The Accidental War Obvert vs Lowpe

[Lowpe]

The KB SAG skirmishes with another group a little north, and here we dodge another bullet. I suspect Allied cruisers are scheduled to come in last.

[Lowpe]

This is probably it for the KB, they react away from their planned course directly into the teeth of the incoming Allied Navy. I am sure this is the bulk of the Allied Navy...

[RangerJoe]

A question, do you have some of your float planes fly night search? That might help to detect and avoid the enemy SAGs while helping your own engage them. They might also detect some enemy subs at night as well.

[Lowpe]

Now they react back to Brunei...sigh.

[Lowpe]

Still, no major damage done yet except to a CS.

[Lowpe]

The covering SAG TF sends message retiring to Hong Kong, while the KB might escape.

[Lowpe]

Day search...lots of bad weather

[Lowpe]

Only minor damage...

[Lowpe]

China falling with great rapidity. In a few days, I bet there are PT boats on the Yangtze...perhaps even LSTs shipping troops south.

[Lowpe]

Manage to down a few Lightnings today.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

A question, do you have some of your float planes fly night search? That might help to detect and avoid the enemy SAGs while helping your own engage them. They might also detect some enemy subs at night as well.

All floatplanes fly night search in this area, but are unreliable because of the weather. Still, better than nothing.

[Lowpe]

A rare setback for the Soviets...

Ground combat at 108,41 (near Kirin)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 62567 troops, 559 guns, 188 vehicles, Assault Value = 2024

Defending force 11644 troops, 147 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 399

Japanese adjusted assault: 1183

Allied adjusted defense: 575

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1167 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 61 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4715 casualties reported
Squads: 120 destroyed, 160 disabled
Non Combat: 101 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 68 (29 destroyed, 39 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
39th Division
53rd Division
3rd Division
71st Division
20th Division
2nd Manchukuo Distr/A Division
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
88th JAAF AF Bn
11th Army
12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
4th Air Defense AA Regiment
54th Field AA Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
209th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
190th Rifle Division

[RangerJoe]

I finally read it all . . .

[Lowpe]

Nov 20, 1942

Another Chinese/Soviet joint attack here...IJA has been taking a pounding from the artillery for weeks, but we hold initially.

Ground combat at 94,37 (near Tatung)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 53158 troops, 889 guns, 626 vehicles, Assault Value = 1730

Defending force 41791 troops, 395 guns, 199 vehicles, Assault Value = 1133

Allied adjusted assault: 916

Japanese adjusted defense: 2395

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1742 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 161 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 34 (4 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2825 casualties reported
Squads: 71 destroyed, 216 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 43 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 62 (11 destroyed, 51 disabled)
Vehicles lost 106 (5 destroyed, 101 disabled)

Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Brigade
70th Tank Battalion
103rd Rifle Division
94th Rifle Division
11th Chinese Corps
310th Guards Mortar Regiment
1129th Hvy Howitzer Regiment
183rd Mortar Regiment
267th Cannon Regiment
216th Howitzer Regiment
67th Mortar Brigade
550th BM Howitzer Regiment
181st Mortar Regiment
53rd Mortar Brigade
43rd/44th AA Battalion
177th Mortar Regiment
192nd OM Gun Battalion
60th Guards Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
10th/C Division
10th/A Division
29th/A Division
29th/C Division
138th Infantry Regiment
10th/B Division
29th/B Division
24th/A Division
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

[Lowpe]

Bangkok falls...Japan is simply put a mess.[:D]

[Lowpe]

Nov 22, 1942

Very large American forces are in or next to Hankow already.

Manage to destroy another 50 Soviet tanks here...but the Soviets are maneuvering to the west where it will be tough to stop them.

[PaxMondo]

Stunned you have held together this long, especially with the HI infrastructure damage you took early.

[&o][&o][&o]

[RangerJoe]

He is good on defense.

[Bif1961]

You will receive the George Henry Thomas award for outstanding defensive accomplishments.

[Lowpe]

Nov 24, 1942

Caught some bombers...decent results.