MrKane(Jap) vs Wargamer (Ally)

[MrKane]

Nov 10, 42

Well game is quite boring. Mike has run into buses and he still refuse to look out
1942/1943 auto-victory is now inevitable. However due pre-game agreement we will continue game further.


I have in my hands PM, Horn Island, Suva, Noumea and other small islands on south pacific.

In China Mike have retreated all armies to Chungking and managed to hold for 3 moths. City has fall last turn with record looses for Chinese army. I have never seen such huge losses before in this game, so I am going have good red wine tonight

Combat report:

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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 240038 troops, 2776 guns, 3910 vehicles, Assault Value = 9209

Defending force 508208 troops, 1025 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9314

Japanese adjusted assault: 7610

Allied adjusted defense: 3671

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Chungking !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
6147 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 986 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 174 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 131 disabled
Guns lost 58 (2 destroyed, 56 disabled)
Vehicles lost 274 (11 destroyed, 263 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
696244 casualties reported
Squads: 25484 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 33173 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 510 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1199 (1199 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 181

Assaulting units:
18th Tank Regiment
22nd Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
1st Tank Division
12th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
13th Division
17th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
17th Division
32nd Division
39th Division
36th Division
40th Division
6th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
34th Division
3rd Division
22nd Division
35th Division
116th Division
19th Tank Regiment
110th Division
37th Division
2nd Tank Division
3rd Tank Regiment
41st Division
15th Division
11th Tank Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
27th Fld AA Gun Co
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
13th Army
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
52nd Field AA Battalion
4th Mortar Battalion
5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
50th Field AA Battalion
North China Area Army
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
23rd Army
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
1st Mortar Battalion
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Army
55th Field AA Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
38th Chinese Corps
55th Chinese Corps
29th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
58th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
56th Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
78th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
8th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
35th Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
8th Route Army
9th Prov Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
89th Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
64th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
73rd Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
38th New Chinese Division
51st Chinese Corps
17th Group Army
15th Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Base Force
4th Chinese Base Force
14th Group Army
13th Construction Regiment
9th Group Army
16th Group Army
1st Chinese Base Force
31st Group Army
35th Group Army
12th Chinese Base Force
Lusu War Area
39th New Chinese Division
15th Group Army
7th Construction Regiment
Red Chinese Army
6th Chinese Base Force
22nd Artillery Regiment
4th Group Army
22nd Chinese Corps
39th Group Army
17th Chinese Base Force
12th Group Army
Central Reserve
36th Group Army
16th Construction Regiment
34th Group Army
3rd Group Army
10th Construction Regiment
1st War Area
41st Chinese Corps
49th AA Regiment
3rd Chinese Base Force
Jingcha War Area
8th Construction Regiment
5th New Chinese Corps
2nd Group Army
6th Group Army
4th War Area
12th Construction Regiment
24th Group Army
11th Construction Regiment
15th Chinese Base Force
41st AA Regiment
6th War Area
China Command
6th Construction Regiment
26th Group Army
20th Group Army
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
7th Group Army
18th Chinese Base Force
29th Group Army
30th Group Army
24th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
5th Construction Regiment
4th Construction Regiment
1st Group Army
7th War Area
10th Group Army
22nd Group Army
27th Group Army
33rd Group Army
28th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
19th Group Army
95th Chinese Corps
38th Group Army
57th AT Gun Regiment
9th War Area
2nd War Area
CAF HQ
13th Chinese Base Force
7th Chinese Base Force
25th Group Army
20th Chinese Base Force
8th Group Army
1st Construction Regiment
10th Chinese Base Force
2nd Chinese Base Force
9th Chinese Base Force
2nd Construction Regiment
14th Chinese Base Force
11th Group Army
43rd Chinese Corps
13th Group Army
37th Group Army
18th Group Army
56th AT Gun Regiment

[obvert]

Talk about all your eggs in one basket!! [&o][X(]

How many VPs does that translate into after the turn?

[Bif1961]

Or would that be how many egg rolls in one basket? [:D]

[MrKane]

ORIGINAL: obvert

Talk about all your eggs in one basket!! [&o][X(]

How many VPs does that translate into after the turn?

I do not have VPs numbers exactly from turn before, but it was 23K+. Now VPs numbers are: 27227(Jap) and 6037(Ally), Ratio 4.510. It looks like gain is around 4K. Additional bonus is that all 18 Divisions !!! and all tank regiments !!! are now with experience level 99.

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: MrKane

ORIGINAL: obvert

Talk about all your eggs in one basket!! [&o][X(]

How many VPs does that translate into after the turn?

I do not have VPs numbers exactly from turn before, but it was 23K+. Now VPs numbers are: 27227(Jap) and 6037(Ally), Ratio 4.510. It looks like gain is around 4K. Additional bonus is that all 18 Divisions !!! and all tank regiments !!! are now with experience level 99.

Those are going to be tough to move later.

He'd have been much better off sticking a bunch of the Chinese in the mountains, a few in every hex, and letting you wade through for a year or two. Might have even been left with a few in the end. The mechanism for retreat when there is no base available to move toward means they'd just sit until absolutely wiped out, usually.

I think you should use some of those (after buying) and take Karachi. Then the rest of India. I don't think it's been done, so why not? [;)]

[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: MrKane

ORIGINAL: obvert

Talk about all your eggs in one basket!! [&o][X(]

How many VPs does that translate into after the turn?

I do not have VPs numbers exactly from turn before, but it was 23K+. Now VPs numbers are: 27227(Jap) and 6037(Ally), Ratio 4.510. It looks like gain is around 4K. Additional bonus is that all 18 Divisions !!! and all tank regiments !!! are now with experience level 99.

Those are going to be tough to move later.

He'd have been much better off sticking a bunch of the Chinese in the mountains, a few in every hex, and letting you wade through for a year or two. Might have even been left with a few in the end. The mechanism for retreat when there is no base available to move toward means they'd just sit until absolutely wiped out, usually.

I think you should use some of those (after buying) and take Karachi. Then the rest of India. I don't think it's been done, so why not? [;)]

Agreed. Incredible outcome.

[&o][&o][&o]

Taking Karachi would be so cool. Then take out SOV. [:D][:D][:D]

Having All of ASIA would be a real new HIGH mark for the IJ.

[&o][&o][&o]

[MrKane]

28th Nov 1942

Still very little activity from Allied side. But generally I believe Mike will try one more time to retake PM and Horn Island before he will heading for DEI. ( He abandoned first attempt in September when one PBY spotted KB near Woodlark Island. There is a lot of ships and LCUs in Townsville. All protected by over 600 fighters - all allies fighters ???.

36 Ki-43-IIb from 50th Sentai(Port Moresby) went to sweep base twice at Nov 26 and Nov 28. Result was not very encouraging, I have lost 15 fighters and 7 pilots for destroying 18 only Allied fighters.

36 G4M1 from 751 Kuk escorted by A6M2 from 202, 204, 252 Kuk raided Cooktown at Nov 28. They managed to destroyed on airfield 8-9 patrol planes without any resistance.

30-40 B-24 from Brisbane raided Noumea at Nov 28. 36 A6M3a from Chitose Kuk manged to shoot down 3 bombers, additionally 1 was shoot down by AA. However airfield is damaged(21) and I have lots there 3 recon/patrol planes.
After attack I have moved to base 251 Kuk(45 A6M3a) to help protect base.


Empire defense positions.

- 15th Army(5 divisions) Burma
56th Division - Rangoon
33rd Division - Prome
55th Division - Taung Gyi
4th RTA Division - Moulmein
Imperial Guard Division - Port Blair


- 16th Army DEI
2nd Division - Soerabaja
5th Division - Batavia
65th Brigade - Rotti
4th Division - Koepang
53rd Division - in transfer to Dilli
8th Division - in transfer to Lautem


- 14th Army New Guinea
38th Division - Port Moresby
16th Division - Horn Island

- 17th Army South Pacific
48th Division - Noumea
21st Division - Suva
Guard Mixed Brigade - Nadii
90th Regiment of 107th Division - Pago Pago

- 18th Army Kurile Islands and Sakhalin
54th Division - Toyohara
62nd Infranty Group of 42nd Division - Paramushiro-jima
67th Infranty Group of 47th Division - Onnekotam-jima

[MrKane]

Air power.

3rd Air Division - Burma

Katha:
11st Sentai(42 Ki-44-IIa)

Laisho:
54th Sentai(30 Ki-43-IIa)
62nd Sentai(27 Ki-27-IIa)

Taung Gyi:
61st Senati(27 Ki-27-Ic)

Toungoo:
8th Sentai(27 Ki-49-IIa)
81th Sentai(18 Ki-46-II)
50th Chutai(9 Ki-46-II)
51th Chutai(9 Ki-46-II)

Magwe:
1st Senati(42 Ki-43-Ic)
42nd Senati(42 Ki-43-Ic)
59th Senati(36 Ki-44-IIa)
64th Senati(42 Ki-43-IIa)
5th Senati(42 Ki-45KAIa)
13th Senati(42 Ki-45KAIa)

Rangoon:
27th Senati(24 Ki-45KAIa)
12th Sentai(27 Ki-27-IIa)

23rd Air Flotilla - Port Blair

Port Blair:
582 Kukotai(27 A6M2)
701 Kukotai(36 G3M2)

[Lowpe]

Well done. [:)][&o]

[MrKane]

11th Air Fleet Rabaul
26th Air Flotilla Lea
25th Air Flotilla Noumea
21th Air Flotilla Suva

Rabaul:
753 Kukotai(45 G4M2)
253 Kukotai(6 J1N1-C)
202 Kukotai(6 C5M2)
452 Kukotai(9 A6M2-N)
802 Kukotai(27 A6M2-N)
956 Kukotai(45 D3A1)

Lea:
252 Kukotai (45 A6M2)
204 Kukotai (45 A6M2)
202 Kukotai (45 A6M2)
751 Kukotai(45 G4M2)
702 Kukotai(27 G4M2)

Horn Island:
253 Kukotai(36 A6M3)

Noumea:
251 Kukotai (45 A6M3a)
Chitose Kukotai (36 A6M3a)
752 Kukotai(36 G3M3)
801 Kukotai (6 H8K1)

Suva:
801 Kukotai (6 H8K1)

Pago Pago:
851 Kukotai (18 H6K4)

Moloelap:
801 Kukotai (12 H8K1)

Turk:
932 Kukotai(45 D3A1)
Ryujo Airgroup (45 B5M2)
Shoho Airgroup (27 B5M2)
Hosho Airgroup (9 B5M2)

[MrKane]

Air Production:

A6M3a - 20
A6M5 - 163
G3M3 - 20
G4M2 - 40
B5N2 - 32
D3A1 - 48
E13A1 - 60
D4Y1-C - 9
J1N1-C - 6
H8K1 - 20


Ki-43-IIb - 130
Ki-44-IIa - 46
Ki-45 KAIa - 60
KI-49-IIa - 60
Ki-46-II - 22

[MrKane]

OK, the "Big Day" is closing fast. I need advice how to do it and where to do it ???
I mean where and how drop Nuke !!! I have no experience with it, at all.

[Anachro]

Drop it on Kyoto to break their morale.

[Canoerebel]

ORIGINAL: MrKane

OK, the "Big Day" is closing fast. I need advice how to do it and where to do it ???
I mean where and how drop Nuke !!! I have no experience with it, at all.

Aren't you playing Japan and isn't this 1942? Nukes? Is this a John III mod?

[MrKane]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

ORIGINAL: MrKane

OK, the "Big Day" is closing fast. I need advice how to do it and where to do it ???
I mean where and how drop Nuke !!! I have no experience with it, at all.

Aren't you playing Japan and isn't this 1942? Nukes? Is this a John III mod?

UPS ..., One glass of wine and result ... Wrong game. I was thinking about sending Nuke to Miller. So, Kyoto is out of list now. He is reading this ...

[Miller]

ORIGINAL: MrKane

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

ORIGINAL: MrKane

OK, the "Big Day" is closing fast. I need advice how to do it and where to do it ???
I mean where and how drop Nuke !!! I have no experience with it, at all.

Aren't you playing Japan and isn't this 1942? Nukes? Is this a John III mod?

UPS ..., One glass of wine and result ... Wrong game. I was thinking about sending Nuke to Miller. So, Kyoto is out of list now. He is reading this ...

I think you should drop it on Guam (when all your CVs are back in port there)[:)]

[MrKane]

28th Nov 1942 - 20th Feb 1943


Zero, Null, 0.0 !!! Allies activity. Nothing to put in here. I have not even spot single fly coming from Allied controlled areas ;(

[Lowpe]

I think his confidence is shattered.

Sorry to hear it.[:(]

[AleRonin]

ORIGINAL: MrKane

28th Nov 1942 - 20th Feb 1943


Zero, Null, 0.0 !!! Allies activity. Nothing to put in here. I have not even spot single fly coming from Allied controlled areas ;(

Do you still have your opponent? [:D]

[MrKane]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

I think his confidence is shattered.

Sorry to hear it.[:(]

If he is broken it shall be know that it is your fault.