Ocean of (Allied) Blood.

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It is a sad statement that 1dec42 I am concerned about the west coast.  I recognize the importance of keeping the IJN off balance w/ some offensive action(which is not occurring).  Continued current and previous recon by long range sub air has caused me earlier to move all ap/ak that can be upgraded off map for safekeeping. 

In 14 days 3 more cve's will arrive.  If I dont lose any carriers between now and then I will have 6 cve's and the wasp available for duty.  I am looking at the pilot training and the task organization for the cve's.  My options are
1. to replace the VRF air w/ marine air.  
2.  train the current vrf air up to 65nb and place these units on the available cve's.
3.  Use the air off the new cve's for the next group of arrivals.

I will probably go w/ a combination of 2. and 3.

I do wonder what the air power projection capability and the task force set should be. 
Rules state allies have a problem w/ greater than 2 carriers per task force untill 44?
So if all cv capable fighter planes get into the same hex I would have a defense of 100 fightrs @60% CAP.

I could go w. marine air which only has 18 planes base.  this would allow me to split a tbf sqn and place one sub group on each cv.

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I can always tell when the KB is on the move when I get a return file from Stanislav at 4am my time.

KB2 spotted off Little Andaman as resupply TF nears port.

[janh]

[:D] Treacherous signs... 

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ORIGINAL: bigred

I can always tell when the KB is on the move when I get a return file from Stanislav at 4am my time.

KB2 spotted off Little Andaman as resupply TF nears port.

Too much heat for me. Did try to slip one AK into LA but a sub nailed it.

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This model has been in service for 1.5 months.  Replaced the Aus Kitty 1 in Burma. This looks to be a picture of the 2nd generation allied fighters..

[John 3rd]

You are certainly keeping up the fight. Got a chance to catch up some on the Thread. Keep it up Sir.

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ORIGINAL: John 3rd

You are certainly keeping up the fight. Got a chance to catch up some on the Thread. Keep it up Sir.

Thanks, I am getting pounded in China. I now regret changing the beginning house rules to "no rules" as the japs are running amuk in China. I will need to figure a way to releive pressure on the chinese. Alot of CAF units I moved to India for air training.

My heart wants to go "full ahead" against FatR but my mind says allies have taken a beating and I need to refurbish the fleet before another go.

Note w/ all the kills by the Spit it has yet to lose a plane.

[bigred]

This is most recent report of ground war in China.  If I had better supply...




Ground combat at Changteh (81,50)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 227349 troops, 2630 guns, 2387 vehicles, Assault Value = 7811
 
Defending force 53527 troops, 502 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1753
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 5178
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1777
 
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3)
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
 supply(-)
Attacker:
 
Japanese ground losses:
      4411 casualties reported
         Squads: 14 destroyed, 238 disabled
         Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 390 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
      Vehicles lost 140 (4 destroyed, 136 disabled)
 
 
Allied ground losses:
      7960 casualties reported
         Squads: 53 destroyed, 278 disabled
         Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 527 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled

[bigred]

12-19-42 japs reduced forts to level 2.  Jap Attack strenght is weakening.
Ground combat at Changteh (81,50)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 204119 troops, 2470 guns, 1292 vehicles, Assault Value = 7474

Defending force 48058 troops, 502 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1406

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 1259

Allied adjusted defense: 589

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

[bigred]

26dec42:  intel report heavy radio traffic at Georgetown.. I I called in the heavy LBA for a visit.  Turn is in the mail.

[bigred]

I am surprised FatR is operating a naval support base within range of my LBA.

[bigred]

FatR has continued to recon Perth, Sydney, Seattle, San Fran, DG, Calcutta, Chittichong among others.  Last turn an IJN DD flottilla tested the minefield at Pearl harbor w/ some barges.  All the barges where sunk. I suspect FatR is contemplating auto victory. I figure he needs 50000 points plus Chungking, Sydney and Calcutta.

The IJ 15th army has arrived at Kumming which has a 600 AV  chinese defense.  I made an abortive 40av para attack on the china/Burma road into IJ rear and failed to disloge the defenders.  Currently flying b25s from Imphill to provide daily disruption of this IJA offensive with ground strikes at Kumming.  FatR counter response was to night bomb Imphill.  I was surprised that I forced FatR to do this  and I noted the effect on the b25s is to lower morale so less planes flew the next day.  A detachment of marine f4f air was placed at Kumming to provide CAP for expected jap LBA attacks.  Afraid to place a whole sqn on site.  My experience w/ IJA in my other game shows that the longer the overland supply line the harder it becomes to convert damaged AV back into full strenght AV.  Then as time goes by these damaged AV die from lack of supply.   So I expect the 2 infantry and one armored division of the 15th Army to wither on the vine in the chinese rear..

I have restarted night port bombing of Rangoon w/ heavy LBA to force the supply issue along the Burma road.

The IJA 10 division death star has stopped moving and is located at Changsha area..it probably needs RandR.

[bigred]

FatR continues to operate a large CV TF around Andamans and singers.  4x
CV, #xCVL.  In addition my Cap did not perform during a recent resupply effort at Lil Andaman and the cost has been the POW.  Very disappointing.  I did skip bomb a 500lber into both the Mitsu and Nagato.  FatR withdrew the BBs then tried to use the Agano CLs to run of my surface ships.  I count 3 sunk Agano's. 

Even w/ my ship losses I placed 55000 supply into LA. Probably will lose 10 out of 25 transports participating in this effort.

[bigred]

It is apparent FatR wants to bag the southern Chinese Army.  He might.  He will be busy for some time. 

[bigred]

FatR has reinforced the 15th army at Kumming w/ another division. Reduced the fort to 0.  Last 3 ground attacks made by IJA at 1-2 odds.  50 Allied b25s have been over Kumming flying out of Bangladesh for the last 8 days.

Ground combat at Kunming (69,48)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 57311 troops, 881 guns, 1050 vehicles, Assault Value = 1862

Defending force 24957 troops, 305 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 688

Japanese adjusted assault: 986

Allied adjusted defense: 1105

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

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
920 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 86 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 108 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled


Allied ground losses:
2339 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 147 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 150 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled


Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division
12th Division
55th Division
33rd Division
2nd Tank Division
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
14th Army
2nd Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
60th Chinese/C Corps
111th Chindit Brigade
1st Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
147th(Sep) Infantry Rgt /1
26th Indian Div /1
NCAC
4th Chinese Base Force
5th Group Army
16th Chinese Base Force[/color]

[bigred]

Above Wuchow the IJA has run into another roadblock...on the Wuchow to Kw trail.  I dont expect this to hold as the Death Star progresses into Kwelien.

[bigred]

Interesting development in china.  The IJA death star (15 divisions) has crossed north of the kwieyang river and has been halted by the central reserve.  Av count 4000 chinese and 8000 IJA av.  FatR chose a route up a secondary trail.  The crossing shock attack produced 4000 jap casualties.

The 10th AF has loaned 5 b25 and one b24 sqns to CATF.  These air units have started a bombing campaigne on the IJA threat.  I have noted an increase in IJ air activity as FatR tries to shut down these airfields supporting the CATF.
The northward advance is probably out of supply as I moved 300AV into Kwelien.  I noted a defense of around 200 IJA at Kwelein so a possibility exist of really cutting off the japs.

[bigred]

I wonder if the jap death star can continue to attack at 1-1 and break me on supply?
On the last attack Fatr lost 4-1 in casualties w/ a 2to1 basic attack strenght.

[bigred]

There is now a remote possiblity the chinese may make the IJA china command ineffective.  

[bigred]

I got a look at device mines and noted the increase in power for the mk 12 mine which just became available.
Device #119 - Type 4 Mine
Device #120 - Type 88 Mine - IJN sub laid mine
Device #121 - Type 93 Mine - IJN ship laid mine
Device #122 - Type 3 Mine
Device #123 - Mk 6 Mine
Device #124 - Mk 10 Mine - US sub laid mine
Device #125 - Mk 12 Mine - US sub laid mine
Device #126 - Mk 16 Mine - US ship laid mine
Device #127 - Mk 18 Mine
Device #128 - Mk XVII Mine - Brit ship laid mine
Device #129 - VH2 Mine - Dutch sub/ship laid mine
Device #130 - Mk 13 Mine - US/Allied air dropped mine




The allies get alot of air laid sea mines...My what a nasty surprise for the IJN!!!