War in the Pacific AAR Thread - ML vs JFranzen

Molon Labe · 08-27-21, 11:34 AM

25 March 1942

Ceram Sea
The Dutch sub KXII torpedoed a troop-carrying cargo ship, causing severe damage. The ship might sink before it makes ports. Troops moving through this area would probably be bound for smaller islands in the Banda Sea.

Java
A battleship and two heavy cruisers shelled Batavia, disabling over 60 aircraft and destroying a minelayer in port.

Our bombers attacked their eastern troops with a loss of 3 139-WH bomers, 2 P-40s, and a Hurricane. The bombers caused significant enemy troop casualties.

We lost a B-26 bombing Raheng as the enemy had established a CAP to protect its troops there.

New Hebrides
I've moved additional fighters to Efate to intercept the Betties trying to intervene in Luganville. A submarine attempted an attack on the cruiser Concord (also the target of the Betties yesterday) but was detected and depth charged.

Thailand
Nates swept Tavoy again. Why bother? 6 were shot down with no losses on our side. Our bombers hitting the 5th Division hit firm resistance from Nates, Oscars, and flak. Escorting Hurricanes shot down 3 Nates and an Oscar, two of our bombers were lost to flak. Our bombers' performance was lackluster when they got on target compared to previous raids. I really have to wonder if the bombers have been the difference makers here, because today the 5th Division attacked again and pushed our troops back towards Tavoy. We took over 1400 casualties, and my southern prong is now for all practical purposes combat ineffective. I'm going to try to form a defensive line in the mountains and let the northern prong work its way south to maintain a credible threat against Bangkok.

China
We're starting to get AVG P-40s over Chusien, but they don't have enough playtime that far out to reliably intercept anything. A group of two managed to move in on an enemy air raid: 52 Nates and 40 Ann/Sonia light bombers. They splashed a Nate and RTBd.

I had 3 Hudson bombers take a break from bombing troop concentrations and head south to Hong Kong. They found the battleship Hyuga under repair there and hit it with a 250-pounder.

08-27-21, 11:34 AM	#11
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	25 March 1942 Ceram Sea The Dutch sub KXII torpedoed a troop-carrying cargo ship, causing severe damage. The ship might sink before it makes ports. Troops moving through this area would probably be bound for smaller islands in the Banda Sea. Java A battleship and two heavy cruisers shelled Batavia, disabling over 60 aircraft and destroying a minelayer in port. Our bombers attacked their eastern troops with a loss of 3 139-WH bomers, 2 P-40s, and a Hurricane. The bombers caused significant enemy troop casualties. We lost a B-26 bombing Raheng as the enemy had established a CAP to protect its troops there. New Hebrides I've moved additional fighters to Efate to intercept the Betties trying to intervene in Luganville. A submarine attempted an attack on the cruiser Concord (also the target of the Betties yesterday) but was detected and depth charged. Thailand Nates swept Tavoy again. Why bother? 6 were shot down with no losses on our side. Our bombers hitting the 5th Division hit firm resistance from Nates, Oscars, and flak. Escorting Hurricanes shot down 3 Nates and an Oscar, two of our bombers were lost to flak. Our bombers' performance was lackluster when they got on target compared to previous raids. I really have to wonder if the bombers have been the difference makers here, because today the 5th Division attacked again and pushed our troops back towards Tavoy. We took over 1400 casualties, and my southern prong is now for all practical purposes combat ineffective. I'm going to try to form a defensive line in the mountains and let the northern prong work its way south to maintain a credible threat against Bangkok. China We're starting to get AVG P-40s over Chusien, but they don't have enough playtime that far out to reliably intercept anything. A group of two managed to move in on an enemy air raid: 52 Nates and 40 Ann/Sonia light bombers. They splashed a Nate and RTBd. I had 3 Hudson bombers take a break from bombing troop concentrations and head south to Hong Kong. They found the battleship Hyuga under repair there and hit it with a 250-pounder. __________________