GJ (Allies) - Mr.Kane (Japan) - The allies declare their defeat

[GreyJoy]

The intel screen is really depressing....[8|]

[JocMeister]

[X(]

[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

mr.Kane has told me he still produces 28k supplies per day...[

That just correlates to the fact you haven't hit any of supply production in the HI ... you already knew what his daily supply production was. You also know he is burning more than that on most days, and has been pretty much the entire game. The real question is what is his supply pool look like? And when/how are you going to start killing his production?

[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

Here you can see the situation... Singapore may be completely cut off the war now...
Palembang is already isolated since august 1944...

If he was throwing 1000 plane sweeps at you out of Singers, you know he has a lot of Air Support there that is nowout of play. That is a big deal for you. Bypassing Sngers is the right play for you. Build up Soerbaya ... it only takes supply which you have tons of, until you can get either Manila or HK.

[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: castor troy
Pax, have you seen the Ki-94 already or is this suggestion coming from just looking at the stats? The armament works perfectly in the game, both against fighters and bombers. It's not like that 40mm cannon of the Tojo that got an accuracy of 2 which really makes it useless.
I have played around with late war models to see what they can do and I can assure you, the only downside of the late war IJ aircraft is their crappy service value which all high end IJ aircraft got. Coupled with the abilitiy to pump out roughly 200/month of each high end
model you need the IJ outperforms Allied fighters for sure if you completely leave out their service value.

But then, most people won't ever see these aircraft as it needs insane R&D and then you still have to get to around 45 to see them AND you still have to have an industry then to build them. All together not the norm.

Played with it in Armageddon and Downfall scenarios. IMO, it can't hold up against the P47, let alone the P51 at 1:1. Now, if you let the IJ sweep you at 3:1 yes it will rip you right up, but then again so will Franks and Georges at that ratio.

But then I have to ask the allied player: what are you doing within 10 hexes of a major IJ base? I would never give the IJ the opportunity to sweep after 3/43 ... simply stay out of his range unless you are setting a major CAP trap ... and if you do, bring the hammer. Numbers matter, even more than plane quality (within reason).

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

ORIGINAL: castor troy
Pax, have you seen the Ki-94 already or is this suggestion coming from just looking at the stats? The armament works perfectly in the game, both against fighters and bombers. It's not like that 40mm cannon of the Tojo that got an accuracy of 2 which really makes it useless.
I have played around with late war models to see what they can do and I can assure you, the only downside of the late war IJ aircraft is their crappy service value which all high end IJ aircraft got. Coupled with the abilitiy to pump out roughly 200/month of each high end
model you need the IJ outperforms Allied fighters for sure if you completely leave out their service value.

But then, most people won't ever see these aircraft as it needs insane R&D and then you still have to get to around 45 to see them AND you still have to have an industry then to build them. All together not the norm.

Played with it in Armageddon and Downfall scenarios. IMO, it can't hold up against the P47, let alone the P51 at 1:1. Now, if you let the IJ sweep you at 3:1 yes it will rip you right up, but then again so will Franks and Georges at that ratio.

But then I have to ask the allied player: what are you doing within 10 hexes of a major IJ base? I would never give the IJ the opportunity to sweep after 3/43 ... simply stay out of his range unless you are setting a major CAP trap ... and if you do, bring the hammer. Numbers matter, even more than plane quality (within reason).

I was only referring to your comment about the armament and the 30mm not being worth it while they work just fine for me.

[GreyJoy]

Jan 4-9, 1945

Singawang is captured with little opposition. Now Kuchin will be invaded.
Java now is completely cut off. The attack against Bandoeng was bloody and it caused us 300 losses in 3 days [X(]...but at least the AF was completely shut down and now the Japs do not have any other operative AF nearby.
In Malaya the Japs are abandoning Kotha Baru using ships... the 1st Tank Division, along with 2 more divisions have successfully been transferred to Luzon [:@]. We deliberate attacked yesterday, finding 7 forts and 900 AVs
[X(]
He swept Makassar with Ki-94s... I had 75 P-51s on CAP at 41,900 feet...100% CAP and low fatigue... result? ...25 P-51s shot down against only 4 KI-94s...ouch[X(][X(][X(][X(][X(][X(]
I'm losing badly the air war... and I don't see a way to solve the problem (and, the funny part, is that I considered myself pretty good at managing the air system[8|]).

Burma has been abandoned by the Japs. They already left Moulmein...probably moving all their perimeter back to Thailand. Even in Central China they are moving back towards Canton...and I allowed my units (both Burmese and Chinese) to advance and follow the japs

Nothing much else is happening... Singapore should now be cut off, along with Java.

Luzon is more than a fortress... I count not less than 15 divisions there...[X(] and the recent experience in Java against his forts makes me really sweat to the idea of invading there...

Still no sign of the KB...



Morning Air attack on Makassar , at 65,106

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 51,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-94-II x 44

Allied aircraft
P-38L Lightning x 17
P-51D Mustang x 72
F4U-1D Corsair x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-94-II: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38L Lightning: 4 destroyed
P-51D Mustang: 13 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 6 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-94-II sweeping at 48000 feet *

CAP engaged:
VMF-121 with F4U-1D Corsair (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 40370.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
18th FG/44th FS with P-51D Mustang (4 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 16 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41900 , scrambling fighters between 38870 and 42370.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
318th FG/333rd FS with P-51D Mustang (3 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41900 , scrambling fighters between 38340 and 41900.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
475th FG/431st FS with P-38L Lightning (3 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 40000 , scrambling fighters between 36000 and 43370.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
475th FG/433rd FS with P-51D Mustang (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 41900 , scrambling fighters between 33000 and 41900.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes


Ground combat at Djokjakarta (52,103) (JAVA)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30270 troops, 555 guns, 418 vehicles, Assault Value = 1150

Defending force 59889 troops, 247 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 449

Allied adjusted assault: 398

Japanese adjusted defense: 2211

Allied assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 6)

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

Japanese ground losses:
295 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled

Allied ground losses:
784 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 132 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Assaulting units:
4th Armoured Brigade
33rd Infantry Division
6th Infantry Division
1st Australian Division
Fiji Brigade
2/11th Field Regiment
II Australian
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Battalion
1st RAA Jungle Regiment

Defending units:
24th Ind.Mixed Brigade
103rd Division
37th Ind.Mixed Brigade
23rd Port Unit
72nd JAAF AF Bn
21th JNAF AF Unit
108th JAAF AF Bn
97th JAAF AF Bn
32nd Port Unit
23rd Port Unit
2nd JNAF Coy
Southwest Area Fleet
32nd Port Unit
8th JNAF Coy
109th JAAF AF Bn


These japs are battered units...pushed back from Sosarbaja...bombed every day with no mercy...with the wrong op mode...and yet look at the result...and the damned forts...everywhere forts!!!![:@]

[GreyJoy]

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

mr.Kane has told me he still produces 28k supplies per day...[

That just correlates to the fact you haven't hit any of supply production in the HI ... you already knew what his daily supply production was. You also know he is burning more than that on most days, and has been pretty much the entire game. The real question is what is his supply pool look like? And when/how are you going to start killing his production?

There's no way I can start anytime soon to kill his supply production...It's still a looong way to Tokyo...the KB is still intact and his defences are strong everywhere in the next perimeter (Formosa-Luzon-Mindanao)...
I still need to conquest Borneo before I can think of an operation to estabilish a base for my 4Es close enough to the HI...yet, even if I do, I've already experienced that I cannot hope to bomb his bases unless I'm able to naval bomb them first. My fighters cannot compete with his own and I have not the numbers to sweep his bases properly...my 4Es will be slaughtered

[Mike McCreery]

If you capture Puerto Princessa you can almost cut off his oil artery with air power and sub power.

It sounds like he is defending a few spots with everything, leaving most spots unprotected.

[GreyJoy]

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

Here you can see the situation... Singapore may be completely cut off the war now...
Palembang is already isolated since august 1944...

If he was throwing 1000 plane sweeps at you out of Singers, you know he has a lot of Air Support there that is nowout of play. That is a big deal for you. Bypassing Sngers is the right play for you. Build up Soerbaya ... it only takes supply which you have tons of, until you can get either Manila or HK.

He doesn't.
I think he has already moved back most of his Aviation Support. You don't really need that much if the enemy cannot bomb your bases and damage your planes on the ground.
I should sweep him and damage his planes in the air...but I cannot stand the losses connected to a multiple days sweeping operation against a base with 600+ fighters (I mean...THOSE fighters)

[GreyJoy]

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

ORIGINAL: castor troy
Pax, have you seen the Ki-94 already or is this suggestion coming from just looking at the stats? The armament works perfectly in the game, both against fighters and bombers. It's not like that 40mm cannon of the Tojo that got an accuracy of 2 which really makes it useless.
I have played around with late war models to see what they can do and I can assure you, the only downside of the late war IJ aircraft is their crappy service value which all high end IJ aircraft got. Coupled with the abilitiy to pump out roughly 200/month of each high end
model you need the IJ outperforms Allied fighters for sure if you completely leave out their service value.

But then, most people won't ever see these aircraft as it needs insane R&D and then you still have to get to around 45 to see them AND you still have to have an industry then to build them. All together not the norm.

Played with it in Armageddon and Downfall scenarios. IMO, it can't hold up against the P47, let alone the P51 at 1:1. Now, if you let the IJ sweep you at 3:1 yes it will rip you right up, but then again so will Franks and Georges at that ratio.

But then I have to ask the allied player: what are you doing within 10 hexes of a major IJ base? I would never give the IJ the opportunity to sweep after 3/43 ... simply stay out of his range unless you are setting a major CAP trap ... and if you do, bring the hammer. Numbers matter, even more than plane quality (within reason).

How can you stay out of his major bases if you want to advance? I need to create multiple bases pretty close to his major ones if I want to have a chance to sweep him with my P-47s
However the P-47s and the P-51s simply don't work against KI-83s and KI-94. Neither on CAP nor on sweep. The KI94 go higher than both and is just as fast...plus I don't have the numbers to accept even a 2-1 kill ratio in my favour... my P47s pool is empty and I haven't produced them since august 1944...The p51Ds simply come at a too small rate

[GreyJoy]

ORIGINAL: Wargmr

If you capture Puerto Princessa you can almost cut off his oil artery with air power and sub power.

It sounds like he is defending a few spots with everything, leaving most spots unprotected.

Yes, he's defending the KEY points.
I can easily advance on smaller bases... the real problem is that it is useless if I cannot defend the air space conquered with those leaps.
Let's say I jump to Puerto Princesa... then he starts sweeping with 10 Sentais of KI.83s from Manila...after a couple of days I have to rebase my fighters back or ground them...and thus he can send the bombers to attack my shippings...
That's the real strategical problem I'm facing now... the inability to defend the conquered air space.
Just think that in Malaya I had to completely abandon the air space immediately after having conquered it. Too many sweeps...too many losses...unacceptable

[Mike McCreery]

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

ORIGINAL: Wargmr

If you capture Puerto Princessa you can almost cut off his oil artery with air power and sub power.

It sounds like he is defending a few spots with everything, leaving most spots unprotected.

Yes, he's defending the KEY points.
I can easily advance on smaller bases... the real problem is that it is useless if I cannot defend the air space conquered with those leaps.
Let's say I jump to Puerto Princesa... then he starts sweeping with 10 Sentais of KI.83s from Manila...after a couple of days I have to rebase my fighters back or ground them...and thus he can send the bombers to attack my shippings...
That's the real strategical problem I'm facing now... the inability to defend the conquered air space.
Just think that in Malaya I had to completely abandon the air space immediately after having conquered it. Too many sweeps...too many losses...unacceptable

I am far inferior to you in technical knowledge of the game and skill and therefore my ideas may be completely wrong.

However, the basic premises in war still stand.

If the enemy groups together in strength then move around him. If the enemy spreads out then mass in strength and move through him. If he is strong on one side then press his weak side.

If he likes bombers then move in flak. And yes, build up the small bases and move forward. By now you should have enough engineers to do it pretty quickly.

Looking at the picture on the score page, it appears you have Palembang nearly isolated so his oil supply will eventually be an issue.

One last thing. Mr Kane has been playing against you for a very long time now. He knows your tactics. Maybe it is time to step back, and look at the board from different perspectives. Maybe read some AAR's and come up with a new plan.

That's the best I got ;]

[castor troy]

nothing you can do about how the air routine works. Having a faster aircraft sweeping you at higher alt means a win, that's just how it is. Hence why the game always has been about strato sweeps. How it always was,
how it always will be.

[GreyJoy]

ORIGINAL: Wargmr

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

ORIGINAL: Wargmr

If you capture Puerto Princessa you can almost cut off his oil artery with air power and sub power.

It sounds like he is defending a few spots with everything, leaving most spots unprotected.

Yes, he's defending the KEY points.
I can easily advance on smaller bases... the real problem is that it is useless if I cannot defend the air space conquered with those leaps.
Let's say I jump to Puerto Princesa... then he starts sweeping with 10 Sentais of KI.83s from Manila...after a couple of days I have to rebase my fighters back or ground them...and thus he can send the bombers to attack my shippings...
That's the real strategical problem I'm facing now... the inability to defend the conquered air space.
Just think that in Malaya I had to completely abandon the air space immediately after having conquered it. Too many sweeps...too many losses...unacceptable

I am far inferior to you in technical knowledge of the game and skill and therefore my ideas may be completely wrong.

However, the basic premises in war still stand.

If the enemy groups together in strength then move around him. If the enemy spreads out then mass in strength and move through him. If he is strong on one side then press his weak side.

If he likes bombers then move in flak. And yes, build up the small bases and move forward. By now you should have enough engineers to do it pretty quickly.

Looking at the picture on the score page, it appears you have Palembang nearly isolated so his oil supply will eventually be an issue.

One last thing. Mr Kane has been playing against you for a very long time now. He knows your tactics. Maybe it is time to step back, and look at the board from different perspectives. Maybe read some AAR's and come up with a new plan.

That's the best I got ;]

I can't say you're wrong, and that's what I'm trying to do. The only problem is the defence of my transports...I don't fear the AF or Port bombing...I fear the Naval attack. If I can't put CAP up in the air, it's pretty impossible to move in and out without the air cover offered by the CVs.
Actually the only way I have to advance is using the CVs as a screen for my transports... the CVs cannot be swept and that's the only weapon I have... but this makes my advance very slow

[GreyJoy]

Jan 10-11, 1945

The japs managed to evacuate 700 AVs, 700 fighters, 100 bombers and 90 aux planes in a single night from Kotha Baru....
We attacked with a huge army...just to find out that the base was defended just by a mixed regiment[X(]...conquered the base but found none of the planes... the japs must have moved everything out in a single night and destroyed what could not be moved...

Another failed attack at Djakarta...[:@][:@][:@]

The allies lands base forces, engineers and AA at Singawang, while 2 regiments landed at Kuching... the japs sortied out from Singa with 150 Graces, escorted by 200 fighters... sunk 3 APAs, 3 AKAs and several AK and xAPs at Singawang... obviously I couldn't base any CAP there cause every day I got swept by 100 N2K5s from Singapore...
I had placed my CVEs in front of Singawang hoping the enemy bombers would have gone for them instead of the transports... wrong[:(]

Anyway the Japs are everywhere on retreat. They are abandoning the whole western coast of Thailand and are moving back to Bancock, Saigon and, generally speaking back to the Canon/HK line.

Several more divisions are reported to be moving back from Ambon area and SOPAC to Luzon, Mindanao and Formosa... this is very smart from him... he knows his western perimeter is now broken and there's no point defending that forward...

Oil? Well, Palembang and Java are now completely cut off. Miri and Balikapan (the only two major oil bases left in his hands) are now in range of my DDs. I think(hope) his fuel/oil situation is dire by now. We'll soon see.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 11, 45


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Pre-Invasion action off Kuching (58,88)

43 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LCI(G)-450
LCI(G)-449
LCI(G)-442
LCI(G)-441
LCI(G)-439
LCI(G)-82
LCI(G)-80
LCI(G)-79
LCI(G)-78
LCI(G)-77
LCI(G)-76
LCI-66
LCI-64
LCI-61
AMC Hector

Japanese ground losses:
222 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

LCI(G)-450 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-449 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-442 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-441 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-439 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-82 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-80 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-79 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-78 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-77 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-76 fired at enemy troops
LCI-66 fired at enemy troops
LCI-64 fired at enemy troops
LCI-61 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Kuching (58,88)

TF 141 troops unloading over beach at Kuching, 58,88

Allied ground losses:
397 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 93 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 23 (0 destroyed, 23 disabled)

15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 50th Indian Para Bde /4


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Invasion Support action off Kuching (58,88)

11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AMC Westralia
LCI(G)-450
LCI(G)-449
LCI(G)-442
LCI(G)-441
LCI(G)-439
LCI(G)-82
LCI(G)-80
LCI(G)-79
LCI(G)-78
LCI(G)-77
LCI(G)-76
LCI-66
LCI-64
LCI-61
AMC Hector

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

AMC Westralia firing at 82nd Infantry Brigade
LCI(G)-450 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-449 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-442 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-441 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-439 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-82 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-80 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-79 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-78 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-77 fired at enemy troops
LCI(G)-76 fired at enemy troops
LCI-66 fired at enemy troops
LCI-64 fired at enemy troops
LCI-61 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 191 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zero x 87
B7A2 Grace x 69
N1K5-J George x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
APA Custer
LST-708, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Bluefield Victory
AK Carina
DE William Seiverling, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Aeon, Torpedo hits 1
AK Eridanus
AP William Ward Burrows
xAP Lancashire, Torpedo hits 1
LST-706, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AK Gainsar
DE Silverstein
xAP Clan Macneil, Torpedo hits 1
LST-702

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

Aircraft Attacking:
33 x B7A2 Grace bombing from 36000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
36 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

Carrier support unable to supply air cover..





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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singkawang at 56,88

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 138 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zero x 87
B7A2 Grace x 58

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AKA Thuban, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AKA Trousdale, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AK Gainsar
AK Lesuth, Torpedo hits 1
DE Silverstein
AK Azimech, Torpedo hits 1
xAP Clan Macinness, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
AP William Ward Burrows
DMS Gherardi
LST-701, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
APA Elmore, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Aeon, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AK Eridanus
xAP Clan Macneil

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
35 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
23 x B7A2 Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

Carrier support unable to supply air cover..




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Ground combat at Kota Bharu (51,75)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 61743 troops, 1175 guns, 1229 vehicles, Assault Value = 1791

Defending force 8323 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 145[X(] where have they gone?! Where are the 1000+ A/Cs based here till yesterday?![:@]

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 6

Allied adjusted assault: 2505

Japanese adjusted defense: 24

Allied assault odds: 104 to 1 (fort level 6)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kota Bharu !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
4579 casualties reported
Squads: 169 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 69 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 39 (28 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Allied ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
14th Army Engineer Battalion
50th Tank Brigade
7th Infantry Division
5th USMC Tank Battalion
150th RAC Regiment
25th Indian Division
32nd Infantry Division
26th Indian Division
18th SP Field Artillery Regiment
8th Mahratta AT Gun Regiment
1st RM Heavy AA Regiment
88th Medium Regiment
15th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
50th Coastal Artillery Regiment
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
134th Medium Regiment
122nd British AT Gun Regiment
2nd Ceylon H AA Regiment
87th Medium Regiment
3rd (Special Force) Division
12th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
XXI Indian Corps

Defending units:
35th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd INA Gandhi Regiment






Ground combat at Djokjakarta (52,103)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34787 troops, 646 guns, 423 vehicles, Assault Value = 1049

Defending force 59395 troops, 244 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 421

Allied adjusted assault: 301

Japanese adjusted defense: 1361

Allied assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 6) [:@][:@]

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

Japanese ground losses:
255 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
642 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 118 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 26 (3 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Assaulting units:
6th Infantry Division
1st Australian Division
4th Armoured Brigade
33rd Infantry Division
Fiji Brigade
181st Field Artillery Battalion
2/11th Field Regiment
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
7th USMC Field Artillery Battalion
II Australian
1st RAA Jungle Regiment

Defending units:
24th Ind.Mixed Brigade
103rd Division
37th Ind.Mixed Brigade
23rd Port Unit
97th JAAF AF Bn
2nd JNAF Coy
108th JAAF AF Bn
32nd Port Unit
72nd JAAF AF Bn
23rd Port Unit
21th JNAF AF Unit
32nd Port Unit
8th JNAF Coy
109th JAAF AF Bn [:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@]

[JocMeister]

He probably airlifted the troops out and the planes he just disbanded back to the pool. Fun isn´t it? [;)]

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: GreyJoy

Jan 10-11, 1945

The japs managed to evacuate 700 AVs, 700 fighters, 100 bombers and 90 aux planes in a single night from Kotha Baru....
We attacked with a huge army...just to find out that the base was defended just by a mixed regiment[X(]...conquered the base but found none of the planes... the japs must have moved everything out in a single night and destroyed what could not be moved...

It will cost him in replacement costs. It's not free, and most likely the planes were destroyed if they couldn't fly.

[GreyJoy]

Jan 15-21, 1945

The operations proceed...slowly[:o]. The japanese not only sweep and bomb my AFs, now they even send LRCAP to places I didn't think they could reach...
40 KI-83s appeared several times over Djakarta... killing hundreds of my unescorted bombers during their daily runs against enemy's positions... those damned KI.83s took off from Balikapan I guess... how many hexes?? Don't even want to know[:o]

We tried to sneak the DS to Saigon immediately after the fall of Kotha Baru... sunk several xAKs there, but failed to catch the 55th Division which was being evacuated from Kotha Baru...

For the rest nothing much happened... Now we're building fast Groot Nanotea and Singawang...thus isolating Singapore once for good. At Singa more than 2000 planes are present...gosh[X(] and I can't even think to bomb them...

We finally started to reduce Batavia... got a 2-1 (against 6 forts) on the first attempt...after MONTHS of naval and aerial bombing... and they don't even have a (-) supply...

But I think we'll get there pretty soon now.

The KB is now lingering near Davao... my DS is at Sosarbaja...

In Thailand the Japanese are retreating towards Saigon and Camra Bay and, generally speaking, to Vietnam... Also evacuating Ambon and several other strongpoints in SOPAC and Southern DEI...

To be honest, I really think I'm not playing well... I'm out of smart ideas and I kind of have an inferiority complex at this point of the game... reading from others' AARs I realized I am really having a problem treating my LCUs... i should be a lot more careless with them and their losses...while i tend to commit them only when 100% rested and ready and when their prep is up to 90 at least...which means slow operations...predictability of moves...in few words: the allies already lost this match...not even got a 1-1 in jan 1945?...who has done worse than me?[:o][:o]

[GreyJoy]

ORIGINAL: JocMeister

He probably airlifted the troops out and the planes he just disbanded back to the pool. Fun isn´t it? [;)]

I know, but that costs a lot...not that in jan 1945 he really cares a lot about HI points