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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 10/28/2017 8:42:57 PM   
obvert


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In the Aleutians we shock and take Amchitka!! This is good since it's definitive now that the IJN has moved up here in strength. At least two CVs and a few SCTFs. The Marines will keep pounding away and hopefully ruin this regiment and big base force.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR March 16, 42, 42
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Ground combat at Amchitka Island (158,52)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4596 troops, 41 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value = 163

Defending force 4430 troops, 30 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 52

Allied adjusted assault: 176

Japanese adjusted defense: 16

Allied assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Amchitka Island !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K4 Mavis: 3 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
875 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 28 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
283 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 20 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2nd Marine Regiment
134th Cmbt Engineer Battalion

Defending units:
74th Infantry Regiment
5th JNAF AF Unit
7th Base Force
26th JAAF AF Bn
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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 10/30/2017 8:46:06 AM   
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On the 17th finally everyone flew!!! The results were not as spectacular, but did the job of keeping Palembang closed and hitting the remaining airframes on the field. The nighttime bombardments were again very effective, so now I can breahe and rest the ships for a few days at Singers. There are something like 65-70 ships listed as in the port at Palembang, so I'll go for those in the next few turns too.

For the 18th though I'll revisit some airfields and ports on Borneo. I think some more ships may be hiding in Kuching, and the Singkawang fields might be used to hit the area and protect ships moving in, so those will be the target of a bombardment.

The oil at Boela took another 2 hits in spite of some LR CAP showing up. The oil there looks to be down to 8 (18)

The best thing during the turn happened late in the day phase when S-18 put two fish into the retreating Takao!! Yes!! Finally getting a chance to put down a badly damaged CA. The messages of severe flooding and hull penetration suggest this is a mortal blow, but I'll send a few more Dutch and USN boats in to patrol both sides of this TF's trajectory to make sure. With Palembang also being shut this means CL Natori and possibly a few more DDs might be caught in the net, along with CA Myoko at Pontiniak. This could be a turning point in the naval battles of the DEI. The question is will he throw another set of ships into the meat grinder or concede the seas until the KB can be reformulated to control some space here?

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR March 17, 42, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 48,91, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAK Aki Maru, Shell hits 22, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Achilles
CL Durban
DD Mahan
DD Monaghan
DD Dale

Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards

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Night Naval bombardment of Palembang at 48,91

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 19 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-27b Nate: 18 damaged
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 14 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
PB Tatsumi Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Natori, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Zuisyo Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Seizan Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Arima Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
CA Dorsetshire

Japanese ground losses:
521 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 26
Port hits 2

Walrus II acting as spotter for CA Cornwall
CA Cornwall firing at Palembang
CA Dorsetshire firing at Palembang

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Night Naval bombardment of Palembang at 48,91

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 8 damaged
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 7 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Natori, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AKE Kashino, Shell hits 1
AS Nagoya Maru, Shell hits 1
PB Edo Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Yahiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Hawaii Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Durban
CL Achilles

Japanese ground losses:
274 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
Port hits 6

CL Durban firing at Palembang
CL Achilles firing at Palembang

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 17
B-26 Marauder x 12
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Natori, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Airbase supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 9
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Kuretake, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 300 kg GP Bomb
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 300 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kalidjati at 53,97

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vildebeest III x 4
Do-24K-1 x 3

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

Japanese Ships
DD Amatsukaze
DD Karii, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
4 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

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Morning Air attack on Boela , at 80,110

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
Hudson III (LR) x 6
A-24 Banshee x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Oil hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 2000 feet
City Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
4 x A-24 Banshee bombing from 2000 feet
City Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 11000.
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
B-26 Marauder x 20
P-39D Airacobra x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 24
P-40E Warhawk x 19
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 25, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x A-24 Banshee bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
B-17D Fortress x 4
B-17E Fortress x 13
P-39D Airacobra x 27
P-40E Warhawk x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Sub attack near Ketapang at 55,94

Japanese Ships
CA Takao, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
DD Yakaze
DMS W-13

Allied Ships
SS S-18, hits 1

SS S-18 launches 4 torpedoes at CA Takao
S-18 bottoming out ....
DMS W-13 attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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This pic should give an idea of the precarious state the Japanese find themselves in here now. The airfields at Palembang are closed, the oil has already suffered and will be targeted again soon, and the port is full of ships waiting for slaughter. It's the a reverse PI where he could run them out in single ship TFs. I'll be sending the occasional TF across from Singers to Batavia just to see what might be out there.







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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 10/30/2017 8:51:05 AM   
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In the Aleutians the USN hits an AMC unloading at Agatu. Not bad. The Marines keep pounding at the Amchitka units, and should have them erased soon. All major shipping is moving back to Kodiak in case the CVs here decide to make a run. Dutch has no field and LR CAP is not enough against what is probably at least the Shokakau and Zuikaku, plus possibly another CV/CVL.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR March 17, 1942
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Submarine attack near Attu Island at 153,49

Japanese Ships
AMC Akagi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Tautog

AMC Akagi Maru is sighted by SS Tautog
SS Tautog launches 4 torpedoes
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Ground combat at Amchitka Island (158,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3871 troops, 37 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 133

Defending force 2928 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Allied adjusted assault: 45

Japanese adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Marine Regiment
134th Cmbt Engineer Battalion

Defending units:
74th Infantry Rgt /4
7th Base Force
26th JAAF AF Bn


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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 10/30/2017 8:58:38 AM   
obvert


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In Soviet territory the Hailar army continues to wreak havoc on the IJA, hitting the already weakened 14th and the newly arrived 20th divisions with a shock attack in the clear. IJA losses are massive, and although the Soviets also lost a chunk of tanks and infantry squads, the IJA losses are around 570+ devices destroyed plus another 340+ disabled. The Soviets only lose 65 devices destroyed and 470+ disabled.

Hopefully the pace of action will slow for a bit to recover some of the disabled squads and these troops can fan out across the plains to continue to hem in the IJA in forward positions.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR March 17, 42, 42
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Ground combat at 108,34 (near Tsitsihar)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 47691 troops, 861 guns, 2658 vehicles, Assault Value = 2167

Defending force 25014 troops, 303 guns, 285 vehicles, Assault Value = 671

Allied adjusted assault: 1885

Japanese adjusted defense: 263

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
6925 casualties reported
Squads: 204 destroyed, 154 disabled
Non Combat: 135 destroyed, 69 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 104 (42 destroyed, 62 disabled)
Vehicles lost 232 (182 destroyed, 50 disabled)
Units retreated 7
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
1510 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 197 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 46 (7 destroyed, 39 disabled)
Vehicles lost 216 (31 destroyed, 185 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Brigade
61st Tank Division
57th Motor Rifle Division
72nd Tank Brigade
399th Rifle Division
36th Motor Rifle Division
7th Mongolian Motor Brigade
82nd Tank Battalion
3rd Motorized Rifle Regiment
3rd Mongolian Tank Regiment
629th Cannon Regiment
1141st Cannon Regiment
185th Cannon Regiment
262nd/264th PVO AA Battalion
10th/132nd PVO AA Battalion
17th Army
624th Cannon Regiment
150th/387th PVO AA Battalion

Defending units:
12th Tank Regiment
20th Division
15th Tank Regiment
14th Division
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
43rd Ind.AA Gun Co
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
30th Fld AA Gun Co

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 10/30/2017 1:20:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		Just amazing to see the successes you have been having. Lowpe seems to be playing against the standard Allied "retreat, consolidate and defend" script while you are playing an imaginative all-in offence. Bravo Zulu! Splice the Mainbrace!

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 10/30/2017 2:41:30 PM   
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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Just amazing to see the successes you have been having. Lowpe seems to be playing against the standard Allied "retreat, consolidate and defend" script while you are playing an imaginative all-in offence. Bravo Zulu! Splice the Mainbrace!


Haha! Thanks, firstly, it's helpful to think about what I would hate to have happen if I were playing Japan. I've played enough good players on that side I have a few examples in mind. I always feared losing the oil, having something slow down my expansion, and having the IJN attritted early.

Secondly, by throwing everything forward I can use it when it's most useable. The P-40E has a short shelf-life in this game when Japan can make infinite Tojos, Georges and eventually Franks. In my last allied game I had hundreds sitting in pools in 43 unused. I'm trying to think of how to use every last airframe, unit and ship I can right now to cause Lowpe some problems. My Vincents flown in from So Pac just wiped out a few oil points in the DEI. Those were never anything but trainers before (and for most players) but they carry a 1,000lb bomb. Why not use them?

If I can hit the oil there is no better use for all of this stuff that will happen in 43-44 when he has a much stronger airforce and more AA with higher forts and bigger airfields. Now is the time.

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 10/30/2017 3:26:21 PM   
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So this report is the reason I'm hitting Kuching tomorrow. Any report of a CV in port within range of 4Es must be acted on I feel!!

Even if it's a CVL or CS that is great, and there are 10 ships listed. Something is there. There should be CAP up but from what it's looked like recently around here, not too much. He did fly out the CAP from Palembang to somewhere though, I'm just not sure where.

We saw what was reported as a single CV TF leave the area a few days ago, but who knows? Also, the TF near Miri is ASW as is the one at Kuching. The one at Pontiniak is listed as CA, so there is a sub present, and a few more patrolling between there and Singkawang.





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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 10/30/2017 3:38:44 PM   
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The 18th opens with a surprise!! Nearly a very good surprise, but not quite. The S-47, one of 6 S-boats arriving in the North a few turns ago, ran smack into the mini-KB!

Always nice to see an IJN CV filling the combat screen in the night phase. No hits from 4 fish, but that's gotta give him the jitters. I've got about 10-12 boats total running up here and they're going to swarm the known position and expected path of the mini-KB for tomorrow. I think he'll go a bit North and forward to threaten Allied shipping and be ready for a moe toward Dutch, possibly.

A naval guard takes Agattu near Attu at the far end of the Aleutians. He doesn't have much invested out here, and that's a dot base, so it'll be hard to hold onto unless the CVs stay involved. If they do that's a win for the Allies because they're not in the DEI. If they don't I will take the remaining Aleutians and move toward the Soviet islands Japan took, the continue to the Kuriles as I can.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR March 18, 42, 42
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Sub attack near Attu Island at 149,49

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku
CA Mikuma
CS Nisshin
DD Kasumi
DD Hibiki
DD Ariake
DD Yugure

Allied Ships
SS S-47

SS S-47 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Shokaku
DD Hibiki fails to find sub and abandons search
Escort abandons search for sub

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Ground combat at Agattu Island (154,50)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1766 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

Defending force 18 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 52

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 52 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Agattu Island !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5A Catalina: 2 destroyed

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

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

Allied ground losses:
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
62nd Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
2nd USMC Parachute Bn /1

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Ground combat at Amchitka Island (158,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3888 troops, 37 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 139

Defending force 1703 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied adjusted assault: 94

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 23 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
246 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Marine Regiment
134th Cmbt Engineer Battalion

Defending units:
74th Infantry Rgt /4
7th Base Force
26th JAAF AF Bn
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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 10/30/2017 3:53:44 PM   
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In the DEI it's another busy day around Palembang, and a very interesting strike on Kuching.

In the night our DMS take out a few handfuls of mines at Palembang. USN cruisers then run into DD Samidare and put her under mercilessly. I'll have to total the DDs destroyed in the past few weeks. It feels like a lot!

DM Pruitt from this TF then ran into a mine in Palembang and sank immediately.

During the day a lot of strikes hit ships at Palembang, setting fires. Only a few hits on the runways, so I'll have to make sure more planes target the fields tomorrow.

The 4Es hit Kuching and the last few strike packages got through unscathed to drop on ... BB Haruna!! Only 7 deck armor hits, but fires are started, and really, if system damage goes up from fires it could still be a while to repair a BB. He also has to think about whether to remove the ships there now, making them vulnerable to subs. We also hit and a big AV ,Kamikawa Maru.

Tomorrow I have to put some 4Es on the Djambi oil and she on Palembang fields, so these ships will have to wait.

The Dutch did manage to clear the rail line from Oosthaven to Palembang so we can now send the Indian Division, a USMC tank regiment and another brigade to Praebemolih.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR March 18, 42, 42
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TF 346 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91)

Allied Ships
DMS Wasmuth
DMS Chandler

11 mines cleared

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Samidare, Shell hits 8, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Portland
CA Chicago
DD McCall
DM Pruitt
DM Sicard

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 12,000 yards

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TF 152 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91)

Allied Ships
DM Pruitt, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Night Naval bombardment of Palembang at 48,91

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 2 damaged
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 9 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
xAK Kaiko Maru, Shell hits 1
CL Natori, Shell hits 2, heavy damage
xAK Eihuku Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Yahiko Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Natisan Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Yamagata Maru, Shell hits 1
DD Fuyo, Shell hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Chicago
CA Portland

Japanese ground losses:
199 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 5
Port hits 2

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Chicago
CA Chicago firing at Palembang
CA Portland firing at Yokosuka 4th SNLF

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Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
BB Resolution
BB Ramillies
BB Royal Sovereign
BB Revenge

Japanese ground losses:
340 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Resolution
BB Resolution firing at 5th Division
BB Ramillies firing at 18th Division
BB Royal Sovereign firing at 18th Division
BB Revenge firing at 18th Division

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Night Naval bombardment of Singkawang at 56,88

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 13 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-30 Ann: 9 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
CL Capetown
CL Ceres
CL Dauntless
CL Emerald

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

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 27

CL Capetown firing at Singkawang
CL Ceres firing at Singkawang
CL Dauntless firing at Singkawang
Walrus II acting as spotter for CL Emerald
CL Emerald firing at Singkawang

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 4
Hudson I x 11
B-26 Marauder x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Kaiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Daigen Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x 139WH-3 bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 300 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
Vincent I x 19
P-39D Airacobra x 11
P-40E Warhawk x 9
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Kozan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Vincent I bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 36
P-39D Airacobra x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
A-24 Banshee x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Brisbane Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x A-24 Banshee bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Kuching , at 58,88

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 4

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 1
CM Aotaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AV Kamikawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Kuching , at 58,88

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 6, on fire
CM Aotaka, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Ground combat at 47,94 (near Oosthaven)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1111 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Defending force 792 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Allied adjusted assault: 46

Japanese adjusted defense: 16

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
232 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Padang Cdo

Defending units:
18th JNAF AF Unit
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The Soviets wiped out an arty unit blocking the path to Tsitsahar and will now continue. We've killed off at least 5 heavy art units now. I know he can just refill/buy them back, but that has to have a significant short term effect, since these are really powerful and he won't have them ready for the next month or two of battles.

Our units chasing the pocketed troops near Mishan will be overstacking the swamp hex next turn. I don't know if that means they'll not get enough supply in to attack, but we should at least double the IJA units here and they are moving, so have no forts. I'd really like to wear the down and slow them down.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR March 18, 42, 42
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Ground combat at 108,34 (near Tsitsihar)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2844 troops, 98 guns, 306 vehicles, Assault Value = 1871

Defending force 246 troops, 12 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 140

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 140 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 30 (30 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Motorized Rifle Regiment
9th Armored Car Brigade
36th Motor Rifle Division
82nd Tank Battalion
61st Tank Division
399th Rifle Division
7th Mongolian Motor Brigade
72nd Tank Brigade
57th Motor Rifle Division
3rd Mongolian Tank Regiment
17th Army
1141st Cannon Regiment
10th/132nd PVO AA Battalion
262nd/264th PVO AA Battalion
629th Cannon Regiment
624th Cannon Regiment
185th Cannon Regiment
150th/387th PVO AA Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment


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Ground combat at 114,41 (near Mishan)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9828 troops, 147 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1050

Defending force 27814 troops, 287 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 790

Assaulting units:
44th NKVD Regiment
3rd Ussurii Tank Brigade
4th Ussurii Tank Brigade
35th Rifle Division
2nd Ussurii Tank Brigade
6th Ussurii Tank Brigade
5th Ussurii Tank Brigade

Defending units:
29th Division
24th/B Division
24th/A Division
24th/C Division
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
53rd Field AA Battalion

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Here's a shot of No Pac now. I'll keep trying to corral the mini-KB with subs and the rest is cleared out with troops building forts and fields. I have some DBs flying in, and I will try to strike if he hangs around long enough. a good 50 fighter escort might just punch them through the mini-KB CAP.




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FORTS 5!!!

This has been a goal for a while. That first DA will now be a doozy that might rival the crossing. Also shown here is the supply situation which is at almost 35k, going up tomorrow and up again on the 21st as two more TFs arrive. Should top 50k, maybe up to 55k by the 22nd. That is good for another two months easily, but I'll keep trying to add more. I've got 10-12 freighters waiting in port in Java and more circling out beyond Singkawang looking for the right moment to move in.




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The BBs keep up the bombardment at Singers. Nice to hit four different divisions with this one.

The CL Abukuma ventured deep into the IO to hit two medium sized xAPs and an AM near Ceylon. Luckily they were empty. I've diverted the more precious TFs to what I think are now safe routes.

More ships are hit at Palembang, and CL Natori s confirmed sunk. Nice!!

I'll show a count soon. It's been a busy two weeks.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR March 19, 42, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
BB Resolution
BB Ramillies
BB Royal Sovereign
BB Revenge

Japanese ground losses:
388 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Resolution
BB Resolution firing at 38th Division
BB Ramillies firing at 55th Division
BB Royal Sovereign firing at 56th Division
BB Revenge firing at 5th Division

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Koggala at 32,61, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 1
DD Shinonome

Allied Ships
AM Latrobe, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
xAP Glenapp, Shell hits 31, and is sunk
xAP Glenartney, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Low visibility due to Thunderstorms
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms: 4,000 yards

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Afternoon Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
Kittyhawk IA x 8
A-24 Banshee x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 5

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Brisbane Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Yamagata Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x A-24 Banshee bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
B-17D Fortress x 3
B-17E Fortress x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Eihuku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Yamadori Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Kuretake, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AS Nagoya Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAK Holland Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Hakonesan Maru, Bomb hits 1
DD Umikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AS Rio de Janiero Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Fuyo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Hukusei Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAK Kaiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 1

Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Hakubasan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Kokai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Tenzan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PB Shonan Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AS Nagoya Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Natori, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AR Akashi, Bomb hits 1
xAK Koyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Hukusei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
PB Edo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
LB-30 Liberator x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 6 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Eihuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AR Akashi, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Zinzan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Hawaii Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Yahiko Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAK Shirogane Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAK Hokko Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAK Hakubasan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Tenzan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Syoto Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Umikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Holland Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Seizan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Kokai Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
B-26 Marauder x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Natori, and is sunk

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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1942¡..slow down where is the japan side..worry about

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1942¡..slow down where is the japan side..worry about


Hi Zecke. Worry about?

Lowpe is writing an AAR as well if you're interested in the Japanese side of things. We have a somewhat unique game going as he accidentally activated the Soviets and then decided, completely of his own volition, to play on with them active. I offered to go back a turn or act as if they did not activate as a House Rule, but he was curious and tenacious enough to try it out.

Lowpe is a great partner in this game, and we've played a hard fought, continuously crazy game for just over three months of game time. I've not had so much fun ever in this game. Every time I think I've done something good he comes back and beats me down, and likewise, I've gotten in some unusual licks for the Allies in 42.

Please do let me know what you're thinking here. I have a feeling your comment was cut off.

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Lashio is still a tense battleground. I need some transports. I can fly in more, but walking will take too long. I think there are some nearly complete C47 groups coming soon to Aden. I'll have to look up the dates.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR March 19, 42, 42
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Ground combat at Lashio (62,46)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23585 troops, 211 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 570

Defending force 16350 troops, 135 guns, 59 vehicles, Assault Value = 310

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 322

Allied adjusted defense: 403

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
442 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
367 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled

Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division
33rd Division
15th Army
29th Field AA Machinecannon Company

Defending units:
5th Chinese Corps
1st Burma Div /1
13th Burma Rifles Battalion
BFF Brigade
8th New Chinese Corps /1
Burma Corps
102nd RAF Base Force
100th RAF Base Force

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Allied troops have overstacked hex 114, 41, and my hope is that supply will keep flowing to give us one chance at attacking here. The other possibility to consider is that some of the IJA units will leave before others can get out. That would increase odds for us and I'd attack even without complete supply if that is the case. The next few turns will be interesting.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR March 19, 42, 42
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Ground combat at 114,41 (near Mishan)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11812 troops, 301 guns, 160 vehicles, Assault Value = 1665

Defending force 27872 troops, 288 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 796

Japanese ground losses:
173 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
6th Ussurii Tank Brigade
4th Ussurii Tank Brigade
35th Rifle Division
44th NKVD Regiment
3rd Ussurii Tank Brigade
8th Cavalry Division
66th Rifle Division
2nd Ussurii Tank Brigade
5th Ussurii Tank Brigade
215th Cannon Brigade
177th Howitzer Regiment
1133rd Howitzer Regiment
4th/152nd PVO AA Battalion
1121st Cannon Regiment
362nd/367th OM Gun Battalion
1139th Cannon Regiment
155th PVO AA Battalion

Defending units:
24th/A Division
29th Division
24th/B Division
24th/C Division
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
53rd Field AA Battalion
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1942¡..slow down where is the japan side..worry about


Hi Zecke. Worry about?

Lowpe is writing an AAR as well if you're interested in the Japanese side of things. We have a somewhat unique game going as he accidentally activated the Soviets and then decided, completely of his own volition, to play on with them active. I offered to go back a turn or act as if they did not activate as a House Rule, but he was curious and tenacious enough to try it out.

Lowpe is a great partner in this game, and we've played a hard fought, continuously crazy game for just over three months of game time. I've not had so much fun ever in this game. Every time I think I've done something good he comes back and beats me down, and likewise, I've gotten in some unusual licks for the Allies in 42.

Please do let me know what you're thinking here. I have a feeling your comment was cut off.

Zecke struggles a bit with English, but I have seen similar comments from him in other parts of the forum so I will hazard an answer. He is concerned that the Japanese player will quit early if the war goes too well for the Allies early on (like losing all of Japan's carriers, for example).
He does not know that Lowpe is one tenacious opponent and enjoys the challenge of playing the underdog.
Zecke, please correct me if I guessed wrong.

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Allied troops have overstacked hex 114, 41, and my hope is that supply will keep flowing to give us one chance at attacking here. The other possibility to consider is that some of the units will leave before others. The next few turns will be interesting.


Looks like a good situation for continual rotation out of your units low on supply or high on disruption, bring them back as they are needed.

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1942¡..slow down where is the japan side..worry about


Hi Zecke. Worry about?

Lowpe is writing an AAR as well if you're interested in the Japanese side of things. We have a somewhat unique game going as he accidentally activated the Soviets and then decided, completely of his own volition, to play on with them active. I offered to go back a turn or act as if they did not activate as a House Rule, but he was curious and tenacious enough to try it out.

Lowpe is a great partner in this game, and we've played a hard fought, continuously crazy game for just over three months of game time. I've not had so much fun ever in this game. Every time I think I've done something good he comes back and beats me down, and likewise, I've gotten in some unusual licks for the Allies in 42.

Please do let me know what you're thinking here. I have a feeling your comment was cut off.

Zecke struggles a bit with English, but I have seen similar comments from him in other parts of the forum so I will hazard an answer. He is concerned that the Japanese player will quit early if the war goes too well for the Allies early on (like losing all of Japan's carriers, for example).
He does not know that Lowpe is one tenacious opponent and enjoys the challenge of playing the underdog.
Zecke, please correct me if I guessed wrong.


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ORIGINAL: Zecke



1942¡..slow down where is the japan side..worry about


Hi Zecke. Worry about?

Lowpe is writing an AAR as well if you're interested in the Japanese side of things. We have a somewhat unique game going as he accidentally activated the Soviets and then decided, completely of his own volition, to play on with them active. I offered to go back a turn or act as if they did not activate as a House Rule, but he was curious and tenacious enough to try it out.

Lowpe is a great partner in this game, and we've played a hard fought, continuously crazy game for just over three months of game time. I've not had so much fun ever in this game. Every time I think I've done something good he comes back and beats me down, and likewise, I've gotten in some unusual licks for the Allies in 42.

Please do let me know what you're thinking here. I have a feeling your comment was cut off.

Zecke struggles a bit with English, but I have seen similar comments from him in other parts of the forum so I will hazard an answer. He is concerned that the Japanese player will quit early if the war goes too well for the Allies early on (like losing all of Japan's carriers, for example).
He does not know that Lowpe is one tenacious opponent and enjoys the challenge of playing the underdog.
Zecke, please correct me if I guessed wrong.


....

LOWPE is giving you meat¡..(but i will folow his AARs for sure)..meet to get his Hambuerger



Haha!!

I have no idea what you mean, but it sounds fun.

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My OCD-ness requires I ask about Command HQs. Do you have one prepping for Palembang? I would be moving all the American Command HQs into areas of offensive operations to be paired up with Corp/Army HQs.


Yes, well, there aren't many HQs present that are free to move right now. I can prep a few ABDA Dutch HQs for Palembang, but that's about it. This one might have to be sheer brute force and a lot of aerial and naval assistance. Troops on the ground don't like being bombarded continuously, and if he flies them in to supplement whatever was there they won't have much arty or as much support either. We'll see. Next turn I'll be able to bombard to check out what's in store.

I'm bringing four Aussie and one Indian brigade, an Indian Tank brigade and an Indian division to the party. About 1,000AV, but in swampland Palembang it'll be a tough mission no matter what.

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 10/31/2017 9:39:21 AM   
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Allied troops have overstacked hex 114, 41, and my hope is that supply will keep flowing to give us one chance at attacking here. The other possibility to consider is that some of the units will leave before others. The next few turns will be interesting.


Looks like a good situation for continual rotation out of your units low on supply or high on disruption, bring them back as they are needed.


It might be, but ...

A. I don't want to wear down these units any more than I have to since they'll be facing a counteroffensive over the summer once the Japanese have complete aerial supremacy.

B. I have no troops to rotate in!!

Everything else has been shifted to take advantage of the Hailar breakthrough toward Tsitsahar. True Soviet style. Punch a hole and fill it with everything you've got!!

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 10/31/2017 10:23:54 AM   
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1942¡..slow down where is the japan side..worry about


Hi Zecke. Worry about?

Lowpe is writing an AAR as well if you're interested in the Japanese side of things. We have a somewhat unique game going as he accidentally activated the Soviets and then decided, completely of his own volition, to play on with them active. I offered to go back a turn or act as if they did not activate as a House Rule, but he was curious and tenacious enough to try it out.

Lowpe is a great partner in this game, and we've played a hard fought, continuously crazy game for just over three months of game time. I've not had so much fun ever in this game. Every time I think I've done something good he comes back and beats me down, and likewise, I've gotten in some unusual licks for the Allies in 42.

Please do let me know what you're thinking here. I have a feeling your comment was cut off.

Zecke struggles a bit with English, but I have seen similar comments from him in other parts of the forum so I will hazard an answer. He is concerned that the Japanese player will quit early if the war goes too well for the Allies early on (like losing all of Japan's carriers, for example).
He does not know that Lowpe is one tenacious opponent and enjoys the challenge of playing the underdog.
Zecke, please correct me if I guessed wrong.


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LOWPE is giving you meat¡..(but i will folow his AARs for sure)..meet to get his Hambuerger



Haha!!

I have no idea what you mean, but it sounds fun.


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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 10/31/2017 10:58:06 AM   
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Ok. With this report I will be up to date on turns!! It's taken a week but we made it. I'd really like to start asking for more feedback on a few things, since this is such a complex game and I know I've got only a short window of opportunity to achieve some big goals in these early months. I should get the turn back from Lowpe today. He had some contractors over yesterday and didn't get it back as quickly as usual.

The 20th began with a bang as S-35 applied the finishing touches to the destruction of CA Takao!!

She was one tough ship, and I'm sure Lowpe will miss her, but I certainly won't. It's hard to believe she didn't go down after the previous 3 fish in her gut, in addition to some decent battle damage from a clash with USN CAs. Regardless, this is the end, and I turned up the volume just to make sure I caught the sounds of her breaking up after these hits and a magazine explosion.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR March 20, 42, 42
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Submarine attack near Pontianak at 55,90

Japanese Ships
CA Takao, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-35

CA Takao is sighted by SS S-35
Magazine explodes on CA Takao
SS S-35 launches 4 torpedoes at CA Takao

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 10/31/2017 11:17:13 AM   
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At Palembang the bombers of all types continue the barrage. A surprise element arrived as well, with the Tainan group supplying LR CAP over an IJN TF that arrived at Palembang. I wonder if they were after the supply TF that moved through and should just be arriving at Singers? Whatever the reason, our SBDs flew with decent escort and got through the CAP for diving sessions in both the morning and afternoon phases, but couldn't land a hit. Damn.

Lost about 5-7 SBDs, plus a number of escorts, but all of the Palembang bombing runs came in just fine and this also served as great intel on ships here. I can send out much stronger TFs tomorrow if I have a look around and think nothing else is on the way once I can see the turn file. I've got decent search going now and a lot of subs in the approaches.

At Palembang there were some more sunk confirmations, including another DD down, which is great. I'll tabulate the losses after these posts. I can't tell if we're completely closing the fields, but it's dicey for him to put any more panes here in case we do get a decent strike one day. I think over the course of the two phases we got about 20 hits on the airfields and a good number on the ports as well. Engineers were hit hard by the naval bombardments and should be both low in numbers and morale right now.

Four hits were recorded not eh Djambi oil as well, and tomorrow more planes will strike there to try and knock it out in 3-4 days. I need the brigade moving there to take it quickly and move back to Palembang.

Liberators struck at Pnotiniak, but couldn't hit anything in port, if in fact the Myoko is still there. There was a decent CAP up too, so I may have to wait on that ship. The oil is more important right now.

There was another ops report that another Japanese DD sank this past turn, but I can't find where it was hit. Maybe it was damaged previously and he tried to move it out of Palembang?

DD Umikaze is reported to have been sunk near Palembang on Mar 20, 1942

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR March 20, 42, 42
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ASW attack near Palembang at 49,90

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima

Allied Ships
SS S-34, hits 4

SS S-34 is sighted by escort
DD Wakaba fails to find sub and abandons search

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ASW attack near Muntok at 50,89

Japanese Ships
DD Shigure

Allied Ships
SS O21

SS O21 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Shigure
DD Shigure fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 48,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 7
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
SBD-3 Dauntless x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Yura
CA Kinugasa

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
DB-7B x 5
B-26 Marauder x 26
P-40E Warhawk x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
PB Toko Maru #4, Bomb hits 1
xAK Yahiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Kinkasan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x DB-7B bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 5
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Hawaii Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x 139WH-3 bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 300 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Djambi , at 48,88

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 5
Vincent I x 6

No Allied losses

Oil hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Vincent I bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
B-26 Marauder x 13
P-39D Airacobra x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-27b Nate: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
A-24 Banshee x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Holland Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Shinko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x A-24 Banshee bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
B-17E Fortress x 8
P-40E Warhawk x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
AKE Kashino, Bomb hits 1
xAK Shirogane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Hakonesan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Umikaze, and is sunk

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 12

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
PB Edo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x A-24 Banshee bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Yamagata Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Yamadori Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Yahiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Djambi , at 48,88

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 4

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 4 damaged

Oil hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
City Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Pontianak , at 56,90

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-27b Nate x 3

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 4 damaged

Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Yamadori Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Toko Maru #4, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Hakubasan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Yamagata Maru, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 48,91

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
SBD-3 Dauntless x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Yura
CA Kinugasa

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 49,90

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 14
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CL Oi

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 48,91

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
Do-24K-1 x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuharu

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 10/31/2017 11:28:29 AM   
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Nothing big happening in the Aleutians, just more battling to take out remaining Japanese units at Amchitka. No more contacts with the mini-KB, but it does appear to have moved forward and North according to reports from search planes. Cats claim to have hit two IJN CL up here during the turn, which would be nice.

Some good reporting up here! Hopefully some accurate bomb dropping by the search planes too!

PBY-5 Catalina reports radio transmissions at 158, 52 near Amchitka Island
OS2U-3 Kingfisher reports submarine wake at 158, 52 near Amchitka Island
OS2U-3 Kingfisher from VS-1D11 has spotted CL Kuma at 157,53
CL Kuma is reported HIT
PBY-5 Catalina from VP-11 attacking a Type J2 class SS at 158,91
a Japanese SS is reported HIT
PBY-5 Catalina from VP-91 has spotted a Sendai class CL at 156,54
a Japanese CL is reported HIT


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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR March 20, 42, 42
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Ground combat at Amchitka Island (158,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3901 troops, 37 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 148

Defending force 568 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied adjusted assault: 48

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 48 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
259 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Marine Regiment
134th Cmbt Engineer Battalion

Defending units:
7th Base Force
26th JAAF AF Bn

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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 10/31/2017 11:38:38 AM   
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The IJA continues to lose large numbers of troops up here in the Soviets regions with 147 devices destroyed and another 62 disabled in todays battles. Two regiments of the 20th division and one arty unit are crushed under the Soviet boot today and since I only used the forward tank units to attack, the main body and some arriving tank units pursued the retreating force. I'm curious to see if any of them went all of the way across the river and made a bridgehead in Tsitsahar. That would be very positive, and especially since the two big divisions are also among the 1,600 AV of pursuing units here.

I'm sure he wasn't counting on that, and it would be amazing to catch the shattered 14th and 20th divisions again plus any troops he had been reinforcing with possibly coming out of strat mode. I will be aggressive, but hopefully not stupid here. Getting this base would be a huge accomplishment and would also link the rail form Hailar and cut the rail to the other contested region on the Eastern flank of the Japanese position, trapping at least two divisions and change up there at Heiho.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR March 20, 42, 42
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Ground combat at 108,35 (near Tsitsihar)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13266 troops, 262 guns, 1452 vehicles, Assault Value = 2351

Defending force 6944 troops, 81 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

Allied adjusted assault: 344

Japanese adjusted defense: 26

Allied assault odds: 13 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2375 casualties reported
Squads: 72 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 20 (8 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 26 (5 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Units pursuing 15

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd Amurskaya Tank Brigade
3rd Motorized Rifle Regiment
82nd Tank Battalion
57th Motor Rifle Division
36th Motor Rifle Division
399th Rifle Division
77th Tank Brigade
61st Tank Division
7th Mongolian Motor Brigade
72nd Tank Brigade
9th Armored Car Brigade
75th Tank Brigade
3rd Mongolian Tank Regiment
17th Army
10th/132nd PVO AA Battalion
1141st Cannon Regiment
185th Cannon Regiment
262nd/264th PVO AA Battalion
624th Cannon Regiment
629th Cannon Regiment
150th/387th PVO AA Battalion

Defending units:
20th/B Division
20th/C Division
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
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RE: Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe... - 10/31/2017 12:00:34 PM   
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Just looking back over the past half a month it looks like this is the list of destroyed and damaged ships. We've really started to reduce the number of Japanese DDs, which were already suffering, and I can already see a difference in TF composition. Lowpe does like small TFs set up for night battle, and love single and double ship DD TFs to wear out the Allied ships, expend their ammo, and get in a torpedo or two.

In the early stages this proved successful, but still resulted in a lot of IJN DDs being lost or damaged. He took out more Allied cruisers by a 2:1 factor compared to losses, but the DD numbers were always about equal. Now the ratio is turning to the Allies favour and we're starting get to some IJN cruisers as well.

In addition Lowpe had a huge number of transports sitting in Palembang, I guess waiting until things got quieter to move out and distribute fuel. Recent recon has had up to 75 ships listed in port. The most recent showed only 62 after a few days of bombing, and I would guess that number will be in the 30-40 range when I get the next turn. The multiple shell and bomb hits these xAK and other types have taken will likely keep the fires burning, and over time sink the ships in port. I don't know until we bombard how much naval support is here, but surely not enough to deal with all of these in flames at once.

I'll taper off using the 4Es here (sending them to work on oil at Djambi) and let the Dutch 2Es and smaller 1E bombers with 1,000lb bombs take over, the Vincents and Banshees. The 1,000 pounders are a good way to finish off any cripples here.

USAAF 2Es will continue to hit the fields making sure they don't get working again.


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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR March 18, 42, 42
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At Sea

CA Takao

DD Karii
DD Samidare
DD Natsugumo
DD Tsuga
DD Asagiri
DD Akigumo
DD Urakaze
DD Ushio

TB Kari

APD Shimakaze
DMS W-16

Palembang

CL Natori, and is sunk

DD Umikaze, and is sunk

DD Fuyo, bomb hit 1, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Kuretake, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

PB Shonan Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SC Ch 25, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

PB Edo Maru, bomb hit 2, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Tatsumi Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
PB Toko Maru #4, Bomb hits 2, on fire

AKE Kashino, Bomb hits 1, Shell hits 1, on fire
AS Nagoya Maru, bomb hit 1, Shell hits 1
AS Rio de Janiero Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AR Akashi, Bomb hits 2, on fire

xAK Yamagata Maru, and is sunk
xAK Yamadori Maru, and is sunk
xAK Zuisyo Maru, and is sunk

xAK Arima Maru, Bomb hits 1, Shell hits 1
xAK Brisbane Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Daigen Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Eihuku Maru, Bomb hits 3, shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Hakubasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
xAK Hakonesan Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Hawaii Maru, Bomb hits 3, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Holland Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
xAK Hokko Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAK Hukusei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Kaiko Maru, Bomb hits 1, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Kinkasan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Kokai Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Koyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Kozan Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAK Natisan Maru, bomb hit 1, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Seizan Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAK Shinko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Shirogane Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Syoto Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Tenzan Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Yahiko Maru, bomb hits 3, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Zinzan Maru, bomb hits 1, on fire

Kuching

BB Haruna, Bomb hits 7, on fire
CM Aotaka, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
AV Kamikawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Singkawang

PB Kamitsu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKE Tazima Maru, Bomb hits 1
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