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RE: December 9, 1941 - 7/20/2006 10:40:12 PM   
USSAmerica


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Status: offline 		John, I like your AAR style. It's very easy to follow without all the combat reports. I also like your plans! The Imperial Navy is making you look like a genius so far. I look forward to following your exploits over the coming months.

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RE: December 9, 1941 - 7/21/2006 10:06:54 AM   
John 3rd


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I get tired of the endless Combat Reports.  To me, an AAR should allow the reader to get inside the head of the writer and help understand ideas, tactics, strategy, etc...  Wish I had the computer talent to match my opposite number writing the Allied version of this campaign!  Oh, well...

Just got the next turn finished and am off for bed so I can work Fri-Sat.  C'est la Vie.

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December 11, 1941 - 7/22/2006 9:18:34 PM   
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December 11, 1941
Central Pacific
As my CVs retire towards Kwajalein, I try to take steps to keep them intact by striking at Johnston Island. I do not know if any of Enterprise’s or Lexington’s planes diverted there:

Naval Bombardment of Johnston Island by BC’s Kirishima and Hiei: destroy 1 Bomber, 157 Cas, 4 Guns, 4 Vehicles, and damage the AF/Port.

Unfortunately, I am right in that there are planes there! Poor Hiryu is attacked in the morning and evening by 6 A-20s. I set a Zero Daitai on LRCAP to protect her but, for some reason, only 2 Zeros defend the carrier each time. They shoot down 1 A-20 during the morning and 2 A-20s during the afternoon. This defense is not enough because a single 500lb Bomb strikes Hiryu in the afternoon. She is now at 74 Sys--46 Flot--9 Fires. Grrrrr….

Soryu is nearly at Kwajalein and has 22 Sys--0 Flot--1 Fire. Should dock at the base tomorrow.

Akagi and Kaga continue a slow move into the Allied shipping lanes. My Glen SS pick-up ships in San Francisco. Perhaps the convoys are about to commence….


Philippines
A small convoy of mine bumps into the damaged DD Perry and a fight begins. The 9 AP-TK hit the poor DD 21 times! An AP gets hit once and loses 5 casualties at hex 42, 53.

The PG Isabel sinks in Manila Bay.

I fling one last Port Strike at Manila Bay with 24 Bombers. They inflict 123 Cas, 6 Guns, and damage the port.

Laoag is hit by 15Z 50 B doing some damage.

My opponents have left a group of B-17s in Davao! A strike by 8 of them hit a MSW with 2B and an AP carrying the Dadjangas Invasion NLF. No major damage to the AP but the MSW sinks.

Malaya
Air strikes are flown as my Invasion Force moves to cut the peninsula. I hit:
1. Khota Bharu 12F 52B Lose 2B and hit AF pretty hard.
2. Malacca 13B and hit AF
3. Strike an Indian Brigade retreating from Kuantan with 19F and 43B doing 65 Cas and 2 Guns.
Should land at Johore Bharu in two days.

DEI
Those Davao B-17s flew a strike at another TF. This time 12 B-17s attacked at 45, 68 (my Morotai Invasion Force) and hit the AP with a single bomb doing 27 Cas.
KB-3 gets into action and sinks an AF (with troops aboard), AO, and TK. During these strikes, I lose a single Kate.

China
Air Strikes on Changsha, Yenen, and Wuchow.
Ground Attack at 50,31 (crossroads hex). I have 1 Inf Div and 3 Brig vs. 3 Chinese Corps. Get a 1-1. Japanese Casualties: 641 Cas, 32 G, 1V for 596 Chin Cas and 7 Guns. More troops arrive there tomorrow and will attack again.

Subs
I-10 puts a TT into an AP NE of Suva. I have six SS in that area and perhaps they will get a few more attacks into this small convoy. The convoy is escorted by an American CA.

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RE: December 9, 1941 - 7/25/2006 1:45:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi John,

Very interesting AAR. Your plans for Malaya seem very scary (from an allied point of view).

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ORIGINAL: John 3rd

If I can get lucky (save Hiryu), then this will be a HUGE victory! If I lose her, which I expect, then it is only a tactical victory…



I'd argue with you on that. I'd say it's a strategic victory, even if Hiryu does sink, again from an allied point of view. Sure those US carriers will respawn but you probably won't see them in action against you until the US already has a large CV superiority, the CAP bonus, etc. An extra 60 carrier planes for you would be nice, certainly, but likely not decisive.

In the meantime, your initial CV superiority is magnified even more during the expansion of your empire. Your opponents are liable to be much more cautious with their remaining CVs as well. That will make it all the easier for you to establish exactly the defensive perimeter that you want, which has strategic implications in and of itself.

Anyway, well done so far & good luck - I'll be following this with interest.

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RE: December 9, 1941 - 7/25/2006 7:57:00 PM   
John 3rd


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Status: offline 		Thank you for the thoughts!  I do not disagree with you in your views whatsoever. 

It just frustrates me that I might lose this valuable ship due to two 500lb Bomb hits from Johnston Island bombers.  One ALWAYS seems to get through!  I just made the notes for the current turn will elaborate when I get home from school.

My WORTHY opponents will, by force, have to change their tactics for the first six months of the war.  In many ways, it is now IMPERATIVE for me to sink another and then NO MATTER WHAT the Allies cannot oppose my plans in 1942!  This will make me more viable in 1943...

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Hiryu and Johnson Island Bombers - 7/26/2006 12:11:39 AM   
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Status: offline 		John 3, ain't it a bear when you've done a good job, and then get unfairly bushwacked in the hour of victory!

Imagine how Buckmaster felt at Midway when that damn sub torpedoed his Yorktown after he'd all but saved her, and the US was leading 4-0 in CVs destroyed.

Or how po'ed the Japanese were at Santa Cruz when 2 very lucky scout SBDs each dropped a 500 lb bomb on Zuiho's unsupecting decks, before any real USN rair raids came to visit.

Funny thing about war and wargames: luck always enters into play sooner or later.

I still think you're doing damn well!

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RE: Hiryu and Johnson Island Bombers - 7/27/2006 12:18:12 AM   
John 3rd


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Status: offline 		Good Day All!

I have been having a hard time finding time to write my AAR.  My wife is VERY pregnant and due any hour...  This is our second son and he is not being very cooperative!  Anyone EVER have a wife FINISHED with her pregnancy but no baby YET??? 

Things...are...interesting...

I do HOPE to update the AAR when I get home in about 45 minutes.  Wife and 2 1/2 year-old son SHOULD be sleeping! 

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December 12, 1941 - 7/27/2006 7:51:47 AM   
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December 12, 1941

Central-Southeastern Pacific
Kavieng, NB Begin Landing with an NLF, Naval Construction Unit, and small Navy Base Force. Get attacked by 2 Hudson and 7 Wirraway from Rabaul. One AP takes 2B but no other activity.

Sortie Rr-Adm Ohira aboard CA Aoba to take SE Pac Strike Force (4CA, 6DD) and bombard Rabaul.

IJN Hiryu I ordered the TF containing CarDiv5 to escort Hiryu and provide CAP. For some unfathomable reason, they chose not to and, ONCE AGAIN, Hiryu is attacked by bombers from Johnston Island! 6 B-17 manage to put 1 Bomb on her. Damage is nearly at the catastrophic point (88 Sys—65 Flot—20 Fire). Will probably scuttle her tomorrow.

Suva I-10 puts 1TT into an AP 2 hexes NE of Suva. Have other SS there and vector them in.

Philippines
Naval Actions:
1. 3 PT vs. 2AP/1AK at Aparri. An AK takes 1TT and the PTs get away.
2. Approaching Mindanao—DD John Ford runs into a convoy and damages an AP. Later that day 6 B-17s hit another AP with 2 bombs. Between the 2 attacks, I lose 84 Troops.

Air Action:
1. Raid Manila with 27Z and 22B getting 253 Cas, 2 Guns, and doing Port Damage.
2. Over Laoag is a fierce Air Battle 11 Nates and 10 Zeros (Aparri-based) fight 18 P-35 and 16 P-26. I lose NO FIGHTERS and shot down 4 P-35 and 7 P-26. Not bad. Laoag’s ground unit is hit by 15 Z and 50 B causing 49 Cas, 1 Gun, and Airfield damage.
3. 16 P-35 hit a convoy AP with 1 bomb at 41,52 causing 38 Cas.

Ground:
1. Laoag Falls! 86-1 with no Japanese Casualties.

Malaya
Naval Actions:
1. As expected, Allied SS start operating in my convoy route of Saigon to Kuantan. KXII hits an empty AP with 1TT and pays for it by taking 6 Depth Charges.
2. Spot several other SS in area…

Air Actions:
1. The AVG Appears! 55 P-40 and 10 Buffalo with 13 B-17s attack Kuantan. I lose 5 Nates and 1 Sally with very light damage to the Airfield. Will move Zeros there to deal with this predictable move.
2. Raid Singapore with 26 Z and 25 N vs. 13 Buffalo. I shot down 7 Buffalos but lose 5 Nells to flack! Do 35 Cas and damage to Port.

Western Dutch East Indies
Naval Action:
1. KXIV hits an AK with 2TT at 29,53 and I lose 43 Cas. This convoy is approaching Kuching, Borneo.

Air Action
1. The same convoy is then hit with 10 TB and I have an AO and PG each get 1TT. Frustrating…


China
A number of small, nuisance air strikes were made here at Changsha, Wuchow, and the crossroads (grid reference 46,35)

To clear the road hex, I make a Deliberate Attack at 51,31 with 3 Inf Div and 3 Brig vs. 3 Chinese Corps. I get a 1-1 and casualties are (Jap) 1556, 27 G, and 4 V for 917 Chinese and 3 G.

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RE: December 13, 1941 - 7/27/2006 8:28:46 AM   
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Central-Southeastern Pacific
Kavieng, NB Capture the port and move a Chutai of Mavis here.

IJN Hiryu For the second straight day, Admiral Nagumo ignores a direct order to close up and protect IJN Hiryu! GRRRRRR… A small group of 6 B-17s paste the Cv with 3 Bombs causing fatal damage. Order her scuttled and SCREAM to the High Heavens my frustrations with this game!

Suva I have an SS make an attack on an AP but miss as it enters Suva Harbor.

Philippines
Naval Actions:
1. Jolo I-159 finds American warships and gets 3DC. She relays the message of 1CA, 1CL, and 6DD there…hmmmm…
2. Approaching Mindanao—The convoy that the DD Ford hit yesterday is ordered to land its NLF at Talaud Island so it doesn’t get wiped out by the AP sinking…

Air Action:
1. Flying from Davao, 9 B-17 hit the Davao Invasion Force. One Ap gets 2 bombs which costs me 53 Casualties.
2. Another AP in the central Philippines (headed for Cagayan) gets 2 Bombs from those eagle-eyed, never-miss B-17 bombers (MARK THIS as the FIRST of many B-17 rants.

Malaya
Naval Actions:
1. KXI just east of Kuantan puts 1TT into an AP and is hit by 7 DC during two ASW attacks. He is hitting my ships but I am damaging his SS. We’ll see how long he wants to keep this up…
2. Spot several other SS in area…

Air Actions:
1. Bad weather cancels nearly all air strikes this day.

Ground:
1. My lead Inf Div moves into the central hex between Kuantan and the western coast. The other two are close behind.
2. My 4th Inf Div will begin landing at Mersing tomorrow.

Western Dutch East Indies
Naval Action:
1. O20 hits an AK with 3TT (sinking it) and causing 41 Casualties to the approaching Kuching Invasion Force.
2. HOLY COW! Spot Force Z at Kuching!!!
3. (Directly related to point 2) Order Kuching Invasion Force to divert towards Brunei…
4. I-154 hits and sink ML Krakatau NE of Batavia.

Air Action
1. Attack on FORCE Z! In a heroic attack, 6 Z and 22 Nells fight their ways through 10 Buffalo (shooting down 3) to then drop their TTs. Of the 22 Nells, 8 go for Prince of Wales, 8 for Repulse, and 6 for CL Danae. The CL takes 2TT and the BB and BC are MISSED! DAMN… Still---probably scared the tar out of my opponents…

Ground:
1. Landing at Brunei, Borneo

Eastern Dutch East Indies
Naval Action:
1. Spot warships near Amboina and move KB-3 southwards to hit them.

Ground:
1. Begin my small landings at Morotai and Wasile. My Morotai AP is hit by 2 TT from Menado. The AP sinks but unloads all of its NLF.


China
A number of small, nuisance air strikes were made here at Changsha, Wuchow, Ichang, and the crossroads (grid reference 46,35)

To clear the road hex, I make a second Deliberate Attack at 51,31 with 4 Inf Div and 3 Brig vs. 3 Chinese Corps. I get 6-1 and casualties are (Jap) 1223, 42 G, and 5 V for 951 Chinese and 5 G. Chinese units retreat towards Homan and I chose to follow.

Hong Kong Begin Minesweeping. Have two PC hit 1 mine each.


Comments
The desire to defend Kuching with Force Z surprises me and forces me to change plans. I send the 4 old BB back towards Palembang in hopes that the British TF retreats in that direction. Set all Nells and Betty to Naval Attack.

The Allied ‘inexperienced’ squadrons are hitting my forces harder then I expected. I think they are getting lucky but I have to be careful.

British and Dutch SS are scoring but also taking damage. This will be a see-saw affair for another couple of weeks. Let us hope the useless Japanese ASW achieves something.

It appears that my opponents are forward deploying their surface assets and I expect several naval actions soon. Each of my important Invasion Convoys has a solid Escort Force so I am not too worried. It looks as if there are 3 concentrations of warships: Kuching, Jolo, and Amboina. I need Lvl 4 Airfields to make their life tough…


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RE: December 13, 1941 - 7/27/2006 8:31:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		I neglected to mention that the Attack upon Force Z did cost 2 Nells to AA Fire.

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RE: December 13, 1941 - 7/27/2006 5:25:53 PM   
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quote:

For the second straight day, Admiral Nagumo ignores a direct order to close up and protect IJN Hiryu! GRRRRRR...


The "Escort TF" title can be misleading. It is not used to order a TF to "escort" another.

It is used to place damaged ships into, and that TF will then attempt to "avoid" combat (i.e., to not react to enemy TF's) while it returns to base.

What I think you want to do:

The TF containing the Hiryu is set as an "escort TF". Destination selected.

The others (Soryu, Shokaku, Zuikaku?) in an "Air Combat TF". Set CAP to desired Levels. Set TF to "follow" the Hiryu TF... Just for giggles I would make sure that both TF have the same home base...

< Message edited by mlees -- 7/27/2006 5:27:10 PM >

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December 14, 1941--BAD WEATHER! - 7/27/2006 8:30:32 PM   
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Eastern/Southeastern PacificSea:
1. Bombard Rabaul with 4 CA and 6 DD: 53 Cas, 1 Gun, and AF/Pt damage
2. Send CV Soryu Home with 23 Sys damage—shouldn’t take TOO long to repair
3. Surviving Hiryu Air Group (20 Zero—7 Val—11 Kates) to be based at Kwajalein until I need to disband them into other Carrier Groups or place them on a CVE.

Philippines
Sea:
1. Jolo I-159 misses CL Dragon (with 4DD) and takes 2DC for minimal damage
2. KXVI hits an AP with 1TT causing 22 Cas and 4 Guns to be lost.
3. Order 3 STF to head for Jolo, Cagayan, and Davao to attack enemy warships. Hopefully, the results of this will drive the Allies southwards towards the KB-3.

Air:
1. San Marcelino is hit by 21F and 46B destroying 2 P-35 on the ground and damaging the AF
2. 7 B-17 hit an AP north of Cagayan with 2B and cause 30 Casualties
3. 3 TIV attack the Davao Invasion Force at (42,63) from Menado, score no hits, and lose 1 TB.

Land:
1. Landing at Vigan

Eastern Dutch East Indies
Sea:
1. KB-3 ordered to swing around Kendari and head for Balikpapan area to cut off retreat of Allied Surface TF. They will form the Anvil for the Hammer I am about to swing in the Jolo—Mindanao area.

Land:
1. Landing at Sorong
2. Capture Morotai, Wasile, and Talaud Island

Western DEI
Sea:
1. Invasion Convoys diverted from Kuching react (avoid) Surface TF at Brunei.
2. There is an ineffectual attack by 6 Dutch PT Boats on a PC north of Kuching.
3. Force Z bombards Brunei causing 312 Cas, 5 Guns, and AF/Pt damage. Prince of Wales, Repulse, and 7 DD spotted.

Air:
1. BAD WEATHER shuts down Saigon as well as Kuantan! No bombers fly at Force Z…
2. Two Allied Air Strikes (5 Demon/3 TIV & 9 Demon/7 Swordfish) go after the Kuching Invasion Force as it moves towards Brunei. 1 AP takes 2TT and a PG takes 3 Bombs—there are 35 Cas aboard the AP which then sinks and requires the other ships to rescue members of the 23rd Mixed Brigade.

Land:
1. Capture Brunei, Borneo! Move a Daitai of Zeros there to cover other TF.

Malaya
Sea:
1. SS Trusty hits an AP at Mersing with 1TT and causes 7 Cas
2. KXVII hits an AK with 1TT east of Kuantan

Air:
1. As mentioned bad weather closes nearly all Japanese AF.
2. A small strike (6 Hudsons) from Singapore hits the Convoy at Mersing causing 1 AP to be hit by 2 Bombs—53 Cas

Land:
1. Landing at Mersing: 16th Inf Div + 1 Base Force vs. a Brigade and Base Force
2. 23,47 My cut-off of the Malaya Peninsula is looking decent. I have two Inf Div there versus 4 Brigades. Another Inf Div will be there tomorrow and I will attack. Do a bombardment attack: 27 Jap Cas and 1 Gun for 31 Brit Cas and 9 Guns

China
Air:
1. Launch strikes on Changsha and Homan

Land:
1. Bombard 50,27--1 Jap Brig vs. 1 Chin Corps—do 15 Cas


Comments
1. The bad weather REALLY helps my opponents out this turn!
2. It certainly appears that the DEI is spread with a thin carpet of warships. I will pick my time-and-place for the battles. They should start occurring tomorrow. My use of STF to flush some of these small TF towards the KB-3 should clear some of this up.
3. Taking Brunei will help as I should be able to now CAP my TF. Must deal with Force Z before I can take Kuching.
4. Brit/Dutch SS are a PAIN! Didn’t damage a single one this round!
5. The Allied Aircraft are doing better then I anticipated. Am trying to compensate for this issue.
6. Am happy to have saved over 60% of Hiryu’s experienced flyers!

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RE: December 14, 1941--BAD WEATHER! - 7/27/2006 8:41:08 PM   
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RE: December 14, 1941--BAD WEATHER! - 7/29/2006 8:16:09 PM   
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December 15, 1941
Pacific
Sea
I-170 Hit by LBA near Suva

SS Lines: I thought readers might want to know what I am doing with my SS.
1. Pearl-West Coast I have a group of about 12 SS NE of PH. Half carry Glens and I have them spread about to pick-up any convoys leaving Hawaii or the West Coast. If anything is spotted, I can then move KB-2 into the attack.
2. The rest are deployed around the following islands (each has a Glen I-Boat): 4 SS Johnston Island, 6 SS Palmyra, 4 SS Canton, 6 SS Suva, and 5 SS moving from Wake to Midway.

Air

Land
Invasion Planning and Loading:
Truk
1. 3 Escorts +AP/AK Nvl Construction Btn to Lae
2. 3 Escorts +2AP/AK Nvl Con Btn and NLF to Buin
3. CL, 2 DD, 6 Escorts, 12 AP, and 2 AK South Seas Detachment, 15th Nvl Guard, Mortar Battalion, and 4th Fleet HQ to Rabaul.

Kwajalein
1. 7 Escorts, 1 AP, and 8 AK 7th Base Force and SNLF to Baker
2. 4 Escorts and 1 AK NLF to Makin

As soon as these invasions start, I’ll separate this entry into Central Pacific and SE Pacific.

Philippines
Sea
1. PTs @ Vigan: 5 PT vs. 4AK/5AP 2AK/1AP take 1TT each! Ouch! 64 Casualties
2. KXVI 1TT into AP at Legaspi
3. I-159 at Jolo takes 2 DC for missing a Dutch CL

Air
1. Bad Weather! Tainan Air Ops cancelled
2. Jolo 4 P-40 vs. 3 Betty Surface TF present--no hits or losses.
3. An AP at Tacloban draws the attention of 4 B-17s from Legaspi and takes 2 Bombs
4. I move 200+ aircraft from Formosa to my new bases at Laoag and Aparri

Land
1. Capture Vigan! The northern portion of Luzon is now mine.
2. Landing at Tacloban and Legaspi
3. Will land at Davao tomorrow
4. Order 65th Brigade, a TK Reg, and 3 Art Units to Tuguegarao to capture it.
5. Start loading a small force in Formosa to capture Lamon Bay
6. Start loading an additional Base Force to go to Davao from Formosa

Malaya
Air
1. Air Raids at Georgetown (54 DB--lose 3), Malacca, and 25,46 (28F/138B doing 235 Cas and 4 Guns).
2. Brits counter at Mersing with 37 P-40 and 28 B doing 32 Cas and 1 G
3. Move 50+ planes into Alor Star

Land
1. Landing at Mersing Try a quick Shock Attack but cannot do it! Lose 550 Cas and 16 G for only 159 Brit Cas, 9 G, and 1 V. Will wait two days and try again.
2. Capture Victoria Point
3. Occupy Alor Star
4. The Brits, as hoped, are in full flight down the peninsula! Hope to catch a couple of units. Order a 3 Inf Div assault against the 4 Brigades blocking me at 25,46.
5. In northern Malaya, order the 55th Inf Div to take Georgetown and the Imperial Guards + TK Reg to continue south from Alor Star.
6. I expect to be at Johore Bharu within a week! High Command has ordered that Singapore FALL by January 1st!

Eastern DEI
Sea
1. KB-3 launches two strikes and sinks an AK NE of Kendari

Land
1. Capture Sorong

Western DEI
Sea
1. Force Z stays and bombards Brunei AGAIN! Totals: 234 Cas and 2 G
2. Bombard Palembang with two STF: a total of 4BB, 4CA, 1CL & 10DD participate and gets disappointing results--76 Cas, 2 G, and AF/Pt hit. Had hoped to catch some shipping here…
3. O16 hits an AP with 2TT near Miri causing 53 Cas

Air
1. Move 2 Daitai of Zeros and 1 Daitai of Sallys to Brunei to provide CAP and a little hitting power against Warships.

Land
1. Landing at Miri, Borneo

China
Land
1. Order a Deliberate Attack at 50,27 with a Jap Inf Div, Inf Brig, and Artie Unit vs. a Chin Corps. Get a 0-1 (for some reason) with 1306 Jap Cas and 30 G for only 42 Chin Cas and 2 G.


Comments:
1. I expect to see a series of surface naval clashes tomorrow and the day after. This should help to clear out some issues.
2. My opponent’s SS are a PAIN. Forming several small ASW TF to move through the shipping lanes.
3. Things are a little frustrating at the moment but should be opening up within 3-4 turns.

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December 16, 1941 - 7/31/2006 9:33:00 PM   
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Central Pacific
Sea
1. At Kwajalein, SS Tambor gets hit by 2 DC
2. I-169 hit by LBA near Suva
3. Refuel CarDiv 5 (Sho/Zui) and order them to a point between Johnston and Palymra to see if I can catch anything heading in that direction.

Philippines
Sea
1. 6 AK vs. 5 PT at Aparri—No real damage.
2. US Bombardment at Legaspi: 1 CA, 2 CL, 5 DD 93 Cas and 12 Guns

Air
1. Vigan 41 F vs. 11 B-17 and 3 FB—I lose 1 F and shot down 2 B-17 and 2 FB
2. Aparri That TF that hit Legaspi pays for it! A group of 28 Bettys hit it and put 4TT into CA Houston, 2TT into CL Marblehead, and 1TT into CL Boise! FINALLY! I lose 2 B for this success.

Land
1. Capture Legaspi! Lose 6 Cas and 1 G for 86 US Cas, 2 G, 1 V
2. Landing at Davao
3. Capture Tacloban

Eastern DEI
Sea
1. KB-3 in Action! In a series of strikes at Balikpapan and Tarakan, the small CVs launch 61 DB and TB at shipping. I lose 1 Kate for the day and shot down 5 Fighters. Damage is done to 1PG, 4AK, 1AP, and 1TK—the PG and 1 AK sinks.

Western DEI
Air
1. Miri, Borneo 15 Z vs. 4 B and 7 Swordfish TB—I shot down 3 B and damage all the Swords for 1TT into an AP.
2. CL Danae sinks from the Force Z attack a few days ago.

Land
1. Capture Miri, Borneo and grab 335 POW
2. Start loading an Aviation Regiment, 4th Mixed Reg, 4th Mixed Brig, and 25th Army at Saigon for the Palembang invasion.

Malaya
Sea
1. Bombard Mersing for 59 Cas, 2 G, AF/Pt damage

Land
1. Landing at Mersing, Malaya Shock Attack fails (barely 1-1) against the Brigade there! I lose 933 Cas, 76 G, and 2 V for 220 Cas and 11 G.

China
Air
1. Raid Wuchow and Homan

Land
1. Homan: Del Att: -1 for 391 Cas, 16 G, 9 V against 103 Chin Cas


Comments
1. Glad to finally hit one of his STF!
2. Things will continue to heat-up over the next couple of days. We’ll see what my opponents will try. Pretty aggressive so far!

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RE: Hiryu and Johnson Island Bombers - 8/1/2006 1:17:12 PM   
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ORIGINAL: John 3rd

I have been having a hard time finding time to write my AAR. My wife is VERY pregnant and due any hour... This is our second son and he is not being very cooperative! Anyone EVER have a wife FINISHED with her pregnancy but no baby YET???

Didn't you tip the stork last time?

Very nice AAR!

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ORIGINAL: mlees

The "Escort TF" title can be misleading. It is not used to order a TF to "escort" another.

It is used to place damaged ships into, and that TF will then attempt to "avoid" combat (i.e., to not react to enemy TF's) while it returns to base.


What he said. The main advantage of an escort TF is that damaged ships never split off from the TF to form their own, slower TF.


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RE: Hiryu and Johnson Island Bombers - 8/1/2006 3:57:06 PM   
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I would like one of these "what if" mod's having the 4 other modern USA CL's start over in the SRA rather than at Pearl.
Boise times 5!!


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December 17, 1941 - 8/3/2006 12:18:21 AM   
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Central Pacific
Sea
1. Invasion Convoy is approaching Wake Island.

SE Pacific
Sea
1. Invasion Convoys at sea for Buin, Lae, and Rabaul

Philippines
Sea
1. Legaspi Convoy unloading and attacked by 3 PTs. In an impressive display, for the Japanese Merchant Marine, they sink a PT without any damage taken!

Air
1. All air missions cancelled due to weather. Grrrrr……

Land
1. Landing at Davao 3-1 Attack brings Forts from 3 to 1. 172 Jap Cas, 5G, 1V for 108 Phil Cas and 8G. Order another attack for tomorrow.
2. Landing at Jolo.

Eastern DEI
Sea
1. KB-3 launches strikes at Tarakan and Balikpapan. A total of 33 strikes planes attack and hit a pair of AK and 1 AP. No losses…
2. Surface TF of CL Yura and 8 DD sink 2 AK at Tarakan. Split this TF and send some DD to Balikpapan in search of game.

Air
1. From Menado—2 TIV attack an AP at 40,65 and put a TT into it—27 Cas
2. Balikpapan to KB-3!!! I nearly panic when I see 31 Zero vs. 11 F and 27 B-17! YIKES….I HATE 4EB…everything turns out well though…I lose 1Z for 7 Fighters and 2 B-17s. NO DAMAGE to CVLs or CVEs.

Western DEI
Sea
1. At Brunei—4 Dutch PTs vs. 2AP/3AK and 3 PG. These PTs don’t turn away! Have an AK hit by 1TT for 54 Cas.
2. O16 puts 2TT into an AO near Miri and gets 1 Depth Charge for its efforts.

Air
1. Sinkep Island A pair of AKs are hit by 20Z and 26 Nells from Kuantan. Both AK are plastered and sink.

Malaya
Air
1. Khota Bharu is plastered by 83 Sally—I lose 1 bomber, inflict 137 Cas, 1 G, and AF.

Land
1. Shock Attack at the mid-point hex between Kuantan and Kuala Lampur! Get 0-1…grrrr…974 Cas, 32 G for 154 Cas and 4 G. How 3 full-strength Inf Div and an Eng Reg get this result amazes me!
2. Capture Taiping
3. Mersing My sole Inf Div there is pinned to the beaches! Allied Bombardment gets 6 Jap Cas and 2 G. There are now 4 Brit Brigades there instead of 1.

China
Air
1. Homan Air Raid 53B do 27 Cas and hit AF
2. Wuchow Air Raid 11B and hit AF

Land
1. Bombard 50,27 for 60 Chin Cas and 3 Guns.

Naval Losses for the Day (new addition to AAR)
Japan loses an AO and AP.
Allies lose ML Krakatau, 5 AK, 1 PT, and CA Houston! Scratch one CA!

Comments
1. I am stalled in Malaya. My attack across the peninsula has bogged down for reasons that I do not understand. The only good news is that I have so scared my opponents that they are retreating down the western side of Malaya faster then I can advance!
2. Bad Weather, yet again, hampers anti-shipping strikes.
3. Should take Davao tomorrow. Hope the AF isn’t hurt TOO bad…

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December 18, 1941 - 8/3/2006 12:47:20 AM   
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Central Pacific
Land
1.  Landing at Wake Island!  Have a PG, AK, and an AP hit by CD.  Nothing can stop the attack!  Get 59-1 and 6 Wildcats, 2 Catalinas, and 2,017 POWs!  BANZAI!  Lose 521 Cas and 12 Guns.
2.  Will let this force completely unload then I will take the 3 Inf Units and re-load them for Midway.  The large Base Force stays at Wake where I move a Daitai of Nells and 2 Chutai of Mavis.
 
SE Pacific
Sea
1.  Start loading follow-on convoys for Buin and Rabaul.
2.  Load Invasion Convoys for Tulagi and Lunga.
 
Philippines
Land
1.  Capture Davao        Get 12-1 lose 261 Jap Cas and 8 G for 76 Phil Cas.  NO DAMAGE to AF!  Move 1 Daitai of Zeros, 2 Daitai of Betty, 1 Chutai of Vals, and 1 Chutai of Mavis.  RUN little Allied ships!!!
2.  Capture Jolo            Get 101-1 and gain 1,279 POW.
 
Eastern DEI
Sea
1.  Amboina     My BB STF (Fuso and Yamashiro) catch the DD John Ford and sink her.
 
Land
1.  Landing at Sansapor
2.  Landing at Amboina
 
Western DEI
Sea
1.  Near Brunei, KXIV puts 2TT into an AP and does 52 Cas
2.  Near Tobaola, I-155 puts a TT into an AK for 28 Cas
 
Air
1.  SW Tip of Borneo               My 4 Old BB are jumped by 8 FB and 25TB!  Japanese gunners shot down 4TB but BB Hyuga does take a TT for minor damage.  Send remainder of BBs to Brunei and Hyuga back to Saigon.
2.  NE of Palembang                My Kuantan Nells strike again—29 Nells destroy a convoy of 2 MSW and 3 AK.
 
Malaya
Air
1.  Bad weather inhibits my land strikes.
2.  Allied Counter-Strike at 23,47!  2F and 33 Bombers cause 93 Cas, 2 G, and 1 V worth of damage.  Will CAP this area tomorrow.
 
Land
1.  Capture Georgetown           8-1 with 79 Jap Cas, 2 G, 1 V for 3163 POWs
2.  Capture Kuala Lampur        No defenders.
3.  Mersing  My sole Inf Div there remains pinned to the beaches!  Allied Bombardment gets 15 Jap Cas. 
 
Burma                                     New Theatre of Operations
Sea
1.  British Bombardment of Victoria Point by 1CA, 2CL, 3CLAA for 78 Cas and they destroy 2 Recon planes.
 
China
Air
1.  Changsha    23B do 23 Cas and hit AF
2.  Wuchow     Air Raid  11B and hit AF
 
Land
1.  Bombard 50,27
2.  Homan        Japanese Shock Attack!  0-1    Fort 3 (forgot the troops NE of town have to cross the river)  Jap Cas 2369, 50G, and 2V for 230 Ch Cas and 8 G.
 
 
Naval Losses for the Day (new addition to AAR)
Japan loses an AK.
Allies lose DD John Ford, CL Marblehead, 5 AK, and 1MSW.
 
Comments
1.  I will be at the gates of Singapore within a week if he doesn’t try to make a stand.
2.  Should get real interesting in Central Pacific and SE Pacific as Invasion Convoys approach their objectives.

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December 19, 1941 - 8/3/2006 1:12:26 AM   
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Central Pacific
Sea
1. Start re-loading Wake Invasion Force for Midway.

SE Pacific
Sea
1. ASW Attack on SS Triton—3 DC hit and cause damage. Attack is 3 hexes NE of Rabaul.

Philippines
Sea
1. 2 PT vs APs at Legaspi I take no damage and sink a PT.
2. Cagayan ASW Attack on S-39 and hit it with 3 DC.

Air
1. San Marcelino 6F and 37B vs. 8 P-40 Lose 1 Bomber for 2 P-26 on the ground.
2. Cagayan 19 P-40 and 16 P-40 attack Cagayan Invasion Force for no damage
3. Davao 19 P-40 and 16 P-40 hit an AP with 1Bomb
4. Tawi-Tawi 7 Bettys strike from Davao and hit it with 1TT.

Land
1. Landing at Cagayan
2. Landing at Lamon Bay

Eastern DEI
Sea
1. West of Jolo SS Sculpin hits an AP with 2TT and 3 Shells—Sinks.
2. American Bombardment of Sorong with 5 US DD
3. O20 just east of Tarakan hits an AK with 2TT and 4 Shells—Sinks with 70 Cas and 4 Guns. TWO Surface SS Attacks!
4. KB-3 In a series of strikes, the little CVs hit a CL—DD TF. A total of 34 sorties are flown and I lose 3 Kates in exchange for putting a bomb onto both CLs Durban and Tromp.

Land
1. Capture Amboina! 36-1 3 SNLF and 1 Base Force destroy an Allied Bomber and take 166 Cas and 4 Guns for 980 Allied Cas and 6 Guns. Base is damaged but send 36 Nells and 2 Chutai of Mavis there to begin operations.
2. Landing at Manokwari, NG
3. Capture Sansapor, NG

Western DEI
Air
1. NE of Palembang My Kuantan Nells strike yet again—12 Nells destroy an AK.

Malaya
Air
1. 25,46 (south of Khota Bharu) 22B cause 23 Cas and 2 G damage for 1 B.
2. 23,47 Begin to pound those Brigades there for my next assault. 15F and 76 Bombers cause 111 Cas and 3 Guns.

Land
1. Kuantan Sh. Attack at units retreating from Khota Bharu! 52-1 136 Jap Cas, 1G, 1V for 272 Allied Cas and 10 G.
2. Mersing Allied Bombardment causes 11 Cas and 2 G

Burma
Air
1. 6 Wirraways hit TK Regiment approaching Tavoy and cause 20 Cas and destroy 1V

China
Air
1. Changsha 20B 35 Cas and AF
2. Wuchow 5B Nothing
3. Homan 63B 10 Cas and AF
4. Yenen 8DB cause 5 Cas and destroy 1 G

Land
1. Bombard 50,27 for 35 Chin Cas and 2 Guns
2. Homan Japanese Shock Attack! 0-1 Fort 3 (DAMNED river) Jap Cas 793, 20 G, 4V for 147 Cas and 5 Guns


Naval Losses for the Day
Japan loses 2 AP (sunk at Truk and Hong Kong) and 3 AK (1 at Saigon).
Allies lose MSW Marlborough, 1PT, and 1AK.

Comments
1. Getting Amboina so easily will really help! The Eastern Door is beginning to close. Once I capture Timor, then it will be over…




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RE: December 19, 1941 - 8/3/2006 1:14:16 AM   
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RE: December 19, 1941 - 8/3/2006 2:10:42 AM   
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Status: offline 		Great stuff, John!  Quite a bit of action.  Kind of looks like the Japanese invasions of early 1942....only in late 1941. 

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RE: December 19, 1941 - 8/3/2006 7:57:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thank you Kind Sir!

I promised my opponents that there would be no 'gamey' opening moves and there wasn't.  I think is a better start.  You get everything arranged, start with the normal invasions and THEN begin the real work!  My opponents got about a week to prepare for the assault but they will not be able to parry the hammer blows.  I expect to have the DEI all sown up by mid-January.

A sizable portion of the combat troops will then move to finish the Philippines.

Once the Philippines fall, NW Aussieland will be my next target and then, perhaps, New Zealand...

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December 20, 1941 Action with Force Z! - 8/5/2006 9:19:43 PM   
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Central Pacific
Air
My Observation (Glen-equipped) SS was attacked by an SBD near San Francisco…hmmm…is he getting ready to move out of the port???

Land
Landing and Capture Makin

SE Pacific
Invasion Forces moving but no real action.

Philippines
Sea
1. KXVI puts 1TT into an AP at Legaspi and sinks it.

Air
1. Bad Weather!
2. American Fighter Sweep at Laoag! 31 P-40 vs. 10 Oscars and 8 Nates 2 P-40s are shot down in return for the loss of 4 Nates and 1 Oscar

Land
1. Capture Lamon Bay--Will move these 3 Construction Units SW and try to cut-off the forces in Naga.
2. Capture Cagayan--The 2nd Div, TK Reg, and Eng Reg easily crush the defense! Japan loses 46 Cas, 1G, 1V for 7 P-40s, 54 Cas, and 3G! Now I can finish Mindanao off…
3. Deliberate Attack @ Tuguegaro with 65th Brigade and Tk Reg get 0-1 Forts 3 366 Jap Cas and 12G for 37 Phil Cas and 2G. Looks like 2 Phil Inf Div here…

Eastern DEI
Sea
1. KB-3 attacks Perth Shipping In a series of small strikes, DD Whipple takes a bomb, I lose a Kate, and shot down 3 Wirraways. I notice that I am nearly out of srties for KB-3 and send the CVs back to Amboina.
2. FORCE Z at Balikpapan! In a spirited daylight engagement, CL Naka and 9 DD take on a massively larger force in the form of Prince of Wales, Repulse, and 7DD. YIKES!!! My light forces follow the Japanese adage of move close and strike hard! British DD s desperately try to keep my forces from the heavies. As smoke clears, CL Naka and 2 Jap DD sink (3 more are heavily damaged) in exchange for 1 Brit DD (with another 5 heavily damaged). Half of my force escapes (which is better then I thought) and Force Z is stripped of its escort. Interesting…

Air
1. Tarakan Sweep Tarakan with 54Z and 6B--lose 1B and hit AF.
2. Balikpapan 3Z and 6N try to take a crack at Prince of Wales. Nothing! Lose 2N for no damage. LUCKY Capital Ships!

Land
1. Capture Manokwari, NG
2. Am gathering forces at Jolo to take Tarakan, Borneo

Western DEI
Sea
1. BB Hyuga makes Saigon with 28 Sys Damage and is sent to Maizuru for repairs.
2. Palembang Invasion Force on the way! Composition is 1 Regiment, 1 Brigade, 2 Aviation Reg, and 25th Army HQ. Covering Force of 3BB, 4CA, and 5DD…

Malaya
Air
1. In the hex north of Kuantan 11B cause 22 Cas
2. 23,47 68F and 34B inflict 43 Brit Cas and 2G

Land
1. 23,47 Deliberate Attack: 60-1 79 Jap Cas and 5G for 96 Brit Cas and 5G. Finally takes hex as he moves into Malacca for southern withdrawal.
2. Mersing Allied Sh Attack! 0-1 83 Jap Cas and 1G for 362 Brit Cas and 19G. We are both stuck there…

Burma
Land
1. Capture Tavoy! 2 Tk Reg and 4 small Construction Bat get 21-1 and 56 Brit Cas and 2G

China
Air
1. Raid Wuchow with 18B and do 10 Cas and hit AF

Land
1. Sh. Att at Homan (river crossing--again) 752 Jap Cas and 25G for 83 Chin Cas and 1G

Ships Sunk
Japanese CL Naka, 2DD, and an AP.
Allied Nada…

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December 21-22, 1941 - 8/5/2006 10:35:08 PM   
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Central Pacific
Sea
I-24 is attacked by ASW Forces two hexes West of San Francisco! Perhaps he is moving out… Move CarDiv1 NE towards that shipping land. I-24 takes 5DC…

SE Pacific
Land
1. Landing at Rabaul! Brush off several ineffectual air strikes. My TF wasn’t spotted until it actually began landing.

Philippines
Sea
1. Cagayan--Drive off 6 Dutch Pt-Boats

Air
1. US Air Strike at a TF West of Manila--9F 11FB hit an AP with 1B and lose 1 P-40.

Land
1. Bombard Tuguegarao

Eastern DEI
Sea
1. SS KV sinks crippled DD Samidare (from Force Z battle) with 2TT.

Air
1. Tarakan Sweep Tarakan with 54Z and 6B--destroy a TB and hit AF
2. 33,64 Another crippled DD from that surface fight sinks. 3F, 3TB, 5 B-17 hit Inazuma with 2TT.
3. Amboina 9 Allied Bombers attack from Kendari and lose a bomber to my old BB’s AA.

Western DEI
Air
1. 23,57 3B attack my BC TF--down goes 1 Bomber for hitting Kongo with 1B that does no damage.

Malaya
Air
1. Kuantan 5F vs. 17 P-40--Lose 1F
2. 23,47 35 Allied Bombers strike causing 77 Cas and 2G
3. Malacca 79F and 104B hit troops there: 84 Brit Cas and 5G

Land
1. Mersing Allied Bombardment: 22 Jap Cas

Burma
Air
1. Tavoy 22 Allied Fighters attack approaching troops: 29 Jap Cas

China
Air
1. Changsha 19B do 30 Chin Cas and hit AF
2. SE Yenen 8DB do 15 Chin Cas and 1G

Land
1. 50,27 (SE Yenen) Jap Bombard does 42 Cas

Ships Sunk
Japanese 1 AP and 2 DD--Inazuma and Samidare
Allied Nada…

Comments:
1. Am getting tired of Allied Air Strikes…order all available Army bombers to hit Balikpapan, Johore Bharu, and Manila next turn.
2. The storm should break over the Solomons and Eastern NG tomorrow. We’ll see about an Allied Counterthrust.


December 22, 1941

Central Pacific
Sea
1. In a spirited contest, SS I-1 has a crazy day in San Francisco Harbor! The SS takes 4DC from an ASW attack, THEN sinks AK Regulus with 2TT, and then take 4 MORE DC in the later part of the day! I-1 survives and is ordered home…
2. KB-2 Swings into action! A small convoy is hit by a combined strike of 13Z, 41V, 48K. My Sea Eagles sink an AK, AP, and 2 DD--Helm and Mugford. I hoped for bigger game but this is a start. Now he knows I am there…

SE Pacific
Land
1. Rabaul First attempt to quickly grab it fails. Shock Attack: 0-1, Fort 3, 578 Jap Cas and 14G for 34 Aussie Cas and 1G.
2. Landing at Biak, NG
3. Landing at Noemfoor, NG
4. Landing at Buin, Solomons

Philippines
Air
1. Manila 22Z and 47B vs. 8 P-40--I lose 3Z for 6 P-40, do 108 US Cas, 3G, and hit AF.

Land
1. Bombard Tuguegarao: 8 Jap Cas ad 1G for 48 Phil Cas and 2G

Eastern DEI
Air
1. Balikpapan 48Z and 3 Nells vs. 10F--lose no planes and shot down 7F and hit AF.
2. East of Tarakan 3B and 6TB attack the Tarakan Invasion Force--one AP takes 2B and we shot down 1TB.

Western DEI
Sea
1. O19 puts 2TT into an AP arriving at Miri--64 Cas

Malaya
Air
1. Johore Bharu 91F and 147B vs. 5 Buf hit this airdrome! Destroy 7 Buf and 9 Bombers as well as 25 Brit Cas, 1G nad moderate damage to AF.

Land
1. Capture the abandoned Malacca!
2. Mersing Allied Bomb: 34 Jap Cas and 3 G

Burma
Land
1. 29,36 One hex from Tavoy, my troops attack the rear-guard and get 163-1 for 12 Brit Cas
2. In a countermove, the British send a Brigade into and capture Rahaeng. Le thtem sit there and be cutoff…

China
Air
1. Homan 63B cause 12 Chin Cas, 1G, and damage AF

Land
1. 50,27 (SE Yenen) Jap Bombard does 46 Chin Cas and 1G
2. Homan Deliberate Attack! Get 1-1 and reduce Forts from 3 to 2. Casualties are not bad--1,999 Jap Cas, 48G, and 3V for 2,000 Chin Cas and 51G. Will rest and attack again in 2-3 days.

Ships Sunk
Japanese
Allied 1 AP, 2 AK, and 2DD--Mugford and Helm

Comments:
1. My AF attacks do well in destroying over 30 planes. Will keep-up the attacks. Figuring they will move the AVG from CAP over Mersing and Singapore to Johore Bharu, I order my Fighters and Bombers to hit Singapore’s AF. Will keep the pressure on Manila and Balikpapan.
2. Debate what to do with KB-2(CarDiv1). Now that they know I am between West Coast and Hawaii, what will they do? Decide to fade into the Pacific and move back to the middle between the two and refuel.
3. Has anyone noticed how seldom my Betty/Nell force is flying?!! I am so frustrated with my bombers at Kuantan, Davao, and Amboina. Morale is fine, Afs fine, support troops fine, supplies OK…don’t know.
4. KB-3 is repositioned so I will send them out from Amboina and try to sink some of these targets I constantly watch go by without my land-based naval bombers doing anything.
5. Noticed that CVL Shoho is nearly completed. Am debating where to send her…might link her up with the KB-3 and have them remain in DEI waters.
6. Until Soryu is repaired (she is almost at Japan), I will keep my remaining 4CV (Akagi, Kaga, Shokaku, and Zuikaku) in the Central and SE Pacific looking for convoys.


Any readers of this AAR have thoughts on any of these events and/or choices?




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RE: December 21-22, 1941 - 8/5/2006 11:05:24 PM   
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Has anyone noticed how seldom my Betty/Nell force is flying?!! I am so frustrated with my bombers at Kuantan, Davao, and Amboina. Morale is fine, Afs fine, support troops fine, supplies OK…don’t know.


Check supplies. Are AFs over loaded? I then to set my betties and nells at either 15 or 11. At 11 I make sure there are zeros that can fly escort with the Betties/Nells. Air leaders at the bases do make a difference. When I capture bases I want stage out of like Tarawa or Rabaul, I try to get an Hq ther with a good air leader

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BABY! - 8/8/2006 8:26:13 AM   
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Status: offline 		Had to spend the last couple of day sin the hospital with my wife.  We delivered a healthy baby boy yesterday!  At the tender age of 40, I am having my second son and FEELING my age...

Will get around to updating the AAR in a few minutes.

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December 23, 1941 - 8/8/2006 9:09:42 AM   
John 3rd


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Central Pacific
Sea

KB-1 (CarDiv5) is operating with a slow sweep to the SW passing Palmyra to Canton.
KB-2 (CarDiv1) is about 12 hexes NE of Pearl Harbor and refueling.  My opponents know of its existence and I have to be careful to not get caught by more then 1 US CV.  Will stay for about 7 days more and then towards Kwajalein.
 
Land

Landing at Baker Island with a large Base Force.  Will grow the base in preparation for capturing Canton.
The Midway Invasion Force (3 large Nvl Guard Units and BF) departs Wake Island with a Close Cover Force of 4CL and 8DD.
 
SE Pacific
Sea
1.  Buin, Solomons       NAVAL BATTLE:  My little invasion force of 2MSW, 1PG, 2AP, and 1AK is jumped by a cruiser force!  2CAs, 3CLs, and 1DD attack and manage to sink the PG, 1MSW, and the AK.  The rest of the force is damaged severely.  Luckily—all troops were disembarked…nice move though…
2.  Rabaul         Naval Bombardment by my 4CA:  1 Fighter, 132 Cas, 2G, 1V, and AF/Pt damage
 
Air
1.  Rabaul         Planes operating from there attack my Invasion Force—4 Wirraway and 5 Hudson make attacks.  I shot down 2 Wir for no damage.
 
Land
1.  Rabaul         Continue Landing and Bombard:  75 Cas and 1G
2.  Landing at Lae, New Guinea
3.  Capture Buin, Solomons
4.  Capture Noemfoor, NG
5.  Capture Biak, NG
 
Philippines
Sea:

Lingayen           A small Surface TF of mine sinks an American PT.
ASW Attack on KXVIII hits it with 3DC at 40,54
Cagayan           6 Dutch PT-Boats attempt to attack 26 AK/AP with 12 Escorts and 1 PT is sunk for no damage to Japanese Forces.
 
Air:

Manila              20 Zero and 60 Bombers destroy 5 P-40, 89 Bas, 1G, and damage AF.  Will attack again and try to keep this up.
Land
1.  Tuguegarao Japanese Bombardment:  47 Cas and 2G.  Will attack tomorrow.
 
Eastern Dutch East Indies
Sea:

KB-3 Sails towards Kendari hunting for targets…
BB Bombardment to hit Kendari soon
CL-DD Sweep of Koepang leaves.
 
Air:

Sweep Balikpapan and find nothing…transfer 2 Daitai of Zero to Malaya to combat AVG.
Amboina          Just after my rant about bombers not flying!  16 Zero and 13 Nells sink TK Mindanao.  Lose 1 Nell…
 
Ground:

Landing at Tarakan, Borneo
Loading Koepang Invasion Force at Amboina (3 SNLF and 1 Base Force).
 
Western Dutch East Indies
Sea:

KXV puts 3TT into an AP north of Miri, Borneo and sinks it.  Nearly 100 troops are lost.
 
Malaya
Sea:

SS Truant puts 1TT into an AK east of Kuantan and I lose 30 cas
 
Air:                                          Heavy Air Battles!!!

Kuantan           Allied Bomber Attack!  37 P-40 (AVG), 46 B-17, and 3 Blen attack AF and cause me to have kittens!  WHERE did all the B-17s come from THIS early??!!  Lose 3 bombers on the ground, 307 Cas, 1G, and AF hit (not bad though…)
Singapore         The strikes must pass in the air!  Hit the AF with 85F and 113 Bombers vs. 14 Buffalo.  I lose 1F/6B in exchange for 13F (all Buffalo), 6 P-40, 1 B-17, 156 Cas, 1G, 2V, and moderate damage to Singapore’s AFs.
Mersing            3 Hudsons slip through and hit an AK with 2 Bombs.
 
Ground:

Landing at Mersing with reinforcements.
The Brits re-capture Khota Bharu.
 
Burma
Air
1.  13 Buffalo strafe my forces one hex below Tavoy and I lose 12 Cas.
 
China
Air
1.  Changsha    23B do 61 Cas and AF damage
 
Land

Homan Bombardment nets 8 Jap Cas and 1G for 234 Chin Cas and 9 Guns
50,27 Japan Bombardment:  412 Chin Cas and 2 G
 
Sunk Ships
Japan  PG, MSW, AP, AK from the Buin fight.
Allies   TK Mindanao
 
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I destroyed nearly 30 Allied aircraft again today!  If I can do this for several more days, then the air situation will rapidly shift more and more to me.  Plans:
1.  Will hit Manila again! 
2.  I expect to encounter the AVG over Singapore tomorrow, so I transfer 3 Daitai of Zeros to Kuantan.  A Fighter Sweep of nearly 150 planes will hit Singapore tomorrow.  Hopefully, I can cripple the AVG…
3.  I move about 100 bombers (4 Daitai) to Alor Star to releave congestion at Kuantan.  They are to hit Johore Bharu’s AF tomorrow.
 
Phase One landings are nearly complete in the DEI-Malaya-Phil Theatre.  When I grab Tarakan, Borneo—Koepang, Timor, and Palembang, Sumatra---over the next week, things will take a slight pause as I prep for my next set of landings.  

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RE: December 23, 1941 - 8/8/2006 2:25:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		The Allies start with a 48 plane BG of B-17's at Pearl (usually gets hit on the 7th), another 48 plane group on the WC (should be the 7th BG which I usually island hop to India). Plus a third in the PI (very understrength) and a 16 plane group in the PI. There may be another, but I don't remember, Those two understength groups from the PI can be based in Borneo/Java and cause you to make those new resource/oil centers be well protected. 

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RE: BABY! - 8/8/2006 3:30:56 PM   
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