Andy Mac v PZB This time India will Stand !!!!

[Andy Mac]

Yup I seriously underestimated Johns nerve to take BB's into Sydney harbour...
 
I ended up losing one Carrier as long as the rest get away future ops are not compronmised.
 
I need to watch for KB going after my ships to the West

[Andy Mac]

Anyway this is an irritation rather than decisive.
 
So far I am pretty happy with how things are going PZB is bogged down in Australia having made no real progress, his main exploitation attack never even got ashore which has wasted a lot of time - my main worry is the scale of PH where I lost 7 BB's its made me wary of risking my remaining BB's which has allowed him more freedom to hit me.
 
Losing a carrier in this cheap way is annoying.
 
For a scen 2 game I still hold Ceylon, Akyab, New Cal and Fiji.
 
The only blot on the landscape is Townsville in NE Australia - which actually allows my retricted units to fight so I am not even to bothered by that

[Andy Mac]

Oh and Christmas Island is a PITA

[Nomad]

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

Oh and Christmas Island is a PITA

Christmas Island, the largest Atoll in the world. In the game it is considered a very large island and an Atoll. He can put unlimited troops there and you have to shock attack when you land. Have a nice day. [8D]

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: Nomad

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

Oh and Christmas Island is a PITA

Christmas Island, the largest Atoll in the world. In the game it is considered a very large island and an Atoll. He can put unlimited troops there and you have to shock attack when you land. Have a nice day. [8D]

thought all atolls have 6000 troop limit? [X(] have to go and reconsider looking at the map again when planning my offensives...

[Nomad]

ORIGINAL: castor troy

ORIGINAL: Nomad

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

Oh and Christmas Island is a PITA

Christmas Island, the largest Atoll in the world. In the game it is considered a very large island and an Atoll. He can put unlimited troops there and you have to shock attack when you land. Have a nice day. [8D]

thought all atolls have 6000 troop limit? [X(] have to go and reconsider looking at the map again when planning my offensives...

You had better check the list in the back of the manual. There are a number of small atolls with a limit of 30,000 troops, a few medium with a 60,000 limit, and one or two large/very large with no limit. It can be a nasty surprise to land a division on an atoll that has a 60,000 limit that has 2 inf div and some CD guns.

[madflava13]

That's why my first move as the Allies is to put the 34th Rgt on Xmas Island from San Fran... Along with an Eng Rgt and some CD/AA guns, its a little harder to take. That's my personal "line in the sand."

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: Nomad

ORIGINAL: castor troy

ORIGINAL: Nomad




Christmas Island, the largest Atoll in the world. In the game it is considered a very large island and an Atoll. He can put unlimited troops there and you have to shock attack when you land. Have a nice day. [8D]

thought all atolls have 6000 troop limit? [X(] have to go and reconsider looking at the map again when planning my offensives...

You had better check the list in the back of the manual. There are a number of small atolls with a limit of 30,000 troops, a few medium with a 60,000 limit, and one or two large/very large with no limit. It can be a nasty surprise to land a division on an atoll that has a 60,000 limit that has 2 inf div and some CD guns.

you´re definetely right that I have to check that. [:D]

[Andy Mac]

OK a few more days have passed.
 
Formidable took a Torpedo at Perth but will be ok.
 
I am concentrating III Indian Corps art Geraldton troops are en route.
 
Ships are starting to head off map towards Capetown.
 
A few other things are happening still assembling a force in India

[Andy Mac]

I have c 4 Divs concentrated at Geraldton with more en route
 
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Ground combat at Geraldton (49,141)
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 11640 troops, 127 guns, 795 vehicles, Assault Value = 1885
 
Defending force 27095 troops, 278 guns, 189 vehicles, Assault Value = 923
 
Japanese ground losses:
      18 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
 
Allied ground losses:
      20 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
 
 
Assaulting units:
    1st Motor Brigade
    192nd Tank Battalion
    255th Armoured Brigade
    159th Mot Infantry Regiment
    41st Infantry Division
    2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
    40th Infantry Division
    10th Light Horse Battalion
    194th Tank Battalion
    2/9th Armoured Regiment
    27th Infantry Division
    7th Armoured Brigade
    III Indian Corps
 
Defending units:
    1st Engineer Co
    II./124th Infantry Battalion
    20th Infantry Regiment
    2nd Recon Regiment
    2nd Tank Regiment
    16th Recon Regiment
    65th Brigade
    6th Guards Division
    26th Air Flotilla
    18th Mountain Gun Regiment
    2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    40th Field AA Battalion
    21st Army
 
 

[Andy Mac]

Still short of artillery devices, experience and tanks for the Eastern Army
 
all 3 Corps HQ's are no present but only 2 of the Corps are really combat ready (17th Indian, 14th Indian and 1st Burma Div) getting the two Divs out of Burma intact is standing me in good stead in terms of readiness for Bur Corps
 
IV Corps is also ready with 6th Australian, 7th Australian and 18th British Div
 
so two of my forces are locked and ready none of these Divs are now less than 50xp after 4 months intensive training but I will need more than that and the rest are very green and very underequipped

[Andy Mac]

The critical shortage is not infantry its artillery, A/T guns, morters and MMG's

[Andy Mac]

Oh and political points
 
OK on the Geraldton Front
 
III Indian Corps has
Amercal Div
27th US
40th US
and 41st US Divs
 
a lot of armour
1st Motor Bde
255th Armoured Bde
7th Armnoured Bde
and 159th Motor Regt
 
plus several Indpt Arty and Armoured units
 
en route is 8th Australian Div and 6 Indpt Tank Bns/Regts
 
So I should have the force to punch through soon enough

[Andy Mac]

In India itself things are tight I need more of everything to get the army up to speed.
 
The fact is the Indian Army and the Australian Army cannot build itself in 42 and fight a campaign something has to give.
 
There is only so much equipment to go round.
 
Thats why its US Divs that are spearheading the retaking of Australia because I need to keep my Australian 'seed capital' out of the fight while I divert everythign I can spare to India for the upcoming Burma offensive.
 
Even with de facto 6 Divs that I should not have in India its going to be tough.
 
I probably have 3 times the trained and equipped strength the Indian Army actually had at this point because of forces not squandered in Burma and Malaya and diverting the Aussies but the logistics on the Assam front can AT BEST support a single Corps for now and thats with damned near every engineering unit in India on the front.
 
That means I am tied to the coastal axis out of Akyab and Akyab will need to be supplied by sea which means starting now I am going to be running lots of small AKL convoys in and out of Akyab I need a large supply surplus there to supply the army when it drives on lower Burma.
 
Holding ojto Akyab is the one bright thing I managed allied Akyab means a 42 offensive is possible - if you have the strength.....

[Andy Mac]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 15, 42
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Night Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Japanese aircraft
      no flights
 
Allied aircraft
      Blenheim IV x 5
      Wellington Ic x 7
      Bolingbroke IV x 2
 
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-15-II Babs: 1 destroyed on ground
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
      Wellington Ic: 1 damaged
 
 
 
Runway hits 3
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       2 x Bolingbroke IV bombing from 13000 feet *
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
       3 x Wellington Ic bombing from 13000 feet *
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 13000 feet *
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
       2 x Blenheim IV bombing from 13000 feet *
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
       4 x Wellington Ic bombing from 13000 feet *
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
 
 
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Night Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Allied aircraft
      Blenheim IV x 26
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Blenheim IV: 11 damaged
 
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
       8 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
      12 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
 
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 28th Chinese Corps, at 85,53 (Kiukiang)
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-27b Nate x 12
      Ki-36 Ida x 24
      Ki-51 Sonia x 12
 
 
 
No Japanese losses
 
 
Allied ground losses:
      7 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      24 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 14000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
      12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 14000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Geraldton , at 49,141
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
 
 
Allied aircraft
      Martlet II x 2
      F4F-3A Wildcat x 1
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 25
 
 
No Allied losses
 
 
 
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 20000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 20000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 20000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 65th Brigade, at 49,141 (Geraldton)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
 
Allied aircraft
      B-25C Mitchell x 6
      Hudson I x 6
      B-17E Fortress x 4
      B-25B Mitchell x 3
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Hudson I: 1 damaged
 
Japanese ground losses:
      40 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x Hudson I bombing from 10000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
       3 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
               Ground Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
               Ground Attack:  4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
               Ground Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 6th Guards Division ...
Also attacking 20th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 21st Army ...
Also attacking 6th Guards Division ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 20th Infantry Regiment, at 49,141 (Geraldton)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
 
Allied aircraft
      P-38E Lightning x 6
 
 
No Allied losses
 
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 26000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Geraldton , at 49,141
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
 
Allied aircraft
      P-38E Lightning x 3
 
 
No Allied losses
 
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 26000 feet
 
 
 
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Ground combat at 86,42
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 225 troops, 0 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 18
 
Defending force 36 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 10
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1
 
Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
 
 
Allied ground losses:
      6 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Units retreated 1
 
 
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
 
Assaulting units:
    9th Armored Car Co
 
Defending units:
    69th Chinese Corps
 
 
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Ground combat at 79,56
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 18201 troops, 143 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 664
 
Defending force 28743 troops, 218 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 976
 
 
 
Assaulting units:
    13th Ind.Mixed Brigade
    22nd Division
    10th RGC Temp./C Division
 
Defending units:
    49th Chinese Corps
    78th Chinese Corps
    21st Chinese Corps
    46th Chinese Corps
    3rd New Chinese Corps
    12th Group Army
    30th Group Army
    7th War Area
    11th Chinese Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at Geraldton (49,141)
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 2272 troops, 150 guns, 183 vehicles, Assault Value = 2174
 
Defending force 24659 troops, 278 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 838
 
Japanese ground losses:
      68 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
      Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
 
 
Allied ground losses:
      Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
 
 
Assaulting units:
    41st Infantry Division
    Americal Infantry Division
    10th Light Horse Battalion
    27th Infantry Division
    194th Tank Battalion
    2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
    192nd Tank Battalion
    255th Armoured Brigade
    40th Infantry Division
    1st Motor Brigade
    159th Mot Infantry Regiment
    2/9th Armoured Regiment
    7th Armoured Brigade
    2/13th Field Regiment
    2nd Medium Regiment
    226th Field Artillery Battalion
    2/9th Field Regiment
    III Indian Corps
    21/22 Field Regiment
    13th Australian Hvy AA Regiment
    8th Medium Regiment
 
Defending units:
    2nd Recon Regiment
    16th Recon Regiment
    65th Brigade
    20th Infantry Regiment
    2nd Tank Regiment
    1st Engineer Co
    II./124th Infantry Battalion
    6th Guards Division
    18th Mountain Gun Regiment
    2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    40th Field AA Battalion
    21st Army
 

[Andy Mac]

I dont think I am going to make it with enough PP's to allow the attack to go in at full strength.
 
3 Indian Divs are still restricted despite my best efforts (4 actually but I will have enough PP's to buy 1 out)
 
So this is goign to be tight.
 
I have a US Div en route to Australia I could divert to India now that Australia has stabilised to provide a bit more oomph I can get it there in time (barely) for the attack to kick off

[Andy Mac]

Op plan Privateer is being recut based on what forces I will actually have by the kick off date tied to the weakness of the Assam supply net - 5th Chinese Corps operating out of Myktina and maybe a single Corps out of Imphal is all I will be able to support. its not a lot....
 
Outside of the monsoon Imphal has a base rating of 600 tonnes of supply per day at present (in monsoon) so about 1200 outside of monsoon or say 30,000 per month to be safe - air and garrison/construction forces etc take about 5,000 per month of that allowance so that leaves me with 25,000 per month for combat ops 
 
An allied 'Div on combat ops uses about 4,000 tonnes of supply per month excluding wastage and loss the further from my supply head I get.
 
So operating in Imphal itself I could supply say 3 Divs plus supporting HQ, Arty etc and still be building up a small reserve....over time (after the monsoon)
 
Or 2 Divs with no support during the monsoon...
 
Every hex I move away from Imphal will increase my wastage the first hex not to bad because of a road but my rule of thumb is 50% per hex thereafter for Jungle hexes so Imphal to Katha has 2 horrible hexes with no road and a major river
 
so 4000 x 150% x 150% = say 9,000 supply per month per Div so post monsoon with no additional Corps troops or garriosn forces I could operate 3 Divs on the Assam front with no margin for error....ummm
 
I dont like that.
 
Therefore I will divert a little more engineering assets to Imphal to try and get the AF up another level as it will add another 150 per day supply to that base and I will allow the 'TOE Downgrade' of 17th Indian Div to happen which lightens the Div reducing its supply usage
 
So I will have 2 normal Inf Divs (albeit one of them is the lighter than normal 1st Burma Div) and the all animal transport 17th Indian Div operating in Assam still going to be very very tight

[Andy Mac]

Sounds like Geraldton fell looking good more to follow when I see the turn

[Andy Mac]

Still no turn lots of hints but no turn !!!

[Andy Mac]

Job done pursuit will follow in a few days after he gets to the right hex.
 
Apart from that not a lot to say I really want to get my forces back east so we can commence other attacks
 
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 16, 42
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Night Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Japanese aircraft
      no flights
 
Allied aircraft
      Blenheim IV x 6
      Wellington Ic x 3
      Bolingbroke IV x 2
 
 
Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Blenheim IV: 2 damaged
 
 
 
Runway hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       2 x Bolingbroke IV bombing from 13000 feet *
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
       2 x Wellington Ic bombing from 13000 feet *
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 13000 feet *
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
       3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 13000 feet *
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
       1 x Wellington Ic bombing from 13000 feet *
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
 
 
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Night Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Japanese aircraft
      no flights
 
Allied aircraft
      Blenheim IV x 29
 
 
Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Blenheim IV: 9 damaged
 
 
 
Runway hits 2
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
      11 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
       9 x Blenheim IV bombing from 10000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
 
Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
 
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Naval bombardment of Geraldton at 49,141
 
Japanese aircraft
      no flights
 
Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses
 
Allied Ships
      BB Mississippi
      BB New Mexico
      BB Idaho
      CA Houston
      CA Northampton
      CA Indianapolis
      CA Portland
      CL Nashville
      CL St. Louis
      CL Concord
 
Japanese ground losses:
      906 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
         Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 53 disabled
         Engineers: 4 destroyed, 13 disabled
      Guns lost 24 (4 destroyed, 20 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
 
 
 
Airbase hits 24
Airbase supply hits 18
Runway hits 254
Port hits 8
Port supply hits 1
 
BB Mississippi firing at 6th Guards Division
BB New Mexico firing at 6th Guards Division
BB Idaho firing at 65th Brigade
CA Houston firing at 6th Guards Division
CA Northampton firing at 6th Guards Division
CA Indianapolis firing at Geraldton
CA Portland firing at Geraldton
CL Nashville firing at 65th Brigade
CL St. Louis firing at Geraldton
CL Concord firing at 6th Guards Division
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Geraldton , at 49,141
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
 
Allied aircraft
      Martlet II x 2
      F4F-3A Wildcat x 1
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 21
 
 
No Allied losses
 
 
 
Runway hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      10 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 20000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 20000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       3 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 20000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Geraldton , at 49,141
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
 
 
Allied aircraft
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
 
 
No Allied losses
 
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 20000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Geraldton , at 49,141
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
 
Allied aircraft
      B-25C Mitchell x 6
      Hudson I x 6
      B-17E Fortress x 3
      B-25B Mitchell x 3
      B-26 Marauder x 11
 
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Hudson I: 1 damaged
 
Japanese ground losses:
      56 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
 
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x Hudson I bombing from 10000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
       3 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
               Ground Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
               Ground Attack:  4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet
               Ground Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       6 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 10000 feet *
               Airfield Attack:  3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       5 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 10000 feet *
               Airfield Attack:  3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 20th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 65th Brigade ...
Also attacking Geraldton  ...
Also attacking 2nd Recon Regiment ...
Also attacking 20th Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking Geraldton  ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Geraldton , at 49,141
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      no flights
 
 
Allied aircraft
      B-26 Marauder x 6
 
 
Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
 
 
 
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 10000 feet *
               Airfield Attack:  3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Geraldton , at 49,141
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
 
Allied aircraft
      B-26B Marauder x 6
 
 
No Allied losses
 
 
 
Runway hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x B-26B Marauder bombing from 10000 feet *
               Airfield Attack:  3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Geraldton , at 49,141
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
 
 
Allied aircraft
      P-38E Lightning x 5
 
 
No Allied losses
 
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       5 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 26000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Geraldton , at 49,141
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
 
 
Allied aircraft
      P-38E Lightning x 3
 
 
No Allied losses
 
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 26000 feet
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 28th Chinese Corps, at 85,53 (Kiukiang)
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-27b Nate x 12
      Ki-36 Ida x 19
 
 
 
No Japanese losses
 
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      19 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 14000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 28th Chinese Corps, at 85,53 (Kiukiang)
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-51 Sonia x 9
 
 
 
No Japanese losses
 
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 14000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Kiukiang (85,53)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 2398 troops, 12 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 673
 
Defending force 5527 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 229
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 66
 
Allied adjusted defense: 145
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
 
Japanese ground losses:
      84 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
 
 
Allied ground losses:
      132 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
 
Assaulting units:
    13th Tank Regiment
    Kyuko Naval Guard Unit
    12th Tank Regiment
    37th Division
 
Defending units:
    28th Chinese Corps
 
 
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Ground combat at 79,56
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 18180 troops, 143 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 660
 
Defending force 28721 troops, 218 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 975
 
 
 
Assaulting units:
    22nd Division
    13th Ind.Mixed Brigade
    10th RGC Temp./C Division
 
Defending units:
    49th Chinese Corps
    46th Chinese Corps
    78th Chinese Corps
    21st Chinese Corps
    3rd New Chinese Corps
    30th Group Army
    12th Group Army
    7th War Area
    11th Chinese Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at Geraldton (49,141)
 
Allied Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 55617 troops, 1066 guns, 2355 vehicles, Assault Value = 2197
 
Defending force 23966 troops, 271 guns, 172 vehicles, Assault Value = 799
 
Allied adjusted assault: 1688
 
Japanese adjusted defense: 229
 
Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)
 
Allied forces CAPTURE Geraldton !!!
 
Japanese aircraft
      no flights
 
Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-)
Attacker:
 
Japanese ground losses:
      3830 casualties reported
         Squads: 225 destroyed, 63 disabled
         Non Combat: 270 destroyed, 58 disabled
         Engineers: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 128 (126 destroyed, 2 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 143 (141 destroyed, 2 disabled)
      Units retreated 11
 
 
Allied ground losses:
      1026 casualties reported
         Squads: 3 destroyed, 81 disabled
         Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 108 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
      Vehicles lost 106 (23 destroyed, 83 disabled)
 
 
Assaulting units:
    1st Motor Brigade
    192nd Tank Battalion
    27th Infantry Division
    10th Light Horse Battalion
    194th Tank Battalion
    255th Armoured Brigade
    2/9th Armoured Regiment
    41st Infantry Division
    Americal Infantry Division
    159th Mot Infantry Regiment
    2/11th Armoured Car Battalion
    40th Infantry Division
    7th Armoured Brigade
    III Indian Corps
    2/13th Field Regiment
    2/9th Field Regiment
    2nd Medium Regiment
    226th Field Artillery Battalion
    21/22 Field Regiment
    13th Australian Hvy AA Regiment
    8th Medium Regiment
 
Defending units:
    2nd Recon Regiment
    II./124th Infantry Battalion
    65th Brigade
    2nd Tank Regiment
    20th Infantry Regiment
    6th Guards Division
    18th Mountain Gun Regiment
    1st Engineer Co
    2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    40th Field AA Battalion