Rob V miller . Allied game vs. Miller41

[Speedysteve]

I almost never plan to attack any port with torp planes for the very reason of potential decimation. How often was it performed in RL anyhow...........[;)]

[Rob Brennan UK]

thank you for the respose , i will of course pass along all information to Ken ..

very quick turn .. bacically a piture ! hoorah .. well sort of

the mess in the PI

[Nikademus]

Our PBEM is similar situation, only swap Lingayan bay with Manila where the majority of my forces are sitting under siege.

[Rob Brennan UK]

New Day new turn ! i like weekends Ken can be quick if he's not too busy

anyway 17th march dawns to a big chinese raid aimed at relieving ichang

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/17/42

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Day Air attack on 40th Division, at 46,33


Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 42
IL-4c x 8
SB-2c x 41


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Not too shabby .. anyway i am almost in position to attack , one more cav div arrived over the river (bah) .. but 2 more corps down the road and 1hq and 1 more soon to arrive.

The RAF attack in support of the ground operation aimed at clearing the rail north of mandalay

Day Air attack on 33rd/A Division, at 33,29


Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 12
Blenheim I x 12
Blenheim IV x 28
Wellington III x 8
B-25C Mitchell x 48


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

and here it comes ! .. pathetic

Ground combat at 33,29

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11809 troops, 139 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 6018 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
156 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

2nd day attacked too .. even worse

Ground combat at 33,29

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11397 troops, 118 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 5931 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
337 casualties reported
Guns lost 11

need more men ! .. but with manilla under siege they have to come from india ! .. good news is that i sent the carabiniers and an indian div south a while back ..also the 7th Armoured is at kohima now ordered south in support.

Chinese are almost in lashio. and looks like a blocking jap unit between here and mandalay. this really is a game of manouver !

Japanese assault on singapore

Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 109234 troops, 762 guns, 105 vehicles

Defending force 70304 troops, 448 guns, 25 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)


Japanese ground losses:
2894 casualties reported
Guns lost 85
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
1430 casualties reported
Guns lost 51
Vehicles lost 1

i did lose a lot of men though the forts held well , supply 19k

Bataan creaked badly

Ground combat at Bataan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 89278 troops, 818 guns, 381 vehicles

Defending force 42238 troops, 184 guns, 85 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)


Japanese ground losses:
1426 casualties reported
Guns lost 57
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
1141 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Vehicles lost 2

I fear the PI will fall to soon ! .. im 1/2 split between the 2 hexes and neither is strong enough on its own . Good news though another 2.5K supply ship 180 miles from bataan ! .. too little too late maybe , but it helps

It also appears the previous one might even make it back to batavia !

24k Oil loaded on 2 tankers at palembang heading to Perth-Adelaide. all helps and reduces a bit what he will capure too. some Dutch hawks are tasked with LR cap till the group reaches the open seas.

also AS newly arrived in townsville .. great timing here ( accidental) .. 12 american subs are realy for deployment after evacuating substantial parts of the rabaul defence forces. the S boats will patrol south of Rabaul, while the bigger subs will continue to pull out troops from the bismark is.

I have reports of 2 CV at Rabaul too. ? if real he may be heading for a noumea attack ! .. only the AMerical and one NZ brigade in position in level 2 forts ! .. quite a bit heading here but i may divert if it looks too dangerous ( HQ+BF etc. )

Another issue is a reinforced japanese group (4 units) now in the hex east of Yenen, cutting supply yet again .. humm .. looks too big to shift, may have to try another approach to at least allow the troops a retreat path. Also a chinese corps is snaking round east of ichang to cut supply .. looking good so far .. he left few troops in the rear [:D]. Should be a distraction at least.

Supply in china is getting better overall as i dont bombard with anything , seems like a waste of time imo.

anyway no screenie cos the grabber crashed ( well it was free ! )

bye

Rob

[Nikademus]

looks like the floodgates are creaking. Things are getting bad when the attacker starts inflicting equal or worse casualties even in a failed assault (0:1)

[Rob Brennan UK]

And it gets worse nik ! .. san marcelano is creaking too ! ..

also i made a big boo boo .. disbanded some subs into singapore ! .. theye were 10 ish sys damage so i though id give a wee bit of shore leave

Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-21 Sally x 119
Ki-48 Lily x 24
Ki-49 Helen x 49

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 19 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 3 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
SS Shark, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Tarpon, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Pickerel, Bomb hits 1


Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1

Whoops ! .. looke like he spotted it .. 4 more attacks later and pickeral sank .. both others badly damaged and heading to palambang .. 50/50 i guess

one of 4 attacks in china .. attacking tomorrow .. all units rested and in supply

Day Air attack on 13th Division, at 46,33


Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 24
SB-2c x 46


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

all helps a bit

As stated earlier .. the san marc attack

Ground combat at San Marcelino

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 71321 troops, 305 guns, 132 vehicles

Defending force 24901 troops, 125 guns, 71 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

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


Japanese ground losses:
2117 casualties reported
Guns lost 21
Vehicles lost 6

Allied ground losses:
451 casualties reported
Guns lost 35
Vehicles lost 2

at least i inflict bad casualties on him

bataan is bombarded .. and the AK unloads to hungrey troops ( out of the red supply level just)

another costly attack on yenen .. note forts not set to rebuild as i am cut off ( local supply is ok)
Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 125378 troops, 1052 guns, 2 vehicles

Defending force 60313 troops, 388 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 8)


Japanese ground losses:
3305 casualties reported
Guns lost 64
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
346 casualties reported
Guns lost 11

NICE .. lots of dead japs !

Here thay come again !

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/20/42


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Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-21 Sally x 104
Ki-48 Lily x 25
Ki-49 Helen x 44

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed
Ki-49 Helen: 6 damaged

Allied Ships
SS Tarpon, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
SS Permit, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
SS Pickerel, Bomb hits 1


Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Here is the state of Battleship row .. 3 months ofter the attack ! .. i have one BB 3 days from the west coast (6 knots) .. these are in a deplorable state !

[Rob Brennan UK]

More turns and rather quiet overall

Quote " i am really far behind the timeline for the SRA " ,, great ! .. although if this is a comment on the effectiveness of AA i dont know [;)]. the much reduced lift capacity has really made a differance to me and i suspect Ken as well .. which is good imo .

Japs try and hit the subs in PH again

Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
Ki-21 Sally x 108
Ki-48 Lily x 20
Ki-49 Helen x 47

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 2 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged


Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported

Port hits 2

except they arent there anymore .. .. they are leaking and at sea instead ?? [&:]

air attack on yenen ( now its cut off )

Day Air attack on 99th Chinese Corps, at 50,26

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20
Ki-51 Sonia x 47

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged


Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
oh dear the DB's got gutted ( no suprise )

The brits however have a go at the japs at lashio .. where 3 chinese divs + 1 hq are .. 2 more divs on the way

Day Air attack on 55th/C Division, at 35,30


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 12
Blenheim IV x 44
Wellington III x 14
P-40B Tomahawk x 18
B-25C Mitchell x 39


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
193 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 2

Nice losses ! .. i hope to clear lashio . then relieve mandalay.. he has withdrawn from the rail though .. so mandaly is back in supply .. The limited air transports are dropping supplies to the chinese surrounding lashio.

he attacks singapore again .. and again my losses are v heavy ..

Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 107565 troops, 687 guns, 101 vehicles

Defending force 70672 troops, 441 guns, 23 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)


Japanese ground losses:
1872 casualties reported
Guns lost 24
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1395 casualties reported
Guns lost 56
Vehicles lost 2

cant last much longer with these kills .. #

the PI is bombarded ineffectually and the AK finishes unloading at bataan ( i guess these 2 ships have bought a week or 2 total for the PI so well worth while )

He attacks the cut off ichang again ..

Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 103990 troops, 803 guns, 142 vehicles

Defending force 42255 troops, 234 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 6

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


Japanese ground losses:
2940 casualties reported
Guns lost 62
Vehicles lost 4

Allied ground losses:
724 casualties reported
Guns lost 19

again good for me although the forts are creaking badly . a chinese unit will try and create an escape route given the dismal attack on the road today

Ground combat at 46,33

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 75916 troops, 480 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 60764 troops, 745 guns, 3 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
434 casualties reported
Guns lost 17
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
3035 casualties reported
Guns lost 126

URGH .. nasty .. he has 1 div 2 brigades and one batallion here ..

time for a long term china decision .. and i have sent troops from changsha and kumming .. to chingking .. to go east .. no sign of a jap attack south or west ..

22nd march 1942

chines af contines to attack unopposed

Day Air attack on 35th Division, at 46,33


Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 36
IL-4c x 12
SB-2c x 29


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Weather prevented a further brit attack in burma .. no worries !

anyway here is a screenie of baker is. defences .. comments anyone ? .. I have also moved B17's to canton so they are able to attack any transport group approaching baker. the air group on baker is 24 F3F's .. better than nothing ! [;)]

I think he will have to commit substantial resources to get this place now .. also 2ND USMC div getting closer to conton .. .. hurrah .. the war in the south pac is going better than i had hoped.

[Rob Brennan UK]

eek soory for the quality of the shot ! yuk .. looked nothing like that in preview .. i will try and get a better one .. yeugh

edit .. sorry cant get a better view .. edit

[aztez]

Nice going on SRA. He will have tough times at Singapore [:)]

Do you intend to move more supplies to SRA? If succesfull than I think you can cause him even more harm [:D]

Baker Island seems nice... If you have another CD Unit or RCT force to spare than I would seriously think about moving them in too... that would bolster the defenses quite nicely.... and maybe an PT Boat squadron or DD TF on standby in case he moves in without his CV's.

[Rob Brennan UK]

Yup Aztez i have 9 PT's here as well. also slowly accumulating a light surface force in canton CA+CL + several DD's just in case. I dont want to strip canton to accomdate baker is. I have moved an AA unit to baker this turn and supplies are unloading unhindered so far. As for a spare RCT ?? humm .. maybe the one Pago Pago as its pretty much in the rear right now .. good idea. ( now where are my damn transports ? ).. the capacity reduction really has made a differance to both sides.

23rd and 24th March 42

Relatively quiet again today .. apart from another sterling shot from an S Boat in the china sea

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Sub attack at 37,47

Japanese Ships
AP Tofuku Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Eli Maru
PC Ch 20
PC Ch 19
PG Yoshida Maru
PG Taiko Maru
PG Magan Maru
PG Takunan Maru #8
PG Takunan Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS S-41

Japanese ground losses:
90 casualties reported FULL TOO !!!!

Not to try and tempt fate but my torps are working well so far ! .. usually i ave given up by now and just use the yanks for minelaying. This game i have got a big mixed sub fleet south of Singapore .. just waiting [:D]

More of the usual .. he did an attack on the cut off Yenen though

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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 123515 troops, 1019 guns, 2 vehicles

Defending force 59704 troops, 380 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 7)


Japanese ground losses:
4638 casualties reported
Guns lost 99
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
459 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Good ! .. my supply here is fantastic 17k so forts set to rebuild for a change. I have one corps moving to th south to allow a retreat if necessary. as i cant shift his blocking force either here or at ichang. Really interesting game in china this one. never seen one so fluid.

Also his troops at lashio expecting a weak chinese force got a nasty suprise

Ground combat at Lashio

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6654 troops, 71 guns, 2 vehicles

Defending force 18626 troops, 101 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
251 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
87 casualties reported


Tomorrow we attack back ! .. fingers crossed 5div +HQ vs one batallion ..

OK quick summary .

Central and S Pac going fine right now

SW pac

AMerical div now in Noumea . also here is the australian syrface fleet minus the slow adelaide CL

Australia .

Brisbane has a good american surface group .. see picture

and the 7th australian division newly arrived is prepping for port moresby and will be shunted north to brisbane to await possible shipping north ( i have kept back in australia a substantial merchant presence ) The US CV's refuel at melbourne and head to perth . while AO's are making thier way there too. 2 Large brit supply convoys en route to Perth too. one just past ceylon , one about 4 days ahead of it.

Derby now home to Force Z and the 3 R class and one brit CV .. ( with escorts and several AP's to transport troops to timor ) .. I have used the PP recently to evac part of the PI Naval HQ to darwin and the 4TH USMC has been switched to allow cadre evac too ( i checked with Ken and he's happy for me to do so as its well into march and the PI is really doomed now)

The DEI awaits the hammer .. troops digging in all over the place . Nothing added to the defences but time is allowing good fort levels , even though supply is a bit low ( i pulled out too much to timor and OZ) .. may divert a few brit ships as they sail past.

Singapore holds , but supply is getting lower 17k now.The damaged subs (2) made it to Sumatra and once they stop flooding go to colombo for repairs.

Burma is fine . he withdrew from the rail hex .. and hopefully lashio will be back in allied hands soon.

China is a confused mess. Executive decision taken to pull out some troops frem central china to help in the north and east. I'll screnie chine soon so you can see what i mean ..

Well thats all for now ..

thanks for reading me !

[aztez]

Your opponent is getting hammered in China... His losses are way too high and I would assume that his offensives will soon slow down there [:D]

Hmpf... 17 000 supplies isn't that much in Singapore... Any chance of getting couple AK's there to relieve the supply demand? ...or has he blockaded the whole SRA?

My personal view is that you have already bought valuable time by delaying the IJN advance... things are looking bright for you Rob [;)]

[Rob Brennan UK]

Cheers Aztez ! i appreciate the kind words ..

No real chance of getting any more Ak's to singapore now .. most have been sunk in the SRA .. there are a few trickling back from australia. i will have a go at maybe 1-2 more .. its just supplies in java are low too. so cant really move any more out. not nearly enough .. 11k batavia 13k soerbaja . loading up 5 k is a huge chunk that in all probability will get sunk

The more i think i will divert one aussie bound convoy to java. sumatra will just have to survive alone for now. the oil is piling up in palambang .. just waiting for capture . the 50k i have removed is a drop in the ocean.

[Rob Brennan UK]

25th and 26th march

Agian rather quiet.

25th saw the RAF attacking a japanese troops convoy ( first for a long time ) .. unloading in malaysia

Day Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 23,49


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 7


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Kitano Maru
PG Okuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire


26th saw 2 repeat atacks

Day Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 23,49


Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 7


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Konan Maru
AP Kiri Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Men still on board .. nice . looks like 6 units unloading for use vs singapore .. which is te subject of todays picture .. see below

The PT's from Sumatra will re base to singapore tomorrow .. ( tons of fuel here ) .. and will interfere if possible..

Ground combat saw another japanese attack repulses in singers

Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 107669 troops, 685 guns, 103 vehicles

Defending force 71595 troops, 444 guns, 22 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)


Japanese ground losses:
3219 casualties reported
Guns lost 61
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
1267 casualties reported
Guns lost 36

and also bataan held against my best expectations !

Ground combat at Bataan

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 89797 troops, 786 guns, 377 vehicles

Defending force 39268 troops, 156 guns, 71 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)


Japanese ground losses:
2093 casualties reported
Guns lost 64
Vehicles lost 15

Allied ground losses:
1019 casualties reported
Guns lost 10
Vehicles lost 3

supply here is down to 684 ! .. eek .. wont be long now ..

IN BETTER NEWS .. Lashio liberated from the hated japanese opressor ! ( welcome the new chinese opressor )

Ground combat at Lashio

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25487 troops, 152 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 5993 troops, 55 guns, 1 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Lashio base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
267 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
190 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

excellent .. additional supply is being flow in from ledo .. then leave 1 div as garisson and onto defend the right flank of mandalay( after a few days rest )

Aztez . i found the old AK in batavia that succesfully did the first supply run to bataan last month. she's at 17 sys but loading up anyway for singapore .. lets hope she stays lucky !

Also the BF convoy has rounded NE Oz safely and is heading to Derby instead of darwin , as darwin has 250 AV support now anyway ( rebuilt dutch) .. Derby needs a bit more . then the extra to go to timor .. Also 64 Bolo's in darwin swopped into 64 B26B's .. much more useful .

[Rob Brennan UK]

another update ..

PT boats sent in for combat near ??? baru .. 1 hex NE of singapore

China attack going in // try and open up the route to ichang .. see map

RAF again hit forward japanese elements in burma ..

2 of the 3 brigades N or mandalay sent back and then i can probably shift the jap unit here ..
Day Air attack on 33rd/C Division, at 32,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 13
Hurricane II x 9
Blenheim I x 9
Blenheim IV x 31
Wellington III x 12
B-25C Mitchell x 38


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
165 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
Vehicles lost 2

Had to laugh at the somewhat overpowered response to the lone AK retiring from bataan !

Day Air attack on TF at 33,63

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
G4M1 Betty x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Loa Koeloe, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Day Time Surface Combat at 33,63

Japanese Ships
BB Fuso
CA Nachi
CA Aoba
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
CL Kiso
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Kawakaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Uzuki
DD Sawakaze
DD Shiokaze

Allied Ships
AK Loa Koeloe, Shell hits 9, and is sunk


HAHA .. talk about using a sledghammer to open a nut !

anyway .. San marc creaked again but held

Ground combat at San Marcelino

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 71390 troops, 299 guns, 131 vehicles

Defending force 23403 troops, 96 guns, 66 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

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


Japanese ground losses:
1617 casualties reported
Guns lost 35
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
714 casualties reported
Guns lost 25
Vehicles lost 5


He's getting desperate ..

Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 101218 troops, 760 guns, 141 vehicles

Defending force 41199 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
5979 casualties reported
Guns lost 81
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
579 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

10-1 in my favour ! nice

again another yenen attack

Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 122786 troops, 937 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 59995 troops, 372 guns, 0 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
4336 casualties reported
Guns lost 75

Allied ground losses:
536 casualties reported
Guns lost 11

There has been an annoying jap sub in noumea for weeks now .. finally attacked it today .. and missed

ASW attack near Noumea at 68,113

Japanese Ships
SS I-155

Allied Ships
DMS Long
DMS Dorsey
DMS Hopkins
DD Voyager
DD Stuart


whats in mandalay right now

Ground combat at Mandalay

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 16498 troops, 161 guns, 1 vehicles

Defending force 7360 troops, 82 guns, 5 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

not a lot so it seems .. ripe to reopen the base i think .. 4-6 days i estimate.

ok piccie of china






plenty of heavy jap losses in groud combat again ! hurrah

[Rob Brennan UK]

situataion as of the 1st April 1942.

first off , i will be away for the christmas period ( tomorrow to after new year) and will not be able to play/post here .. so best seasons greetings to everyone who takes the time ro read my drivel[;)]

Anyway, back on track .. the assault in china failed ! gah .. and he has moved into the escape hex too. so i am back to being surrounded again . in a probably vain effort 3 corps are ordered to attack over the river line to the south of ichang! .. desperate times indeed.

Over the course of the last 2 days the AK corregidor made it to singapore ! then got smashed by low level zeros attacking my PT suprise . she s still unloading but i doubt she will make it home. ( brave ship) delivered 1k supply 1k left to go.

japan is bombing san marc and singapore heavily ( very heavily )

Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 91
Ki-48 Lily x 19
Ki-49 Helen x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 12 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 3 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 12 damaged


Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port hits 4
Port fuel hits 1

thats a LOT of medium bombers

Day Air attack on Singapore , at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 36
Ki-49 Helen x 69

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged


Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 2

and more !

Day Air attack on 1st PA Division, at 43,50

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 16
G4M1 Betty x 34
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23
Ki-21 Sally x 23
Ki-15 Babs x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

thais is san marc ( above)

not to be outdone the RAF has another go !

Day Air attack on 33rd/C Division, at 32,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 10
Blenheim I x 7
Blenheim IV x 27
Wellington III x 7
B-25C Mitchell x 37


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Japanese sweep over singapore devastates my PT boats

Day Air attack on TF, near Singapore at 23,50

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PT PT-32, Shell hits 8, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PT PT-33, Shell hits 28, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage


in ground combat singers still holds level 9 forts ,,but the losses are horrendous ! no idea why so bad

Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 107195 troops, 642 guns, 101 vehicles

Defending force 72936 troops, 452 guns, 23 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)


Japanese ground losses:
1383 casualties reported
Guns lost 25
Vehicles lost 5

Allied ground losses:
2200 casualties reported
Guns lost 65


just bombardments in the PI .. one more push and i suspect they will crack.

more attacks in china

Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 120602 troops, 852 guns, 1 vehicles

Defending force 60624 troops, 376 guns, 0 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
3759 casualties reported
Guns lost 66
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
674 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

nicely held boys ! ..

also mandalay is cleared of the invaders

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Ground combat at Mandalay

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25004 troops, 249 guns, 1 vehicles

Defending force 7288 troops, 72 guns, 2 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
412 casualties reported
Guns lost 17
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
143 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

excellent news .. 3 chinese divs and one Hq heading from lashio-mandalay. 2 divs will stay on the rail line and one will remain in lashio ( 6 in total) with another HQ.

I may try and cut off his spearhead into burma next .. the caribineers have arrived 60 miles n of mandalay and the 7th armoured is on the way.

Indian coast round diamond harbour and chandpur is well enough defended ( and more troops in land as a reserve )

Got a new Brit CV today too ! .. may well operate in 'view' in the bay of bengal else go join the hermes in java .. still undecided.

We seem to have a sync problem too ..

Day Air attack on TF at 29,28

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged

Allied Ships
ML Pro Patria, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ML Gouden Leeuw, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ML Prins van Oranje

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

i checked this group 5 ML's operating DH-Chandur-akyab. all fine by the way .. LR cap sent over though in case he comes back.

rest of the turn was same as before really .

anyway i wanted to do an screnie of the victory screen ( we are about even on points so far) but the daft screen taker has messed up ( asked me to pay for it ! nope ) .. but i did get one last shot of the subs patrolling south of singapore

Happy christmas everyone ! ...and a good new year to you all too !

[Rob Brennan UK]

Back from the holidays, And had a great time too. NO carols ! hurrah !

anyway .. done 4 days since returning and sync issues appear to be cropping up occasionally.

Regardless the Brits have now isolated a jap tank bde and 1/3 inf div NW of Mandalay. The RAF will pound it while troops move off-rail to get to the hex.

Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 32,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 10
Hurricane II x 21
Blenheim I x 9
Blenheim IV x 49
Wellington III x 15
B-25C Mitchell x 36


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 13 Excellent result vs armour

The Japs continue to hammer san marc from the air .. allied AA has gone away to hide

Day Air attack on 31st PA Division, at 43,50

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 16
G4M1 Betty x 24
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 20
Ki-21 Sally x 23
Ki-15 Babs x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
72 casualties reported

Singapore still holds !

Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 107735 troops, 632 guns, 98 vehicles

Defending force 73200 troops, 437 guns, 24 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 9)


Japanese ground losses:
1188 casualties reported
Guns lost 69
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
1439 casualties reported
Guns lost 59

the AK Corrgidor sank leaving singapore harbour yesterday. however she did drop off 2k supply. another 5.5k AK is loading at batavia. 10 Brit AK's unloading at tjiljap unopposed this will greatly help Java overall and will allow me to upgrade any RAF units come may ( rather useful)

Apparently i was booted out from NE Ichang (but ok on map ??? ) .. that lifeline looks closed. I was hopeing he didnt have any divs free for rear area duty.

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Ground combat at 48,32

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 22107 troops, 259 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 9801 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
157 casualties reported
Guns lost 10

Allied ground losses:
111 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Both Ichang and Yenen held out well ! .. supply is looking decidedly bad in ichang now ! .. one more push to re-open the road after the chinese a/f continues to soften up the jap defenders.

Ground combat at Ichang

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 92284 troops, 631 guns, 138 vehicles

Defending force 39649 troops, 171 guns, 0 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
860 casualties reported
Guns lost 54
Vehicles lost 1

Allied ground losses:
287 casualties reported
Guns lost 10


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Ground combat at 43,40

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 59699 troops, 609 guns, 5 vehicles

Defending force 68436 troops, 387 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Yenen

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 119180 troops, 831 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 61018 troops, 380 guns, 0 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
1319 casualties reported
Guns lost 78

Allied ground losses:
560 casualties reported
Guns lost 13

Day Air attack on 13th Division, at 46,33


Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 24
SB-2c x 53


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
12 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
8 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
3 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
3 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
3 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
3 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
3 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
5 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
3 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 40th Division, at 46,33


Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 16
IL-4c x 11


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x IL-4c bombing at 11000 feet

Thats about it really . some US subs detected and attacked in the S China sea ( no damage) .. less than a month before the RAF can upgrade and 2 months to spitfires ! ..

bye

[Speedysteve]

Glad you had a good Crimbo Rob. All the best.

You seem to be doing well in delaying the IJ advance. Keep it up.

Steven

[Rob Brennan UK]

Thank you steven . all kind words appreciated [:)]

Welocme back from spain too .. hope not too painful for you .. ( i read you AAR )

anyway .. today was an awful day for the IJA ! very very glad im not in khaki puttees ! oh wait .. as brits yes i am ! oops [;)]

anyway the japs have pulled a bit back from thier forward burma advance .. and the daft allied troops moved through mandalay then turned west instead of advacing as ordered ! bah ! ..

the RAF did right number on the jap tanks though

Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 32,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 11
Blenheim I x 12
Blenheim IV x 43
Wellington III x 10
B-25C Mitchell x 32


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
242 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 13

not too bad considering its mostly blenheims too .. all my beauforts are in the DEI now [;)]

I cannot believe the PI held ! .. supply in san marc is ok ish .. in the orange .. bataan is red and has been for weeks

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Ground combat at San Marcelino

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 71869 troops, 296 guns, 133 vehicles

Defending force 21354 troops, 63 guns, 62 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
2767 casualties reported
Guns lost 31
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
943 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
Vehicles lost 6


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Ground combat at Bataan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 89407 troops, 721 guns, 377 vehicles

Defending force 36126 troops, 156 guns, 63 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3


Japanese ground losses:
2493 casualties reported
Guns lost 31
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
2154 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 12


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Japanese attack in burma came unhinged too .. ( hex east of mandalay)

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Ground combat at 34,30

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 17001 troops, 181 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 7262 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1404 casualties reported
Guns lost 21

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

thsi was vs 3 chinese divs and an hq .. 3 jap brigades bounced !

Clear weather in china has allowed the chinese a/f to hit jap troops positions west of ichang again and again and again .. e.g

Day Air attack on 35th Division, at 46,33


Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 36
IL-4c x 8
SB-2c x 46


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
the SB2's are now 70-80 exp !

day2 and the jap attack on bataan continues

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Ground combat at Bataan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 86879 troops, 672 guns, 373 vehicles

Defending force 33371 troops, 130 guns, 47 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Japanese ground losses:
2007 casualties reported
Guns lost 22
Vehicles lost 9

Allied ground losses:
958 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

lordy lordy ! .. i was sure it would collapse

oddly japan again attacks east of mandalay and even though no retreats detected i had no chinese in the hex in my orders phase ????

Ground combat at 34,30

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 15363 troops, 142 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 7191 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
916 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

overall a rather good allied turn .. but i am very concerned about china ! , Burma seems to be able to hold its own for now , at least the jap a/f is keeping quiet .. the elite 80+ hurricanes in mandalay are being stood down as weather is causing 4 damaged a/c a turn , even on cap 60% .. no sign of jap fighters or bombers anywhere .. recon ( old dutch rubbish) .. flying happily from mandalay and akyab ..

he has sent some subs east of canton is. in the pacific . the B26B's flying search are finding a few .. as long as they keep thier heads down i dont mind one iota.

for the record Baker will get 160 AV support and tank batallion next ( loading at canton) .. although it is only a/f size 1 .. as soon as 4 i intend to try and supress tarawa with LB-30's ( albeit at reduced bomb load)

Tha Pacific is dead quiet .. tarawa made a size 2 a/f recently .. other than that .. nothing

SW pac .. renell is invaded today .. solomons will be his soon. I am still undecided about whether to send up an aussie div + AT unit and possibly huge AV support from brisbane (270) .. any ideas ?

alternatively i could send round to Timor ..

Derby now has 250+ AV support ( newly arrived from the USA ) .. and the AO's are almost in Perth ( although Perth is very short on fuel right now .. need to pull more out of the DEI or send some from india ( the reduced amount available in karachi hurts in this respect rather a lot ).

EDIT __ almost forgot .. but i spent PP's to change the canadian a/f to south pacific today too. 3 PBY sqds 1 kittyhawk and 2 wellington 16's will help in this theatre .. i love wellies )__EDIT

[Speedysteve]

Hi Rob,

I'm failing to see why he keeps 'shock attacking'.........

[Rob Brennan UK]

Me too ??? .. i almost exclusively use deliberate attacks unless i have an armour advantage and its a non city hex. Oh well it can achieve great resuts as shock attack and i truly expected battan to capitulate rapidly.

anyway FYI allied sig int reports .. only useful bit of news is south seas det looks like a permanent garrison for wake is. good neas as this unit is very very useful in the SW pacific theatre. and untill PI or singapore goes he's troop short in this area.

SIG INT REPORT FOR 04/08/42

Radio transmissions detected at Amoy.
24th NLF is located at Rabaul.
122nd IJA Base Force is located at Rahaeng.
Radio transmissions detected at Ledo.
214503 men are based at Masan.
6908 men are based at Inch'on.
Radio transmissions detected at Ominato.
3355 men are based at Hamamatsu.
3rd Mongolian Cavalry Division is planning for an attack on Yenen. OOH BIG SUPRISE
35th Construction Battalion is located at Tsitsihar.
39th Road Construction Battalion is located at Cebu Island.
Radio transmissions detected at Ominato.
7th Ind. Brigade is located at Chengting.
8th AF Construction Battalion is located at Camranh Bay.
68th Division is located at Paotang.
Radio transmissions detected at Wuhan.
Radio transmissions detected at 36,41.
Radio transmissions detected at 36,41.
3703 men are based at Iwo Jima.
South Seas Det. is located at Wake Island. USEFUL FOR A CHANGE

SIG INT REPORT FOR 04/09/42


Radio transmissions detected at Ponape.
21st AA Regiment is located at Tatung.
12th NLF is located at Puerto Princesa.
Radio transmissions detected at Shikka.
106th IJA Base Force is located at Anshan.
Radio transmissions detected at Soc Trang.
Radio transmissions detected at Kompong Trach.
7th AA Regiment is located at Sendai.
Arshan Garrison Regiment is located at Arshaan.
Hunchun Garrison Regiment is located at 62,33.
Radio transmissions detected at Tulagi.
Radio transmissions detected at Iwo Jima.
Radio transmissions detected at Tainan.
1st Heavy AA Battalion is located at Rangoon.
20th Mixed Brigade is located at Kuikang.
7th Engineer Regiment is located at Mutanchiang.
1st Hvy Field Artillery Regiment is located at Pescadores.
47 ships are based at Ominato.
Radio transmissions detected at Changkufeng.

all much the same really .. jap armour unit is running at full speed back to pagan .. will shock attack it tomorrow ( i have the caribineers here ) .. as well as 2 burmese bdes.

Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 32,29


Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 11
Blenheim I x 12
Blenheim IV x 43
Wellington III x 10
B-25C Mitchell x 32


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
242 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 13

china .. continues to get no-where !

Day Air attack on 35th Division, at 46,33


Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 39
IL-4c x 12
SB-2c x 38


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

one interesting report was from a unit of I153's today who ground attacked a jap unit south of ichang.. only an arty unit reported ! .. excellent this may well allow me to open up an escape route if nothing else.

BUT .. for some odd reason i cant move across the river ( troops have been on the move for weeks and today moved to the rail hex south of where i ordered them ?? odd .. also maybe planning a raid on central china for the near future .. recon divs sent out to have a look and be annoying [;)]


Another shock attack in bataan .. !

Ground combat at Bataan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 89407 troops, 721 guns, 377 vehicles

Defending force 36126 troops, 156 guns, 63 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3


Japanese ground losses:
2493 casualties reported
Guns lost 31
Vehicles lost 3

Allied ground losses:
2154 casualties reported
Guns lost 11
Vehicles lost 12

heavy casualties on both sides .. is he low on engineers i wonder .. he must rest for a few days here i would think. san marc gets its daily air pounding ..

he really needs more troops in singapore !

Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 95472 troops, 581 guns, 3 vehicles

Defending force 72924 troops, 420 guns, 24 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported

shuld get another 5.5 k supply here tomorrow too if she makes it .. fingers crossed.

again bataan is attacked ! ..

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Ground combat at Bataan

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 86879 troops, 672 guns, 373 vehicles

Defending force 33371 troops, 130 guns, 47 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2


Japanese ground losses:
2007 casualties reported
Guns lost 22
Vehicles lost 9

Allied ground losses:
958 casualties reported
Guns lost 8

forts down to 2 now ! .. but he did take heavy losses ..

no ide why he doesnt just pin one hex and concentrate in flattening the other one ??????? the PI would have collapsed weeks ago if he'd doen that .. i cannot counterattack so one div on bataan would pin me completely .. move the rest via clarke to san marc and bingo .. rinse and repeat for bataan and its all over .. not that i am complaining mind you. [;)]

More shock attacks in china .. clearing the countryside is tough as japan [;)]

Ground combat at 34,30

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 17001 troops, 181 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 7262 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
1404 casualties reported
Guns lost 21

Allied ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Ground combat at 34,30

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 15363 troops, 142 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 7191 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
916 casualties reported
Guns lost 18
Vehicles lost 2

Allied ground losses:
48 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

chinese supply is fine right now. the dakotas in ledo are to pick up the more heavily depleted brit units in mandalay for a rest in catcutta/dacca .. then sene them back in .. mandalay is now fort 9 and a/f size 3 .. the bigger the base the less malaria i think.. so i may be able to recover depleted units in loco soon enough. the 4 Chinese Divs help a lot here too.

oh well all for today ( maybe more later)

brief overview

us CV's + Ao's (4) in perth .. awaiting fuel ..

british fleet in Derby with one CV and force z also 3 old R class ..

CVL hermes in tjiljap in java .. decoy unit ..

some CL and DD units in batavia as a fast response surface group in i can see a use for it later on.

I am in the process of moving out troops from koepang to derby for R&R .. the CD for example was at 1/2 strength and badly fatigued .. one week in derby should fix it happily ( HQ and support adequate. with 30k supply on hand too)

Also considering sending back a small av support BF to Bali as a bridge to Java .. its currently empty.

AMerical div and one NZ brigade in Noumea .. not a lot i know ..

Canton and Baker are looking rather tough right now .. Pago has an RCT just in case too.

when i get some marine paras here .. ? maybe air drop somewhere annoying to him .. the island south of tarawa looks weak .. even tarawa only has 3 units there .. very very tempting for a counterattack BUT .. no idea os location of KB .. if its in the DEI i may try to recapture Tarawa before it becomes a level 4 a/f . this is a bit over optimisitic mind you [;)].. just holding Baker as a future stepping stone would be a major victory in the S Pacific. I send down some more AA and the rest of the 3rd marine CD unit from PH to baker today too. this place will be a really tough cookie imo. I want heavy AA to hurt any KB air groups that will almost have to come and support any attack here. also lots of CD guns too. and 2 RCT will with hopefully level 9 forts will prove to be tough.

Canton B26B's will be changed to B26'c's when i have more available as the C varient can reach baker from canton, the B is one hex too short ( all the nice guns it carries)

bye for now