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

[witpqs]

1942 October 30

You can see the Empire is now diverting resources to bock the route to the mountains.

[Macclan5]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

..but I think that China needs to defend the x3 & x4 terrain off base, and cede pretty much everything else.

No fort building.

Curious.


Interesting discussion both view points - thanks Lowpe / Witpqs

I too recall a 'thesis' thread on 'fighting in China' - one of the AARs liked and cited often although I cannot find it now as I search.

Alfred and a number of other experts opined.

If I recall correctly - cities and forts are important because of the HI LI; both keeping it on the off chance you get supply in but equally keeping it out of Japanese hands. It was not so much about the VP total... (IIRC)

Further the fortifications can be built - somewhat and slowly - on scarce supplies albeit my limited experience vs the AI.

Is this true in Dababes and PBEM ?

I would guess the rationale for forts - at the worst - for the cost of a few 'unlikely upgrades' - you deplete the IJA of troops and devices lost attacking the fortifications - delaying instant gains - ability to retask the army units to Burma or South Pacific ??!! ??

However thoughtful debate.

[zuluhour]

Alfred has offered a detailed strategy for defending China. I have this as a sticky and will re-post if
you like, providing Alfred has no objections. I should point out that I had every intention of following
his advice, but like a nube, I quickly deviated.

[zuluhour]

per Alfred
Re China, which few Allied players handle well (although Obvert is currently showing how China can be handled) and then blame the game rather than looking at their own play.

1. The commonly deployed MLR concept is a certain recipe for failure. It spreads out Chinese units to every neighbouring hex which is the complete opposite to what Japan does. Every decent Japanese player develops a schwerpunkt which concentrates his forces against dispersed Chinese forces. Most hexes in the MLR have only Chinese units, noticeable being the absence of any Japanese units.

2. Outflanking. Another commonly misplaced Allied concern. The real world problems of outflanking just do not exist in this abstracted game. Supply always gets through to outflanked units. Only completely surrounded units are cut off from supply.

3. IRL units totally out of supply are totally useless. This is not the case in this abstracted game. Out of supply units, which are not in close contact with the enemy, are almost as good as units with full supply in accomplishing many tasks in this game. The need for water daily just does not exist in the game.

4. Unlike every other theatre and nationality , totally destroyed Chinese divisions respawn. Combined with the 12:6 VP ratio, provided a real strategic/operational benefit is gained, no Allied player should be concerned about having Chinese troops cut off and destroyed.

5. In China, the Allied player needs to both concentrate and disperse his units. All divisions must be concentrated with their Group Army HQ = corps. Mass is required to force the enemy to deploy sizeable forces to achieve success in battle. In turn the consolidated corps must be dispersed to

(a) threaten Japanese LOC
(b) overwatch enemy cities to force enemy garrisoning of their own cities to protect industry
(c) force the enemy "off road" which slows down their manoeuvre speed

6. Ultimately China is all about time. Japanese assets deployed to China are not available for use elsewhere. This provides Allied opportunities elsewhere. The opportunity cost for Japan can be huge.

7. A passive defence of China will not succeed. What is required is an active defence, based not on seeking combat but by manoeuvre which threatens enemy positions which have been weakened by the desire to create an overwhelming schwerpunkt. The firepower of the Japanese puppet forces is weak. those units are even more fragile than most Chinese divisions.

Bearing in mind the above, these are starting points for blocking and manoeuvring forces.

(A) Immediately evacuate (includes air force) everything north of Lanchow except for minimal garrison forces at Urumchi/Hami/Kinchuan. The latter two are blocking positions and will survive on Urumchi generated supplies.

(B) Immediately withdraw from Yenan except for the required garrison. If the garrison is provided by the Base Force, you will be able to fly recon missions from Yenan. Otherwise that city is simply a death trap which need not even be captured by Japan.

(C) To slow down any Japanese move on the northern oilfields, the 3 key blocking positions are:

93,34
92,34 (Paotow)
92,38

All three hexes are mountain. The first two protect the eastern approach to Lanchow and the southern approach to Hami. The last cuts the railway and overwatches the enemy bases of Taiyuan/Chengting/Tatung, the latter being an important resources generator.

(D) The blocking positions on the eastern approach to Sian are:

90,40
90,41
88,41
87,41
88,42 (Tsiatso)

These positions must not be simply given away as almost every Allied player does when they immediately start an unforced retreat back towards Sian. These positions disrupt the enemy LOC and therefore weakens any Sian schwerpunkt which bypasses them. Do not overlook the auto generated supply at Tsiatso.

The absolute key Sian blocking position is 88,42. It is the junction of the eastern approach from Loyang and the southern approach from Nanyang. It is the closest position to the Allied supply depot at Sian and conversely the furthest away from the enemy supply depots. It does not make sense, as Allied players reqularly do, to defend in multiple wooded + rough hexes to cover both potential enemy axes of advance and close to the enemy supply depots.

Sian itself needs to retain its good garrison to meet any river crossings from the east. If the enemy bypasses all the blocking positions and elects to undertake the river crossing, not only will it be weakened from it's less than optimal LOC but it becomes very vulnerable to a single LCU being detached from the blocking position at 88,42 to come in from behind and trap the enemy.

(E) Consolidate the Lusu corps around and continue to threaten Kweiteh. Another valuable auto generated Chinese supply source which happens to lay right in the middle of a key enemy railway. Doing so also helps the defenders of Loyang and Chengchow.

(F) The valuable industrial region of Changsha/Siangton/Shaoyong/Hengyang/Changteh is defended by garrisons in the cities themselves, not units outside the cities. In particular, Changsha is not to be abandoned under any circumstances. The units which start outside of Changsha are to immediately be brought back into Changsha to build forts. The auto generated supply combined with the terrain and one of the most powerful at start Chinese consolidated corps means Japan can be bled white here. Destroyed Chinese units at Changsha will get to Chungking before their exhausted opponents do. Plus by maximising the engineers, a wrecked industrial price might be all that the enemy gains ultimately.

(G) For the southern region, the key blocking positions are Pingsiang, Pucheng and 87,56. All lie on the best enemy LOC. If captured by the enemy aim to get new units to recapture them as it is unlikely the enemy will stop to safeguard these conquests.

(H) Two key ports to be retained are Kwangchown and Wenchow. Consolidate forces in their vicinity. These ports can be resupplied by sub (Wenchow is itself a significant supply centre) and provide excellent "naval search eyes" on enemy convoys to assist the Dutch and S class subs.

(I) The blocking positions for Chungking are:

71,48 (also key for Kunming)

81,40 (most of the eastern approach is covered by holding Sian)

76,46
75,46
77,47
75,48
74,48

these cover the southern approach.


By consolidating corps and positioning them in blocking positions it means that it is possible to detach units to close the door after being bypassed. Plus by not maintaining a linear MLR, mobile consolidated corps to threaten weakly garrisoned enemy rear bases can be created.

Alfred

[zuluhour]

*worth a sticky

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Macclan5

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

..but I think that China needs to defend the x3 & x4 terrain off base, and cede pretty much everything else.

No fort building.

Curious.


Interesting discussion both view points - thanks Lowpe / Witpqs

I too recall a 'thesis' thread on 'fighting in China' - one of the AARs liked and cited often although I cannot find it now as I search.

Alfred and a number of other experts opined.

If I recall correctly - cities and forts are important because of the HI LI; both keeping it on the off chance you get supply in but equally keeping it out of Japanese hands. It was not so much about the VP total... (IIRC)

Further the fortifications can be built - somewhat and slowly - on scarce supplies albeit my limited experience vs the AI.

Is this true in Dababes and PBEM ?

I would guess the rationale for forts - at the worst - for the cost of a few 'unlikely upgrades' - you deplete the IJA of troops and devices lost attacking the fortifications - delaying instant gains - ability to retask the army units to Burma or South Pacific ??!! ??

However thoughtful debate.

The problem with a human opponent like dastardly Walter ([:D]) is he hits the bases constantly to keep them damaged and disallow fort building. So when he is finally within 'range' meaning a city is coming up on the target list no more fortification levels will be built there regardless of the supply situation.

[witpqs]

Sorry I haven't the time to re-read Alfred's excellent treatise just now. I did read it a few months back and altered my approach to some degree because of it.

[zuluhour]

George, I hope you did not mind me posting Alfred's notes on China here. I found it
very useful. I am at a loss why I deviated from a strategy based on this so early this
game. I think I look at China as an afterthought too often. I find the map, the ground
combat model, and actual OOB to be, well, frustrating. I would have hoped by now to
have seen a better OOB in a mod.I should be clear that while I don't think the ground
model is bad when dealing with most of the map, in China it seems unrepresentative of
the fighting there. I also "think" that the supply model in China does not allow enough
flexibility for historical appropriations, ie. shifting of depots to supply various fronts.
From what I gather, the Chinese were not faced with offensives in more than one "area"
or so at a time and were able to shift "depots" to face the grave threats. Just two cents.
I have never seen a really comprehensive volume on the conflict post Pearl Harbor in China as it
relates to the overall ground situation.

[Lowpe]

I agree with Alfred, in that Obvert handles China very well, and not just in our game together which is an outlier.[;)]

[witpqs]

1942 October 31

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.

• Good news: I misread SoDak's upgrade info. SD next upgrades 2/43 not 11/42, so we only have Washington and North Carolina starting tonight at 15 days.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Still plenty of sharks around.

ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 182,104

Japanese Ships
SS I-34, hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Lang

SS I-34 is sighted by escort
DD Lang fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Lang fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Lang fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Lang fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Lang attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 182,104

Japanese Ships
SS I-34

Allied Ships
DD Wilson
DD Lang

SS I-34 is located by DD Wilson
I-34 diving deep ....
DD Lang fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Lang fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Lang fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Lang fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Lang attacking submerged sub ....
DD Lang cannot establish contact with SS I-34
DD Lang is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago.

• All convoys report no contacts.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Fuel unloading at Melbourne.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Roadblock.

Ground combat at 81,40 (near Ankang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 39245 troops, 412 guns, 178 vehicles, Assault Value = 1213

Defending force 10793 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Japanese adjusted assault: 905

Allied adjusted defense: 16

Japanese assault odds: 56 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3839 casualties reported
Squads: 57 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 93 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
17th Tank Regiment
37th Division
3rd Division
9th Armored Car Co
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
25th Division
41st/B Division
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
1st Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
7th Group Army
8th Group Army

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

• There are at least two groups of ships in the Bay of Bengal in addition to the battleship bombardment group (seen farther below) which hit Chittagong last night. Are they ASW clearing the way or something else?

ASW attack near Rangoon at 52,55

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsushima
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
SS O21

SS O21 is located by DD Hatsushima
O21 bottoming out ....
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub vs Sub: SS I-4 attacking SS O21 at 53,55 - near Rangoon

Japanese Ships
SS I-4

Allied Ships
SS O21

SS I-4 launches 2 torpedoes at 4,000 yards

ASW attack near Bassein at 51,52

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
DD Minegumo
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Shirakumo
DD Shinonome

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

SS KXVI is sighted by escort
KXVI diving deep ....
DD Shirakumo fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Shinonome attacking submerged sub ....
DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Bassein at 51,52

Japanese Ships
DD Kiku
DD Susuki

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

SS KXVI is located by DD Kiku
KXVI diving deep ....
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Susuki is out of ASW ammo
DD Susuki is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Bassein at 51,52

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsushima
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

SS KXVI launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hatsushima
KXVI diving deep ....
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Nasty.

Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Lysander II: 3 damaged
Lysander II: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso

Allied ground losses:
378 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Manpower hits 2
Fires 1934
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 34
Port hits 2

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Yamashiro
BB Yamashiro firing at Chittagong Fortress
Chittagong Fortress firing at BB Yamashiro
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Fuso
BB Fuso firing at Chittagong

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

George, I hope you did not mind me posting Alfred's notes on China here. I found it
very useful. I am at a loss why I deviated from a strategy based on this so early this
game. I think I look at China as an afterthought too often. I find the map, the ground
combat model, and actual OOB to be, well, frustrating. I would have hoped by now to
have seen a better OOB in a mod.I should be clear that while I don't think the ground
model is bad when dealing with most of the map, in China it seems unrepresentative of
the fighting there. I also "think" that the supply model in China does not allow enough
flexibility for historical appropriations, ie. shifting of depots to supply various fronts.
From what I gather, the Chinese were not faced with offensives in more than one "area"
or so at a time and were able to shift "depots" to face the grave threats. Just two cents.
I have never seen a really comprehensive volume on the conflict post Pearl Harbor in China as it
relates to the overall ground situation.

Don't mind whatsoever! [8D] Felt I should comment on my lack of time to re-read them in case any of the discussion here on my part seemed to imply I had re-read them. Can't give that attention right now.

It's my impression the OOB was improved for Babes, then ported back into stock, but I am not certain about that.

Of course, that's a long way from saying the game engine + OOB is great at this particular aspect of it, especially in the China theater.

[witpqs]

1942 November 01

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.

• I believe it is now 2 weeks of consecutive VP gains for the Empire!


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Lots of battles here still.

Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 178,109

Japanese Ships
SS I-171, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Fanning
DD Smith
DD Mahan

SS I-171 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Fanning
DD Smith fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Mahan attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-171 eludes ASW attack from DD Mahan
DD Mahan is out of ASW ammo
DD Mahan is out of ASW ammo
DD Mahan fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mahan fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mahan fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Mahan fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 178,109

Japanese Ships
SS I-170, hits 4

Allied Ships
DD Mahan
DD Smith

SS I-170 is located by DD Mahan
DD Smith attacking submerged sub ....
DD Smith fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Smith fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Smith attacking submerged sub ....
DD Smith is out of ASW ammo
DD Smith is out of ASW ammo
DD Smith fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Lahaina at 185,102

Japanese Ships
SS I-34, hits 3

Allied Ships
DD Wilson

SS I-34 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Wilson
DD Wilson attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-34 eludes ASW attack from DD Wilson
DD Wilson fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wilson fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Pacific
• No enemy sub activity reported.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• We are deploying more subs into the target area.

ASW attack near Taongi at 134,107

Japanese Ships
DD Yunagi

Allied Ships
SS Porpoise

SS Porpoise is sighted by escort
DD Yunagi attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yunagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yunagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yunagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yunagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Taongi at 137,109

Japanese Ships
PB Kyo Maru #6
PB Kyo Maru #7

Allied Ships
SS Guardfish

SS Guardfish launches 2 torpedoes at PB Kyo Maru #6
PB Kyo Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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.

• An RAAF construction Bn just arrived at Darwin!


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Four more zombie units - if they have time to re-spawn.

Ground combat at 81,40 (near Ankang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 49049 troops, 481 guns, 179 vehicles, Assault Value = 1200

Defending force 7479 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 11

Japanese adjusted assault: 691

Allied adjusted defense: 4

Japanese assault odds: 172 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
10545 casualties reported
Squads: 168 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 815 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 19 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 42 (42 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 4

Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Co
3rd Division
17th Tank Regiment
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
25th Division
37th Division
41st/B Division
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
1st Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
7th Group Army
8th Group Army

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

• We have not been escorting these supply convoys from Cape Town and have had overwhelming success in evading IJN subs. This sub appears to have been in transit from the Karachi area.

Submarine attack near Bombay at 34,24

Japanese Ships
SS I-19

Allied Ships
xAK Stanmore, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

xAK Stanmore is sighted by SS I-19
SS I-19 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Stanmore

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 November 02

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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Drive them away!

ASW attack near San Francisco at 217,72

Japanese Ships
SS I-3, hits 3

Allied Ships
SC-519
SC-518
SC-630

SS I-3 is sighted by escort
I-3 diving deep ....
SC-630 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-630 attacking submerged sub ....
SC-630 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-630 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-630 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near San Francisco at 217,72

Japanese Ships
SS I-3

Allied Ships
SC-642
SC-648

SS I-3 launches 2 torpedoes at SC-642
I-3 diving deep ....
SC-648 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-648 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-648 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-648 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-648 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Kabara.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Subs looking for the shipping lanes.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Don't like these supply hits. Plus, the AA troops have not come out of the bunkers yet.

Night Naval bombardment of Darwin at 76,124

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Isuzu

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

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 5
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

CL Abukuma firing at Darwin
CL Isuzu firing at Darwin

• Noumea has built fortifications to level 6, now building switches to the airfield.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Lots of maneuvering and bombarding. I think we will see an attack toward Chungking from Kweiyang again tomorrow.


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

• We are patrolling in the right places.

ASW attack near Rangoon at 53,55

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsushima
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
SS O21

SS O21 is located by DD Hatsushima
O21 bottoming out ....
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Rangoon at 53,55

Japanese Ships
DD Hishu
DD Susuki

Allied Ships
SS O21

SS O21 is located by DD Hishu
O21 bottoming out ....
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• In both spots the non-front line troops are highly disrupted.

Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
CL Naka

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

Port hits 3
Port supply hits 2

E7K2 Alf acting as spotter for CL Nagara
CL Nagara firing at Cox's Bazar
CL Naka firing at Cox's Bazar

Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Lysander II: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi

Allied ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Resources hits 1
Fires 57
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14
Port hits 7

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Nachi
CA Nachi firing at Chittagong

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 November 03

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Lihue, 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
• Enemy sub activity near Brisbane, Perth.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• It seems the last enemy ex-Wyndham has given up to the desert.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Holding but taking a beating.

Ground combat at 77,47 (near Chungking)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 33114 troops, 365 guns, 936 vehicles, Assault Value = 1040

Defending force 36211 troops, 88 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 569

Japanese adjusted assault: 806

Allied adjusted defense: 733

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
160 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 44 (6 destroyed, 38 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2355 casualties reported
Squads: 135 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 73 destroyed, 74 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Units destroyed 2

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

Defending units:
129th Red Chinese Division
68th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
7th Artillery Regiment
51st Chinese Corps
57th AT Gun Regiment
56th AT Gun Regiment

• Retreated yet again, there are some defnders already in place where they retreated to. Alas, those two are zombie units of low quality.

Ground combat at 75,47 (near Chungking)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33734 troops, 448 guns, 152 vehicles, Assault Value = 747

Defending force 41362 troops, 148 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 547

Japanese adjusted assault: 360

Allied adjusted defense: 106

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
729 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 88 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
14970 casualties reported
Squads: 206 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 568 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 22 (21 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 29

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
19th Division
51st Recon Regiment
9th Division
104th/C Division
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
1st Mortar Battalion
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
70th Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
75th Chinese/A Corps
89th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Base Force
4th War Area
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
1st Group Army
7th War Area
2nd Chinese Base Force
9th Group Army
16th Group Army
99th Chinese/C Corps

• East of the Chungking plain we continue to do well in these defensive battles, but ofcourse the plain is being blasted open from teh south.

Ground combat at 80,40 (near Kienko)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 26492 troops, 235 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 816

Defending force 32183 troops, 92 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 777

Japanese adjusted assault: 607

Allied adjusted defense: 511

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1160 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 142 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
617 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 93 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
26th Division
24th/B Division
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
80th Chinese Corps
69th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
115th Red Chinese Division
82nd Chinese Corps
31st Group Army
22nd Group Army
39th Group Army
34th Group Army
2nd War Area
36th Group Army
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
5th War Area
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment

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

• Mine laying, probably obvious, but let's see what happens.

ASW attack near Moulmein at 55,55

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
DD Minegumo
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Shirakumo
DD Shinonome

Allied Ships
SS O19, hits 1

SS O19 is sighted by escort
O19 bottoming out ....
DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shinonome fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Shirakumo attacking submerged sub ....
DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 November 04

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.

• We finally gained VP - 98 today! A healthy amount, no doubt due mostly to the expansion of Noumea airfield.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• They're like flies.

ASW attack near Lihue at 177,110

Japanese Ships
SS I-18, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Downes
DD Tucker
DD Reid

SS I-18 is located by DD Downes
I-18 diving deep ....
DD Tucker fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Reid fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tucker fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Reid fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Tucker fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tucker fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tucker attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Lihue at 177,110

Japanese Ships
SS I-18

Allied Ships
DD Reid
DD Downes
DD Tucker

SS I-18 is located by DD Reid
DD Tucker fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Reid attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tucker attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tucker is out of ASW ammo
DD Tucker is out of ASW ammo
DD Reid fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tucker attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tucker is out of ASW ammo
DD Tucker is out of ASW ammo
DD Tucker is out of ASW ammo
DD Tucker is out of ASW ammo
DD Tucker is out of ASW ammo
DD Reid fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tucker fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Reid fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Reid attacking submerged sub ....
DD Reid is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

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. Enemy sub activity near

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Buggers!

Night Naval bombardment of Darwin at 76,124

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CL Kinu
CL Yura
DD Kagero
DD Makinami
DD Makigumo

Allied ground losses:
148 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 9
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 3

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Maya
CA Maya firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
CL Kinu firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
CL Yura firing at Darwin
DD Kagero firing at Darwin
DD Makinami firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
DD Makigumo firing at Darwin

• Our armor will be in Nookanbah in less than a week.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• On the road to Kienko.

Ground combat at 80,40 (near Kienko)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25476 troops, 234 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 746

Defending force 21907 troops, 90 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 491

Japanese adjusted assault: 456

Allied adjusted defense: 277

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1457 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 111 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1230 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 121 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Co
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
26th Division
17th Tank Regiment
24th/B Division
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
41st Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
115th Red Chinese Division
17th Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
36th Group Army
5th War Area
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
2nd War Area
31st Group Army
34th Group Army
69th Chinese Corps
22nd Group Army
39th Group Army
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment

• On the broken road from Ankang.

Ground combat at 79,43 (near Kienko)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15996 troops, 154 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 450

Defending force 13280 troops, 60 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 396

Japanese adjusted assault: 325

Allied adjusted defense: 232

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
546 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
32nd Division
138th Infantry Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
22nd Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
3rd War Area

• It's good we are holding better on these approaches because we have stripped troops from them both for the mountains and to try and hold Chungking a little longer. We have zombies to spawn!


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

• Looks like a bombardment force heading in.

ASW attack near Rangoon at 52,55

Japanese Ships
DD Susuki

Allied Ships
SS O23, hits 2

SS O23 is sighted by escort
O23 bottoming out ....
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Susuki is out of ASW ammo
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Rangoon at 52,55

Japanese Ships
DD Hishu
DD Kiku

Allied Ships
SS O23

SS O23 is located by DD Hishu
O23 bottoming out ....
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Rangoon at 53,55

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
CA Nachi
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Amatsukaze
DD Shirakumo

Allied Ships
SS O24

SS O24 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Shinonome
DD Shirakumo fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
•

ASW attack near Taihoku at 88,62

Japanese Ships
SC Ch 15

Allied Ships
SS Triton

SS Triton is sighted by escort
SC Ch 15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 15 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 November 05

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.

• Hit!

ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 178,109

Japanese Ships
SS I-18, hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Tucker
DD Cassin

SS I-18 is located by DD Tucker
DD Cassin fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Cassin fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Cassin fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Cassin attacking submerged sub ....
DD Cassin fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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 Aoba Island.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• They've zeroed in the base.

Night Naval bombardment of Darwin at 76,124

Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma
CL Isuzu

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

Airbase hits 1

CL Abukuma firing at Darwin
CL Isuzu firing at 23rd Australian Brigade

• Pike is heading home.

Sub attack near Darwin at 73,122

Japanese Ships
DD Isokaze
DD Maikaze
DD Hayashio

Allied Ships
SS Pike, hits 3, heavy damage

SS Pike launches 2 torpedoes at DD Isokaze
Pike bottoming out ....
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Isokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• The road to the mountain redoubt is under great pressure already.

Ground combat at 73,49 (near Kweiyang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 33037 troops, 318 guns, 423 vehicles, Assault Value = 1034

Defending force 12566 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 437

Japanese adjusted assault: 1136

Allied adjusted defense: 23

Japanese assault odds: 49 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1081 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 67 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled

Allied ground losses:
4449 casualties reported
Squads: 117 destroyed, 174 disabled
Non Combat: 119 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Division
102nd Infantry Regiment
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
28th Division
11th Army

Defending units:
50th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
2nd Group Army

• But here we do well, although this position will be undermined from the west fairly soon.

Ground combat at 77,47 (near Chungking)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 36640 troops, 383 guns, 935 vehicles, Assault Value = 1551

Defending force 33664 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 494

Japanese adjusted assault: 571

Allied adjusted defense: 1165

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
4379 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 276 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 69 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 107 (33 destroyed, 74 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1526 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 53 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 65 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
39th Division
52nd Infantry Brigade
3rd Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
27th Division
15th Division
11th Tank Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

Defending units:
72nd Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
7th Artillery Regiment
57th AT Gun Regiment
56th AT Gun Regiment

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

• Quite a beating.

Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Lysander II: 2 damaged
Lysander II: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso

Allied ground losses:
223 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 18
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Yamashiro
BB Yamashiro firing at Chittagong
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Fuso
BB Fuso firing at 268th Motorised Brigade

• Small fireworks.

Night Naval bombardment of Cox's Bazar at 54,43

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
CL Naka

E7K2 Alf acting as spotter for CL Nagara
CL Nagara firing at 14th Indian Light AA Regiment
CL Naka firing at 14th Indian Light AA Regiment

• And so it begins.

Morning Air attack on Lashio , at 62,46

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 28
B-24D Liberator x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 38

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 November 06

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



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.

• Missed it by *that* much!

Sub attack near Truk at 112,109

Japanese Ships
TK Moji Maru
DD Amagiri

Allied Ships
SS Greenling

SS Greenling launches 2 torpedoes at TK Moji Maru
Greenling diving deep ....
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
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 is out of ASW ammo
DD Amagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• This front still holds well.

Ground combat at 80,40 (near Kienko)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35828 troops, 350 guns, 175 vehicles, Assault Value = 1334

Defending force 20790 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 409

Japanese adjusted assault: 563

Allied adjusted defense: 334

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1834 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 168 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1036 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 67 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 25 (1 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
26th Division
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
37th Division
41st/B Division
9th Armored Car Co
17th Tank Regiment
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
24th/B Division
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
19th Chinese Corps
115th Red Chinese Division
41st Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
39th Group Army
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
69th Chinese Corps
36th Group Army
31st Group Army
34th Group Army
22nd Group Army
5th War Area
2nd War Area
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment

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

• Sooner or later our subs will take down warhips here.

ASW attack near Rangoon at 50,53

Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
SS KXVI, hits 2

SS KXVI is located by DD Wakaba
KXVI bottoming out ....
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake attacking submerged sub ....
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Rangoon at 53,55

Japanese Ships
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
SS O21

SS O21 is sighted by escort
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ariake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Chittagong at 55,42

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
DD Minegumo
DD Shirakumo
DD Shinonome

Allied Ships
SS KVIII

SS KVIII is sighted by escort
DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shinonome fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Must keep the lanes clear.

ASW attack near Karachi at 38,5

Japanese Ships
SS I-21, hits 3

Allied Ships
ML No. 245
ML No. 230

SS I-21 is located by ML No. 245
I-21 diving deep ....
ML No. 245 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 245 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 245 attacking submerged sub ....
ML No. 245 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 245 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• More smoke than thunder.

Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Nachi

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

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Nachi
CA Nachi firing at Chittagong Fortress
Chittagong Fortress firing at CA Nachi

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 November 07

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near San Diego, 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
• Enemy sub activity near Vanikoro, Anatom

• All convoys report no contacts.

• There is something wrong with these damn torpedoes!

ASW attack near Moa at 72,120

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu
CL Yura
DD Kagero
DD Makinami

Allied Ships
SS Perch

SS Perch is sighted by escort
DD Kagero attacking submerged sub ....
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kagero fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Makinami attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Darwin at 74,123

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu
CL Yura
DD Makigumo
DD Kagero
DD Makinami

Allied Ships
SS Salmon

SS Salmon is sighted by escort
Salmon bottoming out ....
DD Kagero fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Makinami attacking submerged sub ....
DD Makinami is out of ASW ammo
DD Makinami attacking submerged sub ....
DD Makinami is out of ASW ammo
DD Makinami is out of ASW ammo
DD Makinami is out of ASW ammo
DD Makinami is out of ASW ammo
DD Makinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• At least no supply hits.

Night Naval bombardment of Darwin at 76,124

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CL Kinu
CL Yura
DD Kagero
DD Makinami
DD Makigumo

Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Runway hits 12
Port hits 1

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Maya
CA Maya firing at Darwin
CL Kinu firing at Darwin
CL Yura firing at Darwin
DD Kagero firing at Darwin
DD Makinami firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
DD Makigumo firing at Darwin

Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• And a faithful rear guard of HQ units is left behind!

Ground combat at 80,40 (near Kienko)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 46521 troops, 453 guns, 209 vehicles, Assault Value = 1183

Defending force 19674 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 321

Japanese adjusted assault: 533

Allied adjusted defense: 115

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1798 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 131 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 20 (2 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
6042 casualties reported
Squads: 213 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 308 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 12

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
17th Tank Regiment
9th Armored Car Co
41st/B Division
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
37th Division
26th Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
24th/B Division
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
19th Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
115th Red Chinese Division
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
36th Group Army
22nd Group Army
39th Group Army
5th War Area
2nd War Area
34th Group Army
31st Group Army
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment

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

• Got one!

Submarine attack near Karachi at 38,5

Japanese Ships
SS I-21, hits 2, heavy damage

Allied Ships
ML No. 230
ML No. 245, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

SS I-21 is located by ML No. 230
I-21 diving deep ....
ML No. 245 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 245 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 245 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 245 fails to find sub, continues to search...
ML No. 245 attacking submerged sub ....
ML No. 245 loses contact with SS I-21
SS I-21 forced to surface!
ML No. 245 firing on surfaced sub ....
ML No. 245 firing on surfaced sub ....
ML No. 245 firing on surfaced sub ....
ML No. 245 firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 November 08

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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• One week until the two fast battleships are ready.


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 Brisbane, Sydney.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• The dastardly Empire is pushing hard into the mountains.

Ground combat at 72,49 (near Kweiyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32546 troops, 318 guns, 423 vehicles, Assault Value = 1119

Defending force 19787 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 497

Japanese adjusted assault: 675

Allied adjusted defense: 37

Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
436 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 91 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled

Allied ground losses:
3860 casualties reported
Squads: 303 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 235 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
28th Division
1st Tank Division
102nd Infantry Regiment
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
104th/B Division
11th Army

Defending units:
60th Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
2nd Group Army
35th Group Army

• Zombie HQ.

Ground combat at 80,40 (near Kienko)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 20255 troops, 227 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 1721

Defending force 617 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 122

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 122 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
365 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 81 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
37th Division
26th Division
17th Tank Regiment
9th Armored Car Co
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
41st/B Division
24th/B Division
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
5th War Area
22nd Group Army

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


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 November 09

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• Nookanbah is unoccupied and will be secured tomorrow.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Wearing down.

Ground combat at 77,47 (near Chungking)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33646 troops, 368 guns, 927 vehicles, Assault Value = 1092

Defending force 31826 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 422

Japanese adjusted assault: 583

Allied adjusted defense: 514

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
456 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 43 (1 destroyed, 42 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1107 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 53 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 50 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 15 (9 destroyed, 6 disabled)

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

Defending units:
32nd Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
57th AT Gun Regiment
68th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
56th AT Gun Regiment

• Screwed up the garrison at Chengtu and lost a VP, but hte real problem is that signals info to the Empire.


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

• Inbound, I think.

Sub attack near Bassein at 52,52

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Asagiri

Allied Ships
SS KXVII

SS KXVII launches 4 torpedoes at CL Naka
KXVII bottoming out ....
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.