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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 08, 42
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Pre-Invasion action off Pago Pago (148,161) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

79 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
DD Shigure
AMC Awata Maru
DD Shiratsuyu

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


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


CA Furutaka firing at 7th Marine Defense Battalion
7th Marine Defense Battalion firing at CA Furutaka
7th Marine Defense Battalion firing at DD Shigure
DD Shigure firing at 7th Marine Defense Battalion
DD Shigure fired at enemy guns
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Pago Pago (148,161)

TF 223 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 148,161

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



12 Support troops lost from landing craft during unload of 4th/A Div /3
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 4th/A Div

as expected, having not brought enough for Pago Pago, the enemy just picked up a Rgt of 4th Div and lands it unprepared at a hostile beach...

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Invasion Support action off Pago Pago (148,161) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka
DD Shigure, Shell hits 2, on fire
AMC Awata Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires


that AMC took 3 x 6 inch hits and it's quite a long way back to Truk...

CA Furutaka firing at 7th Marine Defense Battalion
7th Marine Defense Battalion firing at CA Furutaka
7th Marine Defense Battalion firing at DD Shigure
7th Marine Defense Battalion firing at AMC Awata Maru
40mm M1 Bofors battery firing at AMC Awata Maru
6in M1903 CD Gun battery firing at AMC Awata Maru



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24
Ki-36 Ida x 5
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 23



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 damaged



Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 8



No Japanese losses



Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tawi Tawi at 71,92

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
D3A1 Val x 9



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Princess of Negros, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Princess of Negros

had a small freighter in the area trying to get some supplies into the Philipines but the ship ran into a CVL or CVE...

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Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 11



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 19

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
11 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Amphibious Assault at Madjene (65,103)

TF 258 troops unloading over beach at Madjene, 65,103

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



17 troops of a SNLF Squad accidentally lost during unload of III/81st Nav Gd


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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2724 troops, 265 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 2111

Defending force 50348 troops, 513 guns, 348 vehicles, Assault Value = 899

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)


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

enemy av went up by 140 in one turn... hopefully this was due to some reinforcement, would be bad if the enemy really recovers 140 av per turn... ours went up by 31 points, forts slooowly increasing...

Assaulting units:
21st Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
12th Engineer Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
2nd Engineer Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
33rd Division
41st Infantry Regiment
21st Division
56th Recon Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
114th Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Army
3rd Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
84th JAAF AF Bn
II./4th Infantry Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
1st Raiding Rgt /2

Defending units:
2nd Malay Battalion
3rd SSVF Battalion
SSVF Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
11th Indian Division
1st Manchester Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
FMSV Brigade
22nd Australian Brigade
1st Malay Battalion
1st Mysore Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
5/14th Punjab Battalion
1st Hyderabad Battalion
9th Indian Division
109th RAF Base Force
110th RAF Base Force
AHQ Far East
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
Malaya Army
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
Singapore Fortress
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
224 Group RAF
112th RAF Base Force
223 Group RAF
1st ISF Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
III Indian Corps
111th RAF Base Force
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1522 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 64

Defending force 4102 troops, 56 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 151



Assaulting units:
Samoan Marine Battalion
104th USN Base Force
7th Marine Defense Battalion

Defending units:
Maizuru 1st SNLF
4th/A Div /4

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 09, 42
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Submarine attack near Tetiaroa at 174,176
Japanese Ships
SS I-3

Allied Ships
xAP Mungana



xAP Mungana is sighted by SS I-3
SS I-3 launches 2 torpedoes

MISSED! that's rare for IJN subs... can't have my ships far enough off usual shipping lanes it seems...


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Amphibious Assault at Noumea (115,160)

TF 15 troops unloading over beach at Noumea, 115,160

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



10 troops of a IJA HMG Section lost in surf during unload of 4th/B Div
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 4th/B Div
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 4th/B Div /2
12 Support troops lost overboard during unload of 4th/B Div /3

already new New Caledonia would be lost when the enemy landed at Luganville...

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Amphibious Assault at Koumac (113,156)

TF 116 troops unloading over beach at Koumac, 113,156

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



17 troops of a SNLF Squad accidentally lost during unload of 53rd Nav Gd /1


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Amphibious Assault at Tongatapu (138,168)

TF 336 troops unloading over beach at Tongatapu, 138,168

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



19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 4th/A Div /5
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 4th/A Div /5
12 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 4th/A Div /6

every day unprepared enemy units land somewhere in the South Pacific... this feature just sucks... it's so ridicoulos for PBEM I'm thinking about a hr for my next PBEMs, something like "30-50 prep needed for landings outside of historical targets during the amphib bonus time"... I can't see a reason why the IJN should be able to land anywhere they like without any losses while the Allied have to prep their troops for three months for every frigin target later on when the Allied were the ones that really knew how to do amphib invasions late war... guess no IJ player will be against it as so far every IJ player insisted that the amphib bonus is solely needed to take all historical targets in the SRA... as it stands now, I have no chance to do anything against all those invasions in the South Pacific...


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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23
Ki-36 Ida x 5
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 31



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 damaged



Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 29

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
11 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 31
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 17



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged


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


Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 27

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2742 troops, 268 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 2269

Defending force 50696 troops, 513 guns, 348 vehicles, Assault Value = 933

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


Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

omg, the enemy is really recovering disabled squads fast, another increase of 158 this turn...

Assaulting units:
41st Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
56th Recon Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
12th Engineer Regiment
33rd Division
16th Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Engineer Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
II./4th Infantry Battalion
42nd Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
56th Engineer Regiment
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
21st Division
11th Infantry Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
84th JAAF AF Bn
25th Army
3rd Mortar Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
1st Raiding Rgt /2

Defending units:
3rd SSVF Battalion
1st Hyderabad Battalion
SSVF Brigade
1st Malay Battalion
2nd Malay Battalion
11th Indian Division
5/14th Punjab Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
1st Manchester Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Mysore Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
2nd Gordons Battalion
FMSV Brigade
9th Indian Division
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
109th RAF Base Force
III Indian Corps
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Singapore Fortress
110th RAF Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
224 Group RAF
Malayan Air Wing
223 Group RAF
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
Malaya Army
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
2nd ISF Base Force
AHQ Far East
1st ISF Base Force
Singapore Base Force
111th RAF Base Force
112th RAF Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4140 troops, 56 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 155

Defending force 2671 troops, 42 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

Japanese adjusted assault: 38

Allied adjusted defense: 121

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Assaulting units:
Maizuru 1st SNLF
4th/A Division

Defending units:
Samoan Marine Battalion
104th USN Base Force
7th Marine Defense Battalion

at least the enemy fails even after bringing in reinforcements, but in the end we will lose for sure...
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Ground combat at Madjene (65,103)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 231 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 13

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Madjene !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
III/81st Naval Guard Unit

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 42
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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 32
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 18



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 damaged



Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 18

those daily attacks mean we won't bring up our forts to lvl 4 I fear...

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
18 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Amphibious Assault at Taveuni Island (135,159)

TF 32 troops unloading over beach at Taveuni Island, 135,159



12 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 51st Nav Gd

another base invaded in SOPAC... [8|]

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Pre-Invasion action off Jesselton (68,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Meisho Maru
xAK Midori Maru



xAK Meisho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Midori Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Meisho Maru fired at enemy troops


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Amphibious Assault at Jesselton (68,86)

TF 256 troops unloading over beach at Jesselton, 68,86





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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2742 troops, 268 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 2369

Defending force 50973 troops, 513 guns, 348 vehicles, Assault Value = 948

Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
94 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
2nd Engineer Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
33rd Division
148th Infantry Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
21st Division
56th Recon Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
21st Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
II./4th Infantry Battalion
16th Infantry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
12th Engineer Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
1st RF Gun Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
84th JAAF AF Bn
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Raiding Rgt /2

Defending units:
1st Malay Battalion
2nd Malay Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
1st Manchester Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
5/14th Punjab Battalion
1st Hyderabad Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
3rd SSVF Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Mysore Battalion
FMSV Brigade
SSVF Brigade
22nd Australian Brigade
11th Indian Division
9th Indian Division
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
223 Group RAF
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st ISF Base Force
112th RAF Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
2nd ISF Base Force
III Indian Corps
110th RAF Base Force
111th RAF Base Force
224 Group RAF
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
109th RAF Base Force
Singapore Fortress
Malaya Army
Singapore Base Force
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
Malayan Air Wing
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at 44,89 (near Benkoelen)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 675 troops, 0 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 58

Defending force 120 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 27

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1

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


Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
Palembang Base Force


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Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4082 troops, 56 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 149

Defending force 2565 troops, 42 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 53

Japanese adjusted assault: 101

Allied adjusted defense: 123

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Allied ground losses:
77 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

another failed attempt but no KIA for the enemy so it won't help us...

Assaulting units:
Maizuru 1st SNLF
4th/A Division

Defending units:
Samoan Marine Battalion
104th USN Base Force
7th Marine Defense Battalion


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Ground combat at Koumac (113,156)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 682 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 9

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Koumac !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
53rd Naval Guard Unit


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Ground combat at Sidate (75,100)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1171 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

Defending force 1291 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Japanese adjusted assault: 14

Allied adjusted defense: 28

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

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


Allied ground losses:
46 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
Sasebo 1st SNLF

Defending units:
Manado Garrison Battalion
Manado Base Force


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Ground combat at Jesselton (68,86)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 440 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Defending force 429 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 12

Allied adjusted defense: 9

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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



Assaulting units:
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy

Defending units:
108th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Noumea (115,160)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4045 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 125

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 63

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 63 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Noumea !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
4th/B Division

New Caledonia now Japanese... wonder if we are going to see an invasion of New Zealand as soon as the enemy is done taking the rest of the South Pacific...


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Ground combat at Tongatapu (138,168)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 873 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 4

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tongatapu !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
4th/A Div /1

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 11, 42
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Invasion Support action off Jesselton (68,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Meisho Maru
xAK Midori Maru



xAK Meisho Maru fired at enemy troops
xAK Midori Maru fired at enemy troops


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Invasion Support action off Jesselton (68,86)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
xAK Midori Maru



xAK Midori Maru fired at enemy troops


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TF 117 encounters mine field at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Ships
DMS W-5
DMS W-1



11 mines cleared


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Afternoon Air attack on 7th Marine Defense Battalion, at 148,161 (Pago Pago)



Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 33
B5N2 Kate x 68



Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged


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

KB shows up and bombs my defenders at Pago Pago at long range but no op losses to the enemy... the effect was near nil, none of my troops suffered any disruption which again makes me quite sceptic about using bombers against enemy ground units in non clear terrain...

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 104th USN Base Force ...
Also attacking 7th Marine Defense Battalion ...
Also attacking 104th USN Base Force ...
Also attacking 7th Marine Defense Battalion ...
Also attacking 104th USN Base Force ...
Also attacking 7th Marine Defense Battalion ...
Also attacking 104th USN Base Force ...
Also attacking 7th Marine Defense Battalion ...
Also attacking 104th USN Base Force ...
Also attacking 7th Marine Defense Battalion ...
Also attacking 104th USN Base Force ...
Also attacking 7th Marine Defense Battalion ...


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Amphibious Assault at Babar (76,117)

TF 88 troops unloading over beach at Babar, 76,117





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Amphibious Assault at Nuku Hiva (191,167)

TF 92 troops unloading over beach at Nuku Hiva, 191,167

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



17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost in surf during unload of 52nd Nav Gd

and the next base in SOPAC... [&o]

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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 86217 troops, 920 guns, 339 vehicles, Assault Value = 2451

Defending force 51303 troops, 513 guns, 349 vehicles, Assault Value = 969

Japanese adjusted assault: 1122

Allied adjusted defense: 1815

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
4426 casualties reported
Squads: 120 destroyed, 554 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 47 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 115 disabled
Guns lost 42 (8 destroyed, 34 disabled)
Vehicles lost 69 (29 destroyed, 40 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
3217 casualties reported
Squads: 103 destroyed, 131 disabled
Non Combat: 50 destroyed, 77 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 24 disabled
Guns lost 37 (11 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Vehicles lost 23 (12 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

deserves you well! [:'(] forts hold and we do some nice damage once more... I bet the enemy planned to do some big style invasion still within the amphib bonus phase with these units but if the fight at Singapore continues like this then he will have to rethink his plans...

Assaulting units:
56th Recon Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
11th Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
II./4th Infantry Battalion
56th Engineer Regiment
23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
21st Division
21st Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
2nd Engineer Regiment
12th Engineer Regiment
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
33rd Division
24th Infantry Regiment
25th Army
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
84th JAAF AF Bn
1st Raiding Rgt /2

Defending units:
2/17 Dogra Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
3rd SSVF Battalion
1st Hyderabad Battalion
11th Indian Division
SSVF Brigade
27th Australian Brigade
2nd Loyal Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
5/14th Punjab Battalion
2nd Malay Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
1st Manchester Battalion
1st Mysore Battalion
FMSV Brigade
1st Malay Battalion
9th Indian Division
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
110th RAF Base Force
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
Singapore Fortress
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
2nd ISF Base Force
109th RAF Base Force
1st ISF Base Force
Malaya Army
112th RAF Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
III Indian Corps
111th RAF Base Force
223 Group RAF
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
224 Group RAF
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Taveuni Island (135,159)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1586 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 29

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Taveuni Island !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
51st Naval Guard Unit


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Ground combat at Jesselton (68,86)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 463 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17

Defending force 423 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 14

Allied adjusted defense: 5

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Jesselton !!!

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


Allied ground losses:
178 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy

Defending units:
108th RN Base Force

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 12, 42
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Sub attack near Coos Bay at 211,61

Japanese Ships
SS I-21

Allied Ships
YP-92
YP-74



Captain of SS I-21 elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
Escort abandons search for sub


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Submarine attack near Colombo at 26,49

Japanese Ships
SS I-121

Allied Ships
xAP Demosthenes, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage



xAP Demosthenes is sighted by SS I-121
SS I-121 launches 2 torpedoes at xAP Demosthenes

mine layer sub kills a small transport off Ceylon... not much going on there but the only small convoy in the area is attacked...

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Submarine attack near Tahiti at 174,177

Japanese Ships
SS I-3

Allied Ships
xAK Chickasaw City, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage



xAK Chickasaw City is sighted by SS I-3
SS I-3 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Chickasaw City

and we lose another freighter off Tahiti... unfortunately I have sent a combat eng unit to Tahiti early on to build up the place as I usually like it as a fuel hub in SOPAC but as it stands now, I have no doubt that Tahiti is of course also on the Japanese list as bluebook is going to take just every base in SOPAC so we are going to lose this unit... one of the three supply freighters is sunk...

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Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 35,810 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 32810 feet *

first strato sweep out of Koepang...

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24
Ki-36 Ida x 5
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 32



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged



Airbase hits 22
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
11 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 32
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 18



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 10 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 damaged


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


Airbase hits 8
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
18 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Bataan at 78,77

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 9



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PT-35
PT Q-111



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Babar at 77,115

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 4


Allied aircraft losses
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Bunzan Maru



Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb

enemy ships North of Darwin, 4 out of 30+ bombers manage to attack the convoy but dropping one bomb per bomber isn't enough to score any hits... senseless to have the Marauders fly out of a lvl 3 airfield... they will be flown bach South and will stay on low nav training...

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Amphibious Assault at Vava'u (141,165)

TF 336 troops unloading over beach at Vava'u, 141,165

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



19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 4th/A Div /3


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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2718 troops, 267 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 1979

Defending force 49006 troops, 505 guns, 338 vehicles, Assault Value = 794

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


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


Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division
114th Infantry Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
12th Engineer Regiment
21st Division
2nd Engineer Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
33rd Division
24th Infantry Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
56th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
II./4th Infantry Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
56th Engineer Regiment
84th JAAF AF Bn
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Raiding Rgt /2

Defending units:
2nd Loyal Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Hyderabad Battalion
1st Mysore Battalion
1st Malay Battalion
11th Indian Division
2nd Malay Battalion
1st Manchester Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
SSVF Brigade
2nd Gordons Battalion
FMSV Brigade
5/14th Punjab Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
9th Indian Division
111th RAF Base Force
223 Group RAF
Malaya Army
109th RAF Base Force
AHQ Far East
Singapore Base Force
Singapore Fortress
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
1st ISF Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
109th RN Base Force
112th RAF Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
224 Group RAF
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
III Indian Corps
110th RAF Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
3rd SSVF Battalion


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Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4040 troops, 56 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 145

Defending force 2492 troops, 42 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 46

Japanese adjusted assault: 107

Allied adjusted defense: 95

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

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


Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

stubborn Japanese... deliberate attack would have been better I guess...

Assaulting units:
Maizuru 1st SNLF
4th/A Division

Defending units:
Samoan Marine Battalion
104th USN Base Force
7th Marine Defense Battalion


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Ground combat at Nuku Hiva (191,167)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 710 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 32

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 17

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Nuku Hiva !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
52nd Naval Guard Unit


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Ground combat at 65,105 (near Makassar)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1576 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 57

Defending force 1190 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

Japanese adjusted assault: 47

Allied adjusted defense: 33

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

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


Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
Kure 1st SNLF

Defending units:
Makassar Garrison Battalion
Makassar Base Force


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Ground combat at Tjilatjap (51,102)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1643 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

Defending force 2772 troops, 20 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Japanese adjusted assault: 42

Allied adjusted defense: 103

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

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

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


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


Assaulting units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF

Defending units:
5th Coastal Gun Battalion
Tjilitap Base Force


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Ground combat at Babar (76,117)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 535 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 10

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Babar !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
I/81st Naval Guard Unit



and some more interesting intel:

4th Fleet is loaded on xAK Yamadori Maru moving to Noumea.
Noumea about to become an enemy fleet base...

Maizuru 2nd SNLF is loaded on a Gozan Cargo class xAK moving to Canton Island.

that should be fun, have been able to reinforce Canton Island during the time KB was sitting off Fiji to cover the landings there, if that SNLF is the only unit tasked to take the atoll it will be in real trouble, got 120 av there at the moment, forts at 3...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 13, 42
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Amphibious Assault at Rabaul (106,125)

TF 235 troops unloading over beach at Rabaul, 106,125

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



19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 38th/A Div
10 troops of a IJA HMG Section lost overboard during unload of 38th/A Div /2
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost overboard during unload of 38th/A Div /3

13th Jan and the enemy finally shows up at Rabaul... Rabaul was evacuated in the first week of the war... guess 38th Div will also be tasked to attack PM...


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Sub attack near Kendari at 70,106

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze

Allied Ships
SS S-38



SS S-38 launches 2 torpedoes
S-38 bottoming out ....
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tagula Island at 102,139, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Chiyo Maru #4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Stuart

one of bluebook's picket PB... this one was placed a dozen hexes East of Townsville and was static for the last couple of turns and I decided to send out a destroyer set to retire... what does that mean then? The DD arrives in DAYLIGHT [8|]... sinking the PB with a torp, not a single point of experience increase, not one...

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 21,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Levy, K.M. crosses the 'T'
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Stuart engages PB Chiyo Maru #4 at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Stuart engages PB Chiyo Maru #4 at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
PB Chiyo Maru #4 sunk by DD Stuart at 5,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...


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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 21



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged



Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 35

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on 7th Marine Defense Battalion, at 148,161 (Pago Pago)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 33
B5N2 Kate x 67



Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged


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

another ground support mission at Pago Pago... am happy to see KB being occupied...

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
23 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 104th USN Base Force ...
Also attacking 7th Marine Defense Battalion ...
Also attacking 104th USN Base Force ...
Also attacking 7th Marine Defense Battalion ...
Also attacking 104th USN Base Force ...
Also attacking 7th Marine Defense Battalion ...
Also attacking 104th USN Base Force ...
Also attacking 7th Marine Defense Battalion ...
Also attacking 104th USN Base Force ...
Also attacking 7th Marine Defense Battalion ...


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Afternoon Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 13



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 damaged



Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Amphibious Assault at Hoorn Islands (138,157)

TF 32 troops unloading over beach at Hoorn Islands, 138,157

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)



81mm Mortar damaged beyond repair during unload of 51st Nav Gd

wouldn't be a usual day at the office if we wouldn't see an IJN unit invading an island somewhere in the South Pacific...

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Amphibious Assault at Ruteng (64,111)

TF 258 troops unloading over beach at Ruteng, 64,111





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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2701 troops, 267 guns, 55 vehicles, Assault Value = 2057

Defending force 49393 troops, 505 guns, 336 vehicles, Assault Value = 823

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


Allied ground losses:
110 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
2nd Recon Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
12th Engineer Regiment
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
21st Division
16th Infantry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
2nd Engineer Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
5th Recon Regiment
33rd Division
24th Infantry Regiment
25th Army
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
II./4th Infantry Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
84th JAAF AF Bn
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
1st Raiding Rgt /2

Defending units:
27th Australian Brigade
5/14th Punjab Battalion
1st Malay Battalion
11th Indian Division
1st Hyderabad Battalion
1st Manchester Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
FMSV Brigade
SSVF Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
3rd SSVF Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
1st Mysore Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
2nd Malay Battalion
9th Indian Division
109th RAF Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
223 Group RAF
1st ISF Base Force
110th RAF Base Force
224 Group RAF
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
III Indian Corps
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
112th RAF Base Force
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Singapore Base Force
111th RAF Base Force
Singapore Fortress
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
Malaya Army
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3942 troops, 56 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 132

Defending force 2446 troops, 42 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 40

Japanese adjusted assault: 25

Allied adjusted defense: 51

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
181 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

we lose...

Assaulting units:
Maizuru 1st SNLF
4th/A Division

Defending units:
Samoan Marine Battalion
104th USN Base Force
7th Marine Defense Battalion


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Ground combat at 65,105 (near Makassar)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1544 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53

Defending force 1144 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Japanese adjusted assault: 20

Allied adjusted defense: 17

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

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


Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
Kure 1st SNLF

Defending units:
Makassar Garrison Battalion
Makassar Base Force

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 15, 42
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ASW attack near Christmas Island at 175,139



Japanese Ships
SS I-169, hits 3

Allied Ships
xAP Perida
xAP Yukon
xAK British Columbia
PC Ariadne
PC Perseus

that's not good... with KB sitting off Pago Pago, this convoy going to Christmas Island could be in trouble... doubt KB will do two days of full speed sprints towards Christmas, so we should be able to unload our reinforcements here... Canton and Christmas Island is where I have drawn the line... he can of course take a 6000 stack limit atoll but not in the usual unprepared amphib bonus way... and Christmas is bigger and will have mroe troops, doubt he will dare to try... no doubt the enemy will continue to take all those empty islands in SOPAC but time is working against him and slowly but steadily, my strenght grows and it's just a matter of time until he bangs his head onto the wall...


SS I-169 is sighted by escort
I-169 diving deep ....
PC Ariadne fails to find sub and abandons search
PC Perseus fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Perseus fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Perseus fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Perseus attacking submerged sub ....
PC Perseus loses contact with SS I-169
PC Perseus fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Perseus fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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TF 106 encounters mine field at Koepang (68,116)

Japanese Ships
xAK Izumo Maru, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

Argonaut visited the place yesterday...
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ASW attack near Truk at 110,112

Japanese Ships
DD Oite
xAK Tatukami Maru
xAK Anyo Maru
DD Hayate

Allied Ships
SS Cachalot



SS Cachalot launches 4 torpedoes at DD Oite
Cachalot diving deep ....
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Koepang at 68,116

Japanese Ships
TB Kiji
xAK Kinryu Maru
xAK Argun Maru
xAK Keihuku Maru
xAKL Kosho Maru
TB Kamo

Allied Ships
SS S-35

where needed I replaced all commanders of my subs but they just suck...

SS S-35 launches 4 torpedoes at TB Kiji
TB Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 106 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23
Ki-36 Ida x 4
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 31



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak



Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
11 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 44
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 39



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 11 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak



Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 33

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
19 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
19 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
10 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Bataan at 78,77

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 9



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PT-34
MTB 26
PT-33



Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Miri at 64,87

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
TK Ryuei Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
TB Kasasagi

moved some Dutch bombers to Balikpapan and Tarakan to attack the spotted shipping at Miri and a tanker is set afire...

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
3 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Miri at 64,87

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes


Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
TK Zuiyo Maru
TB Kasasagi
xAK Meisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
TK Nissho Maru

more bombers to show up in the afternoon, another bomb hit but not much damage done... with the reduced effect of bombs in Babes it will be a harder task to sink ships with bombers, especially as long as you have to rely on crap bombers with crap bomb loads flown by crap crews...


Aircraft Attacking:
6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb
6 x 139WH-3 bombing from 1000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 300 kg SAP Bomb



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Amphibious Assault at Waingapoe (63,113)

TF 258 troops unloading over beach at Waingapoe, 63,113





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Amphibious Assault at Niue (146,168)

TF 336 troops unloading over beach at Niue, 146,168

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



19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad accidentally lost during unload of 4th/A Div /2
19 troops of a IJA Infantry Squad lost in surf during unload of 4th/A Div /2


more of the same...

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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2713 troops, 267 guns, 55 vehicles, Assault Value = 2239

Defending force 49733 troops, 505 guns, 336 vehicles, Assault Value = 852

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


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


Assaulting units:
2nd Engineer Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
21st Division
5th Recon Regiment
12th Engineer Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
11th Infantry Regiment
33rd Division
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
25th Army
II./4th Infantry Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
84th JAAF AF Bn
56th Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
1st Raiding Rgt /2

Defending units:
3rd SSVF Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2nd Malay Battalion
1st Mysore Battalion
1st Hyderabad Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
SSVF Brigade
5/14th Punjab Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
2nd Loyal Battalion
11th Indian Division
1st Malay Battalion
FMSV Brigade
1st Manchester Battalion
9th Indian Division
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
109th RAF Base Force
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
224 Group RAF
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Base Force
Singapore Fortress
2nd ISF Base Force
111th RAF Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
1st ISF Base Force
III Indian Corps
110th RAF Base Force
112th RAF Base Force
223 Group RAF
Malaya Army
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7122 troops, 91 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 255

Defending force 2418 troops, 40 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 41

Japanese adjusted assault: 278

Allied adjusted defense: 89

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2) [:(]

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
321 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
282 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Assaulting units:
Maizuru 1st SNLF
4th/A Division
4th/C Division

Defending units:
Samoan Marine Battalion
104th USN Base Force
7th Marine Defense Battalion

that's it... we are going to lose Pago Pago, the enemy will have suffered something like 3 or 4 squads KIA...

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Ground combat at Morotai (80,101)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 450 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 17

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Morotai !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
III/66th Naval Guard Unit


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Ground combat at Hollandia (93,116)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 450 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 9

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hollandia !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
Bandasan SNLF

not concerned about that invasion...

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Ground combat at 65,105 (near Makassar)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1490 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Defending force 1071 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23

Japanese adjusted assault: 39

Allied adjusted defense: 9

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

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


Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
Kure 1st SNLF

Defending units:
Makassar Garrison Battalion
Makassar Base Force


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Ground combat at Sawahloento (45,85)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1653 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 29

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sawahloento !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
Sasebo 8th SNLF


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Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1148 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Defending force 6845 troops, 90 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 225



Assaulting units:
7th Marine Defense Battalion
104th USN Base Force
Samoan Marine Battalion

Defending units:
4th/A Division
Maizuru 1st SNLF
4th/C Division


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Ground combat at Norfolk Island (113,170)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4095 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 130

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 33

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 33 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Norfolk Island !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
4th/B Div /1


another step towards New Zealand...

I know the game is ahead of your AAR - but isn't this type of mass-expansion also creating a lot of areas for your opponent to hold (meaning at least some kind of minimal garrison)? I'm sure he's got big plans for Australia, since there is no other reason to be doing what he's doing right now.

ORIGINAL: paullus99

I know the game is ahead of your AAR - but isn't this type of mass-expansion also creating a lot of areas for your opponent to hold (meaning at least some kind of minimal garrison)? I'm sure he's got big plans for Australia, since there is no other reason to be doing what he's doing right now.

I doubt he will keep much troops in SOPAC, just enough to force me to prepare a lot of mine I guess because if I miscalculate the need of troops to take one of those atolls/islands back then I have to wait another 3 months to prepare a follow on wave and this is exactly what pisses me off in regards to the fantasy amphib bonus... I absolutely agree, Australia must be on the list as he clearly tries to isolate it from the West Coast... I expect an attack on New Zealand too which doesn't really concern me (other than the loss of a whole lot of victory points for the bases and the LCUs I am going to lose there) because for the 2nd class troops lost on New Zealand, I will get better and more troops as reinforcements... of course we will have to find a way against auto victory in that case, but as it stands now, we are only a couple of months into the war and it is still a loooong way to go... [:)]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 16, 42
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ASW attack near Christmas Island at 174,141

Japanese Ships
SS I-170, hits 2

Allied Ships
AVP Avocet
AP William Ward Burrows
xAP Yukon
xAK Alabaman
xAK British Columbia
PC Ariadne
PC Perseus


another enemy sub operates against the reinforcement convoy of Christmas Island... the majority of the troops got ashore today... a fast grap of the enemy is impossible now, bluebook knows that...

Captain of SS I-170 elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
PC Ariadne fails to find sub and abandons search
PC Perseus fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Perseus fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Perseus fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Perseus fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Perseus fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Perseus attacking submerged sub ....
PC Perseus cannot reach attack position over SS I-170
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Truk at 110,112

Japanese Ships
xAK Igasa Maru
PB Heiei Maru #7

Allied Ships
SS Cachalot



SS Cachalot is sighted by escort
Cachalot diving deep ....
PB Heiei Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heiei Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heiei Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heiei Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Heiei Maru #7 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Sub attack near Tockangbesi-eilanden at 71,110

Japanese Ships
xAK Tateisi Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-38



SS S-38 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tateisi Maru

a miss...

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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 33,810 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30



Allied aircraft
B-339D x 11
CW-21B Demon x 5
75A-7 Hawk x 12


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-339D: 5 destroyed
CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed
75A-7 Hawk: 3 destroyed

oh boy... why putting those Dutch fighters into the air... no chance against never ending dives from a strato sweep... kill ratio could not be worse...

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 32810 feet

CAP engaged:
1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 7 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
2-Vl.G.IV with CW-21B Demon (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
Ambon Patrouille with B-339D (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
3-Vl.G.IV with B-339D (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
1-VI.G.V with B-339D (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 42
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 38



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 11 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 6 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak


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


Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 36

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
17 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
10 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged



Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Bataan at 78,77

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 6



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PT-41
PT Q-113



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Miri at 64,87

Weather in hex: Light cloud

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12



Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 6


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
139WH-3: 3 destroyed

my fault... should have stood down the Dutch bombers... Oscars take down those obsolete Dutch bombers as easily as Allied fighters take down Lillies...


CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (8 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 101 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18
Ki-36 Ida x 4
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 23



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 damaged



Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
8 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Miri at 64,87

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12



Allied aircraft
139WH-3 x 3


No Japanese losses

No Allied losses



CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes



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Pre-Invasion action off Canton Island (153,143)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

56 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Shotoku Maru
PB Shoei Maru
PB Kyo Maru #10
PB Kyo Maru #8
xAK Nishimi Maru
AV Kiyokawa Maru
CM Tsugaru

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


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


PB Shotoku Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Shoei Maru fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #10 fired at enemy troops
PB Kyo Maru #8 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards


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Amphibious Assault at Canton Island (153,143)

TF 20 troops unloading over beach at Canton Island, 153,143

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


here's the invasion of Canton Island, intel was correct... bad news for the IJN though, the atoll was heavily reinforced...

75mm Infantry Gun damaged beyond repair during unload of Maizuru 2nd SNLF /4
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of Maizuru 2nd SNLF


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Amphibious Assault at Tabiteuea (137,134)

TF 237 troops unloading over beach at Tabiteuea, 137,134



12 Support troops accidentally lost during unload of 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy


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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2701 troops, 266 guns, 55 vehicles, Assault Value = 2317

Defending force 49843 troops, 505 guns, 336 vehicles, Assault Value = 864

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


Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
12th Engineer Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Engineer Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
33rd Division
41st Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
21st Division
114th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Army
II./4th Infantry Battalion
56th Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
84th JAAF AF Bn
1st RF Gun Battalion
1st Raiding Rgt /2

Defending units:
SSVF Brigade
2nd Loyal Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
1st Malay Battalion
1st Hyderabad Battalion
5/14th Punjab Battalion
11th Indian Division
1st Mysore Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
22nd Australian Brigade
1st Manchester Battalion
2nd Malay Battalion
FMSV Brigade
3rd SSVF Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
9th Indian Division
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Fortress
2nd ISF Base Force
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
109th RAF Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
Malaya Army
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
110th RAF Base Force
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
Singapore Base Force
III Indian Corps
AHQ Far East
111th RAF Base Force
112th RAF Base Force
1st ISF Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
224 Group RAF
223 Group RAF
Malayan Air Wing
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 6886 troops, 90 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 230

Defending force 2236 troops, 40 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 38

Japanese adjusted assault: 149

Allied adjusted defense: 37

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pago Pago !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
271 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
1884 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 180 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 54 (54 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 71 (71 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Pago Pago lost...

Assaulting units:
Maizuru 1st SNLF
4th/A Division
4th/C Division

Defending units:
104th USN Base Force
7th Marine Defense Battalion
Samoan Marine Battalion


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Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1615 troops, 15 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60

Defending force 4433 troops, 36 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 122

Japanese adjusted assault: 0

Allied adjusted defense: 278

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1909 casualties reported
Squads: 45 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 48 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)


and a SNLF that is heavily hit... on a small case, this is what I meant with "banging his head onto a wall"...

Assaulting units:
Maizuru 2nd SNLF

Defending units:
2nd USMC Parachute Battalion
53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment
Canton USN CPNAB
B Det USN Port Svc


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Ground combat at Tabiteuea (137,134)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 366 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 12

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tabiteuea !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
2nd Indpt SNLF Coy


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Ground combat at 65,105 (near Makassar)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1490 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Defending force 1010 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18

Japanese adjusted assault: 42

Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1

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

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


Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
Kure 1st SNLF

Defending units:
Makassar Garrison Battalion
Makassar Base Force


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Ground combat at Tjilatjap (51,102)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3284 troops, 38 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 119

Defending force 2796 troops, 20 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 44

Japanese adjusted assault: 134

Allied adjusted defense: 27

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tjilatjap !!!

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

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


Allied ground losses:
1950 casualties reported
Squads: 64 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 121 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 15 (15 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Sasebo 3rd SNLF
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF

Defending units:
5th Coastal Gun Battalion
Tjilitap Base Force

static units destroyed...

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Ground combat at Waingapoe (63,113)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 231 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 13

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Waingapoe !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+)



Assaulting units:
III/81st Naval Guard Unit


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Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2807 troops, 36 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 122

Defending force 270 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1



Assaulting units:
2nd USMC Parachute Battalion
53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment
Canton USN CPNAB
B Det USN Port Svc

Defending units:
Maizuru 2nd SNLF

Nice repulse at Canton Is. Not that it hurts him that much, but it does at least pull a couple of teeth.

bluebook didn't expect any troops there I guess, so far he never did any recon before his troops went ashore, so with a little recon, the massacre of his SNLF could have been avoided...


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 17, 42
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Submarine attack near Jaluit at 133,121

Japanese Ships
xAK Daisin Maru

Allied Ships
SS Nautilus



xAK Daisin Maru is sighted by SS Nautilus
SS Nautilus launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Daisin Maru

the usual Mk-14 duds...

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ASW attack near Kendari at 70,106

Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze

Allied Ships
SS O21, hits 2



SS O21 is located by DD Asakaze
O21 bottoming out ....
DD Asakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Kendari at 70,106

Japanese Ships
xAK Tamashima Maru
APD Nadakaze

Allied Ships
SS S-18



SS S-18 is sighted by escort
S-18 bottoming out ....
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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ASW attack near Kendari at 70,106

Japanese Ships
APD Nadakaze
xAK Tamashima Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-18, hits 3

lots of shipping at Kendari but all that happens are my subs being depth charged...

SS S-18 launches 2 torpedoes at APD Nadakaze
S-18 bottoming out ....
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze attacking submerged sub ....
APD Nadakaze is out of ASW ammo
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze attacking submerged sub ....
APD Nadakaze is out of ASW ammo
APD Nadakaze is out of ASW ammo
APD Nadakaze is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub


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Amphibious Assault at Salajar (66,108)

TF 204 troops unloading over beach at Salajar, 66,108





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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 36
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 25



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 6 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 42

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
19 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 12



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 8 damaged



Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 105 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18
Ki-36 Ida x 4
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 23



Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
O-47A: 1 damaged
O-47A: 1 destroyed on ground

forgot those recons at Clark...


Airbase hits 11
Runway hits 35

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
8 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Sub attack near Kendari at 70,106

Japanese Ships
xAK Nagara Maru, Torpedo hits 1
xAK Tamashima Maru
APD Nadakaze

Allied Ships
SS S-18

then we hit a freighter that shows no damage...

SS S-18 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Nagara Maru
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Nadakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Amphibious Assault at Aitape (95,118)

TF 13 troops unloading over beach at Aitape, 95,118





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Amphibious Assault at Endeh (65,113)

TF 258 troops unloading over beach at Endeh, 65,113





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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2709 troops, 266 guns, 55 vehicles, Assault Value = 2428

Defending force 50065 troops, 505 guns, 336 vehicles, Assault Value = 880

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


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


Assaulting units:
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Recon Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
11th Infantry Regiment
12th Engineer Regiment
2nd Engineer Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
5th Engineer Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
33rd Division
56th Engineer Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
21st Division
24th Infantry Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
II./4th Infantry Battalion
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
25th Army
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
84th JAAF AF Bn
1st Raiding Rgt /2

Defending units:
2nd Loyal Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
3rd SSVF Battalion
1st Manchester Battalion
1st Mysore Battalion
11th Indian Division
1st Malay Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
5/14th Punjab Battalion
FMSV Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2nd Malay Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
SSVF Brigade
1st Hyderabad Battalion
9th Indian Division
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Base Force
Singapore Fortress
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
Malaya Army
III Indian Corps
224 Group RAF
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
110th RAF Base Force
111th RAF Base Force
AHQ Far East
1st ISF Base Force
112th RAF Base Force
Malayan Air Wing
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
2nd ISF Base Force
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
109th RAF Base Force
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
223 Group RAF
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Semarang (53,102)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3406 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 60

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 60 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Semarang !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
143rd Infantry Regiment


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Ground combat at Hiva Oa (192,169)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 705 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 5

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hiva Oa !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-), supply(-)



Assaulting units:
52nd Naval Guard Unit

another base in SOPAC falls...
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Ground combat at 65,105 (near Makassar)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1490 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49

Defending force 937 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12

Japanese adjusted assault: 39

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 13 to 1

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

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


Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
Kure 1st SNLF

Defending units:
Makassar Garrison Battalion
Makassar Base Force


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Ground combat at Canton Island (153,143)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3374 troops, 36 guns, 43 vehicles, Assault Value = 123

Defending force 288 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 57

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 57 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
325 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

and we destroy the SNLF that dared to land yesterday... enemy LCU unfortunately aren't really worth victory points while Allied ones are quite expensive to lose...

Assaulting units:
2nd USMC Parachute Battalion
53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment
Canton USN CPNAB
B Det USN Port Svc

Defending units:
Maizuru 2nd SNLF



KB watch... bluebook stated last turn it would have been a pity what happened at Canton Island but perhaps he would be able to cath my convoy at Christmas Island... KB was around Canton yesterday and a full speed move could have brought it in range of my convoy but most of it unloaded yesterday already and left the scene to the East with only a couple of ships remaining that would have unloaded the troops for sure today so we took the risk of losing those ships as I wanted all those troops ashore... bluebook decided not to send in KB at flank speed, perhaps he thought I would move out anyway and KB was spotted today moving South... nice, Christmas Island reinforcement operation was a success, no ships lost and all troops reached destination...

CT,

Having played a game like this where my opponents went hog while in the SoPac, I feel your pain. That said, to large part, Japan is just sticking its neck out further than they need to. Don't forget if he invades NZ, you also get a bunk of devices dump into your pools. Its a long game, a lot of what your opponent has taken is nothing more than an incovenience to you. There is very little to be gained by taking all this real estate. He is only extending his defensive perimeter beyond his ability to protect it. He cannot be strong everywhere. If he attempts a NZ or Oz invasion, he will have to weaken another front. You just need to figure out which front he has weakened, perhaps Burma or China.

ORIGINAL: vettim89

CT,

Having played a game like this where my opponents went hog while in the SoPac, I feel your pain. That said, to large part, Japan is just sticking its neck out further than they need to. Don't forget if he invades NZ, you also get a bunk of devices dump into your pools. Its a long game, a lot of what your opponent has taken is nothing more than an incovenience to you. There is very little to be gained by taking all this real estate. He is only extending his defensive perimeter beyond his ability to protect it. He cannot be strong everywhere. If he attempts a NZ or Oz invasion, he will have to weaken another front. You just need to figure out which front he has weakened, perhaps Burma or China.

yes, absolutely agree

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 42
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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 33,810 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28



No Japanese losses



Aircraft Attacking:
28 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 32810 feet

no way I am going to oppose these stratos...

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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23
Ki-30 Ann x 31
Ki-36 Ida x 12
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 26



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 damaged



Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 49

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
10 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
31 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 53
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 31



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 22 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged


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


Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
18 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...


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Morning Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 12



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 50 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 14



No Japanese losses



Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Pre-Invasion action off Rarotonga (157,177)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
PB Toko Maru #4
PB Suyozai Maru
xAK Tarayasu Maru


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


PB Toko Maru #4 fired at enemy troops
PB Suyozai Maru fired at enemy troops


next base...

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Amphibious Assault at Rarotonga (157,177)

TF 32 troops unloading over beach at Rarotonga, 157,177





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Amphibious Assault at Sabang (44,70)

TF 117 troops unloading over beach at Sabang, 44,70





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Amphibious Assault at Lolobato (79,102)

TF 202 troops unloading over beach at Lolobato, 79,102





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Amphibious Assault at Lomblen (68,113)

TF 258 troops unloading over beach at Lomblen, 68,113


holy crap, another day with several invasions...

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Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7114 troops, 63 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 251

Defending force 5107 troops, 18 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 185

Japanese adjusted assault: 168

Allied adjusted defense: 166

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
245 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Allied ground losses:
371 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

mountain fortress Malaybalay on Mindanao... I expected far better odds for us and not twice as many losses as the attacking Japanese... a pity bluebook advanced so fast, I would have received a PA div on Mindanao but too late, the div won't form up...

Assaulting units:
15th Naval Guard Unit
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
91st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
2nd/101st PA Battalion
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
1st /101st PA Battalion
3rd/101st PA Battalion
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
III Philippine Corps


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Ground combat at Pegu (55,53)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3420 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 68

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 68 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pegu !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment


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Ground combat at Namatanai (107,125)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 238 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 4

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Namatanai !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:



Assaulting units:
II/66th Naval Guard Unit


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Ground combat at Ua Huka (192,167)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 699 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 5

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ua Huka !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-), supply(-)



Assaulting units:
52nd Naval Guard Unit


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Ground combat at 65,105 (near Makassar)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1481 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Defending force 401 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 21

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 21 to 1

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


Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
Kure 1st SNLF

Defending units:
Makassar Garrison Battalion


intel:

3/8th Tank Regiment is loaded on a Japanese xAK moving to Balikpapan.

so Balikpapan is also about to be lost within a couple of days...


and another turn when the game manages to piss me off... bluebook placed another bait TF off my coast, this time North of Darwin... two turns in a row, a SAG of mine moves into the same hex and NOTHING happens! This is a TF of several freighters with some escort and the idiotic routine fails to trigger... once more I have to wonder why DOZENS of my TFs were wiped out fleeing the SRA with each and every time naval engagements popping up when it fails once more now, just recently the same BS happened at Koepang... see screenshot... [:@]

What is the TF reaction radius? If set to zero retirement allowed .. it is highly likely to see this behavior .... I set mine SAG's to at least 1 and often 2 retirement not allowed ..Just a thought .

ORIGINAL: Crackaces

What is the TF reaction radius? If set to zero retirement allowed .. it is highly likely to see this behavior .... I set mine SAG's to at least 1 and often 2 retirement not allowed ..Just a thought .

Setting Do Not Retire cancels out any React radius you set. For React radius to work the TF must be on Retirement Allowed or on Patrol.

ORIGINAL: Crackaces

What is the TF reaction radius? If set to zero retirement allowed .. it is highly likely to see this behavior .... I set mine SAG's to at least 1 and often 2 retirement not allowed ..Just a thought .

there should have been an engagement, don't think it has anything to do with a reaction setting. Other than ASW forces in safe areas I am not really a fan of having my TF set to react, want to have the AI deciding as less as possible for me.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 20, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Damar at 77,114, Range 3,000 Yards



Japanese Ships
xAK Hawaii Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Sanko Maru, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Takao Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire
xAK Bunzan Maru
xAK Shinko Maru, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Stronghold
DD Encounter
DD Jupiter, Shell hits 1


it took three attempts to finally see the game having the naval combat pop up, this is the freighter bait TF bluebook has placed North of Darwin... not sure what he really attempts with these kind of bait TFs... more about this later on this turn...

Reduced sighting due to 10% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 10% moonlight: 3,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
DD Encounter engages xAK Hawaii Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Jupiter engages xAK Shinko Maru at 3,000 yards
DD Jupiter engages xAK Takao Maru at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Jupiter engages xAK Shinko Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Encounter engages xAK Hawaii Maru at 2,000 yards
xAK Hawaii Maru sunk by DD Stronghold at 2,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages xAK Sanko Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Jupiter engages xAK Shinko Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Encounter engages xAK Sanko Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Jupiter engages xAK Takao Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Jupiter engages xAK Sanko Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Jupiter engages xAK Takao Maru at 2,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...


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ASW attack near Roti at 67,116

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Asagumo
DD Natsugumo
DD Inazuma
DD Ikazuchi

Allied Ships
SS KXI, hits 2

this also got to do with the bait TF... I just didn't know yet at the time this popped up...

SS KXI is sighted by escort
KXI bottoming out ....
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Inazuma attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

Day Time Surface Combat, near Babar at 77,116, Range 20,000 Yards [8|]

now what about that?


Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Minegumo, Shell hits 2
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
DD Inazuma, Shell hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
DD Stronghold
DD Encounter, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Jupiter, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage

so how did this engagement happen? I've mentioned in my email that two times the damned game failed to trigger a combat when my SAG was in the same hex as bluebook's bait TF and now on the third turn he takes advantage of this... really been amused about that so to say... with his bait TF sitting there for a week or so he could have been sure that I have no bombers on nav attack at Darwin, with my DD spotted in the same hex as his bait and me complaining about no combat triggering he decided to send out his SAG and set it to patrol do not retire... nice hindsight...

but then, the enemy pays for it as my DD perform in an IJN way... bluebook said now I shouldn't complain about the Allied Navy anymore... well, I replied I perfectly know why my DD outperformed his, one of my DD is the creme de la creme in my inventory (experience wise) having 70+ exp, Jupiter is a killer and was responsible for 85% of all hits on the enemy... Jupiter alone... and it's all about experience it seems which just confirms what has been said often enough, it's not the ship, it's mostly the crew the way it works in the game...

still, if the routine would have worked correctly I would have killed the bait TF three turns ago without bluebook having hindsight and sending in his force to engage me on the way back to Darwin and this is what I would have preferred...

one enemy DD is sunk with damage to two more but I doubt those will go down too, together with the four freighters and a PB of the bait TF during the night it may be a victory for us but Jupiter is in very bad shape, mostly hit in the superstructure but those hits cause heavy fires which usually doom a ship... the DD even made Darwin but went down two days later, we lose our most experienced DD... perhaps the ship would have had a chance if Darwin would have a lvl 6 port and lots of nav support but it's still only lvl3 and I won't try to build it up anytime soon...





Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 20,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
DD Jupiter engages DD Asagumo at 20,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Encounter at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
DD Asagumo collides with DD Ikazuchi at 77 , 116
DD Minegumo engages DD Jupiter at 14,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Stronghold at 14,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Jupiter at 14,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Jupiter at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD Jupiter at 11,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Jupiter at 11,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Jupiter at 11,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Jupiter at 11,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Jupiter engages DD Ikazuchi at 9,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Stronghold at 9,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Asagumo at 9,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Stronghold at 9,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Minegumo at 9,000 yards
DD Jupiter engages DD Natsugumo at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Jupiter at 8,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Inazuma at 8,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Jupiter at 8,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Jupiter at 8,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Natsugumo at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Jupiter at 9,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards
DD Ikazuchi engages DD Jupiter at 9,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Jupiter at 9,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Jupiter at 9,000 yards
DD Jupiter engages DD Natsugumo at 9,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Jupiter at 9,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards
DD Jupiter engages DD Ikazuchi at 9,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Asagumo at 9,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Stronghold at 9,000 yards
DD Stronghold engages DD Natsugumo at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD Jupiter at 11,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Inazuma at 11,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Minegumo at 11,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Natsugumo at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Jupiter at 10,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Stronghold at 10,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Stronghold at 10,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Natsugumo at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Jupiter at 9,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Jupiter at 9,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Stronghold at 9,000 yards
DD Jupiter engages DD Natsugumo at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Jupiter at 10,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Inazuma at 10,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Stronghold at 10,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Jupiter at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CL Naka engages DD Jupiter at 11,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Encounter at 11,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Stronghold at 11,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Encounter at 11,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Jupiter at 11,000 yards
Thew, N.V.J.T. orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 13,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Jupiter at 13,000 yards
DD Inazuma engages DD Encounter at 13,000 yards
DD Asagumo engages DD Stronghold at 13,000 yards
DD Encounter engages DD Minegumo at 13,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Encounter at 13,000 yards
Range increases to 15,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Jupiter at 15,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Encounter at 15,000 yards
DD Jupiter engages DD Asagumo at 15,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages DD Encounter at 15,000 yards
DD Natsugumo engages DD Jupiter at 15,000 yards
Nishimura, Teiji orders Japanese TF to disengage
Task forces break off...


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Sub attack near Koepang at 68,116

Japanese Ships
DD Tachikaze

Allied Ships
SS KXI



SS KXI launches 2 torpedoes
KXI bottoming out ....
DD Tachikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tachikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tachikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tachikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Tachikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
Ki-30 Ann x 31
Ki-36 Ida x 12
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 29
Ki-51 Sonia x 14



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
31 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
14 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
12 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 30 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 68
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 16



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 23 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged


Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 27th Australian Brigade ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking Singapore Base Force ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 11th Indian Division ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...


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Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 24



No Japanese losses


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


Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 9th Indian Division, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 14



Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak



Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb



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Amphibious Assault at Makin (136,125)

TF 237 troops unloading over beach at Makin, 136,125

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



17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy
17 troops of a SNLF Squad lost overboard during unload of 2nd Indpt SNLF Coy


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Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 81330 troops, 901 guns, 294 vehicles, Assault Value = 2093

Defending force 46990 troops, 495 guns, 333 vehicles, Assault Value = 631

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 712

Allied adjusted defense: 893

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
2730 casualties reported
Squads: 104 destroyed, 236 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 78 disabled
Engineers: 37 destroyed, 99 disabled
Guns lost 45 (15 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Vehicles lost 29 (1 destroyed, 28 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
3136 casualties reported
Squads: 107 destroyed, 97 disabled
Non Combat: 42 destroyed, 102 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled
Guns lost 44 (11 destroyed, 33 disabled)
Vehicles lost 50 (38 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

another attack and another time the Japanese fail at Singapore, having 100+ combat squads KIA again... this slowly seems to turn out as Singergrad for bluebook and he seems to get a little nervous about it... [:D]

Assaulting units:

11th Infantry Regiment
15th Ind. Engineer Regiment
41st Infantry Regiment
33rd Division
2nd Recon Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
21st Division
5th Recon Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
12th Engineer Regiment
5th Engineer Regiment
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Engineer Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
148th Infantry Regiment
23rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
16th Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
25th Army
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
1st RF Gun Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
II./4th Infantry Battalion
84th JAAF AF Bn
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Raiding Rgt /2

Defending units:
5/14th Punjab Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2nd Loyal Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
1st Mysore Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
1st Hyderabad Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
SSVF Brigade
1st Malay Battalion
11th Indian Division
9th Indian Division
AHQ Far East
112th RAF Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
III Indian Corps
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
FMSV Brigade
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
224 Group RAF
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
Malaya Army
Malayan Air Wing
223 Group RAF
Singapore Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
1st ISF Base Force
110th RAF Base Force
Singapore Fortress
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
109th RAF Base Force
1st Manchester Battalion
2nd Malay Battalion
111th RAF Base Force
109th RN Base Force


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Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6909 troops, 63 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 228

Defending force 5545 troops, 23 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 181

Japanese adjusted assault: 144

Allied adjusted defense: 226

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
489 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
202 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

not easy to kill off my guerillas in Mindanao's mountains...

Assaulting units:
15th Naval Guard Unit
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
91st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
3rd PA Constabulary Regiment
102nd PA Infantry Regiment
103rd PA Infantry Regiment
3rd/101st PA Battalion
Cagayan USAAF Base Force
1st /101st PA Battalion
III Philippine Corps
2nd/101st PA Battalion


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Ground combat at Lolobato (79,102)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 450 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 9

Allied adjusted defense: 1

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lolobato !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
III/66th Naval Guard Unit


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Ground combat at Makin (136,125)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 349 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 28

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Makin !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+)



Assaulting units:
2nd Indpt SNLF Coy


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Ground combat at 65,105 (near Makassar)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1481 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Defending force 372 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 44

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 44 to 1

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


Allied ground losses:
213 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 41 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1


Assaulting units:
Kure 1st SNLF

Defending units:
Makassar Garrison Battalion


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Ground combat at Sabang (44,70)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 552 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 12

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Sabang !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: leaders(-)



Assaulting units:
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy