The Bitter End - Topeverest (A) vs Admiral Kamikaze (E)

[topeverest]

Consistent with last comments, will land at Bowen or southern most allied base to augment the attacking to Sydney. Be about Jan 10 before the TF begin arriving in OZ. enemy fleet has skeedaddled

[topeverest]

Bowen falls and other battles won by Allies.

[topeverest]

Also ground attack from several hundred aircraft and bombardment.


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Ground combat at Bowen (93,147)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 98802 troops, 1951 guns, 2175 vehicles, Assault Value = 3750

Defending force 5210 troops, 235 guns, 283 vehicles, Assault Value = 113

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 1768

Japanese adjusted defense: 11

Allied assault odds: 160 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Bowen !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
3330 casualties reported
Squads: 185 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 87 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 183 (183 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 232 (232 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Units destroyed 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
756th Tank Battalion
40th Infantry Division
131st Combat Engineer Regiment
104th Combat Engineer Regiment
96th Infantry Division
201st(Sep) Infantry Regiment
6th Infantry Division
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
33rd Infantry Division
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
752nd Tank Battalion
87th Mountain Regiment
81st Infantry Division
159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
35th Infantry Division
14th Canadian Brigade
104th Infantry Division
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
82nd Mortar Battalion
181st Field Artillery Regiment
226th Field Artillery Battalion
9th USMC Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
3rd Tank Division
101st Ind.Mixed Brigade
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Mobile Field Artillery Regiment
8th Field AF Construction Battalion

[ny59giants]

One of the things this mod needs for the Allies is some larger caliber guns. You get outgunned with just having 155mm and need some FA with 8" guns. Add in an armored division or two to help with your counterattack. Per Symon, the best thing to use is some of your American CD units as artillery.

For your SC TF I would use my favorite combo....4 Cleveland Class CLs and 8 Fletchers. Anything but BBs are toast vs these guys!!

[topeverest]

Fairly non-dramatic events these last days.
1. More ground combat with general allied success in Oz
2. allied relief task forces - the third wave to Oz will arrive in Townsville in 2 or three turns. Forces will pushed south to take Brisbane, which is the next major objective other than mopping up the Horne.
3. Allied transports have succeeded in investing Oz with all forward forces, and transport fleets are moving back to Pearl to move up more forces for staging.
4. preparations underway to assault Diego Cargia

[topeverest]

And I decide to goto Orlando to visit my mom for the weekend, and it rains. Go figure.

[topeverest]

I wish I could say that my sub campaign has been more successful, but it definitely hasn't. 8 subs lost fort 9 ships sunk. All but one sub lost to ASW, 6 of which were lost by straying into enemy ports or within one hex of Japan. I gotta say I'm doing a lousy job of managing the subs, even if I have subs to burn.

My philosophy in this super enhanced empire mod related to subs is attritional 2 to 1. Although you have to take the losses tab with a grain of salt because merchants are usually under reported as killed, I am not getting there with my losses. I need to ensure my patrol zones don't go into these super ASW zones. I know better, but I am not doing it effectively. I think the cumulative effect of all the mods make the empire late war asw x3 effective.

[topeverest]

Modest progress from a territory perspective,

[topeverest]

More ground combat in allied favor. COnclurry 1/2 reduced. Note the fort REDUCED to level 5 Wow!
Red supply forces allies to rest and wait to receive more supply before taking the base.

Ground combat at Cloncurry (84,142)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 48197 troops, 887 guns, 2107 vehicles, Assault Value = 2121

Defending force 19020 troops, 163 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 594

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 1620

Japanese adjusted defense: 404

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 5

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

Japanese ground losses:
2419 casualties reported
Squads: 163 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 65 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 39 (16 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (17 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
402 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 43 (6 destroyed, 37 disabled)

Assaulting units:
766th Tank Battalion
104th Mech Cavalry Regiment
4th USMC Tank Battalion
716th Tank Battalion
3rd Infantry Division
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
44th Infantry Division
41st Infantry Division
44th Tank Battalion
710th Tank Battalion
151st Combat Engineer Regiment
767th Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
7th Infantry Division

Defending units:
98th Ind.Mixed Brigade
53rd Division
24th Infantry Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment

[topeverest]

More general progress. Empire is in general withdrawal south. A pocket of defense still exists around Cairns / Cooktown. And Conclurry is about to fall.

Third load of land troops will be sent south. Mopping up around Cairns will take until the end of the month.

[topeverest]

Lots to discuss...

first bombardment force to Cairns from Townsville is intercepted at 200 yards - AND NO torpedo hits on Allied Cruisers. WOW!



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Night Time Surface Combat, near Cairns at 92,140, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-550
MTB G-553
MTB G-555
MTB G-841
MTB G-842
MTB G-843
MTB G-846, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB G-848
MTB G-874
MGB G-875, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MGB G-878
MTB G-885
MGB G-888
MGB G-1005
MTB G-1006
MTB G-1007

Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis
CL Kenya
CL Newfoundland
DD Hall
DD Halligan
DD Paul Hamilton
DD Lewis Hancock
DD Haraden
DD John Henley
DD Hopewell, Shell hits 1
DD Howorth
DD LaVallette
DD Laws
DD Richard P. Leary
DD Leutze
DD Longshaw
DD Luce
DD Marshall
DD McCord
DD McDermut

Reduced sighting due to 10% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
Kondo G. gains tactical advantage
CL Kenya engages MTB G-1007 at 2,000 yards
DD McDermut engages MTB G-874 at 2,000 yards
MTB G-846 engages CL Kenya at 2,000 yards
MTB G-842 engages DD McDermut at 2,000 yards
DD Richard P. Leary engages MTB G-555 at 2,000 yards
DD Hopewell engages MTB G-555 at 2,000 yards
CL Kenya engages MGB G-878 at 2,000 yards
DD Haraden engages MTB G-874 at 2,000 yards
MTB G-846 sunk by DD Hall at 2,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages MGB G-1005 at 2,000 yards
DD McDermut engages MGB G-878 at 2,000 yards
DD McCord engages MGB G-1005 at 2,000 yards
DD Marshall engages MGB G-878 at 2,000 yards
MTB G-842 engages DD Luce at 2,000 yards
DD Luce engages MTB G-841 at 2,000 yards
MTB G-874 engages DD Leutze at 2,000 yards
DD Richard P. Leary engages MTB G-553 at 2,000 yards
MTB G-841 engages DD Laws at 2,000 yards
DD LaVallette engages MTB G-553 at 2,000 yards
MTB G-555 engages DD Howorth at 2,000 yards
DD Hopewell engages MTB G-874 at 2,000 yards
MTB G-553 engages DD Haraden at 2,000 yards
MTB G-550 engages DD Lewis Hancock at 2,000 yards
MTB G-842 engages DD Halligan at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD McCord engages MTB G-848 at 4,000 yards
DD Marshall engages MTB G-842 at 4,000 yards
DD Luce engages MTB G-841 at 4,000 yards
DD Laws engages MTB G-874 at 4,000 yards
CL Kenya engages MGB G-1005 at 4,000 yards
DD Howorth engages MTB G-841 at 4,000 yards
DD Hopewell engages MGB G-1005 at 4,000 yards
CL Kenya engages MGB G-875 at 4,000 yards
DD Halligan engages MTB G-848 at 4,000 yards
Kondo G. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CL Newfoundland engages MTB G-842 at 6,000 yards
DD McDermut engages MTB G-553 at 6,000 yards
DD Marshall engages MTB G-874 at 6,000 yards
DD Longshaw engages MTB G-841 at 6,000 yards
CL Newfoundland engages MGB G-1005 at 6,000 yards
DD Howorth engages MTB G-842 at 6,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages MGB G-878 at 6,000 yards
DD John Henley engages MTB G-555 at 6,000 yards
DD Lewis Hancock engages MTB G-555 at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages MTB G-874 at 8,000 yards
DD Luce engages MTB G-841 at 8,000 yards
DD Laws engages MTB G-842 at 8,000 yards
DD LaVallette engages MTB G-848 at 8,000 yards
DD Paul Hamilton engages MTB G-874 at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages MTB G-1007 at 9,000 yards
MGB G-875 sunk by CL Kenya at 9,000 yards
DD McCord engages MTB G-553 at 9,000 yards
CL Kenya engages MTB G-555 at 9,000 yards
CA Indianapolis engages MGB G-888 at 9,000 yards
DD Hopewell engages MTB G-555 at 9,000 yards
DD Hall engages MTB G-874 at 9,000 yards
Task forces break off...

[topeverest]

British BB Queen Elizabeth Takes 2 Torps outside Townsville at the empire wolf pack.



Sub attack near Palm Island at 94,143

Japanese Ships
SS I-179

Allied Ships
BB Queen Elizabeth, Torpedo hits 2
BB Valiant
CA Shropshire
CA Vincennes
CA San Francisco
CL Phoenix
CL Concord
CL Raleigh
CL Glasgow
DD Izard
DD Melvin
DD McNair
DD McKee
DD McGowan

SS I-179 launches 6 torpedoes at BB Queen Elizabeth
DD Melvin fails to find sub and abandons search
DD McNair fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD McKee fails to find sub and abandons search
DD McGowan fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD McNair fails to find sub and abandons search
DD McGowan fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

[topeverest]

Ironic that 2 torps due only this damage. Allied damage control in 1945

[topeverest]

Was a pretty big sub success for the empire,but then he massed his subs. That he could only do that and that he did not sink any major ship is a victory for the allies. following are the losses.

[topeverest]

The top allied pilot is none other than the hard drinking Pappy Boyington. How about that?

[topeverest]

No surprises here, and no meaningful shortages.

[topeverest]

A little more to worry about here.

only about 400 experienced 70 reserve planes, and about 25 experienced 81+...

I have not seen a great need to continues to spend huge amounts on reserve pilots at this point in the war.

[traskott]

Seeing the troops u have commited to OZ, who is defending San Francisco ? It's tempting an all-out attack on North America...

[topeverest]

Sorry for the delay - real world tends to interrupt my gaming from time to time.

[topeverest]

Interesting thought. Certainly that is a risk.

I have a couple CV's a few Cruisers and about 100 DD's between Pearl and an West Coast. There are several thousand AV at Pearl
and about 200 AK / AP types in that general vicinity. I also have patrol planes and a few small combatants out in those waters.
I have about 5 total divisions of AV in USA and about 300 combat planes all training. I also am constantly moving ships along most of the travel lanes

I put SF attack probability at low. The empire has lost most of its combat fleet above DD. While they certainly could gather 5-7 divisions
and make the attack, it would be a one way journey to be sure at this juncture in the game. I would suggest the prob of getting to within 30 hexes
of USA unspotted at 25%.

It would be exiting if he did it though - wouldn't it!

ORIGINAL: traskott

Seeing the troops u have commited to OZ, who is defending San Francisco ? It's tempting an all-out attack on North America...