All Ahead Flank - Reluctant Admiral 6.1: Mr Kane (J) vs NY59Giants (A)

[ny59giants]

Feb 5 & 6 1942: Soerabaja falls.

Landings:

Subs:
I-164 is still 2 SSW of Columbo.

CVs:
KB & company - MIA

Burma/India:
Toungoo - single LCU just south of base on road.

China:
Wuchow - 11 Nates with over 45 bombers attack troops only.

Wenchow -

Changsha - 12 Nates with 9 Sonia hit AF.

Kukong - Another new attack

Ground combat at Kukong (79,57)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28188 troops, 226 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 1004

Defending force 27698 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 822

Japanese adjusted assault: 713

Allied adjusted defense: 1027

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1132 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 203 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 41 disabled

Allied ground losses:
228 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Assaulting units:
22nd Division
104th Division
88th Infantry Regiment
23rd Army

Defending units:
49th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
7th War Area
23rd Group Army

Sinyang -

Ground combat at 86,49 (near Sinyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17872 troops, 144 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 581

Defending force 12735 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 352

Japanese adjusted assault: 404

Allied adjusted defense: 355

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1914 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 190 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
579 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 59 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
61st Infantry Brigade
27th Division

Defending units:
7th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
21st Group Army

Philippines:
Manila - daily ground bb attacks are preceded by about 70 bombers.

Bataan -

Malaybalay -

Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6920 troops, 100 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 300

Defending force 7241 troops, 67 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 202

Japanese adjusted assault: 79

Allied adjusted defense: 127

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
379 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
287 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
1st Kure Assault Division
4th Indpt SNLF Coy
5th Indpt SNLF Coy

Defending units:
3rd/101st PA Battalion
1st /101st PA Battalion
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Division
III Philippine Corps
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
2nd/101st PA Battalion

Moved my remaining troops here to get terrain bonus since I'm out of supply.

Sumatra:
Medan -

Benkoelen -

Ground combat at Benkoelen (45,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 573 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

Defending force 840 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Japanese adjusted assault: 10

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Benkoelen !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
273 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
55th Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
Zuid KNIL Battalion

Java:
Soerabaja -

Ground combat at Soerabaja (56,104)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32893 troops, 490 guns, 387 vehicles, Assault Value = 950

Defending force 12904 troops, 147 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 108

Japanese adjusted assault: 475

Allied adjusted defense: 63

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Soerabaja !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
5175 casualties reported
Squads: 138 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 331 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 140 (136 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 11
Units destroyed 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Guards Mixed Brigade
38th Division
16th Infantry Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Barisan KNIL Regiment
3rd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
6th KNIL Regiment
Banjoewangi Base Force
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
Loemafjang Base Force
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Commandement Marine
MLD
Marinier Battalion
Madion Base Force
Soerabaja Base Force
Artilleriecommando Coastal Gun Battalion
Malang Base Force

Borneo:
Tarakan -

Sambas - holds from first attack 18:13

Outside Balikpapan - 1st Para Assault Div cannot finish off the remains of my Dutch forces yet...

Eastern DEI:
Manado -

Other:
Singapore - 264 ships in port. WOW!! Now, where will they go with those five divisions.

Canton Island - 2 CL & 6 DDs find my transports finish up unloading on 6th (Inf Rgt and almost all supplies unloaded). I lose 2 PC, xAK, and 4 xAPs. I had moved the PBY group that was doing Naval Search to northern NZ (back when KB was off Koumac) and its replacement was in transit from WC. She was at Pearl getting four more PBYs.

Engineering:
Alameda P6; Chengtu AF4; Dunedin AF6;

Notes/Plans:

[ny59giants]

Feb 7 & 8 1942: Dutch CD guns!!

Landings: Tarakan

Subs:
I-6 misses my transports leaving San Fran (2 due south). In response, I get smart and now have those 5 plane HQ bomber groups with mid to late 42 withdrawl or restricted to WC training in ASW. Only two months late in this. [;)]

CVs:
KB & company - MIA

Burma/India:
Toungoo - single LCU just south of base on road.

China:
Wuchow - 11 Nates with over 45 bombers attack troops only.

Wenchow -

Changsha - 12 Nates with 9 Sonia hit AF.

Kukong -

Sinyang -

Philippines:
Manila - daily ground bb attacks are preceded by about 70 bombers.

Bataan -

Malaybalay - odds go against me....165:133

Sumatra:
Medan -

Java:
Malang -

Ground combat at Malang (55,105)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 17498 troops, 220 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 724

Defending force 8144 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Japanese adjusted assault: 530

Allied adjusted defense: 118

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Malang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
161 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
4360 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 353 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 19 (19 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 8
Units destroyed 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Guards Mixed Brigade
38th Division

Defending units:
Barisan KNIL Regiment
6th KNIL Regiment
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
MLD
Artilleriecommando Coastal Gun Battalion
Soerabaja Base Force
Commandement Marine
Madion Base Force
Marinier Battalion
Malang Base Force

Steadily being pushed into the southern tip.

Borneo:
Tarakan - Fast Transport TF with 8 APDs, 6 TB, 2 PB, 2 AMC, E vs 9 PT means zero hits. However, my Dutch CD guns get 78 hits!![:D] Mr Kane reports that his BB TF did not come along to suppress the guns. My few remaining Dutch bombers fail to hit anything, even the damaged ships. [:(] Forts reduced to zero with 143:70 odds

Sambas - falls on 7th with 37:16 odds.

Outside Balikpapan - 1st Para Assault Div cannot finish off the remains of my Dutch forces yet, but did force a retreat with 33:13 odds.

Eastern DEI:
Manado -

Other:

Engineering:
Tennant creek - AF2; Prince Rupert P7

Notes/Plans:

[ny59giants]

Feb 9 & 10 1942: Bataan & Tarakan fall!!

Landings: Sandakan (Borneo)

Subs:
S-41 tries to engage an xAP on the surface at Dili in a gun duel. She now needs to head to Australia for repairs. [8|]

CVs:
KB & company - MIA

Burma/India:
Toungoo - single LCU just south of base on road.

China:
Wuchow - 11 Nates with over 45 bombers attack troops only.

Wenchow -

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24399 troops, 283 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 765

Defending force 13256 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 374

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 504

Allied adjusted defense: 1327

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1139 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 71 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
291 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
37th Division
41st Division
12th Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force

Changsha - 12 Nates with 9 Sonia hit AF.

Kukong -

Philippines:
Manila - daily ground bb attacks are preceded by up to 70 bombers.

Bataan -

Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34055 troops, 487 guns, 216 vehicles, Assault Value = 997

Defending force 15520 troops, 278 guns, 333 vehicles, Assault Value = 114

Japanese adjusted assault: 490

Allied adjusted defense: 153

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
238 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
9748 casualties reported
Squads: 295 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1512 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 153 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 333 (333 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 429 (429 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 14

Assaulting units:
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
21st Division
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
53rd Division
7th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
Manila Bay Defenses
4th Marine Regiment
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment
I Philippine Corps Corps
201st PA Construction Battalion
202nd PA Construction Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp
301st Construction Battalion
Clark Field USAAF Base Force
Bataan USN Base Force
2nd/45th PS Inf Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

Malaybalay - daily deliberate attacks

Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6585 troops, 100 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 261

Defending force 6474 troops, 64 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 131

Japanese adjusted assault: 102

Allied adjusted defense: 97

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
253 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
1st Kure Assault Division
4th Indpt SNLF Coy
5th Indpt SNLF Coy

Defending units:
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Division
1st /101st PA Battalion
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
2nd/101st PA Battalion
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
III Philippine Corps
3rd/101st PA Battalion

Sumatra:
Medan -

Tandjoengpinang - This base is next to Singapore. It has a lone ML sunk by 6 DDs. Then, an AVP from NW Borneo is sunk.

Java:

Borneo:
Tarakan -

Ground combat at Tarakan (67,91)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5083 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 180

Defending force 3155 troops, 68 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Japanese adjusted assault: 116

Allied adjusted defense: 55

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarakan !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 1 destroyed
Do-24K-1: 2 destroyed

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

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

Allied ground losses:
561 casualties reported
Squads: 36 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 93 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 43 (42 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
1st China Assault Division

Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Coastal Gun Battalion
Tarakan Base Force

Eastern DEI:
Manado -

Other:

Engineering:
Perth F4 (After my experience with Olorin, I've decided this time to just build forts before doing anything else here) [;)]

Notes/Plans:
Believe it or not, the game is kind of boring right now as I await the big push somewhere outside the SRA.

[ny59giants]

Feb 11 & 12 1942: More mopping up invasions.

Landings: Kendari (90 Inf), Tarawa, & Tandjoengpinang

Subs:

Sub attack near Port Swettenham at 48,80

Japanese Ships
CA Atago, Torpedo hits 2
CL Natori
CL Nagara
DD Nowaki
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Maikaze

Allied Ships
SS O16 [&o] [:)]

SS O16 launches 4 torpedoes at CA Atago
O16 bottoming out ....
DD Nowaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tokitsukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Maikaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Nowaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nowaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nowaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nowaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

One CA that will use the repair shipyard at Singapore for at least a few weeks.

CVs:
KB & company - MIA

Burma/India:
Toungoo - single LCU just south of base on road.

China:
Wuchow - 11 Nates with over 45 bombers attack troops only.

Wenchow -

Changsha - 12 Nates with 9 Sonia hit AF.

Chengchow -

Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12141 troops, 94 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 444

Defending force 7254 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 156

Japanese adjusted assault: 798

Allied adjusted defense: 37

Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Chengchow !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)

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

Allied ground losses:
3768 casualties reported
Squads: 56 destroyed, 74 disabled
Non Combat: 119 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 24 (7 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
35th Division

Defending units:
40th Chinese Corps
1st War Area
24th Group Army

Philippines:
Manila - daily ground bb attacks are preceded by up to 70 bombers.

Malaybalay - daily deliberate attacks

Sumatra:
Medan -

Tandjoengpinang - Landings

Java:
Loemadjang - Only two bases left on Java now

Ground combat at Loemadjang (56,106)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7165 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 255

Defending force 4407 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

Japanese adjusted assault: 153

Allied adjusted defense: 18

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Loemadjang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), preparation(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2554 casualties reported
Squads: 44 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 133 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (9 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 6
Units destroyed 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Guards Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
6th KNIL Regiment
Commandement Marine
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
Madion Base Force
Marinier Battalion
2nd KNIL Landstorm Battalion
Artilleriecommando Coastal Gun Battalion
Soerabaja Base Force

Borneo:

Eastern DEI:
Manado -

Kendari - A few of my remaining Dutch miss the warships and transports unloading.

Ground combat at Kendari (70,106)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2670 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 103

Defending force 1500 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Japanese adjusted assault: 87

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kendari !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 1 destroyed

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

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

Allied ground losses:
556 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Assaulting units:
90th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
Kendari Garrison Battalion
Kendari Base Force

Other:

Ground combat at Tarawa (136,128)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 632 troops, 2 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 9

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tarawa !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+)

Assaulting units:
7th Indpt SNLF Coy
2nd JNAF Coy /3

Engineering:
Port Augusta - AF2;

Notes/Plans:
Singapore - Mouse over shows 52 LCUs here. Add in a week earlier report of 264 ships means what?? Knowing that this is FOW for both values, I'm still worried about where Mr Kane is going with this force. I've never had India seriously invaded before. Is this the game that it happens??

[ny59giants]

Feb 13 & 14 1942:

Landings: Manado

Subs:
I-4 is 1 SW of San Diego and sinks an xAK with 2 TT hits.

CVs:
KB & company - MIA

Burma/India:
Toungoo - single LCU just south of base on road.

China:
Wuchow - 11 Nates with over 45 bombers attack troops only.

Wenchow -

Changsha - 12 Nates with 9 Sonia hit AF.

Philippines:
Manila - daily ground bb attacks are preceded by up to 70 bombers.

Malaybalay - daily deliberate attacks

Sumatra:
Medan -

Tandjoengpinang -

Ground combat at Tandjoengpinang (50,85)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1178 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Defending force 102 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 16

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tandjoengpinang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Allied ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
II./4th Infantry Battalion

Defending units:
Bintan Det. Base Force

Java:

Borneo:

Eastern DEI:
Manado -

Ground combat at Manado (75,99)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 605 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Defending force 1636 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 51

Japanese adjusted assault: 2

Allied adjusted defense: 79

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 39 (fort level 1)

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

Japanese ground losses:
144 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
II/81st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Manado Garrison Battalion
Manado Base Force

83 Naval Guards lands on 14th. Will it be enough??

Other:

Engineering:
Victoria AF5; Christchurch AF7;

Notes/Plans:
Mr Kane has 1 1/2 month left on invasion bonus. What are his plans??

Strait of Malacca - Screenshot shows the first known TF to head north from Singapore after his CA got hit. I have 7 subs on patrol here and 12 Dutch Patrol planes up at Sabang.

[ny59giants]

Feb 15 & 16 1942: Like GreyJoy, it "may" be happening to me again!![:D]

Landings:

Subs:
I-4 is still 1 SW

CVs:
KB & company - MIA

Burma/India:
Toungoo - single LCU just south of base on road.

China:
Wuchow - 11 Nates with over 45 bombers attack troops only.

Wenchow -

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44964 troops, 453 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 1470

Defending force 13122 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 356

Japanese adjusted assault: 954

Allied adjusted defense: 1048

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1180 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 20 (2 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
795 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 80 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
41st Division
32nd/B Division
37th Division
116th Division
32nd/C Division
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Army
11th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force

Changsha - 12 Nates with 9 Sonia hit AF.

Philippines:
Manila - daily ground bb attacks are preceded by up to 70 bombers.

Malaybalay -

Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6610 troops, 100 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 263

Defending force 4927 troops, 55 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Japanese adjusted assault: 130

Allied adjusted defense: 61

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Malaybalay !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
699 casualties reported
Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 60 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (24 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (16 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 6

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
4th Indpt SNLF Coy
1st Kure Assault Division
8th Tank Regiment
5th Indpt SNLF Coy

Defending units:
102nd PA Infantry Division
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
III Philippine Corps
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd/101st PA Battalion

Sumatra:
Medan -

Pakanbaroe -

Ground combat at Pakanbaroe (46,83)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 675 troops, 0 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 100

Defending force 130 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese adjusted assault: 102

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 102 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pakanbaroe !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
183 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
6th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
Pakanbaroe Det.

Java:
Probolinggo - Now down to just one base

Ground combat at Probolinggo (56,105)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7168 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 254

Defending force 2304 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

Japanese adjusted assault: 184

Allied adjusted defense: 15

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Probolinggo !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
389 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 63 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 6

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Guards Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
Artilleriecommando Coastal Gun Battalion
6th KNIL Regiment
Madion Base Force
Marinier Battalion
Soerabaja Base Force

Borneo:

Eastern DEI:
Manado - landings continue

Other:

Engineering:
Tacoma P7; Suva AF4; Prince Rupert AF3; Ledo AF4; Diego Garcia P2; Mombosa P4; Mare Island P6;

Notes/Plans:
Intel - Imperial Guards Div loading for Darwin. No big deal here. 131 Medium FA loading on CM for Geraldton. Western Australia again!! [X(][X(]

[ny59giants]

Feb 17 & 18 1942: Its confirmed....Australia to be Invaded!!! [X(] [:D]

Landings:Ketapang (Borneo) & Port Blair

Subs:
I-4 is still 1 SW

CVs:
KB & company - MIA

Burma/India:
Toungoo - single LCU just south of base on road.

China:
Wuchow - 11 Nates with over 45 bombers attack troops only.

Wenchow -

Changsha - 12 Nates with 9 Sonia hit AF.

Philippines:
Manila - daily ground bb attacks are preceded by up to 70 bombers.

Sumatra:
Medan - 3 DD sink my HDML

Java:
Banjoewangi - 3 TB sinks two of my small CMc

Borneo:
Jesselton -

Ground combat at Jesselton (68,86)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 552 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Defending force 474 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 9

Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

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

Assaulting units:
I/81st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
108th RN Base Force

Ground combat at Ketapang (55,93)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1185 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 34

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ketapang !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
II./4th Infantry Battalion

Eastern DEI:
Manado -

Other:
Port Blair - BB TF with CA Atago (I guess those 2 TT hits didn't do much damage) & Takao, 2 CLs, 4 DDs bombard base while 124 Rgt lands

Engineering:
Pago Pago AF4; Wenchow F2; Toungoo F3; Dunedin P3

Notes/Plans:
INTEL - A second FA is reported to be loaded for Geraldton. Two FA are loading for Cairns while an AA is loading for Townsville.

Meanwhile, the Allied "Death Star" is two days west of Wellington. The BIG question now is which invasion do I try to intervene at?? West or east coast of Australia??

[DOCUP]

What all do you have in Oz to hold him off? Good question about where to send your carriers. I'd almost bet he sends MKB at Geraldton and the KB to Townsville. Hows the new air model working?

[ny59giants]

Australia - I have the 18th UK Div at Perth. The Aussie divisions are at Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Kalgoorlie. Besides the at start troops, I've got this one UK division plus some BFs that were Dutch filled out at Perth. The first American transport with BFs and some air units are headed to Melbourne and will be there in a few days. Most of the Aussie troops still have militia squads and their experience is around 30.

Western Australia - I'm becoming more and more convinced that a Japanese player should place this area as a 'must' to be captured once the major bases in the DEI/SRA are taken. It hurt me in my other game and I wonder if GreyJoy's recent invasion of greater Timor area has influenced Mr Kane in taking it. It really hampers the Allies from getting into the DEI/SRA with this in Japanese hands. I don't see a down side for Japan, nor a way to counter it for the Allies - too much clear terrain there.

[ny59giants]

Feb 19 & 20 1942: More Intel

Landings:

Subs:
I-4 is still 1 SW of San Diego. She gets a TT hit on an APD which is able to limp into port and be saved.
I-7 at 215,68 (4 NW of San Fran) vs 2 PC & 2 KV.

CVs:
KB & company - MIA

Burma/India:
Toungoo - single LCU just south of base on road.

China:
Wuchow - 11 Nates with over 45 bombers attack troops only.

Wenchow -

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41165 troops, 466 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault Value = 1451

Defending force 12742 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 314

Japanese adjusted assault: 962

Allied adjusted defense: 646

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2279 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 174 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 39 (5 destroyed, 34 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
575 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 48 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
37th Division
116th Division
32nd/B Division
41st Division
32nd/C Division
4th Mortar Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
North China Area Army
NCPC Army
12th Army
11th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force

My Chinese Corp is steadily being reduced, but did get to 50 experience last turn.

Changsha - 12 Nates with 9 Sonia hit AF.

Philippines:
Manila - daily ground bb attacks are preceded by up to 70 bombers.

Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1267 troops, 92 guns, 93 vehicles, Assault Value = 1421

Defending force 64006 troops, 851 guns, 633 vehicles, Assault Value = 2124

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
16th Division
65th Brigade
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
48th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
39th Road Const Co
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Field AF Construction Battalion
38th Road Const Co
14th Army
36th Const Co
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
37th Const Co
3rd Construction Battalion

Defending units:
41st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
91st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
194th Tank Battalion
11th PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
3rd/45th PS Inf Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
1st PA Constabulary Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
2nd PA Constabulary Regiment
Asiatic Fleet
USAFFE
Cavite USN Base Force
Manila USAAF Base Force
Far East USAAF
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
II Philippine Corps Corps
803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion

He has finally recombined his divisions and brought in some of the troops from Bataan.

Mindanao - in between the base the remaining troops are attacked by 8th Tank = 34J:25A

Sumatra:
Medan -

Java:
Banjoewangi - Both of us have troops 1 NW of base.

Borneo:
Jesselton - deliberate attack was 4J:5A

Eastern DEI:
Manado -

Other:
Port Blair -

Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2413 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 83

Defending force 822 troops, 19 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Japanese adjusted assault: 64

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Blair !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
485 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 92 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 25 (25 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
124th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
Port Blair RN Det Base Force
Pt Blair Coastal Gun Battalion

Engineering:
Dora Harbor - P2;

Notes/Plans:
INTEL - 56 ID is loading for Townsville.

Allied CVs + Force Z = "Death Star" (DS) and is now just off Hobart (Tasmania) and will be headed for western Australia. AOs are 8 hexes behind. I have 182F, 156DB, 72TB here.

Transports with 6 BFs, Air HQ, EAB, FA and 38k supply is two days out from Melbourne. Another is four days out with air groups and more supplies.

Supplies loading at Cape Town for Australia with another to load fuel as soon a pier space is available.

[ny59giants]

Feb 21 & 22 1942: More Intel...but screenshot shows...

Landings: Sabang (91 NG)

Subs:
I-4 is not spotted off San Diego.

Perch is outside of Palembang and survives DC attacks by 2 DDs.

ASW attack near Port Swettenham at 48,80

Japanese Ships
DD Arare
CL Tama
CL Kuma
PB Shonan Maru #6
PB Sozan Maru
xAP Atsuta Maru
xAP Kokuryu Maru
xAP Suwa Maru
xAP Hakusan Maru
xAP Hikawa Maru
DD Murasame
DD Kasumi
PB Shonon Maru #10

Allied Ships
SS O16

SS O16 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Arare

CVs:
KB & company - MIA

Burma/India:
Toungoo - single LCU just south of base on road.

China: - With troops now around these bases and Kukong, I think he is going with a southern campaign. There are about 10 divisions here.
Wuchow - 11 Nates with over 45 bombers attack troops only.

Wenchow -

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 39641 troops, 463 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault Value = 1307

Defending force 12323 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 274

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 874

Allied adjusted defense: 1843

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
954 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 81 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 25 (1 destroyed, 24 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
155 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
41st Division
37th Division
32nd/B Division
116th Division
32nd/C Division
4th Mortar Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Army
NCPC Army
North China Area Army
11th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force

Changsha - 12 Nates with 9 Sonia hit AF.

Ground combat at 83,52 (near Changsha)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 52917 troops, 559 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1841

Defending force 28202 troops, 114 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 879

Japanese adjusted assault: 1056

Allied adjusted defense: 585

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2958 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 364 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 34 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1066 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 149 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
6th Division
3rd Division
13th Division
40th Division
1st Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
11th Army
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion

Defending units:
37th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
27th Group Army

I will stay here for a few turns before retreating into Changsha. The forts are already 4 and the troops are 100% prepped.

Ground combat at Loyang (87,43)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12141 troops, 94 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 444

Defending force 11479 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 236

Japanese adjusted assault: 381

Allied adjusted defense: 66

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Loyang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
308 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Allied ground losses:
4787 casualties reported
Squads: 84 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 151 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (9 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
35th Division

Defending units:
40th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
24th Group Army
1st War Area
36th Group Army

Philippines:
Manila - daily ground bb attacks are preceded by up to 70 bombers.

Night Naval bombardment of Manila at 79,77

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
O-47A: 1 damaged
O-47A: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
DD Hakaze
DD Hatakaze
DD Matsukaze
DD Harukaze
DD Asakaze
DD Mochizuki

Allied Ships
ARD YFD-1 Dewey, Shell hits 4, on fire

Allied ground losses:
401 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 13 (3 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Resources hits 2
Manpower hits 1
Fires 2123
Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 25
Port hits 11
Port fuel hits 1

Playing with stacking limits means for me I need to hold up in Manila. I can still produce some supplies until Resources run out. With the fall of Bataan and him sweeping mines meant that was going to happen.

Mindanao - in between the base the remaining troops are attacked again.

Ground combat at 79,90 (near Cagayan)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6905 troops, 100 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 297

Defending force 2668 troops, 24 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese adjusted assault: 85

Allied adjusted defense: 19

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
1029 casualties reported
Squads: 85 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 69 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 15 (15 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
4th Indpt SNLF Coy
1st Kure Assault Division
8th Tank Regiment
5th Indpt SNLF Coy

Defending units:
102nd PA Infantry Division
III Philippine Corps
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment

Sumatra:
Medan -

Sabang -

Night Naval bombardment of Sabang at 44,70

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CA Takao
CL Natori
CL Nagara
DD Nowaki
DD Tokitsukaze

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

Runway hits 9
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1

Same TF had bb Port Blair, so they had little main ammo left.

Java:
Banjoewangi -

Ground combat at 57,106 (near Loemadjang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7232 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 255

Defending force 1481 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Japanese adjusted assault: 374

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)

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

Allied ground losses:
457 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Guards Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
6th KNIL Regiment
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
Artilleriecommando Coastal Gun Battalion
Madion Base Force
Soerabaja Base Force

Borneo:
Jesselton -

Ground combat at Jesselton (68,86)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 552 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Defending force 462 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 19

Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Jesselton !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
139 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
I/81st Naval Guard Unit

Ground combat at 63,96 (near Balikpapan)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2940 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 142

Defending force 792 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese adjusted assault: 119

Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
333 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Para Assault Division

Defending units:
Samarinda KNIL Battalion
Balikpapan Base Force

Eastern DEI:
Manado -

Other:

Engineering:
Waipapakawi - AF2;

Notes/Plans:
Intel - 4 & 15 Ind Eng Rgt loading for Townsville along with 5 ID, and 56 ID.

Screenshot shows significant TFs moving up through Strait of Malacca (4 NW Singapore). So, Mr Kane could have given these TFs a destination of Geraldton and Townsville and used waypoints to keep them at Singapore until all were loaded. Time will tell.

[ny59giants]

Feb 23 & 24 1942: India or Bust!! The saga of O16.

Landings:

Subs:
O16 is involved SEVEN times in Combat Replay on 23rd. She was trying to head north out of Strait of Malacca. She is slightly damaged and will head for Colombo for repairs.

Pollack is hit once by DC 6 hexes south of Tokyo.

I-8 tries to interfere with my troops unloading at Savaii unsuccessfully

Perch gets a TT hit on I-159 off southern tip of Java. She is sunk!![:)]

CVs:
KB & company - Some are headed into Bay of Bengal. Don't known numbers yet.

Burma/India:
Toungoo - single LCU just south of base on road.

China:
Wuchow - 11 Nates with over 45 bombers attack troops only.

Wenchow - two days of daily deliberate attacks bring forts down to zero.

Changsha - 12 Nates with 9 Sonia hit AF. Daily ground attacks by four divisions one hex east of base. Two of three corps are steadily getting destroyed. Orders given to retreat back into base despite level 3 or 4 forts.

Ground combat at 83,52 (near Changsha)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 47461 troops, 572 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1232

Defending force 25635 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 568

Japanese adjusted assault: 840

Allied adjusted defense: 673

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
886 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 96 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1501 casualties reported
Squads: 116 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Assaulting units:
6th Division
3rd Division
13th Division
40th Division
11th Army
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion

Defending units:
37th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
27th Group Army

Philippines:
Manila - daily ground bb attacks are preceded by up to 40 bombers. 3 BB & 4 DDs bb base on 23rd.

Mindanao - in between the base the remaining troops.

Sumatra:
Medan -

Sabang -

Ground combat at Sabang (44,70)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1596 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 57

Defending force 2762 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 92

Japanese adjusted assault: 12

Allied adjusted defense: 25

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

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
91st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Sabang Garrison Battalion
Korps Marechausee Battalion
2nd Garrison Battalion
Sabang Base Force
Langsa Base Force

Java:
Banjoewangi - 3 TB dance only with 2 PT.

Borneo:

Eastern DEI:
Manado -

Other:

Engineering:
Prince Rupert AF4

Notes/Plans:
Intel - 56 ID still loading for Townsville. TF spotted by PBYs north of Timor headed SE.

In India, forces are on the move. Chittagong, Diamond Harbor, and Calcutta are reconned every day.

[ny59giants]

Feb 25 & 26 1942: All of Java in Japanese hands.

Landings:

Subs:

CVs:
KB & company - head towards India!!

Burma/India:
Toungoo - single LCU just south of base on road.

Ground combat at Mergui (53,62)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4200 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 161

Defending force 106 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 134

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 134 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Mergui !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
6th RTA Division

Defending units:
108th/2 Base Force

China:
Wuchow - 11 Nates with over 45 bombers attack troops only.

Wenchow -

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42013 troops, 495 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 1117

Defending force 11117 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 167

Japanese adjusted assault: 709

Allied adjusted defense: 331

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Wenchow !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
653 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 57 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3031 casualties reported
Squads: 74 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 166 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 19 (19 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
116th Division
32nd/B Division
37th Division
41st Division
32nd/C Division
North China Area Army
12th Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
NCPC Army
4th Mortar Battalion
11th Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force

Changsha - 18 Nates are followed by 6 Sonia to hit AF and slow down fort building. My stack of troops 1 hex due east is attacked again. I hold on, but the Allied casualties are twice Japan's. 16 fighters each from the Chinese and AVG rise up to down 4 of his planes on 26th.

Philippines:
Manila - daily ground bb attacks are preceded by up to 40 bombers. 3 BB & 4 DDs bb the base again on 26th. NO Supplies left at base!! [:(]

Mindanao - in between the base the remaining troops.

Sumatra:
Medan -

Sabang -

Java:
Banjoewangi -

Ground combat at Banjoewangi (57,107)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7279 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 257

Defending force 948 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

Japanese adjusted assault: 378

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 126 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Banjoewangi !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+)

Allied ground losses:
1232 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 100 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 5

Assaulting units:
Guards Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
Madion Base Force
6th KNIL Regiment
Artilleriecommando Coastal Gun Battalion
2 ML-KNIL Aviation
Soerabaja Base Force

Borneo:

Ground combat at Tandjoengselor (68,92)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5096 troops, 96 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 179

Defending force 2148 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39

Japanese adjusted assault: 218

Allied adjusted defense: 31

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tandjoengselor !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
526 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st China Assault Division

Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
Tarakan Base Force

Eastern DEI:
Manado -

Ground combat at Kolaka (68,105)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2741 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 104

Defending force 1026 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

Japanese adjusted assault: 162

Allied adjusted defense: 10

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kolaka !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
297 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
90th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
Kendari Garrison Battalion
Kendari Base Force

Other:

Engineering:
Delhi - F4

Notes/Plans:
Intel - None !!

India is in the menu, but exactly where Mr Kane will land is unclear. [&:]

[ny59giants]

Feb 27 & 28 1942: Landings in India will occur where??

Landings: Buna (1st Maizuru Assault Div) & Tandjoengbalai, Sumatra (143rd Infantry Rgt)

Subs:
I-8 misses the transports unloading troops and supplies at Savaii.

CVs:
KB & company - head towards India!!

Allied CV - Have been refueled by AOs at Albany (SW Australia)

India:

Burma:
Toungoo - single LCU just south of base on road.

China:
Wuchow - 11 Nates with over 45 bombers attack troops only.

Changsha - Air attacks have ceased. The three battered corps retreat into the base.

Philippines:
Manila - daily ground bb attacks are preceded by up to 40 bombers. 3 BB & 4 DDs bb the base again on 28th.

Mindanao - in between the base the remaining troops.

Sumatra:
Medan -

Sabang -

Borneo:

Eastern DEI:
Manado - 2 CA, CL, 4 DDs bb base on 27th. The base falls on 28th.

Ground combat at Manado (75,99)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2316 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 83

Defending force 1548 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50

Japanese adjusted assault: 53

Allied adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Manado !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
179 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1533 casualties reported
Squads: 60 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 97 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
83rd Naval Guard Unit
II/81st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Manado Garrison Battalion
Manado Base Force

Other:

Engineering:
Hyderabad - AF5; Raipur - AF2;

Notes/Plans:
Intel - 4 ID is at Kalidjati (Java)

Place your bets!! Will it be Chittagong or Diamond Harbour??

[JocMeister]

Hard to tell..depends on his overall goals. But I think Chittagong!

[obvert]

I'd put money on Chittagong.

What is at Viz? Any detection level increases lately at any of these destination points?

[ny59giants]

March 1 & 2 1942: Landings at Diamond Harbour!!!

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are underlined, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings: Diamond Harbour (Southern Army HQ, 25th Army HQ, 3 Air div HQ, Imperial Guards Div, 53 ID)

Subs:
Searaven is run over by the 'thundering herd' to the west of Akyab. She gets a TT hit on CA Haguro

S-38 is off Horn Island and misses the 10 xAKs and APD that 'may' be headed for Townsville. [&:]

O24 sinks an AO off Diamond Harbour with 2 TT hits. [:)]

CVs:
KB & company - off Diamond Harbour. Three Dutch subs are sunk as his Vals and Kates seem to be doing nothing but ASW attacks. I've never had this done to me before, but it seems to be effective! [X(]

India:
Diamond Harbour -

ASW attack near Diamond Harbour at 52,38

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
CA Kako
CA Mikuma
DD Urakaze
DD Tanikaze
DD Hagikaze

Allied Ships
SS KVII, hits 2
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ASW attack near Diamond Harbour at 52,38

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
AK Kinka Maru
AK Sasako Maru
xAK Yulin Maru
xAK Iwaki Maru
xAK Nanko Maru
xAK Hokko Maru
xAK Gokoku Maru #2
xAK Sinsei Maru
xAKL P-5
DD Arashio
DD Michishio

Allied Ships
SS KVII, hits 2, heavy damage
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Night Naval bombardment of Diamond Harbour at 52,38 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
CA Myoko
CA Maya
CA Chikuma
CA Tone

Allied ground losses:
291 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Diamond Harbour at 52,38 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma

Allied ground losses:
269 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASW attack near Diamond Harbour at 52,38

Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Mikuma
DD Tanikaze
DD Urakaze
BB Kirishima
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi

Allied Ships
SS KVII, hits 5, and is sunk

SS KVII is sighted by escort
BB Kirishima firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Hagikaze firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Arashi firing on surfaced sub ....
BB Kirishima firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Hagikaze firing on surfaced sub ....
DD Arashi firing on surfaced sub ....
BB Kirishima firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

Taken out by the big guns...OUCH!! [:D]

Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 51,39

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 61 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 162

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 12
Buffalo I x 11
Hurricane IIa Trop x 7
Hurricane IIb Trop x 22
Vildebeest III x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Albacore I: 6 destroyed
Buffalo I: 5 destroyed
Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 5 destroyed
Vildebeest III: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 8 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 10 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 11 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
12 planes vectored on to bombers
Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 10 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
15 planes vectored on to bombers
Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 10 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
17 planes vectored on to bombers
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 10 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
13 planes vectored on to bombers
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 16 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
20 planes vectored on to bombers
Shoho-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
Zuiho-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers
Nisshin-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers

I guess I can confirm where KB is at. But why is Soryu off the list??

Burma:
Toungoo - single LCU just south of base on road.

China:
Wuchow - 11 Nates with over 45 bombers attack troops only.

Changsha - I have 1702 AV, F4 67%

Philippines:
Manila - daily ground bb attacks are preceded by up to 40 bombers.

Mindanao - in between the base the remaining troops.

Sumatra:
Medan -

Sabang - still holding and this allows my Dutch PBYs to keep tabs on Japanese shipping.

Ground combat at Sabang (44,70)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1569 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Defending force 2638 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Japanese adjusted assault: 16

Allied adjusted defense: 29

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

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
129 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
91st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Sabang Garrison Battalion
Korps Marechausee Battalion
2nd Garrison Battalion
Sabang Base Force
Langsa Base Force

Tandjoengbalai -

Ground combat at Tandjoengbalai (47,78)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3303 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 118

Defending force 825 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Japanese adjusted assault: 190

Allied adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tandjoengbalai !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
196 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
291 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
143rd Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
Tapanoeli Gsn Battalion

Borneo:

Eastern DEI:

Other:

Engineering:
Palmyra P3; Johnson Island F4; Hilo AF2; Diego Garcia AF1; Alice Springs AF2;

Notes/Plans:
Intel - None!!

Air Losses - For the 2nd, I lose 87 to 10 mostly over the skies of Diamond Harbour. I had falsely hoped that my TB could get through....NOT!! [:-]

India - Besides the normal reinforcements, I have sent my Dutch subs here. From USA, I have 41/A and 41/B Div in transit to Karachi from Cape Town. 41/C will be headed that way when I get enough PP. Two fighter groups have just got on map and will arrive at Karachi in less than week. One has 25 P-38s, but needs more training. At Aden, most of the BFs from Singapore have arrived and are being rebuilt.

[ny59giants]

I had the 17th Indian Div at Chittagong, so that is maybe why he landed at Diamond Harbour.

[JocMeister]

Its a risky landing. With only 2 IDs(?) in the landing you could counter attack depending on what you have at Calcutta?

[ny59giants]

March 3 & 4 1942: Diamond Harbour falls quickly!!!

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are underlined, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:

Subs:
I-172 is 4 SW of Pearl and sinks an xAKL transporting supplies to Johnson Island

I-1 is back at Noumea. My troops continue to unload.

Trusty gets a TT hit on BB Hiei at Diamond Harbour. [:)]

I-164 sinks an HDML off Colombo.

CVs:
KB & company - off Diamond Harbour.

India:
Diamond Harbour -

Night Naval bombardment of Diamond Harbour at 52,38 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

47 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CA Mogami, Shell hits 5, on fire
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
DD Shiranui
DD Isokaze
DD Natsushio
DD Kagero, Shell hits 1

Allied ground losses:
406 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 41 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 30
Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 4
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Night Naval bombardment of Diamond Harbour at 52,38 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
BB Nagato
CA Myoko
CA Maya
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
DMS W-20
DMS W-19
DMS W-12
DMS W-11
DMS W-10
DMS W-9

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Night Naval bombardment of Diamond Harbour at 52,38 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
DD Tanikaze
DD Hagikaze
DD Arashi
DD Hamakaze
DD Urakaze

Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

I don't think any form of defense here would have held.

Ground combat at Diamond Harbour (52,38)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34951 troops, 721 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 911

Defending force 6484 troops, 47 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 110

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 550

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 137 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Diamond Harbour !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

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

Allied ground losses:
5432 casualties reported
Squads: 139 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 601 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 46 (46 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 38 (38 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
53rd Division
Imperial Guards Division
Southern Army
25th Army
3rd Air Division

Defending units:
45th Indian Brigade
Diamond Harbour Fortress
1st Bengal Construction Battalion

Burma:
Toungoo - single LCU just south of base on road.

China:
Wuchow - 11 Nates with over 45 bombers attack troops only.

Changsha -

Philippines:
Manila - daily ground bb attacks are preceded by up to 40 bombers.

Mindanao - in between the base the remaining troops.

Sumatra:
Medan -

Sabang -

Borneo:
Bandjermasin - 13 DDs on Fast Transport mission stick around after unloading troops. I lose 2 of 8 PT (from Manila) over two days.

Ground combat at Bandjermasin (60,99)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1375 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Defending force 970 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Japanese adjusted assault: 68

Allied adjusted defense: 34

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
II./4th Infantry Battalion

Defending units:
SE Borneo KNIL Battalion
Bandjermasin Base Force

Eastern DEI:

Other:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Cairns at 94,141

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 22
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 19

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Keihuku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Hokko Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Mikasa Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Denmark Maru
xAK Ume Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kinsyu Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Malta Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
xAK Igasa Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Chihaya Maru
xAK Kuroshio Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
498 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 26 (10 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled)

I was expecting some type of covering force here, so I was initially reluctant to sent my DBs up from Brisbane area to Townsville. When my Catalinas didn't spot anything....

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cairns at 94,141

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 22
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 35

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Midori Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAK Anzan Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Hohuku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Anbo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
APD Hagi, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Kizan Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Syoka Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Hokumai Maru
xAK Kashiwara Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
1019 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 25 (17 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (10 destroyed, 6 disabled)

OUCH!! [:D]

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cairns at 94,141

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 14

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Havre Maru
xAK Nojima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Denmark Maru
xAK Kizan Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
549 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 19 (8 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Night Time Surface Combat, near Savaii at 146,159, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
DD Hatsuzuki
DD Kuroshio
DD Oyashio
DD Hatsukaze
DD Hayashio
DD Amatsukaze

Allied Ships
xAK Vermont, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK City of Elwood, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 102 (100 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight

So much for my PBYs at Ellice Islands and Canton Island providing early warning. [:(] Plans are to shift some DBs over here and the PBYs from NZ to come back to Pago Pago.

Engineering:
Savaii P2; Sian F4; Duendin P4;

Notes/Plans:
Intel - 5, 33, 38, and 56 ID loading for Diamond Harbour. YIKES!!

Calcutta - 446 AV, F3 31% (I had focused on getting AF to 7 first so I could upgrade planes. Maybe that wasn't so good in hindsight)

India - 6 Aussie Div and 255 Armor Bde are across river at Howrah and will march across to Calcutta. 20th Indian Div is 2 days out from Calcutta, but she just arrived in SW India. She has very poor morale and only 30 experience. Like almost all the India troops, they will need to gain needed experience (most are 30 or worse) through battle.