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joliverlay -> AARl----Wilson vs Lay Senario 19 (9/25/2003 1:52:44 AM)
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I've not done this before....let me know if this style of AAR is OK. I normally play the Allies...but Im having fun as the IJN this time.
Allied Intercept of Japanese code......text as follows....Message from I. Yamamoto to IJN HQ...May 6, 1942
Our glorious, but not to smart, local commander launched a major Banzi Attack at PM immediately after being dropped of by fast transport. IHQ finds reports that no allied forces were killed whatsoever to be unbelievable, especially since the attacking force was all but wiped out. I wonder if they know anything about allied firepower. Oh well....we will consider it a 'reconnance in force'. At least we know the port is defended by a full strength brigade.
After several air attacks by our naval air at Rabul failed to report any hits on parked aircraft or even failed to encounter defensive forces over the last few nights....air attacks have been scaled back to rest the aircrews. Perhaps we can find some naval forces or submarine targets.
Fortunately the IJN forces report another successfull naval engagement at PM. Good results on 2 successive nights. 2DDs sunk each night. Tanaka is expected to accomplish more when heavier units arrive in theater. NO sign of allied CVs in theater. We have one report of a single CA near PM. Additional surface engagements expected at PM over the next few nights.
The emperor will be pleased to see we have already sunk 4 allied DDs with no losses. Perhaps this will mitigate the loss of over 1000 naval infantry. Perhaps we should have landed the IJA forces, but I hate to use them in our operations, especially loaded on our combat vessels on fast transport missions. The Army commanders are so difficult to deal with.
Signed...I. Yamamoto
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The fast transport task force belowunloaded the units on May 5 and returned on May 6 as a surface combat TF.....This used lots of fuel but was probably unexpected by the allied commander. The previous night a bombardment TF visited PM and also sunk 2 DDs. This allowed me to seek surface engagements on 2 consecutive nights. I expected the Allies might withdraw from PM.
May 6, 1942
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 10,40
Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
CL Yubari
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 1
DD Yayoi, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 1
DD Mochizuki
DD Oite
DD Asanagi
Allied Ships
DD Walke, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Farragut, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 10,40
Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yayoi, on fire
DD Uzuki
DD Mochizuki
DD Oite
DD Asanagi
Allied Ships
DD Phelps, Shell hits 54, and is sunk
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Ground combat at Port Moresby
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 2555 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 7862 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 1105
Guns lost 1
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