A pain that's going to linger . . . . Derfel (J) vs. Zeke (a)

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ZekeNY -> A pain that's going to linger . . . . Derfel (J) vs. Zeke (a) (7/11/2005 4:00:49 AM)
CHS with the extended map and version 1.60. Let the games begin! After reading all sorts of posts by Japanese players whose Kates refused to use torpedoes at Pearl Harbor (and seeing much the same myself, in my AI games), my PBEM experience gets off to a very different start. quote: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/07/41 [snippety snip . . .] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 66 D3A2 Val x 149 B5N2 Kate x 157 E8N Dave x 4 F1M2 Pete x 5 E13A1 Jake x 6 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-26A x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 5 P-40B Tomahawk x 12 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed D3A2 Val: 4 destroyed, 36 damaged B5N2 Kate: 24 destroyed, 60 damaged F1M2 Pete: 1 damaged E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed P-26A: 3 destroyed P-36A Mohawk: 9 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 18 destroyed SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed PBY Catalina: 5 destroyed B-18A Bolo: 3 destroyed OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed C-47 Dakota: 1 destroyed A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed Allied Ships BB Nevada, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 7 [X(], on fire, heavy damage BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 13, Torpedo hits 8 [X(], on fire, heavy damage BB Utah, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 5 [X(], on fire, heavy damage BB California, Bomb hits 15, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DM Breese, Bomb hits 1, on fire BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 21, Torpedo hits 8 [X(][X(], on fire, heavy damage ML Oglala, Bomb hits 1, on fire BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 9 [X(][X(][X(], on fire, heavy damage BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 15, Torpedo hits 5 [X(], on fire, heavy damage BB Maryland, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire BB Arizona, Bomb hits 16, Torpedo hits 5 [X(], on fire, heavy damage AVD Thornton, Bomb hits 1 CA Minneapolis, Bomb hits 4, on fire CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 2 DMS Wasmuth, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS Tautog, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 1 CL Helena, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Cachalot, Bomb hits 1, on fire Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 17 Yes, I think I'll be feeling that pain for quite some time to come. Suffice to say that Battleship Row is going to be known as Salvage Alley for a good long while. On the other hand, the airfield's in pretty good shape (too bad my aircraft are nearly all obsolete). In other news, Manila got similar treatment (to a lesser extent): quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 36 G3M Nell x 54 Ki-46-II Dinah x 2 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 5 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships SS S-40, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AV Langley, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Palawan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire SS Spearfish, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AO Trinity, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AS Holland, Bomb hits 1 AVD Childs, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage And oh, 30 some amphibious invasions were landed from the Philippines to Amboina. (That may be a slight exaggeration, but then again it may not be.) There were stray surface combats across the Pacific, the Asiatic Fleet's cruisers are all in trouble of one sort or another, and Corsairs are more than a year away. All in all, a bloody, bloody start to the war, but that will only make revenge that much sweeter when it comes. Remember Turn 1!

Captain Cruft -> RE: A pain that's going to linger . . . . Derfel (J) vs. Zeke (a) (7/12/2005 10:08:30 PM)
Good luck :) I'm playing Derfel/Japan in a CHS game too. He is very aggressive ...

ZekeNY -> RE: A pain that's going to linger . . . . Derfel (J) vs. Zeke (a) (7/23/2005 5:46:40 PM)
Admiral Derfel-san is on R&R at the moment, so I'll post a few updates on the first week of the war. The interesting thing about the Pearl Harbor raid I posted above is the way that the damage control efforts played out. The WeeVee, reported hit by 9 torpedoes, suffered some severe floatation damage but almost no sys damage. She stayed afloat, and by the time she was pumped out, she was actually the least damaged of the USN BBs. Details remain classified, but three BBs (plus the Utah) were reported sunk at Pearl. Here are the remaining highlights from Day 1's results: quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conquests across the map: Japanese forces CAPTURE Batan Islands base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarawa base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Guiuan base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Aparri base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Legaspi base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Puerto Princesa base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Laoag base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE San Jose base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No surprises at Wake, thanks to the bombardment: Ground combat at Wake Island Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1163 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 2642 troops, 46 guns, 9 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island base !!! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 6 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 139 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 2319 casualties reported Guns lost 47 Vehicles lost 3

ZekeNY -> RE: A pain that's going to linger . . . . Derfel (J) vs. Zeke (a) (7/23/2005 5:51:41 PM)
Day 2 of the war was also a bad one for me, as Lexington blunders into KB's path and pays for it. Ah well; from now on when I play the Allies in unhistorical starts, I'm going to insist on the right to move my CV TFs to some out of the way location on turn 1. Meanwhile in the United States, another Essex class CV is laid down. Further west, Asiatic Fleet HQ orders all ships to make a run for it: quote: FLASH 08 DEC 1941 FR CINC Asiatic Fleet TO All Asiatic Fleet Units 1. STATE OF WAR EXISTS BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND JAPAN. 2. EXECUTE OPERATION BRAVE SIR ROBIN. 3. GODSPEED (YOU'LL NEED IT). And the December 8 combat highlights: quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We begin with some more landings: Coastal Guns at Kuching, 27,56, firing at TF 62 TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 27,56 TF 83 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 87 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 88 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 43,59 TF 97 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 98 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 101 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 102 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 105 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 106 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56 TF 107 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 43,59 TF 114 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 40,74 TF 115 troops unloading over beach at Jolo Island, 39,59 TF 133 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90 TF 134 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 26,66 Japanese Ships SS I-123, hits 1 Allied Ships DD John D. Edwards DD Whipple DD Edsall DD Alden -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Night bombing isn't even a nuisance now, but that won't last:] Night Air attack on Singora , at 24,43 Allied aircraft Blenheim IF x 10 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 32,64 Japanese Ships SS I-164 Allied Ships CL Marblehead, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bombardments: Naval bombardment of Kuching, at 27,56 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Naval bombardment of Kota Bharu, at 24,45 Naval bombardment of San Marcelino, at 43,50 Naval bombardment of Cagayan, at 43,59 Naval bombardment of Iloilo, at 42,56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More landings: TF 110 troops unloading over beach at Brunei, 33,56 TF 62 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 27,56 TF 83 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 87 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 88 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 43,59 TF 98 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 101 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 102 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 105 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 107 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 43,59 TF 110 troops unloading over beach at Brunei, 33,56 TF 114 troops unloading over beach at Amboina, 40,74 TF 133 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90 TF 134 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 33,64 Japanese Ships SS I-165 Allied Ships CL Boise -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 26 G4M1 Betty x 46 C5M Babs x 4 Allied aircraft P-26A x 1 P-35A x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 6 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 2 destroyed P-35A: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 37,62 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 8 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Ryujo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 24,45 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 11 Allied aircraft Vildebeest IV x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Kumano, Bomb hits 1 CA Mogami, Bomb hits 3, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet 2 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet 2 x Vildebeest IV bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Houston's bad luck continues to hold.] Day Air attack on TF at 35,61 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 9 B5N2 Kate x 11 E13A1 Jake x 8 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied Ships CA Houston, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 27,56 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 13 damaged Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales CL Danae, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First carrier battle of the war, south of Pearl, with predictable results: Day Air attack on TF at 109,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft F2A-2 Buffalo x 5 SBD Dauntless x 32 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F2A-2 Buffalo: 4 destroyed SBD Dauntless: 15 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships CV Shokaku CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3 [neither "on fire" nor "heavy damage", so probably just bounced off :( ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 108,82 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 D3A2 Val x 27 B5N2 Kate x 20 Allied aircraft F2A-2 Buffalo x 11 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed, 14 damaged B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F2A-2 Buffalo: 2 destroyed Allied Ships CV Lexington, Bomb hits 18, on fire, heavy damage [:(] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 108,82 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 D3A2 Val x 27 B5N2 Kate x 21 Allied aircraft F2A-2 Buffalo x 6 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged Allied aircraft losses F2A-2 Buffalo: 2 destroyed Allied Ships CV Lexington, Bomb hits 13, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage [:(] CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Prince of Wales meets her fate near Kuching (but Repulse lives to fight on):] Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 27,56 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 39 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 21 damaged Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales, Torpedo hits 4, heavy damage [:(] CL Danae -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese forces CAPTURE Jolo Island base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 66894 troops, 647 guns, 50 vehicles Defending force 15488 troops, 92 guns, 2 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 6 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 6) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 5 Japanese ground losses: 323 casualties reported Guns lost 10 Allied ground losses: 204 casualties reported Guns lost 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And today's captures: Japanese forces CAPTURE Sorong base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Bula base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Taytay base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Roxas base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Lamon Bay base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Miri base !!!

ZekeNY -> RE: A pain that's going to linger . . . . Derfel (J) vs. Zeke (a) (7/23/2005 5:54:30 PM)
Incredibly, the Lexington remained afloat after getting pounded on the 8th. That wasn't to last, unfortunately, but at least she soaked up a few more of KB's sortie points. Elsewhere, Derfel's assault raged on. quote: ======================================== AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/09/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Landings, landings everywhere:] TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 87 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 88 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Cagayan, 43,59 TF 98 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 101 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 102 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 134 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 118,71 Japanese Ships SS I-5, hits 2, on fire Allied Ships DD MacDonough DD Dale DD Worden DD Hull DD Farragut DD Phelps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 39,57 Japanese Ships SS I-162 Allied Ships DD Pillsbury DD Peary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Singora , at 24,43 Allied aircraft Blenheim IF x 7 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 39,49 Japanese Ships DE Patrol Boat No. 46 Allied Ships SS Pickerel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And still more bombardments: Naval bombardment of Kota Bharu, at 24,45 Naval bombardment of San Marcelino, at 43,50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [I try to bombard Derfel's troops at Kuching, but forget to set "no escorts" -- bad idea] Naval bombardment of Kuching, at 27,56 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 247 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Jupiter, Shell hits 24, on fire, heavy damage DD Express, Shell hits 39, on fire, heavy damage DD Encounter, Shell hits 38, on fire, heavy damage DD Electra, Shell hits 22, on fire DD Vampire, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage DD Tenedos, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage CL Danae, Shell hits 13 BC Repulse Japanese ground losses: 214 casualties reported Guns lost 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More landings: TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Makin, 84,93 TF 159 troops unloading over beach at Manado, 39,67 TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 87 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 88 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 102 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 134 troops unloading over beach at Iloilo, 42,56 TF 159 troops unloading over beach at Manado, 39,67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 117,69 Japanese Ships SS I-3, hits 2 Allied Ships DD Selfridge DD Reid DD Conyngham DD Case DD Cummings DD Jarvis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Houston's ordeal continues:] Day Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 34,60 Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 4 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 3 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships CA Houston, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [KB finishes off the Lex:] Day Air attack on TF at 110,82 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 D3A2 Val x 43 B5N2 Kate x 14 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 1 damaged B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged Allied Ships CV Lexington, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 110,82 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 B5N2 Kate x 13 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships CV Lexington, on fire, heavy damage CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 135 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60) TF 135 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60 Japanese ground losses: 162 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese forces CAPTURE Amboina base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [At least there's one place where Derfel's assaults aren't instantly successful:] Ground combat at Rabaul Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 8564 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 3126 troops, 37 guns, 1 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Japanese ground losses: 427 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuching base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong base !!! (that didn't take long) Japanese forces CAPTURE Brunei base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Iloilo base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Butuan base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Makin base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Sandakan base !!!

ZekeNY -> RE: A pain that's going to linger . . . . Derfel (J) vs. Zeke (a) (7/23/2005 5:56:56 PM)
More of the same on December 10th. (For the sake of space and something like brevity, I'm omitting things like the ongoing slaughter of merchantmen fleeing from Manila, but don't think that means that it hasn't been happening.) quote: ======================================== AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/10/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Landings ho! TF 87 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 88 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 102 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 159 troops unloading over beach at Manado, 39,67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Sneaky!] TF 1030 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84) Allied Ships MSW Ballarat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Landings slowing down a bit now (mostly because he's captured so many bases): TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 87 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 88 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 166 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [China launches strategic bombing campaign!] Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42 Allied aircraft IL-4c x 6 Allied aircraft losses IL-4c: 1 damaged Heavy Industry hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet 3 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [KB picks off a straggler:] Day Air attack on TF at 110,80 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 35 D3A2 Val x 84 B5N2 Kate x 74 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CA Astoria, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Another AS bites the dust:] Day Air attack on TF at 37,60 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 D3A2 Val x 4 B5N2 Kate x 4 Ki-36 Ida x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-36 Ida: 2 damaged Allied Ships AS Otus, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-36 Ida bombing at 2000 feet 4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [And another one's gone (he's bagged all three AS from Manila):] Day Air attack on TF at 37,60 Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AS Holland, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KB launches port attack on Johnston Island(?): Day Air attack on Johnston Island , at 104,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 D3A2 Val x 77 B5N2 Kate x 70 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 2 damaged Allied Ships MSW Robin, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 109 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Port hits 11 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 116,67 Japanese Ships SS I-1, hits 2 Allied Ships DD Case, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Selfridge DD Reid DD Conyngham DD Cummings DD Jarvis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 173 troops unloading over beach at Nauru Island, 77,95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese forces CAPTURE Manado base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE San Marcelino base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Cagayan base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kota Bharu [Breakthrough coming soon] Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 34247 troops, 403 guns, 68 vehicles Defending force 7337 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Japanese ground losses: 1231 casualties reported Guns lost 18 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 530 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese forces CAPTURE Tuguegarao base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Nauru Island base !!!

ZekeNY -> RE: A pain that's going to linger . . . . Derfel (J) vs. Zeke (a) (7/23/2005 5:58:36 PM)
December 11 is a relatively slower turn, although the slaughter of merchantment continues in the Philippine Sea. quote: ======================================== AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/11/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Landings continue in Malaya:] TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Aussie MSWs have no worries over sub-laid mines:] TF 1030 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84) Allied Ships MSW Ipswitch MSW Deloraine MSW Cairns MSW Ballarat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 26,45 Japanese Ships DD Murakumo DD Asagiri DD Yugiri DD Amagiri Allied Ships SS KXII, hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kota Bharu, at 24,45 Naval bombardment of Jesselton, at 35,56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [And still more landings in Malaya:] TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 103 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 TF 212 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1030 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84) Allied Ships MSW Ipswitch MSW Deloraine MSW Cairns MSW Ballarat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Chinese strategic bombing continues:] Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42 Allied aircraft IL-4c x 6 Allied aircraft losses IL-4c: 1 damaged Heavy Industry hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet 3 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [The last Asiatic Fleet AS gets pasted:] Day Air attack on TF at 35,61 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 17 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AS Otus, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Rabaul isn't a walkover for the IJN:] Ground combat at Rabaul Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 7797 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 3065 troops, 32 guns, 2 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 106 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 23 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese forces CAPTURE Tawi Tawi base !!!

ZekeNY -> RE: A pain that's going to linger . . . . Derfel (J) vs. Zeke (a) (7/23/2005 6:04:48 PM)
The 12th finds me still reeling under Derfel's world-wide attack. I'm trying to scrape together some combat forces that will allow me at least to slow him down here and there, but there just isn't much on the shelf at the moment, and he has advanced so rapidly through the SRA that those forces I do have are mostly out of position. quote: ======================================== AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/12/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [At least my mines work] TF 18 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60) TF 18 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60 Japanese Ships AP Tatibana Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 57 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 212 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Take that!] TF 4 encounters mine field at Palembang (20,55) Japanese Ships DD Ayanami, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [With IJA troops landing, the crippled Houston sorties from Tarakan, hoping to limp to Balikpapan and patch up] Night Time Surface Combat at 35,60 Japanese Ships MSW W.12 PC Ch 11 PC Ch 12 Allied Ships CA Houston, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Palembang, at 20,55 Naval bombardmentat 43,53 Naval bombardment of Lingayen, at 43,49 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 7 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 18 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60) TF 18 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60 TF 122 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60) TF 122 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60 TF 135 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60) TF 135 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60 TF 212 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [I'm sloppy near Pearl, and allow KB to claim another CA and some DMSs.] Day Air attack on TF at 121,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 D3A2 Val x 25 B5N2 Kate x 37 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 1 damaged B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged Allied Ships CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DMS Long, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DMS Elliot, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DMS Hopkins -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 121,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 D3A2 Val x 28 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CA Indianapolis, on fire, heavy damage DMS Elliot, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [It it weren't for bad luck, Houston would have no luck at all.] Day Air attack on TF at 34,61 Japanese aircraft Ki-21-II Sally x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged Allied Ships CA Houston, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 7000 feet 2 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 7000 feet 4 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 7000 feet 4 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 7000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [*KB goes after my coffee supplies! Horror! Outrage! Now I'm really* mad! [:@]**] Day Air attack on Kona , at 115,75 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 D3A2 Val x 21 No Japanese losses Port hits 2 Port supply hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 21 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Will I get lucky with a long-range attack on KB?] Day Air attack on TF at 113,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 46 Allied aircraft P-40B Tomahawk x 12 B-18A Bolo x 6 A-20B Boston x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 5 destroyed B-18A Bolo: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged A-20B Boston: 6 damaged Japanese Ships CV Soryu CV Hiryu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 113,77 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 44 Allied aircraft P-26A x 4 P-40B Tomahawk x 11 B-18A Bolo x 9 B-17D Fortress x 5 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 4 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged B-18A Bolo: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged B-17D Fortress: 5 damaged Japanese Ships CV Kaga BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1 CV Soryu CV Hiryu [No, I won't.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 121,77 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val x 26 B5N2 Kate x 34 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged Allied Ships DMS Southard, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DMS Hopkins DMS Dorsey, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 34,60 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Japan presses forward in China:] Ground combat at Linfen Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 148073 troops, 1330 guns, 29 vehicles Defending force 19678 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 1845 casualties reported Guns lost 52 Allied ground losses: 640 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Victoria Point Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 453 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 826 troops, 10 guns, 1 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported

ZekeNY -> RE: A pain that's going to linger . . . . Derfel (J) vs. Zeke (a) (7/23/2005 6:12:31 PM)
The Second Battle of Pearl Harbor plays out very differently than the first one. Part of KB attempts another port attack against Pearl, but the Zeros don't come along for escort. My P-40s prove that they're not entirely useless by taking a heavy toll on KB's bomber pilots. "Great Hawaiian Turkey Shoot" would be a bit of an exaggeration, but this turn's events are pretty much the first reason for optimism in the Allied camp. quote: ======================================== AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/13/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [My minefield strikes another blow.] TF 122 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60) TF 122 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60 Japanese Ships AK Keiyo Maru, Mine hits 1, on fire TF 135 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60) TF 135 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60 TF 212 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 37,60 Japanese Ships DD Hagikaze DD Arashi DD Nowaki DD Maikaze Allied Ships SS S-37, hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 17,58 Japanese Ships SS I-153, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships PG Grasshopper PC Circe MSW Maryborough MSW Goulburn MSW Burnie MSW Bendigo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardmentat 43,53 Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 34,60 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Naval bombardment of Lingayen, at 43,49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 154 troops unloading over beach at Abemama, 85,98 TF 122 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60) TF 122 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60 TF 135 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60) TF 135 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60 TF 167 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90 TF 212 troops unloading over beach at Kota Bharu, 24,45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [China's strategic bombers run in to some opposition] Day Air attack on Hong Kong , at 43,42 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 14 Allied aircraft IL-4c x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses IL-4c: 3 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Part of KB heads towards Pearl again, and I get off the first (ineffective) attacks] Day Air attack on TF at 110,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 52 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 3 B-17D Fortress x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed B-17D Fortress: 4 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 110,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 52 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 5 SBD Dauntless x 13 A-20B Boston x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed SBD Dauntless: 11 destroyed A-20B Boston: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [8 Bolos break through the CAP, but their bombs all splash wide of the mark] Day Air attack on TF at 110,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 52 Allied aircraft P-26A x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 20 B-18A Bolo x 14 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 2 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 13 destroyed B-18A Bolo: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships CV Soryu CV Kaga BB Hiei -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Another DMS finished off] Day Air attack on TF at 120,76 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 D3A2 Val x 25 B5N2 Kate x 17 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DMS Southard, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 7 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet 8 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 27000 feet 9 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet 9 x D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet 9 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 27000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [But then the Allies catch a break!] Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val x 21 B5N2 Kate x 26 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-26A x 2 P-36A Mohawk x 19 P-40B Tomahawk x 23 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 11 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val x 26 B5N2 Kate x 21 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 P-26A x 2 P-36A Mohawk x 19 P-40B Tomahawk x 23 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged B5N2 Kate: 9 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-36A Mohawk: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [KB's bombers manage a few minor bomb hits at Pearl, but at a very heavy price. None of my ships takes any significant damage from this attack.] Day Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val x 19 B5N2 Kate x 43 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-26A x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 18 P-40B Tomahawk x 20 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged B5N2 Kate: 22 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-36A Mohawk: 1 damaged Allied Ships AR Medusa, Bomb hits 1, on fire BB Maryland, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage CA Portland, Bomb hits 1 BB Arizona, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 1 Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 27000 feet [27,000 feet?] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [KB's Zeros may not be flying escort, but they are flying CAP, and my P-40Bs are no match] Day Air attack on TF at 110,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 45 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 P-40B Tomahawk x 25 B-18A Bolo x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 23 destroyed B-18A Bolo: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [KB's bombers finally get some escort, and thrash an AV just off-shore from Pearl. (She makes port, but we'll see if she sinks in the harbor or not.)] Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 114,72 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 22 D3A2 Val x 30 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 18 P-40B Tomahawk x 20 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed P-36A Mohawk: 10 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships AV Wright, Bomb hits 16, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [But KB's other strikes continue to go without escort.] Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 114,72 Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 21 Allied aircraft P-36A Mohawk x 8 P-40B Tomahawk x 13 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 114,72 Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val x 19 Allied aircraft P-36A Mohawk x 8 P-40B Tomahawk x 13 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Mauritius tries to limp to Batavia, and doesn't make it.] Day Air attack on TF at 21,58 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 10 G4M1 Betty x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships CL Mauritius, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardmentat 43,53 Naval bombardment of Naga, at 44,53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese forces CAPTURE Linfen base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [The IJA breaks through in Malaya] Ground combat at Kota Bharu Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 49868 troops, 522 guns, 82 vehicles Defending force 6264 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu base !!! Japanese ground losses: 342 casualties reported Guns lost 10 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 433 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese forces CAPTURE Abemama base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Victoria Point Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 456 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 826 troops, 10 guns, 1 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 All told, I think that a bit more than 60 of KB's bomber pilots bit the dust today.

ZekeNY -> RE: A pain that's going to linger . . . . Derfel (J) vs. Zeke (a) (7/23/2005 6:19:24 PM)
KB heads west, licking its wounds and counting the empty bunks in flight quarters. Its ships are pretty much untouched but the bomber crews that bought it yesterday won't be easily replaced. Meanwhile the Enterprise and Saratoga will soon be joined by the Yorktown. We're a far way from being able to establish air or naval superiority, but at least the Allied CVs will soon be a force that Japan must reckon with. For the most part, the slaughter of merchies running from Manila is over, and it was a bloody, bloody mess. A fair number of them made it out to Java and other places of relative safety, but Derfel-san will be pretty happy with the havoc his forces have wreaked in that area, I believe. quote: ======================================== AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/14/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Minefields still causing some worried approaches for Japanese AP captains.] TF 122 encounters mine field at Tarakan (34,60) TF 122 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 34,60 TF 167 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [IJN tries to break the stalemate at Rabaul] Naval bombardment of Rabaul, at 62,90 Japanese Ships CL Tenryu CA Kako CA Furutaka CA Kinugasa CA Aoba Allied ground losses: 194 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Runway hits 1 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardmentat 43,53 Naval bombardment of Tarakan, at 34,60 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Naval bombardment of Naga, at 44,53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 136 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90 Coastal Guns at Rabaul, 62,90, firing at TF 167 TF 167 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 62,90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Hanoi , at 36,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 2 Allied aircraft IL-4c x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses IL-4c: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 3 x IL-4c bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [No bases captured by Japan today, but that clearly won't last. Bombardment attacks all around, for the most part.] Ground combat at Victoria Point Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 476 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 908 troops, 11 guns, 2 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Guns lost 2

ZekeNY -> RE: A pain that's going to linger . . . . Derfel (J) vs. Zeke (a) (8/2/2005 5:00:26 AM)
Derfel-san has returned from shore leave, and we're back at it. As KB continues to withdraw to the west (under the watchful eyes of USN Catalinas), the IJA continues its drive into Malaya. Meanwhile, most of my shipping has now made it to semi-sensible positions, so I can begin to hope that the wholesale slaughter of unescorted ships is coming to an end. quote: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/16/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Much of the IJN is still on bombardment duty:] Naval bombardment of Mersing, at 23,50 Naval bombardment of Rabaul, at 62,90 Naval bombardmentat 43,53 Naval bombardment of Naga, at 44,53 Naval bombardment of Cotabato, at 43,60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Finally, my aircraft are starting to be semi-effective] Day Air attack on TF, near Kuching at 27,56 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Kenkon Maru, Bomb hits 2 AK Houn Maru, Bomb hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 25,50 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Hinode Maru, Bomb hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [An old coaster bites the dust] Day Air attack on TF at 23,52 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 5 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Mapia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Bombardments continue:] Naval bombardment of Mersing, at 23,50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [And the IJA is back to capturing bases] Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor Star base !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Dadjangas base !!!

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