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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 09, 41 A bad day for Allied PTs... As Mike said, the word for the day is "Obliterated" as in " A 12cm shell from IJN DDx has obliterated PT-X" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 81,72, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Natori DD Satsuki DD Minazuki DD Fumizuki DD Nagatsuki DD Harukaze DD Hatakaze Allied Ships PT-31 PT-32, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-33 PT-34, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-35 PT-41, Shell hits 2, and is sunk PT Q-111 PT Q-112 Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 67% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 10,000 yards DD Hatakaze fires at PT Q-111 at 10,000 yards PT-41 sunk by DD Hatakaze at 10,000 yards DD Hatakaze fires at PT-35 at 10,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages PT-35 at 5,000 yards DD Harukaze engages PT-32 at 5,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages PT Q-111 at 5,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages PT-33 at 5,000 yards DD Harukaze engages PT-32 at 5,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages PT-31 at 5,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages PT-33 at 5,000 yards DD Harukaze engages PT-35 at 5,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages PT-34 at 5,000 yards DD Fumizuki engages PT Q-111 at 5,000 yards DD Minazuki engages PT-32 at 5,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages PT-31 at 5,000 yards Range closes to 4,000 yards PT-34 sunk by DD Hatakaze at 4,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages PT-32 at 4,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages PT-32 at 6,000 yards DD Harukaze engages PT-35 at 6,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages PT-35 at 6,000 yards DD Minazuki engages PT-32 at 6,000 yards DD Minazuki engages PT-31 at 6,000 yards DD Satsuki engages PT-33 at 6,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages PT Q-111 at 9,000 yards DD Satsuki engages PT-35 at 9,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages PT-35 at 9,000 yards PT-32 sunk by DD Minazuki at 9,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages PT-31 at 9,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages PT Q-111 at 10,000 yards DD Harukaze engages PT-33 at 10,000 yards DD Nagatsuki engages PT-33 at 10,000 yards DD Hatakaze engages PT-31 at 10,000 yards DD Minazuki engages PT-35 at 10,000 yards DD Satsuki engages PT Q-111 at 10,000 yards Task forces break off... The PTs attacked at night, in coastal waters and closed the distance to torpedo range. Unfortunately sometimes things go against you even in the best of circumstances. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Laoag at 81,71 Japanese Ships DD Inazuma Allied Ships SS Swordfish SS Swordfish launches 4 torpedoes at DD Inazuma DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Laoag at 80,71, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Sazanami DD Ushio Allied Ships PT-31, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-33, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-35, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT Q-111, Shell hits 2, and is sunk PT Q-112, Shell hits 1, and is sunk *chuckle* Well, looks like a washout. Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 67% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards DD Sazanami engages PT Q-112 at 8,000 yards DD Sazanami engages PT-33 at 8,000 yards DD Ushio engages PT-31 at 8,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Ushio engages PT Q-112 at 9,000 yards PT-33 sunk by DD Sazanami at 9,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Sazanami engages PT Q-112 at 7,000 yards PT-31 sunk by DD Sazanami at 7,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards PT Q-112 sunk by DD Ushio at 3,000 yards PT-35 sunk by DD Ushio at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards DD Sazanami engages PT Q-111 at 4,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards DD Ushio engages PT Q-111 at 5,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards PT Q-111 sunk by DD Ushio at 6,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... Again they closed in to launch torpedoes but against DDs they were very unlikely to hit anything. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Laoag at 81,71 Japanese Ships DD Inazuma Allied Ships SS Snapper I decided to deploy my non-S boats in wolfpacks. Today the 2 subs in the wolfpack in 81,71 both made contact with DD Inazuma. That's a nice game dynamic right there. SS Snapper is sighted by escort Snapper diving deep .... DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Inazuma attacking submerged sub .... DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 30 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 8 damaged Allied Ships DD Encounter, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk DD Jupiter, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Wulin, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Marudu, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Right now these attacks on Singapore are of the "making rubble bounce" type. That's fine by me. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Aparri TF 87 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 82,73 Japanese ground losses: 45 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of Tanaka Det 8 Engineers accidentally lost during unload of 40th JAAF AF Bn /3 19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of Tanaka Det /2 8 Aviation Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 28th JAAF AF Bn /3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Aparri at 82,73, Range 16,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Maya CA Ashigara CL Kuma DD Asakaze DD Matsukaze Allied Ships MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB 8, Shell hits 3, and is sunk MTB 9, Shell hits 2, and is sunk MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB 26, Shell hits 1, and is sunk MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 16,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 16,000 yards Fitzgibbon D. gains tactical advantage MTB 27 sunk by CA Maya at 16,000 yards CL Kuma engages MTB 12 at 16,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages MTB 11 at 16,000 yards CA Maya engages MTB 8 at 16,000 yards orders Allied TF to disengage Range closes to 11,000 yards CA Ashigara engages MTB 12 at 11,000 yards CL Kuma engages MTB 11 at 11,000 yards DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 11,000 yards CA Maya engages MTB 8 at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards CA Maya engages MTB 10 at 10,000 yards CL Kuma engages MTB 10 at 10,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages MTB 10 at 10,000 yards DD Asakaze engages MTB 7 at 10,000 yards CA Maya engages MTB 8 at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages MTB 7 at 8,000 yards CA Ashigara engages MTB 9 at 8,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards MTB 7 sunk by DD Matsukaze at 11,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards CA Ashigara engages MTB 12 at 14,000 yards CA Maya engages MTB 12 at 14,000 yards MTB 11 sunk by CA Ashigara at 14,000 yards MTB 10 sunk by CA Ashigara at 14,000 yards CA Maya engages MTB 8 at 14,000 yards orders Allied TF to disengage Range increases to 16,000 yards CA Maya engages MTB 12 at 16,000 yards CA Ashigara engages MTB 8 at 16,000 yards DD Asakaze engages MTB 12 at 16,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages MTB 12 at 15,000 yards CA Ashigara engages MTB 9 at 15,000 yards MTB 8 sunk by CA Ashigara at 15,000 yards Range increases to 16,000 yards CA Maya engages MTB 26 at 16,000 yards CA Ashigara engages MTB 9 at 16,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages MTB 9 at 16,000 yards DD Asakaze engages MTB 9 at 16,000 yards orders Allied TF to disengage Range increases to 18,000 yards Range increases to 19,000 yards MTB 26 sunk by CA Ashigara at 19,000 yards CA Ashigara engages MTB 12 at 19,000 yards CA Maya engages MTB 12 at 19,000 yards Range increases to 20,000 yards CA Ashigara engages MTB 12 at 20,000 yards CA Ashigara engages MTB 9 at 20,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards CA Maya engages MTB 12 at 19,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards DD Matsukaze engages MTB 9 at 17,000 yards DD Asakaze engages MTB 12 at 17,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards MTB 9 sunk by DD Asakaze at 16,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards MTB 12 sunk by CA Maya at 15,000 yards Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk... LOL! An enemy CA fires on my PTs at a range of 20,000 yards. Overkill alert !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Batan Island at 85,70 Japanese Ships DMS W-14 TB Chidori xAK Sydney Maru #2 DD Tachikaze DD Yamagumo PB Nanpo Maru PB Kiso Maru Allied Ships SS S-36, hits 9 Several of these were pretty much direct hits. That's a second Allied sub out of action. IJN ASW efforts have been damned successful so far in this war. SS S-36 launches 4 torpedoes at DMS W-14 S-36 bottoming out .... DD Tachikaze attacking submerged sub .... DD Yamagumo attacking submerged sub .... PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Tachikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yamagumo attacking submerged sub .... DD Yamagumo cannot establish contact with SS S-36 SS S-36 eludes ASW attack from DD Yamagumo PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kiso Maru fails to find sub and abandons search DD Tachikaze fails to find sub and abandons search DD Yamagumo fails to find sub and abandons search PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Nanpo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 29 No Japanese losses LOTS of Zero sweeps over Clark... I had, meanwhile, pulled back into Manilla and managed to dodge most of these sweeps. Hopefully tomorrow, once I've repaired some of my fighters, we can meet A2A again. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Buffalo I: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Sabang at 44,71 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships TK Pleiodon, Bomb hits 2, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Hinsang, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Hai Lee Well, my attempt to load a couple of inf Bns from HK and escape is pretty much a bust. I hadn't realised that they would take several days to pack before even beginning loading. Lesson learnt. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 14 G4M1 Betty x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 4 damaged G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied Ships DD Isis, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Jupiter, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage TK Pinna, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Vendetta, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Lyemun, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Ipoh, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAKL Bust, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Tatung, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AMC Manoora, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAK Tai Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage More rubble a'bouncin' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 6 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 23 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd War Area , at 87,56 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 9 Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on FMSV Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 28 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Alor Star , at 49,73 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 16 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses H81-A3: 1 destroyed on ground This is the AVG moving down towards Sumatra. I ordered them to sweep Khota Bahru but for some reason they just sat on the ground taking losses instead of sweeping a few Oscars and getting some easy kills. Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kota Bharu , at 51,75 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 1 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 89th Chinese Corps, at 90,49 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 17 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft DB-3M x 5 Buffalo I x 7 Allied aircraft losses DB-3M: 5 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kongo LOL! The Chinese air force makes its first foray against the IJN. Bet that has Mike very worried... maybe not. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Allied aircraft Vildebeest III x 4 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 2 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Ayatosan Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ayatosan Maru ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 82,73 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 8 Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Anzan Maru #2 xAK Ohio Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 82,73 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 8 Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 3 damaged Japanese Ships CA Ashigara CL Kuma -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 8 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied Ships DD Jupiter, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Pinna, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Zannis Cambanis, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Tai Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Iba at 77,70 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Bennevis, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Fatshan, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk A few of the last escapees from Singers don't quite make it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Sabang at 44,71 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships TK Pleiodon, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 8 Allied aircraft P-26A x 10 P-35A x 8 P-40B Warhawk x 13 P-40E Warhawk x 22 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 destroyed Nice, an unescorted raid. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong at 77,61 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 7 Ki-51 Sonia x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires Allied ground losses: 79 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 82,73 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft Walrus II x 5 Vildebeest III x 2 Allied aircraft losses Walrus II: 1 damaged Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships xAK Maya Maru CA Maya xAK Keisho Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 82,73 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Tatukami Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Allied aircraft DB-3M x 4 Buffalo I x 4 Allied aircraft losses DB-3M: 4 damaged Japanese Ships BB Haruna The CHinese decide to pit 100Kg bombs against battleship armour again. Brave but not smart. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 82,73 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Allied aircraft SOC-1 Seagull x 7 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Akiura Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAK Kosei Maru They're only dinky little 100lb bombs but I'll take whatever I can get these days. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Allied aircraft Vildebeest III x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Sasako Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 81,72 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CL Natori -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 77,94 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 7 A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CVL Ryujo Aircraft Attacking: 1 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 3000 feet * Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Now THAT was interesting. A VERY weak CAP for mini-KB. I could actually blow through that CAP if the escorting bombers would hit something. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 18 Allied aircraft P-26A x 8 P-35A x 6 P-40B Warhawk x 12 P-40E Warhawk x 21 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 8 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 B5N2 Kate x 135 D3A1 Val x 106 KB again. So far it looks like KB has lost 10 Zeroes and 28 strike planes. That's easily enough replaced at this stage but every bit helps. Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 7 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 2 destroyed on ground Buffalo I: 2 destroyed on ground Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed on ground Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 24 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Zamboanga at 75,88 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 B5N1 Kate x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Sarangami, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Dos Hermanos, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Elcano, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 5 torpedo hits from 9 Kates. OUCH! On the other hand, that's fewer torpedoes left and right now I just want mini-KB to run out of torpedoes before I start sending the Dutch CLs +/- Force Z into action in southern Borneo/Phillipines. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near San Fernando at 79,73 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Allied aircraft Walrus II x 2 Allied aircraft losses Walrus II: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Sazanami -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Guam , at 106,95 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 G4M1 Betty x 9 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong at 76,66 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 9 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Soochow, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Chengtu, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk Allied ground losses: 132 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75 Japanese Ships DD Asashio BB Kongo DD Hibiki DD Akatsuki DD Arashio Allied Ships SS O20, hits 3 SS O20 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Asashio DD Hibiki fails to find sub and abandons search DD Akatsuki attacking submerged sub .... DD Arashio fails to find sub and abandons search Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Ocean Island Japanese Ships CL Yubari CL Tatsuta CL Tenryu DD Mochizuki DD Mutsuki PB Kaiun Maru PB Kaikei Maru PB Ikunta Maru PB Hakkaisan Maru PB Fukui Maru Allied ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Ocean Island TF 16 troops unloading over beach at Ocean Island, 130,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Nauru Island TF 116 troops unloading over beach at Nauru Island, 127,128 Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 53rd Nav Gd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Aparri TF 118 troops unloading over beach at Aparri, 82,73 Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled) 8 Engineers lost in surf during unload of 21st Ind. Engr Rgt 8 Engineers accidentally lost during unload of 3rd Ind. Engr Rgt 8 Engineers lost in surf during unload of 3rd Ind. Engr Rgt 8 Engineers accidentally lost during unload of 3rd Engineer Const Bn 8 Engineers lost from landing craft during unload of 3rd Ind. Engr Rgt /2 10 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 21st Ind. Engr Rgt /2 10 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 14th Army Motorized Support accidentally lost during unload of 14th Army Motorized Support lost from landing craft during unload of 14th Army Motorized Support lost from landing craft during unload of 14th Army /2 Motorized Support lost from landing craft during unload of 14th Army /2 Motorized Support lost from landing craft during unload of 14th Army /3 8 Engineers accidentally lost during unload of 3rd Engineer Const Bn /2 LOTS of engineers. Looks like he wants to build up Aparri to support his invasion. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 5038 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174 Defending force 3767 troops, 40 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 134 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 154 Allied adjusted defense: 14 Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!! Combat modifiers Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-) morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 1823 casualties reported Squads: 83 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 110 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 26 (26 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 3 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 56th Infantry Regiment 12th Engineer Regiment 5th JAAF AF Coy Defending units: FMSV Brigade 8th Indian Brigade 3rd ISF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nauru Island (127,128) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1423 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58 Defending force 82 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 26 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Nauru Island !!! Interesting... I think these forces are going to be met by some SC TFs and possibly even some airpower.... He's advancing deep without any real cover. Strange since he is covering his invasions in the DEI and Phillipines so well. Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 109 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 53rd Nav Gd /4 Defending units: Wren Det. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ocean Island (130,130) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 1538 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 Defending force 63 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 26 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Ocean Island !!! Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 93 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: Maizuru 2nd SNLF /1 Defending units: Heron Det. All in all a good day. It looks like I destroyed more Japanese planes than I lost and managed to get a few licks in. In addition he has uncovered some forces in the Pacific which I should be able to interdict. KB's still a problem though as it just so overmatches the British aerial forces in Malaysia as to render any resistance relatively pointless.
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