Lowpe (Japan) vs Wargamr (Allies)

[Lowpe]

Brrr...feel the freeze.

Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 8 damaged
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 16 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 2 destroyed on ground
F4F-3P Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged

21 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
BB Hiei
BB Haruna
CA Kinugasa
CA Aoba
CL Oi

Allied Ships
SS Haddock, hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AO Sepulga, Shell hits 1, on fire
AM Starling, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
SS S-31, hits 1, heavy fires

Allied ground losses:
195 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 16 (3 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Airbase hits 11
Runway hits 18

F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Fuso
BB Fuso firing at Adak Island

[Lowpe]

I am starting to see the impact of operating ships in this frozen winterland. Japan still only has two ARs, both present here in the north, but we have many AD and smaller aux repair ships present.

Should be interesting to see the continued effect of operating here in foul weather. I wish it was even harsher, to be honest.

[Lowpe]

I need to get my timing right here...

[Lowpe]

Poor Chinese, never over stack to this extent:

Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7248 troops, 551 guns, 349 vehicles, Assault Value = 3265

Defending force 267595 troops, 462 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5576

Allied ground losses:
2236 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Morning Air attack on 55th Prov Chinese Division, at 76,45 (Chungking)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 9
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
305 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
7 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 86th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 55th Prov Chinese Division ...


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Morning Air attack on 55th Prov Chinese Division, at 76,45 (Chungking)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 28th New Chinese Division ...
Also attacking 55th Prov Chinese Division ...


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Morning Air attack on 28th New Chinese Division, at 76,45 (Chungking)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
217 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

[witpqs]

Poor Chinese, never over stack to this extent:

Troop capacity there is 160,000, so the percentage over stack is not as bad as it seems.

[Lowpe]

What else can explain such horrible results...terrain is great, forts are at least 5 if not substantially higher.

[witpqs]

Movement mode. Poor supply (I don't think that shows up for bombardments). Disruption. Experience. Lack of return-firing weapons.

Dunno.

[Lowpe]

Nov 16, 1942

Ceylon...the IJN catches a bombardment task force...prior to bombarding.

[Lowpe]

Shock across and easily take Hengyang. Industry pretty much intact.[:)] 78 combat squads destroyed at Chungking's ground bombardment -- highest one day total ever.

[Lowpe]

Invasion Ceylon

What would you do...push on into Colombo where a BB SAG is spotted, with a cruiser SAG at Koggla, divert the invasion and send the British Battleships in?

[Lokasenna]

He is trying to do too little, too often, too fast.

[Lowpe]

Power problems due to very high winds caused a bit of a delay...just sent the turn back to Allies, and I expect major fireworks on the next turn, as Wargamr never backs down.

[RangerJoe]

Just don't send Stalin any more rotten sushi . . .

[Lowpe]

Nov 17th, 1942

Allied computer snafus, slowed turns down...recap...invasion Ceylon all of a sudden is countered by somewhat strong IJN presence, will the Allies push on or retreat?

But, first action in the great cold northern waters...

[Lowpe]

Some Allied ships wander into Colombo

[Lowpe]

Almost always happens the other way around...

[Lowpe]

The PBs actually sink a PT boat...action at Adak

[Lowpe]

Scratch another destroyer...

[Lowpe]

Major sweeps over Colombo by the British meets stiff low layered resistance flying from a damaged runway.

Butcher's bill for the day...

[Lowpe]

First two air raids over Colombo

Morning Air attack on Colombo , at 29,48

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 42
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 20
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 21

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 3 destroyed

CAP engaged:
202 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 21 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 8 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 4000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
77th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Colombo , at 29,48

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 20
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 21

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 14

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 5 destroyed

CAP engaged:
202 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 12 scrambling)
19 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 29070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (4 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters to 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
77th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 32560.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes