Scenario 8 Variant's Deaniks(J) V Andy(A)

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Feb 3rd

More bases captured

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Feb 4th 42

Nothing much

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Feb 5th

Nothing much

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Feb 6th 42

Suva has been captured

Ground combat at Suva (132,160)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14296 troops, 116 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 255

Defending force 8703 troops, 135 guns, 138 vehicles, Assault Value = 70

Japanese adjusted assault: 135

Allied adjusted defense: 53

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Suva !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
395 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
7729 casualties reported
Squads: 132 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 711 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 41 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 141 (141 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 138 (138 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 10

Assaulting units:
63rd Infantry Group
Guards Mixed Brigade
67th Infantry Group

Defending units:
8th NZ Brigade
147th Field Artillery Regiment
Nandi Base Force
1st RNZAF Base Force
148th Field Artillery Battalion
115th USAAF Base Force
104th USN Base Force
114th USAAF Base Force
131st Field Artillery Battalion
7th Marine Def Bn /2

[deaniks]

Feb 7th 42

Nothing much

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Feb 8th 42

Nothing much

[deaniks]

Feb 9th 42

First Air raid over Colombo wasted stories on some crappy ships

Morning Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 76
B5N1 Kate x 14
B5N2 Kate x 21
D3A1 Val x 6

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AMc Smeroe, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Merapi, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Gedeh, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Tjerimai
AMc Kawi, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Merbabo
AMc Aroe
AMc Bogor, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Djombang, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Ardjoeno
AMc Rindjani
AMc Ceram, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Morning Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AMc Bantam
AMc Aroe, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Afternoon Air attack on Colombo , at 29,48

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 76
B5N1 Kate x 42
B5N2 Kate x 30

Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 3 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AMc Bantam, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
AMc Alor
AMc Tjerimai, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Salak, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc MMS D, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc MMS C, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc MMS B, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc MMS A, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Slamat, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Enggano, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc Endeh, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

[deaniks]

Feb 10th 42

well, somewhat better ships were spotted today but not too many.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum at 27,43

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31
B5N1 Kate x 6
B5N2 Kate x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
KV Cyclamen, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Filleigh, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum at 27,43

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
B5N1 Kate x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Washingtonian, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk

Lands at Trincomalee

Pre-Invasion action off Trincomalee (31,47) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

268 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 1
CA Jintsu, Shell hits 14, on fire
CA Naka, Shell hits 7
CA Takao, Shell hits 9, on fire
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
DD Minegumo
DD Hagikaze, Shell hits 2
DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Natsushio, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAK Atutasan Maru
DD Minekaze
CS Kamikawa Maru

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

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

Pre-Invasion action off Trincomalee (31,47) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

226 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Tama, Shell hits 4
CA Kuma, Shell hits 12, on fire
CA Isuzu, Shell hits 5
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 8
CL Oi, Shell hits 6, on fire
DD Ch 11, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Ch 5
DD Shonan Maru #2
DD Shonan Maru #1
DD Kyo Maru #11
DD Kyo Maru #2
PB Shonan Maru #17
PB Chosa Maru
PB Choun Maru #18
PB Bisan Maru #3
SC Ch 18
xAP Kamo Maru

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

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

[deaniks]

Feb 11th 42

Trincomalee was captured

Ground combat at Trincomalee (31,47)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 40078 troops, 520 guns, 208 vehicles, Assault Value = 1410

Defending force 4496 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 622

Allied adjusted defense: 9

Japanese assault odds: 69 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Trincomalee !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
5934 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 409 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 32 (32 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

[deaniks]

Feb 12th

some minor carrier action

Morning Air attack on TF, near Madras at 35,42

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
B5N1 Kate x 3
B5N2 Kate x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AM Lismore, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk

Morning Air attack on TF, near North Male at 22,48

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
D3A1 Val x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Balch, Bomb hits 1, on fire

[deaniks]

Feb 13th 42

unlucky but not to much damage was inflicted

Night Time Surface Combat, near North Male at 22,45, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CV Kaga
CV Soryu
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku
CV Akagi, Shell hits 7
CVL Ryujo
CVL Shoho, Shell hits 1
CVL Mizuho
BB Mutsu
BB Fuso
DD Arare
DD Kasumi
DD Hatsukari
DD Tomozuru
DD CHa-8
DD CHa-10
DD CHa-12
DD CHa-17
DD CHa-18
DD CHa-19
DD CHa-20
DD CHa-21
DD CHa-22

Allied Ships
DD Townsville, Shell hits 1

Morning Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 29,48

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
B5N1 Kate x 5
B5N2 Kate x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Balch, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Feb 14th 42

Nothing much

[deaniks]

Feb 15th 42

more air action

Morning Air attack on Colombo , at 29,48

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
G4M1 Betty x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Balch, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Elysia, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Port hits 8
Port supply hits 2

Palembang was captured

Assault on Manilla

Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 52701 troops, 516 guns, 401 vehicles, Assault Value = 1617

Defending force 49544 troops, 620 guns, 338 vehicles, Assault Value = 1451

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 1092

Allied adjusted defense: 2537

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
5031 casualties reported
Squads: 44 destroyed, 372 disabled
Non Combat: 51 destroyed, 56 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 49 disabled
Guns lost 39 (6 destroyed, 33 disabled)
Vehicles lost 69 (29 destroyed, 40 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
2052 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 233 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 32 (1 destroyed, 31 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)

some combat units that lacked behind in Burma are getting harassed

Ground combat at Myingyan (58,46)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13960 troops, 109 guns, 121 vehicles, Assault Value = 495

Defending force 5865 troops, 40 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 143

Japanese adjusted assault: 119

Allied adjusted defense: 18

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Myingyan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
841 casualties reported
Squads: 82 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 42 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (12 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
14th Tank Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
1st Raiding Regiment

Defending units:
FMSV Brigade
1st Burma Division
6th Indian Brigade
27th Australian Brigade

[deaniks]

Feb 16h 42

Bombardment of Madras

Night Naval bombardment of Madras at 35,40

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5 Catalina: 8 damaged
PBY-4 Catalina: 10 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
CA Jintsu
CA Naka
CA Takao
CA Chikuma

Allied ground losses:
404 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Manpower hits 3
Fires 2869
Airbase hits 25
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 48
Port hits 9
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 1

Allied sub damagedASW attack near Koepang at 68,116

Japanese Ships
PB Aso Maru #3
E Takashima Maru
E Senyu Maru #2

Allied Ships
SS KXIV, hits 30, heavy damage

Morning Air attack on Colombo , at 29,48

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Balch, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Stanmore, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Port hits 10
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits

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Feb 17th 42

Nothing much

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Feb 18th 42

Batavia captured

[deaniks]

Feb 19th 42

I got cap trapped

Morning Air attack on Trivandrum , at 27,43

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 25

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed, 5 damaged

No Allied losses

Runway hits 1

Morning Air attack on Trivandrum , at 27,43

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 9

[deaniks]

Feb 20th 42

Colombo was captured

Ground combat at Colombo (29,48)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14799 troops, 278 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 1448

Defending force 6743 troops, 44 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Japanese adjusted assault: 445

Allied adjusted defense: 40

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Colombo !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
7261 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 464 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 35 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 46 (46 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 24 (24 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
14th Division
27th Electric Engineer Regiment
5th Division
33rd Division
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Mortar Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
Colombo Fortress
100th Indian Brigade
222 Group RAF
Ceylon Command

[deaniks]

Feb 21st 42

in Lingayen allied troops were being bombed for about 3 weeks a newly-arrived div forced them into Clark.

Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13420 troops, 124 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 448

Defending force 10858 troops, 195 guns, 125 vehicles, Assault Value = 214

Japanese adjusted assault: 306

Allied adjusted defense: 40

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
233 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
3682 casualties reported
Squads: 90 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 151 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 108 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 78 (78 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 120 (120 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 7

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
12th Division
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy

Defending units:
4th Marine Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
14th PS Engineer Regiment
45th PS Infantry Regimental Combat Team
4th PA Constabulary Regiment
2nd PA Constblry HW Regiment

[deaniks]

Feb 22nd 42

Colombo mine's being sweeped

TF 111 encounters mine field at Colombo (29,48)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-15
DMS W-14
DMS W-13
DMS W-11
DMS W-10
DMS W-9
DMS W-8
DMS W-7
DMS W-6, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
DMS W-5
DMS W-4
DMS W-3
DMS W-2
DMS W-1

290 mines cleared

Bombing over MagweMorning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 29
LB-30 Liberator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged
LB-30 Liberator: 5 damaged

Refinery hits 21

Morning Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 4
B-17E Fortress x 5
B-25B Mitchell x 15
B-26 Marauder x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25B Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Refinery hits 25