C3C PBEM: TOS4 Musashi

[TechGuy]

GPS to Sully

Japanese Turn Summary:

Central Pacific Front
- with elite Zero squadrons, Kido Butai planes continue to rule the skies above Pearl Harbour. Though badly damaged, they managed to shoot down 1 SPD and 3 F4Fs.
- Yamamoto launches deadly strikes on US carrier assets, the ones he missed last time in December. Though losing 1 Kate to flak, the rest made it through... no less than 14 squadrons made torpedo and bomb runs on the hapless CV group. Sank 4 CAs, CV Enterprise, and CV Lexington.

Central China Front
- bombed Chinese inf outside Canton. Lost 1 NI to it.
- killed 1 Chinese inf outside Chihkiang with NI.
- lost 1 Kate to flak in Chengdu

Burma Front
- IJN DD sinks sub near Singapore
- IJN DD sinks CW DD near Rangoon after naval bombardment
- IJN BC bombards Dutch inf near Palembang

Indonesian Front
- 2 biplanes destroyed in Batavia by IJN bombardment

 

[aksully]

Nothing seems to be able to slow down the Japanese Juggernaut....

US
-DD Sinks I-Boat NE of PH
-SS Sunk attacking a IJN CA SW of Midway

China
-IJA Corps damaged by air and and arty attacks East of Chengdu

CW
-Seige of Mandalay ended for the time being....
-IJA Inf Corps and Zekes damaged in Rangoon by air attacks
-IJA Inf Corps damaged E of Chengdu by air attacks

NL
-IJN CA Mogami Sunk by Dutch DDs N of Batavia but lose a DD in the attacks

GPS to Japan
Sully

 

[TechGuy]

GPS to Sully

Japanese Turn Summary:

Central Pacific Front
- without the presence of the USN, Pearl Harbour was vulnerable to seaborne invasion. With ship and air bombardment, units in Pearl Harbour were redlined. 1 Devastator and 1 F4F was destroyed on the ground. SNLF make landings and manage to kill 3 paratroopers, 1 fortress div, and 1 corp (2 US inf div). 1 SNLF was lost in the battle, however, a new MGL was created.
- sank CA Chicago with sub
- sank 2 DDs with airpower

Central China Front
- with the help of the IJAF and local artillery, the defenders of Chengdu stood little chance against the massive forces of the IJA. 4 Chinese inf, 2 cannon, and 1 flak killed. Chengdu captured.

Indonesian Front
- IJN units bombarded Batavia. Units injured.

 

[aksully]

Allied Turn Summary

China and CW Bombers attack the 4 IJA Infantry Corps North of Hangchow...units injured.

Rangoon bombarded by naval gunfire..Zeke Destroyed

GPS to TG
Sully

 

[TechGuy]

GPS to Sully

Japanese Turn Summary:

Central Pacific
- Pearl Harbour captured after heavy assualt by SNLF. Killed 2 paratroopers and 1 flak with naval assistance. Sank 1 pt and 1 dd nearby with BB.
- 2 subs sank nearby with DDs

Central China
- killed 1 chinese inf near Chengdu with NI div
- killed 1 chinese inf near Canton with NI
- Hangchow bombed. Civil defense destroyed.

Indian Ocean
- BB Hyuga sinks BB Malaya after DD bombardment

Borneo
- NI kills militia near Ketapang