[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]INDIA: [/font]Got a little too close to Diego in a scouting mission with three RN DDs. An entire sentai of Vals attacked and got three bombs onto Decoy, which sank, and another two onto Electra, which should make it. At least I know he's got some firepower out here now. Don't like losing a ship, but that is good to know.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]Pacific: [/font] Another level one field at Onotoa just below Tabiteuea just built up.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]CHINA: [/font] Interesting events in China. The troops near Chikhiang endure a DA the Japanese only get a 1:4, but of course the losses are tough to take for the Chinese. I'll be swapping out one corps for a bigger one, and hopefully it can dig in before the next serious action.
More importantly, the troops up near the mountains hold the tanks to a 1:8!! The Allies take minimal losses, including no loss to guns, while the Chinese take 3 destroyed and 52 disabled vehicles, hopefully tanks and not motorized support. This should give good time for digging in and gives a sense that this big corps was definitely worth the cost of building up. Most losses were from the smaller corps and it will be even more slid once it gets to 2 forts in a few days.
I thought long and hard about a return DA here, but with no ability to protect the troops from air strikes and since the tanks have most likely dug in to at least forts 1, this seems dicey. The disruption caused by a 1:8 attack would likely be significant though, and the AV adjustment for the Chinese defense rose from actual while the tanks had a lower than actual adjusted. It might have worked, but I was too wary of turning a good thing into a terrible one up here.
Now. If I can sneak a corps behind these forward units into the 20k SL hex against the two small tank regiments there, maybe, just maybe there would be a chance to cut off the forward division.
[font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]SIGINT:[/font] Over the past few months these units have been located at Perth. Id like to trap them there in a few months! [;)]
[font="Trebuchet MS"]16th Army is located at Perth(49,147).
Imperial Guards Division is located at Perth(49,147).
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion is located at Perth(49,147).
4th Division is located at Perth(49,147).[/font]
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR June 11, 42
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Diego Garcia at 6,62
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 33
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
DD Decoy, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Fortune
DD Electra, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
13 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Ground combat at 78,51 (near Chihkiang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 32519 troops, 386 guns, 578 vehicles, Assault Value = 989
Defending force 36956 troops, 163 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1099
Japanese adjusted assault: 542
Allied adjusted defense: 2674
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1863 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 199 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1130 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 108 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
15th Division
34th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
10th Tank Regiment
13th Army
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
Defending units:
73rd Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
7th Artillery Regiment
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Ground combat at 72,49 (near Kweiyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8232 troops, 122 guns, 598 vehicles, Assault Value = 426
Defending force 46542 troops, 309 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1596
Japanese adjusted assault: 306
Allied adjusted defense: 2459
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 8
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 55 (3 destroyed, 52 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
354 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Assaulting units:
7th Ind.Tank Brigade
Guards Tank Division
Defending units:
7th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps
1st Group Army
1st Artillery Regiment
18th Artillery Regiment
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[font="Trebuchet MS"]Just slowly working up each base here. A massive flood of units and supply will reach the area in 5-7 days. Lots of base forces, engineers and some small troops. Fingers crossed it stays quiet, but most are on quick ships at least. [/font]
