DBB:C -Stacking to the limits / Cannonfodder (Japan) vs Mundy (Allies)

[Quixote]

You look to be off to a smooth start - well played so far. Question - Are you leaving your options open for Stage 2, or do you already have something in mind? I don't want to compromise OpSec, but I am curious. (If you're not ready to answer this one yet then I'll have fun continuing to guess. [:)])

[KenchiSulla]

As you did in our game, I'm planning for several targets with the experienced troops from Manchuko. This gives me options and should leave Mundy guessing a bit for now. I do have Ceylon on my bucket list as it shields the entire Bay of Bengal area from enemy incursions. That should give me an edge in fighting along the coast...

14-12-19410

Battlewagons paying a visit?

[KenchiSulla]

China

[KenchiSulla]

DEI

[KenchiSulla]

15-12-1941

No major events...

[KenchiSulla]

16 & 17-12-1941

[KenchiSulla]

Survivors

[KenchiSulla]

Aircraft comparison tool...

I've been working with excel today, trying to figure out how I should go forward with aircraft production planning and R&D. In my previous games I did not put effort into the Jack at all. But if I pair it with a good low altitude, service rating 1 fighter it might be able to fight the P47 in band 4 (after dive)... Anybody reading this with experience using Jacks?

[KenchiSulla]

18-12-1941

Lingayen falls to a shock attack. The Philip. division and coastal battery guarding it surrender (low morale?). Now two full combat divisions landed on Luzon. First goal is to drive the allies back into the corner. No rush taking Luzon, there will be time once the initial landing bonus disappears!



Mundy is withdrawing the docks that start out at Batavia. One is dead, the others are well in Betty range and will probably not make it..

[KenchiSulla]

19-12-1941

[KenchiSulla]

20-12-1941

[KenchiSulla]

21 & 22-12-1941

It's a bit quiet while shipping moves back, reinforcements move up and new invasions are being planned. Tomorrow the walk into Singapore starts!

In the China area Mundy is fighting forward.. I'm taking some risks but I feel the Chinese are too inexperienced to really damage the IJA (and it will cost him a lot of PP if he wants to exchange commanders in all critical spots! From experience I know most are crap...).







Hong Kong shock attack.. One more time?

Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 24691 troops, 326 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 590

Defending force 5811 troops, 111 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 84

Japanese adjusted assault: 525

Allied adjusted defense: 197

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
522 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
288 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
66th Infantry Regiment
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
38th Division
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Kowloon Brigade
1st Middlesex Battalion
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
Rifles of Canada Battalion
102nd RN Base Force
Hong Kong Fortress

A6M2 vs H81

Several good pilots shot down but the H81s suffer more.. About 30 destroyed now... We need the air..

Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet

CAP engaged:
AVG/3rd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes

[Encircled]

Looking good

Not a right lot the allies can do apart from sortie the main Pacific fleet, which is a massive risk

Wonder if he will try to retake Wake?

[KenchiSulla]

In terms of ships I think he could but Wake is an atoll and the allies would need a full division and full prep to take it in one go. Not to sure if he wants to try as it does not hold much more value then being a good search base..

[Encircled]

Very true

More and more AAR's involve a non-Pearl attack, and I guess the Allies are waiting for someone to come up with their own version of a plan that seriously inconveniences the Japanese player involving the US Navy

[KenchiSulla]

23-12-1941

A lot of bombing on Luzon, Singapore, China. Only one really noteworthy event so I'll keep it short for todays update

Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 21432 troops, 289 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 562

Defending force 5344 troops, 111 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Japanese adjusted assault: 479

Allied adjusted defense: 89

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 5 destroyed
Vildebeest III: 2 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
197 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Allied ground losses:
5003 casualties reported
Squads: 158 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 447 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 28 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 114 (114 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 57 (57 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 5

Assaulting units:
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
66th Infantry Regiment
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
38th Division
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Kowloon Brigade
102nd RN Base Force
Rifles of Canada Battalion
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
Hong Kong Fortress

[KenchiSulla]

24-12-1941

[KenchiSulla]

Burma

[KenchiSulla]

25 & 26-12-1941





Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 45937 troops, 430 guns, 255 vehicles, Assault Value = 1418

Defending force 39671 troops, 358 guns, 169 vehicles, Assault Value = 572

Japanese adjusted assault: 1214

Allied adjusted defense: 559

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
982 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 158 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled
Vehicles lost 62 (10 destroyed, 52 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
47443 casualties reported
Squads: 930 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2826 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 166 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 383 (383 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 114 (114 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 32

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Regiment
5th Division
18th Division
4th Division
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Southern Army
25th Army
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
27th Australian Brigade
SSVF Brigade
2nd Malay Battalion
1st Manchester Battalion
15th Indian Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
6th Indian Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
1st Malay Battalion
5/14th Punjab Battalion
12th Indian Brigade
AHQ Far East
109th RN Base Force
109th RAF Adv Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Singapore Fortress
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
224 Group RAF
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
2nd ISF Base Force
III Indian Corps
113th RAF Adv Base Force
Malaya Army
223 Group RAF
Singapore Base Force
137/155th Field Regiment

[KenchiSulla]

27-12-1941





Soerabaja

After taking some damage to torpedo bombers the IJN aviators sweep Soerabaja with success..

Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18

Allied aircraft
B-339D x 7
CW-21B Demon x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 3 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet *

CAP engaged:
2-Vl.G.IV with CW-21B Demon (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 4 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
3-Vl.G.IV with B-339D (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
3e-1-VI.G.V Groep with B-339D (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes