Godzilla {J: Andav} vs. Rodan {A: witpqs}

[witpqs]

1942 March 12

More infiltration.

[jwolf]

Surprisingly - the almost inconceivable has happened - an enemy unit has shown up at Urumchi.

Does anything in that part of China really matter? [&:]

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: jwolf

Surprisingly - the almost inconceivable has happened - an enemy unit has shown up at Urumchi.

Does anything in that part of China really matter? [&:]

It does to them! [:'(]

[zuluhour]

Don't allow him to cut the candy stripe to Kunming. I' can't picture that helping supply at all.
Sneaky LYBs. [:D].

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

Don't allow him to cut the candy stripe to Kunming. I' can't picture that helping supply at all.
Sneaky LYBs. [:D].

Doing my best. I have some large units responding but you can see the problem I face: that unit can go in any one of multiple directions. With the poor experience of my nearby units I might not pick up the direction of travel in time. Heck, even if I knew it now I might not get units there in time. Those follow on units he has are going to require more power to stop so it'll be a finger in the dike situation.

[zuluhour]

Maybe you could out sneaky him and get 0AV guy in that mountain road hex and
make him think awhile whilst you make other arrangements.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

Maybe you could out sneaky him and get 0AV guy in that mountain road hex and
make him think awhile whilst you make other arrangements.

Maybe I'll try that with a base force. I'm also trying to maintain garrison requirements but those do not always work out. India is tough for sorting out all those and lately Sining has been nailing us for 1 VP per turn.

[zuluhour]

Unscrupulous JFBs, will launch huge bombastic assaults to get VPs, but when you
hand them the keys to the city they act all affronted. No satisfying them.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

Unscrupulous JFBs, will launch huge bombastic assaults to get VPs, but when you
hand them the keys to the city they act all affronted. No satisfying them.

[:D] That's not Walter. This is a case of taking my own medicine. There is a circle of road around Sining so the base force escaped as the Inf Rgt entered and tried to circle around and flee into the outback. Obviously he spied that and the Inf Rgt gave chase, catching the base force once. Sining now lacking an Imperial garrison felt the jedi presence in nearby Lanchow, using that as an excuse to flip sides. But they are not really loyal, it was crime cartels wanting free reign, and we've been paying VP ever since. Bahstahds! [:D]

[witpqs]

1942 March 13

INVADED
Amphibious TF 44 offshore of Balikpapan
Amphibious TF 86 unloading at Bacolod
Amphibious TF 20 offshore of Groot Natoena
Bataan, Bacolod, Bandoeng, Cheribon, Urumchi, Changsha, Lanchow, Kungchang are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Ansi is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Balikpapan !!!



Overall
• KB2 and KB3 at Kalidjati.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• A tanker convoy is leaving Los Angeles with a large load of fuel for Pago Pago.


Pacific
• Tomorrow a troop convoy arrives at Pago Pago.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Subs near Sydney.

• After some scheduled unit withdrawals we have enough Aus Inf Sec 42 squads to upgrade the 16 units which each have 108x CMF Inf Sec 41 squads. The upgrades should commence tomorrow.

• Fuel is being unloaded at Luganville under cover of heavy rain. The tender and escort from Aoba Island (1 hex east) have refueled and will return to their brood of PBY's. Recall that an earlier fuel delivery was sunk by enemy carrier planes.


Philippines
• More amphibious activity as troops land at Bacolod again.

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Many battles, quite a number involving subs as usual. Zero's now have little better to do than hunt our 3 remaining PT boats.

We got one!

Sub attack near Billiton at 52,92

Japanese Ships
CL Kiso, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Asakaze

Allied Ships
SS KX

SS KX launches 4 torpedoes at CL Kiso
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

They tried their .50 caliber machine guns at 19,000 yards but got the deflection wrong due to crosswinds.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Balikpapan at 64,97, Range 19,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Isonami
AK Sado Maru
AK Sagami Maru
AK Sakura Maru
xAK Kansai Maru
xAK Kashii Maru
xAK Aobasan Maru
xAK Asosan Maru
xAK Asakasan Maru
xAK Atutasan Maru

Allied Ships
HDML P 1, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 19,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 19,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards
HDML P 1 sunk by DD Isonami at 17,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...

Morning Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 64,97

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
Do-24K-1 x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Do-24K-1: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Asakasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires

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

CAP engaged:
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead

• This was quite conceivable.

Ground combat at Balikpapan (64,97)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1192 troops, 26 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 7932 troops, 68 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 242

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
VI KNIL Battalion
Balikpapan Defenses
Balikpapan MLD Base Force

Defending units:
21st/A Division
21st/C Division

Ground combat at Balikpapan (64,97)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7896 troops, 68 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 238

Defending force 1693 troops, 33 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Japanese adjusted assault: 140

Allied adjusted defense: 6

Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Balikpapan !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
914 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 33 (30 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
21st/A Division
21st/C Division

Defending units:
VI KNIL Battalion
Balikpapan Defenses
Balikpapan MLD Base Force

• So they will hold for a bit...

Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1959 troops, 76 guns, 273 vehicles, Assault Value = 515

Defending force 5538 troops, 81 guns, 72 vehicles, Assault Value = 178

Japanese adjusted assault: 85

Allied adjusted defense: 394

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 2)

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

Allied ground losses:
536 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
14th Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
XV KNIL Battalion
IX KNIL Battalion
IV KNIL Battalion
2nd Cav Sqdn
Mobiele Battalion
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
Andir ML Base Force

But all of the casualties were ours, which is a very bad sign. It might even have been an armour-only assault which means the infantry can crush us tomorrow.

• We've managed to upgrade two fighter squadrons on Java (they are all on Java), one to P-40E the other to Hurricane IIb Trop. We had 12x P-40E to fill that squadron but only 7x Hurricane IIb Trop for the other squadron. There aren't many bombers left to escort but there are some. Let's hope the planes get uncrated and assembled quickly. We've also upgraded a bomber squadron to B-25C at Soerabaja and one at Batavia. Another at Batavia was upgraded to DB-7B. As with the fighters it will take a few days to ready enough planes to make attacks.


China
• Just north of Sian, this nearly dead unit was a speed bump. The Imperial armour is now heading north and likely will work to force the road into the Chungking plain.

Ground combat at 83,40 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 768 troops, 0 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 291

Defending force 469 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Japanese adjusted assault: 82

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 82 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Allied ground losses:
418 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
23rd Chinese Corps

• The main body follow up of the westernmost infiltration. They are now moving on the other units ex-Nanning.

Ground combat at 72,52 (near Nanning)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8567 troops, 72 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 1075

Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 222

Allied adjusted defense: 10

Japanese assault odds: 22 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
Units pursuing 2

Allied ground losses:
176 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
39th/A Division
15th Division
116th Division
39th/B Division

Defending units:
35th Group Army

Good news: we do see the direction of travel of the lead unit (at the river) and are moving to intercept, but with a modest unit. Our air strikes are needed but did not fly today. More squadrons with fighter escort have been positioned with orders.

• Now 2 enemy units at Urumchi. Where do they all come from?!


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• CV Formidable has arrived at Cape Town and will proceed to Colombo with destroyers.

• With KB1 not sighted in a few days we have to start being alert to the possibility of a surprise strike at Colombo in several more days.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• 7 subs on station, no contacts.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 March 13

I didn't realize the sub war was so one sided to date. We have a number of subs with battle damage pulling out of the Java Sea and nearby waters but none are in danger of sinking.

[witpqs]

1942 March 14

INVADED
Bataan, Bandoeng, Cheribon, Urumchi, Changsha, Lanchow, Kungchang are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Groot Natoena is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Bacolod !!!



Overall
• KB1 in the Java Sea south of Bandjermasin; KB3 and possibly KB2 at Kalidjati. KB3 and KB2 might have combined.

• It looks like there was no damage to the facilities at Balikpapan upon capture by the enemy horde.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• A fuel convoy is loading at Los Angeles for New Zealand.

• A 2 sub TF is departing Pearl Harbor to lay mines in a shallow ocean hex near Kobe.

• BB Warspite has arrived at the Panama Canal and will now cross the Atlantic Oceans, North and South.


Pacific
• The troop convoy has partially unloaded the two support units at Pago Pago.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• The KV and AVP had 1/1 DL at Aoba Island and have now disbanded there.

• The RN CL TF with older light cruisers is leaving Darwin for Carnarvon and will likely head for Colombo after refueling.


Philippines
• Another one bites the dust.

Ground combat at Bacolod (79,85)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6352 troops, 51 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 210

Defending force 1113 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Japanese adjusted assault: 189

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 47 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bacolod !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
1524 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 64 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
146th Infantry Regiment
32nd Nav Gsn Unit

Defending units:
73rd PA Infantry Regiment
Negros Constab Battalion

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Only one offensive success today.

Sub attack near Kalidjati at 50,99

Japanese Ships
CVE Taiyo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Sanae

Allied Ships
SS O23, hits 2

Fuel storage explosion on CVE Taiyo
Fuel storage explosion on CVE Taiyo
SS O23 launches 4 torpedoes at CVE Taiyo
O23 bottoming out ....
DD Sanae fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sanae attacking submerged sub ....
DD Sanae fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sanae fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sanae fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• This is better than expected.

Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12934 troops, 180 guns, 309 vehicles, Assault Value = 509

Defending force 5153 troops, 79 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 146

Japanese adjusted assault: 361

Allied adjusted defense: 421

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
288 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
610 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 16 (6 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (5 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
14th Tank Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
7th Tank Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
IV KNIL Battalion
2nd Cav Sqdn
XV KNIL Battalion
IX KNIL Battalion
Mobiele Battalion
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
Andir ML Base Force

More enemy units are on the way from Kalidjati.


• With KB1 in the Java Sea I can only hope the major airfields on Java remain open while the new bombers make ready. At Soerabaja 7 of 9 B-25C and 6 of 7 Hurricane IIb Trop might be ready tomorrow. Only 2x P-40E will be ready, though. At Batavia 3 of 6 B-25C and 5 of 9 DB-7B wil lbe ready. Along with existing aircraft all squadrons are standing up. Maybe they can land a few blows.


China
• Our bombers have still not flown against that lead western infiltrator.

• Revealed.

Ground combat at Urumchi (79,11)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 654 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Defending force 6638 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 205

Assaulting units:
4th Cavalry Brigade
2nd Ching An Tui Brigade

Defending units:
259th Brigade
9th Separate Brigade
19th Chinese Base Force

Our remaining brigade will be directed to try and seal their supply route but they probably have friends joining them anyway.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Still no sign of Imperial ground forces in central Burma.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• 7 subs on station, no contacts.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 March 14

Attempting to cut off our exit route from Changsha.

[witpqs]

1942 March 15

INVADED
Bataan, Bandoeng, Cheribon, Urumchi, Changsha, Lanchow, Kungchang are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Buitenzorg is occupied by the Japanese



Overall
• With scouting spotty: KB1 in eastern Java Sea, KB2 and KB3 at Kalidjati and possibly combined.

• Units on the West Coast and at Pearl Harbor are beginning preparation for Maloelap, Roi-Namur, and Kwajalein Island. Assault shipping is the greatest limiting factor.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• The fuel convoy for New Zealand has loaded and will depart tonight.

• Lexington, Saratoga, and co. have arrived at Pearl Harbor and will commence upgrades as appropriate.


Pacific
• The troop convoy at Pago Pago has finished unloading and will depart, meanwhile a fuel/supply convoy has arrived and will begin unloading.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• A fuel/supply convoy is almost finished unloading at Melbourne.


Philippines
• Bombardment at Bataan, where supplies grow short but the units all still have supply.


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Aircraft came ready as estimated with a number more to come ready tomorrow. Aircraft already on the flight line made a number of attacks into Zero CAP and took heavy losses. Our subs also made several attacks to no avail.


China
• Our bombers finally flew against the westernmost infiltrators and hopefully will keep doing so, but perhaps the Empire will object.

Morning Air attack on 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment, at 71,50 , near Kunming

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB-III x 7
P-40B Warhawk x 11

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb
4 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 4th Ind.Mixed Regiment, at 71,50 , near Kunming

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-29A Hudson x 9
SB-III x 3

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 100 kg GP Bomb
9 x A-29A Hudson bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb

• Only bombardments today and none remarkable.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• The four (3 + 1x HQ) USA squadrons shipped in from the US have been training in Bombay but we had to ship one to Calcutta to upgrade to P-40E as that is the only airfield in India large enough to permit upgrades. Everyplace else is still building fortifications.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• 7 subs on station, no contacts.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 March 16

INVADED
Amphibious TF 20 offshore of Djemadja
Amphibious TF 237 offshore of Batan Island
Bandoeng, Urumchi, Changsha, Lanchow, Kungchang are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Cheribon !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Batan Island !!!



Overall
• KB1 in the Java Sea near Kalidjati. KB2/KB3 likely exited the Java Sea into the South China Sea this day.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Lexington and Saratoga in refit for upgrades.


Pacific
• Subs near Suva.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Squad upgrades proceeding smoothly.


Philippines
• More enemy forces released.

Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34935 troops, 344 guns, 184 vehicles, Assault Value = 1020

Defending force 30675 troops, 360 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 516

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 1145

Allied adjusted defense: 551

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
3710 casualties reported
Squads: 43 destroyed, 171 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
Guns lost 29 (12 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
42490 casualties reported
Squads: 897 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1495 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 514 (514 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 71 (71 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 30

Assaulting units:
24th Nav Gsn Unit
16th Engineer Regiment
Kanno
47th Infantry Regiment
Tanaka
48th Engineer Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
65th Brigade
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
Kimura Det
23rd Nav Gd Unit
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
31st Infantry Regiment
2nd Constabulary Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
21st PA Infantry Division
1st Constabulary Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regiment
301st Construction Battalion
51st PA Infantry Division
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regiment
4th Constabulary Regiment
I Corps
US Forces Far East
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
35th Avn Sup
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
24th PS FA Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
Far East USAAF
Bataan USN Base Force
Clark Field AAF Base Force
Manila Bay Defenses
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• A better day for our offensive forces over and around Java. 0% moonlight is really good for PT boats. Today's CAP was almost entirely provided by KB1. Lots of attacks, here are our successful ones.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kalidjati at 50,99, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Minegumo
DD Ikazuchi
DD Inazuma
AK Hirokawa Maru
AK Sasako Maru
AK Kinka Maru
AK Kyushu Maru, Torpedo hits 1
AK Tosan Maru
xAK Ayatosan Maru
xAP Terukuni Maru, Shell hits 1
xAP Husimi Maru
xAP Kamo Maru
xAP Kongo Maru

Allied Ships
TM-4
TM-10, Shell hits 1
TM-13, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends unloading operations and begins to get underway
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 2,000 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
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
TM-13 engages AK Tosan Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages TM-13 at 2,000 yards
TM-10 engages AK Kyushu Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages TM-13 at 2,000 yards
TM-10 engages AK Tosan Maru at 2,000 yards
AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , AK Kinka Maru ,
AK Sasako Maru , AK Hirokawa Maru , xAP Kongo Maru ,
xAP Kamo Maru , xAP Husimi Maru screened from combat
- escorted by DD Inazuma , DD Ikazuchi
TM-13 engages xAP Terukuni Maru at 2,000 yards
TM-10 engages xAK Ayatosan Maru at 2,000 yards
AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru screened from combat
TM-13 engages xAK Ayatosan Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages TM-10 at 2,000 yards
TM-4 engages xAK Ayatosan Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages TM-13 at 2,000 yards
TM-10 engages xAP Terukuni Maru at 2,000 yards
TM-4 engages xAP Terukuni Maru at 2,000 yards
TM-4 engages xAK Ayatosan Maru at 2,000 yards
Frelinghuysen E. orders Allied TF to disengage
AK Tosan Maru , AK Kyushu Maru , AK Kinka Maru ,
AK Sasako Maru screened from combat
- escorted by DD Inazuma
DD Ikazuchi engages TM-13 at 2,000 yards
TM-10 engages xAK Ayatosan Maru at 2,000 yards
Task forces break off...

Sub attack near Kalidjati at 50,99

Japanese Ships
AK Sasako Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tosan Maru
AK Kyushu Maru
AK Kinka Maru
AK Hirokawa Maru
xAP Husimi Maru
xAP Terukuni Maru
xAK Ayatosan Maru
DD Inazuma

Allied Ships
SS KXI, hits 2

SS KXI launches 2 torpedoes at AK Sasako Maru
KXI bottoming out ....
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 ....
DD Inazuma is out of ASW ammo
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kalidjati at 50,99

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Kinka Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAP Kamo Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes

• Busting out of Kalidjati.

Ground combat at Cheribon (51,100)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Defending force 135 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 21

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cheribon !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 15 (15 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Regiment

Defending units:
Cheribon Defenses

China
• Our bombers flew again gaining critical time, but they must keep doing so. Meanwhile the main body of the western infiltration is held up just a little bit.

Ground combat at 71,51 (near Tuyun)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27838 troops, 226 guns, 59 vehicles, Assault Value = 841

Defending force 8700 troops, 62 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 115

Japanese adjusted assault: 476

Allied adjusted defense: 265

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
151 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
674 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Assaulting units:
15th Division
116th Division

Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
35th Group Army

• I wondered if the Zero's would return to Chungking after our fighters were found elsewhere.

Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24

Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 3 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet

CAP engaged:
AVG/3rd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 11 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes

Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
P-40B Warhawk x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
AVG/3rd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 28000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 32070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 80 minutes

The P-40B, well piloted, is a match for the Zero but we cannot stand the attrition.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Imperial troops have shown up at Taung Gyi.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• 6 subs on station, no contacts.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 March 17

INVADED
Amphibious TF 20 unloading at Djemadja
Amphibious TF 237 offshore of Babuyan
Bandoeng, Urumchi, Changsha, Lanchow, Kungchang are also invested.
Kiuchuan is invested by OUR troops!

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Taung Gyi is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Djemadja !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Babuyan !!!



Overall
• KB1 is in the central Java Sea.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Lexington and Saratoga will be ready for sea in early April.


Pacific
• Unloading at Pago Pago.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• No news.


Philippines
• Cleanup.


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Bandoeng is about to fall.

Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24176 troops, 278 guns, 113 vehicles, Assault Value = 908

Defending force 4530 troops, 60 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 116

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 472

Allied adjusted defense: 175

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
234 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
176 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division
1st Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
38th Division
7th Tank Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
XV KNIL Battalion
IV KNIL Battalion
IX KNIL Battalion
Mobiele Battalion
Andir ML Base Force

• Lots of scuffles and kerfuffles but our guys got no hits.


China
• This force is larger than our troops across the river can handle so another unit on the way to stop the lead infiltrator is diverting here. The smaller unit will have to hold the lead infiltrator until the other assigned units arrive. Air strikes will be assigned to slow down this stack.

Ground combat at 71,51 (near Tuyun)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27771 troops, 226 guns, 59 vehicles, Assault Value = 960

Defending force 8102 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 80

Japanese adjusted assault: 365

Allied adjusted defense: 136

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
3461 casualties reported
Squads: 122 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 141 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 15 (9 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
15th Division
116th Division
39th/A Division

Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
35th Group Army

• Our base force has made it to Kiuchuan to find an enemy unit on the other side of that town. Perhaps we caught them out of position long enough??


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Preparing in India. Enemy plan of advance in Burma still unclear.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• 7 subs on station. Two subs currently 2 and 3 hexes south of Torishima respectively have 1/1 DL and 3/3 DL.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 March 18

INVADED
Urumchi, Changsha, Lanchow, Kungchang are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Kiuchuan is occupied by the Allies
Japanese forces CAPTURE Bandoeng !!!



Overall
• KB1 is 4 hexes NE of Soerabaja.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Nothing of note.


Pacific
• Fuel still unloading at Pago Pago (a slow process).


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Subs near Sydney.

• Upgrades proceed, only 12 units left to change CMF Inf Sect 41 squads for Aus Inf Sect 42 squads.

• We have been bringing supply into Darwin and pulling resources out of Port Hedland but both undertakings will soon become hazardous.


Philippines
• Now they're clearing the mines from Bataan's harbor - is there no end to this?!


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• The best hope of the resistance...

Morning Air attack on TF, near Bandjermasin at 58,100

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 38

Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 2
B-339D x 12
Hurricane IIb Trop x 6
P-40E Warhawk x 11
B-25C Mitchell x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 1 destroyed
B-339D: 4 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 6 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 4000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes
Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 29070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes

According to exuberant patrol plane crews this task force consists of approximately 37 IJN aircraft carriers plus escorts.

• Pi-Con Fleet Headquarters underground mountain bastion falls the Cylons.

Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23968 troops, 278 guns, 113 vehicles, Assault Value = 883

Defending force 4332 troops, 60 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 92

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 646

Allied adjusted defense: 109

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bandoeng !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
160 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Units pursuing 3

Allied ground losses:
1525 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 69 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 48 (47 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 57 (57 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
14th Tank Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
38th Division
Imperial Guards Division
7th Tank Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
XV KNIL Battalion
IV KNIL Battalion
IX KNIL Battalion
Mobiele Battalion
Andir ML Base Force

This time the Empire's meticulous preparations have worked against them. Flipping the last hex side with a road meant the best retreat path was into trackless mountains. 244 Imperial armoured vehicles are now left to find their way out of the wilderness.

• Clearing their way.

Ground combat at 50,101 (near Tjilatjap)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Defending force 418 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 19

Allied adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Regiment

Defending units:
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
Cheribon Defenses

China
• This was totally unexpected. You might incon... Nah. We ordered the assault to capture the town, hoping to grab the empty town before that unit to the NW arrived. Kiuchan flipped to our side at the turn. The unit to the NW arrived during the turn, and because our unit had the assault ordered it assaulted the enemy unit. You won't believe what happened next!

Ground combat at Kiuchuan (82,26)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2071 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Defending force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Allied adjusted assault: 11

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
235 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
5th Chinese Base Force

Defending units:
1st Ching An Tui Brigade

Man bites dog: base force attacks and defeats infantry brigade! Now what?

• It's still a race to two critical spots to stop the western infiltrators.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Only one unit remains to upgrade Ind Inf Section 41 squads to Ind Inf Section 42 squads, and that unit is in the jungle with 71 miles to go before reaching Jorhat.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• 7 subs on station, no contacts.


Complete combat report attached.

[GetAssista]

ORIGINAL: witpqs
Man bites dog: base force attacks and defeats infantry brigade! Now what?

Ahhaha, instant classic! [:D] Your propaganda should tout this glorious victory through all of China. People will be cheering

[BBfanboy]

The Ching An Tui brigades are very poor quality troops, experience >10, morale very low, leaders poor and expensive to buy out, + in this case, you caught them still in move mode. A combo he will not provide again. So now that you have Kiuchuan, can you meet the garrison requirement? And will you try to take the sister city, Uglichuan?

[witpqs]

I forgot to get the base force moving again before I ended the turn. Even though it is not visible to me a the moment I am pretty sure the 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade, which mauled them outside of Sining, is still chasing them. The problem there is the only road thought to be free from enemy is east and is secondary while the other roads are primary. Until the base force gets a couple of hexes out it can be caught just by the faster movement allowed behind it.

A bit like Bonnie and Clyde having fun while they can.