Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A))

[Lowpe]

Well, if your opponent is trying to make Singapore a fortress, how about destroying the industry there so there would be fewer supplies? Not to mention bombing and bombarding every possible base and unit outside of Singapore?

All those clicks. You gonna have a click revolt on your hands.

[RangerJoe]

Well, if your opponent is trying to make Singapore a fortress, how about destroying the industry there so there would be fewer supplies? Not to mention bombing and bombarding every possible base and unit outside of Singapore?

All those clicks. You gonna have a click revolt on your hands.

Wait until next year with even more units, especially the aircraft carriers!

[Lowpe]

Just got Bunker Hll today.

CV Bunker Hill arrives at Balboa
DD Murray arrives at Eastern USA
AS Maidstone arrives at Cape Town
SS Devilfish arrives at Eastern USA
SS Archerfish arrives at Balboa
xAKL P-166 is reported to have been sunk near Saigon on Sep 14, 1943
xAK David R. Francis arrives at Alameda
xAK James Lick arrives at Portland
90th BG/400th BS arrives at Rangoon
VF(N)-75 arrives at Eastern USA
VMO-251 arrives at San Diego

[Lowpe]

Finished the turn....or the turn finished me.

I am starting to run constant bombing runs at 40 to 50% rest depending upon distance with sweeps and escort missions set at the same rest percentage.

I have noticed Japan is putting fighters in the plains of Thailand so we are sweeping there...

Held off on the attack at Tourane for a day...will heavily bomb it today.

I am expecting the KB to show up on an axis of attack from Truck or Ponape to raid our supply lines....taking some steps.

[Lowpe]

Sept 16, 1943

Hmm...

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[Lowpe]

Lots of sub...this picture from the start of the turn:

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[Lowpe]

Still holding at Vinh but starting to get dicey. Our warships are gathered around Quinhon, including Deathstar, and NZ tanks should be very close to entering the base....plus amphibious transports IF the Allies elect to rush in an emergency reinforcement run:

Ground combat at Vinh (65,59)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27232 troops, 263 guns, 95 vehicles, Assault Value = 600

Defending force 19086 troops, 178 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 316

Japanese adjusted assault: 253

Allied adjusted defense: 189

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
535 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
491 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled

Assaulting units:
17th Division
34th Division
32nd Division
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
1st New Chinese Corps /1
50th Indian Para Brigade
7th New Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
111th LRP Brigade
23rd LRP Bde /3
26th Indian Mtn Gun Rgt /1
118th RAF Base Force /1
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
Sikh Construction Battalion
3rd USN Naval Const Rgt /1

[Lowpe]

Near Chungking....Japan just keeps attacking and attacking day in and day out with no rest. I have 500 AV of supplied troops heading here from Chungking and I am evacuating troops to the southeast down the road.

Ground combat at 76,46 (near Chungking)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 26273 troops, 359 guns, 919 vehicles, Assault Value = 848

Defending force 49662 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 745

Japanese adjusted assault: 461

Allied adjusted defense: 286

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
515 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1301 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 78 disabled
Non Combat: 53 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Tank Division
Guards Tank Division
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
13th Army
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion

Defending units:
7th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
9th Prov Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
97th Chinese Corps
64th Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
38th Chinese Corps
14th Group Army
6th Group Army
98th Chinese Corps
3rd Group Army
29th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Base Force

[Lowpe]

Japan tries for a big CAP trap at Saigon...but I only had one raid going in today:

This doesn't list all of our lrcap escorts...

Afternoon Air attack on Cape St.Jaques Fortress, at 60,71 (Saigon)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 16
A6M8 Zero x 5
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 2
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 98
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 5

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 15
PV-1 Ventura x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 8 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 4 destroyed
PV-1 Ventura: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

[Lowpe]

Pisa...the rail junction from Burma to the Thai plains, really not much there yet -- about 30 units headed here.

Morning Air attack on Pisanuloke , at 58,57

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 10
B-17E Fortress x 10
B-24D Liberator x 9
P-38G Lightning x 17

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
279 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Liberator II bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 7th RTA Division ...
Also attacking 15th Ind Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking Pisanuloke ...
Also attacking 15th Ind Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking Pisanuloke ...
Also attacking 15th Ind Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking 22nd Port Unit ...

[Lowpe]

4th Guards Division is out in the open, being heavily bombed and out of supplies.

Strafing and some dive bomber hits here:

Morning Air attack on 4th Guards Division, at 56,48 , near Ramree Island

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IId Trop x 2
Vengeance I x 12
P-39D Airacobra x 18

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Hurricane IId Trop bombing from 100 feet
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
18 x P-39D Airacobra bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb

And then nothing but dive bomber hits:

Morning Air attack on 4th Guards Division, at 56,48 , near Ramree Island

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

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

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 34

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Lowpe]

Here they come!

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[Goodenough]

That's a lot of Japanese ships

Thanks for doing the AAR, it's gripping!

[Lowpe]

So, I think this turn might take a while to complete...still plenty of ships at Singapore too.

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[Lowpe]

True believers, is it the breakout in multiple areas....or simply a feint?

When we took the China Sea decisively, we certainly cut off the bulk of the IJN in the SRA...what a horrible strategic position to be in.

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[JanSako]

I think the Southern move is a genuine breakout, but the Singers grouping is in position to make a run for it if you move DS South to pursue his carriers. I would expect a ton of LBA in Babel & Co too.
Probably trying to bring more fuel home if he can & some of the heavies, while leaving enough behind to make you think twice about uncovering South China Sea completely.

[Lowpe]

I think we are headed to Pakhoi...my boys, Pakhoi!

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Goodness, how many typos/errors can you spot?

[Lowpe]

I think the Southern move is a genuine breakout, but the Singers grouping is in position to make a run for it if you move DS South to pursue his carriers. I would expect a ton of LBA in Babel & Co too.
Probably trying to bring more fuel home if he can & some of the heavies, while leaving enough behind to make you think twice about uncovering South China Sea completely.

A good thought, a good plan.

Any others?

[Lowpe]

That's a lot of Japanese ships

Thanks for doing the AAR, it's gripping!

You should have waited, there was even more IJN shipping!

Certainly lots of things happening for September of 43...on the road to NingPo!

[Lowpe]

It is early yet, and something could definitely change...but I think we have turned the tide at Chungking. (knock on wood). Look at those IJ movement pips.

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I will trade Chinese troops all day to keep the creme de la creme of the IJA occupied here.