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RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor tro... - 3/27/2012 2:30:00 PM   
castor troy


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ORIGINAL: Historiker

I see.
So no bombing of Magwe...

What is the effect of realistic R&D off anyways?


no bombing of Magwe

that you can get advanced aircraft YEARS ahead of their real life dates if you know how to, which I wanted to limit somehow while still leaving the IJ player the possibility to be flexible on what he wants to research.

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RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor tro... - 3/27/2012 2:41:54 PM   
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ASW attack near Koepang at 68,116

Japanese Ships
DD Oshio
BB Haruna
CA Takao
TB Kamo
DD Arashio

Allied Ships
SS KVIII, hits 2, on fire

unfortunately again a direct hit on the sub which is retiring now...

SS KVIII launches 2 torpedoes at DD Oshio
KVIII bottoming out ....
DD Arashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oshio fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Arashio attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub


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Amphibious Assault at Lakeba (135,161)

TF 309 troops unloading over beach at Lakeba, 135,161

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



17 troops of a SNLF Squad accidentally lost during unload of 53rd Nav Gd /1
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 53rd Nav Gd /1
12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 53rd Nav Gd /3


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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 8



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged



Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 28
Ki-30 Ann x 29
Ki-36 Ida x 9
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
Ki-51 Sonia x 12



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged


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


Airbase hits 9
Runway hits 55

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
28 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 26



Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
14 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 18
Ki-30 Ann x 20



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
20 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Amphibious Assault at Taberfane (82,117)

TF 13 troops unloading over beach at Taberfane, 82,117





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Ground combat at Kukong (79,57)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3600 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

Defending force 2240 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41



Assaulting units:
102nd Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
18th Chinese Base Force


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Ground combat at Loyang (87,43)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12042 troops, 94 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 771

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 209

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 209 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Loyang !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

we were fast enough to abandon that base before the two IJ divisions showed up...

Assaulting units:
35th Division
69th Division


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Ground combat at Nanyang (85,45)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1272 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 275

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 29

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Nanyang !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th RGC Temp. Division

same here...

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Ground combat at Carnarvon (49,133)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1429 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 53

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 53 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Carnarvon !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
Kure 2nd SNLF

enemy takes his first base on Australia's West Coast...

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Ground combat at Medan (46,76)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6052 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 256

Defending force 576 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Allied adjusted assault: 88

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 88 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Medan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
544 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units retreated 2


Allied ground losses:
88 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

our big counteroffensive at Soerabaja failed and I also expected to see hundreds of IJ bombers attacking our Dutch units here so we would fail too if some IJ troops would be flown in but there were no air attacks and the IJ paras that were flown in weren't enough... only a small victory and nothing to really cheer about, the attack damaged the oil/fuel facilities though which was our main goal... together with the sinking of the enemy CVE off Timor this is the only Dutch victory of the war so far... from now on we have to rely on the Dutch subs to hurt the enemy...




Assaulting units:
NS KNIL Territory Regiment
Korps Marechausee Battalion
WS KNIL Territory Regiment
Sabang Base Force
Langsa Base Force

Defending units:
III/81st Naval Guard Unit
Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1



intel:

5/4th/A Division is loaded on a Yusen A Cargo class xAK moving to Noumea.



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RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor tro... - 3/28/2012 9:35:39 AM   
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 28
Ki-30 Ann x 29
Ki-36 Ida x 11
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
Ki-51 Sonia x 12



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 8
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
28 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
11 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65



Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 1 damaged


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


Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking MLD ...
Also attacking Malang ...
Also attacking MLD ...
Also attacking Malang ...
Also attacking MLD ...
Also attacking Malang ...
Also attacking MLD ...
Also attacking Malang ...
Also attacking MLD ...


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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 21
Ki-30 Ann x 25



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 damaged



Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 8



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged



Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Carnarvon at 32,135

Weather in hex: Clear sky




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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
D3A1 Val x 9



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Parigi, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk

enemy carriers engage one of my picket xAKL NW of Perth... I am not a fan of picket ships but due to the fact that I have engaged several IJ pickets earlier and bluebook seemed to have sent pickets ahead of KB all the time I do the same now going with "what is good for the goose..."

bombers from CV Hiryu were identified in this attack... guess Hiryu joined Shokaku and Zuikaku for this raid...


Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Parigi


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Amphibious Assault at Lifou (116,159)

TF 337 troops unloading over beach at Lifou, 116,159





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Ground combat at Kukong (79,57)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3600 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

Defending force 2240 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Japanese adjusted assault: 122

Allied adjusted defense: 27

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kukong !!!

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

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


Allied ground losses:
1243 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
102nd Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
18th Chinese Base Force

that was another nice one... I spotted the enemy unit marching towards the base, have set the base force to strat move (took two days) and the third day when the unit should move out, the enemy moves in, cancelling the movement of my base force... omg, this is just borked too... when a unit comes from the South and your unit is supposed to move North, why should it cancel the movement of your unit? As a result, our base force is kicked out a day later... even more annoying due to the fact that if I would have set my unit to MOVE instead of strat move, it would have moved out... why a unit can't strat move out of a hex when an enemy is in the same hex is beyond me...


we had intel about an Ind Eng Rgt moving to Darwin today but this isn't news as we also spotted that convoy leaving Koepang today... it makes me wonder though because I have a level 5 airfield at Darwin, bluebook knows that I have a hundred fighters in the area and he has been attacked by my Marauders earlier, so why does he send his carriers to raid the shipping lanes to Perth and at the same time sends out the Darwin invasion without proper aircover? I won't complain, I just wonder... he could of course also try to wear down my fighter defense over Darwin but the only time he tried that he lost 3:1 and didn't dare again ever since... we'll see how that turns out...

1st Ind. Engineer Regiment is loaded on a Japanese xAK moving to Darwin.



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RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor tro... - 3/28/2012 10:40:52 AM   
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Darwin at 76,124, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Kashii
DD Okikaze
DD Hakaze
DMS W-1
DMS W-4

Allied Ships
PT-36, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-37
PT-38
PT-39
PT-40, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-43

last month of the IJ fantasy bonus and we start off with a SC TF trying to clear the PT at Darwin with the enemy invasion convoy currently South of Timor... 100% moonlight and excellent weather means the worst possible situation for the PT boats and two are sunk... all torps missed...

Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages PT-40 at 11,000 yards
DMS W-4 engages PT-40 at 11,000 yards
DMS W-4 engages PT-36 at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DMS W-4 engages PT-43 at 8,000 yards
DMS W-1 engages PT-40 at 8,000 yards
DD Okikaze engages PT-43 at 8,000 yards
DMS W-1 engages PT-43 at 8,000 yards
DMS W-1 engages PT-36 at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
CL Kashii engages PT-40 at 4,000 yards
PT-40 engages DMS W-1 at 4,000 yards
DD Okikaze engages PT-36 at 4,000 yards
DMS W-1 engages PT-38 at 4,000 yards
PT-36 engages DMS W-1 at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CL Kashii engages PT-40 at 2,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages PT-40 at 2,000 yards
DD Okikaze engages PT-39 at 2,000 yards
PT-40 sunk by DMS W-4 at 2,000 yards
PT-36 sunk by DMS W-1 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DMS W-4 engages PT-43 at 4,000 yards
PT-38 engages DD Hakaze at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CL Kashii engages PT-38 at 5,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages PT-39 at 5,000 yards
DMS W-1 engages PT-38 at 5,000 yards
PT-43 engages DMS W-4 at 5,000 yards
DMS W-1 engages PT-39 at 5,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages PT-43 at 5,000 yards
DD Okikaze engages PT-43 at 5,000 yards
DMS W-4 engages PT-43 at 5,000 yards
PT-37 engages DMS W-1 at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Kashii engages PT-43 at 7,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages PT-43 at 7,000 yards
DD Okikaze engages PT-38 at 7,000 yards
DMS W-4 engages PT-39 at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages PT-39 at 5,000 yards
DD Okikaze engages PT-37 at 5,000 yards
DMS W-4 engages PT-43 at 5,000 yards
PT-38 engages DMS W-1 at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DMS W-1 engages PT-39 at 6,000 yards
DD Okikaze engages PT-43 at 6,000 yards
DMS W-1 engages PT-38 at 6,000 yards
DMS W-1 engages PT-39 at 6,000 yards
DMS W-4 engages PT-38 at 6,000 yards
PT-37 engages DMS W-4 at 6,000 yards
Erickson W. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CL Kashii engages PT-39 at 5,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages PT-43 at 5,000 yards
DMS W-1 engages PT-38 at 5,000 yards
DMS W-1 engages PT-37 at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages PT-39 at 11,000 yards
DMS W-4 engages PT-38 at 11,000 yards
PT-43 engages DMS W-4 at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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TF 15 encounters mine field at Darwin (76,124) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DMS W-4, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS W-1, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hakaze
DD Okikaze

lol, when I saw those two DMS in the SC TF I thought by myselve that this probably won't be a good idea and it happens exactly what I have thought, those DMS try to clear mines at Darwin and are targetted by my CD guns there... 24 shots score 34 hits... both DMS are done for sure and I'm quite happy about trading two PT with two DMS today...

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


Emery Point Fortress firing at DMS W-4
DMS W-4 firing at Emery Point Fortress
Emery Point Fortress firing at DMS W-1
DMS W-1 firing at Emery Point Fortress
Emery Point Fortress firing at DMS W-4
Emery Point Fortress firing at DMS W-1
Emery Point Fortress firing at DMS W-4
DMS W-4 firing at Emery Point Fortress
Emery Point Fortress firing at DMS W-1
Emery Point Fortress firing at DMS W-4
Emery Point Fortress firing at DMS W-1

22 mines cleared

still some mines cleared though...

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Sub attack near Darwin at 76,124

Japanese Ships
DD Hakaze
DMS W-4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS W-1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXV

SS KXV launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hakaze
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Darwin at 75,123, Range 21,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Kashii
DD Okikaze

Allied Ships
PT-37
PT-38
PT-39
PT-43

the usual funny way the naval movement is handled, while only one PT squadron engaged the enemy at night (there are four squadrons and all moved ot of Darwin ) the one that engaged ends up perfectly in the way of the retreating IJ task force... how often have I seen this already...

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 21,000 yards
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 21,000 yards...
Allied PT Boat TF evades combat


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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 28
Ki-30 Ann x 29
Ki-36 Ida x 11
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 23
Ki-51 Sonia x 12



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged


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


Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
28 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
11 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
8 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 65



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged


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


Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking MLD ...
Also attacking Malang ...
Also attacking MLD ...
Also attacking Malang ...
Also attacking MLD ...
Also attacking Malang ...
Also attacking MLD ...
Also attacking Malang ...
Also attacking MLD ...


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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 21
Ki-30 Ann x 25



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Moa at 72,120

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9



Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 21


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 1
CVE Hosho, Bomb hits 2
APD Nadakaze
DMS W-5
xAK Taian Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Mansei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

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


have moved my 50 available Marauders to Darwin, all set to nav attack... 21 decide it would be worth to fly to attack the most important target on the map at the moment... this is what surprises me so much, bluebook has Hiryu and Co NW of Perth and sends his invasion convoy without proper air cover towards Darwin... only Hosho is covering the convoy and no LRCAP from Koepang either... the bombers mostly evade the Zeroes and drop their bombs achieving an absolutely ok result, you couldn't expect more from 21 bombers... two bomb hits on the CVE sound nice, you have to remember the halved bomb effect in this mod though so the CVE is actually hit by two 250lb bombs we are used and this isn't much to be honest...

the longer I play and think about this decision, the more it worries me because it makes IJ convoys even more immune than they are already (at best you get 50% of the bombers attack them) and while it nearly 100% aims at Allied anti shipping strikes (how many torp bombers do the Allied have?) it nearly doesn't effect the enemy at all as the numero uno anti ship weapon is their aerial torpedo dropped by Betty & Co... so if the torpedo effect hasn't been touched, it only hampers the Allied IMO and increases the already existing inbalance of naval strikes even more towards the Japanese with their all destroying anti shipping air force... I sure support toning down air attacks against ships but this has to be true for both sides so if bomb effect is halved, the same has to be true for IJ aerial torps as their in game hit rate is even more ridicoulos compared to real life than bomb hit ratios...

hmm, this will lead to pretty strange number of torp and/or bomb hits though, when you notice you would need 12 torps to sink a BB (I probably need 12 1000lb bombs to sink a carrier now anyway) but needing twice the number of bombs now while still needing the common number of torps would be even more strange... wonder why not leaving the bomb effect as it was and tone down the accuracy (after all why is this factor there?) to have fewer hits? Wouldn't fewer hits be more realistic than far more hits needed to sink a ship with bombs having their effect halved?

Anybody knowing more about this and why it was decided to do the way it was done? Otherwise the mod really is great but this issue really concerns me and makes me thinking about it...


Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Yamada Det S-2 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 4 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Moa at 73,120

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1



Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 6


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Kashii
DD Okikaze

6 of the available bombers attack the SC TF that swept Darwin, makes it 27 out of 50 bombers attacking in the morning... why the rest wasn't flying at all is a non explanable mistery as always, it wasn't like they failed to find the target, they just didn't take off at all, no overstacking, or any other problem...


Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Yamada Det S-2 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Moa at 73,120

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5



Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 23


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 3 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CL Kashii
DD Okikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire

OMG what a frigin silly target selection, the bombers attack the CL and DD while not attacking the big invasion convoy with at least one BB and a CVE at all... well done boys... 50% of the bombers decided not to fly in the afternoon either despite huge high value targets with a detection level of 10 sitting just off the base of the bombers... as you can see, CVE Hosho (the crappiest of all IJN CVE) is still able to operate aircraft after being hit by two 500lb bombs... yes all this really is concerning for me... pretty much like fighting with Hudsons and their crappy 250lb bombs only in stock...

I've asked bluebook why he sends his avaible carriers in the area to raid my lines near Perth when he sends his invasion convoy towards Darwin without air cover at the same time and he also thinks he needs some air support for his invasion... until at least three IJN fleet carriers show up I will have air superiority around Darwin and I've also got 50 USAAF Banshees read to be flown in and those drop 1000lb bombs so might at least do some harm to a CVE or the freighters, all those bombers got pilots with 60-65 nav bomb skill so they should hit something...


Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Yamada Det S-2 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead



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Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6015 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 210

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 213

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 213 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pingsiang !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+)



Assaulting units:
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade


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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2538 troops, 239 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 187

Defending force 33680 troops, 306 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 521


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


Assaulting units:
143rd Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
1st KNIL Regiment
3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Marinier Battalion
Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion
Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
Barisan KNIL Regiment
2nd KNIL Regiment
1st Regt Cavalerie
4th KNIL Regiment
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
6th KNIL Regiment
MLD
North Java Base Force
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
KNIL Army Command
ABDA
South Java Base Force
Batavia Base Force
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
ML-KNIL
Commandement Marine
Soerabaja Base Force
Bandoeng Base Force


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Ground combat at Taberfane (82,117)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 395 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 4

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Taberfane !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: supply(-)



Assaulting units:
Bandasan SNLF


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Ground combat at Lifou (116,159)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 346 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 2

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lifou !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-), fatigue(-), supply(-)



Assaulting units:
5th Indpt SNLF Coy




here are the screens with the promised air losses, starting with total air losses... as you can see it is far more dangerous to fly nav search than it is to fly 400 bomber sorties every day as the leading Allied aircraft is once more the PBY-5... nothing new, am used to the fact and it always has been this way, there is just no reasonable explanation for it but hey ho...




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Anybody knowing more about this and why it was decided to do the way it was done? Otherwise the mod really is great but this issue really concerns me and makes me thinking about it...


See this thread:

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2950780

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RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor tro... - 3/28/2012 11:09:36 AM   
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flak losses, not much either considering that I have left all my AA and base force units at Clark Field to fill out their AA guns... it only has cost me all the supply there while not achieving anything, most of the Sallies were lost over Singapore...





Given that it's early March 1942 those JP bomber losses look quite reasonable, particularly when you consider that the JP Sortie numbers are a third of the Allied Sorties.

Replacing JP bombers is quite a pain, even in Scenario 2. It's very easy to goof up the JP industry balance by over-expanding air factories.

Remember - AA is highly dependent upon available Supply, so you shouldn't mass AA units if you can't supply them well.

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quote:

ORIGINAL: castor troy

Anybody knowing more about this and why it was decided to do the way it was done? Otherwise the mod really is great but this issue really concerns me and makes me thinking about it...


See this thread:

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2950780


thanks, will take a look

edit: hmm, have read that thread but all I was able to read out of it was that there were changes but not really why, how and which effects it will have on nav strikes in general.

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flak losses, not much either considering that I have left all my AA and base force units at Clark Field to fill out their AA guns... it only has cost me all the supply there while not achieving anything, most of the Sallies were lost over Singapore...





Given that it's early March 1942 those JP bomber losses look quite reasonable, particularly when you consider that the JP Sortie numbers are a third of the Allied Sorties.

Replacing JP bombers is quite a pain, even in Scenario 2. It's very easy to goof up the JP industry balance by over-expanding air factories.

Remember - AA is highly dependent upon available Supply, so you shouldn't mass AA units if you can't supply them well.

Good luck -




the reason IJ sorties are far less than Allied is the fact that I got an endless number of training squadrons with a couple of aircraft each and 95% of my airforce is doing training.


your comment about AA makes me smile a little because I could massively supply the AA and it still did nothing as the daily non stop bombing kept the units at disruption level making them 100% useless while they still fired 700 supplies into the air each day. AA alone burnt 40000 supplies. Clark Field's supply dropped 800 per day with AA but only 100 per day without AA. So if I wouldn't have been so silly trying to do some damage with my AA and having them all fill out their flak guns I would have had enough supply to last more than 600 days (without fights).

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Submarine attack near Dili at 71,119

Japanese Ships
DD Okikaze

Allied Ships
SS S-38



DD Okikaze is sighted by SS S-38
SS S-38 launches 2 torpedoes


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Amphibious Assault at Kabara (136,162)

TF 309 troops unloading over beach at Kabara, 136,162

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



17 troops of a SNLF Squad accidentally lost during unload of 53rd Nav Gd /1
17 troops of a SNLF Squad accidentally lost during unload of 53rd Nav Gd /1

somewhere at a dot in SOPAC...

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Morning Air attack on 1st Gloucestershire Battalion, at 54,52 (Bassein)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 28
Ki-30 Ann x 29
Ki-36 Ida x 9
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15
Ki-51 Sonia x 12



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged


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


Airbase hits 11
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
28 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 27



Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 84 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 18
Ki-30 Ann x 20



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 damaged



Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
20 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Geraldton at 27,138

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
D3A1 Val x 15



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Soerabaja, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk

another picket ship is sunk by Hiryu's Vals... there are several more picket ships in the area and we won't run out of xAKL easily... no convoy in the area so there is no chance to lose something valuable to these raiding IJ carriers...


Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Massive explosion on xAKL Soerabaja


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Sub attack near Koepang at 68,116

Japanese Ships
DD Hakaze

Allied Ships
SS KXIII

senseless...

SS KXIII launches 2 torpedoes
KXIII bottoming out ....
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Amphibious Assault at Dobo (83,116)

TF 13 troops unloading over beach at Dobo, 83,116





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Amphibious Assault at Ouv'ea (116,158)

TF 337 troops unloading over beach at Ouv'ea, 116,158



12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 5th Indpt SNLF Coy


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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2544 troops, 239 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 275

Defending force 33935 troops, 306 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 534


Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

before our counter offensive against Soerabaja we had nearly 900 av at Malang, I should have just stayed there...

Assaulting units:
143rd Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Marinier Battalion
Barisan KNIL Regiment
Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
1st KNIL Regiment
4th KNIL Regiment
Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion
2nd KNIL Regiment
1st Regt Cavalerie
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
6th KNIL Regiment
KNIL Army Command
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
ABDA
Batavia Base Force
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
MLD
ML-KNIL
Soerabaja Base Force
South Java Base Force
North Java Base Force
Commandement Marine
Bandoeng Base Force


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Ground combat at Kabara (136,162)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 605 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 12

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kabara !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
53rd Nav Gd /4





enemy invasion fleet for Darwin was spotted heading back to Koepang today which means the enemy breaks off his attempt to land troops at Darwin for now due to not having any real air cover... Hiryu and Co are not turning around heading back towards Timor so the attempt to land at Darwin is postponed for quite some time, guess he will try to land there just before the amphib bonus is gone... unfortunately we couldn't dish out the damage I've liked to, having sunk one xAK carrying troops and putting two bombs into Hosho is all we get, while Hosho was still able to operate aircraft, which means she hasn't evne suffered combined damage of 50... still a small victory for us as we stopped a major enemy operation for now and we didn't suffer doing so...

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TF 16 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashio, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

guess this is the only way a sub can kill an enemy DD, this one was layed by Argonaut yesterday and today Hayashio clears one... MK-10 should be enough to sink a DD...

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 29
Ki-30 Ann x 29
Ki-36 Ida x 11
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21
Ki-51 Sonia x 12



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 34

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
11 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 106 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 23
Ki-30 Ann x 25



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 damaged


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


Airbase hits 9
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 1st Gloucestershire Battalion, at 54,52 (Bassein)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2544 troops, 239 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 291

Defending force 34154 troops, 306 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 546


Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Regiment
143rd Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
Marinier Battalion
3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion
2nd KNIL Regiment
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
1st KNIL Regiment
Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
1st Regt Cavalerie
4th KNIL Regiment
Barisan KNIL Regiment
6th KNIL Regiment
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
Soerabaja Base Force
MLD
Batavia Base Force
KNIL Army Command
Commandement Marine
ABDA
ML-KNIL
South Java Base Force
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
North Java Base Force
Bandoeng Base Force


not much else to report this turn except some intel on 48th div attack plan... the div must be currently loaded on a convoy...

13/48th Division is planning for an attack on Clark Field.

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ORIGINAL: castor troy

Anybody knowing more about this and why it was decided to do the way it was done? Otherwise the mod really is great but this issue really concerns me and makes me thinking about it...


See this thread:

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2950780

and the second posting by herwin...
It always makes me sad, I really liked him

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RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor tro... - 3/28/2012 4:20:57 PM   
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quote:

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


I'm assuming some supply drudge dropped a shell on his foot.

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RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor tro... - 4/3/2012 11:35:21 AM   
castor troy


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ASW attack near Koepang at 68,116

Japanese Ships
APD Shimakaze
PB Nichi Maru #1
PB Chohakusan Maru
AV Sanuki Maru
APD Nadakaze
xAK Unkai Maru #6
xAK Taihei Maru
xAK Kiso Maru
xAK Giyu Maru
xAK Seikai Maru
xAKL Hokuzan Maru
xAKL Kaishi Maru
xAKL Yosyu Maru
DD Shikinami
TB Tomozuru
TB Hatsukari
TB Manazuru

Allied Ships
SS S-27, hits 3



SS S-27 launches 2 torpedoes at APD Shimakaze
S-27 bottoming out ....
DD Shikinami fails to find sub and abandons search
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub and abandons search
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub and abandons search
TB Manazuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Manazuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Manazuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Manazuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Manazuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Manazuru attacking submerged sub ....
TB Manazuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 29
Ki-30 Ann x 28
Ki-36 Ida x 12
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 26
Ki-51 Sonia x 15



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged


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


Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 42

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
28 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
11 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 57
Ki-30 Ann x 4



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 11



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 22
Ki-30 Ann x 25



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 damaged



Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 38

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 1st Gloucestershire Battalion, at 54,52 (Bassein)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Ki-27b Nate x 6



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged


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


Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Amphibious Assault at Vanua Balavu (136,160)

TF 309 troops unloading over beach at Vanua Balavu, 136,160



12 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 53rd Nav Gd /1


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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2544 troops, 239 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 322

Defending force 34283 troops, 306 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 551


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


Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Regiment
143rd Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
4th KNIL Regiment
Marinier Battalion
Barisan KNIL Regiment
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
1st Regt Cavalerie
Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
1st KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion
3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
2nd KNIL Regiment
6th KNIL Regiment
KNIL Army Command
Soerabaja Base Force
North Java Base Force
Commandement Marine
MLD
ML-KNIL
Batavia Base Force
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
South Java Base Force
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
ABDA
Bandoeng Base Force


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Ground combat at Dobo (83,116)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 391 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 3

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Dobo !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-), supply(-)



Assaulting units:
Bandasan SNLF


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Ground combat at Ouv'ea (116,158)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 338 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 3

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ouv'ea !!!

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



Assaulting units:
5th Indpt SNLF Coy



nothing really to be reported, the most interesting was intel this turn...


17/48th Division is loaded on a Akasi Cargo class xAK moving to Oosthaven.
16th Army is located at Koepang(68,116).


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RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor tro... - 4/3/2012 11:41:03 AM   
castor troy


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ASW attack near Koepang at 68,116

Japanese Ships
APD Shimakaze
PB Nichi Maru #1
DMS W-13
DMS W-5
AV Sanuki Maru
APD Nadakaze
xAK Unkai Maru #6
xAK Taihei Maru
xAK Kiso Maru
xAK Giyu Maru
xAK Oridono Maru
xAKL Hokuzan Maru
xAKL Yosyu Maru
xAKL Tensyo Maru
DD Shikinami
TB Tomozuru
TB Hatsukari
TB Manazuru

Allied Ships
SS KXII

we keep firing at escorts which is more than senseless...

SS KXII launches 2 torpedoes at APD Shimakaze
KXII bottoming out ....
DD Shikinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub and abandons search
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub and abandons search
TB Manazuru fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Shikinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shikinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shikinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shikinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Amphibious Assault at Sangi (77,97)

TF 85 troops unloading over beach at Sangi, 77,97





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Amphibious Assault at Mangareva (185,195)

TF 124 troops unloading over beach at Mangareva, 185,195

Japanese ground losses:
18 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 in surf during unload of Maizuru 1st SNLF /1
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of Maizuru 1st SNLF /1


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TF 251 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-19
DMS W-18
DMS W-17
DMS W-16
DMS W-15



19 mines cleared

Argonaut's mines won't claim more than the DD that hit one right after laying them...

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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 19



No Japanese losses



Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 23
Ki-30 Ann x 25



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 damaged



Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 33

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 6th Burma Rifles Battalion, at 53,51 , near Bassein

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21
Ki-27b Nate x 6



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Busselton at 30,156




Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
D3A1 Val x 15



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Humphreys, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Humphreys was part of a convoy in the area and she collided with a freighter and had to be sent back towards Perth... not surprising she ends up in range of Hiryu and co and Hiryu's divebombers sink her... she was in sinking condition anyway and the IJN carriers position is relieved again...

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Isaac Sweers class DD


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Busselton at 37,155

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
B5N2 Kate x 9



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Santa Rita, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Busselton at 33,156

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
D3A1 Val x 21



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Sibolga, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
14 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Sibolga

two of my pickets are sunk too...

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Afternoon Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 46



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Amphibious Assault at Guiuan (82,85)

TF 166 troops unloading over beach at Guiuan, 82,85

Japanese ground losses:
18 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 2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost in surf during unload of 2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy


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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2544 troops, 239 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 391

Defending force 34397 troops, 305 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 556

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


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


Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Regiment
143rd Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
3rd Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
Barisan KNIL Regiment
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Marinier Battalion
1st Regt Cavalerie
Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion
1st KNIL Regiment
4th KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
2nd KNIL Regiment
6th KNIL Regiment
Commandement Marine
MLD
Batavia Base Force
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
ABDA
KNIL Army Command
Soerabaja Base Force
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
North Java Base Force
ML-KNIL
South Java Base Force
Bandoeng Base Force


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Ground combat at Mangareva (185,195)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 769 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 36

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 36 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Mangareva !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
Maizuru 1st SNLF /3






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RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor tro... - 4/3/2012 11:49:41 AM   
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TF 251 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-19
DMS W-18
DMS W-17
DMS W-16
DMS W-15



25 mines cleared


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Sub attack near Koepang at 68,116

Japanese Ships
PB Gamitsu Maru #1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PB Nichi Maru #1
DMS W-13
DMS W-5
AV Sanuki Maru
APD Nadakaze
APD Shimakaze
xAK Unkai Maru #6
xAK Taihei Maru
xAK Kiso Maru
xAK Giyu Maru
xAK Oridono Maru
xAKL Hokuzan Maru
xAKL Yosyu Maru
xAKL Tensyo Maru
DD Shikinami
TB Tomozuru
TB Hatsukari
TB Manazuru

Allied Ships
SS S-37, hits 3

third try on an escort of this convoy in three days, this turn a PB is sunk...

SS S-37 launches 2 torpedoes at PB Gamitsu Maru #1
S-37 bottoming out ....
DD Shikinami attacking submerged sub ....
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub and abandons search
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Manazuru fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Shikinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shikinami fails to find sub and abandons search
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Amphibious Assault at Erromango (120,156)

TF 337 troops unloading over beach at Erromango, 120,156





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Day Time Surface Combat, near Carnarvon at 40,135, Range 14,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Akatsuki

Allied Ships
xAKL Chungking, Shell hits 36, and is sunk

bluebook dispatched a DD to hunt down one of my picket ships... it would have absolutely benefitted him not to use picket ships as I wouldn't have done it at all if I wouldn't have experienced this tactic for the first couple of months... what is good for the goose...


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 14,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL Chungking at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL Chungking at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL Chungking at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL Chungking at 3,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL Chungking at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL Chungking at 2,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages xAKL Chungking at 2,000 yards
xAKL Chungking sunk by DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Busselton at 35,156, Range 18,000 Yards




Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Fuso
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Kumano
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri
DD Satsuki
DD Minazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Nagatsuki

Allied Ships
xAK Steel Scientist, Shell hits 7, and is sunk

now we also find a very strong SC TF that is operating in the same area as the carriers... isn't that a bit far away from IJ ports? Seems like the saying that the Japanese are lacking fuel for such operations is a full myth, the enemy has been operating such strong BB TFs in the South Pacific for months and fuel can't be a problem at all... anyway, wonder why he even operates such a force SW of Perth... raiding with carriers is one thing, but also sending such a force including four BB sounds a bit too much to me...

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 18,000 yards
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 18,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
Range closes to 13,000 yards
BB Hyuga engages xAK Steel Scientist at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
BB Hyuga engages xAK Steel Scientist at 9,000 yards
xAK Steel Scientist sunk by DD Satsuki at 9,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


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ASW attack near Koepang at 68,116

Japanese Ships
DMS W-5
PB Nichi Maru #1
DMS W-13
AV Sanuki Maru
APD Nadakaze
APD Shimakaze
xAK Unkai Maru #6
xAK Taihei Maru
xAK Satsuma Maru
xAK Kiso Maru
xAK Giyu Maru
xAK Hokusei Maru
xAKL Hokuzan Maru
xAKL Anbo Maru
xAKL Yosyu Maru
xAKL Oridono Maru
DD Shikinami
TB Tomozuru
TB Hatsukari
TB Manazuru

Allied Ships
SS S-37



SS S-37 launches 2 torpedoes at DMS W-5
DD Shikinami fails to find sub and abandons search
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub and abandons search
TB Manazuru fails to find sub and abandons search
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 68
Ki-30 Ann x 5



Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 11



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Rangoon BAF Battalion, at 53,51 , near Bassein

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20
Ki-27b Nate x 6



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged


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


Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 29
Ki-30 Ann x 29
Ki-36 Ida x 9
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 30
Ki-51 Sonia x 16



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 49

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 20
Ki-30 Ann x 20



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 3 damaged



Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
20 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Amphibious Assault at Loemadjang (56,106)

TF 16 troops unloading over beach at Loemadjang, 56,106





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Pre-Invasion action off San Jose (78,84)

Japanese Ships
xAK Sinko Maru
xAK Teikoku Maru
xAK Alaska Maru
xAP Kachidoki Maru


Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


xAK Sinko Maru firing at 3rd PI Base Force
xAK Sinko Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Teikoku Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Alaska Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at San Jose (78,84)

TF 308 troops unloading over beach at San Jose, 78,84

Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)



37mm Type 94 AT Gun lost from landing craft during unload of 21st Ind.Mixed Bde
13.2mm T93 AAMG dropped into water during unload of 91st Nav Gd /2
10 troops of a IJA HMG Section lost from landing craft during unload of 21st Ind.Mixed Bde /3
10 troops of a IJA HMG Section lost from landing craft during unload of 21st Ind.Mixed Bde /3
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 21st Ind.Mixed Bde /5
Type 95 Light Tank lost in surf during unload of 21st Ind.Mixed Bde


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Amphibious Assault at Moala (134,162)

TF 309 troops unloading over beach at Moala, 134,162

Japanese ground losses:
18 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 in surf during unload of 53rd Nav Gd /1
17 troops of a SNLF Squad accidentally lost during unload of 53rd Nav Gd /1


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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 38799 troops, 326 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 1418

Defending force 14346 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 474

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 650

Allied adjusted defense: 1417

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1760 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 109 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
433 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


the enemy finally attacks Wenchow on China's SE coast, no chance we will hold...

Assaulting units:
22nd Division
15th Division
36th Division

Defending units:
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force


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Ground combat at Pakhoi (72,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12981 troops, 104 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 464

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

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 469

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 469 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pakhoi !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+)



Assaulting units:
104th Division


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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2544 troops, 239 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 405

Defending force 34607 troops, 305 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 568

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


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


Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Regiment
143rd Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
4th KNIL Regiment
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Barisan KNIL Regiment
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Marinier Battalion
Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
1st KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
2nd KNIL Regiment
1st Regt Cavalerie
Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion
6th KNIL Regiment
South Java Base Force
KNIL Army Command
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
Batavia Base Force
Soerabaja Base Force
ABDA
North Java Base Force
MLD
Commandement Marine
ML-KNIL
Bandoeng Base Force


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Ground combat at Tandjoengbalai (47,78)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 193 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 4

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tandjoengbalai !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1
III/81st Naval Guard Unit






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Invasion Support action off San Jose (78,84)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Sinko Maru
xAK Teikoku Maru
xAK Alaska Maru
xAP Kachidoki Maru


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


xAK Sinko Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Teikoku Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Alaska Maru fired at enemy troops


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Amphibious Assault at Munda (111,134)

TF 119 troops unloading over beach at Munda, 111,134

Japanese ground losses:
23 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 4th Indpt SNLF Coy

the enemy keeps being very systematic in mopping up what isn't Japanese yet... guess when he's ready there won't be a base or dot left not being turned in red, at least in those area where he rules...

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Pre-Invasion action off Medan (46,76)

Japanese Ships
APD Fuji


Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


APD Fuji fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Medan (46,76)

TF 120 troops unloading over beach at Medan, 46,76

Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

invasion to take Medan's oifields back... our troops have already retreated North again...

17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 13th Indpt Infantry Rgt
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 13th Indpt Infantry Rgt
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 13th Indpt Infantry Rgt /3
75mm Infantry Gun lost from landing craft during unload of 13th Indpt Infantry Rgt /3
12 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 13th Indpt Infantry Rgt /3


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Invasion Support action off Medan (46,76)

Japanese Ships
APD Fuji



Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Sub attack near Koepang at 68,116





Japanese Ships
CL Kashii, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXIII

only a third class CL but nevertheless nice... doubt the ship will survive two torps...

SS KXIII launches 4 torpedoes
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 29
Ki-30 Ann x 29
Ki-36 Ida x 12
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 16



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 damaged
Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged


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


Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 45

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 16



No Japanese losses



Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 25
Ki-30 Ann x 25



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 5 damaged



Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged



Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Invasion Support action off Medan (46,76)

Japanese Ships
APD Fuji



Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Temoe (187,195)

TF 124 troops unloading over beach at Temoe, 187,195

Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Squads: 2 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 Maizuru 1st SNLF /1
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of Maizuru 1st SNLF /1
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of Maizuru 1st SNLF /2


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Ground combat at San Jose (78,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4946 troops, 47 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 160

Defending force 375 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Japanese adjusted assault: 75

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 75 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE San Jose !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units pursuing 1


Allied ground losses:
200 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
I./124th Infantry Battalion
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
91st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
3rd PI Base Force


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Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2544 troops, 238 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 417

Defending force 34697 troops, 305 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 581


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


Assaulting units:
143rd Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
1st Regt Cavalerie
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Barisan KNIL Regiment
4th KNIL Regiment
Marinier Battalion
1st KNIL Regiment
2nd KNIL Regiment
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion
3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
6th KNIL Regiment
ABDA
South Java Base Force
Soerabaja Base Force
MLD
North Java Base Force
KNIL Army Command
Batavia Base Force
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
ML-KNIL
Commandement Marine
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
Bandoeng Base Force


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Ground combat at Erromango (120,156)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 332 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 3

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Erromango !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-), supply(-)

bluebook has invaded so many bases and dots I have never even heard about in the game...

Assaulting units:
5th Indpt SNLF Coy


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Ground combat at Loemadjang (56,106)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 675 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 7

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Loemadjang !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)



Assaulting units:
II/81st Naval Guard Unit


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Ground combat at Temoe (187,195)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 732 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 34

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Temoe !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
Maizuru 1st SNLF /3





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Amphibious Assault at Rapa (170,196)

TF 223 troops unloading over beach at Rapa, 170,196

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



17 troops of a SNLF Squad accidentally lost during unload of 62nd Nav Gd
12 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 62nd Nav Gd
12 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 62nd Nav Gd


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Pre-Invasion action off Tarakan (67,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

66 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Tatumiya Maru, Shell hits 6
PB Naruto Maru #3
PB Nako Maru #2
xAK Tatuwa Maru
PB Choko Maru #5
PB Tatsumiya Maru
PB Sozan Maru
PB Nanpo Maru
PB Eifuku Maru
PB Chosa Maru
PB Aso Maru #3
xAK Monji Maru

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


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


120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Tatumiya Maru at 10,000 yards
PB Nako Maru #2 firing to suppress enemy battery at 10,000 yards
75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Tatumiya Maru at 10,000 yards
PB Nako Maru #2 firing to suppress enemy battery at 10,000 yards
75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Tatumiya Maru at 10,000 yards
PB Nako Maru #2 firing to suppress enemy battery at 10,000 yards
120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Tatuwa Maru at 10,000 yards
PB Nako Maru #2 firing to suppress enemy battery at 10,000 yards
PB Naruto Maru #3 fired at enemy troops
PB Nako Maru #2 fired at enemy troops
PB Choko Maru #5 fired at enemy troops
PB Tatsumiya Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Sozan Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Nanpo Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Eifuku Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Chosa Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Aso Maru #3 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

for what reason ever, it took him until this turn to invade Tarakan... doesn't need the oil anyway...

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Amphibious Assault at Tarakan (67,91)

TF 266 troops unloading over beach at Tarakan, 67,91

Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 11th Indpt Infantry Rgt /1
12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 12th Indpt Infantry Rgt /2
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 12th Indpt Infantry Rgt /3
12 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 11th Indpt Infantry Rgt /3
17 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 11th Indpt Infantry Rgt /5
12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 12th Indpt Infantry Rgt
12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 11th Indpt Infantry Rgt


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Invasion Support action off Tarakan (67,91)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Tatuwa Maru
PB Nako Maru #2
PB Choko Maru #5
xAK Tatumiya Maru, Shell hits 3
PB Tatsumiya Maru
PB Naruto Maru #3
PB Sozan Maru
PB Nanpo Maru
PB Eifuku Maru
PB Chosa Maru
PB Aso Maru #3
xAK Monji Maru


Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


120mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Tatuwa Maru at 9,000 yards
PB Choko Maru #5 firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards
75mm CD Gun Battery engaging xAK Tatumiya Maru at 9,000 yards
PB Tatsumiya Maru firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards
PB Naruto Maru #3 fired at enemy troops
PB Nako Maru #2 fired at enemy troops
PB Choko Maru #5 fired at enemy troops
PB Tatsumiya Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Sozan Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Nanpo Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Eifuku Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Chosa Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Aso Maru #3 fired at enemy troops


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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 29
Ki-30 Ann x 29
Ki-36 Ida x 12
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 37
Ki-51 Sonia x 16



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 28

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 69
Ki-30 Ann x 5



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
26 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 11



No Japanese losses



Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 106 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 25
Ki-30 Ann x 25



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged



Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Albany at 46,158

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
D3A1 Val x 9



Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAKL Mulubinda, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk


Hiryu and Co are still operating South of Perth sinking another xAKL... I've told bluebook he won't find any convoy, let alone an importan one, down there but he won't listen... as long as I know where his carriers are I am not really concerned and there is really nothing down there... so far we have only identified Hiryu's bombers but I am 100% sure Hiryu isn't alone, probably Shokaku and Zuikaku with her...

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Mulubinda


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Albany at 46,157

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
D3A1 Val x 15



Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAKL Lady Isobel, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Lady Isobel


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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36827 troops, 325 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 1209

Defending force 14076 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 443

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 803

Allied adjusted defense: 835

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
2454 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 160 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled


Allied ground losses:
625 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Assaulting units:
22nd Division
15th Division
36th Division

Defending units:
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force


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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1208 troops, 29 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 52

Defending force 6276 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 214



Assaulting units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
Tarakan Base Force

Defending units:
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment







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Status: offline 		while I expect Hiryu, Shokaku and Zuikaku operating South of Perth, we have spotted another enemy carrier TF East of Brisbane... We have identified Akagi and Kaga operating in SOPAC earlier and so I think they are now raiding my lines near New Caledonia... same as South of Perth, they won't find anything important...




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Night Time Surface Combat, near Geraldton at 49,141, Range 10,000 Yards




Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna, Shell hits 1
CA Takao
CA Atago
DD Asashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Oshio
DD Arashio
DD Asakaze
TB Kiji
TB Kamo

Allied Ships
DD Voyager
DD Vampire
DD Vendetta
DD Kortenaer

not sure what I am really facing in the Perth area, today we engage another BB TF in the area with our only available assets, which are two second class DD squadrons... amazingly enough our old destroyers get away unharmed after putting two shells into two enemy ships... what are all those ships doing here, we spotted six BB in total now, is he going to invade the area while having cancelled his Darwin operation? Am not really afraid at the moment, Perth should be able to hold against everything except a real major operation... as you can see, bluebook still uses TB in his SC TF which points towards not having enough DD escorts, not even for his BB which is rather amazing to me...


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 53% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Haack G. crosses the 'T'
BB Haruna engages DD Kortenaer at 10,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages BB Kongo at 10,000 yards
DD Vampire engages CA Atago at 10,000 yards
CA Takao engages DD Voyager at 10,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Vampire at 10,000 yards
DD Voyager engages TB Kamo at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Kortenaer at 7,000 yards
BB Kongo engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Vampire at 7,000 yards
CA Takao engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Voyager at 7,000 yards
DD Voyager engages TB Kamo at 7,000 yards
DD Vampire engages TB Kiji at 7,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Kortenaer at 7,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards
CA Atago engages DD Kortenaer at 7,000 yards
CA Takao engages DD Kortenaer at 7,000 yards
DD Oshio engages DD Vendetta at 7,000 yards
TB Kamo engages DD Kortenaer at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Oshio engages DD Kortenaer at 9,000 yards
DD Vendetta engages DD Arashio at 9,000 yards
DD Oshio engages DD Vampire at 9,000 yards
CA Takao engages DD Kortenaer at 9,000 yards
DD Oshio engages DD Vampire at 9,000 yards
DD Voyager engages DD Asashio at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Kortenaer at 12,000 yards
BB Kongo engages DD Vampire at 12,000 yards
CA Atago engages DD Kortenaer at 12,000 yards
CA Takao engages DD Kortenaer at 12,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Vampire at 12,000 yards
DD Voyager engages DD Oshio at 12,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Kortenaer at 12,000 yards
DD Voyager engages TB Kamo at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...






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Night Time Surface Combat, near Geraldton at 49,141, Range 9,000 Yards




Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
BB Haruna
CA Takao
CA Atago
DD Asashio, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Oshio
DD Arashio
DD Asakaze
TB Kiji
TB Kamo

Allied Ships
DD Evertsen
DD Witte de With
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
DD Banckert, Shell hits 1
DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 7, and is sunk

after our first squadron fought the enemy for no result, the second one manages to sink a destroyer with a torp hit but in return two Dutch DD are sunk... would have been fun to see a torp slamming into a BB but that's something only IJN DD are able to do... Van Nes blew up after a 36cm slammed through her belt...


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 53% moonlight: 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards
Japanese launch Long Lance torpedoes at 9,000 yards before allies detect Japanese presence
BB Haruna fires at DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards
BB Kongo fires at DD Van Ghent at 9,000 yards
DD Van Nes sunk by BB Kongo at 9,000 yards
DD Arashio launches Long Lance Torpedoes at DD Evertsen at 9,000 yards
DD Asashio fires at DD Evertsen at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Banckert at 5,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Witte de With at 5,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Evertsen at 5,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages DD Oshio at 5,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Evertsen at 5,000 yards
TB Kamo engages DD Van Ghent at 5,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages TB Kiji at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Van Ghent at 3,000 yards
DD Banckert engages DD Arashio at 3,000 yards
DD Asashio engages DD Witte de With at 3,000 yards
DD Asashio sunk by DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards
TB Kamo engages DD Witte de With at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
DD Van Ghent sunk by BB Haruna at 5,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Evertsen at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Banckert at 8,000 yards
BB Kongo engages DD Banckert at 8,000 yards
CA Atago engages DD Banckert at 8,000 yards
CA Takao engages DD Banckert at 8,000 yards
DD Banckert engages DD Asakaze at 8,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Banckert at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
BB Haruna engages DD Banckert at 11,000 yards
DD Arashio engages DD Witte de With at 11,000 yards
DD Evertsen engages DD Arashio at 11,000 yards
DD Oshio engages DD Banckert at 11,000 yards
DD Witte de With engages TB Kiji at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Pre-Invasion action off Geraldton (49,141)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAP Kobe Maru, Shell hits 5
TB Hiyodori
TB Hayabusa


Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

so that's the reason halve of the IJN is sitting in the Perth area... the enemy lands here before he even attacks Darwin or Port Moresby... bluebook continues the tactic I have compared earlier with taking Moscow before you take Warsaw, Kiev or Minsk... the game let's him do it (he still has the fantasy bonus too) so game on... reminds me of that game back in WITP times when I had an opponent landing a couple of divisions near Karachi before attacking any other base in India...



4" CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Kobe Maru at 5,000 yards
TB Hiyodori firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
4" CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Kobe Maru at 5,000 yards
TB Hayabusa firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
4" CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Kobe Maru at 5,000 yards
TB Hiyodori firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
TB Hayabusa fired at enemy guns
TB Hiyodori fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Geraldton (49,141)

TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Geraldton, 49,141

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



19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 5th Div /1

we have that small garisson unit and a mini base force there for some air support, what to do against an IJA div... at least I know he won't just walk over Perth, this should be a tougher nut...

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Amphibious Assault at Aoba Island (121,150)

TF 337 troops unloading over beach at Aoba Island, 121,150





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Invasion Support action off Geraldton (49,141)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAP Kobe Maru, Shell hits 1
TB Hayabusa
TB Hiyodori


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


TB Hayabusa firing to suppress enemy battery at 6,000 yards
4" CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Kobe Maru at 6,000 yards
TB Hiyodori firing to suppress enemy battery at 6,000 yards
4" CD Gun Battery engaging xAP Kobe Maru at 6,000 yards
TB Hayabusa fired at enemy troops
TB Hiyodori fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Geraldton at 49,141, Range 17,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
TB Hiyodori
TB Hayabusa
xAP Kobe Maru, on fire

Allied Ships
PT-20
PT-21
PT-22
PT-23
PT-27
PT-28

the PT didn't make it in the night and show up during the day

Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 25,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 17,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 17,000 yards
PT-28 engages TB Hayabusa at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
TB Hiyodori engages PT-28 at 16,000 yards
TB Hiyodori engages PT-22 at 16,000 yards
PT-21 engages TB Hayabusa at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
PT-28 engages TB Hiyodori at 14,000 yards
TB Hayabusa engages PT-22 at 14,000 yards
TB Hiyodori engages PT-20 at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
PT-20 engages xAP Kobe Maru at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
PT-28 engages xAP Kobe Maru at 6,000 yards
PT-22 engages xAP Kobe Maru at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
PT-22 engages xAP Kobe Maru at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
PT-28 engages xAP Kobe Maru at 3,000 yards
TB Hayabusa engages PT-20 at 3,000 yards
PT-23 engages xAP Kobe Maru at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 29
Ki-30 Ann x 29
Ki-36 Ida x 12
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 37
Ki-51 Sonia x 16



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 7 damaged
Ki-36 Ida: 1 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged


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


Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 31

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
29 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 16



No Japanese losses



Airbase hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 24
Ki-30 Ann x 24



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 5 damaged



Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Albany at 54,164

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
D3A1 Val x 9



Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAKL Karuah, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Karuah


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Albany at 54,163

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
B5N2 Kate x 9



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Kindur, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

still only Vals and Kates from Hiryu...

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Afternoon Air attack on Malang , at 55,105

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 56



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged


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


Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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ASW attack near Koepang at 68,116

Japanese Ships
APD Nadakaze
PB Nichi Maru #1
DMS W-13
AV Sanuki Maru
APD Shimakaze
xAK Unkai Maru #6
xAK Taihei Maru
xAK Satsuma Maru
xAK Hokusei Maru
xAKL Hokuzan Maru
xAKL Anbo Maru
xAKL Oridono Maru
DD Shikinami
TB Tomozuru
TB Hatsukari
TB Manazuru

Allied Ships
SS KXII, hits 2



SS KXII launches 2 torpedoes at APD Nadakaze
DD Shikinami fails to find sub and abandons search
TB Tomozuru attacking submerged sub ....
TB Hatsukari fails to find sub and abandons search
TB Manazuru fails to find sub and abandons search
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Tomozuru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Amphibious Assault at Maryborough (96,157)

TF 63 troops unloading over beach at Maryborough, 96,157

Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)



12 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 38th/A Div /2
12 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 38th/A Div /2
12 Engineers lost from landing craft during unload of 38th/A Div /3
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 38th/C Div /2
12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 38th/C Div /2
12 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 38th/C Div /2
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 38th/C Div /3
37mm Type 94 AT Gun dropped into water during unload of 38th/C Div /3
12 Engineers lost from landing craft during unload of 38th/C Div /3


WHAT THE HELL? Parallel to the invasion of Australia's West Coast the enemy also lands troops North of Brisbane!! Those carriers spotted yesterday weren't raiding, they covered an invasion force all my patrols failed to spot... talk about a nice realistic tactic, the only thing that prevents the IJ landing in the Antarctica is the map ending North of it... oh how I hate that ridicoulos amphib bonus and this PBEM clearly shows how ridicoulos it really is when the IJ player wants to play it to the edge...

at least it fully supports what we already knew, the enemy is going all out for Australia...

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Amphibious Assault at Maryborough (96,157)

TF 64 troops unloading over beach at Maryborough, 96,157

Japanese ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)



16 troops of a IJA Engineer Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 4th/C Div
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 4th/C Div /2
12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 4th/C Div /2
12 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 4th/C Div /2
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 4th/A Div
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 4th/A Div
10cm T91 Howitzer lost overboard during unload of 4th/A Div
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 4th Div /3
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 4th Div /3

two divisions are coming ashore... he did not attack PM or Darwin, he goes straight towards the Perth and Brisbane area, the next major IJ bases are 1800-2000 miles away, what a realistic strategy... amphib bonus? a joke... IJ need for fuel or supplies? laughable... the whole IJN seems to be operating around Australia with probably halve a dozen IJA divisions plus support going to land...


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Amphibious Assault at Lifuka (140,167)

TF 309 troops unloading over beach at Lifuka, 140,167





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Ground combat at Iloilo (79,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1181 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Defending force 192 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 37

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 37 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Iloilo !!!

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


Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
I./124th Infantry Battalion

Defending units:
3rd PI Base Force


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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6356 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 222

Defending force 2294 troops, 45 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 51

Japanese adjusted assault: 65

Allied adjusted defense: 61

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
Tarakan Base Force


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Ground combat at Medan (46,76)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3301 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 120

Defending force 210 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 102

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 102 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Medan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(+), leaders(-), preparation(-)
morale(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)


Allied ground losses:
168 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
Bengkalis Base Force


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Ground combat at Rapa (170,196)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2710 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 70

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 19

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Rapa !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
62nd Naval Guard Unit
39th JNAF AF Unit


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Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1136 troops, 29 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Defending force 6282 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 214



Assaulting units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
Tarakan Base Force

Defending units:
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment


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Ground combat at Geraldton (49,141)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 519 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 1604 troops, 24 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 68



Assaulting units:
Geraldton Fortress
6th RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
5th Div /6

hmm, he landed only parts of 5th div, for what reason ever, with the amphib bonus he could land a whole Army without suffering losses and unloading faster than one can do at a major Allied port...

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Ground combat at Lifuka (140,167)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 560 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 5

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lifuka !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
53rd Nav Gd /4






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Attacking Australia while the amphib bonus is still in effect. Impressive.

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... talk about a nice realistic tactic, the only thing that prevents the IJ landing in the Antarctica is the map ending North of it...


Now that's a classic!

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ORIGINAL: witpqs

quote:

... talk about a nice realistic tactic, the only thing that prevents the IJ landing in the Antarctica is the map ending North of it...


Now that's a classic!

But the West Coast lies open!

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RE: Ending an IJ wet dream - bluebook (J) vs castor tro... - 4/3/2012 10:13:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		Will you commit any LBA or real warships / carriers to try to oppose these latest invasions?  I mean, reading your AAR one would think the allies didn't actually have any LBA (other than one group of marauders) or carriers at this point, but I'm pretty sure that's actually not the case.    I'm sure your carriers must be off doing something important like guarding the approaches to Vancouver or S. Africa though.  (Who knows, they could be next!  )

Not trying to fight when you are disadvantaged makes sense of course, but the extent to which you offer no resistance to his advances is contributing to the wanton rampage I think.  Just a little effort at Darwin had pretty good results after all. 

The big ships do eat a lot of fuel, but only really badly if you make them move quickly.  He might be using cruise speed (still a decent 8 hex/day) a lot to extend their fuel life.

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ORIGINAL: SeethingErmine

Will you commit any LBA or real warships / carriers to try to oppose these latest invasions?  I mean, reading your AAR one would think the allies didn't actually have any LBA (other than one group of marauders) or carriers at this point, but I'm pretty sure that's actually not the case.    I'm sure your carriers must be off doing something important like guarding the approaches to Vancouver or S. Africa though.  (Who knows, they could be next!  )

Not trying to fight when you are disadvantaged makes sense of course, but the extent to which you offer no resistance to his advances is contributing to the wanton rampage I think.  Just a little effort at Darwin had pretty good results after all. 

The big ships do eat a lot of fuel, but only really badly if you make them move quickly.  He might be using cruise speed (still a decent 8 hex/day) a lot to extend their fuel life.




I don't want to take away too much but of course I will use my forces against an invasion of Australia. His advance has more to do with "I ignore any real life need to have a line of supply and take Sydney before I take Port Moresby or Darwin or Perth and I have a fantasy feature that is called amphib bonus that lets me unload as if I would have 21st century abilities". Of course, if I would have been able to sink the whole IJN in the SRA he wouldn't be able to do this but heck, who sinks the IJN in the SRA, normally you lose 9 out of 10 times so that's not an option to me.

I've used my forces when I could do some harm, the annihilation of a whole convoy of two dozen ships at Kendari with Force Z for example, but not if it is senseless. And when I look at my resistance at Singapore, it is pretty much the best I have ever seen in all the years of WITP and AE as we have resisted for weeks against a force of 3000+ av and the enemy lost combat squads worth two divs, let alone those that were disabled.

If someone wants to land 2000 miles from his next base the game lets him do so and I'm fine with, I will have the same ability to do so. I don't think it is realistic but not much you can do to change this so no critic here. As to the amphib bonus, well this is the real joke because what would take the IJN three weeks to unload at at level 1 port is now done in two days, THIS is what should be changed, no matter how long the JFB cry around that it is need to take the SRA. It isn't needed to take the SRA (it is for the AI) it is needed to do such crazy things we see here, where probably nearly a dozen divisions are going to land on Australia in March 42 and they load/unload at non existent port facilities like my divisions do at San Francisco.

But hey, this thread is called ending an IJ wet dream and this is what I intend to do. So far it looks impressing what the enemy did, but basically I can only repeat myself, he took EMPTY ground and when he tried to tangle with a place that was defended it didn't go according to his plan. We'll see how his adventure will turn out, I can asure you, even if he would succeed taking Australia, it will for sure NOT GO ACCORDING TO HIS PLANS!

With the situation as it is now in the game (ahead of the AAR) I am thinking the Darwin operation was just a feint, what speaks against this though is the fact that the transports I hit were loaded with troops. Oh and if you think it is only one group of Marauders, there were actually 6 groups and all were set to nav attack all the time, it's just the game that decides that it would be sufficient to fly only 50% at best. But you will see soon that also those Marauders will see action and they will be doing good.

A real problem for me in the coming weeks though is the bomb effect of SAP bombs in Babes. I have spoken to JWE on the issue and I was told that there is indeed the need for a change and he will look at it and while an ongoing game can be updated, the changes will be too late for me when I could really need the db correction for my defense of Australia because as it stands now, my bombs are by far not as lethal as they are supposed to be which makes it pretty twice as hard as it should be. When you see freighters take two 1000lb bombs and they just sail on you are sitting in front of your monitor like

I can asure all readers that the coming weeks will be an interesting read and I can also asure you that I am too experienced to have lost Australia already. With ignoring both Darwin and Port Moresby the enemy gained weeks (if not months) and this has quadruppled his chance to actually take the continent but the chances are at best 50:50 IMO. The coming weeks will show one major operation, if I succeed, his chances will drop to 20%, if I fail, his chances will nearly reach 100%.



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