プレイヤーとして行動を指示して以降、12月8日以降を振り返っていきます。まず開戦初日の戦闘ですが、コタバルへの上陸作戦と、こちらで追加で指示した艦砲射撃が行われました。
Invasion Support action off Kota Bharu (51,75)
16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
DD Ayanami
DD Shikinami
PB Tatsumiya Maru
SC Ch 9
SC Ch 7
AK Sasako Maru
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
CL Sendai firing at 8th Indian Brigade
DD Ayanami firing at 8th Indian Brigade
DD Shikinami firing at 8th Indian Brigade
PB Tatsumiya Maru fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 9 fired at enemy troops
SC Ch 7 fired at enemy troops
DD Ayanami fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
Night Naval bombardment of Kota Bharu at 51,75
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CA Atago
CA Takao
CL Jintsu
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
Allied ground losses:
349 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Resources hits 1
Light Industry hits 1
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 13
Runway hits 52
Port hits 18
Port supply hits 3
BB Haruna firing at 8th Indian Brigade
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Kongo
BB Kongo firing at Kota Bharu
CA Atago firing at Kota Bharu
CA Takao firing at Kota Bharu
CL Jintsu firing at Kota Bharu
DD Hibiki firing at 8th Indian Brigade
DD Akatsuki firing at Kota Bharu
DD Arashio firing at Kota Bharu
DD Michishio firing at Kota Bharu
DD Oshio firing at Kota Bharu
DD Asashio firing at Kota Bharu
ぱっと見は地上部隊に大損害を与えたように見えます。このゲームの地上戦における戦闘力については、直接の兵力の損失以上に、戦闘に付随して発生するDisruptionなどの部隊の状況が重要なようなので、兵員損失と合わせておそらく大いに地上部隊の戦闘力を削いだように思います。ただ、この艦砲射撃では港や飛行場に多数のダメージを与えてしまったようです。こうなると拠点確保後もしばらくは陸軍の航空隊の行動が制限されるでしょう。北側のタイ領シンゴラより大きい飛行場があるコタバルの確保において、これは明らかな失敗でした。基地制圧後、36cm砲や20cm砲でボコボコになった飛行場を見て、陸軍の航空基地要因も途方に暮れるものと思われます。続いて航空戦で目立つものを上げていきます。
Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 52 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
G4M1 Betty x 30
Allied aircraft
P-26A x 5
P-40B Tomahawk x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
SS Pike, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
PG Asheville, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Repair Shipyard hits 2
Port hits 14
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 2
マニラ港では偵察機から停泊中の潜水艦の存在が報告されていたので爆撃を敢行。零戦は増槽付きでの護衛任務でしたが、大きな損害無く任務を完了して潜水艦1隻撃沈の大戦果です。続いて地上戦。
Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 5135 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 176
Defending force 3685 troops, 40 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 104
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 139
Allied adjusted defense: 6
Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
3136 casualties reported
Squads: 108 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 135 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 37 (37 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
56th Infantry Regiment
12th Engineer Regiment
5th JAAF AF Coy
Defending units:
FMSV Brigade
8th Indian Brigade
3rd ISF Base Force
事前の艦砲射撃が効いて圧勝ですが、この戦力差なら航空支援程度で良かったかもしれません。ジャングル内の拠点に撤退した第8インド歩兵旅団は歩兵第56連隊に追撃させることとします。続いて翌12月9日
Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
G4M1 Betty x 15
Allied aircraft
P-35A x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
Port hits 2
Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
G4M1 Betty x 15
Allied aircraft
P-35A x 2
P-40B Tomahawk x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
二匹目のドジョウ狙いのマニラ港空襲は失敗。やはり長距離任務の護衛は難しいのか零戦が米軍戦闘機に押し負けた上に、そもそも港に艦船がいなかったのか戦果なし。航空撃滅戦を優先した方が良いようです。
その後この日はコタバルの揚陸地点に多数の敵機が来襲するものの、目立つからか輸送船ではなく戦艦が狙われます。これはラッキーな展開で、ソードフィッシュによる雷撃を除けば、もし当たっても戦艦に大きなダメージを与えられません。脆弱な輸送船を狙われる方が痛いので助かります。護衛戦闘機も距離の関係か少ないですので、シンゴラに展開した97式戦がソードフィッシュはなんとかしてくれるでしょう。戦艦部隊にはもう少しここで敵の攻撃を吸収してもらうことにします。続いて12月10日
Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 181,107
Japanese Ships
SS I-18
Allied Ships
AR Vestal, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Maryland, heavy damage
CM Oglala
AR Medusa
DD Ward
SS I-18 launches 2 torpedoes at AR Vestal
DD Ward fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ward fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ward fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ward fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ward fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 182,106
Japanese Ships
SS I-17
Allied Ships
CM Oglala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Maryland, heavy damage
CL St. Louis
DD Patterson
AR Medusa
DD Ward
SS I-17 launches 4 torpedoes at CM Oglala
I-17 diving deep ....
DD Ward fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ward fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ward fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ward fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ward attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-17 eludes DD Ward by diving deep
DD Ward cannot establish contact with SS I-17
Escort abandons search for sub
潜水艦伊17と伊18から重大な報告。真珠湾から出港した艦船のようですが、おそらく損傷した大型艦を西海岸に回航していたものと思われます。撃沈報告の検証が出来るので、発見だけでも貴重な報告ですが、2隻とも補助艦艇に雷撃成功。ともに撃沈できたものと思われます。特に工作艦は貴重なはず。
翌12月11日は特筆するような戦闘なし。じわじわとマラヤ北部とルソン中部で航空戦を進め、徐々に迎撃にあがる敵機の数を減らしています。
続いて12月12日
Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22667 troops, 321 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 637
Defending force 7327 troops, 126 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 230
Japanese adjusted assault: 595
Allied adjusted defense: 257
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
323 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Allied ground losses:
552 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 66 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Assaulting units:
66th Infantry Regiment
19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
38th Division
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
Defending units:
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
1st Middlesex Battalion
Rifles of Canada Battalion
Kowloon Brigade
102nd RN Base Force
Hong Kong Fortress
香港に部隊が到着しており、なんとなく行ける気がしたので増援の師団を待たずに攻撃開始。流石に一日で攻略は成りませんでしたが、敵の築城を弱体化させたうえ、お互いの攻撃力をある程度把握することが出来ました。この攻撃力差に基づいて拠点の陥落が判定される（築城が強固であればすぐには落ちず築城が弱体化していく）システムですので、これは増援をまたずにいけそうですので翌12月13日にも攻撃。
Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22753 troops, 359 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 1038
Defending force 6796 troops, 125 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 161
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 573
Allied adjusted defense: 169
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
439 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Allied ground losses:
6313 casualties reported
Squads: 288 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 582 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 114 (114 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 106 (106 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 6
Assaulting units:
104th Division
66th Infantry Regiment
19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
38th Division
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
23rd Army
2nd Mortar Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
Defending units:
Rifles of Canada Battalion
Kowloon Brigade
1st Middlesex Battalion
102nd RN Base Force
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
Hong Kong Fortress
第104師団は到着直後なので戦闘参加していないはずですが、日本軍の攻撃力が上回ったため香港陥落。連合国に多数の死傷者が出ているように見えますが、ゲーム内では
Rifles of Canada Battalion SURRENDERS !!!
と降伏したと表示されています。ゲーム内には捕虜の概念はないようなので、フレーバー的なものでしょう。続いてこの日はリンガエン湾に上陸開始しました。そして翌12月14日
Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 5021 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 175
Defending force 4574 troops, 67 guns, 216 vehicles, Assault Value = 219
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 106
Allied adjusted defense: 63
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
977 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 84 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 35 disabled
Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 31 (1 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Assaulting units:
47th Infantry Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
Defending units:
192nd Tank Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion
まさかの上陸地点確保失敗。綿密に航空支援を行ったらいけるはずだったのですが、上陸を察知して戦車2個大隊が駆けつけて来たようです。この戦闘での歩兵第47連隊の損害が大きいため、上陸第2陣の上陸完了を待たざるを得ません。
ここまでの戦況図は以下の通り
文中で紹介していませんが、ミリとその周辺、グアムやカビエン、マキン・タラワ両島も占領しています。マラヤとルソン島はこのまま従前の作戦を続け、加えてグアムからラバウルの攻略と部隊を増強したウェーク島の攻略を行います（図中黄色矢印）。加えてウェーク島攻略は不安があるため、手の空いている戦艦4隻（伊勢・日向・扶桑・山城）に艦砲射撃を行わせてみることに（図中赤矢印）。なお長門と陸奥は、この時期イギリス軍がR級戦艦を保持していたはずなので念のため南方に増援として送りました。次回は第2週以降の戦闘をお届けします。
