon surrendered and I'm not really happy about that as we planned to hold out way longer here but the enemy must have employed over 6000 base av in total during the fights on Luzon and even though we had around 2000 av spread over all our medium and small sized units of all kind not even the defensive terrain of Clark would be enough to withstand such a force... so the enemy takes all of Luzon pretty much within the historic timeline but he suffered way more losses to do so and sacrificed other fronts of needed troops which hampered the overall Japanese offensives... for example the enemy still hasn't brought a single IJA unit to attack anywhere in Burma... Assaulting units: 9th Infantry Regiment 7th Tank Regiment 41st Guard Battalion 56th Division 65th Brigade 83rd Naval Guard Unit Yokosuka 1st SNLF 3rd Ind Engineer Regiment Yokosuka 3rd SNLF Yokosuka 2nd SNLF 2nd Recon Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 19th Ind Engineer Regiment 20th Infantry Regiment Guards Mixed Brigade 48th Division Maizuru 1st SNLF 16th Engineer Regiment 5th Division Kure 3rd SNLF II./4th Infantry Battalion 20th Ind Engineer Regiment Imperial Guards Division 24th Nav Gsn Unit 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy Kimura Det 1st Tank Regiment Sasebo 3rd SNLF 63rd Inf Group Brigade 21st Ind Engineer Regiment 82nd Naval Guard Unit 6th Tank Regiment III./4th Infantry Battalion Sasebo 8th SNLF 18th Division 24th Infantry Regiment 2nd Engineer Regiment 14th Tank Regiment I./4th Infantry Battalion 38th Division 16th Infantry Regiment 2nd Tank Regiment 1st Sasebo SNLF Coy 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion 3rd Ship Engineer Regiment 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Mortar Battalion 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 2nd Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 81st PA Infantry Division 4th Constabulary Regiment Cebu Constabulary 41st PA Infantry Division 57th PS Infantry Regiment 71st PA Infantry Division 21st PA Infantry Division 51st PA Infantry Division 1st PA Infantry Division 31st Infantry Regiment 2nd PA Infantry Regiment I/43rd PS Inf Battalion 4th Marine Regiment 91st PA Infantry Division Roxas Constab Battalion Jolo Constab Battalion 24th Avn Sup !/23rd PS FA Battalion 4th PAAC Avn Sup Subic Bay Defenses 26th PS Cavalry Regiment Far East USAAF I/Prov'nl SPM Grp I Corps II Corps 3rd Constabulary Regiment 192nd Tank Battalion Manila Bay Defenses 35th Avn Sup Asiatic Fleet US Forces Far East 2nd Constabulary Regiment 31st PA Infantry Division 86th PS Field Artillery Battalion 101st PA Infantry Division III/Prov'nl SPM Grp 194th Tank Battalion II/Prov'nl SPM Grp 1st Port Maint Engineer Battalion 3rd Heavy AA Regiment 88th PS Field Artillery Regiment 24th PS FA Regiment 45th PS Infantry Regiment 1st USMC AA Battalion 1st Constabulary Regiment 93rd PA Infantry Regiment 61st PA Infantry Division Clark Field AAF Base Force Agusan Constab Battalion Leyte Constab Battalion 27th Avn Sup Nichols Field AAF Base Force 200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment Bataan USN Base Force 301st PA Field Artillery Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Padang (44,85) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5475 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 181 Defending force 2398 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66 Japanese adjusted assault: 86 Allied adjusted defense: 187 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 119 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 74 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 42nd Naval Guard Unit 43rd Naval Guard Unit 63rd Naval Guard Unit Defending units: Padang Cdo Emmahaven Defenses Pakanbaroe Cdo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 84,41 (near Sian) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 89863 troops, 437 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1884 Defending force 34745 troops, 434 guns, 162 vehicles, Assault Value = 383 Allied adjusted assault: 733 Japanese adjusted defense: 283 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: op mode(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 9371 casualties reported Squads: 391 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 430 destroyed, 69 disabled Engineers: 26 destroyed, 9 disabled Guns lost 105 (86 destroyed, 19 disabled) Vehicles lost 68 (35 destroyed, 33 disabled) Units retreated 9 Allied ground losses: 1624 casualties reported Squads: 17 destroyed, 197 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! the day we lost Clark Field we achieved victory against the IJA at Sian, the day we surrender at Bataan we get the needed 2:1 to force an IJA retreat East of Sian again... nearly 400 enemy combat squads destroyed again, out of a starting 2000 combat squads crossing the river into Sian the enemy has lost around 1200 I guess, most of the rest being disabled... this IJA army has been rendered combat ineffective for the next four months... a nice victory for the Chinese which will most likely completely stabilize North China, we lost some 200 combat squads, the many disabled squads can be recovered in rest mode at Sian... Assaulting units: 12th Chinese Corps 16th Chinese Corps 57th Chinese Corps 42nd Chinese Corps 1st Chinese Corps 40th Chinese Corps 34th Chinese Corps 19th Chinese Corps 41st Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Corps 36th Chinese Corps 47th Chinese Corps 76th Chinese Corps Red Chinese Army 8th Group Army 6th Group Army 18th Group Army 2nd War Area 5th War Area 22nd Group Army Defending units: 37th Division 8th Division 59th Infantry Brigade 4th Ind.Mixed Brigade 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade 41st Division 9th Garrison Unit 29th Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Army 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

BBfanboy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/21/2021 1:43:11 PM)
April 21 is a pretty good date for resistance to last in Luzon. His amphib bonus has lapsed so he will not be able to use those freed-up units to expand his perimeter so easily. Congrats on the victory E of Sian! I wonder if the effort he made on Luzon took troops away from his N. China offensive. He wouldn't have needed many more troops to get a stalemate and time to recover from his river crossing. Are the Japanese BBs you bombed in Balikpapan Port still there?

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/21/2021 3:42:33 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BBfanboy April 21 is a pretty good date for resistance to last in Luzon. His amphib bonus has lapsed so he will not be able to use those freed-up units to expand his perimeter so easily. Congrats on the victory E of Sian! I wonder if the effort he made on Luzon took troops away from his N. China offensive. He wouldn't have needed many more troops to get a stalemate and time to recover from his river crossing. Are the Japanese BBs you bombed in Balikpapan Port still there? True and I guess the end of the amphib bonus is his biggest problem now. He still has an insane number of troops but now he has to prep them and that takes time and if an invasion fails you can't reinforce easily. There were so many enemy troops on Luzon, I never checked where those started initially. Guess with a quiet China he's buying out units as someone stated we already met a Chinese division, I would buy out units from the Kwantung Army instead, very good divisions available there but costly. Balikpapan was copletely evacuated, the only ships left there are two AMc we spot daily. If the BBs would be still there I would plaster them non stop with 500lb bombs. [:D]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/22/2021 5:34:55 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 22, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 33 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) Japanese Ships xAP Montevideo Maru, Mine hits 1, heavy damage enemy transport hitting one of our mines still at Bataan, most likely moving to Manila... Mundy is sending in ships before clearing the minefield but I guess some AMc are on their way as he's always quite quickly clearing any spotted minefields... there wasn't a ship sinking sound during the replay so I guess Montevideo Maru will be fine in Manila's repair yard... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 41st Chinese Corps, at 84,41 , near Sian Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 4 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled amazing the Lillies showed up again... the AVG left the region already... Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 27 Ki-51 Sonia x 11 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 20000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 99th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 15 B-17E Fortress x 48 No Allied losses Port hits 33 Port fuel hits 11 Port supply hits 7 the airfield is trashed already so we are knocking out the port now... lots of hits, these are training runs on an undefended target as the enemy only has 25mm AA guns and some AA MGs at the base... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Port hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 84,41 (near Sian) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 88605 troops, 437 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1736 Defending force 205 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Allied adjusted assault: 702 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 702 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: op mode(-), leaders(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 107 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 9 (8 destroyed, 1 disabled) Units retreated 1 Allied ground losses: 67 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Units pursuing 1 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! after forcing the enemy to retreat here yesterday we also kick out that artillery unit that was still holding their position... Assaulting units: 47th Chinese Corps 41st Chinese Corps 42nd Chinese Corps 34th Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Corps 40th Chinese Corps 12th Chinese Corps 1st Chinese Corps 57th Chinese Corps 36th Chinese Corps 16th Chinese Corps 76th Chinese Corps 2nd War Area 18th Group Army 6th Group Army 8th Group Army 5th War Area Red Chinese Army 22nd Group Army Defending units: 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/22/2021 5:37:22 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 23, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Chinese Corps, at 84,41 , near Sian Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 5 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 99th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 42 Ki-51 Sonia x 11 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 67 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed Ki-51 Sonia: 6 destroyed No Allied losses I'd say this was one time too often bombing my troops at Changsha as the AVG relocated from Sian back to Chungking and down to Changsha... was expecting my fighters having a field day seeing so many Nates in the air but to my surprise our fighters ignored the Nates completely after downing one of the obsolet fighters and then they shot down all the obsolete 1E bombers... CAP engaged: AVG/1st Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (6 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes AVG/2nd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (7 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes AVG/3rd Sqn with P-39D Airacobra (7 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes [image]local://upfiles/13774/F3B9ED4B8A504BE397B468DF300733E9.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/22/2021 5:38:04 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 24, 42 rather quiet day... [:D]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/22/2021 5:42:28 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 25, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near San Diego at 227,82 Japanese Ships SS I-16 Allied Ships TK Aristophanes, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, heavy damage besides losing any capital ships of course losing a tanker is a major tragedy for me as they are so desperately needed to haul fuel to the front... fuel is always my limiting factor in Allied fleet operations so the loss of a newly arriving tanker is not to my liking... guess I will have to do something about subs sitting at the map entrance off the West Coast or to start setting waypoints for every ship arriving (I'm too lazy given the thousand clicks I already do each turn)... TK Aristophanes is sighted by SS I-16 SS I-16 attacking on the surface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,125 Japanese Ships AMc Wa 10 AMc Wa 14 Allied Ships SS Argonaut great... Argonaut was sent on a minelaying mission and reveals herself attacking a coastal minesweeper... damn sub didn't even hit and Mundy is aware of the minefield for sure but the AMc would autodetect the field next turn anyways... SS Argonaut launches 2 torpedoes at AMc Wa 10 Argonaut bottoming out .... AMc Wa 14 fails to find sub, continues to search... AMc Wa 14 fails to find sub, continues to search... AMc Wa 14 fails to find sub, continues to search... AMc Wa 14 fails to find sub, continues to search... AMc Wa 14 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/22/2021 5:42:54 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 26, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 90 encounters mine field at Rabaul (106,125) Japanese Ships AMc Wa 14 AMc Wa 10 7 mines cleared there we go...[8\|] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 90 encounters mine field at Rabaul (106,125) Japanese Ships AMc Wa 14 AMc Wa 10 16 mines cleared

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/28/2021 12:21:49 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 27, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 90 encounters mine field at Rabaul (106,125) Japanese Ships AMc Wa 14 AMc Wa 10 23 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 6 B-17E Fortress x 43 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 478 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 58 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled gonna work over those two base forces at Balikpapan... clear hex so destroying them entirely with air attacks should be doable especially as there are no heavy AA guns... Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 6 B-17E Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 45 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft LB-30 Liberator x 9 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 111 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 4 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/28/2021 12:23:20 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 28, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 35 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) Japanese Ships DMS W-19 DMS W-16 DMS W-15 DMS W-12 106 mines cleared those DMS will have cleared the remaining mines quite quickly... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 9 B-17E Fortress x 38 LB-30 Liberator x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 337 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft LB-30 Liberator x 6 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 44 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Soerabaja (56,104) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 25985 troops, 290 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 828 Defending force 2505 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled enemy troops have reached Soerabaja... base is going to fall on their first attack, all mobile units have moved to Malang... Assaulting units: 41st Infantry Regiment 46th Naval Guard Unit 10th Garrison Unit II/66th Naval Guard Unit 55th Division 4th Ind Engineer Regiment 79th Garrison Battalion 25th Army 3rd Mortar Battalion 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 36th Field AA Battalion 41st Field AA Battalion Defending units: Soerabaja Defenses Soerabaja KM Base Force Madoeng Defenses

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/28/2021 12:26:15 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 29, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 35 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) Japanese Ships DMS W-19 DMS W-16, Mine hits 1, heavy damage DMS W-15 DMS W-12 136 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 76 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) Japanese Ships DD Sawakaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Asanagi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage TK Akane Maru, Mine hits 1, heavy fires I liked that one... to be honest, I would have not been afraid to move through that hex when the minefield was spotted and DMS working hard on it already... there were no sinking sounds during the turn and if the damaged ships are at Manila now none of them will go down... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 9 B-17E Fortress x 40 LB-30 Liberator x 12 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 209 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 90 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 6 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 Ki-48-IIa Lily x 4 No Japanese losses looks like a probing strike on PM... Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 20000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Malang (55,105) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 29088 troops, 308 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 1071 Defending force 59486 troops, 476 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 1323 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 49 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 67th Naval Guard Unit 1st Ind Engineer Regiment 4th Division 33rd Division 1st Engineer Co 8th Tank Regiment Miura Det III/66th Naval Guard Unit 1st Indpt SNLF Coy 15th Naval Guard Unit 16th Army 8th RF Gun Battalion 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 11th RF Gun Battalion Defending units: Mobiele Battalion V Landstorm Cdo Prajoeda Cdo 4th KNIL Regiment Tjepoe Cdo III/IV Barisan Cdo VI Landstorm Cdo W Borneo KNIL Battalion Riouw Cdo 6th Cav Sqdn Groep Zud I Landstorm Cdo Marinier Battalion II Marechausse Cdo 4th Cav Sqdn I Marechausse Cdo 1st KNIL Regiment 3rd Cav Sqdn III Landstorm Cdo 1st Cav Regiment Tjilitjap Cdo Roodenburg Cdo I/II Barisan Cdo IV Landstorm Cdo S Borneo KNIL Battalion Makassar KNIL Cdo II Landstorm Cdo 2nd KNIL Regiment Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn Makassar RK Cdo 6th KNIL Regiment VII KNIL Battalion 2/15 Punjab Battalion Hedland RAN Stn Base Force NI-MLD VLG-I Sup Groep VLG-III Sup Groep Pathan Construction Battalion VLG-IV Sup Groep VkA-2 Sup Afd A-III-Ld AA Battalion Broome RAN Stn Base Force VkA-4 Sup Afd HQ III KNIL Division HQ II KNIL Division VLG-V Sup Groep 1st Madras Construction Battalion VkA-3 Sup Afd ML-KNIL 221 Group Base Force HQ I KNIL Division KNI Leger 24th NZ Pioneer Coy ABDA VLG-II Sup Groep VkA-1 Sup Afd A-I-Ld AA Battalion A-II-Ld AA Battalion 1st Bombay Construction Battalion 1st Bengal Construction Battalion 224 Group Base Force 106th RN Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Soerabaja (56,104) [image]local://upfiles/13774/2E5327388BA044A282D12ABAAA255897.jpg[/image] Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 27924 troops, 292 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 888 Defending force 2505 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 688 Allied adjusted defense: 10 Japanese assault odds: 68 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Soerabaja !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 3156 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 159 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 86 (86 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 3 Soerabaja falls and it's all about the battle at Malang now... Assaulting units: 41st Infantry Regiment II/66th Naval Guard Unit 46th Naval Guard Unit 55th Division 10th Garrison Unit 91st Naval Guard Unit 4th Ind Engineer Regiment 79th Garrison Battalion 25th Army 36th Field AA Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 41st Field AA Battalion Defending units: Soerabaja KM Base Force Soerabaja Defenses Madoeng Defenses

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/28/2021 12:28:52 PM)
KB is spotted again, moving South along the coastline of Borneo... [image]local://upfiles/13774/339B5D33C7A34AACAC0A50659D0A26CD.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/28/2021 12:33:04 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 30, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 21 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77) Japanese Ships DMS W-19 DMS W-15 DMS W-12 82 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 89 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 6 Ki-48-IIa Lily x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 damaged Runway hits 1 hmmm... not sure what I should think about this repeated tiny strike on Port Moresby... if the IJAAF also returns the coming days some USAAF fighters will end their appearance... Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 20000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 5th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 9 B-17E Fortress x 30 LB-30 Liberator x 7 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 228 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 5th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking 35th JNAF AF Unit ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 35th JNAF AF Unit , at 64,97 (Balikpapan) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 B-17E Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Malang (55,105) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 29096 troops, 308 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 1071 Defending force 59462 troops, 476 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 1322 Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 47 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Engineer Co 8th Tank Regiment 1st Indpt SNLF Coy 33rd Division 67th Naval Guard Unit 1st Ind Engineer Regiment 4th Division Miura Det III/66th Naval Guard Unit 15th Naval Guard Unit 16th Army 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 8th RF Gun Battalion 11th RF Gun Battalion Defending units: I/II Barisan Cdo Marinier Battalion Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn Tjilitjap Cdo Riouw Cdo Prajoeda Cdo Mobiele Battalion 2nd KNIL Regiment II Landstorm Cdo IV Landstorm Cdo VII KNIL Battalion III/IV Barisan Cdo Roodenburg Cdo Makassar KNIL Cdo II Marechausse Cdo Tjepoe Cdo III Landstorm Cdo 4th KNIL Regiment Makassar RK Cdo 6th KNIL Regiment 4th Cav Sqdn I Marechausse Cdo Groep Zud 6th Cav Sqdn 3rd Cav Sqdn VI Landstorm Cdo I Landstorm Cdo 1st KNIL Regiment 1st Cav Regiment V Landstorm Cdo W Borneo KNIL Battalion S Borneo KNIL Battalion 2/15 Punjab Battalion A-III-Ld AA Battalion 224 Group Base Force ML-KNIL HQ III KNIL Division Hedland RAN Stn Base Force 1st Bombay Construction Battalion Broome RAN Stn Base Force ABDA A-I-Ld AA Battalion A-II-Ld AA Battalion KNI Leger Pathan Construction Battalion VkA-2 Sup Afd VkA-4 Sup Afd 1st Madras Construction Battalion VLG-I Sup Groep VLG-III Sup Groep HQ II KNIL Division 1st Bengal Construction Battalion 24th NZ Pioneer Coy VkA-3 Sup Afd NI-MLD 221 Group Base Force VLG-IV Sup Groep VLG-II Sup Groep HQ I KNIL Division VLG-V Sup Groep VkA-1 Sup Afd 106th RN Base Force 2/18th Division is loaded on xAP Husimi Maru moving to Koepang. that's important SIG INT... Koepang is well defended so I wonder what the enemy is going to bring to defeat the defenders... Darwin is our big fleet base in Northern Australia and we also got our carriers there so this could turn into a major clash with the IJN... Timor is one of the places I am not willing to give up...

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/28/2021 12:33:37 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 01, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- nothing happening... Ground combat at Malang (55,105) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 30374 troops, 415 guns, 93 vehicles, Assault Value = 1963 Defending force 59468 troops, 476 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 1323 Allied ground losses: 65 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 67th Naval Guard Unit 15th Naval Guard Unit 8th Tank Regiment 33rd Division 41st Infantry Regiment 1st Engineer Co 55th Division Miura Det 4th Division 46th Naval Guard Unit II/66th Naval Guard Unit 4th Ind Engineer Regiment 10th Garrison Unit 1st Indpt SNLF Coy 1st Ind Engineer Regiment III/66th Naval Guard Unit 91st Naval Guard Unit 79th Garrison Battalion 16th Army 36th Field AA Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 41st Field AA Battalion 25th Army 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 8th RF Gun Battalion 11th RF Gun Battalion Defending units: Makassar KNIL Cdo 4th KNIL Regiment I/II Barisan Cdo Marinier Battalion 4th Cav Sqdn II Landstorm Cdo VII KNIL Battalion 3rd Cav Sqdn S Borneo KNIL Battalion 6th Cav Sqdn II Marechausse Cdo 2nd KNIL Regiment Mobiele Battalion Riouw Cdo W Borneo KNIL Battalion I Marechausse Cdo VI Landstorm Cdo 1st Cav Regiment III Landstorm Cdo Groep Zud V Landstorm Cdo 1st KNIL Regiment Tjilitjap Cdo I Landstorm Cdo Roodenburg Cdo Makassar RK Cdo IV Landstorm Cdo 6th KNIL Regiment Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn Tjepoe Cdo Prajoeda Cdo III/IV Barisan Cdo 2/15 Punjab Battalion VLG-II Sup Groep VLG-V Sup Groep 1st Madras Construction Battalion 24th NZ Pioneer Coy HQ III KNIL Division Hedland RAN Stn Base Force 221 Group Base Force NI-MLD KNI Leger VLG-I Sup Groep VLG-IV Sup Groep Pathan Construction Battalion ABDA A-II-Ld AA Battalion ML-KNIL VkA-3 Sup Afd 224 Group Base Force VLG-III Sup Groep 1st Bombay Construction Battalion VkA-4 Sup Afd HQ II KNIL Division VkA-1 Sup Afd HQ I KNIL Division A-I-Ld AA Battalion Broome RAN Stn Base Force A-III-Ld AA Battalion 1st Bengal Construction Battalion VkA-2 Sup Afd 106th RN Base Force

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/28/2021 12:37:08 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 02, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Taytay (75,82) TF 45 troops unloading over beach at Taytay, 75,82 Japanese ground losses: 251 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled) 17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 lost from landing craft during unload of Yokosuka 2nd SNLF /2 without the Japanese amphib bonus these unprepared landings pretty much disable a whole unit... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Malang (55,105) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 63413 troops, 645 guns, 196 vehicles, Assault Value = 2099 Defending force 59460 troops, 476 guns, 182 vehicles, Assault Value = 1321 Japanese adjusted assault: 692 Allied adjusted defense: 4474 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 6 (fort level 4) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 8258 casualties reported Squads: 93 destroyed, 505 disabled Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 101 disabled Engineers: 11 destroyed, 65 disabled Guns lost 31 (7 destroyed, 24 disabled) Vehicles lost 20 (1 destroyed, 19 disabled) Allied ground losses: 1887 casualties reported Squads: 22 destroyed, 163 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 43 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled the battle for Malang really starts now... ABDA troops do quite well there and we have well over 85,000 tons of supply so this could get bloody for the IJA if the enemy insists in taking the base instead of starving my troops to death (which could be hard considering Timor is in our hands)... Assaulting units: 33rd Division 67th Naval Guard Unit II/66th Naval Guard Unit 8th Tank Regiment 55th Division 88th Naval Guard Unit 1st Raiding Regiment 1st Engineer Co 46th Naval Guard Unit Miura Det 91st Naval Guard Unit 4th Ind Engineer Regiment II/19th Naval Guard Unit III/66th Naval Guard Unit 1st Ind Engineer Regiment 4th Division 41st Infantry Regiment 1st Indpt SNLF Coy 6th Indpt SNLF Coy 10th Garrison Unit 15th Naval Guard Unit 79th Garrison Battalion 36th Field AA Battalion 9th RF Gun Battalion 25th Army 16th Army 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 8th RF Gun Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 41st Field AA Battalion 11th RF Gun Battalion Defending units: IV Landstorm Cdo Prajoeda Cdo II Landstorm Cdo Tjepoe Cdo I/II Barisan Cdo 1st KNIL Regiment 4th Cav Sqdn Makassar KNIL Cdo Tjilitjap Cdo 6th KNIL Regiment III/IV Barisan Cdo 3rd Cav Sqdn I Marechausse Cdo Roodenburg Cdo I Landstorm Cdo S Borneo KNIL Battalion 2nd KNIL Regiment Mobiele Battalion VI Landstorm Cdo 1st Cav Regiment V Landstorm Cdo 6th Cav Sqdn Makassar RK Cdo VII KNIL Battalion Riouw Cdo Groep Zud 4th KNIL Regiment W Borneo KNIL Battalion Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn III Landstorm Cdo Marinier Battalion II Marechausse Cdo 2/15 Punjab Battalion 24th NZ Pioneer Coy HQ III KNIL Division VLG-I Sup Groep ABDA VLG-IV Sup Groep VLG-III Sup Groep Broome RAN Stn Base Force 221 Group Base Force VkA-3 Sup Afd ML-KNIL HQ II KNIL Division HQ I KNIL Division A-I-Ld AA Battalion VLG-II Sup Groep A-III-Ld AA Battalion 224 Group Base Force 1st Bombay Construction Battalion VkA-4 Sup Afd 1st Bengal Construction Battalion VLG-V Sup Groep 1st Madras Construction Battalion KNI Leger A-II-Ld AA Battalion Pathan Construction Battalion NI-MLD VkA-2 Sup Afd Hedland RAN Stn Base Force VkA-1 Sup Afd 106th RN Base Force 3/14th Tank Regiment is loaded on a Std-C Cargo class xAK moving to Koepang. more SIG INT on the Koepang invasion force... and KB has been spotted moving further South East but we have not spotted any other task forces yet and the area is very well covered by nav search... [image]local://upfiles/13774/828329AEF2FA4AF8AB48C941B7496AAB.jpg[/image]

BBfanboy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/28/2021 3:22:50 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy KB is spotted again, moving South along the coastline of Borneo... [image]local://upfiles/13774/339B5D33C7A34AACAC0A50659D0A26CD.jpg[/image] There appears to be some disbanded ships at Soerabaja. Worth a port strike? Was the repair SY damaged in the conquest of the base?

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (11/28/2021 4:43:24 PM)
There's no airfield symbol anymore due to the very low intel but a couple of turns ago I sent in a recon and it showed over 100 fighters at Soerabaja. IIRC he captured all stuff at Soerabaja intact.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/1/2021 6:21:19 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 03, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on NI-MLD , at 55,105 (Malang) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 33 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 14 damaged G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed by flak Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 30 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb not much happening other than this strike as Betties dare to bomb in small calibre AA range... didn't do them any good and they also didn't try again... [:D] this game is moving really fast again, I'm about 2.5 months behind in the AAR alreay... [>:]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/1/2021 6:22:35 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 04, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Makassar at 65,107 [image]local://upfiles/13774/C05CD08BA9044582955784304AFF458D.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships CV Akagi DD Fuyo DD Shiokaze DD Karukaya Allied Ships SS Truant SS Truant launches 6 torpedoes at CV Akagi Truant diving deep .... DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!! nothing more to say... [:@]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/1/2021 6:29:21 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 05, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Donggala at 68,97 [image]local://upfiles/13774/73553084A1B44A59BF6D436CB4BAE541.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships xAK Asakasan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire BB Hiei CA Kinugasa CA Suzuya CL Naka AK Sakura Maru AK Sado Maru xAP Kachidoki Maru xAP Manzyu Maru xAP Yoshino Maru xAP Asama Maru DD Amatsukaze DD Shiranui Allied Ships SS KIX Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) SS KIX launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Asakasan Maru DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shiranui fails to find sub and abandons search DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub we hit a freighter loaded with troops within a convoy going South West in the straits between Borneo and Celebes... the convoy is heavily escorted as we even spot a BB, might be an amphib task force bound for one of our bases... KB has been loitering West of Kendari yesterday when Akagi was attacked by SS Truant and we had SIG INT of enemy units prepping for Koepang so perhaps that's the invasion group for Timor... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 54 encounters mine field at Soerabaja (56,104) Japanese Ships AMc Aioi Maru AMc Keijin Maru AMc Tamazono Maru 33 mines cleared as always Mundy is very fast in clearing mines at captured bases... I'm sure he was playing minesweeper a lot in younger years... [;)] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 54 encounters mine field at Soerabaja (56,104) Japanese Ships AMc Aioi Maru AMc Keijin Maru AMc Tamazono Maru 52 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 54 encounters mine field at Soerabaja (56,104) Japanese Ships AMc Aioi Maru AMc Keijin Maru AMc Tamazono Maru 54 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Donggala at 67,98 Japanese Ships DD Shiokaze DD Fuyo DD Karukaya Allied Ships SS KIX, hits 2 SS KIX launches 4 torpedoes at DD Shiokaze DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Karukaya attacking submerged sub .... DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Karukaya attacking submerged sub .... DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Malang (55,105) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 59931 troops, 701 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 1727 Defending force 58248 troops, 476 guns, 181 vehicles, Assault Value = 1212 Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 100 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) I'd say the enemy needs close to 3:1 in troops and assault value to take Malang within reasonable time and (questionable) reasonable losses... Assaulting units: 4th Ind Engineer Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 1st Engineer Co 15th Naval Guard Unit 1st Ind Engineer Regiment III/66th Naval Guard Unit 1st Raiding Regiment 79th Garrison Battalion 91st Naval Guard Unit 33rd Division 46th Naval Guard Unit 1st Indpt SNLF Coy 4th Division II/19th Naval Guard Unit 67th Naval Guard Unit 10th Garrison Unit Maizuru 2nd SNLF Miura Det 6th Indpt SNLF Coy 55th Division 41st Infantry Regiment 2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy 88th Naval Guard Unit II/66th Nav Gd /2 3rd Mortar Battalion 9th RF Gun Battalion 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 8th RF Gun Battalion 10th RF Gun Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 36th Field AA Battalion 16th Army 25th Army 41st Field AA Battalion 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 11th RF Gun Battalion Defending units: I Landstorm Cdo III/IV Barisan Cdo 6th KNIL Regiment I Marechausse Cdo Riouw Cdo S Borneo KNIL Battalion Tjepoe Cdo Roodenburg Cdo 3rd Cav Sqdn II Landstorm Cdo 6th Cav Sqdn VII KNIL Battalion I/II Barisan Cdo Tjilitjap Cdo 4th Cav Sqdn Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn III Landstorm Cdo Groep Zud IV Landstorm Cdo Makassar KNIL Cdo Marinier Battalion Prajoeda Cdo Makassar RK Cdo II Marechausse Cdo 4th KNIL Regiment V Landstorm Cdo 1st Cav Regiment W Borneo KNIL Battalion 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st KNIL Regiment Mobiele Battalion VI Landstorm Cdo 2/15 Punjab Battalion VLG-II Sup Groep VkA-4 Sup Afd Hedland RAN Stn Base Force A-II-Ld AA Battalion Pathan Construction Battalion VLG-IV Sup Groep VLG-V Sup Groep 221 Group Base Force 24th NZ Pioneer Coy ABDA 1st Bombay Construction Battalion VkA-1 Sup Afd VLG-III Sup Groep 1st Bengal Construction Battalion A-III-Ld AA Battalion NI-MLD KNI Leger VLG-I Sup Groep ML-KNIL HQ III KNIL Division HQ II KNIL Division VkA-3 Sup Afd VkA-2 Sup Afd 224 Group Base Force Broome RAN Stn Base Force 1st Madras Construction Battalion HQ I KNIL Division A-I-Ld AA Battalion 106th RN Base Force today's SIG INT with reports of loaded troops going to Java and moving on Koepang... 1/77th Infantry Regiment is loaded on xAP Kitano Maru moving to Tjepoe. 4/Guards Mixed Brigade is loaded on a Aden Cargo class xAK moving to Malang. 2/4th Tank Regiment is loaded on a Brazil Maru class xAP moving to Koepang. 14th Tank Regiment is loaded on xAP Manzyu Maru moving to Koepang.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/1/2021 6:30:42 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 06, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kavieng at 105,123 Japanese Ships AO Toei Maru TK Kyokuyo Maru DD Matsukaze Allied Ships SS S-34 fuel going to Rabaul... SS S-34 is sighted by escort S-34 diving deep .... DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Malang (55,105) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 60343 troops, 701 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 1776 Defending force 58462 troops, 476 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 1238 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 114 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: II/19th Naval Guard Unit 2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy 1st Engineer Co 4th Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Raiding Regiment 55th Division 15th Naval Guard Unit 91st Naval Guard Unit 10th Garrison Unit 88th Naval Guard Unit Maizuru 2nd SNLF 33rd Division III/66th Naval Guard Unit 46th Naval Guard Unit 6th Indpt SNLF Coy Miura Det 41st Infantry Regiment 1st Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Indpt SNLF Coy 67th Naval Guard Unit 8th Tank Regiment 4th Division 79th Garrison Battalion II/66th Nav Gd /2 41st Field AA Battalion 9th RF Gun Battalion 36th Field AA Battalion 25th Army 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Mortar Battalion 10th RF Gun Battalion 8th RF Gun Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 16th Army 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 11th RF Gun Battalion Defending units: I Marechausse Cdo 4th Cav Sqdn 2nd KNIL Regiment Makassar KNIL Cdo Prajoeda Cdo II Landstorm Cdo Marinier Battalion Riouw Cdo Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn I Landstorm Cdo W Borneo KNIL Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment 4th KNIL Regiment II Marechausse Cdo 3rd Cav Sqdn 1st Cav Regiment Tjepoe Cdo Roodenburg Cdo 6th Cav Sqdn VI Landstorm Cdo IV Landstorm Cdo Tjilitjap Cdo VII KNIL Battalion S Borneo KNIL Battalion V Landstorm Cdo III Landstorm Cdo Makassar RK Cdo Groep Zud 6th KNIL Regiment III/IV Barisan Cdo Mobiele Battalion I/II Barisan Cdo 2/15 Punjab Battalion A-III-Ld AA Battalion HQ I KNIL Division HQ II KNIL Division Pathan Construction Battalion VkA-4 Sup Afd A-I-Ld AA Battalion VLG-I Sup Groep VkA-1 Sup Afd ABDA KNI Leger 224 Group Base Force 1st Bombay Construction Battalion NI-MLD VLG-III Sup Groep 24th NZ Pioneer Coy ML-KNIL 1st Madras Construction Battalion VkA-3 Sup Afd Broome RAN Stn Base Force VLG-II Sup Groep Hedland RAN Stn Base Force 1st Bengal Construction Battalion VkA-2 Sup Afd VLG-IV Sup Groep 221 Group Base Force VLG-V Sup Groep HQ III KNIL Division A-II-Ld AA Battalion 106th RN Base Force

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/3/2021 1:01:12 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Malang (55,105) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 60623 troops, 701 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 1809 Defending force 58548 troops, 476 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 1246 Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 116 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 8th Tank Regiment III/66th Naval Guard Unit Maizuru 2nd SNLF 2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy 15th Naval Guard Unit 91st Naval Guard Unit 4th Division 79th Garrison Battalion 1st Raiding Regiment 4th Ind Engineer Regiment 1st Ind Engineer Regiment II/19th Naval Guard Unit 41st Infantry Regiment 33rd Division 6th Indpt SNLF Coy 1st Engineer Co 67th Naval Guard Unit Miura Det 88th Naval Guard Unit 1st Indpt SNLF Coy 46th Naval Guard Unit 55th Division 10th Garrison Unit II/66th Nav Gd /2 8th RF Gun Battalion 9th RF Gun Battalion 41st Field AA Battalion 25th Army 10th RF Gun Battalion 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion 3rd Mortar Battalion 36th Field AA Battalion 16th Army 11th RF Gun Battalion Defending units: 6th Cav Sqdn I/II Barisan Cdo Groep Zud Roodenburg Cdo Prajoeda Cdo II Marechausse Cdo V Landstorm Cdo Tjepoe Cdo W Borneo KNIL Battalion Makassar RK Cdo Lijfwacht Cav Sqdn Tjilitjap Cdo VI Landstorm Cdo 1st Cav Regiment Makassar KNIL Cdo III Landstorm Cdo 4th KNIL Regiment II Landstorm Cdo Riouw Cdo Marinier Battalion Mobiele Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment 3rd Cav Sqdn S Borneo KNIL Battalion 4th Cav Sqdn I Marechausse Cdo III/IV Barisan Cdo I Landstorm Cdo IV Landstorm Cdo VII KNIL Battalion 2nd KNIL Regiment 6th KNIL Regiment 2/15 Punjab Battalion 1st Madras Construction Battalion Hedland RAN Stn Base Force KNI Leger A-III-Ld AA Battalion VkA-2 Sup Afd HQ II KNIL Division Broome RAN Stn Base Force 1st Bengal Construction Battalion VLG-V Sup Groep VLG-IV Sup Groep ABDA VLG-I Sup Groep HQ III KNIL Division A-I-Ld AA Battalion ML-KNIL 221 Group Base Force VkA-1 Sup Afd 1st Bombay Construction Battalion VLG-III Sup Groep A-II-Ld AA Battalion VkA-3 Sup Afd 24th NZ Pioneer Coy VLG-II Sup Groep 224 Group Base Force HQ I KNIL Division Pathan Construction Battalion VkA-4 Sup Afd NI-MLD 106th RN Base Force it's heating up and we're just about into the biggest naval engagement of the war as we have detected KB escorting a big task force which seems to be an amphib convoy heading towards Koepang which we already had SIG INT reports... Koepang is heavily defended and is built up nicely so I doubt he can move in and take the base and the amphib bonus has already ended but we are aiming to engage his ships this time, goal is to destroy shipping AND the troops aboard... we have therefor sortied Force Z in the lead followed by a USN BB task force and our carriers... the BBs will move to Koepang tomorrow, arriving there during the day, covered by 200 ABDA/USAAF fighters... the carriers will stay South of Timor out of potential range of KB and if the enemy amphib TF doesn't refuel it should also arrive at Koepang during the day at a current range of six hexes to the target... due to earlier experiences Mundy seems to have stood down his bombers as I do have PT boat squadrons and some other smaller vessels at Koepang (a xAKL TF is also still unloading supplies but will leave during the night) and they weren't attacked even though my ships have been spotted the whole day... if KB keeps the bombers on the decks my BBs should be safe and I look forward to a daylight naval engagement... if KB does an unexpected long move South to cover the Southern approach of Timor then it could become interesting as this could put my carriers into KB's strike range... our carrier fleet will move further South towards the coast but still within a one day reaction range to engage if needed... [image]local://upfiles/13774/C271A4A4D2F44C11A6764B02570C0898.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 42 (12/3/2021 1:21:26 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Lahaina at 189,102 Japanese Ships SS I-5, hits 2 Allied Ships KV Edmundston the day starts with two near misses on an IJN sub off Hawaii... SS I-5 is sighted by escort KV Edmundston attacking submerged sub .... KV Edmundston cannot reach attack position over SS I-5 KV Edmundston fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Edmundston fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Edmundston fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Edmundston fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 68,116, Range 26,000 Yards [image]local://upfiles/13774/F96845307EEA4655B268AA00DCFE4CA9.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships BB Hiei, Shell hits 31, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Haguro, Shell hits 4 CA Suzuya, Shell hits 1 CA Kumano, Shell hits 3 CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3 CL Naka, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Yura CL Abukuma, Shell hits 1 DD Akigumo, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1 DD Isokaze, Shell hits 1 DD Shiranui, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 1 AK Sado Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires AK Sakura Maru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk xAK Aobasan Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Asosan Maru, Shell hits 4, and is sunk xAK Yamaura Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire xAP Asama Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire xAP Terukuni Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk xAP Kashima Maru, Shell hits 2, and is sunk xAP Husimi Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires xAP Miike Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Yoshino Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires xAP Kanzyu Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires xAP Manzyu Maru, Shell hits 1 xAP Kachidoki Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Maryland, Shell hits 5, on fire BB Colorado, Shell hits 5, heavy fires BB West Virginia, Shell hits 75, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Portland, Shell hits 4, on fire CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2 CL Danae, Shell hits 4 CL Mauritius, Shell hits 3, on fire CL Glasgow, Shell hits 3 DD Fanning, Shell hits 1 DD Mahan, Shell hits 1 DD Drayton DD Lamson, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Case, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Cassin, Shell hits 1 DD Reid, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Tucker, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 7565 casualties reported Squads: 185 destroyed, 271 disabled Non Combat: 441 destroyed, 568 disabled Engineers: 47 destroyed, 27 disabled Guns lost 246 (168 destroyed, 78 disabled) Vehicles lost 282 (173 destroyed, 109 disabled) and then it was just like [X(] yesterday's turn I thought we must have missed the surface combat TF as we only spotted the expected amphib TF and KB but with my ships engaging this convoy it became clear that Mundy is closely escorting his amphibs when they show up at Koepang... when the engagement popped up I was sure we would be in an absolutely superior position having a superiour force in a surface combat TF fighting an amphibious force but it quickly turned out that this is not the case... Hiei engaged West Virginia and scored several penetrating hits leaving her burning and then the USN BB was riddled by the IJN cruisers with 20cm shells and it was clear the BB wouldn't survive the day... OOOOF! I really didn't expect that to be going like this when the engagement just kept going and our ships finally being able to land damaging hits on the enemy... first BB Hiei was able to bounce our main calibre shells (which was the next surprise for us as I'd rate any Kongo class BB just second rate in a naval engagement) but then we started to severely damage her... we were also able to inflict heavy damage on the troop loaden transports and the IJA takes horrible losses while the troops weren't even landed at their target... the loss of West Virginia is quite a tragedy but we killed a Kongo class BB in return and mauled the ampib force... the IJN fought brilliantly and it wasn't a night engagement, being outnumbered I'd say they would have been the winner of this engagement if we wouldn't have also mauled the transports... as you can see below it was an insanely long engagement... Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 26,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 26,000 yards BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 26,000 yards BB Maryland engages BB Hiei at 26,000 yards BB Hiei engages CA Indianapolis at 26,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Mauritius at 26,000 yards BB Hiei engages DD Tucker at 26,000 yards BB West Virginia engages DD Shiranui at 26,000 yards BB West Virginia engages xAP Kachidoki Maru at 26,000 yards BB West Virginia engages BB Hiei at 26,000 yards BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 26,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 26,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CL Naka at 26,000 yards BB Hiei engages DD Lamson at 26,000 yards BB Hiei engages DD Mahan at 26,000 yards BB Colorado engages xAP Kashima Maru at 26,000 yards BB Colorado engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 26,000 yards Range closes to 24,000 yards BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 24,000 yards BB Hiei engages BB Maryland at 24,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Suzuya at 24,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CL Naka at 24,000 yards BB West Virginia engages DD Maikaze at 24,000 yards BB Hiei engages DD Lamson at 24,000 yards BB West Virginia engages AK Sakura Maru at 24,000 yards BB West Virginia engages xAK Asosan Maru at 24,000 yards Range closes to 21,000 yards BB West Virginia engages BB Hiei at 21,000 yards BB Colorado engages BB Hiei at 21,000 yards BB Hiei engages BB Maryland at 21,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Suzuya at 21,000 yards CA Haguro engages BB West Virginia at 21,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Glasgow at 21,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CL Yura at 21,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Danae at 21,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Mahan at 21,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Cassin at 21,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Lamson at 21,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Mahan at 21,000 yards BB Maryland engages xAP Kashima Maru at 21,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 18,000 yards BB Colorado engages BB Hiei at 18,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Kumano at 18,000 yards CA Suzuya engages BB West Virginia at 18,000 yards BB Hiei engages CA Portland at 18,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Glasgow at 18,000 yards CL Yura engages BB West Virginia at 18,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Danae at 18,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Tucker at 18,000 yards DD Case engages DD Amatsukaze at 18,000 yards DD Lamson engages DD Isokaze at 18,000 yards BB West Virginia engages xAP Husimi Maru at 18,000 yards DD Case engages xAP Kashima Maru at 18,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards BB West Virginia engages BB Hiei at 16,000 yards BB Colorado engages CA Kinugasa at 16,000 yards BB Hiei engages BB Maryland at 16,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Suzuya at 16,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Haguro at 16,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Glasgow at 16,000 yards CL Yura engages BB West Virginia at 16,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CL Naka at 16,000 yards DD Tucker engages DD Amatsukaze at 16,000 yards DD Reid sunk by DD Maikaze at 16,000 yards DD Lamson engages DD Isokaze at 16,000 yards DD Case engages DD Isokaze at 16,000 yards DD Drayton engages AK Sakura Maru at 16,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 yards BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 13,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages BB Colorado at 13,000 yards CA Kumano engages BB West Virginia at 13,000 yards CA Suzuya engages BB West Virginia at 13,000 yards CA Portland engages CA Haguro at 13,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Glasgow at 13,000 yards CL Yura engages BB West Virginia at 13,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Danae at 13,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Tucker at 13,000 yards DD Cassin engages DD Shiranui at 13,000 yards DD Case engages DD Isokaze at 13,000 yards DD Lamson engages DD Isokaze at 13,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Case at 13,000 yards DD Mahan engages DD Amatsukaze at 13,000 yards DD Tucker engages xAP Husimi Maru at 13,000 yards BB Maryland engages xAP Terukuni Maru at 13,000 yards BB West Virginia engages xAK Asosan Maru at 13,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards BB Colorado engages BB Hiei at 10,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Kinugasa at 10,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Kumano at 10,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Suzuya at 10,000 yards CA Haguro engages BB West Virginia at 10,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CL Abukuma at 10,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CL Yura at 10,000 yards CL Naka engages BB West Virginia at 10,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Tucker at 10,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Lamson at 10,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Case at 10,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Lamson at 10,000 yards DD Drayton engages DD Akigumo at 10,000 yards DD Mahan engages DD Shiranui at 10,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Fanning at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards BB West Virginia engages BB Hiei at 8,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards CA Kumano engages BB West Virginia at 8,000 yards CA Haguro engages BB West Virginia at 8,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Mauritius at 8,000 yards CA Indianapolis engages CL Naka at 8,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Cassin at 8,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Cassin at 8,000 yards DD Tucker engages DD Isokaze at 8,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Lamson at 8,000 yards DD Cassin engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards DD Mahan engages DD Amatsukaze at 8,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Fanning at 8,000 yards DD Cassin engages xAP Manzyu Maru at 8,000 yards DD Lamson engages xAP Kanzyu Maru at 8,000 yards DD Case engages xAP Yoshino Maru at 8,000 yards DD Fanning engages xAK Yamaura Maru at 8,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Kumano at 9,000 yards CA Suzuya engages BB West Virginia at 9,000 yards CA Haguro engages CA Portland at 9,000 yards CL Abukuma engages BB West Virginia at 9,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Mauritius at 9,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Tucker at 9,000 yards DD Cassin engages DD Isokaze at 9,000 yards DD Case engages DD Shiranui at 9,000 yards DD Lamson engages DD Isokaze at 9,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Case at 9,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Mahan at 9,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Fanning at 9,000 yards DD Fanning engages xAP Miike Maru at 9,000 yards DD Mahan engages xAP Husimi Maru at 9,000 yards BB Maryland engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 9,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards xAP Miike Maru collides with DD Akigumo at 68 , 116 xAK Aobasan Maru collides with DD Akigumo at 68 , 116 BB West Virginia engages CA Kinugasa at 10,000 yards BB Hiei engages BB Maryland at 10,000 yards CA Suzuya engages BB West Virginia at 10,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Haguro at 10,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CL Abukuma at 10,000 yards CL Yura engages BB West Virginia at 10,000 yards CL Naka engages BB West Virginia at 10,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Fanning at 10,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Mahan at 10,000 yards DD Case engages DD Isokaze at 10,000 yards DD Mahan engages DD Maikaze at 10,000 yards DD Mahan engages DD Akigumo at 10,000 yards DD Mahan engages AK Sakura Maru at 10,000 yards DD Fanning engages DD Akigumo at 10,000 yards DD Case engages xAP Kanzyu Maru at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards BB Hiei engages BB West Virginia at 8,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages BB West Virginia at 8,000 yards BB Maryland engages BB Hiei at 8,000 yards CA Suzuya engages BB West Virginia at 8,000 yards CA Haguro engages BB West Virginia at 8,000 yards CL Danae engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Mauritius at 8,000 yards CL Danae engages BB Hiei at 8,000 yards DD Tucker engages DD Shiranui at 8,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Cassin at 8,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Cassin at 8,000 yards DD Cassin engages DD Maikaze at 8,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Drayton at 8,000 yards DD Mahan engages AK Sakura Maru at 8,000 yards DD Fanning engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards DD Case engages xAP Manzyu Maru at 8,000 yards DD Lamson engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 8,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards BB West Virginia engages BB Hiei at 6,000 yards BB Colorado engages BB Hiei at 6,000 yards CA Kumano engages BB West Virginia at 6,000 yards CA Indianapolis engages CA Suzuya at 6,000 yards BB Hiei engages CA Portland at 6,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Glasgow at 6,000 yards CL Yura engages BB West Virginia at 6,000 yards CL Naka engages BB West Virginia at 6,000 yards DD Tucker engages DD Isokaze at 6,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Cassin at 6,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Case at 6,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Lamson at 6,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Mahan at 6,000 yards DD Mahan engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Fanning at 6,000 yards DD Case engages xAP Terukuni Maru at 6,000 yards DD Mahan engages xAP Asama Maru at 6,000 yards DD Tucker engages xAK Asosan Maru at 6,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards BB West Virginia engages BB Hiei at 8,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages CA Indianapolis at 8,000 yards BB Maryland engages BB Hiei at 8,000 yards CA Suzuya engages BB West Virginia at 8,000 yards BB Hiei engages CA Portland at 8,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CL Abukuma at 8,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Danae at 8,000 yards DD Tucker engages DD Maikaze at 8,000 yards DD Tucker engages DD Shiranui at 8,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Lamson at 8,000 yards DD Drayton engages DD Akigumo at 8,000 yards DD Mahan engages DD Maikaze at 8,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Fanning at 8,000 yards DD Cassin engages xAP Manzyu Maru at 8,000 yards BB Colorado engages xAP Yoshino Maru at 8,000 yards DD Cassin engages xAP Asama Maru at 8,000 yards DD Cassin engages xAK Asosan Maru at 8,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards AK Sado Maru screened from combat BB West Virginia engages BB Hiei at 10,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Kinugasa at 10,000 yards BB Maryland engages CA Kumano at 10,000 yards CA Suzuya engages BB West Virginia at 10,000 yards BB Hiei engages CA Portland at 10,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CL Abukuma at 10,000 yards CA Portland engages CL Naka at 10,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Case at 10,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Cassin at 10,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Case at 10,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Drayton at 10,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Drayton at 10,000 yards DD Cassin engages xAP Kachidoki Maru at 10,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Fanning at 10,000 yards DD Cassin engages xAP Husimi Maru at 10,000 yards BB Colorado engages xAP Terukuni Maru at 10,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards BB Colorado engages BB Hiei at 11,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Kumano at 11,000 yards CA Suzuya engages BB West Virginia at 11,000 yards BB Hiei engages CA Portland at 11,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Glasgow at 11,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Mauritius at 11,000 yards CL Naka engages BB West Virginia at 11,000 yards DD Tucker engages DD Amatsukaze at 11,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Tucker at 11,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Case at 11,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Lamson at 11,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Drayton at 11,000 yards DD Mahan engages AK Sado Maru at 11,000 yards DD Fanning engages xAP Kachidoki Maru at 11,000 yards DD Drayton engages xAP Kanzyu Maru at 11,000 yards BB Colorado engages xAP Terukuni Maru at 11,000 yards DD Case engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 11,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Kumano at 12,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Suzuya at 12,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Glasgow at 12,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Mauritius at 12,000 yards BB Hiei engages CL Danae at 12,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Drayton at 12,000 yards DD Cassin engages DD Amatsukaze at 12,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Lamson at 12,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Tucker at 12,000 yards DD Case engages AK Sado Maru at 12,000 yards BB Colorado engages xAP Asama Maru at 12,000 yards Range increases to 15,000 yards AK Sado Maru , xAP Kachidoki Maru , xAP Manzyu Maru , xAP Kanzyu Maru , xAP Yoshino Maru , xAP Miike Maru , xAP Husimi Maru , xAP Kashima Maru , xAP Terukuni Maru , xAP Asama Maru , xAK Yamaura Maru , xAK Asosan Maru , xAK Aobasan Maru screened from combat BB Hiei engages BB Maryland at 15,000 yards BB Colorado engages CA Kinugasa at 15,000 yards CA Kumano engages BB Maryland at 15,000 yards CA Indianapolis engages CL Naka at 15,000 yards CL Abukuma engages CA Portland at 15,000 yards CA Suzuya engages CL Glasgow at 15,000 yards CL Danae engages CA Haguro at 15,000 yards DD Amatsukaze engages DD Lamson at 15,000 yards DD Shiranui engages DD Cassin at 15,000 yards DD Case engages DD Shiranui at 15,000 yards DD Maikaze engages DD Lamson at 15,000 yards DD Isokaze engages DD Drayton at 15,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Mahan at 15,000 yards DD Fanning engages DD Akigumo at 15,000 yards Range increases to 20,000 yards AK Sado Maru , xAP Kachidoki Maru , xAP Manzyu Maru , xAP Kanzyu Maru , xAP Yoshino Maru , xAP Miike Maru , xAP Husimi Maru screened from combat - escorted by DD Shiranui , DD Maikaze CA Kinugasa engages CL Danae at 20,000 yards CL Mauritius engages CA Kumano at 20,000 yards CL Glasgow engages CA Suzuya at 20,000 yards CA Haguro engages CL Danae at 20,000 yards CA Kinugasa engages CL Glasgow at 20,000 yards CL Yura engages CL Mauritius at 20,000 yards CL Danae engages CA Haguro at 20,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Tucker at 20,000 yards CL Naka engages DD Cassin at 20,000 yards BB Maryland engages xAK Yamaura Maru at 20,000 yards BB Colorado engages xAK Asosan Maru at 20,000 yards BB Colorado engages xAK Aobasan Maru at 20,000 yards Range increases to 21,000 yards BB West Virginia engages BB Hiei at 21,000 yards BB Hiei engages BB Colorado at 21,000 yards CA Kumano engages BB West Virginia at 21,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Suzuya at 21,000 yards BB Hiei engages CA Portland at 21,000 yards CL Yura engages BB West Virginia at 21,000 yards CL Naka engages BB West Virginia at 21,000 yards CA Portland engages xAP Yoshino Maru at 21,000 yards BB Colorado engages xAP Terukuni Maru at 21,000 yards Range increases to 24,000 yards AK Sado Maru , xAP Manzyu Maru , xAP Kanzyu Maru , xAP Yoshino Maru , xAP Miike Maru , xAP Husimi Maru , xAP Terukuni Maru , xAP Asama Maru , xAK Yamaura Maru , xAK Asosan Maru screened from combat - escorted by DD Shiranui , DD Isokaze , DD Maikaze BB Maryland engages BB Hiei at 24,000 yards CA Kumano engages CA Indianapolis at 24,000 yards CA Haguro engages CA Indianapolis at 24,000 yards CA Portland engages CA Haguro at 24,000 yards CL Abukuma engages CL Glasgow at 24,000 yards CA Suzuya engages DD Cassin at 24,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Case at 24,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Lamson at 24,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Drayton at 24,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Mahan at 24,000 yards Range increases to 26,000 yards AK Sado Maru , xAP Manzyu Maru , xAP Kanzyu Maru screened from combat - escorted by DD Maikaze BB West Virginia engages CA Suzuya at 26,000 yards BB Colorado engages BB Hiei at 26,000 yards CA Kumano engages CL Mauritius at 26,000 yards CA Indianapolis engages CL Naka at 26,000 yards CA Portland engages CA Haguro at 26,000 yards CA Portland engages CL Yura at 26,000 yards CA Portland engages CL Naka at 26,000 yards CA Kumano engages DD Cassin at 26,000 yards BB Maryland engages DD Isokaze at 26,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Mahan at 26,000 yards Range increases to 28,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Kumano at 28,000 yards BB Hiei engages CA Portland at 28,000 yards CA Haguro engages CL Danae at 28,000 yards BB Maryland engages DD Shiranui at 28,000 yards BB Colorado engages DD Maikaze at 28,000 yards BB Maryland engages DD Akigumo at 28,000 yards BB Colorado engages xAP Asama Maru at 28,000 yards Brown, Wilson orders Allied TF to disengage Range increases to 30,000 yards BB West Virginia engages CA Haguro at 30,000 yards xAP Terukuni Maru sunk by BB Maryland at 30,000 yards Task forces break off...

RangerJoe -> RE: AAR 42 (12/3/2021 1:35:50 PM)
I would call that battle an Allied victory. [&o] I mean, trading ship for ship this early plus the xAKs and possibly a CL along with the troops and needed supplies . . .

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