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

[witpqs]

1942 March 25

Radio transmission 21 hexes due west of Perth: I wonder what we have here? We are *not* running convoys through this area.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

No arguments. I was hoping my game would keep pace with yours, but this will not be the case.
Over a month behind now and it will not be long before comparisons with Japanese moves becomes
more retrospective. I am enjoying the AAR and find some interesting comparisons and parallels
to apply to my current dilemma as it is.

We have our slow periods due to RL and you might put on a burst of turns here and there like we did last weekend. I guess the biggest problem is how games diverge. Even if contemporaneous it might be of little value to you at some point.

[jwolf]

ORIGINAL: witpqs


Radio transmission 21 hexes due west of Perth: I wonder what we have here? We are *not* running convoys through this area.

No, but it looks like the Japanese *think* you are, or at least that you might be. Perhaps the hunter can become the hunted? [8D]

[zuluhour]

Sometimes seeing another situation can bring to mind another completely different tangent of thought. When you mentioned refitting
to the APDs, it did not remind me to do likewise but something in your report of that day or thereafter sparked an operational idea
I had never thought of before. Likewise the detail and timing of some of the landings triggered another thought about how to counter
these. Because the time frame was so close and our assets so similar you kinda planned for me. I have obviously copied, I hope there
are no infringement penalties, what I present to the reader, albeit with less commentary, what you choose reveal. By the way, thats
a Glen equipped sub by my estimate, looking for easy prey. Unfortunately there seem to be more heavily modded AARs out there now
and they don't interest me as much to read.

[witpqs]

j & z:

This is an Open Source AAR (although it does use the Oxford Comma). No fees! [:D]

A Glen equipped sub to leave burning fuel out there is even better. I have a 4x KV group I could send but I will keep them close to Perth instead. The only traffic to and fro is gathering Resources from Port Hedland and sending Supply to Darwin. I also boosted Supply at Perth with a shipment from Adelaide because there was so little drawn in it was taking forever to load up for Darwin.

Interesting about the ideas. And we can't talk about them here because that would be an OpSec for your AAR, and we can't talk about them there because that would be an OpSec leak for my AAR. And we can't talk about them in PM or email because that would do away with the fun of vaguely alluding to them. Cool! [:D]

[witpqs]

1942 March 26

INVADED
Amphibious TF 20 offshore of Lingga
Cebu, Samarinda, Ketapang, Batavia, Langsa, Urumchi, Changsha, Lanchow, Kungchang, are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Shwebo is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kiuchuan !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Mandalay !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Calapan !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Magwe !!!



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Quiet but in the yards.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Suva.

• Fuel unloading at Pago Pago; supply unloading at Nadi.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Australian infantry squads upgrades still proceeding smoothly.


Philippines
• We hold only Cebu.


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• They sweep all before them.

Ground combat at 51,103 (near Tjilatjap)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 39

Defending force 636 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Japanese adjusted assault: 18

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
262 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Regiment

Defending units:
Tjilitjap Cdo
Tjilitjap Defenses
Cheribon Defenses

• Short term at Ketapang.

Ground combat at Ketapang (55,93)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 103

Defending force 912 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Japanese adjusted assault: 18

Allied adjusted defense: 13

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
6th Tank Regiment
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF

Defending units:
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
W Borneo Mil'ie Cdo

• Our fighting fliers flew. Blood spilled, no hits made.


China
• Kungchang holds for one last time.

Ground combat at Kungchang (81,36)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9152 troops, 58 guns, 263 vehicles, Assault Value = 364

Defending force 4070 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73

Japanese adjusted assault: 187

Allied adjusted defense: 64

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
653 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
1st Cavalry Brigade

Defending units:
17th Chinese Corps
6th Chinese Base Force

• Ichang is being approached from the NE (no river crossing but no road either). We are withdrawing our weak defense from Ichang into the good country to the NW.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• With the capitulation of Shwebo central Burma is cleared in a day.

Ground combat at Mandalay (59,46)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3783 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 124

Defending force 2038 troops, 0 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Japanese adjusted assault: 54

Allied adjusted defense: 10

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Mandalay !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
596 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 55 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 20 (19 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
Upper Burma BAF Battalion
Burma Corps

Ground combat at Magwe (57,47)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8129 troops, 64 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 255

Defending force 303 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 120

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 120 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Magwe !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
406 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
33rd/B Division
33rd/C Division

Defending units:
9th Burma Rifles Battalion
10th Burma Rifles Battalion

• Engaging them at least.

ASW attack near Phuket at 48,67

Japanese Ships
TB Kari
xAP Kamakura Maru
xAK Johore Maru
xAK Kagu Maru
xAK Tacoma Maru

Allied Ships
SS Truant

SS Truant launches 2 torpedoes at TB Kari
Truant diving deep ....
TB Kari attacking submerged sub ....
TB Kari fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kari fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kari fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kari fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• The first of the Dutch subs to arrive at Colombo are in shipyard for major repairs.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• 1 sub on station, no contacts.

• 2 subs laid minefields 1 hex SW Kobe. As subs exit they are spotted DL 10/10.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 March 27

INVADED
Amphibious TF 20 unloading at Lingga
Cebu, Samarinda, Batavia, Urumchi, Changsha, Lanchow are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Benkoelen is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kungchang !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Langsa !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Ketapang !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingga !!!



Overall
• No carrier sightings.

• For those keeping track of plans, the Marshall Islands invasion plan requires me to buy out one division and three regiments, so it will be a while. There are two independent regiments arriving soon that I might begin preparing as substitutes to shorten the time but they will still need to prepare.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• The yards are busy.


Pacific
• Pago Pago fortifications now 4. Fuel unloading at Pago Pago. Supply finished unloading at Nadi.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• A fake convoy of 2x KV and 2x xAK is being sent west from Perth to run over the location of that radio sighting yesterday. The convoy will veer south in a circle and return on a track which should be out of a subs air search range.


Philippines
• Waiting...


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Chased into the jungle by tanks - how ignominious!

Ground combat at Ketapang (55,93)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1935 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 103

Defending force 848 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Japanese adjusted assault: 26

Allied adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ketapang !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
304 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th Tank Regiment
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF

Defending units:
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
W Borneo Mil'ie Cdo

• Completing ship construction in an active combat zone!

xAP Tjitjalengka arrives at Soerabaja

• Our two PT boats, now one, sortied as did many of our aircraft.


China
• As forecast.

Ground combat at Kungchang (81,36)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9117 troops, 58 guns, 263 vehicles, Assault Value = 364

Defending force 3621 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Japanese adjusted assault: 190

Allied adjusted defense: 40

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kungchang !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
980 casualties reported
Squads: 44 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
12th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
1st Cavalry Brigade

Defending units:
17th Chinese Corps
6th Chinese Base Force

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• The Imperials are pursuing our retreated forces toward Lashio.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• 1 sub on station. Returning Grayling, low on fuel, has run into a convoy of 3 ships moving SE 4 hexes east of Haha-Jima. Ship types unknown.

• No mine sweeping in the combat report so perhaps the mine fields near Kobe are undetected. The two subs which placed them are DL 9/9.


Complete combat report attached.

[Macclan5]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

• A fake convoy of 2x KV and 2x xAK is being sent west from Perth to run over the location of that radio sighting yesterday. The convoy will veer south in a circle and return on a track which should be out of a subs air search range.

[8D]

Very very coy.

I presume you are: (1) seeking to confirm a sub or (2) more importantly confirm the KB / Mini KB anticipating your fuel supply routes.

A couple low endurance Dutch xAKs ? The KVs have a decent shot to damage the sub (if that is what it is)

The question that begs to be asked:

You categorically state you are NOT running convoys this route !

So where are you running convoys ?

1) Only Continental USA to Australia via New Zealand ?

2) Hub and spoke to the aforementioned Pago Pago and or Suva ?

3) Capetown to Adelaide and thus further south?

4) Not hub and spoke from Columbo - because you emphatically state Columbo is not safe at the current time....

Hmmmmmm a new tactic we rookies have never contemplated ?

[:D]

[witpqs]

A moment while the Cone of Silence descends to shield our conversation... there, that's better.

ORIGINAL: Macclan5

ORIGINAL: witpqs

• A fake convoy of 2x KV and 2x xAK is being sent west from Perth to run over the location of that radio sighting yesterday. The convoy will veer south in a circle and return on a track which should be out of a subs air search range.

[8D]

Very very coy.

I presume you are: (1) seeking to confirm a sub or (2) more importantly confirm the KB / Mini KB anticipating your fuel supply routes.
I 100% presume it is a sub or two. Does that mean I there is a 99.83% chance it's carriers?

A couple low endurance Dutch xAKs ? The KVs have a decent shot to damage the sub (if that is what it is)
Yeah, medium to low endurance. I have very limited shipping based at Perth and most of the merchants (both xAK and xAKL) are bringing Resources down from Port Hedland while that's possible. A couple of single xAK, with escorts, are running supplies to Darwin and other points on the coast as needed. I thought about waiting and grabbing a a couple of xAKL but I realized xAK will be much more convincing, I just hope he does not get a ship name and look up its endurance in the database. That's something Intel Monkey should provide as time goes on. The two KV are to be a credible looking escort, as the two xAK are to be a credible looking part of a convoy. Many (I think most) times subs only see part of a convoy. The KV's might damage a sub, but the real purpose of the operation is...

to convince him it is a convoy route so he keeps sending subs there. [;)]

The question that begs to be asked:

You categorically state you are NOT running convoys this route !
Correct. I made certain strategic decisions about convoys at the beginning of the game. Partly I did it this way to avoid predictability. Adjustments and exceptions will be made as and if genuinely needed of course.

The only item routinely sent from the western Indian Ocean to the eastern Indian Ocean is Oil from Abadan to Australia. One smallish tanker at a time is all required because the Oil accumulates very slowly at Abadan.

So where are you running convoys ?
Here I will only answer for places you do not specifically ask about below (those are answered below).
I do not use the Auto Convoy system. I do use CS convoys plenty, and coupled with waypoints (which they do allow) they are pretty flexible.

Convoys to northern Pacific areas are sent as needed and pretty much route directly.

CS convoys are set up for Pearl Harbor and use waypoints to circumvent the obvious direct routes and known submarine hunting grounds to the extend possible. Convoys to Midway and islands closer to Hawaii than to Pago Pago are sent from Pearl Harbor as needed. Also Christmas Island, Palmyra, and Canton Island have benefited from many single xAK which arrived at the Panama Canal, loaded, made the direct run, then headed to Pearl Harbor all without escort.

In all cases troop and aircraft convoys run when, where, and by routes as needed.


1) Only Continental USA to Australia via New Zealand ?
Yes. With the exception noted above (Abadan Oil) no external convoys to Australia/New Zealand from the west, only from the east, meaning from the US West Coast.

2) Hub and spoke to the aforementioned Pago Pago and or Suva ?
Yes, to a point. Pago Pago is distributing Supply to some places but the amounts are pretty small as the forces present are pretty small except for Fiji. Fiji has maybe 35 or 40k Supply most of which either loaded at or routed on ships through Pago Pago.

3) Capetown to Adelaide and thus further south?
Nope. None of that, but I hope thousands of sub-days are spent looking there!

Currently all Supply and Fuel convoys (often combined) run from the West Coast direct to New Zealand and Australia, all hand-routed with waypoints. Adjustments are made en route as needed. Auckland was avoided as a destination early on because of subs. Any place northeast of Melbourne is avoided same. Melbourne has been avoided by some convoys which continued to Adelaide due to subs near Melbourne.

4) Not hub and spoke from Columbo - because you emphatically state Columbo is not safe at the current time....
Colombo is a destination. Convoys are still running from Cape Town to Colombo and from Bombay and Abadan to Colombo and will continue as long as possible.

Lots of CS convoys run from Abadan to Karachi and a few to Bombay and Colombo. Some CS convoys from Aden to Bombay/Karachi (Aden gets very little Supply).

Hmmmmmm a new tactic we rookies have never contemplated ?
Don't know about that. I assume if you sat down to analyze it you could come up with many improvements.

[:D]

[witpqs]

1942 March 28

INVADED
Cebu, Samarinda, Batavia, Urumchi, Changsha, Lanchow are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Yard work.


Pacific
• Fuel unloading at Pago Pago.

• A USMC defense Bn arrived at Pago Pago further increasing the unfriendliness of that place to uninvited visitors.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Logistics.


Philippines
• Waiting for the last nail.


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Many miles of deep jungle to reach Sampit, which will surely be in enemy hands before they reach it.

Ground combat at 56,93 (near Ketapang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 39

Defending force 637 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Japanese adjusted assault: 35

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
347 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
W Borneo Mil'ie Cdo

• We got one!

Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
PBY-5 Catalina x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAKL Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

• If only there was less moonlight...

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kalidjati at 50,99, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze
DD Hatakaze
xAP Huso Maru
xAP Ural Maru
xAP Kasado Maru
xAP Kowa Maru
xAP Palau Maru

Allied Ships
TM-13

Improved night sighting under 92% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 92% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
Japanese ships attempt to get underway
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat

China
• This went well, and since we recently pulled out a strong unit I think it went very well.

Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 72216 troops, 728 guns, 752 vehicles, Assault Value = 1942

Defending force 46145 troops, 158 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 978

Japanese adjusted assault: 521

Allied adjusted defense: 2302

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
5658 casualties reported
Squads: 114 destroyed, 766 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 55 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 46 disabled
Guns lost 77 (5 destroyed, 72 disabled)
Vehicles lost 50 (4 destroyed, 46 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1189 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 124 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled

Assaulting units:
41st Division
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
34th Division
37th Division
3rd Division
3rd Tank Regiment
36th Division
13th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
92nd Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps

• Otherwise lots of air raids, bombardments, and maneuvering.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Our sub has contact with a convoy 2 hexes north of Phuket heading SW.

• More Dutch subs arriving at Colombo and going straight into repairs.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• 1 sub on station.

• Grayling, not on staation but returning from patrol, was attacked by an escort of that convoy sighted yesterday.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 March 28

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

[Macclan5]

Wasted sub patrols on the party of thy enemy....

This may be one of the best insights / tactics written of in AARs in many many months...

Certainly something new to me.

Clearly something for all PBEM players.

Perhaps many do it but never recorded as such

Fits in nicely - with your other lesson to me "time in patrol (subs) is critical".

--

I did not recognize Argleton as the home of the school of dezinformatsiya [8D]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Macclan5

Wasted sub patrols on the party of thy enemy....

This may be one of the best insights / tactics written of in AARs in many many months...

Certainly something new to me.

Clearly something for all PBEM players.

Perhaps many do it but never recorded as such

Fits in nicely - with your other lesson to me "time in patrol (subs) is critical".

--

I did not recognize Argleton as the home of the school of dezinformatsiya [8D]

It was Nemo who made the notion of "playing the player" the way to conduct the game. Most of the best players here try to get inside their opponent's head and play with his suppositions. Nasty, brilliant, stuff! [&o]

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Macclan5

Wasted sub patrols on the party of thy enemy....

This may be one of the best insights / tactics written of in AARs in many many months...

Certainly something new to me.

Clearly something for all PBEM players.

Perhaps many do it but never recorded as such

Fits in nicely - with your other lesson to me "time in patrol (subs) is critical".

--

I did not recognize Argleton as the home of the school of dezinformatsiya [8D]

It was Nemo who made the notion of "playing the player" the way to conduct the game. Most of the best players here try to get inside their opponent's head and play with his suppositions. Nasty, brilliant, stuff! [&o]

You are quite right, but I want to point out there are two very different slices to this. One - which Walter and I very deliberately do not play - is the "off the board" game. That's a significant part of what you are quoting with Nemo's explanations. That is fine, but like other things both players have to be good with it, and we don't practice it. We do a little light banter here and there but purely as friendly comical interaction and there is never any attempt to lead/mislead/whatever "off the board".

This 'subs vs convoy routes' example is totally "on the board" which we both regard as fully part of the game.

There is nothing at all wrong with "off the board" play as long as the parties agree to that. I'm just clarifying what we are doing.

Now, will he buy it and for how long?! [:D]

[witpqs]

1942 March 29

INVADED
Amphibious TF 20 offshore of Singkep
Cebu, Samarinda, Batavia, Urumchi, Changsha, Lanchow are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Yard work.


Pacific
• Fuel unloading at Pago Pago.

• Nothing for certain:

KV Cyclamen detects Japanese Float Fighter at 132,160 near Suva
OS2U-3 Kingfisher reports shape below surface at 147, 163 near Pago Pago

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Sydney.


Philippines
• Hmmmmmmmm...


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• All of our bombers assigned to hit Oil at Balikpapan flew today but none of the fighters assigned to escort flew. The bombers were savaged as on most days and made no hits. We will try ordering the fighters to sweep.


China
• We are sneaking out two of the AVG squadrons to upgrade one (due to low pool of P-40B's) and get replacement aircraft for the other.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• The Imperials have caught our troops retreating toward Lashio. One unit might make it out before destruction time tomorrow.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• 1 sub on station. No contacts.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 March 30

INVADED
Airborne Assault --> Melak !!!
Airborne Assault --> Sampit !!!
Cebu, Samarinda, Batavia, Urumchi, Changsha, Lanchow are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Singkep is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Melak !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sampit !!!



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Yard work.


Pacific
• Fuel unloading at Pago Pago.

• Enemy sub activity near Suva.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Sydney.


Philippines
• Think positive thoughts.


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Aliens! They came from the sky!

Ground combat at Melak (63,95)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 275 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Defending force 275 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Japanese adjusted assault: 15

Allied adjusted defense: 4

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Melak !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1

Defending units:
II Samarinda Cdo

Ground combat at Sampit (58,97)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 288 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 9

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sampit !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /1

• Steamrolling across the island.

Ground combat at 51,101 (near Tjilatjap)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12606 troops, 104 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 357

Defending force 1369 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Japanese adjusted assault: 250

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 62 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
395 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division

Defending units:
IX KNIL Battalion
Andir ML Base Force
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
Tjiitjap KM Base Force

• Our PT boat (singular) sortied, our bombers flew, our fighters swept (2 for 3). No hits.


China
• Punished for our success.

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Ichang (83, 48)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Sining (80, 32)!

• Grinding the defenses until ready for the next general assault I figure.

Ground combat at Lanchow (81,34)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22445 troops, 161 guns, 255 vehicles, Assault Value = 794

Defending force 23799 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 592

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 64

Allied adjusted defense: 481

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 7 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 73 (3 destroyed, 70 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
405 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
9th Tank Regiment
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
15th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
26th Division

Defending units:
82nd Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
8th War Area
8th Chinese Base Force
21st Chinese Base Force

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• The HQ stayed behind to cover the retreat.

Ground combat at 60,46 (near Mandalay)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3789 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 125

Defending force 1413 troops, 0 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 114

Allied adjusted defense: 19

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
Burma Corps
Upper Burma BAF Battalion

• India is building and arming as fast as possible.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• 1 sub on station. No contacts.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 March 30

The main area of infiltration at the moment.

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1942 March 31

INVADED
Cebu, Batavia, Urumchi, Changsha, Lanchow are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Ichang is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Samarinda !!!



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity east of Hawaii. 9 hexes east of Pearl Harbor:

Sub attack near Lahaina at 189,107

Japanese Ships
SS I-1

Allied Ships
CA Vincennes, Torpedo hits 1
DD Meredith

SS I-1 launches 4 torpedoes at CA Vincennes
DD Meredith fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Meredith attacking submerged sub ....
DD Meredith cannot reach attack position over SS I-1
SS I-1 eludes DD Meredith by diving deep
DD Meredith loses contact with SS I-1
DD Meredith fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Meredith fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Meredith fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Vincennes' damage stands at 13-36(18)-0-0. She made 3 hexes after the attack and should make Pearl Harbor tomorrow.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Suva/Nadi.

• Fuel unloading at Pago Pago.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Yard work.


Philippines
• Waiting. Will Cebu be kept as an aerial training target?


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Two shattered squadrons of Falcon's went with the base. More than 1,800 refugees join more than 200 from Melak heading for Bandjermasin.

Ground combat at Samarinda (65,96)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7752 troops, 62 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 228

Defending force 3155 troops, 34 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 51

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 182

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Samarinda !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
CW-22 Falcon: 6 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
172 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1457 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 19 (13 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 6
Units destroyed 1

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

Defending units:
VI KNIL Battalion
VII KNIL Battalion
I Samarinda Cdo
Balikpapan MLD Base Force
Tarakan MLD Base Force
Balikpapan Defenses
1e-VLG-I Sup Afd

China
• The westernmost infiltrator has changed direction and is heading for a slightly stronger defensive position. It's clear it is a holding force.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
•

Ground combat at 60,46 (near Mandalay)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3789 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 125

Defending force 1205 troops, 0 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 103

Allied adjusted defense: 16

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
237 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
Burma Corps

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• 1 sub on station. No contacts.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 April 01

INVADED
Amphibious TF 20 offshore of Muntok
Cebu, Batavia, Palembang, Urumchi, Changsha, Lanchow are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Tambelan-eilanden is occupied by the Japanese



Overall
• No carrier sightings. Based on DL of a sub just north of the Strait of Malacca (5/5) and a sub near Nias on the other side of Sumatra (8/8) it is possible there is a carrier in the Srtait of Malacca.

• The Empire's amphibious invasion bonus has expired.

• Dang.

Previous report of sinking of CL Kiso incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Upgrades galore! Pearl Harbor shipyard is much over-subscribed, but we accept the queuing.

• 8 destroyers which upgraded in San Diego in March have finished and are on their way to San Francisco. From there they will escort a number of AP and AK carrying assigned invasion units from the West Coast to Pearl Harbor. Some units will not be able to leave the West Coast until bought out but we are staging everything we can far ahead of time.


Pacific
• Fuel unloading at Pago Pago.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• A large aircraft & troop convoy is making its way around Tasmania on the way to Melbourne.


Philippines
• Cebu, Cebu.


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Events are coming to a head. Clearly our strikes on Balikpapan have the Empire acutely worried.

Night Naval bombardment of Bandjermasin at 60,99

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
DD Shirayuki
DD Usugumo
DD Umikaze
DD Yukikaze

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

Manpower hits 1
Resources hits 1
Fires 72
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 7
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1

CL Nagara firing at S Borneo KNIL Battalion
DD Shirayuki firing at Bandjermasin
DD Usugumo firing at Bandjermasin
DD Umikaze firing at Bandjermasin
DD Yukikaze firing at Bandjermasin

Night Naval bombardment of Bandjermasin at 60,99

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu
DD Fubuki
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze

Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Fires 67
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 2

CL Isuzu firing at Bandjermasin
DD Fubuki firing at Bandjermasin
DD Kawakaze firing at Bandjermasin
DD Yamakaze firing at Bandjermasin
DD Tokitsukaze firing at Bandjermasin

In spite of those rains of steel, our fighters swept and our bombers bombed.

Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22

Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes

Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22

Allied aircraft
DB-7B x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes

• Our PT boat avoided destruction due to the sharp eyes of its elite crew. Note well this mine field was laid exclusively to intercept this lone PT boat!!!

TF 435 encounters mine field at 50,98

Allied Ships
TM-13

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kalidjati at 50,99, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kamikaze
DD Yakaze

Allied Ships
TM-13

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
DD Kamikaze engages TM-13 at 11,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages TM-13 at 11,000 yards
DD Kamikaze engages TM-13 at 11,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages TM-13 at 11,000 yards
DD Kamikaze engages TM-13 at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages TM-13 at 12,000 yards
DD Kamikaze engages TM-13 at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

• There is finally an enemy unit at Palembang, which arrived after circling around to avoid auto-shock attacking across the river. Another unit still sits at Praboemoelih just to the SW.


China
• Good defense.

Ground combat at Lanchow (81,34)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 29043 troops, 199 guns, 253 vehicles, Assault Value = 970

Defending force 23502 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 558

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 393

Allied adjusted defense: 535

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
2446 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 296 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 28 (2 destroyed, 26 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1051 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 119 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled)

Assaulting units:
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
12th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
26th Division

Defending units:
81st Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
8th Chinese Base Force
8th War Area
21st Chinese Base Force

• Yet another infiltration engages.

Ground combat at 81,42 (near Ankang)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3882 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 532

Defending force 19987 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 567

Assaulting units:
32nd Division
138th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
14th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Imperials hot on the heels of our troops withdrawing to Lashio.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• 1 sub on station. No contacts.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 April 02

INVADED
Cebu, Batavia, Palembang, Tanjoengbalai, Urumchi, Changsha, Lanchow are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Muntok is occupied by the Japanese



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Yard work.


Pacific
• Fuel is unloading at Pago Pago.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Two of our subs in the Solomon Sea are showing strong detection.

• Large aircraft/troop convoy will pull into Melbourne tomorrow.


Philippines
• The most diabolical strategy has been adopted by the Empire here at Cebu: they are waiting for the population's next generation in the hope they will vote to flip sides.


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Palembang recon.

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4536 troops, 40 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 148

Defending force 2642 troops, 23 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 75

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

Assaulting units:
5th/B Division

Defending units:
Lahat Cdo
Palembang Cdo
Riouw Cdo
Palembang ML Base Force
PBg-Ld AA Afd

China
• Armour-only, so I guess we did OK.

Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4104 troops, 159 guns, 544 vehicles, Assault Value = 959

Defending force 45334 troops, 158 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 880

Japanese adjusted assault: 60

Allied adjusted defense: 2179

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 36

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 45 (2 destroyed, 43 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
326 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment
36th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
37th Division
3rd Division
11th Tank Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
92nd Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps

• The westernmost infiltrator is still moving on the 'new' crossing hex as mentioned recently. Just behind it the larger stack is moving on an adjacent crossing hex. We have two strong units dug in there waiting for them.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• The chase to Lashio is still on.

• Only two British units remain to cross the border out of Burma into India. Many units are still in the jungle inside India but as the last infantry unit should make it out of the jungle tomorrow (they are much faster in jungle) the support units should be safe from being cut off. The first two Chinese units are (still in Burma) in the hex adjacent to Ledo and will start taking replacements. Five more Chinese units are in Burma and one more in China. Their route will take them 2 hexes from any base in Burma and I hope they escape notice.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• 1 sub on station. No contacts.


Complete combat report attached.