[AAR] À la guerre comme à la guerre - Linus (J) vs ste_peterpan (A)

Note:

In appena un mese, cioè dall'assalto a Hiderabad(Sindh), ho trasferito in India ben 8 Divisioni, di cui una tank. Oltre che un quantitativo oltraggioso di AirSupport e tank vari ed eventuali.

Adesso ho circa 12 Divisioni dispiegate. Una tredicesima, la 53ma Divisione di Fanteria, è ridotta troppo male e dovrà andare a Onshu per ricostituirsi:


La cosa incredibile è che l'India dista molte migliaia di km da dove avevo le Riserve Strategiche (Onshu, Giava e Manila) e avevo pure le xAP in giro. Molto soddisfatto insomma di questo fulmineo ridispiegamento.

Decido comunque che nemmeno l'Alleato più Alleato può essere così prudente e passivo e dal prossimo turno do il contrordine a tutti quanti: si torna a casa.
Le divisioni restano, ma porto indietro a/c, AirSupport e KB. Resteranno un 3-400 fighter a contestare i cieli nemici e amen.

Non ha senso star qui con uno sfacelo di roba se Alleato ha 700F in CAP su una base a bordomappa e da lì non muove più di mezzo hex all'anno manco a pagarlo.



Vabbè match talmente noioso da far venire il vomito, ma così è troppo anche per me.


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Altro capitolo sono le BF e SBF. Le BaseForce sono ottime unità e ne possiedo un discreto numero. Anche le SpecialBaseForce, comunque, sono disponibili in quantitativi importanti.

La tipica BF:


La tipica SBF:


Non mi pare vi siano upgrade importanti. Perlomeno non nei prossimi 6 mesi.


Il confronto è impietoso:


Le SBF hanno 3,272 di SL contro i 4,362 delle BF, ma hanno anche solo 4 cannoni DP da 80mm contro i 16 delle BF (più 8 da 120mm).
24 genieri contro 48.
12 AirSupp contro 48.

Dunque, le BF saranno usate come difese nelle aree più rilevanti mentre le SBF saranno piazzate in località minori.

Ho anche scoperto un paio di unità che hanno TOE differente dalle altre:
La 51ma BF, ora a Singapore, parrebbe una BF con molto più AirSupport (72 vs 48) e meno roba varia tipo SNLF e cannoni DP.
Occupa molti meno SL e ha un fracco di AirSupport. Finirà diretta nelle Bonin o nelle Marianne.


La 31ma Special Base Force, ora a Darwin, invece ha un fracco di cannoni DP in più delle BF standard e ben 108 squadre di SNLF. Non so bene che uso farne sinceramente.


I guru giapponesi sanno se ci sono altre BF/SBF particolari come queste due? Farebbe comodo averne di più, ma non ho fatto una scansione di ogni BF/SBF in giro. Parrebbe di no, ma chi lo sa.
Ci sta anche che le BF che si riformano usando NavGuards/SNLF + PortUnits varie abbiano TOE diverso, ma non ne ho idea dato che credo di averne formate solo una o due nel corso degli anni (che siano queste?!).


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Ho in pool che mi avanzano 3 tipi di motore non più in produzione e che non sono utilizzati da alcun aereo:
157 Hitachi(Early)
99 Nakajima Hikari
85 Kawasaki(Early)

Dunque. Ho da fare un round di produzione per usarli mi sa.


157 Hitachi(Early)
Queste le desolanti opzioni per tale velivolo:



Veramente delle opzioni improponibili. Credo produrrò altri Ida, di cui ne ho ancora 215 in pool. SR=1 e kamikaze a 6 hex.


99 Nakajima Hikari
Questo è un no-brain: produrrò il B5N1 Kate, identico al B5N2 Kate solo che con SR=2.




85 Kawasaki(Early)
Usato solo dal Mary, quindi non è che io abbia tanta scelta. Produrrò altri Mary dunque. E' un aereo che ho amato molto e di cui esaurii intenzionalmente i pool durante l'assalto a Celyon. Si comportarono ottimamente nell'assorbire FlaK varie.





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Last but not least, il numero di motori "usati" fin qui è impressionante per Ha-33 e Ha-35:

 

C'ho anche pensato, ma perché devo giocare male io perché succeda qualcosa?

Nel senso, siamo ad Aprile 1944 e sono io che cerco lo scontro con gli alleati. Voglio dire, già questo mi pare abbastanza.


Proprio voler buttar via il match così no. Anche perché appena attacco la zona per dire di Karachi Stefano prende e muove col flottone a che so Luzon. Poi io torno indietro, ce lo schianto e si arrende.
Che divertimento, eh?

Uguale se continuiamo così: io arrivo a Settembre/Ottobre 1944, inizio a produrre il Ki-94-II. Alleato chiede di rivedere le HR. Chiaramente nego la cosa. Alleato si arrende.
Che divertimento di nuovo, eh?

Oppure prende, si fa coraggio, viene avanti col flottone per invadere direttamente che so Okinawa nella prima e unica azione alleata in mille turni e qualcosa va storto perché è un'operazione mal pensata e peggio eseguita. Dei follow che non funzionano e delle TF che vengono annientate, CAP bucate, whatever. Va sempre qualcosa storto in questo genere di operazioni, proprio perché non andarebbero fatte. A quel punto, resa alleata.
Già quando provò a sbarcare a Rabaul diretto a inizio '43 gli ofrii il re-do perché ero abbastanza prono a pensare si sarebbe arreso. E si fece il re-do quando sbarcò "per sbaglio" una divisione di marines nelle Kurili.
Al prossimo giro non lo offro per davvero, troppa noia.



Una volta che Alleato si arrende, vedo che fare. In teoria il mio desiderio sarebbe prendere il save del 31-Dec-1943 e ripartire da lì con qualche volenteroso. Ma, insindacabilmente, a ruoli invertiti (io Alleato, così di passività non se ne vede) e provo nell'impresa impossibile di raddrizzare un match disperato.
Credo che offrirei accesso al turno inziale alleato (così come io lo avrei di quello giappo) e mi toccherebbe anche offrire un periodo variabile di "tregua" di 1-3 mesi (e berrei dall'amaro calice accettando) per consentire al giapponese di rischierarsi (un mese basta e avanza, ma capace che son più veloce io nel muovere la gente in giro per la mappa e quindi 1-3 variabili ci sta).

 

Lunedì 03 Aprile 1944 - TURNO 849 - TOKIO ORE 02:40

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1) Teatro Perimetro Interno

Nulla di nuovo.


2) Teatro Perimetro Esterno

Nell'unica azione nemica della giornata, Alleato manda dei 4E su Rabaul in notturna, questo il raid:

Anticipazione (Spoiler)

Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 31
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 110

Allied aircraft
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 2 damaged
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Io sweeppo PM coi Frank-R ma mi sbaglio e mando 3 gruppi invece di 2. Morale della favola: i 2 gruppi di experten fanno sfracelli della CAP anche se si beccano il dive degli ottocentomila P47 in CAP, mentre il terzo gruppo di novellini viene massacrato a sua volta e ha 26 aerei abbattuti. Notevole.

Proseguo l'opera di evacuazione del Pacifico. Ho un fracco di truppe a Tabiteuea, ma un gruppo di xAP arriva domani a Truk. Fa ridere che questa TF fa avanti e indietro sulla rotta Tabiteuea-Hokkaido passando praticamente davanti agli alleati. Carica di truppe, perlomeno all'andata.

Evito ogni sub però.


3) Teatro India

Nulla di nuovo. Oggi Alleato manco bombarda.

Decido di aspettare come convenuto al 15 Aprile prima di ritirarmi. Intanto, visto che la decisione credo sia irreversibile, organizzo ogni cosa affinché poi il 15 fili tutto liscio e io riesca ad ritirare il popolo senza problemi.


4) Fronte ECONOMIA

Tutto procede stancamente.

 

veramente eh...

 

Se mi permetti, il problema sei tu, collegato ai limiti strutturali del gioco.
Tu giochi troppo bene ed in modo troppo efficiente per i limiti imposti all' alleato.
Chiarisco, sembra un non sense dire che è un gioco sbilanciato a favore del Giapponese ma in parte è proprio così perché per l' Axis side è un gioco strategico, infatti può intervenire su tutti gli aspetti della gestione della guerra, compresa la produzione, potendo evitare i molti errori e le molte incongruenze che a livello di produzione, scelte sul personale ottimizzazione strategica e conflitti interarma, fece l' impero del Sol Levante.
Se fatto al meglio come la fai tu, per il lato alleato, dove la simulazione è di teatro sono grossi guai in quanto gioca in base a decisioni prese da altri in base ad una situazione cristallizzata 80 anni fa.
Potendo influire sulle decisioni strategiche della sua parte, situazioni mutate rispetto a come andò effettivamente la guerra, tipo la perdita dell' India avrebbero comportato differenti valutazioni, sicuramente a Londra forse anche a Washington con impieghi differenti
della macchina bellica.
Per non parlare della produzione bellica alleata dove ci furono sprechi anche peggiori di quelli degli opponenti.
Ste sicuramente avrà commesso errori, come ne facciamo tutti, ma si è trovato nell' ingrato compito di dover risalire la corrente senza poter chiamare rinforzi sufficienti a ribaltare una situazione molto diversa da quella che affrontarono i Leader alleati, contro un avversario molto preparato che ha evitato accuratamente e giustamente potendolo fare, buona parte degli errori che storicamente favorirono la sconfitta del Giappone.
Imho questo è un gioco che se giocato bene da entrambi è più facile che sia vinto dall'Asse perchè ha il controllo totale.

 

Martedì 04 Aprile 1944 - TURNO 850 - TOKIO ORE 18:02
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1) Teatro Perimetro Interno

Le due TF che trasportano i cannoni pesanti per Haha-Jima e Iwo-Jima ci stanno mettendo eoni a scaricarli. In compenso, dovrei essere quasi alla fine del processo.

Avvisto delle CV USA a OVEST delle Aleutine:

La domanda è sempre la stessa: perché?!?!?!?!



2) Teatro Perimetro Esterno

In zona Finshafen perdo ben 3 LST causa Beaufort di PM. Male as usual.

Avvistate delle CVE a SUD di Tabiteuea:

L'ultima volta era tornato a casa con un siluro piantato in due CVE. Vedremo se a sto giro gli va meglio o peggio.

Rabaul bombardata in notturna. Gli effetti sono sempre esilaranti:

Anticipazione (Spoiler)

Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 29
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 101

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 5
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 11 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 2 destroyed by flak
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 22
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 71

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 6 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 12
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 58

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 9
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 43

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 34

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 32

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 6
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 27

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 6
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 22

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 5
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 17

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

In sostanza una strage di Nick e Tojo-IIb col risultato però che nessun B24 riesce a fare manco un hit sulle piste. Molti 4E nemici sono abbattuti da FlaK o danneggiati.

Poteva andare meglio ma tant'è...


3) Teatro India

Imboscata di Oscar-IV su dei B25 in zona Multan e nient'altro.


4) Fronte ECONOMIA

Tutto procede ragguardevolmente.

 

Mercoledì 05 Aprile 1944 - TURNO 851 - TOKIO ORE 18:10
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1) Teatro Perimetro Interno

Le CV alleate muovono di pochi hex verso OVEST. Buon per loro.


2) Teatro Perimetro Esterno

Alleato non bombarda nuovamente Rabaul.

Una mia TF esca di 1xPB+2xACM a Tabiteuea attira un piccolo strike di 30 a/c delle CVE alleate. Ho una CAP di una cinquantina di A6M2-Zero che fanno sfracelli degli attaccanti: una quindicina abbattuti per direttissima e gli altri che tornano indietro senza lanciare.


3) Teatro India

Tutto tace.


4) Fronte ECONOMIA

Tutto procede ingegnosamente.

 

Grazie per l'intervento.

Guarda, ti dirò, oramai penso di conoscere il gioco abbastanza bene e credo che questa analisi sia completamente sbagliata (mia opinione, eh!).
Gli alleati sono molto avvantaggiati dal day-1.
Se vogliamo fare un paragone, io gioco giapponese e conosco gli in-and-outs giapponesi, ma ho fatto una cosa come 5 match da Alleato.
Nei miei match giapponesi (uno con resa alleata ad Agosto '42 e gli altri due con autovictory giapponese) ho fatto una fatica boia ad ottimizzare ogni cosa etcetc. Nei match da Alleato i miei avversari si sono arresi o sono scomparsi prima del Gennaio 1942. Sarebbe a dire meno di 30 turni.

Questo per dire che, no, gli alleati hanno un grandissimo vantaggio dall'inizio alla fine del match, vantaggio che aumenta solamente all'andar del tempo.
Se uno non capitalizza questo vantaggio, è perché il giapponese è un giocatore molto migliore a livello tecnico. E, anche così, difficilmente il giapponese riesce a strappare una minor defeat nel 1945, cosa che considero già di per sé una specie di pareggio o vittoria pirrica giapponese.


Gli alleati hanno un singolo gigantesco vantaggio: nel gioco non sono simulate questioni politiche. Ora, si parla sempre del discorso IJA/IJN e della loro rivalità, ma non si parla mai del fatto che il gioco consente all'Alleato di fregarsene se ci sono 12 divisioni giapponesi che assediano Sidney bombardandola tutti i giorni dal mare, da terra e dal cielo.
O se il giapponese prende e conquista la Nuova Zelanda.

Difficilmente gli alleati avrebbero potuto dire "si vabbè ma fra sei mesi facciamo un mezzo sbarco nelle Marshall, non possiamo mica far nulla per gli amici australiani, che si facciano massacrare". Così come l'arrivo di rinforzi di emergenza spediti a far nulla nelle retrovie indiane mentre l'orda nipponica stermina le loro famiglie in madrepatria.
Oppure dozzine di migliaia di vittime e navi affondate dovunque per poi poter rifare la stessa cosa il mese successivo: immaginiamo per un istante se gli alleati fossero sbarcati a Iwo-Jima, fossero stati respinti e massacrati. Che, rifanno un'operazione identica il mese dopo senza batter ciglio?!
Sono solo esempi, per far capire quello che intendo.

La produzione e la R&D giapponesi sono del tutto fuorvianti. Vero che posso ottimizzare, ma l'ottimizzazione arriva fino ad un certo punto: banalmente non puoi produrre più di un tot e non hai piloti per più di un tot di perdite e non hai più di un tot di gruppi in cui mettere gli aerei.
Anche in un contesto molto sbilanciato, comunque, non puoi fare più di tanto perché comunque gli aerei alleati sono migliori dei tuoi. Io ho investito tutto sul Ki-94-II a inizio match e ho un'industria gigantesca, quindi sono un caso decisamente limite. Ma questo "caso limite" è creato dal fatto che gli alleati non hanno fatto nulla per tutto il match, sennò le cose sarebbero state diverse.

In generale, c'è l'idea del "non facciamo nulla e facciamo il mega-sbarco saltando tutto a metà 1944 con 5-600 navi in un singolo hex". Quest'idea può anche riuscire, ma se il giapponese si sa adattare allo schema, lo prevede e costruisce il match intorno a questa logica alleata, l'alleato rischia di perdere.
Io seguo la dottrina giapponese dello scontro decisivo. E l'ho seguita dall'inizio, aggiustando l'industria per tale scontro.

Ai giapponesi bastò minacciare uno sbarco a Midway per costringere gli alleati allo scontro decisivo in inferiorità numerica. Io a Giugno '42 potrei parcheggiare le CV a San Francisco e gli alleati non si farebbero vedere. Sta qui la differenza di base.

Più che dire e ripetere quel che devon fare gli alleati (cioè essere molto combattivi dal day-1, al limite dell'autodistruzione e fare tante operazioni MINORI con un tempo assai spedito) non so che fare. Se un giapponese si sa adattare allo schema alleato di "mega passività e poi mega sbarco con seimila CV in un hex partendo da PH", Alleato fallisce.
Mica è colpa del gioco (e men che meno mia) se gli alleati fanno scelte dissennate.


Gli alleati hanno un vantaggio enorme dal principio insomma.

Per questo sono decisamente prono a pensare che quando Alleato si arrenderà qui voglio provare a giocare lato alleato e rimediare alla situazione ripartendo dal 01/01/44, data dell'autovictory giapponese.

In definitiva direi che la prova del 9 è questa: se tu dovessi fare un match contro un giocatore che sai essere molto più preparato di te, scegli lato alleato o giapponese?
Ho detto tutto.

 

Abbiamo idee diverse, ci sta anche perchè di WitPAE contro umani hai maturato molta più esperienza tu di me, quindi io sono teoria tu molta più pratica, io mi baso su vari giochi e letture, tu anche su una conoscenza molto più profonda di questo gioco.
La risposta alla tua domanda richiede un ragionamento personale.
Io per la mia storia quarantennale ahimè, di giocatore (prima tavolo, poi tavolo e Pc ) mi sono trovato spesso per volontà dei miei avversari/amici di gioco a fare molto gli alleati che l' asse per cui a questo punto, mi sembrerebbe di tradire anni di guerre e battaglie in un bel po' di simulazioni perse e vinte, se facessi l' asse o Napoleone.
Però e quì ritorna il teorico che c'è in me, contro un avversario pericoloso sarebbe preferibile avere l' iniziativa, decidere la musica da suonare piuttosto che il contrario, quindi per i primi 12/18 mesi di guerra dovrei risponderti il giapponese, anche se so di non avere la voglia di imparare la parte della produzione.
Me è una risposta teorica perchè in pratica non riuscirei a non giocare da alleato, mio limite lo ammetto.

 

Non avevo dubbi tu giocassi alleato


Il fatto è che Alleato non può credibilmente perdere. Ci sono due modi in cui può perdere:
a) si fa affondare le CV nel '42 in modo stupido/sfortunato e non ha voglia di aspettare e ingegnarsi nel futuro
b) perde ai punti

Ora, per la a) c'è poco da fare. Battaglie sfigate capitano. Perdere le CV in modo maldestro può succedere. Se succede e si sa poi aspettare, tutto si risolve senza problemi. E se ci si ingegna, si può fare un bel po' di danni anche mentre aspettiamo ne vengano varate altre.

Per i punti il discorso è diverso. Stefano ha giocato un '42 molto solido e, infatti, pur perdendo India e Cina non ha perso ai punti al 01/01/1943.
In compenso, ha giocato malamente il '43 senza fare alcunché e, partendo da una situazione traballante, ha perso ai punti al 01/01/1944.

Alleato perde ai punti se si trova in una situazione complicata e non vuole evitare la cosa perché richiederebbe un gioco diverso da quello che vuole fare. ​

Detto in soldoni: Alleato qui ha perso ai punti perché gli avrebbe richiesto un 1943 aggressivo con molte operazioni diverse e grande pressione, ma non lo voleva fare.
E si parla di Stefano, ottimo e solido giocatore, lo sottolineo perché non voglio essere o sembrare eccessivamente critico verso di lui, fra l'altro persona straordinaria che sono contento di aver virtualmente conosciuto.
Che sia bravo lo si vede dai dettagli, è sempre molto preciso anche se chiaramente via via ci sono errori vari inevitabili per chiunque.

Il problema è che è nel mood del flottone.

Il "mood del flottone", tipico alleato quanto la pasta è tipica italiana, banalmente in questo match non funziona.

Per evitare la sconfitta ai punti avrebbe dovuto cambiare il paradigma e optare per pressione ampia e molte piccole operazioni, ma non lo ha voluto fare; non gli era affatto impossibile. Semplicemente, non è una cosa a lui congeniale.

Patton, altro ottimo e solido giocatore, ha perso ai punti per lo stesso identico motivo. Invece di fare varie piccole operazioni ai margini dell'Impero mentre si cerca di opporre resistenza dovunque, ha abbandonato l'Australia (cosa se me lo chiedete più implausibile dei giapponesi che la conquistano) facendomi fare uno sfacelo di punti e ha optato per tranquillità totale e lanciarsi poi in un'operazione nelle Marshall che non poteva riuscire con tutta la buona volontà del mondo.

Oh, io glielo dissi anche cosa c'era da fare; poi uno invece di sbarcare a Pago Pago e partire da lì, prende e sbarca a che ne so Tabiteuea, ma il concetto di base non cambia.
Non è che piace a me così, è che banalmente il gioco, se il giapponese sa come muoversi, non premia un Alleato passivo che fa il flottone. Premia i "passettini".
Con giocatori giapponesi meno preparati o meno aggressivi, mega fugone e mega flottone possono anche funzionare, ma se il giapponese è uno che ci sa fare, semplicemente, c'è da agire diversamente.

Non esiste un "trucco" tecnico per risolvere un posizionamento strategico complicato o per ottenere un risultato strategico maggiore. In altre parole: non è che prendo l'India perché salto le Filippine. Salto le Filippine perché mi fa comodo come tempistiche e schieramento, ma non è che c'è il "trucco". Lele88 fece mosse grossomodo identiche a quelle mie dell'apertura contro Patton. Morale della favola: mi mandò il combat report del 25/dec/1941 dove gli segavo delle CV giappo davanti a Giava e non ho più ricevuto un turno di risposta dal 02-DEC-2019.
Questo il combat report:

Anticipazione (Spoiler)

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 25, 41
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Invasion Support action off Nadi (131,160)

1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAP Kamo Maru
DD Satsuki

Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Makassar at 63,107, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
DD Natsushio
DD Hayashio
DD Isokaze
DD Amatsukaze

Allied Ships
PC Zeeman


Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 42% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
Japanese Surface Combat TF evades combat


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ASW attack near Denpasar at 58,109

Japanese Ships
xAK Chowa Maru
xAK Kurohime Maru
xAK Yuzan Maru
PB Showa Maru #5

Allied Ships
SS O16

SS O16 is sighted by escort
O16 diving deep ....
PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Showa Maru #5 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Makassar at 65,107, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
DD Natsushio
DD Hayashio
DD Isokaze
DD Amatsukaze

Allied Ships
AMc Cheribon


Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 42% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Salajar at 66,107, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
DD Natsushio
DD Hayashio
DD Isokaze
DD Amatsukaze

Allied Ships
AMc Bantam


Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 42% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 70,106, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DMS W-16, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
DMS W-17, Shell hits 6, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
CA Canberra


Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 42% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
CA Canberra engages DMS W-16 at 10,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages DMS W-16 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CA Canberra engages DMS W-16 at 9,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages DMS W-16 at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CA Canberra engages DMS W-17 at 6,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages DMS W-16 at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages DMS W-17 at 5,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages DMS W-17 at 5,000 yards
Iwashita, T. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DMS W-17 sunk by CA Canberra at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CA Canberra engages DMS W-16 at 3,000 yards
DMS W-16 sunk by CA Pensacola at 3,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Loemadjang at 56,107, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Akigumo
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
DD Inazuma
DD Hatakaze
DD Hakaze
DD Akikaze
DD Asagao

Allied Ships
CL Enterprise
CL Marblehead
CL Boise
DD Scout
DD Stronghold, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Tenedos, Shell hits 1
DD Thanet, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Thracian


Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 42% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Asagao at 12,000 yards
DD Akikaze engages DD Stronghold at 12,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages DD Asagao at 12,000 yards
DD Akikaze engages DD Thracian at 12,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Thanet at 12,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Ikazuchi at 12,000 yards
DD Thracian engages DD Akigumo at 12,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Scout at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Asagao at 9,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages DD Thracian at 9,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Thracian at 9,000 yards
DD Scout engages DD Inazuma at 9,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Akigumo at 9,000 yards
DD Scout engages DD Hakaze at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
DD Akikaze engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages DD Thracian at 7,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Thracian at 7,000 yards
DD Thanet engages DD Inazuma at 7,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards
DD Thracian engages DD Akigumo at 7,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Scout at 7,000 yards
DD Asagao engages DD Scout at 7,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages CL Marblehead at 7,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages DD Thanet at 7,000 yards
DD Thanet engages DD Hatakaze at 7,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Scout at 7,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages DD Asagao at 7,000 yards
DD Akikaze engages DD Stronghold at 7,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages DD Scout at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Asagao engages DD Thanet at 11,000 yards
DD Thanet engages DD Akikaze at 11,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages DD Hatakaze at 11,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages DD Thracian at 11,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Thanet at 11,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Thracian at 11,000 yards
DD Akikaze engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages DD Scout at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Loemadjang at 56,106, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DMS W-19, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
SC Ch 14, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Kumagawa Maru, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Keiyo Maru, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
xAK Kyusyu Maru, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
xAK Tatukami Maru, Shell hits 32, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Okiyu Maru, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Kosei Maru, Shell hits 24, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Houston
CA Cornwall
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
CL Mauritius
DD Alden
DD Barker
DD Bulmer
DD Edsall
DD John D. Edwards
DD John D. Ford
DD Paul Jones
DD Parrott
DD Whipple
DD Stewart

Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 42% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages SC Ch 14 at 11,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages DMS W-19 at 11,000 yards
DD Stewart engages DMS W-19 at 11,000 yards
DD Whipple engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 11,000 yards
DD John D. Ford engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Edsall engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Alden engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DMS W-19 at 6,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages DMS W-19 at 6,000 yards
CA Houston engages DMS W-19 at 6,000 yards
DD Whipple engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Parrott engages DMS W-19 at 6,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 6,000 yards
DD John D. Edwards engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAK Tatukami Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Alden engages xAK Tatukami Maru at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DMS W-19 sunk by CA Exeter at 3,000 yards
DD Alden engages xAK Kosei Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAK Okiyu Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Stewart engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Alden engages xAK Keiyo Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAK Kumagawa Maru at 3,000 yards
DD John D. Edwards engages xAK Keiyo Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Edsall engages xAK Tatukami Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAK Okiyu Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Barker engages xAK Tatukami Maru at 3,000 yards
SC Ch 14 sunk by CA Exeter at 3,000 yards
DD John D. Edwards engages xAK Kosei Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Stewart engages xAK Tatukami Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Stewart engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Edsall engages xAK Keiyo Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Stewart engages xAK Kumagawa Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAK Keiyo Maru at 3,000 yards
DD John D. Ford engages xAK Keiyo Maru at 3,000 yards
DD John D. Edwards engages xAK Tatukami Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAK Okiyu Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Barker engages xAK Keiyo Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Alden engages xAK Tatukami Maru at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAK Kosei Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Barker engages xAK Okiyu Maru at 2,000 yards
CA Houston engages xAK Tatukami Maru at 2,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages xAK Keiyo Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Stewart engages xAK Tatukami Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Whipple engages xAK Kumagawa Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAK Kumagawa Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAK Tatukami Maru at 2,000 yards
DD John D. Ford engages xAK Keiyo Maru at 2,000 yards
CA Exeter engages xAK Kosei Maru at 2,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages xAK Okiyu Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Stewart engages xAK Tatukami Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Alden engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 2,000 yards
xAK Kumagawa Maru sunk by DD Stewart at 2,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAK Tatukami Maru at 2,000 yards
DD John D. Edwards engages xAK Tatukami Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Barker engages xAK Keiyo Maru at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
CA Exeter engages xAK Kosei Maru at 3,000 yards
xAK Tatukami Maru sunk by DD Alden at 3,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAK Keiyo Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Whipple engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAK Kosei Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Edsall engages xAK Keiyo Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAK Keiyo Maru at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
xAK Okiyu Maru sunk by DD Paul Jones at 2,000 yards
CA Houston engages xAK Kosei Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAK Kosei Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAK Keiyo Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Barker engages xAK Keiyo Maru at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
xAK Kosei Maru sunk by CA Exeter at 3,000 yards
xAK Keiyo Maru sunk by DD Parrott at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
CA Exeter engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 4,000 yards
CA Houston engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CA Exeter engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CA Exeter engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 7,000 yards
DD John D. Ford engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 7,000 yards
DD John D. Edwards engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Alden engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 7,000 yards
CA Exeter engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Stewart engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Edsall engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 7,000 yards
CA Exeter engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Alden engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD Alden engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Alden engages xAK Kyusyu Maru at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
xAK Kyusyu Maru sunk by CA Exeter at 7,000 yards
xAK Kyusyu Maru sunk by CA Exeter at 7,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Loemadjang at 56,106, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Fuyo
DD Yugao, Shell hits 3, on fire
TB Kiji
xAP Rakuyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
xAP Buenos Aires Maru, Shell hits 2
xAP Huzi Maru
xAP Horai Maru
xAP Takatiho Maru, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Kitano Maru, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
CA Cornwall
CA Exeter
CL Mauritius
DD Alden
DD Barker
DD Bulmer
DD Edsall
DD John D. Edwards
DD John D. Ford
DD Paul Jones
DD Parrott, Shell hits 1
DD Whipple, Shell hits 1
DD Stewart

Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 42% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Yugao at 11,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages DD Fuyo at 11,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages TB Kiji at 11,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages DD Yugao at 11,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Whipple at 11,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Parrott at 11,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages xAP Buenos Aires Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD John D. Ford at 11,000 yards
DD Barker engages DD Yugao at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Alden engages DD Yugao at 6,000 yards
DD Yugao engages CA Cornwall at 6,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Yugao at 6,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages xAP Kitano Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Barker engages xAP Takatiho Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Whipple engages DD Fuyo at 6,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Parrott at 6,000 yards
DD Yugao engages DD John D. Ford at 6,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Edsall at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Yugao at 3,000 yards
DD Parrott engages DD Fuyo at 3,000 yards
TB Kiji engages CA Cornwall at 3,000 yards
DD Barker engages xAP Kitano Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Stewart engages xAP Takatiho Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Whipple engages DD Fuyo at 3,000 yards
DD John D. Ford engages xAP Huzi Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Yugao engages DD Paul Jones at 3,000 yards
DD Parrott engages xAP Rakuyo Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Yugao engages DD Alden at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CA Exeter engages xAP Takatiho Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Edsall engages DD Fuyo at 2,000 yards
CA Houston engages DD Yugao at 2,000 yards
DD John D. Ford engages xAP Kitano Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Stewart engages xAP Takatiho Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Yugao engages DD Whipple at 2,000 yards
DD Parrott engages DD Yugao at 2,000 yards
DD John D. Ford engages xAP Rakuyo Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Edsall engages DD Fuyo at 2,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages DD Yugao at 2,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Alden at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Yugao engages DD Barker at 3,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages DD Fuyo at 3,000 yards
xAP Kitano Maru sunk by CA Houston at 3,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages DD Yugao at 3,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAP Takatiho Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Whipple engages xAP Horai Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Yugao engages DD Parrott at 3,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAP Buenos Aires Maru at 3,000 yards
DD John D. Ford engages xAP Rakuyo Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Yugao engages DD Edsall at 3,000 yards
DD Alden engages DD Yugao at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Yugao engages DD Stewart at 2,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Whipple at 2,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages TB Kiji at 2,000 yards
xAP Takatiho Maru sunk by CL Mauritius at 2,000 yards
DD Whipple engages xAP Huzi Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Parrott at 2,000 yards
DD Barker engages xAP Rakuyo Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD John D. Ford at 2,000 yards
DD Yugao engages DD Barker at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
CA Exeter engages xAP Rakuyo Maru at 3,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages xAP Rakuyo Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Stewart at 3,000 yards
DD Whipple engages xAP Buenos Aires Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Parrott engages DD Fuyo at 3,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages DD Fuyo at 3,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD John D. Ford at 3,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD John D. Edwards at 3,000 yards
DD Yugao engages DD Bulmer at 3,000 yards
DD Alden engages DD Fuyo at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Stewart engages DD Yugao at 4,000 yards
DD Whipple engages xAP Buenos Aires Maru at 4,000 yards
DD Parrott engages DD Fuyo at 4,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD John D. Edwards at 4,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages DD Edsall at 4,000 yards
DD Yugao engages DD Barker at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CA Exeter engages DD Yugao at 5,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages DD Yugao at 5,000 yards
CA Houston engages TB Kiji at 5,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages DD Yugao at 5,000 yards
DD Stewart engages DD Yugao at 5,000 yards
DD Paul Jones engages xAP Buenos Aires Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Parrott engages DD Yugao at 5,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Loemadjang at 56,106, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAK Tateisi Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Zuiko Maru
xAK Terukawa Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK London Maru
PB Kinsyo Maru #2, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Houston
CA Cornwall
CA Exeter
CL Mauritius
DD Alden
DD Barker
DD Bulmer
DD Edsall
DD John D. Edwards
DD John D. Ford
DD Paul Jones
DD Parrott
DD Whipple
DD Stewart

Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 42% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages PB Kinsyo Maru #2 at 11,000 yards
DD Stewart engages xAK Tateisi Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Whipple engages xAK Tateisi Maru at 11,000 yards
DD John D. Ford engages xAK London Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Edsall engages xAK Terukawa Maru at 11,000 yards
Manwaring, P.C.W. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CA Exeter engages xAK Tateisi Maru at 7,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages PB Kinsyo Maru #2 at 7,000 yards
CA Houston engages PB Kinsyo Maru #2 at 7,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages xAK Terukawa Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Stewart engages xAK Tateisi Maru at 7,000 yards
DD John D. Edwards engages xAK Tateisi Maru at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Exeter engages PB Kinsyo Maru #2 at 11,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages PB Kinsyo Maru #2 at 11,000 yards
DD Barker engages xAK Terukawa Maru at 11,000 yards
CL Mauritius engages PB Kinsyo Maru #2 at 11,000 yards
DD Stewart engages PB Kinsyo Maru #2 at 11,000 yards
DD Edsall engages PB Kinsyo Maru #2 at 11,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAK London Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Bulmer engages xAK London Maru at 11,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Naval bombardment of Kendari at 70,106

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 20 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed on ground
A6M2 Zero: 13 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
C5M2 Babs: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Canberra
CA Pensacola

Japanese ground losses:
120 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 31

CA Canberra firing at Kendari
CA Pensacola firing at Kendari


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Loemadjang at 56,106, Range 21,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Keiko Maru, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
xAK Toei Maru, Shell hits 39, and is sunk
xAK Daido Maru, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
xAK Hino Maru #3, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
xAK Syohei Maru, Shell hits 35, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Enterprise
CL Marblehead
CL Boise
DD Scout
DD Stronghold
DD Tenedos
DD Thanet
DD Thracian

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 21,000 yards
CL Boise engages xAK Hino Maru #3 at 21,000 yards
CL Boise engages xAK Daido Maru at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
CL Boise engages PB Keiko Maru at 17,000 yards
CL Boise engages xAK Syohei Maru at 17,000 yards
CL Boise engages xAK Hino Maru #3 at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
CL Boise engages PB Keiko Maru at 15,000 yards
CL Boise engages xAK Syohei Maru at 15,000 yards
CL Boise engages xAK Hino Maru #3 at 15,000 yards
CL Boise engages xAK Daido Maru at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CL Boise engages PB Keiko Maru at 12,000 yards
DD Scout engages xAK Syohei Maru at 12,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages PB Keiko Maru at 12,000 yards
DD Thracian engages xAK Hino Maru #3 at 12,000 yards
DD Scout engages xAK Toei Maru at 12,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages xAK Toei Maru at 12,000 yards
DD Scout engages xAK Daido Maru at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Boise engages PB Keiko Maru at 9,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages PB Keiko Maru at 9,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages PB Keiko Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Thanet engages xAK Toei Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages xAK Toei Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages xAK Syohei Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Scout engages xAK Syohei Maru at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Boise engages PB Keiko Maru at 10,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages PB Keiko Maru at 10,000 yards
CL Boise engages xAK Daido Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages xAK Hino Maru #3 at 10,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages xAK Toei Maru at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
PB Keiko Maru sunk by CL Boise at 7,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages xAK Syohei Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages xAK Daido Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages xAK Toei Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages xAK Hino Maru #3 at 7,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages xAK Syohei Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Scout engages xAK Toei Maru at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Boise engages xAK Syohei Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Scout engages xAK Hino Maru #3 at 6,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages xAK Daido Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Thracian engages xAK Syohei Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages xAK Syohei Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages xAK Syohei Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Scout engages xAK Toei Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Thracian engages xAK Syohei Maru at 6,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages xAK Syohei Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Scout engages xAK Daido Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages xAK Syohei Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages xAK Toei Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Scout engages xAK Hino Maru #3 at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CL Boise engages xAK Syohei Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Scout engages xAK Hino Maru #3 at 5,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages xAK Syohei Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages xAK Toei Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages xAK Syohei Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages xAK Hino Maru #3 at 5,000 yards
DD Scout engages xAK Syohei Maru at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages xAK Syohei Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages xAK Hino Maru #3 at 3,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages xAK Syohei Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Thracian engages xAK Toei Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages xAK Hino Maru #3 at 3,000 yards
DD Scout engages xAK Syohei Maru at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages xAK Syohei Maru at 2,000 yards
CL Boise engages xAK Hino Maru #3 at 2,000 yards
xAK Syohei Maru sunk by CL Enterprise at 2,000 yards
DD Thracian engages xAK Toei Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Scout engages xAK Toei Maru at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Thracian engages xAK Daido Maru at 3,000 yards
xAK Daido Maru sunk by CL Marblehead at 3,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages xAK Toei Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages xAK Toei Maru at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CL Boise engages xAK Toei Maru at 2,000 yards
xAK Toei Maru sunk by CL Enterprise at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Loemadjang at 56,106, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAK Zuiko Maru, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Terukawa Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires
xAK London Maru, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Enterprise
CL Marblehead
CL Boise
DD Scout
DD Stronghold, Shell hits 1
DD Tenedos
DD Thanet
DD Thracian

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 11,000 yards
CL Boise fires at xAK London Maru at 11,000 yards
CL Boise fires at xAK Zuiko Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Thanet fires at xAK Zuiko Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Tenedos fires at xAK Zuiko Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Stronghold fires at xAK Zuiko Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Scout fires at xAK Zuiko Maru at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CL Enterprise engages xAK London Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Thracian engages xAK Terukawa Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Thanet engages xAK Terukawa Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Scout engages xAK Zuiko Maru at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages xAK London Maru at 5,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages xAK London Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages xAK Zuiko Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Thracian engages xAK Terukawa Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Thanet engages xAK Terukawa Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages xAK Zuiko Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages xAK London Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Scout engages xAK Terukawa Maru at 5,000 yards
Horner C. orders Allied TF to disengage
DD Tenedos engages xAK London Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages xAK Terukawa Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages xAK Zuiko Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Thracian engages xAK Terukawa Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages xAK Zuiko Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Scout engages xAK London Maru at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Thracian engages xAK London Maru at 11,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages xAK London Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages xAK Zuiko Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Thracian engages xAK Terukawa Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Tenedos engages xAK Terukawa Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages xAK London Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Scout engages xAK Terukawa Maru at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 17,000 yards
CL Marblehead engages xAK London Maru at 17,000 yards
CL Boise engages xAK Zuiko Maru at 17,000 yards
Range increases to 23,000 yards
CL Boise engages xAK London Maru at 23,000 yards
CL Boise engages xAK Zuiko Maru at 23,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Loemadjang at 55,107, Range 27,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Fuyo
DD Yugao
TB Kiji
xAP Rakuyo Maru, on fire
xAP Buenos Aires Maru
xAP Huzi Maru
xAP Horai Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Houston
CA Cornwall
CA Exeter
CL Mauritius
DD Alden
DD Barker
DD Bulmer
DD Edsall
DD John D. Edwards
DD John D. Ford
DD Paul Jones
DD Parrott
DD Whipple
DD Stewart

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 21,000 yards
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
Range increases to 27,000 yards...
CA Cornwall engages TB Kiji at 27,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages xAP Horai Maru at 27,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages xAP Rakuyo Maru at 27,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Sub attack near Loemadjang at 55,107

Japanese Ships
xAK Zuiko Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

SS KXVI launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Zuiko Maru


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Loemadjang at 56,107, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Akigumo
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
DD Hatakaze
DD Hakaze
DD Akikaze
DD Asagao

Allied Ships
PT TM-12
PT TM-13, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-12 at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-12 at 15,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages PT TM-12 at 15,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages PT TM-13 at 15,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT TM-13 at 15,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-13 at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages PT TM-13 at 12,000 yards
DD Asagao engages PT TM-12 at 12,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages PT TM-13 at 12,000 yards
PT TM-13 sunk by DD Ikazuchi at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages PT TM-12 at 10,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT TM-12 at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Asagao engages PT TM-12 at 8,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT TM-12 at 8,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-12 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Asagao engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages PT TM-12 at 15,000 yards
DD Akikaze engages PT TM-12 at 15,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages PT TM-12 at 15,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT TM-12 at 15,000 yards
Range increases to 19,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-12 at 19,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-12 at 19,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 69,107, Range 27,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
DD Natsushio
DD Hayashio
DD Isokaze
DD Amatsukaze

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola
CA Canberra

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 21,000 yards
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
Range increases to 27,000 yards...
CA Nachi engages CA Canberra at 27,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Pensacola at 27,000 yards
CA Canberra engages DD Isokaze at 27,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Loemadjang at 56,107, Range 14,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Akigumo
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
DD Hatakaze
DD Hakaze
DD Akikaze
DD Asagao

Allied Ships
PT TM-10
PT TM-11, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
Massive explosion on PT TM-11
DD Akikaze engages PT TM-11 at 14,000 yards
DD Akikaze engages PT TM-11 at 14,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages PT TM-11 at 14,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages PT TM-11 at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Asagao engages PT TM-11 at 9,000 yards
PT TM-11 sunk by DD Hakaze at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
PT TM-10 engages DD Hatakaze at 6,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages PT TM-10 at 6,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT TM-10 at 6,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-10 at 6,000 yards
orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD Asagao engages PT TM-10 at 8,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT TM-10 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Asagao engages PT TM-10 at 11,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-10 at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 16,000 yards
DD Asagao engages PT TM-10 at 16,000 yards
DD Hakaze engages PT TM-10 at 16,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages PT TM-10 at 16,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT TM-10 at 16,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Denpasar at 57,108, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Akigumo
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
DD Hatakaze
DD Hakaze
DD Akikaze
DD Asagao

Allied Ships
PT TM-10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Sooma, Shoohei crosses the 'T'
Range closes to 17,000 yards
DD Asagao engages PT TM-10 at 17,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT TM-10 at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
DD Asagao engages PT TM-10 at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
DD Asagao engages PT TM-10 at 13,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-10 at 13,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages PT TM-10 at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Asagao engages PT TM-10 at 9,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT TM-10 at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
PT TM-10 sunk by DD Inazuma at 13,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Denpasar at 57,108, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Akigumo
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
DD Hatakaze
DD Hakaze
DD Akikaze
DD Asagao

Allied Ships
PT TM-12

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT TM-12 at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards
DD Asagao engages PT TM-12 at 18,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT TM-12 at 18,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-12 at 18,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages PT TM-12 at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards
DD Asagao engages PT TM-12 at 15,000 yards
DD Akikaze engages PT TM-12 at 15,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages PT TM-12 at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
DD Asagao engages PT TM-12 at 12,000 yards
DD Akigumo engages PT TM-12 at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Asagao engages PT TM-12 at 8,000 yards
DD Akikaze engages PT TM-12 at 8,000 yards
DD Hatakaze engages PT TM-12 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Asagao engages PT TM-12 at 13,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT TM-12 at 13,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT TM-12 at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 16,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Denpasar at 57,108, Range 18,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Akigumo
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
DD Hatakaze
DD Hakaze
DD Akikaze
DD Asagao

Allied Ships
PT TM-12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 18,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
PT TM-12 sunk by DD Hatakaze at 17,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


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ASW attack near Denpasar at 57,108

Japanese Ships
DD Asagao
DD Hatakaze
DD Inazuma
DD Akigumo
DD Akikaze
DD Hakaze

Allied Ships
SS KXVII

SS KXVII launches 2 torpedoes at DD Asagao
DD Asagao fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Akikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Denpasar at 56,108

Japanese Ships
CV Kaga, Torpedo hits 1
CL Yura
DD Hatsuharu
DD Suzukaze
DD Umikaze
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushima
DD Nenohi

Allied Ships
SS KXV

SS KXV launches 6 torpedoes at CV Kaga
DD Wakaba fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hatsushima fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Banjoewangi at 57,107, Range 17,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Fuyo
DD Yugao
TB Kiji
xAP Rakuyo Maru, on fire
xAP Buenos Aires Maru
xAP Huzi Maru
xAP Horai Maru, on fire

Allied Ships
PT TM-8

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 17,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 17,000 yards
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
Range increases to 17,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Daito Shoto at 95,77, Range 20,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PC Kaki, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
PC Sumire, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
TK Hoyo Maru, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
TK Tonan Maru #2, Shell hits 33, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Honolulu

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages TK Hoyo Maru at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages PC Sumire at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages PC Sumire at 13,000 yards
Massive explosion on PC Kaki
CL Honolulu engages PC Kaki at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages PC Sumire at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages PC Sumire at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 9,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages PC Sumire at 9,000 yards
PC Kaki sunk by CL Honolulu at 9,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages TK Hoyo Maru at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
PC Sumire sunk by CL Honolulu at 8,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 8,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 8,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages TK Hoyo Maru at 8,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 8,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages TK Hoyo Maru at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 9,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages TK Hoyo Maru at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages TK Tonan Maru #2 at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
TK Tonan Maru #2 sunk by CL Honolulu at 7,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages TK Hoyo Maru at 7,000 yards
Dodd, H. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages TK Hoyo Maru at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages TK Hoyo Maru at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CL Honolulu engages TK Hoyo Maru at 13,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


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Morning Air attack on 30th Group Army, at 83,52 , near Changsha

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 22

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-27b Nate sweeping at 20000 feet



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Morning Air attack on 30th Group Army, at 83,52 , near Changsha

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Donggala at 68,98

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
G4M1 Betty x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AG Albatros, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 78th Chinese Corps, at 83,52 , near Changsha

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 19
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 3
Ki-27b Nate x 32
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 72nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 78th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 72nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 78th Chinese Corps ...


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Morning Air attack on 5th Field Regiment, at 50,78 (Temuloh)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14
Ki-27b Nate x 31
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
11 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 5th Field Regiment, at 50,78 (Temuloh)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 86th Chinese Corps, at 86,60 (Foochow)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18
Ki-30 Ann x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
140 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
22 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 18th Chinese Base Force, at 79,57 (Kukong)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 8
Ki-51 Sonia x 9

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 52nd Chinese Corps, at 74,55 (Liuchow)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-36 Ida x 21

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 5th Field Regiment, at 50,78 (Temuloh)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 30
Ki-27b Nate x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 12 damaged

Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 22nd Indian Brigade ...
Also attacking 5th Field Regiment ...
Also attacking 22nd Indian Brigade ...
Also attacking 5th Field Regiment ...
Also attacking 22nd Indian Brigade ...
Also attacking 5th Field Regiment ...
Also attacking 22nd Indian Brigade ...


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Morning Air attack on 5th Field Regiment, at 50,78 (Temuloh)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 5th Field Regiment, at 50,78 (Temuloh)

Weather in hex: Overcast

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 86th Chinese Corps, at 86,60 (Foochow)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 13

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 86th Chinese Corps, at 86,60 (Foochow)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-36 Ida x 9

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 78th Chinese Corps, at 83,52 , near Changsha

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 6

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Denpasar at 56,108

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 28

Allied aircraft
PBY-5 Catalina x 29

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Denpasar at 56,108

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 19

Allied aircraft
PBY-4 Catalina x 22

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with A5M4 Claude (4 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Denpasar at 56,108

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 3
B-339D x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CVE Hosho

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 300 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Denpasar at 56,108

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 3

Allied aircraft
CW-22 Falcon x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
CW-22 Falcon: 4 damaged
CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CVE Hosho
CV Kaga

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x CW-22 Falcon bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 50 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with A5M4 Claude (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Denpasar at 56,108

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 1

Allied aircraft
CW-22 Falcon x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
CW-22 Falcon: 2 damaged
CW-22 Falcon: 3 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho
CL Abukuma

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x CW-22 Falcon bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 50 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Denpasar at 56,108

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Allied aircraft
Do-24K-1 x 2
PBY-5 Catalina x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CVE Taiyo

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
2 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Carrier support unable to supply air cover..


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

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Do-24K-1 x 2

Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Jintsu

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Lashio , at 62,46

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 2
Blenheim IV x 7
Hudson I x 7

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Hudson I bombing from 3000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
1 x Hudson I bombing from 3000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
7 x Blenheim IV bombing from 3000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
2 x Blenheim I bombing from 3000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Oyashio, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Wirraway bombing from 6000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 100 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1/A with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
3rd Ku S-1/B with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
3rd Ku S-1/C with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Denpasar at 56,108

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 8

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
CVE Hosho, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

Carrier support unable to supply air cover..


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Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 56,106 (Loemadjang)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (15 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (15 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Denpasar at 56,108

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 10

Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVE Taiyo
CV Akagi
CVL Zuiho

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Carrier support unable to supply air cover..


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Loemadjang at 55,107

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N1 Kate x 6

Allied aircraft
75A-7 Hawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
DD Thanet, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 8000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 8000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Thanet


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
D3A1 Val x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CM Prins van Oranje, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Massive explosion on CM Prins van Oranje
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CM Prins van Oranje


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Djokjakarta at 52,104

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N1 Kate x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CA Houston

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 8000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Denpasar at 56,108

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 15

Allied aircraft
PBY-4 Catalina x 10
PBY-5 Catalina x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-4 Catalina: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x PBY-4 Catalina launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
Ryujo-1 with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Denpasar at 56,108

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 3
CW-22 Falcon x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 1 destroyed by flak
CW-22 Falcon: 2 damaged
CW-22 Falcon: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CVE Taiyo
CVL Zuiho

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
2 x CW-22 Falcon bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 50 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
Ryujo-1 with A5M4 Claude (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Raid is overhead



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Denpasar at 56,108

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 1

Allied aircraft
Do-24K-1 x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with A5M4 Claude (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Denpasar at 56,108

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
PBY-5 Catalina x 2

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVE Taiyo

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Carrier support unable to supply air cover..


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Banjoewangi at 57,107

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16

Allied aircraft
Catalina I x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (16 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(16 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
16 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Denpasar at 56,108

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 7

Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish I: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

Carrier support unable to supply air cover..


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Djokjakarta at 52,104

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 8 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Houston, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Cornwall
DD John D. Ford, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

John D. Ford dead in the water ...


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Loemadjang at 55,107

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
D3A1 Val x 24

Allied aircraft
75A-7 Hawk x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
75A-7 Hawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD Thracian
DD Thanet, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Thanet


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 115,160

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
B5N2 Kate x 1
D3A1 Val x 33

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AMC Westralia, Bomb hits 9, and is sunk
xAP Malaita, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
xAP Sarpedonia, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 80 (39 destroyed, 41 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMC Westralia
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Malaita
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Sarpedonia


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Ground combat at Nadi (131,160)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12334 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 409

Defending force 546 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 128

Allied adjusted defense: 7

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Nadi !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
54th Division

Defending units:
Nandi Base Force


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Ground combat at 83,52 (near Changsha)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 24588 troops, 224 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 638

Defending force 8100 troops, 79 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139

Japanese adjusted assault: 740

Allied adjusted defense: 61

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
201 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1129 casualties reported
Squads: 102 destroyed, 52 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 15 (5 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
3rd Division
18th Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th Ind.Mixed Brigade
58th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
72nd Chinese Corps
78th Chinese Corps
30th Group Army


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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1120 troops, 140 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1478

Defending force 96744 troops, 564 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2858

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
6th Division
39th Division
13th Division
40th Division
14th Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th Army
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion

Defending units:
14th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
73rd Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
20th Group Army
27th Group Army
19th Group Army
29th Group Army
9th War Area
6th War Area
26th Group Army
17th Chinese Base Force


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Ground combat at 83,53 (near Wuchang)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5577 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 195

Defending force 27413 troops, 191 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 745

Assaulting units:
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
8th Chinese Corps
58th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps


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Ground combat at Foochow (86,60)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6807 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 270

Defending force 14309 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 422

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

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

Assaulting units:
102nd Infantry Regiment
115th Infantry Regiment
51st Recon Regiment

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps


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Ground combat at Loyang (87,43)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 16748 troops, 114 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 945

Defending force 12642 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 148

Japanese adjusted assault: 200

Allied adjusted defense: 84

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
171 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1023 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 56 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 41 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Assaulting units:
27th Division
63rd Division
16th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
27th Chinese Corps
51st Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
Jingcha War Area
1st War Area
36th Group Army
15th Group Army
24th Group Army
14th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force


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Ground combat at Sinyang (86,48)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5631 troops, 50 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 838

Defending force 20469 troops, 146 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 539

Assaulting units:
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
12th RGC Temp. Division
116th Division
13th Ind.Mixed Brigade
18th RGC Temp. Division

Defending units:
7th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
3rd Group Army


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Ground combat at 92,38 (near Chengting)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 13548 troops, 102 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 461

Defending force 14343 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 348

Assaulting units:
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
26th Engineer Regiment
Mongol Garrison Army

Defending units:
35th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
13th Group Army


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Ground combat at Loemadjang (56,106)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22333 troops, 198 guns, 208 vehicles, Assault Value = 830

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

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 495

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 495 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Loemadjang !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
4th Division
20th Infantry Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
7th Tank Regiment


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Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3358 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123

Defending force 12435 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 437

Assaulting units:
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment

Defending units:
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force


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Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6852 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 329

Defending force 6964 troops, 126 guns, 53 vehicles, Assault Value = 322

Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
65th Brigade

Defending units:
31st Infantry Regiment
41st PA Infantry Div /1
3rd/101st PA Battalion
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
57th PS Infantry RCT /1
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
Mindanao Force Corps


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Ground combat at 93,34 (near Kweisui)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3716 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 128

Defending force 4956 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 134

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

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

Assaulting units:
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
11th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
11th Chinese/A Corps
11th Chinese/B Corps
11th Chinese/C Corps
17th Group Army


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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 280 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Defending force 3452 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 102

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

Assaulting units:
Molukken Garrison Battalion
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
Ambon Base Force

Defending units:
Miura Det
Kanno Det
Kure 2nd SNLF


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Ground combat at Singora (51,72)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 428 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Defending force 1746 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 62

Allied adjusted assault: 5

Japanese adjusted defense: 77

Allied assault odds: 1 to 15 (fort level 0)

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

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

Assaulting units:
3rd SSVF Battalion

Defending units:
Sasebo 1st SNLF
43rd Const Co

Come si vede, in inferiorità numerica, qualitativa e con le CV giappo ad un tiro di schioppo, si può fare qualcosa. Incasinare le CAP/LRCAP, passare accanto al nemico, sfruttare la mobilità, colpire nelle retrovie (i CA che bombardano Kendari per dire sono dietro le flotte giappo), intrappolare le truppe sbarcate a Giava, etcetc. Siamo a Dicembre 1941.

Quel che cerco di spiegare è che non ci sono "scorciatoie" e non si può "forzare la mano". Talvolta, il gioco ci pone in delle situazioni strategiche dove è richiesto combattere in modo diverso da quello che vorremmo. E, se non ci adattiamo, siamo inefficienti.
Questa inefficienza porta a venire sconfitti se si gioca contro avversari preparati che la comprendono e la sfruttano a loro vantaggio, spingendoci in un circolo vizioso.



Quindi, no, l'Alleato non può perdere se proprio non ci mette ampiamente del suo. Può, questo sì, ottenere una minor victory nel 1945 invece di una major victory e questo lo considererei già di per sé un grande successo imperiale, ma, più di così, davvero no.

Ripeto: ogni giocatore alleato che dice che gli alleati possono perdere o hanno svantaggi di vario tipo lo farei giocare da giapponese contro un giocatore tosto e preparato dall'altra parte che non si scompone mai.
Sono certo che cambierebbero tutti idea, probabilmente già nella prima metà del 1942.



Piccola nota.

Il Giappone aveva il 10% del GDP americano.

Gli USA dedicarono dal 25 al 30% della loro capacità industriale alla guerra del Pacifico (le stime variano a seconda degli anni presi in considerazione e del tipo di calcolo) nonostante la policy ufficiale di "Europe First" e il fatto che in teoria avrebbero dovuto deciare il 15% delle loro risorse contro il Giappone.

Dunque, già solo gli USA hanno circa 3 volte la capacità industriale giapponese.

A loro si aggiungono il Commonwealth e la Cina.

Il Giappone spese circa il 60% del budget militare per l'IJA e il 40% per l'IJN. Anche rimanendo larghi di manica, si può dire con assoluta certezza che una buona metà del budget IJA fu speso per la Cina.
Il che porta ad una stima raccapricciante: il Giappone ha circa QUATTRO VOLTE MENO risorse dei soli USA. Per pareggiare l'output americano avrebbe quindi da quadruplicare le proprie capacità industriali (impossibile visto che in mappa non ci sono né le industrie né le risorse per farlo anche volendo).
A loro si aggiunge il Commonwealth/Australia che è decisamente cazzuto, specie nel mid e late-game.

E ciò senza esaminare la relativa qualità degli armamenti prodotti.

Ve la faccio fare io la guerra agli Sherman con i mitici Chi-Ha Type 97:


Vogliamo parlare delle navi? Un DD Classe Fletcher vale almeno un CL giapponese dal 1943 in poi. Per non parlare della qualità delle rispettive portaerei: si salvano giusto la Taiho e le due Classe Shokaku, il resto è fatto di cartone e polistirolo.

O degli aerei? Qualcuno ha mai provato una CAP di Oscar-IV contro i P-47? Hai voglia produrne di Oscar... Per non parlare delle magnifiche performance degli A6M8 contro gli Hellcat.

Quindi, anche qualitativamente, gli alleati sono avanti.


Ora, hai che gli alleati sono avanti qualitativamente e quantitativamente. I giapponesi possono provare a produrre un fracco di roba, ma siamo comunque indietro. Sì, si possono produrre più aerei di quanti ne produca Alleato, ma c'è da tagliare su altre cose e comunque gli aerei che produciamo sono immondizia. Senza contare che per produrre migliaia di motori e aerei al mese c'è da avere le supplies per espandere le fabbriche.


Mai nella storia un esercito che non ha problemi in termini politici, che ha più roba del nemico e migliore del nemico, ecco mai nella storia un tale esercito ha perso una guerra. Può perdere un bel po' di battaglie, ma certo non una guerra.


Se il Giappone riesce in qualche modo ad avere aerei avanzati tramite R&D è perché l'Alleato ha cannato completamente la fase offensiva del match.
La colpa non è delle meccaniche del gioco, né del giapponese che fa cose borderline. La colpa è dell'Alleato al 100%.

 

Nell'ilarità generale, farebbe ridere se Alleato mi affondasse le CV disbandate a Goa.

Ultimo turno fatto ho ricevuto due messaggi bizzarri:
Allied Torpedo Bomber sighted over Cochin

Allied Torpedo Bomber sighted over Cochin




Non so come sia possibile.


Però, in passato, le navi sulla costa indiana da Mangalore in su venivano spottate. Pensavo fossero degli LB o vattelapesca alleati da Karachi messi in NavS (Mangalore-Karachi = 26 hex). Certo che 30 hex sono un po' tantini...

Non ho idea di che aerei siano con un range così elevato da poter far recon su Cochin.

Gli unici sono questi due credo:


Ma, chiaramente, non sono Torpedo Bomber...

Se sono CV e la NavS di Addu non le ha spottate, c'è da ridere. Se l'intelligence fa una soffiata decisamente poco consona, mi fa uno strike sul porto di Goa e mi affonda la Kido Butai senza che io manco faccia volare un aereo in CAP.


In teoria è anche possibile che siano i cari B24 da ricognizione e che partano da Socotra (a 32 hex da Cochin), da lì il fatto che la gente a Madras non è mai stata spottata.
Sarebbe l'unica cosa che avrebbe senso perché se partissero da Karachi o Hyderabad(Sindh), avrebbero dovuto spottare anche la gente a Madras, visto che è in range.


Booooh in compenso Alleato continua a far arrivare CVE a Karachi e a portar via CA/CL/etcetc. Credo non voglia muovere dunque, sennò avrebbe portato/lasciato anche BB/CA/CL etcetc per supportare uno sbarco. Si farà avanti con le CVE per far schiantare i miei LBA sulla CAP credo.

Credo.

 

Venerdì 07 Aprile 1944 - TURNO 853 - TOKIO ORE 18:00
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1) Teatro Perimetro Interno

Le CV USA fanno da copertura a delle BB che bombardano Onnekotan-Jima. Sorprendentemente alto il numero di vittime giapponesi:

Anticipazione (Spoiler)

Night Naval bombardment of Onnekotan-jima at 136,48

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
H8K1 Emily: 8 damaged
H8K1 Emily: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
xAK Yamagata Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Heian Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
BB Alabama
BB Massachusetts
BB Indiana
BB South Dakota
BB Washington
BB North Carolina

Japanese ground losses:
411 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 14 (6 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 18
Port hits 2

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Alabama
BB Alabama firing at 7th Division
BB Massachusetts firing at 7th Division
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Indiana
BB Indiana firing at Onnekotan-jima
BB South Dakota firing at 7th Division
BB Washington firing at 7th Division
BB North Carolina firing at Onnekotan-jima

Io ho in loco la 7ma Divisione di Fanteria coadiuvata da una IndMixedBrigade. Barricato dietro forts lvl6 con 30,000 supplies a disposizione.



2) Teatro Perimetro Esterno

Le CVE alleate si spingono in mezzo al nulla verso NORD.


Tento un paio di strike da Tabiteuea ma vanno malissimo con soli 4 Judy che riescono a passare la CAP e vengono crivellati dalla FlaK:

Anticipazione (Spoiler)

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ocean Island at 127,133

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 46
D4Y4 Judy x 33
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 23
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 45

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 143

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
D4Y4 Judy: 21 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 3 destroyed

CAP engaged:
VC(F)-21 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
VC(F)-27 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
VC(F)-5 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
VC(F)-11 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
VC(F)-14 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
VRF-3F with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
VRF-9F with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ocean Island at 127,133

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y4 Judy x 65
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 22

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 119

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 36 destroyed
D4Y4 Judy: 2 destroyed by flak
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 6 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
BB Nevada
BB Oklahoma

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb

Non nutrivo in realtà molte speranze. Come si vede, la CAP di Alleato è tutta sbagliata e credo di poter sfruttare la cosa. Purtroppo i bomber adatti sono tutti dall'altro lato della mappa...

Mie perdite giornaliere sono notevoli:


In ogni caso, boooh chissà perché sta mossa.

Sono tentato di far salpare la 3a Kido Butai da Hiroshima/Kure e piazzarla tipo a Nauru disbandata.
Si tratta di rottami vari del tutto inutili per azioni di flotta serie: CV, CVL e CVE con velocità di punta poco raccomandabili fra i 21 e i 25knts. In compenso, hanno un congruo numero di a/c imbarcati e bucherei la CAP nemica facilmente. Vedrò poi cosa fare, ci sta io sia solo ansioso di testare gli ibridi BB-CV...


3) Teatro India

Grande novità in India, pare che Alleato voglia indurmi di nuovo ad attaccare le sue CVE (Iddio solo sa il perché).

Come si vede dall'immagine, non temo molto le sue CVE, nonostante ne abbia fatte arrivare perlomeno tre di rinforzo da offmap:


Con 1,359 a/c pronti, credo di poter affrontare qualunque cosa.

Gli strike ipotetici sono così composti:
- un centinaio di Frances a 1,000ft
- i DB (Lily e Judy) con un centinaio di Peggy(T) aggiuntivi a 10,000ft
- 27 Betty a 20,000ft
- 108 Nell a 25,00ft
- circa 200 Peggy(T) a 31,000

Circa 600 i fighter in missione di scorta.

Si parla di circa 640 a/c in missione di bombardamento e 600F in missione di scorta. Altra gente invece è a fare da CAP.

Circa 300 bombardieri in basi di retrovia come Calcutta: ho l'AirSupport un po' sparso ancora sulle ferrovie e Bahumagar non aveva abbastanza AirSupp per schiaffarci più aerei. Due gruppi di caccia a Bahumagar stessa sono decisamente messi male visto che avevo appena fatto la conversione da A6M5 a George e da Oscar-IIa a Frank-R.

Create anche 36xMTB per evitare bombardamenti navali. Surat, passaggio obbligato per bombardare Bahumagar, ha 350 mine presenti.
Niente mini-sub però: me lo son scordato.


Continuo a credere che Alleato farà una incomprensibile finta delle sue e tornerà indietro comunque.


KB ha ordine di ritirarsi in full speed verso Celyon. Non la impiego se non vedo sbarchi e, facendola avanzare, ne rivelerei la posizione.
Lo farei anche volentieri fossi sicuro di colpire qualcosa, ma, come detto, credo sia una inesplicabile finta alleata e il buon Yamaguchi rimarrebbe a 10 hex da Karachi, spottato e col cazzo in mano. Non voglio ciò avvenga.
Tanto, i circa 1,400 a/c di Bahumagar dovrebbero bastare e avanzare per affondare le TF nemiche casomai si facessero avanti.

Spero anche che l'affondamento delle TF nemiche sia educativo sull'inutilità del far ballare CV/BB e compagnia cantante avanti e indietro per mesi.

In realtà non credo abbia nemmeno l'ambizione di far sfracellare i miei a/c sulla sua CAP, credo voglia tornare indietro e sfruttare il moonlight al 100% per fare night bomb sull'AF. O una cosa così insomma.
Io ho tanta FlaK e ho messo un gruppo di Nick e uno di Oscar-IIa in CAP notturna, sperando si sacrifichino per disperdere i raid nemici.


4) Fronte ECONOMIA

Tutto procede frizzantemente.

Accelerati 5 grandi sommergibili che trasportano siluranti. A Ottobre 1944 inizio a produrre il buon Seiran e voglio avere i sub disponibili così da fare qualche raid in profondità nelle retrovie nemiche.

 

Presto su questi schermi....

La pesantuccia giornata del 9 aprile....

 

Bella risposta, condivido anche parecchi spunti, specie su come andrebbe condotto il gioco e non voglio muovere critiche al tuo avversario, anzi.
Nella storia forse hai ragione tu anche se mi vengono in mente alcune situazioni a prima vista border line, nei war game ho visto e letto e ogni tanto purtroppo fatto, cose che voi umani....
Continuo a credere che contro avversari preparati, arrivare alla vittoria a marzo del 46 non sia per niente facile, ma in effetti se lo fosse questo gioco avrebbe avuto meno successo.

 

Alleato si arrende.



La battaglia di Bahumagar è finita malamente per lui.


Le mie CV vanno in full speed verso Celyon, ma gli aerei a terra fanno scempio del nemico. Questo il bottino:

CA Boston, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Vincennes, Torpedo hits 1
CA Pensacola, Torpedo hits 1
BB Mississippi, Torpedo hits 4
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2
BB Idaho, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5
BB Arizona, Torpedo hits 3
CVE Chenango, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
CVE Casablanca, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
CVE Santee, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CVE Corregidor, Torpedo hits 4
CVE Breton, Torpedo hits 4
CVE St. Lo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CVE Barnes, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 4

Ammo storage explosion on CVE Casablanca
Fuel storage explosion on CVE Chenango
Ammo storage explosion on CV Wasp
Ammo storage explosion on CVE Breton
Ammo storage explosion on CVE Breton
Fuel storage explosion on CV Wasp


Gli hits delle bombe sono tutte da 100Kg. Credo che altre navi oltre quelle indicate siano affondate.

A occhio direi che la CV Wasp è venuta giù e delle CVE solo la St.Lo si è salvata.

Delle BB ci sta che nessuna sia venuta giù.

I CA sono salvi.


In compenso, sarebbe a 9 hex da Karachi e io ho aumentato gli a/c disponibili per il day-2:


Quindi direi che ogni nave danneggiata, salvo i CA, l'affonderei al day-2.

In totale, comunque, 6xCVE+1xCV venute giù e 2xBB che probabilmente sono già sul fondo.
1xCVE+3xBB che probabilmente vengono affondate al day-2.
Totale: 7xCVE+5xBB.

 

La domanda ora è:

Qualcuno interessato a partire dal 01-Gennaio-1944 lato giapponese? Condizioni varie da definirsi.

@GeorgePatton ? @bacca ? @kaiser85 ? @blizzard ? ..... @cohimbra ? whoever?

 

Bravo tu ma un grande boh sulla "strategia" dell'alleato. Nel '44 arrivano CVE come se piovesse, non sarebbe questa giornata a cambiare le cose, ma senza idee non si va da nessuna parte.

Peccato che non ho tempo e non so nulla di jap, se no il save te lo chiedere io.