Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A))

[Lowpe]

Now, given the Canton news buildup, I am tempted to land on the friendly islands in the southern Gilberts and take the dot bases around Baker and Canton, supported with akes I should be able to mount a pretty strong shore bombardment softening process while we have a fairly strong forward base for naval search...given that Arorae can already do that.

Ellice Islands can be occupied by troops from Tahiti area...

Definitely don't want to travel outside of our naval search umbrella...

I wonder if this will trigger a cv clash...I have six to put up against the KB. Then again, this is small potatoes for the grab on Marcus...so we will attempt to do this on the cheap...

[Lowpe]

June 24, 1942

Another day, another attack on the Ankang road. We hold...while the Stuarts race to retreat out before we are forced to.


Ground combat at 81,42 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27908 troops, 269 guns, 593 vehicles, Assault Value = 738

Defending force 25525 troops, 97 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 594

Japanese adjusted assault: 290

Allied adjusted defense: 190

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
669 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 71 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
777 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 123 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled

[Lowpe]

Big convoy at Baker...our subs miss.

[Encircled]

That potentially going to change your plans?

A big convoy at Baker does rather suggest reinforcements

[Lowpe]

Will just change the tactics involved....[:)]

I like drawing forces to the extreme edge of IJ perimeter.[:)]

[Lowpe]

June 25th, 1942

Our CLAA SAG does some damage...

Night Naval bombardment of Canton Island at 153,143

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K4 Mavis: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CLAA San Juan
CLAA San Diego
CLAA Atlanta

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

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

CLAA San Juan firing at Canton Island
CLAA San Diego firing at Canton Island
CLAA Atlanta firing at Canton Island

While our DD SAG decides to hold off on rushing Baker...sub intel swayed them

Sub attack near Baker Island at 149,136

Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu
DD Kisaragi
DD Tawakaze

Allied Ships
SS S-27, hits 6

SS S-27 launches 4 torpedoes at CL Tenryu
S-27 bottoming out ....
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tawakaze attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

[Lowpe]

Obligatory attack on Ankang road...

Ground combat at 81,42 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27415 troops, 269 guns, 592 vehicles, Assault Value = 683

Defending force 24466 troops, 91 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 498

Japanese adjusted assault: 218

Allied adjusted defense: 151

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
273 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 38 (2 destroyed, 36 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
432 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 90 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

[Lowpe]

Probing towards Lanchow...

[Lowpe]

Attack at Bataan...


Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24864 troops, 450 guns, 795 vehicles, Assault Value = 744

Defending force 32719 troops, 427 guns, 287 vehicles, Assault Value = 766

Japanese adjusted assault: 557

Allied adjusted defense: 1013

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
719 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 90 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 44 (3 destroyed, 41 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
714 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

[Lowpe]

Another bout of major flooding here...river crests in 5 hours....





View from an apartment complex near me...along the Schuylkill River.

[witpqs]

I hope you are on higher ground?

[Gnack]

Yikes, stay safe Lowpe. Long time lurker here... enjoying this AAR

[Encircled]

Got flooded out of our house in 2016 during Storm Desmond

Hope you are okay Lowpe

[RangerJoe]

Where I live, we are not friendly with our storms and name them . . .

[Encircled]

Where I live, the storms are named after each letter in the alphabet, and Storm Desmond was the fourth of the year

Either way, its bloody horrible getting flooded out. Took us seven months till we were back in as well

[Lowpe]

Haven't sunk yet...river crested and only minor flooding in one room.[:)]

[Lowpe]

June 26th, 1942

Obligatory attack on Ankang road:

Ground combat at 81,42 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27098 troops, 269 guns, 589 vehicles, Assault Value = 646

Defending force 23627 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 416

Japanese adjusted assault: 195

Allied adjusted defense: 226

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
239 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 25 (1 destroyed, 24 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1125 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 103 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

[Lowpe]

Chinese caught out of position, no supplies, and they break like glass to the first attack.



Ground combat at 81,43 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 26794 troops, 208 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 851

Defending force 13944 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 541

Japanese adjusted assault: 776

Allied adjusted defense: 154

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
3779 casualties reported
Squads: 109 destroyed, 109 disabled
Non Combat: 67 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 5 disabled
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
13th Division
39th Division

Defending units:
8th Route Army
85th Chinese Corps

[Lowpe]

Spot the convoy retreating from Baker in the night...

Sub attack near Howland Island at 147,133

Japanese Ships
xAK Anzan Maru #2
xAK Azuchisan Maru
xAK Koyu Maru
xAK Tokati Maru
xAK Alaska Maru
DD Tsuta

Allied Ships
SS S-34

SS S-34 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Anzan Maru #2
S-34 diving deep ....
DD Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tsuta attacking submerged sub ....
DD Tsuta is out of ASW ammo

[Lowpe]

Not sure how much I can accomplish by taking Katha, but it is pressure on the IJ perimeter.