Variants - Allied side - Xargun welcome

[Nomad]

September 12, 1943

A late turn from Xargun, after midnight his time.

It is really true, the third time is the charm. Two times I sent a SCTF to Merak and they didn't find anything, but this turn

Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Kiyonami, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Montpelier
CL Denver
CL Santa Fe
DD Fletcher
DD Anthony
DD Bennett
DD LaVallette
DD O'Bannon
DD Pringle

Japanese ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

I don't know if he is moving troops in or out.

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And now that my torpedoes work I expect more of this

Sub attack near Muntok at 50,89

Japanese Ships
AMc Awa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Sculpin

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Still bombing and bombarding Jaluit

Troops moving on Java, Batavia should be mine in a couple of turns.

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[Nomad]

September 13, 1943

Not much going on

Bombed and bombarded Jaluit

Used Corsairs to sweep Balikpapan, no opposition. Swept high altitude, will sweep much lower this turn and see what he does.

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[Nomad]

September 14, 1943

Bombing and bombardments continue at Jaluit( when aircraft fly )

Buitenzorg was taken today

Ground combat at Buitenzorg (48,99)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6284 troops, 22 guns, 786 vehicles, Assault Value = 464

Defending force 1941 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Allied adjusted assault: 234

Japanese adjusted defense: 40

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Buitenzorg !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1126 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2/7th Armoured Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment
4th Armoured Brigade

Defending units:
6th Java Militia Regiment

It appears that Batavia will take a bit longer than I expected

Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25588 troops, 230 guns, 809 vehicles, Assault Value = 981

Defending force 25272 troops, 281 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 948

Allied adjusted assault: 255

Japanese adjusted defense: 3011

Allied assault odds: 1 to 11 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
624 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 124 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 17 (2 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
274 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 105 (8 destroyed, 97 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/6th Armoured Regiment
2/8th Armoured Regiment
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st Australian Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/9th Armoured Regiment
2nd Australian Division
134th Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
48th Naval Guard Unit
6th Division
124th Infantry Regiment
6th Guards/B Division
6th Guards/A Division
6th Guards/C Division
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion

More troops are on the way

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[Nomad]

September 15, 1943

I bombed and bombarded Jaluit

Not much else happened

[Nomad]

September 16, 1943

More bombarding and bombing of Jaluit

One of my DDs hit a mine at Kwajalein Island trying to intercept a TF in the area. Now I know there are mines there.
The DD is damaged, but only two hexes out of Mili.

Sometimes it is hard to coordinate a large number of land units moving and I had one unit get ahead of the others

Ground combat at Myingyan (58,46)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2918 troops, 18 guns, 282 vehicles, Assault Value = 207

Defending force 22788 troops, 250 guns, 923 vehicles, Assault Value = 991

Allied adjusted assault: 2

Japanese adjusted defense: 917

Allied assault odds: 1 to 458 (fort level 4)

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

Allied ground losses:
699 casualties reported
Squads: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 69 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (24 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 268 (50 destroyed, 218 disabled)

Assaulting units:
254th Armoured Brigade

Defending units:
3rd Tank Division
9th Tank Regiment
40th Division
15th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment

The other 9000 AV should arrive tomorrow.
This hex is directly West of Mandalay
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Pushed the unit West of Batavia into Merek

Ground combat at 48,98 (near Batavia)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6308 troops, 22 guns, 786 vehicles, Assault Value = 471

Defending force 1235 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Allied adjusted assault: 484

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 484 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1161 casualties reported
Squads: 82 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2/7th Armoured Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment
4th Armoured Brigade

Defending units:
6th Java Militia Regiment

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[Nomad]

September 17, 1943

More bombing and bombardments of Jaluit
They must be about ready to surrender.

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I intercepted two more APDs trying to move troops into or out of Mekak

Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 9,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
APD Aoi, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
APD Hagi, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Montpelier
CL Denver
CL Santa Fe
DD Fletcher
DD Anthony
DD Bennett
DD LaVallette
DD O'Bannon
DD Pringle

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 26 (14 destroyed, 12 disabled)

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I crossed the river in force in Burma and took Myingyan

Ground combat at Myingyan (58,46)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 249000 troops, 2532 guns, 1827 vehicles, Assault Value = 9299

Defending force 22791 troops, 250 guns, 923 vehicles, Assault Value = 993

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 7468

Japanese adjusted defense: 360

Allied assault odds: 20 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Myingyan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
9462 casualties reported
Squads: 268 destroyed, 313 disabled
Non Combat: 302 destroyed, 92 disabled
Engineers: 65 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 209 (192 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Vehicles lost 480 (431 destroyed, 49 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Allied ground losses:
3927 casualties reported
Squads: 42 destroyed, 408 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 78 disabled
Guns lost 88 (4 destroyed, 84 disabled)
Vehicles lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
9th Indian Division
26th Indian Division
20th Indian Division
39th Indian Division
9th Chinese Corps
50th Tank Brigade
19th Indian Division
150th RAC Regiment
5th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
2nd British Division
14th Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Corps
Gardner's Horse Regiment
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
XXXIII Corps Engineer Battalion
23rd Indian Division
1st Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
254th Armoured Brigade
5th Indian Division
3rd West African AA Regiment
15th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
8th Belfast Heavy AA Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Indian Engineer Battalion
4th War Area
8th Medium Regiment
III Indian Corps
78th Light AA Regiment
11th Group Army
20th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
X' Force
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
12th Indian Heavy AA Regiment
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Central Reserve
6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment
29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
16th Group Army

Defending units:
40th Division
15th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Division
11th Tank Regiment

As with all river crossings against sizeable forces, my troops are
fatigued and disrupted. It will take a couple of days to get them back in fighting shape.

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[BBfanboy]

You destroyed a whole lot of vehicles (640). What types of tanks do your armoured units have? And the 6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment?

[Nomad]

I don't think it was the tanks. All of my Indian Divisions have 43 infantry with 75 anti-hard ratings, and most have lots of Bren Section(PIAT)s and 6lb AT guns.

The tank units had a mixture of Grants, Lees and Stuart 1 Light Tanks.

The 6th Mixed A/T Mtr has 24 4.2" mortars and 18 6pdr AT guns

If you go back and look at my options I advanced the 6pdr AT gun 6 months and increased its monthly production by 25. I think that made a difference.

[BBfanboy]

Thank you for the info - especially the part about advancing the 6-pounders. I always chafe at the slow arrival of that device!

[Nomad]

September 18, 1943

I guess Xargun got tired of my sinking his FT TFs around Merak
This first engagement was reasonable and acceptable

Night Time Surface Combat, near Merak at 48,97, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 1
CA Kumano, Shell hits 11
DD Kuroshio
DD Oyashio
DD Natsushio
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Arashi, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Shigure
DD Yamakaze
DD Suzukaze

Allied Ships
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 1
CL Denver, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Santa Fe, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Fletcher, Shell hits 1
DD Anthony
DD Bennett
DD LaVallette, Shell hits 1
DD O'Bannon

Unfortunately, they met again and I did not fare as well

Night Time Surface Combat, near Batavia at 49,98, Range 12,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 3 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 8
CA Kumano, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Kuroshio
DD Oyashio
DD Natsushio
DD Tokitsukaze, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Shigure, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 3

Allied Ships
CL Montpelier, Shell hits 4
CL Denver, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
CL Santa Fe, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Fletcher, Shell hits 4
DD Anthony, Shell hits 2
DD Bennett, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
DD LaVallette
DD O'Bannon, Shell hits 2

The only good part is that all of the surviving ships gained experience points, some a lot 12 or so
It is one of the things that have to happen, Surface Combat fights need to be done so my crews can gain experience,
it is just a painful process.
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Then this occurred and I am a not sure what happened.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Sorong at 82,107

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 36

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 96
SBD-5 Dauntless x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed
SBD-5 Dauntless: 10 destroyed

Japanese Ships
AMc Takasago Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1 with A6M5c Zero (12 airborne, 24 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes

I do not really understand what happened. I lost 14 SBDs and 7 Hellcats and only shot down 1 Zero
That does not seem right, but it is what it is I guess.
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More bombing and bombarding at Jaluit

I landed at Cocos Islands and took them, no opposition

I do need to thank Xargun for enlarging the repair shipyard at Soerabaja to size 10, I can now repair my damaged CLs there.

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[Nomad]

September 19, 1943

On the ground, I took Merak and eliminated all the units there

Ground combat at Merak (48,97)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6208 troops, 22 guns, 786 vehicles, Assault Value = 465

Defending force 1953 troops, 7 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Allied adjusted assault: 226

Japanese adjusted defense: 2

Allied assault odds: 113 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Merak !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1065 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 52 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (9 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (22 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Assaulting units:
2/7th Armoured Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
194th Tank Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment
4th Armoured Brigade

Defending units:
3rd Base Force /15
22nd JAAF AF Bn
14th Tank Regiment
6th Java Militia Regiment
113th JAAF AF Bn /13

22nd JAAF AF Bn Wiped Out at Merak by attrition!!!

6th Java Militia Regiment Wiped Out at Merak by attrition!!!

Grinding down the defenders at Batavia
Reduced the fortifications again

Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 55257 troops, 671 guns, 1385 vehicles, Assault Value = 1853

Defending force 24610 troops, 266 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 889

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Allied adjusted assault: 1163

Japanese adjusted defense: 1695

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1742 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 88 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (4 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
682 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 127 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Vehicles lost 73 (7 destroyed, 66 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Australian Division
2/6th Armoured Regiment
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/8th Armoured Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd Australian Division
41st Infantry Division
2/9th Armoured Regiment
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
II Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
5th Australian Division
2/11th Field Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Medium Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
97th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
2/13th Field Regiment
I US Corps
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
6th Division
48th Naval Guard Unit
124th Infantry Regiment
6th Guards Division
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion

Naval bombardments and aerial bombing continues at Jaluit

In the air, things did not go as well

Sweeping over Sorong

Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 36

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 20000 feet

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 24 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Sorong , at 82,107

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 17

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
201 Ku S-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 15 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes

Not bad results, just not as good as expected. I can only assume that he has some very highly experienced Naval
fighter pilots and when I finally kill a good number of them, things will get better for me.

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My SB2C-1 DBs went to a place I really did not want them to go to. There were some CVEs shown around Toboali last
turn and I was trying to see if I could hit them
Instead they went after a merchant TF at Palembang. Such is life I guess.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 48,91

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 29

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 18
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
F6F-3 Hellcat x 20
SB2C-1C Helldiver x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 8 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAP Huso Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Tsingtao Maru
xAP Teibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
5 x SB2C-1C Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
253 Ku S-1 with A6M5c Zero (9 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Huso Maru

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[Nomad]

Burma September 20, 1943

This is a magnified view of Central Burma
There are movement arrows from Mandalay and Magwe, but not from Meiktila.

I have units moving to both Mandalay and Magwe now, I am waiting on others to continue to reduce
their disruption.

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[Nomad]

September 20, 1943

On the ground Batavia is now back in Allied hands

Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 54429 troops, 671 guns, 1380 vehicles, Assault Value = 1721

Defending force 22773 troops, 257 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 745

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied adjusted assault: 1163

Japanese adjusted defense: 279

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Batavia !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
4006 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 180 disabled
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 71 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 126 (117 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 94 (90 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
800 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 52 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 42 disabled
Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)

Assaulting units:
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
41st Infantry Division
1st Australian Division
II Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
2/8th Armoured Regiment
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
2/9th Armoured Regiment
2/6th Armoured Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd Australian Division
5th Australian Division
97th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Medium Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
2/11th Field Regiment
I US Corps
2/13th Field Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
6th Division
124th Infantry Regiment
6th Guards Division
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
48th Naval Guard Unit

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Naval and Aerial bombardments of Jaluit continue

Troops landed at Manokwari, it is unoccupied, I wanted to take it before I take Sorong so the defenders there have no place to retreat to.
Troops will land at Sanaspor tomorrow to seal off that base also.

Multiple air strikes on the defenders of Batavia went in, see combat report

Corsair sweeps of Oosthaven met up with Franks and did not fare well

Morning Air attack on Oosthaven , at 48,96

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84r Frank x 34

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
24th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 23 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Oosthaven , at 48,96

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84r Frank x 34

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 5 destroyed

CAP engaged:
24th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
14 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes

It appears the losses were 10 Corsairs and 4 Franks, not good.

He tried bombing my troops at Myingyan, I doubt he will try that again
He lost 42 Helens, 34 to flak and 8 ops.

I did find his CVE TF at Billiton, a small strike went in but no actual attacks

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Billiton at 52,93

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 99

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 18
F6F-3 Hellcat x 18
SBD-5 Dauntless x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-5 Dauntless: 17 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Hosho-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
6 planes vectored on to bombers
Taiyo-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
7 planes vectored on to bombers
Unyo-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
Chuyo-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
Shinyo-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
Kaiyo-1 with A6M5c Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers

It looks like I lost 24 SBD-3s and 2 Hellcats, while he lost 11 Zeros.
Mouse over shows he has about 150 fighters on that TF, I do not have enough fighters
to get through, but if he stays in the Billiton hex I will be sending some P-47D25s to sweep the base
I would like to down more IJN fighters.

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[BBfanboy]

Looks like you posted the land combat at Batavia twice, instead of the air combat. Can you edit that?

[Nomad]

September 21, 1943

Manokwari was occupied today

Forces landed at Sanspor, will attack tomorrow

Found mines at Sorong, minesweepers will start clearing the mines

Started clearing mines at Batavia

Ground combat at Batavia, grinding down the invaders

Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 55185 troops, 707 guns, 1381 vehicles, Assault Value = 2226

Defending force 19478 troops, 163 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 509

Allied adjusted assault: 1034

Japanese adjusted defense: 275

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2202 casualties reported
Squads: 51 destroyed, 118 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 23 (2 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Vehicles lost 27 (16 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
341 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (1 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2nd Australian Division
2/6th Armoured Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
2/8th Armoured Regiment
1st Australian Division
7th Australian Division
1st Australian Para Battalion
41st Infantry Division
II Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
2/9th Armoured Regiment
5th Australian Division
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
5th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment
16th USN Naval Construction Regiment
5th RAAF M/W Sqn
I US Corps
2/9th Field Regiment
180th USAAF Base Force
227th USN Base Force
34th USN Naval Construction Battalion
2/11th Field Regiment
2/13th Field Regiment
46th USN Naval Construction Battalion
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
7th RAAF Base Force
97th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
1st Fgtr RAAF Wing
Cavite USN Base Force
II Australian Corps
1st Medium Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
2/1st Heavy AA Regiment
40th USN Naval Construction Battalion
48th USN Naval Construction Battalion
I Australian Corps
148th Field Artillery Battalion
4th RAAF M/W Sqn

Defending units:
124th Infantry Regiment
6th Division
6th Guards Division
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
48th Naval Guard Unit

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Clearing up the damaged port and airbase at Batavia, railed in about 1000 engineers

Swept Billiton, no fighters present today

Some bombing of my troops in Mandalay.
3500 AS arrived in Mandalay, I will do a DA to see if I can take the base

I also had about 3500 AV arrive in Magwe, a DA there to test things.

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September 22, 1943

Swept 29 more mines at Sorong, landing troops next turn

Now that my torpedoes are working fine, my S class subs attack on the surface.

Sub attack near Babeldaob at 93,92

Japanese Ships
xAKL Bichu Maru, Shell hits 24, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-41, hits 4, on fire

SS S-41 attacking on the surface
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Submarine attack near Babeldaob at 91,95

Japanese Ships
xAKL Kakyu Maru, Shell hits 3

Allied Ships
SS S-27, hits 2

xAKL Kakyu Maru is sighted by SS S-27
SS S-27 attacking xAKL Kakyu Maru on the surface
Jukes, H.L. decides to submerge SS S-27 due to damage
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Submarine attack near Babeldaob at 93,92

Japanese Ships
xAKL Fukkai Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
SS S-41

xAKL Fukkai Maru is sighted by SS S-41
SS S-41 attacking xAKL Fukkai Maru on the surface
Blakely, E.N. decides to submerge SS S-41 due to damage

S-41 and S-27 are returning to base to fix damage.
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On the ground I took both Magwe and Mandalay. Magwe was undefended

Ground combat at Mandalay (59,46)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 99056 troops, 1035 guns, 520 vehicles, Assault Value = 3605

Defending force 17120 troops, 168 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 607

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5

Allied adjusted assault: 5099

Japanese adjusted defense: 277

Allied assault odds: 18 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied forces CAPTURE Mandalay !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), op mode(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
6460 casualties reported
Squads: 147 destroyed, 115 disabled
Non Combat: 147 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 76 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 120 (94 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Allied ground losses:
936 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 205 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
19th Indian Division
14th Chinese Corps
23rd Indian Division
XV Corps Engineer Battalion
2nd British Division
150th RAC Regiment
99th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Corps
29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
III Indian Corps
78th Light AA Regiment
15th Indian Heavy AA Regiment

Defending units:
4th Division
15th Guards Regiment

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At Batavia we are still grinding done the invaders

Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 78887 troops, 1009 guns, 1965 vehicles, Assault Value = 2210

Defending force 17804 troops, 158 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 396

Allied adjusted assault: 1111

Japanese adjusted defense: 95

Allied assault odds: 11 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2396 casualties reported
Squads: 88 destroyed, 148 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 37 (11 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Vehicles lost 17 (16 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
334 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 52 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Vehicles lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/6th Armoured Regiment
5th Australian Division
1st Australian Division
7th Australian Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
II Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
41st Infantry Division
1st Australian Para Battalion
2/9th Armoured Regiment
2nd Australian Division
2/8th Armoured Regiment
5th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
180th USAAF Base Force
40th USN Naval Construction Battalion
48th USN Naval Construction Battalion
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
Cavite USN Base Force
1st Fgtr RAAF Wing
1st Medium Regiment
7th RAAF Base Force
97th Field Artillery Battalion
2/9th Field Regiment
I Australian Corps
46th USN Naval Construction Battalion
II Australian Corps
2nd Medium Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
I US Corps
16th USN Naval Construction Regiment
227th USN Base Force
2/1st Heavy AA Regiment
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
34th USN Naval Construction Battalion
5th RAAF M/W Sqn
2/13th Field Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
4th RAAF M/W Sqn

Defending units:
6th Division
6th Guards Division
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
124th Infantry Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
48th Nav Gd /1

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Bombers bombed Jaluit

Sansapor was taken
Biak switched sides without combat

And for some reason he decided to drop paratroops in to the base of Pauk
that is one of AndyMacs new bases just to the West of Magwe.

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September 23, 1943

Swept 57 more mines at Batavia, looks like they are all gone

Swept a few mines at Sorong

Landed troops at Sorong. It looks like he has more that I expected
Mass bombing tomorrow and a DA

My troops took a beating getting ashore

Amphibious Assault at Sorong (82,107)

TF 21 troops unloading over beach at Sorong, 82,107

Allied ground losses:
1529 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 361 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 192 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 187 (0 destroyed, 187 disabled)
Vehicles lost 179 (1 destroyed, 178 disabled)

13 troops of a USA 43 Rifle Squad lost overboard during unload of 37th Infantry Div /5
Motorized Support lost in surf during unload of 7th Marine Div /8

but they have gobs of supply and good commanders. They should be in fair shape
tomorrow.

Ground combat at Sorong (82,107)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3343 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 241

Defending force 24613 troops, 458 guns, 704 vehicles, Assault Value = 734

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

Assaulting units:
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
4th Raiding Regiment
3rd Raiding Regiment
15th Naval Guard Unit
Majuro Base Force
3rd JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
Q Alexandra's (Mtd) Regiment
Auckland (Mtd) Rifl Regiment
37th Infantry Division
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
7th Marine Division
Otago (Mtd) Rifles Regiment
4th Field Artillery Battalion

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More grinding at Batavia

Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 78715 troops, 1010 guns, 1966 vehicles, Assault Value = 2618

Defending force 15854 troops, 144 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 245

Allied adjusted assault: 1140

Japanese adjusted defense: 149

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2185 casualties reported
Squads: 64 destroyed, 56 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 55 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
225 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Vehicles lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Division
2/6th Armoured Regiment
2/9th Armoured Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
7th Australian Division
1st Australian Para Battalion
1st Australian Division
2nd Australian Division
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
5th Australian Division
2/8th Armoured Regiment
II Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
32nd Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
5th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment
7th RAAF Base Force
5th RAAF M/W Sqn
46th USN Naval Construction Battalion
2/11th Field Regiment
34th USN Naval Construction Battalion
180th USAAF Base Force
40th USN Naval Construction Battalion
227th USN Base Force
2/13th Field Regiment
I US Corps
2/9th Field Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
48th USN Naval Construction Battalion
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
II Australian Corps
1st Fgtr RAAF Wing
1st Medium Regiment
2/1st Heavy AA Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
I Australian Corps
97th Field Artillery Battalion
16th USN Naval Construction Regiment
Cavite USN Base Force
134th Field Artillery Battalion
4th RAAF M/W Sqn

Defending units:
124th Infantry Regiment
6th Division
6th Guards Division
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion

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One of his subs found a DD of mine a bit North of Sorong
It appears I sank the sub

Sub attack near Sansapor at 86,103

Japanese Ships
SS I-31, hits 6

Allied Ships
DD Schroeder, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Terry
DD Trathen

SS I-31 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Schroeder

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Sub attack near Sansapor at 86,103

Japanese Ships
SS I-31, hits 3, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Trathen

SS I-31 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Trathen
Debris floats to surface in area of attack!
Escort abandons search for sub

DD Schroeder is in pretty bad shape with floatation at 93(56), but sys damage is only 27 and engine damage 20(18)
The crew experience is 67/59 so I expect her to make it.
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September 24, 1943

Sept 133 more mines at Sorong, looks like all of them

On the ground

More grinding at Batavia

Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 79033 troops, 1011 guns, 2006 vehicles, Assault Value = 2609

Defending force 14159 troops, 142 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 172

Allied adjusted assault: 1129

Japanese adjusted defense: 27

Allied assault odds: 41 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1914 casualties reported
Squads: 143 destroyed, 84 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 23 (18 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
180 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Vehicles lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)

Assaulting units:
194th Tank Battalion
32nd Infantry Division
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
II Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
2/9th Armoured Regiment
7th Australian Division
2nd Australian Division
41st Infantry Division
2/8th Armoured Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
1st Australian Para Battalion
1st Australian Division
5th Australian Division
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
5th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment
I Australian Corps
2/11th Field Regiment
16th USN Naval Construction Regiment
2/13th Field Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
40th USN Naval Construction Battalion
2/1st Heavy AA Regiment
180th USAAF Base Force
34th USN Naval Construction Battalion
II Australian Corps
5th RAAF M/W Sqn
97th Field Artillery Battalion
Cavite USN Base Force
7th RAAF Base Force
227th USN Base Force
I US Corps
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
1st Fgtr RAAF Wing
134th Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
2/9th Field Regiment
48th USN Naval Construction Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment
46th USN Naval Construction Battalion
4th RAAF M/W Sqn

Defending units:
6th Division
6th Guards Division
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
124th Infantry Regiment

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At Sorong, getting closer

Ground combat at Sorong (82,107)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3328 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 239

Defending force 24748 troops, 458 guns, 704 vehicles, Assault Value = 752

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

Assaulting units:
4th Raiding Regiment
3rd Raiding Regiment
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
15th Naval Guard Unit
Majuro Base Force
3rd JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
7th Marine Division
Auckland (Mtd) Rifl Regiment
37th Infantry Division
Q Alexandra's (Mtd) Regiment
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
Otago (Mtd) Rifles Regiment
4th Field Artillery Battalion


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Ground combat at Sorong (82,107)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24748 troops, 458 guns, 704 vehicles, Assault Value = 752

Defending force 8631 troops, 59 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 238

Allied adjusted assault: 299

Japanese adjusted defense: 217

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 5)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
1225 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 63 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
359 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Vehicles lost 19 (2 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Assaulting units:
7th Marine Division
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
Q Alexandra's (Mtd) Regiment
37th Infantry Division
Auckland (Mtd) Rifl Regiment
Otago (Mtd) Rifles Regiment
4th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
3rd Raiding Regiment
4th Raiding Regiment
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
15th Naval Guard Unit
Majuro Base Force
3rd JNAF AF Unit

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September 25, 1942

Off of Sorong CV Enterprise took a torpedo.
But her escorts sank the sub

Sub attack near Waigeo at 83,104

Japanese Ships
SS I-176, hits 27, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1
CA Houston
CA Indianapolis
CLAA Reno
DD Bancroft
DD Duncan
DD Baldwin
DD Satterlee
DD Thompson
DD Meade

SS I-176 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
/snip
Sub slips beneath the waves

CV Enterprise is not heavily damaged and can still conduct air operations, but will retire to Sydney for repairs
=============================================================

On the ground, still grinding at Batavia

Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 67230 troops, 919 guns, 1877 vehicles, Assault Value = 2595

Defending force 12135 troops, 123 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 100

Allied adjusted assault: 1014

Japanese adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 78 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3251 casualties reported
Squads: 139 destroyed, 59 disabled
Non Combat: 71 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 21 (21 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/9th Armoured Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
2/8th Armoured Regiment
32nd Infantry Division
1st Australian Division
5th Australian Division
2nd Australian Division
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
II Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
41st Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
7th Australian Division
1st Australian Para Battalion
5th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment
I Australian Corps
7th RAAF Base Force
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
II Australian Corps
2/9th Field Regiment
34th USN Naval Construction Battalion
2/13th Field Regiment
Cavite USN Base Force
227th USN Base Force
97th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Fgtr RAAF Wing
16th USN Naval Construction Regiment
48th USN Naval Construction Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
5th RAAF M/W Sqn
I US Corps
134th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Medium Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
40th USN Naval Construction Battalion
2/1st Heavy AA Regiment
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
46th USN Naval Construction Battalion
4th RAAF M/W Sqn

Defending units:
6th Division
6th Guards Division
124th Infantry Regiment

and this
124th Infantry Regiment Wiped Out at Batavia by attrition!!!
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At Sorong we are getting closer

Ground combat at Sorong (82,107)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3122 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 162

Defending force 24506 troops, 460 guns, 718 vehicles, Assault Value = 705

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
3rd Raiding Regiment
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
4th Raiding Regiment
15th Naval Guard Unit
Majuro Base Force
3rd JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
7th Marine Division
37th Infantry Division
Q Alexandra's (Mtd) Regiment
Auckland (Mtd) Rifl Regiment
Otago (Mtd) Rifles Regiment
20th USN SeaBees /1
4th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USN SeaBees /1
14th USN SeaBees /1
3rd RAAF M/W Sqn /1
119th USAAF Base Force /3


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Ground combat at Sorong (82,107)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24442 troops, 458 guns, 704 vehicles, Assault Value = 705

Defending force 7789 troops, 59 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 162

Allied adjusted assault: 367

Japanese adjusted defense: 129

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
548 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
290 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 12 disabled
Vehicles lost 15 (4 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Assaulting units:
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
Q Alexandra's (Mtd) Regiment
37th Infantry Division
7th Marine Division
Auckland (Mtd) Rifl Regiment
Otago (Mtd) Rifles Regiment
3rd RAAF M/W Sqn /1
4th Field Artillery Battalion
14th USN SeaBees /1
2nd USN SeaBees /1
20th USN SeaBees /1
119th USAAF Base Force /3

Defending units:
3rd Raiding Regiment
4th Raiding Regiment
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
15th Naval Guard Unit
Majuro Base Force
3rd JNAF AF Unit

Heavy bombing preceded the Attack
More tomorrow
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Meiktila in Burma was taken today, no opposition

Landed troops at Morotai in the Moluccas

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September 26, 1943

On the ground at Batavia

Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 67298 troops, 919 guns, 1877 vehicles, Assault Value = 2605

Defending force 9746 troops, 100 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Allied adjusted assault: 1218

Japanese adjusted defense: 9

Allied assault odds: 135 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1620 casualties reported
Squads: 160 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 140 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 36 (34 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/9th Armoured Regiment
5th Australian Division
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
41st Infantry Division
7th Australian Division
2nd Australian Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
32nd Infantry Division
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
2/8th Armoured Regiment
1st Australian Division
II Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
194th Tank Battalion
1st Australian Para Battalion
5th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment
I Australian Corps
40th USN Naval Construction Battalion
II Australian Corps
2nd Medium Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
34th USN Naval Construction Battalion
46th USN Naval Construction Battalion
5th RAAF M/W Sqn
2/11th Field Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
2/9th Field Regiment
227th USN Base Force
55th Coastal Artillery Battalion
2/1st Heavy AA Regiment
1st Fgtr RAAF Wing
2/13th Field Regiment
I US Corps
Cavite USN Base Force
1 ML-KNIL Aviation
1st Medium Regiment
16th USN Naval Construction Regiment
48th USN Naval Construction Battalion
7th RAAF Base Force
97th Field Artillery Battalion
4th RAAF M/W Sqn

Defending units:
6th Division
6th Guards Division

And at Sorong

Ground combat at Sorong (82,107)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24271 troops, 458 guns, 703 vehicles, Assault Value = 700

Defending force 7267 troops, 57 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 131

Allied adjusted assault: 280

Japanese adjusted defense: 107

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
684 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 9 (4 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
229 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Assaulting units:
7th Marine Division
4th Marine Raider Battalion
Q Alexandra's (Mtd) Regiment
Auckland (Mtd) Rifl Regiment
37th Infantry Division
110th Combat Engineer Battalion
Otago (Mtd) Rifles Regiment
20th USN SeaBees /1
2nd USN SeaBees /1
3rd RAAF M/W Sqn /1
14th USN SeaBees /1
4th Field Artillery Battalion
119th USAAF Base Force /3

Defending units:
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
1st Ind. Engineer Regiment
4th Raiding Regiment
15th Naval Guard Unit
3rd Raiding Regiment
Majuro Base Force
3rd JNAF AF Unit

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Small amounts of bombing in many places

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