Aussies v Aussies - Clubbing baby seals (no AOFFEN or Mark)

[jrcar]

Yes, and they were full of fuel

The impact is limiting how many simultaneous actions he can do. We can handle two concurrently, more than that and our ability to deal with them rapidly drops off.

Having said that their are lots out there, and the impact is more one of efficiency and speed, than of absolutely stopping him.

Cheers

Rob

ORIGINAL: Cribtop

Any turn that begins with the headline "convoy slaughtered" is a good turn. That's a LOT of merchies you two have sunk throughout the course of the game. That objective from way back seems to be on track. What cumulative impact on enemy assault shipping do y'all estimate?

[jrcar]

04 Oct 1942 Slaughter on several fronts...

Indicators and Warnings

Subs

Burma
The airwar here starts off well, but deteriorates. In the end we loose 33 Tojo and 15 Zero. Most of the Tojo losses are from a highly fatigued unit. We claim 20 Airacobra and 20 Hurricane. We have to withdraw our fighters, the replacement units aren't ready, and we will wait for a rader to get here to help with intercepts.

Ground forces continue to arrive at Warzup.

Morning Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 25
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 76



Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 22


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 10 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 23
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 72



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 10 damaged

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



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3

Morning Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 21
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 45



Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 3


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Afternoon Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 23
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 40



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 25
Hurricane XIIb x 14


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 4 destroyed
Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed

Afternoon Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 19
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 19



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
Hurricane XIIb x 10
P-40K Warhawk x 18


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed

Afternoon Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 12
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 12
Hurricane XIIb x 5
P-38F Lightning x 40


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 5 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses


DEI

OZ
Off Albany we kill some more ships:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Albany at 42,169

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N1 Kate x 6
D3A1 Val x 6



Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
xAK Johilla, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Steel Maker, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Eureka at 200,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
D3A1 Val x 9



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Mapele, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk

However fresh armoured units rout our two Tk Regt, very nasty.

Ground combat at 76,132 (near Daly Waters)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4399 troops, 47 guns, 314 vehicles, Assault Value = 435

Defending force 1534 troops, 0 guns, 237 vehicles, Assault Value = 128

Allied adjusted assault: 135

Japanese adjusted defense: 14

Allied assault odds: 9 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 177 (119 destroyed, 58 disabled)
Units retreated 2


Allied ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 37 (6 destroyed, 31 disabled)


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2/9th Armoured Regiment
4th Aus Cav Brigade
13th Australian Brigade
2/10th Armoured Regiment
Sparrow Battalion
3rd Motor Brigade
3rd Army Tank Brigade
NW Australia Base Force
Gull Battalion
Katherine RAAF Base Force

Defending units:
8th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment



Pacific

China
We don't do so good here, the unit is stronger than expected or reported...

Ground combat at 76,55 (near Kweilin)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12393 troops, 79 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 462

Defending force 11075 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 468

Japanese adjusted assault: 307

Allied adjusted defense: 1333

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
871 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 83 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
498 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
68th Ind.Infantry Battalion
51st Recon Regiment
1st Ind.Inf.Group
66th Infantry Regiment
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment

Defending units:
79th Chinese Corps

This stronger unit has routed our forces, the TK unit is away, we won't be rampaging here much longer.

Ground combat at Kiuchuan (82,26)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 5131 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 188

Defending force 636 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Allied adjusted assault: 208

Japanese adjusted defense: 6

Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kiuchuan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
383 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 1


Allied ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps

Defending units:
5th Mongol Cavalry Division

[jrcar]

05 Oct 1942 Mostly Quiet.

Indicators and Warnings

Subs

Burma
IV Indian Corps HQ is detected with the stack moving to Warzup. This makes the 6th Oz Div, the 23rd mountain gun unit (which we bomb during the turn) and the Corps HQ. At Warzup supply is scare, but our units are full. we are now up to over 300Av, with another 400 AV 2-3 days out.

We Hit Akyab to little effect due to weather.

They fly no combat missions.

Supply is really tight, more is arrving in about 2 days.

DEI

OZ
We are pulling back under LRCAP from Daly Waters, they are withdrawing south. We have achieved our task in this area, but suffered heavily in that last attack.

We have trapped the armoured Car bn behind our linesand a TK Regt ismoving in to finish it off with close air support.

Our damaged CVE is limping home, damage has stabilised.

The rest of the CV force is roaming off the SW of Oz, but needs to head back soon.

Pacific
Our CV force is undetected and is now between San Francisco and Pearl.

China
We are reorienting our southern thrust, soon 5 div, with alsmost 2 Tk div will move forward. Need supply which is ariving in about 3 days.

[jrcar]

Here is Nth Oz, planning to take Carnarvon shortly, but only to provide early warning. Building up Port Hedland and Broome.

Katherine will be built to level 2, and dug in, but otherwise the nth is fairly lightly held, mainly anough to give us early warning so we can react in reinforcements.

The main line of resistance will be the DEI Islands, but the longer we can keep them away from them the better prepared we can be.

[jrcar]

06 Oct 1942

Indicators and Warnings
Our CV cover in the Pacific is blown

Subs
Bugger. Could have been worse, may have been hit!

Sub attack near San Francisco at 206,91

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho
CL Jintsu
CS Chitose
DD Minazuki
DD Murasame
DD Shigure
DD Kasumi
DD Kazegumo
DD Murakumo
DD Inazuma
DD Suzukaze
DD Samidare

Allied Ships
SS Barb

Burma
They sweep Katha for no effect.

We hit the troops advancing on Warzup. They following units detected so far:

6th Oz Div
36th Indian Bde
24 Mountain Gun Regt
25 Mountain gun Regt
IV Corps HQ

DEI

OZ
Nice hit south of Daly waters:

Morning Air attack on 3rd Motor Brigade, at 76,132 , near Daly Waters

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 57



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 21 (4 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Pacific

China
This didn't work that well again, air support is hitting the enemy as well.

Ground combat at 76,55 (near Kweilin)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11035 troops, 74 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 400

Defending force 10746 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 425

Japanese adjusted assault: 179

Allied adjusted defense: 2605

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 14

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

Japanese ground losses:
940 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 87 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
66th Infantry Regiment
1st Ind.Inf.Group
51st Recon Regiment
68th Ind.Infantry Battalion
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment

Defending units:
79th Chinese Corps

[jrcar]

07 Oct 1942

Indicators and Warnings
More bases in Nth Oz are being built up. It looks like they intend to counter attack here.

Subs
Luckily she is empty, only 22 float, so should make it back OK.

Sub attack near Phuket at 48,68

Japanese Ships
TK Kiyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1
TK Nihon Maru
PB Saiko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish

Burma
They sweep Myitkyina With Hurricane of several types an P-38.

They also sweep Katha with P-40. All against no opposition.

Then the strafe Katha... the Mobile Div AA regiment is in location, and the 20mm guns shred the attackers..

Morning Air attack on Katha , at 61,43

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 4,100 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 15
Kittyhawk I x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 34


Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 damaged
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed by flak
Kittyhawk I: 2 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 9 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed by flak



Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Kittyhawk I strafing at 100 feet
15 x P-40E Warhawk strafing at 100 feet
17 x P-40E Warhawk strafing at 100 feet
14 x Hurricane IIb Trop strafing at 100 feet

They also bomb our troops at Warzup with B-17 causing light damage.


We hit Akyab fairly hard, sweep and bomb the troops advancing on Warzup



DEI
The CVE damaged off Perth is almost in DEI waters and doing OK.

OZ
They hit our unit trying to kill off the armoured car Bn...

Morning Air attack on 2nd Tank Regiment, at 74,131 , near Daly Waters

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 22
B-24D Liberator x 12


Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 38 (2 destroyed, 36 disabled)

Pacific

China
We get an isolated unit:

Ground combat at 84,48 (near Ichang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5836 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 211

Defending force 2707 troops, 74 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Japanese adjusted assault: 182

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
812 casualties reported
Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (6 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
61st Infantry Brigade

Defending units:
8th Chinese Corps

The enemies counter attack fails as well.

Ground combat at 76,55 (near Kweilin)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10517 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 396

Defending force 10421 troops, 79 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 266

Allied adjusted assault: 366

Japanese adjusted defense: 631

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
79th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
51st Recon Regiment
66th Infantry Regiment
68th Ind.Infantry Battalion
1st Ind.Inf.Group
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment

[jrcar]

8 Oct 1942 Been a busy day wargaming!

Indicators and Warnings


Subs

Burma
We sweep then bomb Kalemo, which has recently reached a level 2 airfield, doing nicely

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Morning Air attack on Kalemyo , at 59,42

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 30
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12



Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 13


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Kalemyo , at 59,42

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12



Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 1


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Afternoon Air attack on Kalemyo , at 59,42

Weather in hex: Overcast

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 27
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 74



Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 10


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 5 damaged

No Allied losses


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


Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 36

They sweep Mandalay and Katha against no opposition



23rd Mountain gun Regt detected, so far 1 div, 1 Bde, 3 Mountain Gun regts, 1 HQ... there is at least 1 unit of armour as well.

We now have 1000AV at Warzup and level 1 forts. They know the Imperial Guards are now at Warzup.


30k in supply has now offloaded at Rangoon, with another 20k on the way.

DEI

OZ
Despite the Nicks the bombers get through causing more casulties. The Nicks have moved closed to Katherine, which is now a level 2 airfield.

Morning Air attack on 2nd Tank Regiment, at 74,131 , near Daly Waters

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-17F Fortress x 23
B-24D Liberator x 12


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 29 (1 destroyed, 28 disabled)

Pacific

China

they try, and fail, again.

Ground combat at 76,55 (near Kweilin)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10397 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 382

Defending force 10398 troops, 79 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 266

Allied adjusted assault: 206

Japanese adjusted defense: 748

Allied assault odds: 1 to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
1276 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 128 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled


Assaulting units:
79th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
51st Recon Regiment
66th Infantry Regiment
1st Ind.Inf.Group
68th Ind.Infantry Battalion
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment


The question now is when and where will the Wellington and all the other 2E aircraft in India appear?

Our fighters are still recovering, but are almost ready for another maximum effort. A Basefore with Radar has arrived at Myitkyina so we are in good shape.

[jrcar]

9 Oct 1942

Indicators and Warnings
Lots of enemy troops detected by recon at Tennant Creek. Will now plan to fall back on Darwin and let them come to us at the end of a long supply chain.

Subs

Burma
They sweep Myitkyina.

We bomb Kalemyo (which is reported 50% damaged) and their troops nth of Warzup against no opposition.

They hit the iMperial Guard at Warzup causing light damage.

Next turn we have massed fighters forward, and will naval bombard Akyab as our bombers have focused inland.

DEI

OZ
We hit them:

Morning Air attack on 2/11th Armoured Car Battalion, at 74,130 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 19



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 16 (13 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Morning Air attack on 3rd Motor Brigade, at 76,133 , near Daly Waters

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 45



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Pacific

China

Clare some more units out.

Ground combat at 85,48 (near Sinyang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 690 troops, 0 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 58

Defending force 2930 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Japanese adjusted assault: 108

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 36 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)


Allied ground losses:
1262 casualties reported
Squads: 109 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 76 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 15 (13 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
9th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
8th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps


Our basein Nth Vietnam (Lao Cai) is LRCAPing their aerial supply to China nicely, we are getting 2-3 transports a day. We are also bombing the airfields to increase operational losses.

[jrcar]

Real life has impacted on the AAR, although we are still doing turns, so here is a quick update, it has been fairly quiet.

10 Oct - 23 Oct 1942

Indicators and Warnings
Allied airpower is significant in Burma dn Nth Oz. Both feature 4E bombers and a lot of fighters. 2E appear to mostly be in Burma, where B25 are appearing in numbers, although they are probably also in Oz.

Likewise ground forces are mostly in Burma and Oz. In Burma the 6th Oz div, 4th, 5th Uk and 26th Ind Bde are at Warzup, along with mountain gun units. Some recon units are probing elsewhere.

In Oz large armoured forces have advanced up the centre of Oz, and now occypy Daly waters. NE Oz is full of units.

The Brit CV's are raiding in the IO.

Convoys are mostly coming from the US to Oz.

Subs
Enemy subs have been very active, in paricular on the line of communications to Burma. We have lost a number of small ehips but nothing significant.

Our subs are being hurt by increasingly effective Allied ASW, in particular off the Oz East Coast and around Ceylon.

Burma
Several large airbattles have resulted in losses of around 1:1. They have around 60-80 B-17/B-24 and up to 150 mediums hitting our ground forces at Warzup, or the air base at Myitkyina. This focus in the nth has allowed the increasing number of eng units dig in the rest of Burma un hindered.Overall there is air parity

We have bought in 3 additional Divs (1 from Oz, 2 from China) and 3 garrison units, as well as more eng. Supply is flowing in, but barely making it to Warzup in the far nth. We are hoping Andrew attacks at Warzup, gets hurt hard, and then we will counter attack with around 6 Divs.

Chinese forces are making noise on the border, but we aren't worried.



DEI
Digging in continues, supply is being shipped to Burma.

Merauke is now a great base and holds the straits. Elsewhere we are digging in forming 3 defensive lines, although there are large gaps.

OZ
We hold the nth coast, but mostly concentrated in Darwin, with an outpost at Katherine. Andrew has been using unescorted 4E bombers, and we have managed a trickle of casulties.

Broome and Port Hedland are in our control.

Mini KB is off the WA coast, we destroyed one convoy here a few weeks ago. This netted xAk full of fuel.

We managed to hit Portland Roads with a bombardment force, killing some PT's and a few planes on the ground. He now has a strong SCTF protecting the base. The other key Oz ports are full of ships, troops and planes... we have plans...

He has a number of ASW forces operating off the coast.

Pacific
KB is split in two and is off raiding. Part is behind PH and is know to the enemy, this is keeping his ships in port and delaying reinforcements to Oz.

The other part is off NZ, effectively severing Oz from reinforcements... not sure if Andrew knows it is there or not.

Otherwise we are digging in. The SWPAC area is very strong. Centpac is weaker, but we have a series of strong points holding the axis to Truk.

China
We have halted the planned attack in sth China as intel gave us away, and we needed forces for Burma. In the air he has gotten stronger recently, but so have we and thanks to the 200 Tojo we are making a month the forces in China all have Oscar 1c and we are sweeping the enemy from the skies.

We are shipping out lots of resources, and bringing in supply.

Economics
Overall going good. Maintaining oil/fuel supplies in Japan, increasing resources and shipping a fair bit of supply out.

Our air production is going well, so far Tojo IIc and A6M5 are forward four months. We epect to have both of them arrive around Mar/Apr 1943.

Aircraft numbers are pretty good, but we are really struggling to produce enough good quality (70 air, 60 defensive) pilots. After big losses slightly lower quality sometimes have to be drawn forward.


Overall

With an intact KB we are doing well, are still well forward of where we expected to be, which is allowing us to dig in the third lines of defence.

[jrcar]

24 Oct 1942 Convoy slaughter!

Indicators and Warnings
A large convoy is detected and destryed off NZ, this will significantly impact his ability to sustain OZ as a forward base.

Subs
Been hunting this one soooo many times...
Sub attack near Perth at 46,147

Japanese Ships
SS I-164

Allied Ships
PG Moresby, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Clive

We loose.

Sub attack near Phuket at 47,69

Japanese Ships
xAK Italy Maru, Torpedo hits 1
xAK Kuwayama Maru
xAK Keihuku Maru
xAK Cuba Maru
SC Ch 3

Allied Ships
SS Amberjack


Burma
A taste of a typical day in Burma...

Morning Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes


Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 8
P-40K Warhawk x 22


Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 8
P-40K Warhawk x 17

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 8
P-40K Warhawk x 21

Morning Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes


Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 12
Kittyhawk III x 15
Kittyhawk IA x 8
B-17E Fortress x 15
B-24D Liberator x 23
P-40E Warhawk x 16


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 6
Morning Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 11
Kittyhawk IA x 8
B-25C Mitchell x 58
B-26 Marauder x 13
B-26B Marauder x 21


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Morning Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes


Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 8
B-26 Marauder x 11


Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 8
P-40K Warhawk x 8

Morning Air attack on Warazup , at 63,41

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
Hurricane IIc Trop x 42
P-38F Lightning x 5

Morning Air attack on Warazup , at 63,41

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 9
Hurricane IIc Trop x 29
P-38F Lightning x 20

Morning Air attack on Warazup , at 63,41

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes


Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
Hurricane IIc Trop x 28
P-38F Lightning x 12



Opps someone forgot to wait for the escort

Morning Air attack on 36th Indian Brigade, at 63,41 (Warazup)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 54
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 37



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 6
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses


Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

There it is:

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Morning Air attack on 36th Indian Brigade, at 63,41 (Warazup)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 42
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 24



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 damaged

DEI

OZ

Pacific
Down near the map edge we finally get a convoy....

Morning Air attack on TF, near Gisborne at 135,202

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 56
B5N2 Kate x 35
D3A1 Val x 40



Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5


Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Long Island, Bomb hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Connecticut, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Dent
AO Patoka, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Kilty, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Larry Doheny, Bomb hits 1
PC Travis, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Mobilstation, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Pleiodon, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Isis
TK Mobilfuel, Bomb hits 4, on fire

Morning Air attack on TF, near Gisborne at 135,202

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 9



Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CVE Long Island, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Isis
TK H. M. Storey, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gisborne at 135,202

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 56
B5N2 Kate x 69
D3A1 Val x 108



Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
D3A1 Val: 5 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
AO Patoka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Isis
TK Larry Doheny, Bomb hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Dent, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Pleiodon, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Mobilfuel, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Mobilgas, Bomb hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK H. M. Storey, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Kilty, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk



China


The loss of all those TK's will really have an impact for several months, shipping fuel is the biggest logistic problem for the Allies, especially when they are trying to operate out of Oz.

[jrcar]

Work/Life/Game Balance all upset, been doing turns just but not getting to the AAR, so here is an Update.

25 Oct - 6 Nov 1942
Indicators and Warnings
No real change. Andrews focus appears Burma and Nth australia based on the masses of units and aircraft in each location. We suspect he is creeping up in Norpac, but we basically aren't bothering there, instead are digging in the Kuriles. Nothing much happening in the CENTPAC.

Apart from Burma we expect a push in either the SWPAC of SOPAC based out of Oz.

Subs
His subs are becoming incresingly active and effective. We have lost some PB and small xAK. No TK lost yet, but it is only a matter of time. Our air is supressing them, and we have lots of ASW forces, but damage to them is minimal. A turn or two ago Akagi escaped a near miss off Noumea.

In return our subs are being hammered by increasingly effective Allied ASW. We are still getting some nice targets though, including the odd TK. But we have lost 4 subs in a month.

Burma
Their was breief battle at Warzup, Andrew conducted an Arty attack, found that the AV was about equal, and now appears to be pulling back. Elswhere he is probing with units along the border, but none of them have enough strength to really concern us yet.

In the air we continue to have air parity. Bothe sides medium forces have been hammered at times. Ours is now back in action after loosing a lot of planes (but few pilots) supporting the ground forces at Warzup.

Our fighters are playing the shell game and generally wining. We have about 350 Tojo and 70 A6M3 operating in Burma. We are fighting over our own ground, so loose aircraft but not many pilots.

At the moment Andrew has the initiative in Burma, we are in counter mode. None of our bases are currently closed. We are digging in nicely and will soon start the Burma final Defensive line on the Thai border.

Our current plans are to try and smash isolated allied units, we managed that last turn:

Ground combat at 61,41 (near Imphal)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13560 troops, 125 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 464

Defending force 895 troops, 12 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

Japanese adjusted assault: 200

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1

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

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


Allied ground losses:
120 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (9 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 30 (11 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
18th Division

Defending units:
2nd Recce Regiment

He has sortied his Brit CV force a few time, once hitting a convoy unloading at Sabang, but overall they are being kept back... we would like to hit and trap them.


DEI
We are digging in. At Sabang we are finally starting to get some combat and air power in place.

Sumatra has the key strong points in place, but air support is at a premiu... but not too muc of a problem as we have few aircraft to base there!

Java is in better shape.

In the Eastern Island Timor, Kendari, Ambon, Boela, Samulaki and Merauke are all nicely dug in facing the threat from Nth Oz. But there is a big gap between Timor and Java. We are accepting this as he has no CV's available to support a move in this direction.


OZ

In Nth Oz we have retreated back to Darwin, with an outpost at Katherine. He has 11 units (lots of armour, including US) at Daly waters. We are keeping Daly waters damaged just... but the tipping point is close. We aim to hold Darwin as long as possible, otherwise Merauke becomes unhinged.

Well south of Perth Mini KB is currently chasing down an empty "starburst" cobvoy. We have sunk 3-4 of ethe 10 + ships so far.

On the East Coast we occasionally sweep bases like Portland Roads, using large numbers of Zero, and generally achieveing good kill/loss ratios (2:1).

We recently probed the area near Brisbane to try and kill some ASW forces, but a sub found us (almost putting a torp into Akagi) and so we are moving back to upgrade, refuel, rearm and plan a daring massed strike....

Pacific
After circumnavigating PH, and getting no kills, part of KB is heading back.

We see an ocasional convoy to places like Canton Is. But no real action.

Our bases are nicely supplied and dug in in a series of strong points.

We still hold the Samoa, Fiji, Ne Caledonia.

Tulagi and Lunga are nucely defended.

Rabaul is one megga base, with Umboi, Finschaven and Long Island a trio of mega bases that are guarding the area.

PM is undamaged and in our hands.

China
We are probing towards Sian and in the south. But lack the combat power at the moment.



Overall we are in a very strong position. All CV's intact, land based air largely in Tojo/A6M3+.

Logistics are good and slowly improving. We have around 100 days of reserve form the Japanese economy. Supply is probably our biggest constraint, but is overall OK with enough in the right areas for offensive as well as defensive operations.

Air reserach is bringing forward A6M5 and Tojo IIc about two months every month. They will be online in early 1943.

Frank is starting to move forward as well, and George should follow.


Tony has just headed overase for three weeks to gather material for his Belly Dancer Navel Fluff collection. It is quite extensive and features navel fluff from dancing girls from all over the world. He hopes to add Spain to this list this trip.

So I get to run the war, simple job, just been told not to loose the CV's....

So planning for a massed CV strike is underway... so many targets....

[jrcar]

6 Nov 1942
Indicators and Warnings

Subs

Burma
We sweep and Bomb Akyab against no opposition.

They strike the 18th Div in the jungle, it recently evicted the Brit 2nd Recon regiment, We LRCAP nicely

Morning Air attack on 18th Division, at 61,41 , near Imphal

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 28



Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 8
B-25C Mitchell x 43
B-26 Marauder x 21
B-26B Marauder x 14


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 4 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Morning Air attack on 18th Division, at 61,41 , near Imphal

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 13



Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

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



DEI
Brit CV's are detected of Sabang, after taking on the new A6M3a a CV force is sent nth up the straights, and our aircraft are put on high alert

OZ
We bomb Daly waters.There are 12 units there now.

We bombe Horn Is. There are only 3 unints there, Andrew is pulling units out via FT. The place is wrecked and we intend it to remain so as it is a plug in the route to the DEI.

Pacific


China
We bomb units at Sian. Next turn we attack in two locations...

[jrcar]

7 Nov 1942

Indicators and Warnings

Brit CV force detected heading back to Ceylon. Andrew keeps testing the approach here to see if he can get in undetected. He has succeeded once, failed three times.

Subs

Burma
We sweep and Bomb Akyab against no opposition.

Andrew sweeps over the 18th Div advancing on Imphal, but our forces stay away.

DEI

OZ
We bomb Daly waters.

Mini KB begins the long trip home after finding no enemy ships for two days.

Pacific

China

Supported by air strikes we attack in two places. We are causing nice casulty numbers, but probably won't break in.

Ground combat at 76,55 (near Kweilin)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32062 troops, 241 guns, 371 vehicles, Assault Value = 1082

Defending force 13141 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 193

Japanese adjusted assault: 695

Allied adjusted defense: 865

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
704 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 59 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Allied ground losses:
1414 casualties reported
Squads: 53 destroyed, 56 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)


Assaulting units:
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
40th Division
51st Recon Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
1st Ind.Inf.Group
13th Tank Regiment
6th Division
18th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
62nd Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps


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Ground combat at 85,43 (near Nanyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 48814 troops, 375 guns, 446 vehicles, Assault Value = 1888

Defending force 30132 troops, 142 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1217

Japanese adjusted assault: 1538

Allied adjusted defense: 1375

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1749 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 151 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled


Allied ground losses:
1730 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 184 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 17 (2 destroyed, 15 disabled)


Assaulting units:
17th Tank Regiment
34th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
35th Division
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
110th Division
37th/B Division

Defending units:
57th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps

[jrcar]

Catching up.

Here is air production as at 1 Nov. Tojo IIC and A6M5 have rapdily progressed and are coming forward about twice every month. Frank has started to come forward as well, and George should follow.

Engines are in very good shape, all are positive, but soon we need to ramp up the Ha-45, probably converting a Ha-35 factory over as we have a big surplus there.

[jrcar]

Here are the engines.

[jrcar]

This is the Supply, Fuel, Oil resources for Japan.

[jrcar]

8 Nov 1942 Very Quiet

Indicators and Warnings

Subs

Burma
Andrew sweeps the 18th Japanese Div near Imphal against no opposition. We will LRCAP it next turn to try and get some...


DEI

OZ

Pacific

China

With air support our armour attacks, casuing some nice casulties.


Ground combat at 76,55 (near Kweilin)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2150 troops, 0 guns, 329 vehicles, Assault Value = 1051

Defending force 12192 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121

Japanese adjusted assault: 126

Allied adjusted defense: 742

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
246 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled


Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
6th Division
40th Division
51st Recon Regiment
1st Ind.Inf.Group
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
18th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
62nd Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps

[jrcar]

9 Nov 1942 Lots of action in Burma!

Indicators and Warnings

Subs

Burma
We LRCAP the 18th Div, and Andrew strikes Rangoon wher I had forgotten about some subs in port

Overall we loose more aircraft, almost 40 Tojo, but only 6 pilots. We get a few of the four engine beasts. This is about as good as we can manage air wise... which ain't looking so good! Despite the large numbers of our aircraft report most are "out of immediate contact" so we don't get as good a mass as we hoped.

The fight over the 18th Div first.

Morning Air attack on 18th Division, at 61,41 , near Imphal

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 30
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 111



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 11


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Morning Air attack on 18th Division, at 61,41 , near Imphal

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 27
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 94



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 9


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 18th Division, at 61,41 , near Imphal

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 25
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 76



Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 18


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 3 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 18th Division, at 61,41 , near Imphal

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 21
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 68



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 18


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed


Morning Air attack on 18th Division, at 61,41 , near Imphal

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 21
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 54



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 2
P-40K Warhawk x 2


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 18th Division, at 61,41 , near Imphal

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 21
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 47



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 11


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Morning Air attack on 18th Division, at 61,41 , near Imphal

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 20
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 42



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 17


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed


Over Rangoon while we had CAP the units were also training, so while our intercept numbers look OK not that many were actually fighting.

Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 36
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6



Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 15
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-24D Liberator x 6


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-5, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS RO-34, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage



Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 19
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7
B-24D Liberator x 8
B-25C Mitchell x 48
P-38F Lightning x 19
P-38G Lightning x 22


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 4 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
SS I-11, Bomb hits 1
SSX Ha-6, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
SS RO-34, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SC Ch 33, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires



Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8



Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 11


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

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



Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
SS I-11, Bomb hits 2

Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2



Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 11


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
SS I-11, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk

Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2



Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 9


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged



Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1



DEI

OZ

We trash Horn Is.

Pacific
B-25 attack shipping unloading supply.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buna at 99,129

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Hokutai Maru, Bomb hits 1



China

Two attacks in China, we will shock attack at Kweilin, near Nanyang they are rushing in reinforcements, doubt we can get any headway now.

Ground combat at 76,55 (near Kweilin)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14502 troops, 104 guns, 329 vehicles, Assault Value = 1070

Defending force 11994 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 109

Japanese adjusted assault: 564

Allied adjusted defense: 307

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

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


Allied ground losses:
764 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 56 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
6th Division
1st Ind.Inf.Group
13th Tank Regiment
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
40th Division
51st Recon Regiment
18th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
79th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps


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Ground combat at 85,43 (near Nanyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30905 troops, 233 guns, 404 vehicles, Assault Value = 1763

Defending force 35895 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1354

Japanese adjusted assault: 492

Allied adjusted defense: 2347

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
1535 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 128 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 59 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Vehicles lost 108 (12 destroyed, 96 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
743 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 71 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled


Assaulting units:
17th Tank Regiment
34th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
110th Division
35th Division
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
37th/B Division

Defending units:
43rd Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps

[Cribtop]

Very "last scene of Das Boot" there at Rangoon. Hard to stop the 4Es.

[jrcar]

Cribtop yes, very untidy

We have been cranking through the turns, in part because things are faily quiet, so I'll do a bulk update.

10-13 Nov 1942


Indicators and Warnings
In Burma Andrew pulls back from Warzup, and his aircraft have largely also pulled back. I expect him to come again soon, probably via the coastal route this time.

Oz sees a heavy commitment of forces still.

New Caledonia is being agressively reconed, and the approachs probedby shipping.


Subs
Lots of action, but few hits. Keeping the convoys safe is almost a full time job, they prefer to wander off into the deep water where our ASW isineffective. At least when they are attacked in shallow water our ASW gets a shot.



Burma
We return to bombing Akyab, which is now a level 4 airfield. Andrew has pulled back in the nth and centre, but is probing out from Akyab. We are reorienting forces, andcontinuing to dig dig dig.

DEI
Our focus is still the approaches out from Nth Oz, and in Nth Sumatra. Alsobuilding the port at Oosthaven to pull out resources.

We are assembling a naval strike force...

OZ
Our transports are off Carnavon, waiting for Mini KB to arrive in support.

We continue to supress Daly waters, P38 incercept on one mission, but Andrew can't generate the mass and our escorting fighters keep them away from the bombers.

Darwin is digging in, but I think we also need to increase the airfield to 5 to host the aircraft we need. A radar equipped AA Regt from Japan has arrived, with more engineers and supply.

We continue to hit Horn Island. It will be a good scrap mine after the war.

Pacific
We are currently chaisng some potential raiders with KB...

The fleet is mostly at home at Truk, need more fuel (which is inbound).

More forces arrive around Rangoon, need more supply.

Kavieng is now being developed.

Stepping forward supply and engineers at Port Moresby in preperation for a raid...

China
We crack the southern defences and are now one hex out frm the rail ine at Kweillen. Andrew is rushing forces that way, and we are about to probe and cut the line near Changsha.

Cheers

Rob