splashell (A) vs. gervabit

[splashell]

First day battle occurred at 7 hexes, while 5 was envisioned, but in terms of plane losses it was favorable. Second day occurred at 7 or 8 hexes, but this time under the CAP umbrella of Noumea. Also Vals can really only use 60kg bombs at 7 hexes leaving Kates as the only real threat. Every available fighter squad was scraped together on the carriers and even flew one bomber squad off to fit more fighters. A heavy CAP setting was used resulting in fewer escorts. I think it was also a RL historical trend as well that the fighter proportion on total CV aircraft grew larger over time.

Apparently if the case were, that LRCAP would've been flown from Noumea instead of sitting under the local CAP, it might've been slightly different due to the manual guidance of LRCAP being 20% effective over CVTFs.

I think it was a good opportunity which rarely presents itself with one sided air search information.

[splashell]

February 7th - February 19th, 1942


This time period is marked by drastic developments around the map, as in Burma, Rangoon falls to a paratroop attack due to miscalculation on February 14th. Singapore and Port Moresby fall on February 9th and apparently Japanese troops are starting to pour into Burma and Java. South Pacific has been relatively quite, but US cruisers pulled off a few interceptions north of New Caledonia and bombarded Noumea and Amchitka.


February 7th:
-SS Pickerel missed 4 torps on an xAP off Makassar
-BB Yamashiro bombards Port Moresby
-BB Mutsu bombards Wenchow
-Nells sink 2 AMc at Merak
-Dutch bombers get through heavy CAP and put a 300kg bomb on an xAK at Semarang
-I-2 sinks an xAKL off Kodiak
-SS KIX gets 2 torp hits on an xAK at Semarang, getting 4 depthcharge hits in return
-Semarang captured by 1 division, regiments and tanks totaling 700 AV
-Attack at Port Moresby reduces forts to 1



February 8th:

-2 American CAs sink an AMC NE of New Zealand
-SS KXI gets a torpedo hit on APD Fuji, which reportedly sinks
-BB Mutsu bombards Wenchow again
-Betties sink an xAK and xAKL at Rangoon
-Attack reduces Singapore forts to 1



February 9th:
-2 Japanese CLs sink an xAKL E of Manado
-SS O-21 launches 2 torpedoes at CA Ashigara at Milne Bay and misses, gets 2 direct depth charge hits in return
-unescorted Nells and Betties ambushed near Rangoon with at least 10 shot down
-Tank regiment bombed in China NE of Yenan, with at least 10 vehicles destroyed or disabled
-Nells torpedo an xAK at Ramree Island
-Singapore falls
Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 57105 troops, 608 guns, 314 vehicles, Assault Value = 1468

Defending force 43478 troops, 487 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 277

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 1395

Allied adjusted defense: 461

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1692 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 60 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 46 disabled
Engineers: 34 destroyed, 26 disabled
Guns lost 11 (5 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (5 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
43936 casualties reported
Squads: 648 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4236 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 232 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 676 (676 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 316 (316 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 38

-Port Moresby captured and the NG expeditionary forces driven into the jungle:

Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16804 troops, 144 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 552

Defending force 6372 troops, 92 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 109

Japanese adjusted assault: 143

Allied adjusted defense: 61

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Moresby !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 1 destroyed
PBY-5A Catalina: 2 destroyed
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
834 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2559 casualties reported
Squads: 64 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 77 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 40 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 59 (59 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 8

Assaulting units:
Maizuru 1st SNLF
38th/A Division
24th Infantry Regiment
81st Naval Guard Unit
38th/B Division
Sasebo 2nd SNLF
38th/C Div /1

Defending units:
Lark Force
30th Australian Brigade
Papuan Inf Battalion
NG Vol Rifles Battalion
Moresby RAN Stn Base Force
2/1st Ind Coy
13th Fld RAA Regiment
Rabaul Base Force


February 10th:
-Port Blair bombed and an AMc sunk
-SS KX gets two DC hits at Semarang from a DMS
-Japanese capture Malang


February 11th:
-SS Plunger hits a functioning Mk14 on an xAK at Tulagi, with break-up sounds heard, gets 6 DC hits in return


February 12th:
-I-23 sinks an xAKL off Diamond Harbor
-BB Mutsu and CA bombard Wenchow, starting some fires
-SS Tambor hits an xAK with a torp off Milne Bay, heavy damage/fires reported
-I-21 sinks an Aussie AM off Newcastle


February 13th:
-Catalinas score 1 torp hit on an xAP at Amchitka Island
-A blunder was made where only the RN Viper force unit was left defending Rangoon. Japanese paratroopers are quick to take advantage, drop in reducing 3 forts to 0, but the base held until the next day. Reinforcements in Strategic mode were rushed in but they refused to arrive before the attack on February 14th.



February 14th:
-CL Raleigh bombard Amchitka Island, destroying sevarl Zeroes, Betties, Mavises and Babs on the ground
-Heavy clashes over Rangoon result 10 Japanese fighters and bombers to 5 Allied fighters shot down. Later 7 further unescorted Nells are shot down
-Soerabaja falls. In Rangoon, reinforcements in strategic mode don't enter the base and it falls to two paratrooper units. RN Viper force scatters.


February 15th:
-A tank regiment pushes to Pegu and starts harrasing defenders
-On Java, undefended Djokjakarta falls
-BB Mutsu bombards Wenchow


February 16th:
-BB Hyuga, CAs Nachi and Myoko bombard Cagayan
-BB Nagato bombards Ambon
-an American CA/DD force sinks 6 xAK, 1 PB and 1 DD between Luganville and New Caledonia
-Sallies sink an xAKL at Cagayan
-Dutch bombers bomb tank unit at Cheribon relatively effectively
-3 cut off Dutch units are destroyed W of Soerabaja


February 17th:
-US Cruiser force bombards Noumea damaging some planes
-Ro-34 sinks an APD off Port Blair
-Undefended Kalidjati falls
-Batavia airfield steadily destroyed
-Aitape and Vanimo at NG fall to Japan
-Japanese launche a large offensive at Tsiaotso and take relatively heavy casualties:
Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42745 troops, 300 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 1112

Defending force 40243 troops, 188 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 631

Japanese adjusted assault: 644

Allied adjusted defense: 1525

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
2474 casualties reported
Squads: 222 destroyed, 168 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
755 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 93 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Assaulting units:
59th Infantry Brigade
63rd Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
37th Division
5th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
27th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
15th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
36th Group Army



February 18th:
-SS-I21 sinks an Aussie PG off Newcastle
-I-24 scores one torpedo hit on CL Pheonix at Palmyra
-Pucheng is captured



February 19th:
-DD Matsukaze hits a mine off Rangoon and reportedly sinks

[Bif1961]

Taking Port Morseby and Singapore on the same day was like the victories of Vicksburg and Gettysburg one day apart. Each open up huge possibilities for you future operations.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

Taking Port Morseby and Singapore on the same day was like the victories of Vicksburg and Gettysburg one day apart. Each open up huge possibilities for you future operations.

I think the possibilities are for the Japanese. This is the Allied side AAR.

[Bif1961]

Sorry now you feel like the South, but unlike the South you shall rise again and attrition is on your side.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

Taking Port Morseby and Singapore on the same day was like the victories of Vicksburg and Gettysburg one day apart. Each open up huge possibilities for you future operations.

I think the possibilities are for the Japanese. This is the Allied side AAR.

It still opens up possibilities for future operations such as:

How do I keep the Japanese out of Australia? [&:]
If the Japanese do get onto Australia, how do I kick them out? [&:]

How can I prolong the torture in the DEI? [&:]
How do I salvage what I can from the DEI? [&:]

[splashell]

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

Taking Port Morseby and Singapore on the same day was like the victories of Vicksburg and Gettysburg one day apart. Each open up huge possibilities for you future operations.

Certainly and there are gosh, how many divisions released from the Philippines. I think as allies it is important in the case of a heavy Japanese focus anywhere, to cross over the mental obstacle and be prepared to cede some ground, consolidate methodically and decide where to defend. This build up also by itself determines (to a point), where future offensives will take place.

I find the most intimidating part so far as Allies the abysmal Commonwealth replacement pools for pretty much everything. There seems very little buffer to cover any kind of troop losses.

Considering the Commonwealth nations carried the brunt of the war for several years, it seems quite historical as the UK industrial capacity and manpower was stretched to its absolute limit covering almost every part of the globe and every field of warfare at the same time against enemies, who had been already gearing up for the war they intended to wage for several years. The same thing with USA in the beginning, which was completely unprepared for war but in a few years ended up being the industrial backbone of the allied cause and basically supplied all other allied countries, while very slowly but steadily allocating more against Japan. Russia, of course took the brunt of it all and caused irrecoverable losses to the German manpower and army.

[gervabit]

Empire of the Sun at 1-3-42

[splashell]

As we approach March, Japanese are heavily investing in taking the remainder of Java and capture DEI islands and islets. There is also a heavy push in Burma in the vicinity of Toungoo, and Prome was captured. In Northern China, the Japanese advance near Yenan seems to have been halted after a bloodily repulsed shock attack across the river and stalemated for now. Loyang has fallen, but Nanyang and Tsiaotso and approaches to Sian look to be holding firmly so far. Wenchow has continued to hold so far till early March (but the time is running out here), and Japanese forces are massing to the gates of Changsha. In Southern China a stalemate seems to continue for now. At least a major part of the Japanese carrier fleet is paying a visit to the deep Pacific, in the Line Islands.




February 20th:

-SS Sculpin hits CL Kitakami with one torpedo
-I-19 sinks an xAK at Palmyra

February 21st:
-SS O-20 hits a torpedo on I-153 off Port Blair, military intelligence believe it couldn’t have survived
-BB Nagato and 2 CL bombard Batavia

-Assault on Wenchow

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 48048 troops, 408 guns, 77 vehicles, Assault Value = 1078

Defending force 21141 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 498

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 1085

Allied adjusted defense: 1792

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
3594 casualties reported
Squads: 49 destroyed, 354 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 48 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
716 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 74 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
116th Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
15th Division
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
22nd Division
138th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force


February 22nd:

-SS KX scores two torpedo hits on CA Myoko at Batavia, which is part of the Batavia bombardment group including BB Nagato



February 23rd:
-BB Mutsu bombards Wenchow
-Another assault on Wenchow:

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 32708 troops, 290 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 712

Defending force 20556 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 445

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 530

Allied adjusted defense: 679

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1548 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 160 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
730 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Division
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
22nd Division
138th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force

-Pegu is captured

February 24th:
-I-164, caught in the shallows off Colombo takes a total of 8 DC hits from 2 ASW groups, the latter which forces to surface and presumed sunk
-2 Catalinas get a lucky bombing run on CVE Hosho at Palembang and miss
-Betties put a torpedo on an xAK at Umnak island
-Nells sink an APD at Sabang
-

February 25th:
-BB Mutsu and CA Takao bombard Wenchow
-I-8 sinks an xAKL near Wellington NZ
-Wencho and Tsiaotso holds against mass assaults:

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31726 troops, 290 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 605

Defending force 20085 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 412

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 522

Allied adjusted defense: 619

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1064 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 96 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
593 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
22nd Division
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
15th Division
138th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force



February 26th:

-Waingapoe (NW of Koepang) captured by an SNLF


February 27th:
-SS Nautilus takes 3DC hits off Wenchow
-SS Argonaut hits a torpedo on an xAK at Tanna
-BB Mutsu bombards Wenchow
-SS Gato hits a torpedo on DD Shirayuki off Truk, in AM gets another shot but misses
-Japanese start assaulting Loyang as Chinese withdraw under pressure:

Ground combat at Loyang (87,43)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25838 troops, 200 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 823

Defending force 24535 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 577

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 445

Allied adjusted defense: 203

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1116 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 147 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1579 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 4 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
5th Tank Regiment
110th Division
36th Division

Defending units:
3rd Construction Regiment
85th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese/C Corps
1st War Area
14th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
39th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force

-Wenchow holds:

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31195 troops, 289 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 541

Defending force 19449 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 363

Japanese adjusted assault: 556

Allied adjusted defense: 673

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
531 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
827 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 56 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Division
22nd Division
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
138th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force


February 28th:

-BB Nagato and two Cls spotted off Broome after sinking 2 Amc
-Second assault on Loyang:


Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24772 troops, 200 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 707

Defending force 23447 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 540

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 513

Allied adjusted defense: 391

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1082 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 116 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1199 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 79 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
110th Division
5th Tank Regiment
36th Division

Defending units:
85th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese/C Corps
39th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
1st War Area
14th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force

-Japanese assault across the river south of Yenan is repulsed:

Ground combat at 88,38 (near Yenan)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 13764 troops, 105 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 415

Defending force 43094 troops, 157 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1086

Japanese adjusted assault: 13

Allied adjusted defense: 1447

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 111

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

Japanese ground losses:
8298 casualties reported
Squads: 200 destroyed, 150 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 163 disabled
Engineers: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 24 (16 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
223 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
42nd Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
1st Chinese Corps
1st Construction Regiment
2nd Construction Regiment
2nd War Area
18th Group Army

-Tjilatjap on Java is taken
-Oosthaven is taken
-Prome is taken

March 1st:

-SS I-21 sinks AM Wollongong off Sydney
-Third Loyang assault:


Ground combat at Loyang (87,43)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23986 troops, 200 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 621

Defending force 22306 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 407

Japanese adjusted assault: 246

Allied adjusted defense: 184

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
426 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1334 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 77 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled

Assaulting units:
110th Division
5th Tank Regiment
36th Division

Defending units:
85th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese/C Corps
1st War Area
39th Group Army
14th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
10th Chinese Base Force

-Tsiaotso and Wenchow holds an assault:

Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 38624 troops, 322 guns, 126 vehicles, Assault Value = 987

Defending force 40201 troops, 187 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 602

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 0

Allied adjusted defense: 1573

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
642 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 14 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
8th Ind Engineer Regiment
63rd Division
37th Division
5th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
80th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
Jingcha War Area
15th Group Army
36th Group Army


Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30984 troops, 290 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 520

Defending force 18697 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 315

Japanese adjusted assault: 657

Allied adjusted defense: 445

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
497 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 99 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
591 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Division
22nd Division
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
138th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force

-Japanese make their first assault on Kuching, which was ignored until now:

Ground combat at Kuching (58,88)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 100

Defending force 1932 troops, 8 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Japanese adjusted assault: 15

Allied adjusted defense: 23

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

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

Allied ground losses:
99 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
6th Tank Regiment
16th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Sarawak Force
2/15 Punjab Battalion
106th RN Base Force

-Chinese shock attack the Japanese troops back across the river in Yenan, even with inadequate supply:

Ground combat at 88,38 (near Yenan)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 39779 troops, 157 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1070

Defending force 10137 troops, 80 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 97

Allied adjusted assault: 451

Japanese adjusted defense: 65

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3704 casualties reported
Squads: 60 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 179 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (10 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 18 (5 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Allied ground losses:
298 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 68 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
76th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
1st Construction Regiment
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
2nd Construction Regiment
2nd War Area
18th Group Army

Defending units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
4th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

March 2nd:

-SS Sculpin wastes her full loadout of torpedoes on an xAK off Truk, with some missing but not detonating
-Betties bomb Dutch harbor scoring a few hits on an ACM and an SS
-Banshees score three hits on two loaded xAKs NW off Koepang
-Loyang falls:

Ground combat at Loyang (87,43)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23724 troops, 200 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 596

Defending force 21112 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 285

Japanese adjusted assault: 439

Allied adjusted defense: 103

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Loyang !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
322 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
6239 casualties reported
Squads: 178 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 165 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 44 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 19 (18 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 7

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
5th Tank Regiment
110th Division
36th Division

Defending units:
85th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese/C Corps
39th Group Army
4th Chinese Base Force
1st War Area
14th Group Army
10th Chinese Base Force

-Tsiaotso holds:

Ground combat at Tsiaotso (88,42)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 38391 troops, 322 guns, 126 vehicles, Assault Value = 995

Defending force 40168 troops, 187 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 601

Japanese adjusted assault: 694

Allied adjusted defense: 1042

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
2241 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 86 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 18 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
614 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 43 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Assaulting units:
8th Ind Engineer Regiment
63rd Division
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
37th Division
5th Ind.Mixed Brigade
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
27th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
5th New Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
Jingcha War Area
15th Group Army
36th Group Army

-Wenchow holds:

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30300 troops, 290 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 449

Defending force 18217 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 294

Japanese adjusted assault: 224

Allied adjusted defense: 691

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1074 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 119 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
502 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
22nd Division
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
15th Division
138th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force



March 3rd:


-BB Mutsu bombards Wenchow
-Nells sink 2 xAKL at Norfolk Island
-Japanese airpower, long absent is unleashed in Burma (Toungoo)
-Palmyra is raided. Catalinas spotted BB/CA/CS coming out of Marshalls but they were lost for several days, but an attack on this vector was expected:

Afternoon Air attack on Palmyra , at 170,133

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 38
B5N2 Kate x 61
D3A1 Val x 103

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 12 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
ACM YP-283, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
ACM YP-279, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk

Port hits 16
Port fuel hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x D3A1 Val bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
17 x D3A1 Val bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
14 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
16 x D3A1 Val bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x D3A1 Val bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x D3A1 Val bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF-2 with F2A-3 Buffalo (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 14 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes

[splashell]

March 4th
-I-24 gets two torpedo hits on xAP Matua at Christmas Island which sinks
-Advance in Burma continues fast
-Kuching falls without supplies




March 5th
-1 BB / 2 CA bombard Wenchow
-SS Argonaut gets two torp hits on PB in Luganville
-Attack on Bandoeng:

Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22869 troops, 281 guns, 301 vehicles, Assault Value = 875

Defending force 20528 troops, 204 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 554

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 330

Allied adjusted defense: 1486

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
2203 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 120 disabled
Non Combat: 27 destroyed, 51 disabled
Engineers: 40 destroyed, 64 disabled
Guns lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (4 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1213 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 90 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
55th Engineer Regiment
III./4th Infantry Battalion
20th Infantry Regiment
Miura Det
56th Engineer Regiment
Kimura Det
143rd Infantry Regiment
Kure 1st SNLF
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
V Landstorm Cdo
Mobiele Battalion
Makassar KNIL Cdo
Tjepoe Cdo
2nd KNIL Regiment
Tjilitjap Cdo
6th Cav Sqdn
I Landstorm Cdo
6th KNIL Regiment
3rd Cav Sqdn
VI Landstorm Cdo
Marinier Battalion
II Landstorm Cdo
Makassar RK Cdo
A-II-Ld AA Battalion
Andir ML Base Force
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
VLG-IV Sup Groep
223 Group RAF
HQ III KNIL Division
3e-VLG-V Sup Afd
NI-MLD
VkA-2 Sup Afd
Cheribon Defenses
VkA-1 Sup Afd
VkA-3 Sup Afd


-Attack on Wenchow:

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3266 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 412

Defending force 17706 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 259

Japanese adjusted assault: 11

Allied adjusted defense: 259

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 23 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
363 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
15th Division
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
22nd Division
138th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force

March 6th
-12 Hudsons shot down at Prome
-The Japanese carriers engage their cloaking device and vanish from air search for 2 days in the line islands, only to appear again today. Few allied planes left at Christmas island launch a half-assed attack and pay

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Jarvis Island at 168,141

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 57

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 15
SBD-2 Dauntless x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
SBD-2 Dauntless: 8 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
Zuiho-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
5 planes vectored on to bombers





March 7th
-Medan captured:

Ground combat at Medan (46,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3461 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 102

Defending force 2731 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 72

Japanese adjusted assault: 73

Allied adjusted defense: 23

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Medan !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
149 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1008 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy

Defending units:
Medan Cdo
Van Aarsen Cdo
HQ TC Sumatra
Medan Defenses

-After the successful defense south of Yenan, a second Japanese force pushed out of Yenan itself:

Ground combat at Yenan (88,37)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 34962 troops, 252 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 950

Defending force 7702 troops, 66 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 214

Allied adjusted assault: 833

Japanese adjusted defense: 229

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2912 casualties reported
Squads: 88 destroyed, 58 disabled
Non Combat: 76 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (14 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 36 (12 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Allied ground losses:
900 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 182 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
42nd Chinese Corps
23rd Chinese Corps
83rd Chinese Corps
8th Route Army
22nd Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
35th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
6th Group Army
13th Group Army
12th Chinese Base Force

Defending units:
4th Cavalry Brigade
1st Cavalry Brigade
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
NCPC Army


March 8th
-2 Japanese DMS wander into Batavia after clearing Merak:

TF 123 encounters mine field at Batavia (49,98) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

25 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DMS W-19, Shell hits 2, on fire
DMS W-11, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage

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

DMS W-19 firing at Batavia Defenses
Batavia Defenses firing at DMS W-19
Batavia Defenses firing at DMS W-11
DMS W-11 firing at Batavia Defenses
6 mines cleared

-SS Tarpon most likely sinks an xAK at Boela with 1 torpedo and 7 shell hits
-Iloilo in Philippines invaded
-SS Gato scores 1 torpedo hit on a PB off Truk
-Falcons score 2 bomb hits on DMS W-11 near Batavia which is presumed sunk



March 9th
-Wenchow bombarded from sea and again assaulted:


Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30191 troops, 290 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 424

Defending force 17684 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 253

Japanese adjusted assault: 623

Allied adjusted defense: 334

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
506 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 53 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Allied ground losses:
263 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
15th Division
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
22nd Division
138th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force

-Roxas in the PI is captured


March 10th

-SS Grenadier gets a shot at CV Akagi with 6 torpedoes west of Canton Island and misses
-Bombardment of Batavia resumed by 2 BB / 3 CA
-Betties and Zeroes raid Umnak island but this time P-40 and P-400s are on station and several are shot down

[splashell]

Score thus far:

[splashell]

Air losses thus far:

[gervabit]

[font="Times New Roman"]Game terminated ...

Capital ships and air losses[/font]

[BBfanboy]

Why terminate the game? It looked like both sides were learning a lot from their mistakes and both getting and giving punches?

[gervabit]

[font="Tahoma"]After a few days without hearing from him, I emailed him, his reply was that "I don't think I have the time or interest to make turns for some while"

I hope it's nothing serious[/font]

[splashell]

Thanks for the concern, and thanks for the game. There is nothing wrong with the game.

I currently and for the foreseeable future find making turns too time consuming, and hence unfair to continue on a very random turn exchange rate. If someone reads and is interested picking up the game I'll be happy to provide a PW. There might be some optimization possible on turn making time usage, but it tends to take 3-4h to make it properly anyway which is too much currently. The game did teach a lot of things while it lasted and allies were retreating in good order out of Burma, and so far in China.

[Bif1961]

Real Life has a way of interfering with our valued hobbies. [:'(]