6th of August -44
After sunshine comes the rain... Not a good day for the Allied ground forces.
First the attack on Talaud-Eilanden goes so-so.
Ground combat at Talaud-eilanden (79,97)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 19864 troops, 328 guns, 649 vehicles, Assault Value = 818
Defending force 12237 troops, 130 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 431
Allied adjusted assault: 457
Japanese adjusted defense: 1089
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 5)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1783 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 130 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1013 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 105 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 70 disabled
Guns lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
While this is doable it will take time. It will also require the reserve division. That in turn will require assault shipping needed for the Mindanao landings. Crap! [:@]
This is followed by and absolutely disastrous attack on Manado.
Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 18303 troops, 497 guns, 329 vehicles, Assault Value = 764
Defending force 24050 troops, 262 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 699
Allied adjusted assault: 140 WTH?! [X(]
Japanese adjusted defense: 695
Allied assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 4)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
481 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 52 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
2067 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 296 disabled [X(]
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Guns lost 84 (7 destroyed, 77 disabled)
Vehicles lost 28 (2 destroyed, 26 disabled)
I have never seen AV adjusted so low. No idea what happened. This is a no go. The 93rd ID is trashed and down to 170 AV. It will take a long, long time to recover. This attack has led to plan PANIC.
PANIC
In a last ditch effort to secure Manado everything available is thrown at Sidate. The Amphib tanks will shock attack tomorrow. They will be reinforced by Australian paras (33AV) and a air droppable ART unit. A CA TF and a CL TF will bombard the base at night. With only level 1 forts this can actually do some real damage. All available BB TFs are either out of ammo or have too few OPS point after rearming to reach Sidate. I´ve emptied out some rear bases and filled them up with 2Es and 4Es to strike at the troops tomorrow. I can´t do much more than this. Either it works or it doesn´t.
I also started loading 100 Shermans at Morotai to be ready to drop at Sidate if we succeed tomorrow. Critical day for the future of Mandao. Massive Sweeps are also ordered to clear the skies for the transports. Everything is thrown into this. Time to keep the fingers crossed again...I want Mandao damnit!
Burma
I also ordered another bombardment in Burma. This failed so badly... 432 own losses for 32 Jap ones. Bombers grounded.
Pearl
Whoops! Emptied out 600k fuel in a few days. More is on its way.
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But if I´m given the opportunity I would try it. At least once! [:D]