Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)

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Not a happy screen to look at considering the replenishment rate for 2Es is quite low, but then again, this is the target they could hit and they've accomplished 90% of the job already. After this there will be plenty of time to rest and get these re-organized and fleshed out.

The A6M2 is now listed at 640 destroyed, which has to be high.

I've sent half of the 4Es to India to aim at Magwe oil. The night strikes had no effect yesterday, but I'll see them going to see what happens. There is a big CAP there of about 50 A6M2. I'm also going to start prepping a few units for Moulmein! [:'(]

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ORIGINAL: obvert

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Not a happy screen to look at considering the replenishment rate for 2Es is quite low, but then again, this is the target they could hit and they've don't 90% of the job already. After this there will be plenty of time to rest and get these re-organized and fleshed out.

The A6M2 is now listed at 640 destroyed, which has to be high.

I've sent half of the 4Es to India to aim at Magwe oil. The night strikes had no effect yesterday, but I'll see them going to see what happens. There is a big CAP there of about 50 A6M2. I'm also going to start prepping a few units for Moulmein! [:'(]

Looks like 40% of those A6M2 losses are due to Ops - which suggests he has been using them a lot for LRCAP or escort for strikes at max fighter range. The losses may not be greatly exaggerated.

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ORIGINAL: obvert

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Whoah Nelly!! In spite of the rollover saying Palembang was 98 percent damaged last turn, with a 9/10 recon reading, the base suddenly fills with an angry swarm of zeros and oscars!!

The cursor rollover shows the % damage to Airfield Services, not the Runways. So he will have issues with maintaining his aircraft and getting them ready for multiple sorties in the turn, but he can launch if the runways are clear enough. After a few days a lot of his aircraft will be unserviceable and you can bomb the heck out of them.

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: obvert

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Whoah Nelly!! In spite of the rollover saying Palembang was 98 percent damaged last turn, with a 9/10 recon reading, the base suddenly fills with an angry swarm of zeros and oscars!!

The cursor rollover shows the % damage to Airfield Services, not the Runways. So he will have issues with maintaining his aircraft and getting them ready for multiple sorties in the turn, but he can launch if the runways are clear enough. After a few days a lot of his aircraft will be unserviceable and you can bomb the heck out of them.

I'd thought it was a combination average of the two together. Hmmmmm. I know it's subject to FOW but usually when I see 98% there will be no flights that day. So, I'll just have to be more careful. [:)]

I agree, it looks like he's wearing them out, and those airframes are not durable, so when in combat, and with what seem to be not the top pilots they began with, they suffer more than I'd expect. I can't wait for the hurricane Iic to arrive. Of course the Tojo will be around soon too and that will change the picture dramatically. The Tojo will hurt us, but it's range limits it in an offensive role.

The A6M line doesn't get remarkably better until the A6M5, and that should still be a little ways off. Oscars are Oscars. It's the George and Jack and Frank that will change the air war.

That is one reason I'm pushing so hard now. With DBB settings for AA, the Japanese will struggle to do anything with their air superiority if we have a lot of territory with a lot of good AA defending it. [:)]

[BBfanboy]

Long range thinking - I like that!

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[font="Times New Roman"]April 6, 1942[/font]

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Well, this is the turn when we both happened to go all-in on the same hand! [&o]

Fireworks aplenty, and although it's costly, I think the Allies came out the better for the risk today.


it started with our 3 USN CAs tackling 4 IJN DDs near Palembang. He seems to always lead with DDs and manage to get them in from of the big boys. This time it didn't really work out, as Shiratsuya took the brunt of the 8 inch shells and went under, with only one hit on DD Le Triomphant to bother the Allies.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 1
DD Shiratsuyu, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
CA Chester
CA Chicago
CA Astoria
DD Benham
DD Downes
DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 1

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 67% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
CA Astoria engages DD Shiratsuyu at 10,000 yards
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[font="Times New Roman"]April 6, 1942[/font]

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I'd set up the TFs so that the SCTFs would react to protect the bombardment TFs, but I'm actually glad now it didn't work completely as planned, since the USN hit the IJN CAs first and showed their quality and accumulated experience in this one. These are battle hardened crews, veterans of the long battle for the DEI, and they held their own against superior and better opponents in this first decisive battle of the night.

John Shaffroth led the USN through this and crossed he T here to inflict catastrophic damage on CA Tone, from which she would not recover. [&o]

Le Triomphant unfortunately also takes some direct hits form the IJN 20cm guns, and ends the battle floundering.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 48,91, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Tone, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Maya
CA Kinugasa
DD Kikuzuki
DD Asakaze
DD Asanagi, Shell hits 1
DD Okikaze, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
CA Chester, Shell hits 3
CA Chicago
CA Astoria, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Benham
DD Downes
DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage


Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 67% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Shafroth, John F. crosses the 'T'
CA Tone engages CA Chicago at 10,000 yards

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[font="Times New Roman"]April 3, 1942[/font]

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Shafroth chases down and finshes of the Tone.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 48,91, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Tone, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
DD Okikaze, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Chester, on fire
CA Chicago
DD Benham, Shell hits 1

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 67% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 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
Shafroth, John F. crosses the 'T'
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[font="Times New Roman"]April 6, 1942[/font]

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Next up the USN CAs, low on ammo, meet the IJN big boyd agin, with disastrous results. One 8inch shot does land on Chikuma, leaving her in trouble. So it's two down for each side at this point, really.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 48,91, Range 10,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 6 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Maya, Shell hits 1
CA Kinugasa
DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Asakaze
DD Asanagi

Allied Ships
CA Chester, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CA Chicago, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 67% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Shafroth, John F. crosses the 'T'
CA Maya engages CA Chicago at 10,000 yards

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[font="Times New Roman"]April 6, 1942[/font]

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Luckily the RN shows up next and hits the now detached Maya and Kinugasa. The Maya takes a fish and lots of 6 inch shots, and is in trouble after this one.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 48,91, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3

Allied Ships
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Hobart
CL Mauritius
CL Glasgow, Shell hits 1
DD Kortenaer
DD Tenedos, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Fortune
DD Hotspur

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 67% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
CL Glasgow engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
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Stirring stuff! Thanks for staying up late to post it!

Hope there is more to come showing IJN CAs going down ...[:)]

[Zecke]

ORIGINAL: obvert

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Luckily the RN shows up next and hits the now detached Maya and Kinugasa. The Maya takes a fish and lots of 6 inch shots, and is in trouble after this one.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 48,91, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3

Allied Ships
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Hobart
CL Mauritius
CL Glasgow, Shell hits 1
DD Kortenaer
DD Tenedos, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Fortune
DD Hotspur

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 67% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
CL Glasgow engages CA Kinugasa at 11,000 yards
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CL achilles; Hobart Mauritius Glasgow i hate them¡; never..never a surface combat with this enmascarade BBs (the hull is tremendous)..only pray with bettys

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[font="Times New Roman"]April 6, 1942[/font]

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The RN CAs get into it next and cripple the Kinugasa with 6 hits. The ships from Batavia hit the DDs next and sink Nenohi before moving into Palembang for a daytime bombardment.

In the final act of the night phase, the RN CLs deliver a solid bombardment at Palembang, which makes me feel better after the USN didn't make it.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 48,91, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 2
DD Norman
DD Electra
DD Encounter
DD Express

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 67% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
CA Cornwall engages CA Kinugasa at 10,000 yards

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,91, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Yamagumo
DD Hatsuharu, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Nenohi, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Canberra
CL Emerald, Shell hits 1
CL Dauntless, Shell hits 2
CL Ceres
CL Capetown, Shell hits 3
DD Cassin
DD Paladin
DD Panther

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 67% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
Arliss, H.T. crosses the 'T'

Night Naval bombardment of Palembang at 48,91

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 12 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Glasgow
CL Mauritius
CL Hobart
CL Achilles

Japanese ground losses:
794 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Guns lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Manpower hits 4
Fires 467
Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 52
Port hits 8
Port fuel hits 2

Walrus II acting as spotter for CL Glasgow
CL Glasgow firing at Palembang
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[font="Times New Roman"]April 6, 1942[/font]

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Daytime brings our final RN TF into play, with the two small CLs taking advantage of low ammo, injured CA Kinugasa.
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 22,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Durban
CL Caledon
DD Alden
DD Banckert

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 22,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CL Caledon at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
CL Caledon engages CA Kinugasa at 16,000 yards

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[font="Times New Roman"]April 6, 1942[/font]

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Daytime brings some house cleaning. The RN led by CA Dorsetshire sweeps up CA Chikuma and a DD, then finds CA Maya and does some more work on her.

They find Chikuma and co. again, and finish the job. [8D]
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 25,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Asakaze
DD Asanagi

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire, Shell hits 1
DD Norman
DD Electra, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Encounter

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 25,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 25,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards
CA Chikuma engages CA Dorsetshire at 24,000 yards

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Palembang at 49,90, Range 21,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 7, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire, Shell hits 1
DD Norman
DD Electra, on fire
DD Encounter

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 21,000 yards
Range closes to 19,000 yards
CA Dorsetshire engages CA Maya at 19,000 yards

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Muntok at 49,89, Range 16,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
DD Asakaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires
DD Asanagi, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Dorsetshire
DD Norman
DD Electra, on fire
DD Encounter

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
CA Dorsetshire engages DD Asanagi at 16,000 yards
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[font="Times New Roman"]April 6, 1942[/font]

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In between some of those battles and after the end numerous subs strike at several of the injured CAs and finally, two Dutch subs hit pay dirt.

The KXIII sends 2 of 4 torpedoes into CA Maya. This should be the end for her. [&o]
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Submarine attack near Muntok at 49,89

Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXIII

CA Maya is sighted by SS KXIII
SS KXIII launches 4 torpedoes
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[font="Times New Roman"]April 6, 1942[/font]

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The Kinugasa is next courtesy of KXII. Boom! [8D]
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Submarine attack near Muntok at 50,89

Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS KXII

CA Kinugasa is sighted by SS KXII
SS KXII launches 4 torpedoes

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[font="Times New Roman"]April 6, 1942[/font]

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In the day phase limited air strikes go for some of the surviving DDs. The Yamagumo takes a 250kg bomb and Albacore's try to finish her, but can't get a hit.

The Canberra TF does make it to Palembang for a daytime bombardment, and luckily no IJN CVs are left in range to cause trouble.

Sweeps and limited troop bombings hit Palembang without resistance as the fields are closed.
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toboali at 51,93

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Do-24K-1 x 2

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Yamagumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toboali at 51,93

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 4

Allied aircraft losses
Albacore I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Yamagumo, on fire

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

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Naval bombardment of Palembang at 48,91

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-11, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Canberra
CL Capetown
CL Ceres
CL Dauntless
CL Emerald

Japanese ground losses:
407 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Refinery hits 1
Resources hits 1
Manpower hits 1
Fires 361
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 32
Port hits 7
Port fuel hits 2

CA Canberra firing at Palembang
CL Capetown firing at Palembang
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[font="Times New Roman"]April 6, 1942[/font]

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To close out the day here in the DEI, troops shock at Palembang and achieve a 2:1, dropping forts to 0 and setting up to take the base at will in the next few days. I'll rest them tomorrow as the disablements and fatigue are high. No hurry here! [;)]
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Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 33717 troops, 474 guns, 529 vehicles, Assault Value = 1549

Defending force 15794 troops, 218 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 395

Allied adjusted assault: 910

Japanese adjusted defense: 433

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
2718 casualties reported
Squads: 44 destroyed, 71 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 60 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 24 disabled
Guns lost 53 (16 destroyed, 37 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1155 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 345 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 43 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled
Guns lost 23 (6 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 38 (1 destroyed, 37 disabled)

Assaulting units:
25th Australian Brigade
255th Armoured Brigade
10th LH Cav Regiment
16th Light Cavalry Regiment
17th Australian Brigade
45th Indian Brigade
182nd Infantry Regiment
754th Tank Battalion
21st Australian Brigade
16th Australian Brigade
13th Australian Brigade
17th Indian Division
1st RAA Med Arty Regiment
21/22 Field Arty Regiment
2nd RAA Med Arty Regiment
2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
43rd Nav Gd /1
4th/A Div /2
41st Nav Gd /1
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
11th Garrison Unit /1
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
4th/C Division
4th/B Div /1
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
Sasebo 8th SNLF /1
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
7th Field Construction Battalion
26th Fld AA Gun Co
34th Field AA Battalion
47th Const Co
31st Field AA Battalion
43rd Const Co
15th Const Co
9th JAAF AF Coy
33rd Field Const Co
34th Field Const Co
102nd Ship Eng Coy
302nd Ship Eng Coy
3rd Air Division
202nd Ship Eng Coy
33rd JAAF AF Coy
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This shows at least 3 CAs went under, but it's possible that with the Dave's a Pete's also listed, all four might have been sunk. Subs will hunt regardless ,and any that are still afloat will have trouble making Singkawang.

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[font="Times New Roman"]April 6, 1942[/font]

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Up North Arshaan sees a first DA from the Soviets, and the IJA is set to fall here tomorrow as well.
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Ground combat at Arshaan (105,33)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 29474 troops, 395 guns, 1059 vehicles, Assault Value = 970

Defending force 6318 troops, 66 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 138

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 745

Japanese adjusted defense: 298

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1480 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 89 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 15 disabled

Allied ground losses:
577 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Assaulting units:
226th Rifle Brigade
6th Mongolian Cavalry Division
1st Ussurii Tank Brigade
7th Mongolian Cavalry Division
51st Cavalry Division
246th Rifle Brigade
82nd Tank Battalion
33rd Tank Battalion
46th Engr-Sapper Bde
3rd Mongolian Tank Regiment
405th/414th AA Battalion
1134th Howitzer Regiment
273rd Cannon Regiment
199th BM Howitzer Regiment
1192nd BM Howitzer Regiment
1233rd Cannon Regiment
3rd Mongolian Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
Arshaan Fortress
4th Manchukuo Cav Brigade
6th Manchukuo Cav Brigade
55th Field AA Battalion
49th Const Co
40th Const Co
46th Const Co
51st JAAF AF Bn
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Now that Heiho is surrounded, bombers strike heavily and hope to begin reducing supply and wearing out the defenders. It may take a while here.