Godzilla {J: Andav} vs. Rodan {A: witpqs}

[witpqs]

1942 August 23

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near San Francisco.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago.

• All convoys report no contacts.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Sydney.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Wish we had some forward fighters.

Morning Air attack on 2/7th Armoured Regiment, at 73,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
90 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ...
Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ...

Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 73,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

• Our air superiority B-17's gave back some today, losing 4 versus 2.

Morning Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,126 (Fenton)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 22
B-24D Liberator x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 22 (18 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

• Deliberate assault at Fenton tomorrow.

• Still chasing the Imperials toward Wyndham, and there is another unit with them to contend with.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Distant sounds of zombies heard...

Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 46695 troops, 400 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 1274

Defending force 8990 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 72

Japanese adjusted assault: 897

Allied adjusted defense: 10

Japanese assault odds: 89 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
316 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
496 casualties reported
Squads: 55 destroyed, 62 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
12th Division
36th Division
61st Infantry Brigade
24th Division

Defending units:
55th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps

• They push, we hold.

Ground combat at 82,41 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21723 troops, 206 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 565

Defending force 14469 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 328

Japanese adjusted assault: 421

Allied adjusted defense: 748

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
492 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
197 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Assaulting units:
37th Division
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
41st/A Division
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
40th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
3rd Group Army
24th Group Army

• The Imperial armoured horde is on the move NW.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Bombay. Karachi.

• Got one!

ASW attack near Bombay at 35,23

Japanese Ships
SS I-32, hits 9

Allied Ships
PC Sutlej

SS I-32 is sighted by escort
I-32 bottoming out ....
PC Sutlej attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-32 eludes PC Sutlej by hugging bottom
PC Sutlej loses contact with SS I-32
PC Sutlej attacking submerged sub ....
PC Sutlej loses contact with SS I-32
PC Sutlej cannot establish contact with SS I-32
PC Sutlej fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Sutlej attacking submerged sub ....
PC Sutlej cannot reach attack position over SS I-32
PC Sutlej cannot establish contact with SS I-32
SS I-32 eludes PC Sutlej by hugging bottom
PC Sutlej fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[BBfanboy]

Don't know if you've considered it, but if you hold any base with AF >1 in range of your northern Oz troops but lack air support, you can still fly in fighters and LRCAP your troops against his bombers for one turn, just to sting his bombers. Fly out again next turn and accept that a couple of fighters might remain behind with damage/unserviceability (which sometimes gets fixed without air support). The losses to his bombers should more than equal your fighter losses.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Don't know if you've considered it, but if you hold any base with AF >1 in range of your northern Oz troops but lack air support, you can still fly in fighters and LRCAP your troops against his bombers for one turn, just to sting his bombers. Fly out again next turn and accept that a couple of fighters might remain behind with damage/unserviceability (which sometimes gets fixed without air support). The losses to his bombers should more than equal your fighter losses.

I've got two P-38 groups at Tennant Creek, but I've decided to use them in the sweep role because the LRCAP role is just too far from there. The closer bases are all in the red so I figure planes might not even fly missions.

One group is P-38E flown in from Melbourne, they failed to sweep the enemy LCU's near Wyndham yesterday; the other is P-38F and just upgraded at Tennant Creek a few days ago. It will be some time before that second group has enough aircraft on the line to do anything. The first group has been re-tasked to sweep Fenton where more of the Imperial CAP seems to be most recently.

[witpqs]

1942 August 24

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Allied forces CAPTURE Fenton !!!



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near San Francisco, Johnston Island.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• You shall be avenged!

TF 57 encounters mine field at Johnston Island (164,112)

Allied Ships
PC Tiger, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Suva.

• All convoys report no contacts.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Sydney.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Enemy air strikes too effective.

Morning Air attack on 2nd Tank Battalion, at 73,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ...
Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ...
Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ...

• So the 38th Division, perhaps the full division(?), is now in-hex with three of our armored units.

Morning Air attack on 38th Division, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
A6M3a Zero x 5

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 2
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
198 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M3a Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

• Blasting them again!

Morning Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,126 (Fenton)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,126 (Fenton)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 185 minutes

Morning Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 76,126 (Fenton)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead

• The second unit encountered on the way to Wyndham has been identified as a division. Recon has not (yet?) picked up a division's worth of troop strength.

• The 8th Tank Regiment has escaped out of Fenton with perhaps only 4x AFV. Our pursuing unit, 2/6th Armoured Rgt, will break off and head toward Wyndham. A unit approaching Daly Waters will take up garrison duties at Katherine.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Zombies emerge!

Ground combat at 82,43 (near Ankang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 46530 troops, 400 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 1257

Defending force 8185 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Japanese adjusted assault: 1625

Allied adjusted defense: 7

Japanese assault odds: 232 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
196 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
9822 casualties reported
Squads: 501 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 299 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 54 (54 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
36th Division
12th Division
61st Infantry Brigade
24th Division

Defending units:
55th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps

• The Imperial armoured column has turned SW, moving around Chihkiang.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Bombay.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• Firing solution was good...

Sub attack near Shanghai at 94,57

Japanese Ships
xAK Matsue Maru
PB Santos Maru

Allied Ships
SS Tautog

SS Tautog launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Matsue Maru
Tautog bottoming out ....
PB Santos Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Santos Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Santos Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Santos Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Santos Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Complete combat report attached.

[zuluhour]

tooth and nail

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

tooth and nail

The greatest danger is the Empire sweeping westward with its armoured spearhead. I'm sure he wishes to cut off the mountain redoubt from getting enough reinforcements to hold on as it did in last game. There are a number of units I could have moving to protect the Chungking plain which I am instead sending to the passes to the west.

[Macclan5]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

The greatest danger is the Empire sweeping westward with its armoured spearhead. I'm sure he wishes to cut off the mountain redoubt from getting enough reinforcements to hold on as it did in last game. There are a number of units I could have moving to protect the Chungking plain which I am instead sending to the passes to the west.

Still quietly lurking. Cheers.

The spearhead to Chungking is also motivated to capture Chungking and prevent all reinforcements from arriving - no ?

Or at least for for most the game - when and if they flood back - they will be so weak and deficient in equipment - as to be useless.

Your Chinese divisions last game were so numerous at end game they made a huge dent. You never lost Chungking if I recall correctly.

Is you training / build up of Chinese troops in India going to be sufficient to force through to the plain ?

[Lowpe]

What does the PC Sutlej look like?

[CV60]

What does the PC Sutlej look like?

Here are some photos:
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item ... /205142565

https://laststandonzombieisland.com/tag/hms-sutlej/

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: CV60

What does the PC Sutlej look like?

Here are some photos:
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item ... /205142565

https://laststandonzombieisland.com/tag/hms-sutlej/

Hey, thanks![&o] The article from laststandzombieisland is fascinating!

Have to be honest, I cannot find my Uboats for the Indian Ocean anywhere in the OB, though.[&:]

There, she took part in the search for German submarine U-181, a Type IXD2 U-boat hunting in the Indian Ocean.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Macclan5

ORIGINAL: witpqs

The greatest danger is the Empire sweeping westward with its armoured spearhead. I'm sure he wishes to cut off the mountain redoubt from getting enough reinforcements to hold on as it did in last game. There are a number of units I could have moving to protect the Chungking plain which I am instead sending to the passes to the west.

Still quietly lurking. Cheers.

The spearhead to Chungking is also motivated to capture Chungking and prevent all reinforcements from arriving - no ?

Or at least for for most the game - when and if they flood back - they will be so weak and deficient in equipment - as to be useless.

Your Chinese divisions last game were so numerous at end game they made a huge dent. You never lost Chungking if I recall correctly.

Is you training / build up of Chinese troops in India going to be sufficient to force through to the plain ?

I did lose Chungking but got it back, then came the flood of zombie unit arrivals! Preventing as many of my units as possible from digging in within the mountains is a worthy goal.

I assume the Chinese Army units alone will not be able to force the issue in Burma, but I think they will tally something like 3,000 AV when filled out so they should make a major difference.

[witpqs]

1942 August 25

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, San Diego, Kodiak Island.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• They are still hitting us hard.

Morning Air attack on 2/11th A/Car Regiment, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion ...
Also attacking 2/11th A/Car Regiment ...

Afternoon Air attack on 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
A6M3a Zero x 1
G3M2 Nell x 10

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

• Notice when the sweepers arrived...

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
A6M3a Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 3
B-17E Fortress x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M3a Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
A6M3a Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 75 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes

Morning Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
A6M3a Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes

Afternoon Air attack on 38th Division, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
A6M3a Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M3a Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Afternoon Air attack on 38th Division, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
92 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Afternoon Air attack on 38th Division, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 21

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet

• With continued recon enemy troop strength in-hex is seen to be over 19,000.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• The end of this one is inevitable but today our boys did well.

Ground combat at Chihkiang (78,50)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 39167 troops, 353 guns, 52 vehicles, Assault Value = 1145

Defending force 52081 troops, 193 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1216

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 1352

Allied adjusted defense: 1075

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
3724 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 251 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 40 disabled

Allied ground losses:
684 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 90 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled

Assaulting units:
9th Division
6th Division
51st Infantry Brigade
35th/A Division
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
25th Chinese Corps
58th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
5th Chinese Cavalry Corps
6th War Area
20th Group Army
17th Group Army
6th Construction Regiment
5th Construction Regiment
7th War Area
17th Chinese Base Force

• Good defense!

Ground combat at 81,39 (near Tienshui)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 39285 troops, 333 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 1040

Defending force 37610 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 857

Japanese adjusted assault: 550

Allied adjusted defense: 2794

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5

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

Japanese ground losses:
3607 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 260 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled

Allied ground losses:
927 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
25th Division
11th Division
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
34th/A Division

Defending units:
35th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
11th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
Jingcha War Area
57th Chinese/C Corps

• The op mode(-) is our unit moving to trap the Imperial division in Paoshan.

Ground combat at 64,45 (near Paoshan)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11391 troops, 184 guns, 584 vehicles, Assault Value = 576

Defending force 22056 troops, 94 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 827

Japanese adjusted assault: 334

Allied adjusted defense: 1357

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
659 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Vehicles lost 48 (2 destroyed, 46 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
312 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Division
4th Tank Regiment
33rd/C Division
3rd Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
54th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
39th New Chinese Division

• It looks like the Imperial armoured stack moved NE while one or more units were moving SW. There are now 7 units of unobserved composition on the road to Chungking. Can we stop them?


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Bombay

• Got one: PC Sutlej strikes again!

ASW attack near Bombay at 34,23

Japanese Ships
SS I-11

Allied Ships
PG Hindustan

SS I-11 is located by PG Hindustan
I-11 bottoming out ....
PG Hindustan fails to find sub, continues to search...
PG Hindustan fails to find sub, continues to search...
PG Hindustan fails to find sub, continues to search...
PG Hindustan fails to find sub, continues to search...
PG Hindustan fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Bombay at 34,23

Japanese Ships
SS I-11

Allied Ships
PG Hindustan

SS I-11 is located by PG Hindustan
I-11 bottoming out ....
PG Hindustan fails to find sub, continues to search...
PG Hindustan attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-11 eludes PG Hindustan by hugging bottom
PG Hindustan loses contact with SS I-11
PG Hindustan cannot establish contact with SS I-11
PG Hindustan attacking submerged sub ....
PG Hindustan cannot reach attack position over SS I-11
PG Hindustan fails to find sub, continues to search...
PG Hindustan fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Submarine attack near Bombay at 35,24

Japanese Ships
SS I-123, hits 13, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
PC Sutlej

SS I-123 is sighted by escort
I-123 bottoming out ....
PC Sutlej fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Sutlej attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-123 forced to surface!
PC Sutlej firing on surfaced sub ....
PC Sutlej firing on surfaced sub ....
PC Sutlej firing on surfaced sub ....
PC Sutlej firing on surfaced sub ....
PC Sutlej firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 August 25

NW Australia.

[witpqs]

1942 August 26

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Suva.

• All convoys report no contacts.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Aoba Island.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Still hitting us.

Morning Air attack on 2/11th A/Car Regiment, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 2/11th A/Car Regiment ...

• The sweeper has awakened! (Apologies to Frank Herbert.) 6x Zero's was the tally.

Morning Air attack on 38th Division, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
A6M3a Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet

CAP engaged:
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes

Morning Air attack on 38th Division, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet

CAP engaged:
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 96 minutes

Morning Air attack on 38th Division, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 38th Division, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 11

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 38th Division, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 3

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet

• All the assigned armored units are in-hex with the 38th Division and 21/A Division, all have low or no disruption, and they assault tomorrow. We hope for favorable air strikes in the clear weather.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Ouch!

Ground combat at 78,47 (near Chungking)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2562 troops, 0 guns, 497 vehicles, Assault Value = 277

Defending force 7847 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 237

Japanese adjusted assault: 178

Allied adjusted defense: 163

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
744 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 77 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 27 (1 destroyed, 26 disabled)

Assaulting units:
12th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
49th Chinese Corps
62nd Chinese Corps

• Holding the line.

Ground combat at 82,41 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 21600 troops, 206 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 546

Defending force 14230 troops, 62 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 304

Japanese adjusted assault: 285

Allied adjusted defense: 298

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
616 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 54 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled

Allied ground losses:
657 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Assaulting units:
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
37th Division
41st/A Division
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
40th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
3rd Group Army
24th Group Army

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Bombay.

• Keeping the pressure on.

ASW attack near Bombay at 35,23

Japanese Ships
SS I-157

Allied Ships
PC Sutlej

SS I-157 is located by PC Sutlej
I-157 bottoming out ....
PC Sutlej fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Sutlej fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Sutlej fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Sutlej fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Sutlej fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Bombay at 34,23

Japanese Ships
SS I-11, hits 3

Allied Ships
AM Cromer

SS I-11 is sighted by escort
I-11 bottoming out ....
AM Cromer attacking submerged sub ....
AM Cromer cannot reach attack position over SS I-11
AM Cromer fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cromer fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cromer fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Cromer fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 August 27

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago.

• All convoys report no contacts.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Unable to tell for sure, I got the impression there was a convoy moving through.

ASW attack near Darwin at 74,122

Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami

Allied Ships
SS Tarpon

SS Tarpon is sighted by escort
Tarpon bottoming out ....
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ayanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• Decent strikes by Imperial death gliders helped the defense.

Morning Air attack on 2/7th Armoured Regiment, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
A6M3a Zero x 1
G3M2 Nell x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 2/11th A/Car Regiment ...
Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ...
Also attacking 2/11th A/Car Regiment ...
Also attacking 2/7th Armoured Regiment ...

Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ...

• Unexpected bad weather hindered our strikes while low supply stopped our sweeps.

Morning Air attack on 38th Division, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
A6M3a Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
147 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M3a Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on 38th Division, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 109 minutes

• Air strikes favored the Empire making this a bad day to assault.

Ground combat at 72,128 (near Wyndham)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4233 troops, 18 guns, 425 vehicles, Assault Value = 225

Defending force 14504 troops, 137 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 426

Allied adjusted assault: 84

Japanese adjusted defense: 172

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
237 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
192 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 106 (24 destroyed, 82 disabled)

Assaulting units:
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/11th A/Car Regiment
3rd Tank Battalion
2nd Tank Battalion
2/7th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
38th Division
21st/A Division

• Our Armored units will pull back, in combat formation to minimize the effects of enemy air strikes, to near Katherine to resupply and recover. By then we should have recon again on Darwin and be able to assess whether it is ripe for ground assault.

• One P-38 Sqn has been pulled back to Alice Springs and the other stood down at Tennant Creek to allow supply to build up.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Candidate zombies.

Ground combat at 82,40 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 180 troops, 0 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 159

Defending force 3582 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28

Japanese adjusted assault: 15

Allied adjusted defense: 37

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

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

Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Co
34th/B Division

Defending units:
92nd Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Bombay.

• Kept down before able to fire.

ASW attack near Rangoon at 53,55

Japanese Ships
DD Minazuki
xAP Miike Maru
xAP Hakusan Maru
xAK Asakaze Maru
DD Asakaze

Allied Ships
SS KXVII, hits 2

SS KXVII launches 2 torpedoes at DD Minazuki
KXVII bottoming out ....
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Asakaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• 22nd New Chinese Div and 88th Chinese Div have arrived at Chittagong, where they will detrain and march SE across the Burma frontier.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[zuluhour]

How about a shot of Burma? (when the spirit moves ya)

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

How about a shot of Burma? (when the spirit moves ya)

OK, next turn. Pretty blank, though... all Imperial. The movement now underway will be the first Allied movement back into Burma.

[witpqs]

1942 August 28

INVADED
Paoshan, Mengtze, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, Lihue, Los Angeles.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Gardner Island.

• All convoys report no contacts.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Fuel unloading at Melbourne.

• Still harrasing us.

Morning Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 2nd Tank Battalion ...
Also attacking 3rd Tank Battalion ...

• Covering our withdrawal.

Morning Air attack on 38th Division, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
A6M3a Zero x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
Raid is overhead
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M3a Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
Raid is overhead
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 21st/A Division ...

Afternoon Air attack on 3rd Tank Battalion, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
G3M2 Nell x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Afternoon Air attack on 21st/A Division, at 72,128 , near Wyndham

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
1st Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
Raid is overhead
16th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
Raid is overhead

Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Zombie factory.

Ground combat at 82,40 (near Sian)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4581 troops, 34 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 159

Defending force 3647 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Japanese adjusted assault: 257

Allied adjusted defense: 34

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
228 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Co
34th/B Division

Defending units:
92nd Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps

• Taking the toll they can.

Ground combat at 79,49 (near Changteh)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 15449 troops, 123 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 442

Defending force 19963 troops, 129 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 336

Japanese adjusted assault: 522

Allied adjusted defense: 637

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
660 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 59 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Allied ground losses:
355 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
28th Division

Defending units:
2nd Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Bombay.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 August 28

China.

[witpqs]

1942 August 28

Burma.