The Allied Juggernaut just started. Cav Corp(J) V Dean(A)

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Oct 22nd 42,

sweeps over Pegu

the bombing of troops in Pegu commences for the arrival of troops from Toungoo

The last unit in Toungoo was Destroyed.

Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1905 troops, 30 guns, 178 vehicles, Assault Value = 325

Defending force 2542 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 76

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 76 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
3635 casualties reported
Squads: 92 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 194 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (13 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
254th Armoured Brigade
Rangoon BAF Battalion
5th Chinese/C Corps
III Indian Corps
RM Viper Force

Defending units:
4th RTA Division

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Oct 23rd 42,

A Jap BC TF failed to intercept transports at Ontong.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Ontong Java at 115,131, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BC Kongo, Shell hits 5
BC Haruna
CA Ibuki, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
DD Fuyuzuki, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Makinami, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Hamakaze, Shell hits 3
DD Michishio
DD Arashio
DD Natsugumo
DD Usugumo
CA Niitaka

Allied Ships
CA Canberra, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Cumberland, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
CL Mauritius, Shell hits 2
DD Smith, Shell hits 7, on fire
DD Drayton
DD Balch, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage

Night Time Surface Combat, near Ontong Java at 115,131, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BC Kongo, Shell hits 5
BC Haruna, Shell hits 4
CA Ibuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Fuyuzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Makinami
DD Hamakaze, Shell hits 1
DD Michishio
DD Arashio, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
DD Usugumo
CA Niitaka

Allied Ships
DD Stribling, Shell hits 3
DD Hart, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD John Barry
DD Delphy
DD Woodbury
DD S.P. Lee

Night Time Surface Combat, near Ontong Java at 115,131, Range 26,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BC Kongo
BC Haruna
CA Ibuki, on fire
DD Fuyuzuki, on fire
DD Makinami
DD Hamakaze
DD Michishio
DD Arashio, on fire
DD Natsugumo
DD Usugumo
CA Niitaka

Allied Ships
BB Mississippi
BB Warspite
BB Queen Elizabeth
CA Astoria
CA Quincy
DD Flusser
DMS Dorsey
DMS Long
DMS Southard

sweeps and bombing at Pegu

Jap sweeps at Prome

Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3b Zero x 21

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vb Trop x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3b Zero: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire Vb Trop: 1 destroyed
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

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Oct 24th 42,

Just more bombing and sweeps.

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Oct 25th 42

A failed bombardment at Rangoon. at least I know what I'm up against.

Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2430 troops, 181 guns, 70 vehicles, Assault Value = 1640

Defending force 58511 troops, 752 guns, 437 vehicles, Assault Value = 1404

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

Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 29 (11 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2nd British Division
39th Indian Division
150th RAC Regiment
26th Indian Division
7th Armoured Brigade
641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
66th Chinese Corps
6th Medium Regiment
Burma Corps
69th Coast AA Regiment
2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Heavy AA Regiment
5th Armoured Div /3

Defending units:
Ichiki Det.
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
1st Mountain Brigade
14th Division
4th Division
6th Tank Regiment
2nd Kure Assault Division
2nd RTA/A Division
23rd JAAF AF Bn
21st Fld AA Gun Co
3rd Air Division
41st JAAF AF Bn
237th Thai AA Battalion
103rd Ship Eng Coy
305th Ship Eng Coy
31st Ind.AA Gun Co
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
12th Base Force
15th Army
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
84th JAAF AF Bn
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
105th JAAF AF Bn
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
20th AA Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
303rd Ship Eng Coy
32nd Air Defense AA Battalion
92nd Base Force
93rd JAAF AF Bn
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
10th RF Gun Battalion
1st Patani Base Force

Jap troops retreat near Lashio

Ground combat at 60,47 (near Lashio)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11697 troops, 131 guns, 300 vehicles, Assault Value = 488

Defending force 1861 troops, 34 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Allied adjusted assault: 123

Japanese adjusted defense: 55

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
834 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (4 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
43rd Cavalry Regiment
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
23rd Indian Division

Defending units:
I/124th Infantry Battalion
1st Tank Regiment
1st Guards RTA/C Division
36th Field AA Battalion

A failed attack near Mandalay

Ground combat at 60,46 (near Mandalay)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15521 troops, 214 guns, 211 vehicles, Assault Value = 528

Defending force 4988 troops, 53 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 166

Allied adjusted assault: 41

Japanese adjusted defense: 208

Allied assault odds: 1 to 5

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

Japanese ground losses:
471 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
561 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 75 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
34th Indian Division
70th British/B Division

Defending units:
RTA Cavalry Division
3rd RTA/C Division
35th Field AA Battalion

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Oct 26th 42,

can't really stop it but an even worse bombardment at Rangoon.

Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2364 troops, 171 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 1653

Defending force 58677 troops, 752 guns, 439 vehicles, Assault Value = 1411

Allied ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 41 (37 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied tank BN destroyed a con unit.

Ground combat at 61,50 (near Taung Gyi)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 648 troops, 0 guns, 114 vehicles, Assault Value = 61

Defending force 182 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 28

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 28 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
3rd USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
43rd Const Co

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Oct 27th 42,

Jap bombardment of Akayb

Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Iga
BB Yoshino
DD Arare
DD Hagikaze
DD Maikaze
DD Hayashio

Allied ground losses:
271 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Manpower hits 4
Fires 3541
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 52
Port fuel hits 2

Allied planes suicide against the Jap TF no hits.

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Oct 28th 42,

A good sweep over Pegu

Morning Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3b Zero x 16

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3b Zero: 8 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Oct 29th 42,

Jap counter bombardment at Rangoon

Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 46954 troops, 671 guns, 197 vehicles, Assault Value = 1476

Defending force 60330 troops, 910 guns, 1111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1810

Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (4 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)

After days of bombing first attack at Pegu

Ground combat at Pegu (55,53)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19623 troops, 422 guns, 907 vehicles, Assault Value = 895

Defending force 13841 troops, 222 guns, 158 vehicles, Assault Value = 317

Allied adjusted assault: 395

Japanese adjusted defense: 256

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
900 casualties reported
Squads: 50 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 19 (7 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (7 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
496 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 39 (4 destroyed, 35 disabled)

Assaulting units:
254th Armoured Brigade
5th Armoured Division
6th Indian Division

Defending units:
I./143rd Infantry Battalion
303rd Ind.Infantry Battalion
7th Tank Regiment
12th Security Battalion
42nd Infantry Regiment
1st Sasebo Assault Division
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Naval Construction Battalion
23rd Ind.AA Gun Co
36th Const Co
16th AA Regiment
34th Field Const Co
5th Field Construction Battalion
18th JAAF AF Bn

River crossing plus taking Shwebo

Ground combat at Shwebo (59,45)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 5216 troops, 114 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 161

Defending force 676 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Allied adjusted assault: 109

Japanese adjusted defense: 2

Allied assault odds: 54 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Shwebo !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
306 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
70th British/A Division

Defending units:
8th JNAF Coy

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Oct 30th 42,

The 2nd-day attacks

Ground combat at Pegu (55,53)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 19257 troops, 421 guns, 903 vehicles, Assault Value = 829

Defending force 13135 troops, 220 guns, 157 vehicles, Assault Value = 299

Allied adjusted assault: 399

Japanese adjusted defense: 265

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
743 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
215 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

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Oct 31st 42,

3rd day of the attacks

Ground combat at Pegu (55,53)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 18822 troops, 421 guns, 900 vehicles, Assault Value = 1323

Defending force 11859 troops, 212 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 237

Allied adjusted assault: 88

Japanese adjusted defense: 88

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
574 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 17 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 80 (79 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)

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Nov 1st 42,

Jap BB TF failed to Bombard Chittagong

Night Time Surface Combat, near Chittagong at 55,41, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yoshino, Shell hits 2
BB Iga, Shell hits 27, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Hayashio
DD Maikaze
DD Hagikaze
DD Arare

Allied Ships
CL Amsterdam, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
DD Paladin
DD Panther, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Le Toulon, Shell hits 1
DD Somali, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
DD Khartoum, Shell hits 19, and is sunk

Night Time Surface Combat, near Chittagong at 55,41, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yoshino
BB Iga, Shell hits 5
DD Hayashio
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Hagikaze
DD Arare, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Griffin, Shell hits 2
DD Journeyman, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Lively, Shell hits 1

Night Time Surface Combat, near Chittagong at 55,41, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yoshino, Shell hits 5
BB Iga, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Maikaze, on fire
DD Hagikaze
DD Arare

Allied Ships
DD Gridley, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Voyager
CL Ajax, Shell hits 21, and is sunk

it seems BB Iga either sank or sustained enough damage to split off.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Chittagong at 55,41, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yoshino
DD Hayashio, on fire
DD Maikaze, on fire
DD Hagikaze

Allied Ships
MGB No. 189
MGB No. 191
MGB No. 193, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
MGB No. 202
MGB No. 362, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Night Time Surface Combat, near Chittagong at 55,41, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Yoshino
DD Hayashio, on fire
DD Maikaze, on fire
DD Hagikaze, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Arrow, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Pakenham, Shell hits 8, and is sun

it seems Iga lived but these bombs might have did her in.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 53,45

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2U3 Vindicator x 18

Allied aircraft losses
SB2U3 Vindicator : 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Iga, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Arare, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Iga
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Arare

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,42

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Maikaze
DD Hagikaze, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

4th attack at Pegu,Ground combat at Pegu (55,53)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 18786 troops, 421 guns, 899 vehicles, Assault Value = 1309

Defending force 11597 troops, 217 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 205

Allied adjusted assault: 40

Japanese adjusted defense: 44

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1332 casualties reported
Squads: 74 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 15 (4 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
235 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 32 (4 destroyed, 28 disabled)

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Nov 2nd 42,

Sweeps over Pegu,

Morning Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3b Zero x 79
A6M3 Zero x 23
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 12
Ki-44-Ia Tojo x 5
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 26

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3b Zero: 7 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 2 destroyed

Morning Air attack on Pegu , at 55,53

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3b Zero x 54
A6M3 Zero x 19
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 6
Ki-44-Ia Tojo x 3
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 11

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3b Zero: 4 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-Ia Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIb Nick: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 2 destroyed

bombing goes into Pegu as well.

Delbritate attack near Lashio

Ground combat at 61,46 (near Lashio)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27020 troops, 344 guns, 511 vehicles, Assault Value = 984

Defending force 6048 troops, 84 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 188

Allied adjusted assault: 423

Japanese adjusted defense: 307

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
487 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 54 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 19 (18 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
381 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

[deaniks]

More of the same as yesterday.


Japanese forced to retreat near Lashio,


Ground combat at 61,46 (near Lashio)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 26721 troops, 343 guns, 511 vehicles, Assault Value = 940

Defending force 5511 troops, 81 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 126

Allied adjusted assault: 340

Japanese adjusted defense: 73

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2844 casualties reported
Squads: 81 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 52 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 49 (17 destroyed, 32 disabled)
Vehicles lost 21 (7 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Units retreated 6

Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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Nov 4th 42,
The bombing of Milne Bay starts today this is the start of my second phase of operations the first phase was Burma/Guadual canal area second will be disclosed as places are invaded.

Allied attack at Rangoon was quite brutal but the numbers are high.

Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 65962 troops, 897 guns, 1029 vehicles, Assault Value = 2179

Defending force 65457 troops, 841 guns, 529 vehicles, Assault Value = 1480

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied adjusted assault: 1262

Japanese adjusted defense: 3845

Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 4)

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

Japanese ground losses:
918 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 48 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Vehicles lost 31 (1 destroyed, 30 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
5347 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 497 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 79 disabled
Guns lost 88 (43 destroyed, 45 disabled)
Vehicles lost 68 (11 destroyed, 57 disabled)

Assaulting units:
641st Towed Tank Destroyer Battalion
268th Motorised Brigade
19th Indian Division
2nd British Division
39th Indian Division
7th Armoured Brigade
26th Indian Division
150th RAC Regiment
66th Chinese Corps
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
69th Coast AA Regiment
Burma Corps
2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Medium Regiment
6th Heavy AA Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
5th Armoured Div /3

Defending units:
6th Tank Regiment
Ichiki Det.
1st Mountain Brigade
2nd Kure Assault Division
91st Naval Guard Unit
4th Division
3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion
14th Division
2nd RTA/A Division
237th Thai AA Battalion
21st Fld AA Gun Co
305th Ship Eng Coy
84th JAAF AF Bn
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
105th JAAF AF Bn
1st RF Gun Battalion
12th Base Force
303rd Ship Eng Coy
8th Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ship Engineer Regiment
5th Field Construction Battalion
32nd Air Defense AA Battalion
23rd JAAF AF Bn
93rd JAAF AF Bn
20th AA Regiment
14th Army
3rd Air Division
40th JAAF AF Bn
41st JAAF AF Bn
31st Ind.AA Gun Co
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
15th Army
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
103rd Ship Eng Coy
92nd Base Force
1st Patani Base Force

Pegu was captured today marking the encirclement of Rangoon by land officially my opponent controls sea lanes in this area and has been bombarding Pegu daily with little effort so he can sea lift troops in or out plus supplies but I think that matters little when Ranggon base/port is bombed to dust which will start soon. but my hope is the capture of Rangoon before Christmas meaning planning for bases farther south can be planned.

Ground combat at Pegu (55,53)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30509 troops, 581 guns, 888 vehicles, Assault Value = 1233

Defending force 7574 troops, 170 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 104

Allied adjusted assault: 63

Japanese adjusted defense: 18

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Pegu !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
3521 casualties reported
Squads: 183 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 182 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 96 (95 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 52 (52 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 8

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
254th Armoured Brigade
5th Chinese Corps
5th Armoured Division
6th Indian Division

Defending units:
42nd Infantry Regiment
1st Sasebo Assault Division
23rd Ind.AA Gun Co
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
303rd Ind.Infantry Battalion
I./143rd Infantry Battalion
36th Const Co
34th Field Const Co
16th AA Regiment
5th Naval Construction Battalion

[deaniks]

Nov 5th 42,

Japanese try to bomb troops at Rangoon but find heavy AA

Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment, at 54,53 (Rangoon)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 52 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G5N2 Liz x 20
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 15
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 2
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 7
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 3
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
G5N2 Liz: 20 damaged
G5N2 Liz: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G5N2 Liz bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 kg GP Bomb
7 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 100 kg GP Bomb
10 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Nov 6th 42,

two CVLs departed Sydney to group up with main CVs near Laguna Jap subs put a torp into one that needs some yard time.

Sub attack near Sydney at 91,168

Japanese Ships
SS Iz 113, hits 3

Allied Ships
CVL Bearn, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Lardner
DE 57

a poor sweep over Miline

Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Sen Baku x 5
A6M2-N Rufe x 4
A6M3 Zero x 9
A6M3-N Rufe x 3
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 5

Allied aircraft
P-400 Airacobra x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-400 Airacobra: 5 destroyed

the destruction of Rangoon begins recon spotted only two ships in port so I went for them of course.

Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
DB-3M x 14
Hudson IIIa x 18
Whitley GR.VII x 3
Wellington Ic x 34
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-17E Fortress x 26
B-24D Liberator x 13
B-25C Mitchell x 42

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 2 damaged
Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M3b Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M3 Zero: 3 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 4 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Keizan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS RTN Vilun, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

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

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 33
Port hits 5

Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
A-29A Hudson x 6
DB-3M x 12
Hudson IIIa x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
A-29A Hudson: 1 destroyed by flak
DB-3M: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
SS RTN Vilun, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Port fuel hits 1

Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Wellington Ic: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAKL Keizan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS RTN Vilun, and is sunk

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Nov 7th 42,

more of the same as yesterday.

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Nov 8th 42,

Nothing much

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Nov 9th 42,

Nothing much

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Nov 10th 42,

more bombing of Rangoon. At this point no more aircraft show up Flak do account for most of my losses atm.