Tokugawa Shogunate come back (Rising Sun) Saso (J) vs spence (A)

[Saso]

Clark Field finally is taken, now the Allied force are separated between Bataan (9 units) and Manila (28 units).

I'll move enough units into Manila, to block in his force, and I'll go to destroy the units on Bataan.

[Saso]

I lost a lot of ships during the operations.

[Saso]

Philippines

The siege is started, Bataan and Manila are full of men and I have two months to take them.

I sent 3 Minesweeping TFs but I lost 7 of them by coastal guns, my port attacks hasn't been suffcient, a silly move [:o]

[Saso]

Borneo

Samarinda is the last important allied base on there but before long it will be a memory [:)]

After that I'll go to Soerabaja, but firstly my troops must to rest a bit.

[Saso]

Spence sent a SCTF against Menado and 5 PCs have reached the bottom of the sea but a squadron of Nell was near...

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Day Air attack on TF, near Menado at 39,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G3M Nell x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage [:D][:D][:D]
CL Marblehead

[Saso]

Malaya

Another big problem, Singapore.
In the meantime I want to take the north of Sumatra.

Of course, if I hit the PoW he hit my CVL but fortunately the damages aren't heavies.

Day Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 31,64

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 5
T.IVa x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
T.IVa: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 1, on fire [:(]

[Saso]

Burma

Spence don't has reinforced Rangoon, on the contrary he has removed troops from here.
The recon said me that there's only thre units on there and I'm going to take it with:
two HQs, 4th Mixed bde, 33rd div, 55th div, Imperial Guard and four base force.

[Saso]

Rangoon with only 2 units in defence is fallen quickly.
Now I'm going to take another two bases in the middle of Burma.
After I don't know if is better look toward to Mandalay or Akyab.

Another good news come from Singapore, two days of attacks have reduced the fortifications to 4 [:)].
Now the troops are resting before to launch another attack.

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 129643 troops, 1152 guns, 322 vehicles, Assault Value = 2362

Defending force 55630 troops, 437 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 990

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Japanese max assault: 2463 - adjusted assault: 2060

Allied max defense: 951 - adjusted defense: 769

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 5)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 5


Japanese ground losses:
3929 casualties reported
Guns lost 90
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
3797 casualties reported
Guns lost 113
Vehicles lost 1


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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 124839 troops, 1061 guns, 317 vehicles, Assault Value = 2148

Defending force 49706 troops, 336 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 891

Japanese max assault: 2234 - adjusted assault: 809

Allied max defense: 850 - adjusted defense: 668

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 5)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4


Japanese ground losses:
3993 casualties reported
Guns lost 71
Vehicles lost 15

Allied ground losses:
1541 casualties reported
Guns lost 41

[Saso]

Another good news [:)]

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Ground combat at Manila
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 144324 troops, 1291 guns, 231 vehicles, Assault Value = 2587
 
Defending force 62180 troops, 479 guns, 139 vehicles, Assault Value = 1212
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
 
Japanese max assault: 2562 - adjusted assault: 1392
 
Allied max defense: 1149 - adjusted defense: 2953
 
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1)
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
3806 casualties reported
Guns lost 78
Vehicles lost 14
 
Allied ground losses:
2425 casualties reported
Guns lost 45
Vehicles lost 3

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Ground combat at Bataan
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 84960 troops, 755 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 1355
 
Defending force 18711 troops, 142 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
 
Japanese max assault: 1329 - adjusted assault: 864
 
Allied max defense: 362 - adjusted defense: 235
 
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 3)
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
 
 
Japanese ground losses:
1020 casualties reported
Guns lost 24
Vehicles lost 1
 
Allied ground losses:
676 casualties reported
Guns lost 21

[Saso]

Bataan is taken, several units surrenders [:D][:D]

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Ground combat at Bataan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 82339 troops, 676 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 1204

Defending force 16905 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 362

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese max assault: 2261 - adjusted assault: 1400

Allied max defense: 315 - adjusted defense: 185

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 2 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
1662 casualties reported
Guns lost 40
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
21474 casualties reported
Guns lost 131

[Saso]

Is time to update my AAR [8D]

The most important news is that Singapore is fallen [:)]

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Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 146756 troops, 1236 guns, 316 vehicles, Assault Value = 2483

Defending force 47335 troops, 254 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 822

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese max assault: 2518 - adjusted assault: 2676

Allied max defense: 772 - adjusted defense: 611

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
2213 casualties reported
Guns lost 62
Vehicles lost 9

Allied ground losses:
62512 casualties reported [:D][:D]
Guns lost 240
Vehicles lost 2

Now I'm preparing my units for next targets (Palembang for first).
Also I'm thinking to use the divisions to take Mandalay and Akyab...

[Saso]

Burma

I'm continuing my march through Burma, Taung Gyi, Pagan and Andaman Islands are Japanese bases.
He has reinforced Manadalay (roughly 12 units at the moment) and I'm sending some divisions on there.
Also Chandpur and Akyab are interesting targets, but beyond my opponent I must fight with time as well, one month at the end stop.

[Saso]

DEI

I don't want directly attack Soerabaja but I want to pass by Malang.
Before this I'll take each base between it and Australia.

Totally I lost several ships (more than Spence) and perhaps I think to be the first Japanese player that has lost more ship that Allied player in the first months [8|] [:'(]

[Saso]

All Celebes are taken and now I'm going to take Koepang, Bali and Malang.

The whole KB is arrived as reinforcement, I'm thinking to use it for shut down Soerabaja.

[Saso]

Palembang will be the next airfield for my Sally as soon as I'll have repaired the damages (they will attack Batavia).
Padang will fall quickly.

[Saso]

I changed my plan about Burma, I'm trasfering two divisions and two tank regiments to Manila because I'm really worry, less of 30 days at the ends...

In Burma my only (maybe last) attack will be Mandalay, he has roughly 12 units on there.

[Saso]

My two CVL made a great job...[:D][:D]

[Saso]

Padang, Batavia, Koepang, Muntok, Toboali and Malang are fallen, early Bali will fall as well.

Next targets are:
Soerabaja, the base best defence at Java.
Manila, this damned base don't want fall [:(], I sent another two divisions, two tank regiments and the Army HQ, I hope for the best...

I'm sending the whole KB for a sneaky port attack to Trincomalee, I hope to inflict several damages.

The game is almost ended.

[Saso]

Finally Manila is fall, 20+ enemy units surrenders at the Empire Japanese [:D][:D][:D]
A very very good news given that there are only 12 days at the ends.

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Ground combat at Manila

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 235545 troops, 1871 guns, 455 vehicles, Assault Value = 4028

Defending force 46189 troops, 195 guns, 119 vehicles, Assault Value = 881

Japanese max assault: 6881 - adjusted assault: 4666

Allied max defense: 842 - adjusted defense: 1365

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manila base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
4309 casualties reported
Guns lost 47
Vehicles lost 13

Allied ground losses:
78139 casualties reported
Guns lost 233
Vehicles lost 49


By now there are a few Allied bases on the map but I don't have enough time to take them. [:(]

[Saso]

I'm attacking the last enemy cities at Java but I don't think to take all them, especially Soerabaja that has level 6 of fortifications and a lot of units...

While I'm loading the troops his CD guns damaged roughly 30 ships, ouch [:o]