Slitherine

• Two Clemsons ran into CA based SAG around Vigan and were promptly sunk. The way I used them I was surprised they lasted this long.
  
• First tanker convoy left Los Angeles towards Auckland, consisting of 4 tankers and 2 escorting destroyers. Have to stockpile a bit of fuel south for future carrier operations in theater.
  
• Noumea garrison left as well, consisting of USMC regiment, para battalion, some engineers and base force.
  
• 1st USMC Div along with some engineers and air HQ awaiting enough PP to buy out infantry to move out to Suva. Prioritizing PP now to get Aussies out of Singapore, as 8th Div is my Port Moresby defense anchor.
  
• No use in putting CAP up over Clarck Field, as that just results in planes shot down. I will have to defend without forts if bombing continues.
  
• Supply is still short in CONUS, San Francisco has something like 130k, so Pearl will have to wait a bit more. Its not critical I have a decent surplus there, Im more worried about getting some to Auckland. xAKs are getting their upgrades while supply builds up, most of them start the game fully civilian, without any AA weapons.
  
• Sub attack near Leyte, large Japanese xAP got torpedoed. USS Seawolf ate a few depth charges and sits at Manila shipyard 24-12-0 damage.
  
• Civilians are being evacuated where possible, as they net quite a few VPs if left to die. Dugout Doug left Bataan on Dec 9th onboard PT Boat heading south.
  
• Kido Butai out of naval search range.
  
• Force Z reinforced by ABDA cruiser force on the way towards Malaya to hunt Japanese shipping.
  
• First fighter groups left CONUS in merchants packed up in boxes, heading south to Australia to bolster its defenses and defenses of New Guinea.
  
• High submarine concentration around Hawaii, not much I can do with anemic early war ASW.
  
• No significant losses so far, couple 1VP xAKLs fleeing south.
  
• Wake defenders, though outgunned and bombarded by 2 days by cruiser TF, resist initial Japanese attack. Shore batteries score a couple hits on transports.
  
  

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  Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)
  
  Japanese Shock attack
  
  Attacking force 1352 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
  
  Defending force 2451 troops, 42 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 22
  
  Japanese adjusted assault: 0
  
  Allied adjusted defense: 10
  
  Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 2)
  
  Combat modifiers
  Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
  experience(-)
  Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)
  
  Japanese ground losses:
  716 casualties reported
  Squads: 33 destroyed, 37 disabled
  Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
  Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  Guns lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
  
  Allied ground losses:
  13 casualties reported
  Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  
  Assaulting units:
  Maizuru 2nd SNLF
  
  Defending units:
  Wake Is. NAS Base Force
  W Det. 1st Marine Defense Battalion
  CPNAB Det A
  

  
  

• Dutch subs active off of Cam Ranh Bay, sinking three mechants.
  
• Lost two small Dutch tankers fleeing Palembang to IJN sub.
  
• CVL task force spotted entering Samar Sea through San Bernardino Strait, not much assets to counter, torpedo armed Catalinas will try to intercept.
  
• Port Moresby reinforcements inbound from CONUS, base force and some artillery and engineers. Hopefully they arrive in time...
  
• Limited, ineffective IJAAF bombing of Changsha.
  
• Hong Kong flak is dealing some nice damage to attacking Sonias, 1 shot down and 7 damaged, and I suspect some of them dont return home.
  
• Heavy bombing of Manila, most significant hits were SS Seawolf and 10k ton ARD struck while in port. Sub will make it out but ARD is to slow to hope to escape.
  
• Shock attack at Hong Kong gets 2:1 but Japanese lose 1500 men to 500 of mine. Most are disablements.
  

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Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 19766 troops, 353 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 698

Defending force 11136 troops, 146 guns, 105 vehicles, Assault Value = 284

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 1004

Allied adjusted defense: 469

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1432 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 182 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
543 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 56 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Ind.Inf.Group
38th Division
68th Ind.Infantry Battalion
67th Ind.Infantry Battalion
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
51ID 66th Infantry Regiment
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Kowloon Brigade
Hong Kong Brigade
102nd RN Base Force
Hong Kong Fortress

• Manila based Catalinas carrying torpedoes send IJN CVL Ryujo under the waves.
  
• Fall of Guam.
  
• Heavy Kido Butai strike at Wake Atoll, on its way back homw to Truk. New Guinea/Java/Northern Australia may be its next target.
  
• Tarakan invasion supported by heavy SAG. 3 medium sized TKs and an AO (luckily the slow one) are caught in vicinity and promptly sunk. It hurts but its not the end of the world.
  
• Still losing quite a bit of 1VP xAKLs fleeing to safety, not much I can do.
  
• Subs got one big Japanese xAK at Kota Bharu.
  
• CL Richmond ate two torpedoes approaching Pearl Harbor, and sits at 22 sys 60 (49) flt 32 (22) eng, and will probably make it home if it doesnt get intercepted again.
  
• Lexington reaches safety of Pearl Harbor anchorage, Saratoga and its 3 DD escort is a day out. Im a bit scared of subs so SBD s and TBDs are flying 80% ASW. Although not really trained, its better than nothing.
  
• USS Yorktown is due in 9 days, and that pretty much all of the carriers I get till spring. Still figuring out how will I use them.
  

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Barbaza at 78,82

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude-Kansen x 6

Allied aircraft
PBY-4 Catalina x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude-Kansen: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-4 Catalina: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x PBY-4 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 22.4in Mk 13 Torp.

CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with A5M4 Claude-Kansen (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Sometimes it is better to use your carrier aircraft on search rather than ASW. Once spotted, a sub has much less chance of surprising your ships. Given that your carrier aircraft likely have reasonable search numbers compared to poor ASW numbers, it might make a difference. Or you could put the SBDs on ASW (range is halved) and the TBs on search out to 4 hexes.

• Luckily for the Allies it wasnt as bloody as I expected, with CL Durban being worst with 22 sys and 1 maj engine damage. Couple of 14" hits Prince of Wales shrugged off. Retreating towards Java, 13 Nells penetrate Buffalo LRCAP but fail to score any hits.
  
• CL Richmond again intercepted and sunk by two more torpedoes. Luckily it was Omaha class CL and not one of the better ones.
  
• First supply convoy is loading up at San Francisco now that I finally have 150k supply there. 60k going to Pearl.
  
• 1st USMC Division arriving in San Francisco in a day, but it will have to wait till I have 670PP to buy it out. It will go to Suva once ready.
  
• US and Dutch subs off of Indochina sinking 1-2 high value cargo ships per turn.
  
• Sub threat increases at West Coast, ships no longer go unescorted anywhere.
  
• Mirri fell and B-17s are set up to immediately strike its oil next turn.
  
• Chinese units few days out of hex SE of Ichang, which looks lightly defended, and it is probably there that I will try to make an encirclement.
  
• Kido Butai still on course to Truk, bombing Wake again.
  
• Legaspi and Tarakan fell.
  

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kota Bharu at 51,75, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 2
BB Haruna, Shell hits 3
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Chokai
CL Yura, Shell hits 2
CL Kinu
DD Maikaze
DD Nowaki
DD Asashio
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Arashio
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 1
DD Hibiki

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 3
BC Repulse
CA Houston
CL Java, Shell hits 2
CL De Ruyter
CL Tromp
CL Danae~
CL Dragon~
CL Durban~, Shell hits 1
CL Mauritius~, Shell hits 1
CL Marblehead~
DD Alden
DD Barker
DD Bulmer
DD Edsall
DD John D Edwards
DD Stewart, Shell hits 1
DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 1
DD Whipple
DD Parrott

• Regular bombings of Changsha, damaged most of my aircraft on ground so I cant move them to safety.
  
• Same for Clarck Field, looks like no forts would be built there. He captured Lingayen and path to Clarck Field is open. There awaits him 1100 AV including a couple tank battalions.
  
• Wave of Suva reinforcements minus 1st USMC Div left San Francisco.
  
• 22nd Aus Bgd leaving Singapore for Port Moresby. 27nd will leave when there is enough PP.
  
• 2 oil hits on Mirri by 5 B-17s flying from Singapore.
  
• Trying to run some supply into Rangoon and Java but Im not sure if that will be possible, xAKs take too long to collect at Cape Town and there is no supply surplus anywhere closer.
  
• Wake falls after another full KB strike and shock attack.
  
• Two big wins at Sinyang and Hong Kong with two shock attack repelled with large casualties for the Japanese. Hong Kong still has forts at level 3.
  
• Sub hits on Allied AO and medium sized TK in Java Sea, Japanese AMCs raiding shipping 200 nm east of Canton Island. Will dispatch SAG to deal with it. Canton reinforcement convoy pulled back till it has been dealt with.
  
• Torpedo hit on large xAP near San Francisco, luckily only 18 maj flt.
  

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Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 18652 troops, 353 guns, 172 vehicles, Assault Value = 525

Defending force 10933 troops, 146 guns, 104 vehicles, Assault Value = 257

Japanese adjusted assault: 1248

Allied adjusted defense: 1277

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1487 casualties reported
Squads: 44 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
624 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 77 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Assaulting units:
68th Ind.Infantry Battalion
67th Ind.Infantry Battalion
1st Ind.Inf.Group
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
38th Division
51ID 66th Infantry Regiment
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
23rd Army
5th RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Kowloon Brigade
Hong Kong Brigade
102nd RN Base Force
Hong Kong Fortress

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Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4786 troops, 53 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 201

Defending force 5709 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 210

Japanese adjusted assault: 64

Allied adjusted defense: 101

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1057 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
52nd Field Const Co
67th JAAF AF Coy

Defending units:
92nd Chinese Army


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Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5661 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 203

Defending force 4078 troops, 51 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 70

Assaulting units:
92nd Chinese Army

Defending units:
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
52nd Field Const Co
67th JAAF AF Coy

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ORIGINAL: Axe1999


Dec 7th 1941

British PG encounters two lone tankers near Shanghai but for some reason it disengages.

Vildebeests based from Singapore put a torp into CM just south of Singapore.

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ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget

So good old China gunboat HMS Peterel has escaped immediate destruction at Shanghai? Your opponent must have withdrawn or disbanded in port the old cruiser Izumo and accompanying small fry. If the scenario setup is left alone, Peterel usually gets sunk by Izumo on Dec 7th - true to history.

And poor Tatsumiya Maru was caught trying to plant her mines. Historically she was tasked to lay mines between Tioman and the Anambas Islands on December 6th (yes, a day before war started) - right in the most likely path Force Z would have to take to intercept Japanese landings further North. Spotted by a Dutch flying boat before she reached the assigned position, she dropped her mines further north than planned. The minefield claimed at least two Dutch subs and minesweeper HMS Banka.

How's the evac of Dugout Doug and the civilians going? Don't forget the nurses and President Quezon. Far East USAAF Air HQ should leave the PI as well, as it will form the nucleus of 10th AF (by renaming).

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ORIGINAL: ReadyR

I look forward to reading this AAR. I am Jan 1944 in my game using Bottlenecks. My opponent and I have really enjoyed the mod.

• Japanese get 6:1 in Ichang and Chinese troops are thrown back with 5000 casualties.
  
• Non-effective bombing of Clark Field and Changsha. Effective bombing of port in Manila resulting in a couple of hits on xAKLs.
  
• Dutch B-10s hitting undefended oil fields in Tarakan, resulting in 3 hits.
  
• Lobbing shells at each other in Hong Kong, after two failed Japanese shock attacks.
  
• 2 oil hits on Mirri by 5 B-17s flying from Singapore.
  
• Two Chinese Cavalry Brigades reach Kweisui and have 177:108 AV advantage. Dont plan on actively fighting this as extra supply is needed around Ichang. Same at Sinyang at 205:74 AV advantage.
  
• Japanese river boats bombard Changsha, old cruiser bombards Wenchow. Supply hits hurt the most.
  
• Two big wins at Sinyang and Hong Kong with two shock attack repelled with large casualties for the Japanese. Hong Kong still has forts at level 3.
  
• Subs are infesting waters around San Francisco and Los Angeles, with lack of escorts troop movements and tankers get priority, merchant convoys will probably get some short legged escort only to lose it once they leave danger zone.
  

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Ground combat at Ichang (83,48)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 17644 troops, 204 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 696

Defending force 9477 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 354

Japanese adjusted assault: 524

Allied adjusted defense: 81

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
759 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 90 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled

Allied ground losses:
4980 casualties reported
Squads: 197 destroyed, 59 disabled
Non Combat: 110 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 16 (9 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
13th Division
40th Division

Defending units:
8th Chinese Army
53rd Chinese Army-

• Forts are building up nicely. I set entirety of India, Australia and New Zealand to dig in, while in SRA only selected few bases I want to make a stand on build up.
  
• Supply convoy leaving Cape Town for Rangoon, only 25k but that uses all of the available shipping I had there.
  
• Lost eyes on Kido Butai once again. Presumably off to Truk and from there to DEI.
  
• Two fuel convoys forming up at Abadan, bound for Karachi. Later on one will probably go to Colombo as well, not needed now. May even make Addu my Eastern Fleet base, with its 3(3) port and the fact he may overlook it if Kido Butai comes knocking.
  
• Aerial bombing of Honk Kong, AA damages 7 Sonias.
  
• Infantry reached Qianjiang, one hex SE of Ichang hoping to make the encircling move there. Currently 383:281 AV for the Japanese but more troops are inbound. Still probably wont be enough as I would want at least 3:1 AV.
  
• Medium sized TK (8300 nm endurance) gets torpedoed in Java sea and sinks.
  
• ABDA SAG reached Soerebaja to refuel, Dutch cruisers will stay there for maintenance while Force Z leaves for Indian Ocean. Houston and Marblehead are in Java for now but will probably flee for Australia before Kido Butai arrives.
  

• Kido Butai sighted again by accident, its planes attacking two auxiliary tugs fleeing Luzon for Midway. It has gone north back to Japan after all. It is some 500 nm north of Marcus Island.
  
  
• 4 more oil hits at Tarakan, now 100(31). Dutch bombers will continue to pound at oil, and B-17s will hit refinery next turn.
  
  
• 3 CA SAG bombarding Rabaul, expecting invasion force to make landfall in the next two turns. No time to reinforce or resupply it. I may have a run at the invasion with CL Achilles and CL Leander.
  
  
• Group designated to bombard Palembang encounters 4 AMc's and promptly sinks them, it looks like it took them a lot of shells since they are moving back towards Indochina.
  
  
• IJA troops are in hexes adjacent to Clark - Manila line on Luzon, soon to make contact.
  
  
• Two Chinese armies ejected from Qianjiang by a tank regiment and infantry division. Ichang operation put on hold till I can collect more firepower.
  
  
• AO Pecos lost near Donggala to torpedoes.
  
  
• Two AMCs are avoiding Catalinas at Canton and keep raiding my unescorted merchants north of Howland Island. CL Honolulu + 4DD's have been sortied from Pearl to deal with them.
  

• Rabaul invasion force (presumably) sighted by Hudsons, 200 nm NE of Kavieng.
  
  
• Large xAKL convoy fleeing Luzon encountered CL SAG, resulting in 5k casualties worth of evacuating civilians.
  
  
• Some ship repair juggling at Pearl Harbor. Really want to send those heavily damaged battlewagons to the East Coast as soon as possible so they dont crowd forward shipyards used for battle damage repairs.
  
  
• Finally got an ASW hit at that annoying I-175 W of Oahu. Bunch of Catalina attacks but I highly doubt Im getting any hits with ASW skill as it is.
  
  
• SigInt suggests 21st Division planning to attack Port Moresby. Not sure if I will have time but while Kido Butai is back north I want to run my carriers to the Coral Sea to have a strike at the incoming invasion. Heavy radio traffic at Truk as well, which may be just that force assembling.
  
  
• Bombardment of Johnston Island by 2xCL & 4xDD. No sign of invasion coming. Probably going to sortie my CVs to deal with them while enroute south. CLs inbound to intercept those AMCs are also a day of flank speed sailing away, and IJN force is probably low on ammo.
  
  
• IJN submarine in Port Moresby harbor, possibly to scout ahead. Currently I have 30th Brigade there, with 27th still a couple of days away. Nothing but transport and scout planes.
  

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

There is no point in hitting the refinery. Japan has excess refinery capacity and will just ship oil back to Japan instead of fuel.

• Rabaul invasion force reached the base accompanied by CA bombardment force. 1300 troops unloaded first day.0
  
  

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  Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
  
  Allied Bombardment attack
  
  Attacking force 1090 troops, 12 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 43
  
  Defending force 1359 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 62
  
  Assaulting units:
  A Coy/NGVR
  23IB Lark Force Battalion
  Rabaul Base Det.
  Oz Civilians
  
  Defending units:
  Maizuru 1st SNLF
  

  
  
  

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  Naval bombardment of Rabaul at 106,125
  
  Allied aircraft
  no flights
  
  Allied aircraft losses
  Hudson I: 1 destroyed on ground
  
  Japanese Ships
  CA Kako
  CA Furutaka
  CA Kinugasa
  CA Aoba
  DD Yuzuki
  DD Kikuzuki
  DD Uzuki
  DD Oboro
  
  Allied ground losses:
  52 casualties reported
  Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
  Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  
  Airbase hits 4
  Airbase supply hits 2
  Runway hits 12
  Port hits 3
  Port fuel hits 2
  Port supply hits 4
  

  
  
  
• Tanker arriving at Abadan, when there are enough escorts there two more fuel convoys bound for Karachi will form. Maybe one will go to Bombay to not clog Karachi port till it builds up a bit more.
  
  
• Singapore forts at 3, hopefully they get to 4 before it gets attacked. Johore Bahru is at lvl 3 forts an will have about 500AV rear guard while Singapore builds up.
  
  
• Diverting 2 US Army regiments from reinforcing Midway and Suva to Port Moresby, which now has max supply regarding spoilage. Doubtful they will arrive in time if he is determined to go for it, but they may just make it in fast British converted ocean liners.
  
  
• CVs on the move. Lexington and her sister Saratoga, Enterprise and escorting cruisers and destroyers accompanied by oiler TF will be based at Tongatapu standing by to intervene in Coral Sea. Yorktown arrives in a day or two and will head to Pearl Harbor to hold the fort there.
  
  
• Bought out and disbanded 'Emergency Reserve' Catalinas, got 28 of them into the pool to fill out Hawaii squadrons. Once full one will go to Pago Pago, one to Suva and one to Canton or New Guinea.
  
  
• Large-ish ARD Dewey took the leap of faith towards Midway and appears to be unnoticed still, it may just make it. Currently about 12 hexes E of Samar.
  
  
• SigInt suggests 21st Infantry Division moving to Truk, presumably for operations down south.
  
  
• Daylight knife fight in Makassar Strait. Fully satisfied with the result, but will know more regarding damage once I get the turn back. Boise is probably in trouble, but the Dutch cruisers I consider expendable and a delaying force to conquest of Java. At least till Kido Butai arrives on station, it will be based at Soerebaja.
  
  

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  Day Time Surface Combat, near Donggala at 68,97, Range 21,000 Yards
  
  Japanese Ships
  CA Myoko, Shell hits 5, on fire
  CA Haguro, Shell hits 2
  CA Nachi, Shell hits 14, heavy fires
  CL Jintsu
  DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 2
  DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
  DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
  DD Natsushio, Shell hits 3, on fire
  DD Hayashio, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
  DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
  
  Allied Ships
  CL Java, Shell hits 2
  CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 1
  CL Tromp, Shell hits 1
  CL Dragon~, Shell hits 3, on fire
  CL Boise~, Shell hits 16, on fire, heavy damage
  DD Vampire, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
  DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 1, on fire
  DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 1, on fire
  DD Evertsen, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
  DD Witte de With
  DD Van Nes, Shell hits 1
  DD Banckert, Shell hits 1, on fire
  DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 1
  DD Tenedos, Shell hits 1
  DD Electra, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
  DD Express, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
  

  
  
  
• Caught two raids unescorted, with LRCAP from Manila.
  
  

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  Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
  
  Weather in hex: Clear sky
  
  Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
  Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
  
  Japanese aircraft
  Ki-21-IIa Sally x 5
  Ki-48-Ib Lily-Sokei x 23
  
  Allied aircraft
  P-40B Warhawk x 8
  P-40E Warhawk x 5
  
  Japanese aircraft losses
  Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed
  Ki-48-Ib Lily-Sokei: 7 destroyed, 1 damaged
  
  No Allied losses
  
  Runway hits 2
  
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  Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
  
  Weather in hex: Clear sky
  
  Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
  Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
  
  Japanese aircraft
  Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23
  
  Allied aircraft
  P-40B Warhawk x 5
  P-40E Warhawk x 1
  
  Japanese aircraft losses
  Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
  
  No Allied losses
  
  Allied ground losses:
  6 casualties reported
  Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  
  Airbase supply hits 1
  Runway hits 4
  

  
  
  
• 4 more hits on Tarakan oil.
  
  
• Taking any hits I can get:
  
  

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  Sub attack near San Francisco at 216,70
  
  Japanese Ships
  SS I-5, hits 1
  
  Allied Ships
  KV Wetaskiwin
  KV Chilliwack
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

quote:

ORIGINAL: Nomad

A good chance Boise will not make it. 50 fires and 73 sys damage does not bode well.

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
You have nothing to lose - get Boise in the nearest big port and disband immediately. The port can provide far more support for firefighting than any ship in an Escort TF. Once the fires are out, take Boise out of disbandment and send her off to Sydney by circuitous routing to avoid subs. If you get caught in port - C'est la guerre!

CBI Theater


• Still no attack at Honk Kong, presumably waiting for reinforcements.
  
  
• SigInt picks up 12th Tank Regiment planning for Chittagong. As holding on India-Burma border figures into my grand strategy losing it would be a big deal. Currently it only has one base force, so 18th Infantry Division going to Colombo will probably be diverted there.
  
  
• Some limited manouvering in China, mostly getting troops in better terrain.
  
  
• Rest of the 17th Indian Division loaded up at Calcutta bound for Rangoon.
  
  
• About 150k fuel on the move to Karachi.
  
  
• Riverboat bombardment of Changsha, with minor damage.
  

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  Night Naval bombardment of Changsha at 82,52
  
  Allied aircraft
  no flights
  
  Allied aircraft losses
  SB-III: 1 damaged
  
  Japanese Ships
  PG Hira
  PG Hozu
  PG Katata
  PG Seta
  PG Futami
  PG Sumida
  PG Fushimi
  PG Hai Hsing'
  
  Allied ground losses:
  5 casualties reported
  Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  
  Light Industry hits 1
  Airbase hits 2
  Airbase supply hits 1
  Runway hits 4
  Port supply hits 1
  

  
  
  Philippines
  
  
• Bombardment of nearly empty Iba, not sure why.
  
  
• Regular bombings of Clark Field.
  

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  Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
  
  Weather in hex: Moderate rain
  
  Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
  Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
  
  Japanese aircraft
  Ki-21-IIa Sally x 3
  Ki-27b Nate-Setsu x 25
  
  Allied aircraft
  P-40B Warhawk x 8
  P-40E Warhawk x 7
  
  Japanese aircraft losses
  Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed
  
  No Allied losses
  
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  Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
  
  Weather in hex: Moderate rain
  
  Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
  Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
  
  Japanese aircraft
  Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17
  Ki-27b Nate-Setsu x 25
  
  Allied aircraft
  P-40B Warhawk x 8
  P-40E Warhawk x 7
  
  Japanese aircraft losses
  Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
  Ki-27b Nate-Setsu: 1 destroyed
  
  No Allied losses
  
  Aircraft Attacking:
  17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 18000 feet *
  Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  
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  Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
  
  Weather in hex: Moderate rain
  
  Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
  Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
  
  Japanese aircraft
  Ki-21-IIa Sally x 4
  Ki-27b Nate-Setsu x 14
  
  Allied aircraft
  P-40B Warhawk x 3
  P-40E Warhawk x 1
  
  Japanese aircraft losses
  Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed
  
  No Allied losses
  
  Aircraft Attacking:
  3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 18000 feet *
  Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  

  
  
  
• ARD Dewey runs into Japanese merchant convoy and gets detected, not sure of its fate anymore.
  
  
  Malaya/DEI
  
  
• Undefended Jitra falls. 11th and 9th Indian Divisions recombined at Singapore.
  
  
• Two Gurkha Brigades that were supposed to take place of 8th Australian Division got caught by IJN raiders with bad results. This one is on me as I forgot to give it better surface cover when it reached Ceylon.
  

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  Night Time Surface Combat, near Tandjoengpinang at 50,85, Range 9,000 Yards
  
  Japanese Ships
  CL Nagara, Shell hits 1, on fire
  DD Yukikaze
  DD Tokitsukaze
  DD Yamakaze
  DD Kawakaze
  DD Umikaze
  DD Suzukaze
  
  Allied Ships
  CL Ceres~, Shell hits 4
  xAP Devonshire~, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
  xAP Lancashire~, Shell hits 4
  xAP Talma, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
  xAP Tilawa, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
  xAP Takliwa~, Shell hits 5, on fire
  xAK Jaladuta, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
  xAK Jalajaran, Shell hits 4, on fire
  
  Allied ground losses:
  1876 casualties reported
  Squads: 49 destroyed, 84 disabled
  Non Combat: 85 destroyed, 77 disabled
  Engineers: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
  Guns lost 16 (10 destroyed, 6 disabled)
  Vehicles lost 120 (82 destroyed, 38 disabled)
  

  
  
  
• DEI defenses are mostly in place. Air HQ has been bought out and it is being air evacuated from Singapore to Java. Torpedo bombers will follow soon.
  
  
• Like already mentioned, some DDs stay behind to fight but most of the surface combatants will be evacuated to Australia/India. Only civilian shipping left behind is some transports to pull out big civilian LCUs arriving in 10ish days.
  
  
• Luckily no major floatation damage.
  

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  ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 51,75
  
  Japanese Ships
  BB Haruna
  BB Kongo
  CA Chokai
  CA Atago
  CL Kinu
  DD Hibiki
  DD Akatsuki
  DD Nowaki
  
  Allied Ships
  SS KXII, hits 5
  

  
  
  CentPac/CONUS
  
  
• Raiders that bombarded Johnston caught by CL Detroit SAG. Bad result for the Allies. I expected them to be low on ammo after bombardment but havent accounted for Long Lances. Detroit sits at 57(18) flt and will take some time in drydock. Off to Pearl for temporary repairs then stateside.
  

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  Night Time Surface Combat, near Maloelap at 148,116, Range 5,000 Yards
  
  Japanese Ships
  CL Tenryu, Shell hits 2, on fire
  CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
  DD Mutsuki
  DD Kisaragi
  DD Yayoi
  DD Mochizuki
  
  Allied Ships
  CL Detroit, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
  DD Bagley, Shell hits 1
  DD Blue
  DD Craven, Shell hits 1
  DD Gridley
  

  
  
  
• Some ASW attacks around Hawaii, no hits but hopefully that comes with exp increase. Same for Catalinas flying ASW.
  
  
• A lot of merchants and tankers are unarmed at the start and need a 12/41 upgrade to AA, so shipping is in short supply. All of the available Clemsons and Wickes converting to APD. Some YPs converting to ACMs.
  
  SoPac/Australia
  
  
• 22nd Brigade 5 days out of Port Moresby. 27th can be bought out in two days.
  
  
• USN carriers at least a week out of being on station at Coral Sea, but combined Australian, US, New Zealand CA/CL TF will be lurking in Lower Solomons in two days.
  
  
• 110k fuel on the way to Sydney from Los Angeles.
  
  
• PT Boat Sqn arrives at Port Moresby, AGP and some fuel are few days out.