Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo)

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Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo)

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Yamamota sat perplexed as he read the orders at Combined Fleet Headquarters. An admiral in Argentina was to take control of all Japanese forces in the Pacific theatre? Perhaps, even more perplexing to Yamamota was the news from Washington. The Japanese embassy had recently informed the imperial foreign office that the U.S. admiralty had turned over control of the Pacific theatre to a young army general from... Slovakia.

The AAR will document the heroic, desperate, and improbable battle between Argentina and Slovakia for control of the Pacific during the 2nd World War. Aurorus, in Argentina, will be in command of the Japanese, and 821Dobo of Slovakia will command the allied war effort.

This AAR will focus mostly on After action reports and commentary, rather than the details of strategy. It is open to 821Dobo, and I have invited him to add his comments whenever he likes.

It is a PDU:off game. The only "hard and fast" house rules are to pay political points for restricted units to cross political boundaries and the usual first-turn restrictions on the allies: only move existing TFs, no re-basing air units or forming new TFs. We also have a "gentleman's agreement" not to do anything absurd: i.e. use carriers to resize air units to unrealistic sizes and so forth.

Both players prefer to remain within the bounds of what was possible historically, so much as possible. 821Dobo thinks that large Japanese amphibious TFs moving deep into allied territory would have alerted the allies and cancelled the Dec. 7th surprise. I cannot argue with this logic. As such, I have also agreed not to make "unrealistic" moves on turn 1. This resulted in a few minor changes to the intricate (and sandboxed about 30 times) opening move that I decided to use for this game. Not many, however, since, as I explained to 821Dobo, I do not like to exploit the warping TFs to make many deep moves into allied territory anyway. Sending a bunch of cargo ships loaded with divisions of irreplaceable 80 exp troops deep into enemy territory is not, in my opinion, a great idea.

So the first turn is away. First Air Fleet has left Etorofu for parts unknown. Radio silence is observed throughout the empire as the entire Japanese surface fleet slips from its moorings into the night. Where will the hammer fall first and hardest? Where will the allies defend and surprise the Japanese? It is to be War in the Pacific between those great maritime powers of antiquity: Argentina and Slovakia.
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RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Dobo)

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Glad to see another Slovak player in the game :) Good luck to 821Dobo
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RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo)

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Just before sunrise at Pearl Harbor - a stroke of good fortune for the Japanese.



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 41
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Midget Sub attack inside harbor of Pearl Harbor!!!

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-18, hits 1

Allied Ships
BB California, Torpedo hits 1
PC Tiger

PC Tiger loses contact with SSX Ha-18


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Midget Sub attack inside harbor of Pearl Harbor!!!

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-19, hits 1

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania, Torpedo hits 1
PC Taney



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Shortly thereafter, carrier aircraft from First Air Fleet fill the skies over Pearl.

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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48
B5N2 Kate x 144
D3A1 Val x 135

Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 4
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 7 destroyed on ground
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
B-18A Bolo: 4 destroyed on ground
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
P-36A Mohawk: 2 destroyed on ground
B-17D Fortress: 2 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 8 destroyed on ground
O-47A: 1 destroyed on ground
A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
SBD-1 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
C-33: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
BB Maryland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
BB California, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Dewey, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AV Curtiss, Torpedo hits 1
AR Medusa, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
AD Whitney, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 24
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 71
Port hits 15
Port fuel hits 8
Port supply hits 1

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A very good Pearl Harbor strike. The strike came in at 9,000, and the Vals level bombed, taking few casualties from flak. Leaving the 80+ exp. flight commanders in the squadrons, instead of sending them to training squadrons, resulted in a more accurate attack.
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RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo)

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Meanwhile, over Luzon, the U.S. commander received notice of a submarine attack at Pearl and sorted his aircraft in numbers. Fortunately for the Japanese, the air coordination was perfect. The sweeps came in ahead of the raids, and the raids were coordinated.

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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 34

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed


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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

Allied aircraft
P-35A x 18
P-40B Warhawk x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-35A: 6 destroyed
P-40B Warhawk: 5 destroyed


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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
G4M1 Betty x 81

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-4 Catalina: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
AS Canopus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
SS Porpoise, Bomb hits 1
DD John D. Ford, Bomb hits 1
SS Sailfish, Bomb hits 1
xAK Capillo, Bomb hits 1
AM Tanager, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
DD Pope, Bomb hits 1
SS Shark, Bomb hits 2
SS Snapper, Bomb hits 1
DD Pillsbury, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
SS Seal, Bomb hits 1
SS S-40, Bomb hits 1
SS Saury, Bomb hits 1
SS Sculpin, Bomb hits 1
SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 2
SS S-41, Bomb hits 1
TK Gertrude Kellogg, Bomb hits 1
AO Pecos, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Swordfish, Bomb hits 1

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 39
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
G3M2 Nell x 36

Allied aircraft
P-35A x 5
P-40B Warhawk x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 2 damaged

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

Airbase hits 22
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 44

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This could have been a very bad day for Japan over Luzon with 70 allied cap fighters scrambling. The perfect air coordination of the Japanese strikes was not owing to fortune entirely. I spent a lot of my political points ensuring that all of my air HQs and squadrons had the best commanders. I also transfered one of the zero wings, with its detachments, to the 21st Air HQ from the 23rd, to ensure that both bomber groups had sweeping fighters and escort fighters attached to the same HQ. Also notice that all the Betties struck Manilla, while the Gnells struck Clark Field. By using the same type of plane in each strike, I increased the probability of good coordination. Since the Manila strike had bombers from both Air HQs, fighter detachments from each HQ flew escort for that strike.
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RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo)

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As the air forces battled over Luzon, Japanese amphibious task forces landed at Iba, Lingayen, and Mauben. The invasion at Iba was preceded by a shore bombardment from a heavy cruiser squadron, causing significant damage to the P-40s that were not involved in the fight over Manilla and Clark Field. The invasion at Lingayen was accompanied by 2 BBs to soften up the shore batteries there ahead of the landing.

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Naval bombardment of Iba at 78,75

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 35 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CA Maya
CL Natori
DD Nagatsuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Minazuki
DD Satsuki

Allied ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Resources hits 1
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 32
Port hits 18
Port supply hits 3

CA Ashigara firing at Iba
CA Maya firing at Iba
CL Natori firing at Iba
DD Nagatsuki firing at Iba
DD Fumizuki firing at Iba
DD Minazuki firing at Iba
DD Satsuki firing at 31st PA Infantry Division


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Pre-Invasion action off Lingayen (79,75) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

25 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
DD Kuretake
DD Hokaze
xAK Nihonka Maru
DD Sanae

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

Allied ground losses:
232 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 30 (15 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)

BB Hyuga firing at 21st PA Infantry Division
BB Ise firing at 86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion firing at BB Ise
DD Kuretake firing at 21st PA Infantry Division
DD Hokaze firing at 21st PA Infantry Division
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Paratroopers also dropped at Cabantuan


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Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 484 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 18

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
B-10B: 1 destroyed

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF/1
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RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo)

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ORIGINAL: Aurorus

Meanwhile, over Luzon, the U.S. commander received notice of a submarine attack at Pearl and sorted his aircraft in numbers. Fortunately for the Japanese, the air coordination was perfect. The sweeps came in ahead of the raids, and the raids were coordinated.

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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 34

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 6 destroyed


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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27

Allied aircraft
P-35A x 18
P-40B Warhawk x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-35A: 6 destroyed
P-40B Warhawk: 5 destroyed


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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
G4M1 Betty x 81

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-4 Catalina: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied Ships
AS Canopus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
SS Porpoise, Bomb hits 1
DD John D. Ford, Bomb hits 1
SS Sailfish, Bomb hits 1
xAK Capillo, Bomb hits 1
AM Tanager, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
DD Pope, Bomb hits 1
SS Shark, Bomb hits 2
SS Snapper, Bomb hits 1
DD Pillsbury, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
SS Seal, Bomb hits 1
SS S-40, Bomb hits 1
SS Saury, Bomb hits 1
SS Sculpin, Bomb hits 1
SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 2
SS S-41, Bomb hits 1
TK Gertrude Kellogg, Bomb hits 1
AO Pecos, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Swordfish, Bomb hits 1

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 39
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
G3M2 Nell x 36

Allied aircraft
P-35A x 5
P-40B Warhawk x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 2 damaged

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

Airbase hits 22
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 44

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This could have been a very bad day for Japan over Luzon with 70 allied cap fighters scrambling. The perfect air coordination of the Japanese strikes was not owing to fortune entirely. I spent a lot of my political points ensuring that all of my air HQs and squadrons had the best commanders. I also transfered one of the zero wings, with its detachments, to the 21st Air HQ from the 23rd, to ensure that both bomber groups had sweeping fighters and escort fighters attached to the same HQ. Also notice that all the Betties struck Manilla, while the Gnells struck Clark Field. By using the same type of plane in each strike, I increased the probability of good coordination. Since the Manila strike had bombers from both Air HQs, fighter detachments from each HQ flew escort for that strike.


Very nice, I wanted to do something similar but house rules did not allow for a LBA port strike so the Bettys hit Clark and Iba with just escorts and no sweeps.
I hoped the surprise would make the CAP less dangerous but it was still bad.
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In Malaysia, a morning fighter sweep cleared the skies over Georgetown, as bombers struck the airfield at Kuantan and the ground forces at Alor Star and Khota Baru.

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Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 32

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed


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Morning Air attack on Kuantan , at 51,79

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 48

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 5 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed on ground
Blenheim I: 10 damaged
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 30

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Morning Air attack on 6th Indian Brigade, at 49,73 (Alor Star)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 53

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
31 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 51,75 (Kota Bharu)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 24
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 55

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

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With Task Force Z hidden out of sight, Gnells and Betties from Saigon traded their torpedoes for bombs and struck the airfield and port at Georgetown in the afternoon.

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Afternoon Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G3M2 Nell x 44
G4M1 Betty x 27

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 2
Buffalo I x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 1 destroyed
Blenheim IF: 2 destroyed on ground
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAK Demosthenes, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Hong Siang, Bomb hits 15, and is sunk
xAK Wing Sang, Bomb hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ellenga, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Kelantan, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
HDML Pahalwan, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
HDML Panglima, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
HDML Pennigat, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Nam Yong, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
HDML Panji, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

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

Airbase hits 27
Airbase supply hits 15
Runway hits 59
Port hits 9
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 3

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As evening fell over Malaysia, a large Japanese landing commenced at Khota Bharu. The allies also detected Japanese transports at Patani and Singora. The battleship Kongo was also sighted and attacked about 250 east of Kuantan by a handful of allied bombers still able to sortie from Kuantan. A5M4s from a nearby Japanese CV task force were flying CAP.

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Terempa at 56,80

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 7

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 2
Hudson I x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo

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And so ends a day that will live in infamy.
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RE: Argentina vs. Slovakia (Aurorus against 821Bobo)

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I only hit the port with 1 squadron of Betties, the rest hit the airfield. Of course, there was nothing on the airfield to hit, since all the fighters had scrambled. That is ok though. The A6M2s did a good job and accomplished the task that I had set out to do. The bomb hits on the ships in port look worse than the damage actually is. Most of the bomb hits were 60 kg bombs, so I doubt anything sunk.
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ORIGINAL: Barb

Glad to see another Slovak player in the game :) Good luck to 821Dobo

BTW, I am a fool. His username is 821Bobo.
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Lots of torpedo hits on the BB's. They are going to be in dry dock for a loooong time.

By the way...you two do at least have one common language? [:)]
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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Lots of torpedo hits on the BB's. They are going to be in dry dock for a loooong time.

By the way...you two do at least have one common language? [:)]

We probably have more than one language in common. We both speak and write English. He knows some Spanish, and I also know some German, French, and Hebrew. I do not know Slovak, though, so he has a decided advantage.
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ORIGINAL: Aurorus

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Lots of torpedo hits on the BB's. They are going to be in dry dock for a loooong time.

By the way...you two do at least have one common language? [:)]

We probably have more than one language in common. We both speak and write English. He knows some Spanish, and I also know some German, French, and Hebrew. I do not know Slovak, though, so he has a decided advantage.


Wait, wait, wait. You are the Slovak guy and you do not speak Slovak and he is from Argentina and knows "some" Espanol. [:D] [:D]

Es muy, loco, senor!
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Wait, wait, wait. You are the Slovak guy and you do not speak Slovak and he is from Argentina and knows "some" Espanol. [:D] [:D]

Es muy, loco, senor!

I am in Argentina, and 821Bobo is in Slovakia. He knows some Spanish. I do not know any Slovak, however, so he has an advantage. Y si, hablo Español. No es tan loco.
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Ah, si, entiendo. Que tengas buen suerte.
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By the way...you two do at least have one common language?

Interesting thought when we consider that these days probably everyone has at least elementary knowledge of English.
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Naval bombardment of Iba at 78,75

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 35 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground

There is only one squadron(24 planes) based on Iba. 36 reported seems to be way off. Should I blame FOW and the usual Japanese exaggeration?
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ORIGINAL: 821Bobo
Naval bombardment of Iba at 78,75

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 35 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground

There is only one squadron(24 planes) based on Iba. 36 reported seems to be way off. Should I blame FOW and the usual Japanese exaggeration?


Surely there is no exaggeration. I have instructed my digital aides to be as accurate as economists in their reports. But, yes, FOW and the AAR lists exaggerated numbers of ¨hits on planes,¨not ¨planes hit.¨ Therefore, the same plane could be dammaged twice and show up as 2 planes damaged, or even three, or four.
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Some planes are damaged more than once, but not destroyed.[:)]
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Good to know. I always thought thats the actual number of damaged planes not numbers of hits. Thanks
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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
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