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

[jrcar]

China
Recent and planed moves shown. We took the circled base last turn, this turn we got an OK attack near Sian, more airpower and a bit of rest and we go again

Ground combat at 84,40 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21698 troops, 160 guns, 181 vehicles, Assault Value = 828

Defending force 32192 troops, 240 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 855

Japanese adjusted assault: 612

Allied adjusted defense: 334

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1021 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 106 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1758 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 182 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 27 (1 destroyed, 26 disabled)

Assaulting units:
23rd Tank Regiment
60th Infantry Brigade
37th Division
58th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps

[jrcar]

28 Jan 1944

In daring raids on Georgetown (by unescorted 4E) bombers and fighter sweeps over Chumphon (one of our major fighter bases) the Allies loose a number of aircraft

Oscar IIa do the damages against the 4E while mostly r model Franks fight against the P-38J.

The Oscar unit is one of three that has been training in low level naval attack for several months, they are getting so good now though that they will be converted to heavier aircraft to join the front line. May have to buy out a couple of units from Japan to reforn an Oscar II naval attack capability.

[Cribtop]

Well done. In the long run, you will win unless the enemy accelerates dramatically and at great risk.

[jrcar]

Thanks Cribtop, I'm starting to be more and more convinced we have "won" that is we will keep the Allies from turning the home islands into a crater...

29 Jan 1944
Two attacks in North Thailand supported by air, one defeated nicely, the other I'm suprised we survived... but we did so a few more days of delay... it all adds up!

Ground combat at 57,53 (near Chiang Mai)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23781 troops, 370 guns, 958 vehicles, Assault Value = 889

Defending force 19014 troops, 173 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 756

Allied adjusted assault: 391

Japanese adjusted defense: 1132

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
897 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 104 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2214 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 222 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 71 disabled
Guns lost 69 (1 destroyed, 68 disabled)
Vehicles lost 46 (4 destroyed, 42 disabled)

Assaulting units:
Americal Infantry Division
254th Armoured Brigade
268th Motorised Brigade
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
Gardner's Horse Regiment
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
XXXIII Corps Engineer Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
2/13th Field Regiment
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment

Defending units:
1st RTA Division
54th Division
6th RTA Division


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Ground combat at 59,54 (near Chiang Mai)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4684 troops, 67 guns, 461 vehicles, Assault Value = 877

Defending force 9506 troops, 233 guns, 159 vehicles, Assault Value = 169

Allied adjusted assault: 111

Japanese adjusted defense: 238

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
263 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 31 (1 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd Motor Brigade
2/6th Armoured Regiment
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
41st Infantry Division
9th Indian Division
XXXIII Indian Corps

Defending units:
12th Division
2nd RTA Division
5th/B Division
15th Army
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
34th Field AA Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion


Our troops involved in the second battle are really battered, however they are keeping the rail to Chiang Mai open, and so we can build supply there for a seige

[jrcar]

Nothing to report on 30 Jan 1944

31 Jan 1944

Indicators and Warnings

Subs

Burma
Under intense air attacks the Thai's hold by themselves, an awesome effort considering the force they are agains, as the 54th Div is now back in Chiang-Mai.

Ground combat at 57,53 (near Chiang Mai)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22081 troops, 370 guns, 959 vehicles, Assault Value = 649

Defending force 8468 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 353

Allied adjusted assault: 317

Japanese adjusted defense: 346

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
896 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 83 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
917 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 79 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 46 disabled
Guns lost 19 (2 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 30 (2 destroyed, 28 disabled)

Assaulting units:
Gardner's Horse Regiment
Americal Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
254th Armoured Brigade
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
268th Motorised Brigade
XXXIII Corps Engineer Battalion
2/13th Field Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment

Defending units:
1st RTA Division
6th RTA Division

Our other force is also just holding which is enabling more supply and reinforcement into Chiang-Mai. Although look at the casulties

Ground combat at 59,54 (near Chiang Mai)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 25038 troops, 533 guns, 826 vehicles, Assault Value = 874

Defending force 9367 troops, 242 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 159

Allied adjusted assault: 585

Japanese adjusted defense: 376

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1540 casualties reported
Squads: 88 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 59 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 69 (17 destroyed, 52 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (2 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
277 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
41st Infantry Division
2/6th Armoured Regiment
193rd Tank Battalion
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
3rd Motor Brigade
9th Indian Division
XXXIII Indian Corps

Defending units:
12th Division
2nd RTA Division
5th/B Division
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Army
34th Field AA Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion





DEI

OZ

Pacific

China

In China we defeat the stack outside of Sian, now we march on the city and attempt to suround it!

Ground combat at 84,40 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22151 troops, 164 guns, 222 vehicles, Assault Value = 804

Defending force 29565 troops, 238 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 616

Japanese adjusted assault: 555

Allied adjusted defense: 82

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1095 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 107 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
11061 casualties reported
Squads: 609 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 614 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 18 (9 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
60th Infantry Brigade
37th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
51st Recon Regiment
58th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps

[obvert]

Have you faced any strat bombing of Bangkok yet? Seems like he's plenty in range.

The Thais did good work there. Very surprising. Did you change leaders out?

[jrcar]

Thanks obvert, yes he is in range, but using his 4E aagnst our ground troops... without them he wouldn't be moving us. Bangkok is protected by 200 George as well... but he would blow through them and really they are a token as as soon as he attacks they will pull back. Not enough in Bangkok to really fight hard for.

Yes changed out some of the Thai leaders, they have plenty of supply and are behind 2-3 forts (H'mm 1 unit may be 4 forts), but the attrition is getting to them...

Chiang Mai should make level 6 forts, and has 10k in supply so far. the 54th div is almost u\full strength so it should deny the use of Chiang Mai for up to a month.

[jrcar]

Sian Falls!

03 Feb 1944

Indicators and Warnings
Still no sign off what he is up too... but we both feel that something is coming....

Subs

Burma
He finally forces back the blocking force, and they all retreat north into Chiang Mai. Not sure if this is a good thing or bad. The troops can rest and recover, although reinforcements are now "off". Chiang Mai is 3% away from level 6 forts...


Ground combat at 59,54 (near Chiang Mai)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 25214 troops, 533 guns, 826 vehicles, Assault Value = 882

Defending force 8549 troops, 237 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 156

Allied adjusted assault: 468

Japanese adjusted defense: 139

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2510 casualties reported
Squads: 62 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 191 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 71 (64 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 39 (34 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 8

Allied ground losses:
150 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 13 (3 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2/6th Armoured Regiment
41st Infantry Division
193rd Tank Battalion
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
3rd Motor Brigade
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
9th Indian Division
XXXIII Indian Corps

Defending units:
12th Division
2nd RTA Division
5th/B Division
15th Army
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
34th Field AA Battalion
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion


Over the last few turns he has again been bombarding at moulmein. We have several battalions of heavy (150mm +) guns, so our counter battery fire is good, plus we are dun in to almost level 7 forts...


Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 70634 troops, 1485 guns, 1379 vehicles, Assault Value = 5063

Defending force 59272 troops, 747 guns, 466 vehicles, Assault Value = 1795

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
401 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 22 (8 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (5 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2nd Marine Division
7th Indian Division
Guides Cavalry Regiment
40th Infantry Division
72nd British Brigade
23rd Indian Division
6th Australian Division
2/5th Armoured Regiment
Provisionl Tank Brigade
1st USMC Tank Battalion
27th Infantry Division
18th British Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
24th Infantry Division
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
2/7th Armoured Regiment
44th Cavalry Regiment
209th Combat Engineer Battalion
37th Infantry Division
9th Australian Division
IV Corps RIASC Base Force
165th Field Artillery Battalion
147th Field Artillery Regiment
8th Medium Regiment
225th Field Artillery Battalion
168th Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
I US Corps
14th Army
33rd Medium Regiment
181st Field Artillery Regiment
209th Field Artillery Battalion
XI US Corps
XV Corps RIASC Base Force

Defending units:
26th Ind.Mixed Brigade
19th Tank Regiment
33rd Division
2nd Guards Division
52nd Division
8th Division
12th Garrison Unit
4th Field AF Construction Battalion
53rd Const Co
26th Fld AA Gun Co
14th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
23rd Field AF Construction Battalion
43rd Const Co
1st RF Gun Battalion
32nd Field AA Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
36th Field AA Battalion
21st Air Defense AA Regiment
9th JAAF Base Force
5th Field AF Construction Battalion
51st Construction Battalion
25th Air Defense AA Regiment
9th JAAF AF Coy



DEI
All our fleet forces are concentrated here waiting to see if he comes this way.

Recently two AirHQ have arrived at Medan and now 100 TB move in to occupy the level 6 airbase there.

OZ

Pacific

China
Sian falls, the oil is all damaged as is most of the industry. We will repair the oil, a welcome extra bit. Plus we capture 3700 unprocessed oil.

Ground combat at Sian (83,41)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 47046 troops, 431 guns, 77 vehicles, Assault Value = 1762

Defending force 46269 troops, 145 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1552

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 779

Allied adjusted defense: 133

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sian !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
4328 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 448 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
Guns lost 25 (1 destroyed, 24 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
10869 casualties reported
Squads: 482 destroyed, 116 disabled
Non Combat: 583 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 82 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 27 (17 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units retreated 7

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd RGC Capital/B Division
66th Infantry Brigade
71st Infantry Brigade
36th Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
110th Division
2nd RGC Capital/A Division
101st NCPC Route Brigade
2nd RGC Capital/C Division
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
1st Army
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
82nd Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps

We will follow up from the air and on the ground and chase them back into the mountains.

[jrcar]

4 Feb 1944
Quite, usual bombings of the Thai's. The number of sweeps and escorts has dropped though...

So tomorrow in an attempt to bring relief to the Thais' 450 combat fighters will LRCAP the hex

Cheers
Rob

[jrcar]

05 Feb 1944 Air battle not quite to plan...

Indicators and Warnings
A single ship is detected SW of Ceylon, looks like Andrew is trying to scout out our detection capabilities. we have several subs with search aircraft.

The P-47 and 4E planes don't fly. This is a tad concerning. We expect him to try to take out the airfields near any landing site... Sabang / Georgetown area is possible...

Subs
Sub attack near Laoag at 81,71

Japanese Ships
E Mikura
E W-29
E Hiyodori

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon, hits 1

ASW attack near Phuket at 47,69

Japanese Ships
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
SS Finback, hits 2, heavy damage

Burma
Both Moulmein and Chiang Mai are 1 % off their next fort level, 7 and 6 respectfully. Pulling back more troops to create a bigger reserve... something nasty is coming.

Well our fighters LRCAPed the Thai forces, his sweeps came in first though and we didn't really get into the bomber stream. See below for the totals. A bit disapointing to be flying basically the best fighters, with around 60 exp, 70 A-A and 60 Def pilots and still only just do 1:1...

we were at 4 altitude bands, 38,000 for the "r" models, 31,000 for the George, some "r" at 16,000 and the oscar at 1000. The enemy fighters generally get our lower flying CAP, then when thebombers came the rest were too high to intercept that effectively.

Morning Air attack on 1st RTA Division, at 57,53 , near Chiang Mai

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 104
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 25
Ki-84r Frank x 121

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 11 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 1st RTA Division, at 57,53 , near Chiang Mai

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 74
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 14
Ki-84r Frank x 97

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 6 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 3 destroyed

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 52
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 14
Ki-84r Frank x 92

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 4 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 3 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 1st RTA Division, at 57,53 , near Chiang Mai

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 41
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12
Ki-84r Frank x 84

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 6 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 6 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 6th RTA Division, at 57,53 , near Chiang Mai

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 24
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1
Ki-84r Frank x 66

Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 34
SBD-5 Dauntless x 71

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

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

Morning Air attack on 6th RTA Division, at 57,53 , near Chiang Mai

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 23
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1
Ki-84r Frank x 55

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 22
Wellington B.X x 3
DB-7B x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 25
B-25D1 Mitchell x 17
P-40N5 Warhawk x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 7 damaged
DB-7B: 2 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged
P-40N5 Warhawk: 1 destroyed

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

Morning Air attack on 6th RTA Division, at 57,53 , near Chiang Mai

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 22
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1
Ki-84r Frank x 54

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IV x 11
P-40N5 Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IV: 2 destroyed
P-40N5 Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 6th RTA Division, at 57,53 , near Chiang Mai

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 20
Ki-84r Frank x 50

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 13
Wellington B.X x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 8 destroyed
Wellington B.X: 6 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 6th RTA Division, at 57,53 , near Chiang Mai

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 16
Ki-84r Frank x 45

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 13
B-25D1 Mitchell x 27
P-40N5 Warhawk x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
P-40N5 Warhawk: 4 destroyed

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

Morning Air attack on 6th RTA Division, at 57,53 , near Chiang Mai

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 3
Ki-84r Frank x 11

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 13
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-25D1 Mitchell x 10
F4U-1A Corsair x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 4 destroyed

Morning Air attack on 1st RTA Division, at 57,53 , near Chiang Mai

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 2
Ki-84r Frank x 4

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses


At least the Thais survive the ground attack... sort of.

Ground combat at 57,53 (near Chiang Mai)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8084 troops, 89 guns, 568 vehicles, Assault Value = 659

Defending force 7597 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 223

Allied adjusted assault: 286

Japanese adjusted defense: 277

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
710 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
DEI

OZ

Pacific

China
We are pursuing the troops thrown out of Sian and repairing the oil.

[ny59giants]

Any "Pearls of Wisdom" on how to deal with those nasty P-47s on sweep missions?? If I get 1:3 kill ratio, I'm happy. I dread early '44 when the next version comes out and he gets over 150 of them per month (in late 12/43 now).

[obvert]

+1

I can't imagine facing 150/month! Yuck.

Also, just curious if you're shutting down any refineries or if you still have enough oil moving to the HI to keep it all going. Not sure what is 'normal' here.

[jrcar]

ny59giants, the strategy is avoidance! Our fighters are mainly used to protect bases outside of his escort range, with the occasional LRCAP / Sweep to try to keep him honest... We are trying to hold him far enough away from bases that he can't escort. That is then forcing him to use his air against our ground troops. Ultimately it is a loosing strategy, just one where we hope to loose at a slower rate!

obvert we currently have 3 days of oil in the home islands. We have about 66 days of fuel now. There is about 20-30 days of oil on the way, but that is at least 5-7 days away. There just isn't the oil to ship and we expect that we can only keep the HI refineries operating about 50% of the time... is there any point in shutting them down?

We have about 200k (20days) of fuel on the water as well.

Ship movements are carefully considered.

I'm tempted to shut off all further building of xAK's we have heaps, but the new ones are nice. All xAKL have been turned off months ago.

[jrcar]

6 Feb 1944

Indicators and Warnings

Subs

Burma
The Thai's fold retreating into Chian Mai.

Ground combat at 57,53 (near Chiang Mai)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 22229 troops, 369 guns, 960 vehicles, Assault Value = 668

Defending force 6987 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 166

Allied adjusted assault: 844

Japanese adjusted defense: 124

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2808 casualties reported
Squads: 164 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (6 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Allied ground losses:
437 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 23 (1 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
254th Armoured Brigade
Gardner's Horse Regiment
Americal Infantry Division
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
268th Motorised Brigade
XXXIII Corps Engineer Battalion
2/13th Field Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment

Defending units:
1st RTA Division
6th RTA Division


DEI

OZ

Pacific
PB4Y-1 bombers trash Finschhafen where some of our recce aircraft are based, most get away ok.

China
We continue to bomb the units retreating from Sian, causing around 1000 casulties.

[jrcar]

7 Feb 1944

Indicators and Warnings
Allied Cv forces detected near Diego Garcia heading south (they sank a sub and overflew several others)

Subs

ASW attack near Tokunoshima at 98,66

Japanese Ships
E Wakamiya
E Miyake

Allied Ships
SS Corvina, hits 4


ASW attack near Addu at 16,55

Japanese Ships
SS I-21, hits 10, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Fletcher
BB South Dakota
CLAA Juneau
DD Bennett
DD Charrette
DD Caperton
DD Black

Burma
Quiet except for raids Trinkat by 4E bombers, this was where our Emily were based...


DEI


OZ

Pacific
Finschhafen is attacked again. The place is trahsed, but all our aircraft are out.

China
Spitfires appear over Chungking even though the base is reported as 100% disabled. We loose about 20 aircraft to 5. We have just moved a stack of fighters into this area, so this turn will see the place swept and bombed to dust.

Andrew has managed to get three good corps trapped. He moved into a hex we controlled, and now our troops are moving in behind him, he has nowhere to go...

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: jrcar

obvert we currently have 3 days of oil in the home islands. We have about 66 days of fuel now. There is about 20-30 days of oil on the way, but that is at least 5-7 days away. There just isn't the oil to ship and we expect that we can only keep the HI refineries operating about 50% of the time... is there any point in shutting them down?

I have no idea if there is any reason to shut them off. I thought maybe it would just make the use of oil that appears occasionally more consistently refined and processed so there wasn't a glut, then a surplus. (Actually there will never be a surplus). Anyway, so that it's more consistent, but I guess it doesn't matter in the end. It's all the same amount being used.

[jrcar]

7-10 Feb 1944
The first few days not much happened as we tracked the Allied CV's SW of Ceylon. Then on the 10th out of the blue Merauke was invaded!

Indicators and Warnings
Merauke invaded by some second string units, still leaves at least 3 USMC Divs out there. Multiple TF detected 25 Hex West of Sabang...

Subs
Who says Midget subs don't work! They then die to other escorts.

Submarine attack near Merauke at 89,124

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-28

Allied Ships
LST-22

Submarine attack near Merauke at 89,124

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-30

Allied Ships
LST-171, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Submarine attack near Merauke at 89,124

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-28

Allied Ships
LST-74, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage



Burma

DEI
Off Merauke:

Night Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,124

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes

Japanese aircraft
H8K2 Emily x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
H8K2 Emily: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CVE Casablanca
CVE Santee

Night Naval bombardment of Merauke at 89,124

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania
BB Arizona
BB Oklahoma
BB West Virginia
BB Maryland

Japanese ground losses:
274 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 13 (5 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 52
Port hits 12
Port supply hits 2

Pre-Invasion action off Merauke (89,124)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

54 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Exeter
DD Nicholson
DD Halford
DD Daly
DD Bradford
LCI-23
CVE Barnes
LCI-21
LCI-24
LCI-22
DD Meredith




Massive air attacks by B-24, PB4Y-1, B-25 follow.

More LST and LCM arrive and disgorege their troops, at the end of the turn it looks like this. We have about 170AV behind level 6 forts with 11k of supplies.

Ground combat at Merauke (89,124)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3972 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 183

Defending force 32478 troops, 614 guns, 700 vehicles, Assault Value = 1301

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

Assaulting units:
146th Infantry Regiment
84th Naval Guard Unit
22nd Air Defense AA Regiment
51st JAAF AF Bn
21st Air Flotilla /1

Defending units:
33rd Infantry Division
2/4th Armoured Regiment
30th Australian Brigade
1st Army Tank Regiment
8th Australian Division
3rd Australian Brigade
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
2/11th Field Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
6th RAAF M/W Sqn



OZ

Pacific

China
We have marched and tried a shock attack, the Chinese Bde had just arrived We have a Div and a Tk Regt about 5-7 days away...

Ground combat at Kungchang (81,36)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1015 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

Defending force 3178 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 114

Japanese adjusted assault: 34

Allied adjusted defense: 139

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

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

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

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

Assaulting units:
51st Recon Regiment

Defending units:
9th Separate Brigade
6th Chinese Base Force

[jrcar]

Our subs and search aircraft have done a stirling effrt of detecting and tracking the enemy forces as they move down from North of Ceylon.

The Japanese fleet is now moving into position, every CV/L/E, BB's (less the 2 in repair) and the CA's...

[jrcar]

11 Feb 1944 Merauke Falls

Indicators and Warnings
Enemy TF's detected moving slowly closer towards the Sumatra coast.

Subs

Burma
Not much happening, he bombs Chiang Mai.

Moulmein makes level 7 forts. Now back upto about 1400 AV, should get to 1600-1800 AV. Continuing to thin out forces to the south.

DEI
Enemy TF loiter off the Sumatra coast, moving fighters and strike aircraft. Contine to fly in the 1st Guards div to Sibolga, now at 300AV and alsmost level 3 forts.


Under significant air and sea bombardment Merauke falls on the first attack.

Ground combat at Merauke (89,124)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32131 troops, 614 guns, 694 vehicles, Assault Value = 1309

Defending force 4764 troops, 47 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 174

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 2424

Japanese adjusted defense: 57

Allied assault odds: 42 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied forces CAPTURE Merauke !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2772 casualties reported
Squads: 41 destroyed, 118 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 28 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 25 (15 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
160 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
8th Australian Division
2/4th Armoured Regiment
1st Army Tank Regiment
33rd Infantry Division
30th Australian Brigade
3rd Australian Brigade
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
I Australian Corps
2/11th Field Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
6th RAAF M/W Sqn

Defending units:
146th Infantry Regiment
84th Naval Guard Unit
22nd Air Defense AA Regiment
51st JAAF AF Bn /1
21st Air Flotilla /1

OZ

Pacific

China
He counter attacks where our shock attack last turn failed.

Ground combat at Kungchang (81,36)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1589 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 341

Defending force 914 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Allied adjusted assault: 3

Japanese adjusted defense: 34

Allied assault odds: 1 to 11

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

Assaulting units:
56th Chinese Corps
9th Separate Brigade
6th Chinese Base Force

Defending units:
51st Recon Regiment

[jrcar]

12 Feb 1944

Indicators and Warnings
Indicators are that he has split his CV’s, with a small TF off Sumatra and 8-10 CV, CVE, CVL at Horn Island. It is assessed that the forces off Sumatra are a feint. See next post for our plans.

Subs

Burma
P-47 Sweep the hex north of Bangkok, sometimes you wonder what you can do… well apart from massing more fighters to be shot down. We loose 40 - 50 to about 10 kills. At least most of the aircrew live, although many are wounded.

Morning Air attack on Ayuthia , at 56,61

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 17
Ki-84r Frank x 84

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Ayuthia , at 56,61

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 47,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 14
Ki-84r Frank x 64

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Ayuthia , at 56,61

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 11
Ki-84r Frank x 44

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Ayuthia , at 56,61

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 5
Ki-84r Frank x 31

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 81

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 13 destroyed

No Allied losses



DEI
Most of our troops at Merauke are killed off through massive air attacks and the attacking Allied divisions.

OZ

Pacific

China

In China we go after the Spitfires protecting the air transport bridge from India to Chengtu. We are flying at range 8.

Morning Air attack on Chengtu , at 75,41

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 13
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 23
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 18

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed
Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed on ground

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

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 12

Morning Air attack on Chengtu , at 75,41

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 13
N1K2-J George x 42
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 26
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 56
Ki-84a Frank x 32

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 8 destroyed on ground

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

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

Morning Air attack on Chengtu , at 75,41

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 18
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 13
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 17
Ki-84a Frank x 15

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1


We try to hurry out the troops we routed from Sian… need more force.

Ground combat at 82,39 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36767 troops, 375 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 1309

Defending force 81013 troops, 493 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1784

Japanese adjusted assault: 631

Allied adjusted defense: 1441

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
4156 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 422 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 59 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 42 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1726 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 114 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 97 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 37 (1 destroyed, 36 disabled)

Assaulting units:
71st Infantry Brigade
36th Division
110th Division
32nd/A Division
2nd RGC Capital/C Division
1st Army
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
29th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
69th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
34th Group Army
39th Group Army
8th Group Army
5th War Area
14th Group Army
24th Group Army
15th Chinese Base Force
36th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
37th Group Army
1st War Area
6th Group Army
31st Group Army
38th Group Army
15th Group Army
4th Construction Regiment
10th Chinese Base Force
92nd Chinese Corps
7th Group Army
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment



Not much we can do against the P-47 at the moment, on the other hand they can't win the war by themselves...

Lots of stuff is moving into position, more detail later.