Moderators: wdolson, MOD_War-in-the-Pacific-Admirals-Edition
ORIGINAL: Olorin
That would leave Canton undergarrisoned, but perhaps it's worth it.
Ground combat at Palmyra (170,133
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 1790 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
Defending force 1071 troops, 15 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7
Japanese adjusted assault: 0
Allied adjusted defense: 10
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 0)
Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)
Japanese ground losses:
346 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 59 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (3 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
G3M2 Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 55
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
BB California, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Repair Shipyard hits 1
Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 50
Port hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
G3M2 Nell x 6
G4M1 Betty x 9
Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 4
Port fuel hits 1
Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 21714 troops, 299 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 554
Defending force 5961 troops, 115 guns, 61 vehicles, Assault Value = 97
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 234
Allied adjusted defense: 101
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 5 destroyed
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
3642 casualties reported
Squads: 167 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 253 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 148 (148 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (31 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 6
Assaulting units:
68th Ind.Infantry Battalion
66th Infantry Regiment
69th Ind.Infantry Battalion
38th Division
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
67th Ind.Infantry Battalion
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
Defending units:
Kowloon Brigade
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
102nd RN Base Force
1st Middlesex Battalion
Rifles of Canada Battalion
Hong Kong Fortress
Burma:
First update on this front.
- Looks like Mulmein is abandoned and Rangoon is reinforced by sea. Recon planes reported its garrison went from 8.000 to 27.000 troops yesterday.
- 15 th Army is marching to Moulmein, currently 2 hexes SE of it.
[/center]ORIGINAL: ny59giants
Burma:
First update on this front.
- Looks like Mulmein is abandoned and Rangoon is reinforced by sea. Recon planes reported its garrison went from 8.000 to 27.000 troops yesterday.
- 15 th Army is marching to Moulmein, currently 2 hexes SE of it.
Looks like its time for an invasion of Akyab quickly and some para drops into central Burma to cut off both lines of retreat. Followed by air lifting in more troops to the para captured bases. Maybe move MKB here while Force Z and others are running around in DEI.
Troops are probably the three brigades that are at sea at game start with the possibility of the 18th UK that is at Cape Town going here vs Java. Trap them now!!
[/center]ORIGINAL: vicberg
This may seem like a dumb question, but I'm reading through your AAR. You are going to put your factories at 30 (or 60), but are these approximates? When I expand it doubles the existing values. Is there a way to get the factory exactly at 30 that I'm unaware of?
ORIGINAL: vicberg
Sigh. Thanks. I had no idea and started playing this game in 2004 (or around there).
ORIGINAL: ny59giants
Or the full Burma Division was reformed here, but that is way too many troops to be just the few components that are not in Rangoon at start.
Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
G3M2 Nell x 11
G4M1 Betty x 42
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged, 1 destroyed by flak
Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied Ships
CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 2
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
BB California, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 1
Airbase hits 11
Runway hits 18
Port hits 1
Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 15
B-339D x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 7 destroyed
B-339D: 3 destroyed
- AKE Kashiro has a hard time rearming so many ships and loading supplies from Johnston island. The support train must be moved to Kwajalein.
Engineers:
The “name” of a device does not matter, only the device data matters. Any Eng unit can always build, but if it has Anti-Armor <1, it cannot reduce forts. If it has Anti-Soft <9, it cannot AV. If it is “named” Construction or Labor Eng, but is a Type = 23 (squad), it will not build. If it also has a-a <1, and a-s <9, it won’t do anything but eat (i.e., nothing but ‘bodies’). So there is a matrix of different Eng squads that represent a mix of abilities; build stuff, reduce forts, able to AV, some of the above, none of the above. DaBigBabes uses this matrix (according to our appreciation as to how it falls out) to help limit in-game tempo, by limiting in-game infrastructure.
Shore Party:
Shore Party is a sub-set of Nav Sup. Shore Party devices assist in loading/unloading but do not assist in repairing or rearming. Repair/rearm bases were very far and few between, for both sides, and thus with BigBabes, but both sides recognized an imperative for stevedoring and non-integral lift capability. Thus Shore Partys and a skoosh of code that lets them give an unload bonus to TFs. A Shore Party switch may be set for a Vehicle, such as an LVT-2 Amph Trac; It may be set for a Type = 24 Eng squad, like USA Port Srvc Sq, in which case it may also help build; It may be set for a Type = 23 Squad, like USA Amph Sup Sq.
Check the editor often, and become familiar with all the different kinds of units available. For example:
USMC Pioneer Sq – Squad type – No Build, Yes AV, Yes Shore Party, No Reduce Forts
USN Constr Eng Sq – Eng type – Yes Build, Yes AV, No Shore Party, No Reduce Forts
USN Spec Eng Sq – Eng type – Yes Build, No AV, Yes Shore Party, No Reduce Forts
USN Base Eng Sq – Eng type – Yes Build, No AV, Yes Shore Party, No Reduce Forts
USA Port Svc Sq – Eng type – Yes Build, No AV, Yes Shore Party, No Reduce Forts
USA Amph Sup Sq – Squad type – No Build, Yes AV, Yes Shore Party, No Reduce Forts
IJA Shipping Eng Sq – Squad type – No Build, No AV, No Reduce Forts, Yes Shore Party, LC = 17
IJA Cmbt Eng Sq – Eng type – Yes Build, Yes AV, Yes Reduce Forts, No Shore Party, LC = 17
IJA Const Eng Sq – Eng type – Yes Build, No AV, No Reduce Forts, No Shore Party, LC = 17
IJA Const Labor Sq – Squad type – No Build, No AV, No Reduce Forts, No Shore Party, LC = 20
IJN Const Eng Sq – Eng type – Yes Build, No AV, No Reduce Forts, No Shore Party, LC = 17
IJN Const Labor Sq – Squad type – No Build, No AV, No Reduce Forts, No Shore Party, LC = 20
So IJ Const Labor doesn’t 'do' anything and, what’s more, has a larger load cost. This represents the large manual labor component (Chinese/Korean) that results in 1000 man Eng Bns/Rgts without giving much additional capability. Typical IJA Const Bns/Rgts have 32 Const squads (590 ‘men’, 1088 total with the support, etc.), but 16 squads are Const Eng, while 16 are Const Labor. It's a way to have 32 squad (1000 man) Bns/Rgts with half the capability of a corresponding 32 squad Allied unit.
Even though many squad devices don’t ‘do’ anything (and many Eng devices can’t assault), they are still marginally useful (apart from the Eng devices being able to build). Anti-Soft = 8 (typically) so these units may still ‘shoot’ during the pre-assault fire phase. They ‘shoot’ better than the default firepower of a 251 Eng or 252 Sup device, so that’s something.
Different load costs also allow Const Bns/Rgts to be tailored as to troop count and, therefore, load ability and troop population on atolls and small islands.
[/center]...nothing happened. I guess they reverted to escort TF at the last minute.Night Time Surface Combat, near Lahaina at 182,108, Range 6,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
MTB G-7
MTB G-2
MTB G-3
MTB G-5, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships
BB West Virginia, heavy damage
BB Nevada, heavy damage
BB Oklahoma, heavy damage
DD Farragut
DD MacDonough
DD Hull
DD Allen
DD Litchfield
DD Ward
DD Chew
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Night Naval bombardment of Lahaina at 182,108
Morning Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 181,107
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
G3M2 Nell x 2
G4M1 Betty x 25
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 9 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 3 destroyed
Allied Ships
BB Nevada, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
BB West Virginia, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
BB Oklahoma, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
DD Litchfield
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
G3M2 Nell x 5
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
CA Houston
Ground combat at Ankang (82,42)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 882 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31
Defending force 255 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 23
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Ankang !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)
Allied ground losses:
349 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Rgt /1
Defending units:
Central Reserve /1
Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 30
Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 26
Buffalo I x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 32
Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 13
Buffalo I x 17
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
H81-A3: 2 destroyed
Buffalo I: 3 destroyed
Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 27782 troops, 269 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 822
Defending force 24587 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 666
Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
15th Division
17th Division
13th Army
4th Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
100th Chinese/A Corps
16th Construction Regiment
100th Chinese/B Corps
88th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese/C Corps
3rd War Area
10th Group Army
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force
Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 182,102
Japanese Ships
SS I-175
Allied Ships
CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CA New Orleans
DD Dale
DD Farragut
DD Chew
DD Ward
DD Litchfield
DD Allen
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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
G3M2 Nell x 17
G4M1 Betty x 58
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged
Allied Ships
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 6, heavy damage
BB California, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage
Repair Shipyard hits 2
Port hits 2
Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
G3M2 Nell x 7
Allied aircraft
no flights
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged
Buffalo I: 1 damaged
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 9
Day Time Surface Combat, near Paramushiro-jima at 140,53, Range 20,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
PB Akitsui Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Arizama Maru, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Jinsan Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Oridono Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
xAKL Tensyo Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
xAKL Tohuku Maru
xAKL Yosyu Maru, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
Allied Ships
AMC Prince Henry
AMC Prince Robert, Shell hits 2
Japanese ground losses:
916 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 13 (5 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 18
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
ARD YFD-1 Dewey, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Hanyang, Bomb hits 1
YO-42, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
ACM Colonel Harrison, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Nanning, Bomb hits 1
Port supply hits 1
