Yep, a bit scary in India. Bold and aggressive on his behalf but it binds him to India until it is taken. That means you will have opportunity elsewhere. He is overextended and sooner or later it will catch him.
I don't know if the extra captured fuel is that much of a bonus for him. His ships are burning up a lot in his operations, so I don't think it will effect the strategic balance too much. Keep your cool, keep your carriers and you will win. You know the drill....
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RE: India again??...why always me?!!?
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RE: India again??...why always me?!!?
May 24, 1942
The enemy is failing in gaining the air superiority over Bombay. The Tojos are achieving just a 1-1 kill ratio and the battles aren't bloody enough in order to drain my pools at any sufficient level.
The KB is finally spotted: COLOMBO! So he's probably bringing everything to the Bombay party. Naval bombardments and KB sweep.
The Force Z and the American CVs will get back in the shades. We have at least 2/3 days in advance in order to clear the indian waters. The XII Indian Corp is now fully unloaded at Karachi and the 70th British Division already left the town by rail and is estabilishing the advanced positions from where to start the counterattack.
No more ground bombings by the Japs in the last 3 days...he may be waiting for the BBs to come in in order to suppress my artillery before resuming them.
The RN is remaining in the shades, waiting for a chance...
Meanwhile a strong enemy SAG is spotted in the Gilberts, while our two southern CVs (York and Hornet) are still close to Noumea, ready to move to Pago Pago.
More air units are unloading at Karachi as we speak (American bomber units - B-25s and B-26s).
At Calcutta we've finally managed to put togheder and recombine the 17th Indian Division, which will bring the AV up to 1800 (with 6 forts).
The enemy is failing in gaining the air superiority over Bombay. The Tojos are achieving just a 1-1 kill ratio and the battles aren't bloody enough in order to drain my pools at any sufficient level.
The KB is finally spotted: COLOMBO! So he's probably bringing everything to the Bombay party. Naval bombardments and KB sweep.
The Force Z and the American CVs will get back in the shades. We have at least 2/3 days in advance in order to clear the indian waters. The XII Indian Corp is now fully unloaded at Karachi and the 70th British Division already left the town by rail and is estabilishing the advanced positions from where to start the counterattack.
No more ground bombings by the Japs in the last 3 days...he may be waiting for the BBs to come in in order to suppress my artillery before resuming them.
The RN is remaining in the shades, waiting for a chance...
Meanwhile a strong enemy SAG is spotted in the Gilberts, while our two southern CVs (York and Hornet) are still close to Noumea, ready to move to Pago Pago.
More air units are unloading at Karachi as we speak (American bomber units - B-25s and B-26s).
At Calcutta we've finally managed to put togheder and recombine the 17th Indian Division, which will bring the AV up to 1800 (with 6 forts).
RE: India again??...why always me?!!?
How much time for a counterattack in India?
Well, hard to say. At first we need to see what will he do with Bombay. He hasn't committed his full force yet. We have to see how the KB and the Yamato's group (4BBs+4CAs) will perform there. Secondly we need more units, especially minor ones. In India every potential counterattack needs to consolidate the supply lines first, and to do that you need a lot of garrisoning units (possibly at least battalion strong) in order to prevent any pesky para landing at your back.
The idea is to assemble an advancing army of 2000 AVs, composed of 4 Full Infantry Division and a Tank Division and to start advancing south from Karachi. I don't think the Japs can stand in clear terrain against this kind of forces (consider that we're talking about emergency reinforcement IDs, so equipped with 1943 tanks and squads). Another key factor will be the air superiority. I need to keep my Air Force alive in order to be able to do anything (need to cover my advancing units). That would be the hardest task...but I think it's doable.
The other, indirect, factor will be to keep high pressure on the other parts of the map. With the KB fully committed in India, the Pacific and the DEI should be undefended enough in order to let me gain local superiority even using small CVTFs
Well, hard to say. At first we need to see what will he do with Bombay. He hasn't committed his full force yet. We have to see how the KB and the Yamato's group (4BBs+4CAs) will perform there. Secondly we need more units, especially minor ones. In India every potential counterattack needs to consolidate the supply lines first, and to do that you need a lot of garrisoning units (possibly at least battalion strong) in order to prevent any pesky para landing at your back.
The idea is to assemble an advancing army of 2000 AVs, composed of 4 Full Infantry Division and a Tank Division and to start advancing south from Karachi. I don't think the Japs can stand in clear terrain against this kind of forces (consider that we're talking about emergency reinforcement IDs, so equipped with 1943 tanks and squads). Another key factor will be the air superiority. I need to keep my Air Force alive in order to be able to do anything (need to cover my advancing units). That would be the hardest task...but I think it's doable.
The other, indirect, factor will be to keep high pressure on the other parts of the map. With the KB fully committed in India, the Pacific and the DEI should be undefended enough in order to let me gain local superiority even using small CVTFs
RE: India again??...why always me?!!?
May 26, 42
The land battle for Bombay has begun.
While the KB sprints from Colombo towards Scoodra, clearly trying to interdict my retreat to Cape Town, the enemy sends a series of big sweeps of Tojos over Bombay, achieving a good result (50 of my fighters for 18 of his own), and while the IJA divisions launched their first assault to my defences. 1-10 in terms of Odds, but forts are down to 5... I'm however still confident. This battle can be won IMHO.
In China we repulsed another enemy attack South of Chikkiang
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Ground combat at 78,51 (near Chihkiang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 52977 troops, 667 guns, 285 vehicles, Assault Value = 980
Defending force 38909 troops, 199 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 794
Japanese adjusted assault: 513
Allied adjusted defense: 1462
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
3476 casualties reported
Squads: 54 destroyed, 271 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 23 (2 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
914 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 95 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Assaulting units:
58th Division
35th Division
21st Division
28th Mountain Gun Regiment
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
RGC Army
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
68th Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
26th Group Army
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Ground combat at Bombay (36,24)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 115302 troops, 2376 guns, 789 vehicles, Assault Value = 2794
Defending force 107394 troops, 1164 guns, 1843 vehicles, Assault Value = 2667
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5
Japanese adjusted assault: 1668
Allied adjusted defense: 16989
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 10 (fort level 5)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
7303 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 346 disabled
Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 62 disabled
Engineers: 58 destroyed, 59 disabled
Guns lost 115 (5 destroyed, 110 disabled)
Vehicles lost 26 (4 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
925 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 30 disabled
Vehicles lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Assaulting units:
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Division
Imperial Guards Division
5th Guards Engineer Regiment
38th Division
18th Division
6th Guards Division
48th Div /1
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th RF Gun Battalion
6th Field Construction Battalion
23rd AA Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th RF Gun Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Southern Army
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
21st Army
Defending units:
23rd Indian/B Division
7th Australian Division
23rd Indian/A Division
Waziristan Division
20th Indian Division
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
7th Indian Division
84th Indian Brigade
150th RAC Regiment
26th Indian Division
42nd Cavalry Regiment
50th Tank Brigade
255th Armoured Brigade
Bombay Fortress
23rd Indian/C Division
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Light AA Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
43rd Construction Regiment
225 Group RAF
222 Group Base Force
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st South India Base Force
2/2 AIF Pioneer Battalion
1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
3rd Hyderabad Base Force
India Command
2/11th Field Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hyderabad Base Force
Pathan Construction Battalion
46th Construction Regiment
IV Indian Corps
Southern Command
221 Group Base Force
2nd Hyderabad Base Force
102nd RN Base Force
6th Medium Regiment
223 RAF Base Force
2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
1st Madras Construction Battalion
308th Base Group
6th Heavy AA Regiment
208th RAF Adv Base Force
2/1st Med Regiment
Sikh Construction Battalion
My Infantry units are still in great shape. only the base forces suffered some distruption...nothing terrible. It's a long way in front of him to achieve anything close to 1-1
The land battle for Bombay has begun.
While the KB sprints from Colombo towards Scoodra, clearly trying to interdict my retreat to Cape Town, the enemy sends a series of big sweeps of Tojos over Bombay, achieving a good result (50 of my fighters for 18 of his own), and while the IJA divisions launched their first assault to my defences. 1-10 in terms of Odds, but forts are down to 5... I'm however still confident. This battle can be won IMHO.
In China we repulsed another enemy attack South of Chikkiang
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Ground combat at 78,51 (near Chihkiang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 52977 troops, 667 guns, 285 vehicles, Assault Value = 980
Defending force 38909 troops, 199 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 794
Japanese adjusted assault: 513
Allied adjusted defense: 1462
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
3476 casualties reported
Squads: 54 destroyed, 271 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 23 (2 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
914 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 95 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Assaulting units:
58th Division
35th Division
21st Division
28th Mountain Gun Regiment
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
RGC Army
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
68th Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
26th Group Army
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Ground combat at Bombay (36,24)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 115302 troops, 2376 guns, 789 vehicles, Assault Value = 2794
Defending force 107394 troops, 1164 guns, 1843 vehicles, Assault Value = 2667
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 5
Japanese adjusted assault: 1668
Allied adjusted defense: 16989
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 10 (fort level 5)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
7303 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 346 disabled
Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 62 disabled
Engineers: 58 destroyed, 59 disabled
Guns lost 115 (5 destroyed, 110 disabled)
Vehicles lost 26 (4 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
925 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 41 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 30 disabled
Vehicles lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Assaulting units:
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Division
Imperial Guards Division
5th Guards Engineer Regiment
38th Division
18th Division
6th Guards Division
48th Div /1
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th RF Gun Battalion
6th Field Construction Battalion
23rd AA Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th RF Gun Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Southern Army
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
21st Army
Defending units:
23rd Indian/B Division
7th Australian Division
23rd Indian/A Division
Waziristan Division
20th Indian Division
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
7th Indian Division
84th Indian Brigade
150th RAC Regiment
26th Indian Division
42nd Cavalry Regiment
50th Tank Brigade
255th Armoured Brigade
Bombay Fortress
23rd Indian/C Division
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Light AA Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
43rd Construction Regiment
225 Group RAF
222 Group Base Force
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st South India Base Force
2/2 AIF Pioneer Battalion
1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
3rd Hyderabad Base Force
India Command
2/11th Field Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hyderabad Base Force
Pathan Construction Battalion
46th Construction Regiment
IV Indian Corps
Southern Command
221 Group Base Force
2nd Hyderabad Base Force
102nd RN Base Force
6th Medium Regiment
223 RAF Base Force
2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
1st Madras Construction Battalion
308th Base Group
6th Heavy AA Regiment
208th RAF Adv Base Force
2/1st Med Regiment
Sikh Construction Battalion
My Infantry units are still in great shape. only the base forces suffered some distruption...nothing terrible. It's a long way in front of him to achieve anything close to 1-1
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RE: India again??...why always me?!!?
How many AA units do you have at Bombay and Karachi?? One of many lessons I've learned the hard way is to have plenty of these in your spearheads once they get to the limit and beyond of LRCAP (4 or more hexes away from a base). Were you able to get the big AA Bde from Colombo safely back to India??
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RE: India again??...why always me?!!?
His two attacks at Bombay gave his force 20% casualties. He will have to rest for a while or bring in fresh troops.
Do you have engineers enough to rebuild the fort level in a few days? Bullwinkle did that at Singapore and drove his opponent crazy for a long time!
Do you have engineers enough to rebuild the fort level in a few days? Bullwinkle did that at Singapore and drove his opponent crazy for a long time!
No matter how bad a situation is, you can always make it worse. - Chris Hadfield : An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth
RE: India again??...why always me?!!?
ORIGINAL: ny59giants
How many AA units do you have at Bombay and Karachi?? One of many lessons I've learned the hard way is to have plenty of these in your spearheads once they get to the limit and beyond of LRCAP (4 or more hexes away from a base). Were you able to get the big AA Bde from Colombo safely back to India??
I know Micheal. Calcutta and Bombay are filled with AA guns... at Karachi I don't have that many, but I think I can bring them in in the next months.
I got one big 72 guns AA regiment from Colombo...the rest was left there.
BBFanboy: I have more than 500 engineers at Bombay. I'll need 9 days to rebuild the forts up to 6.... think I can do it[;)]
RE: India again??...why always me?!!?
May 27, 1942
The KB keeps on pushing NW (now west of Bombay) and the O20 (dutch sub) misses a shot at Shokaku[:@]
The Mini-KB is back near Java.
Our convoys finished their unloading and are now getting back into the Aden Channell...just in time. We've just delivered 4 divisions, 300k supplies and 150k fuel at Karachi...not bad.
35 Betties sortie from Suva and sink 10 transports near Pago (no air cover)... empty thanks God
50,000 supplies are unloading at Cocos Is. while we speak.
No air battles or land battles at Bombay today, with both opponents licking their wounds
Another 1-2 for the Japs in China
The KB keeps on pushing NW (now west of Bombay) and the O20 (dutch sub) misses a shot at Shokaku[:@]
The Mini-KB is back near Java.
Our convoys finished their unloading and are now getting back into the Aden Channell...just in time. We've just delivered 4 divisions, 300k supplies and 150k fuel at Karachi...not bad.
35 Betties sortie from Suva and sink 10 transports near Pago (no air cover)... empty thanks God
50,000 supplies are unloading at Cocos Is. while we speak.
No air battles or land battles at Bombay today, with both opponents licking their wounds
Another 1-2 for the Japs in China
RE: India again??...why always me?!!?
The KB is surely drinking up lots of fuel. She started at Truk, sprinted towards Java, refuelled and then sprinted again towards Colombo, refuelled and then towards Socodra.
Judging from the pace she's keeping, I guess not less than 2 of these sprints have been done on full speed mode. This means a lot, cause the KB can easily drink 100k supplies in a week when moved around a lot, especially with full speed run.
The good part is that this may have been done for nothing... the KB hasn't caught my CVs, nor my other SAG and didn't arrive in time to stop the arrival of the XII Indian Corp from Aden.
Those ships are fragile...man, I know it,...and full speed runs can easily end up in 5/10 sys dmg. Also the more I have the KB under control, the more I can move around in other areas.
I wanna keep the KB busy. Now I think she'll remain in India...for the time being at least... but she'll cast shadows... while the Americans are ready to counterattack on the other side of the ocean.
As soon as the KB will leave to get to the Pacific once again, the 3 American CVs will get back, escorting more 100,00 men to India.
Judging from the pace she's keeping, I guess not less than 2 of these sprints have been done on full speed mode. This means a lot, cause the KB can easily drink 100k supplies in a week when moved around a lot, especially with full speed run.
The good part is that this may have been done for nothing... the KB hasn't caught my CVs, nor my other SAG and didn't arrive in time to stop the arrival of the XII Indian Corp from Aden.
Those ships are fragile...man, I know it,...and full speed runs can easily end up in 5/10 sys dmg. Also the more I have the KB under control, the more I can move around in other areas.
I wanna keep the KB busy. Now I think she'll remain in India...for the time being at least... but she'll cast shadows... while the Americans are ready to counterattack on the other side of the ocean.
As soon as the KB will leave to get to the Pacific once again, the 3 American CVs will get back, escorting more 100,00 men to India.
RE: India again??...why always me?!!?
May 28-29
The japs achieved, on the 28th, another good day in the air over Bombay. 3-1 in his favour and we're starting to suffer...
On the 29th the japs attacked again...and dropped the forts to 4...damn!
Ground combat at Bombay (36,24)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 119932 troops, 2832 guns, 939 vehicles, Assault Value = 2670
Defending force 107380 troops, 1166 guns, 1848 vehicles, Assault Value = 2646
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4
Japanese adjusted assault: 1843
Allied adjusted defense: 20361
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 11 (fort level 4)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
6556 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 335 disabled
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 68 disabled
Engineers: 88 destroyed, 94 disabled
Guns lost 93 (8 destroyed, 85 disabled)
Vehicles lost 24 (1 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Allied ground losses:
946 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 35 (4 destroyed, 31 disabled)
Vehicles lost 54 (19 destroyed, 35 disabled)
Assaulting units:
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
5th Guards Engineer Regiment
2nd Division
18th Division
6th Guards Division
Imperial Guards Division
38th Division
48th Div /1
9th RF Gun Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
Southern Army
3rd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
23rd AA Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Field Construction Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th RF Gun Battalion
21st Army
Defending units:
50th Tank Brigade
150th RAC Regiment
26th Indian Division
Bombay Fortress
42nd Cavalry Regiment
7th Australian Division
255th Armoured Brigade
20th Indian Division
7th Indian Division
84th Indian Brigade
23rd Indian Division
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
Waziristan Division
43rd Construction Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Southern Command
1st South India Base Force
1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
208th RAF Adv Base Force
102nd RN Base Force
223 RAF Base Force
221 Group Base Force
India Command
2/1st Med Regiment
2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
2/2 AIF Pioneer Battalion
6th Heavy AA Regiment
308th Base Group
IV Indian Corps
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
1st Madras Construction Battalion
222 Group Base Force
46th Construction Regiment
3rd Hyderabad Base Force
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hyderabad Base Force
2/11th Field Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
21st Light AA Regiment
2nd Hyderabad Base Force
225 Group RAF
Pathan Construction Battalion
Sikh Construction Battalion
However Tomorrow should be an interesting day. Time for the RN to proove herself...
Finger crossed!!![&o]
The japs achieved, on the 28th, another good day in the air over Bombay. 3-1 in his favour and we're starting to suffer...
On the 29th the japs attacked again...and dropped the forts to 4...damn!
Ground combat at Bombay (36,24)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 119932 troops, 2832 guns, 939 vehicles, Assault Value = 2670
Defending force 107380 troops, 1166 guns, 1848 vehicles, Assault Value = 2646
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4
Japanese adjusted assault: 1843
Allied adjusted defense: 20361
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 11 (fort level 4)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
6556 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 335 disabled
Non Combat: 105 destroyed, 68 disabled
Engineers: 88 destroyed, 94 disabled
Guns lost 93 (8 destroyed, 85 disabled)
Vehicles lost 24 (1 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Allied ground losses:
946 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 35 (4 destroyed, 31 disabled)
Vehicles lost 54 (19 destroyed, 35 disabled)
Assaulting units:
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
5th Guards Engineer Regiment
2nd Division
18th Division
6th Guards Division
Imperial Guards Division
38th Division
48th Div /1
9th RF Gun Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
Southern Army
3rd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
23rd AA Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Field Construction Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th RF Gun Battalion
21st Army
Defending units:
50th Tank Brigade
150th RAC Regiment
26th Indian Division
Bombay Fortress
42nd Cavalry Regiment
7th Australian Division
255th Armoured Brigade
20th Indian Division
7th Indian Division
84th Indian Brigade
23rd Indian Division
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
Waziristan Division
43rd Construction Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Southern Command
1st South India Base Force
1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
208th RAF Adv Base Force
102nd RN Base Force
223 RAF Base Force
221 Group Base Force
India Command
2/1st Med Regiment
2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
2/2 AIF Pioneer Battalion
6th Heavy AA Regiment
308th Base Group
IV Indian Corps
1st Bombay Construction Battalion
1st Madras Construction Battalion
222 Group Base Force
46th Construction Regiment
3rd Hyderabad Base Force
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hyderabad Base Force
2/11th Field Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
21st Light AA Regiment
2nd Hyderabad Base Force
225 Group RAF
Pathan Construction Battalion
Sikh Construction Battalion
However Tomorrow should be an interesting day. Time for the RN to proove herself...
Finger crossed!!![&o]
RE: India again??...why always me?!!?
In china we made them bleed once again... 3 more winning battles with heavy losses on his side. He cannot keep these losses foreever...
But if Tomorrow the RN gets lucky...the war may change....
But if Tomorrow the RN gets lucky...the war may change....
RE: India again??...why always me?!!?
As you know a Big convoy with supplies was unloading at Cocos...right under his eyes... i knew the KB was away and at Java he had the mini-KB and some warships... wanted to lure him into a trap...
The RN is waiting west of Cocos...hidden...no detection... on the 29th i saw his CVLs coming from Batavia...so i moved in my 3 RN CVs, supported by the Hermes and by some CA/CLs....
Now i'm waiting for the turn...thrilling....
The RN is waiting west of Cocos...hidden...no detection... on the 29th i saw his CVLs coming from Batavia...so i moved in my 3 RN CVs, supported by the Hermes and by some CA/CLs....
Now i'm waiting for the turn...thrilling....
RE: India again??...why always me?!!?
A good day.
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RE: India again??...why always me?!!?
May 31 1942
The ambush worked pretty well.
At night a CL TF intercepted the Japanese CVTF (2 Junyos + 1 CS and the Yamato!) but didn't manage to get close enough with the Yamato screening from 30,000 yards...
When the day arrived, the morning was hazy...and the japanese carriers managed to strike a couple of bombs on my CLs...without any real effetc... then, in the afternoon, the japanese attacked my RNCVs, while the weather got better.... our Martlets and SeaHurricanes did well and distruped the raid enough to prevent any bomb to fall on my CVs... then it was our turn... 52 torpedo bombers, escorted by 20 Fulmars... 4 torps on the Junyo, with 2 Ammo Storage explosions...and two more hits on the Yamato (hopefully enough to send her to the yards for a long time).
I think the Junyo is a gooner... now it's subs time...let's hope the can score some hits as the enemy retreats...
GOOD!
Over Bombay we did achieve a 1-1, Downing 40 Tojos...and keeping the skies open for another day.
In China two more victories....hope to hold the right flank of Chikkiang
The ambush worked pretty well.
At night a CL TF intercepted the Japanese CVTF (2 Junyos + 1 CS and the Yamato!) but didn't manage to get close enough with the Yamato screening from 30,000 yards...
When the day arrived, the morning was hazy...and the japanese carriers managed to strike a couple of bombs on my CLs...without any real effetc... then, in the afternoon, the japanese attacked my RNCVs, while the weather got better.... our Martlets and SeaHurricanes did well and distruped the raid enough to prevent any bomb to fall on my CVs... then it was our turn... 52 torpedo bombers, escorted by 20 Fulmars... 4 torps on the Junyo, with 2 Ammo Storage explosions...and two more hits on the Yamato (hopefully enough to send her to the yards for a long time).
I think the Junyo is a gooner... now it's subs time...let's hope the can score some hits as the enemy retreats...
GOOD!
Over Bombay we did achieve a 1-1, Downing 40 Tojos...and keeping the skies open for another day.
In China two more victories....hope to hold the right flank of Chikkiang
RE: India again??...why always me?!!?
May 30, 42
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Cocos Islands at 34,98, Range 26,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CV Junyo
CV Hiyo
CS Nisshin
BB Yamato
CL Sendai
CL Isuzu
CL Natori
CL Yura
DD Kazegumo
DD Makigumo
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Tanikaze
DD Arare
Allied Ships
CL Danae
CL Dragon
CL Durban
DD Express
DD Griffin
DD Inconstant
DD Isis
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
CV Hiyo , CV Junyo , CS Nisshin screened from combat
- escorted by DD Hamakaze
BB Yamato engages CL Durban at 26,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Danae at 26,000 yards
Range increases to 29,000 yards
CV Hiyo , CV Junyo screened from combat
- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Makigumo
BB Yamato engages CL Durban at 29,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Danae at 29,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Griffin at 29,000 yards
CV Hiyo , CV Junyo screened from combat
- escorted by DD Tokitsukaze , DD Makigumo
BB Yamato engages CL Danae at 29,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Danae at 29,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Isis at 29,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Griffin at 29,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Express at 29,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cocos Islands at 35,99
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
D3A1 Val x 27
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
CL Durban, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CL Danae, Bomb hits 1
CL Dragon
DD Express
Carrier support unable to supply air cover..
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Durban
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Afternoon Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 32
Allied aircraft
Hurricane I Trop x 10
Hurricane IIa Trop x 10
Hurricane IIb Trop x 24
Spitfire VIII x 25
Kittyhawk IA x 7
Kittyhawk I x 10
P-38E Lightning x 13
P-39D Airacobra x 28
P-40E Warhawk x 46
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I Trop: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 32
Allied aircraft
Hurricane I Trop x 7
Hurricane IIa Trop x 9
Hurricane IIb Trop x 18
Spitfire VIII x 22
Kittyhawk IA x 6
Kittyhawk I x 8
P-38E Lightning x 10
P-39D Airacobra x 24
P-40E Warhawk x 39
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 6 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cocos Islands at 36,99
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
D3A1 Val x 27
Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 9
Martlet II x 43
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
Martlet II: 3 destroyed
Allied Ships
CV Indomitable
CV Formidable
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
No.880 Sqn FAA with Sea Hurricane Ib (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
No.881 Sqn FAA with Martlet II (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
No.888 Sqn FAA with Martlet II (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cocos Islands at 35,98
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 30
Fulmar II x 20
Swordfish I x 22
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Albacore I: 5 damaged
Fulmar II: 5 destroyed
Swordfish I: 2 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
CV Junyo, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Yura
CV Hiyo
BB Yamato, Torpedo hits 2
CL Isuzu
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
9 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
5 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
8 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
17 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
CAP engaged:
Junyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
Hiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
Ammo storage explosion on CV Junyo
Ammo storage explosion on CV Junyo
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Ground combat at 79,48 (near Chihkiang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 35087 troops, 279 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 751
Defending force 24931 troops, 137 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 312
Japanese adjusted assault: 246
Allied adjusted defense: 593
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
672 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 170 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Allied ground losses:
532 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Assaulting units:
34th Division
116th Division
57th Infantry Brigade
61st Infantry Brigade
11th Army
Defending units:
75th Chinese Corps
58th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
23rd Group Army
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Ground combat at 78,49 (near Chihkiang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 49271 troops, 434 guns, 114 vehicles, Assault Value = 1060
Defending force 41037 troops, 154 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 843
Japanese adjusted assault: 266
Allied adjusted defense: 1690
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 6
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
4631 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 378 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 57 disabled
Guns lost 36 (1 destroyed, 35 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
323 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 59 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
26th Division
36th Division
27th Ind Engineer Regiment
39th Division
24th Ind Engineer Regiment
Defending units:
46th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps
13th Group Army
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Ground combat at Lautem (72,115)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 12707 troops, 123 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 336
Defending force 480 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 281
Allied adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 93 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Lautem !!!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)
Allied ground losses:
576 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (24 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
5th Division
Defending units:
2nd KNIL AA Battalion
1/10th Avn Sup Afd
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Cocos Islands at 34,98, Range 26,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CV Junyo
CV Hiyo
CS Nisshin
BB Yamato
CL Sendai
CL Isuzu
CL Natori
CL Yura
DD Kazegumo
DD Makigumo
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Tanikaze
DD Arare
Allied Ships
CL Danae
CL Dragon
CL Durban
DD Express
DD Griffin
DD Inconstant
DD Isis
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
CV Hiyo , CV Junyo , CS Nisshin screened from combat
- escorted by DD Hamakaze
BB Yamato engages CL Durban at 26,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Danae at 26,000 yards
Range increases to 29,000 yards
CV Hiyo , CV Junyo screened from combat
- escorted by DD Tanikaze , DD Makigumo
BB Yamato engages CL Durban at 29,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Danae at 29,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Griffin at 29,000 yards
CV Hiyo , CV Junyo screened from combat
- escorted by DD Tokitsukaze , DD Makigumo
BB Yamato engages CL Danae at 29,000 yards
BB Yamato engages CL Danae at 29,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Isis at 29,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Griffin at 29,000 yards
BB Yamato engages DD Express at 29,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cocos Islands at 35,99
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
D3A1 Val x 27
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
CL Durban, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CL Danae, Bomb hits 1
CL Dragon
DD Express
Carrier support unable to supply air cover..
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Durban
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Afternoon Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 32
Allied aircraft
Hurricane I Trop x 10
Hurricane IIa Trop x 10
Hurricane IIb Trop x 24
Spitfire VIII x 25
Kittyhawk IA x 7
Kittyhawk I x 10
P-38E Lightning x 13
P-39D Airacobra x 28
P-40E Warhawk x 46
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I Trop: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on Bombay , at 36,24
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 32
Allied aircraft
Hurricane I Trop x 7
Hurricane IIa Trop x 9
Hurricane IIb Trop x 18
Spitfire VIII x 22
Kittyhawk IA x 6
Kittyhawk I x 8
P-38E Lightning x 10
P-39D Airacobra x 24
P-40E Warhawk x 39
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 6 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cocos Islands at 36,99
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
D3A1 Val x 27
Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 9
Martlet II x 43
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed
Martlet II: 3 destroyed
Allied Ships
CV Indomitable
CV Formidable
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
No.880 Sqn FAA with Sea Hurricane Ib (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
No.881 Sqn FAA with Martlet II (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
No.888 Sqn FAA with Martlet II (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cocos Islands at 35,98
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 30
Fulmar II x 20
Swordfish I x 22
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Albacore I: 5 damaged
Fulmar II: 5 destroyed
Swordfish I: 2 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
CV Junyo, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Yura
CV Hiyo
BB Yamato, Torpedo hits 2
CL Isuzu
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
9 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
5 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
8 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
17 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
CAP engaged:
Junyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
Hiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
Ammo storage explosion on CV Junyo
Ammo storage explosion on CV Junyo
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Ground combat at 79,48 (near Chihkiang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 35087 troops, 279 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 751
Defending force 24931 troops, 137 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 312
Japanese adjusted assault: 246
Allied adjusted defense: 593
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
672 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 170 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Allied ground losses:
532 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Assaulting units:
34th Division
116th Division
57th Infantry Brigade
61st Infantry Brigade
11th Army
Defending units:
75th Chinese Corps
58th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
23rd Group Army
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Ground combat at 78,49 (near Chihkiang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 49271 troops, 434 guns, 114 vehicles, Assault Value = 1060
Defending force 41037 troops, 154 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 843
Japanese adjusted assault: 266
Allied adjusted defense: 1690
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 6
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
4631 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 378 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 57 disabled
Guns lost 36 (1 destroyed, 35 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
323 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 59 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
26th Division
36th Division
27th Ind Engineer Regiment
39th Division
24th Ind Engineer Regiment
Defending units:
46th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps
13th Group Army
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Ground combat at Lautem (72,115)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 12707 troops, 123 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 336
Defending force 480 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 281
Allied adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 93 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Lautem !!!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed
Do-24K-1: 1 destroyed
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)
Allied ground losses:
576 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (24 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
5th Division
Defending units:
2nd KNIL AA Battalion
1/10th Avn Sup Afd
RE: India again??...why always me?!!?
Junyo is down, i'm shocked you didn't see her sink outright with that sort of damage.
Also taking Fulmars into battle... you're a brave man!
Also taking Fulmars into battle... you're a brave man!
RE: India again??...why always me?!!?
I am playing MrKane as the Japanese against his allies and he definitely is beating me ... I havent crashed the Japanese economy yet and I do have some things going for me. But its almost July 1942 and I am behind on the conquests by far. I do have the advantage of having caught him napping in Ceylon where I sank a carrier in port (game claims it was an American CV but I am pretty sure it was British) and I caught all of the British reinforcement battleships at sea with the KB but have no confirmation of them sinking (45 hits on one and no sinking stupid Val bombs) and I just got a US carrier for the loss of one of the mini KB light carriers.
He will forget to check some things (dont we all) but he does get turns around extremely fast. I feel like I am the slow one and we usually can get at minimum 2 turns a day.
Good luck GJ and I will be following this to try to get even more feel of his play style.
He will forget to check some things (dont we all) but he does get turns around extremely fast. I feel like I am the slow one and we usually can get at minimum 2 turns a day.
Good luck GJ and I will be following this to try to get even more feel of his play style.