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March 2nd-5th 1942[/font]
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A flurry of turns last night as the Japanese approach the Canadian coast.
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NORPAC/WC
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Its the real deal. The Japanese are going to invade Canada! [X(] Target looks to be Coal Harbour on Vancouver Island. There is also a lone TF up in the Gulf of Alaska going for Whittier.
203rd Ship Eng Coy is loaded on xAK Mikasa Maru moving to Whittier.
This of course triggers some Allied responses but more on that in a separate post.
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China
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We finally manage to intercept the Japanese bombing runs of the Ankang roadblock. Sadly the Nates takes the brunt of the attack but 10 Japanese bombers are shot down by the AVG. Another 14 Nates are also shot down.
Another attack on the Ankang road. We barely hold. Notice the adjusted AV dropping with 2000...that is why you can´t fight without supply.
Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 35126 troops, 319 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 1130
Defending force 33956 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 862
Japanese adjusted assault: 489
Allied adjusted defense: 517
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-), supply(-) <-- Now it begins...
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1718 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 128 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 41 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 45 (11 destroyed, 34 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1555 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 105 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Assaulting units:
70th Division
5th Armored Car Co
15th Tank Regiment
34th/C Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
6th Division
12th Tank Regiment
40th/A Division
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
92nd Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps
22nd Group Army
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India/Burma
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Fragments of the 18th ID have now secured the Adamans. They are prepping for Chittagong which I find kind of unlikely at this stage.
The unit moving for Katha turns out to be a Tank Regiment. Don´t think that is enough to dislodge the 1st Burma and the Gurkhas. But the IGD are coming up from Bhamo so I´ll start pulling out shortly.
Allied bombers attack the Japanese at Katha doing little damage. 3 Nates or on LRCAP but they fail to do anything.
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SOPAC
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The Ndeni landing get away without the Allied TF connecting. Due to events in NORPAC allied forces immediately start loading at Sydney and Melbourne. Target will be to secure lower SOPAC in strength including Noumea, Fijis and the Samoans. A Japanese commitment in Canada will allow me to be more aggressive here.
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