Mission Impossible? Hades1001(A) vs Hongye(J)

[hades1001]

Nov 04, 42

Phoenix need some yard time.
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cairns at 92,140

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13



Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix, Torpedo hits 1
DD Flusser

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cairns at 92,140

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 107 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 39



Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Perth
CL Phoenix, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CL Achilles

[hades1001]

Nov 05, 42

Jap Betty just ignored my CAP and bombed Townsville anyway. We only managed to shoot down 20 of them. My feeling is that P40K is really slow to climb in CAP mission but it do well in sweep mission.
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Morning Air attack on Townsville , at 92,144

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 97



Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 10
P-39D Airacobra x 4
P-400 Airacobra x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 34
P-40K Warhawk x 43


Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 28 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DM Breese, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DM Sicard, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DM Preble, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DM Pruitt, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DM Tracy, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


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


Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

[hades1001]

Nov 12, 42

Sub vs Sub action!
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Sub vs Sub: SS Haddo attacking SS I-159 at 20,13

Japanese Ships
SS I-159, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Haddo

[hades1001]

Nov 14, 42

We set up an ambush in Wellington again and these time I send in 3 squadrons of P38, and they rock!

Over 130 Japs were shot down and we get 23 instructors in one day!
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Morning Air attack on Wellington , at 112,191

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 27



Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 46
P-38G Lightning x 23


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 11 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed


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Morning Air attack on Wellington , at 112,191

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 97 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 82



Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 44
P-38G Lightning x 18


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 46 destroyed, 8 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses



Runway hits 3


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Morning Air attack on Wellington , at 112,191

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 50 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 13



Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 30
P-38G Lightning x 12


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

No Allied losses

[hades1001]

Nov 25, 42

A large fleet has left Auckland and head towards Noumea.


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Sub attack near Waipapakauri at 116,180

Japanese Ships
AMC Bankok Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AMC Asaka Maru
AMC Kinryu Maru
CM Itsukushima
DMS W-13
DMS W-12
DMS W-4
AV Sanuki Maru
APD Susuki
APD Kiku
APD Hagi
APD Nadakaze
APD Shimakaze
LSD Nigitsu Maru
LSD Shinshu Maru
AK Osaka Maru
AK Kirikawa Maru
AK Mikage Maru
AK Kinsyo Maru
AK Nagara Maru
AK Zenyo Maru
AK Yamabiko Maru
AK Toa Maru
AK Tatuharu Maru
AK Katuragi Maru
AK Canberra Maru
xAK Atlas Maru
xAK Sydney Maru #2
xAK Sinsyu Maru
xAK Ishikari Maru
xAK Ikushima Maru
E Ishigaki
E Hachijo
E Shimushu
DMS W-15

Allied Ships
SS S-38

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



SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes at AMC Bankok Maru


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Sub attack near Waipapakauri at 116,180

Japanese Ships
AMC Bankok Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-38

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



SS S-38 launches 4 torpedoes

[hades1001]

Nov 29, 42

All my airfields in this area was previously closed either by bombardment or bombing. I have Americal Division and 2/3 of 2nd Marine Div in Noumea and over 200K supplies stock at Noumea.
Hope they can deny the enemy attack.

[hades1001]

Nov 30, 42

Japs landed at Koumac.
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Amphibious Assault at Koumac (113,156)

TF 38 troops unloading over beach at Koumac, 113,156

Japanese ground losses:
3949 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 893 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 545 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 39 (1 destroyed, 38 disabled
Vehicles lost 34 (0 destroyed, 34 disabled

[hades1001]

Dec 1, 42- Dec 8,42

Over 8,000 AV Jap troops have landed they are marching all the way to Noumea.

[hades1001]

Dec 09, 42

I dispatched several convoy from CT to Melbourne with million tons of Supplies and half million fuel. One of the convoy was caught on its way home by Betty in the middle of no where and suffered bitter losses.

It's about 20 plus hex from the nearest Japanese base and I have no idea how would it be possible Jap navy bombers to locate this convoy.
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kingscote at 62,173

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 36



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
TK British Commodore, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
TK British Destiny, Torpedo hits 1
TK British Chemist, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AM Quail, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
TK Athelmere, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
TK H. M. Storey
TK Athelstane, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
TK British Hope, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
TK Spirilla, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage
TK British Sailor, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kingscote at 62,173

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 9



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK British Destiny, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
TK British Chemist, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AM Tanager, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kingscote at 62,173

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 18



Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
TK Emidio, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
TK Falkefjell, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
TK British Justice
TK L. P. St. Clair, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
TK British Energy, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

[hades1001]

Dec 11, 42

First day in Noumea.

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Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 199525 troops, 1602 guns, 658 vehicles, Assault Value = 7258

Defending force 40011 troops, 661 guns, 762 vehicles, Assault Value = 1029

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

Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[hades1001]

Dec 13, 42

Operation Victory!

When Japs are busy at New Caledonia islands and KB are covering the amphibious attack there. Allied launched the second wave of counter attack and this time the target is the key base on India Ocean - Diego Garcia.

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Afternoon Air attack on Diego Garcia , at 11,62

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 11
F4F-4 Wildcat x 102
SBD-3 Dauntless x 96


Japanese aircraft losses
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

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



Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 27



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Naval bombardment of Diego Garcia at 11,62

Japanese Ships
ACM Kaiyo Maru #1, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
ACM Wa 20, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Capetown
CL Caradoc
CL Columbia
CL Concord
CL Marblehead
CL Trenton
CL Birmingham
CL Mauritius
CL Ceres
CL Hobart
DD Lawrence
DD King
DD Sands
DD Stewart
DD Pope
DD Parrott
DD Paul Jones
DD John D. Ford
DD John D. Edwards
DD Bulmer
DD Barker
DD Alden

Japanese ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled



Airbase hits 22
Airbase supply hits 14
Runway hits 72
Port hits 60
Port supply hits 18


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Naval bombardment of Diego Garcia at 11,62

Allied Ships
CA San Francisco
CA Minneapolis
CA Astoria
CA Chicago
CA Louisville
CA Chester
CA Northampton
CA Portland
DD Inconstant
DD Hotspur
DD Foxhound
DD Decoy
DD Arrow
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Arunta
DD Dale
DD Worden
DD Hull
DD Dewey
DD Farragut

Japanese ground losses:
346 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 56 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled



Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 65
Port hits 23
Port supply hits 15

[hades1001]

Dec 14, 42

There are 1 brigade, 1 regiment and a total of 20,000 Jap troops on Diego Garcia. It's much more than I expected(I'm expecting 1 regiment and some base forces)

While we prepared 2.5 divisions (9th India Div is only 50% strength, I brought as an reserve) and 2 combat engineer battalion for it.

But with the support of navy we managed to succeed in Day 1. Get a 2:1 odd in the combat and the atoll should fall to Allied hand tomorrow.
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Night Naval bombardment of Diego Garcia at 11,62

Allied Ships
CL Capetown
CL Caradoc
CL Columbia
CL Concord
CL Marblehead
CL Trenton
CL Birmingham
CL Mauritius
CL Ceres
CL Hobart
DD Sands
DD Inconstant
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Arunta
DD Stewart
DD Dale

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



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 2

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Night Naval bombardment of Diego Garcia at 11,62

Allied Ships
BB Valiant
BB Mississippi
BB New Mexico
BB Idaho
BB Colorado

Japanese ground losses:
575 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)



Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
Port hits 8
Port supply hits 1


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Night Naval bombardment of Diego Garcia at 11,62

Allied Ships
BB Resolution
BB Ramillies
BB Royal Sovereign
BB Revenge
BB Warspite
DD Buchanan
DD Monssen
DD Grayson
DD Gwin
DD Meredith
DD Waller
DD Nicholas
DD DeHaven
DD Fletcher

Japanese ground losses:
453 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 13
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 2


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Night Naval bombardment of Diego Garcia at 11,62

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K4 Mavis: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales
BB South Dakota
BB Washington
BB North Carolina
BC Repulse
CA Frobisher
CA Hawkins
CA Exeter
CA Devonshire
CA Wichita
CA Quincy
CA Chicago
DD Stack
DD Lang
DD Benham
DD Maury
DD McCall
DD Gridley
DD Craven
DD Bagley

Japanese ground losses:
610 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 69 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 35
Port hits 16
Port supply hits 2


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Afternoon Air attack on III./4th Infantry Battalion, at 11,62 (Diego Garcia)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 16
F4F-4 Wildcat x 99
SBD-3 Dauntless x 95


Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese ground losses:
282 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled




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Amphibious Assault at Diego Garcia (11,62)

TF 231 troops unloading over beach at Diego Garcia, 11,62


Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (3 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (5 destroyed, 3 disabled)


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Invasion Support action off Diego Garcia (11,62)

46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
xAK Sea Fox
AM Chevreuil
DD Jupiter
AP Arthur Middleton
DD Nizam
DD Norman


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



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Ground combat at Diego Garcia (11,62)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 34600 troops, 756 guns, 734 vehicles, Assault Value = 1254

Defending force 11517 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 343

Allied adjusted assault: 858

Japanese adjusted defense: 387

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2078 casualties reported
Squads: 75 destroyed, 94 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 29 (3 destroyed, 26 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
333 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled


Assaulting units:
XXI Corps Engineer Battalion
8th Indian Division
9th Indian Division
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
51st Highland Division
IV Indian Corps
116th RAF Base Force /1

Defending units:
138th Infantry Regiment
57th Infantry Brigade
III./4th Infantry Battalion
3rd Provisional Base Force

[hades1001]

At the same day, Japs also launched their first attack against Noumea,

US army soldiers and Marines fought bravely and the casualties of Japs were reportedly to be massive! Over 28,000 casualties for the first day!

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Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 243679 troops, 2008 guns, 811 vehicles, Assault Value = 8735

Defending force 39452 troops, 658 guns, 760 vehicles, Assault Value = 1013

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 5652

Allied adjusted defense: 3385

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
28204 casualties reported
Squads: 298 destroyed, 2104 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 237 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 114 disabled
Guns lost 202 (12 destroyed, 190 disabled)
Vehicles lost 50 (4 destroyed, 46 disabled)
Units destroyed 1


Allied ground losses:
4481 casualties reported
Squads: 165 destroyed, 198 disabled
Non Combat: 53 destroyed, 77 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 54 disabled
Guns lost 68 (30 destroyed, 38 disabled)
Vehicles lost 29 (1 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Units destroyed 1


Assaulting units:
12th Garrison Unit
16th Guards Regiment
10th Garrison Unit
34th Division
16th Naval Guard Unit
Maizuru 3rd SNLF
20th Infantry Regiment
58th Infantry Brigade
4th Guards Division
85th Naval Guard Unit
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
62nd Infantry Brigade
18th Division
42nd Infantry Regiment
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Division
88th Naval Guard Unit
18th Naval Guard Unit
54th Division
16th Infantry Regiment
52nd Infantry Brigade
148th Infantry Regiment
18th Garrison Unit
Guards Mixed Brigade
40th Division
15th Division
48th Engineer Regiment
2nd Mobile Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
6th Division
32nd Division
14th Naval Guard Unit
17th Division
113th Infantry Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
104th Division
33rd Division
19th Naval Guard Unit
44th Naval Guard Unit
17th Indpt Guards Regiment
51st Field AA Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th AA Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
16th Army
21st Army

Defending units:
3rd Marine Raider Battalion
New Caledonia Det
2nd/102nd Infantry Battalion
2nd USMC Engineer Regiment
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
Americal Infantry Division
2nd Marine Regiment
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
8th Marine Regiment
3rd/102nd Infantry Battalion
64th Coast AA Regiment
2nd Marine Defense Battalion
147th Field Artillery Regiment
115th USAAF Base Force
101st USN Base Force
111th USN Base Force
I US Amphib Corps
Ambon Base Force
110th USA Base Force
32nd Aviation Base Force
C Det USN Port Svc
2nd RNZAF Base Force /1
1st USMC Air Wing Base Force
205th Field Artillery Battalion
VII US Fighter Cmnd /1

[hades1001]

Dec 15, 42

Allied took Diego Garcia!

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Ground combat at Diego Garcia (11,62)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 34444 troops, 756 guns, 734 vehicles, Assault Value = 1222

Defending force 9717 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 209

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied adjusted assault: 1038

Japanese adjusted defense: 42

Allied assault odds: 24 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Diego Garcia !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2710 casualties reported
Squads: 69 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 91 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 40 (38 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
282 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)


Assaulting units:
XXI Corps Engineer Battalion
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
9th Indian Division
8th Indian Division
51st Highland Division
IV Indian Corps
116th RAF Base Force

Defending units:
138th Infantry Regiment
57th Infantry Brigade
III./4th Infantry Battalion
3rd Provisional Base Force

[hades1001]

Dec 16, 42

Japs were wiped out on from the atoll.

Operation Victory is indeed a victory now!
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Ground combat at Diego Garcia (11,62)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 37981 troops, 781 guns, 794 vehicles, Assault Value = 1229

Defending force 7035 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 119

Allied adjusted assault: 388

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 77 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
4018 casualties reported
Squads: 204 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 41 (39 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled


Assaulting units:
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
9th Indian Division
XXI Corps Engineer Battalion
8th Indian Division
51st Highland Division
222 Group RAF /1
116th RAF Base Force
823rd EAB /1
9th Marine Def Bn /1
6th USN SeaBees /1
3rd USN SeaBees /1
IV Indian Corps
15th USN SeaBees /1

Defending units:
57th Infantry Brigade
III./4th Infantry Battalion
138th Infantry Regiment
3rd Provisional Base Force


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57th Infantry Brigade Wiped Out at Diego Garcia by attrition!!!

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138th Infantry Regiment Wiped Out at Diego Garcia by attrition!!!

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III./4th Infantry Battalion Wiped Out at Diego Garcia by attrition!!!

[hades1001]

Dec 18, 42

The heavy losses in Noumea didn't scare Championzhao. He simply shrug off the losses and brought in more troops and attack again.

This time US troops were overwhelmed and Noumea falls. Over 30,000 brave Americans were either KIA or captured. The biggiest single loss of Americans since the beginning of the war.

And Japs payed almost 60,000 casualties for taking Noumea. Over 1,000 squads were permanently lost. Taking the losses in India into account the almighty Japanese Southern Army lost over 3,000 infantry squads in the past 3 months. But I figure there will just replace the losses and march on. The total AV of Jap army(mobile) is over 23,000 now!
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Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 231425 troops, 2004 guns, 811 vehicles, Assault Value = 7565

Defending force 36272 troops, 631 guns, 754 vehicles, Assault Value = 772

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 6772

Allied adjusted defense: 1369

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Noumea !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
26801 casualties reported
Squads: 738 destroyed, 949 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 336 disabled
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 174 disabled
Guns lost 239 (19 destroyed, 220 disabled)
Vehicles lost 85 (6 destroyed, 79 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
30904 casualties reported
Squads: 570 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1582 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 190 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 662 (662 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 897 (897 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 23


Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division
44th Naval Guard Unit
85th Naval Guard Unit
148th Infantry Regiment
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Maizuru 3rd SNLF
16th Guards Regiment
52nd Infantry Brigade
12th Garrison Unit
16th Naval Guard Unit
Guards Mixed Brigade
14th Naval Guard Unit
42nd Infantry Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
18th Naval Guard Unit
32nd Division
33rd Division
14th Division
34th Division
4th Guards Division
62nd Infantry Brigade
54th Division
17th Division
19th Naval Guard Unit
40th Division
10th Garrison Unit
18th Division
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
18th Garrison Unit
24th Infantry Regiment
6th Division
58th Infantry Brigade
104th Division
2nd Mobile Infantry Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
88th Naval Guard Unit
113th Infantry Regiment
15th Division
16th Infantry Regiment
1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
17th Indpt Guards Regiment
51st Field AA Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th AA Regiment
16th Army
18th Army
21st Army

Defending units:
2nd USMC Engineer Regiment
8th Marine Regiment
2nd Marine Regiment
1st/102nd Infantry Battalion
Americal Infantry Division
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
2nd/102nd Infantry Battalion
3rd/102nd Infantry Bn /1
101st USN Base Force
1st USMC Air Wing Base Force
XIII US Fighter Cmd
I US Amphib Corps
2nd Marine Defense Battalion
147th Field Artillery Regiment
Ambon Base Force
110th USA Base Force
64th Coast AA Regiment
205th Field Artillery Battalion
115th USAAF Base Force
New Caledonia Det
32nd Aviation Base Force
111th USN Base Force
C Det USN Port Svc

[hades1001]

Strategic Map: End of 1942

[hades1001]

Dec 23, 42

Christmas Gift

Today Championzhao sent a big Christmas present to the Allied.
A whole pack of 8 Japs subs accidentally run into the mine field of Christmas Island. 7 of them are confirmed sunk. One left heavily damaged.

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TF 102 encounters mine field at Christmas Island (174,141)

Japanese Ships
SS RO-65, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

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TF 58 encounters mine field at Christmas Island (174,141)

Japanese Ships
SS I-176, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS I-156, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS I-154, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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TF 58 encounters mine field at Christmas Island (174,141)

Japanese Ships
SS I-153, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
SS I-16, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

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TF 102 encounters mine field at Christmas Island (174,141)

Japanese Ships
SS RO-60, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage





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TF 102 encounters mine field at Christmas Island (174,141)

Japanese Ships
SS RO-60, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage





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TF 58 encounters mine field at Christmas Island (174,141)

Japanese Ships
SS I-153, Mine hits 2, heavy damage





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TF 102 encounters mine field at Christmas Island (174,141)

Japanese Ships
SS RO-60, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage





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TF 58 encounters mine field at Christmas Island (174,141)

Japanese Ships
SS I-153, Mine hits 2, heavy damage





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TF 58 encounters mine field at Christmas Island (174,141)

Japanese Ships
SS I-153, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
SS I-16, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage





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TF 58 encounters mine field at Christmas Island (174,141)

Japanese Ships
SS I-153, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS I-16, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage





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TF 102 encounters mine field at Christmas Island (174,141)

Japanese Ships
SS RO-60, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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And guess what! Our air raid over Ahmedabad met heavy resistance. And N1K1-J George, yes, George, which suppose to be product from 7/43. Has been in mass production since 12/42. Which is 7 months ahead of historical date! And Allied only have 20/month P38G and incoming 30 Corsairs from 1/43.

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Morning Air attack on Ahmedabad , at 41,18

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 29
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 63



Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 22


Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 2 destroyed


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Morning Air attack on Ahmedabad , at 41,18

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 31
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 56



Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 106
B-25C Mitchell x 30


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 5 destroyed on ground
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 12 destroyed on ground
Ki-46-II Dinah: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 18 destroyed, 25 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled



Airbase hits 57
Airbase supply hits 13
Runway hits 154



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Morning Air attack on Ahmedabad , at 41,18

Weather in hex: Severe storms

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

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 23
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 32



Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 28
P-38G Lightning x 25


Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet
8 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet
5 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet

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Dec 29, 42

Night surface combat at Diego Garcia, CL Ceres was saved later. So we sunk 1 Jap DD and lost nothing.
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Diego Garcia at 11,62, Range 14,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kamikaze, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Asakaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Harukaze, Shell hits 1
DD Hayate, Shell hits 4
DD Sanae, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
DD Asagao, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Fuyo, Shell hits 1
DD Tsuga, Shell hits 8, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Ceres, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Mauritius
CL Birmingham
CL Capetown
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
DD Arrow, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Decoy, Shell hits 1
DD Foxhound
DD Hotspur, Shell hits 1