Conflict of Nations: CharlieVane v. Belfry-DBB-C-28
Moderators: wdolson, MOD_War-in-the-Pacific-Admirals-Edition
RE: December 17th
Have you sent an extra corps or 2 down to wenchow? (the coastal city in china) I find making the IJA use the big guns or allocating more divisions here a good thing (tm) seeing as it'll take him longer to take the base and spend more assets doing it.
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FlyByKnight
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December 18th
There are additional forces in that area. The Japanese player is going all-out or near enough in China. There's a massive hex doing an early advance of Changsha.ORIGINAL: Dirtnap86
Have you sent an extra corps or 2 down to wenchow? (the coastal city in china) I find making the IJA use the big guns or allocating more divisions here a good thing (tm) seeing as it'll take him longer to take the base and spend more assets doing it.
Submarine attack near Davao at 79,91
Japanese Ships
xAK Taifuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS KXVI
xAK Taifuku Maru is sighted by SS KXVI
SS KXVI launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Taifuku Maru
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Submarine attack near Davao at 79,91
Japanese Ships
xAK Tenryu Maru
Allied Ships
SS KXVI
xAK Tenryu Maru is sighted by SS KXVI
SS KXVI launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tenryu Maru
Submarine attack near Davao at 79,91
Japanese Ships
xAK Tenryu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS KXVI
xAK Tenryu Maru is sighted by SS KXVI
SS KXVI launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tenryu Maru
Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 24
Ki-30 Ann x 22
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on Iba , at 78,75
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
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Afternoon Air attack on 13th Chinese Base Force, at 76,57 (Wuchow)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Butuan at 80,89
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
B5N1 Kate x 4
B5N2 Kate x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
xAKL Mauban, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
xAKL Montanes, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Mauban
Massive explosion on xAKL Mauban
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Ground combat at Wuchow (76,57)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 13113 troops, 143 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 401
Defending force 11696 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 233
Japanese adjusted assault: 654
Allied adjusted defense: 69
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Wuchow !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
411 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
2348 casualties reported
Squads: 167 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 186 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 32 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 20 (17 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
104th Division
21st Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
62nd Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
16th Group Army
13th Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 20961 troops, 305 guns, 169 vehicles, Assault Value = 496
Defending force 6380 troops, 116 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 91
Allied ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
1st Ind.Inf.Group
38th Division
66th Infantry Regiment
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
Defending units:
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
Kowloon Brigade
Rifles of Canada Battalion
1st Middlesex Battalion
102nd RN Base Force
Hong Kong Fortress
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Ground combat at Nanyang (85,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 11497 troops, 98 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 343
Defending force 37008 troops, 114 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 978
Assaulting units:
35th Division
Defending units:
92nd Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
4th Construction Regiment
2nd Group Army
5th War Area
22nd Group Army
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Ground combat at 88,41 (near Kaoping)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 29343 troops, 263 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 876
Defending force 18847 troops, 147 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 451
Japanese adjusted assault: 663
Allied adjusted defense: 286
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
451 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 59 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
3556 casualties reported
Squads: 197 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 184 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 17 (16 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 6
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
37th Division
41st Division
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Armored Car Co
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
43rd Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
7th Group Army
8th Group Army
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Ground combat at Taiping (49,75)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3874 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 62
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 62 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Taiping !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
42nd Infantry Regiment
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Ground combat at Pontianak (56,90)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3439 troops, 26 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 122
Defending force 1207 troops, 5 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 40
Japanese adjusted assault: 54
Allied adjusted defense: 28
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
II/124th Infantry Battalion
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
Defending units:
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
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Ground combat at Ichang (83,48)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 59578 troops, 308 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1468
Defending force 15022 troops, 116 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 413
Allied adjusted assault: 1580
Japanese adjusted defense: 501
Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)
Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
955 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 105 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1685 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 70 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Assaulting units:
59th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
39th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
Defending units:
34th Division
13th RGC Temp. Division
ORIGINAL: Big B
The obvious question is - "Will each shell do at least 0ne Million Dollars worth of damage?" If not, someone needs to look at this again and rethink it.
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FlyByKnight
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December 19th
Night Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 2,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
PT-31
PT-33
PT-34
PT-35
MTB 11, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 2,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT-35 at 2,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT-35 at 2,000 yards
MTB 11 sunk by DD Inazuma at 2,000 yards
Task forces break off...
More PT Boat failure. The Allied task force was reported a 'surprised' despite having been sent on this mission in the past.
Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 26
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 11000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 24
Ki-30 Ann x 22
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 11
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
The Philippine fighter squadron tries to bully Ikazuchi and Inazuma.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-26A x 5
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
DD Inazuma
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x P-26A bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 100 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-26A x 5
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x P-26A bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 100 lb GP Bomb
Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22333 troops, 305 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 511
Defending force 6400 troops, 116 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 90
Japanese adjusted assault: 225
Allied adjusted defense: 153
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
366 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
533 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Assaulting units:
1st Ind.Inf.Group
38th Division
66th Infantry Regiment
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
Defending units:
Kowloon Brigade
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
1st Middlesex Battalion
Rifles of Canada Battalion
102nd RN Base Force
Hong Kong Fortress
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Ground combat at Nanyang (85,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 11497 troops, 98 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 343
Defending force 46364 troops, 152 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1206
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
35th Division
Defending units:
92nd Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
4th Construction Regiment
2nd Group Army
5th War Area
22nd Group Army
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 6421 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 194
Defending force 21008 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 558
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
16th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Defending units:
93rd Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at Lucena (79,79)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 31604 troops, 202 guns, 226 vehicles, Assault Value = 1074
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 553
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 553 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Lucena !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker:
Assaulting units:
7th Tank Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
65th Brigade
16th Engineer Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
Sasebo 1st SNLF
1st Ship Engineer Regiment
48th Field AA Battalion
4th Field Construction Battalion
47th Field AA Battalion
31st Fld AA Gun Co
40th Field AA Battalion
45th Field AA Battalion
14th JAAF AF Coy
30th Fld AA Gun Co
32nd JAAF AF Coy
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Ground combat at Kluong (50,82)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4446 troops, 75 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 254
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 63
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 63 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kluong !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker:
Assaulting units:
21st Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
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Ground combat at Pontianak (56,90)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3401 troops, 26 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
Defending force 1159 troops, 5 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
Japanese adjusted assault: 52
Allied adjusted defense: 85
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
II/124th Infantry Battalion
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
Defending units:
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
I've never seen the Japanese get delayed in North Borneo quite like this.
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1830 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
Defending force 2264 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 71
Japanese adjusted assault: 19
Allied adjusted defense: 23
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
182 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
15th Naval Guard Unit
Defending units:
Manado RK Cdo
Manado Mil'ie Cdo
I love it when Manado turns into a quagmire for the Japanese. Can't wait for Ambon.
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Ground combat at Kudat (69,86)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 597 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22
Defending force 336 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 4
Allied adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), morale(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
III/81st Naval Guard Unit
Defending units:
108th RN Base Force
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
PT-31
PT-33
PT-34
PT-35
MTB 11, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 2,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT-35 at 2,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT-35 at 2,000 yards
MTB 11 sunk by DD Inazuma at 2,000 yards
Task forces break off...
More PT Boat failure. The Allied task force was reported a 'surprised' despite having been sent on this mission in the past.
Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 26
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 11000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 24
Ki-30 Ann x 22
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 11
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
The Philippine fighter squadron tries to bully Ikazuchi and Inazuma.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-26A x 5
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
DD Inazuma
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x P-26A bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 100 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-26A x 5
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x P-26A bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 100 lb GP Bomb
Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22333 troops, 305 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 511
Defending force 6400 troops, 116 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 90
Japanese adjusted assault: 225
Allied adjusted defense: 153
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
366 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
533 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Assaulting units:
1st Ind.Inf.Group
38th Division
66th Infantry Regiment
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
Defending units:
Kowloon Brigade
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
1st Middlesex Battalion
Rifles of Canada Battalion
102nd RN Base Force
Hong Kong Fortress
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Ground combat at Nanyang (85,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 11497 troops, 98 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 343
Defending force 46364 troops, 152 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1206
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
35th Division
Defending units:
92nd Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
4th Construction Regiment
2nd Group Army
5th War Area
22nd Group Army
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 6421 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 194
Defending force 21008 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 558
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
16th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Defending units:
93rd Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at Lucena (79,79)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 31604 troops, 202 guns, 226 vehicles, Assault Value = 1074
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 553
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 553 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Lucena !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker:
Assaulting units:
7th Tank Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
65th Brigade
16th Engineer Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
48th Recon Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
Sasebo 1st SNLF
1st Ship Engineer Regiment
48th Field AA Battalion
4th Field Construction Battalion
47th Field AA Battalion
31st Fld AA Gun Co
40th Field AA Battalion
45th Field AA Battalion
14th JAAF AF Coy
30th Fld AA Gun Co
32nd JAAF AF Coy
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Ground combat at Kluong (50,82)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4446 troops, 75 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 254
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 63
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 63 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kluong !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker:
Assaulting units:
21st Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
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Ground combat at Pontianak (56,90)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3401 troops, 26 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 118
Defending force 1159 troops, 5 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
Japanese adjusted assault: 52
Allied adjusted defense: 85
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
II/124th Infantry Battalion
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
Defending units:
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
I've never seen the Japanese get delayed in North Borneo quite like this.
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1830 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
Defending force 2264 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 71
Japanese adjusted assault: 19
Allied adjusted defense: 23
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
182 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
15th Naval Guard Unit
Defending units:
Manado RK Cdo
Manado Mil'ie Cdo
I love it when Manado turns into a quagmire for the Japanese. Can't wait for Ambon.
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Ground combat at Kudat (69,86)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 597 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22
Defending force 336 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 4
Allied adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), morale(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
III/81st Naval Guard Unit
Defending units:
108th RN Base Force
ORIGINAL: Big B
The obvious question is - "Will each shell do at least 0ne Million Dollars worth of damage?" If not, someone needs to look at this again and rethink it.
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December 20th
Night Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 2,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
PT-31
PT-33
PT-34
PT-35
PT-41
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 2,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT-41 at 2,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT-35 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT-41 at 6,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT-41 at 6,000 yards
Task forces break off...
PT Boats are surprised (again). I'm going to keep this up until they run out of torpedoes.
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ASW attack near Hengchun at 84,68
Japanese Ships
DD Susuki
xAP Taizan Maru
xAP Dairen Maru
xAKL Miyo Maru
Allied Ships
SS Sealion
SS Sealion launches 4 torpedoes at DD Susuki
Sealion diving deep ....
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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ASW attack near Lubang at 78,78
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
SS Pickerel, hits 3
SS Pickerel launches 2 torpedoes at DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub
Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 22
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 1 damaged
B-17D Fortress: 7 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 2 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 49
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Iba , at 78,75
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet
Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 24
Ki-30 Ann x 28
Allied aircraft
no flights
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 1 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
fternoon Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-26A x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Fuyo
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-26A bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 100 lb GP Bomb
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ASW attack near Aparri at 83,72
Japanese Ships
CL Kuma
DD Matsukaze
Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon, hits 1
SS Sturgeon is sighted by escort
DD Matsukaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
Fuyo is part of another small Task force in that hex. It's really pointless. The only ships left in Luzon are Submarines, PT boats YO's, and xAKL's.
Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125)
30 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PB Shotoku Maru
PB Shoei Maru
PB Kyo Maru #10
PB Kyo Maru #8
xAK Kuraido Maru
AV Kiyokawa Maru
CM Tsugaru
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
PB Shotoku Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Shoei Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #10 fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #8 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Amphibious Assault at Rabaul (106,125)
TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 106,125
Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
75mm T94 Mtn Gun dropped into water during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /1
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost in surf during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /3
15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /3
15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /4
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost in surf during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /5
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Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22056 troops, 305 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 482
Defending force 6018 troops, 113 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 67
Japanese adjusted assault: 284
Allied adjusted defense: 129
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Allied ground losses:
6065 casualties reported
Squads: 141 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 511 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 155 (155 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 82 (82 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 6
Assaulting units:
66th Infantry Regiment
1st Ind.Inf.Group
38th Division
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
Defending units:
Kowloon Brigade
102nd RN Base Force
Rifles of Canada Battalion
1st Middlesex Battalion
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
Hong Kong Fortress
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Ground combat at Nanyang (85,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 11875 troops, 110 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 346
Defending force 46359 troops, 152 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1202
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
35th Division
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
Defending units:
36th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
4th Construction Regiment
5th War Area
2nd Group Army
22nd Group Army
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Ground combat at Kudat (69,86)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 579 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20
Defending force 328 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 9
Allied adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kudat !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Allied ground losses:
224 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
III/81st Naval Guard Unit
Defending units:
108th RN Base Force
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Ground combat at Pontianak (56,90)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1097 troops, 5 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 26
Defending force 5001 troops, 45 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 176
Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Assaulting units:
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
Defending units:
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
II/124th Infantry Battalion
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1564 troops, 17 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 51
Defending force 6340 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 149
Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
B Coy/NG Rifles
Lark Force
Rabaul Base Force
Defending units:
144th Infantry Regiment
15th Base Force
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Ground combat at 84,48 (near Ichang)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22652 troops, 161 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 565
Defending force 2614 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 92
Allied adjusted assault: 320
Japanese adjusted defense: 29
Allied assault odds: 11 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1015 casualties reported
Squads: 43 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Allied ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
30th Chinese Corps
55th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
Defending units:
11th RGC Temp. Division
Say goodbye to the Ichang pocket.
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Ground combat at Nanyang (85,45)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 41424 troops, 152 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1201
Defending force 11857 troops, 110 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 344
Allied adjusted assault: 1370
Japanese adjusted defense: 180
Allied assault odds: 7 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2212 casualties reported
Squads: 74 destroyed, 68 disabled
Non Combat: 93 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 38 (12 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (8 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Allied ground losses:
287 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
90th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
4th Construction Regiment
2nd Group Army
5th War Area
22nd Group Army
Defending units:
35th Division
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
A waste of a perfectly good Heavy Artillery unit. He should've saved that for Loyang.
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
PT-31
PT-33
PT-34
PT-35
PT-41
Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 2,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT-41 at 2,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT-35 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT-41 at 6,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT-41 at 6,000 yards
Task forces break off...
PT Boats are surprised (again). I'm going to keep this up until they run out of torpedoes.
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ASW attack near Hengchun at 84,68
Japanese Ships
DD Susuki
xAP Taizan Maru
xAP Dairen Maru
xAKL Miyo Maru
Allied Ships
SS Sealion
SS Sealion launches 4 torpedoes at DD Susuki
Sealion diving deep ....
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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ASW attack near Lubang at 78,78
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
SS Pickerel, hits 3
SS Pickerel launches 2 torpedoes at DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub
Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 22
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 1 damaged
B-17D Fortress: 7 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 2 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 49
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
7 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Iba , at 78,75
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet
Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 24
Ki-30 Ann x 28
Allied aircraft
no flights
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 1 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
28 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
fternoon Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-26A x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Fuyo
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-26A bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 100 lb GP Bomb
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ASW attack near Aparri at 83,72
Japanese Ships
CL Kuma
DD Matsukaze
Allied Ships
SS Sturgeon, hits 1
SS Sturgeon is sighted by escort
DD Matsukaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Matsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
Fuyo is part of another small Task force in that hex. It's really pointless. The only ships left in Luzon are Submarines, PT boats YO's, and xAKL's.
Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125)
30 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
PB Shotoku Maru
PB Shoei Maru
PB Kyo Maru #10
PB Kyo Maru #8
xAK Kuraido Maru
AV Kiyokawa Maru
CM Tsugaru
Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
PB Shotoku Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Shoei Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #10 fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #8 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Amphibious Assault at Rabaul (106,125)
TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 106,125
Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
75mm T94 Mtn Gun dropped into water during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /1
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad accidentally lost during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost in surf during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /3
15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /3
15 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /4
17 troops of a IJA Inf Squad lost in surf during unload of 144th Infantry Rgt /5
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Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22056 troops, 305 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 482
Defending force 6018 troops, 113 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 67
Japanese adjusted assault: 284
Allied adjusted defense: 129
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Allied ground losses:
6065 casualties reported
Squads: 141 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 511 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 155 (155 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 82 (82 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 6
Assaulting units:
66th Infantry Regiment
1st Ind.Inf.Group
38th Division
19th Ind Engineer Regiment
20th Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd RF Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
Defending units:
Kowloon Brigade
102nd RN Base Force
Rifles of Canada Battalion
1st Middlesex Battalion
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
Hong Kong Fortress
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Ground combat at Nanyang (85,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 11875 troops, 110 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 346
Defending force 46359 troops, 152 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1202
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
35th Division
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
Defending units:
36th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
4th Construction Regiment
5th War Area
2nd Group Army
22nd Group Army
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Ground combat at Kudat (69,86)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 579 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20
Defending force 328 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 9
Allied adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kudat !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Allied ground losses:
224 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
III/81st Naval Guard Unit
Defending units:
108th RN Base Force
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Ground combat at Pontianak (56,90)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1097 troops, 5 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 26
Defending force 5001 troops, 45 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 176
Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Assaulting units:
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
Defending units:
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
II/124th Infantry Battalion
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1564 troops, 17 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 51
Defending force 6340 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 149
Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
B Coy/NG Rifles
Lark Force
Rabaul Base Force
Defending units:
144th Infantry Regiment
15th Base Force
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Ground combat at 84,48 (near Ichang)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22652 troops, 161 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 565
Defending force 2614 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 92
Allied adjusted assault: 320
Japanese adjusted defense: 29
Allied assault odds: 11 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1015 casualties reported
Squads: 43 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Allied ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
30th Chinese Corps
55th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
Defending units:
11th RGC Temp. Division
Say goodbye to the Ichang pocket.
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Ground combat at Nanyang (85,45)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 41424 troops, 152 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1201
Defending force 11857 troops, 110 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 344
Allied adjusted assault: 1370
Japanese adjusted defense: 180
Allied assault odds: 7 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2212 casualties reported
Squads: 74 destroyed, 68 disabled
Non Combat: 93 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 38 (12 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (8 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Allied ground losses:
287 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
90th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
4th Construction Regiment
2nd Group Army
5th War Area
22nd Group Army
Defending units:
35th Division
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
A waste of a perfectly good Heavy Artillery unit. He should've saved that for Loyang.
ORIGINAL: Big B
The obvious question is - "Will each shell do at least 0ne Million Dollars worth of damage?" If not, someone needs to look at this again and rethink it.
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FlyByKnight
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RE: December 20th
In response to those lingering Japanese task forces in Lubang, I sent in the subs.
ASW attack near Lubang at 78,78
Japanese Ships
DD Karukaya
Allied Ships
SS S-39, hits 5
SS S-39 is sighted by escort
S-39 bottoming out ....
DD Karukaya attacking submerged sub ....
DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 1,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
PT-31
PT-32
PT-33
PT-34
PT-35
Reduced sighting due to 7% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 7% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
DD Inazuma engages PT-32 at 1,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT-34 at 1,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT-31 at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT-32 at 2,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT-32 at 2,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT-32 at 2,000 yards
Kudo, Shunsaku orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT-34 at 6,000 yards
Task forces break off...
Sub attack near Hengchun at 83,67
Japanese Ships
xAKL Hachirogata Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Seawolf
SS Seawolf launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Hachirogata Maru
Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
PT-34
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 21
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 4 damaged
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 24
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Iba , at 78,75
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 24
Ki-30 Ann x 23
No Japanese losses
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
About the only thing the fighters in Luzon can do is go and strafe those Destroyers.
Morning Air attack on W Borneo KNIL Battalion, at 56,90 (Pontianak)
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-32 Mary bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Asagao, Shell hits 8
DD Fuyo
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 x P-40B Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-26A x 5
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Fuyo
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x P-26A bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 100 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13
Allied aircraft
no flights
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
PBY-4 Catalina: 4 damaged
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 21
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Fuyo, Shell hits 2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
I'm amazed this occurred. The strafing planes seem to forget about their bomb loads at times.
Ground combat at Georgetown (49,74)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3882 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127
Defending force 614 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 125
Allied adjusted defense: 2
Japanese assault odds: 62 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Georgetown !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)
Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
761 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 52 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
42nd Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
Penang Fortress
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 6323 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 148
Defending force 1856 troops, 21 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 51
Japanese adjusted assault: 47
Allied adjusted defense: 91
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
328 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
15th Base Force
Defending units:
B Coy/NG Rifles
Lark Force
Rabaul Base Force
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Ground combat at Pontianak (56,90)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 5071 troops, 45 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 183
Defending force 1105 troops, 5 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 28
Japanese adjusted assault: 104
Allied adjusted defense: 10
Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Pontianak !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
416 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
II/124th Infantry Battalion
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
Defending units:
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1830 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 30
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tulagi !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
53rd Naval Guard Unit
It is quite odd that the forces on Tulagi lingered for so long. Maybe he sent their invasion TF away before it had fully unloaded their supplies?
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Ground combat at Ichang (83,48)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 58696 troops, 308 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1346
Defending force 14490 troops, 116 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 352
Allied adjusted assault: 1487
Japanese adjusted defense: 333
Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)
Allied forces CAPTURE Ichang !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
6800 casualties reported
Squads: 86 destroyed, 97 disabled
Non Combat: 139 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 34 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 53 (46 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Allied ground losses:
2014 casualties reported
Squads: 80 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 70 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
39th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
Defending units:
34th Division
13th RGC Temp. Division
ASW attack near Lubang at 78,78
Japanese Ships
DD Karukaya
Allied Ships
SS S-39, hits 5
SS S-39 is sighted by escort
S-39 bottoming out ....
DD Karukaya attacking submerged sub ....
DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 1,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
PT-31
PT-32
PT-33
PT-34
PT-35
Reduced sighting due to 7% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 7% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
DD Inazuma engages PT-32 at 1,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT-34 at 1,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT-31 at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT-32 at 2,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT-32 at 2,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT-32 at 2,000 yards
Kudo, Shunsaku orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 6,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages PT-34 at 6,000 yards
Task forces break off...
Sub attack near Hengchun at 83,67
Japanese Ships
xAKL Hachirogata Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Seawolf
SS Seawolf launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Hachirogata Maru
Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
PT-34
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 21
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 4 damaged
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 24
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Iba , at 78,75
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 24
Ki-30 Ann x 23
No Japanese losses
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
About the only thing the fighters in Luzon can do is go and strafe those Destroyers.
Morning Air attack on W Borneo KNIL Battalion, at 56,90 (Pontianak)
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-32 Mary bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 2
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Asagao, Shell hits 8
DD Fuyo
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
5 x P-40B Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-26A x 5
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Fuyo
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x P-26A bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 100 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13
Allied aircraft
no flights
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
PBY-4 Catalina: 4 damaged
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 21
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Fuyo, Shell hits 2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
I'm amazed this occurred. The strafing planes seem to forget about their bomb loads at times.
Ground combat at Georgetown (49,74)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3882 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127
Defending force 614 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 125
Allied adjusted defense: 2
Japanese assault odds: 62 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Georgetown !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)
Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
761 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 52 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
42nd Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
Penang Fortress
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 6323 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 148
Defending force 1856 troops, 21 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 51
Japanese adjusted assault: 47
Allied adjusted defense: 91
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
328 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
15th Base Force
Defending units:
B Coy/NG Rifles
Lark Force
Rabaul Base Force
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Ground combat at Pontianak (56,90)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 5071 troops, 45 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 183
Defending force 1105 troops, 5 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 28
Japanese adjusted assault: 104
Allied adjusted defense: 10
Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Pontianak !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
416 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
II/124th Infantry Battalion
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
Defending units:
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1830 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 61
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 30
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tulagi !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
53rd Naval Guard Unit
It is quite odd that the forces on Tulagi lingered for so long. Maybe he sent their invasion TF away before it had fully unloaded their supplies?
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Ground combat at Ichang (83,48)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 58696 troops, 308 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1346
Defending force 14490 troops, 116 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 352
Allied adjusted assault: 1487
Japanese adjusted defense: 333
Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)
Allied forces CAPTURE Ichang !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
6800 casualties reported
Squads: 86 destroyed, 97 disabled
Non Combat: 139 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 34 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 53 (46 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Allied ground losses:
2014 casualties reported
Squads: 80 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 70 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
39th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
Defending units:
34th Division
13th RGC Temp. Division
ORIGINAL: Big B
The obvious question is - "Will each shell do at least 0ne Million Dollars worth of damage?" If not, someone needs to look at this again and rethink it.
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FlyByKnight
- Posts: 245
- Joined: Sat Oct 08, 2016 6:00 pm
- Location: West Coast
December 22nd
You may know that through the start of the game there are several task forces of Japanese destroyers led by a CL. On many occasions Allied subs have caught these ungainly Japanese ships in their sites. Today, one gets results.
ASW attack near Tawi Tawi at 72,90
Japanese Ships
CL Tama, Torpedo hits 1
DD Yugao
Allied Ships
SS KXIV
SS KXIV launches 6 torpedoes at CL Tama
KXIV bottoming out ....
DD Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
Tawi Tawi is out in the badlands for the Japanese. Tama may be out of the war for a while.
ASW attack near Patani at 51,73
Japanese Ships
xAK Nihonka Maru
xAK Yamabuki Maru
xAK Toba Maru
xAKL Bokuei Maru
SC Ch 23
Allied Ships
SS KXVII, hits 3
SS KXVII is sighted by escort
KXVII bottoming out ....
SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 23 attacking submerged sub ....
SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
The Dutch sub has 4 SYS and 4 ENG damage.
Night Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 2,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Asagao
DD Fuyo
DD Karukaya
Allied Ships
PT-31
PT-33
PT-35, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB 8
MTB 27
Reduced visibility due to Rain with 14% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 14% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 2,000 yards
PT-35 sunk by DD Fuyo at 2,000 yards
DD Fuyo fires at PT-33 at 2,000 yards
DD Fuyo fires at PT-31 at 2,000 yards
DD Karukaya engages MTB 8 at 2,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages MTB 27 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
DD Karukaya engages PT-31 at 5,000 yards
Task forces break off...
Another screw up. Again the Allies were surprised. It was satisfying to se Karukaya smoking badly from that bomb hit in the animation.
Sub attack near Santa Catalina Is at 223,79
Japanese Ships
SS I-26
Allied Ships
DD Talbot
DD Kennison
DD Crosby
SS I-26 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Talbot
I-26 diving deep ....
DD Kennison attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-26 eludes DD Kennison by diving deep
DD Kennison cannot establish contact with SS I-26
DD Crosby fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kennison attacking submerged sub ....
DD Kennison cannot establish contact with SS I-26
SS I-26 eludes DD Kennison by diving deep
DD Kennison cannot establish contact with SS I-26
DD Kennison fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kennison fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kennison fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
This fleet is escorting Saratoga to San Francisco.
Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 25
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 1 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 27
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 24
Ki-30 Ann x 23
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Now that the Navy did all the heavy lifting and actual fighting, the Army sends in planes to bomb our airfields that only have 18 AA guns each. (Good AA guns, not near-useless M2 AAMG's)
Morning Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 65,98
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-339D bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 65,98
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 3
Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-339D bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
Now here's a curious sight. There are now ships at Balikpapan, yet Hatsukaze, Amatsukaze, Hayashio, and Natsushio have been hanging out in this hex for several days. I think it's time for Houston to come out and play.
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Karukaya
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13
Allied aircraft
no flights
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Lark Force , at 106,125 (Rabaul)
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32
D3A1 Val x 24
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Mobile force provides air cover for the 144th. Intel says they are heading West. I hope they don't have enough fuel reserves to go South, if you know what I mean. The Australian Air force is nigh-useless on the mainland. At least in RHS the Wirraway served as a fighter-bomber and there were a few squads of Bi-plane fighters.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 65,98
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-339D bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 65,98
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-339D bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Karukaya
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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ASW attack near Balikpapan at 65,98
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Hayashio
Allied Ships
SS KIX
SS KIX launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hatsukaze
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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ASW attack near Lubang at 78,78
Japanese Ships
DD Karukaya
Allied Ships
SS S-36
SS S-36 is sighted by escort
DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Ground combat at Kuantan (51,79)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 961 troops, 8 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 9
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 10
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuantan !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker:
Assaulting units:
23rd JAAF AF Bn
HMS Prince of Wales went from a top speed of 18 to 19 while under repairs. Progress!
ASW attack near Tawi Tawi at 72,90
Japanese Ships
CL Tama, Torpedo hits 1
DD Yugao
Allied Ships
SS KXIV
SS KXIV launches 6 torpedoes at CL Tama
KXIV bottoming out ....
DD Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugao fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
Tawi Tawi is out in the badlands for the Japanese. Tama may be out of the war for a while.
ASW attack near Patani at 51,73
Japanese Ships
xAK Nihonka Maru
xAK Yamabuki Maru
xAK Toba Maru
xAKL Bokuei Maru
SC Ch 23
Allied Ships
SS KXVII, hits 3
SS KXVII is sighted by escort
KXVII bottoming out ....
SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 23 attacking submerged sub ....
SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 23 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
The Dutch sub has 4 SYS and 4 ENG damage.
Night Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 2,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Asagao
DD Fuyo
DD Karukaya
Allied Ships
PT-31
PT-33
PT-35, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB 8
MTB 27
Reduced visibility due to Rain with 14% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Rain and 14% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 2,000 yards
PT-35 sunk by DD Fuyo at 2,000 yards
DD Fuyo fires at PT-33 at 2,000 yards
DD Fuyo fires at PT-31 at 2,000 yards
DD Karukaya engages MTB 8 at 2,000 yards
DD Fuyo engages MTB 27 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
DD Karukaya engages PT-31 at 5,000 yards
Task forces break off...
Another screw up. Again the Allies were surprised. It was satisfying to se Karukaya smoking badly from that bomb hit in the animation.
Sub attack near Santa Catalina Is at 223,79
Japanese Ships
SS I-26
Allied Ships
DD Talbot
DD Kennison
DD Crosby
SS I-26 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Talbot
I-26 diving deep ....
DD Kennison attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-26 eludes DD Kennison by diving deep
DD Kennison cannot establish contact with SS I-26
DD Crosby fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kennison attacking submerged sub ....
DD Kennison cannot establish contact with SS I-26
SS I-26 eludes DD Kennison by diving deep
DD Kennison cannot establish contact with SS I-26
DD Kennison fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kennison fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kennison fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
This fleet is escorting Saratoga to San Francisco.
Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 25
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-26A: 1 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 27
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 24
Ki-30 Ann x 23
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Now that the Navy did all the heavy lifting and actual fighting, the Army sends in planes to bomb our airfields that only have 18 AA guns each. (Good AA guns, not near-useless M2 AAMG's)
Morning Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 65,98
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-339D bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 65,98
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 3
Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-339D bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
Now here's a curious sight. There are now ships at Balikpapan, yet Hatsukaze, Amatsukaze, Hayashio, and Natsushio have been hanging out in this hex for several days. I think it's time for Houston to come out and play.
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Karukaya
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13
Allied aircraft
no flights
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 22
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on Lark Force , at 106,125 (Rabaul)
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32
D3A1 Val x 24
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Mobile force provides air cover for the 144th. Intel says they are heading West. I hope they don't have enough fuel reserves to go South, if you know what I mean. The Australian Air force is nigh-useless on the mainland. At least in RHS the Wirraway served as a fighter-bomber and there were a few squads of Bi-plane fighters.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 65,98
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-339D bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 65,98
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-339D bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Karukaya
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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ASW attack near Balikpapan at 65,98
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Hayashio
Allied Ships
SS KIX
SS KIX launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hatsukaze
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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ASW attack near Lubang at 78,78
Japanese Ships
DD Karukaya
Allied Ships
SS S-36
SS S-36 is sighted by escort
DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Karukaya fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Ground combat at Kuantan (51,79)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 961 troops, 8 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 9
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 10
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kuantan !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker:
Assaulting units:
23rd JAAF AF Bn
HMS Prince of Wales went from a top speed of 18 to 19 while under repairs. Progress!
ORIGINAL: Big B
The obvious question is - "Will each shell do at least 0ne Million Dollars worth of damage?" If not, someone needs to look at this again and rethink it.
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December 23rd
Submarine attack near Djemadja at 53,82
Japanese Ships
xAP Manzyu Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS O19
xAP Manzyu Maru is sighted by SS O19
SS O19 attacking on the surface
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ASW attack near Lubang at 78,78
Japanese Ships
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
SS S-38, hits 1
SS S-38 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Inazuma
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma attacking submerged sub ....
DD Inazuma is out of ASW ammo
DD Inazuma is out of ASW ammo
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
That's enough sending Submarines to fight Destroyers for this week.
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Sub attack near Hengchun at 83,67
Japanese Ships
DD Yugumo
Allied Ships
SS Swordfish
SS Swordfish launches 4 torpedoes
Swordfish diving deep ....
DD Yugumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugumo attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yugumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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ASW attack near Hengchun at 83,67
Japanese Ships
DD Yugumo
Allied Ships
SS Seawolf
SS Seawolf is located by DD Yugumo
Seawolf diving deep ....
DD Yugumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 33
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Manila ...
Also attacking US Forces Far East ...
Also attacking Manila ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Manila ...
Also attacking 1st PA Infantry Division ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Manila ...
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 21
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 1 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
P-26A: 5 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 11
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul Base Force, at 106,125 (Rabaul)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32
D3A1 Val x 24
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 24
Ki-30 Ann x 22
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Today, it was not the 4 destroyers that Dutch airplanes attacked in Makassar strait.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 66,97
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
PB Fuji Maru #4, Shell hits 4, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-339D bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
Could this be the vaunted invasion tf?
Morning Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 66,97
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Hakubasan Maru, Shell hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-339D bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
It is!
Though I was confused upon checking the in-game map. There are two one-ship TF's in the same hex. One is going east, the other is going West. I will wait too see if the Destroyers start bombarding Balikpapan next turn, then send out an attack force. Better to bag them both than to leave 4 Kagerou Destroyers alive for more fighting.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Inazuma
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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ASW attack near Lubang at 78,78
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
Allied Ships
SS S-38, hits 2
SS S-38 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Ikazuchi
S-38 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
Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 576 troops, 58 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 196
Defending force 21073 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 565
Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
16th Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
93rd Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 5921 troops, 85 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 121
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 62
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 62 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker:
Assaulting units:
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
Tanaka
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Army
9th Field Construction Battalion
3rd Construction Battalion
56th Const Co
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
40th JAAF AF Bn
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Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4170 troops, 55 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 128
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 30
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Johore Bahru !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Assaulting units:
55th Infantry Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 6220 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 136
Defending force 1786 troops, 21 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 42
Japanese adjusted assault: 48
Allied adjusted defense: 81
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
15th Base Force
Defending units:
B Coy/NG Rifles
Lark Force
Rabaul Base Force
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Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1551 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 634
Defending force 20385 troops, 338 guns, 143 vehicles, Assault Value = 589
Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
3rd Construction Regiment
40th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
1st War Area
24th Group Army
39th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
Defending units:
30th Infantry Regiment
29th Division
28th Cavalry Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
1st Ind Field Artillery Regiment
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
Japanese Ships
xAP Manzyu Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS O19
xAP Manzyu Maru is sighted by SS O19
SS O19 attacking on the surface
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ASW attack near Lubang at 78,78
Japanese Ships
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
SS S-38, hits 1
SS S-38 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Inazuma
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma attacking submerged sub ....
DD Inazuma is out of ASW ammo
DD Inazuma is out of ASW ammo
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
That's enough sending Submarines to fight Destroyers for this week.
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Sub attack near Hengchun at 83,67
Japanese Ships
DD Yugumo
Allied Ships
SS Swordfish
SS Swordfish launches 4 torpedoes
Swordfish diving deep ....
DD Yugumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugumo attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yugumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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ASW attack near Hengchun at 83,67
Japanese Ships
DD Yugumo
Allied Ships
SS Seawolf
SS Seawolf is located by DD Yugumo
Seawolf diving deep ....
DD Yugumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yugumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
14 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 33
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Manila ...
Also attacking US Forces Far East ...
Also attacking Manila ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Manila ...
Also attacking 1st PA Infantry Division ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Manila ...
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 21
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 1 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
P-26A: 5 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 11
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 8000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul Base Force, at 106,125 (Rabaul)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32
D3A1 Val x 24
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 24
Ki-30 Ann x 22
No Japanese losses
Airbase hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Today, it was not the 4 destroyers that Dutch airplanes attacked in Makassar strait.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 66,97
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
PB Fuji Maru #4, Shell hits 4, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-339D bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
Could this be the vaunted invasion tf?
Morning Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 66,97
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Hakubasan Maru, Shell hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-339D bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
It is!
Though I was confused upon checking the in-game map. There are two one-ship TF's in the same hex. One is going east, the other is going West. I will wait too see if the Destroyers start bombarding Balikpapan next turn, then send out an attack force. Better to bag them both than to leave 4 Kagerou Destroyers alive for more fighting.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Inazuma
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lubang at 78,78
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
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ASW attack near Lubang at 78,78
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
Allied Ships
SS S-38, hits 2
SS S-38 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Ikazuchi
S-38 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
Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 576 troops, 58 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 196
Defending force 21073 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 565
Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
16th Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
93rd Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 5921 troops, 85 guns, 87 vehicles, Assault Value = 121
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 62
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 62 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker:
Assaulting units:
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
Tanaka
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Army
9th Field Construction Battalion
3rd Construction Battalion
56th Const Co
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
40th JAAF AF Bn
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Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4170 troops, 55 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 128
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 30
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 30 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Johore Bahru !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Assaulting units:
55th Infantry Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 6220 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 136
Defending force 1786 troops, 21 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 42
Japanese adjusted assault: 48
Allied adjusted defense: 81
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
15th Base Force
Defending units:
B Coy/NG Rifles
Lark Force
Rabaul Base Force
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Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1551 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 634
Defending force 20385 troops, 338 guns, 143 vehicles, Assault Value = 589
Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
3rd Construction Regiment
40th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
1st War Area
24th Group Army
39th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
Defending units:
30th Infantry Regiment
29th Division
28th Cavalry Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
1st Ind Field Artillery Regiment
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
ORIGINAL: Big B
The obvious question is - "Will each shell do at least 0ne Million Dollars worth of damage?" If not, someone needs to look at this again and rethink it.
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Christmas Eve.
Something to keep track of for later:
ASW attack near Hong Kong at 77,62
Japanese Ships
DD Asashio
CA Atago
CL Jintsu
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
Allied Ships
SS Seadragon
SS Seadragon launches 2 torpedoes at DD Asashio
Seadragon bottoming out ....
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arashio fails to find sub and abandons search
Escort abandons search for sub
A revelation courtesy of this Submarine. Balikpapan is not the target.
Sub attack near Donggala at 68,98
Japanese Ships
DD Amatsukaze
DD Hayashio
Allied Ships
SS KIX
SS KIX launches 4 torpedoes at DD Amatsukaze
KIX diving deep ....
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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ASW attack near Donggala at 67,98
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Hayashio
Allied Ships
SS KIX
SS KIX launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hatsukaze
KIX diving deep ....
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
Behold a miracle. This message appeared over Lubang:
O-47A destroyed by flak
I just...I don't...what? He's flying at 6000 feet and gets shot down?! By Japanese Destroyers!?
Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 50,78 (Temuloh)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 13000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 50,78 (Temuloh)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 36
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
36 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 13000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 33
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Manila ...
Also attacking 1st USMC AA Battalion ...
Also attacking Manila ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Manila ...
Also attacking 51st PA Infantry Division ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Manila ...
Morning Air attack on 22nd Indian Brigade, at 50,78 (Temuloh)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment ...
Also attacking 22nd Indian Brigade ...
Now here's a great stroke of luck. It seems Tama was not damaged with nearly the severity I expected. But! I would guess her speed in slow enough to make her a better target for certain forces.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Subic Bay at 77,76
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Tama, Bomb hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
Both bombs penetrated and caused heavy damage.
Naval bombardment of Rabaul at 106,125
Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Runway hits 1
Port supply hits 1
CA Kako firing at Rabaul
CA Furutaka firing at Rabaul
CA Kinugasa firing at Rabaul
CA Aoba firing at Rabaul
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125)
22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Yunagi
xAK Kamikaze Maru
DD Asanagi
DD Yunagi firing at Lark Force
DD Yunagi fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Amphibious Assault at Rabaul (106,125)
TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 106,125
15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 61st Nav Gd
Madjene is a good place for an advance base, I suppose. The airfield can reach level 6.
Amphibious Assault at Madjene (65,103)
TF 363 troops unloading over beach at Madjene, 65,103
Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 19101 troops, 338 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 589
Defending force 28913 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 628
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Assaulting units:
29th Division
28th Cavalry Regiment
30th Infantry Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Ind Field Artillery Regiment
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
3rd Construction Regiment
98th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
39th Group Army
1st War Area
24th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 37431 troops, 324 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 1112
Defending force 17346 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 361
Assaulting units:
15th Division
22nd Division
116th Division
Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
10th Group Army
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 570 troops, 58 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 198
Defending force 21058 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 566
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
16th Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
93rd Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at Digos (79,92)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1269 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 43
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 43 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Digos !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+)
Assaulting units:
Miura Det
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4412 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 198
Defending force 1664 troops, 21 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 37
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
61st Naval Guard Unit
15th Base Force
Defending units:
Lark Force
B Coy/NG Rifles
Rabaul Base Force
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1295 troops, 16 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 36
Defending force 8021 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 198
Assaulting units:
Lark Force
B Coy/NG Rifles
Rabaul Base Force
Defending units:
144th Infantry Regiment
61st Naval Guard Unit
15th Base Force
ASW attack near Hong Kong at 77,62
Japanese Ships
DD Asashio
CA Atago
CL Jintsu
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
Allied Ships
SS Seadragon
SS Seadragon launches 2 torpedoes at DD Asashio
Seadragon bottoming out ....
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arashio fails to find sub and abandons search
Escort abandons search for sub
A revelation courtesy of this Submarine. Balikpapan is not the target.
Sub attack near Donggala at 68,98
Japanese Ships
DD Amatsukaze
DD Hayashio
Allied Ships
SS KIX
SS KIX launches 4 torpedoes at DD Amatsukaze
KIX diving deep ....
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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ASW attack near Donggala at 67,98
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Hayashio
Allied Ships
SS KIX
SS KIX launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hatsukaze
KIX diving deep ....
DD Amatsukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayashio fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
Behold a miracle. This message appeared over Lubang:
O-47A destroyed by flak
I just...I don't...what? He's flying at 6000 feet and gets shot down?! By Japanese Destroyers!?
Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 50,78 (Temuloh)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 13000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 8th Indian Brigade, at 50,78 (Temuloh)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 36
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
36 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 13000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 33
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Manila ...
Also attacking 1st USMC AA Battalion ...
Also attacking Manila ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Manila ...
Also attacking 51st PA Infantry Division ...
Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ...
Also attacking Manila ...
Morning Air attack on 22nd Indian Brigade, at 50,78 (Temuloh)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment ...
Also attacking 22nd Indian Brigade ...
Now here's a great stroke of luck. It seems Tama was not damaged with nearly the severity I expected. But! I would guess her speed in slow enough to make her a better target for certain forces.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Subic Bay at 77,76
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Tama, Bomb hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x P-40E Warhawk bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
Both bombs penetrated and caused heavy damage.
Naval bombardment of Rabaul at 106,125
Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Runway hits 1
Port supply hits 1
CA Kako firing at Rabaul
CA Furutaka firing at Rabaul
CA Kinugasa firing at Rabaul
CA Aoba firing at Rabaul
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Pre-Invasion action off Rabaul (106,125)
22 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Yunagi
xAK Kamikaze Maru
DD Asanagi
DD Yunagi firing at Lark Force
DD Yunagi fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
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Amphibious Assault at Rabaul (106,125)
TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 106,125
15 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 61st Nav Gd
Madjene is a good place for an advance base, I suppose. The airfield can reach level 6.
Amphibious Assault at Madjene (65,103)
TF 363 troops unloading over beach at Madjene, 65,103
Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 19101 troops, 338 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 589
Defending force 28913 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 628
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Assaulting units:
29th Division
28th Cavalry Regiment
30th Infantry Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Ind Field Artillery Regiment
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
3rd Construction Regiment
98th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
39th Group Army
1st War Area
24th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 37431 troops, 324 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 1112
Defending force 17346 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 361
Assaulting units:
15th Division
22nd Division
116th Division
Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
10th Group Army
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 570 troops, 58 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 198
Defending force 21058 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 566
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
16th Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
93rd Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps
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Ground combat at Digos (79,92)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1269 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 43
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 43 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Digos !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+)
Assaulting units:
Miura Det
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4412 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 198
Defending force 1664 troops, 21 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 37
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
61st Naval Guard Unit
15th Base Force
Defending units:
Lark Force
B Coy/NG Rifles
Rabaul Base Force
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1295 troops, 16 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 36
Defending force 8021 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 198
Assaulting units:
Lark Force
B Coy/NG Rifles
Rabaul Base Force
Defending units:
144th Infantry Regiment
61st Naval Guard Unit
15th Base Force
ORIGINAL: Big B
The obvious question is - "Will each shell do at least 0ne Million Dollars worth of damage?" If not, someone needs to look at this again and rethink it.
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FlyByKnight
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Christmas 1941
Submarine attack near Madjene at 65,103
Japanese Ships
xAK Hakubasan Maru, Torpedo hits 1
Allied Ships
SS Pike
xAK Hakubasan Maru is sighted by SS Pike
SS Pike launches 2 torpedoes
This ship was reported sunk. What a nice Christmas present.
ASW attack near Hong Kong at 77,61
Japanese Ships
DD Arashio
CA Atago
CL Jintsu
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
Allied Ships
SS Seadragon, hits 1
SS Seadragon launches 2 torpedoes at DD Arashio
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arashio fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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ASW attack near Calayan at 82,71
Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Murasame
DD Asagumo
DD Samidare
DD Yudachi
DD Harusame
Allied Ships
SS S-41
SS S-41 is sighted by escort
DD Samidare fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yudachi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Harusame fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yudachi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Harusame fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Night Naval bombardment of Rabaul at 106,125
Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
Allied ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 8
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
CA Kako firing at Rabaul
CA Furutaka firing at Rabaul
CA Kinugasa firing at Lark Force
CA Aoba firing at Rabaul
ay Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 13,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
PT-31
PT Q-111, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT Q-112
MTB 8
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 13,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT Q-112 at 13,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT-31 at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
Massive explosion on PT Q-111
Another PT boat disasyer. Good thing there's no "Kennedy, J.F." in the leader files. He might not got lucky at this rate. At least the Allies weren't surprised this time.
Here's an aerial disappointment. Right when the strafing fighters at Clark were starting to land hits, the Japanese CAP arrives.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Bataan at 77,77
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Raid is overhead
And who did the Allies lose when that one fighter was shot down but a pilot with 4 kills? Too bad.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Madjene at 65,102
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
Do-24K-1 x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 19109 troops, 338 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 589
Defending force 28815 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 616
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
28th Cavalry Regiment
29th Division
30th Infantry Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
1st Ind Field Artillery Regiment
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
9th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
40th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
24th Group Army
1st War Area
39th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 37523 troops, 324 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 1115
Defending force 22255 troops, 124 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 488
Japanese adjusted assault: 645
Allied adjusted defense: 289
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1123 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 113 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
706 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 11 (3 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Assaulting units:
22nd Division
15th Division
116th Division
Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
10th Group Army
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 558 troops, 58 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 201
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Assaulting units:
16th Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8134 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 206
Defending force 1537 troops, 19 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 36
Japanese adjusted assault: 83
Allied adjusted defense: 109
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
202 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 8 (5 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
61st Naval Guard Unit
15th Base Force
Defending units:
Lark Force
B Coy/NG Rifles
Rabaul Base Force
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Ground combat at Madjene (65,103)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 612 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 12
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Madjene !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
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Ground combat at 85,49 (near Hankow)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12772 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 359
Defending force 1302 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
Allied adjusted assault: 346
Japanese adjusted defense: 4
Allied assault odds: 86 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
501 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 10 (6 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
7th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
Defending units:
14th RGC Temp. Division
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Ground combat at 83,59 (near Amoy)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 11181 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 356
Defending force 6234 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 183
Allied adjusted assault: 323
Japanese adjusted defense: 1045
Allied assault odds: 1 to 3
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
237 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
103 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
70th Chinese Corps
Defending units:
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
On the 25th, the Dutch Navy sortied in small numbers to engage the Japanese landing task force at Madjene. They won't meet the enemy until the 27th.
I forgot to mention: two days back I snuck 3 long-range tankers and a minesweeper escort out of Singapore loaded with fuel. They're in the clear as of now.
Japanese Ships
xAK Hakubasan Maru, Torpedo hits 1
Allied Ships
SS Pike
xAK Hakubasan Maru is sighted by SS Pike
SS Pike launches 2 torpedoes
This ship was reported sunk. What a nice Christmas present.
ASW attack near Hong Kong at 77,61
Japanese Ships
DD Arashio
CA Atago
CL Jintsu
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
Allied Ships
SS Seadragon, hits 1
SS Seadragon launches 2 torpedoes at DD Arashio
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arashio fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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ASW attack near Calayan at 82,71
Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Murasame
DD Asagumo
DD Samidare
DD Yudachi
DD Harusame
Allied Ships
SS S-41
SS S-41 is sighted by escort
DD Samidare fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Yudachi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Harusame fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yudachi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Harusame fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Night Naval bombardment of Rabaul at 106,125
Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
Allied ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 8
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
CA Kako firing at Rabaul
CA Furutaka firing at Rabaul
CA Kinugasa firing at Lark Force
CA Aoba firing at Rabaul
ay Time Surface Combat, near Lubang at 78,78, Range 13,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
Allied Ships
PT-31
PT Q-111, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT Q-112
MTB 8
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 13,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT Q-112 at 13,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages PT-31 at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
Massive explosion on PT Q-111
Another PT boat disasyer. Good thing there's no "Kennedy, J.F." in the leader files. He might not got lucky at this rate. At least the Allies weren't surprised this time.
Here's an aerial disappointment. Right when the strafing fighters at Clark were starting to land hits, the Japanese CAP arrives.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Bataan at 77,77
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 Det A with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Raid is overhead
And who did the Allies lose when that one fighter was shot down but a pilot with 4 kills? Too bad.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Madjene at 65,102
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
Do-24K-1 x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 19109 troops, 338 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 589
Defending force 28815 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 616
Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
28th Cavalry Regiment
29th Division
30th Infantry Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
1st Ind Field Artillery Regiment
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
9th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
40th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
24th Group Army
1st War Area
39th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 37523 troops, 324 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 1115
Defending force 22255 troops, 124 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 488
Japanese adjusted assault: 645
Allied adjusted defense: 289
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1123 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 113 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
706 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 11 (3 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Assaulting units:
22nd Division
15th Division
116th Division
Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
10th Group Army
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 558 troops, 58 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 201
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Assaulting units:
16th Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8134 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 206
Defending force 1537 troops, 19 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 36
Japanese adjusted assault: 83
Allied adjusted defense: 109
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
202 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 8 (5 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
61st Naval Guard Unit
15th Base Force
Defending units:
Lark Force
B Coy/NG Rifles
Rabaul Base Force
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Ground combat at Madjene (65,103)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 612 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 12
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Madjene !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
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Ground combat at 85,49 (near Hankow)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 12772 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 359
Defending force 1302 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47
Allied adjusted assault: 346
Japanese adjusted defense: 4
Allied assault odds: 86 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
501 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 10 (6 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
7th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
Defending units:
14th RGC Temp. Division
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Ground combat at 83,59 (near Amoy)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 11181 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 356
Defending force 6234 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 183
Allied adjusted assault: 323
Japanese adjusted defense: 1045
Allied assault odds: 1 to 3
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
237 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
103 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
70th Chinese Corps
Defending units:
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
On the 25th, the Dutch Navy sortied in small numbers to engage the Japanese landing task force at Madjene. They won't meet the enemy until the 27th.
I forgot to mention: two days back I snuck 3 long-range tankers and a minesweeper escort out of Singapore loaded with fuel. They're in the clear as of now.
ORIGINAL: Big B
The obvious question is - "Will each shell do at least 0ne Million Dollars worth of damage?" If not, someone needs to look at this again and rethink it.
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December 26th
Today, the proud tradition among American Submarines of killing destroyers began.
It was early in the night, near Donggala, when USS Searaven spotted the Tade, a transport destroyer. She fired four torpedoes. The first was a dud. I threw up my hands in sadness. There was no way a Submarine could hit a target like a destroyer with more than one torpedo per spread. So I thought.
When the second torpedo hit, it caused fire and heavy damage. Tade is now listed as sunk.
USS S-37 tried twice in a row to shoot the Destroyer Wakaba and missed.
More attacks on fleeing Singapore ships.
Submarine attack near Merak at 48,97
Japanese Ships
SS I-153
Allied Ships
xAK Tjikandi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
xAK Tjikandi is sighted by SS I-153
SS I-153 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tjikandi
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Submarine attack near Merak at 48,97
Japanese Ships
SS I-153
Allied Ships
xAK Tjikarang, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
xAK Tjikarang is sighted by SS I-153
SS I-153 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tjikarang
I've got another set of tankers, CM Kung wo and DM Stronghold, and those two Aussie AMC's sneaking out along the coast of Sumatra this turn.
In Luzon, the airfields are being bombed and a big Japanese stack entered Manila.
Here's some frivolous air attacks courtesy of the Dutcj.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Madjene at 65,102
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
Do-24K-1 x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze
DD Hayashio
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
3 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg GP Bomb
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Madjene at 65,102
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
Do-24K-1 x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
Though one plane was reported as damaged, none were disabled when I checked up on those squadrons.
Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 19115 troops, 339 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 667
Defending force 28815 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 615
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
10th Tank Regiment
28th Cavalry Regiment
29th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
30th Infantry Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
1st Ind Field Artillery Regiment
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
9th Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
98th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
1st War Area
39th Group Army
24th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 36799 troops, 324 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 1036
Defending force 27171 troops, 163 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 602
Japanese adjusted assault: 399
Allied adjusted defense: 427
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1132 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 114 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Allied ground losses:
301 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 75 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Assaulting units:
15th Division
22nd Division
116th Division
Defending units:
50th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
10th Group Army
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7093 troops, 96 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 200
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 97
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tsiaotso !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker:
Assaulting units:
16th Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8118 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 206
Defending force 1351 troops, 15 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
Japanese adjusted assault: 147
Allied adjusted defense: 51
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
205 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
61st Naval Guard Unit
15th Base Force
Defending units:
Lark Force
B Coy/NG Rifles
Rabaul Base Force
Soon I shall describe the next turn, when the Dutch met the enemy in Naval combat. Boy, was that a surprise.
It was early in the night, near Donggala, when USS Searaven spotted the Tade, a transport destroyer. She fired four torpedoes. The first was a dud. I threw up my hands in sadness. There was no way a Submarine could hit a target like a destroyer with more than one torpedo per spread. So I thought.
When the second torpedo hit, it caused fire and heavy damage. Tade is now listed as sunk.
USS S-37 tried twice in a row to shoot the Destroyer Wakaba and missed.
More attacks on fleeing Singapore ships.
Submarine attack near Merak at 48,97
Japanese Ships
SS I-153
Allied Ships
xAK Tjikandi, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
xAK Tjikandi is sighted by SS I-153
SS I-153 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tjikandi
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Submarine attack near Merak at 48,97
Japanese Ships
SS I-153
Allied Ships
xAK Tjikarang, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
xAK Tjikarang is sighted by SS I-153
SS I-153 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tjikarang
I've got another set of tankers, CM Kung wo and DM Stronghold, and those two Aussie AMC's sneaking out along the coast of Sumatra this turn.
In Luzon, the airfields are being bombed and a big Japanese stack entered Manila.
Here's some frivolous air attacks courtesy of the Dutcj.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Madjene at 65,102
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
Do-24K-1 x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze
DD Hayashio
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
3 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg GP Bomb
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Madjene at 65,102
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
Do-24K-1 x 3
Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Natsushio
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
Though one plane was reported as damaged, none were disabled when I checked up on those squadrons.
Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 19115 troops, 339 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 667
Defending force 28815 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 615
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
10th Tank Regiment
28th Cavalry Regiment
29th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
30th Infantry Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
1st Ind Field Artillery Regiment
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
9th Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
98th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
1st War Area
39th Group Army
24th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 36799 troops, 324 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 1036
Defending force 27171 troops, 163 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 602
Japanese adjusted assault: 399
Allied adjusted defense: 427
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1132 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 114 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Allied ground losses:
301 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 75 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Assaulting units:
15th Division
22nd Division
116th Division
Defending units:
50th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
10th Group Army
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Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7093 troops, 96 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 200
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 97
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 97 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tsiaotso !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker:
Assaulting units:
16th Ind.Mixed Brigade
5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8118 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 206
Defending force 1351 troops, 15 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
Japanese adjusted assault: 147
Allied adjusted defense: 51
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
205 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
61st Naval Guard Unit
15th Base Force
Defending units:
Lark Force
B Coy/NG Rifles
Rabaul Base Force
Soon I shall describe the next turn, when the Dutch met the enemy in Naval combat. Boy, was that a surprise.
ORIGINAL: Big B
The obvious question is - "Will each shell do at least 0ne Million Dollars worth of damage?" If not, someone needs to look at this again and rethink it.
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The Dutch do it again.
It was on Christmas day that a Dutch fleet led by Rear Admiral N. Renner headed off to engage Japanese forced near Madjene. The fleet consisted of the 3 Light Cruisers in service with the Dutch Navy and Destroyers Eversten, Kortaener, Piet Hein, and Van Ghent.
In the very early hours of the 27th, this force encountered a Japanese Destroyer Division. The ensuing battled started off badly when the enemy Commander crossed the Dutch 'T'
After a few minutes of firing by the CL's, Destroyer Natsushio drew first blood when she hit HNMLS Kortaener. The single shot pierced Kortaener's armor and started a fire amidships. She was hit again shortly after. This wouldn't have been a problem if she had managed NOT to collide with the HMNLS Java, Admiral Renner's flagship. Worse, this occurred shortly after Commander Nagai ordered the Japanese fleet to disengage.
Before they were out of range, Hatsushio made one last hit on Kortaener.
She and Van Ghent were detached from the task force. Shortly afterward, the ramining Dutch ships ran into Japanese troop transport Ural maru.
Night Time Surface Combat, near Madjene at 65,102, Range 8,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
xAP Ural Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
Allied Ships
CL Java
CL De Ruyter
CL Tromp
DD Piet Hein
DD Evertsen
Japanese ground losses:
218 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 64% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages xAP Ural Maru at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages xAP Ural Maru at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Tromp engages xAP Ural Maru at 7,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...
This was very puzzling. Was the transport always independent? Did a larger task force split up previously? How did the Dutch let this perfect target escape? This is like Badoeng strait, but even more humiliating.
Meanwhile...
Pre-Invasion action off Oosthaven (48,96)
3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AK Sagami Maru
AK Kinka Maru
AK Tosan Maru
DD Shirakumo
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
AK Sagami Maru firing at Teloekbetoeng ML Base Force
AK Sagami Maru fired at enemy troops
AK Kinka Maru fired at enemy troops
AK Tosan Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
ASW attack near Hengchun at 83,67
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
Allied Ships
SS Swordfish
SS Swordfish is located by DD Hatsushima
Swordfish diving deep ....
DD Wakaba fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hatsushima fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsushima fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsushima fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsushima fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsushima attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hatsushima is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub
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Sub attack near Hengchun at 84,68
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
Allied Ships
SS Swordfish
SS Swordfish launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hatsushima
Swordfish diving deep ....
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba attacking submerged sub ....
DD Wakaba is out of ASW ammo
DD Wakaba is out of ASW ammo
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba attacking submerged sub ....
DD Wakaba is out of ASW ammo
DD Wakaba is out of ASW ammo
DD Wakaba is out of ASW ammo
DD Wakaba is out of ASW ammo
DD Wakaba is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub
So, first S-37 tries to shoot Wakaba two times, then Swordfish attacks Hatsushima twice. Whatever could it mean?
There are still more air raids at Luzon. At the very least, the miniscule AA sometimes causes more than one bomber to be damaged.
In the afternoon phase, the Dutch flying boats uncovered another deep invasion force by the Japanese:
Morning Air attack on TF, near Pare Pare at 66,104
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
Do-24K-1 x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Amakusa Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pare Pare at 66,104
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Allied aircraft
Do-24K-1 x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Okuni Maru, Bomb hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
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ASW attack near Hong Kong at 77,61
Japanese Ships
AMc Kyokei Maru
AMc Mogami Maru #7
Allied Ships
SS Seawolf
SS Seawolf is sighted by escort
Seawolf bottoming out ....
Sub escapes detection
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Amphibious Assault at Pare Pare (66,104)
TF 358 troops unloading over beach at Pare Pare, 66,104
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 accidentally lost during unload of Sasebo 8th SNLF /5
Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 19130 troops, 340 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 666
Defending force 28811 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 607
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
10th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
29th Division
30th Infantry Regiment
28th Cavalry Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
1st Ind Field Artillery Regiment
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
10th Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
15th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
40th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
39th Group Army
1st War Area
24th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 36021 troops, 324 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 951
Defending force 26727 troops, 163 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 543
Assaulting units:
22nd Division
15th Division
116th Division
Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
10th Group Army
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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 25600 troops, 184 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1087
Defending force 36934 troops, 271 guns, 61 vehicles, Assault Value = 891
Japanese ground losses:
226 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
20th Infantry Regiment
65th Brigade
48th Recon Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
Sasebo 1st SNLF
40th Field AA Battalion
47th Field AA Battalion
14th JAAF AF Coy
4th Field Construction Battalion
1st Ship Engineer Regiment
45th Field AA Battalion
31st Fld AA Gun Co
48th Field AA Battalion
30th Fld AA Gun Co
32nd JAAF AF Coy
Defending units:
41st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regiment
1st Constabulary Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
2nd Constabulary Regiment
27th Avn Sup
Mindoro Constab Battalion
1st USMC AA Battalion
Cavite USN Base Force
4th PAAC Avn Sup
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
Nichols Field AAF Base Force
Far East USAAF
US Forces Far East
Asiatic Fleet
II Corps
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
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Ground combat at Batu Pahat (49,82)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3873 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 62
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 62 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Batu Pahat !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
21st Infantry Regiment
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8091 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
Defending force 1186 troops, 15 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
Japanese adjusted assault: 112
Allied adjusted defense: 13
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
520 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
61st Naval Guard Unit
15th Base Force
Defending units:
Lark Force
Rabaul Base Force
The Americans are almost completely out of Clark. There was just too much AF damage for the engineers to repair and then focus on Forts.
The Chinese will soon be in position to attack Hankow.
In the very early hours of the 27th, this force encountered a Japanese Destroyer Division. The ensuing battled started off badly when the enemy Commander crossed the Dutch 'T'
After a few minutes of firing by the CL's, Destroyer Natsushio drew first blood when she hit HNMLS Kortaener. The single shot pierced Kortaener's armor and started a fire amidships. She was hit again shortly after. This wouldn't have been a problem if she had managed NOT to collide with the HMNLS Java, Admiral Renner's flagship. Worse, this occurred shortly after Commander Nagai ordered the Japanese fleet to disengage.
Before they were out of range, Hatsushio made one last hit on Kortaener.
She and Van Ghent were detached from the task force. Shortly afterward, the ramining Dutch ships ran into Japanese troop transport Ural maru.
Night Time Surface Combat, near Madjene at 65,102, Range 8,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
xAP Ural Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
Allied Ships
CL Java
CL De Ruyter
CL Tromp
DD Piet Hein
DD Evertsen
Japanese ground losses:
218 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 64% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages xAP Ural Maru at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages xAP Ural Maru at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
CL Tromp engages xAP Ural Maru at 7,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...
This was very puzzling. Was the transport always independent? Did a larger task force split up previously? How did the Dutch let this perfect target escape? This is like Badoeng strait, but even more humiliating.
Meanwhile...
Pre-Invasion action off Oosthaven (48,96)
3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
AK Sagami Maru
AK Kinka Maru
AK Tosan Maru
DD Shirakumo
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
AK Sagami Maru firing at Teloekbetoeng ML Base Force
AK Sagami Maru fired at enemy troops
AK Kinka Maru fired at enemy troops
AK Tosan Maru fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
ASW attack near Hengchun at 83,67
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
Allied Ships
SS Swordfish
SS Swordfish is located by DD Hatsushima
Swordfish diving deep ....
DD Wakaba fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hatsushima fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsushima fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsushima fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsushima fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatsushima attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hatsushima is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub
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Sub attack near Hengchun at 84,68
Japanese Ships
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakaba
Allied Ships
SS Swordfish
SS Swordfish launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hatsushima
Swordfish diving deep ....
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba attacking submerged sub ....
DD Wakaba is out of ASW ammo
DD Wakaba is out of ASW ammo
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba attacking submerged sub ....
DD Wakaba is out of ASW ammo
DD Wakaba is out of ASW ammo
DD Wakaba is out of ASW ammo
DD Wakaba is out of ASW ammo
DD Wakaba is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub
So, first S-37 tries to shoot Wakaba two times, then Swordfish attacks Hatsushima twice. Whatever could it mean?
There are still more air raids at Luzon. At the very least, the miniscule AA sometimes causes more than one bomber to be damaged.
In the afternoon phase, the Dutch flying boats uncovered another deep invasion force by the Japanese:
Morning Air attack on TF, near Pare Pare at 66,104
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
Do-24K-1 x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Amakusa Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pare Pare at 66,104
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Allied aircraft
Do-24K-1 x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Okuni Maru, Bomb hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Do-24K-1 bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
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ASW attack near Hong Kong at 77,61
Japanese Ships
AMc Kyokei Maru
AMc Mogami Maru #7
Allied Ships
SS Seawolf
SS Seawolf is sighted by escort
Seawolf bottoming out ....
Sub escapes detection
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Amphibious Assault at Pare Pare (66,104)
TF 358 troops unloading over beach at Pare Pare, 66,104
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
17 troops of a SNLF Inf Squad 41 accidentally lost during unload of Sasebo 8th SNLF /5
Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 19130 troops, 340 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 666
Defending force 28811 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 607
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
10th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
29th Division
30th Infantry Regiment
28th Cavalry Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
1st Ind Field Artillery Regiment
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
10th Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
15th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
40th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
39th Group Army
1st War Area
24th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
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Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 36021 troops, 324 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 951
Defending force 26727 troops, 163 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 543
Assaulting units:
22nd Division
15th Division
116th Division
Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
10th Group Army
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Ground combat at Manila (79,77)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 25600 troops, 184 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1087
Defending force 36934 troops, 271 guns, 61 vehicles, Assault Value = 891
Japanese ground losses:
226 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
20th Infantry Regiment
65th Brigade
48th Recon Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
Sasebo 1st SNLF
40th Field AA Battalion
47th Field AA Battalion
14th JAAF AF Coy
4th Field Construction Battalion
1st Ship Engineer Regiment
45th Field AA Battalion
31st Fld AA Gun Co
48th Field AA Battalion
30th Fld AA Gun Co
32nd JAAF AF Coy
Defending units:
41st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
71st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regiment
1st Constabulary Regiment
1st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
2nd Constabulary Regiment
27th Avn Sup
Mindoro Constab Battalion
1st USMC AA Battalion
Cavite USN Base Force
4th PAAC Avn Sup
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
Nichols Field AAF Base Force
Far East USAAF
US Forces Far East
Asiatic Fleet
II Corps
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
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Ground combat at Batu Pahat (49,82)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3873 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 62
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 62 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Batu Pahat !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
21st Infantry Regiment
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8091 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 203
Defending force 1186 troops, 15 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
Japanese adjusted assault: 112
Allied adjusted defense: 13
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
520 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
61st Naval Guard Unit
15th Base Force
Defending units:
Lark Force
Rabaul Base Force
The Americans are almost completely out of Clark. There was just too much AF damage for the engineers to repair and then focus on Forts.
The Chinese will soon be in position to attack Hankow.
ORIGINAL: Big B
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FlyByKnight
- Posts: 245
- Joined: Sat Oct 08, 2016 6:00 pm
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Recent events
About the only really crazy events to occur in the past three turns were:
On December 29th, a big Japanese raid tried to bomb Singapore's airfield. The bombers ran into a CAP totaling 58 Buffaloes. 65 Nells and Betties were shot down.
The next day, they were tested first by Zeroes sweeping at something like 24000 feet and Ki-43 Oscars. A total of 8 Buffaloes were lost.
Clark field was occupied by the Japanese on the 30th. The airfield was just too badly damaged for forts to get constructed.
A Japanese unit crossed into Loyang over a river on the 28th. A futile attack, but the presence of that unit meant that the Chinese army in Chengchow was blocked from retreating for some reason:
Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 33141 troops, 442 guns, 321 vehicles, Assault Value = 1031
Defending force 28798 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 619
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 621
Allied adjusted defense: 205
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Chengchow !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
1985 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
31101 casualties reported
Squads: 614 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1847 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 87 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 81 (81 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 11
Assaulting units:
28th Cavalry Regiment
29th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
10th Tank Regiment
32nd Division
30th Infantry Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Ind Field Artillery Regiment
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
8th New Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
40th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
24th Group Army
39th Group Army
1st War Area
10th Chinese Base Force
Ground combat at Loyang (87,43)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17680 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 540
Defending force 5918 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 134
Allied adjusted assault: 495
Japanese adjusted defense: 10
Allied assault odds: 49 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2866 casualties reported
Squads: 78 destroyed, 81 disabled
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 24 (11 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Allied ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
93rd Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
Jingcha War Area
15th Group Army
14th Group Army
36th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
Defending units:
16th Ind.Mixed Brigade
While that was going on, a single Japanese unit entered the hex west of Loyang. I waited until I had enough units for an attack on the 30th:
Ground combat at 86,43 (near Loyang)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 25856 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 752
Defending force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 40
Allied adjusted assault: 395
Japanese adjusted defense: 22
Allied assault odds: 17 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+)
Attacker: morale(-)
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 52 (16 destroyed, 36 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Allied ground losses:
250 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
47th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
Defending units:
15th Tank Regiment
Owing to the poor terrain, Loyang must be abandoned.
In the east Indies, the Japanese invaded Oosthaven. Search planes spotted an invasion force at Kendari, supported by two small carrier TF's. A group of DO-24's were almost intercepted by their fighters, but got through due to poor weather and missed.
Their is another TF at Namlea that may pick up the SNLF unit there.
On December 29th, a big Japanese raid tried to bomb Singapore's airfield. The bombers ran into a CAP totaling 58 Buffaloes. 65 Nells and Betties were shot down.
The next day, they were tested first by Zeroes sweeping at something like 24000 feet and Ki-43 Oscars. A total of 8 Buffaloes were lost.
Clark field was occupied by the Japanese on the 30th. The airfield was just too badly damaged for forts to get constructed.
A Japanese unit crossed into Loyang over a river on the 28th. A futile attack, but the presence of that unit meant that the Chinese army in Chengchow was blocked from retreating for some reason:
Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 33141 troops, 442 guns, 321 vehicles, Assault Value = 1031
Defending force 28798 troops, 117 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 619
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 621
Allied adjusted defense: 205
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Chengchow !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
1985 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
31101 casualties reported
Squads: 614 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1847 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 87 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 81 (81 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 11
Assaulting units:
28th Cavalry Regiment
29th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
10th Tank Regiment
32nd Division
30th Infantry Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Ind Field Artillery Regiment
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
8th New Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
40th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
24th Group Army
39th Group Army
1st War Area
10th Chinese Base Force
Ground combat at Loyang (87,43)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 17680 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 540
Defending force 5918 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 134
Allied adjusted assault: 495
Japanese adjusted defense: 10
Allied assault odds: 49 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2866 casualties reported
Squads: 78 destroyed, 81 disabled
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 24 (11 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Allied ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
93rd Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
Jingcha War Area
15th Group Army
14th Group Army
36th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
Defending units:
16th Ind.Mixed Brigade
While that was going on, a single Japanese unit entered the hex west of Loyang. I waited until I had enough units for an attack on the 30th:
Ground combat at 86,43 (near Loyang)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 25856 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 752
Defending force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 40
Allied adjusted assault: 395
Japanese adjusted defense: 22
Allied assault odds: 17 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+)
Attacker: morale(-)
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 52 (16 destroyed, 36 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Allied ground losses:
250 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
47th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
Defending units:
15th Tank Regiment
Owing to the poor terrain, Loyang must be abandoned.
In the east Indies, the Japanese invaded Oosthaven. Search planes spotted an invasion force at Kendari, supported by two small carrier TF's. A group of DO-24's were almost intercepted by their fighters, but got through due to poor weather and missed.
Their is another TF at Namlea that may pick up the SNLF unit there.
ORIGINAL: Big B
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FlyByKnight
- Posts: 245
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Strange tales of success.
It was on January second that the first Major Japanese warship was sunk.
At Babeldaop, USS Perch spotted the Escort carrier Taiyou and fired 4 torpedoes. Only one dud impacted.
Shortly afterwards, another submarine spotted this carrier. It was K14, a Dutch boat.
Thanks to working torpedoes, K14 was able to hit Taiyou with 3 fish in one spread. The ship had fire and heavy damage, but was still afloat.
After that, Perch returned and scored another hit.
I heard the sinking sound. 17 A5m4 Claudes were reported lost on the ground. I'd say that's a wrap.
Perch was attacked by a PB afterwards and took 12 sys damage.
Things got weird in the next turn. Belfry said he couldn't explain why what happened took place. I'll just post the reports.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 03, 42
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Naval Gun Fire at Bataan - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Inazuma, Shell hits 8, Mine hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 4, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Manila Bay Defenses firing at DD Inazuma
Magazine explodes on DD Ikazuchi
Manila Bay Defenses firing at DD Ikazuchi
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TF 8 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Inazuma, Mine hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 mine cleared
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Naval Gun Fire at Bataan - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
56 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Kiso, Shell hits 3, Mine hits 2, on fire
DD Kamikaze, Shell hits 5, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Manila Bay Defenses firing at CL Kiso
CL Kiso firing at Manila Bay Defenses
Manila Bay Defenses firing at DD Kamikaze
DD Kamikaze firing at Manila Bay Defenses
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TF 109 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
Japanese Ships
CL Kiso, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kamikaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
You should note that at the time I sent the last few ships in Manila on suicidal transport runs to Cebu, Leyte, etc. Perhaps this was due to aggression or reactiveness settings for the Japanese. Either way, Kiso, Ikazuchi, and Inazuma were listed as sunk. It's rather annoying that it took a glitch in the game to take out these ships. I would've preferred to eliminate them myself. I'm the only one who should be able to make things easier for me.
Those were the main 'successes' of the past five turns. Before them, the Japanese landed at multiple places in the Celebes. I sent in the subs to find weak spots, knowing that Ryuujo and and at least one other Carrier were in the area.
Attacks for December 31st:
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Sub attack near Kendari at 70,106
Japanese Ships
xAKL Ryuto Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAP Rakuyo Maru
xAK Tosei Maru
xAK Konan Maru
xAKL Bichu Maru
xAKL Fukkai Maru
xAKL Kofuku Maru
PB Keiko Maru
Allied Ships
SS KXVIII
SS KXVIII launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Ryuto Maru
KXVIII bottoming out ....
PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Submarine attack near Pare Pare at 66,104
Japanese Ships
xAK Okuni Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS KXIII
xAK Okuni Maru is sighted by SS KXIII
SS KXIII attacking xAK Okuni Maru on the surface
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Namlea at 76,108
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAP Yoshino Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 49,95
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 15
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Tosan Maru
AK Kinka Maru
AK Sagami Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x 139WH-3 bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 49,95
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Hirokawa Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
Attacks for January 1st:
Morning Air attack on TF, near Namlea at 76,108
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 3
Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAP Yoshino Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Namlea at 76,108
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 3
Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Hayate, Shell hits 2, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-339D bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
Attacks for January 2nd:
Sub attack near Namlea at 76,108
Japanese Ships
AMC Awata Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
xAP Yoshino Maru
DD Hayate
Allied Ships
SS Searaven
SS Searaven launches 4 torpedoes at AMC Awata Maru
Searaven bottoming out ....
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
ASW attack near Kendari at 70,105
Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CL Jintsu
DD Oshio
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
Allied Ships
SS KXVIII
SS KXVIII is sighted by escort
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arashio fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
The latest battles:
Sub attack near Namlea at 76,108
Japanese Ships
AMC Awata Maru
xAP Kanzyu Maru
xAP Yoshino Maru
DD Hayate
Allied Ships
SS KXVI
SS KXVI launches 2 torpedoes at AMC Awata Maru
KXVI bottoming out ....
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
The air war in Singapore is a mess. Air battles on the 31st and the 1st cost the Commonwealth a total of 23 Buffalos. Not one Japanese plane was shot down on the 1st. I stood down all fighter wings to let damaged planes repair. They will be sweeping again on the 5th.
The only other part of Malaya that matters is Temuloh. For the past few days the combat report has shown this:
Ground combat at Temuloh (50,78)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4032 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127
Defending force 5665 troops, 52 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 176
Assaulting units:
56th Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
8th Indian Brigade
FMSV Brigade
22nd Indian Brigade
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
1st ISF Base Force
It is also getting bombed and surrounded by other enemy units.
China is going to be a pain. Hopefully I can outlast Greyjoy in time spent defending it from the Japanese.
At Babeldaop, USS Perch spotted the Escort carrier Taiyou and fired 4 torpedoes. Only one dud impacted.
Shortly afterwards, another submarine spotted this carrier. It was K14, a Dutch boat.
Thanks to working torpedoes, K14 was able to hit Taiyou with 3 fish in one spread. The ship had fire and heavy damage, but was still afloat.
After that, Perch returned and scored another hit.
I heard the sinking sound. 17 A5m4 Claudes were reported lost on the ground. I'd say that's a wrap.
Perch was attacked by a PB afterwards and took 12 sys damage.
Things got weird in the next turn. Belfry said he couldn't explain why what happened took place. I'll just post the reports.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 03, 42
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Naval Gun Fire at Bataan - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
DD Inazuma, Shell hits 8, Mine hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 4, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Manila Bay Defenses firing at DD Inazuma
Magazine explodes on DD Ikazuchi
Manila Bay Defenses firing at DD Ikazuchi
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TF 8 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
Japanese Ships
DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Inazuma, Mine hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 mine cleared
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Naval Gun Fire at Bataan - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
56 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
CL Kiso, Shell hits 3, Mine hits 2, on fire
DD Kamikaze, Shell hits 5, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Manila Bay Defenses firing at CL Kiso
CL Kiso firing at Manila Bay Defenses
Manila Bay Defenses firing at DD Kamikaze
DD Kamikaze firing at Manila Bay Defenses
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TF 109 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)
Japanese Ships
CL Kiso, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kamikaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
You should note that at the time I sent the last few ships in Manila on suicidal transport runs to Cebu, Leyte, etc. Perhaps this was due to aggression or reactiveness settings for the Japanese. Either way, Kiso, Ikazuchi, and Inazuma were listed as sunk. It's rather annoying that it took a glitch in the game to take out these ships. I would've preferred to eliminate them myself. I'm the only one who should be able to make things easier for me.
Those were the main 'successes' of the past five turns. Before them, the Japanese landed at multiple places in the Celebes. I sent in the subs to find weak spots, knowing that Ryuujo and and at least one other Carrier were in the area.
Attacks for December 31st:
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Sub attack near Kendari at 70,106
Japanese Ships
xAKL Ryuto Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAP Rakuyo Maru
xAK Tosei Maru
xAK Konan Maru
xAKL Bichu Maru
xAKL Fukkai Maru
xAKL Kofuku Maru
PB Keiko Maru
Allied Ships
SS KXVIII
SS KXVIII launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Ryuto Maru
KXVIII bottoming out ....
PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Submarine attack near Pare Pare at 66,104
Japanese Ships
xAK Okuni Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS KXIII
xAK Okuni Maru is sighted by SS KXIII
SS KXIII attacking xAK Okuni Maru on the surface
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Namlea at 76,108
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAP Yoshino Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 49,95
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 15
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Tosan Maru
AK Kinka Maru
AK Sagami Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x 139WH-3 bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 3 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Oosthaven at 49,95
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Hirokawa Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
Attacks for January 1st:
Morning Air attack on TF, near Namlea at 76,108
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 3
Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAP Yoshino Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Namlea at 76,108
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-339D x 3
Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Hayate, Shell hits 2, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-339D bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
Attacks for January 2nd:
Sub attack near Namlea at 76,108
Japanese Ships
AMC Awata Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
xAP Yoshino Maru
DD Hayate
Allied Ships
SS Searaven
SS Searaven launches 4 torpedoes at AMC Awata Maru
Searaven bottoming out ....
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
ASW attack near Kendari at 70,105
Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CL Jintsu
DD Oshio
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
Allied Ships
SS KXVIII
SS KXVIII is sighted by escort
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Akatsuki fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arashio fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
The latest battles:
Sub attack near Namlea at 76,108
Japanese Ships
AMC Awata Maru
xAP Kanzyu Maru
xAP Yoshino Maru
DD Hayate
Allied Ships
SS KXVI
SS KXVI launches 2 torpedoes at AMC Awata Maru
KXVI bottoming out ....
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
The air war in Singapore is a mess. Air battles on the 31st and the 1st cost the Commonwealth a total of 23 Buffalos. Not one Japanese plane was shot down on the 1st. I stood down all fighter wings to let damaged planes repair. They will be sweeping again on the 5th.
The only other part of Malaya that matters is Temuloh. For the past few days the combat report has shown this:
Ground combat at Temuloh (50,78)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4032 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127
Defending force 5665 troops, 52 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 176
Assaulting units:
56th Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
8th Indian Brigade
FMSV Brigade
22nd Indian Brigade
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
1st ISF Base Force
It is also getting bombed and surrounded by other enemy units.
China is going to be a pain. Hopefully I can outlast Greyjoy in time spent defending it from the Japanese.
ORIGINAL: Big B
The obvious question is - "Will each shell do at least 0ne Million Dollars worth of damage?" If not, someone needs to look at this again and rethink it.
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FlyByKnight
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January 11th: The Battle of Singapore begins.
Me in my response email: "You're gonna need a bigger army."
Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 24640 troops, 378 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 736
Defending force 55275 troops, 544 guns, 371 vehicles, Assault Value = 1060
Japanese adjusted assault: 154
Allied adjusted defense: 813
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 3)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
5809 casualties reported
Squads: 60 destroyed, 385 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 32 (5 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
707 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Assaulting units:
55th Infantry Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
5th Engineer Regiment
56th Recon Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
21st Fld AA Gun Co
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
35th Field AA Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
26th Fld AA Gun Co
5th Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
5th Mortar Battalion
35th Fld AA Gun Co
33rd Field Const Co
Defending units:
2nd Loyal Battalion
1st Mysore Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
5/14th Punjab Battalion
11th Indian Division
1st Malay Battalion
SSVF Brigade
1st Manchester Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
2nd Malay Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
3rd SSVF Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Hyderabad Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
12th Indian Brigade
III Indian Corps
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
224 Group RAF
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
223 Group RAF
109th RN Base Force
113th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Malaya Army
Singapore Fortress
112th RAF Adv Base Force
111th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
2nd ISF Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
Singapore Base Force
110th RAF Adv Base Force
5th Field Regiment
Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 24640 troops, 378 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 736
Defending force 55275 troops, 544 guns, 371 vehicles, Assault Value = 1060
Japanese adjusted assault: 154
Allied adjusted defense: 813
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 3)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
5809 casualties reported
Squads: 60 destroyed, 385 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 32 (5 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
707 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Assaulting units:
55th Infantry Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
5th Engineer Regiment
56th Recon Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
21st Fld AA Gun Co
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
35th Field AA Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
26th Fld AA Gun Co
5th Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
5th Mortar Battalion
35th Fld AA Gun Co
33rd Field Const Co
Defending units:
2nd Loyal Battalion
1st Mysore Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
5/14th Punjab Battalion
11th Indian Division
1st Malay Battalion
SSVF Brigade
1st Manchester Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
2nd Malay Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
3rd SSVF Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Hyderabad Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
12th Indian Brigade
III Indian Corps
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
224 Group RAF
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
223 Group RAF
109th RN Base Force
113th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Malaya Army
Singapore Fortress
112th RAF Adv Base Force
111th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
2nd ISF Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
Singapore Base Force
110th RAF Adv Base Force
5th Field Regiment
ORIGINAL: Big B
The obvious question is - "Will each shell do at least 0ne Million Dollars worth of damage?" If not, someone needs to look at this again and rethink it.
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FlyByKnight
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January 17th: "O mijn God!"
I haven't had much luck with American Subs. Ever since they evacuated Manila (Not because of aerial threats-the Japanese bombers olny hit the now-empty airfield-but because the Damned port at Manila can't resupply subs with torpedoes), they've all been sent to Soerbaja, with the exception of one or two that went to Batavia and a few that are still hovering around Indochina and Malaya.
The trouble with being based at Sorebaja is that the Japanese push at Java hasn't arrived yet, and the Celebes is just far away enough that Subs can't intercept newly-spotted task forces in time. Case in point, on the 6th of January, a might Japanese bombardment force went to attack Makassar:
Naval bombardment of Makassar at 65,106
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CA Atago
CA Takao
CL Jintsu
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Manpower hits 2
Resources hits 1
Fires 1996
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21
Port hits 15
Port fuel hits 2
BB Haruna firing at Makassar RK Cdo
BB Kongo firing at Makassar
CA Atago firing at Makassar
CA Takao firing at Makassar
CL Jintsu firing at Makassar
DD Hibiki firing at Makassar
DD Akatsuki firing at Makassar
DD Arashio firing at Makassar
DD Michishio firing at Makassar
DD Oshio firing at Makassar
DD Asashio firing at Makassar
As you can see, not a whole lot of hits on the poor Dutch defenders. I sent out a horde of Americo-Dutch subs at once.
The Japanese remained for another day:
Night Naval bombardment of Makassar at 65,106
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CA Atago
CA Takao
CL Jintsu
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
Resources hits 1
Manpower hits 1
Fires 821
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 16
Port hits 12
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2
BB Haruna firing at Makassar
BB Kongo firing at Makassar
CA Atago firing at Makassar
CA Takao firing at Makassar
CL Jintsu firing at Makassar
DD Hibiki firing at Makassar
DD Akatsuki firing at Makassar
DD Arashio firing at Makassar
DD Michishio firing at Makassar
DD Oshio firing at Makassar
DD Asashio firing at Makassar
Alas, it took another day for the subs to arrive. Based on intel reports, I re-routed many of them to the Celebes and Ternate to intercept reinforcement convoys. For another two weeks, there wasn't much in the realm of results, aside from when S-36 torpedoed IJN Isuzu on the 12th:
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Sub attack near Oosthaven at 48,96
Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu, Torpedo hits 1
Allied Ships
SS S-36
SS S-36 launches 4 torpedoes at CL Isuzu
S-36 bottoming out ....
Sub escapes detection
The whole Oosthaven saga deserves its own entry.
Betwixt other events, I became aware that the KB was in the sea between Ternate and the Celebes (not as odd a place as the Southern tip of Australia, as Mr. CanoeRebel can attest). There was also another Carrier force somewhere in the Makasssar strait that intercepted the Dutch B339's set to strafe what I thought were TF's heading to Balikpapan (I sent a sub Swarm to counter them too, perhaps he had some idea of what I might do and recalled them).
I sent out some subs to catch the KB. 5 days of waiting later, it was on the 17th that an allied sub caught the Japanese carriers.
A Dutch sub.
Sub attack near Kendari at 72,106
Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
BB Kirishima
CA Chikuma
CL Abukuma
DD Urakaze
DD Kasumi
DD Arare
DD Tanikaze
DD Hamakaze
Allied Ships
SS O23
SS O23 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Shokaku
DD Kasumi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arare fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Tanikaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFxPJ-7lg5I
[:-] 
See, this is why having a task force linger in one hex is bad.
The trouble with being based at Sorebaja is that the Japanese push at Java hasn't arrived yet, and the Celebes is just far away enough that Subs can't intercept newly-spotted task forces in time. Case in point, on the 6th of January, a might Japanese bombardment force went to attack Makassar:
Naval bombardment of Makassar at 65,106
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CA Atago
CA Takao
CL Jintsu
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Manpower hits 2
Resources hits 1
Fires 1996
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 21
Port hits 15
Port fuel hits 2
BB Haruna firing at Makassar RK Cdo
BB Kongo firing at Makassar
CA Atago firing at Makassar
CA Takao firing at Makassar
CL Jintsu firing at Makassar
DD Hibiki firing at Makassar
DD Akatsuki firing at Makassar
DD Arashio firing at Makassar
DD Michishio firing at Makassar
DD Oshio firing at Makassar
DD Asashio firing at Makassar
As you can see, not a whole lot of hits on the poor Dutch defenders. I sent out a horde of Americo-Dutch subs at once.
The Japanese remained for another day:
Night Naval bombardment of Makassar at 65,106
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CA Atago
CA Takao
CL Jintsu
DD Hibiki
DD Akatsuki
DD Arashio
DD Michishio
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
Resources hits 1
Manpower hits 1
Fires 821
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 16
Port hits 12
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2
BB Haruna firing at Makassar
BB Kongo firing at Makassar
CA Atago firing at Makassar
CA Takao firing at Makassar
CL Jintsu firing at Makassar
DD Hibiki firing at Makassar
DD Akatsuki firing at Makassar
DD Arashio firing at Makassar
DD Michishio firing at Makassar
DD Oshio firing at Makassar
DD Asashio firing at Makassar
Alas, it took another day for the subs to arrive. Based on intel reports, I re-routed many of them to the Celebes and Ternate to intercept reinforcement convoys. For another two weeks, there wasn't much in the realm of results, aside from when S-36 torpedoed IJN Isuzu on the 12th:
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Sub attack near Oosthaven at 48,96
Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu, Torpedo hits 1
Allied Ships
SS S-36
SS S-36 launches 4 torpedoes at CL Isuzu
S-36 bottoming out ....
Sub escapes detection
The whole Oosthaven saga deserves its own entry.
Betwixt other events, I became aware that the KB was in the sea between Ternate and the Celebes (not as odd a place as the Southern tip of Australia, as Mr. CanoeRebel can attest). There was also another Carrier force somewhere in the Makasssar strait that intercepted the Dutch B339's set to strafe what I thought were TF's heading to Balikpapan (I sent a sub Swarm to counter them too, perhaps he had some idea of what I might do and recalled them).
I sent out some subs to catch the KB. 5 days of waiting later, it was on the 17th that an allied sub caught the Japanese carriers.
A Dutch sub.
Sub attack near Kendari at 72,106
Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
BB Kirishima
CA Chikuma
CL Abukuma
DD Urakaze
DD Kasumi
DD Arare
DD Tanikaze
DD Hamakaze
Allied Ships
SS O23
SS O23 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Shokaku
DD Kasumi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Arare fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Tanikaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFxPJ-7lg5I
[:-] See, this is why having a task force linger in one hex is bad.
ORIGINAL: Big B
The obvious question is - "Will each shell do at least 0ne Million Dollars worth of damage?" If not, someone needs to look at this again and rethink it.
RE: January 17th: "O mijn God!"
Especially against Dutch subs that actually working torpedoes.
RE: January 17th: "O mijn God!"
3 hits on 6 torpedoes? It appears to me that he was lingering in that hex because he was out of fuel.
RE: January 17th: "O mijn God!"
On 15 September, 1942 the I-19 launched a spread of 6 torpedoes at the Wasp hitting it with 3 of 6 torpedoes and sunk while she was underway. Not only that but 1 torpedo of the 6 hit the DD415 O'Brien and sank it and also BB55 North Carolina with 1 torpedo putting her into the yards for repair and refitting for 6 weeks. Thus making it the most deadly single spread of torpedoes in WWII, sinking a carrier, Destroyer and damaging a BB with 5 out of 6 torpedoes fired.
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FlyByKnight
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Stretching to the South.
I mentioned early on that Luganville was invaded by one of those starting Naval Guard invasion TF's. Now it seems that this was just the start of an ahistorical move to the South Pacific. In the post-air phase of January 22nd, I observed this report:
Amphibious Assault at Tanna (120,157)
TF 129 troops unloading over beach at Tanna, 120,157
15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of Maizuru 1st SNLF
I wasn't so concerned over this. He'll need to find engineer and Airbase units somewhere, which will take a while. So will moving Air groups, unless he wants to dela with ops losses from transferring over long distances.
The unloading went on for another day before I remembered the presence of a French Destroyer at Fiji:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 24, 42
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tanna at 120,157, Range 17,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
xAK Nittai Maru, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
xAK Shinkoku Maru, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Ujigawa Maru, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD Le Triomphant
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 17,000 yards
Japanese ships attempt to get underway
Range closes to 13,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAK Shinkoku Maru at 13,000 yards
Massive explosion on xAKL Ujigawa Maru
DD Le Triomphant engages xAKL Ujigawa Maru at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAK Shinkoku Maru at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
xAK Shinkoku Maru sunk by DD Le Triomphant at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
Massive explosion on xAKL Ujigawa Maru
DD Le Triomphant engages xAKL Ujigawa Maru at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAK Nittai Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAKL Ujigawa Maru at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAK Nittai Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAKL Ujigawa Maru at 2,000 yards
xAK Nittai Maru sunk by DD Le Triomphant at 2,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAKL Ujigawa Maru at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAKL Ujigawa Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAKL Ujigawa Maru at 3,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...
Already, we can hear the giant sucking sound of the sinkhole opening under this theater.
Amphibious Assault at Tanna (120,157)
TF 129 troops unloading over beach at Tanna, 120,157
15 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of Maizuru 1st SNLF
I wasn't so concerned over this. He'll need to find engineer and Airbase units somewhere, which will take a while. So will moving Air groups, unless he wants to dela with ops losses from transferring over long distances.
The unloading went on for another day before I remembered the presence of a French Destroyer at Fiji:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 24, 42
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tanna at 120,157, Range 17,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
xAK Nittai Maru, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
xAK Shinkoku Maru, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAKL Ujigawa Maru, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD Le Triomphant
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 17,000 yards
Japanese ships attempt to get underway
Range closes to 13,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAK Shinkoku Maru at 13,000 yards
Massive explosion on xAKL Ujigawa Maru
DD Le Triomphant engages xAKL Ujigawa Maru at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAK Shinkoku Maru at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
xAK Shinkoku Maru sunk by DD Le Triomphant at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
Massive explosion on xAKL Ujigawa Maru
DD Le Triomphant engages xAKL Ujigawa Maru at 5,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAK Nittai Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAKL Ujigawa Maru at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAK Nittai Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAKL Ujigawa Maru at 2,000 yards
xAK Nittai Maru sunk by DD Le Triomphant at 2,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAKL Ujigawa Maru at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAKL Ujigawa Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Le Triomphant engages xAKL Ujigawa Maru at 3,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...
Already, we can hear the giant sucking sound of the sinkhole opening under this theater.
ORIGINAL: Big B
The obvious question is - "Will each shell do at least 0ne Million Dollars worth of damage?" If not, someone needs to look at this again and rethink it.
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FlyByKnight
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The situation as of February 8th
I will try and provide a summary of the game for the past month in the next few posts. For starters, here is the Strategic map.
In the background, you have a handy view of the situation in China, which will be detailed later.
In the background, you have a handy view of the situation in China, which will be detailed later.
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ORIGINAL: Big B
The obvious question is - "Will each shell do at least 0ne Million Dollars worth of damage?" If not, someone needs to look at this again and rethink it.