SqzMyLemon
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Japan stumbles right from the start with an underwhelming Dec. 7th. No ships confirmed sunk at Pearl Harbor and more importantly, not one CA, CL, DD or SS hit. Results against Allied LBA were not much better, as not a single 4E bomber was destroyed on the ground.
The port strike by Betty's against Manila damaged 11 enemy submarines, but sunk none outright. Some took 800kg bomb hits though, so hopefully a few will succumb to damage.
Elsewhere, a lot of LBA bombers did not fly. Most targets in China and Malaya were left untouched, only a port and airbase attack occurred at Georgetown.
The biggest disappointment and one that will have an immediate tactical impact is CV Kaga. She did not reach Babeldoab, in fact she travelled no farther than 6 hexes from her start point. I obviously did something wrong with this TF, as every other (*) TF reached it's intended destination. This means I have a fleet CV out of position for the critical first week of the war. My intended hammer in the Celebes is now missing and I fear much of the Allied shipping will escape destruction fleeing the Philippines. Many of my early invasion TF's heading towards the Celebes are now at risk, as they were relying on CV Kaga to clear the way.
KB is now in serious danger of an Allied SCTF counterattack from Pearl Harbor. I traditionally don't stay for a second day of bombing PH, and these results make it impossible to even consider staying for a second day. I don't recall what CV's use torpedo equipped Kate's during the attack, but only those from CV Akagi were deployed. The remaining CV's still have full torpedo sorties remaining. A big disappointment at Pearl Harbor.
Here are the after action reports for Pearl Harbor, Manila and Georgetown:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 41
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 110 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 55
B5N2 Kate x 117
D3A1 Val x 101
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 10 damaged
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
Allied aircraft losses
B-18A Bolo: 38 damaged
B-18A Bolo: 3 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 116 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 5 destroyed on ground
SBD-1 Dauntless: 20 damaged
SBD-1 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40B Warhawk: 43 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 3 destroyed on ground
B-17E Fortress: 8 damaged
B-17D Fortress: 25 damaged
P-36A Mohawk: 12 damaged
P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed on ground
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
A-20A Havoc: 22 damaged
A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
C-33: 2 damaged
C-33: 1 destroyed on ground
R3D-2: 2 damaged
O-47A: 9 damaged
O-47A: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 4, heavy damage
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 4, on fire
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
AM Turkey, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AV Curtiss, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB California, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1
Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Repair Shipyard hits 6
Airbase hits 30
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 67
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
26 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
18 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
7 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
City Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
11 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 72
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 22
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 29
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed on ground
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed on ground
Allied Ships
xAKL Raub, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Wing Sang, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires
xAKL Nam Yong, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Demosthenes, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAP Hong Siang, Bomb hits 5, on fire
xAP Kelantan, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
HDML Pahalwan, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk (The only confirmed Allied ship sunk on Dec. 7th) 
Airbase hits 26
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 62
Port hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
36 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
36 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 81
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
SS S-37, Bomb hits 4, heavy damage
TK Hai Kwang, Bomb hits 1
SS Searaven, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AS Otus, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Cape Fairweather, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Salmon, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
SS Perch, Bomb hits 1
SS Pike, Bomb hits 1
SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 2
SS Shark, Bomb hits 1
SS Swordfish, Bomb hits 1
ARD YFD-1 Dewey, Bomb hits 1
SS Porpoise, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
SS Sailfish, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
SS Snapper, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
I believe Jocke will be extremely happy with the results today. The submarines hit at Manila will probably hurt the most, but will be more than offset by a very poor Pearl Harbor attack. CV Kaga not reaching Babeldoab will have an immediate impact on my operations and the Allies will remain blissfully unaware of the danger she might have posed. 
Regardless of the days events and outcomes, we are off and running. Banzai!
< Message edited by SqzMyLemon -- 8/13/2012 1:11:28 AM >
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