Wild Sheep Chase - obvert (J) vs JocMeister (A)

[Dora09]

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: Dora09

ORIGINAL: obvert

It's interesting how different the game is than the war was in respect to losses vs objectives. Jocke seems unfazed with the losses sustained for the foothold on Mindanao, and this fits his version of what is acceptable. The CV, CVL and CVE losses he took there would have been the most devastating defeat of WW2 for the US fleet had it occurred in reality and likely would have been questioned thoroughly as to if it was a necessary mission, what mistakes were made to let this happen, and who was at fault. I'm sure some admirals would have lost their positions regardless of the outcome of the investigations.

In game, it's business as usual. More is on the way. [/color][/font]
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It is interesting that you brought this up obvert. As a matter of fact I have been thinking about this often in my game as it has gone from 44 to 45. In my game the PI have also been invaded and at one point my opponent while landing in Mindanao also landed 3 divisions or so on Luzon where I have been reinforcing in prep. He was extended there with minimal air cover and I was able to surround him and destroy all the forces there. This happened in late 44. I was happy but the thought crossed my mind, what if this really happened during the war, three US divisions destroyed or surrendered in 44? That would have been a major defeat, but in the game there is no model for how this would affect morale, nor is there a model for "war weariness". In fact, in the last turn He launched a massive aerial assault on Manila which cost him 400 planes to my 120, in those losses were something like 180 B24J, 100 B29 and 70 p47d25. Had this happened in 45 in the real war it would be devastating to the war effort but in this game there is no real consequence, it may set him back a month or two at best but for the most part he can just shrug off the losses and chug forward. It would be interesting to have a mod where losses like these hurt global morale or production.

Sounds like you're doing very well! As I mentioned, if you have the time you should post some updates and maps of what's happening.

I agree, your two instances there would have caused an uproar. Especially the divisions being lost. Although it was always a hard slog, and took months in some locations to work through all of the dug in fanatical defenders, the Allied troops never really had a set-back in the later war, and certainly nothing like that.

While we're talking about the Allies, I know it could go both ways, but the Japanese during the war were so good at covering up bad operations, like Midway, that they didn't effect moral and public sentiment as much. I think the loss of Saipan was one of the first where the public got an inkling that things were not progressing well at all if I remember correctly.

The only thing like that was really in the beginning when the PI was run over and the entire US and PI force had to surrender. At that time though the US public was still hell bent on getting back at Japan for PH, and there was an understanding that they were just beginning to ramp up strength. In 44-45, no way. Those defeats would have had major implications.

Even though this game is an abstraction, where I play the Allied side I'd like to take on the game with the idea that there is a public, there is a press, there are opposing parties and politicians. That it's not being fought simply as a numbers game. That would be more fun for me, knowing that I wasn't just winning because I had the better stuff and numbers, but also that I was playing with the same care for one's own that infused strategical planning (most of the time) in the Allied forces.

Thanks obvert, I am thinking about writing some of it up. The thing is that I am not doing as well as it may appear. Sure, I have been able to score some pretty stunning tactical victories (particularly in the air) even in the late game. However, over all I feel like I am constantly on the threshold of disaster. Strategically I am screwed really. It is the end of Jan 45 and I am still ahead in points and I am still ahead in aircraft losses (allies have lost 2000 more aircraft than Japan at this point which I feel is an achievement). Even so, it is clear that I am losing, I would be surprised if I make it all the way to 46 but I will try as hard as I can.

[Dora09]

Also, what is the deal with the kaiten? Does it also not work as in how the Ohka doesn't work in the game? I have most of my remaining subs upgraded with the kaiten and some of those subs launched torps at allied ships but not the kaiten, is there a trick or is it just busted?

[PaxMondo]

The Ohka work just fine, the problem with them is that in the last update the production was accidently overlooked so none are setup to produce. If you edit the production, they work just fine.

I've never tested the kaiten, so not sure .... sorry.

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: Dora09

Also, what is the deal with the kaiten? Does it also not work as in how the Ohka doesn't work in the game? I have most of my remaining subs upgraded with the kaiten and some of those subs launched torps at allied ships but not the kaiten, is there a trick or is it just busted?

Yeah, no idea. I was hoping it worked, but I have another few months before getting it.

About your game, you're not supposed to be winning! But staying alive, giving out as good as you get into 45 IS winning n the japanese side. If you're ahead in points and the air losses you're doing most likely doing exceedingly well!

[Captain Cruft]

The Kaiten has a short range. I presume they will launch sometimes, the distance to target must be in the calculation even though it's not displayed.

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: Captain Cruft

The Kaiten has a short range. I presume they will launch sometimes, the distance to target must be in the calculation even though it's not displayed.

Good to know. I'll be interested to see if any sub weapon can get hold of anything major in the late war. Recently I've come up against stiff resistance and a multitude of ASW Tfs working important area.

[obvert]

[font="Times New Roman"]24 - 25 August 1944[/font]
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[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SUBS: [/font] Our subs are getting to the right spots but can't make a significant attack on anything important. The escorts are too vigilant. We lose the I-46 and do hit one LCI near Mindanao. Also bagged an AM.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]S/SW PAC:[/font] Jolo holds! We sent two garrison units from Macassar and Kendari, and got just about even with the Allied AV at least. His DA came up short and caused some good disruption and casualties. This will give us a few days to load it up with more and send some to the nearby islands as well.

Our night attacks are finding all of the right targets, going for 2 CV, a CVL, two CVE and some APA during these two turns. Just can't get a lucky hit. I lose a few to flak each day, but this is better than losing 100 during the day and I just can't risk the right now as pools and pilot build up to the next Allied push.

I sent sweepers to Cotabato to see what his defenses are like and to keep any LR CAP over Jolo in the area. All of his planes were at 15k so our Georges and Tojo didn't do too badly. Actually the Georges did very well and the Tojos failed a bit. The totals are about 1:2 on the day again eh Allied best of P-47s, Corsairs and Spit VIII. I'll take that. Then the next day I forgot to turn them off, and the results were a bit worse. Did learn though that he changed up the CAP to have some P-47s at 35k, so that's useful for the next wave. I'll be sweeping a bit here soon. Franks and Tonys will try next supported by a bunch of Georges and Jacks.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]S DEI: [/font] Troops are starting to appear in Darwin again. It's now up to 100k+. So he must have been hiding them to draw my forces during his recent push to Mindanao. Or there is another mystery I've not caught onto, but I think that's most likely. He's read both AARs for the Q-Ball/GJ match where similar things were happening.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]BURMA: [/font] Retreat is going well. I'm considering a retreat into the jungle toward Chang Mai, just bypassing the Moulmein direction for the troops at Toungoo. I'd still have plenty to hold off the Allies at Moulmein in good terrain.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CENTRAL PACFIC:[/font] Another group of TFs passes Truk, this time CVEs and some other transports, and again Jocke must have forgotten to turn down his naval attack settings. We bag about 25 SBD that go for transports at Truk. Emily and Jake night strikes found the CVEs here but couldn't get any hits.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR August 24, 44
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ASW attack near Galeia at 79,100

Japanese Ships
SS I-164, hits 2, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Worden
BB Queen Elizabeth
BB Mississippi
BC Renown
DD Crane
DD Kennison
DD Nepal

SS I-164 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Worden
I-164 diving deep ....
DD Crane attacking submerged sub ....
DD Kennison fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Nepal attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Talaud-eilanden at 79,98

Japanese Ships
SS RO-50, hits 3

Allied Ships
AM Muritai
KV Thyme

SS RO-50 is located by AM Muritai
RO-50 diving deep ....
KV Thyme fails to find sub and abandons search
AM Muritai fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Muritai attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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ASW attack near Dadjangas at 77,93

Japanese Ships
SS I-46, hits 15, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DE England
CL Mjollner
DE Eichenberger
AM Rail
APA Winged Arrow
APA John Land
APA Pierce
APA Calvert
APA Barnett
AKA Artemis
AKA Alhena
DE Edward C. Daly
DE Riddle
DE Samuel S. Miles
DE Thomason

SS I-46 launches 2 torpedoes at DE England
I-46 diving deep ....
DE Edward C. Daly fails to find sub and abandons search
DE Riddle fails to find sub, continues to search...

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ASW attack near Dadjangas at 78,94

Japanese Ships
SS I-46, hits 13, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Mjollner
DE Eichenberger
AM Rail
APA Winged Arrow
APA John Land
APA Pierce
APA Calvert
APA Barnett
AKA Artemis
AKA Alhena
DE Edward C. Daly
DE Riddle
DE Samuel S. Miles

SS I-46 is sighted by escort
DE Edward C. Daly fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Riddle attacking submerged sub ....
DE Riddle is out of ASW ammo
DE Samuel S. Miles attacking submerged sub ....
Underwater explosion, debris and oil appear on surface!
Escort abandons search for sub

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Night Air attack on TF, near Sidate at 75,100

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
P1Y1 Frances x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y1 Frances: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AKA Andromeda
APA Bolivar
DD Bennion
CA Astoria

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x P1Y1 Frances bombing from 5000 feet *
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb



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Night Air attack on TF, near Manado at 75,97

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 2 damaged
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CVE Gambier Bay
CVE Liscome Bay

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x E13A1 Jake bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb



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Night Air attack on TF, near Sidate at 75,100

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
P1Y2 Frances x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
P1Y2 Frances: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Valiant

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

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Night Naval bombardment of Sidate at 75,100

Allied Ships
BB Queen Elizabeth
BB Valiant
BB Mississippi
BB Idaho
BC Renown
DD Crane
DD Kennison
DD Nepal
DD Stuart
DD Worden
DD Farragut
DD Downes

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled

Port hits 14
Port supply hits 4

BB Queen Elizabeth firing at Sidate
BB Valiant firing at 56th Naval Guard Unit

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Pre-Invasion action off Sidate (75,100)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

71 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Astoria
DD Callaghan
DD Bennion
LCI(G)-82
LCI(G)-81
LCI(G)-80
LCI(G)-79
LCI(G)-78
LCI(G)-77
LCI(G)-76
LCI-70
LCI-69
LCI-68
LCI-67
LCI-66
LCI-65
LCI-64
LCI-61
APA Highlands

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

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

CA Astoria firing at 74th Infantry Regiment
DD Callaghan firing at 2nd South Seas Det.
DD Bennion firing at 74th Infantry Regiment
LCI(G)-82 fired at enemy troops

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Amphibious Assault at Sidate (75,100)

TF 74 troops unloading over beach at Sidate, 75,100

Allied ground losses:
469 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 167 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 121 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 68 (0 destroyed, 68 disabled)
Vehicles lost 200 (1 destroyed, 199 disabled)

Motorized Support lost in surf during unload of 1st Marine Div /5

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Sub attack near Morotai at 80,100

Japanese Ships
SS I-39

Allied Ships
LCI-444, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

SS I-39 launches 2 torpedoes at LCI-444


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Morning Air attack on Cotabato , at 78,90

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 42

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 55
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 13
F4U-1A Corsair x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 31000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Cotabato , at 78,90

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 48

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 46
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 8
F4U-1A Corsair x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 6 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 31000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Truk at 112,108

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 10
N1K2-J George x 14
Ki-84a Frank x 20

Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 30

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Yoneyama Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Ground combat at Sidate (75,100)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6207 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 203

Defending force 11989 troops, 166 guns, 598 vehicles, Assault Value = 505

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd South Seas Det.
74th Infantry Regiment
56th Naval Guard Unit
3rd FF Const Unit

Defending units:
2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
711th Tank Battalion
706th Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division

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Ground combat at Jolo (74,90)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8850 troops, 180 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 281

Defending force 7654 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 277

Allied adjusted assault: 91

Japanese adjusted defense: 165

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
704 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 16 (3 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
350 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 56 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
112th Cavalry Regiment
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
30th Australian Brigade
131st Field Artillery Battalion
109th Tank Attack Regiment

Defending units:
3rd Garrison Unit /1
7th Garrison Unit
25th Ind.Mixed Regiment
9th Garrison Unit /1
88th Infantry Rgt /1
25th Ind.Mixed Rgt /1
48th JAAF AF Bn
4th Bde /3

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Ground combat at Sansapor (83,107)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12770 troops, 214 guns, 543 vehicles, Assault Value = 545

Defending force 12905 troops, 137 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 234

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 184

Japanese adjusted defense: 784

Allied assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
834 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 74 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 27 (2 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
6th Infantry Division
3rd USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
1st Mobile Brigade
8th Garrison Unit
31st Engineer Regiment
45th Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Garrison Unit
2nd Amphibious Brigade
44th Naval Guard Unit
16th Garrison Unit
37th JAAF AF Bn
3rd JNAF AF Unit
13th Air Fleet /1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR August 25, 44
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Night Air attack on TF, near Morotai at 80,100

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Viking
CVL Cabot

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B6N2a Jill bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Night Air attack on TF, near Cotabato at 78,90

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
APA Leonard Wood
LSI(L) Dunedin Star

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-S Irving x 10

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
J1N1-S Irving: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 2 damaged

Heavy Industry hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 9000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on TF, near Truk at 113,114

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
H8K2 Emily x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
CVE Sargent Bay

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x H8K2 Emily bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

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Night Air attack on TF, near Truk at 113,114

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 damaged
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
CVE Steamer Bay

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x E13A1 Jake bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Cotabato , at 78,90

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 16

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 25
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 35
F4U-1A Corsair x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Cotabato , at 78,90

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 22

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 20
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 35
F4U-1A Corsair x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 6 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Sub attack near Morotai at 79,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-165

Allied Ships
AM Wasaga, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AM Kiwi
AM Rajputana

SS I-165 launches 2 torpedoes at AM Wasaga
I-165 diving deep ....
AM Rajputana attacking submerged sub ....
AM Rajputana fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Rajputana fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Rajputana fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Rajputana fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Reinforcements:

[font="Trebuchet MS"]DD Sugi arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka
E No.34 arrives at Tokyo
E No.42 arrives at Tokyo
103rd Sentai arrives at Osaka/Kyoto

Aircraft A6M8 Zero advances R&D[/font]

Losses:

[font="Trebuchet MS"]Loss of SS I-46 on Aug 24, 1944 is admitted[/font]

Ships Sunk:

[font="Trebuchet MS"]LCI-444 is reported to have been sunk near Morotai on Aug 24, 1944
SS Flying Fish is reported to have been sunk near Sangi on Jul 30, 1944
AM Wasaga is reported to have been sunk near Morotai on Aug 25, 1944
Previous report of sinking of DD Bryant incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
Previous report of sinking of DD Evans incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
Previous report of sinking of SS Cero incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service[/font]
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[font="Trebuchet MS"]The hold at Jolo is satisfying, but now the gains must be solidified by adding troops into surrounding bases. The flying boats have been important, but this is mostly the Helen and the Tabbys in their big groups taking these big missions on. Regimental sized units are being moved in a few days. [/font]
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[obvert]

[font="Times New Roman"]UPGRADES TO TOE[/font]
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Ok. Maybe I've misunderstood something here. In our game, unfortunately I accidentally had clicked the 'auto-upgrade obsolete devices' button in the game settings at the start. This should mean that all units upgrade when they can, I guess, right? Jocke complained about it early, and I felt bad, because it meant his units would upgrade without his wanting them to do so. Anyway, I've thought all units that would be in the right conditions would optimize both their devices to the latest upgrades and their TOE to any new changes, like radar or extra guns, etc.

How do TOE upgrades work? I've got quite a few units that can upgrade their TOE and have not yet done this. These include units right in the heart of the HI surrounded by HQs and abundant supply. What can I do to make these upgrades work?

I had thought it was just having 20k supply in the base. Is that not correct? Is an HQ needed?

Here are a few quick examples. As you might notice at the bottom, there is 21k+ supply at Yokohama, and of course several HQs are in range, but these units have not upgraded.

Thanks Captain Cruft for pointed some of this out to me. It is obviously a BIG difference that I'd like to get working.

[Captain Cruft]

You need to put the unit into Rest/Training mode and it will upgrade on the next turn if possible with a message logged in the ops report. The conditions relating to command HQ and supply are in the manual somewhere.

I didn't think these things happened automatically. If you have enough armaments points and supply there is a big boost to your land OOB to be had here.

The key types of unit it applies to are anything related to av support or naval support. In addition there are some of the Air Defence units which can do it plus all the Chinese units which have Brigade in the title.

[obvert]

Aahhhhh. Rest mode. Ok. I'll get the rest from the manual and start with my next turn. I have plenty of armaments. I did find the IJA/Chinese units that double in size, which will be helpful for garrisons and getting better troops into the field.

[PaxMondo]

Rest Mode, set for upgrade, Command HQ in range, sufficient supply, sufficient ARM/VEH, sufficient manpower, in a base ... I think those are all the checks.

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

Rest Mode, set for upgrade, Command HQ in range, sufficient supply, sufficient ARM/VEH, sufficient manpower, in a base ... I think those are all the checks.

By sufficient this means 20k right?

So not much on islands will upgrade since no Command HQ is in range, I assume. Can I send one by on a transport? [;)]

[PaxMondo]

Not sure ... I don't think so, but it might be that much. In the manual

As to HQ, yes, I send the 5th Naval HQ around to take of my island TOE's.

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

Not sure ... I don't think so, but it might be that much. In the manual

As to HQ, yes, I send the 5th Naval HQ around to take of my island TOE's.

A lot of these units actually did upgrade their TOE even out of range of an HQ. Some still don't have the requisite supply, but might soon at Babeldaob for instance.

This is useful, and I wish I knew about it before.

[obvert]

[font="Times New Roman"]26 - 27 August 1944[/font]
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Jocke is on vacation so the game is on hold for a bout a week. I'm sitting on the turn which is nice. I can do some things that needed to be done behind the scenes and a bit of deeper planning. These turns were played a few days ago but I'm just getting around to updated this now.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SUBS: [/font] The I-39 gets nailed near Sangi. Still no meaningful hits on cripples.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]PI:[/font] Jocke arrives at Cagayan with 860AV and bombards. he'll need to bring more, and will soon. He takes Oroquieta easily with a tank unit. I've decided to keep units at both Davao and Dadjangas to make him isolate and take each independently. It's all about time here, and denying easy bases.

The KB is still filling out and getting upgraded back to best fighting status. It's been a well-timed break. I'll be using it only if the conditions are right though. LBA will be the first option now. That is also getting back to normal, and I'll try to wait until there are good targets exposed in forward positions before unleashing it all. My ally is the overconfidence of the Allied approach, and getting him comfortable again after the last strike is key. I'll have to serve up some freebies for a while.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]S/SW PAC:[/font] Jocke tries another DA at Sidate, and nearly gets the base. Then the next day he does. My crushed regiment and guard units retreat the opposite direction from Manado into the jungle. That's not very helpful. I thought they are supposed to go toward the best supply lines?

Manado will be next on the menu, and I'll lose a division for that one. Fragments are being taken out. He also DAs at Sansapor cleaning up the rear. That will fall soon too. Some fragments are out and more being transported. I think getting fragments is a better choice so that I don't have to pay PPs for destroyed units.

Jocke is very concerned with Rabaul lately, probably because valuable shipping, (cripples?) will be coming through here soon. He does lose a few PV-1 to flak each day, so that's fine.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]NORTH PACIFIC: [/font] About 15 Helens were massacred as Jocke moved some CVEs into Dutch again. No biggie. I'll move these back to Adak and hold to see what happens now. It looks now like he might try something before winter, or why put anything up here at all?

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]S DEI: [/font] Nothing moving up yet, but Darwin continues to be flush with troops again. They must be railing in as I'd thought, or he's bringing them back on shipping, but I don't see that happening.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]BURMA: [/font] Still working out the best method of retreat here. It might be tricky if not timed just right. The Allies do have a lot on the other side of the fence, and if I send the guard dogs away they'll come crashing through in a hurry.

Jocke keeps bombarding a if it's doing something here. His troops are getting the worst of it by far, so I'm not complaining. If his losses are coming from Commonwealth pools, so much the better.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CENTRAL PACFIC:[/font] Still pounding away at Tinian. It's costing in planes and pilots, but I have a lot of ground skill experts, so that doesn't hurt much in the long run. It's seemingly keeping him from basing fighters here, which is the point. Fighters are the first steps to the downward spiral seen too often before in this game, so if I can keep this uninhabited for a while longer, maybe he'll decide to risk another island landing soon.

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Morning Air attack on Dutch Harbor , at 171,50

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 20

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 92

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 8 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Morning Air attack on Tinian , at 108,94

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 8
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 29
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 3
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 19
Ki-84a Frank x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 8 damaged

Runway hits 20

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Allied aircraft
PV-1 Ventura x 8
Kittyhawk IV x 4
P-39N1 Airacobra x 7
PV-1 Ventura x 15

Allied aircraft losses
PV-1 Ventura: 4 damaged
PV-1 Ventura: 1 destroyed by flak
PV-1 Ventura: 11 damaged

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

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Sidate (75,100)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12171 troops, 166 guns, 599 vehicles, Assault Value = 543

Defending force 6313 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 193

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 247

Japanese adjusted defense: 211

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2007 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 120 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 24 disabled
Guns lost 26 (5 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
711th Tank Battalion
2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
706th Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st Marine Division

Defending units:
2nd South Seas Det.
74th Infantry Regiment
56th Naval Guard Unit
3rd FF Const Unit


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Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 18038 troops, 361 guns, 300 vehicles, Assault Value = 825

Defending force 26070 troops, 246 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 652

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

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

Assaulting units:
38th Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
98th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment

Defending units:
6th Division
20th Engineer Regiment
48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
28th Engineer Regiment
71st Engineer Regiment
4th Raiding Regiment
64th Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th Garrison Unit /4
217th Naval Construction Battalion
1st Ind.AA Gun Co
244th JAAF AF Bn
61st Air Flotilla
248th JAAF AF Bn
89th Field AA Battalion
188th JAAF AF Bn
148th JAAF AF Bn
25th Ind. Engineer Regiment
74th JAAF AF Bn
34th Ind.AA Gun Co
216th Naval Construction Battalion
4th RF Gun Battalion
51st Air Flotilla
180th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Sansapor (83,107)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12646 troops, 214 guns, 543 vehicles, Assault Value = 528

Defending force 12030 troops, 135 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 159

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 137

Japanese adjusted defense: 358

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
895 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 59 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 26 (4 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
6th Infantry Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
5th Garrison Unit
45th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Mobile Brigade
2nd Amphibious Brigade
31st Engineer Regiment
44th Naval Guard Unit
8th Garrison Unit
16th Garrison Unit
3rd JNAF AF Unit
37th JAAF AF Bn
13th Air Fleet /1

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Ground combat at Oroquieta (78,88)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 538 troops, 0 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Defending force 504 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Allied adjusted assault: 20

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Oroquieta !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), leaders(+), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), morale(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
94 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
3rd NZ Armoured Sqn

Defending units:
I/81st Naval Guard Unit


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Ground combat at 55,51 (near Prome)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 119601 troops, 1589 guns, 660 vehicles, Assault Value = 5155

Defending force 92813 troops, 1107 guns, 1176 vehicles, Assault Value = 3141

Japanese ground losses:
177 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
275 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR August 27, 44
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Night Naval bombardment of Manado at 75,99 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
BB Queen Elizabeth
BB Valiant
BB Mississippi
BB Idaho
BC Renown
DD Crane
DD Kennison
DD Nepal
DD Stuart
DD Worden
DD Farragut
DD Downes

Japanese ground losses:
165 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 28
Port hits 11
Port fuel hits 6
Port supply hits 1

51st Base Force firing at BB Queen Elizabeth
BB Queen Elizabeth firing at 51st Base Force

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ASW attack near Sangi at 77,96

Japanese Ships
SS I-39, hits 13, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DMS Elliot
AK Adhara
AK Celeno
DE Crowley
DE Kyne
DE Whitehurst

SS I-39 is sighted by escort
DE Crowley fails to find sub and abandons search
DE Kyne fails to find sub and abandons search
DE Whitehurst fails to find sub, continues to search...
DE Whitehurst attacking submerged sub ....
DE Whitehurst fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Ground combat at Sidate (75,100)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12192 troops, 166 guns, 598 vehicles, Assault Value = 543

Defending force 4690 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 55

Allied adjusted assault: 288

Japanese adjusted defense: 25

Allied assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Sidate !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2346 casualties reported
Squads: 108 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 59 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 28 (24 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 2

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
711th Tank Battalion
2nd USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
706th Tank Battalion
1st Marine Division

Defending units:
74th Infantry Regiment
2nd South Seas Det.
56th Naval Guard Unit
3rd FF Const Unit

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Ground combat at 55,51 (near Prome)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 119517 troops, 1589 guns, 661 vehicles, Assault Value = 5130

Defending force 92799 troops, 1107 guns, 1177 vehicles, Assault Value = 3141

Japanese ground losses:
273 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Allied ground losses:
256 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)

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Reinforcements: The Ki-100 will be ready right when we need it, just as the Ha-34 engines for the Tojo run out at the end of October.

[font="Trebuchet MS"]LST T-142 arrives at Maizuru
ML G-403 arrives at Sapporo

Aircraft Ki-100-I Tony advances R&D (11/42)[/font]

Losses:

[font="Trebuchet MS"]Loss of SS I-184 on Aug 25, 1944 is admitted[/font]

Ships Sunk:

[font="Trebuchet MS"]SS KXIII is reported to have been sunk near Ruteng on Apr 16, 1944
SS KXVI is reported to have been sunk near Victoria Point on May 19, 1944
xAK Jaladurga is reported to have been sunk near Akyab on Apr 29, 1944
PT-284 is reported to have been sunk near Biak on Jun 24, 1944
Previous report of sinking of CVE Kalinin Bay incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service[/font]
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[font="Trebuchet MS"]Um ... a few TOE upgrades today. During the war the Japanese made and deployed only about 170 of these 12cm AA guns. They were used in the Home Islands and to guard the Palembang and Miri oil fields, interestingly.

121st AA Regiment's TOE was upgraded to IJA 12cm AA Regiment at Osaka/Kyoto
125th AA Regiment's TOE was upgraded to IJA 12cm AA Regiment at Nagoya
132nd AA Regiment's TOE was upgraded to IJA 12cm AA Regiment at Hiroshima/Kure
112th AA Regiment's TOE was upgraded to IJA 12cm AA Regiment at Chiba
114th AA Regiment's TOE was upgraded to IJA 12cm AA Regiment at Yokohama/Yokosuka
117th AA Regiment's TOE was upgraded to IJA 12cm AA Regiment at Sendai
1st RGC Route Brigade's TOE was upgraded to RGC Route Brigade at Pakhoi
25th RGC Temp. Division's TOE was upgraded to RGC Infantry Division at Paoting
8th RGC Route Brigade's TOE was upgraded to RGC Route Brigade at Tangshan
1st NCPC Infantry Brigade's TOE was upgraded to NCPC Infantry Brigade at Tientsin
3rd NCPC Infantry Brigade's TOE was upgraded to NCPC Infantry Brigade at Taiyuan
4th NCPC Infantry Brigade's TOE was upgraded to NCPC Infantry Brigade at Tientsin
105th NCPC Route Brigade's TOE was upgraded to NCPC Infantry Brigade at Peiping
1st NCPC Route Brigade's TOE was upgraded to NCPC Infantry Brigade at Weihsien
5th NCPC Infantry Brigade's TOE was upgraded to NCPC Infantry Brigade at Peiping
6th NCPC Infantry Brigade's TOE was upgraded to NCPC Infantry Brigade at Tsingtao
7th NCPC Infantry Brigade's TOE was upgraded to NCPC Infantry Brigade at Tangshan
8th NCPC Infantry Brigade's TOE was upgraded to NCPC Infantry Brigade at Peiping
Yokosuka Naval Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJN Yokosuk Naval 4 Base Force at Yokohama/Yokosuka
Kure Naval Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJN Kure Naval Base Force at Hiroshima/Kure
5th Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJN Base Force at Rota
9th Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJN Base Force at Cam Ranh Bay
12th Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJN Base Force at Saigon
2nd JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Kunming
7th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Rangoon
9th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Mukden
13th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Bangkok
17th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Mengtze
18th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Pegu
22nd JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Chumphon
30th JAAF Base Force's TOE was upgraded to IJA Air Sector 44 Base Force at Pisanuloke
3rd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Okayama
6th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Tokyo
7th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Fukuyama
13th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Gifu
36th JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Chiang Mai
82nd JAAF AF Bn 's TOE was upgraded to JAAF Airfield 43 Bn at Uttaradit[:)][/font]
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[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: obvert

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

Not sure ... I don't think so, but it might be that much. In the manual

As to HQ, yes, I send the 5th Naval HQ around to take of my island TOE's.

A lot of these units actually did upgrade their TOE even out of range of an HQ. Some still don't have the requisite supply, but might soon at Babeldaob for instance.

This is useful, and I wish I knew about it before.

Remember that for TOE it is 2xRange of HQ ... 18 hexes helps a lot.

[obvert]

It's been a while since I've felt like updating here. The game has been moving forward by fits and starts as we take turns on vacation. It's really not easy to come into a late 44 situation and pick up after a few days away, even with a few guiding notes. I feel I've not been playing my best but so far there have not been any major catastrophes at least.

I'll slowly update up to the present over the next week. The game will be slow as we've got house guests here and it is summer! The best London has had in a while. Always between 25-33 C (~72-88 F). Woohooo!

Saw the Rolling Stones in Hyde Park just over a week ago. Amazing. And they're 70 years old now! Crazy.

[zuluhour]

Exile on Main Street is my favorite album. "Do the Hip Shake Thing".[8D]

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

Exile on Main Street is my favorite album. "Do the Hip Shake Thing".[8D]

Definitely. It is a gem. They didn't play anything off of it though. [:(]

They did play Ruby Tuesday, though, which was phenomenal.

[obvert]

[font="Times New Roman"]28 - 31 August 1944[/font]
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[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SUBS: [/font] I've been upgrading most subs to radar and getting them situated so that if there is a big move by the Allies in the Phillipene Island area I can flood the narrow channels with 15-20 subs. I'll be congregating them in the Indochinese ports for this purpose.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]DEI:[/font] Three groups of Frances got good shots at invasion convoys at Sidate but only could score one TT hit on the CA Astoria. Pretty disappointing, as the APA and other valuable targets were untouched. All of those crews had 70 exp in TT. The flak was pretty tough, and 11 planes were lost just from it.

In the South DEI the Aussies move finally and take Babar. I sent in the IJN and got nothing at first. We'll see what happens next round.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]S/SW PAC:[/font] Jocke is still bombing Rabaul and trying to take small islands close to his shipping lanes. He failed again at Rossel Island with a small NZ unit there. The Allies finally break through and take Sansapor after a long siege. I've got some of those troops out at least.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]PI: [/font] I send two small quick E with torps into the Cotabato area and pick off a TF of LST and LSI. These little ships do their job and sink 16 of the landing ships. not bad. Just harassment, but I've got some other ideas of how to build on this small success as well.

A deliberate attack at Cagayan yields a 1:2 for the Allies and results in a few losses for them, but not enough to forestall a continued series of attacks here. Luckily the forts did not go down and I could still push to level 5 in a few days if lucky.

[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]BURMA: [/font] Allied bombardments hit every day at 55, 51 and Toungoo, and I've made the choice to risk the clear hex to move troops back to Pegu. I think I'll lose some stuff this way, but moving into the wilds of the jungles might be too risky and cost me a whole stack. It's possible I could still scoot through and be just ahead of the Allied troops. It really depends on how much the over-powered 4E bombing in the clear works against my troops and how much if at al I'll be able to contest in the air.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR August 29, 44
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Cotabato at 77,92, Range 16,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Hasu
E Susuki

Allied Ships
LCI-549, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LCT-176, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
LCT-177, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
LCT-178
LCT-179, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
LCT-180
LCT-352
LCT-355, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LCT-358, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
LCT-359
LCT-367, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
LCT-370
LCT-373
LCT-374
LCT-375, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
LCT-376, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
LCT-377, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LCT-378, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
LCT-460, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
LCT-461, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
LCT-462, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
LCT-476, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
SC PC-1077, Shell hits 12, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 26 (14 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 29 (17 destroyed, 12 disabled)

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Sidate at 75,100

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 60 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
P1Y1 Frances x 18
P1Y2 Frances x 15

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
F6F-3 Hellcat x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
P1Y1 Frances: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
P1Y1 Frances: 2 destroyed by flak
P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1
APA Highlands
APA Bolivar
AKA Andromeda

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x P1Y2 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
15 x P1Y1 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR August 30, 44
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Night Naval bombardment of Manado at 75,99

Allied Ships
BB Queen Elizabeth
BB Valiant
BB Mississippi
BB Idaho
BC Renown
DD Crane
DD Kennison
DD Nepal
DD Stuart
DD Worden
DD Farragut
DD Downes

Japanese ground losses:
415 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 21 (12 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 47
Port hits 10
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR August 31, 44
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Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30922 troops, 513 guns, 569 vehicles, Assault Value = 1311

Defending force 32112 troops, 296 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 877

Allied adjusted assault: 586

Japanese adjusted defense: 1283

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 4)

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

Japanese ground losses:
864 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 63 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1466 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 105 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Guns lost 53 (3 destroyed, 50 disabled)
Vehicles lost 39 (4 destroyed, 35 disabled)

Assaulting units:
38th Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
2nd Marine Division
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
XI US Corps
98th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment

Defending units:
28th Engineer Regiment
56th Ind.Mixed Brigade
4th Raiding Regiment
20th Engineer Regiment
48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
64th Ind.Mixed Brigade
71st Engineer Regiment
6th Division
6th Garrison Unit /4
74th JAAF AF Bn
25th Ind. Engineer Regiment
34th Ind.AA Gun Co
1st Ind.AA Gun Co
216th Naval Construction Battalion
188th JAAF AF Bn
148th JAAF AF Bn
51st Air Flotilla
89th Field AA Battalion
217th Naval Construction Battalion
61st Air Flotilla
4th RF Gun Battalion
244th JAAF AF Bn
248th JAAF AF Bn
180th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Sansapor (83,107)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12513 troops, 214 guns, 543 vehicles, Assault Value = 504

Defending force 9150 troops, 116 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 29

Allied adjusted assault: 209

Japanese adjusted defense: 103

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Sansapor !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1893 casualties reported
Squads: 95 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 122 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 48 (47 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
6th Infantry Division
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Amphibious Brigade
45th Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Garrison Unit
1st Mobile Brigade
44th Naval Guard Unit
3rd JNAF AF Unit
16th Garrison Unit
37th JAAF AF Bn
8th Garrison Unit
31st Engineer Regiment
13th Air Fleet /1

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Ground combat at Babar (76,117)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8265 troops, 132 guns, 120 vehicles, Assault Value = 439

Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 387

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 387 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied forces CAPTURE Babar !!!

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

Assaulting units:
3rd Australian Division

Defending units:
86th JAAF AF Bn /1

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Ground combat at 55,51 (near Prome)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 120123 troops, 1610 guns, 710 vehicles, Assault Value = 5096

Defending force 92232 troops, 1083 guns, 1166 vehicles, Assault Value = 3123

Japanese ground losses:
354 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
166 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
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Reinforcements: The Oscar IV has arrived. I like this, as it's faster and has the two centerline 20mm. Should be as good as most other service 1 fighters for the late war.

[font="Trebuchet MS"]E No.46 arrives at Tokyo
21st Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka
20th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka
2nd JAAF AF Bn arrives at Tokyo
E No.33 arrives at Tokyo
E No.44 arrives at Tokyo
ML G-404 arrives at Yokohama/Yokosuka
SC CHa-89 arrives at Kagoshima
933 Ku T-1 arrives at Oita
Saeki Ku T-2 arrives at Oita
51st Road Const Co arrives at Tokyo

Aircraft Ki-43-IV Oscar advances R&D (9/44)[/font]

Losses:

[font="Trebuchet MS"]Loss of SS I-29 on Aug 29, 1944 is admitted[/font]

Ships Sunk:

[font="Trebuchet MS"]Previous report of sinking of SS Bashaw incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
Previous report of sinking of SS Picuda incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
Previous report of sinking of SS Bluefish incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
SS Peto is reported to have been sunk near Car Nicobar on May 15, 1944
LST-32 is reported to have been sunk near Dadjangas on Aug 31, 1944
xAKL Sigli is reported to have been sunk near Biak on Aug 31, 1944
CVE Marcus Island is reported to have been sunk near Manado on Aug 03, 1944
SS Stonehenge is reported to have been sunk near Langkawi on May 21, 1944
LST-480 is reported to have been sunk near Chirikof Island on Oct 06, 1943
LCI-70 is reported to have been sunk near Sidate on Aug 29, 1944
LCI-549 is reported to have been sunk near Cotabato on Aug 29, 1944
LCT-176 is reported to have been sunk near Cotabato on Aug 29, 1944
LCT-177 is reported to have been sunk near Cotabato on Aug 29, 1944
LCT-179 is reported to have been sunk near Cotabato on Aug 29, 1944
LCT-355 is reported to have been sunk near Cotabato on Aug 29, 1944
LCT-358 is reported to have been sunk near Cotabato on Aug 29, 1944
LCT-375 is reported to have been sunk near Cotabato on Aug 29, 1944
LCT-376 is reported to have been sunk near Cotabato on Aug 29, 1944
LCT-377 is reported to have been sunk near Cotabato on Aug 29, 1944
LCT-378 is reported to have been sunk near Cotabato on Aug 29, 1944
LCT-460 is reported to have been sunk near Cotabato on Aug 29, 1944
LCT-461 is reported to have been sunk near Cotabato on Aug 29, 1944
LCT-462 is reported to have been sunk near Cotabato on Aug 29, 1944
LCT-476 is reported to have been sunk near Cotabato on Aug 29, 1944
SC PC-1077 is reported to have been sunk near Cotabato on Aug 29, 1944[/font]
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[font="Trebuchet MS"]These little quick E might be very useful as Jocke's supply lines get longer and he continues to by-pass my bases. I might try a few even in the rear areas near the Solomons soon. [/font]
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