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Molon Labe · 12-30-21, 09:31 AM

22 September 1942
Enemy counterattack, auxiliary losses in Bay of Bengal and Solomons

Ceram Sea
The KXII attacked a convoy of cargo ships passing between islands, scoring two hits on one of them for a confirmed kill. There would be many ships sunk today--but this will be the only one that's Japanese.

Solomons
The western "encroachment force was engaged at night be a single enemy destroyer, which I am a bit embarrassed to say I was unprepared for. This task force is under the protection of bombers from Milne, but that doesn't do them any good overnight. So, that one destroyer took on my landing force: 2 minesweepers (ASW escorts), 3 transports, and one cargo ship, and pretty much wiped the fleet out.
Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
Allied Ships
AM Katoomba, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Nightingale, Shell hits 6, on fire
AM Kiwi, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
xAP Malaita, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Taroona, Shell hits 5, on fire
xAP Nairana, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk

The two damaged survivors are trying to make it to Townsville. The Natsushio managed not to be detected by scoutplanes in the day, so a retaliatory airstrike never came. This task force has already accomplished its mission, so this doesn't affect my operation beyond that I need my follow-up forces delivering base forces to pause to get a more robust escort.

On the southeast flank of the Solomons, our covering force shelled Ndeni again, and that along with the bomber strikes put our troops over the top. Ndeni is ours, granted there are still enemy troops on the island. That came at a price, though, as Kates started harassing the ships, 26 total with 11 Nick escorts. P-38s splashed 2 Nicks and 4 Kates, and 3 more Kates were lost to flak. Two of the Kates scored bomb hits on the heavy cruiser Australia--nothing it can't handle.

In spite of his flights against Ndeni, he still had 24 Nicks greeting my B-17s attacking Guadalcanal. I lost 2 of the bombers and damage from the strike was minimal.

Bay of Bengal
Madras, India came under attack by the enemy CVBG as well as land-based air from Port Blair. This port does not currently have fighter protection, and is home to a small cargo fleet used to keep Colombo supplied. It's also where the transport task force that recently evacuated Calcutta ran to.

The first wave was 21 Betties, one of which put a bomb into a cargo ship in the harbor. Next was 12 Kates and 13 Vals (48 Zeroes escorting):
AMc Agra
xAK Bandra, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AM Poole, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Barpeta, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Honolulan, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Washingtonian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
and a second wave from the carriers:
Allied Ships
xAKL Chaksang, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
AMc Agra, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk

Losing the minesweepers hurts, we don't have enough ASW escorts in this region. Aside from that, these are all low-value ships.

China
We held off another land attack at Chengchow, this time the assault dropped our forts to Level 3. Casualties 11706 to 5283. Both sides lost a fighter overhead.

Burma and India
We attempted an attack on Tavoy now that more reserves had arrived. It failed, casualties 1389 to 379 favoring the enemy. This loss means I have to accept that my reserve forces aren't enough to get the job done. I'm going to pull my main force out from near Bangkok and send the whole thing here. Then I'll leave enough at Tavoy to hold it while bringing the bulk of the main force back to Bangkok.

We've retaken Cox's Bazaar, India. Going to hold off on buying out any of these guys to send them south, for now.

Reinforcements
AM Inverell arrives at Rockhampton
167 Wing arrives at Aden

12-30-21, 09:31 AM	#400
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	22 September 1942 Enemy counterattack, auxiliary losses in Bay of Bengal and Solomons Ceram Sea The KXII attacked a convoy of cargo ships passing between islands, scoring two hits on one of them for a confirmed kill. There would be many ships sunk today--but this will be the only one that's Japanese. Solomons The western "encroachment force was engaged at night be a single enemy destroyer, which I am a bit embarrassed to say I was unprepared for. This task force is under the protection of bombers from Milne, but that doesn't do them any good overnight. So, that one destroyer took on my landing force: 2 minesweepers (ASW escorts), 3 transports, and one cargo ship, and pretty much wiped the fleet out. Japanese Ships DD Natsushio Allied Ships AM Katoomba, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Nightingale, Shell hits 6, on fire AM Kiwi, Shell hits 6, and is sunk xAP Malaita, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAP Taroona, Shell hits 5, on fire xAP Nairana, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk The two damaged survivors are trying to make it to Townsville. The Natsushio managed not to be detected by scoutplanes in the day, so a retaliatory airstrike never came. This task force has already accomplished its mission, so this doesn't affect my operation beyond that I need my follow-up forces delivering base forces to pause to get a more robust escort. On the southeast flank of the Solomons, our covering force shelled Ndeni again, and that along with the bomber strikes put our troops over the top. Ndeni is ours, granted there are still enemy troops on the island. That came at a price, though, as Kates started harassing the ships, 26 total with 11 Nick escorts. P-38s splashed 2 Nicks and 4 Kates, and 3 more Kates were lost to flak. Two of the Kates scored bomb hits on the heavy cruiser Australia--nothing it can't handle. In spite of his flights against Ndeni, he still had 24 Nicks greeting my B-17s attacking Guadalcanal. I lost 2 of the bombers and damage from the strike was minimal. Bay of Bengal Madras, India came under attack by the enemy CVBG as well as land-based air from Port Blair. This port does not currently have fighter protection, and is home to a small cargo fleet used to keep Colombo supplied. It's also where the transport task force that recently evacuated Calcutta ran to. The first wave was 21 Betties, one of which put a bomb into a cargo ship in the harbor. Next was 12 Kates and 13 Vals (48 Zeroes escorting): AMc Agra xAK Bandra, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AM Poole, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAK Barpeta, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Honolulan, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Washingtonian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage and a second wave from the carriers: Allied Ships xAKL Chaksang, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk AMc Agra, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk Losing the minesweepers hurts, we don't have enough ASW escorts in this region. Aside from that, these are all low-value ships. China We held off another land attack at Chengchow, this time the assault dropped our forts to Level 3. Casualties 11706 to 5283. Both sides lost a fighter overhead. Burma and India We attempted an attack on Tavoy now that more reserves had arrived. It failed, casualties 1389 to 379 favoring the enemy. This loss means I have to accept that my reserve forces aren't enough to get the job done. I'm going to pull my main force out from near Bangkok and send the whole thing here. Then I'll leave enough at Tavoy to hold it while bringing the bulk of the main force back to Bangkok. We've retaken Cox's Bazaar, India. Going to hold off on buying out any of these guys to send them south, for now. Reinforcements AM Inverell arrives at Rockhampton 167 Wing arrives at Aden __________________