Andy Mac v The Insane AI

[Andy Mac]

So far it seem quiet in the west but I am watching my rail head carefully

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

OK the Japanese have stalled off NZ my reinforcements are ashore 6th Aus and 2nd NZ are close to Perth and so far so good

Ceylon the Japanese have 25k men ashore at Koggala but I have them stalled with 18th British and 9th Indian Divs holding them

Be sure to guard the rail base east of Perth (Cunderdin?) - the Japanese love to take it with paras to isolate Perth.

[JeffroK]

Andy,

Desmond??

I cant find any town in NZ of that name, should it be Queenstown??

[BillBrown]

He is playing a new scenario with many more bases

[waihi]

As a kiwi living close by, it is definitely Queenstown, no Desmond known as a town anywhere there.

[Andy Mac]

ORIGINAL: JeffroK

Andy,

Desmond??

I cant find any town in NZ of that name, should it be Queenstown??

Yes it should good spot I will fix on next update

[Andy Mac]

ORIGINAL: waihi

As a kiwi living close by, it is definitely Queenstown, no Desmond known as a town anywhere there.

Agreed not sure how I got that one wrong total brain fart !!!

[Andy Mac]

Lt Colonel Ellsworth and his troopers in their mix of Humbar and Rolls Royce Armoured Cars of the Nelson/Marlborough Mtd Regiment not only recaptured Invercargill they also led the victorious forces of the 1st Otago Bn and 1st Southland Bn as part of the NZ 3rd Infantry Bde in recapturing QUEENSTOWN and encircling the Japanese invaders.

In the north Island 8th NZ Bde supported by 7th and 8th NZ Bdes and 41st US Div eliminated the Japanese presence at Palmerston North #

For 24 hours the North Island was free of Invaders and then....

Ground combat at Tauranga (116,187)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 10022 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 459

Defending force 1401 troops, 26 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Japanese adjusted assault: 192

Allied adjusted defense: 6

Japanese assault odds: 32 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tauranga !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
403 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
957 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 21 (20 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
4th Division

Defending units:
N Force Detachment


This is a major problem as this is a full Div with support and supply and my troops need time to refit after the battle of Palmerston North
Andy

[Andy Mac]

Oh and just after I started thinking I meight need to abandon the beaches at Koggala the Japanese landed behind me at Jaffna time to run for Colombo

[JeffroK]

Bugger, Hope you recapture Tauranga soon.

I'll be there this time next month!!

[JeffroK]

In your earlier nasty scenario I managed to hold Ceylon, used 6 & 7 Aussie plus 18 Brit Divs as well as the Indian Bdes. I set up a base in southern India and flew in lots of troops and supplies. (Killed at least 6 IJA Divs, the AI doesnt do a Dunkirk)

Just when you think you are OK, there is another landing where you only have an ISF battalion.[:D]

[Andy Mac]

Unfortunately 6th Australian Div is in Australia
7th Australian has been retained as the backbone of my Chittagong defences
and 18th british Div got chewed up by the heavy arty and BB bombardments on the beaches of Koggala

I have 18th British managed to extract a weak ahead of the Japanese main attack on Koggala so recovering
9th Indian Div in so so shape

and

about 6 Independent Bdes ( a mix of Indian and Dutch Regts)

So effectively about 4 Divisions digging in for a long siege at Colombo

The only good thing is the massed AA I have assembled I am not going to try and contest air superiority my AA Guns will take a fearsome toll of any CAS attacks

[Andy Mac]

Oh bugger Tokto Rose just announced the fall of Manila !!!

[Andy Mac]

Battle of Hamilton Begins

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

Battle of Hamilton Begins

Do the Japanese get more anti-tank firepower in 1942 in this mod? If not, you should have them stymied.

[traskott]

It's a draw. Supplies will decide the winner.

[JeffroK]

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

Battle of Hamilton Begins

You can trash Hamilton, worst 2 nights of over 100 nights I have spent in Enzed!!

[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: JeffroK

ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

Battle of Hamilton Begins

You can trash Hamilton, worst 2 nights of over 100 nights I have spent in Enzed!!

The All-Blacks will be looking for you!!

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[Andy Mac]

lol well we are now at the end of May

Ceylon Theatre the siege continues and I am trying to sneak supply cnvoys in under cover of 200+ fighter based at Colombo and Trivandrum - I must keep my supply levels high

Australia the Japanese have taken NW Australia and have just landed at Caranvon as well as advancing on the Darwin rail line

In NZ 3 further landings at different spots its starting to feel like wack a mole

Hamilton holds, I retook Tauranga but the Japanese have landed at Gisborne, Warangui and Greymouth - they are contained except at Greymouth where they have managed to expand

[Andy Mac]

1st Australian Army based at Townsville has the following

Cloncurry/Alice Springs watching the approaching Japanese forces from the North
1st Australian Corps (6th Aus Div, 2nd NZ Div,1st and 3rd Motor Bde, 2nd Aus Cav Bde, 12th Aus Bde, 2/6th and 2/8th Armoured Regt)

Normanton/Cairns/Townsville watching the NE for landings
2nd Aus Corps (51st Highland Div, 1st Australian Div, 2/9th Armoured Regt, 2/7th Armoured Regt)

2nd Australian Army (Perth and the West)
3rd Aus Corps (2nd & 3rd Aus Div, 11th Indian Div and 30th Aus Bde)

[PaxMondo]

Yikes, you need heavy US div's in both NZ and OZ … only May? You haven't been able to collect enough PP's to buy enough out, let alone get them on a boat.

You gave yourself some extra PP's though? How many?