Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)

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[font="Times New Roman"]Nov 25-26, 1942[/font]

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The KB is still dancing. Subs are hunting. On the 25th the a Soviet sub makes contact, spotting two CS cruisers and escorts before being sighted herself and forced under.

A huge day in the air all over China and Manchuria on the 25th. The IJ try a sweep of Vlad, but MiGs get the upper hand again. The Chinese Lancers sweep near Hong Kong and wear out a strong LR CAP of A6M3, and the follow on sweeps finish the job nicely.

On the 26th both sides hit troops extensively in China and Manchuria with air strikes. Both of us have figured out LR CAP only kills off our fighters if too far from base without radar. Soviet AA is not performing as well as I'd hoped.

The rail is now almost clear from Singers to Pnom Pehn. Just the final dregs of the once strong IJA Singers invasion sitting surrounded at Kluong.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 25, 1942
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ASW attack near Balabac at 70,85

Japanese Ships
CS Chiyoda
CS Chitose
DD Kazegumo
DD Arashi
DD Makigumo

Allied Ships
SS ShCh-115

SS ShCh-115 is sighted by escort

Morning Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18

Allied aircraft
I-153 x 7
I-16m24 x 13
MiG-3 x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
I-153: 1 destroyed
MiG-3: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on 6th Air Defense AA Regiment, at 78,60 , near Hong Kong

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 32,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 29
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
P-43A-1 Lancer x 10
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 9 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-43A-1 Lancer: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x P-43A-1 Lancer sweeping at 31550 feet

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Morning Air attack on 6th Air Defense AA Regiment, at 78,60 , near Hong Kong

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 34,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 7
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 14
P-40K Warhawk x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Hurricane XIIb sweeping at 31550 feet

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Morning Air attack on 50th Chinese Corps, at 78,60 , near Hong Kong

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 46
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 10
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
11 x A6M3 Zero sweeping at 9000 feet
12 x A6M3 Zero sweeping at 9000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Taonan , at 107,38

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
IL-2 x 41
MiG-3 x 31

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x IL-2 bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Taonan , at 107,38

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
I-16m24 x 4
IL-2 x 70

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
192 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x IL-2 bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 6th Air Defense AA Regiment, at 78,60 , near Hong Kong

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 38,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 18
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 11
P-40K Warhawk x 9
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 7 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

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Ground combat at Haichow (93,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8124 troops, 104 guns, 936 vehicles, Assault Value = 445

Defending force 1536 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Allied adjusted assault: 192

Japanese adjusted defense: 30

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Haichow !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
702 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 19 (11 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
206th Tank Brigade
111th Tank Division

Defending units:
6th RGC Division
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

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Ground combat at 88,49 (near Hwainan)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 55194 troops, 190 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1850

Defending force 22273 troops, 180 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 687

Allied adjusted assault: 1219

Japanese adjusted defense: 430

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
6877 casualties reported
Squads: 179 destroyed, 61 disabled
Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 59 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 32 (13 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Allied ground losses:
1295 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 189 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
85th Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps

Defending units:
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
16th RGC Temp. Division
116th Division
110th/C Division

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 25, 1942
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Morning Air attack on Hankow , at 85,50

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 13

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 4 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Morning Air attack on 57th Motor Rifle Division, at 107,39 , near Taonan

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 60
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 14 damaged

Allied ground losses:
102 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at 55,61 (near Bangkok)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 9316 troops, 126 guns, 59 vehicles, Assault Value = 267

Defending force 2220 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Allied adjusted assault: 259

Japanese adjusted defense: 2

Allied assault odds: 129 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1342 casualties reported
Squads: 62 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 55 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (6 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Units destroyed 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
22nd Marine Regiment
22nd (East African) Brigade

Defending units:
56th/B Division
52nd JNAF AF Unit
Royal Thai Army
Thai Aviation Coy
21th JNAF AF Unit /1

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It's interesting to me that the USAAF didn't give a bigger contract to production of the P-43 Lancer in the early war. It seems to outperform both the P39 and P-40 variants up to the P-40K at least. I'd like to have more at least.

[Bif1961]

The lancer is a good plane but was quickly outclassed by the P-38s and P-47s. For the Chinese it is their best plane for a number of years. There also recon versions and it ended it's days as a trainer.

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[font="Times New Roman"]Nov 27-28, 1942[/font]

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Ok. back to this campaign now for a bit.

At last subs get another hit on a KB carrier. This time it's Akagi! Nice to see her pop up in the combat screen with a plume of water sprouting at her side. [8D]

At Changchun the IJA easily repels a quick early attack by the Soviets. More is on the way though, and there is a chance to take the base within a few turns if he doesn' further reinforce. The goal is to grab this quickly or force the IJA to heavily invest, leaving their other reserves low and hopefully unable to meet the larger offensive through Taonan toward Mukden.

On the 28th it looks like the KB has decided to retire from its position near Borneo. It's spotted up off of the Luzon coastline. Preparations begin to load invasions for Brunei and Jesselton along with reinforcements and supply for Luzon, where I hope to now begin pushing back the static Japanese positions there.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 27, 1942
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Sub attack near Jesselton at 68,84

Japanese Ships
CV Akagi, Torpedo hits 1
CS Nisshin
DD Arashi
DD Makigumo

Allied Ships
SS Silversides

SS Silversides launches 4 torpedoes at CV Akagi
DD Arashi fails to find sub and abandons search

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kwangchowan at 73,60, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mikuma
DD Yugure
DD Ariake
DD Ikazuchi
DD Shirakumo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yuzuki
DD Yugao

Allied Ships
PT-120
PT-121
PT-124
PT-125

Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 78% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 78% moonlight: 2,000 yards

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Ground combat at Pucheng (86,57)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 19064 troops, 214 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 604

Defending force 20199 troops, 105 guns, 224 vehicles, Assault Value = 501

Japanese adjusted assault: 425

Allied adjusted defense: 769

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1012 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 129 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
752 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 87 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Assaulting units:
22nd/A Division
32nd/B Division
32nd/A Division
60th/A Division
32nd/C Division
8th Armored Car Co
60th/C Division
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
46th Chinese Corps
7th Armoured Brigade
49th Chinese Corps
10th Group Army

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Ground combat at Changchun (106,41)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16029 troops, 252 guns, 515 vehicles, Assault Value = 888

Defending force 32843 troops, 196 guns, 342 vehicles, Assault Value = 619

Allied adjusted assault: 149

Japanese adjusted defense: 1401

Allied assault odds: 1 to 9 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
252 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
897 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 171 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 22 (3 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Vehicles lost 65 (6 destroyed, 59 disabled)

Assaulting units:
74th Tank Brigade
3rd Rifle Division
259th Rifle Brigade
73rd Tank Brigade
72nd Tank Brigade
114th Hvy Howitzer Regiment
42nd Cannon Regiment
147th Howitzer Regiment

Defending units:
3rd Garrison Unit
40th Division
Manchukuo Guards Brigade
Kwantung Army
201st JAAF AF Bn
18th Army
4th RF Gun Battalion
8th Area Army
1st RF Gun Battalion
18th Fld AA Machinecannon Company
2nd Air Army
205th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Taonan (107,38)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 210 troops, 21 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 525

Defending force 7806 troops, 72 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 152

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

Assaulting units:
57th Motor Rifle Division
1140th Cannon Regiment
282nd/382nd AA Battalion

Defending units:
1st Manchukuo Cavalry Division
9th Manchukuo Inf Brigade
43rd Ind.AA Gun Co
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
19th Field AA Machinecannon Company
6th Army
42nd Ind.AA Gun Co
99th JAAF AF Bn

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 28, 1942
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Ground combat at 86,51 (near Hankow)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7931 troops, 96 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 98

Defending force 18952 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 387

Japanese adjusted assault: 2

Allied adjusted defense: 1693

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 846

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

Japanese ground losses:
2274 casualties reported
Squads: 153 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
13th Division
51st Field Const Co
51st Air Division
54th JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
74th Chinese Corps

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Ground combat at Hankow (85,50)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 153825 troops, 1029 guns, 491 vehicles, Assault Value = 4286

Defending force 27569 troops, 313 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 456

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied adjusted assault: 2304

Japanese adjusted defense: 1501

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
4003 casualties reported
Squads: 150 destroyed, 81 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 65 (7 destroyed, 58 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2968 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 380 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled
Guns lost 29 (1 destroyed, 28 disabled)

Assaulting units:
94th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
18th British Division
2nd Chinese Corps
6th Construction Regiment
87th Chinese Corps
148th Infantry Regiment
99th Chinese Corps
11th Indian Division
132nd Infantry Regiment
9th Indian Division
68th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese/B Corps
198th Coast AA Regiment
2/2nd Hy AA Regiment
20th Group Army

Defending units:
13th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th RGC Temp. Division
6th Division
18th RGC Temp. Division
22nd JNAF AF Unit
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
22nd AA Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
Hankow Special Base Force
46th JAAF AF Bn

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[font="Times New Roman"]Nov 29-30, 1942[/font]

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On the 29th the Allies finally take Hankow. This almost opens the rail into Northern China. There is one unit still blocking near Sinyang. A Chinese Corps is on the way.

Even better, the Soviets crush Taonan on the 30th and net 100+ Japanese fighters. Three groups now wiped out and unavailable unless bought back! Sweet.

These troops will march toward Liauyuan now on the way to Mukden. That base is in the clear, so shouldn't be too tough.

Changchun is heavily reinforced and a DA there failed, so the troops there will hold and try to keep these IJA troops occupied.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 29, 1942
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Ground combat at Hankow (85,50)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 151775 troops, 1029 guns, 491 vehicles, Assault Value = 4000

Defending force 24768 troops, 306 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 322

Allied adjusted assault: 2826

Japanese adjusted defense: 1193

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Hankow !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
8392 casualties reported
Squads: 261 destroyed, 125 disabled
Non Combat: 188 destroyed, 83 disabled
Engineers: 70 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 212 (187 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (20 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 12

Allied ground losses:
2151 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 228 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
94th Chinese Corps
11th Indian Division
45th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
18th British Division
148th Infantry Regiment
9th Indian Division
132nd Infantry Regiment
6th Construction Regiment
20th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese/B Corps
2/2nd Hy AA Regiment
198th Coast AA Regiment
20th Group Army

Defending units:
6th Division
13th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th RGC Temp. Division
Hankow Special Base Force
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
22nd AA Regiment
18th RGC Temp. Division
1st Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
22nd JNAF AF Unit
46th JAAF AF Bn



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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 30, 1942
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Ground combat at Taonan (107,38)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 30141 troops, 551 guns, 1096 vehicles, Assault Value = 1476

Defending force 7882 troops, 72 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 153

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 811

Japanese adjusted defense: 42

Allied assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Taonan !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 52 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 14 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 22 destroyed

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
2556 casualties reported
Squads: 52 destroyed, 76 disabled
Non Combat: 123 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 36 (22 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 63 (62 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 7

Allied ground losses:
577 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 106 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Assaulting units:
261st Rifle Brigade
57th Motor Rifle Division
226th Rifle Brigade
40th Rifle Division
51st Cavalry Division
282nd/382nd AA Battalion
1233rd Cannon Regiment
1130th Howitzer Regiment
199th BM Howitzer Regiment
2nd Rifle Corps
1140th Cannon Regiment
106th/1146th How. Regiment
405th/414th AA Battalion

Defending units:
1st Manchukuo Cavalry Division
9th Manchukuo Inf Brigade
42nd Ind.AA Gun Co
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
19th Field AA Machinecannon Company
6th Army
43rd Ind.AA Gun Co
99th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at 91,42 (near Chengting)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 46664 troops, 200 guns, 251 vehicles, Assault Value = 1605

Defending force 30185 troops, 234 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 931

Allied adjusted assault: 775

Japanese adjusted defense: 482

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2575 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 293 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Guns lost 19 (3 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1389 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 220 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Vehicles lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Assaulting units:
36th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
61st Tank Division
43rd Tank Brigade
1st Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
178th Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
23rd Tank Regiment
27th Division
28th Division
7th Manchukuo Inf Brigade

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Ground combat at Changchun (106,41)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 66449 troops, 1156 guns, 1900 vehicles, Assault Value = 2293

Defending force 115563 troops, 921 guns, 747 vehicles, Assault Value = 2641

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 758

Japanese adjusted defense: 2047

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), preparation(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1440 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 174 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 69 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
Guns lost 63 (3 destroyed, 60 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3459 casualties reported
Squads: 64 destroyed, 178 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 46 disabled
Guns lost 94 (8 destroyed, 86 disabled)
Vehicles lost 137 (17 destroyed, 120 disabled)

Assaulting units:
259th Rifle Brigade
73rd Tank Brigade
72nd Tank Brigade
12th Rifle Division
34th Rifle Division
46th Engr-Sapper Bde
36th Motor Rifle Division
74th Tank Brigade
3rd Rifle Division
27th Motorized Brigade
10th/132nd PVO AA Battalion
185th Cannon Regiment
1194th BM Howitzer Regiment
147th Howitzer Regiment
145th Howitzer Regiment
273rd Cannon Regiment
1141st Cannon Regiment
411th Howitzer Regiment
42nd Cannon Regiment
1134th Howitzer Regiment
424th Hvy Howitzer Regiment
1192nd BM Howitzer Regiment
100th OM Howitzer Battalion
114th Hvy Howitzer Regiment
372nd Hvy Howitzer Regiment
1131st Hvy Howitzer Regiment
3rd Mongolian Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
3rd Division
40th Division
39th Division
Manchukuo Guards Brigade
2nd Ind Engineer Regiment
71st Division
20th Division
3rd Garrison Unit
53rd Division
2nd Manchukuo Distr/A Division
18th Fld AA Machinecannon Company
4th Army
4th Air Division
12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
86th JAAF AF Bn
201st JAAF AF Bn
4th RF Gun Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Korea Army
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Area Army
11th Army
54th Field AA Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
205th JAAF AF Bn
2nd Air Army
Kwantung Army
51st Construction Battalion
18th Army
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
4th Air Defense AA Regiment
88th JAAF AF Bn
209th JAAF AF Bn
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[font="Times New Roman"]Dec 1-2, 1942[/font]

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Brunei is invaded and captured. Jesselton will fall soon. The troops at Beaufort, refugees of the original Tarakan invasion, are finally relieved by an amphibious assault and more supplies. Miri will load up and come later.

A lot of ships are moving now toward the PI shepherded by the Allied CVs and surface fleets. Also loading is an invasion of Cotabato on Mindanao, where one PI ID still is hanging on (nearby and out of supply. A US ID will land there within the week all going well.

Up North MiGs are having their way sweeping at Kirin and troops chase the Taonan survivors along the road to Liauyuan.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 1, 1942
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Submarine attack near Toyohara at 125,48

Japanese Ships
xAK Kuwayama Maru, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Tunny

xAK Kuwayama Maru is sighted by SS Tunny
SS Tunny attacking on the surface

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Sub attack near Hong Kong at 76,68

Japanese Ships
AKE Borneo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AD Toyu Maru
AG Nitimei Maru
AMc Wa 20
xAK Neikai Maru
AMc Kaisho Maru

Allied Ships
SS Thresher

SS Thresher launches 2 torpedoes at AKE Borneo Maru
Thresher diving deep ....

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Morning Air attack on Kirin , at 108,42

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 7

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x MiG-3 sweeping at 33000 feet *

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Afternoon Air attack on Kirin , at 108,42

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x MiG-3 sweeping at 33000 feet

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Amphibious Assault at Brunei (65,87)

TF 86 troops unloading over beach at Brunei, 65,87

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

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Pre-Invasion action off Beaufort (66,87)

59 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Concord
xAP Morinda
AM Bombay

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

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

CL Concord firing at 41st Naval Guard Unit

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Ground combat at Beaufort (66,87)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5159 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 195

Defending force 3828 troops, 7 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 105

Assaulting units:
41st Naval Guard Unit
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
301st Ind.Infantry Battalion
48th Naval Guard Unit
23rd Port Unit
32nd Port Unit

Defending units:
16th Australian Bde /4
VII KNIL Battalion
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
Makassar KNIL Cdo
1st Marine Raider Bn /3
35th Avn Sup
HQ TC Borneo

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Ground combat at 91,42 (near Chengting)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 41912 troops, 245 guns, 689 vehicles, Assault Value = 1195

Defending force 26975 troops, 231 guns, 83 vehicles, Assault Value = 594

Allied adjusted assault: 575

Japanese adjusted defense: 176

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
822 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
381 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 35 (4 destroyed, 31 disabled)

Assaulting units:
61st Tank Division
1st Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
43rd Tank Brigade
91st Chinese Corps
178th Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
28th Division
27th Division
7th Manchukuo Inf Brigade
23rd Tank Regiment

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Sub attack near Bataan at 75,77

Japanese Ships
SS I-28, hits 8, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Meade
CA Quincy
CL Trenton
CLAA Van Heemskerck
CLAA San Juan
CLAA San Diego
CLAA Juneau
DD McCalla
DD Buchanan
DD Aaron Ward
DD Nicholas
DD Russell
DD Bancroft
DD Bailey

SS I-28 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Meade
DD Russell fails to find sub and abandons search

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Morning Air attack on Kirin , at 108,42

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 9
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x MiG-3 sweeping at 33000 feet *

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Afternoon Air attack on Kirin , at 108,42

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x MiG-3 sweeping at 33000 feet
11 x MiG-3 sweeping at 33000 feet

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Ground combat at Beaufort (66,87)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5185 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 197

Defending force 6207 troops, 38 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 183

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

Assaulting units:
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
41st Naval Guard Unit
301st Ind.Infantry Battalion
48th Naval Guard Unit
23rd Port Unit
32nd Port Unit

Defending units:
VII KNIL Battalion
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
Makassar KNIL Cdo
16th Australian Brigade
1st Marine Raider Bn /3
35th Avn Sup
HQ TC Borneo

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Ground combat at Brunei (65,87)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1075 troops, 6 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 93

Defending force 1856 troops, 7 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied adjusted assault: 42

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Brunei !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 3 destroyed
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
537 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 5

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

Assaulting units:
25th Australian Bde /1

Defending units:
4th JNAF Coy
22nd Port Unit
29th JAAF AF Coy
Southern Fleet /3
I/124th Infantry Bn /3


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Ground combat at Jesselton (68,86)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 627 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Defending force 1483 troops, 30 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 99

Assaulting units:
23rd Nav Gd Unit /1
23rd Port Unit /2

Defending units:
19th Australian Bde /6

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Here is China now. The main current goal is a base from which to strat bomb the Home Islands. Hangchow fits the bill and will be invested soon, with a lot more troops and support on the way. Nanking will also be under siege soon, with troops moving one hex to the side to avoid a shock over the river.

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[font="Times New Roman"]Dec 3-4, 1942[/font]

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MiGs still got it. Kirin has been an ace generator lately.

The Dutch walked over and took Samarinda at last. Now some bombing on that IJA stack to reduce it further.

The 4Es prepare for the Cotabato invasion by hitting the active Japanese airfield there at Cagayan. The invasion lands successfully and without incident on the 6th.

The Luzon reinforcements near Manila and troops begin moving on Lingayen as well.

Preparations are being made to start the reduction of Japanese industry on the Home Islands. Some bases within 4E range are building up to level 5+ to host the beasts and long range recon are in place to begin the survey of potential targets. So far CAP looks limited, which is great. I'd love to hit some by day if possible. I've also moved all long range Soviet bomers to Vlad in order to get ready for their end of this operation. The goal is to surprise and overwhelming the defenses at first, the switch targets readily to meet the defensive adjustments. He has no NF yet. [;)]
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Morning Air attack on Kirin , at 108,42

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 13
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 36
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 67

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x MiG-3 sweeping at 33000 feet *
8 x MiG-3 sweeping at 33000 feet *

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Morning Air attack on Kirin , at 108,42

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 7
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 7
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Afternoon Air attack on 110th/A Division, at 86,47 , near Sinyang

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 17
B-17F Fortress x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
275 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (7 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Samarinda (65,96)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3484 troops, 50 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 141

Defending force 10265 troops, 80 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 143

Allied adjusted assault: 54

Japanese adjusted defense: 38

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
290 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
196 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
6th KNIL Regiment
VI KNIL Battalion
I Samarinda Cdo

Defending units:
15th Naval Guard Unit
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
32nd Special Base Force /2
21st Air Flotilla /3
20th Port Unit
6th Field Construction Battalion
2nd Base Force
4th Naval Const Bn /1
30th JNAF AF Unit
23rd Special Base Force /1
44th Field AA Battalion
24th Special Base Force
31st Special Base Force
10th Port Unit
91st JAAF AF Bn
47th Field AA Battalion
5th Air Div /2

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Ground combat at Jesselton (68,86)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3621 troops, 60 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 123

Defending force 994 troops, 16 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

Allied adjusted assault: 116

Japanese adjusted defense: 9

Allied assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Jesselton !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
455 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (5 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
19th Australian Brigade

Defending units:
23rd Nav Gd Unit /1
23rd Port Unit /2

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Ground combat at 91,39 (near Chengting)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 50017 troops, 272 guns, 496 vehicles, Assault Value = 1290

Defending force 15927 troops, 194 guns, 33 vehicles, Assault Value = 160

Allied adjusted assault: 980

Japanese adjusted defense: 153

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
6809 casualties reported
Squads: 146 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 216 destroyed, 70 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 76 (57 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (12 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Units retreated 8
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
996 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 92 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
8th Route Army
42nd Chinese Corps
171st Tank Brigade
203rd Tank Brigade
35th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
117th/428th OM Gun Battalion

Defending units:
68th Division
59th Division
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
26th/C Division
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
47th Field Const Co
3rd RF Gun Battalion
3rd FF Const Unit
56th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Anking (88,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16470 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 516

Defending force 7080 troops, 60 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 205

Allied adjusted assault: 371

Japanese adjusted defense: 216

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
270 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
656 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 62 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Assaulting units:
92nd Chinese Corps
85th Chinese/C Corps

Defending units:
Ankei SNLF
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade

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ASW attack near Culion at 75,79

Japanese Ships
SS I-158

Allied Ships
CLAA Van Heemskerck
CLAA Juneau
DD Kortenaer
DD Stuart
DD Litchfield
DD Humphreys
DD Banckert
DD Witte de With

SS I-158 is sighted by escort
I-158 diving deep ....

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Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-57-II Topsy: 1 destroyed on ground
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 43

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Samarinda (65,96)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3324 troops, 50 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 122

Defending force 9745 troops, 75 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 124

Allied adjusted assault: 64

Japanese adjusted defense: 29

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Samarinda !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
3157 casualties reported
Squads: 49 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 57 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (9 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 17

Allied ground losses:
227 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th KNIL Regiment
VI KNIL Battalion
I Samarinda Cdo

Defending units:
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF
15th Naval Guard Unit
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
44th Field AA Battalion
21st Air Flotilla /3
2nd Base Force
23rd Special Base Force /1
20th Port Unit
6th Field Construction Battalion
31st Special Base Force
10th Port Unit
24th Special Base Force
47th Field AA Battalion
91st JAAF AF Bn
4th Naval Const Bn /1
32nd Special Base Force /2
30th JNAF AF Unit
5th Air Div /2

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[HansBolter]

I'm very curious if you have had any difficulty getting supply to flow to Vladivostok?

In my current game the USSR activated on the normal date and for three solid months I could not get any supply to flow there.

The Russians were so hurting for supply in late '45, which came as a huge shock to me, that I started shipping it into Komsolmolsk. I had dropped well over 750k supply there without a drop ever making it to Vlad.

I eventually got desperate and assigned a large portion of my sub fleet, which has almost nothing else to do, to shipping supply directly to Vlad. A few days ago 4 sub transport TFs delivered over 4,500 supply. Its the first time supply in the base has been higher than 20.

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ORIGINAL: HansBolter

I'm very curious if you have had any difficulty getting supply to flow to Vladivostok?

In my current game the USSR activated on the normal date and for three solid months I could not get any supply to flow there.

The Russians were so hurting for supply in late '45, which came as a huge shock to me, that I started shipping it into Komsolmolsk. I had dropped well over 750k supply there without a drop ever making it to Vlad.

I eventually got desperate and assigned a large portion of my sub fleet, which has almost nothing else to do, to shipping supply directly to Vlad. A few days ago 4 sub transport TFs delivered over 4,500 supply. Its the first time supply in the base has been higher than 20.

Vlad has always been in good supply. Several hundred thousand to start and it's kept the highest supply draw since due to the large port and HQ there. No problems anywhere in Soviet territory even though there has been a lot of combat.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

I'm very curious if you have had any difficulty getting supply to flow to Vladivostok?

In my current game the USSR activated on the normal date and for three solid months I could not get any supply to flow there.

The Russians were so hurting for supply in late '45, which came as a huge shock to me, that I started shipping it into Komsolmolsk. I had dropped well over 750k supply there without a drop ever making it to Vlad.

I eventually got desperate and assigned a large portion of my sub fleet, which has almost nothing else to do, to shipping supply directly to Vlad. A few days ago 4 sub transport TFs delivered over 4,500 supply. Its the first time supply in the base has been higher than 20.

Hans must have a black market operating in Vvk. Have the Stavka search for Milo Mindbender ...

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[font="Times New Roman"]Dec 6-8, 1942[/font]

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It's the one year anniversary of the campaign!! Much different than I'd anticipated for this game, and it's been a wild ride. Lowpe has been a dogged opponent even though he set a tough challenge for himself by asking to keep Soviets involved after their accidental activation. now we are starting to see late 44 operations happening in late 42! Crazy.

Cotabato landings continue and take the base easily as Manila sees fresh troops and supply unload from massive Allied TFs. The Allied CVs are still camped out protecting it all although only tiny Japanese strikes come in. Troops at Lingayan take the base on the 8th. I'll now try and capture Laong and Apparri with British LRP paratroops, cutting off any hope of retreat and withdrawal. Should be fun.

Some big Allied sweeps do well against massed CAP at Samah. Nice to see some air action. I haven't needed to use the P-38s in a while, but soon they'll be very important, so I'll keep collecting spares and getting the pilots trained up further.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 7, 1942
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 97 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 6

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 7
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
Kittyhawk IA x 7
Spitfire Vc Trop x 7
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Ground combat at 86,47 (near Sinyang)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 7064 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 246

Defending force 84 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 454

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 454 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
40th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
110th/A Division

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Morning Air attack on Samah , at 69,63

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 34,890 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 33
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14

Allied aircraft
P-43A-1 Lancer x 8
Hurricane IIc Trop x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-57-I Topsy: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-57-II Topsy: 3 destroyed on ground
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Samah , at 69,63

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 37,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 32
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 13

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 10
P-38G Lightning x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 5 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 33550 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on Samah , at 69,63

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 31,900 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 28
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
Hurricane IIb Trop x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed

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Afternoon Air attack on Samah , at 69,63

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 35,900 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 17
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 9

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Ground combat at Cotabato (78,90)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5249 troops, 210 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 343

Defending force 251 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 341

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 341 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cotabato !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
298 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
32nd Infantry Division
12th RAAF Base Sqdn
1st RAAF Construction Battalion
Darwin RAAF Base Force /1

Defending units:
III/81st Naval Guard Unit

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Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30642 troops, 337 guns, 158 vehicles, Assault Value = 1075

Defending force 14928 troops, 184 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 474

Allied adjusted assault: 820

Japanese adjusted defense: 99

Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Lingayen !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
5386 casualties reported
Squads: 110 destroyed, 98 disabled
Non Combat: 113 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 43 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 150 (142 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 78 (70 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Units retreated 7

Allied ground losses:
1635 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 184 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Units pursuing 2

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
45th PS Infantry Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
763rd Tank Battalion
4th Marine Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
145th Infantry Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
2nd Cav Recce Regiment
1st RM Heavy AA Regiment
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
93rd Coast AA Regiment
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
24th PS FA Regiment
Clark Field AAF Base Force
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp

Defending units:
52nd Division
1st Raiding Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
40th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Bayombong (80,75)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 750 troops, 77 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 565

Defending force 20801 troops, 173 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 643

Assaulting units:
51st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
12th Armoured Regiment
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
45th Construction Regiment
77th Coast AA Regiment
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
48th/A Division
64th Inf Group Brigade
48th/B Division
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

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[font="Times New Roman"]Dec 9-10, 1942[/font]

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The Allies get a solid 4:1 at Hangchow on the 9th, reducing forts to 3. The Japanese use their BBs hitting the Chinese on the 10th and reinforce with a full ID, a brigade and a regiment. The Chinese shock and get a 1:2 but the IJA takes much heavier losses. Surprised and happy about that. More and better troops are coming, with a Marine ID a few days away. The more he uses here the fewer for Shanghai.

Got the old ladies involved on the 10th with a bombardment of San Fernando. Not bad. The USN BBs are getting ready to go again as well after Pearl. I should have 2 of the 4 heavily damaged back in action within the month. I'm forgoing upgrades on the ones with the long refurb. This means less AA and radar, but I'l need them soon to do any serious invasions closer to the Japanese homeland.

Aparri falls to the paras on the 10th as well. The IJA on Luzon is surrounded. San Fernando is occupied by a force led by mostly PI troops. More solid Allied units are moving in as well.

Up North the path to Mukden is blocked at Liaoyuan. It is attacked but we only get a 1:2 with about equal losses.
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Morning Air attack on Samah , at 69,63

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 34,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 23
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 33550 feet

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Ground combat at Kiangtu (91,51)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 11109 troops, 101 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 357

Defending force 33338 troops, 285 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 1036

Japanese adjusted assault: 278

Allied adjusted defense: 422

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1425 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 158 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
252 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
116th Division

Defending units:
12th Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
413th Howitzer Regiment
33rd Guards Mortar Regiment
32nd Guards Mortar Regiment
39th Guards Mortar Regiment

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Ground combat at Liaoyuan (105,40)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 39141 troops, 657 guns, 1388 vehicles, Assault Value = 1625

Defending force 24399 troops, 333 guns, 494 vehicles, Assault Value = 772

Allied adjusted assault: 740

Japanese adjusted defense: 1115

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1159 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 23 disabled
Guns lost 39 (8 destroyed, 31 disabled)
Vehicles lost 69 (20 destroyed, 49 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1949 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 148 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled
Vehicles lost 64 (7 destroyed, 57 disabled)

Assaulting units:
226th Rifle Brigade
261st Rifle Brigade
57th Motor Rifle Division
40th Rifle Division
35th Tank Battalion
75th Tank Brigade
51st Cavalry Division
199th BM Howitzer Regiment
106th/1146th How. Regiment
1140th Cannon Regiment
282nd/382nd AA Battalion
1233rd Cannon Regiment
1130th Howitzer Regiment
2nd Rifle Corps
405th/414th AA Battalion

Defending units:
3rd Recon Battalion
3rd Mobile Engineer Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
14th Division
1st Manchukuo Cavalry Division
13th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
3rd Mobile Infantry Regiment
9th Manchukuo Inf Brigade
46th Field Const Co
3rd Mobile AA Battalion
6th Army
26th Air Defense AA Regiment
16th Field AA Machinecannon Company
27th Fld AA Machinecannon Company
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mobile Field Artillery Regiment
45th Field Const Co
42nd Ind.AA Gun Co
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
99th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Hangchow (90,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33413 troops, 123 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 1162

Defending force 9211 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 328

Allied adjusted assault: 941

Japanese adjusted defense: 227

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
970 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 112 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
484 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 109 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Assaulting units:
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
78th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
23rd Group Army

Defending units:
3rd RGC Route Brigade
Nanking Naval Guard Unit
25th RGC Temp. Division
12th RGC Ind. Brigade
13th Garrison Unit


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Night Naval bombardment of San Fernando at 80,74

Allied Ships
BB Resolution
BB Ramillies
BB Royal Sovereign
BB Revenge
BB West Virginia

Japanese ground losses:
1003 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 46 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 20
Port hits 1

Walrus II acting as spotter for BB Resolution

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Naval bombardment of Hangchow at 90,55

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Hiei
CA Myoko
CL Jintsu

Allied ground losses:
814 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 41 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

BB Yamashiro firing at 10th Chinese Corps

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Morning Air attack on 17th Port Unit , at 82,73 (Aparri)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 16
B-24D Liberator x 22

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
635 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 57 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Pre-Invasion action off Miri (64,87)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

113 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Concord
xAP Kajang
DD Nizam
DD Sands

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

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

CL Concord firing at 9th Base Force

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Ground combat at Hangchow (90,55)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 32147 troops, 123 guns, 198 vehicles, Assault Value = 1027

Defending force 29904 troops, 199 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 819

Allied adjusted assault: 509

Japanese adjusted defense: 937

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1889 casualties reported
Squads: 98 destroyed, 75 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 24 (16 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
700 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (7 destroyed, 24 disabled)

Assaulting units:
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
10th Chinese Corps
1st USMC Tank Battalion
78th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese Corps
23rd Group Army

Defending units:
Nanking Naval Guard Unit
25th RGC Temp. Division
34th Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Garrison Unit
12th RGC Ind. Brigade
3rd RGC Route Brigade

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Ground combat at 65,63 (near Hue)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4231 troops, 60 guns, 8 vehicles, Assault Value = 163

Defending force 9304 troops, 41 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

Allied adjusted assault: 33

Japanese adjusted defense: 63

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
246 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
204 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
2/8th Armoured Regiment
2nd Loyal Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade

Defending units:
8th Garrison Unit
89th Naval Guard Unit
8th RF Gun Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
49th JNAF AF Unit
11th RF Gun Battalion
18th Naval Guard Unit
Southern Army
26th JNAF AF Unit
7th Field Construction Battalion
55th JNAF AF Unit
12th JAAF AF Coy
48th JNAF AF Unit /4

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Ground combat at Kiangtu (91,51)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33188 troops, 285 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 1018

Defending force 9827 troops, 101 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 229

Allied adjusted assault: 735

Japanese adjusted defense: 22

Allied assault odds: 33 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3058 casualties reported
Squads: 85 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 73 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 16 (7 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
292 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
12th Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
413th Howitzer Regiment
32nd Guards Mortar Regiment
33rd Guards Mortar Regiment
39th Guards Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
116th Division

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Ground combat at Tsinan (93,44)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31925 troops, 179 guns, 936 vehicles, Assault Value = 1170

Defending force 2828 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Allied adjusted assault: 949

Japanese adjusted defense: 23

Allied assault odds: 41 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tsinan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1304 casualties reported
Squads: 37 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Allied ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
80th Chinese Corps
111th Tank Division
206th Tank Brigade
93rd Chinese Corps
31st Group Army

Defending units:
8th RGC Route Brigade
14th RGC Temp. Division
23rd JNAF AF Unit

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Ground combat at Aparri (82,73)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1655 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 91

Defending force 2345 troops, 15 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied adjusted assault: 43

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Aparri !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
388 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 43 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (31 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4

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

Assaulting units:
77th LRP Bde /1

Defending units:
19th Tank Regiment
105th Ship Eng Coy
17th Port Unit
5th Air Division
8th JAAF AF Bn

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The full 'R' Class is only available for the next little while as they start to leave for Europe one by one soon. I'll try to make as much use of them as I can until then. Too bad I don't get them for the duration in this particular game. I'll need all of the old BB I can get soon.

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obvert: I'll need all of the old BB I can get soon.

How about this one:

[Canoerebel]

Time to convene the Kangaroo Court.

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ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Time to convene the Kangaroo Court.

Agreed!! [:-]

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[font="Times New Roman"]Dec 11-12, 1942[/font]

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A very good, very large CAP trap in China nets some Wellingtons and a few others trying to bomb the troops arriving at Hangchow. Good move by Lowpe. Escorts did well i the start but lone groups coming later got nailed.

Another unit at Liaoyuan should give us the advantage, but instead the attack "collapses" and achieves another 1:2. I'll have to wait a bit and try again. This is in the clear with only 2 forts, so it won't last long unless heavily reinforced.

A few more small Chinese bases cleaned up. Now on to the bigger fish. I'll begin trying at Canton, Hangchow, Nanking and moving on Peiping soon. In addition, I'm preparing several bases for 4E to strat bomb the Home Islands. I should be able to begin within a week or two depending on airfield construction.
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Morning Air attack on 34th Division, at 90,55 (Hangchow)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 90
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 8
Hurricane IIc Trop x 10
Liberator II x 11
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-17F Fortress x 12
B-24D Liberator x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 3 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 2 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
258 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Liberator II bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 34th Division, at 90,55 (Hangchow)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 73
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 15
B-17E Fortress x 9
B-17F Fortress x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 6 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 3 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Wellington Ic bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 13th Garrison Unit , at 90,55 (Hangchow)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 49
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
B-26 Marauder x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 12th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 90,55 (Hangchow)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 1
Wellington Ic x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Wellington Ic bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at San Fernando (80,74)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 43106 troops, 440 guns, 541 vehicles, Assault Value = 1490

Defending force 32674 troops, 206 guns, 159 vehicles, Assault Value = 672

Allied adjusted assault: 773

Japanese adjusted defense: 511

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
1953 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 135 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 60 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 46 disabled
Guns lost 20 (3 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1646 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 156 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 59 (8 destroyed, 51 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Battalion
762nd Tank Battalion
2nd Cav Recce Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
5th Marine Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
71st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
145th Infantry Regiment
31st Infantry Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
763rd Tank Battalion
254th Armoured Brigade
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
1st RM Heavy AA Regiment
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
24th PS FA Regiment
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp

Defending units:
1st Raiding Regiment
52nd Division
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
65th Brigade
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
48th/C Division
48th Field AA Battalion
7th Port Unit
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Const Co
13th Air Flotilla
6th Naval Construction Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Army
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Field Construction Battalion
40th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Liaoyuan (105,40)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 58205 troops, 900 guns, 1769 vehicles, Assault Value = 2060

Defending force 31675 troops, 445 guns, 868 vehicles, Assault Value = 1046

Assault collapses, survivors seek cover

Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 31 (21 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
172 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 92 (85 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
35th Tank Battalion
51st Cavalry Division
75th Tank Brigade
40th Rifle Division
226th Rifle Brigade
57th Motor Rifle Division
261st Rifle Brigade
208th Tank Brigade
22nd Rifle Division
7th Mongolian Motor Brigade
199th BM Howitzer Regiment
1140th Cannon Regiment
282nd/382nd AA Battalion
2nd Rifle Corps
106th/1146th How. Regiment
1233rd Cannon Regiment
17th Army
1130th Howitzer Regiment
405th/414th AA Battalion

Defending units:
9th Tank Regiment
3rd Mobile Infantry Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
3rd Recon Battalion
1st Manchukuo Cavalry Division
11th Tank Regiment
14th Division
3rd Mobile Engineer Regiment
1st Tank Division
9th Manchukuo Inf Brigade
42nd Ind.AA Gun Co
26th Air Defense AA Regiment
3rd Mobile AA Battalion
45th Field Const Co
46th Field Const Co
27th Fld AA Machinecannon Company
3rd Mobile Field Artillery Regiment
6th Army
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
16th Field AA Machinecannon Company
99th JAAF AF Bn

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One of my favourite early war planes, but have to be so careful with them. So fragile against fighters.

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[font="Times New Roman"]Dec 13, 1942[/font]

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Hangchow is reinforced and the naval bombardments help to give the Japanese a 1:5 defence, disabling a large number of Chinese. The Marines will have to take this one on in a few days. I need firepower.

At San Fernando the Japanese get a 1:1 against the PI troops, and the better Allied units will start to move in and exchange for some worn and reduced PI and armoured units.

Some of the battles up in Northern China are ongoing, and although I only got a 1:2 near Tatung, I think this is progress and a few more will knock these troops back. This will be part of the siege of Peiping in a few more hexes.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 13, 1942
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Night Naval bombardment of Hangchow at 90,55

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Hiei

Allied ground losses:
172 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

BB Yamashiro firing at 10th Chinese Corps

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Night Naval bombardment of Nanking at 91,52

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CL Jintsu

Allied ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CA Myoko firing at 8th Chinese Corps

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Night Naval bombardment of San Fernando at 80,74

Allied Ships
CA Hawkins
CA Exeter
CA Devonshire
CA Canberra

Japanese ground losses:
422 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 2

CA Hawkins firing at 52nd Division

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Ground combat at San Fernando (80,74)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42121 troops, 440 guns, 537 vehicles, Assault Value = 1345

Defending force 29950 troops, 201 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 517

Allied adjusted assault: 615

Japanese adjusted defense: 537

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
2030 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 89 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 17 (7 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
1400 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 122 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 16 (7 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 24 (12 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Regiment
2nd Cav Recce Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
5th Marine Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
762nd Tank Battalion
31st PA Infantry Division
145th Infantry Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
763rd Tank Battalion
71st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
1st Tank Battalion
254th Armoured Brigade
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
24th PS FA Regiment
1st RM Heavy AA Regiment
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp

Defending units:
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
65th Brigade
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
52nd Division
48th/C Division
7th Port Unit
4th Field Construction Battalion
56th Const Co
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Army
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Raiding Regiment
6th Naval Construction Battalion
13th Air Flotilla
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
48th Field AA Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
40th JAAF AF Bn


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Ground combat at Hangchow (90,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32694 troops, 230 guns, 272 vehicles, Assault Value = 2005

Defending force 27639 troops, 191 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 788

Allied adjusted assault: 196

Japanese adjusted defense: 1083

Allied assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1013 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 104 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1825 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 254 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Vehicles lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled)

Assaulting units:
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
78th Chinese Corps
73rd Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st KNIL Regiment
10th Chinese Corps
1st USMC Tank Battalion
79th Chinese Corps
85th British AT Gun Regiment
2/3rd Light AA Regiment
2/13th Fld RAA Regiment
209th Field Artillery Battalion
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
23rd Group Army

Defending units:
34th Division
Kyuko Naval Guard Unit
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
13th Garrison Unit

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Ground combat at 93,38 (near Tatung)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28821 troops, 158 guns, 555 vehicles, Assault Value = 1114

Defending force 11860 troops, 80 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 329

Allied adjusted assault: 425

Japanese adjusted defense: 676

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1411 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 99 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Allied ground losses:
246 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 43 (1 destroyed, 42 disabled)

Assaulting units:
171st Tank Brigade
203rd Tank Brigade
8th Route Army
76th Chinese Corps
30th Motorcycle Regiment
15th Chinese Corps
259th Brigade
117th/428th OM Gun Battalion

Defending units:
17th Tank Regiment
26th/A Division
26th/B Division
NCPC Army
North China Area Army
1st Cavalry Brigade

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Here is the info screen as we approach 42. A ways to go yet.

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[font="Times New Roman"]Dec 14, 1942[/font]

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The IJN continues to bombard at Hangchow and now also at Nanking. I'll being moving some subs up there to hang out and possibly even drop some mines. I have a much closer sub base now in operation at Manila after the resupply and instalment of the auxiliaries over the past week.

Made some progress at San Fernando. I'll wait now for the fresh troops to continue.

Up in Northern China the slow process toward Peiping continues with a small IJA stack being pushed back again.

I've been prepping fro some Central and North Central Pacific bases with the Aleutian troops. Some have already neared full readiness to hit bases like Pagan, Marcus Island and Iwo Jima. I'll continue for another few weeks, and then make sure the Allied CVs are up to the task. The Saratoga is just about ready but we'll lose the Invincible to Europe soon. The KB hasn't been sighted for just over two weeks now.
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Night Naval bombardment of Hangchow at 90,55

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Hiei

Allied ground losses:
185 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

BB Yamashiro firing at 79th Chinese Corps

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Night Naval bombardment of Nanking at 91,52

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CL Jintsu

Allied ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

CA Myoko firing at 59th Chinese Corps

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Sub attack near Wakkanai at 122,47

Japanese Ships
xAK Karachi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS Scorpion

xAK Karachi Maru is sighted by SS Scorpion

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Ground combat at San Fernando (80,74)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40958 troops, 434 guns, 521 vehicles, Assault Value = 1212

Defending force 28339 troops, 202 guns, 148 vehicles, Assault Value = 441

Allied adjusted assault: 457

Japanese adjusted defense: 245

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
1909 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 204 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 41 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 18 disabled
Guns lost 24 (8 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 20 (7 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
686 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 62 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 93 (22 destroyed, 71 disabled)

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Ground combat at 93,38 (near Tatung)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28548 troops, 157 guns, 556 vehicles, Assault Value = 1070

Defending force 10704 troops, 80 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 240

Allied adjusted assault: 676

Japanese adjusted defense: 289

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3813 casualties reported
Squads: 40 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 146 destroyed, 51 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 21 (12 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 81 (41 destroyed, 40 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Allied ground losses:
502 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 66 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
15th Chinese Corps
203rd Tank Brigade
76th Chinese Corps
8th Route Army
171st Tank Brigade
30th Motorcycle Regiment
259th Brigade
117th/428th OM Gun Battalion

Defending units:
17th Tank Regiment
26th/A Division
26th/B Division
NCPC Army
North China Area Army
1st Cavalry Brigade

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Some interesting recon results from our new secret base at Haichow on the Chinese coastline.

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[font="Times New Roman"]Dec 15-16, 1942[/font]

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Bombardments continue at Hangchow, but the Japanese aren't reinforcing. This should leave them in a bad position soon. Since mines are also on the way, these bombardments will likely stop at some point. [;)]

At Liauyuan the MiGs continue to pare down the Japanese CAP. It's slow, but they are taking almost no losses, so I'll keep it going. Soon I'll add some Il-2 and hit the airfields and troops. I'm beginning to really like this plane.

On the ground another DA at San Fernando does good work, and with fresh troops ready soon the base should fall within days.

On the 16th I begin strat bombing with Soviet bombers from Vladivostok. It's a long journey for them and only a few bases are in normal range. I'll try some night bombing and possibly some day strikes if recon shows few fighters up in certain bases. It's a res, but could be worth it.

The Chinese will try a DA at Canton after finding a solid majority in numbers and having built some forts to protect themselves in the bombardment phase. It'll be a long one I fear.
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Submarine attack near Toyohara at 125,47

Japanese Ships
xAK India Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Barb

xAK India Maru is sighted by SS Barb
SS Barb attacking on the surface

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Night Naval bombardment of Hangchow at 90,55

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Hiei

Allied ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

BB Yamashiro firing at 2/13th Fld RAA Regiment
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Hiei
BB Hiei firing at 73rd Chinese Corps


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Night Naval bombardment of Nanking at 91,52

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CL Jintsu

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

CA Myoko firing at 90th Chinese Corps
E7K2 Alf acting as spotter for CL Jintsu
CL Jintsu firing at 30th Chinese Corps

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Morning Air attack on Liaoyuan , at 105,40

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 14
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 14
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x MiG-3 sweeping at 33000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Liaoyuan , at 105,40

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 5
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 9
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Ground combat at San Fernando (80,74)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40734 troops, 433 guns, 508 vehicles, Assault Value = 1135

Defending force 26394 troops, 194 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 285

Allied adjusted assault: 375

Japanese adjusted defense: 247

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
2435 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 152 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 49 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 26 (5 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1088 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 87 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 40 (12 destroyed, 28 disabled)

Assaulting units:
71st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
762nd Tank Battalion
31st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
2nd Cav Recce Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
1st Tank Battalion
45th PS Infantry Regiment
763rd Tank Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
145th Infantry Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
5th Marine Regiment
254th Armoured Brigade
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
24th PS FA Regiment
1st RM Heavy AA Regiment
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp

Defending units:
52nd Division
65th Brigade
48th/C Division
13th Air Flotilla
7th Port Unit
1st Raiding Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
56th Const Co
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Field Construction Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
6th Naval Construction Battalion
48th Field AA Battalion
40th JAAF AF Bn

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Night Air attack on Sapporo , at 120,51

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 4

Allied aircraft
DB-3M x 15

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Manpower hits 1
Fires 135

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x DB-3M bombing from 7000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Night Air attack on Sapporo , at 120,51

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 4

Allied aircraft
DB-3T x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
DB-3T: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x DB-3T bombing from 7000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Night Naval bombardment of Hangchow at 90,55

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Hiei
CA Myoko
CL Jintsu
DD Murakumo
DD Shigure
DD Arare
DD Amatsukaze
DD Oyashio

Allied ground losses:
190 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

BB Yamashiro firing at 1st KNIL Regiment

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Morning Air attack on Liaoyuan , at 105,40

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 11
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 9
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x MiG-3 sweeping at 33000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Liaoyuan , at 105,40

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x MiG-3 sweeping at 33000 feet

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Ground combat at 94,37 (near Tatung)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 54792 troops, 886 guns, 566 vehicles, Assault Value = 1663

Defending force 42697 troops, 402 guns, 232 vehicles, Assault Value = 1194

Allied adjusted assault: 428

Japanese adjusted defense: 2697

Allied assault odds: 1 to 6

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
441 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 70 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2279 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 152 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 68 disabled
Guns lost 42 (3 destroyed, 39 disabled)
Vehicles lost 29 (3 destroyed, 26 disabled)

Assaulting units:
103rd Rifle Division
277th Engineer Battalion
9th Armored Car Brigade
94th Rifle Division
11th Chinese Corps
192nd OM Gun Battalion
177th Mortar Regiment
310th Guards Mortar Regiment
267th Cannon Regiment
67th Mortar Brigade
216th Howitzer Regiment
53rd Mortar Brigade
181st Mortar Regiment
550th BM Howitzer Regiment
183rd Mortar Regiment
43rd/44th AA Battalion
1129th Hvy Howitzer Regiment
60th Guards Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
29th/A Division
29th/B Division
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
10th/C Division
10th/A Division
29th/C Division
138th Infantry Regiment
10th/B Division
24th/A Division
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion

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Ground combat at Taichow (92,52)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 33263 troops, 286 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 1015

Defending force 1434 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53

Allied adjusted assault: 525

Japanese adjusted defense: 2

Allied assault odds: 262 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Taichow !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
1034 casualties reported
Squads: 43 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
12th Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
413th Howitzer Regiment
32nd Guards Mortar Regiment
33rd Guards Mortar Regiment
39th Guards Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
19th RGC Temp. Division

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Ground combat at Canton (77,59)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3720 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3793

Defending force 53256 troops, 435 guns, 148 vehicles, Assault Value = 1360

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

Assaulting units:
60th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
7th Cav Recce Regiment
26th Chinese Corps
Mobiele Battalion
4th Chinese Corps
6th Chinese Corps
57th AT Gun Regiment
22nd Artillery Regiment
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
16th Group Army
7th Artillery Regiment
1st Artillery Regiment
20th Artillery Regiment
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
18th Artillery Regiment
56th AT Gun Regiment

Defending units:
22nd/B Division
Sasebo 6th SNLF
51st Engineer Regiment
102nd Infantry Regiment
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
104th/B Division
104th/C Division
2nd Raiding Regiment
1st Ind.Inf.Group
20th RGC Division
66th Infantry Regiment
104th/A Division
22nd/C Division
47th JAAF AF Bn
Canton Special Base Force
21st Mortar Battalion
23rd Army
4th Air Div /1
32nd JNAF AF Unit
8th Field Const Bn /2
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Here is a look at China.

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[font="Times New Roman"]Dec 17-18, 1942[/font]

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A very important two turns. I decided as the USAAF prepares a few bases for strat bombing the Home Islands, now that I'm getting decent recon I should try with the remaining Soviet LR 2E bombers. I have about 80 DBM-3 and DBM-3T left from the early war. They are 11/13 range, so hit many of the more important central bases on Honshu and Hokkaido from Vlad. The DBM-3 has 10 x 100kg bombs, which is good for strat bombing Manpower as it allows more chances to hit and start fires. The pilots are also top notch 70+/70+.

I tried a night raid on Sapporo not very successfully, and I'll keep doing that from NE bases with the old rickety Soviet 4Es.

For the others I decided on a quick hit double strike over two days. After the night bombing I went daylight to Niigata, a Japanese oil producing center, and went only for oil. The strike resulted in 23 hits to the oil and I'll recon to see more conclusively the damage there.

On the 18th though I decided to go all-in (42 style anyway). I sent them all to Osaka to bomb Manpower. There were some Nicks on CAP, but the strike got through, and fires were started. During the turn it looks like 13,000+, and they were still burning at 6900+ at the end of turn. There was no damage t that point, but fires work in mysterious ways ...

Elsewhere the carnage above Liauyuan keeps coming, with MiGs still flying sweeps. Just about time for the bombing runs to start.

Took San Fernando on Luzon with heavy Japanese losses. Also very close to taking Miri.
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Night Naval bombardment of Hangchow at 90,55

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Hiei
CA Myoko
CL Jintsu
DD Murakumo
DD Shigure
DD Arare
DD Amatsukaze
DD Oyashio

Allied ground losses:
206 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

BB Yamashiro firing at 3rd Marine Division

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Morning Air attack on Liaoyuan , at 105,40

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 18
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 20

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Liaoyuan , at 105,40

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 13
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x MiG-3 sweeping at 33000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Liaoyuan , at 105,40

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 8
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 5
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Morning Air attack on Niigata , at 114,57

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
DB-3M x 34
DB-3T x 45

Allied aircraft losses
DB-3M: 1 damaged

Oil hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x DB-3M bombing from 5000 feet
City Attack: 10 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Liaoyuan , at 105,40

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x MiG-3 sweeping at 33000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 11

Allied aircraft
DB-3M x 33
DB-3T x 30

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
DB-3M: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
DB-3T: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
DB-3T: 1 destroyed by flak

Manpower hits 89
Fires 13413

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x DB-3M bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 5 x 100 kg GP Bomb
20 x DB-3M bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 5 x 100 kg GP Bomb
6 x DB-3M bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 5 x 100 kg GP Bomb
16 x DB-3T bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x DB-3T bombing from 5000 feet *
City Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
75th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 10
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 10

Allied aircraft
DB-3T x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
DB-3T: 4 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Kamikawa Maru-1 with A6M2-N Rufe (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Raid is overhead
8th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Raid is overhead
75th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 62 minutes

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Ground combat at San Fernando (80,74)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42613 troops, 494 guns, 529 vehicles, Assault Value = 1622

Defending force 21771 troops, 153 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 85

Allied adjusted assault: 548

Japanese adjusted defense: 139

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE San Fernando !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
7797 casualties reported
Squads: 255 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 334 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 73 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 47 (45 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 91 (90 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 14

Allied ground losses:
434 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
112th Cavalry Regiment
2/1st Pioneer Battalion
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
31st PA Infantry Division
1st Tank Battalion
17th Australian Brigade
182nd Infantry Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
108th Infantry Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
5th Marine Regiment
7th Marine Regiment
13th Australian Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
24th PS FA Regiment
3rd AmphTrac Engineer Battalion
1st RM Heavy AA Regiment
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp

Defending units:
52nd Division
65th Brigade
48th/C Division
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
56th Const Co
6th Naval Construction Battalion
7th Port Unit
4th Field Construction Battalion
1st Raiding Regiment
40th JAAF AF Bn
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
13th Air Flotilla /3

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Ground combat at Miri (64,87)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9007 troops, 94 guns, 239 vehicles, Assault Value = 347

Defending force 9191 troops, 67 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 77

Allied adjusted assault: 98

Japanese adjusted defense: 51

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
1767 casualties reported
Squads: 47 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 10 (5 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
17th Indian Division
254th Armoured Bde /1

Defending units:
87th Naval Guard Unit
44th Naval Guard Unit
4th Naval Construction Battalion
43rd Const Co
97th JAAF AF Bn
8th Tank Regiment
23rd AA Regiment
Southern Fleet /3
3rd Air Division
9th Base Force
4th JNAF Coy
29th JAAF AF Coy
22nd Port Unit
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
I/124th Infantry Bn /3
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These shots no damage but still told me something very useful (besides the fires still burning). The Jack production changed by +2 at the factory over thee two turns. That means it's producing!!! [X(]