Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Seems much more likely that Lowpe would have those damaged BBs hole up in the nearest port to work on system damage before risking a move to a shipyard. He also knows you well enough to be wary of the subs you always vector onto cripples.
That said, two torpedo hits and additional damage messages afterward could mean the ship just never made port. We should know in six months or so ... [8|]

After seeing Mutsu take 5 torpedoes (!!) and make port, and Myoko take (IIRC) 3 fish plus a few bombs and still get back, I won't believe the reports just now. The Hiei is still out there with some damage as well, so the hunt is on.

He does seem to head for the nearest port, but the nearest bases are dot hexes. He wouldn't sit them there so close to Singers would he? Hmmmmm.

I have enough recon to check them all in a day and do some scout bombing. [:)]

[IJV]

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: ny59giants_MatrixForum

I would have two subs in parallel patrol zones between CRB and Hong Kong. Hopefully, you can sink a cripple trying to reach the repair shipyard at HK.

Some interesting news about the Haruna. It's now listed in the sunk reports as going down near Cam Rahn Bay. Two hexes off in fact. I don't believe it's sunk for a minute, but that hex is straddled by two subs and I have 4-5 more in the area that will vector in. I've also brought in some search to the Pi to aim that direction.

Maybe I can catch her or the Hiei for another go at it. [:)]

Sinking reports are a bit odd that way - I find what it means is that the ship added some points of damage or suffered an adverse repair event (couldn't confidently say which, but I'm pretty comfortable saying it's one of them) in the location reported. That is to say, actually the fact that it had an updated sinking location kinda means it's more likely to be afloat (on the presumption that if it's able to move that fast it's probably not as badly damaged as all that), but you know where - can also be used to track e.g Pearl Harbour survivors as they head back to the US for repairs, that sort of thing.

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[font="Times New Roman"]May 19, 1942[/font]

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The 19th brings no sighting of any damaged BBs or their escorts. Subs do encounter the xAP TF now heading for Kota Bharu. No hits. An s-class does pick off a supply trip by a single xAKL to Mersing. Good intel there. He is suffering from the rail being closed off and desperate to get supply into the troops South of Malacca.

Allied forces continue to pile into Batu Palat and slowly move out to Malacca where the roads are better. The Allies now have an Indian and a British ID landed, plus three Aussie brigades, and Indian brigade, two Indian tank brigades and several smaller armoured units. A lot more is on the way. I'm now beginning to prep units for landings along the Burmese coastline.

At Singers naval bombardment are now taking a toll as a land bombardment shows IJA AV down from 1500+ to 1387 now. Supply will be running short, disruption and fatigue continuing to grow, and these troops getting closer and closer to being cut off completely. Instead of my original pan to capture middle Malaysia first, I may go for Kluong, Mersing and swing a blocking force into Johore Baru to completely isolate these major IJA divisions. If that works the Allies would need space for 100k more troops in POW camps. [:)]

In Soviet lands the solo 111th tank division continues to get pummelled from the air, but mostly suffers disabled. It'll have plenty of time to recover before it's next battle.
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ASW attack near Balikpapan at 64,98

Japanese Ships
PB Hong Kong Maru
AGP Kitahuku Maru
AG Yanagigawa
AG Hiyori Maru
AG Naruo Maru
AO Iro
AO Hayamoto
AKE Zinzan Maru
AKE Miyadono Maru
AKE Kureha Maru #3
TK San Luis Maru
AMc Toshi Maru #1
AMc Tamo Maru #6
PB Heiyo Maru
PB Zuiko Maru
PB Shinko Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS O23, hits 2

SS O23 is sighted by escort

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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 53,75

Japanese Ships
PB Kenan Maru
AK Kyushu Maru
xAP Keihuku Maru
xAP Tsingtao Maru
xAK Nisso Maru
xAK Kansai Maru
PB Yasushima Maru

Allied Ships
SS KVIII

SS KVIII launches 2 torpedoes at PB Kenan Maru
KVIII bottoming out ....

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Night Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru at 50,83

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
CA Devonshire
CA Dorsetshire
DD Monaghan
DD Aylwin
DD Farragut

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

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1

Walrus II acting as spotter for CA Cornwall
CA Cornwall firing at Johore Bahru

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Night Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru at 50,83

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle
CL Hobart
CL Perth
CL Achilles
DD Dewey
DD Dale
DD Cassin
DD Downes

Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Resources hits 1
Runway hits 9
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

CL Newcastle firing at 5th Division

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Night Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru at 50,83

Allied Ships
CA Astoria
CA Louisville
CA Northampton
CA Portland
CL Boise
DD Benham
DD Maury
DD McCall
DD Patterson

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

CA Astoria firing at 5th Division

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Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
BB Resolution
BB Ramillies
BB Royal Sovereign
BB Revenge

Japanese ground losses:
286 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Resolution
BB Resolution firing at 18th Division

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Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CA Canberra
CL Glasgow
CL Mauritius

Japanese ground losses:
171 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

CA Exeter firing at 18th Division
Seagull V acting as spotter for CA Canberra
CA Canberra firing at 56th Division

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Sub attack near Mersing at 51,82

Japanese Ships
xAKL Tonegawa Maru, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-41

xAKL Tonegawa Maru is sighted by SS S-41
SS S-41 attacking on the surface

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Submarine attack near Mersing at 51,82

Japanese Ships
xAKL Tonegawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII

xAKL Tonegawa Maru is sighted by SS KXVIII
SS KXVIII launches 2 torpedoes

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Morning Air attack on 111th Tank Division, at 110,36 , near Tsitsihar

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 29
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 7 damaged

Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 34 (3 destroyed, 31 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44814 troops, 623 guns, 295 vehicles, Assault Value = 1482

Defending force 47620 troops, 609 guns, 285 vehicles, Assault Value = 1387

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

Allied ground losses:
226 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
27th Australian Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2nd Gordons Battalion
1st Malay Battalion
3rd SSVF Battalion
2nd Malay Battalion
1st Mysore Battalion
11th Indian Division
2/17 Dogra Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
1st Hyderabad Battalion
46th Indian Brigade
2nd Loyal Battalion
SSVF Brigade
9th Indian Division
1st RAA Med Arty Regiment
109th RN Base Force /1
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Base Force
109th RAF Adv Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
113th RAF Adv Base Force
2/2nd Hy AA Regiment
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
Singapore Fortress
IV Indian Corps
Kowloon Bde /3
110th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd RAA Med Arty Regiment
III Indian Corps
224 Group RAF /2
2nd ISF Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
1st ISF Base Force
2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
223 Group RAF
Malaya Army
112th RAF Adv Base Force /2

Defending units:
2nd/A Division
2nd/B Division
56th Division
18th Division
2nd/C Division
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
21st Air Defense AA Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
92nd JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Oboto (99,31)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 6235 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 215

Defending force 756 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Allied adjusted assault: 206

Japanese adjusted defense: 9

Allied assault odds: 22 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Oboto !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
267 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
227th Rifle Brigade

Defending units:
5th Mongol Cavalry Division
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A lot of fighters now in upper Malaya. Probably supporting whatever landing is happening up there. Odd that not a lot of troops shown in base. I know troops are on this TF as it was hit by a sub earlier.

[ny59giants]

Can you get some US Marine CD units into Malaya?? Symon reported to me years ago that they have some of the best artillery for the Allies. Plus, you would have something in case Jeff tries to bombard your troops along the coast.

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ORIGINAL: ny59giants_MatrixForum

Can you get some US Marine CD units into Malaya?? Symon reported to me years ago that they have some of the best artillery for the Allies. Plus, you would have something in case Jeff tries to bombard your troops along the coast.

We think alike!!

Two Marine Defence units are 7 hexes out of Oosthaven, with 2-3 more on the way (basically all of them I can scrape up that aren't in the Aleutians).

They have great guns once they upgrade. Not bad now. I've got a US CD unit in Merak, a few Indian ones scattered around in Sabang, in Singers and on Malaya, and any more that arrive will all be heading this way. The RN base forces also have some 6 inch guns, so those are extra useful.

I also like the idea of putting them on some of the straits bases scattered around so if ships wander through they get shot up. All of the dots spreading out between Malaya and Borneo are crying out for mines and CD guns. [:)]

[BBfanboy]

I think the Brit 6" guns can also upgrade to more accurate/faster firing models, no?

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I think the Brit 6" guns can also upgrade to more accurate/faster firing models, no?

I'm not sure about that. I think those continue to be the standard. I'll have a look.

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[font="Times New Roman"]May 20, 1942[/font]

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Subs are finding BBs, but not always the right ones. The Skipjack found another working Mk 14 for a big tanker near the Celebes that is fleeing the Balikpapan area.

I sent some small minesweepers into Singkawang, and they did good initial work on clearing the minefields there to prepare for bombardments. I want to see his reaction right now. I won' go ahead until I have DMS ready to get more out of the way. Unfortunately these didn't respond correctly to orders, and instead of flanking in and out, stayed in hex to be caught by later raids. I hate losing any escorts at this stage, but they at least were useful in their demise.

The bombers take on the job of supply destruction in lower Malaya, hitting Kluong mercilessly, and making some progress at Mersing. Another group hits Den Passar where I worry a Nettie strike package could emerge. So far he hasn't used the level 3 field there at all. It should be closed after today's strikes, but I'll let the Dutch B-10s keep going at it for a few more days.

In Soviet lands the 111th tank division keeps getting pounded. Not many destroyed though, which is a positive. Tomorrow it should be clear. I'll now work on how best to allocate the very good Soviet AA units across the map in defensive positions.
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ASW attack near Terempa at 56,79

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
DD Kazegumo
DD Hokaze
DD Akikaze
DD Uzuki

Allied Ships
SS Swordfish

SS Swordfish is sighted by escort
Swordfish bottoming out ....

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Sub attack near Donggala at 68,97

Japanese Ships
TK Ogura Maru #1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Hong Kong Maru
AGP Kitahuku Maru
AG Yanagigawa
AG Hiyori Maru
AG Naruo Maru
AO Iro
AO Hayamoto
AKE Zinzan Maru
AKE Miyadono Maru
AKE Kureha Maru #3
TK San Luis Maru
AMc Sobun Maru
AMc Toshi Maru #1
AMc Tamo Maru #6
PB Heiyo Maru
PB Zuiko Maru
PB Shinko Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS Skipjack

SS Skipjack launches 2 torpedoes at TK Ogura Maru #1
Skipjack diving deep ....

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TF 100 encounters mine field at Singkawang (56,88)

Allied Ships
MMS-51

5 mines cleared

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TF 241 encounters mine field at Singkawang (56,88)

Allied Ships
AM Finch
AM Whippoorwill

15 mines cleared

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Morning Air attack on 111th Tank Division, at 110,36 , near Tsitsihar

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 42
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 10 damaged

Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 30 (4 destroyed, 26 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Denpasar , at 58,108

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 9

No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb
6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Kluong , at 50,82

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 19
B-26 Marauder x 17

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 17
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Kluong , at 50,82

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 22

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Denpasar , at 58,108

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 2
B-17E Fortress x 11
LB-30 Liberator x 5

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 42

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
A6M3 Zero x 12
G4M1 Betty x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AM Whippoorwill, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AM Finch, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

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Ground combat at Langsa (46,74)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3774 troops, 34 guns, 256 vehicles, Assault Value = 198

Defending force 3729 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118

Allied adjusted assault: 160

Japanese adjusted defense: 351

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
358 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Garrison Cdo
7th Cav Recce Regiment
7th Armoured Brigade

Defending units:
41st Infantry Regiment

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One amazing piece of info from SIGINT I forgot to report a few days ago is a CVL sighting location. CVL Shoho is moving to Maizuru. This should confirm that a mini-KB is still operating in the Northern Pacific and that the KB is not unified as one strike force. Love getting this kind of stuff, although it's rare! Subs are already vectoring in to see if they can make a contact.

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[font="Times New Roman"]May 21, 1942[/font]

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Something interesting is brewing. My little Lysanders flying recon over Hong Kong have found that there may be some cruisers and destroyers in port repairing, along with several auxiliaries, including AR types. There are only 10 fighters listed as well. The DL of 9/10 gives me some confidence to go for it here. I've decided to take a massive risk and fly 4Es back into Clark Field to get within normal bombing load range form this nice big level 8 field. Ahhhh, feels good to be back!

For now anyway. Clark has a 1/6 detection level, which makes me think he won't necessarily notice that all of these 4Es are here without CAP protection! Yikes! [:-][;)]

I've set 2Es in China as well, and sent one small P-38 group to China to help sweep. The AVG will fly escort and LR CAP from Kukong. Strikes at the oil have resulted in a concentration of fighters there on Borneo and in Malaya, and it looks like other areas are less well defended. I'll also recon Cam Ranh Bay and Saigon to see what is there tomorrow.

In other news, 10 x DB-3M make a very successful night strike on the airfields at Harbin. This is why I like to set an HR on night bombing airfields and ports. Only 10 bombers got 18 hits to the fields, and destroyed 2-4 Oscars while the damaged planes messages in the replay were through the roof. If I set the 150 2E in range I might be able to close this base in one night strike. That is simply too much, but under 50 bombers it at least can be managed.

At Singers I've decided to set all bombardments to hit Singers troops. The ones at Johore seem to be more heavily fortified and results are getting better and better at Singers as moonlight improves. Tomorrow five different TFs will bombard, including the four R class BBs.

The battle at Langsa continues, but the Dutch take a hit in the second round. I'll walk them out and let the armor pound away in a few turns after fatigue goes back down from two 1:2 results in a row.
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Night Air attack on Harbin , at 109,39

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4

Allied aircraft
DB-3M x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 3 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x DB-3M bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Night Naval bombardment of Johore Bahru at 50,83

Allied Ships
CA Astoria
CA Louisville
CA Northampton
CA Portland
CL Boise
DD Benham
DD Maury
DD McCall
DD Patterson

Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 4
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 1

CA Louisville firing at 5th Division
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Northampton

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Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
BB Resolution
BB Ramillies
BB Royal Sovereign
BB Revenge

Japanese ground losses:
208 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Resolution
BB Resolution firing at 56th Division

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Night Naval bombardment of Singapore at 50,84

Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CA Canberra
CL Glasgow
CL Mauritius

Japanese ground losses:
135 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Walrus II acting as spotter for CA Exeter
CA Exeter firing at 2nd/A Division

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ASW attack near Terempa at 55,83

Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu
DD Isokaze

Allied Ships
SS S-37, hits 3, heavy damage

SS S-37 launches 4 torpedoes at CL Jintsu
S-37 bottoming out ....

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Morning Air attack on Canton , at 77,59

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-43A-1 Lancer x 9

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x P-43A-1 Lancer sweeping at 15000 feet *

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Ground combat at Langsa (46,74)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3743 troops, 34 guns, 256 vehicles, Assault Value = 192

Defending force 3447 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88

Allied adjusted assault: 105

Japanese adjusted defense: 167

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
458 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Garrison Cdo
7th Cav Recce Regiment
7th Armoured Brigade

Defending units:
41st Infantry Regiment
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The 22nd opens with Soviet subs having some success in the DEI. They were languishing without target and getting hit by tooo many ASW bombs up near the HI, so I've based about 15 out of Manila.

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And Another. [:)]

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Today the bombers flew. The AVG easily brushes aside some Notes and Hong Kong port takes a pounding. [:)]

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After the British and Chinese 2E the 4E come calling!

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Based on yesterday's recon, I changed some orders and sent the longer ranged LB-30 and B-17D to Cam Ranh Bay. This was unexpected!!!

Awesome to get a few hits on a Japanese fleet CV in port, and I'm sure this rattled Lowpe to the core. Unfortunately the seven 500lb GP bombs look to have all bounced except one that destroyed a 12.7cm mount. At least a fire was going at the end of the turn. No idea what damage this may have caused, but it's sure to make him keep the Zuikaku off the front lines and get her patched up, I'd think. Can't believe the luck of this one!! [&o]

The two BBs hit by torpedoes recently were also holed up there, the Hiei and Haruna. They also took a few bouncers each.

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[font="Times New Roman"]May 22, 1942[/font]

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The ships at Hong Kong look to be devastated, with maybe one or two surviving the strikes. Unfortunately there weren't CA and DD as the rollover had shown, but the ARs wiped out are a nice bonus.

At Cam Rant Bay the KB is also parked in hex, and subs will be thrown this direction from all over the DEI tomorrow in an effort to hit the damaged Zuikaku again. I'm pretty sure he'll leave the base, and I'm guessing will head toward Bangkok with the main body, but may send the Zuikaku toward the HI. I'll work on both of those paths.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 22, 1942
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Sub attack near Tawi Tawi at 71,91

Japanese Ships
xAP Kashima Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PB Taijin Maru
xAP Ural Maru
xAP Takatiho Maru
DD Yunagi
TB Otori

Allied Ships
SS ShCh-121

SS ShCh-121 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Kashima Maru
ShCh-121 diving deep ....

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Sub attack near Tawi Tawi at 70,91

Japanese Ships
AK Sado Maru, Torpedo hits 1
PB Taijin Maru
xAP Ural Maru
DD Yunagi
TB Otori

Allied Ships
SS ShCh-120

SS ShCh-120 launches 2 torpedoes at AK Sado Maru
ShCh-120 diving deep ....

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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
DB-3M x 2
H81-A3 x 12
Blenheim I x 5
Blenheim IV x 2
Hudson IIIa x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Iwaki Maru, Bomb hits 1
AR Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Onoe Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AR Manila Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Osaka Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Repair Shipyard hits 4
Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x DB-3M bombing from 6000 feet *
City Attack: 5 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 28
Blenheim I x 4
Blenheim IV x 5
Hudson IIIa x 4

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Yokohama Maru, Bomb hits 1
AR Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AR Manila Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Osaka Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Kisogawa Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAK Teiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1
AR Tokyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

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

Port hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Blenheim IV bombing from 6000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 2

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Teiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Onoe Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Josho Maru, Bomb hits 1
AR Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire [I don't think I've ever seen 100% accuracy in a port strike] [:)]

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 16
B-17E Fortress x 32

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AR Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Josho Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Onoe Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
AR Manila Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Yokohama Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
AR Tokyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Iwaki Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Nako Maru #2, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Teiyo Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kisogawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AR Nankai Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
AR Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

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

Port hits 11
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 16
B-17E Fortress x 8

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AR Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Onoe Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kisogawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Iwaki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Teiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Nako Maru #2, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
AR Nankai Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AR Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Port hits 5
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Cam Ranh Bay , at 64,72

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 1

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 4000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Cam Ranh Bay , at 64,72

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 5
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire

Port hits 4
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 28
B-17E Fortress x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AR Hokuroku Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AR Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
AR Manila Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Onoe Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Teiyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kisogawa Maru, and is sunk

Port hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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The air groups present give me a pretty good idea of which CVs are here, (Kaga, Zuikaku, Hire and Soryu), and it'll be interesting to see where they go next.

[BBfanboy]

Wow- five or six ARs clobbered in one place - talk about putting all your eggs in one basket. That will hurt his plans to operate the navy at small, newly conquered ports. Their position in HK rather than Truk suggests he might be staging for a move into the IO?

And of course plastering carriers in port is always good times for the plasterer (but not the plasteree!) [:)]

Well done sir! [&o]

EDIT: Thought of another reason those ARs would be in HK - there are in the process of conversion to AR in the SY - which takes something like 9 months.

[Canoerebel]

ORIGINAL: obvert
...

At Cam Rant Bay the KB is also parked in hex....

Cam Rant Bay? You been channeling Greyjoy lately?

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

ORIGINAL: obvert
...

At Cam Rant Bay the KB is also parked in hex....

Cam Rant Bay? You been channeling Greyjoy lately?

Actually the worst thing you can do is to undervaluate your enemy. It could outurn in a massacre![:D][;)]

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Wow- five or six ARs clobbered in one place - talk about putting all your eggs in one basket. That will hurt his plans to operate the navy at small, newly conquered ports. Their position in HK rather than Truk suggests he might be staging for a move into the IO?

And of course plastering carriers in port is always good times for the plasterer (but not the plasteree!) [:)]

Well done sir! [&o]

EDIT: Thought of another reason those ARs would be in HK - there are in the process of conversion to AR in the SY - which takes something like 9 months.

Could be, could be. He might miss these for sure, and the points are good once they're converted to AR.

I've threatened HK before too, so kind of surprised it was left less defended. Cam Ranh Bay without CAP and CVs and BBs in port boggles my mind!! [X(]

[Canoerebel]

Watch out or he may raid Scoodra, with KB emerging from the shades.

(Dang, don't it make ya miss Greyjoy?)