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freeboy -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (3/11/2005 8:07:15 AM)

I want my mommy



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (3/18/2005 8:38:19 AM)

SITUATION REPORT: 2-2-43



USAAF: OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER Day 2

With Japanese fighters in the Marshalls, Banda Sea and Burma heavily attrited on on the 1st day of the air offensive, yesterdays attacks were a comparative "milk run". At a cost of only 14 Allied AC, the Japanese lost a further 164 AC including 92 Tonys and 13 A6M3as.

After 2 days of Operation Rolling Thunder, the Japanese have lost 539 AC vs 147 Allied.
Cummulative air base damages are:

Maloelap: 86%
Amboina: 68%
Mandalay: 100%
Pagan: 90%.



String -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (3/18/2005 10:45:13 AM)

Damn.. seems like tonies aren't the wonderweapon afterall.. What were the exp levels for those squadrons? And how many were lost in A2A vs ground?



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (3/18/2005 4:50:52 PM)

Majority of the Tonys were destroyed on the ground. I cant speak for the experience levels of the Japanese, but there had been heavy AC attrition for both sides so neither side probably had very high experience levels.



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (3/19/2005 4:29:35 AM)

SITUATION REPORT: 2-3-43



USAAF: OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER.....Day 3


With the major Japanese airbases at Amboina and Maloelap bombed into oblivion and because of the change in Japanese High Command 2 weeks ago, the new Japanese Commander has requested a truce so that he can reorganize the battered air groups. Allied High Command curtailed 90% of air operations yesterday and will be grounding all aircraft today to allow the Japanese a chance to re-deploy their air. Airbases at Amboina and Maloelap will be given 13 days to rebuild and reallocate their air groups. With most Allied air grounded yesterday the Japanese still lost 57 AC vs 6 Allied AC. Running total now for Operation Rolling Thunder is 596 Japanese AC to 153 Allied AC. Operation Rolling Thunder to resume on 2-5-43 weather permitting.


CHINA COMMAND:

IJA again infiltrates troops to 46,36 in an attempt to isolate Changsha and the Chinese counterattack with 4 Corps vs 8,000 IJA forcing them to retreat.



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (3/23/2005 6:10:15 AM)

SITUATION REPORT: 2-5-43


USAAF: OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER......Day 5


With all Allied AC grounded yesterday to allow the Japanese commander a chance to reorganize, the air offensive resumed in earnest today. Amboina and Maloelap lay in ruins so air targeting was switched to Kendari and Kwajalein. 213 Japanese AC are destroyed at a cost of 30 Allied AC. Running total for the 5 day air offensive is now 809 Japanese AC vs 183 Allied AC. With the back of Japanese air power now broken in both the Marshalls and Banda Sea, the amphibious offensives can resume.



AdmFletcher -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (3/24/2005 10:19:53 AM)

This forum thread should remain permanently on the headlines page of Matrix games as THE standard for PBEM war gaming and updates. Some other forums playing this game are sooo inactive you dont think a game is in progress.

Adm Spruance with your detailed reports and constant updates you rock. freeboy, good luck in your campaign, its going to be 1944 soon..

A pity these PBEM games don't allow observers to watch the action after the Allies and Nips have moved, it would be a great show, better than most contemporary "brainless" movies anyway.



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (3/24/2005 4:57:48 PM)

SITUATION REPORT: 2-6-43


SOUTH PACIFIC COMMAND: MARSHALLS CAMPAIGN

After pounding Maloelap and Kwajalein into rubble, the USN sent CV, Bombardment, MSW and Amphibious TFs on an invasion of Eniwetok. CVs launched 168 SBDs and 60 TBFs to start working over the port facilities and the coastal guns of Eniwetok prior to the ground assault.


SWPAC COMMAND: BANDA SEA CAMPAIGN: INVASION of BABO

With Amboina and Kendari suppressed, the US Army sent amphibious forces to invade Babo(NW New Guinea) this morning. Supported by MacArthurs Navy and some British CVs, the 31st RCT lead the assault onshore.

Meanwhile , the tactical, medium and heavy bombers on Kai and Aru Islands and Darwin break off their bombardment of Kendari as other targets of opportunity arrive....a huge transport fleet off the coast of NG at Sansopar. At least 17 IJN transports and escorts are damaged and 3 quickly sink.


USAAF: OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER

This operation is basically coming to an end as the 4 major airfields at Kendari, Amboina, Kwajalein and Maloelap have been neutralized and Allied bombers are now starting to seek out naval targets. However, 105 B-25s from Mili still pound Kwajalein while B-25s from Koepang and 60 heavies from Darwin continue to suppress Kendari. Another 114 Japanese AC are destroyed vs 12 Allied AC. The final running total for Operation Rolling Thunder was 923 destroyed Japanese AC vs 195 Allied AC.


CHINA COMMAND:

Nothing much happening except bombardment attacks at Wuchow and Changsha.



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (3/31/2005 6:10:56 PM)

SITUATION REPORT: 2-7-43


SOUTH PACIFIC COMMAND: MARSHALLS CAMPAIGN

US CV TFs continue to pound defenses at Eniwetok and are joined in their bombardment by 45 B-17s from Wake Is. 107 B-17s from Tarawa continue to bomb Kwajalein killing a few A6M3as and Bettys in the process.



SWPAC COMMAND: BANDA SEA CAMPAIGN

2 weeks ago a Japanese bombardment force led by BB Hiei and BB Kirishima snuck into Kai Is. undetected and blasted an Allied transport TF killing 4 DDs. They then escaped unmolested under the nose of 600+ land based AC. Today, the same bombardment TF attempted a daylight bombardment of Kai Is. under the nose of 750+ land based AC. The results were predictable.

From Kai Is., 80+ Beaufort V-IXs, 33 Vengeance I, 25 Swordfish, and 17 B-26s landed 7 bomb and 5 torpedo hits on BB Hiei with another 3 bomb and 5 torpedo hits on BB Kirishima. 2 torpedos were also put into DD Akiguma. A British CV TF retiring to Darwin after supporting the assault on Babo also got into the attack with 25 Swordfish hitting CA Nachi with a torpedo.

In an afternoon attack from Kai Is., 47 Beaufort V-IX, 25 Vengeance I, 21 Swordfish, and 16 B-26s hit CA Nachi with 2 torpedoes, CA Chokai with 2 bombs and 2 torpedoes, and CA Myoko with 2 torpedoes. The British CV TF again launched its Swordfish and put 2 torpedoes into CA Chikuma and single torpedoes into CA Nachi and CA Chokai. The coup de grace was placed by 90+ Darwin based B-17s, B-24s, and B-26s scoring 5 bomb hits on CA Nachi, 4 bomb hits CA Chikuma, 3 bomb hits CA Chokai, and 1 bomb on CA Haguro. BB Hiei, BB Kirishima, CA Myoko, and DD Akiguma sink right away. The remnants of the bombardment TF then engage Allied pickets off Kai Is. destroying 2 MSWs and a PG.

50+ Beaufighter Mk 21s based at Aru Is. attack the transports at Sansopar landing 11 hits on AK/APs in the AM and 5 hits on AK/APs in the PM. 7 B-26s from Kai Is. bomb the transports at Sansapor landing 5 hits on the AK/APs. 40+ B-25s from Koepang work over airfield at Kendari killing some Jakes, Vals, Bettys, and Topsys.

The US Army 31st RCT attacked IJA paratroopers defending Babo and and defeated them capturing the air/naval bases in the process.

In other news, SS Harder and SS Pompom torpedo an APD and PC off the coast of Japan and 3 more transports sink at Sansapor.




AmiralLaurent -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (3/31/2005 8:45:37 PM)


This was probably the worst week ever seen by Japan. And this is only in January 1943....



freeboy -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (3/31/2005 11:39:17 PM)

I have fallen on my sword.. as the Jap possitions seemed too .. well um untenable.. the biggest difficulties are the decimation of the jap pilot pool, they get planes but not pilots.. and the lack of a decent strategy for resourse management....
good luck to my replacement.. he will need it![:D][:D]



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/1/2005 5:09:35 PM)

SITUATION REPORT: 2-8-43


SOUTH PACIFIC COMMAND: MARSHALLS CAMPAIGN

45 B-17s from Wake and 233 CV AC continue to work over port facilities and CD guns at Eniwetok as H-Hour approaches. So far, the aerial bombardment has been remarkably ineffective as compared to previous attacks on Makin and Mili.

SS I-9 was depth charged and sunk off the coast of Kwajalein.


SWPAC COMMAND: BANDA SEA CAMPAIGN

The battered Japanese bombardment TF attempts to retreat NW from Kai Is. and is hit successively by:
1) 104 Beaufort V-IX, 23 Swordfish, 25 Vengeance and 24 B-26 from Kai Is. with 2 torpedoes put into CA Nachi and 1 bomb and 1 torpedo into CA Chokai.
2) 77 B-17s and B-24s from Darwin with no hits
3) 20 P-38G, 14 B-25c, 11 B-25J, and 17 B-26 from Koepang with no hits.
CA Nachi and CA Chokai slipped beneath the waves with all hands.

The Japanese transport TF at Sansopar was hit successively by:
1)AM strike by 5 B-26 from Kai with 5 hits on AP/AKs
2)AM strike by 55 Beaufighter MK 21 from Aru with 12 hits on AP/AKs
3)PM strike by 10 B-26 from Kai with 7 hits PG/AP/AKs
4)PM strike by 51 Beaufighter MK 21 from Aru with 7 hits AP/AKs.
1 PG, 1 AP, and 1 AK are sunk.


SEAC:

Rangoon is bombed for the 1st time in the war by the Allies in an early AM strike from Akyab. Damage is minimal as 2 Theresas are killed. Allies also bomb Pagan killing a single Tony.




EUBanana -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/1/2005 8:48:35 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: AmiralLaurent


This was probably the worst week ever seen by Japan. And this is only in January 1943....


Jesus. Just look at the numbers of Allied aircraft being used here. Scary stuff.



Capt. Harlock -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/1/2005 10:19:23 PM)

quote:

Just look at the numbers of Allied aircraft being used here. Scary stuff.


By 1943 there should be plenty of American aircraft, but I wonder if the numbers of British aircraft aren't out of whack. Especially, how did there come to be so many Beauforts?



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/2/2005 7:13:56 PM)

Capt. Harlock......I just wanted to respond to your question regading the Beaufort V-IX. I just did a cursory review of the map to count up my Beaufort V-IXgroups. These are the minimal numbers....there may be more:

Northern OZ: 8 RAAF Beaufort squadrons plus 4 Dutch Squadrons that converted to Beaufighter Mk 21.

Eastern OZ: 4 Dutch plus 1 RAAF Beaufort squadrons

SEAC: 3 British plus 2 RAAF Beaufort Squadrons

Most of the Dutch squadrons appeared in Sydney a few weeks after the fall of Java and are 8 plane squadrons. I also had some Dutch squadrons of Brewsters and Hawks that showed up in Sydney.



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/2/2005 10:42:40 PM)

SITUATION REPORT: 2-9-43


SOUTH PACIFIC COMMAND: MARSHALLS CAMPAIGN


Carrier air and B-17s from Wake continue to bomb Eniwetok but with poor results so 2 bombardment TFs built around BB Indiana, BB Washington, BB South Dakota and BB Pennsylvania are brought in and now some CD guns are finally being neutralized.

24 B-17s from Tarawa continue to suppress Kwajalein's airfield and kill an Alf in the process.



SWPAC COMMAND: BANDA SEA CAMPAIGN

Aviation engineers continue to offload at Babo. Kittyhawks and P-40Es are flown into Babo as the airfield becomes operational.

The hapless IJN bombardment TF splits off heavily damaged CA Chikuma while CA Haguro with her escorts attempts to escape to the NW. CA Haguro TF is hit by Koepang based AC in the AM ( 21 P-38G, 18 B-25C, 10 B-25J but no hits are scored) and in the PM (50 P-38G, 15 B-25C, 14 B-25J with 2 500lb bomb hits on CA Haguro). CA Chikuma is hit by Kai Is. based AC in the AM(12 B-26s score 3 hits) and PM(9 B-26s land 1 500lb bomb).
37 Beaufighter Mk 21s from Aru bomb the airfield at Sansapor causing minor damage. The transport TF that had been based at Sansapor finally fled but 2 more of its AKs sink.


SEAC:

Bombers from Akyab and Chadpur again pound airfields at Pagan and Rangoon. Rangoon now has 42% damage.


CHINA COMMAND:

The IJA 13th Division again attempts to surround Changsha by cutting the road at 46,36 but 6 Chinese Corps counterattack and drive them back towards Nanchang.



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/3/2005 5:55:48 AM)

Admiral Freeboy was scheduled to fly into Kwajalein for a front line inspection. Allied intel intercepted and decoded the message and P-38Gs from Majuro intercepted and shot his plane down. No survivors were seen. Admiral Belphegor now rules Nippon.



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/3/2005 7:22:01 PM)

SITUATION REPORT: 2-10-43


SOUTH PACIFIC COMMAND: MARSHALLS CAMPAIGN..INVASION OF ENIWETOK D-DAY-1

B-17s and 250+ CV AC bomb Eniwetok again with minimal effect.....Allies are fortunate to score a single port supply hit or kill a single gun a day. After 5 days of sustained carrier air bombardment, CINCPAC is concerned that the islands defenses are still nearly intact and that the transports will suffer murderous fire tomorrrow as they approach the beaches. The Marines can only hope that the big 16" guns of the BBs do their job tomorrow.

Previous opposed amphibious assaults at Makin and Mili were cakewalks after medium and heavy bombers reduced the island defenses to rubble but how to conduct an invasion when you can only bring about 50 heavy bombers to bear? Or none?

28 B-26s escorted by 17 P-38Gs continue to suppress the airfield at Kwajalein.


SWPAC COMMAND: BANDA SEA CAMPAIGN.....The Ordeal of CA Chikuma

After 3 straight days of aerial attacks CA Chikuma has been reduced to a flaming hulk drifting across the Banda Sea. In the morning, 19 P-38G, 17 B-25J, 13 B-25C, and 28 B-26 from Koepang find the battered wreck this time with an LRCAP of 3 A6M3a. With no AC losses to either side, 9 more 500 lb bombs hit their target. In the afternoon, 7 P-38, 9 B-25J, 14 B-25C, and 28 B-26 from Koepang again arrive over CA Chikuma. This time a dogfight ensues with the LRCAP and 2 A6M3a are killed. 11 more bombs strike CA Chikuma before she rolls over and sinks.
Another AK from the IJN transport TF that fled Sansapor sinks.


SEAC:

Rangoon airfield is hit by 35 P-40B, 23 B-25J, and 14 Vengeance from Akyab and 34 Liberator VI and 24 Blenheim IV from Chadpur.


In other news, SS Shad puts a fish in a TK off the coast of Japan only to get hit by a depth charge from 1 of her escorts.



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/4/2005 4:20:01 AM)

SITUATION REPORT: 2-11-43


SOUTH PACIFIC COMMAND: MARSHALLS CAMPAIGN...INVASION OF ENIWETOK

After 5 days of aerial bombardment D-Day had finally arrived. In the pre-dawn hours, the 2 Bombardment TFs with 4 BBs open up with their 16" guns only to be fired on by some long range CD guns that the US CV strike AC should have neutralized. CD guns score hits on BB Washington and CA Northampton. Just before sunrise, the amphibious assault TF moves in close ashore and 243 smaller guns on Eniwetok open up scoring hits on DD Farenholt, DD Wells, AP President Monroe and AP George Elliot. Just as the US Army and Marine troops load into their small assault craft, 380 CV AC and the Wake based B-17s fly overhead to strike the ground forces that were dug in on Eniwetok. This time the CV AC actually are effective as they cause 200 casualties in the Sasebo 1st SNLF and destroy 5 of their guns thoroughly disrupting them in the process.

The 1st elements now storm ashore from the seasoned veterans of Tarawa, Makin and Mili: 1st USMC Division, 37th US Army Division, 112th US Army Calvary Rgt, 138th US Army RCT, 153rd US Army RCT, 2nd USMC Raider Bn, 3rd USMC Raider Bn, 4th USMC Raider Bn, 1st USMC Para Bn, 3rd USMC Para Bn, 18th US Army Engineer Rgt, and US I Corps HQ. 19,000 US troops land ashore on the 1st day and they engage 18,500 heavily fortified defenders. At 3:1 odds, the US suffers 1376 casualties vs 2461 Japanese and the fortifications are reduced from 9 to 6. A terse communique reaches Admiral Spruance aboard CV Enterprise......"We are ashore. Issue in doubt."


SWPAC COMMAND: BANDA SEA CAMPAIGN

The transport fleet formerly based at Sansapor continues to lose ships with an AP and an AK sinking today.


SEAC:

Akyab launches 40 P-40B, 22 B-25J, 14 Vengeance and Chadpur sends 26 Blenheim IV and 27 Liberator VI to bomb the airfield at Rangoon. 7 Hickorys are destroyed and the airfield is almost completely shut down.



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/4/2005 5:57:11 PM)

SITUATION REPORT: 2-12-43


SOUTH PACIFIC COMMAND: MARSHALLS CAMPAIGN...INVASION OF ENIWETOK

The battle for Eniwetok rages on for the 2nd day. While 2 bombardment TFs pour in heavy fire on Japanese positions at point blank range, 450 carrier AC provide close air support against the IJA 21st Eng. Rgt. and B-17s pin down the 1st Sasebo SNLF. By now, the US has 31,000 troops ashore and they launch a 5:1 attack against the 14,000 remaining defenders. The US suffers 416 casualties to 1054 Japanese and the fortifications are reduced from 6 to 1. Hopefully Eniwetok will be secured tomorrow.


SS Flying Fish puts a fish into a TK off the west coast of Japan.



Capt. Harlock -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/4/2005 10:41:32 PM)

quote:

This time the CV AC actually are effective as they cause 200 casualties in the Sasebo 1st SNLF and destroy 5 of their guns thoroughly disrupting them in the process.


Is it possible the airstrikes become more effective if there are observers in the area? I've been noticing the previous airstrikes didn't do anything to write home about. (Something to do with level 9 fortifications, I imagine...)



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/5/2005 7:16:53 AM)

SITUATION REPORT: 2-13-43


SOUTH PACIFIC COMMAND: MARSHALLS CAMPAIGN...INVASION OF ENIWETOK

The unsuppressed CD guns on Eniwetok continue to fire away scoring 3 hits AP Crescent City, 3 hits CL Detroit, and 2 hits AP Tasker H. Bliss so the bombardment TFs continue to pound the island. 500 CV AC bomb 21st Eng. Rgt causing 453 casualties and B-17s add another 93. US troops numbering 40,700 achieve 40:1 odds on 12,300 fanatical Japanese defenders and kill 6257 Japs while losing 209 of their own. The base at Eniwetok is finally captured and the Seabees go to work immediately to make it operational. The Japanese remnants flee to the jungle where it will take a few more days to liquidate them.

SS Flying Fish bounces a dud torpedo off the side of an AP off the southern coast of Japan.

1 AK and 2 APs from the transport TF formerly based at Sansapor sink south of Palau.



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/6/2005 6:07:15 AM)

Capt. Harlock.....

Just wanted to respond to your question regarding airstrike effectiveness. I noticed the change in bombing results when I switched targeting from "port" to "ground". My esteemed Japanese opponent however informed me than my lack of effectiveness from the "port" attacks resulted from lack of recon( I only had 1 group on recon for Eniwetok) and he recommended multiple recon groups at different altitudes. The other thing I noticed about my carrier strikes were that the number of AC that participated grew larger each day with the last day being the largest by far.



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/7/2005 6:25:45 AM)

SITUATION REPORT: 2-14-43


SOUTH PACIFIC COMMAND: MARSHALLS CAMPAIGN...INVASION OF ENIWETOK

US now has 45,000 troops ashore on Eniwetok while the Japanese appear to have approximately 10,400 troops scattered around whats left of the jungle(the jungle has been given a "Spruance Haircut"...all the trees and heavy overgrowth on the island have been cut down by bombardment). Orders were given to rest, refit, resupply and bombard but not every unit received the orders and a 2:1 attack was executed killing 318 Japanese vs 36 Americans. Tomorrow will be the beginning of the big push to secure the island once 1st USMC Div. and 37th Inf. Div have finished unloading.

Seabees filled in the shell holes and laid Marston mat on the airstrip to make it fully operational. Two squadrons of P-38s and some B-25s transferred to Eniwetok.


SWPAC COMMAND:

Troops and supplies pour into the forward base at Babo. One of the Kittyhawk groups based there swaps out their planes for brand new Corsairs....the 1st operational Corsair group in the Pacific(and they are Aussies).


Another PG from the transport TF battered at Sansapor sinks west of Palau.



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/8/2005 8:47:27 AM)

SITUATION REPORT: 2-15-43


SOUTH PACIFIC COMMAND: MARSHALLS CAMPAIGN...INVASION OF ENIWETOK

The US launches an all out assault on the remnants of the Japanese forces on Eniwetok. Air support is grounded due to thunderstorms but a bombardment TF provides close in support. 49,000 US troops attack 9700 Japanese defenders at 116:1 odds causing 7771 Japanese casualties while suffering 449 of their own. The end looks near for the Japanese garrison but the US forces will need some R&R after this battle is over.

SS Finback torpedoes an AK off the Bonin Is. and an AP sinks off the coast of Palau.



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/9/2005 6:45:06 AM)

SITUATION REPORT; 2-16-43


SOUTH PACIFIC COMMAND: MARSHALLS CAMPAIGN...ENIWETOK SECURED

The US mounted a final all out assault on the fanatical Japanese defenders of Eniwetok. Using flame throwers and high explosives to burn and blast them out of their caves and tunnels, another 7808 Japanese are killed against 43 US casualties.

The Allies have now advanced over 1000 miles across the central Pacific in a series of 3 amphibious operations against Mili, Majuro and Eniwetok in a little over a month. With the capture of Eniwetok, the northern jaw of the vise to cut off the Marshall Is. from Japan has closed. Tomorrow, an invasion at Kusaie will shut the southern jaw of the vise across the Marshalls. Over 300,000 Japanese troops will be isolated on Jaluit, Kwajalein, Maloelap and Wotje in the largest open air POW camp in the Pacific. Even now with fires still burning on Eniwetok, the US Marines are debarking to a new assembly point for the next massive South Pacific Command offensive and the next great leap across the Pacific. Garrison duties in the Marshalls will be turned over to the US Army.

In other news, SS Trusty puts a torpedo in an AK off Palembang and SS Triton puts 2 fish into an AK just south of Iwo Jima.



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/10/2005 4:19:39 AM)

SITUATION REPORT: 2-18-43


SOUTH PACIFIC COMMAND: MARSHALLS CAMPAIGN...INVASION OF KUSAIE

The US Army 58th RCT went ashore on Kusaie at dawn today. No resistance was encountered and seabees and aviation engineers went to work immediately to make the airfield operational. P-38s and Avengers staged to the airbase in the afternoon. A line of Allied airbases ....Wake-Eniwetok-Kusaie-Nauru with fighters and naval bombers now isolates the Marshall Islands from the Japanese Home islands.

SS Pogy puts a torpedo in an AP off the Tokyo coast.

On a lighter note, the Chinese 29th CFS based at Wuchow equiped with the ultra high tech I-16c fighters now has recorded 40 kills and has an experience rating of 63.



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/13/2005 6:07:19 AM)

COMPARATIVE LOSSES : 2-21-43

With the Marshall Islands Campaign completed and the Banda Sea Campaign 75% complete(and currently paused while building up for the next big thrust), air and naval losses have quieted down for both sides so I thought it would be a good time to post scores and comparative losses so far.

The Japanese are currently winning with a score of 23,746 to 17,949 Allied.

Aircraft Losses: Japanese 5972; Allied 6476

Ship Losses: Japanese 4495 (458 ships) ; Allied 4562 (318 ships)




Aircraft losses >100 look like this:

Japanese: 1065 A6M2, 278 A6M3, 489 A6M3a, 578 Tony, 214 Nate, 246 Oscar, 642 Kate, 470 Val, 701 Betty, 214 Jake, 138 Topsy

Allied: 611 F4F-4, 365 Kittyhawk, 170 P-38G, 290 P-39D, 326 P-40B, 503 P-40E, 135 Brewster, 102 Demon, 480 B-17E, 446 B-25C, 102 B-26B, 231 Beaufort V-IX, 606 SBD, 125 TBD, 104 TBF, 113 Blenheim IV, 210 Hudson, 121 Dakota.


Current ship losses are:

Japanese: 2 CS, 5 BB, 8 CA, 7 CL, 63 DD, 47 MSW, 43 SS, 24 PG, 20 PC, 7 ML, 16 TK, 2 AO, 1 APD, 100 AP, 105 AK

Allied: 11 BB, 8 CA, 5 CL, 1 CLAA, 57 DD, 18 MSW, 30 SS, 9 PG, 2 PC, 2 ML, 8 TK, 3 AO, 9 DMS, 3 DM, 4 AV, 2 SC, 2 MLE, 25 AP, 78 AK.




Belphegor -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/16/2005 11:44:09 PM)

Looks like I am the next to take command (from Freeboy). I have agreed to take over this fight and carry it to Japan's inevitable victory!

Jumping in at this part of the war is always interesting. Many things aren't where I'd like them simply because of differences in playing styles between the two commanders preceeding me and myself. I'm going to take advantage of this lull to make some changes. I hope they are completed in time. Some air groups have been withdrawn, others disbanded, and a training cadre set up in the interior SRA. Many subs have been recalled for refit and the fleet will be redistributed. I am happy to see the carrier fleet intact, and with decent air groups. The trick will be to keep it effective.

I'm in trouble in the Marshalls, but have a good foothold in New Guinea; as long as I can prevent it from being encircled in what would be a large area including Truk and NG if the Allied offensive in the North of NG continues... more to follow.



racndoc -> RE: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE: Nagumo vs Spruance PBEM (4/21/2005 8:42:05 AM)

SITUATION REPORT: 2-28-43


After the disasterous reverses suffered by the Japanese air force and navy during the 1st week of February and the change in Japanese High Command, the Allies consented to withdrawing their subs from Japanese waters and grounding their air forces until 3-1-43. The Allies also agreed to curtail new amphibious operations until 3-10-43. These actions would allow the new Japanese commander time to rearrange his combat forces/ resources/oil/supplies and fuel.

The Allies have used this quiet time to R&R their forces and redeploy for their next offensives. A transport TF has dropped off troops and engineers to establish an airbase at Rennel Is. and is being escorted by a CVE/CV TF. Babo is being reinforced and enlarged(currrently a size 4 AF) to serve as a springboard for the next SWPAC thrust.

Currently, over 2,000 land based AC from the USAAF, RAF, RAAF, and RNZAF sit refueled and fully rested on their airstrips ready to go active again tomorrow. Primary targets will be bases at Amboina, Kendari, Kwajalein, Rangoon, Lae and whatever naval targets present themselves. Secondary targets will be Sansapor, Buna, Port Moresby, Pagan, Maloelap and Ponape.

Weather permitting, next turn should see some pretty good fireworks.




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