NFC East Slapdown: NY59Giants (A) vs 1EyedJack & Rysyonok (J) - BTS

[John 3rd]

Well???

[Lecivius]

<Taps foot impatiently>

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Lecivius

<Taps foot impatiently>

Yeah! We're running out of popcorn here!

[ny59giants]

Date: 42 Feb 24 & 25
Koepang invasion TF is SUNK!!!

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 bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Port Blair

CVs:
KB: 40,63 (8 SW of Port Blair) - Will she head for Ceylon or head back to Singapore??

"Death Star" (DS): heads east to get within range of Koepang; ends up 1 SW of Waingapoe (keeping Koepang at 6 hexes and covers areas to north)

Subs:
KXIII is at Koepang and gets three hits on a damaged DD, which sinks very quickly. [:D]

India/Burma:
Port Blair -
24th - 16 Sally
25th - 8 Oscars with 10 Sally; deliberate attack

Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4728 troops, 39 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 153

Defending force 615 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

Japanese adjusted assault: 66

Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Blair !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
799 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
5th/B Division
5th Field Construction Battalion

Defending units:
Port Blair Adv Base Force
Pt Blair Coastal Gun Battalion

China:
Kienko - 6 Sally at night
Ankang - 30 Oscars with over 60 Lily/Sally; deliberate on 24th

Ground combat at Ankang (82,42)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 57984 troops, 800 guns, 720 vehicles, Assault Value = 1620

Defending force 38020 troops, 188 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 752

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 1558

Allied adjusted defense: 2257

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1550 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 137 disabled
Non Combat: 44 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 172 (89 destroyed, 83 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1369 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 110 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled

Assaulting units:
23rd Tank Regiment
10th Tank Regiment
6th Division
5th Tank Regiment
37th Division
110th Division
3rd Division
9th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Mortar Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Army
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
85th Chinese Corps
1st Construction Regiment
29th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
2nd Construction Regiment
5th War Area
3rd Group Army
31st Group Army

Two weakest Corps heading out (16/46 miles marched at 2 miles per day)to NW. Replacement Corp will add another 100 AV vs these two.

Philippines:
Manila - quiet
Cagayan -
Cebu - around 25 Sally both days (leaves Manila alone)

Borneo: [>:]

Sumatra:
Praboemoelih - 50 Lily/Sally on 24th
Langsa - Over 70 Lily/Sally hit troops to SW before attack pushes them into base.

Java:
Batavia -

SRA:
Koepang - Allied SBDs finally get some action on 25th

Morning Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 24
F4F-3 Wildcat x 47
SBD-2 Dauntless x 16
SBD-3 Dauntless x 79
F2A-3 Buffalo x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
xAK Kosho Maru, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
xAK Nako Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
xAK Shinwa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Nittai Maru, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
xAK Yamaura Maru, Bomb hits 12, and is sunk
xAK Taiyu Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
TB Chidori, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
DD Hatakaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Matsukaze, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
3214 casualties reported
Squads: 80 destroyed, 150 disabled
Non Combat: 84 destroyed, 143 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 36 (26 destroyed, 10 disabled)

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1/C with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 18000.
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nako Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Shinwa Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TB Chidori
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Taiyu Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Yamaura Maru
Massive explosion on xAK Yamaura Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nittai Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kosho Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hatakaze

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Nako Maru, Bomb hits 9, and is sunk
xAK Shinwa Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD Matsukaze, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
2485 casualties reported
Squads: 44 destroyed, 86 disabled
Non Combat: 50 destroyed, 112 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1/C with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 203 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Nako Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Shinwa Maru

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Koepang at 68,116

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 11
F4F-3 Wildcat x 31
SBD-2 Dauntless x 16
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
DD Matsukaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Hatakaze, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1/C with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 18000.
Raid is overhead

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Matsukaze
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hatakaze
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Sub attack near Koepang at 68,116

Japanese Ships
DD Hatakaze, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXIII

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

DD Hatakaze is sighted by SS KXIII
SS KXIII launches 4 torpedoes at DD Hatakaze

Cribtop confirms a whole regiment was lost.

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers:
Umnak AF2; Cochin AF3; Karachi AF6; Christchurch AF6; Changsha AF5;

Intel:
38th ID prepping for Darwin

Notes/Plans:
Sarmi & Terapo - empty bases fall to enemy troops

Cribtop was very upset over the events at Koepang. He stated in email that he considered resigning, but went out on town with family he had two beers. Next day, we are back at war. Both of us are our own worst critics. For me, I hope to delay the conquest of northern Australia and give me a better jumping off point later in the war.

[Lecivius]

Oh, that is gonna leave a dent that will be hard to buff out [:D]

[BBfanboy]

Nice raid! Well done!

[topeverest]

And you did it with naval air.

I am surprised you haven't had a CV battle, or did I miss it?

[ny59giants]

Date: 42 Feb 26 & 27
Holidays over, back to the war

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 bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Basilan & Rambutyo

CVs:
KB: 38,63 (8 SW of Port Blair) - Will she head for Ceylon or head back to Singapore??

"Death Star" (DS): heads SW after hitting Koepang;

Subs:

India/Burma:
Katha - On 27th (1 NE of base)

Ground combat at 61,42 (near Katha)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13301 troops, 104 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 423

Defending force 1330 troops, 15 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Japanese adjusted assault: 189

Allied adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
593 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 42 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3 - (back to Katha rather than Imphal)

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division

Defending units:
103rd RAF Base Force
1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment
AVG Ground Echelon

China:
Wuchow - 12 Nates with 27 Lily, 24 Sonia, 12 Ida attack troops
Kienko - 6 Sally at night of 26th
Ankang - 30 Oscars with over 60 Lily/Sally attack AF (Cribtop finally wises up and goes after AF to prevent fort building)

Philippines:
Manila - 2 p-26s are not enough vs 12 Nates that are followed 24 Nate with 34 Lily
Cagayan -
Cebu - around 22 Sally both days (leaves Manila alone)

Borneo: [>:]

Sumatra:
Praboemoelih - 27th

Ground combat at Praboemoelih (48,92)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4384 troops, 40 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 109

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 53

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 53 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Praboemoelih !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade

Langsa -

Java:
Batavia -

SRA:
Koepang -

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers:
Canberra AF3; Hobart AF7; Wuchow AF2; Christmas P3; Vava'u F2; Dimapur F3; Wellington AF7; Patunga AF2;

Intel:
5/C ID prepping for Batavia

Notes/Plans:
DS needs to refuel and replenish air groups. Go to Perth or all the way over to Melbourne??

[ny59giants]

Date: 42 Feb 28 & Mar 1
Ceylon next....?!?

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 bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Gasmata (Fast Transport)

CVs:
KB: 30,63 (15 South of Colombo)!!

"Death Star" (DS): heads towards Perth; now off Carnavon

Subs:
I-153 sinks an AMc off Banjoewangi (southern Java)
I-15 at 184,122 (due NE of Christmas) - gets a dud torpedo hit on DD Blue. [:D] Fuel TFs will now have more waypoints used in future.

India/Burma:
Katha -

China:
Wuchow - 12 Nates with 27 Lily, 24 Sonia, 12 Ida attack troops
Kienko -
Ankang - quiet 28th; ground bb on 1st

Philippines:
Manila - 28 Nate with 45 Lily/Sally hit AF (weather permitting)
Cagayan -
Cebu - 4Z & 11V from CVEs off west coast of Mindanao attack PT boats

Borneo: [>:]

Sumatra:
Langsa - 30 Oscars with 115 Lily/Sally hit troops

Ground combat at Langsa (46,74)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4892 troops, 42 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value = 160

Defending force 1925 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Japanese adjusted assault: 68

Allied adjusted defense: 7

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Langsa !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
695 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
5th/A Division

Defending units:
Tapanoeli Cdo
Medan Cdo
Van Aarsen Cdo
HQ TC Sumatra

Java:
Batavia -

SRA:
Koepang -

New Guinea/Solomons:
25 Betty from Rabual have been attacking retreating troops almost daily, but I haven't posted it.

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers:
Bombay AF6; Midway P2; Savaii F3; Kalgoorlie AF3; Christmas AF3;

Intel:
55th ID at Mandalay
48/A ID prepping for Cebu

Notes/Plans:
Diego Garcia & Addu: each get a 4 plane Catalina group to track KB. However, KB disappears on 1st (not spotted by Naval Search from Ceylon, Sabang, and these two bases). Heading due south??

Perth - 120k in fuel from Cape Town arrives. Should be enough to refuel DS. A 9 plane fighter group and last SBD-2 groups arrive from DS. They will take rail to Melbourne to be upgraded and sent back. Decided to keep DS in western Australia and send air groups east for upgrades.

[ny59giants]

March '42 - Mr Cribtop has lots of places that need to be invaded and captured this month - Java, Tarakan, Balikpapan, Koepang, northern Australia, Horn Island, and maybe some others. Thus, Allied HQ will keep the DS operating from Perth and try to intervene. I have the AF1 now at Port Headland to allow fighter transfer between Australia and Java. Brit BFs are retreating to Oosthaven for hopeful transport back to Batavia. Remember that Dutch get some better airframes in March. IMO, this 'could' be an interesting month in the SRA area.

[ny59giants]

Date: '42 Mar 2 & 3
Last month of invasion bonus

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 bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Massau Island (falls on 3rd)

CVs:
KB: MIA for 3 days

"Death Star" (DS): arrives at Perth

Subs:
Plunger misses CL Aoba & 2 DDs at Adak

India/Burma:
Katha -

China:
Wuchow - 12 Nates with 27 Lily, 24 Sonia, 12 Ida attack troops
Kienko -
Ankang - 30 Oscars with over 60 Lily/Sally focus of AF; ground bb on 2nd; I order the rest of troops out of base as there is NO supply there now

Philippines:
Manila - 42 Nates with over 40 Lily/Sally
Cagayan - 11 Kate both days (closing AF slowly)
Cebu - 19 Sally on 3rd

Borneo: [>:]

Sumatra:
Oosthaven - 5 Vals sink my small xAP (somebody forgot LRCAP!!) [:@]
Lahat - empty base falls on 2nd

Java:
Batavia -

SRA:
Koepang -

New Guinea/Solomons:
Gasmata - empty base falls (New Britain bases all in enemy hands)

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:
Horn Island - 2Z followed by 21 Betty and then another 13Z

Engineers:
Madras F4; Prince Rupert AF3;

Intel:

Notes/Plans:
Australia -
American BF to rail over to Perth from Brisbane.
2 x P-40Es sent to Perth (arrive in 3 days) that will repair and plan to be sent to Java.
2x EABs ordered from Melbourne to Perth.
Overall, I'm getting ready to move more assets to western Australia that include troops retreating from Darwin.

Logistics -
At San Fran -
TF for Christmas with Cmbt Eng, 2x fighter, 2x SBD, and PBY loading.
TF for Pago Pago with 2x AA, MAG (72 Aviation Support), 3rd BG, 8th PG (75 P-39s), and FA
TF for Pearl with fast AK and xAPs (16 knots or better) to load supplies once others leave. They will drop off supplies and load 4 MAG HQ and 5 BFs for Australia.

B-17s - the "D" models from Philippines are at Delhi training. The "F" are at Pearl. 9 groups with 8 planes each = 72.

ABDA fighters - the 5x P-40Es withdraw by 15th in Australia. So over 120 "E" models with some partially trained pilots will come into pool.

BTS/RA - both these mods give each side dedicated training air groups. I should be ready to harvest sometime this month. [8D]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Oosthaven - 5 Vals sink my small xAP (somebody forgot LRCAP!!) [:@]

Sounds like Cap Mandrake sent some of his staff over to work for you! [:D]

[ny59giants]

I think a British officer in charge of setting up the withdrawl from Oosthaven to Batavia felt tea time (4pm) was more important than sending a message asking for LRCAP. [:D] Americans know how important tradition is to some Englishmen.

[ny59giants]

Date: '42 Mar 4 & 5
KB spotted....off Cocos Island!!

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 bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Talaud-eilanden & Emirau Island

CVs:
KB: 1 NE of Cocos Island (turn before I flew in 4 British Catalinas while a Dutch AVP was on her way from Batavia)

"Death Star" (DS): at Perth refueling

Subs:
S-38 is slightly damaged getting through escort off Tawi Tawi (3 separate ASW attacks), but does manage to get a TT hit on CVE Taiyo. [:)]

India/Burma:
Katha - empty base switches sides

China:
Wuchow - 12 Nates with 25 Lily, 24 Sonia, 12 Ida attack troops (plans are to bring down part of AVG soon)
Kienko -
Ankang - 30 Oscars with over 60 Lily/Sally focus of AF;

Ground combat at Ankang (82,42)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 57050 troops, 796 guns, 603 vehicles, Assault Value = 1534

Defending force 38174 troops, 188 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 718

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 2831

Allied adjusted defense: 2068

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
1030 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 74 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 20 (5 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 77 (24 destroyed, 53 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1396 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 115 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Assaulting units:
9th Tank Regiment
10th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
3rd Division
37th Division
110th Division
6th Division
11th Tank Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
4th Mortar Battalion
1st Mortar Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th Army
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
56th Chinese Corps
1st Construction Regiment
85th Chinese Corps
29th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
2nd Construction Regiment
3rd Group Army
5th War Area
31st Group Army

I don't think I can get ALL my troops out before they are pushed out.

Philippines:
Manila - 12 Nates sweep before 14 Nates escort in 19 Sonia and 30 Lily
Cagayan - 10 Kate both days (closing AF slowly)
Cebu - 13 Sally on 4th & 20 on 5th

Borneo: [>:]

Sumatra:
Oosthaven - AKLs moving cargo part of Briish BFs to Batavia (with LRCAP) while PBYs airlift troops over.
Langsha: Over 100 Lily/Sally hit troops NW of base before deliberate attack (66:9) pushed them out.

Java:
Batavia -
Denpasar (not 'on' Java, but close enough [:D]) -

Ground combat at Denpasar (58,108)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 829 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58

Defending force 883 troops, 4 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Japanese adjusted assault: 12

Allied adjusted defense: 55

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 0)

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

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

Allied ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
1st Para Assault/C Div /1
2nd Raiding Rgt /1

Defending units:
Prajoeda Cdo

SRA:
Koepang -

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:
Horn Island - 13 Zeros sweep before over 20 Betty attack troops

Engineers:
Pago Pago F4 (switching over to AF expansion); Calcutta F4 (nneds to go up to 5 before AF expanded); Port Augusta AF3; Savaii P2; Valdivostok AF9; Jamshedpur AF3; Ichang F4; Christmas Island AF4;

Intel:

Notes/Plans:
Perth - DS will refuel and send fighter groups to Melbourne for upgrades (focus has been on building forts so AF is too small to allow upgrades).

[ny59giants]

Date: '42 Mar 6 & 7
KB moving around Java and Sumatra area

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 bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Tandjoengselor (next to Tarakan) with 5/C ID via Fast Transport
New Hanover Island

CVs:
KB: 10 due west of Merak (two picket DDs spotted further south)

"Death Star" (DS): at Perth refueling...still

Subs:
S-38 avoids CL and DDs off Billiton

India/Burma:
Akyab - empty base switches sides

China:
Wuchow - 12 Nates with 27 Lily, 24 Sonia, 12 Ida attack troops (plans are to bring down part of AVG soon)
Ankang - 30 Oscars with over 60 Lily/Sally focus on AF;

Philippines:
Manila - 12 Nates sweep before 14 Nates escort in 19 Sonia and 30 Lily
Cagayan - 10 Kate both days (closing AF slowly)
Cebu - 13 Sally on 4th & 20 on 5th

Borneo:
Tandjoengselor - 23 Dutch bombers miss all the warships that are unloading

Sumatra:
Oosthaven -

Java:
Batavia -
Denpasar (not 'on' Java, but close enough [:D]) -

SRA:
Koepang -

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:
Horn Island - 15 Zeros sweep before over 20 Betty attack troops

Engineers:
Anchorage AF7; Ledo AF4; Vava'u AF2;

Intel: 21st Air HQ prepping for Denpasar

Notes/Plans:

[ny59giants]

Date: '42 Mar 8 & 9
Ankang falls!!

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 bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Sangi

CVs:
KB: 2 SW Benkoelen

"Death Star" (DS): at Perth refueling...still (small port size)

Subs:

India/Burma:

China:
Wuchow - CAP trap!!

Morning Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 76,57 (Wuchow)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 12
Ki-51 Sonia x 24

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 2 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 10 destroyed, 5 damaged

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
AVG/2nd Sqn with H81-A3 (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
34th PS with P-40E Warhawk (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Ankang - 30 Oscars with around 60 Lily/Sally attack troops before ground bb on 8th (1396:186); base falls on 9th;

Ground combat at Ankang (82,42)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 55880 troops, 795 guns, 494 vehicles, Assault Value = 1524

Defending force 13419 troops, 91 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 184

Japanese adjusted assault: 2558

Allied adjusted defense: 346

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ankang !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1168 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 60 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2605 casualties reported
Squads: 172 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 176 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 32 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 23 (20 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
110th Division
6th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
3rd Division
13th Tank Regiment
10th Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
37th Division
11th Tank Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
12th Chinese Corps
29th Chinese Corps

I missed time movement rates so the two Corps that were to move over river to NW were still left when the rest had moved due west on trail. Then, they retreated towards Sian. [X(]

Philippines:
Manila - 14 Nates sweep before 14 Nates escort almost 50 Sonia & Lily & Sally
Cagayan - 10 Kate both days (closing AF slowly); first attack;

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9936 troops, 86 guns, 97 vehicles, Assault Value = 339

Defending force 9246 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 303

Japanese adjusted assault: 174

Allied adjusted defense: 229

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
508 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled

Allied ground losses:
381 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
48th/B Division
4th Tank Regiment
48th/C Division

Defending units:
3rd Constabulary Regiment
101st PA Infantry Division
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
Agusan Constab Battalion
Del Monte AAF Base Force
205th Base Sqdn
Mindanao Force
305th Base Sqdn

Cebu - 13 Sally

Borneo:
Tandjoengselor - empty base switches sides

Sumatra:
Oosthaven -

Ground combat at Oosthaven (48,96)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Defending force 210 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 21

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Oosthaven !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
312 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Regiment

Defending units:
Teloekbetoeng ML Base Force

Thankfully, I was able to get all three Brit BFs safely over to Batavia as Java needs all the Aviation Support she can get.

Benkoelen - over 110 Lily/Sally hit troops before attack;

Ground combat at Benkoelen (45,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4521 troops, 40 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 120

Defending force 1729 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Japanese adjusted assault: 118

Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Benkoelen !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
568 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
Lahat Cdo
Palembang Cdo
Djambi Cdo
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
Palembang ML Base Force

Java:
Batavia - over 40 Betty hit AF on both nights
Denpasar (not 'on' Java, but close enough [:D]) -

Ground combat at Denpasar (58,108)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1833 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73

Defending force 727 troops, 4 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Japanese adjusted assault: 16

Allied adjusted defense: 13

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

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

Assaulting units:
1st Para Assault/C Div /1
2nd Raiding Rgt /1

Defending units:
Prajoeda Cdo

Still holding!!

SRA:
Koepang -

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:
Horn Island - 15 Zeros sweep before over 20 Betty attack troops

Engineers:
Bombay AF7; Perth AF5 (2x AEBs from Melbourne sent here); Chengtu AF4; Kodiak AF4; Asansol AF2; Alice springs F3; Sydney AF9; Terrace AF1;

Intel: 41 Rgt prepping for Christmas Island IO

Notes/Plans:

[ny59giants]

Date: '42 Mar 10 & 11
Weather clears and/or Japanese pilots sober up as Batavia is swept!!

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 bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Lahir

CVs:
KB: 4 West of Christmas (IO)

"Death Star" (DS): at Perth refueling...still (small port size)

Subs:
I-19 has been snooping around Sydney and is finally hit by my ASW TF.
Shark misses the transport off Billiton.

India/Burma:

China:
3 East Sian - This rough terrain hex was not defended by enough troops as I soon found out; 30 Oscars with over 60 Lily/Sally

Ground combat at 86,41 (near Loyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 56494 troops, 316 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1819

Defending force 37231 troops, 163 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1036

Japanese adjusted assault: 980

Allied adjusted defense: 993

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
3439 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 229 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1943 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 270 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 22 (2 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Assaulting units:
60th Division
58th Division
70th Division
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
69th Division
59th Division
North China Area Army
1st Army

Defending units:
33rd Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
7th Group Army
8th Group Army

11th - 30 Oscars with over 55 Lily/Sally hit the troops

Philippines:
Manila - 12 Nates sweep before 14 Nates escort over 65 Sonia & Lily & Sally
Cagayan - 9 Kate attack AF
Cebu -

Borneo:

Sumatra:

Java:
Batavia - Sweeps followed by more sweeps

Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 13
Hurricane IIb Trop x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet

I have a group of American P-40s from Luzon, British from Singapore, and a Dutch group defending a sweep from KB who was still off Benkoelen on 10th. Their skill is improving, but not what I really want to face all these Zeros.

Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-Ia Tojo x 9

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 9
Hurricane IIb Trop x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Lack of pilot quality shows here.

Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 97

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 8
Hurricane IIb Trop x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
35 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet
17 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet
42 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet

I wasn't feeling too bad until I saw this massive sweep come in. Ouch!! [X(]

Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet

Nothing left to face this sweep from KB.

Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21 (KB)

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet

11th - I pulled out all my fighters to Soerabaja and Madioen to recover. So, his sweeps with 9 Tojo and 62 Zero find nothing

Denpasar (not 'on' Java, but close enough [:D]) -

SRA:
Koepang -

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:
Adak - Time for my "northern fleet" to show itself

Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-15-II Babs: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix
CL Honolulu
DD Phelps
DD Selfridge
DD Jarvis
DD Henley
DD Helm
DD Bagley

Japanese ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 15
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 3

Retires to Prince Rupert for repairs and then 4/42 upgrades.

Australia:
Horn Island - [>:]

Engineers:
Christmas AF5; Albany AF2; Prince Rupert AF4; Dora Harbor F3 (now the port and AF will be built up); Vava'u AF3; Tahiti AF2; Imphal AF4; Savaii AF2; Delhi AF7; Townsville F4; Blenheim AF2; Gisborne AF2;

Intel: 4th ID for Batavia and 1st Army for Sian

Notes/Plans:
Ankang falls, but I had prepared for it and have two hex deep behind it with troops. Now, the push from the east towards Sian may be quicker than I can adjust. The question is how long can those 4 Corps hold out??

[ny59giants]

Date: '42 Mar 12 & 13
Java invaded......finally!

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 bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Kalidjati (via 2x FT) and Namatanai

CVs:
KB: 2 West Tjilatjap

"Death Star" (DS): moves to 4 due west of Carnarvon

Subs:
S-39, S-40, KVII, & KVIII all come up empty at Kalidjati. [:(]

India/Burma:

China:
3 East Sian - After a quiet 12th, the normal raid of 30 Oscars with 65 Lily/Sally hit troops

Philippines:
Manila - 14 Nates sweep before 14 Nates escort over 45 Sonia & Lily & Sally
Cagayan -
Cebu - 12 Sally on 12th
Bacolod - 16 Sally on 13th

Ground combat at Bacolod (79,85)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3705 troops, 31 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 125

Defending force 1243 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

Japanese adjusted assault: 59

Allied adjusted defense: 94

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

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

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

Assaulting units:
48th/A Division

Defending units:
73rd PA Infantry Regiment
Negros Constab Battalion

Borneo:

Sumatra:

Java:
Batavia - 15 Nell at night (12th);

Afternoon Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 146
B5N2 Kate x 191

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged

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

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 64

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 14000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 14000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
21 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 14000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
19 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 14000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
22 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 14000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
19 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 14000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 14000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
11 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 14000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
11 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 14000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
14 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 14000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 14000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 14000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

TWELVE different air groups participate in attacks. Truly, KB is now more than just 6 heavy CVs and a few CVLs.

24 Zeros sweep;
13th - 18 Zero with 21 Nell followed by 36 Lily keep AF closed (I only have PBYs left here)

Kalidjati -

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kalidjati at 50,99, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Mogami
CL Mikuma
CL Suzuya
CL Kumano
DD Nowaki
DD Arashi
DD Hagikaze
DD Oshio
DD Michishio
DD Arashio

Allied Ships
TM-4
TM-5
TM-6
TM-7
TM-8
TM-9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Poor visibility due to Rain with 25% moonlight

Cribtop laments the facts that NO LRCAP flew on 12th as my Dutch bombers attack his Fast Transport TFs unloading. All 50 bombers miss!

Ground combat at Kalidjati (50,99)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 250 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 164

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 15

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kalidjati !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+)

Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Rgt /11
1st Para Assault/A Div /1
62nd JAAF AF Bn
41st JAAF AF Bn /9

Denpasar (not 'on' Java, but close enough [:D]) -

Ground combat at Denpasar (58,108)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1860 troops, 28 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 75

Defending force 749 troops, 4 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Japanese adjusted assault: 45

Allied adjusted defense: 10

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Denpasar !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
838 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 42 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Regiment
1st Para Assault/C Division
2nd Raiding Rgt /2

Defending units:
Prajoeda Cdo

Naval bombardment of Denpasar at 58,108

Allied Ships
CL Tromp
CL De Ruyter
CL Sumatra
CL Java
DD Van Ghent
DD Banckert
DD Van Nes
DD Witte de With
DD Evertsen
DD Kortenaer
DD Piet Hein

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

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 52
Port hits 13
Port supply hits 4

Unable to prevent the base from falling, but maybe it will take Cribtop longer to use base.

Bandoeng - On 13th, 31 Zeros clear the way for...

Afternoon Air attack on Bandoeng , at 50,100

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 116
B5N2 Kate x 188

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 37 damaged
139WH-3: 1 destroyed on ground
CW-22 Falcon: 8 damaged
CW-22 Falcon: 6 destroyed on ground
CW-21B Demon: 4 damaged
CW-21B Demon: 4 destroyed on ground

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

Airbase hits 27
Airbase supply hits 13
Runway hits 52

SRA:
Koepang -

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:
Adak -

Australia:
Horn Island - [>:]

Engineers:
Perth AF6;

Intel:

Notes/Plans:
KB vs DS: Seeing the number of Kates attacking AFs in Java makes me less and less likely to want a confrontation with KB right now. If only 10% of the Kates get hits, that would mean about 20 TT hits on my fleet. I'm still trying to rid me fleet of Buffaloes.

Screen Shot - 60 fighters moved in to Kalidjati

[ny59giants]

Date: '42 Mar 14 & 15
Breakthrough east of Sian!!

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 bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Siaoe

CVs:
KB: 3 SWS Tjilatjap

"Death Star" (DS): moves to 4 due west of Carnarvon (hovering while air groups upgrade at Perth and/or Melbourne)

Subs:
Pollack sinks a PB at Amchitka
S-40 misses the big Amphib TF at Kalidjati

India/Burma:

China:
3 East Sian -
14th - 30 Oscars with 65 Lily/Sally hit troops...

Ground combat at 86,41 (near Loyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 61179 troops, 354 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1821

Defending force 34980 troops, 160 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 821

Japanese adjusted assault: 1000

Allied adjusted defense: 419

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3206 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 451 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled

Allied ground losses:
4921 casualties reported
Squads: 293 destroyed, 230 disabled
Non Combat: 318 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 20 disabled
Guns lost 36 (9 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
70th Division
69th Division
58th Division
60th Division
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
59th Division
North China Area Army
1st Army

Defending units:
34th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
7th Group Army
8th Group Army

Only two very weak Corps are left (their fort levels were 3).

15th - 30 Oscars with over 60 Lily/Sally

Ground combat at 86,41 (near Loyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49854 troops, 299 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1509

Defending force 9423 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 70

Japanese adjusted assault: 634

Allied adjusted defense: 39

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
3577 casualties reported
Squads: 216 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 77 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 25 (18 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
58th Division
60th Division
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
69th Division
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
70th Division
59th Division
North China Area Army
1st Army

Defending units:
33rd Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
7th Group Army

The road to Sian is now open. The question is can I retreat fast enough to and then through Sian to halt Cribtop in the terrain NE of base??

Philippines:
Manila - 14 Nates sweep before 14 Nates escort over 45 Sonia & Lily
Cagayan -
Cebu - 19 Sally on 15th
Bacolod -

Ground combat at Bacolod (79,85)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3715 troops, 31 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 125

Defending force 1231 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

Japanese adjusted assault: 100

Allied adjusted defense: 43

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bacolod !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
1686 casualties reported
Squads: 45 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
48th/A Division

Defending units:
73rd PA Infantry Regiment
Negros Constab Battalion

Borneo:

Sumatra:
Sabang - 25 Sally

Java:
Batavia - 40 Zero with 22 Nell followed by 14 Zero with 36 Lily
Kalidjati - 5 PT Boats don't hit anything and don't get hit
Bandoeng -

SRA:
Koepang -

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:
Adak -

Australia:
Horn Island - [>:]

Engineers:
Goa AF2; Karachi AF7; Dora Harbor AF1; Pago Pago AF3; Vava'u P3; Sydney F3; Warangal AF3; Dora Harbor P1;

Intel:

Notes/Plans:
I didn't move enough troops into the hex (3) due east of Sian that is only a x2 defensive bonus. Now, I have to run away.

[ny59giants]

Date: '42 Mar 16 & 17


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 bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Buka & Morotai

CVs:
KB: 9 West Batavia

"Death Star" (DS): 4 due west of Carnarvon

Subs:
S-40 & KXII slightly damaged trying to get a TT hit on warships at Kalidjati (returning to Soerabaja)

India/Burma:

China:
(84, 44) 2 NE Nanyang - 30 Oscars with about 60 Lily/Sally (Cribtop sees arrow pointing NW, but one of two Corps has level 4 forts. Thus, he will have to come dig her out)

Philippines:
Manila - 14 Nates sweep before 14 Nates escort over 45 Sonia & Lily
Cagayan - 7 Kates on 17th
Cebu - 17 Sally on 16th

Borneo: Tarakan AND Balikpapan Still in Allied hands!!

Sumatra:
Sabang - 17 Sally on 16th;

Ground combat at Sabang (44,70)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4919 troops, 42 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value = 163

Defending force 3976 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 97

Assaulting units:
5th/A Division

Defending units:
Sabang Cdo
Medan Cdo
1st Garrison Cdo
Van Aarsen Cdo
2nd Garrison Cdo
223 Group RAF
HQ TC Sumatra

Java:
Batavia - 40 Zero with 22 Nell followed by 14 Zero with 34 Lily (both days)
Kalidjati - 1 of 5 PTs sunk on 17th;
Cheribon -

Ground combat at Cheribon (51,100)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 768 troops, 0 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 539

Defending force 119 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 46

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 46 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cheribon !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
6th Tank Regiment
18th Division
7th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
Cheribon Defenses

SRA:
Koepang -

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:
Adak - SS Pollack misses CM Naryu & CM Wakataka

Australia:
Horn Island - 15 Zero followed by 20 to 25 Betty hit troops (since I'm steadily getting devices/troops destroyed, I've ordered 20th Bde at Townville to prep for here and will march to Cairns before being transport by PBYs and Catalina).

Engineers:
Waipapakari F3; Bangalore F4; Esperance AF2;

Intel:

Notes/Plans:
Ankang - Recon shows 21 LCUs now SE of base leaving only 7 to hold base. Cribtop states they are moving to a hex with higher SLs. Yuck!!

Screenshot - Shows current carrier based fighters types. Off at Perth is VMF-221 (stationed on Saratoga) upgrading from Buffalo to F4F-3s. Next will be the Buffalo on Lexington getting the -4 Wildcats.