Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo)

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RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo)

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ORIGINAL: Jorge_Stanbury

Ah jeez, another Latin American! [:'(]

Exitos y Buena suerte!

good luck to you both, I hope you will have a great time with this game

Well... I'm Latin American in that I live in Latin America and speak Spanish. Argentina has immigrants from all over the world, however: Italians, Germans, Jews, Gypsies (there are traveling carnivals), Romanians, and Chinese (more every day). There is a Ukranian landlord in my town, two Chinese grocery stores, a Japanese dry cleaner, a Bolivian brick-maker, a German construction company, and the Saudi royal family recently bought 1,000 hectares of farmland nearby.
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In the early morning hours of December 8th, submarines acquired targets and launched torpedos throughout the Pacific. A Dutch sub opened the action near Singkawang and paid a high price.

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ASW attack near Serasan at 58,86

Japanese Ships
APD Aoi
PB Kantori Maru
xAK Josho Maru
xAK Zinzan Maru
xAKL Kembu Maru
PB Fuji Maru #4
PB Nako Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS O19, hits 6

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Near Iba, Japanese escorts found their mark again.

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Sub attack near Iba at 78,75

Japanese Ships
xAP Terukuni Maru
xAK Daisin Maru
DD Inazuma
DD Ikazuchi

Allied Ships
SS S-37, hits 14
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120 miles South of Pearl, a Japanese sub commander spotted a surface combat task force fleeing Pearl.

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Sub attack near Kona at 182,112

Japanese Ships
SS I-172

Allied Ships
CA San Francisco, Torpedo hits 1
CA New Orleans
DD Reid
DD Jarvis
DD Helm
DD Farragut
DD Phelps
DD Selfridge
DD Downes
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Numerous U.S. subs: Tarpon, Spearfish, Sealion, Seadragon, Swordfish, Permit, S-38, and S-36 found targets near Iba as they moved out of Manila, but were unable to score hits. The Japanese escorts performed admirably. The U.S. torpedos did not. The only U.S. torpedo to find its mark was a dud. The Dutch commander of SS KXIV, operating near Saigon had better results, finding a group of unescorted cargo ships moving between Saigon and Camh Ran Bay.

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Submarine attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 62,73

Japanese Ships
xAK Teihoku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXIV

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Submarine attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 62,73

Japanese Ships
xAK Iburi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXIV
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I have never seen so much submarine action in one day.
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RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo)

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Torpedo boats and the British destroyers based at Hong Kong made their way south to get into the action and try to disrupt the Luzon landings. The British DDs encountered a small squadron of Japanese torpedo boats on their way to Luzon to link up with those already covering the landings. The outgunned Japanese torpedo boats held their own in the engagment.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Iba at 77,72, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
TB Otori
TB Hiyodori, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
TB Hayabusa, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Scout
DD Thanet, Shell hits 1
DD Thracian, Shell hits 2
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I was forunate here again. The two groups exchanged a good deal of fire and the British DDs expended much of their ammo.
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RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo)

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Daylight over Luzon brought another fighter sweep over Manila and Clark, and the Betties and Nells hit the two airfields again. The allies opted to withdraw their P-40s, however, and the sweeping fighters found only a few obsolete aircraft.

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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 12
P-35A x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 5 destroyed
P-35A: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G3M2 Nell x 33
G4M1 Betty x 25

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 6 damaged
P-35A: 5 damaged
P-35A: 1 destroyed on ground
B-17D Fortress: 29 damaged
O-47A: 5 damaged
O-47A: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40B Warhawk: 4 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground

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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G4M1 Betty x 50

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 9 damaged
PBY-4 Catalina: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 19

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South of Luzon, Japanese Nells sortied against the airfield at Cagayan.

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Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 22

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 17 damaged

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

Airbase hits 20
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 58

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The allies struck back in the afternoon as 2 Vildebeasts, yes Vildebeasts (which must have transferred down from Hong Kong) were able to get airborne from the debris on the runway at Clark Field and find a worthy target for their torpedos.

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Mauban at 80,78

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vildebeest III x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AMC Saigon Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo)

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The scene on the beaches at Iba and Lingayen was chaotic. Landing craft flowed in and beached in every location imaginable, as frantic field commanders tried desperately to bring order to the Japanese ground forces and advance on the bases at Iba and Lingayen.



Ground combat at Iba (78,75)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 13160 troops, 110 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 421

Defending force 3085 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 131

Japanese adjusted assault: 415

Allied adjusted defense: 67

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Iba !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 10 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
590 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 58 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1272 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (18 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Assaulting units:
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
14th Army
56th Const Co
3rd Engineer Construction Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Bn /1
40th JAAF AF Bn
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Bn /1
9th Field AF Construction Battalion
28th JAAF AF Bn
8th Medium FA Rgt /1

Defending units:
31st PA Infantry Division
1st PI Base Force

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The shock attack here was a poor decision. I took far too many casualties trying to get this division to surrender. A deliberate attack was the more prudent option.

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Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 8668 troops, 72 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 376

Defending force 2912 troops, 57 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 113

Japanese adjusted assault: 475

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 158 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1760 casualties reported
Squads: 73 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 64 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (24 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1

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In the clear terrain of Lingayen, the shock attack was the correct decision, and I was pleased with these results. Japanese forces also took Mauban and landed at Altimon uncontested.
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RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo)

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A front moved in over Pearl in the morning. First Air Fleet moved north, but could not escape the squall. As the seas calmed a bit in the afternoon, Nagumo was able to turn his carriers into the wind and launch his fighters to sweep Pearl. The storm raged over Pearl, however, and made air combat difficult. The the battle was indecisive.

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Afternoon Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 85 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 84

Allied aircraft
P-36A Mohawk x 30
P-40B Warhawk x 53
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-36A Mohawk: 4 destroyed
P-40B Warhawk: 3 destroyed
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In Malaysia, Japanese bombers struck the airfields at Georgetown and Kuantan again with mixed results. The Kuantan raid netted little. The Georgetown raid, however, kept some of the Buffalos there on the ground a few more days.

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Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 53
Ki-30 Ann x 19
Ki-51 Sonia x 17

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 9 damaged

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 19

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Lillys also struck the 8th Indian Bridage and FMSV Brigade at Kota Bharu in support of the attack there.

Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 10482 troops, 70 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 636

Defending force 3590 troops, 40 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 114

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 632

Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 126 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
313 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Units pursuing 2

Allied ground losses:
2965 casualties reported
Squads: 127 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 61 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1
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The Japanese were able to exploit a break in the allied lines and two Japanese regiments, held in reserve, moved up to pursue the retreating allied forces down the railline. I was pleased with the combat results at Kota Bharu. 1 bridage was destroyed and the other retreated with 0 AV showing on the replay.
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You forgot to mention battles of the mighty USS Penguin on her voyage to unknown. [:D]
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ORIGINAL: 821Bobo

You forgot to mention battles of the mighty USS Penguin on her voyage to unknown. [:D]

Indeed. The Penguin proved mighty.

In the darkest hours of December 8th, when all leaked glum for the allies, an unlikely hero emerged. Just south of Guam, the USS Penguin encountered enemy forces. As the Japanese task force withdrew, the Penguin pursued with determination, leaving 2 Japanese ships burning in the night.


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 109,100, Range 16,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Kohuku Maru
xAK Nanman Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
AM Penguin

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Guam at 109,101, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Kohuku Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
xAK Nanman Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
AM Penguin
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The AK had some fires as well, I noticed. I have no idea, what those 2 ships were doing out there. I did most of this turn long ago and have forgotten why I was moving them.
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I was surprised as well. I thought it is Guam invasion because the regiment originally intended for Guam is just wasting of forces.
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I was surprised as well. I thought it is Guam invasion because the regiment originally intended for Guam is just wasting of forces.

I remember now what they were doing. They were headed to Saipan to pick up the Petes there and move them near an air HQ, since the Petes are so short-legged that they cannot transfer out of Saipan.
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Dec. 9th began much like Dec. 8th with submarine action across the Pacific throughout the night. Several U.S. subs tried to find targets along the Luzon coast, but Japanese anti-sub patrols and escorts were able to keep them away from getting many clear shots at good targets. Allied PT boats tried several times to make their way to Iba or Lingayen but were met by Japanese torpedo boats, which seem to be everywhere the first three days of the war, and the anti-sub patrols. The naval action was indecisive and a few PT boats were sunk. At the southern tip of Luzon, PT boats from Manila ran into a Japanese BB task force, and the Japanese commander promptly fired about 1,500 supply points of BB shells at PT boats. 2 PT boats were sunk in the engagement.

It was a difficult night for allied tankers. Just outside Palembang, the mythical founder of the Assyrian empire, Semiramis hit a minefield.


TF 357 encounters mine field at 49,91

Allied Ships
TK Semiramis, Mine hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage


Nearby, two Japanese subs found other the tankers Trix and Iris trying to remove the fuel from Palembang.

Submarine attack near Toboali at 50,92

Japanese Ships
SS I-121

Allied Ships
TK Strix, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Submarine attack near Muntok at 50,90

Japanese Ships
SS I-122

Allied Ships
TK Iris, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage


Both tankers were laden with fuel, which caught fire.

South of Luzon, near Jolo, the Chokai encountered the lead ships fleeing Manila.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Puerto Princesa at 74,85, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri
DD Sagiri
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
PG Asheville, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
PG Tulsa, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
AV Langley, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Lark
AM Whippoorwill
AO Pecos, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AO Trinity, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Mindanao, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
TK Gertrude Kellogg, Shell hits 2

Night Time Surface Combat, near Puerto Princesa at 74,85, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri
DD Sagiri
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
xAP President Madison, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Capillo, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
xAK Ethel Edwards, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Si Kiang, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Tantalus, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Yu Sang, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Night Time Surface Combat, near Zamboanga at 74,86, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami
DD Asagiri
DD Sagiri
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
TK Gertrude Kellogg, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk.


Quite a show by the Chokai. I changed her commander on turn 1 to the most aggressive captain in the Japanese navy with good naval skill. I wish I could take credit for the skillful deployment, but it was pure luck. Chokai was covering a Jolo invasion and had been concealed by a storm front since Dec. 7th. She moved north into the Manila fleet because I thought that the lead ships were the Manila DDs, and I was afraid that they would waste the Jolo landing. 2 of the DDs had hit mines at Bataan, however, and the entire DD group returned to Manila. 3 of the DDs had been hit by 60 Kg bombs on Dec. 7th.

2 Oilers and 5 tankers in one night. Often it is better to be lucky than good. If only every night could be like this for the IJN.

Just north of Chokai, another Japanese submarine found a target.

Submarine attack near Puerto Princesa at 74,85

Japanese Ships
SS I-123

Allied Ships
AS Otus, Torpedo hits 1


And in the Malaysian straight, the Japanese submarine fleet continued to prove itself.

SW attack near Tandjoengbalai at 48,78

Japanese Ships
SS I-166

Allied Ships
DD Isis, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Vendetta
DD Jupiter
DD Encounter


Really amazing how successful the Japanese subs have been in the early war.
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On Mindanao, Japanese BBs bombarded Cagayan with poor results. They did catch a few P-40s on the ground, however, who had flown down to protect the airfield there after Nells had bombed it the day before.

Naval bombardment of Cagayan at 79,89

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 3 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
CL Oi

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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


The bombardment came at night and the spotter planes were set to fly at daytime so there were no spotters for the bombardment. The captains of the BBs are terrible as well. Why are the worst Japanese captains in command of so many surface ships to start the war?
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Daylight over Luzon and the Betties shifted their target from the airfields to U.S. armor that had advanced on Cabantuan to assault the Japanese paratroopers who had landed there on Dec. 7th.

Morning Air attack on 192nd Tank Battalion, at 80,76 (Cabanatuan)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
G4M1 Betty x 30

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb


Morning Air attack on 194th Tank Battalion, at 80,76 (Cabanatuan)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
G4M1 Betty x 20

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 24 (2 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb


The paratroopers withdrew to the dot hex northeast of Cabanatuan that day and did not suffer an attack from the U.S. armor. The clear terrain in Cabanatuan made for a perfect killing field for the Betties and their 250 Kg bomb are capable of piercing the armor on the Grants. The weather cooperated with the Japanese and gave the pilots clear sight lines to their targets.
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While the weather has been cooperating nicely with the Japanese in the Phillipines: clear bombing over Luzon as storms hide Japanese surface fleet movements to the south, Nagumo has been fighting the weather as well as the allies at Pearl since Dec. 7th. Another day of storms in the central Pacific. Nagumo moved south and managed to get free of the squall, launching an attack on the airfield at Pearl, where the storm continued. Allied radar did not pick up the raid, and many allied fighters arrived late, which worked to their advantage. The late-comers to the battle got in among the bombers as the Japanese fighters were engaged with the ready aircraft. The airfield raid was hampered by the poor weather and came off badly. This battle was, without question, an allied victory.

Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 84
B5N2 Kate x 142

Allied aircraft
P-36A Mohawk x 24
P-40B Warhawk x 41
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 9 destroyed, 14 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-36A Mohawk: 2 destroyed
P-40B Warhawk: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed on ground
SBD-1 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
A-20A Havoc: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB West Virginia, and is sunk

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 11


My decision to launch bombers on the airfield was poor. The weather forecast called for overcast conditions, but the fighter sweep the day before into the thunderstorm did little to reduce the number of allied fighters. I was overly aggressive and trying to accomplish more, with the fuel and sorties available to me, than conditions and my opponent would allow. I must learn to settle for less than I would like to accomplish at times. The good news is that the bombers confirmed that West Virginia sank. The Maryland was observed to sink in the initial attack on Dec. 7th.
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Several bombers on the first day of the war had targeted the port at Hong Kong. A number of bomb hits were recorded, but nothing substantial. The allies assembled a cargo fleet on Dec. 8th to try to remove supplies and fuel from the besieged city. Two small groups of Mabels in command range of the 11th Air HQ loaded torpedos and sank 1 of the cargo ships. The rest remained in dock loading supplies and fuel, so a full-scale attack was planned to strike the port and the ships at anchor to prevent further loss of resources from the city.

Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 10
Ki-51 Sonia x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Fatshan, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Hanyang, Bomb hits 1
xAK Haraldsvang, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Hai Lee, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Hinsang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Nanning, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong at 77,61

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5M1 Mabel x 3
D3A1 Val x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
xAKL Joan Moller, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Bennevis, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAKL Halldor, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Soochow, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x B5M1 Mabel launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo


I bought out the Vals from the Home Island and the China command on turn 1 and attached them to the 23rd Air HQ. I do not like the Sonias for this port strike and a small wing of Lillies had been scheduled to fly against the port a well, but they failed to do so. The large group of Lillies and the Sallies were stood down for reasons that I will not reveal.
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In the late morning, the allies got some revenge for the vehicles destroyed at Cabanatuan.

Morning Air attack on TF, near San Fernando at 80,74

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 1

Allied aircraft
OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 damaged

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x OS2U-3 Kingfisher bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb


The Kingfishers have been quite the menace. This is the second or third AK that they have hit. It is burning and filled with vehicles... so quite a good show from the OS2U pilots. They trashed 6 90mm mortars and a couple support squades the day before.
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RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo)

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In the West, the Japanese landed at Sambas, adjacent to Singkawang, with an amphibious TF covered by the fast battleships and Ryujo's task force. I opted to land at Sambas because Task Force Z is still unaccounted for, and I suspected that they might appear from the mists at Singkawang to make trouble for my amphibious group. A fast-moving Japanese unit that landed at Patani made its leadership check twice in a row, got the extra movement it needed, and reached the hex just south of Alor Star. It was able to cut off, at least for the moment, the retreat of all four allied units at Alor Star. This was a plan, and I even changed the leader of that unit on day 1 to high leadership leader in an attempt to get the extra movement. So far so good in Malaysia for the empire. Japanese bombers struck the units at Alor Star for a second day and the airfield at Georgetown for the third straight day.
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The night of December 10th saw more surface and submarine action throughout the Pacific. Having fired 1500 supply of BB shells at PT boats, Yamishiro and Mutsu were not done yet, firing another 2000 supply points of BB shells at AKLs. In total, they netted about 11 VPs for these efforts. They did make a great show of their guns though.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 73,88, Range 7,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Yamashiro
CL Abukuma
CL Kitakami
DD Tanikaze
DD Arare
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
xAKL Don Jose, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
xAKL Sagoland, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
xAKL Paz, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
xAKL Anakan, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
xAKL Bisayas, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
xAKL Compagnia Filipinas, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
xAKL Corregidor, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
xAKL Palawan, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
xAKL Princess of Negros, Shell hits 6, and is sunk


Chokai had already destroyed most of the valuable targets fleeing Manila, and I did not really want the BBs to engage. Once again, they were moving to cut off any Dutch CLs that sought to engage the Jolo landing. They did manage to sink one target with the last of their ammo. The only ship that distinguished itself in the engagement was the Kitakami, which made good use of her torpedoes against the Holland. Kitakami and Oi are my favorite Japanese CLs. It is a sad day when, and if, the allies sink them.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Jolo at 73,87, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Yamashiro
CL Abukuma
CL Kitakami
DD Tanikaze
DD Arare
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
AS Holland, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo)

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Having failed in their first attempt to bombard Cagayan, the Fuso and Nagato TF sent in the escorts to bombard and yielded better results, which saved the TF commander the trouble of committing Seppuku upon his arrival at 2nd Fleet HQ.

Night Naval bombardment of Cagayan at 79,89

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 6 damaged
B-17D Fortress: 5 damaged
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40B Warhawk: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
CL Oi
DD Ariake
DD Yugure
DD Hatsuharu
DD Shigure
DD Shiratsuyu

Allied Ships
xAKL Luzon, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Manpower hits 2
Fires 116
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 7


The bombardment was followed up by a landing of the Kimuri detachment and an SNLF from Babeldaob. If I can get those B-17s on the ground offensive, these are BB shells well spent, in my opinion.
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