BACK IN BUSINESS - PzB goes East again(st) Andy Mac

[AcePylut]

Not sure why Andy continues with these rather unproductive bombardments at Wuchang...ends up with a nice minus score each day.

 
Does he get experience with each bombardment - and do those troops need more exp?

[PzB74]

It's possible, but didn't think the Chinks got a large replacement rate for their troops.
Not going to fight them in urban areas unless I have to as long as I can trap them elsewhere.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 31, 42

Nothing of interest to report...need another turn to unload the Southern Area Army at Palembang and rest the troops at Bandoeng.

Found that the 40 LRCAP issue was worse than I thought; not only naval ac got this setting - ALL my fighters got it and had to go around the entire map resetting them. Lost a couple of handful of ac from this and many units have high fatigue like this one:

[Mynok]

Aren't there some clear all buttons on the land-based and naval-based air screens?

[PzB74]

Couldn't find one when I looked...would anyway have meant that I would have to go over all fighter units to adjust them.

Highlight from the next couple of turns:

Severly reducing enemy's fighting capabilities at Bandoeng but our strength is still reduced from 2200 to 7-800 each time we attack despite all my best efforts. Forts down to level 1 - expect to finish this within 2 weeks.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 02, 42

Ground Combat

Ground combat at 87,56

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 21822 troops, 191 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 737

Defending force 11787 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
Japanese adjusted assault: 393

Allied adjusted defense: 31
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1252 casualties reported
Squads: 70 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 72 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
102nd Infantry Regiment
51st Recon Regiment
116th/A Division
17th/B Division
17th/C Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
116th/B Division

Defending units:
86th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
3rd War Area
32nd Group Army
16th Construction Regiment
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Ground combat at 86,43

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 49693 troops, 419 guns, 86 vehicles, Assault Value = 1757

Defending force 37214 troops, 177 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1194
Japanese adjusted assault: 956

Allied adjusted defense: 699
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2305 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 119 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 90 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4865 casualties reported
Squads: 226 destroyed, 76 disabled
Non Combat: 117 destroyed, 199 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
110th/B Division
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
36th/C Division
26th Engineer Regiment
110th/C Division
59th Infantry Brigade
32nd Division
41st/A Division
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
9th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
4th Group Army
14th Group Army
36th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
15th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 63423 troops, 707 guns, 202 vehicles, Assault Value = 2156

Defending force 35577 troops, 386 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value = 883
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 869
Allied adjusted defense: 2140

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

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3366 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 170 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 127 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (0 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3501 casualties reported
Squads: 68 destroyed, 105 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 205 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (16 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
146th Infantry Regimental Combat Team
21st Division
11th Infantry Regiment
12th Engineer Regiment
6th Guards Division
21st Infantry Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
4th Division
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
17th Indpt Guards Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
25th Army
56th Field Artillery Regiment
5th Field Artillery Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Army

Defending units:
SE Borneo KNIL Battalion
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
West Borneo KNIL Battalion
Marinier Battalion
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Barisan KNIL Regiment
Van Aaran Garrison Battalion
6th KNIL Regiment
2nd KNIL Regiment
1st Regt Cavalerie
Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion
Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion
1st KNIL Regiment
4th KNIL Regiment
Samarinda KNIL Bn /1
KNIL Army Command
ABDA
Sambas Base Force
Soerabaja Base Force
Batavia Base Force
ML-KNIL
Commandement Marine
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
Kalidjati Base Force
Tjilitap Base Force
MLD
Bandoeng Base Force
3rd KNIL AA Battalion
109th RN Base Force
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In Oz the flood gates have opened and our troops are pouring out of Darwin and Normanton.
Will continue the advance until bogged down.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 03, 42

Sub Attacks

Submarine attack near Colombo at 27,48

Japanese Ships
SS RO-33

Allied Ships
xAK Federlock, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

xAK Federlock is sighted by SS RO-33
SS RO-33 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Federlock
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at 85,139

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1797 troops, 2 guns, 163 vehicles, Assault Value = 162

Defending force 2183 troops, 23 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 57
Japanese adjusted assault: 101

Allied adjusted defense: 10
Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units pursuing 1

Allied ground losses:
684 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 61 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 12 (11 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
8th Recon Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
5th Recon Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Aus Cav Brigade
16th RAAF Base Force
1st RAAF M/W Sqn
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[Cribtop]

PzB, you carry the hopes of JFBs everywhere. We await your ultimate victory! [&o]

What is your plan for Oz once the Allies stall you?

[PzB74]

Will try not to disappoint the JFB's Cribtop!-)

Oz is such a huge continent, so we'll do as old Heinz recommends again; boot'em, don't spatter'em!
When Andy makes a stand on the coast he will be bypassed, bombarded and forced to surrender - and that's how we'll keep going until we got em cornered. He will need supplies to keep his troops fighting and bombers operational and the hunting grounds should be rich!

If we are outmanouvered we have to be ready to pull back, no die hard stand and fight orders; no way out for Andy on the other hand, he will have to stay and fight.

Since Andy is pulling back both sides are building up their strength, when the face off finally comes it will be bloody!


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 04, 42

I mined the strategic base of Portsea...today we hit gold! [8D]

TF 157 encounters mine field at Portsea (81,171)

Allied Ships
DD Stuart
DD John D. Edwards
DD Edsall
DD Fanning
DD Ellet
DD Benham
CA Australia, Mine hits 1

10 mines cleared
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at Nookanbah (66,130)
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1025 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 38
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 38
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 38 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Nookanbah !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
16th Recon Regiment
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[PzB74]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 05, 42

Sub Attacks

Observed light transports heading into the bases south of Akyab;

Submarine attack near Cox's Bazar at 54,43

Japanese Ships
SS I-156, hits 4

Allied Ships
xAKL Wosang, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage

xAKL Wosang is sighted by SS I-156
SS I-156 attacking on the surface
SS I-156 low on gun ammo, Ikura G. breaks off surface engagement and submerges
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Air Combat

Airfield on Normanton operational so we had some CAP fighters when the enemy bombers arrived;
most got through but damage was slight.

Morning Air attack on Normanton , at 86,138

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 5
B-17E Fortress x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 19
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Ground Combat

Andy needs to look after his Chinks; I'm lazily baggin them in...

Ground combat at 87,56

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 27902 troops, 229 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 974

Defending force 8278 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
Japanese adjusted assault: 762

Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 762 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4421 casualties reported
Squads: 162 destroyed, 728 disabled
Non Combat: 241 destroyed, 729 disabled
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 44 disabled
Guns lost 126 (101 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
17th/B Division
17th/C Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
51st Recon Regiment
102nd Infantry Regiment
116th/A Division
13th Ind.Mixed Brigade
116th/B Division

Defending units:
70th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
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Moving south from Darwin:

Ground combat at Daly Waters (76,131)
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 315 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 164
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 4
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Daly Waters !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
20th Recon Regiment
Yokosuka Assault SNLF /1
1st Raiding Rgt /1
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Australia; Normanton to Townsville

Engaging Andy in major land offensive would be to play into his hands; but we'll make what we can out of it.
Need to finish business south of Darwin and on Java simulatnously as our troops from Darwin and Normanton link up.
- Should take a month or so.

[aprezto]

Oz is just so damned big. A lot of room between each base. This really is interesting...

[PzB74]

Some action in Burma;

If Andy goes onto the offensive in Burma in 42 I'll be tempted to land a powerful army behind him and attemtp to trap him.
Only time will show if this is realistic.

[PzB74]

Ok - next Part of Phase II;

Operation Phoenix

Need to put a positive ring to that name, right Al! [;)]
Should be ready to start this operation in 7-10 days.

[Monter_Trismegistos]

ORIGINAL: PzB
Lol, maybe I should change my plans to entertain you better!-)

You invaded Normanton. You see - it wsn't too hard to do something new.

Good Luck!

[PzB74]

I think 95% of all possible approaches already have been tried out Monter...the only thing that can be done is to do it better with a different approach [:)]

- I don't think it's possible to win by conquering large land masses; the goal is simply to play better.
A strategic and tactical game of chess were both players try to get the upper hand through shifting advantages and positions on the board.

By attacking in Australia and defending well in the Central Pacific Andy will be forced to look for another theater for his first offensives in 42-43. This is undoubtedly Java - Sumatra and mainly Burma. My challenge will be to counter this threat.
- Still remember Al's Java offensive, struggled hard to prevent him from capturing the entire island and was only saved by the gong as a sudden change in leadership caused a reverse in tactics on the Allied side.

Now I know that a last stand at Bandoeng will be hard to rot out [;)]


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 06, 42

Sub Attacks

Concluded some unfinished business with the "lock" ship family outside of Ceylon!-)

Submarine attack near Colombo at 27,49

Japanese Ships
SS I-162

Allied Ships
xAK Federlock, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

xAK Federlock is sighted by SS I-162
SS I-162 launches 4 torpedoes
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Submarine attack near Trivandrum at 24,44

Japanese Ships
SS RO-33

Allied Ships
xAK Deslock, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

xAK Deslock is sighted by SS RO-33
SS RO-33 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Deslock
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Air Combat

Bombing the retreating Allies;

Morning Air attack on 19th Australian Battalion, at 76,132

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Another raid on Normanton; we got more Zero's on CAP and the Bolo's shot their bolt.
The 4E's is something else.

Morning Air attack on Normanton , at 86,138

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
B-18A Bolo x 3
B-17E Fortress x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
B-18A Bolo: 2 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
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Morning Air attack on 4th Tank Regiment, at 85,140

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 4th Tank Regiment, at 85,140
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 5th Recon Regiment ...
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Ground Combat

Need to bring more supplies to Java, been fixing damaged oil and refinery facilities.
Tomorrow the 6th Guards Div will also enter Bandoeng.

Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1917 troops, 196 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 2106
Defending force 33880 troops, 384 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 817

Allied ground losses:
166 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
21st Infantry Regiment
4th Division
56th Engineer Regiment
5th Guards Cav Regiment
6th Guards Division
12th Engineer Regiment
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
146th Infantry Regimental Combat Team
2nd Recon Regiment
21st Division
11th Infantry Regiment
17th Indpt Guards Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Army
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
21st Army

Defending units:
West Borneo KNIL Battalion
Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion
6th KNIL Regiment
Marinier Battalion
Barisan KNIL Regiment
2nd KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Regiment
4th KNIL Regiment
1st Regt Cavalerie
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Samarinda KNIL Battalion
KNIL Army Command
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
Commandement Marine
Bandoeng Base Force
ML-KNIL
Tjilitap Base Force
Sambas Base Force
Soerabaja Base Force
3rd KNIL AA Battalion
Kalidjati Base Force
Batavia Base Force
ABDA
MLD
109th RN Base Force
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Liked this one; A tank regiment forced the enemy to retreat while 2 recon regiments pursued.
Tomorrow they can sling shot another hex forwards!

Ground combat at 85,140

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 582 troops, 0 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

Defending force 1638 troops, 23 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 40
Japanese adjusted assault: 19

Allied adjusted defense: 8
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units pursuing 2

Allied ground losses:
438 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
8th Recon Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
5th Recon Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Aus Cav Brigade
16th RAAF Base Force
1st RAAF M/W Sqn
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Wiz of Oz

[PzB74]

Everything is still proceeding according to plan; got around a year to determine whether all of Oz really cab be captured and if it's worth it! Nothing likea constructive and clear cut plan [;)]

- Really don't have a clue about how many troops the Allies got in Oz, if I can squeeze them into some shrinking pockets and starve them a bit I'm positive that we can make a dent in Andy's armory. The clue will be to always attack the weak spots with overwhelming force, bypassing the strongholds - something I think is possible because of the vast distances.

Need a suitable code name for the Oz invasion; Operation Back of Bourke

When Andy is strong enough to take it back we'll leave by the back door and let him spend 6 months cleaning up the place.
With some luck that'll se the end of 43!


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 07, 42

Air Combat

Morning Air attack on 2nd RAN Base Force, at 76,132

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 19th Australian Battalion ...
Also attacking 2nd RAN Base Force ...
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We pursue the fleeing enemy into Cloncurry at high speed!

Ground combat at 84,141
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1175 troops, 2 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 109
Defending force 1276 troops, 23 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Japanese adjusted assault: 50
Allied adjusted defense: 6

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units pursuing 1

Allied ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
8th Recon Regiment
5th Recon Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Aus Cav Brigade
16th RAAF Base Force
1st RAAF M/W Sqn
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Capturing Tennant Creek means that we got some 10000 enemy troops cut of from supplies that will have to fight
their way home!

Ground combat at Tennant Creek (76,137)
Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 454 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34
Defending force 331 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 24
Allied adjusted defense: 2

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tennant Creek !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
No Allied losses

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka Assault SNLF /2
2nd Raiding Rgt /2

Defending units:
Tennant Creek RAAF Base Force
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Airborne Assault on Tennant Creek

[Mynok]

You won't get far from there bro.

[Cribtop]

Tennant Creek is a major victory as the Allied troops caught in the bag are probably dead. I'd seriously consider halting soon, though. The Aussies have a lot of troops in the SE. You may be able to secure the Townsville area as well. As you note, the principle value in the whole op is that Andy will have to spend lots of time chucking you out and by then he will be staring at a heavily entrenched outer perimeter of Japan's "normal" defensive line.

PS You are right to anticipate a counterattack in Burma. On the AE map, it seems Burma is hard for either side to defend. Too easy to sneak out of the jungle and cut the roads/railroads with small forces.

PPS All of that cautionary advice notwithstanding, this is glorious! [8D]

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: PzB

Some action in Burma;

If Andy goes onto the offensive in Burma in 42 I'll be tempted to land a powerful army behind him and attemtp to trap him.
Only time will show if this is realistic.

where to defend? Not in a clear hex I would say! [;)]

[String]

Do you have enough vehicle points in pool to get the armoured division at full strength? I know I don't in my game, and I already recieved the second guards division (that arrives on 1st of april) at 1/3 strength for some reason. I'm assuming i didn't have enough veh points to fill out its motorized support or whatever. It was quite annoying as I had planned to use it immediately to root out the final pockets of resistance in PI.

[PzB74]

Hm, got some 350 vehicle points - should be 400 when the tank div is due in a couple of weeks.
Not sure how many are needed, 400? I'll take what I get and send it to Burma with replacements on - then it can flesh out
while waiting for the bogey men.

Defending in Burma is difficult; the bases are out in the open and if I defend in the jungle Andy will just speed past it and
envelop Rangoon. So we have to stand at Mandalay and force an enemy shock attack. Then build strong forts in a few key bases and mount a dedicated defense of Rangoon while covering the path south. No easy task, defense in depth is needed no doubt.

Will be hard to bag the 12k troops north of Tennant Creek - but will certainly try.
Agree that capturing Oz is a wet dream, but until Andy proves it I will try; so we'll make him wary and force him to shift troops and supplies to bolster his defenses - and for his sake I hope the KB doesn't intercept his convoys [:D]

Here are a couple of scenarios:
1. Andy stands at Townsville - I land 3000 AV at Rockhampton = Andy rails to Brissy faster than a oiled grease monkey.
2. Andy stands at Brisbane - I land 3000 AV south of Brissy and sends a dozen tank regiments and support troops west and south of his defenses =....will Andy stand and fight?
3. I will keep an eye on Perth and drop by if defenders are moved south

I'm curious to how Andy will handle these challenges. If / when we get bogged down I'll pull back to a defensive perimeter and send the troops elsewhere.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 08, 42

Air Combat

First air attack on Cairns. Remains of PM Bde is there:

Morning Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 92,137 (Cooktown)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 10000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby Brigade, at 92,137 (Cooktown)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Saw this raid coming and placed an LRCAP - but only 5 out of the planned 15 planes were in place:

Morning Air attack on 5th Recon Regiment, at 84,142 (Cloncurry)
Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4
B-25C Mitchell x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Thunderstorms - an unescorted raid and 14 crack Zero's on CAP; result - lots of damaged Zero's in the air
and 10 destroyed on the ground + 4 transports. Talk about flying nukes!

Morning Air attack on Normanton , at 86,138
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed on ground
Ki-57-I Topsy: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 17
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Ground Combat

Ground combat at 76,132
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 960 troops, 0 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
Defending force 649 troops, 0 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Japanese adjusted assault: 76
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 76 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
Units pursuing 1

Allied ground losses:
341 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
20th Recon Regiment
8th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
19th Australian Battalion
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Ok we're putting a hurt on Bandoeng BUT I now got 2600 AV, 2 army HQ + and Area Army HQ.
All with fairly high prep levels and our assault value is still divided by 2.6 while the enemy's is increased 3 times.

This force is larger than the ones that captured Bataan and Singapore!

1 Area Army HQ
2 Corps HQ's
4 full crack divisions
10 various regiments
7 arty units

No doubt ALL allied players will retreat to Bandoeng from now on. Really doubt the Dutch would have been able to put up such
a momentus effort in 42. All hopes of a major invasion of e.g. India would have to be delayed until this resistance nest can be subdued.

Will launch a deliberate attack every 3rd day from now on; now sure when the odds will swing but if we cause 4-5k casualties in each attack it is only a matter of a few weeks at most.

Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)
Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 76472 troops, 830 guns, 298 vehicles, Assault Value = 2606
Defending force 34145 troops, 380 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 828

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 1074

Allied adjusted defense: 2275
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1357 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 57 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 164 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 50 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 36 (12 destroyed, 24 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4226 casualties reported
Squads: 86 destroyed, 94 disabled
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 264 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 34 (0 destroyed, 34 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2nd Recon Regiment
4th Division
5th Guards Cav Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
17th Indpt Guards Regiment
146th Infantry Regimental Combat Team
11th Infantry Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
4th Guards Division
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
21st Division
12th Engineer Regiment
6th Guards Division
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /3
56th Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Field Artillery Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Army

Defending units:
Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion
1st Regt Cavalerie
Marinier Battalion
6th KNIL Regiment
Barisan KNIL Regiment
4th KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Regiment
Tjilatjap KNIL Battalion
2nd KNIL Regiment
1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Samarinda KNIL Battalion
MLD
Bandoeng Base Force
ML-KNIL
Kalidjati Base Force
ABDA
Commandement Marine
3rd KNIL AA Battalion
Tjilitap Base Force
Sambas Base Force
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
Batavia Base Force
Soerabaja Base Force
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
KNIL Army Command
109th RN Base Force
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100 resource points in this dot base; some 160k resources to be collected!

Ground combat at Corunna Downs (57,131)

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 2578 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 85

Defending force 47 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 41

Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 41 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Corunna Downs !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)

Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units destroyed

Assaulting units:
Kimura Det

Defending units:
Port Hedland RAN Base Force
109th RN Base Force /2
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Ah, almost captured Cloncurry on the first attempt; 3-1 but forts saved it.

Ground combat at Cloncurry (84,142)
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1151 troops, 2 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 52
Defending force 1798 troops, 34 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Japanese adjusted assault: 37
Allied adjusted defense: 12

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
5th Recon Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Aus Cav Brigade
34th NZ Battalion
15th RAAF Base Force
16th RAAF Base Force
Tennant Creek RAAF Base Force /1
1st RAAF M/W Sqn
NW Aus Aviation Rgt /1
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[khyberbill]

Really don't have a clue about how many troops the Allies got in Oz, if I can squeeze them into some shrinking pockets and starve them a bit I'm positive that we can make a dent in Andy's armory. The clue will be to always attack the weak spots with overwhelming force, bypassing the strongholds - something I think is possible because of the vast distances.

The allies actually get quite a bit, and if you go south of Brisbane, more reinforcements are generated (they arrive at Aden though). It is fairly easy to get a lot of troops to Oz from India and the US unless you cause Andy to divert his forces to someplace else. In one game, my foe invaded Darwin and I stopped him at Katherine with 2 Australian divisions (from India) plus 1 US Army and one Marine division and loads of artillery/armor. The problem with the vast distances in Oz is that the medium and heavy bombers will kill your armor when they are out in the open. I have eliminated several armor units in Oz-bombed to extinction-with B-25/26s. Good luck in Oz but I think you will reach a point where you cant go much further.

[Mynok]

Your Oz op should be called Operation Vegemite. [:D]