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Jan 1-11 1942 - 5/12/2005 3:20:28 AM   
Blackwatch_it


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Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline 		Jan 1

The new year begins with a lucky meeting:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Bali at 24,68

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
CA Takao
CA Chokai
CA Myoko
CA Nachi
CA Suzuya
DD Natsushio
DD Amatsukaze
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze
DD Asashio
DD Murasame
DD Akatsuki
DD Inazuma
DD Otori
DD Hayabusa

Allied Ships
AK Empire Carey, Shell hits 17, and is sunk

Followed by a naval bombardment of Bali with some good results.
Tom is trying to take more units out of Malaya, but I was able to hit some ships near Johore.
Ki-30 Ann x 27
Ki-51 Sonia x 22

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
MSW Goulburn, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Manoora, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
AP Kanimba, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Burnie, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

The Kongo TF wipes out a P group and sinks on more transport near Bali.

Jan 2

Not much happening today. Some ships hit on both sides and my troops approaching Singapore. The planes based in Java look a little less effective now.

Jan 3

Good day for subs: two AK and one TK hit near Noumea and PM.

Jan 4
Aparri captured. Ground combats going on in Ichang area. Johore abandoned by British forces and captured. One of my division is repulsed from San Marcelino.

Jan 5

Air attacks against TF in Dei - South PI area, ships hit on both sides.

Jan 6

Batavia and Singapore airfields are closed.

Jan 7

KB is approaching Noumea. The first strike is from Enterprise planes:

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 68

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 13
SBD Dauntless x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 9 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 14 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CL Natori, Bomb hits 1
CV Kaga
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Hiryu

Soryu is damaged but can still operate the planes.

Counterstrike

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 69
D3A Val x 138
B5N Kate x 138

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
D3A Val: 4 destroyed, 16 damaged
B5N Kate: 3 destroyed, 23 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 9 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Dunlap
DD Balch
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA Northampton, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Ellet
DD Craven

Second attack

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 67
D3A Val x 112
B5N Kate x 103

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 2 damaged
B5N Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Balch
CA Salt Lake City, on fire
DD Dunlap
CA Northampton, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fanning
DD Benham, Torpedo hits 1

The balance for the day is Enterprise and Chester sunk and Soryu with system damage, but no floating damage.

Jan 8

Kongo TF sinks four AK in two different engagements.

Baby KB attacks an enemy TF NE of Soerbaja

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
B5N Kate x 26

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed

Allied Ships
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1
CL Perth
CA Louisville
DD Le Triomphant
CL Leander

Singapore captured


Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 117619 troops, 1182 guns, 264 vehicles

Defending force 14913 troops, 157 guns, 10 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 5)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
C-47 Dakota: 3 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 4 destroyed
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
787 casualties reported
Guns lost 23
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
22990 casualties reported
Guns lost 116
Vehicles lost 4

The campaign for Malaya is closed with more than 50000 losses for the British.

Jan 9

Soryu TF retreating shows to be still dangerous

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
D3A Val x 21
B5N Kate x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Koolama, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

While KB attacks Noumea

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 47
D3A Val x 66
B5N Kate x 45

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 9 damaged
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 3 destroyed
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
B-18A Bolo: 3 destroyed
B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CA Northampton, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage, sunk
AK Magallanes, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Gridley, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
242 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 47

Jan 10

KB attacks against a transport TF north of Noumea

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 43
D3A Val x 20
B5N Kate x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Lillian Luckenbach, Bomb hits 15, on fire, heavy damage
AK Hamakua, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 41
D3A Val x 40

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Lillian Luckenbach, Bomb hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
AK Hamakua, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Dec 11

Attack against Tjilittjap

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 36
Ki-21 Sally x 24

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

Allied Ships
AK Enggano, Bomb hits 1, on fire
TK Talang Akar, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Tjikarang, Bomb hits 1
AK Elout, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 8
Port fuel hits 1

and Soerabaja

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 9

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Achilles, Bomb hits 2
CL Perth, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Sigli, Bomb hits 1
CL Leander, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Van Ghent, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Port hits 1

Morotai captured.

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Post #: 31
Jan 11 1942 - 5/13/2005 2:31:36 AM   
Blackwatch_it


Posts: 247
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline 		The ship loss balance has changed from the end of the year. It changes from 77/79 on Dec 31 to 11/92 on Jan 15.
My next move will be the conquest of Sumatra, Java and Burma. I will send two divisions, two enginers regiments and three tank regiments to Burma.
Two brigades and SNFL units will deal with Sumatra bases with the support of the Mutsu TF and baby KB.
For Java I will use Two divisions, two brigades and some SNLF units with the support of the Kongo TF and LBA from Palembang and Kendari. I'm moving a base force to Kragen to start flying CAP.
KB is back in Rabaul for some refit. I will attack again Tom's back bases. The conquest of PM will start when I will gather enough supplies in Rabaul.
Clark is on hold till the complete refit of my units in Lingayen.

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Post #: 32
Jan 12-22 1942 - 5/19/2005 6:06:26 AM   
Blackwatch_it


Posts: 247
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline 		My main targets are now Sumatra and Java. My ships heading Kragen are under heavy air attacks and several are hit.
Laong captured on Jan 13. Chinese troops capture Chenting.
Moulmein captured on Jan 15 with no opposition.
Troops landing at Menado on Jan 17.
The air sea battle of Java is going on. I can't reduce the danger of LBAs. My naval and air bombardments got sevral ships hit in port, but few scores on planes.
Teloekbetoeng captured on Jan19
Jambi captured on Jan 20.
I'm sending two ASW TFs to the area NW of Luzon to protect oil and supply convoys from DEI to Home Islands.
One Oscar group now bases at Kragen gives some protection, but more ships are hit.
I'm moving two divisions and two enginer regiments from Singapore to Java.

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Jan 23-29 1942 - 5/20/2005 4:14:49 AM   
Blackwatch_it


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Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline 		Jan 23
Landing at Bankha
Jan 24
Attack attempt at Changsha with bad result

Ground combat at Changsha

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 67956 troops, 1035 guns, 6 vehicles

Defending force 81502 troops, 587 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 5)


Japanese ground losses:
3597 casualties reported
Guns lost 106
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
710 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Bankha captured

Jan 25
British TF surprised at Sabang

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 9
B5N Kate x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CLAA Capetown, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Talthibius, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ariadne Moller, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CL Dauntless, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Empire Trooper, Bomb hits 1, on fire

One cavalry Div is alone in a hex north of Hsinyang and refuses to withdraw even if attacked at 121 to 1 ratio. WITP mistery......

Jan 26

The cavalry division still refuses to withdraw, today ratio is 371 to 1.

Jan 27

It seems that I can't coordinate my advance to Clark. My troops are repulsed again.
The cavalry division is still refusing to withdraw, new ratio is 1288 to 1.

Jan 28

Rangoon captured with no combat.
The cavalry heroes are resisting one more day: ratio 1052 to 1
Landing one division at Merak.

Jan 29

At last the cavalry heroes managed to self annihilate: ratio 1415 to 1. True Japanese style.
Merak captured.

The Kragen based Oscar squadron improved the situation, but I still have problems with Java allied LBAs. I'm bombing heavily the airbases, but it's taking long to reduce their effectiveness.








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Jan 30-31 1942 - 5/21/2005 4:08:34 AM   
Blackwatch_it


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Tavoy captured, no British forces there. It seems that Tom is not going to fight for Burma.

Jan 31
KB is visiting again Noumea. I made a big mistake: forgot to check the CAP level, it was set to 10

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 8
Hudson I x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 4 destroyed
Hudson I: 3 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CV Kaga
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
CV Akagi

The bomb scratched Shokaku paint... OK, I'm a lucky bastard.....

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 69
B5N Kate x 93

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged
B5N Kate: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
PT PT-22
PT PT-26
PT PT-27, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PT PT-24
AK Mauna Loa, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PT PT-25, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PT PT-42, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PT PT-21, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PT PT-23, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PT PT-28
PT PT-30
PT PT-29

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 107
D3A Val x 48
B5N Kate x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 destroyed
B5N Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Lawrence, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sands, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AO Kanawha, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Humphreys, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Three DDs, four PTs and a couple of AKs sunk.

Baby KB sunk a couple of transport at Tjilitjap.


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January briefing - Burma - 5/21/2005 6:38:05 AM   
Blackwatch_it


Posts: 247
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline 		I'm moving two divisions four tank regiments and some support units to this area. I didn't meet any resistence so far. I'm planning to reach a line allowing me to control the Burma resource and stop there. I'm going to cut the Burma road also. I have one Zero, one Oscar and one Helen squadron in Moulmein and Rahaeng. I'm going to move more air units to this area from Malaya in the next days.




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January briefing - Sumatra - 5/22/2005 5:07:48 PM   
Blackwatch_it


Posts: 247
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline 		I'm proceding according to the timetable here.Two brigades based in Kuala Lumpur are dealing with the northern bases with the support of the Mutsu TF. SNLF troops from Palembang will capture the western bases with baby KB support.
Sumatra campaign should be closed by mid February.




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January briefing - SoPac - 5/22/2005 6:42:48 PM   
Blackwatch_it


Posts: 247
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline 		Quiet area so far. I'm expanding Rabaul, Buna and Lunga bases. PM is out of business. I have no many LCUs inthe area, so I'll wait before attack PM. Two KB raids against Noumea with good results.




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January briefing - Java - 5/22/2005 8:45:47 PM   
Blackwatch_it


Posts: 247
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline 		Java is the most complex situation at the moment. I'm working to reduce Tom's airfields, but he has plane still flying from this island.
I'm supplying and renforcing with one more brigade Kragen. In Merak I have one division and two enginers regiments and I'm going to land the Imperial Guard division in the hex SE of Batavia. I want to capture a big base asap and Batavia could be an easy target.
I hope to complete Java conquest within February.




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February 1 Slaughter at Noumea - 5/24/2005 9:32:33 PM   
Blackwatch_it


Posts: 247
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline 		KB is still hitting Noumea port and airfield. CSs float planes are set to port attack.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
E13A1 Jake x 12
E7K2 Alf x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 6 damaged
E7K2 Alf: 9 damaged

Allied Ships
DM Pruitt, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Dewey, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Sipirok, Bomb hits 1
MSW Launceton, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Elcano, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP St. Mihel, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Magallanes, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Surigao, Bomb hits 1
AK Anakan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AO Kanawha, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 55
D3A Val x 110
B5N Kate x 110

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 3 destroyed, 15 damaged
B5N Kate: 18 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 6 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
DM Pruitt, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Magallanes, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Yarra, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Madison, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Siaoe, Bomb hits 1, on fire
MSW Finch, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Wollongong, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AO Cuyama, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Elcano, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Arkansan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Dewey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DM Sicard, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP U.S. Grant, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Surigao, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Pasir, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Anakan, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ethel Edwards, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AO Kanawha, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DM Preble, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
TK Admiral Chase, Bomb hits 1, on fire
TK Anastasia, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, on fire


Allied ground losses:
191 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 47
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 4

Allied counter attack

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 2
Hudson I x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 16
B-26B Marauder x 18
B-17E Fortress x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed
Hudson I: 2 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 12 destroyed
B-26B Marauder: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Akagi
CV Kaga
CV Hiryu

Arawe and Talasea bases captured by Japanese paras, no defenders.




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Post #: 40
February 2 More slaughter at Noumea - 5/25/2005 1:22:17 AM   
Blackwatch_it


Posts: 247
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline 		I'm beginning to reduce the effectivness of Java LBAs at last. Also the subs NW of Luzon are less dangerous, but Tom based some Hudsons and B25s in Clark and this is a problem for my transports.

New KB attack against Noumea
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
D3A Val x 102
B5N Kate x 89

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 20 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 destroyed
B-26B Marauder: 5 destroyed
B-18A Bolo: 1 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Ohioan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Elcano, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK H. M. Storey, Torpedo hits 1
AP U.S. Grant, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AS Fulton, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
MSW Tanager, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DM Preble, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Wollongong, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Magallanes, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AO Neches, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PG Yarra, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Siaoe, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Arkansan, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Luzon, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Madison, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Lismore, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Finch, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Admiral Chase, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AO Cuyama, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
222 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 56
Port hits 11
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

and more useless attempts to hit the CVs

apanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 50

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 14
Hudson I x 2
P-40B Tomahawk x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 4
B-26B Marauder x 9
B-17E Fortress x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 12 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 5 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku

In China Tom captured Kaifeng. I will deal with China in one of the next posts.

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Post #: 41
February 3 More slaughter at Noumea - 5/25/2005 9:12:24 PM   
Blackwatch_it


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Status: offline 		One more attack against Noumea.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
E7K2 Alf x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
E7K2 Alf: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Arkansan, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Siaoe, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DM Preble, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP U.S. Grant, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AO Kanawha, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Elcano, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
TK H. M. Storey, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

I tried a deliberate attack at Kragen with a bad result

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31047 troops, 210 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 13841 troops, 169 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1

Japanese ground losses:
1419 casualties reported
Guns lost 28

Allied ground losses:
80 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

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February 4 More slaughter at Noumea and Kwajalein - 5/26/2005 5:17:07 AM   
Blackwatch_it


Posts: 247
Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline 		Last attack against Noumea

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
E13A1 Jake x 12
E7K2 Alf x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 6 damaged
E7K2 Alf: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AO Neches, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Siaoe, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AP President Madison, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AK Surigao, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AO Kanawha, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AP U.S. Grant, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
TK H. M. Storey, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Anakan, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

but Tom's CVs shows up near Kwajalein

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 8
SBD Dauntless x 14
TBD Devastator x 11

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 2 damaged
TBD Devastator: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
ML Tsugaru
DD Asanagi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ML Okinoshima, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ML Tokiwa, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

SBD Dauntless x 67
TBD Devastator x 12

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Canton Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Usa Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yayoi, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mochizuki, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tenposan Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

I have two Nell and one Zero squadrons, but they are set to training.

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 13
SBD Dauntless x 62
TBD Devastator x 10


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
ML Tsugaru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
ML Tokiwa, on fire, heavy damage
ML Okinoshima, Shell hits 4, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yunagi, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asanagi, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Taung Gyi captured. Tom sends troops and captures again San Marcelino.

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RE: February 4 More slaughter at Noumea and Kwajalein - 5/26/2005 6:30:28 AM   
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quote:

I have two Nell and one Zero squadrons, but they are set to training.


Probably not any more. Thanks for sharing this information. It is always a reminder that the rear lines are sometimes the front lines.

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RE: February 4 More slaughter at Noumea and Kwajalein - 5/26/2005 4:10:33 PM   
Blackwatch_it


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quote:

ORIGINAL: AdmNelson

quote:

I have two Nell and one Zero squadrons, but they are set to training.


Probably not any more. Thanks for sharing this information. It is always a reminder that the rear lines are sometimes the front lines.


Sure they are no more in training, but there is something interesting in the following report.

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RE: February 4 More slaughter at Noumea and Kwajalein - 5/26/2005 4:36:22 PM   
sven6345789

 

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Status: offline 		one question; how do you transfer combat reports into the AAR?

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Letter from a U.S. Marine,November 1943

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RE: February 4 More slaughter at Noumea and Kwajalein - 5/26/2005 5:27:43 PM   
Blackwatch_it


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quote:

ORIGINAL: sven6345789

one question; how do you transfer combat reports into the AAR?

I open the report and just copy and past the part that I wantin the AAR

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RE: February 4 More slaughter at Noumea and Kwajalein - 5/26/2005 5:38:33 PM   
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one question; how do you transfer combat reports into the AAR?


The combat reports are in a file under the save directory named combatreport.txt

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February 5 - 6 - 5/26/2005 7:49:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		Tom planes are attacking Kwajalein, Maloelap and Jaluit, more ships hit. My planes are no more set to training, but don't show.....
Mandalay seems defended, maybe Tom is going to fight here?
Troops landing at Gasmata
More attacks on feb 6 against Jaluit and TFs in the area. My planes at last agreed to attack the CVs, but with no escort at all

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 8
G3M Nell x 32
E13A1 Jake x 5
E7K2 Alf x 4

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 35
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 8 destroyed
G3M Nell: 23 destroyed
E13A1 Jake: 4 destroyed
E7K2 Alf: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Yorktown
CA New Orleans
CA Chicago

Medan captured. Batavia captured, no opposition.

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February 7 - 14 - 5/27/2005 5:36:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		Troops unloading at Kuala.
Gasmata captured on Feb 8.
Very unlucky attack at Clark on Feb 9

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 122179 troops, 1413 guns, 137 vehicles

Defending force 77737 troops, 825 guns, 270 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6)


Japanese ground losses:
2559 casualties reported
Guns lost 67
Vehicles lost 9

Allied ground losses:
155 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Bandoeng captured.
Kuala captured on Feb 10

Troops landing at Benkolen on Feb 11
Benkolen captured on Feb 12
Menado captured on Feb 13

I'm slowly reducing the air attacks problem in Java area, but Tom moved some bombers to Luzon bases and these are a real danger for my convoys to home islands.





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February 15 - 5/27/2005 5:26:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		I took control of san Marcelino again and 12 B25 were destroyed.
First attack against Mandalay defences.
Tjilitjap is resisting.

Air attack against Kongo TF near Kragen. Suzuya damaged, Kongo hit by torpedo, but still ready for action.
Tom evacuated Mandalay that was captured on Feb 16.
Tjilitjap forts reduced to 0.

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February 17 - 5/28/2005 2:06:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		Fuso and DD Yugumo hit mines at Sabang while escorting a convoy unloading troops.
A British CV TF attacks the ships near Sabang, baby KB leaves Singapore to intercept. Torpedo hits Yamashiro.

Damaged Suzuya hit by Beufort torpedo and sunk on its way to Singapore.


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February 18 - 5/28/2005 5:20:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		A TF with Hiei and Kirishima sunk two AKs and one AVD near Thursday Island.
Sabang captured, baby KB moving to this area.

Padang captured, Sumatra is secure.
The British CVs left Sabang area and baby KB is moving back to Singapore.

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China - 5/29/2005 3:08:57 AM   
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Status: offline 		The situation in China is confused, as always happens in my games as Japanese. When I play Allied I'm usually wiped out and it makes the situation very plain.
Tom is controlling Chansha and captured Kaifeng and Chengting. He has big armies in these bases and at the crossroar NW of Kaifeng.
I don't want to loose my troops in a bloody China campaign so, I'm trying a different strategy.
I'm moving small units, mostly Mongolian cavalry and NFSL to cut his supply lines. The units are circled on the map below. So far it seems working and Tom is no more on the offensive.If I succed in this strategy over 300000 chinese troops will be out of supply and possibly unable to retreat.




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Feb 19 -20 - 5/31/2005 8:52:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		-2Bombardment of Thursday Is. I don't believe that Tom has much there.

After some days of combat I finally destroyed an insulated Chinese unit NW of Shanghai

In Tjilitjap I'm still getting a bad ratio, but it seems that the situation could change.

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49625 troops, 483 guns, 5 vehicles

Defending force 9317 troops, 104 guns, 8 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
318 casualties reported
Guns lost 21
Vehicles lost 1

Lashio captured.


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Feb 21 - 25 - 6/3/2005 5:51:35 AM   
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Tjilitjap captured. Most Alied troops evacuated the base before the combat.

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 54704 troops, 480 guns, 5 vehicles

Defending force 631 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 877 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tjilitjap base !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 3 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
1096 casualties reported

Enemy transport TFs sighted in both Lautern amd Koepang, surface TFs sent to attack.

Feb22
Heavy air attack against Rangoon with no CAP showing. I will set the CAP at 20000 feet.

Failed Allied attack in China at the crossroad NW of Kaifeng

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 219146 troops, 1512 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 145030 troops, 1597 guns, 165 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1019 casualties reported
Guns lost 66
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
8203 casualties reported
Guns lost 214

Feb 23
Myitkyina looks strongly defendedom wants to keep the Burma road open.

Feb 24
AVD in suicide mission at Wewak
Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa
CA Kako
CL Abukuma
CL Kuma
DD Kagero
DD Hamakaze
DD Michishio
DD Arashio
DD Kasumi
DD Nagatsuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Asakaze
DD Matsukaze
DD Hatakaze

Allied Ships
AVD William B. Preston, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

My CAP over Rangoon is doing better.
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 30
LB-30 Liberator x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 3 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 16

Davao, Thursday Is and Clark airbases look closed now.
Unsuccesfull attack at Djokjakarta
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 29498 troops, 291 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 16823 troops, 136 guns, 13 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
644 casualties reported
Guns lost 21

Allied ground losses:
234 casualties reported
Guns lost 15
Vehicles lost 1

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Production problem - 6/3/2005 6:13:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		I've been controlling the production of A6M2 and Oscar for some turns and I believe that something is going wrong.

Here is the situation

A6M2
pool used production
34 363 284
35 363 285
35 365 286
32 369 287
32 373 288
32 373 289
33 374 290

Oscar
19 371 207
21 371 208
13 384 210
13 386 211
19 386 212
21 386 213
23 387 213

Even if I'm low with engines production (661 produced, 853 needed) I think that I should receive more planes production.
No CV sunk so far, so it's not the sunk CVs bug returning.

Anyone experiencing similar problems?



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RE: Production problem - 6/3/2005 6:33:42 AM   
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I've been controlling the production of A6M2 and Oscar for some turns and I believe that something is going wrong.

Here is the situation

A6M2
pool used production
34 363 284
35 363 285 1 produced, no draw
35 365 286 2 produced, draw of 2
32 369 287 3 produced, draw of 4
32 373 288 4 produced, draw of 4
32 373 289 0 produced, no draw
33 374 290 2 produced, draw of 1

Oscar
19 371 207
21 371 208 2 produced, no draw
13 384 210 8 produced, draw of 13
13 386 211 2 produced, draw of 2
19 386 212 6 produced, no draw
21 386 213 2 produced, no draw
23 387 213 3 produced, draw of 1

Even if I'm low with engines production (661 produced, 853 needed) I think that I should receive more planes production.
No CV sunk so far, so it's not the sunk CVs bug returning.

Anyone experiencing similar problems?



Not sure I see a problem yet. Depends one whether you can be sure that none of your sqdrns is set to accept replacements.

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RE: Production problem - 6/3/2005 6:50:47 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Blackwatch_it

I've been controlling the production of A6M2 and Oscar for some turns and I believe that something is going wrong.

Here is the situation

A6M2
pool used production
34 363 284
35 363 285 1 produced, no draw
35 365 286 2 produced, draw of 2
32 369 287 3 produced, draw of 4
32 373 288 4 produced, draw of 4
32 373 289 0 produced, no draw
33 374 290 2 produced, draw of 1

Oscar
19 371 207
21 371 208 2 produced, no draw
13 384 210 8 produced, draw of 13
13 386 211 2 produced, draw of 2
19 386 212 6 produced, no draw
21 386 213 2 produced, no draw
23 387 213 3 produced, draw of 1

Even if I'm low with engines production (661 produced, 853 needed) I think that I should receive more planes production.
No CV sunk so far, so it's not the sunk CVs bug returning.

Anyone experiencing similar problems?



Not sure I see a problem yet. Depends one whether you can be sure that none of your sqdrns is set to accept replacements.

Even if They are set to accept replacements I still should see them as used

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RE: Production problem - 6/3/2005 6:58:33 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: cap_and_gown


quote:

ORIGINAL: Blackwatch_it
A6M2
pool used production
34 363 284
35 363 285 1 produced, no draw
35 365 286 2 produced, draw of 2
32 369 287 3 produced, draw of 4
32 373 288 4 produced, draw of 4
32 373 289 0 produced, no draw
33 374 290 2 produced, draw of 1

Oscar
19 371 207
21 371 208 2 produced, no draw
13 384 210 8 produced, draw of 13
13 386 211 2 produced, draw of 2
19 386 212 6 produced, no draw
21 386 213 2 produced, no draw
23 387 213 3 produced, draw of 1

Not sure I see a problem yet. Depends one whether you can be sure that none of your sqdrns is set to accept replacements.

Even if They are set to accept replacements I still should see them as used


I count 11 Zeros used, 12 produced; 16 Oscars used, 23 produced.

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