GreyJoy
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 17, 41
It's embarassing. Once again he played with me and made me dance at his own rythm...once again i've been spanked.
I had moved the zeros towards Malaya, so to support the Singapore sweeps. In Luzon not a single enemy fighter was left.
Know what? he ambushed me over Clark with his P-40s came probably from Singapore itself... results? 10 crack oscars pilots KIA, 2 MIA and 2 crack sallies shot down.
I really feel like an idiot. No matter which side i play, i always get this damned tough start!
However several warships (CLs?) and transports are arriving from the south to Manila. I'd say these are blockade runners. Decided to conquer the island right in front of Bataan in order to close the door. Based 2 DD flottillas there and soon a float plane base.
However we're late...really too late now... In Mindanao my troops are moving soooooo slow....i'm giving him time to move as he wishes, and my movements, when finally they aarrive, are always clumsy, slow and never decisive.
Seems like i haven't learnt anything playing on the other side. everything seems easy when it was Rader doing it. I remember his pace....fast, extremely aggressive, always on the run. his ships were flooding the whole map. he was invading everysingle dot, every turn. My fighters were overwhelmed and my SCTFs got always slapped.
Now it's exactly the opposite
1/3 of the AVG is in Rangoon.
2/3 of the AVG is based at Singa along with another P-40 squadron.
2 more enemy P-40 squadrons are now based at Manila, popped up from nowehere...
I'm massing my fighters now...but i know that's what he wants me to do...dancing at his own rythm....
The american CVs remain close to Chiji Jiima, apparently doing nothing....
More subs attacks....he sunk another xAk full of troops, while not less than 10 allied subs are sourrounding Truk, where my KB is based refuelling and rearming....i've placing all my efforts to dislodge them (air and naval ASW at max) but they simply cannot hit the damned allied subs...
on the other hand, my subs around PH, SF, Sand Diego or Sydney aren't finding a single ship...same goes for those in the DEI-SRA...my routes are predictable...his are not.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 8,000 Yards *blocaked runners interceptions*
Japanese Ships
DD Umikaze
DD Suzukaze
Allied Ships
xAKL Benkalis, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
xAKL Benkoelen, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Wewak at 96,119, Range 2,000 Yards *and here's his revange*
Japanese Ships
xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
xAKL Takunan Maru #10, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CL Leander
DD Le Triomphant
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Sub attack near Truk at 112,109
Japanese Ships
AO Ken'yo Maru
AO Kyokuto Maru
DD Ushio
Allied Ships
SS Pompano
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Amphibious Assault at Lubang (78,78) *in front of Bataan!*
TF 179 troops unloading over beach at Lubang, 78,78
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ASW attack near Truk at 112,107
Japanese Ships
DMS Taboko, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Turuga Maru
xAKL Heizan Maru
PB Sureboko Maru
Allied Ships
SS Trout
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Sub attack near Groot Natoena at 59,81
Japanese Ships
xAKL Saiko Maru, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Saury, hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 31
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 25
Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 22
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 5 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
31 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead
24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Raid is overhead
35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Raid is overhead
Brunei is invaded today.
Ok, let's forget the second phase. Let's stick to a decent and fair historical path...i bet i'll be on the defensive even by mid 1942.... or am i already defending?
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