3rd-4th July -44
Still very little action. Next turn will change that.
New Guinea
2nd Marines land without opposition. The base will be taken shortly unless Erik tries to reinforce. This is unlikely considering the location. 4Es take a good toll on the defenders on the 3rd and will continue to aid the Marines until the base is captured.
Morning Air attack on 3rd Garrison Unit , at 86,114 (Nabire)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 3
B-24D1 Liberator x 23
B-24J Liberator x 87
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 10
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
267 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled[/quote]
This is followed by an attack.
Ground combat at Nabire (86,114)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 11901 troops, 228 guns, 139 vehicles, Assault Value = 454
Defending force 6273 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 199
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Allied adjusted assault: 214
Japanese adjusted defense: 247 Already very low adjusted defensive AV. The defenders will crack shortly.
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) How is this possible? [X(] Noble with a whopping 82 Land rating is in charge. Are you telling me Erik has a leader with 82+ land skill among those crappy troops??? [&:]
Japanese ground losses:
309 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
283 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Assaulting units:
2nd Marine Division
Defending units:
Kure 2nd SNLF
3rd Garrison Unit
171st Cavalry Regiment
18th Garrison Unit /1
13th JAAF AF Coy
30th JAAF AF Bn
22nd JNAF AF Unit /1
This attack was also followed up by an attack on Noemfoor.
Ground combat at Noemfoor (86,110)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 9109 troops, 155 guns, 282 vehicles, Assault Value = 389
Defending force 7600 troops, 75 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 234
Allied adjusted assault: 160
Japanese adjusted defense: 63
Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 4)
Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), supply(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-) This is probably the reason for the high losses?
Japanese ground losses:
192 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 24 (8 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
548 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 54 disabled [:(]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
102nd(Sep) Infantry Regiment
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Motor Brigade
Defending units:
9th Tank Regiment
16th Garrison Unit
91st Infantry Regiment
47th Engineer Regiment
32nd Nav Gsn Unit
6th Guards Inf. Rgt /2
62nd Construction Battalion
28th JNAF AF Unit
I will have to hold off any attack here until I can get fatigue down. A USA 200 Support BF i landing next turn. Some naval bombardments are also scheduled.
OZ
Troops are boarding the assault ships! Lets see what Erik chooses to defend with the KB. DEI or Sorong? I´m guessing DEI. He has to prevent the B29s to get within range of the Oil. Not enough shipping to go with everything at once though. Won´t matter if the 2 IDs + armor can quickly capture the base!
Marianas
Erik sends in a 2 BB bombardment TF again. No CD guns fired back so I´m guessing he is doing this from max range.
Night Naval bombardment of Tinian at 108,94
Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Mutsu
Allied ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Hyuga
BB Hyuga firing at 4th Marine Division
BB Mutsu firing at 4th Marine Division
This is irrelevant damage. No hits on the AF and the air base is now fully repaired. Very interesting to see just how ineffectual he has been here. The only engineers I have at the base are the combat engineers. Despite bombing both from the air and sea the AF is fully repaired and the AB is have only 12 damage. I will soon send in a massive wave of P47s (225) wrestling air supremacy over the Marianas.
I´ve almost snuck in some BFs here as well. Big holes in Erik airsearch.
Burma
Will test Erik airsearch here as well. Two IDs are loaded and 100% prepped for Moulmein. If I can get close enough I will risk a landing. They have been sitting aboard their ships for quite some time though so disruption is pretty high. Erik only have 1(!) unit at moulmein though! [X(]
Thrym
Forces loading. Subs are leaving Sarmi to get into position a few days ahead. I´ve started shifting forces forward for phase 2 and 3. I´m pushing up BFs from Finschhafen and pulling them out of bases no longer needed.
Here is a screen of the Sorong area. If Erik is honoring our agreement not to "overstack" AFs with more engines than there are AS at the base only Badelbaob and Ambon seem to have enough forces to allow for big numbers of aircraft.
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