The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal

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Jon_Hal -> The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/21/2004 8:22:13 AM)
My opponent and I have been playing UV since March and recently started a WiTP game. Once again my capable opponent takes up the Japanese armed forces while I will control the Allies. What follows is an account of Scen. 15 The Total War. Just a little about me. I’ve played UV on and off since it came off. Engaged in several play by email games and just purchased WiTP. I’m playing a Allies vs. Japanese AI game as well but this will be my first and probably only PBEM WiTP game for a while. Much like the Allies in WW2 I will be learning the details of the war as I go. So hopefully, in a Year or three, I will see you in Japan, accepting the Japanese surrender. Until then… December 7th, 1941…. A date that will, yet again, live in infamy. Pearl Harbor… Air Raid! Surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. No, really, I saw it coming. Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 76 D3A Val x 126 B5N Kate x 143 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-26A x 8 P-36A Mohawk x 4 P-40B Tomahawk x 17 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 19 destroyed, 5 damaged D3A Val: 8 destroyed, 33 damaged B5N Kate: 29 destroyed, 27 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 6 destroyed, 7 damaged P-26A: 16 destroyed, 3 damaged P-36A Mohawk: 30 destroyed, 16 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 60 destroyed, 58 damaged B-18A Bolo: 11 destroyed, 14 damaged PBY Catalina: 37 destroyed, 53 damaged B-17E Fortress: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged SBD Dauntless: 14 destroyed, 10 damaged A-20B Boston: 6 destroyed, 11 damaged Allied Ships BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, on fire BB Nevada, Bomb hits 4 BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 7 BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage BB Maryland, Bomb hits 3 BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire BB Arizona, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire BB California, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Chew, Bomb hits 1, on fire CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Mercury, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 2, on fire AVD Hulbert, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Bagley, Bomb hits 1, on fire DMS Zane, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Dale, Bomb hits 1, on fire CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 1, on fire It could have been a lot worse. The Japanese did get a lot of Torpedo hits. No telling what the Japanese Carrier fleet’s intentions are for tomorrow. Will they stick around or will the fall back? Wake Island Naval bombardment of Wake Island proceeded an invasion of the tiny Island. Japanese warships dueled with Allied shore guns. The brave defenders of Wake Island held back the Japanese Invaders for a single day before falling in mass to the Japanese hordes Meanwhile Clark’s Field and Singapore fall under massive air attack, almost a hundred Nells cloud the skies over Singapore. Taking a massive toll on the destroying many planes on the ground. Landings happen all over the P.I. and Malaya, While a Japanese Carrier force takes station south of the Philippines to take out retreating ships. My opening strategy is just to be where Grraven isn't. I have no idea what I am doing in China and India. I guess I will have to play those areas by ear. Hopefully I won't do to bad trying to defend those areas. Jon Signing Off

Jon_Hal -> RE: Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/21/2004 8:25:36 AM)
Dec 9th, The Japanese Carrier taskforce continues to pound at Pearl Harbor for the third straight day. Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 112,68 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 64 D3A Val x 94 B5N Kate x 88 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 4 P-40B Tomahawk x 17 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed D3A Val: 18 destroyed, 21 damaged B5N Kate: 17 destroyed, 17 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed P-36A Mohawk: 5 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged PBY Catalina: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships BB California, Bomb hits 1 BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage BB Arizona, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AV Wright, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DMS Perry, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Repair Shipyard hits 4 Airbase hits 6 Runway hits 36 Not much I can do about Pearl right now but just hope that the Japanese continue to lose those High experience pilots. Especially the Kate pilots. I’d rather them get shot down over Pearl then attacking my Flattops. In Malaya my pilots are making a dismal performance with several Japanese surface and transport groups in the area I get NO hits. In the P.I. the transports begin to get the heck out of dodge. B-17’s and some P-40’s begin transferring to the South and leave the Philippines, pledging revenge. Japanese capture Legaspi, Aparri, and Vigan While heavy fighting for Brunei, Yenen, Khota Bharu and Hong Kong continue. Convoys on the west coast start to form up and get ready to start hauling troops and supplies to Pearl as soon as the Japanese Carriers depart. Not to much to do except extract my carriers and get them to a safe haven.

Jon_Hal -> RE: Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/21/2004 8:30:27 AM)
Dec 10th The Japanese Carrier task Force continues for yet another day at Pearl Harbor. Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 112,68 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 D3A Val x 30 B5N Kate x 34 Allied aircraft P-26A x 1 P-40B Tomahawk x 11 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 8 destroyed, 28 damaged B5N Kate: 8 destroyed, 13 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 2 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships DMS Zane, Bomb hits 1, on fire CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 1 BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage BB Arizona, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage BB California, Bomb hits 2 BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 1 BB Nevada, Bomb hits 1 BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage Repair Shipyard hits 4 Port hits 1 Will the Japanese Carriers ever tire out? The Japanese smack about a destroyer squadron near Hong Kong. Crippling one of the Destroyers Day Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong at 43,42 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 15 Ki-21 Sally x 13 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Scout DD Thracian DD Thanet, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage In Malaya the Planes flying out of Singapore finally score on something.. It’s a small start but hopefully this is the start of something good. Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Allied aircraft Swordfish x 4 Buffalo I x 19 Blenheim I x 17 Blenheim IV x 9 Hudson I x 10 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CL Sendai DD Uranami, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Fubuki DD Murakumo DD Isonami DD Shikinami The Japanese Capture Brunei, Kuantan and Makin. Heavy fighting continues for Khota Bharu, Yenen I'm not sure what I'm doing in China still. Grraven seems to be concentrating on Yenen.. I'll have to see what I can shift to support that battle.. If anything JonHal Out

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/21/2004 6:23:21 PM)
Dec 11th Well seems like most of the Japanese Carriers finally retired from Peal today, or at least withdrew for refueling. Only a Zero fighter sweep over the Harbor today. Now begins the long process of picking up the shattered remains of my fleet. Still. Even with all the damage I only lost 1 Battleship sunk. Though 2 other battleships are at over 80% system damage. In the Philippines and DEI allied surface fleets move out to engage the invading Japanese. However the POW and Repulse manage to pull back and escape the Japanese Trap, setting course for Trincolme. The Japanese continue to land troops at Khota Bharu. Japanese ASW forces mange to Sink the Pickerel The Destroyers out of Hong Kong hit a Japanese convoy while trying to withdraw. The are surprised but mange to hit a Jap destroyer once before being pummeled into scrap Night Time Surface Combat at 46,45 Japanese Ships AV Sanyo Maru AV Sanuki Maru CA Maya CA Ashigara CL Kuma DD Asakaze, Shell hits 1 DD Matsukaze Allied Ships DD Scout, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Thracian, Shell hits 12, and is sunk At Kendari the Allies run into the Japanese Battlewagons, taking a lot more damage then giving out Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 33,71 Japanese Ships BB Ise, Shell hits 1 BB Hyuga CL Kinu CL Kitakami DD Yukaze, Shell hits 1 DD Wakatake DD Kuretake DD Sanae, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships CL Java, Shell hits 1 CL Tromp, Shell hits 7, and is sunk DD Alden DD Edsall DD John D. Edwards DD Whipple, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Van Nes DD Evertsen DD Van Ghent The Japanese Baby Carrier force hits a retreating convoy from the P.I. Day Air attack on TF at 39,63 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 16 B5N Kate x 22 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied Ships AK Capillo AO Trinity AV Langley, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AVD Childs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AS Canopus AS Otus AK Princess of Negros, Torpedo hits 1, on fire The only highlight of the turn was the bombers out of Singapore report hitting a Japanese Cruiser with a torpedo. Day Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 24,47 Allied aircraft Swordfish x 4 Buffalo I x 16 Vildebeest IV x 2 Blenheim I x 19 Blenheim IV x 6 Hudson I x 12 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 3 damaged Blenheim IV: 1 damaged Hudson I: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Suzuya, Torpedo hits 1 CA Kumano CA Mikuma Fierce ground combat continues at Khota Bharu and Yenen. While more Japanese troops continue to unload at Kendari. Nells and Bettys fill the skies over both Clark’s Field and Singapore. Doing minimal damage but the interceptors there do nothing in slowing the Japanese planes. I begin to put together a British Carrier task force to see if I can relieve some of the pressure from Malaya. JonHal out

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/21/2004 7:53:14 PM)
Dec 12th I think that KB finally has departed PEarl and the local area.. hopefully! It was a good day for the Dutch air force. Dutch pilots braved the defending claudes and managed to punch a 250lb bomb through the deck of the Hosho. Day Air attack on TF at 39,60 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 9 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 3 Martin 139 x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged Japanese Ships CVE Hosho, Bomb hits 1 CVL Ryujo Meanwhile surface forces managed to slip into Kendari and hit the Transports but little damage was done. I guess they were in a rush to get out of there as a Japanese surface group, including 2 BBs pounded Kendari later that night. Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 33,71 Japanese Ships AP Choko Maru, Shell hits 1 AP Giyu Maru, Shell hits 1 AP Gosei Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire AP Haguro Maru AP Kaika Maru AP Kaiko Maru AP Kaishi Maru AP Koshu Maru #3 AP Meisho Maru AP Mikage Maru #2 AP Sunten Maru AP Teiun Maru AP Haisho Maru AP Yamagata Maru Allied Ships CL Java DD Alden DD Edsall DD John D. Edwards DD Van Nes DD Evertsen DD Van Ghent Meanwhile the Japanese Surface group that missed my light Cruiser force at Kendari does find my transports trying to escape and it’s ugly… Day Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 33,71 Japanese Ships BB Ise BB Hyuga CL Kinu CL Kitakami DD Yukaze DD Wakatake DD Kuretake Allied Ships AK Belawan, Shell hits 11, and is sunk AK Bengalen, Shell hits 17, and is sunk AK Liran, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AP Van Imhoff, Shell hits 21, and is sunk In other news the daily Japanese bomber swarms appeared over Singapore and Clark’s Field again. Again not much damage was done and most of the Allied planes stayed grounded or, in the case of Clark’s Field, moved to safer bases. The Allied air force at Singapore attacked a Japanese Surface group in the AM but failed to hit any of the fast moving Japanese ships. In the Afternoon they were more lucky finding a transport group and hitting a MSW and AK. Day Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 24,47 Allied aircraft Swordfish x 3 Buffalo I x 22 Blenheim I x 12 Blenheim IV x 6 Hudson I x 3 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 1 damaged Hudson I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AK Atutasan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire MSW W.2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PC Shimushu AP Hakozaki Maru AK Akita Maru MSW W.1 AK Sasako Maru Heavy fighting continues for Hong Kong, Yenen, Khota Bharu and Kendari but no bases fall to the Japanese today.

grraven2004 -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/21/2004 11:34:14 PM)
A few thoughts about playing the Japanese. First I must admit that Xargun has been holding my hand through most of the opening moves. I took Kendari early and have parked several Betty's and Nell's there to interdict shipping in the DEI. So far it has worked nicely. I pulled the KB away from PH a day sooner that I would've liked as my Kates were really starting to take some serious losses. I am only mildly pleased at my PH results. The PI situation is going well IMO. I have secured the northern bases and have started to move in shorter ranged planes to help surpress Manilla and Clark. With these bases I now have the ability to move in some more troops to take Luzon. I have isolated Mindinao and am going to let that wither some before assulting there. With the kendari base and the bases in northern Luzon and Palau no shipping should be able to get in or out. Malaya. (sigh) this has been a major boondoggle for me. I have all the eastern bases and Mersing on the west. I have isolated several units in northern Malaya cutting them off from Singapore, I know this will help in taking the city sooner but the price paid has been high. Jon moved 2 units of the AVG down to Singapore and they have lived up to their reputaion. [:(]. I have started moving in Oscars, Sally's and Lilly's to help the beleagured Nell's. My zero's have been staying equal to the task of the P-40's however I was hoping they would do better than they have shown so far. This is just the beginning of my narritive on my experince of playing the Empire. As more turns are posted by Jon I will comment when it doesn't give away strategy. P.S. any constuctive comments are more than welcome.

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/22/2004 1:45:01 AM)
Dec 14th Once Again the Nells return over Clark Field. Escorts do more damage then the bombers. Shooting down a couple of remaining P-40s In Singapore the air force there scores again on the invading Japanese. It’s not many bomb hits but I figure every little bit helps. Day Air attack on TF, near Khota Bharu at 24,45 Allied aircraft Swordfish x 3 Buffalo I x 14 Blenheim I x 8 Blenheim IV x 5 Hudson I x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Murakumo DD Shinonome, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Ayanami CL Sendai DD Hatsuyuki DD Amagiri Day Air attack on TF at 25,51 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 6 Vildebeest IV x 6 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged Japanese Ships PG Sozan Maru AP Nachisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Guns lost 1 The Japanese Capture Victoria Point today while heavy fighting continues for Khota Bharu, Yenen and Hong Kong. Meanwhile the first of the Transports sets sail to resupply Pearl while the least damaged of my Battleships begin the voyage to the west coast for repair. Tankers in the DEI begin to get underway and head towards Oz now that the JApanese Baby carrier force has pulled out. Jon out

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/22/2004 1:51:36 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: grraven2004 A few thoughts about playing the Japanese. First I must admit that Xargun has been holding my hand through most of the opening moves. I took Kendari early and have parked several Betty's and Nell's there to interdict shipping in the DEI. So far it has worked nicely. I pulled the KB away from PH a day sooner that I would've liked as my Kates were really starting to take some serious losses. I am only mildly pleased at my PH results. The PI situation is going well IMO. I have secured the northern bases and have started to move in shorter ranged planes to help surpress Manilla and Clark. With these bases I now have the ability to move in some more troops to take Luzon. I have isolated Mindinao and am going to let that wither some before assulting there. With the kendari base and the bases in northern Luzon and Palau no shipping should be able to get in or out. Malaya. (sigh) this has been a major boondoggle for me. I have all the eastern bases and Mersing on the west. I have isolated several units in northern Malaya cutting them off from Singapore, I know this will help in taking the city sooner but the price paid has been high. Jon moved 2 units of the AVG down to Singapore and they have lived up to their reputaion. [:(]. I have started moving in Oscars, Sally's and Lilly's to help the beleagured Nell's. My zero's have been staying equal to the task of the P-40's however I was hoping they would do better than they have shown so far. This is just the beginning of my narritive on my experince of playing the Empire. As more turns are posted by Jon I will comment when it doesn't give away strategy. P.S. any constuctive comments are more than welcome. I think this game is a great learning experience for both Grraven and I. Hopefully this AAR can help newer players and even give some of the old hands here a few chuckles at my obvious inexperience. [:)]

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/22/2004 2:17:05 AM)
Dec 15th Well, the first week of the war is down and I need to look at what is going on.. I’m falling back all over the map. The KB has left the pearl area and fading back into the Fog that it struck from. Kendari has fallen to a quick invasion and I know that Grraven will be stationing bombers there soon to cut off all escape from the Philippines. Today marks the first Japanese incursion into old UV territory with troops landing a Rabaul and the Shortlands. Landing also occur at Mersing. Air Raids in Hong Kong and Khota Bharu hit those bases hard. Japanese Bombers swarm over Singapore and Hong Kong . Meanwhile the Singapore air force has an ok day, putting a torp into an AP. Day Air attack on TF at 23,51 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 3 Vildebeest IV x 7 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Miyako Maru AP Teia Maru, Torpedo hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Ground combat continues for Hong Kong, Yenen, Khota Bharu and Rabaul. The Japanese Capture Tavoy. Convoys and singlew ships are still trickling out of the P.I and D.E.I.

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/22/2004 4:48:24 AM)
Dec 16th Allied commanders are alarmed to see the Japanese Landings at Rabaul and Shortlands but we have no assets to send to the area. Carriers are out of place, escorting crippled battleships back to Pearl and even if they were in range I wouldn’t risk an attack with the KB still unaccounted for. While trying to save some oil a lone tanker is caught by the Japanese… Poor guys didn’t have a chance. Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 20,55 Japanese Ships CL Isuzu DD Kasasagi DD Kari DD Kiji DD Kamo Allied Ships TK Talang Akar, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk I’m am overjoyed when the Seawolf tags an AP Sub attack at 30,47 Japanese Ships AP Ryugi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Seawolf Only to see the Japanese silent service one up me. Tagging the Neosho hard right outside of Pearl!. That’s Grraven! I needed that ship! Sub attack at 107,84 Japanese Ships SS I-175 Allied Ships AO Neosho, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Chew Things don’t look good at Yenen as the Japanese Army manages to reduce the fortifications to 0. Don’t know how much longer they can hold out. The Japanese also take Khota Bharu this turn. Ground Combat rages on at Hong Kong, Rabaul and Mersing

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/22/2004 8:07:08 AM)
Dec 18th Japanese Troops land on Gili Gili today.. Moving closer to Oz. Meanwhile troops continue to put up a fierce battle for Rabaul but it’s only a matter of time before the Japanese take the base. Nells show up Over Clark Field today. Again hitting the airstrip but doing minor damage. Nells also bomb Hong Kong. The Singapore Airforce takes wing today with a vengence and hits in the morning Day Air attack on TF, near Malacca at 22,47 Allied aircraft Swordfish x 3 Buffalo I x 23 Vildebeest IV x 13 Blenheim I x 20 Blenheim IV x 6 Hudson I x 11 P-40B Tomahawk x 14 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 2 damaged Hudson I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships MSW W.5 AP Teia Maru AP Miyako Maru AP Sanura Maru, on fire, heavy damage PC Shonan Maru #7 PG Sozan Maru AP Ryoyo Maru AP Nachisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage MSW W.4 AP Nissen Maru AP Fukko Maru, Bomb hits 1 AP Yamakisan Maru Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Then in the afternoon Allied aircraft Swordfish x 3 Blenheim I x 17 Blenheim IV x 3 Hudson I x 9 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Nachisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PG Sozan Maru PC Shonan Maru #7 AP Nissen Maru AP Ryoyo Maru AP Miyako Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Fukko Maru MSW W.5 AP Teia Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Zenyo Maru Japanese ground losses: 100 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Today marks the first flight of the Swordfish Squadron from the British Carrier. I didn’t want to risk a carrier close to Malaya but I transferred the high experience squadron to Singapore. They score two torp hits today. However the Airwar is not one sided and the Bettys make a strike against more escaping transports.. Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 G4M1 Betty x 15 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Angelina, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Sipirok, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage The Japanese Land troops on Malacca and Kiska island. Heavy fighting continues in Mersing and Rabaul. The Japanese capture Naga base and in Nanchang the Japanese chase out the Chinese. Not a bad day for the allies, not bad but not great. I’m still being rolled back across the board but the Air Force in Singapore keeps getting better, hitting several transports today. Jon Out

wobbly -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/22/2004 11:05:34 AM)
Excellent Guys. More info from others to sharpen my ideas with. Jon - having Kendari taken is a cast Iron sod but not the end of the world. As soon as Graven starts to move his baby carriers West of Bali you will find it hard to get shipping down to Oz. Remember you can evacuate resources and such to India as well. I like the use of the AVG in Singapore - a wee transference down there when PzB gets ready to help his units with airpower might be the go.

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/22/2004 4:24:02 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: wobbly Excellent Guys. More info from others to sharpen my ideas with. Jon - having Kendari taken is a cast Iron sod but not the end of the world. As soon as Graven starts to move his baby carriers West of Bali you will find it hard to get shipping down to Oz. Remember you can evacuate resources and such to India as well. I like the use of the AVG in Singapore - a wee transference down there when PzB gets ready to help his units with airpower might be the go. Thanks Wobby. I appreciate any advice at this stage of the game. [:)] I must admit I didn't put to much imporatnce on Kendari until I saw those Transports heading that way. I tried to dog him with my mixed CL and DD sqaudrons but with those Battleships he had covering the invasion it was a lost cause. Once Grraven gets Zeros over Singapore in any serious number then I'm in trouble. However I should enjoy the good hunting while I can.

Rob Brennan UK -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/22/2004 6:21:21 PM)
Nice AAR , Got to say i love the salient points being cut n pasted rather than the entire 'pages and pages' of combat reports.. much easier to read for my tired old eyes [:)] As a predominately jap player (ai only so far) a good sub blocade in the bay of bengal , basically diamond head and also sri-lanka if you have enough can yield good results for little loss .. also continued bombing of singapore i find a waste ,, better to attack ground targets and cause disruption to reduce your land losses IMO. Great idea with the AVG BTW [:D] sneaky one that .. hehe .. I find that zeros are getting slaughtered by the AVG in china so don't despair if the japs send more down .. As allies HOLD port moresby at all costs IMO .. its a great stepping stone for later LBA as you probably already know from playing UV [;)].. OK i'll stop trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs and just say thanks for taking the time to post .. v v enjoyable read ..and good luck to both sides

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/22/2004 6:58:44 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Rob Brennan UK Nice AAR , Got to say i love the salient points being cut n pasted rather than the entire 'pages and pages' of combat reports.. much easier to read for my tired old eyes [:)] Thanks Rob. I too get tired of reading the whole AAR so I thought that you guys would enjoy just the coolest bits. I can't devulge all my strategies yet as I know Ggraven is reading this AAR too, but in time I will reveal the interesting info like where my Carriers are hiding, Etc... Good point about the AVG holding it's own against the Japanese Zeros in China.. GGraven has been threating to send some of KB and it's high experience pilots over to singapore and "take care" of the AVG. That wouldn't be a pretty picture for the AVG. Again thanks for reading! Jon

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/22/2004 9:28:51 PM)
Dec 19th The Allied Silent service scores today. Not big but it’s something to cheer about. Any Damage to ships running back and forth from Malaya can’t help Grraven at all. Sub attack at 40,68 Japanese Ships AP Sunten Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire Allied Ships SS Porpoise Meanwhile the Singapore air force hits another convoy. Scoring hits on 3 APs! Today marks the first deployment of the AVG to Singapore. Now I just have to wait for the Nells to show up again and give them a real “what for” Day Air attack on TF, near Malacca at 22,47 Allied aircraft Swordfish x 4 Buffalo I x 14 Vildebeest IV x 3 Blenheim I x 19 Blenheim IV x 7 Hudson I x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 11 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged Japanese Ships PG Sozan Maru AP Teia Maru, heavy damage AP Yamakisan Maru PC Shonan Maru #6 AP Ryoyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Sanura Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage AP Miyako Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire However the Japanese find and hit my Crippled tanker that he hit the previous day. Having those Japanese in Kendari is proving to be a major headache! Day Air attack on TF at 30,71 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 G4M1 Betty x 10 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Angelina, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Air strikes occur at Alor Star, Hong Kong, Changsha and Clark’s Field. Japanese Capture Tulagi! (geez when did they get there?) , Kiska, Malacca and Gili Gili Fighting Continues in Hong Kong.. (Where I am now reduced to fort level 3!) and Ichang. The Defenders of Rabaul hold out another day but they are beginning to realize that no re-enforcements will be coming their way. Looking on this day I have made only a few offensive moves and meet with mixed results so far. my surface groups did little to slow the invasion of Kendari and I will be paying for that now. Deploying some of the AVG and the Swordfish from the British Carrier at Singapore should hinder Ggraven’s invasion of Malaya.. Or at least slow him down a little. The B-17s in Derby will begin night runs on Kendari and see if they can produce anything. Jon out

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/23/2004 7:38:39 AM)
Dec 20th Well.. One sub falls to Japanese ASW around Malaya but then another Allied sub scores.. Hitting one of Ggraven’s precious Tankers Sub attack at 40,52 Japanese Ships TK Mitu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire PG Muro Maru MSW W.6 Allied Ships SS KXIV Having the Swordfish at Singapore comes in handy with them putting a torp into the Kongo. It was costly though.. losing a couple of the precious Swordfish. Day Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 23,49 Allied aircraft Swordfish x 8 Buffalo I x 21 Blenheim I x 9 Blenheim IV x 10 Hudson I x 8 P-40B Tomahawk x 18 Allied aircraft losses Swordfish: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Blenheim I: 2 damaged Blenheim IV: 3 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kongo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Akatsuki CA Takao CA Atago Of course the Japanese respond with beating up an innocent Transport just trying to escape. Day Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 28,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 G4M1 Betty x 23 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships AP Mijer, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AD Black Hawk On the Ground it doesn’t look that pretty.. Rabaul, Changsa and Tarawa fall to the Japanese. While Hong Kong is reduced to only 2 forts.. Japanese troops land at Tarakan Not to good today.. but of course there is always tomorrow. Jon out

wyrmmy -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/23/2004 9:52:14 AM)
You mean there is always next year. [sm=terms.gif]

grraven2004 -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/23/2004 11:30:49 AM)
Next year I will have the Yamato built and ready to accept his surrender in San Francisco Bay. [:D][:D]

Rob Brennan UK -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/23/2004 5:25:34 PM)
quote: Next year I will have the Yamato built and ready to accept his surrender in San Francisco Bay. Now that my friend is some seriously wishful thinking [:D]

52nd Lowland -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/23/2004 5:38:46 PM)
Allied tips...evacuate as much ABDA base forces as u can along with resources,although the early Jap capture of Kendari means Betties etc will be interdicting your evacuation lines.I also pulled the Ozzie Buffalo squadrons from Singapore cause these can be upgraded to Hurricane IIs as soon as replacements appear. Aslo make sure you only use your US CVs when your are absolutely sure that the KB isnt waiting to spring a trap.This is where you should build up your Catalina recon line in the Central and SW Pacific so you have a few turns warning of any impending attack. Move your Chinese land forces into the heartland of China as a good Jap player could take advantage of the weak Chinese forces near the coast.

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/24/2004 2:28:49 AM)
Dec 21st Unless my pilots are lying to me they had a good day out of Singapore Day Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 24,47 Allied aircraft Swordfish x 3 Buffalo I x 17 Vildebeest IV x 10 Blenheim I x 20 Blenheim IV x 6 Hudson I x 11 P-40B Tomahawk x 18 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Ayato Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Kiyozumi Maru, Bomb hits 1 AP Koan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Kasuga Maru AP Nitta Maru AP Meiko Maru AP Hokuriku Maru AP Hikawa Maru AP Awajisan Maru AP Kisogawa Maru AP Nissen Maru #2 AP Meiyo Maru Japanese ground losses: 121 casualties reported Then in the afternoon Day Air attack on TF, near Malacca at 22,47 Allied aircraft Swordfish x 3 Buffalo I x 19 Vildebeest IV x 6 Blenheim I x 17 Blenheim IV x 7 Hudson I x 9 P-40B Tomahawk x 12 Allied aircraft losses Swordfish: 2 damaged Japanese Ships AP Fukko Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage AP Nissen Maru AP Ryoyo Maru, heavy damage AP Zenyo Maru AP Sanura Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PG Sozan Maru PC Shonan Maru #6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Yamakisan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Miyako Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Teia Maru, heavy damage While Ggraven’s Bettys have a good day themselves.. hitting another one of my tankers Day Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 28,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 G4M1 Betty x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK Anastasia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Meanwhile the Enterprise rushed into Tarawa hoping to catch some Japanese Transports but missed them.. only pounding the airfield. The bad thing is now Ggraven knows where the Enterprise is.. time to pull her back to safer waters Day Air attack on Tarawa , at 85,91 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 16 SBD Dauntless x 33 No Allied losses Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 8 Japanese capture Tarakan base, destroying almost a dozen planes on the ground.. While Hong Kong is reduced to Fortification 1 Things haven’t been going too well… but at least I haven’t lost any Carriers yet.

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/24/2004 2:30:27 AM)
Dec 22nd Finally the inevitable air attack on Singapore. Ggraven has been threatening to shut me down there and this is his opening move. Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 G3M Nell x 93 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 14 P-40B Tomahawk x 23 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 10 destroyed G3M Nell: 28 destroyed, 17 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 13 destroyed, 5 damaged Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 6 Lousy fog of war.. But I do know that I hurt his Nell force. Too bad my bombers stayed grounded today Proving that every upside has a downside Hong Kong falls to invading Japanese! Ground combat at Hong Kong Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 62010 troops, 755 guns, 19 vehicles Defending force 11879 troops, 63 guns, 4 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong base !!! Japanese ground losses: 85 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 12312 casualties reported Guns lost 60 Vehicles lost 1 With the Loss of Yenen and now Hong Kong I am now operating in a void in China. I will re-enforce me bases as well as I can and hope for the best. In Ichang the Japanese suffer heavy losses in continued fighting. Meanwhile more Japanese troops unload at Mersing and the Aussies there put up a good fight.I’m hoping the can hold for a while.. I’m even considering re-enforcing them if it gets to bad for them. Giving up Mersing is just letting the Japanese get one step closer to Singapore. The only other report is that the SS Seawolf found the Kongo retiring back to port and bounched a torp of it’s hull.. Hopefully the ringing sound will at least give some of the crew a headache.

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/24/2004 4:54:50 AM)
Dec 24th Third straight day of air strikes on Singapore ----------------------- Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 G3M Nell x 69 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 10 P-40B Tomahawk x 11 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed G3M Nell: 12 destroyed, 15 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 11 Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 7 Ki-27 Nate x 12 Ki-21 Sally x 19 Ki-48 Lily x 20 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 10 P-40B Tomahawk x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A5M4 Claude: 12 destroyed Ki-21 Sally: 6 destroyed, 5 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 9 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 damaged Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Swordfish: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 AVG/C Squadron has over 30 confirmed kills while AVG/B Squadron is close behind with 28. I plan on rotating in AVG/A squadron and give these guys a break. Meanwhile only a small attack force takes off from Singapore.. but hits it’s target Day Air attack on TF at 21,47 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 9 Blenheim IV x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 8 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Ryoyo Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Long range bombers from Kendari hit a surface group.. Aborting a fast pickup run. I’m really hating the Japanese in Kendari. Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 22,65 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 26 G4M1 Betty x 15 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged G4M1 Betty: 17 damaged Allied Ships CL Java, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Edsall, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Van Ghent DD Evertsen, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage In China My troops fall back out of Changsha, while fighting continues in Ichang and Nanchang. In Mersing more troops spill onto the beaches and attack the Brave Aussie defenders.. Hold on guys!

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/24/2004 4:57:22 AM)
Dec 25th Merry Christmas You would think the Japanese would give us a break on Christmas and all but no.. they are back over Singapore Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 G3M Nell x 43 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 10 P-40B Tomahawk x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed G3M Nell: 15 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Runway hits 8 Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 14 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 Ki-21 Sally x 17 Ki-48 Lily x 13 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 6 P-40B Tomahawk x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 8 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Blenheim I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 23 casualties reported Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 14 The AVG must be on vacation since they turn in their poorest performance of the war today. However the Bomber jocks have a great day hitting another Transport convoy. Day Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 24,47 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 4 Ki-27 Nate x 13 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9 Allied aircraft Swordfish x 3 Buffalo I x 6 Vildebeest IV x 5 Blenheim I x 5 Blenheim IV x 3 Hudson I x 6 P-40B Tomahawk x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 8 destroyed Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Swordfish: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Buffalo I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 2 damaged Japanese Ships AP Hikawa Maru, Bomb hits 1 AP Kiyozumi Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire AP Nitta Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire AP Meiko Maru AP Ayato Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Kogyo Maru, Bomb hits 1 Ggraven gets a nice Present as part of KB shows up near Canton Island and plasters a refueling convoy. Every Ship is sunk! Good thing Enterprise wasn’t there. Three vs. one isn’t odds I’m willing to fight right now Day Air attack on TF at 90,100 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 63 B5N Kate x 69 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 2 damaged B5N Kate: 3 damaged Allied Ships AO Ramapo, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Selfridge, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Cassin, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Reid, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Downes, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage Mersing continues to hold out against the growing hordes of Japanese troops. Don’t have to much to spare to help those guys. In China troops clash in Ichang Not a good Christmas for me.. Hopefully new years will pan out better. Jon out

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/24/2004 7:48:05 AM)
December 26th Not a good day for my silent service… ASW attack at 40,52 Japanese Ships PC Shimushu Allied Ships SS KXIV, hits 2, on fire ----------------------- ASW attack at 30,47 Japanese Ships DD Amagiri DD Yugiri DD Asagiri DD Ayanami DD Shikinami DD Murakumo DD Hatsuyuki DD Isonami DD Shirakumo DD Usugumo Allied Ships SS Seawolf, hits 5, on fire, heavy damage His Silent service scores well though Sub attack at 114,67 Japanese Ships SS I-23 Allied Ships AK Arkansan, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage In my vast and horribly need to strike back somehow at the Japaense I launch an attack from Darwin on Kendari Night Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-17C Fortress x 12 Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses No Allied losses Runway hits 1 That 1 runway hit will show him! My Singapore air force takes off and has a good day. Ggraven has threatened a new Uber Strat to eliminate my air power from Singapore… This doesn’t bode well. Day Air attack on TF, near Kuantan at 24,47 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 12 Ki-27 Nate x 15 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9 Allied aircraft Swordfish x 6 Buffalo I x 6 Vildebeest IV x 5 Blenheim I x 9 Blenheim IV x 3 Hudson I x 6 P-40B Tomahawk x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 4 destroyed Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Swordfish: 2 destroyed Buffalo I: 3 damaged Hudson I: 3 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 3 damaged Japanese Ships AP Awajisan Maru, Bomb hits 1 AP Nissen Maru #2 AP Koan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Kisogawa Maru, Bomb hits 1 AP Nitta Maru AP Nojima Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Kiyozumi Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Meanwhile the inevitable Japanese counter attack on Singapore Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 12 Ki-27 Nate x 9 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 21 Ki-21 Sally x 15 Ki-48 Lily x 12 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 5 P-40B Tomahawk x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A5M4 Claude: 6 destroyed Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 3 destroyed Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged Blenheim I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Swordfish: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 29 The Japanese also rush in a surface group into PM… Naval bombardment of Port Moresby, at 53,91 Japanese Ships DD Yuzuki DD Kikuzuki DD Uzuki DD Oboro CA Kako CA Furutaka CA Kinugasa CA Aoba Allied Ships CL Adelaide, Shell hits 2, on fire Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 3 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 5 Meanwhile in China combat continues in Nanchang and Ichang and in Malaya Mersing continues to hang on.. Can’t tell what his intentions are in the Solomons. I assume he is making a play for PM.. at least softening it up… And I know Lunga will be on his hit list soon. Nothing I can do to stop him right now.. I can just hope he over extends himself and leaves a window open for me to take advantage of. Jon out

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/24/2004 4:25:14 PM)
December 27th A lot of under the surface action this turn. Sub Hunters out of Pearl had a good day hitting two Japanese subs Sub attack at 111,72 Japanese Ships SS I-1, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DMS Wasmuth DMS Chandler ----------------------- ASW attack at 113,66 Japanese Ships SS I-5, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships PC Tiger MSW Rail DMS Hovey DD Porter DD Mahan DD Lamson DD Drayton However it is not all one sided. He puts a torp into one of my Transports coming into Pearl. ----------------------- Sub attack at 116,66 Japanese Ships SS I-19 Allied Ships AK Ohioan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage At Port Moresby the Japanese surface fleet parks and begins target practice. Is he covering for an incoming Invasion fleet? Naval bombardment of Port Moresby, at 53,91 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses No Allied losses 2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Yuzuki DD Kikuzuki DD Uzuki DD Oboro CA Kako CA Furutaka CA Kinugasa CA Aoba Allied Ships CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1 Allied ground losses: 79 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 7 Port hits 2 In Malaya the Japanese land more troops at Mersing but the Aussies keep fighting.. tough guys. Some troops I managed to escape from the north should be arriving soon to support them but I don’t know if they will get there in time. The Singapore Air force didn’t do much today,, missing all it’s intended targets while Japanese bombers over Singapore don’t do much either.. Even the AVG doesn’t show up in force. In China fighting continues in Nanchang and Ichang. I managed to have a couple of Corp of Chinese troops running around in the backfield behind the Japanese main thrust.. hopefully it will cause Ggraven more trouble.. Jon out

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/24/2004 7:21:07 PM)
December 28th The Sub war continues around pearl with my Sub hunters scoring again. ASW attack at 111,68 Japanese Ships SS I-17, hits 2 Allied Ships DMS Trevor DMS Wasmuth DMS Chandler Back at Malaya The Singapore Air Force fights again Day Air attack on TF at 26,48 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 8 Allied aircraft Swordfish x 6 Buffalo I x 2 Blenheim I x 5 Blenheim IV x 3 Hudson I x 6 P-40B Tomahawk x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AP Midori Maru, Torpedo hits 1 AP Meiten Maru AP Mexico Maru, Bomb hits 1 AP Hikade Maru Japanese forces continue to unload at Mersing, bringing the total up to 16,000+ troops… Allied reinforcements arrive. Not many, probably not enough to counter the arriving Japanese but they hold for one more day. In China The IJA pushed the Chinese out of Wuhan While fighting continues in Ichang and Nanchang The Japanese Capture Taytay In other news the Lexington finally traded in her worn out Buffalos for some brand spanking factory fresh F4Fs. The Japanese KB, which looks like it consists of three carriers ( Probably Sho, Zui and Hiryu), Still sit off Canton Island. It looks likes he wants to interdict transports from Oz and the US mainland.. And perhaps cover for an invasion? Jon Out

grraven2004 -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/24/2004 9:44:00 PM)
Ok more comments. My western thrusts are going according to plan. The US hasn't got much to stop me. I have my defense ring picked out. Now its just a matter of getting troops there before he does. I do have carriers southwest of PH around Palmyra. They have sunk alot of shipping there as Jon will tell you in the next few days. I know its not a crushing blow but it should slow him down some. Malaya is going better now. I have several bombing groups in range of Singapore. The AVG is going to get its kills I know, however I can't be afraid to keep putting pressure on him. I have gotten all my carrier based claudes upgraded to zeros so now the land based squadrons will get these new marvels of Japanese engineering. Once that is done Jon can expect to see 80+ zeros of that airfield. I'm not worried about Mersing. I have more than enough troops there to push out the Aussies. If I get that airfield finally closed down I will start moving in more supply to keep the troops fed. Production. This I have a good handle on. It was intimidating at first but now I have things running along very smoothly. Thankyou Xargun. Known mistakes for me so far. Not keeping the pressure on Singapore. I was of the impression that those planes couldn't hit the broadside of a barn even it they were inside. Man was I wrong. Those bombers have sunk or damaged about 2 dozen ships. Japan has alot of special ground units. I haven't been real good yet at using them. I still have several sitting at staging bases waiting to get in the fight. Not paying attention to the garrison level at ANY base in China. One day I was looking at Shanghai and was seeing damage there. I took a peek and the city was totally ruined. I had less than 50 assult factors there. I have everything garrisoned again but its allowed Jon to get into my backfield and could take months to extract him. Not enough troops for the PI. I have enough there to keep pace, however if I want to put serious pressure on the big bases I'm going to need more troops. Also if I had gotten more units I could've cut off the northern units and kept them from retreating to Manila. Well next post will be my New Years resolutions. Until then I'm off to kill more cyber troops.

Jon_Hal -> RE: The Big One! - Grraven Vs. JonHal (8/25/2004 4:53:53 AM)
December 29th Breaking news. A bad day for the USN today. I had managed to slip in a couple of FTs into Canton under the nose of the Japanese Carriers but while trying the same trick in the line Islands I get bounced. KB makes a sudden rush north and hits a convoy. This is costly but the risk was necessary. (at least that’s my story and I’m sticking to it) ----------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 105,85 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 41 B5N Kate x 45 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 4 destroyed, 25 damaged B5N Kate: 15 destroyed, 33 damaged Allied Ships CA Astoria, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CA Portland, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1 CL Helena, Bomb hits 1 CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 2, on fire Allied ground losses: 335 casualties reported ----------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 105,85 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 22 B5N Kate x 24 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 4 destroyed, 15 damaged B5N Kate: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged Allied Ships CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage CL Helena Allied ground losses: 205 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Today also makes and escalation of forces against Singapore. Over 50 Lily’s over Singapore. Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 7 Ki-27 Nate x 19 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 48 Ki-21 Sally x 19 Ki-48 Lily x 53 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 6 P-40B Tomahawk x 22 Japanese aircraft losses A5M4 Claude: 2 destroyed Ki-27 Nate: 14 destroyed Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 27 destroyed Ki-21 Sally: 4 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 8 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 11 destroyed, 4 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 15 destroyed, 11 damaged Blenheim IV: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged Swordfish: 3 destroyed Blenheim I: 1 destroyed Vildebeest IV: 2 destroyed Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 34 In China fighting still continues over Nanchang and Ichang While the Japanese Captures Puerto Princesa Ground Combat continues in Mersing…and in Jolo. I think I am seeing Ggraven’s promised solution to the Singapore problem.. A lot more bombers! My main concern is in the central pacific where those Jap Carriers are now in the Line Islands just looking for trouble. Mercing is still holding but barely. Jon Out

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