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

[witpqs]

1943 April 03

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• No enemy sub activity detected. Enemy sub activity near Lihue, Pearl Harbor.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• The fleet is moving out.


Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• What goes here?

Sub attack near Ponape at 116,117

Japanese Ships
CL Kiso

Allied Ships
SS Steelhead

SS Steelhead launches 4 torpedoes
Sub escapes detection

• Supply run to outpost goes bad! Bulmer lost.

TF 50 encounters mine field at Nonouti (136,133)

Allied Ships
APD Bulmer, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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.

• Fortifications breached!

Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 234138 troops, 2354 guns, 1401 vehicles, Assault Value = 6734

Defending force 247740 troops, 45 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4169

Japanese adjusted assault: 1390

Allied adjusted defense: 709

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
32060 casualties reported
Squads: 538 destroyed, 2113 disabled
Non Combat: 63 destroyed, 196 disabled
Engineers: 117 destroyed, 200 disabled
Guns lost 350 (63 destroyed, 287 disabled)
Vehicles lost 105 (17 destroyed, 88 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
31976 casualties reported
Squads: 913 destroyed, 622 disabled
Non Combat: 840 destroyed, 169 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units destroyed 34

Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment
25th Division
15th Division
66th Infantry Regiment
12th Division
13th Division
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Division
40th Division
24th Division
3rd Tank Division
41st Division
51st Engineer Regiment
17th Division
19th Division
58th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
32nd Division
3rd Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
48th Engineer Regiment
34th Division
37th Division
22nd/A Division
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
50th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
52nd Chinese Corps
25th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
84th Chinese Corps
55th Chinese Corps
73rd Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps
97th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
65th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
83rd Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
22nd Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
9th Prov Chinese Corps
44th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
89th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
58th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
43rd Chinese Corps
1st New Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
9th Chinese Base Force
33rd Chinese Corps
22nd Group Army
4th Group Army
15th Group Army
4th War Area
120th Red Chinese Division
96th Chinese Corps
36th Group Army
69th Chinese Corps
3rd Group Army
17th Chinese Corps
14th Construction Regiment
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
2nd Group Army
16th Group Army
13th Construction Regiment
98th Chinese Corps
Central Reserve
34th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Base Force
1st War Area
12th Construction Regiment
21st Group Army
7th War Area
17th Group Army
33rd Group Army
1st Group Army
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
18th Artillery Regiment
2nd War Area
25th Group Army
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
46th Chinese Corps
Jingcha War Area
2nd Chinese Base Force
22nd Artillery Regiment
30th Group Army
20th Artillery Regiment
6th War Area
51st Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
Lusu War Area
6th Chinese Base Force
8th Group Army
4th Construction Regiment
8th Construction Regiment
15th Chinese Corps
CAF HQ
9th War Area
35th Group Army
7th Artillery Regiment
24th Group Army
26th Group Army
18th Group Army
19th Group Army
34th Group Army
6th Group Army
29th Group Army
31st Group Army
5th War Area
35th Chinese Corps
China Command
115th Red Chinese Division
17th Chinese Base Force

• The evil Empire pulled its forces out of Paoshan to facilitate retreat into that doomed city. Drat!

Ground combat at 66,44 (near Paoshan)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40948 troops, 415 guns, 88 vehicles, Assault Value = 1561

Defending force 18821 troops, 12 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 154

Japanese adjusted assault: 308

Allied adjusted defense: 55

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
854 casualties reported
Squads: 36 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
7165 casualties reported
Squads: 235 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 594 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 22
Units destroyed 7

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
36th Division
1st Tank Division
27th Division
11th Division
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st AA Regiment
22nd AA Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
10th Chinese Corps
111th LRP Brigade
77th LRP Brigade
8th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Base Force
21st Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
41st AA Regiment
13th Chinese Base Force
94th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Base Force
8th Chinese Base Force
53rd Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
49th AA Regiment
33rd Base Group
74th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Base Force
14th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
10th Construction Regiment
China Air TaskForce
79th Chinese/A Corps
11th Group Army
20th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
18th Chinese Base Force
79th Chinese/C Corps

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

• Moving & building.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 April 04

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• No enemy sub activity detected. Enemy sub activity near Lihue, Niihau, Dutch Harbor.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• An enemy sub near Hawaii has likely seen the carrier aircraft which detected it but has not directly sighted any of the fleet.


Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.

• Rear guard retreats.

Ground combat at 66,44 (near Paoshan)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 46963 troops, 525 guns, 486 vehicles, Assault Value = 1500

Defending force 2088 troops, 0 guns, 37 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Japanese adjusted assault: 238

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 238 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
899 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 92 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 12 (11 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Division
36th Division
27th Division
11th Division
21st AA Regiment
22nd AA Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
China Air TaskForce
21st Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps

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

• Moving forward.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[RangerJoe]

WOW![X(] All that power to attack so forcefully those few troops, and not one unit destroyed. Some might be down to a LT, a cook, a baker, and a candlestick maker!

[witpqs]

1943 April 05

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• One convoys has detection 1/0 so the Empire knows we have something moving SE from PH but not much more.


Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Got another PB.

Sub attack near Ebadon at 130,113

Japanese Ships
PB Tokotsu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Eifuku Maru
PB Sozan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Wahoo

SS Wahoo launches 2 torpedoes at PB Tokotsu Maru
Wahoo diving deep ....
PB Sozan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sozan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sozan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sozan Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Sozan 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
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• Still speeding across the plain.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 April 06

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• The sub has disappeared from being a hard contact so perhaps it was sunk.

ASW attack near Lihue at 176,112

Japanese Ships
SS I-36, hits 3

Allied Ships
DD Woodworth
DD Caldwell
DD Bancroft

SS I-36 is located by DD Woodworth
I-36 diving deep ....
DD Caldwell attacking submerged sub ....
DD Bancroft fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Caldwell fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Caldwell fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Caldwell fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Caldwell fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Caldwell fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• The fleet is moving west.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• And another PB!

Submarine attack near Bikini at 129,111

Japanese Ships
PB Tokotsu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Runner

PB Tokotsu Maru is sighted by SS Runner
SS Runner launches 2 torpedoes

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.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 April 07

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Meiktila is occupied by the Allies



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Now they have to catch up with the fleet.

ASW attack near Niihau at 173,109

Japanese Ships
SS I-30

Allied Ships
DD Barton
DD Farenholt

SS I-30 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Barton
DD Barton fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Farenholt fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Farenholt fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• The fleet shows no detection and will move forward (west) another 6 hexes tomorrow.


Pacific

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Interesting contact.

ASW attack near Ponape at 116,112

Japanese Ships
DD Nagatsuki
TK Moji Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pike

SS Pike launches 4 torpedoes at DD Nagatsuki
Pike diving deep ....
DD Nagatsuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Nagatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nagatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nagatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nagatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• I wonder if this presence will draw a respone?

TF 135 encounters mine field at Nonouti (136,133)

Allied Ships
AM Kingfisher

1 mine cleared

• Two of our batches of 10 subs will arrive at their split points tomorrow just west of the Marshall Islands. A third group of 10 has 3 or 4 days to reach a split point east of Truk, but part of their mission is to intercept damaged Imperial warships heading back to Truk so they don't need to be on station before the fleet is positively spotted as heading into the Marshalls.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.

• Lots of enemy units marching into Paoshan.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

• Meiktila is ours, now moving on Taung Gyi. It's good defensive terrain and has about a division's worth of troops there but hopefully we can crack it before defenses build up or additional units arrive.

• Monsoon arrives in about 5 weeks so we have to grab what we can and build bases as much as possible to boost daily supply caps.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 April 08

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Magwe is occupied by the Allies



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

• All convoys report no contacts.

• The fleet is spotted by a bevy of Imperial submarine pickets and their aircraft. They will shoot the gap tonight.


Pacific

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Minefield cleared.

000001 encounters mine field 1943-04-08 Nonouti 136,133

TF 135 encounters mine field at Nonouti (136,133)

Allied Ships
AM Kingfisher

5 mines cleared


000002 encounters mine field 1943-04-08 Nonouti 136,133

TF 135 encounters mine field at Nonouti (136,133)

Allied Ships
AM Kingfisher

5 mines cleared


000003 encounters mine field 1943-04-08 Nonouti 136,133

TF 135 encounters mine field at Nonouti (136,133)

Allied Ships
AM Kingfisher

6 mines cleared


000004 encounters mine field 1943-04-08 Nonouti 136,133

TF 135 encounters mine field at Nonouti (136,133)

Allied Ships
AM Kingfisher

4 mines cleared

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.

• At least 6 units and many tanks in Paoshan.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

• So Magwe is ours, also without a fight.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 April 08

We attack tomorrow 2 hexes SE of Akyab. Although the terrain is Jungle-Rough the Imperial forces are moving and so a little more vulnerable, certainly without fortifications. The 4EB's and some other bombers will support the assault.

[BBfanboy]

Bombing them will knock them out of movement mode into Combat mode, making them a little less vulnerable! Sometimes you just can't get things to work perfectly! [:(]

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Bombing them will knock them out of movement mode into Combat mode, making them a little less vulnerable! Sometimes you just can't get things to work perfectly! [:(]

Well, duh! Thanks for pointing that out.

I think at least they will not even have fortification level 1. Op mode bonus versus what might be a good 4EB strike, I suppose I would do the same thing eve if I had realized what you just pointed out.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Bombing them will knock them out of movement mode into Combat mode, making them a little less vulnerable! Sometimes you just can't get things to work perfectly! [:(]

But it will cause casualties, increase disruption and fatigue, and increase supply usage. Bomb them hard enough to make it count. Maybe it will balance out or better.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Bombing them will knock them out of movement mode into Combat mode, making them a little less vulnerable! Sometimes you just can't get things to work perfectly! [:(]

But it will cause casualties, increase disruption and fatigue, and increase supply usage. Bomb them hard enough to make it count. Maybe it will balance out or better.

Used all the USA 4EB, including the B-17F just past Normal range, plus I reduced them all to 5,000 ft. We'll see!

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Bombing them will knock them out of movement mode into Combat mode, making them a little less vulnerable! Sometimes you just can't get things to work perfectly! [:(]

But it will cause casualties, increase disruption and fatigue, and increase supply usage. Bomb them hard enough to make it count. Maybe it will balance out or better.

Used all the USA 4EB, including the B-17F just past Normal range, plus I reduced them all to 5,000 ft. We'll see!

I think 5,000 feet is within range of the 25mm AA, so if you are going to go into that range you might as well go down to 3000 to stay just out of 7.7mm MG range. Bomb concentration should be much better with the altitude cut by 40%.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe




But it will cause casualties, increase disruption and fatigue, and increase supply usage. Bomb them hard enough to make it count. Maybe it will balance out or better.

Used all the USA 4EB, including the B-17F just past Normal range, plus I reduced them all to 5,000 ft. We'll see!

I think 5,000 feet is within range of the 25mm AA, so if you are going to go into that range you might as well go down to 3000 to stay just out of 7.7mm MG range. Bomb concentration should be much better with the altitude cut by 40%.

I just checked my Scenario 2 game and 25mm AAA goes up to 7000 feet. So 8000 should be good but 9000 would be better.

[witpqs]

Thanks guys. For that group of units 3,000 ft would probably be good because I doubt there are any 25mm guns in the mix. Too late for this turn!

[witpqs]

1943 April 09

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Heavy cruisers - the ultimate anti-submarine weapons!

Sub attack near Johnston Island at 153,117

Japanese Ships
SS I-34, hits 20, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Wichita
CL Phoenix
DD Shaw

SS I-34 launches 6 torpedoes at CA Wichita
DD Shaw attacking submerged sub ....
DD Shaw fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shaw attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-34 eludes ASW attack from DD Shaw
SS I-34 forced to surface!
CA Wichita firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

• The fleet is 15 hexes from Maloelap and will endeavor to make 7 hexes each of the next 2 days. That would allow invasion on the 3rd day. The Wotje convoy is with the Maloelap convoy, while the Roi-Namur convoys are with the air HQ's for all three targets, lagging behind due to less speed and attempting to route around the sub wall.


Pacific

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Got one!

Sub attack near Ebadon at 129,113

Japanese Ships
DD Nagatsuki
TK Moji Maru

Allied Ships
SS Barb

SS Barb launches 4 torpedoes at DD Nagatsuki
Barb diving deep ....
DD Nagatsuki attacking submerged sub ....
DD Nagatsuki is out of ASW ammo
DD Nagatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nagatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nagatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Nagatsuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Ebadon at 130,113

Japanese Ships
TK Moji Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Wahoo

SS Wahoo launches 4 torpedoes at TK Moji Maru
Wahoo diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

• Not enough.

Ground combat at 55,47 (near Akyab)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 37341 troops, 150 guns, 159 vehicles, Assault Value = 1345

Defending force 17075 troops, 179 guns, 55 vehicles, Assault Value = 521

Allied adjusted assault: 447

Japanese adjusted defense: 1318

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
712 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 88 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1767 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 181 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled

Assaulting units:
49th Chinese Division
2nd Reserve Division
96th Chinese Division
268th Motorised Brigade
36th Chinese Division
88th Chinese Division
55th Prov Chinese Division

Defending units:
Imperial Guards Division
33rd/C Division
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment

• At least 2 more days until all the assigned units reach Taung Gyi to put in a strong attack.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[RangerJoe]

I just thought that I would let you know. A 25 mm on a ship only reaches to 4000 feet. Probably because the ship is not as normally as stable as the land should be. It does give a different meaning, however, to reach out and touch someone . . .

[witpqs]

1943 April 10

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Our subs are on the job, our ASW forces too. What we think was a solo IJN DD maid a run at the fleet but was 1 hex away when daylight came.

Sub attack near Ponape at 120,112

Japanese Ships
xAK Hakusika Maru
DD Umikaze

Allied Ships
SS Tullibee, hits 2

SS Tullibee launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Hakusika Maru
Tullibee diving deep ....
DD Umikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Umikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Umikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Umikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Umikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Umikaze is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Maloelap at 148,117

Japanese Ships
SS I-10

Allied Ships
DD Conyngham
CL Phoenix
DD Case
DD Shaw

SS I-10 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Conyngham
I-10 diving deep ....
DD Shaw fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shaw attacking submerged sub ....
DD Shaw is out of ASW ammo
DD Shaw is out of ASW ammo
DD Shaw fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shaw fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shaw fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Maloelap at 150,117

Japanese Ships
SS I-19, hits 5

Allied Ships
DD Barton
DD Farenholt

SS I-19 is located by DD Barton
I-19 diving deep ....
DD Barton fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Farenholt attacking submerged sub ....
DD Barton fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Farenholt fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Farenholt fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Farenholt attacking submerged sub ....
DD Farenholt is out of ASW ammo
DD Farenholt is out of ASW ammo
DD Farenholt is out of ASW ammo
DD Farenholt fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Farenholt attacking submerged sub ....
DD Farenholt is out of ASW ammo
DD Farenholt is out of ASW ammo
DD Farenholt is out of ASW ammo
DD Farenholt is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Maloelap at 147,117

Japanese Ships
SS I-10, hits 3

Allied Ships
AM Token
APA William P. Biddle
APA Leonard Wood
AK Alchiba
AK Betelgeuse
AK Fomalhaut
DD Flusser
DD Carmick

SS I-10 is sighted by escort
I-10 diving deep ....
DD Flusser fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Carmick attacking submerged sub ....
DD Flusser attacking submerged sub ....
DD Carmick fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Flusser fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Flusser fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Flusser fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Maloelap at 150,117

Japanese Ships
SS I-165

Allied Ships
DD Barton

SS I-165 is sighted by escort
DD Barton fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Barton fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Barton fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Barton fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Barton fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Maloelap at 150,117

Japanese Ships
SS I-165

Allied Ships
DD Barton

SS I-165 is sighted by escort
DD Barton fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Barton fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Barton fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Ponape at 120,113

Japanese Ships
xAK Hakusika Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires

Allied Ships
SS Barb

SS Barb launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Hakusika Maru
Barb diving deep ....
Sub escapes detection

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 143,117

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
SBD-3 Dauntless x 33

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Nagatsuki, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
17 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Nagatsuki

• No sign of KB. A little worrying, as the sally of the DD from Maloelap signals Imperial knowledge of the fleet's whereabouts. Some DL on our subs give the possibility that KB is a little north of Rongelap. We are sending a 4x Fletcher DD TF to a patrol line which will be 8 hexes from the fleets planned position tomorrow. Notably, that area is just out of search range of our advanced PBY bases in the Gilberts.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.

• A second enemy infantry division has arrived at Paoshan.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina

• Lucky!

Submarine attack near Bombay at 33,23

Japanese Ships
SS I-20

Allied Ships
xAK San Alvaro

xAK San Alvaro is sighted by SS I-20
SS I-20 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK San Alvaro

• One more day before we order first attack on Taung Gyi.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 April 10

Hoping to leave the enemy subs behind for a day or two. Where is the KB?

[BBfanboy]

You have to worry about the KB in April 1943? Does that mean it is still basically intact? Or did you lose a lot of carriers early on?