ENLIST TODAY (Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) No Koniu

[DOCUP]

12th Nov 43

Burma
Japs try and bomb my 4 units moving to cut off Lashio. No damage to my troops but several bombers are damaged. We bombard the stack to the west of Prome for no results.

Madang
We find fighters on LRCAP. 11 Tojos are shot down with another 9 ops and 15 Zeros are shot down with another 10 lost as ops. We lose 2 P 47s in A2A with 5 as ops, 2 Lightning's and 2 more as ops. We also lose 8 Ventura bombers. Looks like Koniu is dropping off a Nav guard unit at the dot base above Madang. I am going to send some DDs up there to see if they are still disembarking troops. I will do a DA at Madang. I hope that I can dislodge or destroy the 3rd Raiding rgt.

Maloelap
DD Bradford try's to fight off a Jap BB led SAG. She takes a hit but puts one shell into the Kongo and one into a DD before she leaves. This SAG plasters Maloelap. AF and base are closed. I lose 3 Hellcats and a Corsair to the bombardment but most of the rest are damaged. I was able to fly out a few to Wake.

[DOCUP]

Today was a good day.

13th Nov 43

China
Bombed

Burma
Japs bomb one of my stacks east of Ramree Island. The flak was heavy today. 14 Helens were shot down or ops loses with a bunch more damaged.

Timor area
We find an ACM in port and sink it.

Madang
Captured.[:D]

Hansa Bay
Our 3 DDs find a nice fat amphib TF. They sink 5 xAPs out right with 1 or 2 more in sinkable condition. Our DDs take no damage.

Marshalls
Maloelap now has 6K worth of supply with more going to be delivered tonite. Wotje is getting supply as we speak. Nicks attack our TFs but cause no damage.

[JocMeister]

Any troops on the Amphibs? [:)]

[DOCUP]

Joc: Yes 550 non combat troops lost. Koniu told me that I owe him 6 xAPs, so another one sunk. He also stated that I am not aloud in the "I hate Fletchers" club.

14th Nov 43

China
Bombed.

Burma
Some troop bombings nothing much.

Truk
I try and bomb the port with those long range Brit B24s. Tojos were on cap and cut them to pieces.

Marshalls
Nicks with bombs this time fly and sink 3 transports. The rest of the ships are leaving the area. I had to disband some groups today that got stuck at Maloelap.

[zuluhour]

"K" has a good sense of humor.[:D]

[DOCUP]

Kurt: I don't like his sense of humor anymore.

A good day for the Japs.

16th Nov 43

China
bombed

Burma
Bombed

Milne Bay
Bombardment TF comes rampaging thru. Yamato with 3 other BBs and DDs come for a visit. I lose 8 small escorts or PT boats. 8 APA, 3 AKA plus troops on board are also lost. I lose a small Seabee unit, TD unit (only had 2pdr guns), and an Aviation base force. I bought back the Aviation base force. They also bombard the AF closeing it and destroying 35 AC on the ground and damaging a bunch more. I am hoping the AF will be open tomorrow. We do put a single TT into the Yamato. These ships went thru 4 different TFs in combat plus one PT group that ran and was attacked twice by air before they bombarded. How much ammo can they have.

Pago Pago
We damage a Jap sub.

Johnson Island
Jap sub sinks an AK.

[JocMeister]

Ouch losing those APAs SUCK. [:(]

[DOCUP]

Joc: Yes you are right. I hate it.

17th Nov 43

China
Bombed

Burma
Sweeps. I am planning a DA in the hex west of Prome. 3 IDs, 3 BDEs, and 3 Armor units. A bombardment is also planned. Jap troops are moving out of Lashio. So a recon bombardment will happen tomorrow also. I will send in bombers to help the attack before our troops attack also. 5 Jap units are in the hex west of Prome. 1 ID, A detachment of a tank div, 2 arty units, and I think an HQ.

Christmas Island IO
Jap AMC attacks my resupply TF, it roughs up 2 xAKs but the DDs embedded in the TF run it off.

Solomons
Quiet.

Marshalls
Quiet.

[DOCUP]

18th Nov 43

China
Bombed

Burma
20th ID is all that is left in Lashio. It looks like it has been covering the withdraw of the other units. Our attack close to Prome is listed below. Not to bad.


Ground combat at 54,49 (near Ramree Island)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49789 troops, 1021 guns, 1183 vehicles, Assault Value = 1953

Defending force 18984 troops, 193 guns, 345 vehicles, Assault Value = 593

Allied adjusted assault: 1062

Japanese adjusted defense: 1033

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2212 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 171 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 102 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Guns lost 55 (18 destroyed, 37 disabled)
Vehicles lost 46 (10 destroyed, 36 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
741 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 150 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 41 disabled
Guns lost 24 (2 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (4 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Assaulting units:
111th Chindit Brigade
Provisionl Tank Brigade
5th Indian Division
77th Chindit Brigade
27th Infantry Division
BFF Brigade
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
9th Australian Division
1st RM Heavy AA Regiment
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
98th Field Artillery Battalion
85th British AT Gun Regiment
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment

Defending units:
1st Division
1st Tank/B Division
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
18th Army
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Solomons
I am putting some troops on Umboi Island.

I had a sub get smacked down at Ponape. It might not make it to Wake. We did sink an xAK off Saipan today.

[DOCUP]

19th Nov 43

Carriers east of Manus

China
Bombed

Burma
Bombed. Ground action near Prome below.

Ground combat at 54,49 (near Ramree Island)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36164 troops, 774 guns, 975 vehicles, Assault Value = 1789

Defending force 16850 troops, 180 guns, 339 vehicles, Assault Value = 401

Allied adjusted assault: 725

Japanese adjusted defense: 988

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
2230 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 106 disabled
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 94 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 36 (7 destroyed, 29 disabled)
Vehicles lost 64 (26 destroyed, 38 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
344 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
27th Infantry Division
111th Chindit Brigade
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
Provisionl Tank Brigade
5th Indian Division
BFF Brigade
77th Chindit Brigade
9th Australian Division
1st RM Heavy AA Regiment
98th Field Artillery Battalion
21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
85th British AT Gun Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment

Defending units:
1st Division
1st Tank/B Division
18th Army
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Chirstmas Island IO
Bettys sink 2 xAKs. Time to CAP trap.

Umboi Island
Japs attack from the air. His planes chewed up my CAP with ease. I think he had Georges on LRCAP. KB showed up but didn't participate in the attack, thank god. Mississippi takes 2 TTs and I hope she will make Lae during the night phase. I lose a bunch of xAPs and xAKs. These were the cheap kind. So no big loss. The transports took most of the brunt from the Jills dropping bombs. The TT bombers went after the warships and only got 2 hits. Most of all ships are running for cover. Air loses are 48 Zeros, 26 Georges, 22 Nells, 14 Jakes, 7 Judys, 6 Tojos, 4 Jills and a few others. We lose 21 Hellcats, 19 Warhawks, 7 P47s, 7 P39s, 5 Boomerrangs, 2 Corsairs. I think he had most of his planes in on this battle. I am tempted to launch bombers and sweeps at Rabual. Intel says it still has almost 400 fighters.

[JocMeister]

Be very careful with your fighters...they run out fast! Before you go for Rabaul ask yourself if you can take the losses. And if you can keep it closed after that.

[DOCUP]

I was thinking about Manus really. It has 106 fighters. My worry is, will Koniu set up LRCAP over it. I think all of the Jap carriers are here. 2 TFs of around 600 planes each. Whoa that's a lot of power projection. I brought in some bombers for night attack at low levels hoping for a lucky hit. Some subs have been vectored into the possible KB movement areas. I know where the KB is now. Not where I want all the carriers to be. Especially since I have moved my carriers into that area.

Burma
I am going to attack that ID again tomorrow. I followed Kurts advise. I am going to clear this hex and move troops south towards Bassien. My hope is that Koniu will have to move some IDs down to road to prevent me from crossing the river and getting a foothold close to Rangoon.

[DOCUP]

20th Nov 43

Carriers heading towards Truk

Burma
No attack today due to high fatigue. We will attack tomorrow near Prome and Lashio. I think the ID has left Lashio.

Christmas Island IO
no attacks

Solomons
No attacks except for a failed attack on a DD near Truk and a sub sinking an xAK near Manus.

I am resting a lot of my groups. Mississippi is going to repair some damage before I try to base hop her to OZ.

[DOCUP]

21st Nov 43

Burma
Lashio is captured. We destroy a mortar Bn while capturing it. A tank rgt is cut off and still marching towards Lashio. If he continues on this path I will destroy the unit if not it can rot in the jungle. We also take the hex west of Prome. His ID and tank unit are tore up. I have 2 BDEs and an ID that need RR. The rest will move south towards Basien. I hope to force him to move some units to defend the river crossings. If not I will cross and start to cut off Rangoon.

We sink an I boat in shallow water off Horn Island. Its one of those with a float plane. I love sinking those subs. How many of those does he have? I have sank 11 of them and I know there are more patrolling around the map.

The rest of the map is quiet.

I am a little worried about making a move in CentPac. He has over 1200 carrier AC in 2 CV TFs. I can only muster around 600 in my CV TFs. Not counting CVEs. Damn it hurts loseing those CVs early.

[DOCUP]

Marshall Islands

I am not for sure how to go about taking Roi Namur. I would like to have atleast one of the AFs open to support an invasion. I am not to keen on sending in my CVs or CVE, with all the Jap CVs in the area. I need to close down Roi Namur so I can open up my other 2 AFs. Do you all have any ideas. The only one I can come up with is to send in a naval Bombardment to try and close it. With the NavS in the area, I'm worried that Koniu will have something waiting on them. I know I can have CVE's covering them. But I wonder am I missing something.

[JocMeister]

I think the reality of it is that with the KB so close you will have to let Roi-Namur be for the time being. He will see any invasion coming a mile away. As you can´t really take on the KB you would have to shift focus for now.

Perhaps you could lure the KB away further to the west?

[DOCUP]

I agree Joc. That's the reason I'm not sending to many ships that way.

22nd Nov 43

Burma
I see movement arrows from Prome and Rangoon. I wonder where these troops are going.

We bomb the base close to Lautem, and Manus.

Marshalls
4 subs are hit by Air ASW. One of the subs sinks the others are in bad shape.

That's about it folks for this day of the war.

[DOCUP]

23rd Nov 43

Burma
Troops moving around. Japs are moving away from Lashio. We do some bombing of Jap troops and kill a few. We also hit 2 AMc's at Moulmein last turn. 1 took 4 250lbers and the other took only one.

Lautem
We bomb the AF for mod damage.

Manus
We bomb the AF for mod damage.

Marshalls
We lose another sub to Air ASW and another sub limping home from DCs sinks at sea.

[DOCUP]

24th Nov 43

Burma
Taung Gyi or the hex to the south of it. We send in bombers and meet Jap fighters. Most bombers go in before the sweeps and without escorts. Took some 2E loses. Loses for the Japs are 45 Tojos and 14 Franks for 18 P39s, 5 Corsairs, 3 P47s, 1 P38. We lose 54 2Es on the mission. We bomb several different Jap units with little results. Koniu also bombs a few of our LCUs for no reults. Just something to do.

Lautem
Closed the AF.

Manus
Closed the AF.

[DOCUP]

I have a VC air group stuck in the replacement que. While I wait for some news. I will do some more of an update.

Mississippi makes it to MB. She will repair some of the damage before she makes a move to Oz. I have a CVE with DBs on ASW patrolling the area. I know there is one of those I class boats with a float plane around. I just need to find it. I am also ferrying troops via LSTs and LCIs from MB to Lae.

Hansa Bay
5 Jap units are present. 2 Nav guard, raiding rgt, SNLF and another small inf unit are present. I will need some more troops to take Hansa.

Cape Glouster
Nav Guard unit is defending this position.

Rabual
Over 600 fighters are present. Makes me think the Jap CVs are at Truk.