Beans, Bullets and Black Oil :: obvert (A) vs Lowpe (J)

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[font="Times New Roman"]July 25, 1942[/font]

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The Allied fleets were supposed to be near Patani this turn, waiting for a para strike and possibly landing troops on the 26th. The KB intervention has interrupted that plan. The para strikes still went in though, and one was successful at Patani. The other, at Surat Thani, ran into a Thai brigade and got a 1:2. I wonder though if the Thais can kick them out. If they hang on this will still block the rail. It probably does't matter much as the lower rail blocks will achieve the same.

Two bombardments went in at Georgetown, more troops land, and it looks like the Japanese have moved some forces out anyway. The tanks and Indian brigade here now would have a good shot at the base. That leaves another division at Taiping hanging by a thread and with no good retreat path.

In the air more fierce battles at Temuloh as the Japanese try to hang on there. I'll slow these down and refresh the 4Es now as shutting that base now isn't critical to the current plans.


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Night Naval bombardment of Georgetown at 49,74

Allied Ships
CL Capetown
CL Ceres
CL Dauntless
DD Norman
DD Nizam
DD Napier
DD Nestor

Japanese ground losses:
100 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Manpower hits 1
Fires 105
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 46
Port hits 14
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 3

CL Capetown firing at Georgetown
CL Ceres firing at Georgetown

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Night Naval bombardment of Georgetown at 49,74

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle
CL Hobart
CL Achilles
DD King
DD Hotspur
DD Express
DD Litchfield

Japanese ground losses:
360 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Manpower hits 4
Fires 502
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 22
Port hits 18
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 6

Walrus II acting as spotter for CL Newcastle

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Morning Air attack on Patani , at 51,73

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 35,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
A6M3 Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 5 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Temuloh , at 50,78

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 20
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 4 damaged
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Kluong , at 50,82

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-20A Havoc x 15
LB-30 Liberator x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 6
B-26 Marauder x 11

No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 24

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Temuloh , at 50,78

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 13
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Patani , at 51,73

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
A6M3 Zero x 5

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 32000 feet

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Ground combat at Georgetown (49,74)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1716 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Defending force 2301 troops, 7 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 164

Assaulting units:
Sasebo 5th SNLF
2nd Fleet
20th AA Regiment
21th JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
150th RAC Regiment
26th Indian Bde /2


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Ground combat at Beaufort (66,87)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2420 troops, 20 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 76

Defending force 2408 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 65

Japanese adjusted assault: 48

Allied adjusted defense: 145

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
41st Naval Guard Unit
4th/A Div /2
23rd Port Unit
32nd Port Unit

Defending units:
1st Marine Raider Battalion
VII KNIL Battalion
Makassar KNIL Cdo
35th Avn Sup
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
HQ TC Borneo

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Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 37301 troops, 561 guns, 583 vehicles, Assault Value = 1211

Defending force 20874 troops, 149 guns, 28 vehicles, Assault Value = 365

Allied adjusted assault: 716

Japanese adjusted defense: 31

Allied assault odds: 23 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1707 casualties reported
Squads: 62 destroyed, 87 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 54 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 17 (9 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
360 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 62 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Assaulting units:
9th Indian Division
3rd Cavalry Regiment
12th Armoured Regiment
18th British Division
11th Indian Division
7th Cav Recce Regiment
1st USMC Tank Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
254th Armoured Bde /1
134th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Aus Hvy AA Regiment
113th RAF Adv Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
109th RAF Adv Base Force
85th British AT Rgt /3

Defending units:
56th/B Division
56th/C Division
2nd/A Division
56th/A Division
2nd/B Division
2nd/C Division
4th/C Div /1

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Ground combat at Surat Thani (51,68)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 375 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

Defending force 2169 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 86

Allied adjusted assault: 8

Japanese adjusted defense: 13

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
143 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
3rd USMC Parachute Bn /1

Defending units:
3rd RTA/B Division
43rd Const Co


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Ground combat at Patani (51,73)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 417 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Defending force 1874 troops, 8 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Allied adjusted assault: 8

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Patani !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 9 destroyed
Ki-15-II Babs: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
858 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 31 destroyed, 41 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Parachute Bn /1

Defending units:
23rd Air Flotilla
93rd JAAF AF Bn


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[obvert]

I don't have the turn file yet. Lowpe is keeping this one for a bit. I'm very curious to see where the KB ended up. The ops report doesn't give much of a hint in terms of search results about the KB location. Three big PBY groups were dropping paras, so some search wasn't in place this turn as well.

I do know a lot of Kates attacked subs near South Indochina, so I think the KB is still near there.

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Ok. So finally got the turn back. Lowpe has a lot of family stuff happening, I gather, so more speed turns for a bit. No worries there.

Here are the air losses. Always nice to get some lost airframes while taking a base. [:)]

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Here is the info screen for an update on where we are.

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Here is the KB. I'll keep tightening the net, but won't rush in. I'd rather have him move over subs that haven't yet been seen.

The Allies fleets reorganise at Singers but will be heading out again imminently.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: obvert

July 25th was another hard fought turn in the air. This, however, the last battle of the day, is the most important part.

After a long transit from the WC to the EC, to Cape Town and up through Sumatra to Singapore, the 1st USMC para regiment jump at Patani and take the base!!!

They eject a base force and an air HQ with heavy losses, and around 15-20 planes are destroyed on the ground!!

Most importantly this means the Allies have a base to land more troops. Now I'll push up with the Allied CVs guarding to try to land more here in the next few days, depending on the position of KB and BBs.

At two miles per day, it's a long hike through the jungle to get from VP/Chumphon to Surat Thani. Your block there should last a while, and it cuts off supply to all those Japanese between lower Malaya and the end of the roads at Surat Thani. Well done!

It must have been especially satisfying to bag those 9 Tojos at Patani!

What are the Japanese ships at Alor Star? Mini-subs?

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: obvert

July 25th was another hard fought turn in the air. This, however, the last battle of the day, is the most important part.

After a long transit from the WC to the EC, to Cape Town and up through Sumatra to Singapore, the 1st USMC para regiment jump at Patani and take the base!!!

They eject a base force and an air HQ with heavy losses, and around 15-20 planes are destroyed on the ground!!

Most importantly this means the Allies have a base to land more troops. Now I'll push up with the Allied CVs guarding to try to land more here in the next few days, depending on the position of KB and BBs.

At two miles per day, it's a long hike through the jungle to get from VP/Chumphon to Surat Thani. Your block there should last a while, and it cuts off supply to all those Japanese between lower Malaya and the end of the roads at Surat Thani. Well done!

It must have been especially satisfying to bag those 9 Tojos at Patani!

What are the Japanese ships at Alor Star? Mini-subs?

Yeah, those are midgets. They're causing some havoc, but only sank one supply loaded xAK so far.

I'm curious where the Japanese paras are hanging out. I've not seen them at all this game.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: obvert

Yeah, those are midgets. They're causing some havoc, but only sank one supply loaded xAK so far.

I'm curious where the Japanese paras are hanging out. I've not seen them at all this game.

Perhaps you have shot down all his transports as he was trying to extract cadres of his trapped forces! [:)]

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[font="Times New Roman"]July 26, 1942[/font]

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The 26th went well for the Allies but could have been better if Seawolf had landed a hit on Kaga near Brunei. The KB goes a bit dark, as Allied search is not good near NE Borneo. There are still more subs to negotiate though.

Shemya falls easily to the Allied shock later in the turn. This completes the reconquest of the Aleutians from the Japanese. Now we'll focus on the Russian islands to the NW. The Japanese have kindly build them up a bit, which will be nice when we take them soon. [:)]

Without air srength in the area Allied fleets are able to move with impunity. The IJN tried a contact a few turns before at Shemya, but I just waited an extra day dn then sent the forces in when I knew he was far enough to have to face a daytime battle with the Allied BBs.

On Malaya progress continues as Georgetown falls to the first DA. Japanese troops are still present in hex (they have no retreat path due to Allied forces there but can move to adjacent hexes) so I'll keep attacking and hopefully get to wipe out a few more troops before they are out. The 4Es also hit Victoria Point where a lot of IJ transports had gathered to probably pull out forces from the isolated bases on Malaya. No fighter cover though, so even at extended range 12 transports destroyed on the ground. [:)]

The DA in the hex between Alor Star and the path to Georgetown/Patani fails, but more troops are moving in there. I'll try again in a day or two.

The Allied fleets move out of Singers en masse and will aim to land some more troops at Patani.
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Sub attack near Kuantan at 52,81

Japanese Ships
SS I-155, hits 4

Allied Ships
DD Dale
BB Prince of Wales
BB North Carolina
DD Clark
DD Dewey
DD Monaghan
DD Aylwin

SS I-155 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Dale

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Amphibious Assault at Shemya Island (154,49)

TF 455 troops unloading over beach at Shemya Island, 154,49

Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)

13 troops of a USA 41 Rifle Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 102nd(Sep) Infantry Rgt /4

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Sub attack near Brunei at 63,82

Japanese Ships
CV Kaga
DD Kazegumo
DD Oite
DD Uzuki
DD Shigure

Allied Ships
SS Seawolf

SS Seawolf launches 4 torpedoes at CV Kaga
Seawolf diving deep ....

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Morning Air attack on Victoria Point , at 51,66

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-57-II Topsy: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-57-I Topsy: 1 destroyed on ground
MC-21 Sally: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 18

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 7000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Victoria Point , at 51,66

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-57-I Topsy: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-57-II Topsy: 1 destroyed on ground

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Victoria Point , at 51,66

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 7000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Shemya Island (154,49)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 11453 troops, 164 guns, 81 vehicles, Assault Value = 355

Defending force 1957 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Allied adjusted assault: 184

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Shemya Island !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1809 casualties reported
Squads: 40 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 68 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
339 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 47 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
34th Infantry Regiment
19th Infantry Regiment
102nd(Sep) Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
64th Naval Guard Unit
42nd JNAF AF Unit
7th Base Force /1

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Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17031 troops, 215 guns, 457 vehicles, Assault Value = 1439

Defending force 19224 troops, 139 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 288

Allied adjusted assault: 393

Japanese adjusted defense: 29

Allied assault odds: 13 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1142 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 79 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 13 (3 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
355 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Assaulting units:
11th Indian Division
2nd Loyal Battalion
14th Armoured Regiment
22nd Australian Brigade
18th British Division
9th Indian Division
12th Armoured Regiment
1st USMC Tank Battalion
7th Cav Recce Regiment
2nd Gordons Battalion
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
2/17 Dogra Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
254th Armoured Bde /1
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
113th RAF Adv Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
109th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd Aus Hvy AA Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
85th British AT Rgt /3

Defending units:
56th/C Division
2nd/B Division
56th/A Division
2nd/A Division
2nd/C Division
56th/B Division

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Ground combat at 50,74 (near Georgetown)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9980 troops, 85 guns, 390 vehicles, Assault Value = 597

Defending force 7989 troops, 51 guns, 93 vehicles, Assault Value = 224

Allied adjusted assault: 174

Japanese adjusted defense: 305

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
707 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 83 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
659 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 62 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Assaulting units:
44th Indian Brigade
13th Armoured Regiment
182nd Infantry Regiment
2nd Tank Battalion
17th Australian Brigade
7th Armoured Brigade

Defending units:
Ichiki Det.
91st Naval Guard Unit
3rd RTA/A Division
14th Tank Regiment
III/124th Infantry Bn /4
5th Field Construction Battalion
51st JNAF AF Unit

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Ground combat at Georgetown (49,74)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3261 troops, 32 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 171

Defending force 4098 troops, 59 guns, 14 vehicles, Assault Value = 53

Allied adjusted assault: 146

Japanese adjusted defense: 9

Allied assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Georgetown !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
459 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 33 (24 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
150th RAC Regiment
26th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
Sasebo 5th SNLF
2nd Fleet
20th AA Regiment
21th JNAF AF Unit

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42nd JNAF AF Unit Wiped Out at Shemya Island by attrition!!!

Japanese Unit(s) Wiped Out at Shemya Island by attrition!!!
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[obvert]

Japanese forces are now completely encircled from multiple recent landings and the paradrops forward of their positions on Malaya. I'll get in enough to tighten the noose, but keep some forces for the next stage infiltration, which will make the Japanese position in Burma very tenuous. [;)]

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[font="Times New Roman"]July 27, 1942[/font]

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The Allied fleets move up to near Patani. A lot of TFs come along, and there could be multiple landing destinations over the next week.

Right now these will reinforce Patani after the paradrop. Then the next pack of transports will join with some support, base forces and AA gun units. I'm going to paradrop again, but this time ... on Indochina!

The bases on the SW side of Indochina are vacant, and Kompong Trach looks tasty with level 4 fields and 3 hex proximity to Pnom Pen. Moving to get the end of the rail would be good here, and help isolate Saigon and Cam Ran Bay. I could then also take Sok Trang and move on Saigon, or just walk from Kompong Trach.

I have a few other half preps, but will have to move fast after this, and might just swing around to get a base between Saigon and Hanoi of possible. Then the Allied fleets would ideally move to the PI and resupply Manila and Clark, while getting a few units into other bases in the area still held by the Allies.

I've held back on the plan for a while because the KB was resurgent, but after the recent strike getting another fish into Soryu, I feel confident he doesn't want to take on the Allied CVs. There are six BBs in two TFs plus about 15 cruisers in multiple TFs ready to deal with the IJN.

The Japanese finally conquered Malaybalay this turn, freeing up a bunch of naval guards, but probably too late to make much of a difference. They also took back Jesselton, destroying most of Gull force.

Up North the USN retreats after taking Shemya and some Betties strike the BBs, hitting Mississippi with one torpedo. The hit does no damage. Zero. Weird.
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Sub attack near Iriomote at 89,64

Japanese Ships
xAK Syoan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
xAK Keisyo Maru
PB Chohakusan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Gato

SS Gato launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Syoan Maru
Gato diving deep ....

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Buldir Island at 156,50

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 101 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 16

Allied aircraft
F2A-2 Buffalo x 4
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Shemya Island at 154,49

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 8

Allied aircraft
F2A-2 Buffalo x 4
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
BB Colorado
BB Idaho
BB Mississippi, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

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Naval bombardment of Jesselton at 68,86

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
BB Kongo
CA Aoba
DD Murakumo
DD Harusame
DD Shiranui
DD Oyashio
DD Naganami

Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 49
Port hits 16
Port fuel hits 9
Port supply hits 6

BB Hyuga firing at Jesselton

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Ground combat at Malaybalay (80,90)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8254 troops, 95 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 215

Defending force 5522 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Japanese adjusted assault: 100

Allied adjusted defense: 37

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Malaybalay !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
438 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1981 casualties reported
Squads: 73 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 70 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
85th Naval Guard Unit
18th Naval Guard Unit
86th Naval Guard Unit
88th Naval Guard Unit
89th Naval Guard Unit
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
101st PA Infantry Division
3rd Constabulary Regiment
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
Mindanao Force
Agusan Constab Battalion

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Ground combat at Jesselton (68,86)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4618 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 147

Defending force 1055 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Japanese adjusted assault: 78

Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Jesselton !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
292 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1179 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 4

Assaulting units:
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
301st Ind.Infantry Battalion
48th Naval Guard Unit
23rd Nav Gd Unit /1
23rd Port Unit /2

Defending units:
2/3rd Ind Coy /2
Gull Force
B Coy/NG Rifles /2
2/8th Ind Coy

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Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24757 troops, 299 guns, 565 vehicles, Assault Value = 1390

Defending force 17980 troops, 131 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 204

Allied adjusted assault: 838

Japanese adjusted defense: 11

Allied assault odds: 76 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2879 casualties reported
Squads: 111 destroyed, 57 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 43 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 23 (5 destroyed, 18 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
361 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 13 (4 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Assaulting units:
12th Armoured Regiment
1st USMC Tank Battalion
11th Indian Division
2nd Loyal Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
9th Indian Division
14th Armoured Regiment
2nd Gordons Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
18th British Division
7th Cav Recce Regiment
254th Armoured Bde /1
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
109th RAF Adv Base Force
113th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd Aus Hvy AA Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
85th British AT Rgt /3

Defending units:
56th/C Division
56th/A Division
2nd/A Division
2nd/B Division
2nd/C Division
56th/B Division

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Ground combat at Georgetown (49,74)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4132 troops, 39 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 170

Defending force 3636 troops, 41 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Allied adjusted assault: 87

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 12 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
303 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
150th RAC Regiment
26th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
Sasebo 5th SNLF
2nd Fleet
20th AA Regiment
21th JNAF AF Unit

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20th AA Regiment Wiped Out at Georgetown by attrition!!!

Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Georgetown

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Fighters now guarding Victoria Point after the 4E strike. I've also got some troops inbound here, but might have to wait as I sighted a cruiser in the area.

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[font="Times New Roman"]July 28, 1942[/font]

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Not much action on the 28th. The Allied fleet unloads a few regiments at Patani to shore up that side of Malaya. Cruisers and more transports gather at Mersing to run up tomorrow.

The Johore Baru troops continue to reduce the IJ divisions, with two units destroyed today and almost 600 devices destroyed. Only one division equivalent left, and then the three at Kluong will be completely isolated. Two of my IDs have already left to rest at Singers and the little units from the Malaya garrison troops are continuing the battle supported by some new Aussie armor gaining experience.

Georgetown has almost been secured, and the troops in the next hex toward Alor Star with attack tomorrow. The circle is tightening.
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ASW attack near Agattu Island at 155,50

Japanese Ships
SS I-173, hits 3

Allied Ships
APD Colhoun, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Idaho
CL Adelaide
APD Gregory
APD Manley
AP W.A. Holbrook
AP Hugh L. Scott
AK Arcturus
AK Betelgeuse
DD Ralph Talbot
APD Little

SS I-173 launches 2 torpedoes at APD Colhoun

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Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24430 troops, 299 guns, 565 vehicles, Assault Value = 757

Defending force 13193 troops, 101 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 89

Allied adjusted assault: 476

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 68 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
6282 casualties reported
Squads: 173 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 350 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 51 (46 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (7 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
210 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2nd Loyal Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
14th Armoured Regiment
7th Cav Recce Regiment
9th Indian Division
12th Armoured Regiment
22nd Australian Brigade
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
254th Armoured Bde /1
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
109th RAF Adv Base Force
113th RAF Adv Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Aus Hvy AA Regiment
85th British AT Rgt /3

Defending units:
56th/A Division
2nd/A Division
2nd/B Division
2nd/C Division
56th/B Division

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Ground combat at Georgetown (49,74)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4082 troops, 40 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 166

Defending force 1062 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 132

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 132 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
654 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
150th RAC Regiment
26th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
Sasebo 5th SNLF

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Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Georgetown

Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Johore Bahru

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The KB is sitting at Kuching looking ominous. I'm ignoring it other than sending all supply TFs back to port.

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[font="Times New Roman"]July 29, 1942[/font]

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I-boats try for the amphibs heading up the Malaya coastline, but escorts do a good job and give them some solid hits. They should have to retire for now. Units have unloaded at Patani, and now just supply is flooding in. All transports unite with the CVs and battle fleet to move on Indochina.

The Japanese sneak forces out of Taiping into Georgetown. My tank unit shocking there is nearly wiped out, even the General Lee tanks. I've got three more racing in from one hex out to prevent the IJA division there now from retaking the base. It should be fine. Tomorrow the troops at Taiping will attack and knock out any remainders there, and then the IJA will be completely surrounded at Georgetown. So another division reduced to flown out fragments and several more arty, tank and support units destroyed. [:)]

Altogether the Allies will most likely destroy the better part of eight divisions on Malaya now. There are three more at Kluong, completely trapped, getting low on supply and impossible to fly out. There is another at Temuloh that he could be flying out since he has about 100 fighters there, and I don't think it's necessary to hit that base now. I did take out 1/3 of his nearby transports at Victoria Point a few days ago too. I might swing a cruiser TF around to bombard there now that the danger of Nettie action is reduced to almost nothing.

Tomorrow is the big day. Paras having moved back to Alor Star will try to take the empty Kompong Trach. The fleet will move within one hex and the fighters from Alor will LR CAP unloading TFs at Patani. The KB is still sitting at Kuching which is fine by me.
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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 53,76

Japanese Ships
SS I-32, hits 5

Allied Ships
KV Dundas
PC Haida
xAP Van Spilbergen
xAP Van den Bosch
xAP Van Overstraten
xAP Van Imhoff
xAP Chaumont
xAK Chios
PG Clive
KV Wetaskiwin

SS I-32 is sighted by escort
I-32 bottoming out ....

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ASW attack near Kota Bharu at 52,74

Japanese Ships
SS I-21, hits 8

Allied Ships
KV Dundas
PC Haida
xAP Van Spilbergen
xAP Van Overstraten
xAP Van Imhoff
xAP Chaumont
xAK Chios
PG Clive
KV Wetaskiwin

SS I-21 is sighted by escort
I-21 bottoming out ....

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Ground combat at Taiping (49,75)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11710 troops, 296 guns, 198 vehicles, Assault Value = 618

Defending force 4402 troops, 49 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 66

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

Assaulting units:
132nd Infantry Regiment
17th Australian Bde /2
6th Cav Recce Regiment
754th Tank Battalion
2/5th Armoured Regiment
Kowloon Brigade
2/6th Armoured Regiment
2/7th Armoured Regiment
18th Australian Brigade
193rd Tank Bn /2
21/22 Field Arty Regiment
2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
Aus II Corps
198th Coast AA Regiment
2/2nd Hy AA Regiment
2/13th Fld RAA Regiment
2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
New Guinea Force
97th Field Artillery Battalion
IV Indian Corps /1

Defending units:
6th RTA/A Division
5th RF Gun Battalion
9th Field Construction Battalion
12th Base Force

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Ground combat at 50,74 (near Georgetown)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17895 troops, 184 guns, 438 vehicles, Assault Value = 708

Defending force 5222 troops, 35 guns, 88 vehicles, Assault Value = 113

Allied adjusted assault: 283

Japanese adjusted defense: 135

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1612 casualties reported
Squads: 49 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (10 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 34 (17 destroyed, 17 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Allied ground losses:
394 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 48 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (1 destroyed, 17 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
182nd Infantry Regiment
13th Armoured Regiment
5th Marine Regiment
44th Indian Brigade
2nd Tank Battalion
17th Australian Brigade
7th Armoured Brigade

Defending units:
91st Naval Guard Unit
14th Tank Regiment
3rd RTA/A Division
2nd Fleet
21th JNAF AF Unit

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Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24245 troops, 299 guns, 566 vehicles, Assault Value = 734

Defending force 8502 troops, 61 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 54

Allied adjusted assault: 344

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 114 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
5929 casualties reported
Squads: 193 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 109 destroyed, 48 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 44 (44 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
12th Armoured Regiment
1st USMC Tank Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
7th Cav Recce Regiment
22nd Australian Brigade
9th Indian Division
14th Armoured Regiment
2/17 Dogra Battalion
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
254th Armoured Bde /1
2nd Aus Hvy AA Regiment
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
109th RAF Adv Base Force
85th British AT Rgt /3

Defending units:
2nd/A Division
2nd/B Division
2nd/C Division

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Ground combat at Kluong (50,82)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26728 troops, 399 guns, 339 vehicles, Assault Value = 1113

Defending force 51092 troops, 494 guns, 373 vehicles, Assault Value = 1422

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

Assaulting units:
19th Australian Brigade
2/10th Armoured Regiment
3rd Tank Battalion
2/1st Pioneer Battalion
1st Tank Battalion
21st Australian Brigade
193rd Tank Battalion
25th Australian Brigade
16th Australian Brigade
17th Indian Division
Aus I Corps

Defending units:
55th Division
6th RTA/B Division
4th Tank Regiment
5th Division
18th Division
4th/B Div /2
2nd Mortar Battalion
II/124th Infantry Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
21st Air Defense AA Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
25th JNAF AF Unit
25th Army
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
56th/C Division

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Ground combat at Georgetown (49,74)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4079 troops, 40 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 167

Defending force 12392 troops, 99 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 355

Allied adjusted assault: 54

Japanese adjusted defense: 190

Allied assault odds: 1 to 3

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

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

Allied ground losses:
201 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 41 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 60 (60 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
150th RAC Regiment
26th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
21st Division
Sasebo 5th SNLF

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Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Johore Bahru
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[font="Times New Roman"]July 30, 1942[/font]

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There is relatively little action on the 30th, but the most important line in the combat report comes last; the Allied paras take Kompong Trach!! [&o]

Floods of troops will now unload into Indochina and move on Pnom Pen. Multiple armor and recce units can race around here and precede the Divisions and brigades to hopefully cause havoc in the Japanese rear.

I'll park the Allied CVs here few a day or two until CAP is established. Hopefully nearby bases will also auto-flip to Allied control. I have a small unit on a fast transport that I'll hopefully send to Soc Trang. Then the fleet will move to unit with more troops coming from Singers at the same time as escorting empties back to the relative safety of Malayan air cover. The KB still sits at Kuching, doing who knows what.

At Taiping the Allied forces beat out the remaining Japanese and will move on Georgetown. The division there is now locked down and cannot move or retreat. At Johore Baru the final Japanese divisional elements are wiped out and all troops will rest apart from a few moving into Kluong to secure the hexside and allow troops to enter and exit that hex from Singers. I'll want to get some of the brigades out and put a few divisions and more arty in to wear the defenders down.

In the air the Japanese swept some LR CAP at Patani and got good results. The fields are nearly ready there.
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Afternoon Air attack on Patani , at 51,73

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 36

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 8
Hurricane IIc Trop x 7
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A6M3 Zero sweeping at 32000 feet

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Ground combat at Taiping (49,75)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11786 troops, 297 guns, 200 vehicles, Assault Value = 619

Defending force 1797 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14

Allied adjusted assault: 282

Japanese adjusted defense: 21

Allied assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Taiping !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
702 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
18th Australian Brigade
2/6th Armoured Regiment
2/7th Armoured Regiment
6th Cav Recce Regiment
754th Tank Battalion
Kowloon Brigade
17th Australian Bde /2
132nd Infantry Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment
193rd Tank Bn /2
2/13th Fld RAA Regiment
21/22 Field Arty Regiment
198th Coast AA Regiment
2/11th Fld RAA Regiment
Aus II Corps
2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
2/2nd Hy AA Regiment
97th Field Artillery Battalion
New Guinea Force
IV Indian Corps /1

Defending units:
12th Base Force


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Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 24155 troops, 299 guns, 567 vehicles, Assault Value = 722

Defending force 3703 troops, 13 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Allied adjusted assault: 629

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 629 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
5418 casualties reported
Squads: 69 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 152 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 15 (15 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

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

Assaulting units:
7th Cav Recce Regiment
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
22nd Australian Brigade
9th Indian Division
2nd Gordons Battalion
1st USMC Tank Battalion
14th Armoured Regiment
2/17 Dogra Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
12th Armoured Regiment
254th Armoured Bde /1
134th Field Artillery Battalion
109th RAF Adv Base Force
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Aus Hvy AA Regiment
85th British AT Rgt /3

Defending units:
2nd/B Division
2nd/C Division

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Ground combat at Kompong Trach (57,70)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 15 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

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

Allied adjusted assault: 2

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Kompong Trach !!!

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

Assaulting units:
3rd USMC Parachute Bn /4
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[BBfanboy]

Wow! What a whirlwind campaign for Malaya! Looking forward to the next one for Indo-China. My hat (if I had one) is off to you sir! [&o][&o]

Re: KB, given his efforts to kick you out of Jesselton, I'd say he has been focused on clearing the north coast of Borneo to secure his oil booty.
It also looks like he has abandoned all hope of saving more of the IJA units in Malaya and will work on building the cadres he saved after you destroy the rest of the units. But I doubt he was ready for such an early jump to lower Indochina! Unleash the Kraken!

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Wow! What a whirlwind campaign for Malaya! Looking forward to the next one for Indo-China. My hat (if I had one) is off to you sir! [&o][&o]

Re: KB, given his efforts to kick you out of Jesselton, I'd say he has been focused on clearing the north coast of Borneo to secure his oil booty.
It also looks like he has abandoned all hope of saving more of the IJA units in Malaya and will work on building the cadres he saved after you destroy the rest of the units. But I doubt he was ready for such an early jump to lower Indochina! Unleash the Kraken!

The oil will not last on North Borneo, and it's going to be hard to get it back soon too, I hope. It does look like he's pulling some troops back from Kuching. Sambas is secure, with 200AV and 3 forts, so I feel good about North Borneo for now. It's time to concentrate on Indochina, the PI and then the follow on operation to supply Chinese troops!

I've begun moving some of the now completely repaired and 2/3 strength big Corps to the front lines where I can move, mostly in the Northern part of China near Yenan. I'll also aim to start a campaign from Liuchow around past Wuchow toward Canton and another toward the Chinese coastline around Fusan. If these troops get supply it's going to b tough on the Japanese.

I'm also moving to by pass the two division block he has at Lashio in Burma. Troops are prepping fro a landing there as well, so hopefully in about 2-3 weeks all of this will be put in motion.

Up North I'm currently loading troops to go for the Russian islands NW of the Aleutians. It's going to be a full map push. [:)]

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[font="Times New Roman"]July 31, 1942[/font]

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The last turn of July ends with the Japanese making a desperate attempt to break the 34th ID out of Georgetown. They first bombarded with the Sendai and some DDs. I didn't realise there were so many ships still trapped out here, as I know of three cruisers damaged at Rangoon. The Allied 4Es were set to hit Georgetown yesterday but didn't fly, and today worked out better anyway. I sent them in low as there was no AA here, and they got the job done.

Combined with a P-38 sweep the Japanese lost a dozen fighters and were significantly disrupted and slightly reduced in number for their shock later in the day. It only got a 1:19 and in a few turns when all units have made it into the hex I'll attack and take care of the cleanup. [:)]

There is no resistance to the continued landings at Kompong Trach, and the Allies have around 650 AV ashore already. I'll move on Pnom Pen immediately. The KB continues to hold at Kuching. Tomorrow I'll be sending the Allied CVs to meet more transports loaded for follow on operations. This will mean the CAP at Kompong Trach will have to take care of business on it's own, and some ships will be vulnerable. The majority of the attack transports though will be moving back to reload.
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Naval bombardment of Georgetown at 49,74

Japanese Ships
CL Sendai
DD Susuki
DD Karukaya
DD Yukaze
DD Minekaze
DD Minazuki
DD Shinonome
DD Kawakaze

Manpower hits 5
Fires 351
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 2

CL Sendai firing at Georgetown

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Afternoon Air attack on 21st Division, at 49,74 (Georgetown)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
P-38E Lightning x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 22000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on 21st Division, at 49,74 (Georgetown)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
B-17E Fortress x 26
LB-30 Liberator x 5

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
392 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 6th RTA/A Division, at 49,74 (Georgetown)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Georgetown (49,74)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 13305 troops, 135 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 364

Defending force 11247 troops, 80 guns, 638 vehicles, Assault Value = 522

Japanese adjusted assault: 12

Allied adjusted defense: 235

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 19 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1653 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 88 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
121 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
21st Division
6th RTA/A Division
9th Field Construction Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
Sasebo 5th SNLF

Defending units:
13th Armoured Regiment
7th Armoured Brigade
2/6th Armoured Regiment
754th Tank Battalion
6th Cav Recce Regiment
2nd Tank Battalion
2/7th Armoured Regiment
26th Indian Brigade

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[BBfanboy]

Re: your China ops, may I suggest that marching all the way to Fusan is a country too far at this point? [;)]
Perhaps Foochow would be more achievable!

When I have control of the seas I also like to try and get Samah on Hainan because it has a fairly large port and airfield. Only disadvantage is that it is in the malaria zone but the companion base on Hainan is not, so landing there first might work better.

Taking Phnom Penh should unhinge all his Burma defences as that rail line is his lifeline (assuming Bangkok is no longer safe for him to bring in supply by ship).
Some supply can move from Haiphong to Udon Thani and then on the rails to Chiang Mai, but I think not enough to sustain combat for long.

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Re: your China ops, may I suggest that marching all the way to Fusan is a country too far at this point? [;)]
Perhaps Foochow would be more achievable!

When I have control of the seas I also like to try and get Samah on Hainan because it has a fairly large port and airfield. Only disadvantage is that it is in the malaria zone but the companion base on Hainan is not, so landing there first might work better.

Taking Phnom Penh should unhinge all his Burma defences as that rail line is his lifeline (assuming Bangkok is no longer safe for him to bring in supply by ship).
Some supply can move from Haiphong to Udon Thani and then on the rails to Chiang Mai, but I think not enough to sustain combat for long.

Haha! I did mean Foochow! Whoops. Yeah, Fusan would be tougher.

I agree, plus that is a lot of stuff to get trapped at this stage of the game. There really aren't any free divisions unless they're newly bought out that can jump in here either. He has 2-3 on the PI, 2 in Burma, 8 that are in various states of being destroyed on Malaya, so that's about it.

I've got about 750AV landed at Kompong Trach and I'm now just preparing some more for the other side of Indochina.

[ny59giants]

A friendly reminder is to pair up Corp/Army HQs with Command HQs for prepping for potential tough bases to capture. The Americans have plenty of Command to go with the Indian Corp HQs. The 90% increase in adjusted AV might come in handy at a few bases.