Tale of the Sheep! - JocMeister (A) vs. Lowpe (J)

[JocMeister]

PS. No turn from Jeff today so no update!

[ny59giants]

Marines - keep as strategic reserve in Strat Mode at Cape Town with faster xAPs, just in case. They are the best you have for now, so hold onto them.

[zuluhour]

friendly reminder to "suck in" supply to Calcutta if you intend to stay.

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

Marines - keep as strategic reserve in Strat Mode at Cape Town with faster xAPs, just in case. They are the best you have for now, so hold onto them.

I´ll send them to CT to begin with but they WILL see combat in 42! [:)]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

friendly reminder to "suck in" supply to Calcutta if you intend to stay.

Thanks for the reminder! [:)] I already have it on max draw but so far I can only get 60k supply there despite the amount of troops there. Hopefully I can pull more given a little time. India Command is also on its way there.

[Yaab]

Supply produced in India tends to accumulate in Bombay. Maybe you could start shipping this supply to i.e Vizagpatnam and try to draw the supplies to Calcutta from there?

[ny59giants]

Calcutta - temporarily base lots of bombers (if you can) here and have the stockpile option turn on (Yes). This will draw in extra supplies.

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: Yaab

Supply produced in India tends to accumulate in Bombay. Maybe you could start shipping this supply to i.e Vizagpatnam and try to draw the supplies to Calcutta from there?

Might be worth a try. Thanks for the advice. [:)]

ORIGINAL: ny59giants
Calcutta - temporarily base lots of bombers (if you can) here and have the stockpile option turn on (Yes). This will draw in extra supplies.

Already put stockpile on a couple of weeks ago. Can only get 80k there. Hoping India Command will allow more to flow there.

[JocMeister]

[font="Verdana"]May 12th-13th[/font]
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Tick, tock. [:)]

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NORPAC
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Well, not happy as KB just left the area. Time for upgrades or is Jeff going to do something that requires the presence of the KB?

No bombings for the last couple of days. Strategic VPs are hovering just under 700 VPs. With KB gone I can possibly move Fighters back to Seattle. We shall see what the coming days bring.

Still looks like Jeff is pulling out most of his troops. Looking at the possibility of reinforcing Victoria and march to Coal Harbor during the autumn.

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SOPAC
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As KB disappears from NORPAC I have to take more care down here. Jeff bombards Townsville with a BB force destroying a Kittyhawk. [&:]

Night Naval bombardment of Townsville at 92,144 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 damaged

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
CA Myoko
CA Maya
DD Hatsukaze
DD Kuroshio
DD Akigumo

Allied ground losses:
260 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 10 (5 destroyed, 5 disabled)

A small Japanese battalion is prepping for Noumea. I think its the same battalion that took Ndeni.

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India
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My recon continues to refuse to fly (low MRL) so I really have no clue what is happening here. Frustrating! [:@]

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China
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Suddenly Jeff attacks on the Ankang road again! No bombings from the air or ground for a couple of days here. We hold yet again. A small miracle!

Ground combat at 83,44 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42336 troops, 489 guns, 74 vehicles, Assault Value = 1242

Defending force 36564 troops, 184 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 465

Japanese adjusted assault: 425

Allied adjusted defense: 1012

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1003 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 121 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
750 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 112 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
6th Division
3rd Division
41st Division
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
1st Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
24th Group Army

I have a 260 AV Corps reinforcing in 2 turns. Have to pull out one of the defending Corps which is down to only 52 AV with 430 disabled squads.

[zuluhour]

Different...

[JocMeister]

Fast Transport TF most likely. [:)]

[JocMeister]

[font="Verdana"]May 14th[/font]
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Another needle...

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NORPAC
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I´ve been trying to hit Jeff´s LRCAP which hasn´t been successful. Mainly because its not there. I´ll take that too though... [:)]

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Alliford Bay at 199,46

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 12
SBD-1 Dauntless x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AMC Asaka Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Saiko Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Santos Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Alliford Bay at 199,46

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-1 Dauntless x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AMC Asaka Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Saiko Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
AK Kyushu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Santos Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk

That AMC is worth 25 VPs and the rest 10 VPs each. Only the PBs confirmed sunk so far. But I don´t think that AK and AMC will make it. Heavy fire, heavy damage is usually a death sentence to any Japanese ship.

No sign of KB. Bombers hit Vancouver for 12 HI and 1 LI hit. 8 Planes shot down.

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India
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A TF pops up in the middle of the Bay of Bengal. Shows as a CS and CA. Might be a SCTF hunting my ASW TF outside Madras. Or possibly something bigger...a straight line takes the TF to Jaffna on Ceylon. A lone sub is set to intercept.

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China
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Everyone and their grandmother hits the Ankang road. No ground attack though. A Corps will shift to the hex tomorrow but will be absolutely pummeled due to the lack of forts...

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SOPAC
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Both SCTF in NE OZ disappear.

Mistimed my screen and couldn´t be bothered to rerun the turn! [:D]

[BBfanboy]

Japanese players frequently use the CS float planes to search ahead of the KB to locate subs and targets .... Since KB cannot be in the IO yet, I would expect the MKB somewhere behind the CS. There is no good reason to risk a CS in the IO unless there is a major operation coming - like a landing on Columbo or a major raid by carriers.

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Japanese players frequently use the CS float planes to search ahead of the KB to locate subs and targets .... Since KB cannot be in the IO yet, I would expect the MKB somewhere behind the CS. There is no good reason to risk a CS in the IO unless there is a major operation coming - like a landing on Columbo or a major raid by carriers.

Yeah, MKB has been missing for quite some time now. Wouldn´t surprise me they are showing up now. Possibly upgrading?

If he is coming for Ceylon we will have a major fleet battle. Can´t allow him to land there.

[CaptBeefheart]

That's gotta be a WITP-AE first: A British AA unit showing up in CONUS.[:D]

Cheers,
CC

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: Commander Cody

That's gotta be a WITP-AE first: A British AA unit showing up in CONUS.[:D]

Cheers,
CC

I´ve never seen it before that I can remember! [:D]

PS. No turn from Jeff today so no update!

[JocMeister]

[font="Verdana"]May 15th[/font]
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Not much happening.

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NORPAC
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Nothing to report. 2 Sub attacks. 1 dud and 1 miss.

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SOPAC
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My new recon squadron goes to work and find a CA/BB TF sitting a PM and 4 units defending. Starting to empty SOPAC of convoys now that KB is missing. He could be in my LOC in 2-3 weeks. OZ have enough to last for at least 18 months. No need to take any chances.

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India
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The mystery TF disappears. Lots of subs in the Bay of Bengal. I´m hunting them as best as I can.

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China
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Another attack on the Ankang road. Trying to get what I can out.

Ground combat at 83,44 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41740 troops, 489 guns, 78 vehicles, Assault Value = 1173

Defending force 41357 troops, 223 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 572

Japanese adjusted assault: 502

Allied adjusted defense: 379

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
853 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 159 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1737 casualties reported
Squads: 45 destroyed, 96 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Next hex Jeff will have to shock attack into a x3 terrain with level 3 forts and 800 AV backed up by AT and Arty. Could be fun! [:)]

Forgot the screen.

[JocMeister]

Another uneventful turn. Too tired for an update so here is a picture of a cat.

[HansBolter]

Not just any cat! Grumpy Cat!

Using a Grumpy Cat mousepad this very minute. [;)]

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

Not just any cat! Grumpy Cat!

Using a Grumpy Cat mousepad this very minute. [;)]

Haha, didn´t even know it was a phenomenon until know. I just googled "cat"! [:D]

[JocMeister]

[font="Verdana"]SIGINT[/font]
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No turn from Jeff tonight but I got some very interesting SIGINT last turn....

3/Guards Tank Division is located at Canton(77,59).

This unit arrives at CRB on May 1st. Since its a fragment left behind I can only assume this unit has shipped out somewhere. But where? Its a potent unit with 200 tanks including 100 Mediums....