THE WAR COLLEGE-Rio Bravo (A) v. El Lobo (J)

[witpqs]

For fighter pilots training in air skills (as opposed to ground attack skills), I train 100% Training on escort until they are at or close to 70 Air skill, then switch to 50% Training Air skill + 50% CAP. Being on CAP seems to boost their Experience much faster than Training does.

[Rio Bravo]

[center]Combat Report[/center]
[center]for[/center]
[center]April 30, 1942[/center]

Japanese combat forces were busy this day, but wished they hadn't have been at Changteh!


Japanese Capture Shwebo and Langsa:

Ground combat at Shwebo (59,45)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1025 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 18

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Shwebo !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
48th Recon Regiment

And

Ground combat at Langsa (46,74)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3632 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

Defending force 416 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Japanese adjusted assault: 56

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 56 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Langsa !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
520 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 4

Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Garrison Battalion
Korps Marechausee Battalion
Sabang Base Force
Langsa Base Force

Japanese Amphibious Assault Ternate and Taliaboe:

Amphibious Assault at Ternate (78,102)

TF 307 troops unloading over beach at Ternate, 78,102

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

17 troops of a SNLF Squad accidentally lost during unload of 62nd Nav Gd

And

Amphibious Assault at Taliaboe (73,104)

TF 342 troops unloading over beach at Taliaboe, 73,104

Japanese Catch Kendari Ground Forces and Shove them Deeper Into The Jungle:


Ground combat at 69,105 (near Kendari)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3752 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

Defending force 733 troops, 10 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Japanese adjusted assault: 50

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
361 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
20th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
Kendari Garrison Battalion
Kendari Base Force

Japanese Surface Combat Fleet Sinks CL Sumatra Off The Coast of Koepang:



Night Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 68,116, Range 11,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
CA Takao
CA Maya
CA Chokai
DD Fubuki
DD Usugumo
DD Satsuki
DD Matsukaze

Allied Ships
CL Sumatra, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Ishizaki, Noburu crosses the 'T'
CA Takao engages CL Sumatra at 11,000 yards
BB Ise engages CL Sumatra at 11,000 yards
DD Fubuki engages CL Sumatra at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
BB Hyuga engages CL Sumatra at 12,000 yards
CL Sumatra engages CA Maya at 12,000 yards
CL Sumatra engages DD Matsukaze at 12,000 yards
DD Satsuki engages CL Sumatra at 12,000 yards
CL Sumatra engages DD Fubuki at 12,000 yards
BB Hyuga engages CL Sumatra at 12,000 yards
CA Chokai engages CL Sumatra at 12,000 yards
CL Sumatra engages DD Usugumo at 12,000 yards
CA Takao engages CL Sumatra at 12,000 yards
CL Sumatra engages CA Chokai at 12,000 yards
CL Sumatra sunk by DD Usugumo at 12,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

Japanese Surface Combat Fleet Sinks Allied AMC Kanimbla Off The Coast Of Koepang:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Koepang at 68,116, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Hyuga
CA Takao
CA Maya
CA Chokai
DD Fubuki
DD Usugumo
DD Satsuki
DD Matsukaze

Allied Ships
AMC Kanimbla, Shell hits 10, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 100% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards...
Range closes to 19,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 17,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
BB Hyuga engages AMC Kanimbla at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
BB Hyuga engages AMC Kanimbla at 8,000 yards
AMC Kanimbla sunk by CA Takao at 8,000 yards
AMC Kanimbla sunk by CA Takao at 8,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

Japanese Combat Surface Fleet Bombards Koepang:

Night Naval bombardment of Koepang at 68,116

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
CA Chokai
CA Maya
CA Takao

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1

BB Hyuga firing at Koepang
BB Ise firing at Koepang
CA Chokai firing at Dili Detachment
CA Maya firing at Koepang
CA Takao firing at Koepang

Chinese Rip Japanese at Changteh!

Ground combat at Changteh (81,50)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 63113 troops, 687 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 2048

Defending force 28188 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 713

Japanese adjusted assault: 1465

Allied adjusted defense: 3439

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
5241 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 441 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 50 disabled
Guns lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
701 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 188 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled

Assaulting units:
6th Division
40th Division
39th Division
3rd Division
57th Infantry Brigade
55th Infantry Brigade
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
RGC Army
47th JAAF AF Bn
28th Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd JAAF AF Coy
21st Mortar Battalion
1st JAAF AF Coy
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
67th JAAF AF Coy

Defending units:
74th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
5th Construction Regiment
29th Group Army
19th Group Army
27th Group Army
17th Chinese Base Force

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

For fighter pilots training in air skills (as opposed to ground attack skills), I train 100% Training on escort until they are at or close to 70 Air skill, then switch to 50% Training Air skill + 50% CAP. Being on CAP seems to boost their Experience much faster than Training does.

witpqs-

Only Carrier aircraft fighters can train for CAP, right?

Best Regards,

-Terry

[BBfanboy]

Combat Air Patrols can be done by any fighter.
It is the defence of your own base and surrounding area from air attack.
LRCAP is when you send the fighter out to patrol an air sector away from your base to deny it to enemy aircraft.
Escort is to protect your own bombers so they can get through enemy fighters to the target.
Sweep is to clear the air of enemy fighters so that your bombers can come in with or without escort.

All these types of fighter missions are available to both LBA and Naval aircraft. All need Air skills to succeed. It does not matter what training type (Sweep, Escort) you choose to gain the Air Skill, you can do the other air missions when you have sufficient skill levels.

As witpqs was saying, sometimes the best way to learn after spending time in school is to go out and do the job. So doing some actual CAP work after training up skills gives small gains in Air Skill but also gains in overall Experience. The same would apply if you had the newly graduated pilots do some Escort and Sweep missions in areas where they are unlikely to run into strong opposition.

[Rio Bravo]

[center]Combat Report[/center]
[center]for[/center]
[center]May 1, 1942[/center]

El Lobo Expands His Empire By Capturing Taliaboe and Ternate:

Ground combat at Taliaboe (73,104)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1428 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 29

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Taliaboe !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
18th Naval Guard Unit

And

Ground combat at Ternate (78,102)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 591 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47

Defending force 120 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 5

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ternate !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
172 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
62nd Naval Guard Unit
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy

Defending units:
Ternate Det. Base Force

Japanese Amphibious Assault Denpasar and Groot Natoena:

Amphibious Assault at Denpasar (58,108)

TF 263 troops unloading over beach at Denpasar, 58,108

Japanese ground losses:
322 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)

And

Amphibious Assault at Groot Natoena (57,83)

TF 205 troops unloading over beach at Groot Natoena, 57,83

Japanese ground losses:
173 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Combat Air Patrols can be done by any fighter.
It is the defence of your own base and surrounding area from air attack.
LRCAP is when you send the fighter out to patrol an air sector away from your base to deny it to enemy aircraft.
Escort is to protect your own bombers so they can get through enemy fighters to the target.
Sweep is to clear the air of enemy fighters so that your bombers can come in with or without escort.

All these types of fighter missions are available to both LBA and Naval aircraft. All need Air skills to succeed. It does not matter what training type (Sweep, Escort) you choose to gain the Air Skill, you can do the other air missions when you have sufficient skill levels.

As witpqs was saying, sometimes the best way to learn after spending time in school is to go out and do the job. So doing some actual CAP work after training up skills gives small gains in Air Skill but also gains in overall Experience. The same would apply if you had the newly graduated pilots do some Escort and Sweep missions in areas where they are unlikely to run into strong opposition.

BBfanboy-

For Land-Based Allied Fighter Squadrons, when I pull-up a particular squadron I don't see any CAP nor LRCAP mission nor training. For Carrier Fighter Squadrons, I do see LRCAP and CAP.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]By the Numbers[/center]
[center]As of May 2, 1942[/center]

Emperor El Lobo is methodically destroying Allied forces and capturing Allied bases.

For the most part, other than the initial evacuation of ships from Malaya and the Philippines, the Allies have kept the vast bulk of their ships out of harm's way.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]Strategic Map[/center]
[center]As of May 2, 1942[/center]

As you will notice, to date, El Lobo has not made a move on the Aleutian Islands, any of the Pacific Islands (including Midway and Wake), Tahiti, Fiji, New Caledonia, Australia, Ceylon, or India.

El Lobo has almost conquered all of Burma.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Combat Air Patrols can be done by any fighter.
It is the defence of your own base and surrounding area from air attack.
LRCAP is when you send the fighter out to patrol an air sector away from your base to deny it to enemy aircraft.
Escort is to protect your own bombers so they can get through enemy fighters to the target.
Sweep is to clear the air of enemy fighters so that your bombers can come in with or without escort.

All these types of fighter missions are available to both LBA and Naval aircraft. All need Air skills to succeed. It does not matter what training type (Sweep, Escort) you choose to gain the Air Skill, you can do the other air missions when you have sufficient skill levels.

As witpqs was saying, sometimes the best way to learn after spending time in school is to go out and do the job. So doing some actual CAP work after training up skills gives small gains in Air Skill but also gains in overall Experience. The same would apply if you had the newly graduated pilots do some Escort and Sweep missions in areas where they are unlikely to run into strong opposition.

BBfanboy-

For Land-Based Allied Fighter Squadrons, when I pull-up a particular squadron I don't see any CAP nor LRCAP mission nor training. For Carrier Fighter Squadrons, I do see LRCAP and CAP.

Best Regards,

-Terry

The CAP setting is not up in the same area as the missions - it is just below and will show up once you click Escort or Sweep. Then you go down and set the % CAP you want.
Keep in mind that if you select Escort and then set 100% CAP for a squadron none of the aircraft will be available to escort bombers.
Depending on the degree of threat and whether I have radar at the base I choose CAP between 20 and 40%. The remaining aircraft are in readiness to scramble if an attack comes in or to escort a bombing mission.
If your fighters are in action constantly for several days the pilots can get very fatigued. Use the Rest buttons to set a % of the squadron to rest. If that means some aircraft do not have pilots at the ready, it gives the maintenance guys a chance to reduce the aircraft fatigue (click the "Planes" hypertext at the lower left of the squadron screen to see how fatigued the aircraft are).

EDIT: Corrected hypertext to read "Planes" vice "Aircraft"

[Rio Bravo]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Rio Bravo

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Combat Air Patrols can be done by any fighter.
It is the defence of your own base and surrounding area from air attack.
LRCAP is when you send the fighter out to patrol an air sector away from your base to deny it to enemy aircraft.
Escort is to protect your own bombers so they can get through enemy fighters to the target.
Sweep is to clear the air of enemy fighters so that your bombers can come in with or without escort.

All these types of fighter missions are available to both LBA and Naval aircraft. All need Air skills to succeed. It does not matter what training type (Sweep, Escort) you choose to gain the Air Skill, you can do the other air missions when you have sufficient skill levels.

As witpqs was saying, sometimes the best way to learn after spending time in school is to go out and do the job. So doing some actual CAP work after training up skills gives small gains in Air Skill but also gains in overall Experience. The same would apply if you had the newly graduated pilots do some Escort and Sweep missions in areas where they are unlikely to run into strong opposition.

BBfanboy-

For Land-Based Allied Fighter Squadrons, when I pull-up a particular squadron I don't see any CAP nor LRCAP mission nor training. For Carrier Fighter Squadrons, I do see LRCAP and CAP.

Best Regards,

-Terry

The CAP setting is not up in the same area as the missions - it is just below and will show up once you click Escort or Sweep. Then you go down and set the % CAP you want.
Keep in mind that if you select Escort and then set 100% CAP for a squadron none of the aircraft will be available to escort bombers.
Depending on the degree of threat and whether I have radar at the base I choose CAP between 20 and 40%. The remaining aircraft are in readiness to scramble if an attack comes in or to escort a bombing mission.
If your fighters are in action constantly for several days the pilots can get very fatigued. Use the Rest buttons to set a % of the squadron to rest. If that means some aircraft do not have pilots at the ready, it gives the maintenance guys a chance to reduce the aircraft fatigue (click the "Aircraft" hypertext at the lower left of the squadron screen to see how fatigued the aircraft are).

BBfanboy-

Thank you. I will check all of the above out.

It is a tough choice whether to use fighters for CAP over base or to escort bombers.

I am leaning toward escorting the bombers.

-Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]Combat Report[/center]
[center]for[/center]
[center]May 2, 1942[/center]

El Lobo Continues to Expand His Greedy Empire By Capturing Banjoewangi:

Ground combat at Banjoewangi (57,107)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31864 troops, 456 guns, 377 vehicles, Assault Value = 1103

Defending force 1709 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 792

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 792 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Banjoewangi !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
1811 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 265 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 5

Assaulting units:
21st Division
33rd Division
21st Infantry Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
5th Guards Cav Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
Soerabaja Base Force
MLD
Banjoewangi Base Force
Commandement Marine
Malang Base Force

Japanese Amphibious Assault Djailolo:

Amphibious Assault at Djailolo (78,101)

TF 2 troops unloading over beach at Djailolo, 78,101

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Densapar Coastal Guns Sting Japanese Repeatedly:

Invasion Support action off Denpasar (58,108)

7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
AMC Akagi Maru
TB Kiji

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

And Again

Invasion Support action off Denpasar (58,108)

14 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
AMC Akagi Maru
TB Kiji

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

Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

And One More time

Invasion Support action off Denpasar (58,108)

6 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
AMC Akagi Maru
TB Kiji

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

Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

And Yet Again

Invasion Support action off Denpasar (58,108)

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
AMC Akagi Maru
TB Kiji

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

Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

Chinese Duck Near Ankang!:

Ground combat at 81,40 (near Ankang)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 82497 troops, 1455 guns, 918 vehicles, Assault Value = 2865

Defending force 75371 troops, 391 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2545

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

Allied ground losses:
210 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
1st Engineer Regiment
23rd Division
28th Engineer Regiment
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
27th Electric Engineer Regiment
24th Division
41st Division
12th Division
5th Tank Regiment
36th Division
26th Engineer Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9th Ind. Engineer Regiment
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
52nd Road Const Co
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
51st Road Const Co
6th RF Gun Battalion
48th Road Const Co
26th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd RF Gun Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Army
6th Army
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
56th JAAF AF Bn
5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
45th Road Const Co
22nd Ind. Engineer Regiment
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Army
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7th Ind. Engineer Regiment
49th Const Co
45th Const Co
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
1st Mortar Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
46th Const Co
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Field Artillery Regiment
11th Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
47th Road Const Co
7th RF Gun Battalion
24th Ind. Engineer Regiment
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
46th Road Const Co
Mongol Garrison Army
4th RF Gun Battalion
1st Ind. Field Artillery Regiment
5th Army
3rd Army
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
68th JAAF AF Coy

Defending units:
45th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
55th Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
23rd Group Army
26th Group Army

Chinese Moon Japanese at Changteh!:

Ground combat at Changteh (81,50)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 58712 troops, 677 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 1692

Defending force 27064 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 581

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:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
39th Division
57th Infantry Brigade
3rd Division
6th Division
40th Division
55th Infantry Brigade
5th RF Gun Battalion
28th Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd JAAF AF Coy
RGC Army
2nd RF Gun Battalion
47th JAAF AF Bn
1st JAAF AF Coy
21st Mortar Battalion
67th JAAF AF Coy

Defending units:
74th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
5th Construction Regiment
29th Group Army
27th Group Army
19th Group Army

Chinese Spank Japanese Near Ankang!

Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5847 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 211

Defending force 5536 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139

Japanese adjusted assault: 296

Allied adjusted defense: 433

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
345 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
192 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
9th Chinese Corps
4th Group Army
38th Chinese Corps

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]Combat Report[/center]
[center]for[/center]
[center]May 3, 1942[/center]

Japanese Amphibious Assault Mangole:

Amphibious Assault at Mangole (74,105)

TF 342 troops unloading over beach at Mangole, 74,105

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

Japanese Demand the Chinese Surrender at Changteh!

Nuts!

Ground combat at Changteh (81,50)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 60007 troops, 687 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 1725

Defending force 27027 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 574

Japanese adjusted assault: 1117

Allied adjusted defense: 781

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2257 casualties reported
Squads: 73 destroyed, 86 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 16 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1568 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 138 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Assaulting units:
6th Division
57th Infantry Brigade
3rd Division
40th Division
39th Division
55th Infantry Brigade
2nd RF Gun Battalion
1st JAAF AF Coy
2nd JAAF AF Coy
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
47th JAAF AF Bn
28th Mountain Gun Regiment
RGC Army
67th JAAF AF Coy

Defending units:
74th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
5th Construction Regiment
29th Group Army
27th Group Army
19th Group Army

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]Combat Report[/center]
[center]for[/center]
[center]May 4, 1942[/center]

The Evil Empire Captures Mangole:

Ground combat at Mangole (74,105)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1078 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 34

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 33

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 33 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Mangole !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
18th Naval Guard Unit

Japanese War Ships Bombard Bandjermasin:

Night Naval bombardment of Bandjermasin at 60,99

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko

Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Manpower hits 1
Resources hits 1
Fires 75
Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 22
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 7
Port supply hits 1

CA Nachi firing at Bandjermasin
CA Haguro firing at Bandjermasin
CA Myoko firing at Bandjermasin

Japanese Pour Ashore at Bandjermasin:

Amphibious Assault at Bandjermasin (60,99)

TF 189 troops unloading over beach at Bandjermasin, 60,99

Japanese ground losses:
250 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost in surf during unload of 87th Nav Gd

Chinese Continue to Repel Japanese at Lanchow!

Ground combat at Lanchow (81,34)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30871 troops, 214 guns, 747 vehicles, Assault Value = 1292

Defending force 23591 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 682

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 795

Allied adjusted defense: 2029

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1952 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 191 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Vehicles lost 109 (1 destroyed, 108 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2165 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 172 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
5th Armored Car Co
12th Tank Regiment
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
4th Garrison Unit
10th Tank Regiment
10th Division
8th Recon Regiment
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
303rd Brigade
34th Separate Brigade
9th Separate Brigade
27th Chinese Corps
259th Brigade
82nd Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Base Force
8th Chinese Base Force
8th War Area
21st Chinese Base Force

Allies Hold at Densapar!

Ground combat at Denpasar (58,108)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2928 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58

Defending force 406 troops, 8 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 25

Allied adjusted defense: 10

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), morale(-)
Attacker: 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:
15th Guards Regiment

Defending units:
Den Passer Base Force

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

[center]Input Requested From[/center]
[center]The War College Members[/center]
[center]May 5, 1942[/center]

Opening Note

As you may be aware, the Allies are very strong in India and have deployed certain commands further Southeast in India. Also, Australia is fairly strong and most of the ground forces deployed in Australia have been deployed along the Wyalla-Brisbane line and South thereof. Previously earmarked ground forces continue to pour into India and Australia. Tahiti is also quite strong now.

Accordingly, I am considering changing the Allied build-up priority from Inida, Australia, and Tahiti to the Aleutian Islands, Wake Island, Midway Island, and Ceylon.

I would appreciate all of your thoughts regarding some ground forces already deployed at certain Allied bases and ground forces earmarked for certain Allied bases.

Alaska & Prince Rupert

Presently, the following bases are each at a minimum Fort Level of 3 and each are garrisoned with a minimum of one Base Force, one AA or CD, and one Infantry Regiment:

Prince Rupert
Anchorage
Whittier
Seward
Kodiak
Dutch Harbor

Adak: Presently, transports are unloading one AA, one BF, and one Combat Engineer at Adak Island. A SEP Infantry Regiment is in route from Prince Rupert to Adak Island.

Amchitka: Presently, a USN BF is loading at Pearl Harbor, and an AA, Combat Engineer, and SEP Infantry Regiment are earmarked for Amchitka.

I realize that should the Japanese choose to invade Amchitka, Adak, Dutch Harbor, Kodiak, Seward, Whittier, or Anchorage, the Japanese can easily bombard said bases and supplying said bases would be troublesome.

Question Do you think the Allies should continue with Allied expansion plans for Alaska or do you think it would be wiser to divert the troops earmarked for Amchitka, Adak and Dutch Harbor to Seward, Whittier, and Anchorage?

Wake Island & Midway Island

Wake Island and Midway Island are at Fort Level 4. Both have a BF and AA. but little else.

A Marine Infantry Regiment has been earmarked for each base.

Again, I realize Wake and Midway can be easily bombarded and getting supply to Wake and Midway could be a nightmare.

Question At this time, do you think it is worth risking two Marine Infantry Regiments to put up a fight at Wake and Midway or do you think it would be wiser to leave them at Pearl Harbor?

Ceylon

Ceylon is very weak.

Presently, a U.S. Army Infantry Division is North of Australia bound for Colombo. Three U.S. Army AA units are also in route for Colombo.

Question Is it worth risking the above units to put up a fight at Ceylon or do you think it would be wiser to simply divert those units to India.?

End Note

I lean toward going forward with these plans to fight the Japanese at all of the above locations for the following reasons:

1.) As to the Aleutian Islands, Wake Island, and Midway Island: El Lobo may get nervous and divert troops to substantially garrison Hokkaido and the Kurile Islands. As many of you may recall, presently, the Allies don't have any plans to ever invade Hokkaido or the Kurile Islands. So, his troops would just sit there versus wreaking havoc elsewhere.

2.) Holding the Aleutian Islands, Wake and Midway Islands would put the Allies in a good position for when the Allies launch Operation Sea Shark presently scheduled for June of 1943 which entails hitting the Marianas Islands first, then continuing on to Yap, Babeldaod, Formosa, and Okinawa.

3.) Holding Ceylon would put the Allies in a good position for when the Allies launch Operation Land Shark presently scheduled for October 15, 1942 which entails hitting Burma first, then continuing into China, Manchukua, and Korea.

4.) It would take El Lobo substantial forces and he would expand substantial fuel and supply fighting to take the above locations and it would deny him substantial assets to capture Allied bases elsewhere.

5.) The Allies have to fight somewhere. The above locations have good defensive positions in terms of fort levels. Garrisoning the above bases might divert El Lobo's expansion plans, throw him off his pace, slow him down, and give him a tantrum which that Evil Emperor surely deserves.

I would greatly appreciate your thoughts on the above Allied tentative plans to garrison the above-mentioned bases.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[HansBolter]

In Alaska, if your rear bases have at least 250AV behind level 4 forts then it is OK to start beefing the forward bases.

Adak is the main base in the western island chain. Concentrate there and get 300-400 AV there once you can.

Build its bases to max and fill it with fuel and a sub tender and turn it into you main sub base for deployment against the Home Islands.

Even the S-Boats can operate in the HI from Adak.

As for Wake and Midway, a full regiment combined with a base force and AA unit may be overstacked.

I wouldn't commit regiments to them anyway as either is easily overwhelmed by a concentrated effort.

I would put Marine Defense battalions on each. Two on each if they can fit without overstakcing.

This at least, precludes them being taken by an SNLF and forces a decent commitment without the risk of losing a full regiment.

[Rio Bravo]

[center]Combat Report[/center]
[center]for[/center]
[center]May 5, 1942[/center]

Apparently, there is no end in sight for El Lobo's greed! He thinks he is a Mongol. The Rat Bastard thinks he is Ghengis Kahn. Mid 1943 El Lobo will know he is a donkey.

"An army of Donkeys led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a donkey."
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-Ghengis Kahn[/center]

The Evil Empire Expands; Banderjermasin and Changteh Fall:

Ground combat at Bandjermasin (60,99)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2367 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 83

Defending force 668 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Japanese adjusted assault: 28

Allied adjusted defense: 4

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bandjermasin !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 1 destroyed
B-339D: 3 destroyed

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

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

Allied ground losses:
190 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2

Assaulting units:
87th Naval Guard Unit
88th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
SE Borneo KNIL Battalion
Bandjermasin Base Force

And the Chinese Slingshots Are Ineffective

Ground combat at Changteh (81,50)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 58313 troops, 687 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 1608

Defending force 25887 troops, 143 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 450

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 1249

Allied adjusted defense: 435

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Changteh !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
547 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
10290 casualties reported
Squads: 429 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 500 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 80 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 45 (37 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Units retreated 7

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
40th Division
57th Infantry Brigade
6th Division
3rd Division
39th Division
55th Infantry Brigade
2nd JAAF AF Coy
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
RGC Army
47th JAAF AF Bn
28th Mountain Gun Regiment
1st JAAF AF Coy
2nd RF Gun Battalion
67th JAAF AF Coy

Defending units:
74th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
5th Construction Regiment
29th Group Army
19th Group Army
27th Group Army
17th Chinese Base Force

Jap Sub Mangles Zach Near Eureka:

Submarine attack near Eureka at 214,67

Japanese Ships
SS I-3

Allied Ships
xAK Zachary Taylor, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage

xAK Zachary Taylor is sighted by SS I-3
SS I-3 launches 4 torpedoes

Chinese Get Good at Throwing Rocks Near Ankang!

Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5647 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 189

Defending force 5369 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123

Japanese adjusted assault: 177

Allied adjusted defense: 97

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
259 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
9th Chinese Corps
4th Group Army
38th Chinese Corps

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

In Alaska, if your rear bases have at least 250AV behind level 4 forts then it is OK to start beefing the forward bases.

Adak is the main base in the western island chain. Concentrate there and get 300-400 AV there once you can.

Build its bases to max and fill it with fuel and a sub tender and turn it into you main sub base for deployment against the Home Islands.

Even the S-Boats can operate in the HI from Adak.

As for Wake and Midway, a full regiment combined with a base force and AA unit may be overstacked.

I wouldn't commit regiments to them anyway as either is easily overwhelmed by a concentrated effort.

I would put Marine Defense battalions on each. Two on each if they can fit without overstakcing.

This at least, precludes them being taken by an SNLF and forces a decent commitment without the risk of losing a full regiment.

Hans-

Thank you for responding so quickly and thank you for your recommendations.

Wake & Midway

Dangit! I forgot about stacking.

Both islands have a stacking limit of 6,000 troops. Presently, Midway is garrisoned with 4,093 troops (the 116th USAAF BF and the 6th Marine Defense Battalion). Presently, Wake is garrisoned with 2,313 troops (the Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion and the Wake USN CPNAB).

The 7th Marine Regiment has 4,973 troops and the 9th Marine Regiment has 5,222 troops.

Accordingly, neither Wake nor Midway could take either the 7th or 9th Marine Regiment.

To make things worse, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Marine Defense Battalions are in Bathurst, Australia (waiting for El Lobo to invade Australia, but keeping in mind that eventually they will return with the other Marines in Australia to Pearl to prepare for Operation Land Shark kick-off. The 6th Marine Defense Battalion is already on Midway. I don't get the 5th Marine Defense Battalion for 27 days and the 9th Marine Defense Battalion doesn't arrive until October 1st.

This pisses me off considering I dumped around 23,000 supply and 10,000 fuel on both islands.

Ut oh! Maybe I'm the donkey Ghengis was referring too versus El Lobo.

*crossing Wake and Midway off my "Do List"*

Prince Rupert

Prince Rupert is close to your recommended specifications. Presently, the fort level is 3 (39%) with 516 AV. The AV would go down to 348 if the two Infantry Sep Regiments leave for Adak and Amchitka.

Alaska

The fort levels and AV in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands are as follows:

Anchorage: Fort 3 (39%); 139 AV

Whittier: Fort 3 (23%); 204 AV

Seward: Fort 3 (79%); 198 AV

Kodiak: Fort 4 (20%); 161 AV

Dutch Harbor: Fort 2 (97%); 161 AV

Adak: Fort 1 (1%); 12 AV

Amchitka: Fort 0 (10%); 0 AV

Note: Transports are unloading a BF, an AA, and a Construction Engineer. Further, the 147th (SEP) Infantry Regiment is loading at Prince Rupert bound for Adak. In a week or two, the AV at Adak will be around 150.

I could wait, but if I do wait, either El Lobo will beat me to these islands or the Allies won't have sufficient time to build-up the forts, ports, and air bases before El Lobo attacks.

And, now that Wake and Midway are off the "Do List", and the U.S. Army 148th Infantry Regiment arrives in San Francisco in 5 days; I am considering sending the 148th with a BF, AA, and Construction Regiment to Attu.

I highly doubt El Lobo has any designs for Kodiak, Seward, Whittier, Anchorage, nor Prince Rupert.

If El Lobo has any designs for the "North Country", I think his sights are set on Adak; and perhaps Amchitka and Dutch Harbor.

Ceylon

Hey, what are your thoughts regarding Ceylon?

End Note

Regarding the Aleutians, I have a tough decision to make.

Best Regards,

-Terry

[BBfanboy]

Move all those base forces in Canada to Prince Rupert to build it as quickly as possible. There are also some Infantry units with engineers that could go there. He is not going to land at Vancouver, so move the troops from there, and any inland bases.

[Rio Bravo]

[center]Combat Report[/center]
[center]for[/center]
[center]May 6, 1942[/center]

El Lobo Adds Denpasar to His Evil Empire:

Ground combat at Denpasar (58,108)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3013 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 64

Defending force 406 troops, 8 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 57

Allied adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Denpasar !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 2 destroyed
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed

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

Allied ground losses:
466 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
15th Guards Regiment

Defending units:
Den Passer Base Force

Japanese Amphibious Assaults at Galeia and at Batjan:

Amphibious Assault at Galeia (79,101)

TF 2 troops unloading over beach at Galeia, 79,101

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

And

Amphibious Assault at Batjan (78,104)

TF 342 troops unloading over beach at Batjan, 78,104

Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)

17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 18th Nav Gd /3

Typical Unsuccessful Alliied Submarine Attack:

Submarine attack near San Fernando at 79,73

Japanese Ships
xAK Konan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon

xAK Konan Maru is sighted by SS Sturgeon
SS Sturgeon launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Konan Maru

Chinese Hold Lanchow By Rolling Boulders Down Hill Onto the Attacking Japanese!


Ground combat at Lanchow (81,34)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 29277 troops, 214 guns, 717 vehicles, Assault Value = 1117

Defending force 21823 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 507

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 566

Allied adjusted defense: 479

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
476 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 98 (1 destroyed, 97 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1734 casualties reported
Squads: 42 destroyed, 79 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled

Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
10th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
4th Garrison Unit
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
8th Recon Regiment
10th Division
5th Armored Car Co
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
27th Chinese Corps
9th Separate Brigade
303rd Brigade
259th Brigade
82nd Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
19th Chinese Base Force
8th War Area
8th Chinese Base Force
21st Chinese Base Force

Best Regards,

-Terry

[Rio Bravo]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Move all those base forces in Canada to Prince Rupert to build it as quickly as possible. There are also some Infantry units with engineers that could go there. He is not going to land at Vancouver, so move the troops from there, and any inland bases.

BBfanboy-

I have sent most of the interior Canadien Infantry to Prince Rupert. I think I left a brigade on Victoria Island. I have sent some of the interior Canadien Base Forces to Prince Rupert. I left a few behind to build forts and air bases at key defensive position. I did this as a safety measure in case El Lobo decided to invade Canada. If he does, U. S. Army troops will cross the border to garrison those key defensive positions.

Best Regards,

-Terry