John 3rd -> RE: John III vs. Wolfpack: The Japanese Version (9/19/2005 6:38:55 PM)
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I am not sure how I will do the next set of combat logs. Wolfpack and I cranked out over a dozen turns this weekend. I'll go day-to-day and see if that works. We have had a TON of action! December 25, 1941 Christmas Day Subs A BANNER Day for Japanese LBA ASW! SS Perch, Truant, and O16 all hit! [:D] SS Porpoise takes 2DC from an ASW TF FOUR SS in one day--WOW! Air B-17 Raid Bangkok from Mandalay. Got to do something about them... Singapore Harbor is hit by 23Z, 78N, 23B Shot down 7 Ftrs and put 3 bombs into SS Sturgeon Lose 7 bombers for raid. Johore Bahru The Brits continue costly attacks on my shipping there: 5 Dead and 16 Dam. JB is hit by over 100 Japanese Bombers and they do 225 Casualties to two Brigades Wolfpack's Bombers are improving, 7 AP/AK hit during round. None serious...yet... Ground Land at Rabaul (Lark and another Inf Unit detected) Continue unloading at JB Lamon Bay, Phil, Saidor, Phil, Singkawang, Born, and Malacca, Malay all fall. Changsha Bombardment has a good day: 690 Chinese fall. Naval IJN PG and ML sink due to earlier damage. A British TK sinks from earlier damage. IJN TF bombards Rabaul and does 100 Casualties KB2--Slipping into Indian Ocean. December 26, 1941 Subs SS Trusty sunk by 4DC from ASW TF. SS Snapper hit by ASW LBA. I am REALLY hurting his SS! SS KXV hits TK with 2TT This being said, he is still hitting my ships. Air Raid Manila Bay Changsha I set my Nates on LR CAP this round and they shot down 6 Chinese planes. Additionally, 135 planes raid Changsha and create decent casualties--232. JB 24O escort 102 Bombers and they hit the Brits/Aussies there--175 Cas. Shot down 2 Brit planes. Ground Continue Landings at JB and Rabaul Start landing at Guiuan, Phil and Tarakan, Born Changsha Bombardment nets 229 Chinese JB, Malay (FINALLY), Tuguegarao, Phil, Lingayen, Phil, and Kuala Lampur, Mal all fall! Naval Bombard Rabaul and do 75 Cas PG damaged from Wake Invasion sinks CVs in IO make course towards Darwin and Kupang--still not noticed! Summation: With just a few forces deployed in Phil (1 Div and 1 Brig + Support), Wolfpack has ceded to me all of Northern Luzon. I wonder if he realizes that a counter-attack could devastate my diversionary operation? He has done the same in the Malaysia. With the exception of Khota Bahru, I now have all of Malaysia to Singapore. I will cross over to Singapore in a few days. December 27, 1941 Subs KXVIII hits an AK with 1TT Air Move Zeroes to Bangkok to try and catch his B-17s on one of their raids. Singapore hit by 23Z and 32N. Shot down 2 fighters and inflict 150 casualties. Start the bomber migration to Amboina. The AF was badly damaged but is now operational. With Palembang and Amboina, I will have air supremacy throughout the DEI. Ground Landing at Tarakan, Born and Finschafen, NG Take Rabaul! Take Tawi-Tawi with paratroopers Attack at Tarakan, Born but they hold for the moment. SHOCK ATTACK at Changsha (0-1) 204,000 Jap vs. 138,000 Chin 9,000 J to 3300 Ch Fall! [8|] Ouch! Back to Bombardment from air and ground... Naval I had sent a small group of 4 3500T Japanese AK towards Dili, Timor hoping to lure out anything. IT WORKS! An ABDA Cruiser-DD force attacks and sinks ALL four... KB2 Strikes!!!! In a perfect trap...two large strikes are flown at this Striking TF. 51K and 22V followed by 33Z, 32V, and 52K manage to sink CLs Tromp, Dragon, and Durban--additional damage done to another CL and several DD. All this for the loss of 3K! Amboina makes its presense known by flying 11B in who hit a CL. KB2 also finds time to sink 2AK and destroy 4 Ftrs at Kupang. 2PT's sink in Phil due to earlier damage and I lose a TK from earlier SS attack. Summation: Don't like losing the 4 small AK but the return was worth it. I suspected there was a surface force over here and had to lure it out. I should kill more of it tomorrow. December 28, 1941 No SS Activity--All my ASW Groups are refueling... Air Changsha Battle Nates claim 5 more Chinese planes. The AVG FINALLY appears over Wuhan and knocks down 12N on CAP! Allied Air Raid on Convoy approaching Java: 17 Ftr, 9TP, and 26 Bombers hit 4AP. I forgot to assign it LR CAP! STUPID OF ME! Ground Unloading at Tarkan, Born, Buin, Sol, and Cotabaka, Phil Take Tarakan, Born, Finschaven, NG, and Guiuan, Phil Changsha Bomb nets 100 casualties Naval Bombardments of Menado gets 223 Cas and Tarakan gets 178 Cas. Hanoi Port attacked by Chinese Air: 2AK and 2TK hit. None serious but VERY annoying! KB2 and Amboina LBA continues the slaughter of the CL-DD Group. For losing 1V and 1K, down go CL Java and 3DD--damage to others done as well. Detach a STF from Amboina to Darwin in an attempt to finish off any stragglers.
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