All of this power and their national will seems to be stronger than ours

[pws1225]

Ouch, that hurts! But I guess it is mid-43 and not entirely unexpected. Hopefully you can make Todd's journey up through the New Hebrides and Solomons a difficult and painful experience.

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: pws1225

Ouch, that hurts! But I guess it is mid-43 and not entirely unexpected. Hopefully you can make Todd's journey up through the New Hebrides and Solomons a difficult and painful experience.

Well I knew it was a throw of the dice fraught with uncertainty. I'm unlikely to do too much contesting in the New Hebrides but the Solomons is a different proposition. I'm glad that my fighters didn't get chewed up. I'm now eagerly awaiting mid October to get the A6M8 in production. The SAM it isn't but I do want armour protection before I think about taking on the Death Star again.

I love an Allied players sensitivity to losses. Todd said that he took some damage which wasn't bad.... But it was bad enough. Makes me think that just maybe that CVE went down and Princeton has damage bad enough to send her back to a yard.

[SierraJuliet]

Todd enquired if it was expensive to buy out from Burma to China the units I have at Poashan. Currently I have what was the Guards Division (forget the new name) at Poashan. The Guards of course belong to southern Army. I have been using PP to buy out restricted units from China and the Home Islands and generally place them in Southern Army. The Sothern Army I have engaged all over the place and plenty of Southern Army units start out in China.

My question is does one have change HQ to send units back into China? I had not thought so but would like some clarification from the knowledge pool. If I'm misguided in my thinking I need to be set straight.

[SierraJuliet]

29 August 1943

Todd is fine with unrestricted LCUs moving around the board. I do have plenty of divisions in China to buy out and put to good use once the rabble in China has been cleaned out.

INDIA

Japanese morning Air attack on Hyderabad (Sindh).

Japanese aircraft

N1K1-J George x 31

Allied aircraft

Hurricane IIc Trop x 31
Spitfire VIII x 12
P-38G Lightning x 18
P-38H Lightning x 10

Japanese aircraft losses

N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

Hurricane IIc Trop: 4 destroyed
P-38G Lightning: 2 destroyed

RUSSIA

Japanese morning sweep on Sovetskaya Gavan.

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 10

No Japanese losses

Japanese morning Air attack on Vladivostok

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 42

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 7
I-16m24 x 26
MiG-3 x 15

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
I-153: 1 destroyed
I-16m24: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attacks on Alexandrovsk – 2 airbase hits and 25 runway hits.
Morning Air attacks on Choybalsan – 6 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hits and 12 runway hits.

Japanese morning Air attack on Kuibyshevka – 7 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 19 runway hits.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 54

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 6

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-49-IIa Helen: 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

MiG-3: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on Olga – 4 runway hits.

Japanese morning Air sweep on Ondorhaan.

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 12

No Japanese losses

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps at 79,55 near Hengyang – 17 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 11th Chinese Base Force at 78,57 near Kukong.
Japanese morning Air attack on 22nd Chinese/B Corps at 93,38 near Tatung – 7 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan – 35 casualties.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 36th Chinese Division at 67,45 near Tsuyung – 35 casualties.

Japanese bombardment at Tienshui – A 58 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed).
Attacking force 11971 troops, 94 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 446
Defending force 98960 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2776

Japanese shock attack at 78,57 near Kukong.

Attacking force 3554 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 121
Defending force 380 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 194
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 194 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
190 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 92 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Regiment

Defending units:
11th Chinese Base Force




Repairs completed on CL Kitakami at Tokyo, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on E Mutsure at Tokyo, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on E Tsushima at Tokyo, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Kuroshio at Tokyo, ship returned to service

Ki-48-IIa Lily reports possible submarine at 117, 51 near Sapporo
Ki-48-IIa Lily from 67th Sentai/C attacking SS ShCh-122 at 117,51

WO Gyuba L. of 70th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
WO Gyuba L. of 70th Sentai attains ace status!!

[Bif1961]

A battle of blind man's bluff, since you both were ignorant about each others carrier locations, ends in minor damage to him and the gutting of your best carrier weapon, your torpedo bombers. Let you subs try to whittle down him as he moves north and rebuild quickly and if he suffers a few carrier loses, or damaging to your subs you might want to try another shot t his carriers before it becomes uneven.

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

A battle of blind man's bluff, since you both were ignorant about each others carrier locations, ends in minor damage to him and the gutting of your best carrier weapon, your torpedo bombers. Let you subs try to whittle down him as he moves north and rebuild quickly and if he suffers a few carrier loses, or damaging to your subs you might want to try another shot t his carriers before it becomes uneven.

The attempt to whittle down Todd's carrier strength before it becomes too huge underpinned this wasteful attempt to do him damage. I certainly will be looking to rebuild the TB arm and then look to use KB coupled with LBA. It does depend a lot on what Todd will use as his axis of attack once he has consolidated New Caledonia and New Hebrides. I want him to head north via Guadalcanal but I really think he will head for the central Pacific. It is the route he went last time we played and once he is in it effectively cuts out the Solomons. The other problem is the dispersed nature of the Central Pacific Island makes the use of LBA far less effective. Within a month or two we should see which route he will take.

[SierraJuliet]

30 August 1943

RUSSIA

Japanese morning sweep on Bikin.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-61-Ia Tony x 14

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 3
I-16m24 x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-15bis: 1 destroyed
I-16m24: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning sweep on Kuibyshevka.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 37

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

MiG-3: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on Alexandrovsk – 7 runway hits.

Japanese morning on Sovetskaya Gavan.

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 12

No Japanese losses

Japanese morning Air attack on Borzya – 4 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hits and 26 runway hits + 1 Ki-49-IIa lost to flak.

Japanese morning Air attack on Kuibyshevka – 2 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 5 runway hits.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-49-IIa Helen x 29

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 1

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Japanese morning Air attack on Kuibyshevka – 7 airbase hits and 7 runway hits.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 21

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 1

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 damaged

Japanese afternoon Air attack on Olga – 2 airbase hits and 2 runway hits.

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attacks on 50th Chinese Corps at 80,55 near Hengyang – 4 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attacks on 25th Chinese Corps at 79,56 near Kukong.
Japanese morning Air attack on Paoshan – 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 6 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 22nd Chinese/B Corps at 93,38 near Tatung – 8 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 93rd Chinese Division at 78,52 near Chihkiang.
Japanese morning Air attack on 59th Chinese Corps at 79,36 near Kungchang – 5 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Division at Paoshan – 31 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 24th Chinese Corps at Paoshan.
Japanese morning Air attack on 76th Chinese Corps at Tienshui – 44 squads destroyed.

Japanese bombardment at Tienshui.
Attacking force 11971 troops, 94 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 446
Defending force 98913 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2768

Japanese deliberate attack at Paoshan.

Attacking force 13111 troops, 145 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 425
Defending force 5610 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 195

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 411
Allied adjusted defense: 148

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
834 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Guards Division
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
24th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Division
Fourteenth USAAF

[SierraJuliet]

31 August 1943

PACIFIC

ASW attack near Norfolk Island at 116,169

Japanese Ships

SS RO-61, hits 7

Allied Ships

CL Hobart
AM Matai
AG Hurricane
AE Titan
AE Shasta
APD Dickerson
AK Crater
AKE Bridge
AKE Arctic
TK Francol
TK Augustina
YMS-94
YMS-85
xAP Nairana
xAP Sarpedonia
xAP Cape Newenham
xAK Beltana
xAK Yochow
xAK Anshun
DD Le Triomphant
DD Taylor
DD Strong
DD Stanly

SS RO-61 is sighted by escort
DD Le Triomphant fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Taylor attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

RUSSIA

Japanese morning sweeps on Sovetskaya Gavan.

Japanese morning Air attack on Bikin.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-61-Ia Tony x 14

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 7
I-16m24 x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-15bis: 2 destroyed
I-16m24: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on Vladivostok.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 42

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 6
I-16m24 x 20
MiG-3 x 18

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

I-16m24: 2 destroyed
MiG-3: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on Alexandrovsk – 4 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 17 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on Olga – 2 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 7 runway hits.

Japanese morning Air attack on Blagoveshchensk – 14 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 19 runway hits, 3 SB-3 destroyed on ground + 1 Ki-49-IIa lost to flak.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-49-IIa Helen x 34

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 13

Japanese morning Air attack on Blagoveshchensk – 5 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 16 runway hits, 1 SB-2 destroyed on ground + 1 Ki-49-IIa lost to flak.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-49-IIa Helen x 20

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 13

Japanese morning Air attack on Voroshilov.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 2
I-153 x 5
I-16m24 x 5
MiG-3 x 3

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Allied morning Air attack on 24th Ind. Engineer Regiment at 109,25 near Shilka – 21 casualties, 1 SB-2 lost to flak.

Japanese afternoon Air attack on Blagoveshchensk.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 37

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

MiG-3: 2 destroyed

Japanese afternoon Air attack on Choybalsan – 3 casualties, 16 airbase hits, 3 airbase supply hits and 22 runway hits.

Japanese bombardment at Choybalsan – J 155 (2 combat squads destroyed + 1 gun lost) to A 19 casualties (1 gun lost).
Attacking force 28377 troops, 309 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 1826
Defending force 14681 troops, 338 guns, 305 vehicles, Assault Value = 427

Japanese ground losses:
155 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

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

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attacks on 50th Chinese Corps at 80,55 near Hengyang.
Japanese morning Air attack on 25th Chinese Corps at 79,56 near Kukong.
Japanese morning Air attack on Paoshan – 1 airbase hit, 2 airbase supply hits and 9 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 22nd Chinese/B Corps at 93,38 near Tatung – 27 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 59th Chinese Corps at 79,36 near Kungchang – 4 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 13th Chinese Corps at Tienshui – 59 casualties (1 non-combat squad destroyed).
Japanese morning Air attack on 93rd Chinese Division at 78,52 near Chihkiang.

Japanese bombardment at Tienshui.
Attacking force 11962 troops, 94 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 445
Defending force 98940 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2768




Repairs completed on DD Oite at Kobe, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on BB Kirishima at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service

Ki-48-IIa Lily from 67th Sentai/C attacking SS Peto at 121,55
Ki-48-IIa Lily from 67th Sentai/C attacking SS Peto at 121,55
Ki-48-IIa Lily from 67th Sentai/C attacking SS Peto at 121,55
SS Peto is reported HIT
Ki-48-IIa Lily from 67th Sentai/C attacking SS Peto at 121,55
SS Peto is reported HIT
Ki-48-IIa Lily reports oil slick at 121, 55 near Ominato
Ki-48-IIa Lily from 67th Sentai/C attacking SS Peto at 121,55

2LT Egashira L. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Egashira L. of 85th Sentai attains ace status!!

Aircraft N1K2-J George advances R&D
Aircraft A6M8 Zero advances R&D

E Hiyodori beginning refit in shipyard at Okayama
E Hayabusa beginning refit in shipyard at Okayama
E Nasami beginning refit in shipyard at Okayama
CMc Kuroshima taken out of commission to begin refit at Okayama
CMc Katashima taken out of commission to begin refit at Okayama

253 Ku S-2 arrives at Saipan

[SierraJuliet]

1 September 1943

HOME ISLANDS

Sub attack near Aogashima at 113,67

Japanese Ships

E Kiku

Allied Ships

SS Pargo

SS Pargo launches 2 torpedoes at E Kiku
Pargo diving deep ....
E Kiku attacking submerged sub ....
E Kiku is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Etorofu at 127,54

Japanese Ships

E Kunashiri
E Ishigaki

Allied Ships

SS Kingfish

SS Kingfish is located by E Kunashiri
Kingfish diving deep ....
E Ishigaki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

RUSSIA

Japanese morning Air attack on Vladivostok.

Japanese aircraft

N1K1-J George x 34

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 6
I-16m24 x 10
MiG-3 x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 1 destroyed
I-16m24: 2 destroyed
MiG-3: 2 destroyed

Japanese morning Air sweeps on Sovetskaya Gavan.
Japanese morning Air attack on Alexandrovsk – 2 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 19 runway hits + 1 B5N2 Kate lost.
Japanese morning Air attack on Choybalsan – 2 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 8 runway hits + 1 Ki-49-IIa Helen lost to flak.

Japanese morning Air attack on Blagoveshchensk – 4 airbase hits and 17 runway hits, 2 IL-2 and 1 SB-2 destroyed on ground + 1 Ki-49-IIa Helen lost to flak.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-49-IIa Helen x 25

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 6

Japanese morning Air sweep on Blagoveshchensk.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese morning Air attack on Olga – 3 runway hits.
Allied morning Air attack on 30th Division at 109,25 near Shilka – 9 casualties + 2 SB-2 lost to flak.

Japanese morning Air attack on Bikin.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-61-Ia Tony x 10

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 6
I-16m24 x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-15bis: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on Blagoveshchensk.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 37

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps at 80,55 near Hengyang – 26 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 25th Chinese Corps at 79,56 near Kukong.
Japanese morning Air attack on Paoshan – 4 casualties, 1 airbase hit, 2 airbase supply hits and 11 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on 22nd Chinese/B Corps at 93,38 near Tatung – 10 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 68th Chinese Corps at 67,44 near Tsuyung – 28 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 1st Chinese Corps at Tienshui – 32 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 93rd Chinese Division at 78,52 near Chihkiang.

Japanese deliberate attack at 67,45 near Tsuyung.

Attacking force 13793 troops, 110 guns, 187 vehicles, Assault Value = 549
Defending force 26250 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 633

Japanese adjusted assault: 391
Allied adjusted defense: 121

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
158 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1413 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 114 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
34th Division

Defending units:
37th Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Division
3rd Chinese Base Force
72nd Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Base Force

Japanese bombardment at Tienshui – A 14 casualties.
Attacking force 11971 troops, 94 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 446
Defending force 98960 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2770

Japanese shock attack at 92,38 near Chengting.

Attacking force 1272 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53
Defending force 563 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Japanese adjusted assault: 39
Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
238 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
9th Mongol Cavalry Division

Defending units:
22nd Chinese/A Corps

Japanese deliberate attack at Paoshan.

Attacking force 13090 troops, 145 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 423
Defending force 5089 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 132

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 205
Allied adjusted defense: 85

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Paoshan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
302 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
7480 casualties reported
Squads: 328 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 331 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Assaulting units:
2nd Guards Division
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
24th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Division
Fourteenth USAAF

Allied shock attack at 79,53 near Hengyang.

Attacking force 1276 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53
Defending force 38587 troops, 372 guns, 113 vehicles, Assault Value = 1389

Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out

Allied ground losses:
1276 casualties reported
Squads: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
100th Chinese/A Corps

Defending units:
116th Division
39th Division
37th Division
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment




PO1 Oyama E. of 201 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5
PO1 Oyama E. of 201 Ku S-1 attains ace status!!
PO2 Oda W. of 201 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5
PO2 Oda W. of 201 Ku S-1 attains ace status!!
PO2 Maki O. of 201 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5
PO2 Maki O. of 201 Ku S-1 attains ace status!!

Ki-49-IIa Helen upgrading to Ki-49-IIb Helen at Gifu

TK Kikusui Maru arrives at Osaka/Kyoto
SC CHa-65 arrives at Kagoshima

[SierraJuliet]

All the southern Chinese mountain bases have fallen. Now remains the problem of destroying the remnants before they can reach Burma and then India. 32nd Division is racing out of Kunming to deal with that lone unit. The rest will hopefully get cleaned up before they reach Paoshan. They are very weak and surrender should come fast once the IJA catches up with them.

[SierraJuliet]

The Chinese once based at Kukong made a break for it in the last few weeks. They are now attempting to mess with the back roads. We now have many divisions in the area fresh from their success at Chungking. The Chinese are being hemmed in and their attempt at mayhem will soon falter.

[SierraJuliet]

My current land based focus of attack in Russia is at Choybalsan. The first assault is about to go in and it will tell me a lot about how well I shall fare in taking this base. I want it to secure this flank for the eventual assault on Borzya. If all goes well here I will consider taking the base to the left for further insurance. I shall have to work out when to do all of this as the Russian winter is now very fast approaching.

[SierraJuliet]

Hector flinched as the lightning crashed down to the earth. So many times, crashing down. Hurtling at terminal velocity to be dashed on the Indian plains. Reminders of a plain in another land. No lightning in this land. Thunder though. So much thunder as the gates of Choybalsan were smote into wooden shards.

In the shadowy distance a steel wolf stood off in silence. Patiently watching and waiting until Hector ceased flinching. Ceased the desperate will to survive. Struggle no more. Slip away from the living world. Gliding now. Gliding down to the eternal watery depths.

[SierraJuliet]

2 September 1943

Here is the long version explanation of my previous story mish mash post of what happened during this turn.

AUSTRALIA

Submarine attack near Truscott at 71,123

Japanese Ships

SS I-156

Allied Ships

AMC Hector, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Submarine attack near Truscott at 71,123

Japanese Ships

SS I-156

Allied Ships

AMC Hector, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

RUSSIA

Japanese morning Air attack on Bikin.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-61-Ia Tony x 14

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 14
I-16m24 x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-15bis: 1 destroyed
I-16m24: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on Vladivostok.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 35

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 5
I-16m24 x 8
MiG-3 x 21

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Japanese morning Air attack on Blagoveshchensk.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 37

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

MiG-3: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on 284th Rifle Division at Choybalsan – 180 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed).
Japanese morning Air attacks on 5th Mongolian Cavalry Division at Choybalsan – 71 casualties (1 non-combat squad destroyed + 1 vehicle lost).
Japanese morning Air attack on 27th Motorized Brigade at Choybalsan – 13 casualties (1 gun lost).
Japanese morning Air attacks on Blagoveshchensk – 3 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 21 runway hits + 1 Ki-49-IIa Helen lost to flak.
Japanese morning Air attack on Olga – 1 airbase supply hit and 14 runway hits.
Allied morning Air attack on Sunwu – 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 9 runway hits.
Japanese afternoon Air sweep on Sovetskaya Gavan.

Japanese morning Air attack on Spassk-Dalniy – 1 airbase hit and 2 runway hits.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-49-IIa Helen x 12

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 3
MiG-3 x 9

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Allied morning Air attack on 30th Division at 109,25 near Shilka – 9 casualties.

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 10

Allied aircraft

I-153 x 2
SB-2 x 37

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-153: 1 destroyed
SB-2: 37 damaged
SB-2: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese deliberate attack at Choybalsan.

Attacking force 44649 troops, 571 guns, 1333 vehicles, Assault Value = 1814
Defending force 14362 troops, 337 guns, 304 vehicles, Assault Value = 413

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 1056
Allied adjusted defense: 183

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Choybalsan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
874 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 75 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Guns lost 29 (1 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Vehicles lost 38 (3 destroyed, 35 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3959 casualties reported
Squads: 86 destroyed, 85 disabled
Non Combat: 369 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 37 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 228 (206 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Vehicles lost 272 (264 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Units retreated 7

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
71st Division
3rd Tank Division
29th Division
2nd Tank Division
1st Manchukuo Division
6th Army
54th Field AA Battalion
3rd RF Gun Battalion
22nd Ind. Engineer Regiment
7th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind. Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Fld AA Machinecannon Company

Defending units:
27th Motorized Brigade
284th Rifle Division
5th Mongolian Cavalry Division
67th Mortar Brigade
150th/387th PVO AA Battalion
18th VVS Base Force
85th VVS Base Force

INDIA

Allied morning Air attack on Jodphur.

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 16
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 19
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 17

Allied aircraft

P-38G Lightning x 25

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

P-38G Lightning: 4 destroyed

Allied morning Air attack on Jodphur.

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 14
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 20
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 15

Allied aircraft

P-38G Lightning x 25

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed

Allied morning Air attack on Jodphur.

Japanese aircraft

A6M5 Zero x 13
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 15
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 10
Ki-61-Ia Tony x 12

Allied aircraft

P-38H Lightning x 25

Japanese aircraft losses

A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

P-38H Lightning: 3 destroyed

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attack on 25th Chinese Corps at 79,56 near Kukong.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps at 78,54 near Kweilin.
Japanese morning Air attack on 22nd Chinese/B Corps at 93,38 near Tatung – 5 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese/B Corps at 85,51 near Hankow.
Japanese morning Air attack on 93rd Chinese Division at 78,52 near Chihkiang.
Japanese morning Air attack on 59th Chinese Corps, at 79,36, near Kungchang.
Japanese morning Air attack on 54th Chinese Corps at 67,45 near Tsuyung – 5 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 9th Chinese Corps at 67,45 near Tsuyung – 140 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed).
Japanese morning Air attack on 1st Chinese Corps at Tienshui – 68 casualties.

Japanese deliberate attack at 67,45 near Tsuyung.

Attacking force 12743 troops, 110 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 537
Defending force 25026 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 517

Japanese adjusted assault: 330
Allied adjusted defense: 52

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
1055 casualties reported
Squads: 52 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
34th Division

Defending units:
71st Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Division
72nd Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Base Force
16th Chinese Base Force

Japanese bombard at Tienshui – A 47 casualties (2 combat squads destroyed).





AMC Hector is reported to have been sunk near Truscott on Sep 02, 1943

[SierraJuliet]

A quick graphic to display the current overall loss rates by make of plane. You see how many Soviet aircraft have been destroyed to this point. They have certainly taken the lead.

[SierraJuliet]

Same graphic but resorted to demonstrate make of plane lost form air to air action. Again the Soviets are charging into the lead. Sadly my Jill planes have made it onto the selection.

[SierraJuliet]

3 September 1943

RUSSIA

Japanese morning Air attack on Bikin.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-61-Ia Tony x 14

Allied aircraft

I-15bis x 12
I-16m24 x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-15bis: 3 destroyed
I-16m24: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on Blagoveshchensk.

Allied aircraft

MiG-3 x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

MiG-3: 1 destroyed

Japanese morning Air attack on Blagoveshchensk – 5 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits, 25 runway hits and 1 MiG-3 and 1 IL-2 destroyed and on ground + 2 Ki-49-IIa lost to flak.
Japanese morning Air sweep on Blagoveshchensk.
Allied morning Air attack on 30th Division at 109,25 near Shilka – 12 casualties + 1 SB-2 lost to flak.
Japanese afternoon Air attacks on Alexandrovsk – 2 airbase hits and 25 runway hits.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on Olga – 1 airbase hit and 1 airbase supply hit.
Japanese afternoon sweep on Sovetskaya Gavan.

CHINA

Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps at 78,54 near Kweilin.
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese/B Corps at 85,51 near Hankow – 78 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 93rd Chinese Division at 78,52 near Chihkiang.
Japanese morning Air attack on 54th Chinese Corps at 67,45 near Tsuyung – 8 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps at 67,45 near Tsuyung – 223 casualties (1 combat squad and 1 non-combat squad destroyed).
Japanese morning Air attack on 13th Chinese Corps at Tienshui – 49 casualties.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 22nd Chinese/B Corps at 93,38 near Tatung – 23 casualties.

Japanese bombardment at Tienshui – 48 casualties (1 combat squad destroyed).

INDIA

Allied morning Air attack on Bombay – 2 Repair Shipyard hits, 2 Port hits and 1 Port fuel hit.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 42

Allied aircraft

Liberator II x 27
B-24D1 Liberator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

Liberator II: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged
Liberator II: 1 destroyed by flak
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

Kabase A. in a Ki-44-IIa Tojo makes head on attack ... B-24D1 Liberator destroyed
Kamei G. in a Ki-44-IIa Tojo makes head on attack ... forces Liberator II out of formation
Kizuka H. in a Ki-44-IIa Tojo makes head on attack ... forces Liberator II out of formation

Allied morning Air attack on Bombay.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 36

Allied aircraft

B-24D1 Liberator x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged

Izumida U. in a Ki-44-IIa Tojo makes head on attack ... forces B-24D1 Liberator out of formation
Miyabe A. in a Ki-44-IIa Tojo makes head on attack ... forces B-24D1 Liberator out of formation

Allied morning Air attack on Bombay – 6 Port hits.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 32

Allied aircraft

B-24D1 Liberator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Port hits 6

Allied morning Air attack on Bombay – 6 Port hits and 1 Port fuel hit.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 26

Allied aircraft

B-24D1 Liberator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses

Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses

B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged

The Allies are starting to make moves again in India. Yesterday the Lightning raids over Jodphur. Today the first sighting of Liberators in this game. I am very pleased with the effort of the Tojo pilots over Bombay. They were loitering there awaiting the armoured version of the Tojo (the factories are going like the clappers to get this model out to the front lines). Plenty of top notch pilots at Bombay and they did sterling work on the Allied bombers. Todd has a liking to come in low (5000 on these runs) and I noted barrage balloons having an effect as well. Todd has built up quite the pool of aircraft at Karachi so I expect more raids.

I also have a convoy of tankers on the way to pick up some 60 000 worth of oil being stored at Bombay. Could be an interesting exercise getting the oil out.






SS I-15 in ARD Dublon ARD at Truk (good to see. Don’t think I have ever seen the ARD in use).

Repairs completed on SC Ch 15 at Singapore, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SC Ch 18 at Singapore, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SC Ch 21 at Soerabaja, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SC Ch 23 at Soerabaja, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on BB Hiei at Tokyo, ship returned to service

Ki-48-IIa Lily from 3rd Sentai attacking SS Kingfish at 126,53

WO Miyauchi K. of 68th Sentai/C is credited with kill number 5
WO Miyauchi K. of 68th Sentai/C attains ace status!!
WO Daigo C. of 68th Sentai/C is credited with kill number 4
WO Daigo C. of 68th Sentai/C is credited with kill number 5
WO Daigo C. of 68th Sentai/C attains ace status!!
WO Ohashi T. of 85th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
WO Ohashi T. of 85th Sentai attains ace status!!
WO Kizuka H. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
WO Kizuka H. of 64th Sentai attains ace status!!
2LT Kabase A. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Kabase A. of 64th Sentai attains ace status!!

xAK Tachi Maru arrives at Osaka/Kyoto

[Rusty1961]

I'm new to this AAR. How did Russia get in the war?

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: Rusty1961

I'm new to this AAR. How did Russia get in the war?

Welcome aboard Rusty1961. This is my second game against Todd (Tocaff). We agreed to activate the Soviets at the beginning of each game. Gave us a little behind the scenes fun as Stalin would send out a steady stream of demands such as let my recon planes fly over certain bases, don't station your troops in this particular location. Basically just get out of my face while I am busy dealing with the Germans. Last time nothing came of it until the usual end of war rampage by the Soviets. This time Stalin was most upset at the Japanese making forays into Chines territory near his border. I basically ignored that. Stalin wanted and persisted with recon flights over Japanese bases. That actually lead to a few aerial skirmishes. I developed a very healthy respect for the MiG-3 from that point onward. Soviet subs would also sally forth and take shots at and sink merchant shipping in my back yard. Always blamed the Americans but I knew better.

So, in short, the Japanese where doing so well elsewhere on the board that the decision was finally taken to take on the Soviets as well. It will all end in tears but I'm having fun so far and learning as I go. I dare say that Todd have been learning a fair bit about the Soviet mid war situation as well.

[SierraJuliet]

4 September 1943

RUSSIA

Japanese morning Air sweep on Sovetskaya Gavan.
Japanese morning Air attacks on Alexandrovsk – 5 airbase hits, 1 airbase supply hit and 24 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attacks on Borzya – 3 airbase hits and 18 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on Blagoveshchensk – 1 airbase hit and 3 runway hits.
Japanese morning Air attack on Olga – 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 2 runway hits.
Japanese afternoon Air sweep on Blagoveshchensk.

Japanese morning Air attack on Bikin.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-61-Ia Tony x 13

Allied aircraft

I-16m24 x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses

I-16m24: 1 destroyed

Allied morning Air attack on Sunwu.

Japanese aircraft

Ki-61-Ia Tony x 11

Allied aircraft

IL-2 x 19

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Allied morning Air attack on 30th Division at 109,25 near Shilka – 10 casualties + 1 SB-2 lost to flak.

CIHNA

Japanese morning Air attack on 25th Chinese Corps at 79,56 near Kukong.
Japanese morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps at 78,54 near Kweilin.
Japanese morning Air attack on 22nd Chinese/B Corps at 93,38 near Tatung – 12 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 21st Chinese/B Corps at 85,51 near Hankow – 22 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 93rd Chinese Division at 78,52 near Chihkiang.
Japanese morning Air attack on 75th Chinese Corps at 79,35 near Lanchow – 12 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 68th Chinese Corps at 67,44 near Tsuyung – 95 casualties.
Japanese morning Air attack on 65th Chinese Corps at 78,55 near Kukong.
Japanese morning Air attack on 57th Chinese Corps at Tienshui – 22 casualties.
Japanese afternoon Air attack on 37th Chinese Corps at 67,45 near Tsuyung.

Japanese deliberate attack at 67,45 near Tsuyung.

Attacking force 13980 troops, 140 guns, 187 vehicles, Assault Value = 546
Defending force 9534 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 224

Japanese adjusted assault: 453
Allied adjusted defense: 16

Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
103 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
877 casualties reported
Squads: 61 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
34th Division
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
37th Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps

Japanese bombardment at Tienshi – A 5 casualties.
Attacking force 11953 troops, 94 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 444
Defending force 98664 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2756





Repairs completed on SC Ch 40 at Shimonoseki, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SC Ch 42 at Shimonoseki, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS I-158 at Munda, ship returned to service

Ki-48-IIa Lily from 67th Sentai/C attacking SS ShCh-122 at 116,53

Ki-49-IIa Helen upgrading to Ki-49-IIb Helen at Yokohama/Yokosuka

CA Suzuya beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore
CL Kuma beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore

SST Yu-2 arrives at Kobe

I think I can be reasonably sure where the bulk of the USN carriers are on this day.