Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A))

[Lowpe]

Nov 9, 1943

IJA forces are moving in strength to create a line....also, the Burma garrison troops are heading for Hanoi...but our tanks might be there tomorrow depending upon how the IJA retreat, if not there tomorrow then the next day.

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[Lowpe]

The IJN Thundering Herd....just a cap trap.

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[RangerJoe]

The IJN Thundering Herd....just a cap trap.

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That looks nice for a bunch of Brooklyn class vessels, the Helena subclass, as well as the Cleveland class vessels properly escorted but with appropriate destroyers. Even the Allied naval forces should have some useful ships as well to party with those Japanese task forces.

Attack bombers with lots of forward firing guns might gut enemy fighters, so might fighter bombers.

[BBfanboy]

Love how you are using your massed armour to create a rolling pursuit and advance about 3X normal fighting advance. Kudos!

[Lowpe]

Nov 10, 1943

East of Hanoi lots of IJN tanks show up....poor Allied recon or a shock attack?.....Our plucky Chinese troopers hold!

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[Lowpe]

Ground combat at 69,56 (near Haiphong)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 15483 troops, 233 guns, 905 vehicles, Assault Value = 706

Defending force 12339 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 313

Japanese adjusted assault: 1132

Allied adjusted defense: 811

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
262 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 37 (2 destroyed, 35 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
847 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 53 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled

Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
5th Armored Car Co
1st Tank Division
2nd Tank Division

Defending units:
14th Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps

Looking at this shows the Japanese were in the hex at the end of the previous day, and someone never noticed!

[Lowpe]

In a shocking move to me, the Japanese have sent two tank divisions forward to attack east of Hanoi and west of Lang Son, while another IJA Division approaches Lang Son from the east. It must be very difficult getting supplies to all these troops. I suspect this is a last ditch gasp in an attempt to secure an exit route for all the IJA troops caught west Lang Son.

Meanwhile, our troops at Nanning are holding off even more tanks.

And to complicate matters further, our tanks rampaging to the west of Haiphong, didn't force all the IJA shattered troops there (2 Divisions and 1 Bde) to all retreat....only two did and they went to Haiphong.

So, a lot hinges on Nanning as a supply depot for the IJA soldiers....there is so much opportunity here...but our Formosa invasion is scheduled for this month too! Lots of clicks...

Vinh P4,A8, and Pakhoi P3, AF8 factor quite largely. A very large troop and supply convoy is leaving Vinh today after draining Vinh of supplies (down to 14K, but more will arrive tomorrow thanks to the rails).

The shattered 49th Chinese Corp, now at Pakhoi is up to 120AV from 0 quite quickly awash in supplies....

Meanwhile, the true fight....the logistics war is going pretty well...I got forty liberty ships up thru the Straits of Malacca to Rangoon....where they will continue the huge sea lift of Commonwealth troops and supplies....

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[Lowpe]

Gonna use an air drop on Haiphong to close off that route for a retreat from the shattered IJA division to the west...hopefully forcing them to retreat to Hanoi dragging 1000 points worth of tanks with them right into Hanoi.

[CaptBeefheart]

Wow, that's like a furball on the ground, what with your troops and IJA troops all over the place. Good luck!

Cheers,
CB

[Lowpe]

Capt, I will put a better graphic up tomorrow morning detailing all the troop movement around Hanoi.....really quite involved.

[Lowpe]

Nov 11, 1943

Disappointing fight....the IJA 17th Division, due west of Haiphong, holds despite a 60-1 attack...our paratroopers landed in Haiphong cutting off retreat in that direction, and no enemy troops in Hanoi but I guess there isn't enough supplies for a valid retreat path. Meanwhile, the IJA tank divisions clear up the Chinese to the east of Hanoi.

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Ground combat at 67,57 (near Haiphong)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 648 troops, 0 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 869

Defending force 1633 troops, 29 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 60

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 60 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
986 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
254th Armoured Brigade
2/9th Armoured Regiment
50th Tank Brigade
255th Armoured Brigade
767th Tank Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
4th USMC Tank Battalion
766th Tank Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
17th Division

[RangerJoe]

Nov 11, 1943

Disappointing fight....the IJA 17th Division, due west of Haiphong, holds despite a 60-1 attack...our paratroopers landed in Haiphong cutting off retreat in that direction, and no enemy troops in Hanoi but I guess there isn't enough supplies for a valid retreat path. Meanwhile, the IJA tank divisions clear up the Chinese to the east of Hanoi.

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Ground combat at 67,57 (near Haiphong)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 648 troops, 0 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 869

Defending force 1633 troops, 29 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 60

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 60 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
986 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (4 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
254th Armoured Brigade
2/9th Armoured Regiment
50th Tank Brigade
255th Armoured Brigade
767th Tank Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
4th USMC Tank Battalion
766th Tank Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
17th Division

To put it politely, that sucks!

[Lowpe]

Nov 12, 1943

The IJA attacks at Lang Son, after our fighters do a decent job sweeping the LRCAP of the Japanese air forces....our dug in LRPs and GI Joes hold off the the IJA 28th Division....the IJA tanks arrived today and will attack tomorrow :

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Ground combat at Lang Son (70,56)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15473 troops, 123 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 815

Defending force 11586 troops, 112 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 381

Japanese adjusted assault: 188

Allied adjusted defense: 727

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
454 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
1st Tank Division
9th Tank Regiment
28th Division

Defending units:
23rd LRP Bde /2
111th LRP Brigade
68th Chinese/C Corps
19th Infantry Regiment
32nd Infantry Div /2
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
307th Base Group /3

[Lowpe]

To put it politely, that sucks!

Wait till you see what happens this turn! I attacked with all the armor and the 17th Division finally retreats and the only forces that pursue are freshly arrived artillery for the most part....and they are headed to Haiphong for some reason to I bet....don't have the turn yet but that is where I expect them to go.

Ground combat at 67,57 (near Haiphong)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11650 troops, 144 guns, 1503 vehicles, Assault Value = 910

Defending force 802 troops, 25 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 609

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 609 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
833 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 97 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
Units pursuing 6

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
4th USMC Tank Battalion
I Aus Corps Engineer Battalion
255th Armoured Brigade
1st Army Tank Regiment
766th Tank Battalion
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
767th Tank Battalion
2/9th Armoured Regiment
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
50th Tank Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
145th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
15th Marine Defense Battalion
3rd (Special Force) Division

Defending units:
17th Division

[Lowpe]

Lots of troops moving forward....chance to really destroy an IJA tank division at Lang Son...fight for Nanning just a distraction....sea lift from Vinh to Pakhoi takes an incredible amount of shipping. One 1,000 AV Chinese Corp takes 26,000 troop capacity. 2 shattered IJA Divisions and 1 Bde at Haiphong...I believe there is only one half decent IJA division protecting Hanoi....our tanks should make short work of them.

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[Lowpe]

Our sweeps did ok today...

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[Lowpe]

Our subs missed the Maya, and a CL but did hit about a half dozen or more merchant ships around Java...

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[Lowpe]

Nov 13th, 1943

Put three torpedoes into this IJN heavy cruiser...

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[Lowpe]

Japan sweeps Pakhoi....2 Petes destroyed on the ground today

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[Lowpe]

My computer is magnifying the screen from the window to the paint program by 75%. Is it too big for the graphics of you guys? 3840 x 2160 is my current disply....well a little smaller to fit in a window.