Burma:
A RN bombardment TF paid a visit to Ramree Island, hitting the Naval Guard Unit sitting on that dot base. Not much damage is received, but it will slow down the fort building.
South Pacific:
Enemy troops land at Kusaie Island. From the disabled squads, looks like at least a full regiment if not a Division.
In 7 days, on May 1st, the Ki-84r Frank will begin full production !! This is a full 2 months earlier than expected !!
Xargun
More Variants - The End of Western Imperialism - No Nomad please (Feb 1944)
Moderators: wdolson, MOD_War-in-the-Pacific-Admirals-Edition
April 24th, 1943
Marshall Islands:
Allied troops capture Ailinglaplap.
Xargun
Allied troops capture Ailinglaplap.
Xargun
April 25th, 1943
Sub Warfare:
O16 is sited by one of my ASW patrols in the Straights of Malacca. They report two minor hits on the enemy sub.
Xargun
O16 is sited by one of my ASW patrols in the Straights of Malacca. They report two minor hits on the enemy sub.
Xargun
April 26th, 1943
No combat actions occurred this turn.
Xargun
Xargun
April 27th, 1943
China:
My troops finally catch the fleeing Chinese unit in the north and nearly destroy it in an attack.
Ground combat at 81,14 (near Hami)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1845 troops, 0 guns, 249 vehicles, Assault Value = 155
Defending force 1122 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
Japanese adjusted assault: 69
Allied adjusted defense: 13
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)
Attacker:
Allied ground losses:
493 casualties reported
Squads: 51 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
26th RGC Temp. Division
3rd Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
31st Tankette Co
Defending units:
9th Separate Brigade
Sub Warfare:
I-10 launches two torpedoes at DD McColley and missed. In return the DD heavily damages the sub. She is recalled for repairs.
Marshall Islands:
Enemy paratroopers landed on Majuro Island and capture it.
Xargun
My troops finally catch the fleeing Chinese unit in the north and nearly destroy it in an attack.
Ground combat at 81,14 (near Hami)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1845 troops, 0 guns, 249 vehicles, Assault Value = 155
Defending force 1122 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
Japanese adjusted assault: 69
Allied adjusted defense: 13
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)
Attacker:
Allied ground losses:
493 casualties reported
Squads: 51 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
26th RGC Temp. Division
3rd Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
31st Tankette Co
Defending units:
9th Separate Brigade
Sub Warfare:
I-10 launches two torpedoes at DD McColley and missed. In return the DD heavily damages the sub. She is recalled for repairs.
Marshall Islands:
Enemy paratroopers landed on Majuro Island and capture it.
Xargun
April 28th, 1943
No combat happened this turn.
Xargun
Xargun
April 29th, 1943
Sub Warfare:
S-36 fired four torpedoes at CM Tokiwa, hitting with one at Ulithi before the CM could lay its mines. DD Horikoshi reports three minor hits on S-36.
SS KXVIII fires 4 torpedoes at xAK Konzan Maru, hitting with one sinking the ship. Escorts fail to damage the enemy sub.
Burma:
My dual CA TF bombards Akyab inflicting no apparent damage.
Xargun
S-36 fired four torpedoes at CM Tokiwa, hitting with one at Ulithi before the CM could lay its mines. DD Horikoshi reports three minor hits on S-36.
SS KXVIII fires 4 torpedoes at xAK Konzan Maru, hitting with one sinking the ship. Escorts fail to damage the enemy sub.
Burma:
My dual CA TF bombards Akyab inflicting no apparent damage.
Xargun
April 30th, 1943
Marshall Islands:
Allied Fast Transport TF drops off some paratroopers at Taongi who capture the dot base.
No other combat happened this turn. Well its May now and the Frank r is in production. I will get the first models of aircraft next turn and production will increase as I repair factories. I have nearly 2000 Ha-45 engines stockpiled for the Frank (and other aircraft) so I am in a good position for them.
I just did the math and I will get both the B6N2a Jill and D4Y4 Judy in June. Approximately mid-June for the Judy and end of June for the Jill. My best guess at arrival for the Sam is mid July. My first night fighter (J1N1-S Irving) will arrive July 1st - which will lead to the J1N1-Sa Irving then. P1Y1 Frances has also arrived, though factories have been changed over to the P1Y2 Frances as the Y1 model has a high SR.
My Oil and Fuel reserves in Japan are increasing and are at 411 days and 267 days respectively. Resources in Japan are much harder to come by and the stockpile is only at 45 days currently.
Xargun
Allied Fast Transport TF drops off some paratroopers at Taongi who capture the dot base.
No other combat happened this turn. Well its May now and the Frank r is in production. I will get the first models of aircraft next turn and production will increase as I repair factories. I have nearly 2000 Ha-45 engines stockpiled for the Frank (and other aircraft) so I am in a good position for them.
I just did the math and I will get both the B6N2a Jill and D4Y4 Judy in June. Approximately mid-June for the Judy and end of June for the Jill. My best guess at arrival for the Sam is mid July. My first night fighter (J1N1-S Irving) will arrive July 1st - which will lead to the J1N1-Sa Irving then. P1Y1 Frances has also arrived, though factories have been changed over to the P1Y2 Frances as the Y1 model has a high SR.
My Oil and Fuel reserves in Japan are increasing and are at 411 days and 267 days respectively. Resources in Japan are much harder to come by and the stockpile is only at 45 days currently.
Xargun
May 1st, 1943
No combat event happened this turn. My factories produced 10 Franks today 
Xargun
Xargun
May 2nd, 1943
No combat actions happened.
Xargun
Xargun
May 3rd, 1943
Sub Warfare:
SS KVII is sighted near Rangoon but my ships failed to attack it.
SS O16 is sighted in the Straights of Malacca but my ships failed to attack it.
Marshall Islands:
Enemy troops land at Eniwetok Atoll and capture it.
South Pacific:
Enemy invasion TF shows up at Ponape landing troops under fire from the Naval Fortress there. A bunch of ships got hit, but many of the shells failed to penetrate the CAs armor.
Pre-Invasion action off Ponape (119,113) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
229 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB Idaho, Shell hits 1
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 14
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8
DD Alden, Shell hits 1
DD Gillespie, Shell hits 2
DD Barton, Shell hits 1
LST-446, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Gansevoort
SC-642
SC-640
SC-639
SC-638
LST-451
Japanese ground losses:
147 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Amphibious Assault at Ponape (119,113)
TF 48 troops unloading over beach at Ponape, 119,113
Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
0.5in AAMG Sect (2) damaged beyond repair during unload of 2nd Marine Div /3
Motorized Support lost overboard during unload of 2nd Marine Div /8
Looks like the Marines have landed at Ponape. I was just in the process of transfer some Vals to the Marshalls to dissuade this attacks but looks like I'm a bit to late. I was also airlifting some AV support to Ponape and they ran into fighter CAP and I lost 25 Tinas
So my guess is the amphib TF here has CVE cover - though I do not see them.
Xargun
SS KVII is sighted near Rangoon but my ships failed to attack it.
SS O16 is sighted in the Straights of Malacca but my ships failed to attack it.
Marshall Islands:
Enemy troops land at Eniwetok Atoll and capture it.
South Pacific:
Enemy invasion TF shows up at Ponape landing troops under fire from the Naval Fortress there. A bunch of ships got hit, but many of the shells failed to penetrate the CAs armor.
Pre-Invasion action off Ponape (119,113) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
229 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB Idaho, Shell hits 1
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 14
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8
DD Alden, Shell hits 1
DD Gillespie, Shell hits 2
DD Barton, Shell hits 1
LST-446, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Gansevoort
SC-642
SC-640
SC-639
SC-638
LST-451
Japanese ground losses:
147 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled)
Amphibious Assault at Ponape (119,113)
TF 48 troops unloading over beach at Ponape, 119,113
Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
0.5in AAMG Sect (2) damaged beyond repair during unload of 2nd Marine Div /3
Motorized Support lost overboard during unload of 2nd Marine Div /8
Looks like the Marines have landed at Ponape. I was just in the process of transfer some Vals to the Marshalls to dissuade this attacks but looks like I'm a bit to late. I was also airlifting some AV support to Ponape and they ran into fighter CAP and I lost 25 Tinas
So my guess is the amphib TF here has CVE cover - though I do not see them.Xargun
May 4th, 1943
China:
My tank attack at Urumchi is repulsed, but we suffer no losses as the Chinese cannot hurt the tanks.
Ground combat at Urumchi (79,11)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1845 troops, 0 guns, 249 vehicles, Assault Value = 129
Defending force 2786 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
Japanese adjusted assault: 65
Allied adjusted defense: 83
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
23rd Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
31st Tankette Co
Defending units:
259th Brigade
9th Separate Brigade
Marshall Islands:
My Vals at Roi-Namur locate and attack an allied TF consisting of APDs and DDs near Jaluit. We only score three hits on a single APD in exchange for 1 Val shot down by flak. I expect that APD to sink.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Jaluit at 133,120
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 23
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
APD Peary, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
DD Cushing
APD Little
APD Stringham
DD Perkins
DD Case
South Pacific:
More allied troops and supplies come ashore at Ponape under fire from my Naval Fortress.
Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
LST-451, Shell hits 4, on fire
BB Idaho
CA Vincennes
LST-452
LST-458, Shell hits 1
SC-642
SC-640
SC-639
SC-638
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
LST-451, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Idaho
CA Vincennes
LST-452, Shell hits 1
SC-642
SC-640
SC-639
SC-638
LST-457
LST-458
Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
SC-642
SC-640
SC-639
SC-638
LST-457, Shell hits 4, on fire
CA San Francisco
BB Idaho
LST-451, heavy damage
The Marine Division at Ponape attacked this turn wiping out my defenders and capturing the base.
Xargun
My tank attack at Urumchi is repulsed, but we suffer no losses as the Chinese cannot hurt the tanks.
Ground combat at Urumchi (79,11)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1845 troops, 0 guns, 249 vehicles, Assault Value = 129
Defending force 2786 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
Japanese adjusted assault: 65
Allied adjusted defense: 83
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
23rd Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
31st Tankette Co
Defending units:
259th Brigade
9th Separate Brigade
Marshall Islands:
My Vals at Roi-Namur locate and attack an allied TF consisting of APDs and DDs near Jaluit. We only score three hits on a single APD in exchange for 1 Val shot down by flak. I expect that APD to sink.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Jaluit at 133,120
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 23
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
APD Peary, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
DD Cushing
APD Little
APD Stringham
DD Perkins
DD Case
South Pacific:
More allied troops and supplies come ashore at Ponape under fire from my Naval Fortress.
Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
LST-451, Shell hits 4, on fire
BB Idaho
CA Vincennes
LST-452
LST-458, Shell hits 1
SC-642
SC-640
SC-639
SC-638
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
LST-451, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Idaho
CA Vincennes
LST-452, Shell hits 1
SC-642
SC-640
SC-639
SC-638
LST-457
LST-458
Invasion Support action off Ponape (119,113)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
10 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
SC-642
SC-640
SC-639
SC-638
LST-457, Shell hits 4, on fire
CA San Francisco
BB Idaho
LST-451, heavy damage
The Marine Division at Ponape attacked this turn wiping out my defenders and capturing the base.
Xargun
May 5th, 1943
Sub Warfare:
SS Truant is spotted by one of my ASW patrols in the Straights of Malacca and attacked. Reports indicate the sub is hit with three depth charges as well as several near misses. Three hits, if accurate, should be enough to sink any sub.
Xargun
SS Truant is spotted by one of my ASW patrols in the Straights of Malacca and attacked. Reports indicate the sub is hit with three depth charges as well as several near misses. Three hits, if accurate, should be enough to sink any sub.
Xargun
May 6th, 1943
China:
My troops attack at Urumchi lowering the forts to 2 and inflicting good losses on the enemy troops.
Ground combat at Urumchi (79,11)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 2433 troops, 4 guns, 249 vehicles, Assault Value = 153
Defending force 2727 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 77
Japanese adjusted assault: 60
Allied adjusted defense: 35
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
275 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
23rd Tank Regiment
26th RGC Temp. Division
3rd Tank Regiment
31st Tankette Co
Defending units:
259th Brigade
9th Separate Brigade
Xargun
My troops attack at Urumchi lowering the forts to 2 and inflicting good losses on the enemy troops.
Ground combat at Urumchi (79,11)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 2433 troops, 4 guns, 249 vehicles, Assault Value = 153
Defending force 2727 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 77
Japanese adjusted assault: 60
Allied adjusted defense: 35
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
275 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
23rd Tank Regiment
26th RGC Temp. Division
3rd Tank Regiment
31st Tankette Co
Defending units:
259th Brigade
9th Separate Brigade
Xargun
May 7th, 1943
China:
My troops in china capture Urumchi nearly 100% intact. The Chinese troops flee northward.
Marshall Islands:
My Vals at Roi-Namur paid a visit to Ailinglaplap inflicting some losses on the Marines there.
Xargun
My troops in china capture Urumchi nearly 100% intact. The Chinese troops flee northward.
Marshall Islands:
My Vals at Roi-Namur paid a visit to Ailinglaplap inflicting some losses on the Marines there.
Xargun
May 8th, 1943
Marshall Islands:
My Vals struck again at Ailinglaplap disabling a bunch of Marines.
Xargun
My Vals struck again at Ailinglaplap disabling a bunch of Marines.
Xargun
May 9th, 1943
China:
A Chinese Corps pushed my small unit out of the mountains south of Kiuchuan. The unit has been ordered to retreat north along the road away from the Corps.
Xargun
A Chinese Corps pushed my small unit out of the mountains south of Kiuchuan. The unit has been ordered to retreat north along the road away from the Corps.
Xargun
May 10th, 1943
Sub Warfare:
O16 is spotted and attacked twice but no hits are reported.
S-36 is spotted at Ulithi and attacked. After two direct hits and several damages, the enemy sub surfaced only to face machinegun fire from the Escorts before the sub slipped beneath the waves !!
South Pacific:
My 5c Zeros swept the skies over Ponape on the off chance my Nells from Tinian would actually fly the mission they were ordered. The zeros ran into F4U-1 Corsairs and took a beating and the Nells did not fly. Bad weather they said... Funny how the fighters could fly but the bombers could not ...... GGRRRRRRR.
Xargun
O16 is spotted and attacked twice but no hits are reported.
S-36 is spotted at Ulithi and attacked. After two direct hits and several damages, the enemy sub surfaced only to face machinegun fire from the Escorts before the sub slipped beneath the waves !!
South Pacific:
My 5c Zeros swept the skies over Ponape on the off chance my Nells from Tinian would actually fly the mission they were ordered. The zeros ran into F4U-1 Corsairs and took a beating and the Nells did not fly. Bad weather they said... Funny how the fighters could fly but the bombers could not ...... GGRRRRRRR.
Xargun
May 11th, 1943
No combat actions happened.
Xargun
Xargun
May 12th, 1943
No combat events happened this turn.
Xargun
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