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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/13/2011 10:07:54 PM

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First part is deception, all the forces on Pago Pago are now planning for Brisbane... and a 5th div is planning for Rockhampton...

The target in India depends on what happens in the two months it will take us to redeploy...

I always like Ceylon... it is relatively Isolated, and difficult for them to redeploy ground forces to.

The issue is will it have the desired effect in stopping their advance onto Burma...

The objective of any attack is to ultimately reduce the combat power of their deployable forces by killing UK squads in particular... in a location where our forces can provide the support required.

So a short hook may be better if the assumption is the bulk of their deployable offensive capability is marching overland to Burma. This makes it more supportable from the air forces in Burma, but it means we are also landing into the hornets nest of their air force.

A direct approach has the duel difficulty of supply, and the telegraphing of intent. There is no suprise. It is useful as a deception measure...

It all depends on how Akyab goes... if it does fall quickly then we may have to dilute our strike force to provide garrisons in Burma.

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/13/2011 10:47:35 PM

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One other consideration - which I'm certain you've considered but still bears repeating - is that if you land amphibiously in an area astride their LOCs but without overland LOCs to your own main forces then the supply you drop there in that pocket will never be siphoned off back to the front... I've used that "feature" to supply offensive operations which would not have been feasible if I had relied on overland supply and had been able to draw an overland LOC to my main forces fighting up from Thailand etc...

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/14/2011 2:15:10 PM

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Thanks Nomo, so you are suggesting a short hook that isn't connected LOC wise with the rest of the "network"... interesting I hadn't looked at the davantages of doing that...

08 May 1942

Subs
Sub attack near Buka at 108,129

Japanese Ships
xAK Matumoto Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
xAK Taketoyo Maru
PB Toko Maru #4

Allied Ships
SS Pollack

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

She should make Rabaul Ok.

Burma
No Change the mass is gathering north of Akyab, Akyab goes up a percentage to level 4... Supply is around 6k and anoth 1k is coming in via FT. Tha damaged DD's from last turn are disbanded in Akyab to repair a bit...

DEI
The Imperial Guards are almost fully loaded.
Lots of ASW Tf are out hunting subs between Balikpapan and Tarakan.

Pacific
9 more Rufe arrived to defend PM.

Troops are being realocated to their final defensive positions, we had dropped troops in the past by need, now sorting them out so that 4th Fleet units are on 4th fleet bases etc... we want to eak out any combat advantage that that may give us.

China
The chines movement bug is impacting on our ability to pull stuff back, setting a stack to "follow" the lead unit moves out, but the rest reset to the same hex... very annoying...

I expect a few more quite turns before tha air war over Akyab heats up...

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/16/2011 6:35:19 PM

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Hi Rob, have you reconned Tahiti yet? Wondering what's at Christmas as well.
I have no experience playing this side , I like the Ceylon idea, but it would depend on what his airfields look like in SW India and how many HB's are in country, their dedication to training and such, plus he's getting his RAF DBs soon which could make things ugly if they did their ground work in and around the island. Considering how well you guys have done with carrier air if they stay stay in the Pacific and make raids that may pay off better for you considering the tonnage you've put under so far. Very impressive work! Looking forward to seeing more.

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/16/2011 7:48:10 PM

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jrcar,

Yeah, that's precisely it. Later on, obviously, you'd look to push north squeezing his forces between your advances troops from Thailand and the troops holding the short hook salient with a view to making contact.

In the short term though it allows an offensive without having the supplies "sucked away" by the supply algorithm when you sealift them in.

Also, strategically, it dislocated their defensive line and if you have tank regiments ready might allow you to maul them in the pursuit before the can get into the jungle proper.

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/18/2011 10:43:39 AM

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Been working to much... so some quick trn updates...

09 May 1942

Subs
Lots of action this turn, they are still trying to slip in xAKL to Darwin...

Sub attack near Tsushima at 102,56

Japanese Ships
xAK Nichiran Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Ginyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Plunger

Sub attack near Suva at 131,161

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 17
SC Ch 18
xAK Matsue Maru
xAK Goyo Maru
DD Murakumo
DD Isonami

Allied Ships
SS Gato, hits 3

Submarine attack near Bathurst Island at 77,123

Japanese Ships
SS I-153

Allied Ships
xAKL Pelton Bank, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Burma
Lots of unopposed sweeps of Akyab.

Akyab is hit hard.

DEI
Still bombing Bandoeg... not that well.

OZ
They are counter attacking towards Broome by Land... we will fly the troops out to Broome as the odds will soon go against us.

Ground combat at Nookanbah (66,130)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2173 troops, 0 guns, 195 vehicles, Assault Value = 149

Defending force 1142 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Allied adjusted assault: 35

Japanese adjusted defense: 40

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-)
Attacker: supply(-)

Japanese ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
10th Light Horse Battalion
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
19th Australian Battalion

Defending units:
16th Naval Guard Unit

Pacific
We are evacuating forces. Lots of Subs around Rabaul that are being hunted down...

China
This Corps is behind our lines and being harried by the Armoured Car unit.

Ground combat at 84,56 (near Nanchang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 186 troops, 0 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Defending force 979 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Japanese adjusted assault: 6

Allied adjusted defense: 22

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
8th Armored Car Co

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/18/2011 10:53:03 AM

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10 May 1942

Subs
After all the action last turn only ours trying to hunt down their subs... not well.

Burma
We put up LRCAP over Akyab... Our fighters don't do that great, but our pilots generally survive...

Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 33

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
P-400 Airacobra x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Port hits 1

Morning Air attack on 33rd/B Division, at 54,45 (Akyab)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 7
B-17E Fortress x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

DEI
No Change

Pacific

China
We sweep Kunming near where our forces have captured a city via air assault with 20k in supply...

Morning Air attack on Kunming , at 69,48

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 155 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 53 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
I-15-III x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
I-15-III: 1 destroyed

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/18/2011 10:59:04 AM

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11 May 1942

Subs

Burma
We again LRCAP, loose lots of airframes... even though we have the height advantage. We attrit some bombers, and we are attriting their airforce, but we can't sustain much longer. 2 more Sentai of Pscar are moving in.

Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 34

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 24

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 19

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 6
B-17E Fortress x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 35

DEI

Pacific

China

Morning Air attack on Kunming , at 69,48

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 184 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 63 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 2
P-43A-1 Lancer x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed
P-43A-1 Lancer: 1 destroyed

Their ground forces have finally made it to our Chinese city...

Ground combat at Tsuyung (68,46)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2575 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 110

Defending force 2203 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Assaulting units:
54th Chinese/C Corps

Defending units:
33rd/A Div /1
2nd Raiding Rgt /1

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/18/2011 11:07:33 AM

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12 May 1942

Subs
Lots of action, no hits. In particular around Ceylon.

Burma
This turn we get the bombers before the fighter sweeps arrive... it is the ocasional day like this that is worth the cost otherwise...

Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 34

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 4
Kittyhawk IA x 11
B-17E Fortress x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 51

And then their fighter sweeps arrive...

Afternoon Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed

Afternoon Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed

They do their first bombardment at Akyab, and much to their dismay find 3 regiments in attendance... Looks like they won't have enough force, we are in level 3 forts in rough terrain...

Ground combat at Akyab (54,45)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3419 troops, 104 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 1486

Defending force 9761 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 356

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
7th Hussars Regiment
14th British Brigade
2nd Royal Tank Regiment
7th Indian Division
6th Australian Division
23rd British Brigade
70th British Division
16th British Brigade
48th Gurkha Brigade
2/13th Field Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
78th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
33rd/B Division
32nd Field AA Battalion
5th Field AF Construction Battalion

DEI
No Change

Pacific
No Change

OZ
As expected Nookanbah falls, but half the force was pulled out by air and a third retreats back along the road.

Ground combat at Nookanbah (66,130)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2144 troops, 0 guns, 195 vehicles, Assault Value = 145

Defending force 646 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Allied adjusted assault: 27

Japanese adjusted defense: 8

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Nookanbah !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: supply(-)

Japanese ground losses:
326 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
10th Light Horse Battalion
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
19th Australian Battalion

Defending units:
16th Naval Guard Unit

China
Our productive sweeps continue on Kunming:

Morning Air attack on Kunming , at 69,48

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 20

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 3
P-43A-1 Lancer x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed
Morning Air attack on Kunming , at 69,48

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 78 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 16

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 2
P-43A-1 Lancer x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-43A-1 Lancer: 1 destroyed

They attack... more of their forces are coming up though so it is only a matter of time... guys keep eating, only 17000 supply to consume!

Ground combat at Tsuyung (68,46)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2582 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 605

Defending force 2203 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Allied adjusted assault: 42

Japanese adjusted defense: 142

Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
135 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
38th New Chinese Division
39th New Chinese Division
54th Chinese/C Corps

Defending units:
33rd/A Div /1
2nd Raiding Rgt /1

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/18/2011 11:23:12 AM

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13 May 1942

We upgrade to the latest Beta patch M3... Lots of new tools to learn to use!

Subs
Still trying to resupply Darwin.

Submarine attack near Palm Island at 93,143

Japanese Ships
SS I-29

Allied Ships
xAKL Tamara, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage

TF 271 encounters mine field at Perth (49,147)

Japanese Ships
SS RO-33, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Burma
We rest they sweep Akyab and for the first time Myitkyina.

Our Helens bomb their ground troops at Akyab, and a CA TF bombards from the sea. Little damage is done to the mass of troops their... the morale support for our troops is appreciated.

DEI

Pacific
Enemy ships, possibly CV's are detected near Canton Is... KB is sent to investigate... next turn may be interesting.

China
Morning Air attack on Kunming , at 69,48

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 2
P-43A-1 Lancer x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-43A-1 Lancer: 1 destroyed

Looks like we won't last muc longer... only used up about 3000 supply... pity we can't voluntatily destroy it :(

Ground combat at Tsuyung (68,46)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12726 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 590

Defending force 2198 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Allied adjusted assault: 221

Japanese adjusted defense: 58

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
174 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
173 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
39th New Chinese Division
38th New Chinese Division
54th Chinese/C Corps

Defending units:
33rd/A Div /1
2nd Raiding Rgt /1

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/18/2011 12:23:01 PM

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Can you air transport in an Army HQ to Akyab to help with defense. Also, consider moving Southern Command HQ to Rangoon and have it prep for Akyab to get that added bonus. As players we may remember to use Army HQs, but often forget the long reach and added value of having a Command HQ in the area to get that bonus.

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/18/2011 2:11:10 PM

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Thanks, I hadn't thought of getting HQ support up there... will try.

Cheers

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/20/2011 9:55:34 AM

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14 May 1942

Subs
Another ship trying to get to Darwin...

Submarine attack near Palm Island at 93,143

Japanese Ships
SS I-29

Allied Ships
xAKL Wear, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

They get a damaged ship trying to go home...

Sub attack near Truk at 110,107

Japanese Ships
xAK Zenyo Maru, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Triton, hits 1

Burma
We bomb the stack at Akyab, they bomb us...

More supply is unloaded.

DEI
Moving more troops to Padang on Sumatra.

Pacific
No sign of enemy shipping by KB :(

More fuel is arriving at Rabaul.

China
They take the chinese city, our guys were so fat from our orders of trying to eat everything they could that they couldn't fight well enough!

We retreat off into the mountains.

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/20/2011 10:07:44 AM

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15 May 1942

Subs
Quiet after all the action last turn. We have several TF chaing down their subs off Rabaul, we aren't getting much luck, on the other hand we have safely moved many important convoys through here without being hit.

Burma
They put up LRCAP over their forces at Akyab and our sweeps andattacks come in. We get a decent ratio of kills, and hit their troops.

However they then attack at Akyab and to my suprise get a 1:1 attack... we losse lots of casulties to their tanks...

Ground combat at Akyab (54,45)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 39947 troops, 822 guns, 824 vehicles, Assault Value = 1491

Defending force 9796 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 358

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 1064

Japanese adjusted defense: 915

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2325 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 57 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 72 disabled
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 38 disabled

Allied ground losses:
446 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 52 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 146 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Vehicles lost 77 (8 destroyed, 69 disabled)

Assaulting units:
7th Hussars Regiment
6th Australian Division
70th British Division
2nd Royal Tank Regiment
14th British Brigade
7th Indian Division
16th British Brigade
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
23rd British Brigade
48th Gurkha Brigade
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/13th Field Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
78th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
33rd/B Division
32nd Field AA Battalion
5th Field AF Construction Battalion

A bombardment TF is coming in but may be too late.

DEI
A CV and CVE arrive in Singapore and are put into dock. Another CV is 3-4 days out.

Pacific
All quiet. We are still loading troops from Pago Pago and thining out Fiji.

China
Nothing important.

Loosing Akyab will be a real pain, I was hoping it would hold for another couple of weeks so we can start deploying CV's in the area...

However if it falls it will probably end up being a trap for them, they will have difficulty getting supply in as well will close the sea route (we are supplying by sea)...

Our task will then be to keep the place closed from being able to escort bombers deeper into Burma.

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16 May 1942

Subs
No change

Burma
They rest on the ground, we attack from the air loosing several Bettys, who fly before the sweeps and don't get any of the numerous units available to escort ... ah well :(

The Imperial Guards have arrived and are deploying into Burma.

DEI

No change

Pacific
No Change. We scout around Canton Island.

China
No Change

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17 May 1942

Subs
Now they are trying to resupply Darwin from Perth...

Submarine attack near Perth at 48,145

Japanese Ships
SS I-164, hits 4

Allied Ships
xAKL Wawa, Shell hits 14, heavy fires, heavy damage

xAKL Wawa is sighted by SS I-164
SS I-164 attacking on the surface
SS I-164 low on gun ammo, Shibata B. breaks off surface engagement and submerges

Ingeresting Intel... our CV's are converging on Singapore..

Sub attack near Diamond Harbour at 52,40

Japanese Ships
SS RO-34

Allied Ships
DD Express
BB Revenge
CL Glasgow
DD Decoy

Burma
We bombard but don't do a great deal of damage at Akyab.

They attack Akyab quiet heavily...

Our sweeps fail to fly, and we loose some bombers :( Only about 4 pilots though.

Afternoon Air attack on 2/13th Field Regiment, at 54,45 (Akyab)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 24

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 11 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Helens don't make great naval attackers!

Morning Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 151 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 16
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 5 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
BB Resolution
AMc Calcutta
CL Newcastle
AMc Agra
BB Royal Sovereign
DD Decoy
BB Revenge

Not much longer :(

Ground combat at Akyab (54,45)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 38975 troops, 822 guns, 817 vehicles, Assault Value = 1435

Defending force 8342 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 268

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 767

Japanese adjusted defense: 275

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2514 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 113 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 28 destroyed, 11 disabled

Allied ground losses:
769 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 79 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

DEI
No change.

Pacific
No Change

China
No change

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18 May 1942 Akyab Falls :(

Subs

ASW attack near Feni Islands at 107,128

Japanese Ships
DD Sanae
DD Oboro

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise, hits 1

Burma
Unescorted raid :(

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,44

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 33

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 9 destroyed, 10 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
AM Romney
AM Cromer, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AM Poole

Our sweeps don't fly :(

Then:

Ground combat at Akyab (54,45)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 38424 troops, 822 guns, 817 vehicles, Assault Value = 1391

Defending force 6409 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied adjusted assault: 821

Japanese adjusted defense: 45

Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Akyab !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2881 casualties reported
Squads: 72 destroyed, 95 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 61 disabled
Engineers: 41 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 48 (48 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
336 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
7th Indian Division
23rd British Brigade
6th Australian Division
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
16th British Brigade
2nd Royal Tank Regiment
70th British Division
7th Hussars Regiment
14th British Brigade
48th Gurkha Brigade
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/13th Field Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
IV Indian Corps
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
33rd/B Division
41st Infantry Regiment
78th Infantry Rgt /4
32nd Field AA Battalion
5th Field AF Construction Battalion
23rd Ind. Engr Rgt /1

A Bombardment TF is coming in... too late to help now :(

DEI
No Change

Pacific
Ships sighted near Canton, looks like another raiding Tf... KB will investigate.

China
Quiet.

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Subs
Our ASW actions off Rabaual are starting to pay off.

ASW attack near Green Island at 108,128

Japanese Ships
DD Sanae
DD Oboro

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise, hits 1, heavy damage

They hit us as well:

ASW attack near Perth at 48,147

Japanese Ships
SS I-124, hits 3

Allied Ships
PG Clive
PG Moresby

ASW attack near Akyab at 54,45

Japanese Ships
SS I-122, hits 3

Allied Ships
AM Romney

Burma
We sweep and bomb Akyab for light results.

This time we fly against no opposition... and get now hits :( The Bombardment TF will hit next turn.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
G3M2 Nell x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged

Allied Ships
AM Romney
AM Poole

DEI
No Change

Pacific
No Change

China
No Change

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20 May 1942
Subs
Sub attack near Cuttack at 48,39

Japanese Ships
SS I-11

Allied Ships
xAK Jaladurga, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMC Corfu
xAK Shinkuang
xAK Kiangsu
xAK Hupeh
DE John D. Edwards
Burma
Well this finished them off nicely:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Akyab at 54,45, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CL Jintsu
CL Isuzu
CL Natori
CL Kinu
DD Hibiki
DD Usugumo
DD Shirayuki
DD Yugiri
DD Fumizuki
DD Mikazuki

Allied Ships
AM Poole, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
AM Romney, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CL Kinu
CL Natori
CL Isuzu
CL Jintsu
DD Mikazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Yugiri
DD Shirayuki
DD Usugumo
DD Hibiki

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9
Port hits 5
Port supply hits 2

An enemy heavy TF with BB's is detected slowly heading around the top of the Bay of Bengal... our recently arrived CV's will try and intercept off Ceylon... it will be close but if we can get 2 BB's at sea we will be very happy...

DEI
No Change

Pacific
The troops for Fiji and Pago Pago that are leaving are now fully loaded and will make their way back to Rabaul.

Fuel is flowing into Rabaul nicely.

The bases in the area are building and garrisons are largely in place.

China
Pulling back the lines to make an attacking force... need to reorientate ... still looking for a suitable target.

We make a daring raid on the Capital!

Afternoon Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 8
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 19

No Japanese losses

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 52

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21 May 1941
Subs

ASW attack near Diamond Harbour at 52,40

Japanese Ships
SS RO-34, hits 6

Allied Ships
PG Lawrence, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Lematang
xAKL Santa Ana
KV Genista
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Submarine attack near King Island at 80,172

Japanese Ships
SS I-20

Allied Ships
xAK Michael Livanos, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Burma
No Change, they look to be pulling back out of Akyab... sode it we were hoping they would advance so we could land behind them :(

The IO CV's are off Port Blair heading north... so sign of the target :(

DEI
Concentrating the 80 odd Sallys at the one base and the damage at Bandoeng is increasing. More arty is on the way from the Pacific and Manchuria.

Pacific
Enemy ships detected still at Canton Island, next turn should see us 6 hex off Canton Is...

The Pago Pago Forces are heading to Rabaul.

China
No change.

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22 May 1942, The Battle for Canton Island round 1!

Subs
Many attacks no successes. In particular off Rabaul and the NE tip of Birneo... need to get an ASW TF up here to help.

Burma
We sweep and bomb Akyab against no opposition.

Our CV's are now 12 Hex SE of Trincomalee and undected...

DEI
No Change.

Pacific
CV's almost at Canton Is..

Situation. Our CV's (KB and Mini KB) arrived as planned 6 hex directly west of Canton Island. At Canton Is a TF was detected, and their CV's were detected 3 hex NE (9 hex from KB). Here are the actions...

Morning Air attack on Canton Island , at 153,143

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 5
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Canton Island , at 153,143

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 53 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 5
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 153,143

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 170 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 63 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
B5N2 Kate x 52
D3A1 Val x 49

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 1
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 6 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Bomb hits 16, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
DD Nestor
AP Harris, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Hobart, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Vendetta
DD Nizam
AP Wharton, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
DD MacDonough, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Jupiter
DD Porter

Afternoon Air attack on Canton Island , at 153,143

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 164 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 61 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 72
B5N1 Kate x 21
B5N2 Kate x 80
D3A1 Val x 108

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 5
F4F-3 Wildcat x 16
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Bomb hits 19, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Hobart, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AP Wharton, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Porter
DD Jupiter, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Vendetta, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD MacDonough, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
DD Nestor, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Nizam
AP Harris, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Canton Island at 153,143

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 48 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 6

Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 3
F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, heavy fires, heavy damage

So we get a couple of DD's and an AP, and badly bang up the POW. We loose 19 Zero, 10 kate and 5 Val. They loose around 14 F4-4 and 13 F4-3. 5-6 enevmy CV's are detected (based on the airgroups) including a Brit one.

We can fly in some more CV trained Zeros to make up losses... so we are going to go for it next turn... they are in a slight better position support wise... but we have a total of 10 CV's 2 BB's, 2 CS, 2 CA , 1 CL and lots of DD's... Only about 450 aircraft total though...

If we win we will certainly be safe for a while...

If we loose then we won't be raiding for a bit...but they don't have the ground forces available to counterattack us, and the rest of our shipping is well away... so will be a very intersting turn...

Just hope the PoW burns out from fires...

China
Quiet.

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Situation around Canton Is.

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Well it was interesting... Instead of a CV battle in the Pacific we had one off Ceylon!

More detail to come but a Brit cv had one torp hit, Japanese two (35 float)
And both lots of air groups decimated (actually much worse than decimated).

In the Pacific we sank two DD the BB tf is in range and the enemy CV TF fled at high speed.

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23 May 1942 CV battles in the Bay of Bengal

Subs

Burma

We bombard Akyab:

Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45

Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CL Kinu
CL Natori
CL Isuzu
CL Jintsu
DD Mikazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Yugiri
DD Shirayuki
DD Usugumo
DD Hibiki

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 2

They appear to be pulling back...

Off Ceylon our planned intercept of some enemy BB's turns into a CV battle!

Morning Air attack on TF, near Koggala at 27,51

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
B5N1 Kate x 17
B5N2 Kate x 7
D3A1 Val x 6

Allied aircraft
Fulmar II x 15
Martlet II x 28
Hurricane IIa Trop x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 9 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Formidable
CL Sumatra
CA Cornwall
CV Illustrious
CVL Hermes

Morning Air attack on TF, near Trincomalee at 33,51

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 64 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 9
Swordfish I x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Albacore I: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Swordfish I: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
CV Junyo, Torpedo hits 1

Morning Air attack on TF, near Koggala at 27,51

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 3

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CVL Hermes, Torpedo hits 1

Morning Air attack on TF, near Trincomalee at 33,51

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Albacore I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Hiyo, Torpedo hits 1

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Koggala at 27,51

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 107 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
B5N2 Kate x 8
D3A1 Val x 5

Allied aircraft
Fulmar II x 8
Martlet II x 19
Hurricane IIa Trop x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed
Martlet II: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Illustrious
CVL Hermes

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Trincomalee at 32,51

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 8
Swordfish I x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Albacore I: 4 destroyed
Albacore I: 1 destroyed by flak
Swordfish I: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CV Junyo

Hiyo is 35 Float, Junyo only 6 CVE Unyo is fine. Very disapointed how our Zero's have gone in this (and other) battles... they die easily :(

Our strike aircraft are largely destroyed, as are theirs. We move the Kate unit of Unyo and replace with 27 Zero's to give us more fighter coverage, and we will fall back towards Port Blair. The Kate airgroups are flown to Rangoon to rebuild, the Vals are left on mainly for ASW.

A nicely executed plan, but not the target we were expecting!

DEI
No Change

Pacific
Their CV's flee the scene... but their are still a couple of TF's in the area... this one is no longer, and a BB one is well within strike range next turn...

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Enderbury Island at 157,146

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 135 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 50 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 76
B5N2 Kate x 13
D3A1 Val x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Nestor, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
DD Jupiter, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

We have now sunk over 30 DD's and lost only 3.

It will be interesting to see if they follow up in the Indian Ocean, they will move within Betty Range if they do...

In the Pacific we are hoping to finally sink a Brit BB next turn.

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A combination of lack of time and quiet turns has led to inaction... so I will quickly catch up.

24 - 29 May 1942

Subs

Submarine attack near King Island at 79,172

Japanese Ships
SS I-19

Allied Ships
xAK Lulworth Hill, Torpedo hits 1

Submarine attack near King Island at 79,172

Japanese Ships
SS I-20

Allied Ships
xAK St Essylt, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Submarine attack near King Island at 80,172

Japanese Ships
SS I-19

Allied Ships
xAK Lulworth Hill, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Submarine attack near Feni Islands at 107,127

Japanese Ships
xAK Gyoko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Tautog

Sub attack near Balikpapan at 65,100

Japanese Ships
TK Moji Maru, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage (sunk small TK)
TK Nissan Maru
PB Eiko Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS KXI

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Sub attack near Lingga at 51,88

Japanese Ships
AMC Asaka Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage (she made port at 93 damage and will repair)
APD Tade
AK Hirokawa Maru
DMS W-3

Allied Ships
SS Gar

Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Submarine attack near Diamond Harbour at 52,40

Japanese Ships
SS I-155

Allied Ships
xAKL Siberoet, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage

Burma
They are pulling the bulk of their ground forces back, leaving the 7th Indian at Akyab. They have moved in fighters and 1 and 2 engine strike aircraft. We sweep and bomb from the air, with around 1:1 casulties... if not a little more against us. We contine the ocasional CA/CL bombardment run casuing light damage...but a number of BB's have arrived in the area so next few turns should see a bit more action...

Our CV TF safely makes Singapore. In 10 days it will be fully repaired and ready for sea, along with about 6 CA's that are doing upgrades... then we can really own the Bay of Bengal.

More troops have arrived, and another Div is a few days out. Supply was critical, but is now increasing nicely. Forts are all 3, building to 4.

DEI
Around Padang we are now digging in nicely, fi=orts are 3 and climbing... but there is only limited combat power (200AV in the centre, 100 at Sabang, 200 at Palembang).

On Java more arty is arriving, along with engineers. This is freeing up the engineers organic to the Divisions and I plan to recombine the 18th Div in a few days. Bandoeng is starting to gather real damage so an attack is planed in about a week.

Oil andfuel is flowing out, enemy subs are thick but are largely being supressed.

Singapore repair yards have been increased. A BB Tf (with the Yamato) will base out of here soon...

OZ
Dawrwin is bombed daily and continues to be 100% damaged. They have given up sending small xAKL as we kept sinking them...

They have recaptured Nookanbah and Derby, but lack the force to take Broome back... I'd like to reinforce and counter attack...

The B-17 appear to have left the East coast, maybe before we took the Pacific route out of commision? Or they are just resting somwwhere. Port Moresby is fully open on the airfield, but the port is still 100% damaged. We plan to reinforce shortly.

Our subs have been very active around Melbourne and Perth.

We hope we have them worried here and that they are drawing in AIF replacements for the Militia units, rather than rebuilding the 8th Div.

Pacific
Canton Is was trashed, sinking another CL (Hobart)... the DD's got away and we couldn't find the BB... KB has pulled back and refueled. It will soon head off for repairs and upgrades, its been at sea fore most of the last 6 months.

We have succesfully pulled out of Fiji. Then entire operation was pulled off with minimal losses. We are building up luganville as a back base to Noumea and Fiji. Suva is heading towards level 6 forts. they other main bases are 3 or 4.

Tulagi is the jewel in our crown, Lunga is starting to build.

Rabaul is full of "stuff" of all descriptions from BB's to engineers (and icecream machines taken at Suva).

In the Central Pacific garrisons are well established, although supply is limited. Tarawa, Kusaie and Ponope are our key locations.

NORPAC
No action, our subs are reconing and keeping an eye out.

China
Apart from air attacks it has been relatively quiet. We are moving forces around for another thrust.

The battle of the Burma border will really begin to heat up, we both have significant and relatively equal naval forces in the area, our air forces are both we set, capable of defending their bases, and land forces are likewise similar. We appear to have turned the corner for the Battle of Akyab and will destroy a lot of aircraft there... we now need to turn this slight tactical advantage into something more significant...

The 4 divs from the Pacific have now slipped out of Rabaul heading for a new destination...

Cheers

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/30/2011 2:49:24 AM

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My god... they got the ice cream machines...

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/30/2011 1:11:56 PM

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We got more than Ice cream machines this turn... :) In the game with Nik and Joe getting supplies of ice cream to the defenders in the PHilipines became a mini game....

30 May 1942

Subs

Burma
the BB's turn up at Akyab... they make a big difference compared to CL's!

Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort I: 2 destroyed on ground
P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Nagato
CA Furutaka

Allied ground losses:
256 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Manpower hits 6
Fires 6669
Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 42
Port hits 15
Port supply hits 4

This appears to close the airfield as no fighters rize against our sweeps, and our bombers come in getting more aircraft on the ground. Another BB TF comes in next turn... this appears to tip the balance in our favour and we are finally attriting the enemy air at a higher rate than we are being attritted.

Afternoon Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 26

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed on ground
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 18

Afternoon Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 58 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 22

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
Albacore I: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 17

More troops and supply is about to land at Rangoon. We are short air support... another tactical bomber unit is bought out of Manchuria and converts to Helen. All our fighter units in Burma are bought up to full strength

DEI
More force landing in Java

Pacific
Scott aircraft report large numbers of ships (227) and aircraft (450) at Pearl Harbour... does not sound an appealing tourist location.

In the NorPac we finally detect some movement in the form of an AV moving forward vicinity of Dutch Harbor.

China
No Change.

Our challange is now to turn a slight tactical advantage air wise in Burma into an operational outcome... Maybe an counter landing at Akyab... there is only 1 Indian Div there that we may be able to trash....

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/30/2011 3:08:11 PM

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The bad thing about bases like Akyab is there is no rail lines to get the damaged planes out. They are stuck there unless they repair.

What are the forces at Cox Bazaar?? A landing here would be nice, if it could be done. Another more daring move would to take a base on the rail line from Chittagong back into India to cut off his supplies. You would lose the troops, but force him to garrison some of those smaller bases to ensure that paras don't do cut off supplies.

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RE: Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN ... - 5/31/2011 11:30:55 PM

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Thanks, Cox's Bazaar is heavily garrisoned, that is where the 6th Oz div has gone... so no joy there...

We have plans to drop on bases such as you have identified... however they need to be syncronised with some other actions... looking for opportunities... we are seeking an operational effect, not a tactical tactical one (we probably can't pull of a strategic outcome any more).

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