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

[witpqs]

1942 September 07

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor. There are two firmly sighted subs near Hawaii, one 3 hexes NE of PH and one 7 hexes SW of PH.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Enderbury 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 Ndeni.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Fuel and supply unloading at Melbourne.

• They can still sting.

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

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
G3M2 Nell x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
12 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 2/7th Armoured Regiment ...

• Our bombers stayed home, I suppose due to weather. Regardless, Darwin airfields show 50% damage.

• I am contemplating an armored assault on Darwin, but IJ bombers from Koepang might spoil the show. We have two AA units, one heavy & one light, marching up from Alice Springs but they will take quite a while to arrive.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Take that!

Ground combat at 77,47 (near Chungking)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44744 troops, 473 guns, 742 vehicles, Assault Value = 1283

Defending force 53090 troops, 217 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1594

Japanese adjusted assault: 411

Allied adjusted defense: 1810

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
5100 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 436 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 61 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 43 (6 destroyed, 37 disabled)
Vehicles lost 209 (34 destroyed, 175 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
937 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 66 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled

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

Defending units:
72nd Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
39th Chinese Corps
27th Group Army
57th AT Gun Regiment
56th AT Gun Regiment

• And that!

Ground combat at 81,39 (near Tienshui)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42916 troops, 371 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 1240

Defending force 29704 troops, 39 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 682

Japanese adjusted assault: 533

Allied adjusted defense: 1561

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
2923 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 186 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled

Allied ground losses:
611 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 122 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
17th Division
3rd Division
17th Tank Regiment
11th Division
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
1st Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
35th Chinese Corps
Jingcha War Area
9th Chinese/A Corps
88th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese/A Corps

• Go ahead: make zombies!

Ground combat at Tienshui (81,38)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 13736 troops, 163 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 272

Defending force 1161 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Japanese adjusted assault: 233

Allied adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 33 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
273 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
25th Division
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
12th Chinese Corps

12th Chinese Corps Wiped Out at Tienshui by attrition!!!

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


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Sharp eyed enemy sailor.

ASW attack near Shanghai at 93,55

Japanese Ships
PB Narita Maru

Allied Ships
SS Albacore

SS Albacore is sighted by escort
Albacore bottoming out ....
PB Narita Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Narita Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Narita Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Narita Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Narita Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 September 08

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Two submarine TF's NE of Pearl Harbor.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Nanumea, Pago Pago.

• 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.

• Fuel and supply unloading at Melbourne.

• Still taking a toll.

Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 74,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

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

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

• They got the better of the fighter battles today when losses on the way home were tallied.

Morning Air attack on Wyndham , at 70,127

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
A6M3a Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet *

CAP engaged:
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 7 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes

Morning Air attack on Wyndham , at 70,127

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
A6M3a Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes

Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• We hold and maneuver.


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


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Albacore is hurt and heading home.

Sub attack near Shanghai at 94,56

Japanese Ships
PB Nikki Maru

Allied Ships
SS Albacore, hits 6

Captain of SS Albacore elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
PB Nikki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nikki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nikki Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Nikki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Nikki Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 September 09

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Lexington and Saratoga have completed upgrades and are back on line. Their TF will be short on destroyers for more than a week until those also finish upgrades.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Vaitupu.

• All convoys report no contacts.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Fuel and supply unloading at Melbourne.

• Still stinging.

Morning Air attack on 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 74,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 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

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

• Numbers tell.

Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

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

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 16

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 13

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 2

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

• Our P-38E LRCAP did not catch the raiders over our armor today. They will try again tomorrow.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• They are near breaking this hex.

Ground combat at 82,41 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22236 troops, 206 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 618

Defending force 13152 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 251

Japanese adjusted assault: 340

Allied adjusted defense: 211

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
509 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
613 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

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

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

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


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 September 10

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kalemyo !!!



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


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 Brisbane, Melbourne.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Fuel unloading at Melbourne.

• Bad aim, again?!

Sub attack near Darwin at 73,122

Japanese Ships
PB Kaiun Maru

Allied Ships
SS Swordfish

SS Swordfish launches 2 torpedoes at PB Kaiun Maru
Swordfish bottoming out ....
Sub escapes detection

• Keeping them honest.

ASW attack near Rabaul at 107,126

Japanese Ships
PB Sonan Maru #6

Allied Ships
SS S-41

SS S-41 is sighted by escort
S-41 bottoming out ....
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• And still they come.

Morning Air attack on 2nd Tank Battalion, at 74,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

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

• No supply hits today.

Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 14
B-24D Liberator x 10

No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 20

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 11

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 2

No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Air strike from Jorhat; achived nothing.

Afternoon Air attack on 2nd Tank Division, at 64,45 , near Paoshan

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 14

No Allied losses

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

• Making zombies.

Ground combat at 82,41 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21852 troops, 206 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 579

Defending force 12666 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 209

Japanese adjusted assault: 264

Allied adjusted defense: 157

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
372 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
779 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 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
24th Group Army

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

• Air assault on the last Allied base in Burma.

Ground combat at Kalemyo (59,42)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 300 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 20

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kalemyo !!!

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Raiding Rgt /1

• So what is the purpose of the 2nd Raiding Rgt move on Kalemyo? Provide a forward scout base to detect an Allied move into Burma? Advance guard for an Imperial move in India?

• The 102nd RAF Base Force, which had moved to Paoshan in the early going to aid fortification building, has finally marched into Ledo.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[BBfanboy]

Historically, part of the USN torpedo problems was malfunctioning gyros. Perhaps the dud malus in the game includes misses from that issue. Don't fire your sub commanders with good stats yet!

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Historically, part of the USN torpedo problems was malfunctioning gyros. Perhaps the dud malus in the game includes misses from that issue. Don't fire your sub commanders with good stats yet!

Oh heck, I just put in comments like that for fun. I leave commanders with good stats alone.

What do you think about Burma? You think the Empire will try something there? As part of my 'avoid auto-vic' vigilance I keep in mind a grab for major VP via an India adventure. A preliminary advance across the Burma-India frontier to tie up major Allied combat units there might be used to weaken defenses elsewhere.

[BBfanboy]

Don't know anything about your opponent's tendencies toward aggression or caution, so I really have no clue. My own assessment is that it is too late in the game to start an adventure in India. You will have some good British/CW units there by now, including better tanks than the IJA has. Add to that Indian units which have had time to fill out and develop their experience and morale.

[witpqs]

He's both aggressive and cautious, so how to figure out which way he will go at a given time! Strategically he leans toward believing that most IJ players over-expand and make themselves vulnerable. Otherwise he's pretty aggressive, but not foolishly so or to the sacrifice of strategy.

My mapping of that onto the auto-vic question comes down to looking for aggressive moves the Allies would be hard pressed to stop/blunt in the short term and which would (at least in aggregate) give him auto-victory. In the case of India I'm wary of weakening key, high VP spots while in auto-vic range.

[zuluhour]

agreed....I hope a possible fall in China will not force me into risky behavior.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

agreed....I hope a possible fall in China will not force me into risky behavior.

Right, never play without your full-body condom ...

[Macclan5]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

In the case of India I'm wary of weakening key, high VP spots while in auto-vic range.

I think you are quite correct. You two seem to play games that are significantly embedded with misdirection [8D]

He has the last hex in Burma - but not Chittatong / Cox's Bazar (??!!)

He is "near or in the Chunking Plain" but taking heavy losses to clean up China

He is "near or in Sian" but has a way to go.

He is "supporting Darwin and North Central Australia" with air cover and additional resources to delay you and scatter critical build up i.e. in the Solomon's, Gilberts, Marshall's etc.

--

A conservative Japanese player may not attempt an India invasion with all that on the go - spending precious supplies, troops, and resources building up consecutive lines of interlocking defense for the inevitable Allied counter attack (1943+)

An aggressive Empire player - not so much.

I cannot recall - have not seen a Burma map recently from you - any indications of an Indian winter holiday ?

Port Blair ? An important key stone base with 'range' for air cover.

Massed troops Akylab ? Lots of shipping Akylab or Cox Bazar ? Even if you cannot recon it perfectly are the numbers of ships there ?

Have you forayed with the Royal Navy recently to raid along the Burmese or Thai coast ?

If you have time I would love a screen shot and your analysis

[zuluhour]

risk vs reward, risk vs reward. When it comes to shagging, the risk is always greater
than the reward.....of course, we baby boomers...free love and all...I plan to be the
second oldest person in the crowd for the "Stones" on the next tour. Hope they have ushers
or I may forget why I'm there...mumble, mumble, stumble.[:D]

"This could be the last time,
This could be the last time,
maybe the last time,
I don't know."

Funny thing, the last time I went, I watched good old
wang dang doodle play the drums most of the night.
Gotta like Charlie.

*It was Bridges to Babylon I think.



Lest I digress completely...

I did a little math and I think China can fall with portions of Oz as well and it will
not be enough in itself for AV. However one may have to hang precariously until
a reversal somewhere.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy


What do you think about Burma? You think the Empire will try something there? As part of my 'avoid auto-vic' vigilance I keep in mind a grab for major VP via an India adventure. A preliminary advance across the Burma-India frontier to tie up major Allied combat units there might be used to weaken defenses elsewhere.

In a scenario 2 style game, Japan can muster around 16 free divisions now and 20 by Jan...so pretty much they can do anything once.

[witpqs]

1942 September 11

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Got one! A good one, too.

Sub attack near Ebadon at 130,113

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsuyuki, Torpedo hits 1
DD Amagiri

Allied Ships
SS Wahoo

SS Wahoo launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hatsuyuki
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amagiri attacking submerged sub ....
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• The UAS 129th Inf Rgt will begin unloading at Palmyra tonight.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Fuel unloading at Melbourne.

• Without radar in the vicinity it seems our LRCAP has slim chances of catching the bombers.

Morning Air attack on 2/11th A/Car Regiment, at 75,129 , near Katherine

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
12 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 2/11th A/Car Regiment ...

• Good coordination.

Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

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-45 KAIa Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 2
B-17E Fortress x 13
B-24D Liberator x 27

No Japanese losses

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

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 15

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 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 13000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 13000.
Raid is overhead
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

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

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 2
B-24D Liberator x 4

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield 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 13000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (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 14000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes

Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Not zombies yet, but they're trying.

Ground combat at 82,41 (near Sian)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 21765 troops, 206 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 686

Defending force 11993 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 147

Japanese adjusted assault: 750

Allied adjusted defense: 142

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
640 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 63 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
4179 casualties reported
Squads: 60 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 132 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

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

Defending units:
40th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps

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

• Another Chinese Army unit, the fifth so far, is preparing to leave Calcutta for Chittagong and the Burma frontier.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Frequently air search spots one or two or our subs.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 September 11

NW Australia. Our armor needs to replenish losses. There is an Inf Div and an Inf Rgt at Wyndham, and an Inf Div at Darwin plus remnants (or a rebuilt) armoured unit.

[witpqs]

1942 September 11

Burma. Quiet as a mouse. We have a base force and Inf Rgt on the way to Imphal. Three Lysander II recon Sqns are also moving up to scan the frontier.

[witpqs]

1942 September 11

China. Our defenses are cracking everywhere. Priority is given to maintaining the mountain redoubt.

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ORIGINAL: zuluhour

risk vs reward, risk vs reward. When it comes to shagging, the risk is always greater
than the reward.....of course, we baby boomers...free love and all...I plan to be the
second oldest person in the crowd for the "Stones" on the next tour. Hope they have ushers
or I may forget why I'm there...mumble, mumble, stumble.[:D]

"This could be the last time,
This could be the last time,
maybe the last time,
I don't know."

Funny thing, the last time I went, I watched good old
wang dang doodle play the drums most of the night.
Gotta like Charlie.

*It was Bridges to Babylon I think.



Lest I digress completely...

I did a little math and I think China can fall with portions of Oz as well and it will
not be enough in itself for AV. However one may have to hang precariously until
a reversal somewhere.

Interesting. Did that include the troop losses of a large portion of the Chinese Army?

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy


What do you think about Burma? You think the Empire will try something there? As part of my 'avoid auto-vic' vigilance I keep in mind a grab for major VP via an India adventure. A preliminary advance across the Burma-India frontier to tie up major Allied combat units there might be used to weaken defenses elsewhere.

In a scenario 2 style game, Japan can muster around 16 free divisions now and 20 by Jan...so pretty much they can do anything once.

Not scenario 2; how much different?

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Macclan5

ORIGINAL: witpqs

In the case of India I'm wary of weakening key, high VP spots while in auto-vic range.

I think you are quite correct. You two seem to play games that are significantly embedded with misdirection [8D]

He has the last hex in Burma - but not Chittatong / Cox's Bazar (??!!)

He is "near or in the Chunking Plain" but taking heavy losses to clean up China

He is "near or in Sian" but has a way to go.

He is "supporting Darwin and North Central Australia" with air cover and additional resources to delay you and scatter critical build up i.e. in the Solomon's, Gilberts, Marshall's etc.

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A conservative Japanese player may not attempt an India invasion with all that on the go - spending precious supplies, troops, and resources building up consecutive lines of interlocking defense for the inevitable Allied counter attack (1943+)

An aggressive Empire player - not so much.

I cannot recall - have not seen a Burma map recently from you - any indications of an Indian winter holiday ?

Port Blair ? An important key stone base with 'range' for air cover.

Massed troops Akylab ? Lots of shipping Akylab or Cox Bazar ? Even if you cannot recon it perfectly are the numbers of ships there ?

Have you forayed with the Royal Navy recently to raid along the Burmese or Thai coast ?

If you have time I would love a screen shot and your analysis

Screen pics posted.

Akyab I've had under continuous recon and it has an infantry regiment. Cox's Bazar is Allied but with civil administration only. The RN is guarding against a big move and would be spent on that. Port Blair is long Imperial.

I have not diverted anything I would use in the Marshall's or Gilbert's for Australia. The 4EB really can't be based there for some time both because of the need for base building and the greater need for defense against strong Imperial forces.

I'm pretty sure Walter has it in mind to make the interlocking defenses as strong as possible this game, to the detriment of more forward areas where necessary.