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Christmas 1944[/font]
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A little naval and air action today.
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Singapore
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For the last two weeks I have been sending recon planes over Singapore. Recon has showed 2-4 CVEs in port together with some tankers and other various ships. Only 15 fighter so I though the losses would be worth it nailing some CVEs repairing.
Turns out even allied recon can be faulty.
Japanese Ships
TK Bokuei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AV Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Hioki Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
E Hoko, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Teiyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
E Shirataka, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Kyokuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
TK Ichiyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire
E Ukishima, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Omurosan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
ACM Kaisho Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Saga, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
SC Ch 9, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
TK San Clemente Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
TK Omurosan Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Ichiyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK San Clemente Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Kyokuyo Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
TK Teiyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Hioki Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
TK Bokuei Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
SC Ch 2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Eiho Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AV Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
ACM Tatibana Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
TK San Clemente Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Hioki Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Eiho Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Shirataka, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK San Clemente Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SC Ch 2, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
TK Omurosan Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AV Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
TK Eiho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Teiyo Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Eiho Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK San Clemente Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Kyokuyo Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Hoko, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
TK Omurosan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Ichiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Shirataka, and is sunk
TK Omurosan Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Bokuei Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Teiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Eiho Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Ukishima, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
ACM Kaisho Maru, and is sunk
While I´m pretty sure most if not all of them will sink I´m not too happy about the exchange. 16 Fighters on CAP meant 16 B29s lost (where ARE those overpowered 4Es [&:]). Thats basically 2 B29s squadrons out for the rest of the war. And sinking tankers at this stage is pointless.
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Medan
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I managed to dodge the sporadic Naval search in the area and got a British DD TF into position for a 10 hexes dash. Worked well but I had hoped for better targets.
Night Time Surface Combat, near Medan at 46,76, Range 11,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
E W-33, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
PB Heiei Maru #7, Shell hits 7, on fire
TK Ryusho Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD Pathfinder
DD Penn, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Grenville
DD Ulster
DD Ulysses
DD Undaunted
DD Undine
DD Urania
DD Urchin
DD Ursa
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Medan at 46,76, Range 11,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
TK Azuma Maru #2, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
PB Mikage Maru, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD Pathfinder
DD Penn, on fire
DD Grenville
DD Ulster
DD Ulysses
DD Undaunted
DD Undine
DD Urania
DD Urchin
DD Ursa
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Thailand
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Erik is evacuating Bangkok via sea! Looks like I really did manage to cut him off and the stay wasn´t deliberate. 15 units and 35.000 men are missing. I won´t allow that. Fast CVs start moving into the South China Sea. Lets see if Erik is willing to risk the KB for those men. Every sub in the area is also vectored in.
I´m not sure its a smart to try and get them out via sea and it might have been better for him to leave them. But perhaps he will manage somehow to get them out.
Also got some interesting developments on the superstack.
Japanese ground losses:
191 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
First unit wiped out. I´m going to let the 4E pilots use this stack for EXP training. Have no other targets for them anyway.
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Burma
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Erik tried a paradrop on Lashio? The paras didn´t get wiped out so now I´m going to let them sit there and rot. [:'(]
Ground combat at Lashio (62,46)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 154 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11
Defending force 4802 troops, 65 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 149
Japanese adjusted assault: 1
Allied adjusted defense: 202
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 202 (fort level 6)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), op mode(-), preparation(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Rgt /1
Defending units:
5th Burma Battalion
Mandalay BMP Battalion
4th Burma Battalion
1st Assam Rifles Battalion
101st RAF Base Force
103rd RAF Base Force
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Luzon
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About 2 weeks until Operation "Hulk Smash" is launched. I will probably launch the first bombardments in a couple of days. Really anxious to see all those artillery tubes in action!
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