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

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Wed Oct 24, 2018 12:54 am

1942 August 13

Target: 21st/B Division.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Sun Oct 28, 2018 12:50 am

1942 August 14

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
• Small carriers 2 hexes NE of Wyndham: 5x CVE, 1x AO; 41F, 28B, 0A. Sqn Ryujo-1 in action near Katherine.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, San Francisco.

• All convoys report no contacts.

Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Way too late!

Morning Air attack on 2/11th A/Car Regiment, at 72,129 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
D3A1 Val x 10
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 2/11th A/Car Regiment, at 72,129 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
B5N2 Kate x 8
D3A1 Val x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

• These strikes kept the pressure on.

Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 8 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Hosho-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 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes

• Overrun and scattered!

Ground combat at 73,129 (near Katherine)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3264 troops, 6 guns, 307 vehicles, Assault Value = 179

Defending force 3321 troops, 31 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 88

Allied adjusted assault: 126

Japanese adjusted defense: 6

Allied assault odds: 21 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
493 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 86 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled

Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 11 (3 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Assaulting units:
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/7th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
21st/B Division

• Our units in-hex with the target all have high disruption but will deliberate assault tomorrow anyway. The 21st/B Division must be in much worse shape and likely has little AV on the line. Supply levels are good in our units. We still have two units on the way, one of which was slowed by enemy air strikes. Looking forward to racking up some ground VP in the next few days here.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
• Some unspotted infiltration to go along with the known infiltration around Tuyun and Kweiyang.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• No enemy sub activity detected.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Sun Oct 28, 2018 12:51 am

1942 August 14

China. The southern front is being pushed back by a combination of maneuver and combat.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:53 am

1942 August 15

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
• Small carriers 2 hexes NE of Wyndham: 6x CVE; 39F, 17B, 0A. Sqns Hosho-1, Ryujo-1 in action near Katherine.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near San Francisco, Pearl Harbor.

• All convoys report no contacts.

Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Lots of disruption, but two of the attacks are on the unit not yet in-hex with the target.

Morning Air attack on 2/11th A/Car Regiment, at 72,129 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 2/7th Armoured Regiment, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
D3A1 Val x 10

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 2/11th A/Car Regiment, at 72,129 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
B5N2 Kate x 8
D3A1 Val x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 11

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion ...

• Suppressing the defense.

Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15
B-24D Liberator x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-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 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Genzan Ku S-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 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes

• A good haul of destroyed combat squads! Maybe only a couple more assaults required.

Ground combat at 73,129 (near Katherine)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3190 troops, 6 guns, 304 vehicles, Assault Value = 208

Defending force 2407 troops, 31 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Allied adjusted assault: 38

Japanese adjusted defense: 2

Allied assault odds: 19 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
364 casualties reported
Squads: 50 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd Tank Battalion
3rd Tank Battalion
2/7th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
21st/B Division

• We now have one more tank Bn in-hex with the target and it is fresh, 0% disruption, having not suffered enemy air strikes nor just made a shock attack.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
• Smashed off the road, the Imperial tanks are advancing.

Ground combat at 80,50 (near Changteh)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34454 troops, 392 guns, 894 vehicles, Assault Value = 1073

Defending force 26891 troops, 146 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 542

Japanese adjusted assault: 647

Allied adjusted defense: 178

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
332 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 39 (2 destroyed, 37 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
10516 casualties reported
Squads: 267 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 300 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 19 (11 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
23rd Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
27th Division
13th Tank Regiment
28th Division
12th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Mortar Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps

• We do quite well here.

Ground combat at 82,41 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17975 troops, 168 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 616

Defending force 15025 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 363

Japanese adjusted assault: 362

Allied adjusted defense: 598

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1231 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 80 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Allied ground losses:
296 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
37th Division
41st/A Division
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
40th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
3rd Group Army
24th Group Army

• The China pocket is caving in from the south.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Bombay.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

L0ckAndL0ad · Post by **L0ckAndL0ad** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 10:44 am

ORIGINAL: witpqs
• Further deployments are planned to forestall any attempts at January auto-victory by the dastardly Imperials. Noumea will be garrisoned by at least two US infantry divisions

May I ask, why two whole divisions? Isn't that an overkill?

BBfanboy · Post by **BBfanboy** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:17 pm

ORIGINAL: L0ckAndL0ad

ORIGINAL: witpqs
• Further deployments are planned to forestall any attempts at January auto-victory by the dastardly Imperials. Noumea will be garrisoned by at least two US infantry divisions
May I ask, why two whole divisions? Isn't that an overkill?

Noumea is a good place to have troops prepping for future ops, and to prevent a base with a huge VP multiplier from falling. Gotta take a stand somewhere.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:45 pm

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: L0ckAndL0ad

ORIGINAL: witpqs
• Further deployments are planned to forestall any attempts at January auto-victory by the dastardly Imperials. Noumea will be garrisoned by at least two US infantry divisions
May I ask, why two whole divisions? Isn't that an overkill?
Noumea is a good place to have troops prepping for future ops, and to prevent a base with a huge VP multiplier from falling. Gotta take a stand somewhere.

A slight correction: in looking at the stacking limit at Noumea the two division will not both be there except in the event of Imperial invasion. One will be at Koumac, directly adjacent.

Yes, two divisions! All that BB says is true, with my emphasis being on stopping any attempt at an auto-victory grab. With only one division there we could easily lose the base and the division plus supporting units. With two divisions plus supporting units we have a much better chance at holding the base. The division assigned to Noumea is a USMC division and so quite stout. Plenty of supporting units are going in to build the fortifications and base rapidly, which will provide support to a USN carrier counter-strike opposing an invasion.

China will yield the Empire a bucket load of VP, so come end of '42 the Emperor might be tempted to make a dash for some high VP properties. Even though he can come with everything if he wishes, we have made the high value properties in India hard targets. Plus if the IJN commits to the Indian Ocean Cantankerous Olfactory can proceed practically carefree. BTW, SigInt continues to show the Empire making *no* reinforcement of the target areas!

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Wed Oct 31, 2018 9:35 am

1942 August 16

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
• Small carriers sighted 2 hexes NE of Wyngham: 3x CVE, 2x CS, 1x AO; 35F, 21B, 0A. Sqns Hosho-1, Ryujo-1 in action near Katherine.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Loading support units for Noumea. They will head out first due to slower ships and to speed unloading of combat units after arrival.

• CV Hornet completed upgrades at Pearl Harbor and is back with her sister ships. Lexington and Saratoga have an estimated 20 days to go.

Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Suva.

• All convoys report no contacts.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Wimpy bombing.

Morning Air attack on 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
D3A1 Val x 10

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 2/11th A/Car Regiment, at 72,129 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
B5N2 Kate x 8
D3A1 Val x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 2nd Tank Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ...
Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ...

• Good bombing! 6x Zero's shot down for 2x B-24's and 1x B-17.

Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
Hosho-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 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Afternoon Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-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 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Genzan Ku S-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 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Afternoon Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Genzan Ku S-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 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-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.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes

Afternoon Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Genzan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 125 minutes
3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 53 minutes
Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes

• A great majority of the combat squads destroyed today! Maybe one more day will do it.

Ground combat at 73,129 (near Katherine)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4192 troops, 6 guns, 378 vehicles, Assault Value = 240

Defending force 1996 troops, 26 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied adjusted assault: 60

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 60 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
962 casualties reported
Squads: 73 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/11th A/Car Regiment
2nd Tank Battalion
2/7th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
21st/B Division

• The assault will continue tomorrow despite high disruption. Supplies are OK but diminishing.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
• Lots of air strikes and ground bombardments but no assaults today. We are on the edge of maneuvering in time to hold a little longer or suffering a breakthrough.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Bombay.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Fri Nov 02, 2018 6:59 pm

1942 August 17

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Warazup is occupied by the Japanese

Overall
• Carriers seen 3 hexes WSW of Darwin: 2x CV, 4x CVE; 32F, 29B, 0A. Sqn Ryujo-1 in action near Katherine.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor.

• All convoys report no contacts.

Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Vaitupu, Savaii, Pago Pago.

• All convoys report no contacts.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Aoba Island, Melbourne

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Got one!

Sub attack near Darwin at 73,125

Japanese Ships
CVE Hosho, Torpedo hits 1
DD Urakaze
DD Shikinami
DD Hibiki

Allied Ships
SS Seawolf, hits 5, heavy damage

SS Seawolf launches 4 torpedoes at CVE Hosho
Seawolf bottoming out ....
DD Shikinami attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hibiki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Shikinami fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hibiki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hibiki is out of ASW ammo
DD Hibiki is out of ASW ammo
DD Hibiki is out of ASW ammo
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hibiki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Hibiki is out of ASW ammo
DD Hibiki is out of ASW ammo
DD Hibiki is out of ASW ammo
DD Hibiki is out of ASW ammo
DD Hibiki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Seawolf is hurt but should get away.

• None of these strikes came from Hosho's location!

Morning Air attack on 2nd Tank Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
G3M2 Nell x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 2/11th A/Car Regiment ...
Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 2/11th A/Car Regiment ...
Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ...

Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
B5N2 Kate x 6
D3A1 Val x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ...
Also attacking 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion ...
Also attacking 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ...

Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ...

• Hotly contested airspace.

Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 14
B-24D Liberator x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes

• They survived today...

Ground combat at 73,129 (near Katherine)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4604 troops, 19 guns, 436 vehicles, Assault Value = 232

Defending force 1312 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 65

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 65 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
408 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd Tank Battalion
3rd Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/11th A/Car Regiment
2/7th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
21st/B Division

• All but on unit will continue the assault. The remaining unit will move fast to the NW to block and enemy unit racing to the rescue.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
• Air strikes, bombardments, and maneuvers.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Bombay, Trivandrum.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

zuluhour · Post by **zuluhour** » Sat Nov 03, 2018 10:30 am

I really like the fact you have KB screwing around off Darwin. Perhaps another shot in CenPac now?

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Mon Nov 05, 2018 3:40 pm

1942 August 18

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
• Carrier force sighted 1 hex NW of Truscott: 1x CV, 3x CVE, 2x APD; 28F, 16B, 0A. Sqn Ryujo-1 in action near Katherine.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, San Diego.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• A convoy departs San Francisco tonight for Noumea (by way of Pago Pago to refuel) with support units. Combat units will soon load to follow.

Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Even though our subs have limited effectiveness right now the Empire's decision to loiter carriers in the area to support ground strikes is at least giving our subs a shot at their carriers.

Morning Air attack on 2/7th Armoured Regiment, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
G3M2 Nell x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion ...
Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ...
Also attacking 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion ...
Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ...

Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
B5N2 Kate x 2
D3A1 Val x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' *
Ground Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ...

Morning Air attack on 2nd Tank Battalion, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 9
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ...

• 2x B-17 lost against 1x Nick and 1x Zero.

Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16
B-24D Liberator x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on 21st/B Division, at 73,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

• Got one!

Ground combat at 73,129 (near Katherine)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3568 troops, 19 guns, 361 vehicles, Assault Value = 228

Defending force 918 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 45

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 45 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1303 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 74 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 22 (22 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
2/11th A/Car Regiment
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd Tank Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Tank Battalion
2/7th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
21st/B Division

• Our armor will now move on the would-be rescue unit one hex to the NW.

• As expected, an Imperial horde has appeared to the NE of Katherine, across the river.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
• Holding for today but maybe it was a partial assault?

Ground combat at 79,50 (near Chihkiang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32360 troops, 380 guns, 907 vehicles, Assault Value = 1064

Defending force 20925 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 635

Japanese adjusted assault: 179

Allied adjusted defense: 481

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 28 (2 destroyed, 26 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
651 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 101 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 49 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
27th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
39th Division
9th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Mortar Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

Defending units:
58th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
6th War Area
20th Group Army

• I think we will not have time to establish our line on the other side of hte river before our forces engaged in 79,50 (battle report above) are pushed out. So, our forces 1 hex SW, just SE of Chihkiang, are withdrawing into that city.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Bombay, Trincomalee.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Mon Nov 05, 2018 3:41 pm

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

I really like the fact you have KB screwing around off Darwin. Perhaps another shot in CenPac now?

I doubt any of the fleet carriers are really there, just erroneous reports. I haven't seen any squadron sightings of fleet carrier squadrons there, for one thing.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:49 pm

1942 August 19

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
• No carrier sightings.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near San Francisco, Pearl Harbor, Los Angeles.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• The 3rd USMC Div and 41st USA Div are loading at San Francisco for New Caledonia.

Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• But it looked like they both hit!?

Submarine attack near Wyndham at 73,126

Japanese Ships
xAK Somedono Maru

Allied Ships
SS Stingray

xAK Somedono Maru is sighted by SS Stingray
SS Stingray launches 2 torpedoes

• Allied 4EB ruled the skies over NW Australia today.

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 73,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

• So the 'rescue unit' our tanks are bearing down on is the 21st/A Division and we shall destroy it as rapidly as possible.

• Recon shows the enemy unit across the river (1 hex) from Katherine as 49 AFV and nothing else. The Empire has no DL on Katherine and might not know what we have there. Our tanks in Katherine should be able to hold. Once the 21st/A Division is destroyed our forces so engaged will turn on this target.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
• Pushed back very quickly from this position; a breakthrough is imminent.

Ground combat at 79,50 (near Chihkiang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32361 troops, 380 guns, 907 vehicles, Assault Value = 1059

Defending force 19767 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 555

Japanese adjusted assault: 954

Allied adjusted defense: 382

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
262 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 51 (1 destroyed, 50 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4217 casualties reported
Squads: 157 destroyed, 92 disabled
Non Combat: 96 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 21 (7 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
27th Division
12th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
39th Division
11th Tank Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

Defending units:
58th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
6th War Area
20th Group Army

• Support squads are cleaned up and a zombie unit is now in the oven.

Ground combat at 80,49 (near Changteh)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 13394 troops, 102 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 424

Defending force 910 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 193

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 193 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
1037 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 103 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
13th Division

Defending units:
52nd Chinese Corps

• These guys can't retreat; they are doing a great job taking a bite out of superior forces.

Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33384 troops, 275 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 1428

Defending force 11289 troops, 65 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 320

Japanese adjusted assault: 829

Allied adjusted defense: 94

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
629 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 99 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled

Allied ground losses:
513 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
36th Division
12th Division
61st Infantry Brigade
24th Division

Defending units:
55th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Bombay.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

Lowpe · Post by **Lowpe** » Tue Nov 06, 2018 1:12 pm

I seem to recall Chinese Cavalry Corps doing very well (for Chinese early on). Perhaps they have better morale and experience?

Ah, the 41st Division will make another appearance.[:)]

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Wed Nov 07, 2018 12:08 pm

1942 August 20

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
• No carrier sightings.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near San Francisco.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Convoy with the USA 41st Infantry Division is sailing tonight. Convoy with USMC 3rd Division will finish loading supplies tomorrow.

• Old battleships Nevada and Oklahoma entered the yards at Pearl Harbor for about 20 days of upgrades. Carriers Lexington and Saratoga each have about 16 days remaining for their upgrades.

Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Suva.

• All convoys report no contacts.

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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Our air superiority B-17's took 2x Zero's against no losses of their own.

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 73,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

• The 8th Tank Regiment is smote from the air! They are withdrawing.

Morning Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,127 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16
B-24D Liberator x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 46 (3 destroyed, 43 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,127 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

• Our tanks will assault the 21st/A Division tomorrow.

• 8th Tank Regiment will continue to get the attention of most 4EB. The 2/6th Armoured Rgt will move in combat formation to cross the river and attack. If weather allows the 4EB to fly 2/6th should get in a river-crossing shock attack.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
• Still taking a bite out of them.

Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32719 troops, 276 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 1363

Defending force 10855 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 277

Japanese adjusted assault: 459

Allied adjusted defense: 43

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
720 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 52 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
171 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
36th Division
61st Infantry Brigade
12th Division
24th Division

Defending units:
55th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps

• Likewise.

Ground combat at 82,41 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21870 troops, 206 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 578

Defending force 14732 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 347

Japanese adjusted assault: 487

Allied adjusted defense: 472

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
587 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 59 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
371 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
37th Division
41st/A Division
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
40th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
3rd Group Army
24th Group Army

• Lots of maneuvering to counter the pending breakthrough and work the next phase in case it is not stopped.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Bombay, Colombo.

• There is a high level of sub activity off Bombay since the Empire located the RN fleet there. Is a carrier strike possible? Should we move the fleet? If nothing else doing so would reset the Empire's Intel efforts.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Wed Nov 07, 2018 12:09 pm

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

I seem to recall Chinese Cavalry Corps doing very well (for Chinese early on). Perhaps they have better morale and experience?

Ah, the 41st Division will make another appearance.[:)]

The 41st sails! I can't imagine I didn't use it last game too.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 1:48 pm

1942 August 21

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
• No carrier sightings.

• CV Formidable is withdrawing at Karachi.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, San Francisco, Dutch Harbor.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Convoy with USMC 3rd Div is putting to sea.

• BB Tennessee and CVE Copahee are leaving Puget Sound for Hawaii.

Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Christmas Island, Pago Pago.

• All convoys report no contacts.

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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• They hit our boys hard!

Morning Air attack on 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 73,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 3
G3M2 Nell x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 25 (1 destroyed, 24 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion ...

Afternoon Air attack on 2nd Tank Battalion, at 73,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 1
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
38 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

• And we hit them.

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 73,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M3a Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Raid is overhead

• Our strikes on their tanks were devastating.

Afternoon Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,127 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Afternoon Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,127 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 10

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 17 (13 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Afternoon Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,127 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

• Our armored ground assault was blunted by the Imperial air strikes but still halved the defense.

Ground combat at 73,128 (near Wyndham)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4622 troops, 19 guns, 434 vehicles, Assault Value = 236

Defending force 3924 troops, 38 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 119

Allied adjusted assault: 81

Japanese adjusted defense: 42

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
431 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 59 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/11th A/Car Regiment
2nd Tank Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
3rd Tank Battalion
2/7th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
21st/A Division

• The assault on 21st/A Division will continue tomorrow.

• A cross-river shock attack on 8th Tank Regiment will take place tomorrow, hopefully with the aid of further murderous air strikes.

• Today our air superiority 4EB took down 3x Zero's for no losses.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
• They are finally yielding but still clawing and biting.

Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 47108 troops, 400 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 1315

Defending force 10555 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 245

Japanese adjusted assault: 995

Allied adjusted defense: 19

Japanese assault odds: 52 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
585 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1111 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 111 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Assaulting units:
61st Infantry Brigade
12th Division
36th Division
24th Division

Defending units:
55th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps

• The Imperials have sent several more units (unidentified) to the west of Paoshan and are now swapping out one or more of the units currently in place.

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Bombay

• In response to the increasing pressure on Paoshan, the two Chinese Army units at Calcutta which have already filled out their combat squads will move by rail to Chittagong, then march to infiltrate past Akyab. Other Chinese Army units will follow as they fill out. Two units should be ready within two weeks and another a week later. Two further units will take about a month, and the remaining 3 units (which will combine into 1) more than two months.

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

zuluhour · Post by **zuluhour** » Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:30 am

At some point I have got to know how you are getting supply up north in Oz. Did you
have time to build up Tennant Creek or Katherine to slink more supply up there? All
air transport? I can't recall, I'll look back, how far down the northwest coast he went.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Sat Nov 10, 2018 12:38 pm

1942 August 22

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP

Overall
• No carrier sightings.

West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near San Francisco.

• One convoy reports contact: carrying the USA 41st Inf Div. The convoy carrying the USMC 3rd Div was set to follow in its wake but is now rerouting.

• Keeping them down.

ASW attack near San Francisco at 216,71

Japanese Ships
SS I-31

Allied Ships
KV Chilliwack

SS I-31 is located by KV Chilliwack
I-31 diving deep ....
KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Funafuti, Pago Pago.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Missed!

Submarine attack near Eniwetok at 125,109

Japanese Ships
PB Fumi Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS Sailfish

PB Fumi Maru #3 is sighted by SS Sailfish
SS Sailfish launches 2 torpedoes at PB Fumi Maru #3

• Just so you know I am monitoring SigInt in the target area:

Maloelap Naval Fortress is located at Maloelap(136,117).

It is quite clear the Empire has not carried out any meaningful reinforcements in the area.

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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• They are getting their licks in on our tanks.

Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 73,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 16
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ...

Afternoon Air attack on 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 73,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 1
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

• Adding disruption for a good ground attack.

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 73,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 5
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M3a Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 73,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes

• Our guys left a mark today!

Afternoon Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,127 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 21
B-24D Liberator x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 34 (26 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Afternoon Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,127 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 108 minutes

Afternoon Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,127 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 94 minutes

• A good haul.

Ground combat at 73,128 (near Wyndham)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4515 troops, 19 guns, 431 vehicles, Assault Value = 228

Defending force 3462 troops, 37 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 71

Allied adjusted assault: 92

Japanese adjusted defense: 6

Allied assault odds: 15 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1432 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 9 (4 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2/11th A/Car Regiment
3rd Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd Tank Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/7th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
21st/A Division

• Our tanks are pursuing the 21st/A Division, despite the heavy air opposition.

• The 8th Tank Regiment escaped into Fenton so our tanks rolling out of Katherine did not get a shock attack, so they will pursue into Fenton. Fenton is the limit of B-17E range from Cloncurry.

Philippines

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya

China
• Breakthrough!

Ground combat at 78,49 (near Chihkiang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 31687 troops, 341 guns, 907 vehicles, Assault Value = 1050

Defending force 11803 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 382

Japanese adjusted assault: 1093

Allied adjusted defense: 34

Japanese assault odds: 32 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 56 (2 destroyed, 54 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4894 casualties reported
Squads: 148 destroyed, 163 disabled
Non Combat: 83 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 9 (7 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
39th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
27th Division
11th Tank Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Mortar Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

Defending units:
99th Chinese Corps
14th Construction Regiment

• Last unit on the line caught withdrawing.

Ground combat at 78,51 (near Chihkiang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 39707 troops, 354 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 1206

Defending force 10437 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 319

Japanese adjusted assault: 1055

Allied adjusted defense: 373

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1138 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 96 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3889 casualties reported
Squads: 132 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 92 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
51st Infantry Brigade
9th Division
6th Division
35th/A Division
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
25th Chinese Corps

• Makin' zombies.

Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 46823 troops, 399 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 1288

Defending force 9698 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 153

Japanese adjusted assault: 920

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 70 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
271 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1020 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 92 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
12th Division
36th Division
61st Infantry Brigade
24th Division

Defending units:
55th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Karachi, Bombay.

• Got one! Maybe.

ASW attack near Karachi at 39,9

Japanese Ships
SS I-162, hits 7

Allied Ships
PC Sutlej

SS I-162 is located by PC Sutlej
I-162 bottoming out ....
PC Sutlej fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Sutlej fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Sutlej attacking submerged sub ....
PC Sutlej fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Sutlej fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia

Complete combat report attached.

witpqs · Post by **witpqs** » Sat Nov 10, 2018 12:45 pm

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

At some point I have got to know how you are getting supply up north in Oz. Did you
have time to build up Tennant Creek or Katherine to slink more supply up there? All
air transport? I can't recall, I'll look back, how far down the northwest coast he went.

I am flying supplies into Tennant Creek with medium bombers. I have built the airfield and fortifications some, but of course doing much of that eats supply too. Beyond Tennant Creek the bases show red. Units in the field are getting 'enough' supply to operate but they are not exactly operating black markets. [:D]

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