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RE: 9th day: Damned submarines scored again :( - 4/9/2015 12:42:30 AM   
Jorge_Stanbury


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Status: offline 		And this is the plan for tomorrow.

I think Hermes has very poor chances now, but if Indomitable and Formidable make it, then it would be great




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RE: 9th day: Damned submarines scored again :( - 4/9/2015 12:58:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		I guess the question now is how many ships will sink due to "flooding events";

It also might make sense to send the worst damaged ships to Bombay instead of Mombasa, as it is a much shorter route and so far, very little Japanese submarine activity there. I will need to think about it; I have until tomorrow, as the ships at Addu just spent lots of OP points in refueling.

And in case you want to ask, where is CV Illustrious?




The plan was to base it in PH, and to work with the USN... however, it is now needed more urgently in the Indian Ocean, so it will go to Stanley, then CT again.
I also decided to attach CV Wasp (arriving in the next weeks) to the RN. These 2 carriers will give some credible deterrence to the Eastern fleet; enough firepower to challenge anything except the KB

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RE: 9th day: Damned submarines scored again :( - 4/9/2015 3:01:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		Can you send some of the DD from Addu to give ASW protection for your wounded ships? One more fish in any of them will sink them for sure. Hate those darn Jap subs!!

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RE: 9th day: Damned submarines scored again :( - 4/9/2015 3:22:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		They are already too far away, and there is a missing Japanese SCTF that might be lurking, so not really an option now.

Moreover, too many of the DDs at Addu are also damaged/ slow so I need them guarding the BB/ CV

more important, all TFs with the exception of Hermes are relatively "safe" now, as their detection levels are zero and they are a few turns at most to the off map region

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RE: 9th day: Damned submarines scored again :( - 4/9/2015 4:56:42 AM   
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Status: offline 		I would not elect for the Bombay option - too many chances of sub interception. There are no subs off-map! Set the ships at cruise speed off-map and they should be OK.
Mombasa (if you have been building the port) is OK for ships to get their minor flooding and system damage down and then it is only a week to get to Cape Town's drydock. If they all go to CT directly, the dock will not be able to handle everything simultaneously anyway. Patience is required when nursing injured patients!

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RE: 9th day: Damned submarines scored again :( - 4/9/2015 11:18:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		I need to balance patience with the fact I have some seriously damaged ships withdrawing soon:




CV Indomitable (54 days) = combined damage 83, with nothing above 50, cruise speed 7kts, full speed 14kts:
It is getting off map today, it will head to Mombasa, then withdraw as soon as it has unloaded its precious aircraft cargo

CL Dragon (57 days) = it is in the Pacific, escorting a convoy moving off map, no damage

CL Glasgow (70 days) = combined damage 79, system at 58, cruise speed 11kts, full speed 23kts:
It will need some yard time (either Mombasa or Bombay can do it) to reduce system to less than 50. but since damage is system, it won't require shipyard

CV Formidable (99 days) = combined damage 127 , flood at 57 , cruise speed 4kts, full speed 9kts:
This is a hard decision... can it survive the long road to Mombasa? then another long road to CT? but Bombay is not an option as its shipyard is only 20K capacity
can it get repaired enough to withdraw within the next 99 days? 65 PP daily will be crippling,

So Glasgow is really the only candidate for Bombay...



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May 28th KB in the Coral Sea - 4/10/2015 1:33:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		A quiet turn in the East. Hermes managed to get in Diego Garcia and refuel. Indomitable Napier and Norman are now off map, and should arrive to Mombasa in 12 days.

Bad news: CA Dorsetshire got multiple flooding events, if this continues next turn I will turn it around to Diego Garcia.
Another bad new: xAP Monterey, a nice 18kts cruise speed liner was torpedoed and sunk (empty) near Los Angeles.

Revenge and 3 undamaged destroyers will move to Bombay to rearm. They will remain there as the only credible deterrence in the Indian ocean until Wasp, PoW, Illustrious, Exeter and others arrive

Formidable and 3 damaged destroyers will start the slow journey to Mombasa. cruise speed is 4knots thanks to the carrier's severe damage. At this point, with all squadrons unloaded, I really don't care if a submarine or a SCTF gets him. Keeping it alive will most likely means many days of PP penalty, so I won't be sad if it sinks.

Glasgow too will go to Bombay, its withdrawal date is getting close.



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RE: May 28th KB in the Coral Sea - 4/10/2015 2:02:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		While the battle of the Andaman sea is just ending, I can feel a disturbance in the force... a big death star is approaching from the Coral Sea:

The best hint I have about the target is the fact that he is sending recon to Luganville (at 7/10), and not Ndeni... and of course you always want to bombard at high levels of detection to maximize damage




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RE: May 28th KB in the Coral Sea - 4/10/2015 10:40:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		Based on your base status, the only worthwhile objective to me is Noumea. I don't think the KB could loiter long enough to build up any of the other AFs.

But, if he hasn't done any recon other than Luganville.....and at fort level 2 and 390 AV, that's a very hard target.

Any idea of what size of invasion he can muster? Any likely target seems to have plenty of AV to hold against anything smaller than a multi-division sized attack.

If its not Ndeni, at this late date, this could work out very well for you in the long run - he'll be very exposed to sustain a major long term campaign.

This WILL be interesting!


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RE: May 28th KB in the Coral Sea - 4/11/2015 12:31:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		At the end it was Ndeni... which is good and bad;

good because it is an irrelevant base, that will eventually be brought back. Moreover, as soon as KB leaves, I will start bombing it to oblivion.

bad because I can't do anything about it, other than evacuation base force using Catalinas. He will "nuke" it tomorrow so trying to disrupt landing won't work. and my airfields are out of range. I wanted to use the USAAF that is idle since P Moresby.

That said... every minute he has the KB there, my subs can get lucky:




next time

To be continued...

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May 29th Ndeni invasion - 4/11/2015 12:47:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		The target of invasion was Ndeni as mentioned in the previous post.

But before that, Indian Ocean news: CA Dorsetshire sunk after multiple flooding events. Another cruiser down other than that, all quiet. All the other TFs kept moving, slowly, to their destinations

There will be news on the Indian theatre in the next couple weeks, but not yet, positions in India are static, today he tried to do a night bombing attack over Madras, but my P-40s shot down 2 Helen bombers

How big is the invasion? 2 IJA divisions: 21st and 33rd

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Pre-Invasion action off Ndeni (120,143) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

73 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Asagumo
xAP Miike Maru
E Shimushu
TB Hiyodori
xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 4
AMC Hokoku Maru

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

DD Asagumo firing at 4th Marine Defense Battalion
4th Marine Defense Battalion firing at DD Asagumo
155mm M1918 GPF Battery engaging xAP Miike Maru at 9,000 yards
TB Hiyodori firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards
155mm M1918 GPF Battery engaging xAK Canberra Maru at 9,000 yards
TB Hiyodori firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards
155mm M1918 GPF Battery engaging xAK Canberra Maru at 9,000 yards
TB Hiyodori firing to suppress enemy battery at 9,000 yards
DD Asagumo fired at enemy guns
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Ndeni (120,143)

TF 198 troops unloading over beach at Ndeni, 120,143

Japanese ground losses:
1279 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 162 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (0 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 33rd Div /3
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost in surf during unload of 21st Div /5
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of 33rd Div /5
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost in surf during unload of 33rd Div
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost overboard during unload of 33rd Div /9

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Ground combat at Ndeni (120,143)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 954 troops, 40 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 88

Defending force 5075 troops, 26 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 200

Assaulting units:
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
2nd USMC Parachute Battalion
4th Marine Defense Battalion
15th Base Group

Defending units:
21st Div /6
33rd Div /8


This is a teaser on what is coming to India in the next few weeks... 80 B-17s, 50 P-38, many P-400s, P-40s



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RE: May 29th Ndeni invasion - 4/11/2015 1:08:34 AM   
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RE: May 28th KB in the Coral Sea - 4/11/2015 1:40:56 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Jorge_Stanbury


That said... every minute he has the KB there, my subs can get lucky:

next time

To be continued...


Rats, that would have been perfect poetic justice! Hope the next one hits!

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RE: May 29th Ndeni invasion - 4/11/2015 6:16:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		Looks like he brought two divisions to Ndeni. Even with 1300 landing casualties, your troops have no chance against that horde. Evacuate cadres and hope the rest can use terrain and forts to hurt his assault before they get crushed.

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RE: May 29th Ndeni invasion - 4/11/2015 12:38:44 PM   
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the Cats will start with the base force, but I will take at some cadres from each LCU so that each can reform/ rebuild later on

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May 30th: Ndeni invasion - 4/11/2015 7:54:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		Not a lot of news in this turn, invasion of Ndeni continued uneventfully, while there is no news from India

The Catalinas managed to evacuate 638 troops and 6 AA guns on the 1st attempt... they will keep doing it




And surprisingly there was no naval bombardment


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Invasion Support action off Ndeni (120,143) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Asagumo
AMC Hokoku Maru
AMC Aikoku Maru
APD Hagi
APD Fuji
xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 1
TB Tomozuru
xAK Manila Maru, Shell hits 1
E Shimushu
TB Hiyodori

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

4th Marine Defense Battalion firing at DD Asagumo
AMC Hokoku Maru firing at 4th Marine Defense Battalion
4th Marine Defense Battalion firing at AMC Hokoku Maru
4th Marine Defense Battalion firing at AMC Aikoku Maru
AMC Aikoku Maru firing at 4th Marine Defense Battalion
4th Marine Defense Battalion firing at APD Hagi
APD Hagi firing at 4th Marine Defense Battalion
4th Marine Defense Battalion firing at APD Fuji
APD Fuji firing at 4th Marine Defense Battalion
155mm M1918 GPF Battery engaging xAK Canberra Maru at 7,000 yards
TB Tomozuru firing to suppress enemy battery at 7,000 yards
155mm M1918 GPF Battery engaging xAK Manila Maru at 7,000 yards
TB Tomozuru firing to suppress enemy battery at 7,000 yards
155mm M1918 GPF Battery engaging xAK Manila Maru at 7,000 yards
TB Tomozuru firing to suppress enemy battery at 7,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Invasion Support action off Ndeni (120,143)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

40 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
APD Hagi
TB Tomozuru
xAK Manila Maru, Shell hits 1
AMC Hokoku Maru
E Shimushu
TB Hiyodori

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

155mm M1918 GPF Battery engaging xAK Canberra Maru at 10,000 yards
TB Tomozuru firing to suppress enemy battery at 10,000 yards
155mm M1918 GPF Battery engaging xAK Manila Maru at 10,000 yards
TB Tomozuru firing to suppress enemy battery at 10,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Invasion Support action off Ndeni (120,143)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

66 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Manila Maru
APD Fuji
TB Tomozuru
xAK Kano Maru, Shell hits 1
AMC Hokoku Maru
E Shimushu
TB Hiyodori

Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

155mm M1918 GPF Battery engaging xAK Manila Maru at 5,000 yards


Ground combat at Ndeni (120,143)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 954 troops, 40 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 88

Defending force 15810 troops, 166 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 432

Assaulting units:
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
2nd USMC Parachute Battalion
4th Marine Defense Battalion
15th Base Group

Defending units:
21st Division
33rd Division
TB Tomozuru firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
155mm M1918 GPF Battery engaging xAK Kano Maru at 5,000 yards
TB Tomozuru firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards
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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May 31st: Ndeni fell too quickly - 4/12/2015 3:16:56 PM   
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Status: offline 		In May 31st, Ndeni fell in the 1st attack; 2 divisions vs. 2 battalions... simply too overwhelming.

And of course, the nuclear BB artillery also contributed, it seems that level 3 fort is not enough...

The following LCUs were destroyed:
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
2nd USMC Parachute Battalion

while I was able to evacuate some devices of 4th Marine Defense Battalion and 15th Base Group.

Japan likely lost two xAKs:
xAK Canberra Maru heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Manila Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage


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Invasion Support action off Ndeni (120,143)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

30 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
APD Fuji
TB Tomozuru
xAK Kano Maru, Shell hits 1
AMC Hokoku Maru
E Shimushu
TB Hiyodori

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

155mm M1918 GPF Battery engaging xAK Canberra Maru at 8,000 yards
TB Tomozuru firing to suppress enemy battery at 8,000 yards
155mm M1918 GPF Battery engaging xAK Canberra Maru at 8,000 yards
TB Tomozuru firing to suppress enemy battery at 8,000 yards
155mm M1918 GPF Battery engaging xAK Kano Maru at 8,000 yards
TB Tomozuru firing to suppress enemy battery at 8,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Night Naval bombardment of Ndeni at 120,143 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
CA Myoko
CA Chokai
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima
DD Yukikaze
DD Akigumo
DD Yugumo

Allied ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17
Port hits 7

BB Kirishima firing at 4th Marine Defense Battalion
4th Marine Defense Battalion firing at BB Kirishima
BB Hiei firing at Ndeni
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for CA Myoko
CA Myoko firing at Ndeni
E8N2 Dave acting as spotter for CA Chokai
CA Chokai firing at 4th Marine Defense Battalion
4th Marine Defense Battalion firing at CA Chokai
DD Wakaba firing at 4th Marine Defense Battalion
DD Hatsushima firing at 4th Marine Defense Battalion
DD Yukikaze firing at 4th Marine Defense Battalion
DD Akigumo firing at 4th Marine Defense Battalion
DD Yugumo firing at Ndeni


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Invasion Support action off Ndeni (120,143)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

45 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Miike Maru, Shell hits 2
xAK Manila Maru
AMC Hokoku Maru
E Shimushu
TB Hiyodori

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

155mm M1918 GPF Battery engaging xAK Canberra Maru at 6,000 yards
155mm M1918 GPF Battery engaging xAP Miike Maru at 6,000 yards
155mm M1918 GPF Battery engaging xAK Manila Maru at 6,000 yards
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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Invasion Support action off Ndeni (120,143)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
AMC Hokoku Maru
E Shimushu
TB Hiyodori

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

Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Invasion Support action off Ndeni (120,143)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Manila Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMC Hokoku Maru

155mm M1918 GPF Battery engaging xAK Manila Maru at 7,000 yards

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Ground combat at Ndeni (120,143)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 18801 troops, 185 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 432

Defending force 3485 troops, 24 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 83

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 295

Allied adjusted defense: 69

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ndeni !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
3472 casualties reported
Squads: 71 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 177 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 25 (25 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 38 (38 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 4

Assaulting units:
21st Division
33rd Division

Defending units:
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
2nd USMC Parachute Battalion
4th Marine Defense Battalion
15th Base Group

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June 1st: KB strikes Luganville TF - 4/13/2015 9:07:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		In June 1st the KB attacked a convoy trying to disembark AA and Tank Destroyers at Luganville.

It was my fault, I had it moving to Brisbane, but decided I needed it in Luganville... big mistake

Losses:
CL Trenton, xAP Australia Star sunk
xAK Dorissa, xAK Malancha, AMC Westralia damaged and running away, but slow speed means they will be within range for a second day strike


Other news
- Submarine S-31 tried but failed to hit the Ndeni invasion; 2 DC hits
- USN Carriers will be within strike distance of Wake island tomorrow, I will expand on that later
- I got this tracker message: CA Mikuma Enemy ship sunk Sunk by 15in/42 BL Mk I at 48,59 near Port Blair
who knows, maybe??

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ambrym at 121,152

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 67
B5N1 Kate x 9
B5N2 Kate x 70

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD Laffey
CL Trenton, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
AMC Westralia, Bomb hits 3, on fire
xAK Doryssa, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAP Australia Star, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Malancha, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Woodworth

Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
9 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Magazine explodes on CL Trenton
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Doryssa
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Australia Star

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Sub attack near Ndeni at 120,143

Japanese Ships
DD Tokitsukaze
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
CA Mogami
CL Yura
DD Natsushio
DD Kuroshio
DD Asanagi
DD Oite
DD Sagiri

Allied Ships
SS S-31, hits 2

SS S-31 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Tokitsukaze
S-31 bottoming out ....
DD Asanagi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Oite fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Oite fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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RE: June 1st: KB strikes Luganville TF - 4/13/2015 11:48:35 PM   
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No Vals and Kates with just bombs...

You caught a break all things considered.

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RE: June 1st: KB strikes Luganville TF - 4/14/2015 12:25:42 AM   
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ORIGINAL: IdahoNYer

Strange strike package, don't you think?
No Vals and Kates with just bombs...

You caught a break all things considered.


Reason was range... strike was from 8 hexes, outside Val range and at extended Kate/ Zero range

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June 2nd: KB sweeps Luganville, G3M3 debuts - 4/14/2015 3:37:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		June 2nd was a good turn

KB did a sweep over Luganville, but I had 50 fighters waiting, and results were more than good, I didn't lost a single plane while 8 Zeros went down according to the tracker (I know it is overstated, but still). Interesting he didn't sent a strike force to bomb the airbase/ port. Either he was worried about the fighters on CAP or maybe the weather played in my favor.
Other than the sweep, there was no KB strike, the suvivors are getting out of KB range now. That said, xAK Doryssa and its AA cargo won't make it. it failed to extinguish the fires which are now at 57... it will likely sink tomorrow.

Tomorrow I expect naval bombing and maybe KB strikes at Luganville... It will be painful to watch, but anyway, I decided move out all Catalinas, and then to re-base 2 more fighter squadrons there.. so there is a total of around 100 fighters, they are needed if KB bombs it.
Although I am fully aware of how good a target this will be for the naval bombing, I still wanted to have a chance of killing more KB pilots if he decides to bomb. The fighter inventories are good now, so I can afford to lose some P-40s/ P-39s. Moreover, most of the naval bombing losses are usually damaged, not destroyed planes.

What else, G3M3 debuted with an unsuccesuful attempt to bomb Diego Garcia... only 3 bombers arrived, Martlets and Fulmars provided the welcome party and the party was so good they decided to remain forever




Morning Air attack on Luganville , at 120,150

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

Allied aircraft
P-400 Airacobra x 22
P-40E Warhawk x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
15th FG/46th FS with P-400 Airacobra (4 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
18th FG/78th FS with P-40E Warhawk (4 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Diego Garcia at 11,62

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 3

Allied aircraft
Fulmar II x 3
Martlet II x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
No.803 Sqn FAA with Fulmar II (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
No.135 Sqn RAF with Martlet II (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead




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RE: June 2nd: KB sweeps Luganville, G3M3 debuts - 4/14/2015 3:55:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		I will have some news on India next turn, but today I want to discuss Wake:

2 or 3 turns ago (the moment I saw the KB near Ndeni), I sent 4 USN TFs, including carriers and battleships on direction to Wake. Rationale was simple and obvious, as long as he is in the SW Pacific, I have free reign on the Central Pacific. Even if the aims are limited, it is still a win-win scenario: KB either pull back and start a very long range pursue or he will have to watch how I wreck havoc on Wake island.

The 4 TFs are:
Air combat: 3 Yorktown carriers + supporting cruisers and DDs
Battleship: 5 Battleships + supporting DDs
Cruiser TF#1: 4 Light cruiser + supporting DD following Air Combat TF
Cruiser TF#2: 4 Heavy cruisers + supporting DD following Battleship TF

Some notes:
I decided to start Lexington and Saratoga's June refit, 3 carriers are more than enough to deal with anything except KB, and I don't plan to fight the KB which is far away near Luganville
Light cruisers TF to act as support, if there is chance of surface combat, the cruisers will accept the challenge while the carriers go back
Battleships are West Virginia, Nevada, Oklahoma, Arizona and Warspite... which means a "slow" TF, their main objective is to bombard
Heavy cruisers TF will be supporting battleships, they will cover the retreat once BBs are out of ammo. If no threat is found, they will also bombard

So this was the original plan, a very simple, "vanilla" raid to Wake island... but then look at the map... I should had been spotted a turn ago, the lack of naval search at Wake island means I can potentially expand operations to something even better than bombing a barren rock:



Thus the temptation to keep going is too great... Fingers crossed: if I don't get spotted next turn, then I will attempt to put the carriers north of Truk and see if I can catch a juicy TF

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RE: June 2nd: KB sweeps Luganville, G3M3 debuts - 4/14/2015 5:16:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		Whatever happens near Truk, suppose for the sake of argument that you do bombard Wake and/or bomb the airfield. Let's suppose further that you do so much damage that the airfield is shut down for a while. Question: for how long? With this kind of operation, if successful, how long could you count on there being a huge hole in his nav search at Wake? I'm wondering if you could open up more opportunities during the next few weeks (??) or force him to commit a major force near Wake in reserve.

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RE: June 2nd: KB sweeps Luganville, G3M3 debuts - 4/14/2015 8:24:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		I can't control the timing of operations because the KB dictates when and how I can react. Simply put, I cannot plan for any foray if the location of KB is unknown.

The main reason for doing any carrier operation in 1942 is to discourage the use of KB non-stop; I have lost quite a few ships in the last 2 turns due to the KB being unleashed; if I can put a little pressure on CENPAC, then he might withdraw it from SWPAC.

Moreover, I might get lucky in Truk... I might fish something interesting... bombing Wake is just the last resort "prize" if everything else fails

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June 3rd: BBs "nuke" Luganville - 4/14/2015 11:53:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		If you remember, I said "most of the naval bombing losses are usually damaged, not destroyed planes."

Please disregard Big mistake

On June 3rd, Luganville got "nuked" by a relatively small TF; results were horrendous:
13 P-400, 12 P-39Ds, 10 P-40, 2 Catalinas lost
runway damage 29, service damage 63
supply lost: 2,877

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Night Naval bombardment of Luganville at 120,150

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 26 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 7 destroyed on ground
P-400 Airacobra: 28 damaged
P-400 Airacobra: 7 destroyed on ground
P-39D Airacobra: 15 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 6 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
CA Mogami
CA Nachi

Allied ground losses:
210 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 20 (7 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (6 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 24

BB Hyuga firing at 32nd Infantry Division
BB Ise firing at Luganville
CA Mogami firing at 32nd Infantry Division
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for CA Nachi
CA Nachi firing at 32nd Infantry Division

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RE: June 3rd: BBs "nuke" Luganville - 4/15/2015 12:02:10 AM   
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Status: offline 		Mines and PT boats are useful to keep bombardment TFs from being too effective.

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RE: June 3rd: BBs "nuke" Luganville - 4/15/2015 12:10:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		I haven't have a lot of luck with mines... I remember he kept bombing Soerabaja and Diamond Harbor with very little mine damage.
Maybe if I have lots and lots of mines.. which of course I lack now

As per PT boats.. I didn't know I have 30 boats.. thanks... I guess I will "build" them as soon as I correct the supply problem
EDIT: Actually these 30 are British MTBs... would they be as efficient as a PT?

By the way... better news from CENPAC: the carriers are still undetected and already inside Japanese waters!!




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RE: June 3rd: BBs "nuke" Luganville - 4/15/2015 12:31:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		Actually, the reason I only get mediocre MTB is that I was trying to build them in Suva. which is a New Zealand base

Of course I want to build the USN PT boats instead.. can I use a US cargo ship to generate them directly in Luganville?

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RE: June 3rd: BBs "nuke" Luganville - 4/15/2015 12:51:09 AM   
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To create a PT boat or barge:
»» Form a Transport TF and load supplies onto it. Once this is done, at any
time the TF may convert some of the loaded supplies to create a TF of
barges or to create a TF of PT boats by clicking on the appropriate Create
Barge, Create PT Boats, Create MGB or Create SSX arrow button. This is
done from the TF Information Screen of the TF carrying the supplies.
»» Build them from any base with a current port size of
at least 1 and more than 10000 supplies.
When the barge or PT boat TF is created, it will consist of up to 15 barges or 12 PT boats and/
or MGBs or 4 Midget Subs if these ships are currently available to be brought into the game. As
long as there are supplies carried by the creating TF and there are ships available, the TF can
continue to create additional barge or PT boat Task Forces.
Supplies are used up for each ship created as follows:
Midget Sub 100 Supply Points
LCT 60 Supply Points
PT Boat 50 Supply Points
MGB 50 Supply Points
Large LB 35 Supply Points
LCM 25 Supply Points
Small LB 20 Supply Points
LCVP 10 Supply Points
In all cases, the above listed supply point cost is a minimum cost. Any PT, MGB, SSX or barge
with a tonnage greater than the listed supply cost will have its cost increased to its tonnage.
The number of barges and PT boats available to you can be found on the Ship Availability
Screen accessed through the Intelligence Screen.

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RE: June 3rd: BBs "nuke" Luganville - 4/15/2015 1:13:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yes but somehow the PT boat option is greyed out in Suva:

and of course supply is not an issue



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