Rook749 vs Lam0ttePicquet (DBB028-C)

[Bif1961]

That was my next question does his Noumea airbase have a torpedo capable HQ present?

[rook749]

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

That was my next question does his Noumea airbase have a torpedo capable HQ present?

It is level three and there does not yet appear to be an HQ present. Am I correct in assuming that he needs both an HQ and a level four airfield for the Nell's and Betty's? I am making a major effort this early to keep the airfield from growing if not closed. Airfield Damage is holding grew from 20 to 22 last turn.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

you are still carrying Buffaloes and Vindicators, you got an LSD, it was a good decision not to try to engage the KB

do you have AKEs and AO/ TKs at Raoul? if not I suggest you go to Suva instead, that way you are still far... but close

[rook749]

ORIGINAL: Jorge_Stanbury

you are still carrying Buffaloes and Vindicators, you got an LSD, it was a good decision not to try to engage the KB

do you have AKEs and AO/ TKs at Raoul? if not I suggest you go to Suva instead, that way you are still far... but close

I agree moving the CV's to Land Based fighter cover at Raoul was the better play, if he came at me --- my CV's Plus 50 P-39's would have really hurt him. I have AO's at Raoul so my fuel will be topped off but the nearest AE's are at Pago Pago. There are more in route in the next five days and I will deploy two AE to Suva and one to Raoul to give me more flexibility.

[rook749]

Burma....

After his last attack went of at 1:6 at Mandalay (the first two were 1:2 and 1:1) he has shifted tactics. His air force is bombing the airfield to prevent fort building. My air force has been hitting his group forces which is why the odds shifted in the last attack. I don't know if we can hold Mandalay until the Oz Forces arrive in two weeks but we will see. I have another Burma BN set to arrive in three days to hold the line. I can only hold either Rangoon in the air or Mandalay and I am planning to hold Rangoon as I think this is a better area to hold the line. Even if Mandalay falls I should be able to hold Shwebo for a while.


Ground combat at Mandalay (59,46)
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3249 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 103
Defending force 4345 troops, 43 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 103

Japanese adjusted assault: 25
Allied adjusted defense: 162
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 6 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: disruption(-), fatigue(-)

Japanese ground losses:
203 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
214 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Raiding Regiment
I./143rd Infantry Battalion
III./143rd Infantry Battalion

Defending units:
9th Burma Rifles Battalion
BFF Brigade
10th Burma Rifles Battalion
1st Burma Auxiliary AA Regiment
103rd RAF Base Force

[rook749]

Clarks holds all hail x3 Terrain

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32467 troops, 314 guns, 327 vehicles, Assault Value = 907
Defending force 33020 troops, 412 guns, 119 vehicles, Assault Value = 758

Japanese adjusted assault: 1186
Allied adjusted defense: 1438
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1631 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 106 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
Vehicles lost 49 (2 destroyed, 47 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1092 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 102 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
4th Tank Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
48th Division
20th Recon Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
65th Brigade
Kimura Det
16th Recon Regiment
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
301st Construction Battalion
57th PS Infantry Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regiment
51st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
1st Constabulary Regiment
I Corps
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
24th PS FA Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
Asiatic Fleet
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp

[rook749]

Singapore

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 54777 troops, 629 guns, 344 vehicles, Assault Value = 1433
Defending force 54726 troops, 537 guns, 474 vehicles, Assault Value = 689

Japanese adjusted assault: 1560

Allied adjusted defense: 2681
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
2981 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 213 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 55 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Guns lost 37 (1 destroyed, 36 disabled)
Vehicles lost 78 (19 destroyed, 59 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1332 casualties reported
Squads: 41 destroyed, 63 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 60 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Vehicles lost 42 (2 destroyed, 40 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Regiment
4th Division
56th Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
12th Engineer Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
5th Division
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
31st Field AA Battalion
25th Army
56th Field Artillery Regiment
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
35th Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
SSVF Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
27th Australian Brigade
22nd Australian Brigade
2nd Malay Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
11th Indian Division
2nd Loyal Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
9th Indian Division
2nd ISF Base Force
III Indian Corps
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Fortress
111th RAF Adv Base Force
1st Mysore Battalion
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
1st Hyderabad Battalion
110th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RN Base Force
112th RAF Adv Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
224 Group RAF
113th RAF Adv Base Force
Singapore Base Force
FMSV Brigade
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Malaya Army
AHQ Far East
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
223 Group RAF
3rd SSVF Battalion

[rook749]

NEI

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5314 troops, 32 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 174
Defending force 3178 troops, 26 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

Japanese adjusted assault: 72
Allied adjusted defense: 40

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
305 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
55th Infantry Regiment
22nd Recon Regiment
56th Recon Regiment

Defending units:
Palembang Cdo
Lahat Cdo
Padang Cdo
Djambi Cdo
Tapanoeli Cdo
Palembang ML Base Force
PBg-Ld AA Afd


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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2529 troops, 16 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Defending force 5160 troops, 32 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 159

Assaulting units:
Djambi Cdo
Lahat Cdo
Padang Cdo
Tapanoeli Cdo
PBg-Ld AA Afd
Palembang ML Base Force
Palembang Cdo

Defending units:
22nd Recon Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
56th Recon Regiment

[rook749]

In other news -

1) The Austrian forces have almost completed the upgrade to the 1942 squads and there are 112 in the pool.

2) The Indian forces will start to upgrade on all fronts to the 1932 squads in six days with 160 squads in the pool and another 24 coming in a convoy on two days.

[rook749]

As a Quick Update...

Lam0ttePicquet has been traveling as have I so the AAR fell to the way side and the turns slowed down a little bit but we should be back on track now. The only news to report is the loss of Palembang and Mandalay by the allied forces.

[Bif1961]

What does he have in Shwebo? You bomb can him for a few turns if he has powerful LCUs in good order there since you will have to make a river crossing. If he only has out of supply broken and light AV LCUs left, them press on.

[rook749]

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

What does he have in Shwebo? You bomb can him for a few turns if he has powerful LCUs in good order there since you will have to make a river crossing. If he only has out of supply broken and light AV LCUs left, them press on.

1st Raiding Regiment
I./143rd Infantry Battalion
III./143rd Infantry Battalion

I have been hitting him a little in the air but playing CAP trap games on both sides. Given what he has there an the supply issues he has to have as the roads are not open I intend to fight on.

[rook749]

“They came on in the same old way and we defeated them in the same old way”


Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 2833 troops, 26 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 69
Defending force 2402 troops, 28 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Japanese adjusted assault: 15
Allied adjusted defense: 94

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 6 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1398 casualties reported
Squads: 60 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 67 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (11 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
83rd Naval Guard Unit
II/81st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
134th Cmbt Engineer Battalion
141st USN Stn Base Force
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion

[rook749]

CAP Trap went well around Rangoon...
We have been standing down and running at zero range with the air forces out of Rangoon, this turn we extended the range to Pegu and had some good timing.

[rook749]

Australia????

Embarking Forces on Trains to see about holding the area north of Brisbane but with most Australian forces upgraded to the 1942 AIF this could be a lot of fun!!!! I will yield Cooktown and Cairns and the area in north. I will fight to hold Townsville. Outside of Cooktown all cities are building forces with a regiment or Brigade plus Austrian AF Base force.

[rook749]

The Landing has begun

Does anyone have a listing of unrestricted Japanese Divisions and total Divisions available? Need to make a list and account for them?

Any thoughts on if I should move the 18th UK Division from Perth to Brisbane? Brisbane is going to be held by three Australian Infantry Brigades, engineers, AA and ART units. In Route to Townsville are the Americal Division, Three Australian Infantry Brigades, a lot of Armor and Light AA units.

I almost have an Air Bridge from Pago Pago to Australia to shuffle fighters, should be open in three days. And there are four USA Fighter ACU that will follow once it opens and one Marine Fighter ACU. Currently we just have two Australian Fighter ACU's and one USA HQ ACU at Brisbane.



The KB should be in that mass of taskforces.

[rook749]

Thee Units Ashore... Two of the Infantry Regiments so I assume the third is a base force for Aircraft??????

Amphibious Assault at Cairns (92,140)

TF 115 troops unloading over beach at Cairns, 92,140

Japanese ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

20 troops of a IJA Hy Inf Sqd 41 lost from landing craft during unload of 24th Infantry Rgt /9
15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 24th Infantry Rgt /9
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost in surf during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /3
75mm T90 Field Gun lost in surf during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /3
15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 146th Infantry Rgt /3

[BBfanboy]

Australian 1942 squads have better firepower but the A/T weapons are still not great. Make sure the Australian armoured units upgrade to at least Matildas before engaging Japanese Armour. The Marmon Harringtons are lightly armoured scout vehicles, not tanks. The 2 pounder A/T guns is OK against Japanese light tanks but iffy against the mediums ( I think their frontal armour is too thick but if the AI decides you have a side or rear shot you can knock it out).

[rook749]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Australian 1942 squads have better firepower but the A/T weapons are still not great. Make sure the Australian armoured units upgrade to at least Matildas before engaging Japanese Armour. The Marmon Harringtons are lightly armoured scout vehicles, not tanks. The 2 pounder A/T guns is OK against Japanese light tanks but iffy against the mediums ( I think their frontal armour is too thick but if the AI decides you have a side or rear shot you can knock it out).

Thanks for the details I will be posting later all of the forces that are going to shift, we are also looking at sending additional American units to this area of operations.

[rook749]

Australia

I am going to assume this is a full blown move to take out Australia, most likely this is just an effort to remove air bases from projecting power into the SWPAC. But better safe than sorry.

• Key point the air bridge from Pago Pago to Australia will open in five days, allowing Fighter Units to Transfer to this theater.
• There is a lot of OZ Armor units that disappear in the next 45 – 400 days some of these withdraw out of theater and are use them or lose them units.

The overall objective will be to hold the line at Townsville but if he wants to force me back to Brisbane he can do so depending on the level of force he commits. The only thing I need to be careful of is over committing to the northern fight and losing Melbourne/Sydney/Brisbane to a landing in the rear.

Cairnes
Forts Level 2(39), Port 2, airfield 2 and Supply 500. 7thLH Cav Rgt (428D) and 13th RAF Base Squad.

Clocurry
Forts Level (60) and Supply 600. 12th LH Cav Rgt (75D) and 8th Cav Recce Rgt (472D).

Townsville
Forts Level 3(54), Port 3, airfield 3 and Supply 1800. 11th Austrailian Bde, 2 CD ACU's, Townsville RAN Base Force.

Charter Towers
Forts Level 2(69), airfield 4 and Supply 300. Hobart RAFF Base Sqd and 1st LH MG Rgt(44D).

Bowen
Forts Level 2(92), Port 1, and Supply 500. Queenstown RAFF Base Sqd and 6th LH Motor Rgt.

Mackay
Forts Level 2(87), Port 1, Airfield 1 and Supply 500. 14th RAFF Base Sqd and 12th LH Cav Rgt(197D).

Rockhampton
Forts Level 2(30), Port 3, Airfield 3 and Supply 700. 17th RAFF Base Sqd and 15th LH MG Rgt(414).

There is at least a regiment of infantry and base force from Rockhampton to Brisbane building forts. From Brisbane south on all ports along the coast to Melbourne there is at least an Infantry Regiment. Melbourne and Sydney will be held by multiple Aus Inf Bdge --- Brisbane by Aus Inf Bde and the UK 18th Infantry division. All three locations have Forts in the 4 to 5 range and building as fast as possible.