RE: 1942 June 10

Matrix Games Forums

Forums Register Login Photo Gallery Member List Search Calendars FAQ

My Profile Inbox Address Book My Subscription My Forums Log Out

RE: 1942 June 10

View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest

Users viewing this topic: none

Printable Version

All Forums >> [New Releases from Matrix Games] >> War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition >> After Action Reports >> RE: 1942 June 10

Page: << < prev 26 27 [28] 29 30 next > >>

Message

<< Older Topic Newer Topic >>

RE: 1942 June 10 - 7/18/2018 10:29:01 PM

RangerJoe

Posts: 13450
Joined: 11/16/2015
From: My Mother, although my Father had some small part.
Status: offline

A misdirection that might be credible is to have a lot of small craft loading and unloading units to cause lots of radio traffic. Flood the ingress routes to the area with subs and minefields as well. Combine that with judicious recon and it might work.

But you are probably correct that just suddenly showing up might be the best way to go unless something comes up in the meantime.

_____________________________

Seek peace but keep your gun handy.

I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing!

�Illegitemus non carborundum est (�Don�t let the bastards grind you down�).�
― Julia Child

(in reply to witpqs)

Post #: 811

RE: 1942 June 10 - 7/19/2018 1:23:20 AM

BBfanboy

Posts: 18046
Joined: 8/4/2010
From: Winnipeg, MB
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: Macclan5

quote:

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Forgot to mention: a bunch of AK at Pearl Harbor have 11 days remaining in their upgrades so that's a hard lower limit on when I can start loading. The two battleships upgrading at San Francisco will be done in a few days and head for Hawaii along with the coming USMC Rgt and the additional AE's and AKE's. One battleship upgrading at Pearl Harbor needs close to 3 weeks and will be the straggler if external conditions allow the operation to commence ASAP.

Still lurking around here.

Good Luck and Good Hunting on Operation CO.

Your AAR is once again thoughtful and insightful at the same time.

You have yet to mention your mastrokova plan; we know you did the beginner course at VladPutinU 101

If the biggest fear/threat is:

1) KB1 at Truk and
2) KB2 is likely down at Balikipan or DEI / Australia ~

..for arguments sake... are you launching an offensive in Burma? Responding in Australia clearly but assigning a 'misdirection' squadron of USAAF 5th in Australia to support ?

Hey John Mac! Did you learn your spelling at a certain University that recently closed up, or were you a student of Greyjoy's?

The term is maskirovka!

_____________________________

No matter how bad a situation is, you can always make it worse. - Chris Hadfield : An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth

(in reply to Macclan5)

Post #: 812

1942 June 11 - 7/19/2018 3:31:29 AM

witpqs

Posts: 26087
Joined: 10/4/2004
From: Argleton
Status: offline

1942 June 11

INVADED
Amphibious TF 50 unloading at Komodo
Changsha is invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Babar is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Komodo !!!

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

� It appears reinforcement of the Marshall Islands is ongoing.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
� Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor.

� Damage might be accumulating, but the latest mouse-over shows 2 subs in the TF.

quote:

ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 181,106

Japanese Ships
SS I-1, hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Aylwin

SS I-1 is located by DD Aylwin
I-1 diving deep ....
DD Aylwin attacking submerged sub ....
DD Aylwin loses contact with SS I-1
SS I-1 eludes ASW attack from DD Aylwin
DD Aylwin fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Aylwin fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Aylwin fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Aylwin fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

� The large troop convoy is detouring around Lihue to avoid the (possibly 2) subs NE of Pearl Harbor. No convoys have contact.

Pacific
� Enemy sub activity near Suva.

� Got another one!

quote:

Submarine attack near Kusaie Island at 123,116

Japanese Ships
AV Kiyokawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1

Allied Ships
SS Tautog

AV Kiyokawa Maru is sighted by SS Tautog
SS Tautog launches 4 torpedoes

But it floats yet.

quote:

Sub attack near Kusaie Island at 123,116

Japanese Ships
AV Kiyokawa Maru

Allied Ships
SS Tautog

SS Tautog launches 4 torpedoes

During combat animation the main map showed two additional TF's near Kwajalein and Roi-Namur.

� This must have been one of them.

quote:

Sub attack near Bikini at 129,112

Japanese Ships
AG Daido Maru
AMc Tama Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS Grayback

SS Grayback launches 2 torpedoes at AG Daido Maru
AMc Tama Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
AMc Tama Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
AMc Tama Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
AMc Tama Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
AMc Tama Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
� Enemy sub activity near Portsea, Melbourne, Brisbane.

� Fuel unloading at Melbourne.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
� Freedom of the seas right of navigation violated!

quote:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Semarang at 53,100, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DMS W-1
DMS W-2
DMS W-3
DMS W-5
DMS W-6

Allied Ships
HDML P 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
HDML P 13, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 15,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
Massive explosion on HDML P 13
DMS W-3 engages HDML P 13 at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
HDML P 13 sunk by DMS W-2 at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
HDML P 12 sunk by DMS W-6 at 5,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

China
� They held longer than anticipated.

quote:

Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25818 troops, 198 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 649

Defending force 7787 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 98

Japanese adjusted assault: 475

Allied adjusted defense: 142

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
3009 casualties reported
Squads: 62 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 6

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
26th Division

Defending units:
69th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
1st Construction Regiment
1st War Area
2nd Construction Regiment

� Now the Empire knows their next blow will be telling.

quote:

Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2994 troops, 159 guns, 336 vehicles, Assault Value = 1286

Defending force 39219 troops, 160 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 490

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

Allied ground losses:
167 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
17th Division
34th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
25th Division
9th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
16th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
61st Chinese Corps
115th Red Chinese Division

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
� Enemy sub activity near Karachi.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
� Keeping them interested.

quote:

Sub attack near Tanegashima at 101,63

Japanese Ships
PB Hokuyo Maru
PB Toyokuni Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grenadier

SS Grenadier launches 2 torpedoes at PB Hokuyo Maru
PB Toyokuni Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toyokuni Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toyokuni Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toyokuni Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toyokuni Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Complete combat report attached.

Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Intel Monkey: https://sites.google.com/view/staffmonkeys/home

(in reply to BBfanboy)

Post #: 813

RE: 1942 June 11 - 7/20/2018 5:38:56 AM

CaptBeefheart

Posts: 2301
Joined: 7/4/2003
From: Seoul, Korea
Status: offline

I'm not quite caught up with your AAR, but I'm going to comment on the ship collision of May 25 between Bintang and Sophocles. There's a perfectly reasonable explanation for that:

Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Beer, because barley makes lousy bread.

(in reply to witpqs)

Post #: 814

RE: 1942 June 11 - 7/20/2018 5:59:55 PM

BBfanboy

Posts: 18046
Joined: 8/4/2010
From: Winnipeg, MB
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: Commander Cody

I'm not quite caught up with your AAR, but I'm going to comment on the ship collision of May 25 between Bintang and Sophocles. There's a perfectly reasonable explanation for that:

Are you implying that it wasn't Sophocles' captain staring at his navel to find the meaning of life?

_____________________________

No matter how bad a situation is, you can always make it worse. - Chris Hadfield : An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth

(in reply to CaptBeefheart)

Post #: 815

1942 June 12 - 7/21/2018 7:38:19 PM

witpqs

Posts: 26087
Joined: 10/4/2004
From: Argleton
Status: offline

1942 June 12

INVADED
Changsha is invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
� Enemy sub activity near 4 hexes SW of Lihue. Possibly this is a damaged submarine heading for repairs; being pursued by our ASW TF (which has DL 4/4).

� No convoys report contact.

� Two battleships finished upgrades/repairs at San Francisco. They will wait the additional troops and aircraft to be ready for loading and accompany them to Hawaii.

� 22 USMC Rgt has arrived at san Diego and is heading to San Francisco.

Pacific
� Enemy sub activity near Suva.

� Torpedoes porpoised toward the target...

quote:

Sub attack near Kusaie Island at 125,116

Japanese Ships
PB Toshi Maru #3
PB Tama Maru #8

Allied Ships
SS Herring

SS Herring launches 2 torpedoes at PB Toshi Maru #3
Herring diving deep ....
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
� Enemy sub activity near Melbourne, Portsea

� Two artillery units unloading at Sydney.

� I-27 and another sub in TF with it have been sitting beside our ASW routes keeping track of ships at Melbourne. Maybe we can punish their boldness.

quote:

ASW attack near Portsea at 82,172

Japanese Ships
SS I-27, hits 8

Allied Ships
KV Aster
KV Hollyhock

SS I-27 is located by KV Aster
I-27 bottoming out ....
KV Hollyhock fails to find sub and abandons search
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Aster attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

� Cloncurry airfield is now size 5.

� Still no sign of enemy land units.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
� Hope is fading.

quote:

Ground combat at 46,84 (near Pakanbaroe)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 793 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60

Defending force 746 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Japanese adjusted assault: 25

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 25 to 1

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

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

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Regiment
Yokosuka 1st SNLF

Defending units:
Pakanbaroe Cdo

China
� The countdown for Sian commences. We need the biblical 40 days to get that large unit which arrives at Sian. Two units remain behind as rear guard and will certainly pay the piper tomorrow.

quote:

Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 45217 troops, 503 guns, 861 vehicles, Assault Value = 1642

Defending force 32543 troops, 146 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 466

Japanese adjusted assault: 770

Allied adjusted defense: 343

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1029 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 112 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Allied ground losses:
7513 casualties reported
Squads: 340 destroyed, 61 disabled
Non Combat: 216 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 35 (24 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
25th Division
15th Tank Regiment
37th Division
17th Division
34th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
57th Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
61st Chinese Corps
115th Red Chinese Division

� An Imperial unit of unknown strength is moving toward the road stub SE of Mengtze.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
� An Australian Bde is moving from Calcutta to Ledo to take up defense so all the Chinese Army units at Ledo can move to supply rich Calcutta and hopefully take replacements even faster.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
� Funny, the torpedoes seem to run straight through the target.

quote:

Submarine attack near Swatow at 80,63

Japanese Ships
xAK Zuiko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Drum

xAK Zuiko Maru is sighted by SS Drum
SS Drum launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Zuiko Maru

� Running interference for Drum.

quote:

ASW attack near Shanghai at 93,55

Japanese Ships
PB Narita Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish

SS Sailfish is sighted by escort
Sailfish bottoming out ....
PB Narita Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Narita Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Narita Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Narita Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Narita Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Complete combat report attached.

Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Intel Monkey: https://sites.google.com/view/staffmonkeys/home

(in reply to BBfanboy)

Post #: 816

1942 June 13 - 7/23/2018 1:25:03 AM

witpqs

Posts: 26087
Joined: 10/4/2004
From: Argleton
Status: offline

1942 June 13

INVADED
Changsha, Sian are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
� Enemy sub activity near Eureka, Pearl Harbor.

� Parting gifts for I-1:

quote:

ASW attack near Niihau at 172,113

Japanese Ships
SS I-1, hits 5

Allied Ships
DD Farragut
DD Dewey

SS I-1 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Farragut
DD Dewey fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Dewey fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Dewey fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Dewey fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Dewey attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

� All convoys report no contacts. There is 1/1 DL of Pearl Harbor so we know another sub TF with an aircraft is close by. The large troop convoy will arrive at Pearl Harbor early tonight; the support unit troop convoy will arrive at Lahaina tomorrow; the aircraft convoy will arrive at Pearl Harbor in 3 days.

Pacific
� We know Imperial subs are hunting here but no contacts this day.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
� Enemy sub activity near Brisbane, Sydney.

� 1st Tank Bn has reached Daly Waters.

� Still no sign of Imperial ground units in NW Australia.

� Supply unloading at Sydney.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
� We one more unit on Sumatra.

quote:

Ground combat at 46,84 (near Pakanbaroe)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1684 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

Defending force 716 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Japanese adjusted assault: 77

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 77 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
952 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Regiment
Yokosuka 1st SNLF

Defending units:
Pakanbaroe Cdo

� Loyalists tell us all our naval mines have been cleared from the harbor at Batavia.

China
� With 7 armored units pursuing our forces into Sian all commands there are now in Combat mode, Rest mode being a memory.

quote:

Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41164 troops, 500 guns, 420 vehicles, Assault Value = 1561

Defending force 8977 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 105

Japanese adjusted assault: 716

Allied adjusted defense: 130

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
222 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Units pursuing 7

Allied ground losses:
3224 casualties reported
Squads: 107 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 128 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
34th Division
37th Division
9th Tank Regiment
25th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
17th Division
15th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
16th Chinese Corps
115th Red Chinese Division

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
� Enemy sub activity near Karachi.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Intel Monkey: https://sites.google.com/view/staffmonkeys/home

(in reply to witpqs)

Post #: 817

RE: 1942 June 13 - 7/23/2018 1:25:30 AM

witpqs

Posts: 26087
Joined: 10/4/2004
From: Argleton
Status: offline

1942 June 13

The first activity we've seen down here in a while.

Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Intel Monkey: https://sites.google.com/view/staffmonkeys/home

(in reply to witpqs)

Post #: 818

RE: 1942 June 11 - 7/23/2018 2:14:37 AM

CaptBeefheart

Posts: 2301
Joined: 7/4/2003
From: Seoul, Korea
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Are you implying that it wasn't Sophocles' captain staring at his navel to find the meaning of life?

Who's to say one captain wasn't soused on Indonesian beer while the other was contemplating his Oedipus complex?

Cheers,
CC

_____________________________

Beer, because barley makes lousy bread.

(in reply to BBfanboy)

Post #: 819

RE: 1942 June 11 - 7/23/2018 2:30:14 AM

CaptBeefheart

Posts: 2301
Joined: 7/4/2003
From: Seoul, Korea
Status: offline

OK, I'm finally caught up in this AAR. This is a great read, WITPQS. Good luck with Cantankerous Olfactory, two words which in human history have likely never been juxtaposed before.

One comment on paras. I've found that lack of prep for a target should not be a reason to not use them. They will tend to get high disruption on landing, but have very few if any disabled squads, and disruption will decline quickly. They are great for taking undefended dot hexes as well as CD gun-heavy, infantry-light bases.

Cheers,
CC

_____________________________

Beer, because barley makes lousy bread.

(in reply to CaptBeefheart)

Post #: 820

RE: 1942 June 13 - 7/23/2018 3:23:09 AM

witpqs

Posts: 26087
Joined: 10/4/2004
From: Argleton
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: Commander Cody

OK, I'm finally caught up in this AAR. This is a great read, WITPQS. Good luck with Cantankerous Olfactory, two words which in human history have likely never been juxtaposed before.

One comment on paras. I've found that lack of prep for a target should not be a reason to not use them. They will tend to get high disruption on landing, but have very few if any disabled squads, and disruption will decline quickly. They are great for taking undefended dot hexes as well as CD gun-heavy, infantry-light bases.

Cheers,
CC

Thanks CC!

_____________________________

Intel Monkey: https://sites.google.com/view/staffmonkeys/home

(in reply to CaptBeefheart)

Post #: 821

RE: 1942 June 10 - 7/23/2018 6:24:15 AM

obvert

Posts: 14050
Joined: 1/17/2011
From: PDX (and now) London, UK
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: witpqs

1942 June 10

Not much use to the carrier performing like this...

quote:

DD Aaron Ward collides with DD Stack at 209 , 107

In looking back this got me curious. What were the captains like in naval rating for the two ships involved, and what is the naval rating of the TF commander?

Rarely do I see escorts colliding when not in combat, so I was wondering if there was a reason or just completely chance.

_____________________________

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill

(in reply to witpqs)

Post #: 822

RE: 1942 June 13 - 7/23/2018 4:37:50 PM

witpqs

Posts: 26087
Joined: 10/4/2004
From: Argleton
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: obvert

quote:

ORIGINAL: witpqs

1942 June 10

Not much use to the carrier performing like this...

quote:

DD Aaron Ward collides with DD Stack at 209 , 107

In looking back this got me curious. What were the captains like in naval rating for the two ships involved, and what is the naval rating of the TF commander?

Rarely do I see escorts colliding when not in combat, so I was wondering if there was a reason or just completely chance.

I'll have to check. I haven't started doing much with ships' commanders aside from submarines.

_____________________________

Intel Monkey: https://sites.google.com/view/staffmonkeys/home

(in reply to obvert)

Post #: 823

1942 June 14 - 7/24/2018 2:46:14 AM

witpqs

Posts: 26087
Joined: 10/4/2004
From: Argleton
Status: offline

1942 June 14

INVADED
Amphibious TF 50 offshore of Tanahdjampea
Amphibious TF 63 unloading at Molu
Amphibious TF 114 offshore of Merauke
Changsha, Sian are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
� Enemy sub activity near Los Angeles, Pearl Harbor, possibly near Sitkinak Island.

� Several reports of PBY contact with IJN ships in the middle of the Gulf of Alaska about 9 hexes SW of Sitka, in an area where we have no ships but more interestingly: no air search. Air search is being adjusted to sweep that area.

� Large troop convoy unloaded completely at Pearl Harbor, ships will now repair; support unit troop convoy ready to unload at Lahaina; aircraft convoy 2 days out from Pearl Harbor.

� Wasp TF has disbanded in Pearl Harbor. Those two damaged destroyers are entering dry dock and should be ready in time for Cantankerous Olfactory. Changed captain of Wasp. Will look at other combat vessels at Pearl Harbor in the coming days.

� A number of destroyers finished upgrades at Pearl Harbor.

Pacific
� Enemy sub activity near Funafuti, Suva.

� All convoys passing through peacefully.

� Pago Pago port has reached maximum size 5 and building will switch to the airfield (currently size 5).

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
� Enemy sub activity near Brisbane, Sydney.

� Still no sign of Imperial troops in NW Australia. The 2nd Tank Bn has reached a blocking position on the road, at the edge of the desert, 2 hexes WSW of Daly Waters.

� The B-17's at Charters Towers have transferred to Cloncurry along with one P-40E squadron. An AA unit and air HQ are on the way.

� A large tanker convoy will arrive at Sydney tonight.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
� Unable to stop the invasion.

quote:

ASW attack near Merauke at 85,123

Japanese Ships
PB Takunan Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS Sculpin

SS Sculpin is sighted by escort
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Takunan Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

China
� Wanna-be zombies had cut off the Imperials' LOC for a long time.

quote:

Ground combat at 82,44 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14874 troops, 124 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 442

Defending force 596 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Japanese adjusted assault: 108

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 108 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
810 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
12th Division

Defending units:
8th New Chinese Corps

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
� Enemy sub activity near Karachi.

� Bangalore fortifications are level 5 and building will switch to airfield (currently size 1).

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Intel Monkey: https://sites.google.com/view/staffmonkeys/home

(in reply to witpqs)

Post #: 824

RE: 1942 June 14 - 7/24/2018 2:47:08 AM

witpqs

Posts: 26087
Joined: 10/4/2004
From: Argleton
Status: offline

1942 June 14

CO Aaron Ward.

Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Intel Monkey: https://sites.google.com/view/staffmonkeys/home

(in reply to witpqs)

Post #: 825

RE: 1942 June 14 - 7/24/2018 2:47:40 AM

witpqs

Posts: 26087
Joined: 10/4/2004
From: Argleton
Status: offline

1942 June 14

CO Stack (now replaced).

Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Intel Monkey: https://sites.google.com/view/staffmonkeys/home

(in reply to witpqs)

Post #: 826

RE: 1942 June 14 - 7/24/2018 3:46:48 AM

RangerJoe

Posts: 13450
Joined: 11/16/2015
From: My Mother, although my Father had some small part.
Status: offline

If you have an air HQ with your PBYs in Alaska, consider having a night Naval Search/Attack air mission with torpedoes. Especially if you expect carriers there, it is one way to torpedo those things at a distance when no Zeros are flying. You may not hit anything but you might scare off a human player.

_____________________________

Seek peace but keep your gun handy.

I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing!

�Illegitemus non carborundum est (�Don�t let the bastards grind you down�).�
― Julia Child

(in reply to witpqs)

Post #: 827

RE: 1942 June 14 - 7/24/2018 5:24:16 AM

witpqs

Posts: 26087
Joined: 10/4/2004
From: Argleton
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

If you have an air HQ with your PBYs in Alaska, consider having a night Naval Search/Attack air mission with torpedoes. Especially if you expect carriers there, it is one way to torpedo those things at a distance when no Zeros are flying. You may not hit anything but you might scare off a human player.

The PBY's are flying out of Kodiak and I'm 99% sure there is no air HQ there. Not even sure without looking if there is one at Anchorage but to cover what I want covered for now I need them based at Kodiak. Kodiak and Dutch Harbor are not well enough defended that I will put effort into moving a bunch of things around there just yet.

I always fly the naval search missions with bombs so they can attack subs too; never thought about flying night search missions with torpedoes. Night attack sure, but those opportunities are rare. How many attacks do you see with night search carrying torpedoes?

_____________________________

Intel Monkey: https://sites.google.com/view/staffmonkeys/home

(in reply to RangerJoe)

Post #: 828

RE: 1942 June 14 - 7/24/2018 11:41:55 AM

HansBolter

Posts: 7704
Joined: 7/6/2006
From: United States
Status: offline

NoPac does get air HQs. Don't recall what bases they appear in.

I routinely set my cats to 50% search to not over tire the planes or pilots and when I want to be aggressive a set them to Nav Attack with 50% search.

Gives the same search results as s Nav Search mission set to 50%.

I also choose one, and later add another, squadron to train high in Nav Torp attack and push their experience as high as possible with cross training to use them as night torp attack units in the late war period.

< Message edited by HansBolter -- 7/24/2018 11:42:19 AM >

_____________________________

Hans

(in reply to witpqs)

Post #: 829

RE: 1942 June 14 - 7/24/2018 3:12:20 PM

witpqs

Posts: 26087
Joined: 10/4/2004
From: Argleton
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

NoPac does get air HQs. Don't recall what bases they appear in.
My game is in that period where some of the higher HQ's have arrived and some not. If the high level NorPac air HQ has arrived it's certainly at Anchorage as I know it isn't at Kodiak.

I routinely set my cats to 50% search to not over tire the planes or pilots and when I want to be aggressive a set them to Nav Attack with 50% search.

Gives the same search results as s Nav Search mission set to 50%.
Sounds interesting but it won't cover as much ocean. Right now with fewer search assets I need more coverage in some places. I've stacked search assets for overlapping coverage in the approaches to the South Pacific in attempt to virtually eliminate the chances of surprise there.

I also choose one, and later add another, squadron to train high in Nav Torp attack and push their experience as high as possible with cross training to use them as night torp attack units in the late war period.

_____________________________

Intel Monkey: https://sites.google.com/view/staffmonkeys/home

(in reply to HansBolter)

Post #: 830

RE: 1942 June 10 - 7/24/2018 4:47:19 PM

Macclan5

Posts: 1065
Joined: 3/24/2016
From: Toronto Canada
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
Hey John Mac! Did you learn your spelling at a certain University that recently closed up, or were you a student of Greyjoy's?
The term is maskirovka!

LOL I am a Banker... I know numbers but spell according to any given whim.

+1

_____________________________

A People that values its privileges above it's principles will soon loose both. Dwight D Eisenhower.

(in reply to BBfanboy)

Post #: 831

RE: 1942 June 14 - 7/24/2018 5:01:30 PM

Macclan5

Posts: 1065
Joined: 3/24/2016
From: Toronto Canada
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: witpqs

quote:

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

NoPac does get air HQs. Don't recall what bases they appear in.
My game is in that period where some of the higher HQ's have arrived and some not. If the high level NorPac air HQ has arrived it's certainly at Anchorage as I know it isn't at Kodiak.

I routinely set my cats to 50% search to not over tire the planes or pilots and when I want to be aggressive a set them to Nav Attack with 50% search.

Gives the same search results as s Nav Search mission set to 50%.
Sounds interesting but it won't cover as much ocean. Right now with fewer search assets I need more coverage in some places. I've stacked search assets for overlapping coverage in the approaches to the South Pacific in attempt to virtually eliminate the chances of surprise there.

I also choose one, and later add another, squadron to train high in Nav Torp attack and push their experience as high as possible with cross training to use them as night torp attack units in the late war period.

Another along those lessons you vets have taught me...

Time/proximity in patrol is just as important as percentage dedicated to patrol

--

1) Nor Pac has 11th AF - as I recall - shows up in Anchorage soon enough if not there now.

2) There are 2-3-4 odd USAAF Base Forces out in "Helena Montana" "Pendelton" "Boise Idaho" and/or "Spokane" that can be purchased somewhat inexpensively at the beginning of the game or at least a couple of the four. They are good for (1) Kodiak, (2) Dutch Harbor, and beyond (Adak etc as you expand west) in my opinion. They allow you to fly a squadron each of those P40's and Bombers in 11th USAAF on those bases on Naval Attack - or even Bolo's on ASW which are effective enough. Further the Cats can be supported by ship based AF support.

Effective squadrons that catch out IJN raiders as well as potential invasions.

Although the AF base on Dutch Harbor must be made of pure carbonized industrial diamond because it takes most of 42 to even build anything.

_____________________________

A People that values its privileges above it's principles will soon loose both. Dwight D Eisenhower.

(in reply to witpqs)

Post #: 832

RE: 1942 June 14 - 7/24/2018 9:06:06 PM

RangerJoe

Posts: 13450
Joined: 11/16/2015
From: My Mother, although my Father had some small part.
Status: offline

The is ComAirNoPac, 11th USAAF along with (later) their fighter and bomber commands, plus the US Marine MAGs (72 Air Support) and the US Marine Air Wings (36 Air Support) which come in. A useful thing for the sea lanes to inhibit surface raiders would be to put some of them with your Cats and give the Cats torpedoes. Night searches would also help surface reaction forces to engage the enemy. AAA is less at night and who flies Zeros as night fighters?

One game, a day after a Devestator pilot died on his run in - his torpedo hit the Mushahi in the engines - 3 Cats each got a torpedo hit on it. It sank the next day after the carrier came back into range.

I think that the search aircraft use part of their search skill in bombing and torpedoing but I am not sure. I think someone mentioned that at one time.

_____________________________

Seek peace but keep your gun handy.

I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing!

�Illegitemus non carborundum est (�Don�t let the bastards grind you down�).�
― Julia Child

(in reply to Macclan5)

Post #: 833

RE: 1942 June 14 - 7/25/2018 12:56:38 AM

CaptBeefheart

Posts: 2301
Joined: 7/4/2003
From: Seoul, Korea
Status: offline

Hans: Have you ever had night torpedo attacks work? I'm wondering if it's worth the trouble.

Cheers,
CC

_____________________________

Beer, because barley makes lousy bread.

(in reply to RangerJoe)

Post #: 834

RE: 1942 June 14 - 7/25/2018 3:26:30 AM

BBfanboy

Posts: 18046
Joined: 8/4/2010
From: Winnipeg, MB
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: Macclan5

Although the AF base on Dutch Harbor must be made of pure carbonized industrial diamond because it takes most of 42 to even build anything.

Some astute player once noted that several places on the map have mutually supporting twin bases in adjacent hexes where one can build a port easily and the other an AF. Acutan is a good alternative for building an AF to cover Dutch Harbor.

_____________________________

No matter how bad a situation is, you can always make it worse. - Chris Hadfield : An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth

(in reply to Macclan5)

Post #: 835

1942 June 15 - 7/25/2018 4:23:50 AM

witpqs

Posts: 26087
Joined: 10/4/2004
From: Argleton
Status: offline

1942 June 15

INVADED
Amphibious TF 50 unloading at Tanahdjampea
Changsha, Sian are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Merauke is occupied by the Japanese

Overall
� No carrier sightings.

� I've now completed going through all the USN CV, BB, CA, new CL, CLAA, and DD currently in game. A few DD at sea will get new commanders when they make port. All others were either accepted or replaced.

� Bought out another USA Inf Rgt at San Francisco.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
� Enemy sub activity near San Diego.

� The support troops finished unloading at Lahaina. Aircraft convoy pulls into Pearl Harbor tomorrow.

� The 2 battleships and 5 destroyers at San Francisco have formed the escort for a troop convoy taking a USA Inf Rgt, a USMC Inf Rgt, a base force, and a USMC Tank Bn from San Francisco to Lahaina (Pearl Harbor is over stacked).

Pacific
� Convoys passing through peacefully.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
� Enemy sub activity near Brisbane, Ndeni.

� Fuel unloading at Sydney.

� The B-17's at Cloncurry will stay on the ground tomorrow. An Imperial LCU has been spotted just west of Katherine and they will begin attacking it when it enters the Katherine hex.

� We do not have enough supply flow forward to support bombers any farther than Alice Springs or Cloncurry.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
� � Scared them!

quote:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,124

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Syoto Maru
xAK Hakodate Maru
xAK Nanko Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Naval Attack: 4 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

China
� There are now 23 enemy units in Sian. We have 1,154 AV (plus several times that in disabled squads), fortification level 4. Supplies are short in the units.

� I think with the final battle of Sian looming the Empire is also renewing a push through the countryside past Ankang.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
� Enemy sub activity near Karachi.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Intel Monkey: https://sites.google.com/view/staffmonkeys/home

(in reply to BBfanboy)

Post #: 836

RE: 1942 June 15 - 7/25/2018 4:24:22 AM

witpqs

Posts: 26087
Joined: 10/4/2004
From: Argleton
Status: offline

1942 June 15

What is this, and more importantly, which direction is it headed?

quote:

Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at 116,86.

Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Intel Monkey: https://sites.google.com/view/staffmonkeys/home

(in reply to witpqs)

Post #: 837

RE: 1942 June 15 - 7/25/2018 8:07:41 AM

GetAssista

Posts: 2732
Joined: 9/19/2009
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: witpqs
1942 June 15
What is this, and more importantly, which direction is it headed?

Invasion of Midway? It is about time for that

(in reply to witpqs)

Post #: 838

RE: 1942 June 15 - 7/25/2018 12:22:57 PM

BBfanboy

Posts: 18046
Joined: 8/4/2010
From: Winnipeg, MB
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: witpqs

1942 June 15

What is this, and more importantly, which direction is it headed?

quote:

Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected at 116,86.

If it heads due East it passes just north of Midway and ends up south of San Diego - doesn't seem a likely direction.
The closest major base is Truk, which could be a fuel stop for SOPAC bound amphibs. Noumea is often in John's plans for the VP value and strategic position.
It might have taken this long for him to buy out armour and artillery from Manchukuo to send out to SOPAC. He knows he needs firepower to get the job done now.

_____________________________

No matter how bad a situation is, you can always make it worse. - Chris Hadfield : An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth

(in reply to witpqs)

Post #: 839

RE: 1942 June 15 - 7/25/2018 12:38:11 PM

zuluhour

Posts: 5244
Joined: 1/20/2011
From: Maryland
Status: offline

reasonable supposition....One day I have to sit down and see how the AI routes IJN
shipping when way points are ignored. This maybe particularly helpful for the sub war.
I think I have a project for the weekend.

ps. Jim, when you noticed my radio traffic and deduced IJN intentions before me.....

< Message edited by zuluhour -- 7/25/2018 12:46:48 PM >

(in reply to BBfanboy)

Post #: 840