Rumble in the Southwest witpqs-A vs Andav-J 2011-11-29 to 2017-02-08

[Drakanel]

EDIT: double post please delete >_>

[Lowpe]

Ah, I didn't realize the Empire had any strong surface ships left there still able to fight.

[witpqs]

The "able to fight" part is the key. Those guys can fight with one propeller, a pop gun, and dried up chewing gum for a projectile.

[witpqs]

IJ aircraft R&D: I just figure he meant something that he can still influence to some degree. I haven't researched the OOB.

[witpqs]

This is the basic plan to get the goodies at Hong Kong. The area outlined in white is where I figure the most stubborn resistance could be mounted.

[BBfanboy]

I wonder if Hong Kong has any coast artillery. If not, coming at it with an overland force, an amphib invasion and paratroops from a nearby base should overwhelm the defences pretty quickly. I realize all your amphib shipping is spoken for but it looks like a move on HK is still some ways off.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I wonder if Hong Kong has any coast artillery. If not, coming at it with an overland force, an amphib invasion and paratroops from a nearby base should overwhelm the defenses pretty quickly. I realize all your amphib shipping is spoken for but it looks like a move on HK is still some ways off.

Hmm. I still have to start prepping a bunch of the units for Canton. HQs are already at work. Canton and Hong Kong are both Urban Heavy, but looking at the troop counts when Canton Cracks Hong Kong will be handled fairly quickly. Current recon.
Canton: 16 units, 42,840 troops, 297 guns, 35 AFV
Hong Kong: 4 units, 14,400 troops, 56 guns, 0 AFV

I would hate to do a river crossing into Canton but Wuchow is Clear terrain and the combination of air power and armor should ease the crossing significantly.

I haven't looked at the SigInt for Hong Kong and I really don't know what the Empire could move to the coast there. I would have to develop Pakhoi and Kwangchowan or use Lang Son. I hope to be blasting into Canton/Hong Kong over land by then.

[witpqs]

I have uploaded a new version of the LCUfilter utility. The basic functionality is the same, but now it prompts you for file names in case you want to use names different from the defaults. Also, if an output file already exists, the program will crash instead of writing over it.

The distribution is now inside a zip file. Just unzip the files to wherever you want to use it.

Version 0.5
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByVleYydeDVcQW5NVFc4V0g1Qkk

[RogerJNeilson]

With regard to Canton and Hong Kong....

Wuchow and thence to Kukong allows a nice drop down on reasonable roads, also isolating them from support and supplies apart from the coastal settlements.

Pakhoi is not much use as a base, but Kwangchowan is serving me well.

My own preference, I'm in October 1944, is to take HK first and then move on Canton (isolated) at my leisure. Hong Kong is poorly defended.

Wuchow is also the magical 4 or less hexes from HK and Canton so permits intercepts of any transport planes...

Roger

[witpqs]

I was thinking Wuchow then ignore Kukong until Canton and Hong Kong are taken. Right now they have a crap tonne of forces at Nanning (>48k) and east of there. I'm guessing that the heavy terrain beyond Wuchow will be flooded with Imperials once we break through the heavy terrain in front of Wuchow. I keep adjusting plans, so this will be no different! [:D] Looking at the map, we can also go around Canton and grab Hong Kong prior to dealing with Kukong.

Pakhoi and Kwangchowan I mostly want for fighter bases (and shorter range recon aircraft). Soon Vinh then Hanoi, Haiphong, and later Lang Son for the 4EB and 2EB fleet. Hue and Vinh are close enough for 4EB to shut down Canton and Hong Kong, but the Imperial fighters need to be neutralized (which has started).

The thing with Pakhoi in addition to being (hopefully) quickly developed as a fighter base is to bring in support units by small craft from Haiphong. I should be able to get a bunch of base forces and engineering units there much more quickly than walking them. In bypassing Nanning I also need to be very mindful of secure supply lines, and Haiphong to Pakhoi will help with that.

[RogerJNeilson]

Fully understand, by the time I crossed the border into China from Lao Cai there was little left to stop me running along the main road Nanning - Liuchow - Kweilin - Hengyang. Pakhoi therefore was a backwater. Troops dropped at Haiphong could strat move into the interior fast. Kwangochowan was useful as a MSW and DD base to raid up river to Canton and also to clear the minefields at Hong Kong.

Roger

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Roger Neilson 3

Fully understand, by the time I crossed the border into China from Lao Cai there was little left to stop me running along the main road Nanning - Liuchow - Kweilin - Hengyang. Pakhoi therefore was a backwater. Troops dropped at Haiphong could strat move into the interior fast. Kwangochowan was useful as a MSW and DD base to raid up river to Canton and also to clear the minefields at Hong Kong.

Roger

You know, I bet that DAW HQ is looking at that very fact - the strategic road movement available to many Allies - and that in part is shaping the defense. But we shall fool them! [:D]

[RogerJNeilson]

One thing that I found out was a nice surprise is that although the Chinese, who by 1944 are not at all bad at fighting, are perfectly fine railroading around - so the Tsuyung, Liuchow, Kweilin, Hengyang, Changsha, Piungsiang and Kukong Railroad is pretty nifty.

Shame there is not a line from Changsha to Wuchang...

Roger

[witpqs]

1944 September 29

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Banjoewangi
Ketapang

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:


Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:



Our subs had no action.

Quiet in China.

More progress near Chiang Mai, another good start on the Malay Peninsula.

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Ground combat at Nakhon Si Thammarat (51,70)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14771 troops, 112 guns, 1397 vehicles, Assault Value = 996

Defending force 20165 troops, 199 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 435

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 514

Japanese adjusted defense: 627

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

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1256 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 109 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 34 (3 destroyed, 31 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
294 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled

Assaulting units:
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
255th Indian Tank Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
150th RAC Regiment
268th Motorised Brigade
50th Tank Brigade
18th Cavalry Regiment
Gardner's Horse Regiment

Defending units:
3rd INA Azad Regiment
63rd Inf Group Brigade
4th Raiding Regiment
11th/A Division
2nd INA Gandhi Regiment
11th/C Division
112th Infantry Regiment
104th/C Division
15th Army
29th Army
3rd Naval Construction Battalion
13th Field Construction Battalion
32nd Field AA Battalion
18th Field Construction Battalion


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Ground combat at 60,51 (near Chiang Mai)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21822 troops, 393 guns, 242 vehicles, Assault Value = 478

Defending force 5406 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 317

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 79 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
658 casualties reported
Squads: 57 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
23rd Indian Division
17th Indian Division

Defending units:
29th Division


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Ground combat at 59,53 (near Chiang Mai)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9404 troops, 110 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 314

Defending force 5918 troops, 0 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied adjusted assault: 218

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 54 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
887 casualties reported
Squads: 83 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
22nd (East African) Brigade
2/15 Punjab Battalion
1st Burma Brigade
2nd Burma Brigade
2/17 Dogra Battalion
14th LRP Brigade

Defending units:
53rd Division


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Our units at Nakhon Si Thammarat will rest a day to recover disruption before attacking again. Quite possibly the first of the infantry will arrive in the meantime.

One last day of same-old north of Saigon.

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Ground combat at 61,65 (near Pakse)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6086 troops, 92 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 186

Defending force 2557 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Assaulting units:
11th Airborne/A Division
11th Airborne/B Division

Defending units:
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade


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Ground combat at 62,66 (near Pakse)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3033 troops, 46 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 93

Defending force 1719 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

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

Assaulting units:
11th Airborne/C Division

Defending units:
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
33rd Division


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Tomorrow will see an attack 4 hexes straight north of Saigon, not shown in the bombardments above.

It looks as though all our forces (except late comers that started in Hanoi itself) will arrive in Lang Son tomorrow. The first attack will be the following day. Look at all this attention for the lucky 4th Armoured Brigade!

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Morning Air attack on 4th Armoured Brigade, at 69,53 , near Lao Cai

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 28

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 19000 feet



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Morning Air attack on 4th Armoured Brigade, at 69,53 , near Lao Cai

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 28

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-84a Frank sweeping at 19000 feet



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Morning Air attack on 4th Armoured Brigade, at 69,53 , near Lao Cai

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 35

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
35 x Ki-84a Frank sweeping at 19000 feet



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Morning Air attack on 4th Armoured Brigade, at 69,53 , near Lao Cai

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 16

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-84a Frank sweeping at 19000 feet



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Morning Air attack on 4th Armoured Brigade, at 69,53 , near Lao Cai

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 35

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 4th Armoured Brigade, at 69,53 , near Lao Cai

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 36

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 4th Armoured Brigade, at 69,53 , near Lao Cai

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 4th Armoured Brigade, at 69,53 , near Lao Cai

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 33

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
33 x Ki-84a Frank sweeping at 19000 feet



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While they harry the 4th, Lang Son will be taken.

Ketapang is liberated.

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Ground combat at Ketapang (55,93)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 702 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

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

Allied adjusted assault: 21

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Ketapang !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
2/7 Commando Battalion


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And Banjoewangi lowered the Imperial colors. It seems that Allied air power destroyed so much of what was stationed on the eastern end of Java that any remnants were withdrawn. Malang looks empty, so one of the two para Bn at Probolinggo is moving there. Soerabaja will await the arrival of more substantial forces.

Indochina.

[witpqs]

Malay Peninsula & Sumatra.

[witpqs]

Java Sea. I am not sure if that is the same convoy we hit with sir strikes that is now in the Indian Ocean. There is still a single ship for our hunters to catch.

[witpqs]

1944 September 30

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:


There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:


Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:



Our subs took a shot at CA Furutaka only 2 hexes from Singkawang.

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Sub attack near Singkawang at 55,86

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka

Allied Ships
SS Saury

SS Saury launches 4 torpedoes at CA Furutaka
Saury bottoming out ....
Sub escapes detection


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Quiet in China.

More progress near Chiang Mai.

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Ground combat at 59,53 (near Chiang Mai)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10468 troops, 126 guns, 61 vehicles, Assault Value = 316

Defending force 5266 troops, 0 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 94

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 23 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
579 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/15 Punjab Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
2nd Burma Brigade
1st Burma Brigade
22nd (East African) Brigade
14th LRP Brigade

Defending units:
53rd Division


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But the 29th Division has slipped across the river deeper into Burma and must be caught all over again. Two infantry divisions have caught up to the armour at Nakhon Si Thammarat and a general attack will be made tomorrow.

One straggler eliminated north of Saigon.

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Ground combat at 61,65 (near Pakse)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6093 troops, 92 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 187

Defending force 2566 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63

Assaulting units:
11th Airborne/A Division
11th Airborne/B Division

Defending units:
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade


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Ground combat at 62,66 (near Pakse)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3318 troops, 68 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 94

Defending force 1664 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
11th Airborne/C Division
27th Indian Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
33rd Division


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Ground combat at 60,67 (near Kompong Chhnang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6916 troops, 91 guns, 345 vehicles, Assault Value = 274

Defending force 196 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 213

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 213 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
197 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
754th Tank Battalion
2/11th Armoured Car Regiment
11th PAVO Regiment
28th (East African) Brigade

Defending units:
47th Infantry Regiment


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Artillery are getting into position to increase bombardments on another trapped unit. The armor involved in today's reduction will move to the next target while infantry seals the escape routes.

The 4th Arm Bde (an infantry unit, go figure) is really beat up by those massive Imperial air strikes, now sporting 70% disruption. The enemy units have both made Lao Cai and so might just rout the 4th when it arrives. But the 4th is moving slowly now, and two tank regiments racing to the 4th's position should be able to arrive at Lao Cai with the 4th.

The first attack at Lang Son is tomorrow. Heavy CAP will be overhead in case DAW HQ re-tasks the Imperial Death Glider Legions from the defense of Lao Cai to the defense of Lang Son. Approximately 360 P-47/Thunderbolts, P-51, and Spitfire VIII will be on the job. There are also three AA units at Lang Son, two light (40 mm) and one heavy (3.7 inch)

Furutaka and Oyodo were chased to Singapore by the daring Cpt Blokzijl.

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Singapore at 50,84, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
CL Oyodo, Shell hits 4

Allied Ships
CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 4
DD Piet Hein
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Witte de With, Shell hits 1
DD Van Nes, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Banckert
DD Van Ghent

Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages CA Furutaka at 12,000 yards
CL Oyodo engages CL De Ruyter at 12,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Witte de With at 12,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Evertsen at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages CL De Ruyter at 7,000 yards
CL Oyodo engages CL De Ruyter at 7,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Van Nes at 7,000 yards
CL Oyodo engages DD Evertsen at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Oyodo engages DD Van Ghent at 10,000 yards
CL Oyodo engages DD Banckert at 10,000 yards
CL Oyodo engages DD Evertsen at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages CL Oyodo at 12,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Van Ghent at 12,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Banckert at 12,000 yards
CL Oyodo engages DD Piet Hein at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages CL De Ruyter at 14,000 yards
CL Oyodo engages CL De Ruyter at 14,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages CL De Ruyter at 18,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Van Nes at 18,000 yards
CL Oyodo engages DD Witte de With at 18,000 yards
CL Oyodo engages DD Evertsen at 18,000 yards
Range increases to 20,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages CL De Ruyter at 20,000 yards
CL Oyodo engages DD Van Ghent at 20,000 yards
Massive explosion on DD Van Nes
CA Furutaka engages DD Van Nes at 20,000 yards
CL Oyodo engages DD Witte de With at 20,000 yards
CL Oyodo engages DD Piet Hein at 20,000 yards
Range increases to 23,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages CA Furutaka at 23,000 yards
CL Oyodo engages DD Van Ghent at 23,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Evertsen at 23,000 yards
Range increases to 26,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages CL De Ruyter at 26,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Van Ghent at 26,000 yards
CL Oyodo engages DD Banckert at 26,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Witte de With at 26,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Evertsen at 26,000 yards
Range increases to 29,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages CL De Ruyter at 29,000 yards
CL Oyodo engages CL De Ruyter at 29,000 yards
CL Oyodo engages DD Banckert at 29,000 yards
CL Oyodo engages DD Witte de With at 29,000 yards
CA Furutaka engages DD Piet Hein at 29,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Singapore at 50,84, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Chokai Maru, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
PB Chohakusan Maru, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
PB Yokae Maru, Shell hits 13, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL De Ruyter
DD Piet Hein
DD Evertsen, on fire
DD Witte de With
DD Van Nes, on fire
DD Banckert
DD Van Ghent

Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
CL De Ruyter engages PB Yokae Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages PB Yokae Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Banckert engages PB Yokae Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Witte de With engages PB Yokae Maru at 9,000 yards
DD Piet Hein engages PB Yokae Maru at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Banckert engages PB Yokae Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Van Nes engages PB Yokae Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Witte de With engages PB Yokae Maru at 3,000 yards
PB Yokae Maru sunk by DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Van Nes engages PB Chohakusan Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Piet Hein engages PB Chokai Maru at 2,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages PB Chohakusan Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages PB Chohakusan Maru at 2,000 yards
PB Chohakusan Maru sunk by DD Banckert at 2,000 yards
Massive explosion on PB Chokai Maru
DD Piet Hein engages PB Chokai Maru at 2,000 yards
Fujise, I. orders Japanese TF to disengage
PB Chokai Maru sunk by CL De Ruyter at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Singapore at 50,84, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E Sarushima, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
E Sokuten, Shell hits 8, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL De Ruyter
DD Piet Hein
DD Evertsen, on fire
DD Witte de With
DD Van Nes, on fire
DD Banckert
DD Van Ghent

Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 15,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 9,000 yards
Vanden Broek I. crosses the 'T'
DD Van Ghent engages E Sarushima at 9,000 yards
DD Evertsen engages E Sokuten at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages E Sarushima at 3,000 yards
DD Banckert engages E Sokuten at 3,000 yards
DD Van Nes engages E Sokuten at 3,000 yards
DD Witte de With engages E Sokuten at 3,000 yards
Massive explosion on E Sokuten
DD Piet Hein engages E Sokuten at 3,000 yards
Sanami, O. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 6,000 yards
Massive explosion on E Sokuten
E Sokuten sunk by CL De Ruyter at 6,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages E Sarushima at 6,000 yards
DD Banckert engages E Sarushima at 6,000 yards
DD Evertsen engages E Sarushima at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages E Sarushima at 7,000 yards
DD Evertsen engages E Sarushima at 7,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages E Sarushima at 7,000 yards
DD Van Ghent engages E Sarushima at 7,000 yards
DD Van Nes engages E Sarushima at 7,000 yards
DD Witte de With engages E Sarushima at 7,000 yards
E Sarushima sunk by DD Piet Hein at 7,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


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TF 249 encounters mine field at Singapore (50,84)

Allied Ships
CL De Ruyter, Mine hits 1
DD Van Ghent, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Witte de With, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Evertsen, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage



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The mine field did more damage than anything else. Cdr Burke (85 aggression) followed suit in pursuit.

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Singapore at 50,84, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Kyo Maru #10, Shell hits 32, and is sunk
PB Myoken Maru, Shell hits 41, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Aulick
DD Conner
DD Conway
DD Albert Grant, Shell hits 1
DD Irwin
DD O'Bannon
DD John Rodgers
DD Trathen

Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
DD Trathen engages PB Myoken Maru at 12,000 yards
DD Albert Grant engages PB Myoken Maru at 12,000 yards
DD Conner engages PB Myoken Maru at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Conner engages PB Myoken Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Conway engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
DD Aulick engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 6,000 yards
Shimose, G. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DD Trathen engages PB Myoken Maru at 5,000 yards
DD John Rodgers engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Albert Grant engages PB Myoken Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Albert Grant engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 3,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages PB Myoken Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Irwin engages PB Myoken Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Irwin engages PB Myoken Maru at 3,000 yards
DD John Rodgers engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 3,000 yards
DD Irwin engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 3,000 yards
DD Albert Grant engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 3,000 yards
DD Conway engages PB Kyo Maru #10 at 3,000 yards
DD Conner engages PB Myoken Maru at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Trathen engages PB Myoken Maru at 2,000 yards
PB Kyo Maru #10 sunk by DD Trathen at 2,000 yards
DD Conner engages PB Myoken Maru at 2,000 yards
PB Myoken Maru sunk by DD Trathen at 2,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 9 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Irwin
DD John Rodgers
DD Trathen
DD Aulick

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 50,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
DD Irwin

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp



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Day Time Surface Combat, near Singapore at 50,84, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DMS W-17, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
DMS W-18, Shell hits 16, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Aulick
DD Conner
DD Conway
DD Albert Grant
DD Irwin
DD O'Bannon
DD John Rodgers
DD Trathen, Shell hits 1

Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 15,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
DD Trathen engages DMS W-18 at 12,000 yards
DD Trathen engages DMS W-17 at 12,000 yards
DD Albert Grant engages DMS W-18 at 12,000 yards
Massive explosion on DMS W-17
DD Aulick engages DMS W-17 at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Trathen engages DMS W-17 at 6,000 yards
DD John Rodgers engages DMS W-18 at 6,000 yards
DD Conway engages DMS W-18 at 6,000 yards
Takehito, C. orders Japanese TF to disengage
DD Aulick engages DMS W-18 at 6,000 yards
DD Albert Grant engages DMS W-17 at 6,000 yards
DD Albert Grant engages DMS W-17 at 6,000 yards
DD Aulick engages DMS W-17 at 6,000 yards
DD Trathen engages DMS W-17 at 6,000 yards
DD Trathen engages DMS W-17 at 6,000 yards
DD O'Bannon engages DMS W-17 at 6,000 yards
DD Irwin engages DMS W-17 at 6,000 yards
DD Conway engages DMS W-18 at 6,000 yards
DD John Rodgers engages DMS W-18 at 6,000 yards
DD Irwin engages DMS W-17 at 6,000 yards
DD Albert Grant engages DMS W-18 at 6,000 yards
Massive explosion on DMS W-18
DD Conner engages DMS W-18 at 6,000 yards
DD Aulick engages DMS W-17 at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
DMS W-18 sunk by DD Trathen at 5,000 yards
DMS W-17 sunk by DD O'Bannon at 5,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


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The USN destroyers should disengage during the night. The Dutch ships will have a tougher job while protecting cripples.

Probolinggo now has an airfield and CAP of 24x Spitfire Mk VIII will be in the skies tomorrow. But so far not so much as an Imperial butterfly has been seen in the vicinity.

A whole mess of air units changed their names today, and many of them and many others increased in size. The US pilot talent pools will be spread wider but thinner from now on.

Indochina.

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Malay Peninsula & Sumatra.

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Java Sea.

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The Dutch task force. One DD went down today.