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

[witpqs]

1943 March 04

INVADED
Akyab, Myitkyina, Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tsuyung !!!



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago.

• All convoys report no contacts.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.

• Doom.

Ground combat at Tsuyung (68,46)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27709 troops, 351 guns, 458 vehicles, Assault Value = 1338

Defending force 59821 troops, 94 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 487

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 547

Allied adjusted defense: 103

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tsuyung !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1456 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 54 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
17833 casualties reported
Squads: 656 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1527 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 34 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 46 (46 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 59
Units destroyed 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
27th Division
1st Tank Division
26th Division
22nd AA Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
36th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
79th Chinese/C Corps
6th Chinese Base Force
61st Chinese Corps
32nd Group Army
91st Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Base Force
11th Construction Regiment
3rd Construction Regiment
57th AT Gun Regiment
78th Chinese Corps
17th Construction Regiment
3rd Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Base Force
18th Chinese Base Force
16th Chinese Base Force
2nd Construction Regiment
5th Group Army
45th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Base Force
30th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
73rd Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Base Force
79th Chinese/A Corps
7th Group Army
1st Chinese Base Force
31st Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Base Force
33rd Group Army
41st AA Regiment
3rd War Area
13th Chinese Base Force
77th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Base Force
60th Chinese Corps
14th Group Army
94th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
49th AA Regiment
15th Chinese Base Force
53rd Chinese Corps
1st Construction Regiment
13th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force
10th Construction Regiment
27th Group Army
56th AT Gun Regiment
80th Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
11th Group Army
79th Chinese/B Corps

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

• Stubborn!

Ground combat at Akyab (54,45)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5775 troops, 171 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 205

Defending force 1584 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied adjusted assault: 80

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 80 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
351 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
9th Cav Recce Regiment
2/2nd Pioneer Battalion
268th Motorised Brigade
2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
2/13th Fld RAA Regiment

Defending units:
33rd/A Division

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 March 05

INVADED
Akyab, Myitkyina, Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.

• BB North Carolina needs 78 days to repair in Bremerton.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Maru ASW - it ain't fair!

Sub attack near Ponape at 118,112

Japanese Ships
PB Eiko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grayling

SS Grayling launches 2 torpedoes
Grayling diving deep ....
PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Eiko Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Eiko Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.


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

• Nasty!

Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CL Naka
CL Sendai
DD Susuki
DD Hishu

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

Manpower hits 1
Fires 4
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 15
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 4

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Takao
CA Takao firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
E7K2 Alf acting as spotter for CL Naka
CL Naka firing at 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
E7K2 Alf acting as spotter for CL Sendai
CL Sendai firing at Akyab
DD Susuki firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
DD Hishu firing at Akyab

• The naval bombardments are slowing down our progress but we are steadily wearing down the 33rd/A Division.

Ground combat at Akyab (54,45)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5687 troops, 171 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 204

Defending force 1218 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied adjusted assault: 69

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 69 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
317 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/2nd Pioneer Battalion
9th Cav Recce Regiment
268th Motorised Brigade
2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
2/13th Fld RAA Regiment

Defending units:
33rd/A Division

• I'm pretty sure we destroyed this unit on the road. We also got 15 x Tojo's for 3x P-400's.

Morning Air attack on 1st RF Gun Battalion, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 17

Allied aircraft
P-400 Airacobra x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x P-400 Airacobra sweeping at 15000 feet

CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 17 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes

Morning Air attack on 1st RF Gun Battalion, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 14

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 30000 feet

Morning Air attack on 1st RF Gun Battalion, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 18

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 30000 feet

Morning Air attack on 1st RF Gun Battalion, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 16

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Beaufighter VIc bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 1st RF Gun Battalion, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 16

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Vengeance I bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 1st RF Gun Battalion, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 32
B-24D Liberator x 6
B-24D1 Liberator x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 28 (17 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 27 (18 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Vengeance I bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
16 x Vengeance I bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 1st RF Gun Battalion, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 12
Wellington Ic x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Wellington Ic bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x Wellington Ic bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

• Possible river crossing SE of Kalemyo tomorrow. The 2nd British Division, already there, will make a deliberate assault in support. All of the air units which attacked the hapless 1st RF Gun Battalion will also attack in support.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 March 06

INVADED
Akyab, Myitkyina, Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Niue.

• All convoys report no contacts.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.


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

• Finally!

Ground combat at Akyab (54,45)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5687 troops, 171 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 205

Defending force 810 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 119

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 119 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
858 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 53 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
2/2nd Pioneer Battalion
9th Cav Recce Regiment
268th Motorised Brigade
2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
2/13th Fld RAA Regiment

Defending units:
33rd/A Division

• In the event, none of the moving units made the river crossing. Just as well, fact of their movement and identities are preserved as secret.

Ground combat at 59,43 (near Kalemyo)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15438 troops, 318 guns, 243 vehicles, Assault Value = 472

Defending force 3609 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 111

Allied adjusted assault: 473

Japanese adjusted defense: 25

Allied assault odds: 18 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1473 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (8 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd British Division

Defending units:
41st Infantry Regiment

• Tomorrow 4x infantry Bdes and an armored Bde will cross the river SE of Kalemyo without being revealed in a river-crossing shock attack. One Bde will move east to flip the hex side in the hex just west of Katha; the others will move out to the SE with the 2nd British Division. Following them will be another infantry BDE with upgraded squads, a small armored Rgt, an AT Rgt, and an infantry division with upgraded squads.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 March 07

INVADED
Akyab, Myitkyina, Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Upgrades and minor repairs on the fleet proceeding.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago.

• All convoys report no contacts.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.


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

• Our horde is pouring across the river from Kalemyo and pursuing the defeated enemy Rgt toward Shwebo. Our air forces are harrying them.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 March 08

INVADED
Akyab, Myitkyina, Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.

• In the sync bug version our forces were crushed. I suppose that will happen tomorrow.

Ground combat at 67,45 (near Tsuyung)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7519 troops, 191 guns, 416 vehicles, Assault Value = 1165

Defending force 38555 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 318

Japanese adjusted assault: 78

Allied adjusted defense: 49

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
145 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1014 casualties reported
Squads: 41 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Division
27th Division
26th Division
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
22nd AA Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
85th Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese/C Corps
5th Group Army
91st Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Base Force
31st Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
56th AT Gun Regiment
1st Construction Regiment
3rd Construction Regiment
3rd War Area
32nd Chinese Corps
13th Group Army
41st AA Regiment
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
27th Group Army
11th Construction Regiment
53rd Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
11th Group Army
8th Chinese Base Force
7th Group Army
78th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
10th Construction Regiment
49th AA Regiment
61st Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Base Force
14th Group Army
11th Chinese Base Force
18th Chinese Base Force
20th Chinese Base Force
60th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Base Force
57th AT Gun Regiment
12th Chinese Base Force
2nd Construction Regiment
7th Chinese Base Force
15th Chinese Base Force
17th Construction Regiment
79th Chinese/A Corps
16th Construction Regiment
20th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Base Force
13th Chinese Base Force
30th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese/B Corps

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

• Making them worry.

Night Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vildebeest III x 12

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CL Sendai
CL Naka

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

Night Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 8

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort I: 1 damaged
Beaufort I: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CL Sendai

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Beaufort I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

• Can't tell if they are coming or going.

Sub attack near Victoria Point at 48,65

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari
CL Nagara
CL Jintsu
DD Yugumo
DD Hamakaze
DD Urakaze

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

SS KXVI launches 4 torpedoes at CL Yubari
KXVI diving deep ....
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• In the sync bug version they really trashed the place.

Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CL Naka
CL Sendai
DD Susuki
DD Hishu

Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Takao
CA Takao firing at 2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
E7K2 Alf acting as spotter for CL Naka
CL Naka firing at 2/13th Fld RAA Regiment
E7K2 Alf acting as spotter for CL Sendai
CL Sendai firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
DD Susuki firing at 2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
DD Hishu firing at 268th Motorised Brigade

• Our additional units SE of Kalemyo have been spotted. The Empire, having achieved enough victory just west of Katha, is now pulling out of that position before we can cut the road to Shwebo. Woosies.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 March 08

Burma.

[zuluhour]

Just caught back up, I wish Matrix had a system for book marking pages, perhaps they do? Enjoying
the coverage in Burma, can you see Bhamo? Could be ripe for some parachutes? I'm curious if he
will hold on to his bridgehead east of Katha...

[witpqs]

1943 March 09

INVADED
Akyab, Myitkyina, Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• 6 old battleships on the way back to Pearl Harbor. Others of course are in long term upgrades.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago.

• All convoys report no contacts.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, not nuclear in Chungking today.


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

• Running hard to make hay while the sub shines. Time is moving against in two ways. Monsoon is coming; more Imperial forces will be freed up from action in China.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 March 09

The Empire sprang a CAP trap over that Rgt retreating in the open near Shwebo.

1LT Young I. of 51st FG/25th FS is credited with kill number 4
1LT Cullen M. of 51st FG/25th FS is credited with kill number 2
1LT Young I. of 51st FG/25th FS is credited with kill number 5
1LT Young I. of 51st FG/25th FS attains ace status!!
1LT Dobbs O. of 51st FG/25th FS is credited with kill number 7
1LT Williamson I. of 51st FG/25th FS is credited with kill number 3
2LT Allen E. of 51st FG/25th FS is credited with kill number 2
2LT Allen E. of 51st FG/25th FS is credited with kill number 3
2LT Allen E. of 51st FG/25th FS is credited with kill number 4
1LT Morrison J. of 51st FG/26th FS is credited with kill number 4
2LT Obert, D.L. of 51st FG/26th FS is credited with kill number 6
2LT Schwanebeck K. of 51st FG/26th FS is credited with kill number 2
1LT Morrison J. of 51st FG/26th FS is credited with kill number 5
1LT Morrison J. of 51st FG/26th FS attains ace status!!
2LT Obert, D.L. of 51st FG/26th FS is credited with kill number 7
1LT Mondigo, A.K. of 51st FG/26th FS is credited with kill number 12
1LT Mondigo, A.K. of 51st FG/26th FS is credited with kill number 13
1LT Simo V. of 51st FG/26th FS is credited with kill number 6
1LT Billings I. of 51st FG/26th FS is credited with kill number 7
1LT Billings I. of 51st FG/26th FS is credited with kill number 8
2LT Obert, D.L. of 51st FG/26th FS is credited with kill number 8
2LT Kroll M. of 51st FG/26th FS is credited with kill number 2
1LT Nollmeyer, E.M. of 51st FG/26th FS is credited with kill number 5
1LT Nollmeyer, E.M. of 51st FG/26th FS attains ace status!!
1LT Simo A. of 51st FG/26th FS is credited with kill number 3
1LT Simo A. of 51st FG/26th FS is credited with kill number 4
2LT Kroll M. of 51st FG/26th FS is credited with kill number 3
2LT Daley T. of 23rd FG/75th FS is credited with kill number 2
1LT Berg R. of 23rd FG/75th FS is credited with kill number 2
2LT Williamson H. of 23rd FG/75th FS is credited with kill number 4
1LT Berg R. of 23rd FG/75th FS is credited with kill number 3
1LT Holt N. of 23rd FG/76th FS is credited with kill number 4
2LT Dobbs I. of 23rd FG/76th FS is credited with kill number 3
1LT Atkins I. of 23rd FG/76th FS is credited with kill number 2
1LT Atkins I. of 23rd FG/76th FS is credited with kill number 3
1LT Morrissey M. of 23rd FG/76th FS is credited with kill number 6
2LT Huai L. of 11th FG/44th FS CAF is credited with kill number 2

000004 Morning Air attack 1943-03-09 60,44 Shwebo

Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Regiment, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 25
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 34

Allied aircraft
P-400 Airacobra x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
253 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 18 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 18 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
77th Sentai Det A with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes



000005 Morning Air attack 1943-03-09 60,44 Shwebo

Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Regiment, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 23
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 22

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 6 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
253 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
18 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Raid is overhead
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 146 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 105 minutes
77th Sentai Det A with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 67 minutes



000006 Morning Air attack 1943-03-09 60,44 Shwebo

Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Regiment, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 21

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 78 minutes
253 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 142 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 12 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 7000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
77th Sentai Det A with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (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 7000 , scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes



000007 Morning Air attack 1943-03-09 60,44 Shwebo

Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Regiment, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 8000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
253 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 263 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 64 minutes
77th Sentai Det A with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes



000032 Morning Air attack 1943-03-09 60,44 Shwebo

Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Regiment, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 15

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Beaufighter VIc bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb



000033 Morning Air attack 1943-03-09 60,44 Shwebo

Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Regiment, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 20
B-25C Mitchell x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Vengeance I bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x Vengeance I bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x Vengeance I bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb



000035 Morning Air attack 1943-03-09 60,44 Shwebo

Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Regiment, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 32
Wellington Ic x 15

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Blenheim IV bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
15 x Wellington Ic bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x Blenheim IV bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb



000036 Morning Air attack 1943-03-09 60,44 Shwebo

Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Regiment, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 28

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Vengeance I bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
14 x Vengeance I bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb



000037 Morning Air attack 1943-03-09 60,44 Shwebo

Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Regiment, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 11

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



000041 Morning Air attack 1943-03-09 60,44 Shwebo

Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Regiment, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



000043 Morning Air attack 1943-03-09 60,44 Shwebo

Morning Air attack on 41st Infantry Regiment, at 60,44 , near Shwebo

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 25000 feet

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

Just caught back up, I wish Matrix had a system for book marking pages, perhaps they do? Enjoying
the coverage in Burma, can you see Bhamo? Could be ripe for some parachutes? I'm curious if he
will hold on to his bridgehead east of Katha...

If Bhamo is the one near Myitkyina, yes I see it but I have no paratroops available/ready. I'm trying to walk the Chindits out of China but they will probably get mauled before they do that.

East of Katha is where his units were retreated to. I suspect he's trying to walk all of them out but maybe he's treating it as a salient like you say. I can't really tell.

Here is the URL for the bookmark I use for this AAR. Whenever the AAR flips over to a new page I just edit the bookmark and increment the page number at the end of the URL.

Code: Select all

www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4378420&mpage=57

You should be able to make a bookmark and just copy-paste that in to the URL field when you make it or when you edit it.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

Just caught back up, I wish Matrix had a system for book marking pages, perhaps they do? Enjoying
the coverage in Burma, can you see Bhamo? Could be ripe for some parachutes? I'm curious if he
will hold on to his bridgehead east of Katha...

If Bhamo is the one near Myitkyina, yes I see it but I have no paratroops available/ready. I'm trying to walk the Chindits out of China but they will probably get mauled before they do that.

East of Katha is where his units were retreated to. I suspect he's trying to walk all of them out but maybe he's treating it as a salient like you say. I can't really tell.

Here is the URL for the bookmark I use for this AAR. Whenever the AAR flips over to a new page I just edit the bookmark and increment the page number at the end of the URL.

Code: Select all

www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4378420&mpage=57

You should be able to make a bookmark and just copy-paste that in to the URL field when you make it or when you edit it.

Doesn't using the orange button to go to the thread take you to around the last entry you viewed?

[zuluhour]

orange button?

[RangerJoe]

On the After Action Reports page, there will be an arrow in a box with an orange background which should take you to the next post which you have not yet read.

[witpqs]

1943 March 10

INVADED
Myitkyina, Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Upgrades proceeding.


Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Upgrades proceeding.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.


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

• Assault at Myitkyina tomorrow.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 March 11

INVADED
Myitkyina, Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Enemy sailors frightened.

ASW attack near Taongi at 142,109

Japanese Ships
PB Kyo Maru #7

Allied Ships
SS Scorpion

SS Scorpion is located by PB Kyo Maru #7
PB Kyo Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Kyo Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Truk at 113,109

Japanese Ships
PB Eiko Maru

Allied Ships
SS Plunger

SS Plunger launches 2 torpedoes
Plunger diving deep ....
PB Eiko Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Eiko Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Eiko Maru is out of ASW ammo
PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Eiko Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.

• Our 17th Construction Regiment has stayed behind as rear guard. God love them.

Ground combat at 67,45 (near Tsuyung)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 28516 troops, 308 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 1171

Defending force 34332 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 220

Japanese adjusted assault: 267

Allied adjusted defense: 28

Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
326 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
15238 casualties reported
Squads: 408 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 945 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (7 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 50
Units destroyed 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
27th Division
1st Tank Division
26th Division
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
22nd AA Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
41st Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese/C Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Base Force
31st Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Base Force
21st Chinese Base Force
32nd Chinese Corps
53rd Chinese Corps
5th Group Army
42nd Chinese Corps
41st AA Regiment
10th Construction Regiment
91st Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
13th Chinese Base Force
45th Chinese Corps
56th AT Gun Regiment
11th Chinese Base Force
13th Group Army
3rd Construction Regiment
30th Chinese Corps
49th AA Regiment
1st Construction Regiment
15th Chinese Base Force
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
11th Group Army
61st Chinese Corps
3rd War Area
57th AT Gun Regiment
18th Chinese Base Force
20th Chinese Base Force
16th Chinese Base Force
1st Chinese Base Force
14th Group Army
78th Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Base Force
11th Construction Regiment
7th Group Army
17th Construction Regiment
77th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Base Force
2nd Construction Regiment
79th Chinese/A Corps

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

• Our troops are in good enough shape they will assault again tomorrow. Just a couple of more defeats like this and the city will be ours.

Ground combat at Myitkyina (64,42)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17488 troops, 132 guns, 227 vehicles, Assault Value = 716

Defending force 3873 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126

Allied adjusted assault: 376

Japanese adjusted defense: 1558

Allied assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
227 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
335 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
63rd Indian Brigade
2nd Royal Tank Regiment
22nd (East African) Brigade
7th New Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps

Defending units:
143rd Infantry Regiment

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

On the After Action Reports page, there will be an arrow in a box with an orange background which should take you to the next post which you have not yet read.

The one on the left side of the screen takes you to the last page of the AAR. The one on the far right takes you to the last post you read.

[witpqs]

1943 March 12

INVADED
Myitkyina, Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Funafuti, Pago Pago.

• All convoys report no contacts.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.

• Surprise LRCAP over Paoshan.

Morning Air attack on Paoshan , at 65,45

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 36

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 4
P-38G Lightning x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed

No Allied losses

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 3000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
51st FG/26th FS with P-38G Lightning (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
23rd FG/76th FS with P-38F Lightning (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on Paoshan , at 65,45

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 6

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 3
P-38G Lightning x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
51st FG/26th FS with P-38G Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 109 minutes
23rd FG/76th FS with P-38F Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 3000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 104 minutes

• The angry horde was slowed and so is even more angry.

Ground combat at 67,45 (near Tsuyung)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 28140 troops, 308 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 1519

Defending force 90 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 42

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 42 to 1

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

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

Assaulting units:
27th Division
1st Tank Division
36th Division
26th Division
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
22nd AA Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
17th Construction Regiment

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

• One of these times a strike will hit.

Night Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 3

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Atago

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Beaufort I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

Night Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vildebeest III x 12

Allied aircraft losses
Vildebeest III: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari
CA Atago
CL Jintsu

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo

Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CL Yubari
CL Nagara
CL Jintsu
DD Hamakaze
DD Urakaze
DD Yugumo

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

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Atago
CA Atago firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
CL Yubari firing at Akyab
CL Nagara firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CL Jintsu
CL Jintsu firing at 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
DD Hamakaze firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
DD Urakaze firing at 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
DD Yugumo firing at 268th Motorised Brigade

• And again tomorrow.

Ground combat at Myitkyina (64,42)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17210 troops, 132 guns, 227 vehicles, Assault Value = 677

Defending force 3564 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 90

Allied adjusted assault: 396

Japanese adjusted defense: 256

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
60 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 19 (3 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
63rd Indian Brigade
7th New Chinese Corps
22nd (East African) Brigade
2nd Royal Tank Regiment
8th New Chinese Corps

Defending units:
143rd Infantry Regiment

• The Empire continues pulling back from the vicinity of Katha toward Shwebo, and the picket positions in the jungle near the coast are being abandoned.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 March 12

Air losses. Losses listed in-game are a bit higher.

[witpqs]

1943 March 13

INVADED
Myitkyina, Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago, Nonouti.

• All convoys report no contacts.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.


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

• And again tomorrow.

Ground combat at Myitkyina (64,42)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17154 troops, 132 guns, 224 vehicles, Assault Value = 664

Defending force 3492 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Allied adjusted assault: 391

Japanese adjusted defense: 214

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
157 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
63rd Indian Brigade
2nd Royal Tank Regiment
22nd (East African) Brigade
7th New Chinese Corps
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
8th New Chinese Corps

Defending units:
143rd Infantry Regiment

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 March 14

INVADED
Myitkyina, Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.

• The Ides of March.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• More destroyers or smaller acting as pickets and provocateurs looking for our fleet.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago, Nonouti.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Testing torpedoes.

Sub attack near Rongelap at 133,109

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

Allied Ships
SS Guardfish

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

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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.

• They reduce fortifications which cannot be replaced.

Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 148443 troops, 1582 guns, 1278 vehicles, Assault Value = 5540

Defending force 279312 troops, 109 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5820

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 52

Allied adjusted defense: 1807

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 34 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1511 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 77 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 76 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Guns lost 22 (3 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Vehicles lost 193 (48 destroyed, 145 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2627 casualties reported
Squads: 208 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
32nd Division
61st Infantry Brigade
3rd Tank Regiment
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Division
51st Engineer Regiment
3rd Division
3rd Tank Division
9th Tank Regiment
12th Division
15th Tank Regiment
58th Division
40th Division
37th Division
35th Division
19th Division
17th Division
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
25th Division
34th Division
48th Engineer Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Mortar Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Mortar Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
26th Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
97th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
35th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
58th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
9th Prov Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
1st New Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
50th Chinese Corps
55th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
39th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
37th Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
2nd War Area
46th Chinese Corps
31st Group Army
15th Chinese Corps
1st Group Army
22nd Group Army
69th Chinese Corps
17th Group Army
9th Chinese Base Force
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
4th War Area
6th Construction Regiment
39th Group Army
2nd Chinese Base Force
2nd Group Army
6th Group Army
4th Group Army
25th Group Army
China Command
19th Group Army
1st War Area
6th War Area
98th Chinese Corps
8th Group Army
34th Group Army
51st Chinese Corps
16th Group Army
5th War Area
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
7th War Area
12th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
10th Group Army
120th Red Chinese Division
8th War Area
9th Group Army
35th Group Army
24th Group Army
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
20th Group Army
23rd Group Army
18th Group Army
1st Artillery Regiment
129th Red Chinese Division
Central Reserve
5th Construction Regiment
CAF HQ
15th Group Army
115th Red Chinese Division
9th War Area
30th Group Army
17th Chinese Base Force

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

• Looks like one more will do it.

Ground combat at Myitkyina (64,42)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17090 troops, 132 guns, 224 vehicles, Assault Value = 652

Defending force 3364 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Allied adjusted assault: 373

Japanese adjusted defense: 130

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
363 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
7th New Chinese Corps
63rd Indian Brigade
22nd (East African) Brigade
2nd Royal Tank Regiment
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
8th New Chinese Corps

Defending units:
143rd Infantry Regiment

• Rear guard shattered and sent into the jungle.

Ground combat at 60,43 (near Katha)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25477 troops, 246 guns, 700 vehicles, Assault Value = 1059

Defending force 4732 troops, 39 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 160

Allied adjusted assault: 829

Japanese adjusted defense: 179

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1660 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 62 disabled
Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 17 (5 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
173 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 27 (5 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
7th Cav Recce Regiment
150th RAC Regiment
19th Indian Division
254th Armoured Brigade
23rd Indian Division
IV Indian Corps
2/4th Light AA Regiment
163rd Light AA Regiment
12th Indian Heavy AA Regiment

Defending units:
5th/C Division

• Two of our Rgts have emerged from the jungle near Kalemyo onto the road north of Shwebo, and their appearance interfered with the retreat path for the 5th/C Division. Our Rgts will stand their ground until friends join them.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.