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

[jrcar]

Ref Tojo IIC.
We had 6 x 32 strong factories producing the IIC. We started these back in Feb/March 42. The bug bought it forward maybe two months more than it should have, however I think we would have caught it up anyway and the end result would have been similar, maybe a month earlier than it should have.

We have paid for the though in that our supply for about 6 months in the home islands has been borderline critical. This is now hurtig our defence of Burma.


Ref Land Forces
Yes the lack of ground combat capability is a big issue for the IJA. Our benefit has been having CV dominance for several months, which makes a deep thrust increadibly risky, and the fact we trashed US forces in particular in the Pacific early on.

We have comitted heavily into China... and we are starting to pay the price in Burma... I think it will be worth it in the end, as long as we can hold central Burma.

[jrcar]

4 Feb 1943 Big Air battles in Burma

Indicators and Warnings

Subs
We have pulled in most of our ASW TF and are being very careful in how we are routing the convoys.

Burma
We LRCAP our infantry division advancing in the open, it ain't preety for anyone. Looses in the air are about equal. As usual P-38 eat us, and we get the edge on the other types.

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 21
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 102



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
Hurricane XIIb x 9


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

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Hurricane XIIb: 3 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 19
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 94



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
P-38G Lightning x 18


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 13
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 86



Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 22


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 4 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 12
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 70



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 2
P-40K Warhawk x 16


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

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 12
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 56



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 14
P-38E Lightning x 6
P-38G Lightning x 17


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 8
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29



Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 10
Liberator II x 15
Wellington Ic x 21
P-40E Warhawk x 12
DB-7B x 6
B-17E Fortress x 11
B-24D Liberator x 23


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

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Wellington Ic: 2 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
681 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 21



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 18


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

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged

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

Afternoon Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 12
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 65



Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 8


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

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 9 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

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



DEI

OZ
Darwin makes level 5 airfield.

Pacific

China
We bomb a corps that has moved out into the open towards Nanning in the nth. We have sent armour out to kick it out. The bombing causues 500-1000 casulties.

We bombard at Changsha...

Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 650 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2207

Defending force 54258 troops, 291 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1639


Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Assaulting units:
22nd/A Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
60th Division
102nd Infantry Regiment
138th Infantry Regiment
39th/B Division
3rd/A Division
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
39th/A Division
51st Infantry Brigade
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
39th/C Division
11th Army
1st Mortar Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
62nd Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
78th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
6th Construction Regiment
9th Prov Chinese Corps
5th Construction Regiment
14th Construction Regiment
51st Chinese Corps
44th Chinese/C Corps
25th Group Army
18th Chinese Base Force
17th Chinese Base Force
32nd Group Army
9th War Area
27th Group Army
3rd War Area
30th Group Army
10th Group Army
1st Artillery Regiment


At Kweiyang he attacks, gets 1:1 and drops the forts... bugger. He loses a lot of troops, we have good supply still and are flying more in.


Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 66330 troops, 428 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2356

Defending force 14280 troops, 131 guns, 1079 vehicles, Assault Value = 613

Allied adjusted assault: 1039

Japanese adjusted defense: 849

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
140 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 36 (1 destroyed, 35 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
2515 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 249 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled


Assaulting units:
59th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
18th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
51st Engineer Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Division
23rd Army

[jrcar]

5 Feb 1943 Big battles in Burma and China

Indicators and Warnings

Subs
ASW attack near Gisborne at 117,192

Japanese Ships
SS I-19, hits 6

Allied Ships
DD Isis
DD Monaghan

Burma
Enemy aircraft barely fly.

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 11
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 48
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 25



Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 4


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane XIIb: 2 destroyed

We hoped to have gotten troops past the block on the rail line, unfortunately they don't move and are attacked and retreat to Katha, fortunately most are still in strat mode so they can move out again.

Ground combat at 60,43 (near Katha)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25392 troops, 449 guns, 339 vehicles, Assault Value = 1024

Defending force 4146 troops, 47 guns, 152 vehicles, Assault Value = 73

Allied adjusted assault: 502

Japanese adjusted defense: 49

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
996 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 76 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 19 (13 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 96 (50 destroyed, 46 disabled)
Units retreated 7


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


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
40th Infantry Division
6th Australian Division
22nd (East African) Brigade
IV Indian Corps

Defending units:
1st Recon Battalion
55th Cavalry Regiment
45th Const Co
1st Mobile Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Air Division
49th Const Co
207th JAAF AF Bn

We hit the enemy troops in the jungle. So far we have detected:
2nd British Division
40th Infantry Division
6th Australian Division
22nd (East African) Brigade
IV Indian Corps
6th Medium Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

DEI

OZ

Pacific
We have moved out fighters to Burma.

China
With air support we easily through the enemy back near Nanyang. More squads destroyed.

Ground combat at 85,46 (near Nanyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1860 troops, 0 guns, 256 vehicles, Assault Value = 134

Defending force 3708 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 91

Japanese adjusted assault: 110

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 36 to 1

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


Allied ground losses:
1967 casualties reported
Squads: 65 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 34 (15 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
23rd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps

He attacks again at Kweiyang, gets 1:2 but drops the forts. We are flying in the 19th Div to help out. His casualties are again high.

Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 64472 troops, 427 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2121

Defending force 14315 troops, 135 guns, 1078 vehicles, Assault Value = 597

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 475

Japanese adjusted defense: 567

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
376 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 42 (1 destroyed, 41 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
2637 casualties reported
Squads: 30 destroyed, 144 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)


Assaulting units:
86th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
2nd Tank Division
12th Tank Regiment
51st Engineer Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
19th Div /1
23rd Army

At Tuyun he has moved all the troops that were blocking the rail north into Tuyun, we have followed him up and now they are caught. We own the hex sides so can march out to relieve Kweiyang soon, and he can't march anywhere.

Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4266 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 469

Defending force 15791 troops, 137 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 482



Assaulting units:
15th Naval Guard Unit
3rd Mobile Infantry Regiment
6th/A Division
3rd Recon Battalion
6th/B Division
15th Const Co

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps


We have decided that now is as good a time as any to fight a battle of attrition in Burma on the ground and in the air.

We are going to reinforce Katha, bring it up to about 400 AV behind level 4 forts.

We will concentrate 5-7 div at Mandalay and advance nth. We will suffer from the Allied air, and we will need max fighter effort. We have bought in another 200 fighters to the theatre, now have around 600. This will be a big bloody grind. Need to bring in more supply and air support.

[jrcar]

6 Feb 1943 Big air battles in Burma

Indicators and Warnings

Subs

Burma
We can only protect so many things, so while we CAP the 8th Div he hits Mandalay, the main hurt is on our bombers caught on the ground... we don't loose many pilots. We are trying to spread out our aircraft while maintaining mass... difficult.


Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 17
A6M3a Zero x 13
A6M5 Zero x 12
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 41
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 25



Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 18


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 2 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 15
A6M3a Zero x 13
A6M5 Zero x 10
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 19



Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 3
P-38G Lightning x 13


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

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 44
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 90


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 17
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3



Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 13
Wellington Ic x 12
B-17E Fortress x 10
B-24D Liberator x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 45
P-40K Warhawk x 111


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed on ground
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 14 destroyed on ground
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 1 damaged
Wellington Ic: 1 damaged
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed



Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 52

Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 7



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 7
DB-7B x 6
B-24D Liberator x 15
B-25C Mitchell x 12


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

Afternoon Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 12
A6M3a Zero x 13
A6M5 Zero x 11
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 37
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 16



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 7
A-24 Banshee x 14


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

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

DEI

OZ
We continue to bomb his troops and hitting Katherine. Darwin is well on the way to level 6 Airfield.

Pacific

China
We bombard at Tuyun otherwise quiet.

[jrcar]

7 Feb 1943 Chindits Para Drop on Bhamo! Kweiyang holds again.

Indicators and Warnings
Finally we see the Chindits, they drop on Bhamo. This is important indicator as it shows fairly conclusively that Burma is the main effort.

Subs
We have several upgraded DD ASWTF, they are doing better than the PB types.

ASW attack near Aogashima at 113,67

Japanese Ships
DD Tokitsukaze

Allied Ships
SS Trigger, hits 1

Burma
We had only recently started to reinforce Bhamo, and the TK regt got there a few days ago. It was the obvious place to hit once the rail link north was severed. We will fly in more troops, forts should hit level 2 this turn, we have good supply and we will LRCAP with 130 Zero and 40 Tojo... it should hold.

First he swpet with P-38, and used all his air on our ground troops. we put up no opposition. Then he landed.

Ground combat at Bhamo (63,44)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1405 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 99

Defending force 1622 troops, 13 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

Allied adjusted assault: 43

Japanese adjusted defense: 55

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
151 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Vehicles lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
146 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
111th Chindit Bde /1
77th Chindit Bde /1

Defending units:
1st Tank Regiment
23rd Ind. Engr Rgt /1
46th Road Const Co
92nd JAAF AF Bn /1


We should hold now....

Burma is going to be a meat grinder for both of us.


DEI

OZ

Pacific
No significant movement detected for ages. We are reconing and have a screen out.

China
Another at Kweiyang, his forces are being gutted nicely, initially from the air and now on the ground. We have adequete supply.

Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 61920 troops, 424 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1819

Defending force 14394 troops, 151 guns, 1086 vehicles, Assault Value = 594

Allied adjusted assault: 284

Japanese adjusted defense: 1163

Allied assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 1)

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

Japanese ground losses:
671 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 26 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 35 (2 destroyed, 33 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
1942 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 94 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled


Assaulting units:
74th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
51st Engineer Regiment
2nd Tank Division
12th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
19th Div /1
23rd Army

[jrcar]

Here is the situation in Burma. Our airbases from Mandaly south are 6-7 and all are close to 6 forts. We need to build some up to level 9 to support George.

We are concentrating about 4 div at Shwebo, with another two on the way by sea. We will then move north, while he tries to reduce Katha... Hopeully that will provide a dilema for him, and divide his air support.

The Red line is our fall back line, we will start to filter back engineer units to start digging in along that line.

We have more air support and supplies on the way. Both are short considering we have the bulk of the Japanese airforce in this area.

[jrcar]

Here is China.
After we thrust north towards Moscow Andrew cutt in behind us (dashed blue line). Once we had enough combat power we followed, clearing the road and forcing the Chinese units into Tuyun, where they are now trapped, and out numbered 2:1 with liitle or no supply.

Once we have beasted them once or twoce so they are no threat, we can then march north to relieve Kweiyang, although the comander there indicates he has it well under control as long as we can get more machine gun ammo for his tanks... He was happy to start recieving reinforcements by air.

South of there Andrew has come out to try to cut our overland march route. Both hex are held by 1/3rd divs, and should hold. Meanwile convoys pass under the nose of the enemy troops, with more on the way.

This has been a risky operation, and opened up Burma a bit... but the reults so far are worth it, the Chinese army is badly trashed and out of supply and we have seized many useful cities with industry and resources which are flowing nicely.

[jrcar]

8 Feb 1943 Air Battles continue in Burma.


Indicators and Warnings

Subs
Our ASW efforts and re-routing of ships has been effective. Taking us more effort hoevere we aren't loosing ships.

Burma
He doesn't reinforce the troops at Bhamo, we had almost 200 aircraft on LRCAP there, they are now blown and need rest. Our combat strength there is now up to 120 AV, so it looks to be safe.

The bloody air battles continue over our div in the open, we are loosing more aircraft (50 odd to 30), but only 11 pilots. Again P-38 are the main problem for us.

We manage to maintain some form ofCAp, and turn back about half of the B-25 in the end.

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 11
A6M3a Zero x 30
A6M5 Zero x 24
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 47
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 14


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 8
A6M3a Zero x 23
A6M5 Zero x 17
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 43
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 10


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 3 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 8
A6M3a Zero x 21
A6M5 Zero x 13
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 33
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 13


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 8
A6M3a Zero x 20
A6M5 Zero x 9
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 20
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 14


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 3 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 7
A6M3a Zero x 17
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 9


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 7
A6M3a Zero x 12
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 7
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1



Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 13


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 5
A6M3a Zero x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3



Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 14
Liberator II x 12
Wellington Ic x 18
DB-7B x 9
B-17E Fortress x 9
B-24D Liberator x 21
B-25C Mitchell x 66
P-40K Warhawk x 41


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 1 damaged
Wellington Ic: 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
689 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 5
A6M3a Zero x 2
A6M5 Zero x 1
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 15



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 14
P-38G Lightning x 2


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8



Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 13
Wellington Ic x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 12


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed

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

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 7



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 10


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

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed


Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2



Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged


Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

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


Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 7



Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged


DEI

OZ

Pacific
Suprise attack nets a number of pesky PT's

Morning Air attack on Portland Roads , at 91,132

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 69



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PT-36, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PT-123, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PT-119, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PT-38, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PT-60, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PT-122, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PT-82, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PT-84, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk



Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

China

We attack at Tuyun, the Chinese are holding so far...

Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23092 troops, 193 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 895

Defending force 16956 troops, 172 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 544

Japanese adjusted assault: 407

Allied adjusted defense: 262

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
830 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
946 casualties reported
Squads: 52 destroyed, 75 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 17 (2 destroyed, 15 disabled)


Assaulting units:
15th Naval Guard Unit
3rd Mobile Infantry Regiment
6th/A Division
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
3rd Recon Battalion
104th/A Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
6th/B Division
15th Const Co

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
50th Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps

A Chinese Cavalry Corps crosses the river at Tuyun quicker than we expected, this gives them an escape route... bugger.


Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 935 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 465

Defending force 22604 troops, 204 guns, 218 vehicles, Assault Value = 751

Allied adjusted assault: 0

Japanese adjusted defense: 1492

Allied assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 3)

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


Allied ground losses:
219 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 17 (2 destroyed, 15 disabled)


Assaulting units:
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
50th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps

Defending units:
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
15th Naval Guard Unit
3rd Mobile Infantry Regiment
3rd Recon Battalion
104th/A Division
6th/A Division
6th/B Division
15th Const Co

Our aircrew in Burma can do one more day and then need to rest... the enemy must be in a similar position.

[jrcar]

Here is the current aircraft production.

Have had to turn back on all Tojo IIa and Helen IIa factories to make up for recent losses. Note the Tojo IIc come on next month, we switched all the IIa reserach to that, and already had a factory researching it. As it was nearing coming in to service we recently switched most of those research factories to Shinden.

The George will be allowed to progress forward one more month (currently 6 x 32 resarch factories producing, and another 11 x 32 factories fully repaired within 15 days). Then about half will be switched to the later series of the George while the other half start production.

Hoping for Jill to come on soon as well.

Frank is taking its time, mainly as the factories are located in areas which have continual supply shortages The factories are all about half repaired, we probably made them a bit to big considering how many factories we have researching (about 20 x 32 factories!)...

Our engine factories are almost all ahead of requirements by "a bit" and so our pools are growning. The exception is the HA-45, we have a pool of 789 engines, are producing 310 a month/10 a day, but are well below the eventual demand reuired, we will have 440 of the potential demand of 1100. By the time Frank comes in we should be about in balance.

[jrcar]

9 Feb 1943 Quiet turn due to weather


Indicators and Warnings
More units continue to poor into Burm

Subs
Several attacks, all misses. Our escorts generally keep the subs away.

Burma
Bad weather stops all flights... Although Andrew may have been resting his forces.

2/3rd of a div arrives from the DEI to bolster the defence. About 15k in supplies are also shipped in. More forces are on route.

DEI

OZ
Enemy forces are now moving out of Katherine. We continue to strike them as they retire.

Pacific

China
Not sure what happened here, series of very bad die rolls? Only one of our units attacking? Anyway we will attack again next turn. More forces will soon head this way.

Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22523 troops, 205 guns, 220 vehicles, Assault Value = 761

Defending force 15682 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 436

Japanese adjusted assault: 13

Allied adjusted defense: 223

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 17

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

Japanese ground losses:
328 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)


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


Assaulting units:
104th/A Division
3rd Recon Battalion
15th Naval Guard Unit
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
6th/A Division
3rd Mobile Infantry Regiment
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
6th/B Division
15th Const Co

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps

Elsewhere we are bombing Chinese cities to reduce supply and supress any with a decent airfield. The Chinese airforce is destroyed and no threat, unless allied planes are flown in to a decent strip.

[ny59giants]

I'm about a month ahead of you. It is interesting to see the difference on the India/Burma border. I expect mine to heat up considerably after my opponents mis-adventure off the coast of Honshu and the resulting carnage that KB inflicted from NE Midway to almost the doorstep of Pearl. He is down to 2 CVs and 2 CVEs that are undamaged. [8D]

I have 90 George coming on line in two days (just moved 90 forward to keep the R&D efforts moving along). I have only 180 Frank being R&D. Your numbers give me pause on how many more I should try to produce.

I would suggest that you bump up your Topsy production as you can lose a lot of transports in one turn if things go wrong.

[jrcar]

Thanks NY59giants, always interested in comments!

The loss of CV's does force the Allies into a land campaign, or short hops. Therefore Burma and Nth Oz/SWPAC become very attractive. Although Andrew I think always planned this, there is at least a US Div and the 6th Oz div in Burma. These are critical to withstand casulties, which otherwise the UK forces can't sustain.

With aircraft I think we have about the right number of factories, however they should have been a bit smaller, in particular for the Franks, 10-15 factories of 20, rather than the 20 of 30 would have been better. george though is about right, it allows us to release about 200 factories to research the next typr, and about 200 to produce.

Agree with you on transports, we need to produce more, but with our supply situation I'm not keen to increase any further. We have plenty of Navy transport aircraft as stuff up on our part I think.

Cheers

Rob

[jrcar]

10 Feb 1943 Air Battles in Burma. Tuyun cleared!


Indicators and Warnings

Subs
ASW attack near Mergui at 51,61

Japanese Ships
DD Asagiri
PB Choko Maru #2
PB Chitose Maru
DD Akebono
DD Yugiri
PB Marei Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish, hits 4

Burma
The air war resumes. We got a good haul of B-25 and some 4E as well.

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 9
A6M5 Zero x 13
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 31
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6



Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 12


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

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 9
A6M5 Zero x 10
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2



Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 14
Liberator II x 15
Wellington Ic x 27
DB-7B x 9
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 14
B-25C Mitchell x 90
P-40E Warhawk x 12
P-40K Warhawk x 97


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 1 damaged
Wellington Ic: 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
P-40K Warhawk: 3 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
518 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 6
A6M5 Zero x 14
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 47



Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 4
P-38G Lightning x 10


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 6
A6M5 Zero x 12
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 39



Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 8


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 6
A6M5 Zero x 11
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 35



Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged

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

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 1
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 7



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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

At Bhamo the Chindits shouldn't last long.

Ground combat at Bhamo (63,44)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1604 troops, 21 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 155

Defending force 1267 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76

Japanese adjusted assault: 35

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
1st Tank Regiment
23rd Ind. Engr Rgt /1
20th Recon Regiment
4th Div /1
46th Road Const Co
92nd JAAF AF Bn /1

Defending units:
111th Chindit Bde /1
77th Chindit Bde /1

DEI

OZ

Pacific

China
We attack and rout the enemy at Tuyun. We will rest and recover a bit before proceeding forward. Kweiyang is fairly secure and doesn't need resuing yet... in fact it would be good to see the Chinese attack again.

Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22388 troops, 205 guns, 219 vehicles, Assault Value = 736

Defending force 15547 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 431

Japanese adjusted assault: 488

Allied adjusted defense: 184

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
947 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 77 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled


Allied ground losses:
5118 casualties reported
Squads: 207 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 144 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 26 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 22 (12 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units retreated 4


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
104th/A Division
15th Naval Guard Unit
6th/A Division
3rd Recon Battalion
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
3rd Mobile Infantry Regiment
6th/B Division
15th Const Co

Defending units:
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
88th Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps


Jill comes forward a month.

The situation inwestern China is improving for us all the time. Reinforcements are arriving nicely and supply is slowly increasing. The Chinese have suffered huge losses and don't have the supply to recover them.


Burma is still a concern. We need to fight battles favourable to us in the air and on the ground. To do that we have to accept that the Allies will get and may hold, a foothold and that we probably can't clear them out.

[jrcar]

11 Feb 1943 Chindits destroyed!


Indicators and Warnings

Subs

Burma
Air War continues. We have concentrated a fair number of fighters. They are being rotatedas soon as fatigue is over 20. We are loosing about 1 pilot in 3. We get a few B-24 this turn. The 130 odd P-40 largely keep us away from the main attack, but we do get to hit the stragglers!


Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 14
A6M3a Zero x 48
A6M5 Zero x 58
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 66
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 10



Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 12
Liberator II x 13
Wellington Ic x 16
DB-7B x 9
B-17E Fortress x 12
B-24D Liberator x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 82
P-40E Warhawk x 12
P-40K Warhawk x 120


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Wellington Ic: 4 damaged
DB-7B: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 10
A6M3a Zero x 47
A6M5 Zero x 57
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 87
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8



Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 2


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed
Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 10
A6M3a Zero x 47
A6M5 Zero x 56
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 81
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8



Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 7


No Japanese losses

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

Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 10
A6M3a Zero x 47
A6M5 Zero x 55
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 69
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8



Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 10


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 10
A6M3a Zero x 47
A6M5 Zero x 54
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 61
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8



Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 8


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged



At Bhamo we destriy the Chindits. I think they have low replacements so this has kocked a big hole in two bdes... a bit like real life!

Ground combat at Bhamo (63,44)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2596 troops, 25 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 151

Defending force 1186 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Japanese adjusted assault: 59

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 59 to 1

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

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


Allied ground losses:
1636 casualties reported
Squads: 99 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 51 (51 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2


Assaulting units:
20th Recon Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
23rd Ind. Engr Rgt /1
4th Div /1
46th Road Const Co
92nd JAAF AF Bn /1

Defending units:
111th Chindit Bde /1
77th Chindit Bde /1




DEI

OZ
Continue to harass the retreating units. However it looks like he inteneds defending at Katherine.

Pacific

China

[jrcar]

12 Feb Both sides stood down in the air war in Burma. Chinese punished at Kweiyang!


Indicators and Warnings

Subs

Burma
Both sides rest in the air. Our bombers harass his units north of Shwebo.

Our Nells get the balls up to make a long distance strike... h'mm didn't do so great The low CAP is interesting though...

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 13



Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 6
Martlet II x 9


Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CA Devonshire
CA Cornwall

We fight for information against the troops advancing on Katha... then we die

Ground combat at 60,43 (near Katha)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 658 troops, 6 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Defending force 40840 troops, 793 guns, 822 vehicles, Assault Value = 1379

Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out

Japanese ground losses:
147 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 44 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 96 (96 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1



Assaulting units:
1st Recon Battalion

Defending units:
2nd British Division
27th Infantry Division
84th Indian Brigade
9th Indian Division
26th Indian Brigade
XXXIII Indian Corps
2/13th Field Regiment
IV Indian Corps
24th Indian Engineer Battalion

We now have detected over 3000 AV of allied troops in central Burma. Our challange is to try to bite off bits of them we can chew, without being routed ourselves... while hoping the supply situation hurts him... We have about 2500 in AV gathering in central Burma, with more on the way.

DEI

OZ
Darwin makes level 6 airfield, we will now switch back to forts, they should be 6 soon too.


Pacific

China
At Kweiyang we cause a large number of casulties from air attack, followed by crushing the enemy shock attack

Morning Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 74,49 (Kweiyang)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 23



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
330 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Ground combat at Kweiyang (74,49)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 66637 troops, 447 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1914

Defending force 15781 troops, 189 guns, 1094 vehicles, Assault Value = 690

Allied adjusted assault: 567

Japanese adjusted defense: 1211

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
349 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Vehicles lost 47 (1 destroyed, 46 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
5178 casualties reported
Squads: 323 destroyed, 275 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 19 destroyed, 23 disabled
Guns lost 48 (4 destroyed, 44 disabled)


Assaulting units:
7th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
2nd Tank Division
18th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
51st Engineer Regiment
19th Div /1
23rd Army


Andrew will probably dig in now and force us to attack him...

We have 4 more divs closing on the west China AO. we should be able to crack through and then aim for Kunming and give a back door to Burma.


We aim to turn Burma into a stalemate, just have to not loose, while we finishe offChina, then we can free more divs.

[jrcar]

13 Feb 1943

Indicators and Warnings
The US 25th Div is confirmed at Daly Waters in Nth OZ advancing north... This is great for us and again makes it highly unlikely that the DEI will be threatened by direct invasion.


Subs

Sub attack near Toyohara at 125,47

Japanese Ships
xAK Dainiti Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage[SINKS]
xAK Tokusima Maru
xAK Tempei Maru
xAKL Shoan Maru
xAKL Malacca Maru
xAKL Kuwayama Maru
xAKL Kinkasan Maru
xAKL Kokuyo Maru
SC CHa-19

Allied Ships
SS Snook

Burma
The allied airforce stays away. We lightly hit the enemy with our bombers, while the bulk of our fighters also rest and recover.

He bombards at Katha to see what he can see...

Ground combat at Katha (61,43)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6424 troops, 69 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1176

Defending force 13218 troops, 151 guns, 107 vehicles, Assault Value = 387

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


Allied ground losses:
108 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Assaulting units:
6th Australian Division
40th Infantry Division
17th Indian Division

Defending units:
55th Cavalry Regiment
65th Brigade
74th Infantry Regiment
1st Mobile AA Battalion
1st Mobile Field Artillery Regiment
10th RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Field AF Construction Battalion
29th JNAF AF Unit




DEI

OZ

We hit Portland Roads just to keep him honest, and to give our ships some practice.

Night Naval bombardment of Portland Roads at 91,132

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
F-4 Lightning: 5 damaged
F-4 Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Shirayuki
DD Shirakumo
DD Usugumo
DD Shinonome


Allied ground losses:
486 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (6 destroyed, 4 disabled)


Airbase hits 21
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 86
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 3

Our aircraft are striking where they can.

Morning Air attack on 25th Infantry Division, at 76,131 (Daly Waters)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 23
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 44



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 13th Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ...

Pacific
A lack of fuel is heavily restricting our ops. This should improve within a week.

China
We bomb his troops. 1.3 extra div have arrived at Tuyun for the next push. More supply is on the way from Japan and the Philippines.

[jrcar]

14 Feb 1943 Mostly Quite. George advances a month to March 1943.

Indicators and Warnings

Subs
Sub attack near Hakodate at 118,50

Japanese Ships
xAK Nitimei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Shino Maru
xAKL Yuki Maru
SC CHa-1

Allied Ships
SS Gurnard

These northern attacks are annoying, we may have to minimise exposure here by landing at one end of Hokkaido, then re-loading at the other.

Burma
We sweeps Katha agains no opposition.

We both then bomb the troops in the jungle at Katha, waving at each other as we take turns to bomb.

We now have 3 Div at Shwebo who are now advancing north towards Katha. Another 3 are on the way.




DEI

OZ
We hit the 2nd Australian Army HQ hard.

Morning Air attack on 2nd Australian Army, at 76,131 (Daly Waters)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 24
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 44



No Japanese losses


Allied ground losses:
305 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 41 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Also attacking 13th Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking 25th Infantry Division ...
Also attacking 2nd Australian Army ...
Also attacking 13th Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking 2nd Australian Army ...

Pacific

China
We bomb stuff and begin to advance out of Tuyun.


We switch about 200 factories to the next version of George, the other 200 will be allowed to move into production.

[jrcar]

15 Feb 1943 Mostly quiet except in Burma

Indicators and Warnings

Subs
Submarine attack near Colombo at 28,48

Japanese Ships
SS I-32

Allied Ships
xAKL Sarpen, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage



Burma
Air battle in Burma starts off well... but doesn't last

Morning Air attack on Katha , at 61,43

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 53
A6M5 Zero x 43
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 39



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 7
P-38G Lightning x 13
P-40K Warhawk x 12


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 4 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Katha , at 61,43

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 52
A6M5 Zero x 35
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 28



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 30
P-38G Lightning x 15
P-40K Warhawk x 13


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Katha , at 61,43

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 4 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 52
A6M5 Zero x 13
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8



Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 6
P-40K Warhawk x 12


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Morning Air attack on 74th Infantry Regiment, at 61,43 (Katha)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 38
A6M5 Zero x 13
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 38
Liberator II x 15
Wellington Ic x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 12
DB-7B x 9
Kittyhawk III x 12
B-17E Fortress x 12
B-24D Liberator x 24
B-25C Mitchell x 87
P-40E Warhawk x 25
P-40K Warhawk x 7


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged

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

Morning Air attack on 65th Brigade, at 61,43 (Katha)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 22
A6M5 Zero x 4



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
Wellington Ic x 12
P-40K Warhawk x 7


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged

Morning Air attack on 5th Field AF Construction Battalion, at 61,43 (Katha)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 3 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 8
A6M5 Zero x 2



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 2
B-25C Mitchell x 12
P-40K Warhawk x 18


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 4 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses


We loose a lot of aircraft, but not as many pilots. We get a resonable number of Wellingtons.

Next turn we will go on the attack and try and catch the enemy on the ground...

Our forces are going to start marching out of Shwebo.

DEI

OZ

Pacific

China

[jrcar]

16 Feb 1943 Huge air battles in Burma

Indicators and Warnings

Subs

Burma
We had concentrated our bombers forward, about 100, at Mandalay, fighters from Myitkynia to sweep in the morning, then a heavy escort to support the bombers flying in the afternoon after the morning raid against the main base a Silchar.Well that was the plan.

Insted Andrew switches his bombers to Mandalay, our bombers get caught on the ground and we loose 39, however we do quite well in the air and claim 120 odd aircraft for the day. The sweeps do well against Silchar. We have 7 pilots KIA and 6 MIA, so losses overall are actually light.

Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 16
A6M5 Zero x 28
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 139



Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 9


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Silchar , at 59,39

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 35



Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 40
Hurricane XIIb x 8
Kittyhawk I x 5


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane Ib: 3 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 15
A6M5 Zero x 25
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 132



Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 6
P-38G Lightning x 7


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Silchar , at 59,39

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 70



Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 18
Hurricane XIIb x 7
Kittyhawk I x 1


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

Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane Ib: 4 destroyed
Hurricane XIIb: 2 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed


Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 12
A6M5 Zero x 23
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 122



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 32
DB-7B x 9
B-17E Fortress x 12
B-24D Liberator x 14
B-25C Mitchell x 72
P-40K Warhawk x 97


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 20 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 7 destroyed
DB-7B: 1 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-40K Warhawk: 14 destroyed

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



Airbase hits 22
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 80

Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 3,100 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 9
A6M5 Zero x 14
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 70



Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 12
Hurricane IIb Trop x 11
P-39D Airacobra x 21


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed by flak
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed by flak
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed by flak

Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 9
A6M5 Zero x 9
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 57



Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 15
Wellington Ic x 9
P-40K Warhawk x 16


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 4 damaged
Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 4

Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 8
A6M5 Zero x 7
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 39



Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 8


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

Morning Air attack on Mandalay , at 59,46

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 4
A6M5 Zero x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 15



Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged



Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Morning Air attack on Silchar , at 59,39

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 38



Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 5
Hurricane XIIb x 2


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed

See the picture below for total losses



DEI

OZ
We continue to harass the forces coming up the centre, and bombing Katherine.

Pacific

China

Desite reinforcing the city, and our Pars being fragments and low on supplies, we still hold at Tsuyung.

Ground combat at Tsuyung (68,46)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8240 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 230

Defending force 478 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Allied adjusted assault: 19

Japanese adjusted defense: 16

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled


Assaulting units:
10th Construction Regiment
54th Chinese/A Corps
71st Chinese Corps
54th Chinese/C Corps
NCAC

Defending units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /1
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /1

[jrcar]

17 Feb 1943 Quiet

Indicators and Warnings

Subs
Enemy subs are lined up trying to get our convoys heading into Rangoon.

ASW attack near Mergui at 51,61

Japanese Ships
DMS W-22
AK Amagisan Maru
AK Sakito Maru
E W-24

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish, hits 4

Burma
Not much action. The unit count is going down, there were 4 units last turn, so will try an attack next turn.

Ground combat at 60,44 (near Shwebo)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12642 troops, 151 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 394

Defending force 5588 troops, 101 guns, 161 vehicles, Assault Value = 205

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


Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
8th Division

Defending units:
7th Hussars Regiment
22nd (East African) Brigade

DEI

OZ

Pacific

China
We prep the breach point for where our forces will come out of Tuyun next turn. We have over 1000 AV making the crossing. Should be fun


Our forces are getting stronger in Burma, the last of the divs that pushed into China is now back on the rail line. We really hurt the Allied airforce, they will rest for a couple of days, gives us a bit of time to replenish as well. Supply and troops are flowing into Burma nicely.


China is about to get real interesting agin too