LOL Micheal! [:D][&o]....as they say, the first thing to do is to admit to have a problem and let the others help you[:)]
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 12, 42
The 12th of Feb is an important date for the Empire: Singapore fell with 55k enemy men!!!
The worst part is that EVERY SINGLE facility in Singa is damaged...i'll need sooooo many supplies to repair them[:o]
However now the 2nd phase can begin.
I have 2 divisions badly badly trashed. The Imperial is at 30%, while the 5th is at 34%[X(]...they cannot be used in these conditions...not in the first waves anyway!
He's more or less retiring from Burma as far as i can tell.... so my idea is now the following: i have 48 days before the bonus is over, so i must do it quickly.
With things in China going pretty well (more about it later), i think i should play conservatively and estabilish a good defensive perimeter asap.
So the idea is to split once again the KB. Kaga and the light carriers (Soho just arrived) will stay togheder, while the KB, packed up with more land based zeros, will operate apart.
The idea is to land at Pegu and Akyab a decent Army, conquer Burma asap and then close on China from the west, diggin in Burma immediately with engineers and AA units.
For this operation i think i'll use 3 divisions, plus some minor infantry units. The 33rd, the 2nd and the 21st. These big units will join the 15th army (composed of elements of the 55th ID and RTA divisions) and, along with several artillery units, willprobably finish Burma by april 42.
In the meanwhile, 2 infantry regiments will finish up northern Sumatra and the Adamans, followed by engineers and base forces.
Kaga's CVTF will support the whole operation, along with 2 strong SCTFs.
The rest of the 25th army that conquered Singapore will wait a couple of weeks and then will sail south. The goal is to conquer northern Oz untill Tennant's creek, while minor units will invade Makassar, Koepang, Derby, Exmouth and every single other base in southern DEI. Balikapan and Samarinda will be taken when everything in the south is over.
Passing by we'll land some more units in Java, finishing everything south of Kalidati and laying a siege at Batavia.
KB may also raid Perth if everything remains quiet on my flanks (consider that the NE flank is already covered by the early conquests of PM, Horn Island and Mereuake).
During the next two months we'll play very defensively in CENTPAC and SOPAC. only small convoys will bring supplies, but nothing big will be moving untill the Kb returns in the area. Netties and Zeros will be based en masse at Truk, Rabaul, Marshalls and Tokyo (the latter just in case he tries something).
We'll only reinforce heavily the Solomons, bringing one more Air HQ at Munda, along with several AA units, Eng units and base forces. Wanna have, by mid 42, this whole area absolutely secure!
In china we're finally making some progresses in the south. The enemy roadblock has been pushed back finally, and now the road to Tsuyun in completely open. Nanning has been conquered, securing a good road from Indochina and Singapore. I'm clearing the whole area with regiments taken from Luzon, so that i can keep on pushing without worring much of my back.
At Changsha i'm trying to threaten his right flank and he's already moved back at least 7 corps, while the 22nd Division is doing very well fighting 3 enemy corps south of Chansga. After today battle, they no longer rapresent a real threat being completely out of supplies and cut out from everything.
In the north we're trying to push on 3 different vectors (see map)...but it won't be easy...we'll do our best!
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Submarine attack near Wakkanai at 124,48
Japanese Ships
xAK Nitiyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage[:o]
Allied Ships
SS Pompano
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Ground combat at 82,55 (near Pingsiang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 11385 troops, 97 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 319
Defending force 4806 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37
Japanese adjusted assault: 319
Allied adjusted defense: 12
Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)
Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1595 casualties reported
Squads: 116 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 65 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 23 (8 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
22nd Division
Defending units:
25th Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
12th Group Army
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Ground combat at 73,52 (near Tuyun)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 10864 troops, 240 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 295
Defending force 7899 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21
Japanese adjusted assault: 203
Allied adjusted defense: 76
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1330 casualties reported
Squads: 101 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 114 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Regiment
104th/A Division
104th/B Division
5th RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
23rd Army
2nd Mortar Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
Defending units:
31st Chinese Corps
4th War Area
9th Group Army
7th Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 113632 troops, 1111 guns, 328 vehicles, Assault Value = 2980
Defending force 46210 troops, 471 guns, 292 vehicles, Assault Value = 848
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 3967
Allied adjusted defense: 1231
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2733 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 338 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 48 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 60 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
51193 casualties reported
Squads: 1182 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2544 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 146 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 645 (645 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 327 (327 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 28
Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division
56th Engineer Regiment
5th Division
4th Division
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
21st Division
113th Infantry Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
33rd Division
148th Infantry Regiment
2nd Division
18th Division
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
17th Indpt Guards Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
56th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
Defending units:
27th Australian Brigade
1st Manchester Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
SSVF Brigade
11th Indian Division
2nd Loyal Battalion
1st Malay Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
2nd Malay Battalion
9th Indian Division
110th RAF Adv Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
Singapore Fortress
III Indian Corps
Singapore Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
AHQ Far East
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
223 Group RAF
111th RAF Adv Base Force
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
2/17 Dogra Battalion
Malaya Army
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
109th RN Base Force
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Ground combat at Cheribon (51,100) (south of Kalidati)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 2165 troops, 12 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 99
Defending force 240 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 47
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 47 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Cheribon !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), leaders(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
259 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
6th Tank Regiment
91st Naval Guard Unit
Defending units:
Cheribon Defenses
