Up and at 'em. Mundy vs hjones6464@yahoo.co.uk

[Mundy]

Hi John, Thanks for the kind words. I've been more of a fan of a narrative style of AAR, probably not too unlike how Canoerebel does his. I'd rather tell the war in my own words, instead of a pure data dump. I'll post results to make a point, though.

One of my Aus Divisions I threw away by sending it to Noumea, where I lost it there. I can't remember offhand if one made it to Port Moresby or not. I'll take a look next turn.

It's earlier in this story, but Darwin was the very first to go. I thought at the time that would be the extant of things, like in my other game with KenchiSulla.

The trigger line for reinforcements is, I believe, the hex south of Brisbane, which he hasn't reached yet. More troops have arrived in Aden and Cape Town anyway. Hopefully any more come to Aden, as I've cleaned out my xAPs in Cape Town with the current batch. Another 1-1/3 divisions are in India, making their way to Diamond Harbor, and will be there in 2 days.

I've gone back in Combat Reporter to about Jan 23 and boiled down all the Japanese Units I've come across.

East Coast and inland:

16th Army
38th Division
4th Division
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
144th Infantry Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Raiding Rgt /1
1st Recon Regiment
20th Engineer Regiment
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
22nd Recon Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
56th Recon Regiment
8th Recon Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd RF Gun Battalion
4th RF Gun Battalion
6th Naval Construction Battalion
I./124th Infantry Battalion
I./4th Infantry Battalion
II/81st Naval Guard Unit
1st Engineer Co
44th Road Const Co

West Coast:

16th Engineer Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
9th Infantry Rgt /1
45th Field AA Battalion
47th Field AA Battalion
48th Field AA Battalion
III./4th Infantry Battalion
Kure 1st SNLF
Kure 2nd SNLF /2
Sasebo 2nd SNLF
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF
30th Fld AA Gun Co
31st Fld AA Gun Co

So offhand, I'd say he has the heavily reinforced equivalent of at least 4 divisions on the East coast. On the west, his troops are advancing south from Geraldton, though they're being slowed by bombing missions from Perth, consisting of Hudsons and Wirraways. Looking at what took Geraldton, they seem rather light, but I don't know if any follow on troops came after these. I do have some muscle, with more than a brigade of Australians there, so I don't think they'll go easily.

I'm hoping I can at least keep Sydney out of his hands for at least a month. I'm counting on that big armored unit I described last turn to make a difference, but I'm looking at at least a month before these troops will arrive. Probably 2 weeks before more US troops show. I got 4 squadrons of B-17s assembled at Melbourne, but I flipped them to the E model, so they have to get fixed first. I can probably start hindering his movement at that point.

KB is hanging closely to Brisbane. Hopefully they stay there a while, as I kick off my next move next turn. He's probably down to two carriers that aren't in the shipyard right now, based on our previous naval battle, and what my sub has done. Plus, Shokaku has some damage from the surface fight, but I don't know how much. The downside of having combat replays turned off...

[Macclan5]

ORIGINAL: Mundy
KB is hanging closely to Brisbane. Hopefully they stay there a while, as I kick off my next move next turn. He's probably down to two carriers that aren't in the shipyard right now, based on our previous naval battle, and what my sub has done. Plus, Shokaku has some damage from the surface fight, but I don't know how much. The downside of having combat replays turned off...

Thanks for the reply [:D]

Great analysis on your opponents OOB.. and yes your style is very well done.. [8D]

That is a lot - that is a lot on the east coast in particular. That is a surprising amount given the lack of units heading to Perth (unless more are on the way).

Its not enough to take all of Oz in my opinion if he fails to shut down SLOC from America by way of Canton>>Suva>>Noumea. Especially if he triggers emergency reserves by marching south of Brisbane, (IIRC reserves are fairly potent) plus the Coys coming plus ART coming all spawning in Sydney over the next 6 months.

To throw down that troop level and supply also seems a waste if he does not march south of Brisbane.... unless...

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An Interesting tactic may be to hold the OZ North East Coast in depth with a plan to withdraw in 43 for example:

1) with the KB "cherry picking" cargo runs into Oz...i.e. hovering around Brisbane making dashes in.

2) Isolate and starve Port Moresby as it will be difficult to get supply to New Guinea...and perhaps semi isolate Munda Shortlands Guadalcanal for 'later' within a safe Coral Sea and LBA cover...

3) Strategic bomb Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide for some strat points ?? Perhaps another way to "harvest" vicotry points ? I am not very versed in this aspect...

You certainly mention troops on the way but I would argue Fighters on the way may be more important. Oz does have a lack. The Wirraways and Hudsons may be able to hold the line for a short while with Fighter support ... but 5th / 7th fighters in Pearl and perhaps a few squadrons of the 4th on West Coast that can be bought out will be worth every point spent.

[Mundy]

[:)]

Things are getting tight at Moresby as it is. They're near 10k right now.

In that last turn, I did encounter a loaded troop convoy. Where they were headed, I have no clue, but I'm suspecting someplace like Newcastle. He'd get roughed up good with a direct landing at Sydney.

Regardless of what he takes, I don't think he can secure the entire continent. My forces will have some far off spot to retreat to and where I could still run supply. Melbourne or Port Augusta. Taking it is one thing, but he'll have to garrison it well if he doesn't want me simply rolling over him to get it back.

I seriously think he's sacrificing a lot for this, as he's currently nowhere near Palembang yet. I remember in my Japanese game, building lots of aircraft factories, I had pretty much killed the home islands of supply by this point. I doubt holding only Balikpapan will make that difference up. Rangoon's also a fuel source, and I have Burma locked tight. A serious Japanese bottleneck is the max port sizes on the DEI ports, as no real big convoys can be formed to haul fuel.

The lack of fighters is pretty painful right now. Hard to imagine not any Australian fighters in-country at the start. My USAAF ones there are down, and the pools are pretty dry also.

If a bunch of fighters flooded in to Cape Town, I'd be all right with that.

I'm most likely going to send a big convoy to Luzon. I'll make sure lots of good planes go along as well as some quality troops. He's opened himself up for this. Getting a bunch of B-17s there can make things ugly for Formosa and southern China.

[Lowpe]

You can absolutely run Japan's economy into the ground if you are going for auto victory alone, and have no real intention of playing longer once you fail.[;)][:(]

[Macclan5]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

You can absolutely run Japan's economy into the ground if you are going for auto victory alone, and have no real intention of playing longer once you fail.[;)][:(]

For those of us less experienced than the two of you [8D]

Is "all out in Oz early like this" a potential path to Auto-victory ?

I was rather under the impression that it had to be "All China AND"....
1) India or
2) Oz or
3) Pearl / Alaska

Doesn't seem to correspond as China is managing well.

[Mundy]

Forgot to look at the current VPs. [:@]

05 February 1942

Landings
Coffs Harbour
Merak

Losses
Bourke

Bourke falls, and my troops surrender. Not very commando-like of them.

I take Hanoi, but his troops remain, so I'll have to get them kicked out yet. Once I take Haiphong, I'll hold for the time being.

My troops will reach Moulmein in about 2-3 days. My bombardment group was heading back to Colombo, I forgot that they were set to hit the hex north of Moulmein, but I took it first, cancelling the mission. I'll get them to Moulmein right before my troops reach.

The landing at Coffs Harbour is a pain, getting in front of my guys once again. Some of his forces followed me out of Brisbane, so they're officially one hex south of there now. I don't see anything for ground forces coming out from this yet. I got guys everywhere trying to get away, but I've been stronger when he reaches their hexes. Two hexes have a decent combat power's worth of troops, so he can't really stop them. Despite taking bases, he is spread out quite thinly.

Transports are loading at Pearl. I had to have two groups, as the port can hold them all together so I can load aircraft. I have some infantry regiments, and armored battalion, combat engineers and a mix of fighters, bombers and VPs loading up. Bother carriers have an extra fighter squadron aboard. As mentioned, they'll take the route past Marcus and Iwo Jima to get there. About 100k in supply will go with them. This is a bit of a gutsy move, but the way he's playing in Australia, I think this is a shot worth taking. Some of the aircraft are B-26s, so I can mess with any shipping in the area.

I've attached a screenie of Australia, so show what I'm dealing with.

He's got troops 2 hexes N of Perth now, despite my bombers messing with them. Hopefully, I'm strong enough to hold.

What a mess...

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Macclan5

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

You can absolutely run Japan's economy into the ground if you are going for auto victory alone, and have no real intention of playing longer once you fail.[;)][:(]

For those of us less experienced than the two of you [8D]

Is "all out in Oz early like this" a potential path to Auto-victory ?

I was rather under the impression that it had to be "All China AND"....
1) India or
2) Oz or
3) Pearl / Alaska

Doesn't seem to correspond as China is managing well.

Don't know, but he has all of 42 to get there...it is a possible explanation of his tactics. New Zealand might be on the list to take after Oz. More points there and the islands to the north of NZ.

[Mundy]

06 February 1942

Landings
Rennell Island

Losses
Kalidjat
Merak

Lots of stuff happening or about to happen.

Coffs Harbor takes a shot but holds out. Not sure how long this will last.

Ground combat at Coffs Harbour (95,162)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8785 troops, 57 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 305

Defending force 5698 troops, 30 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 51

Japanese adjusted assault: 110

Allied adjusted defense: 77

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
322 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
368 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
53rd Naval Guard Unit
52nd Naval Guard Unit
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
61st Naval Guard Unit
2nd Engineer Regiment
51st Naval Guard Unit
Maizuru 2nd SNLF /1

Defending units:
25th MG Battalion
5th RAAF Base Force
16th RAAF Base Force
Carnavon RAN Base Force
1st Australian Army
Albany RAN Base Force
6th RAAF Base Force

Some of the singleton Australian units are getting caught and surrendering. I do have two largish groups which he probably won't be able to stop.

Hanoi's turning into a grinder

Ground combat at Hanoi (68,56)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30292 troops, 298 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 866

Defending force 1207 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Allied adjusted assault: 313

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 44 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
196 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
60th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
57th AT Gun Regiment
35th Group Army
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
1st VM Division

My troops are nearing Moulmein. They're at the 42 mile mark, and I set them to combat mode. I want my bombardment to hit before they go in. That will be a day or two yet.

Speaking of...

My RN carriers caught a convoy between Georgetown and Phuket. I'm guessing he was going to run troops up to Moulmein, but I've probably dashed that from happening. I'll pursue about 2 hexes south and then re-position a bit further to the north. I've got fighters, but I don't need to deal with a bunch of Nettie raids.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Langkawi at 48,72

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 12
Fulmar II x 4
Swordfish I x 12

Allied aircraft losses
Albacore I: 1 damaged
Swordfish I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Eihuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
xAK Hankow Maru, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Zuiko Maru
xAK Zinzan Maru
xAK Seisyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AV Kamikawa Maru
xAK Koyu Maru, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

Japanese ground losses:
903 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 41 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
12 x Albacore I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

Troops are busy loading up at Aden, Cape Town and Diamond Harbor, for delivery to Melbourne. That should be enough steel to add to the Australian spine and will make a difference -- especially that big nasty armored brigade at Cape Town. I would have loved to dump them all into Malaya, but needs must be met.

The convoys at Pearl should be loaded by next turn. Warspite's along with the carriers as a potential bomb magnet. KB is just east of Brisbane.

All my troops piled into Manila and will attack next turn.

Revenge arrives at Cape Town. More barrels for bombardments.

[Mundy]

07 February 1942

Landings
Gove (82,127) (at the tip of land east of Darwin)
Sangi (77,97)

Losses
Bandoeng
Coffs Harbour
Langsa

Weird game. He's all interested in the top 1/3 of Sumatra, but not even looking at Palembang. On Java, Batavia's pretty much all that's left.

With my refugees from Sabang reaching Pegu, I've rebuilt a Dutch regiment, guarding that place. Much of the ground war is going decently right now. Moulmein easily fell this turn. His troops retreated SE into Thailand. I'll leave a credible garrison there and push the rest of my troop south towards Tavoy.

Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 38286 troops, 443 guns, 231 vehicles, Assault Value = 1587

Defending force 9664 troops, 101 guns, 106 vehicles, Assault Value = 171

Allied adjusted assault: 369

Japanese adjusted defense: 85

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Moulmein !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
2911 casualties reported
Squads: 116 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 183 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 38 (23 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 91 (91 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 7

Allied ground losses:
815 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 96 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Rangoon BAF Battalion
10th Burma Rifles Battalion
SSVF Brigade
4th Burma Rifles Battalion
Upper Burma BAF Battalion
BFF Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
45th Indian Brigade
1st Gloucestershire Battalion
Railway BAF Battalion
B Sqn 3rd Hussars Regiment
1st Burma Division
6th KNIL Regiment
46th Indian Brigade
18th British Division
3/16th Punjab Battalion
17th Indian Division
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
3rd Burma Rifles Battalion
5th Field Regiment

Defending units:
4th RTA/B Division
7th RTA/A Division
3rd RTA Division
4th RTA/C Division
51st Field AA Battalion
Southern Army
17th JAAF AF Bn

Om Australia, I'd say he's holding at least 1/4 of the island continent right now. His troops SW of Bourke are going to get hit by my heavy bombers at Melbourne. They're all trying to get fixed up from their upgrade, but it's going slowly. Nevertheless, I can probably send 15 bombers over. A mix if B-17Es and LB-30s. I'm hoping my troops in the north catch up. as hardly anyone is defending the southern cities.

We have our first fight for Manila.

Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33265 troops, 613 guns, 384 vehicles, Assault Value = 1512

Defending force 13347 troops, 172 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 311

Allied adjusted assault: 539

Japanese adjusted defense: 523

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1440 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 54 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1740 casualties reported
Squads: 109 destroyed, 102 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 49 (4 destroyed, 45 disabled)
Vehicles lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled)

Assaulting units:
71st PA Infantry Division
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
194th Tank Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
51st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
91st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
31st Infantry Regiment
2nd PA Constabulary Division
I Philippine Corps
Provisional GMC Grp
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
48th Engineer Regiment
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
65th Brigade
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
14th Army
48th Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
14th JAAF AF Bn

It'll be a grind, but I should be able to wrap this up in a few days. I'm hoping he retreats north, so I don't have to split my guys up. After that, I should be able to clean out the whole island. Reinforcements should be leaving Pearl tomorrow.

Betties take a shot at my RN carriers. I've pulled them further north towards Pegu. Either way, he ain't sending help that ways by sea.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Victoria Point at 47,65

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 61 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 5

Allied aircraft
Fulmar II x 5
Sea Hurricane Ib x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
No.800 Sqn FAA with Fulmar II (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
No.880 Sqn FAA with Sea Hurricane Ib (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes

VP count was like 12,200 to 6,200 right now.

[Lovejoy]

Nice job on sinking those troops transports!

[Naskra]

Thus far, an interesting mix of shoestring and all-in efforts by Japan, heading for a Stalingrad-at-Sydney event. But it's early yet. Has Japan neglected other conventional targets? Mindinao? Palawan?

[Mundy]

No he hasn't touched them yet.

[Mundy]

08 February 1942

Landings
Wake Island

Losses
Sangi
Wake Island

Mines were disappointing at Wake. I was hoping the entire invasion fleet would blunder into them. He took his time getting here.

TF 191 encounters mine field at Wake Island (136,98)

Japanese Ships
PB Tokati Maru
PB Marei Maru
CA Atago, Mine hits 1
BB Mutsu

5 mines cleared

I have some success with my subs at Geraldton. Chitose is most likely dead.

Sub attack near Geraldton at 49,141

Japanese Ships
CS Chitose, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kikuzuki
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Ikazuchi

Allied Ships
SS KXI, hits 6

SS KXI launches 4 torpedoes at CS Chitose
KXI bottoming out ....
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ikazuchi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Submarine attack near Geraldton at 49,141

Japanese Ships
CS Chitose, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXI

CS Chitose is sighted by SS KXI
SS KXI launches 4 torpedoes

Carriers hit troop transports just south of the Andaman Islands. I'm guessing a pair of smaller carriers. My RN CVs are moving further north, out of range. I'm guessing they're what brought them in in the first place. This was the last small unit leaving Sabang. Not much to cry over.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Trinkat at 43,64

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
B5N1 Kate x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAK Federlock, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
DD Vampire

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

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Trinkat at 43,64

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
B5N1 Kate x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Vampire

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

[BBfanboy]

Fingers crossed on Chitose going down, but IIRC K-XI is one that has the little 45cm torps so they would not do so much damage. No messages about fuel or ammo storage explosions in what you posted. I say 70% chance she sank. Check for float plane losses in the Intel report. I know some may have flown to nearby bases or ships, but any that were not in the air should have gone down with the ship.

[Mundy]

09 February 1942

Landings
<None>

Losses
Bandoeng

The fight for Manila is bogging down and I'm resting my troops for awhile. I've lost a lot of the combat value of my forces. If I can crack this open, Luzon is as good as mine. Intel Monkey is feeding me info about some troops loaded on a tanker bound for Bataan. Seems far-fetched as they would probably die on the beach.

Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33933 troops, 678 guns, 382 vehicles, Assault Value = 1164

Defending force 12078 troops, 179 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 183

Allied adjusted assault: 208

Japanese adjusted defense: 247

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1171 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 60 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 52 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 34 (18 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1081 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 154 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Assaulting units:
51st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
4th Marine Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
194th Tank Battalion
11th PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
91st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
2nd PA Constabulary Division
Provisional GMC Grp
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
I Philippine Corps
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
65th Brigade
48th Engineer Regiment
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th JAAF AF Bn

Other than that, stuff's moving.

[paradigmblue]

How goes the war?

[Mundy]

Sorry, I've been slacking. Doing an AAR seems like more a full time job than playing the game.

I'll get an update with the next turn.

GrauWolf's been busting my butt with the pace we're setting, and Dave is strictly a one turn and only one turn a day guy.

[Aurorus]

ORIGINAL: Mundy

09 February 1942

Landings
<None>

Losses
Bandoeng

The fight for Manila is bogging down and I'm resting my troops for awhile. I've lost a lot of the combat value of my forces. If I can crack this open, Luzon is as good as mine. Intel Monkey is feeding me info about some troops loaded on a tanker bound for Bataan. Seems far-fetched as they would probably die on the beach.

Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33933 troops, 678 guns, 382 vehicles, Assault Value = 1164

Defending force 12078 troops, 179 guns, 84 vehicles, Assault Value = 183

Allied adjusted assault: 208

Japanese adjusted defense: 247

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1171 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 60 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 52 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 34 (18 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1081 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 154 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Assaulting units:
51st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
4th Marine Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
194th Tank Battalion
11th PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
91st PA Infantry Division
31st Infantry Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion
2nd PA Constabulary Division
Provisional GMC Grp
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
I Philippine Corps
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
65th Brigade
48th Engineer Regiment
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th JAAF AF Bn

Other than that, stuff's moving.

52 engineers destroyed and 60 combat squads disabled... ouch, and you only lost 9 tanks. His full AV was only 180 to begin the battle. Manila should be yours. Hopefully there is a nice stockpile of supply there.

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ORIGINAL: Mundy

Sorry, I've been slacking. Doing an AAR seems like more a full time job than playing the game.

I'll get an update with the next turn.

GrauWolf's been busting my butt with the pace we're setting, and Dave is strictly a one turn and only one turn a day guy.

No worries - I empathize with you on the time that AARs take to write - mine is languishing as well.

I enjoy reading your updates when you have them, however.

[Mundy]

Thanks, PB. I'm glad someone is looking. It makes it worthwhile.

13 February 1942

With my other game going at full bore, I was worried about losing interest in this one. Looking it over, I don't think that will be the case. Too many interesting things going on in this one.

Landings
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Losses
Hami
Pingsiang
Sabang

Haiphong falls, though some troops are still there. I'll finish them off. Between there and Hanoi, that's over 200 resource centers, which can only help. I'll heal a while before deciding whether to take the rest of the country or not. Threatening Thailand from the east can only be helpful, after what he's doing to me.

Enemy troops have arrived in Perth. I have 4 DD which I've been sending on bombardment missions there, but they've had no effect so far. I'm effectively surrounded at this point with him having taken Cunderdin. More of his forces are moving south towards Albany. I was thinking of trying to run, but I'll fight this out, having a brigade of infantry with attached armor.

It looks like all my further Australian reinforcements will come through Aden. I looked at Cape Town, and nothing will arrive there. That mean's I can take any xAPs destined for there and re-route them to the north. I've been taking them to Karachi, where they can take the train to Diamond Harbor and I have the ships there to get them to Australia. It's a long, circuitous route, as I have to watch for enemy carriers in the Indian ocean.

In the Burma area, my forces are making good time to Tavoy. Hell, maybe I can even threaten Singapore eventually. That would make the RN real relevant again. I had 5 squadrons of Hurricanes plus a bunch of Blenheims at Karachi, so they're making their way east to the front.

My Luzon convoy is rounding Midway, heading west. If KB sticks near Brisbane, they won't be a factor. My troops at Manila are sitting tight for now. He is bombing me from the northern bases with light stuff.

Nothing happening near Palambang yet.