PzB74
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Andy said he was after a tanker convoy? Closest tankers is an empty convoy that was at Singapore yesterday. This was a horrible day! Everything was a worst case scenario. I should have scouted the South China Sea with more patrol ships before sending over the convoy. Strange that I didn't see the carriers. I may have missed them. Must be an awful series of unfortunate events that brought the enemy ships in such perfect ambush positions. Our airfields in Indochina were bombed into the ground as well. I am spending more and more time on each time and with me moving to a new apartment next week I may not have time to continue playing even 1 turn pr day. Enemy Superforts and carriers are causing so much damage to ships and ac that I spend some 1-2 hours on 1 turn plus another 30-40 min on the AAR. Have to cut down as more important events in RL are demanding attention. Defenses in Burma and Indochina have been organized and I will bring in reinforcements by air now as the sea lanes have become so dangerous. The only good thing is that the enemy is fighting in Burma and this is pretty far away from the Home Islands! The 200 Superforts operating out of Wake together with 200 4Es on Marcus are more than enough to suppress the Bonins. We have so many troops and supplies in place that it will take 6 months for Andy to get anywhere. Will continue to pour in troops and supplies. New Kwantung Divisions arrived: Some in China but most in Japan...strange since I can't move them to China without changing them to another HQ (not China). It only cost some 200 points to release these small divisions and I will use them to reinforce the Bonins, PI and Formosa. Should allow me to replace the men lost at sea at least. Imagine what he11 this game would have been with the British also in the fight...it's more than bad to fight only the Americans in 1945 and they really got more than enough hardware to do whatever they want. Research and production of the Shinden fighter - that is believed to be good enough to give us a chance to defeat the enemy in the air again - has been spread over most of the Home Islands. Hold out! Hold out! That's the slogan for the next 5 months. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/11/45 Night Surface Combat Numerous transports were caught by enemy destroyers after the escorts had been dealt with! Some were saved though an an enemy destroyer was disabled during the fight. Night Time Surface Combat at 37,48 Japanese Ships PG Heijo Maru, Shell hits 27, on fire, heavy damage PG Kogyoku Maru, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Marshall DD Stevens -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 34,47 Japanese Ships MSW Choun Maru #21, Shell hits 7, and is sunk PG Seiko Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk PG Santos Maru, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage PG Yoshida Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire PC Tama Maru #8, Shell hits 1, on fire PC Shonon Maru #3 PC Shonan Maru #17 Allied Ships DD Owen, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 37,48 Japanese Ships PG Heijo Maru, Shell hits 8, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Marshall DD Stevens -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 37,48 Japanese Ships AK Havana Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire Allied Ships DD Marshall DD Stevens Japanese ground losses: 84 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 37,48 Japanese Ships AK Kansai Maru, Shell hits 16, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Marshall DD Stevens Japanese ground losses: 144 casualties reported Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 37,48 Japanese Ships AK Hoeisan Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Marshall DD Stevens Japanese ground losses: 85 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 35,48 Japanese Ships MSW Tasei Maru, Shell hits 1 AP Jouban Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Takayo Maru AK Tetsuzan Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD John Henley, Shell hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 34,48 Japanese Ships MSW Tasei Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AP Jouban Maru, on fire, heavy damage AP Takayo Maru AK Tetsuzan Maru, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Heywood Edwards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daylight Surface Combat Some 6000 troops are lost to see in the worst slaughter I've yet witnessed in WitP! Just horrible... Andy dispatched destroyers from the carriers in most hexes around the convoy and some 75% of the convoy has now been crippled or sunk. Hope we can save the core elements. Day Time Surface Combat at 35,46 Japanese Ships AK China Maru, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Hoel DD O'Bannon Japanese ground losses: 1261 casualties reported Guns lost 16 Vehicles lost 48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 35,47 Japanese Ships AK Clyde Maru, Shell hits 7, and is sunk Allied Ships DD McCord DD Schroeder Japanese ground losses: 1157 casualties reported Vehicles lost 58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 34,47 Japanese Ships PC Shonan Maru #17, Shell hits 2 Allied Ships DD Owen, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 35,46 Japanese Ships AK Columbia Maru, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Allied Ships DD Hoel, Shell hits 1 DD O'Bannon Japanese ground losses: 1245 casualties reported Vehicles lost 56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 35,47 Japanese Ships AK Hakodate Maru, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Allied Ships DD McCord DD Schroeder Japanese ground losses: 632 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 35,47 Japanese Ships AK Hokko Maru, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD McCord DD Schroeder Japanese ground losses: 388 casualties reported Guns lost 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 35,46 Japanese Ships AK Kenryu Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire Allied Ships DD Hoel DD O'Bannon Japanese ground losses: 113 casualties reported Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 35,47 Japanese Ships AK Kenryu Maru, Shell hits 22, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD McCord DD Schroeder Japanese ground losses: 205 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 35,46 Japanese Ships AK Hakubasan Maru, Shell hits 28, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Hoel DD O'Bannon Japanese ground losses: 381 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 35,47 Japanese Ships AK Bordeaux Maru, Shell hits 20, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD McCord DD Schroeder Japanese ground losses: 198 casualties reported Guns lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 35,47 Japanese Ships AK Hakonesan Maru, Shell hits 28, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD McCord DD Schroeder Japanese ground losses: 305 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub/ASW Attacks Subs are also having a field day... Everything was so concentrated in the right place that I find it hard to be a coincident! I counted 6-7 subs in the exact waters around the convoy. Sub attack at 34,47 Japanese Ships PC Shonon Maru #3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage PC Shonan Maru #17 Allied Ships SS Herring -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 33,47 Japanese Ships AP Jouban Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Sea Devil -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 35,47 Japanese Ships AK Clyde Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Bashaw Japanese ground losses: 66 casualties reported Vehicles lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 35,46 Japanese Ships AK Getuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Herring Japanese ground losses: 67 casualties reported Vehicles lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Camranh Bay at 34,46 Japanese Ships PG Yoshida Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Blackfish -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 36,48 Japanese Ships AK Hakonesan Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Sea Dog Japanese ground losses: 45 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 36,47 Japanese Ships AK Hoeisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Kraken Japanese ground losses: 49 casualties reported --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 35,46 Japanese Ships AK Getuyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Herring Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air Attacks Night Air attack on TF at 62,51 Japanese aircraft H8K Emily x 4 Japanese aircraft losses H8K Emily: 4 damaged Allied Ships CV Enterprise Aircraft Attacking: 4 x H8K Emily launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Even weather was on the enemy's side today. Camranh Bay was closed due to bad weather and all ac grounded. Since it's impossible to order escort fighters on CAP duties if their main mission is cancelled no less than 150 ac were destroyed in the fields by enemy heavy bombers - that were not stopped neither by bad weather over their own bases nor Camranh Bay Day Air attack on Camranh Bay , at 34,46 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 5 N1K1-J George x 4 Ki-84-Ia Frank x 8 Allied aircraft Liberator VI x 12 P-38J Lightning x 24 B-24J Liberator x 43 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-84-Ia Frank: 7 destroyed G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed D4Y Judy: 4 destroyed Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed Ki-57-II Topsy: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged B-24J Liberator: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here comes the Superforts! Day Air attack on Camranh Bay , at 34,46 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 5 N1K1-J George x 3 Ki-84-Ia Frank x 5 Allied aircraft B-29 Superfortress x 90 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 11 destroyed N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed Ki-84-Ia Frank: 18 destroyed Ki-57-II Topsy: 2 destroyed D4Y Judy: 16 destroyed G4M2 Betty: 9 destroyed Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed P1Y Frances: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged Japanese ground losses: 31 casualties reported Airbase hits 28 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 152 Superforts attacking from 6000 feet!! Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Bangkok , at 29,40 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Liberator VI x 9 Beaufighter VIC x 14 B-24J Liberator x 16 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 64 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 132 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One day after Wake became a size 5 AF 182 Superforts attacked Iwo at 1000 feet!!!! Andy said this was a mistake. If Andy had waited 1 month instead of jumping the gun on the Bonins he could have spared his precious pilots, ac and much of both the US and Japanese fleets. This shows that the US player can't complaing about having few Navy ac and pilots alone since it is possible to bring in LBA to relieve them. Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-29 Superfortress x 182 Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-29 Superfortress: 18 damaged Japanese ground losses: 194 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 240 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x B-29 Superfortress bombing at 1000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 8th Australian Tank Regiment, at 28,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-67 Peggy x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 8th Australian Tank Regiment, at 28,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-67 Peggy x 21 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 72 casualties reported Vehicles lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looks like the US carriers are withdrawing now as the heavies on Wake are into the fight! Day Air attack on TF, near Bonin at 65,52 Allied aircraft SB2C Helldiver x 5 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Africa Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 69,56 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 13 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 14 F6F Hellcat x 5 F4U-1 Corsair x 15 F4U-1D Corsair x 25 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 13 destroyed Allied Ships DD Isaac Sweers DD Arunta -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Iwo Jima at 63,53 Allied aircraft SB2C Helldiver x 5 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Heimei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the PM phase the enemy cv's were free from the rains and launched new strikes: Day Air attack on TF at 36,47 Allied aircraft TBM Avenger x 5 Allied aircraft losses TBM Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AK Havana Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 29 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Camranh Bay at 34,46 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 12 Ki-84-Ia Frank x 4 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 33 F6F Hellcat x 5 F4U-1D Corsair x 10 SB2C Helldiver x 21 TBM Avenger x 34 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 6 destroyed Ki-84-Ia Frank: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses FM-2 Wildcat: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships AK Manko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Isuzu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Toyoura Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Tairyo Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage MSW Shonan Maru #8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Kanaiyama Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 36,47 Allied aircraft TBM Avenger x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Argun Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 36,47 Allied aircraft TBM Avenger x 12 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Argun Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PG Eiko Maru Japanese ground losses: 29 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 36,47 Allied aircraft TBM Avenger x 6 Allied aircraft losses TBM Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AK Kinka Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Camranh Bay at 34,46 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 6 Ki-84-Ia Frank x 3 Allied aircraft TBM Avenger x 15 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships PG Santos Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PC Tama Maru #8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground Combat Rear guard being pursued into Bangkok! Ground combat at 28,39 Allied Shock attack Attacking force 2142 troops, 0 guns, 99 vehicles, Assault Value = 55 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Allied max assault: 72 - adjusted assault: 10 Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Iwo Jima Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 7090 troops, 177 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1243 Defending force 103676 troops, 716 guns, 512 vehicles, Assault Value = 1625 Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burma and Indochina
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"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without" - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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