Day of Infamy AAR - Feinder vs. Ngineer (no Ngineers allowed)

[Tanaka]

Good stuff! Hope you keep it going!

[Feinder]

2-20-1943

China

China is relatively quiet. He replaces. I replace. The cycle continues. I've move my paras to center to see if I can make mischief against that Comm-Chi Garrison. Only because Comm-Chi can't really be replaced. You'll see some of my land-based-air units transiting across China. I'm moving them up and thru towards Cent Pac. I don't really have the MPPs for them to pull replacements. But I'll at least try to position them.

[Feinder]

2-20-1943

Palau Islands

IJN Sub managed to catch Australian Marines loading at Hollandia. Destroyed -3sps, and have pulled back a hex (maybe he'll end up bumping my sub for more damage). Unfortunately, my Mari-Bomber had already run it's two patrols (evidence the light spotted streaks to SE. It did draw an intercept of P-38s out of Wewak.

Again, I think his next attack will be either at Palau or Sorong. His AV has enough movement to hit either that westerns New Guinea, or land at Palau. So I've positioned a CL and CA to intercept if he makes for a landing in Palau islands. I'm very aware that his CVs are not located and could be anywhere from Pearl Harbor or off Java at this point. But I've got CAP from a CVL over my two cruisers, and a Fighter at Davao for my CVL and heavies.

[Feinder]

2-20-1943

Strat Map, Losses, Builds, Economy

Strat Map - Air and Naval units. Also noted which units are under repair, and which were completed this turn (can be redeployed to Philippines next turn).

Losses - No losses.

Builds - All MPPs into replacements and repairs. No builds. No reinforcements next turn.

Economy - A little bit of dip. He's got a leech on the Philippine convoy. Good to know that, as I'll be pushing ships that way next turn (and I don't want to bump into his sub!).

[Feinder]

FWIW, work has been a b_tch these last two weeks. We are still trading turns. But I've been prioritizing getting turns back, rather than updating this AAR (which is quite a bit of work by the way!). I do have all the screen caps, and have a pretty fair recollection of the narratives to go with. There have been some interesting/exciting developments of late, I just haven't had the time to post the updates (I have 5 turns in the back-log to post). So, thank you for your continued interest, and patience!

[Feinder]

Ok! Let's see if I can get this AAR caught up to our game!

03-12-1943

Burma

Burma is fairly quiet this turn. He's holding back to pull replacements. You can see that I can no longer hold the Oil Fields at Yenang, and he's going to so grind down Pyinmana. I being really stretched on MPPs at this point (even with nearly 500mpp per turn). I've got to prioritize replacements elsewhere. I'm also going to have to pull out that SNLF-Div for re-deployment into the Central Pacific to help hold the National Morale targets there.

[Feinder]

03-12-1943

China

In the North, Nationalist Chinese forces continue to attack the Kalgan. The attacks are not successful, but the repeated attacks (and keeping 2 units adjacent), erodes the supplies of the city. I've shifted the HQ unit from Dutch East Indies into Tianjin, and will push him into Beiping (and thus send supplies via the road into Kalgan).

In Center, he continues to push at Zhengzhau, damaging the HQ there. Imperial forces counter-attack the Chinese Shock troops, driving them back, and badly maul the Nationalist Corps (thus pushing them off of 2 hexes adjacent).

In the South, Chinese units sortie out of Changsha towards Nanchang, and continue to their attacks near Nanning (he's got quite the mass of troops at Nanning; and you'll see that he's pushed a Inf-Corps further south towards the coastal road. Something to keep an eye on.

I feel like he killed a Garrison here in China somewhere, but the game is advanced by about +5 turns, and I don't exactly recall where the IJA Garrison was destroyed (I think in China).

The fundamental problem that I'm having with China is that, it's a fairly substantial drain on MPPs: I have to constantly fight-back and replace in China (for little for no measurable gain), just to keep the Chinese hoards at bay. Those are MPPs that I desperatly need elsewhere.

[Feinder]

03-12-1943

Solomons

US forces continued to assault our base at Guadalcanal. Our troops are blocked by sea, and there are currently 2x USN CVs aiding the assaults with Close Air Support. Still, our SNLF forces hold. Their job is really to hold as long as possible, to tie up as many Land-Air-Sea units, as long as possible.

[Feinder]

03-12-1943

Central Pacific

Busy Turn!

Likely acting on solid intelligence, two USN CVs struck our Float-Plane anchorage at Yap, destroying the squadron there, and greatly reducing our spotting ability in the subsequent turn. The USN carriers retreated to the SouthEast, but we could not maintain contact.

Next followed a massive assault on our base at Truk. 4x USN Battleships and strikes by two CVs smashed our bunkers, while bombardments by no less than 7x Amphibious Transport completely annihilated our SNLF-Div there. The subsequent landing was un-opposed, but the USMC-Div actually suffered heavy casualties when several of their assault transports hit mines along the reefs. The US Marines were able to occupy the base. Our attached AAA-Div will be left to fight on for as long as possible (interestingly, the continue to draw supplies from the 2nd port in on west of the atoll).

So therein became my delimma. The US/Allies have 6 fully loaded Ampbib Transport "near" Truk. They don't have an attack (already expended against Truk). But they could still land anywhere in the Palaus, or as far north as Saipan (still only held by Garrisons).

I have a fair-sized fleet a bit to the North, but the problem is, I can't really penetrate to ZoCs of any screens to get to his CVs. I did try pushing my damaged Sub after his CVs, but I was unable to locate anything but screening vessals. I'd loved to have been able to find his transports, but was unable to locate them. I had to take small consolation in sinking some of his screen, a squadron of RAN Destroyers.

And meanwhile, on the West Coast of New Guinea, his Australian Marine-Div captured Sorong and the Oil Wells there (not surprisingly).

[Feinder]

03-12-1943

Strat Map, Losses, Builds, Economy

Not a really great turn. Lost Truk, an SNLF-Div, and a Mari-Bmbr, traded for a RAN Destroyer.

Strat Map - Plotted locations of current Naval and Air assets. The fleet in the north is "diminished" and represents vessels under repair (and those marked "next turn" have completed repairs/upgrades and will be available next turn. My LBA is pretty beat up. I don't think any of them are at full strength, but I'm moving them towards the Philippines, because that seems to be where he's headed. Frankly, I'm trying to just screen him, and NOT force a major engagement yet. I'd really like to NOT lose my fleet; rather have most of it intact when I get my 6x CVs coming in the Summer.

Losses - As said above. Truk, SNLF-Div, Mari-Bmbr, Garrison. Vs. an Australian Destroyer.

Builds - MPPs to build something? What's that?!

MPPS - Still hanging at almost 500. Given that I'm still collecting MPPs from what amounts to the maximum conquest of (historic) Japan, I guess I'm doing ok. China a huge drain though, for squat.

[Feinder]

04-01-1943

Burma

Not un-expected, Allied forces renew their assault at Pyinmana. Our Indian Inf-Corps lead by the dissident Chandra Bose holds fast, while our Division of Light Tanks hit this Chindits from the south. At this point, Burma isn't producing much in MPPs, and this is going to be a delaying action, to get that SNLF-Div out (to CentPac), and the to try to slowly retreat to Rangoon and into Thailand.

[Feinder]

04-01-1943

China

Imperial forces are able to break the siege of Kalgan in the North, driving off the Nationalist Chinese force besieging the city. That's good, losing a capital was going to annoy me.

Nationalist forces continue to amass in the Center (and South), and are finally able to re-occupy the Communist Chinese base there.

He's also pushing Chinese Corps-Level units in the South (more action-points), towards the coast. I would think they have supply issues, but he's moving forward. I've got to shift one my Armies to follow him, so that he doesn't occupy Pakhoi or cut the road.

I'm getting spread kinda thin.

[Feinder]

04-01-1943

CentPac

Luck finally ran out for I-19. It was surrounded and bludgeoned to death my several Allied Destroyers and MTBs. He's probably a little frustrated with Truk, because he's still struggling with AAA-Div that continues to hold. He's dropping fresh units from the AVs to attack, but it's hanging on due to supply from the Port.

I've shifted my fleet towards the Palaus, to interpose between the Philippines. He's got several subs there (two USN and one Royal Navy, that I know of).

[Feinder]

04-01-1943

Strat Map, Losses, Builds, Economy

Strat Map - Known locations of ours and enemy units.

Losses - I-19 failed to report in.

Builds - Built two MTBs (hate his subs), and re-built the SNLF-Div from Truk (at least by being "nuked" by the AVs, it was destroyed with 5 supply and thus cheaper to rebuild. Obviously, June-July-August are going to be big reinforcement months, and cannot arrive soon enough!

Economy - Still hanging at around 490 MPPs.

[Feinder]

04-21-1943

Burma

A massive Allied attack throws back Bose's Inf-Corps, and retreats from the town of Pyinmang. Meanwhile IJA Imperial Forces counter-attack to try to hold the Allied units at bay, and cover the retreat towards Rangoon. Our SNLF-Div finally makes it to the port of Rangoon, and will be shipped at CentPac asap.

[Feinder]

04-21-1943

China

Frankly, it's really "the usual" grind in China (meaning that it's NOT helpful).

I could tell that he was shifting units from the North, into Center and South. So I pushed from Kalgan, and destroyed a Chinese Garrison blocking the pass. Frankly, it's really going to do anything but make me feel a little better, but it DID make me feel better to kill something.

Counter-Attacks my by more forces in the Center near Zhenzau, succeed in damaging some of his Nationalist units (taking casualties of their own). Again, this kind of pointless, but I have to keep eroding him, because otherwise China will build up and push to the coast.

Speaking of which...

Chinese Inf-Corps units surge out of Changsha, towards Ganzhou. And he continues to "drip" forces in the South in the Guandong province, cutting the Coastal Road. At this point, I'm spread too thin, and he's got pressure on Hong Kong. I've shifted a Garrison from the Home Islands into Hong Kong, to try to keep Canton from falling to China.

[Feinder]

04-21-1943

Solomons

Another large US invasion force now lands at Guadalcanal. Two USMC-Div, supported by Tanks and Artillery press towards Henderson Field. Their initial attacks are repulsed, and the Marine-Div attacking across the narrow channel from Tulagi is destroyed by a combined attack from our SNLF-Forces.

At least we can make it costly.

[Feinder]

04-21-1943

Central Pacific

Battle for Truk continues. US lands more fresh forces, and continues to bombard and grind our AAA-Div. But it holds. Order of the Immaculate Samurai awards all around.

I was able to get some additional troops into Saipan/Tinian/Yap last turn, so immediate threat is past (and he seems to be using those AVs without attacks, to cycle thru attacking my AAA-Div at Truk). Meanwhile, I continue to shift the fleet towards Luzon. I really hate his subs. One of them put a fish into a Heavy Cruiser, and another hit Yamato. I try to NOT keep out a ship at 6/7 SPs, because it's really losing it's effectiveness, and becomes a risk. And naval repairs are expensive.

[Feinder]

04-21-1943

Strat Map, Losses, Builds, Economy

Strat Map - "And now, For something completely different..." Relative line of control.

Losses - USMC-Div at Guadalcanal, and a Nationalist Chinese Garrison.

Builds - Rebuilt the lost Garrison, and a (new) SNLF-Div. Also the last MTB (we hate his subs).

Economy - About 490 MPPs again.

[Tanaka]

04-21-1943

Solomons

Another large US invasion force now lands at Guadalcanal. Two USMC-Div, supported by Tanks and Artillery press towards Henderson Field. Their initial attacks are repulsed, and the Marine-Div attacking across the narrow channel from Tulagi is destroyed by a combined attack from our SNLF-Forces.

At least we can make it costly.

You seem to be pushed back everywhere...I guess your fleet cannot contest the Guadalcanal landings?