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Gen.Hoepner -> RE: We started here.... (5/24/2005 2:25:14 AM)
The landings proceed smoothly. Brunei and the entire north eastern coast of Borneo fell today. Not a single oil plant damaged. That's a lucky hit! Wake fell after some strong naval bombardments...another goodnews for Yamamoto. no signs of his CVs...just a small TF ( 1 CA and some DDs ) heading southwards towards Palmyra. I decided to let it go, cause i need my KB in Palau area ASAP. Strangly i lost completely contact both with Z force ( who left Singapore) and the Philippinian fleet. The fall of Jolo and the trasfert of 70bombers and 20 zero should deal at least with the latter. The Oz invasion force is getting ready 2 hexes north of Palau. It will sail southwards as soon as Ambonia falls ( tomorrow maybe). At Songhya and Kuantan tomorrow i'm gonna attack in order to begin asap the conquest of the Malayan peninsula. Airfields estabilished and ready at Jolo,Legaspi,Aparri,Songhya,Bankok,Tavoy. All already filled up with zeros,Mavis and Nells The blitz has begun! AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/08/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Wake Island, 85,72, firing at TF 16 TF 16 troops unloading over beach at Wake Island, 85,72 279 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 1 DD Hayate, Shell hits 6, on fire AK Kongo Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire AP Kinryu Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Oite, Shell hits 5 Japanese ground losses: 242 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Brunei, at 33,56 Japanese Ships DD Hayabusa DD Otori DD Sagiri CA Chokai Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 3 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kota Bharu, at 24,45 Japanese Ships DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Arashio DD Michishio DD Oshio DD Asashio CL Jintsu CA Atago CA Takao BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 69 casualties reported Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 36 Port hits 13 Port fuel hits 6 Port supply hits 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Jolo, at 39,59 Japanese Ships DD Inazuma DD Ikazuchi Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Vigan, at 44,49 Japanese Ships DD Samidare DD Yudachi DD Harusame DD Murasame DD Asagumo DD Minegumo DD Natsugumo CL Naka Allied ground losses: 66 casualties reported Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 30 Port hits 12 Port fuel hits 4 Port supply hits 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Amboina, at 40,74 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Shiokaze DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 2 DD Umikaze DD Kawakaze DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Tokitsukaze DD Yukikaze CL Nagara Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 8 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Aparri, at 45,49 Japanese Ships DD Hatakaze DD Harukaze DD Nagatsuki DD Fumizuki DD Minazuki DD Satsuki CL Natori Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 27 Port hits 6 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 85,72 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Mochizuki DD Yayoi, Shell hits 6 DD Kisaragi Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Jolo, at 39,59 Japanese Ships DD Kamo DD Kiji CL Isuzu Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 3 Port hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 34,48 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 7 A6M2 Zero x 7 G3M Nell x 64 Ki-27 Nate x 3 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 3 damaged Allied Ships DD Thanet DD Scout, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Thracian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 133 casualties reported evacuating a base force from HK... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some more little allied air raids in SRA...but not a single hit scored. He's clearly using Sir robin Tactic....think this will help me at the beginning... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Legaspi Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2530 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 158 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Legaspi base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Aparri Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2522 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 652 troops, 6 guns, 1 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Aparri base !!! Allied ground losses: 67 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Butuan Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3296 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 42 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Butuan base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Wake Island Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 2543 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 1647 troops, 31 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island base !!![8D] Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 6 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 256 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 1708 casualties reported Guns lost 34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Brunei Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3876 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 672 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei base !!! Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 1000 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Jolo Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 5708 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 532 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 105 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Jolo base !!! Allied ground losses: 1219 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bula Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 703 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Bula base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Guam Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 718 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Guam base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Weda Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 675 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Weda base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Jesselton Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 735 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Jesselton base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Miri Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1125 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Miri base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sandakan Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1022 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Sandakan base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lingayen Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 16270 troops, 164 guns, 13 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 52 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Buin Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1012 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Buin base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Vigan Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 11322 troops, 160 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 420 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 31 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Vigan base !!! Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Defeated Allied Units Retreating! In China i'm just putting my divisions in th right flanking position. Let's see if my strategy worths a dime....

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: We started here.... (5/24/2005 9:55:04 AM)
Just a little comment after a good sleep[:D]... It seems that his general strategy did not change since last time we played. He's pulling out everything he can from DEI and PI. If i'm not wrong he will divert all his planes to Burma and India, 'cause he loves to start a early bombing campaign of Burma and Indochina. If he doesn't change his mind, he's going to use his subs to evacuate most of his troops, especially base forces and american fragment units from PI and Singa. these conditions should give me a bit advantage at the forst stages of this war: gotta use a fast pace for Malaya, Sumatra and Java, in order to finish the DEI-SRA campaign asap and then go for Northern Burma-India. Last time he's been quite aggressive at the beginning with his surface naval assets, engaging my ships especially in Ambonia and Rabaul. Gotta pay attention to this point The S.S.D. is close to truk. As soon as it reaches the meeting point with the other units, it will sail southwards: direction RAbaul! Tarawa ,Baker,Apanama and Makin will be occupied in the next week, but at the moment this is a secondary front. PH has not been succesfull, as always. Every time i start a new game i tell to myself that it's a waste of time, pilot and resources..... this evening i'll post some screenshots

Gen.Hoepner -> PI evacuation (5/25/2005 9:52:54 AM)
Kotha Baru fell today. the AF is heavily damaged and it will take some days to make it operative again. The air battle for Rangoon has started. 2 zero daitai and 2 sally daitais to begin with. In the PI he created thousands of TF with one single ship ,in order to puzzle my air forces and disperse my air power. From Jolo and Legaspi many air missions today. Few transport sunk and some others hit. Have to be patient here...i just know that i cannot have them all. the 15th Army has begun his drive towards Rangoon. Some base forces are moving towards Reaghen in order to create some advanced support air bases. Some fruitless allied attacks at my convoys in Northern Borneo without any succes KB is heading towards Truk. The Oz invasion force is still assembling in the waters of Palau AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/09/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kota Bharu, at 24,45 Japanese Ships DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Arashio DD Michishio DD Oshio DD Asashio CL Jintsu CA Atago CA Takao BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Runway hits 30 Port hits 5 Port fuel hits 14 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kota Bharu, at 24,45 Japanese Ships DD Hagikaze DD Arashi DD Nowaki DD Maikaze CA Kumano CA Suzuya CA Mikuma CA Mogami Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 11 Port hits 4 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 110,88 Japanese Ships SS I-8 Allied Ships DMS Southard DMS Elliot DMS Long DMS Dorsey DMS Hopkins -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,36 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 37 Blenheim IF x 12 No Allied losses Airbase hits 6 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet 5 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet 10 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet 10 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet 5 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet Allied training program [:'(] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,57 Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 24 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Si Kiang, Bomb hits 14, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,54 Japanese aircraft Ki-48 Lily x 18 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD John D. Ford, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 37,60 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 G4M1 Betty x 18 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AV Langley, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 37,59 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 G3M Nell x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 3 damaged Allied Ships AO Trinity, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 37,60 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships AO Pecos, Torpedo hits 2, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 36,60 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 5 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 damaged Allied Ships PT PT-34 Aircraft Attacking: 1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 Ki-21 Sally x 15 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 39,59 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 2 Martin 139 x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships CL Isuzu Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 41,58 Japanese aircraft Ki-48 Lily x 16 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Dos Hermanos, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 40,57 Japanese aircraft Ki-48 Lily x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Sarangami Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 35,61 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AS Holland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 37,59 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AS Otus, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 37,60 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 G4M1 Betty x 11 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied Ships TK Gertrude Kellogg, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 37,59 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 G3M Nell x 11 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships PT PT-41 AK Don Jose, Torpedo hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 22605 troops, 254 guns, 17 vehicles Defending force 12453 troops, 118 guns, 4 vehicles Allied ground losses: 37 casualties reported Guns lost 3 have to wait for some more Arty -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kota Bharu Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 44288 troops, 483 guns, 111 vehicles Defending force 1883 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3 Japanese assault odds: 251 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 2 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 106 casualties reported he had alreay moved back all his combat units -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Amboina Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 9332 troops, 85 guns, 18 vehicles Defending force 1717 troops, 10 guns, 1 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 43 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Amboina base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 56 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 2486 casualties reported Guns lost 5 very good. Now it's time to repair this AF which will be used as main air base for the Oz invasion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Puerto Princesa Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 744 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Puerto Princesa base !!! PI evacuation [image]local://upfiles/4162/0BE53D58C10C4D9DA48C5BCAED4A3680.jpg[/image]

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: PI evacuation (5/25/2005 11:53:33 AM)
Few more details... Now that the 35th bde has taken Ambonia( where a Base force is already unloading), this experienced unit will be redirected towards Menado, in order to close that tedious allied Eye on my flank. After menado it will unload at Davao from where to launch the final assault for the conquest of Mindanao. as soon as Davao falls the operation for Tarakan will begin. The Z force and the other allied naval assets in DEI have been moved towards Java. Now we have to discover if he wants to stand and fight for Java with his ships or he prefers to leave the area. If he will evacuate towards Oz and Darwin...he's gonna have some bad surprises soon[:D]..., while if he choses to go for India passing trough the straight between sumatra and Java there's nothing i can do to stop him. I really do not care much. My goal now is to get strategic positions asap rather than sinking ships. With Northern Oz in my hands it will be a pain for him to recapture Java from the southern way....i'm quite sure his attention will be polarized in Burma for the next 6 months. The other question is PM and New Guinea. With the tuning of air bombing in v.1,5 i'm still not sure if PM af, once captured, can be mantained operative ...with 1.4 not at all!

Tom Hunter -> RE: PI evacuation (5/25/2005 2:29:00 PM)
quote: while if he choses to go for India passing trough the straight between sumatra and Java there's nothing i can do to stop him. I I would try to stop him if I were you, or at least cause some casualties. The more Allied equipment lost in the early war the longer it takes for the counter attack to get organized. It is true that India is a comparatively difficult place to attack out of, so that may be the best place for his troops to go, but Davy Jones Locker* is impossible to attack out of. Of course you may not be able to interfere with the escape route past Batavia, but if you can it creates some benefits. * sailors expression meaning the bottom of the ocean

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: PI evacuation (5/25/2005 3:16:56 PM)
Thanks for comments Tom Well, Kunching ( sp?) on the north-west of Borneo is going to be conquered in the next 2 days i hope. From there i will be able to attack with my betties the Batavia area, from where he can go for India and Bengal Bay with his ships. I'm quite sure Force Z has already passed by and now is saling in the middle of the Indian ocean where i cannot get her. In our last match i sunk in 8 months of war something like 400 allied vessels, but he clearly admmitted that his ability to reinforce Oz and the other forward bases with fuel and supplies hasn't decrease ....so i doubt that the transport should be a real target for the japs. If i have the chance of sinking some allied warships, be sure i'll go for it, but i won't scrumble that much my plans for some AKs and Msws....not at this stage however Thanks for reading[;)]

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: PI evacuation (5/26/2005 1:46:31 AM)
The Japanese advance is slow, too slow. The signs of what seems to be a massive allied air-campaign in China has started. He moved many many planes there....gotta place some zeros there. I hope we can open the Oz front asap....that one should unbalance his defences Tomorrow we'll start to advance southwards in Malaya. HK fell today and Tarawa too. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/10/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiukiang , at 48,37 Allied aircraft Blenheim IF x 9 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 19 Ki-30 Ann x 11 Ki-21 Sally x 20 Ki-15 Babs x 4 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Luangprabang , at 34,36 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 19 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet 9 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 31,37 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 15 No Allied losses Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet 6 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 13th Division, at 48,34 next to Ichang... Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 6 Hudson I x 7 P-40B Tomahawk x 14 IL-4c x 8 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet 4 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet 4 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 36,61 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Elcano, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 37,60 Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Governor Wright, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 37,60 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 5 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Sarangami, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 35,61 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 G3M Nell x 7 G4M1 Betty x 14 Ki-30 Ann x 24 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Paz, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet His evacuation can be seen as a success [:@]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42 Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3 Ki-51 Sonia x 11 Ki-15 Babs x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged Port hits 1 Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 13 Ki-21 Sally x 13 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 Ki-21 Sally x 10 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 2 destroyed Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 G3M Nell x 24 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18 Ki-21 Sally x 18 Ki-48 Lily x 27 Ki-15 Babs x 1 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 1 destroyed Buffalo I: 2 destroyed Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 21 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 11000 feet 13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 13 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 9 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 11000 feet 4 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet 4 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 11000 feet 2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet Now it's time to get to Rangoon asap!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Jolo at 39,59 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 2 Martin 139 x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships CL Isuzu Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 38,60 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Dos Hermanos, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 37,61 Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Escalante R, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 40,58 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Si Kiang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 36,60 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 Ki-30 Ann x 24 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AO Trinity, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 36,60 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 G4M1 Betty x 9 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged Allied Ships PT PT-41 AK Don Jose Aircraft Attacking: 1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 35,61 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Sagoland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 32122 troops, 285 guns, 17 vehicles Defending force 12433 troops, 116 guns, 4 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 36 to 1 (fort level 6) Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong base !!! Japanese ground losses: 85 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 13376 casualties reported Guns lost 107 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Abemama Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 676 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Abemama base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarawa Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1222 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 32 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarawa base !!!

Gen.Hoepner -> First allied CV strike (5/26/2005 7:44:09 PM)
A bad day for the Army of Mikado. The KB replenish TF was sailing towards Truk, few hexes south of Midway, quite far from the KB which was 13 hexes south. The allied bombers took of from their carrier and smashed through my undifended Tankers.....a massacre![:@]. Now the KB will try to intercept those carriers, but i'm quite sure he won't be silly enough to stay more days in those waters..... the 35th bde is being loading on transports. Now that Ambonia is in our hands ( but the AF is not operative yet) the unit can go for its primary objective: Mindanao island The 15th Army is moving fast towards Mouleim in Burma , chasing down an allied base force. We already have the air superiority over Rangoon , which has been hit hard in the last days. in China the AVG and many allied bombing squadrons, evacuated from PI and Malaya are making my life difficult. A Zero Daitai has been moved there from Takao. It will try to intercept some allied raids The SS.D. is sailing towards Rabaul...is going to be hard 'cause i do not have any Naval support for this operation...let's hope he won't bring his cruisers here.... The Invasion of Kuching ( sp?), north west of Borneo has started. the great Armada is still assembling next to Palau. A lot of operational losses in these days. Many Nells lost....not a good start indeed AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/11/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kuching, at 27,56 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Hayabusa, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Otori, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Sagiri CA Chokai Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Manado, at 39,67 Japanese Ships BB Hyuga BB Ise BB Yamashiro BB Fuso BB Nagato Allied ground losses: 262 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 2 Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 18 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 2 Probably 2 of these BBs will be dispacthed for the Rabaul invasion, while the rest of them will be used for Darwin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiukiang , at 48,37 Allied aircraft Blenheim IF x 11 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34 Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 11 Ki-21 Sally x 19 Ki-15 Babs x 3 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 3 damaged Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 12 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 8 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet The AVG is operating from Chungking -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 13th Division, at 48,34 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 15 Blenheim IV x 3 Hudson I x 9 IL-4c x 9 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: Here we'll have some zeros tomorrow.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 40th Division, at 48,34 Allied aircraft Blenheim I x 3 Blenheim IV x 3 Hudson I x 3 IL-4c x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 15000 feet 3 x IL-4c bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Blenheim I bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -.....and here's the worst part of the report....[:o] Day Air attack on TF at 93,65 Allied aircraft F2A Buffalo x 5 SBD Dauntless x 34 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese Ships TK Ken'yo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Ushio TK Kokuyo Maru DD Akebono, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage TK Shinkoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire TK Kyokuto Maru Aircraft Attacking: 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 Ki-21 Sally x 14 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 26 G3M Nell x 49 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19 Ki-21 Sally x 20 Ki-48 Lily x 26 Ki-15 Babs x 1 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 destroyed Blenheim I: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 62 Aircraft Attacking: I think he won't try to defend Rangoon.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 93,65 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 17 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 2 damaged Japanese Ships TK Toho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire TK Akebono Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire TK Nihon Maru TK Kyokuto Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 93,65 Allied aircraft F2A Buffalo x 5 SBD Dauntless x 14 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Akebono, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage TK Shinkoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kuching, 27,56, firing at TF 72 TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 27,56 18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Hakusika Maru, Shell hits 2 Japanese ground losses: 202 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 29,37 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 23212 troops, 243 guns, 121 vehicles Defending force 416 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 633 to 1 Allied ground losses: 83 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Advancing towards Mouleim -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Babo Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 640 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Babo base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuching Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1102 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 4704 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: First allied CV strike (5/26/2005 8:32:59 PM)
Well.....the war seems begun under a bad star for Japan. The Allied CVs were spotted...under a cloudy umbrella....while on the KB the sun was shining....result? Not a single strike! In the afternoon....the clouds were above us...so no strike neither[:@][:@][:@][:@][:@] Now we have to see if we can catch them...where will they go? Hope Nagumo will react this time[&:] In Burma....the AVG prooved its efficiency...3 zeros shot down and 2 destroyed on the ground....what a bad day[:(] The Malaya and Burma campaigns proceed quite smooth Getting impatient for the Oz adventure AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/12/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kuching, 27,56, firing at TF 72 TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 27,56 34 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Hakusika Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire AP Hakka Maru Japanese ground losses: 301 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kuching, 27,56, firing at TF 82 TF 82 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 27,56 12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 190 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kuching, 27,56, firing at TF 72 TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 27,56 19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships AP Hakka Maru Japanese ground losses: 245 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Kuching, 27,56, firing at TF 82 TF 82 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 27,56 Japanese ground losses: 126 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha , at 45,37 Japanese aircraft C5M Babs x 4 Ki-27 Nate x 5 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 7 Ki-51 Sonia x 11 Ki-21 Sally x 18 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet In China everything seems quite.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Luangprabang , at 34,36 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 15 No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet 8 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,36 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 13 P-40B Tomahawk x 48[X(][X(] Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed[:@] Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuching Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 12997 troops, 166 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 1888 troops, 11 guns, 2 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuching base !!! Japanese ground losses: 63 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 1937 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Another important step for the conquest of Borneo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cotabato Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1137 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Cotabato base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 30,36 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1562 troops, 0 guns, 103 vehicles Defending force 190 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 56 to 1 Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Now Mouleim is closer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Alor Star Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8458 troops, 48 guns, 141 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4 Japanese assault odds: 116 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor Star base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sorong Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 585 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Sorong base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Morotai Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 722 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Morotai base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Zamboanga Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 735 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Zamboanga base !!! Now it's time to redeploy and divide my air forces. I'm saving some claudes daitais to be placed, once upgraded, in Darwin [image]local://upfiles/4162/04A92B6E87C2444CB32FBEDF7B86C8EA.jpg[/image]

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: First allied CV strike (5/27/2005 12:23:43 AM)
Waiting for the turn to come in.... I'm still really doubtfull weather to send my KB to support Oz invasion or not. Sure i'll need some carriers ther, but i'm quite worried that if i leave the pacific empty the allies will smash through it with their carriers..... Probably i'll send 2 CVE to join the KB, while i'll move 2 CV from the KB to the baby KB who will support the future operations in northern Oz and Timor.Gotta be carefull with timing BTW....first of all my KB has to cover the Rabaul Invasion........ok, gotta admit that i'm a bit puzzeld! It's always difficult to plan as Japan at the first stages of war..

Gen.Hoepner -> Second allied CV strike! (5/27/2005 1:48:07 AM)
Ok...i'm missing something here....obviously i did not find the CV Tf i spotted yesterday next to Midway....but....the other CV TF attacked and sunk my little TF transporting a NLF to Baker.....now i cannot move in the southern perimeter untill this threat is gone....:-( I'm defenetly making some mistakes, but do not know what...it's depressing! Another experienced zero shot down by some buffalos....strange...too strange to be true[:@] AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/13/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rahaeng , at 31,36 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 14 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed[:(] Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 92,96 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 4 SBD Dauntless x 34 TBD Devastator x 15 Allied aircraft losses TBD Devastator: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AP Katsura Maru, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage PG Ikunta Maru Japanese ground losses: 263 casualties reported Guns lost 2 A valuable unit is lost.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cagayan Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2642 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 802 troops, 8 guns, 2 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Second allied CV strike! (5/27/2005 9:07:40 AM)
Sure this time i won't get those shining victories i had in our last match. MC has well understood my way of playing and now he's facing me with my own weapons! He's not risking at all his naval or air assets in DEI or SRA, while raiding with his CVs in the pacific. It's clear that under these conditions the push for Oz will be paid in terms of expansions in the pacific. I really think i'll go no further than Tarawa, leaving Canton and Baker to him...i know this means that i'll have soon to face some heavy bombers over Tarawa, but really have to decide where to concentrate. If thngs will go fine in Oz and Malaya i'll have then to decide what to do with PM and NG. I'm quite sure, after the debacle he suffered last time, he won't overcommit at PM this time....so probably 4 divisions will be enough for PM....but then again...there's Java and Sumatra to take...and Burma...and India....oh man! there are so many strategic objs that is so hard to take a decision! For the moment i remain still with my original plans. We'll see in the one month how the overall situation will look like and we'll make some more plans. I want to be as much flexible as possible

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Second allied CV strike! (5/28/2005 12:21:54 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/14/41 Nothing much to report today. The usual "training" activity of the allied fighters over China and Burma, while 50 P-40 of the AVG , taking off from Mandalay tried to sweep Reaghen looking for my zeros....luckly my guys had already been evacuated towards Saigon. It will be tough the air fight in Burma.... Cagayan at Mindanao has been conquered. Now only Davao is missing. Few air units are already on their way in order to estabilish some air bases there. What else? bah....some bombing missions of my bombers in Malaya,China and Southern Borneo. The 35th Bde is ready to be unloaded at Menado...gotta get that base 'cause from there his catalinas are watching my movements towads darwin. Tomorrow we'll attack Georgetown and we'll bypass Kuantan and his garrison moving on the railway towards Singapore. He already started to evacuate by subs his units there....

Gen.Hoepner -> Bloody landings at Menado (5/28/2005 12:12:07 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/15/41 The first big offensive in China has begun. As you can see in the map the two main efforts will be made in the centre and in the north, supported by 2 limited operations against Changsha and Wuchow, just to pinn there the more chinese units i can The first two main objs are Sian and Ichang. If these two operations will be effective we'll march towards Chungking. The Landings at Menado started today. Quite bloody indeed without a decent naval support, but we still can handle it Tarakan is next. Tomorrow will be bombed by a TF composed by 2 BBs and some more cruisers.4 SNLF units will be ready soon to invade this base, supported by the bombers based at Jolo and maybe by the 35th bde if needed. The KB is taking too long to come back from nowhere.....i need it now!:-) The Rabaul invasion will be supported by 4 CAs,7DDs and 2 BBs...no CV available In Malaya a Mix Bde is loading up at Saigon:destination Mersing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Moulmein , at 30,34 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 G3M Nell x 46 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19 Ki-21 Sally x 40 Ki-48 Lily x 33 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 32 Aircraft Attacking: The drive towards Rangoon starts here... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Naga , at 44,53 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 25 Ki-27 Nate x 21 Ki-48 Lily x 22 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: Have to keep on pounding Luzon to keep him Honest here...just to give him the impression that i'm not moving my forces away from here... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,56 Japanese Ships DD Hagikaze DD Arashi DD Nowaki DD Maikaze CA Kumano CA Suzuya CA Mikuma CA Mogami Allied ground losses: 50 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 6 Runway hits 11 Port hits 3 Port supply hits 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Manado, 39,67, firing at TF 188 TF 188 troops unloading over beach at Manado, 39,67 24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese ground losses: 582 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Georgetown Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 31455 troops, 334 guns, 151 vehicles Defending force 2463 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 5) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4 Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 143 casualties reported Guns lost 8 tomorrow these bastard will be destroyed! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Aru Island Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 558 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Aru Island base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manado Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1336 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 5105 troops, 65 guns, 5 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Guns lost 2 [image]local://upfiles/4162/B1A16EC7B2854CB4BF066A1563960EF8.jpg[/image]

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: Bloody landings at Menado (5/28/2005 11:56:15 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/16/41 Today Georgetown fell in japanese hands, while the main army is one hex from Kota Barhu. in China tomorrow there will be the first real combat...it's important to crash the chinese lines at the first attempt so that the way for Sian can be opened quite fast. the 15th army reached Mouleim, even if the 33rd Div hasn't arrived yet. We'll fight ther tomorrow with 1 eng rgt, th 55th division and a mix regiment... if it won't rain 60 bombers will give close air support from Bankok. I spotted a quite big american convoy, directed towards Canton Island...i know he'll reinforce that position, but i do not want to let my KB wander any loger so far from the main battlesite He clearly spotted my TFs moving towards Ambonia...i think he can imagine i want darwin...so i must be ready for a severe fight there. Tomorrow we'll assault Menado and in one week Tarakan. Banzai! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Manado, 39,67, firing at TF 188 TF 188 troops unloading over beach at Manado, 39,67 10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships ML Yaeyama, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 62 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,56 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed Martin 139: 1 destroyed Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Hagikaze DD Arashi DD Nowaki DD Maikaze CA Kumano CA Suzuya CA Mikuma CA Mogami Allied ground losses: 71 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 2 Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 34 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Shortlands, 64,96 Japanese ground losses: 32 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Manado, 39,67, firing at TF 188 TF 188 troops unloading over beach at Manado, 39,67 4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Sinyang , at 49,34 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 3 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Georgetown , at 23,44 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 14 Ki-51 Sonia x 24 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 13 Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 34,60 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Arashio DD Michishio DD Oshio DD Asashio CL Jintsu CA Atago CA Takao BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 225 casualties reported Guns lost 14 Airbase hits 24 Airbase supply hits 11 Runway hits 82 Port hits 6 Port fuel hits 4 Port supply hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Linfen Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 95310 troops, 1200 guns, 13 vehicles Defending force 20019 troops, 130 guns, 0 vehicles Allied ground losses: 190 casualties reported an assault scheldued for tomorrow here... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Georgetown Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 31496 troops, 331 guns, 153 vehicles Defending force 2234 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 52 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese forces CAPTURE Georgetown base !!! Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 3147 casualties reported Guns lost 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manado Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1314 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 8212 troops, 70 guns, 17 vehicles

Gen.Hoepner -> First fightings in China... (5/29/2005 1:23:04 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/17/41 A strange combat result in China...my divisions were repulsed by a couple of chinese units....a bad beginning:-( The AVG showed up again...my Tojos managed to shoot down 3 of them, in exchange of a couple of bombers. The recon says that the allies are leaving Rangoon...the final fight for Burma will so be fought at Mandalay. Good! Today Menado fell and so Mouleim did. The final countdown for Singapore has started.Hope to end this campaign by the end of Jannuary. Next week we'll attack Darwin....let's hope and cross our fingers! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 34,60 Japanese Ships DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Arashio DD Michishio DD Oshio DD Asashio CL Jintsu CA Atago CA Takao BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 38 Port hits 12 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 84 troops unloading over beach at Manokwari, 46,75 Japanese ground losses: 76 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Changsha , at 45,37 Japanese aircraft C5M Babs x 3 Ki-51 Sonia x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 1 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 5 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8 Ki-21 Sally x 22 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-27 Nate: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Luangprabang , at 34,36 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 16 P-40B Tomahawk x 15 No Allied losses Airbase supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet 13 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet 2 x P-40B Tomahawk bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 G4M1 Betty x 18 Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17C Fortress: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 11000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina at 40,74 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 23 Allied aircraft B-17C Fortress x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17C Fortress: 3 damaged all of them did not return to base! Japanese Ships DD Suzukaze Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 43,40 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 78286 troops, 872 guns, 24 vehicles Defending force 40508 troops, 275 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 965 casualties reported Guns lost 15 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 372 casualties reported Guns lost 16 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! South of Wuchow..... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Linfen Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 97262 troops, 1204 guns, 134 vehicles Defending force 19302 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 1065 casualties reported Guns lost 26 Allied ground losses: 753 casualties reported Guns lost 10 this is incredible!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Moulmein Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 42059 troops, 438 guns, 17 vehicles Defending force 5713 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Moulmein base !!! Japanese ground losses: 248 casualties reported Guns lost 12 Allied ground losses: 135 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manado Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8289 troops, 70 guns, 17 vehicles Defending force 1735 troops, 16 guns, 2 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese assault odds: 71 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Manado base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Do 24K-2: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 132 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Shortlands Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 702 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Shortlands base !!!

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: First fightings in China... (5/29/2005 11:52:49 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/18/41 11 days in the war and the imperial armies keep on advancing! Very stragely 2 units came back to mouleim from Rangoon...tomorrow i'll repulse them.Dunno what he thinks he can do Jore Baru was heavily bombed today. British armies will make their last stand there before Singa... Tomorrow there will be more fights in China...the 37th(?) division that took HK and which is attached to the Southern Area HQ will be moved to Canton from where she will sail towards S.Marcelino, in order to reinforce our positions in Luzon. Nothing more to report -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Taiping Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 56451 troops, 618 guns, 202 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese assault odds: 956 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Taiping base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manokwari Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 622 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Manokwari base !!!

invernomuto -> RE: First fightings in China... (5/30/2005 1:18:35 AM)
Great AAR Gen.Hoepner, really interesting. Keep up the good work.

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: First fightings in China... (5/30/2005 11:54:25 AM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/19/41 The second battle in China has been won. Linfen fell after a stiff resistance.The population has been massacred to be a warning for those fool who still believe in an allied victory. Now that Linfen has fallen, Homan won't last for long. Under the umbrella of our air forces, two armies are marching towards Ichang. The arrive is set for tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Amboina at 40,74 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Allied aircraft B-17C Fortress x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17C Fortress: 3 damaged Japanese Ships CL Nagara DD Yukikaze Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet 4 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 5000 feet These B-17 are based at Timor.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Tulagi, 67,100 Japanese ground losses: 29 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 125 troops unloading over beach at Mersing, 23,50 Japanese ground losses: 353 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Linfen Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 96439 troops, 1182 guns, 138 vehicles Defending force 17975 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Linfen base !!! Japanese ground losses: 339 casualties reported Guns lost 11 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 957 casualties reported Guns lost 11 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tawi Tawi Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 544 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tawi Tawi base !!!

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: First fightings in China... (5/30/2005 11:55:38 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: invernomuto Great AAR Gen.Hoepner, really interesting. Keep up the good work. Thanks Invernomuto! I'd like to post more screenshots, but unitill next Sunday i'm stuck with a 56k dial up connection and cannot efford to post heavy files...

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: First fightings in China... (5/30/2005 7:20:29 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/20/41 Today the Chinese troops abbandoned Homan and retreated towards Sian in order to set up a stiff defence.Gotta think what to do there,'cause i want to avoid a frontal assault. two para units arrived at Bankok. Will now march towards Mouleim from where they will be airlifted on Akyab. For the next 2 days there will be unloadings at Tarakan, supported by some naval bombardment. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Tulagi, 67,100 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 125 troops unloading over beach at Mersing, 23,50 Japanese ground losses: 290 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 34,60 Japanese Ships DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Arashio DD Michishio DD Oshio DD Asashio CL Jintsu CA Atago CA Takao BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 70 casualties reported Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 49 Port hits 10 Port fuel hits 5 Port supply hits 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kuantan, at 24,48 Japanese Ships DD Amagiri DD Yugiri DD Asagiri DD Ayanami DD Shikinami DD Uranami DD Murakumo DD Hatsuyuki DD Shirayuki DD Isonami DD Shirakumo DD Usugumo DD Shinonome DD Fubuki CL Sendai Allied ground losses: 57 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 34 Port hits 11 Port fuel hits 19 Port supply hits 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 129 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60 Japanese ground losses: 233 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Honan Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 62926 troops, 810 guns, 13 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Mersing Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 14309 troops, 164 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese assault odds: 327 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Mersing base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tulagi Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 625 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Tulagi base !!!

PzB74 -> RE: First fightings in China... (5/31/2005 2:49:55 AM)
Interesting stuff Hoepner! [:)] I've finally found time to read your new AAR! Northern Oz is a good idea: This will make it impossible to reinforce Java with new ac etc. AND it will make it very difficult to move Allied ships from the East and down into the Pacific. In my Allied game I sent hundreds of transports from Karachi with supply and fuel. I actually managed to force my opponent to use 4 Jap divisions in Palembang! I only had 10k troops based around an Oz Bde - and they fought REALLY well [:D] Just be careful so you don't try to do too much at once... Even a small Hangover takes a lot of effort and resources - and it can very easily turn into a drain. Not taking Ceylon/Colombo turned into a headache for me. It is an important target because when you can take this place you turn the Bay of Bengal into the Bay of New Japan and prevents an excellent base for your Betties. The really big problem about all this is that your opponent will turn Madras, Hyderabad etc into a huge air base and bomb the guts out of your closest bases. It's better than being bombed back into the stone age in Burma, but is it worth it? My experience against heavy Allied bombing raids is that they can be checked. 40 good exp fighters is all that is needed until enemy long range fighters starts to appear. Well, good luck to you! Will be interesting to see how it all comes down [:)]

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: First fightings in China... (5/31/2005 1:39:16 PM)
Thanks PzB. The mini Hangover is , in fact, still to be decided. It will depends on how things will go in Northern Oz and Burma....so, for the moment i cannot really decide what to do.Now i'll wait untill Rabaul is captured, then i'll launch the Darwin operation. Without Northern Oz it will be difficult for him both to recapture Java and to reinforce NG and Port Moresby...let's hope for the best Thanks for reading[;)] AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/21/41 Ok, one big mistake!:-( I forgot to change the orders for the 1st paras bn....a fragment has been dropped over akyab, while the rest of the unit has moved away from Bankok:-( so now i cannot even send any help to those poor guys at Akyab...and they are the parental fragment...so i will lose the entire unit:-( I'm so idiot! Homan fell today. The chinese have abbandoned Yenen...very good! Those industries are intact:-) Now he's massing his units at Sian...but my mongolian divisions are already marching towards Langchow in order to flank his positions at Sian. At Ichang he's sending many units....very good...now i just have to encircle them and create the typical envelope! First landings at Rabaul...the KB is comming to support 'cause i fear his CVs...but my CVs are short on fuel..let's hope i won't mess it Some more bombardments at Tarakan in the next days....want to disable as much eng as i can in order to get the resources as intact as possible At Burma i'm very close to Rangoon...Mouleim AF is already operative. He will surely reinforce Akyab and Mandalay In few days i'll be sieging Kota Baru.....and then Singapore will be next -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 129 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60 Japanese ground losses: 171 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 207 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60 Japanese ground losses: 89 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Hankow , at 48,35 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 3 Blenheim IV x 6 Hudson I x 9 IL-4c x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x IL-4c bombing at 5000 feet 6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 5000 feet 9 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 34,60 Japanese Ships DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Arashio DD Michishio DD Oshio DD Asashio CL Jintsu CA Atago CA Takao BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 24 Port hits 4 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,56 Japanese Ships DD Hagikaze DD Arashi DD Nowaki DD Maikaze CA Kumano CA Suzuya CA Mikuma CA Mogami Allied ground losses: 106 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 10 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 7 The 65th bde will be unloaded here tomorrow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kendari, at 33,71 Japanese Ships DD Hato DD Kuroshio DD Yugumo DD Hokaze DD Wakaba DD Hatsushima DD Nenohi DD Hatsuharu CA Nachi CA Haguro CA Myoko BB Yamashiro BB Fuso BB Nagato BB Mutsu Allied ground losses: 141 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 16 Airbase supply hits 13 Runway hits 69 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 22 Ki-27 Nate x 6 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12 Ki-30 Ann x 12 Ki-51 Sonia x 8 Ki-21 Sally x 69 Ki-15 Babs x 5 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 22 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet 10 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 8 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet 2 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Luangprabang , at 34,36 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 24 No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet 9 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet 6 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Luangprabang , at 34,36 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 16 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 4 Ki-21 Sally x 19 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 224 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 2 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 13 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 G3M Nell x 9 G4M1 Betty x 20 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Compagnia Filipinas, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Capillo, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 1 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,56 Japanese Ships DD Hagikaze DD Arashi DD Nowaki DD Maikaze CA Kumano CA Suzuya CA Mikuma CA Mogami Allied ground losses: 50 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 5 Port hits 4 Port supply hits 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 62,90, firing at TF 20 TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90 44 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PC Ch 30, Shell hits 3, on fire PG Shoei Maru, Shell hits 2 Japanese ground losses: 334 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Honan Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 63164 troops, 816 guns, 14 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese assault odds: 1151 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Honan base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Akyab Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 200 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 811 troops, 9 guns, 3 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported well.....tomorrow my guys could be defeated:-( -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Laoag Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 14548 troops, 167 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 751 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 123 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Laoag base !!! Allied ground losses: 1344 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 56563 troops, 625 guns, 204 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3 Japanese assault odds: 1046 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuala Lumpur base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rabaul Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1288 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 5833 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Guns lost 1

kaiser73 -> RE: First fightings in China... (5/31/2005 2:52:25 PM)
Personally i don't know why so many people are concerned about Burma beeing bombed by Allies. Resources there are few. The resources spent defending Burma (or the resources spent to conquer and hold easter india) in terms of aircraft lost are far more than the resources you can gain from burma. Burma was conquered by Japs expecially to create a buffer between UK bombers and Malaya/bankok. In the game this means conquering burma, develope all airfields to lvl 4 (so allies can't close down all airfields at same time) and then let allied bombers bomb resources and airfields. who cares. it will be interesting to see how the small hangover will work out though. Conquering North of Australia will be good btw, expecially with Andrews's map.

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: First fightings in China... (5/31/2005 6:19:00 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/22/41 Ok, Alea iacta est. The Huge Armada is ready next to Ambonia. More than 250 vessels, loaded up with troops, artillery, tanks, Planes, Supplies and fuel has been ordered to move towards Darwin, supported by 6 BBs and the 110 planes of the Baby KB, plus the 100 navy planes based at Ambonia! BANZAI The SSD has begun to unload at Rabaul. The KB is comming to cover the area , while a Naval TF is bombing the dutch base Rangoon is closer and so Yenen. Base forces, troops and guns are being unloading at Tarawa The 38th Division is ready to be loaded up on ships. Will be sent at Luzon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 62,90, firing at TF 20 TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90 19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships PC Ch 30, Shell hits 4 Japanese ground losses: 89 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 34,60 Japanese Ships DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Arashio DD Michishio DD Oshio DD Asashio CL Jintsu CA Atago CA Takao BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 23 Port hits 5 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Singkawang, at 25,56 Japanese Ships DD Hagikaze DD Arashi DD Nowaki DD Maikaze CA Kumano CA Suzuya CA Mikuma CA Mogami Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 10 Port hits 5 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Rabaul, at 62,90 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Wirraway: 3 destroyed Hudson I: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Yuzuki DD Kikuzuki DD Uzuki DD Oboro CA Kako CA Furutaka CA Kinugasa CA Aoba DD Hakaze BB Hyuga BB Ise Allied ground losses: 202 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Singkawang, 25,56 Japanese ground losses: 259 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 62,90, firing at TF 20 TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90 Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 72 troops unloading over beach at Singkawang, 25,56 Japanese ground losses: 212 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 188 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60 Japanese ground losses: 321 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Ki-27 Nate x 4 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18 Ki-21 Sally x 70 Ki-15 Babs x 5 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 51 casualties reported Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 23 Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Johore Bahru , at 22,50 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 31 C5M Babs x 5 Ki-21 Sally x 72 Ki-48 Lily x 36 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Airbase hits 20 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 87 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,56 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 6 Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 4 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mikuma CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,56 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 3 Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AP Eihuku Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tarakan , at 34,60 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 G3M Nell x 27 G4M1 Betty x 27 C5M Babs x 1 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 24 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet 8 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet 6 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet 7 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet 2 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet 6 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 10000 feet 2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 25,56 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 5 Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mogami CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet 2 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 9220 troops, 62 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 609 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles Allied ground losses: 35 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rabaul Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 6900 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 2611 troops, 30 guns, 2 vehicles Allied ground losses: 3 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ichang Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1656 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 75695 troops, 483 guns, 0 vehicles Allied ground losses: 186 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 30,33 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 65813 troops, 679 guns, 138 vehicles Defending force 2366 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 74 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 134 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 343 casualties reported Guns lost 12 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! These troops retreated towards Rangoon, that is now lightly defended -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Akyab Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 166 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 831 troops, 8 guns, 3 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Tomorrow the rest of the 1st Para BN will be sent at Akyab...let's hope i can save the day! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hollandia Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 548 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Hollandia base !!! [image]local://upfiles/4162/9267974BC52941FD9EF531045D2357B2.jpg[/image]

Andrew Brown -> RE: First fightings in China... (6/1/2005 12:37:46 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner Rangoon is closer and so Yenen. Interesting AAR Gen.Hoepner. I have a question - in your opinion, is it easier for the Japanese to advance in China using this map, compared to the official map?

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: First fightings in China... (6/1/2005 1:45:00 AM)
Well, Andrew, it depends i think. In this AWESOME map if the chinese player reacts more aggressively i think he has more chances than in the vanilla one. In another pbem i'm playin with your map as allies, i'm defending china very well... I saw a problem with the port at Canton...it does not recognize it as a costal hex......did u know that? AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/23/41 Well, today we conquered Yenen and, above all Akyab! The Emperor's Paras have done a great job!! Now i'm planning to use more of these units to scrumble his defensive lines in Burma. He will make a stand at Lashio and Mandalay for what i can see.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,34 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Ki-27 Nate x 4 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 12 Ki-21 Sally x 72 Ki-15 Babs x 5 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 24 casualties reported Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 27 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 22 Ki-21 Sally x 15 Ki-46-II Dinah x 3 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 10000 feet supporting our brave guys here,,, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 1st Parachute Regiment, at 30,28 Allied aircraft Lysander I x 14 Wirraway x 5 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet 14 x Lysander I bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tarakan Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 16861 troops, 123 guns, 13 vehicles Defending force 574 troops, 2 guns, 1 vehicles Allied ground losses: 39 casualties reported hope these bastards are enough disabled.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rabaul Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 6900 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 2496 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Japanese ground losses: 214 casualties reported Guns lost 12 Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Guns lost 1 very good! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ichang Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 100742 troops, 1315 guns, 14 vehicles Defending force 75417 troops, 476 guns, 0 vehicles Allied ground losses: 202 casualties reported Guns lost 1 It's gonna be tough here-.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Yenen Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 26739 troops, 337 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 563 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Yenen base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Akyab Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 847 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 807 troops, 5 guns, 3 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Akyab base !!![8D][8D][;)] Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Singkawang Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 12203 troops, 148 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 280 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Singkawang base !!! Japanese ground losses: 3 casualties reported Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Andrew Brown -> RE: First fightings in China... (6/1/2005 1:56:01 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Gen.Hoepner Well, Andrew, it depends i think. In this AWESOME map if the chinese player reacts more aggressively i think he has more chances than in the vanilla one. In another pbem i'm playin with your map as allies, i'm defending china very well... I saw a problem with the port at Canton...it does not recognize it as a costal hex......did u know that? There was a problem with Canton, but it was fixed in the latest version of the map (3b). Are you using the latest version? Also, regarding China, there are going to be some changes to China in a further revision to the map. I expect that some of the transport links in the North of China will be downgraded. Also, I discovered that the new Chinese bases that have been added did not have proper fort levels set. That will be fixed in the next set of scenario updates.

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: First fightings in China... (6/1/2005 1:57:29 AM)
BTW, now Rabaul is about to fall, Tarakan too, Rangoon is close to be conquered and in the next week our armies will approach Sian. Not a bad beginning, considering that the operation for northern Oz has been already launched. The only question is: where are the allied CVs? If they come in at Darwin i'm gonna have toubles...

Gen.Hoepner -> RE: First fightings in China... (6/1/2005 1:29:22 PM)
Yes, Andrew, i'm using the latest version of your map...oh, well...i hope so:-) It's not a big deal btw. China for me is ok as it is right now. In reply of Kaiser.... I know my opponent. He's a fan of strategic bombing and air superiority. He's going to mass hundreds of Bombers and Fighters at Diamond,Dacca,Chandupur and all those bases next to Nepal, bombing Burma and IndoChina to stoneage. I do not care much for Burma industries and resources but Bankok and Hanoi are quite important for me.... I know it will be very costly a mini Hangover. That's why i said that for the moment it remains a possibile operation, just a possibility. It depends how well things will go in Java and Northern Oz. If i manage to take northern Oz and Java/sumatra by the end of Feb 42 and at the same time expand a bit in the solomons, then i can think of Eastern India...if things will go slower i will have to consider other ways for my expansion

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