ENLIST TODAY (Docup (A) vs Koniu (J) No Koniu

[DOCUP]

Burma

I have been trying to break thru in the Bhamo area. That's not happening I will do it soon though. Koniu has stacked troops in just about every hex from Bhamo down to Prome. Several of these have IDs with tank rgts and art units. Some more than that. So he is probably pretty thin right now. Not for sure of that but I can hope. I don't know if he has troops between Prome and Rangoon. There's a small force at Bassien. The hex between Ramree and Prome has almost 22k of troops 200 guns and 340 AFVs.

If I can kick him out of this hex, he might have to move some troops out from other important area. I am going to look at doing this once I get some units into place. I am also looking at crossing the river at either Prome or the hex above it. Prome has 27500 men 400 guns and 600 AFVs. The hex north of it has 20 troops 250 guns and 500 AFVs. I'm not sure yet. But I know I have to cross the river at some point.

Solomon's
Lae is ours. I need to get support troops up there. Engs are need to repair the base. I also want to expand the LV 9 possible AF to the north of it. Units prepping is coming along nicely now. I will keep advancing in this area. Need to get these 2 bases built up first.

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5th Oct 43

Carriers unknown

China
Bombed and Koniu trying to clear out my stranded units in the north.

Burma
Crevalle finishes off the CL. We also hit Bangkok and start almost 5k fires.

Solomons
Jap LCUs destroyed at Lae. Sub was spotted yesterday off the coast of Oz. I sent in 4 DEs they found it today and put 10 hits with 2 being penetrating ones. I sent in some B25D1's in at 100ft during the night phase. They did good. 19 planes are reported as destroyed. We lose 2 on the mission. I'll take that.

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6th Oct 43

Carriers unknown

China
bombed

Burma
We bomb Bhamo for no results. We also strike Taung Gyi's AF at night. We destroy 6 fighters on the ground for 4 ops of B25D1. I am ordering my armor to attack Bhamo again. Maybe they can soften them up some more. Ramree's AF is no Lv 2, so I moved in a few fighters. Lets see what Koniu does.

Solomons
Lae's AF is operational but the base is still 100% damaged. Maybe tomorrow or the next day I can move in fighters. I have some engs on LSTs waiting to offload tonight.

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7th Oct 43

Carriers unknown

China
bombed

Burma
Bhamo attacked. I think the Jap troops are starting to crack.

Ground combat at Bhamo (63,44)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2379 troops, 52 guns, 288 vehicles, Assault Value = 627

Defending force 4073 troops, 56 guns, 108 vehicles, Assault Value = 106

Allied adjusted assault: 45

Japanese adjusted defense: 454

Allied assault odds: 1 to 10 (fort level 3)

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

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

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

Assaulting units:
3rd Cavalry Regiment
7th Indian Division
43rd Cavalry Regiment
Guides Cavalry Regiment
23rd Chindit Brigade
88th Indian Brigade
2/9th Field Regiment
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
9th Infantry Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Solomons
A 2 ship TF has been patrolling at Shortlands for awhile now. I got tired of seeing them so I sent in 2 DDs to take care of it. I was shocked to see a amphib TF. I also enjoyed watching this.

ight Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 109,131, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
E W-9, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
E W-23, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
xAK Asuka Maru, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Meiyo Maru, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Syohei Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Kamoi Maru, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Jarvis
DD Maury, Shell hits 2

Japanese ground losses:
1719 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 89 destroyed, 65 disabled
Engineers: 69 destroyed, 111 disabled
Guns lost 8 (6 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 81 (55 destroyed, 26 disabled)

Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Japanese TF suspends loading operations and begins to get underway
Allied Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 50% moonlight: 12,000 yards
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 23,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
DD Maury engages E W-23 at 11,000 yards
DD Maury engages xAK Syohei Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Maury engages xAK Meiyo Maru at 11,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages xAK Asuka Maru at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 7,000 yards
DD Maury engages E W-23 at 7,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages xAK Asuka Maru at 7,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Maury engages E W-23 at 4,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages E W-9 at 4,000 yards
xAK Syohei Maru sunk by DD Jarvis at 4,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Maury engages E W-23 at 2,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages E W-23 at 2,000 yards
DD Maury engages xAK Meiyo Maru at 2,000 yards
xAK Asuka Maru sunk by DD Maury at 2,000 yards
DD Maury engages E W-23 at 2,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages E W-23 at 2,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages xAK Meiyo Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages E W-23 at 2,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 2,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages E W-9 at 2,000 yards
DD Maury engages xAK Meiyo Maru at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 4,000 yards
DD Maury engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
E W-23 sunk by DD Jarvis at 5,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages xAK Meiyo Maru at 5,000 yards
DD Maury engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 6,000 yards
E W-9 sunk by DD Jarvis at 6,000 yards
DD Maury engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 6,000 yards
xAK Meiyo Maru sunk by DD Jarvis at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Maury engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 7,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
DD Maury engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
DD Maury engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 10,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 6,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Maury engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 7,000 yards
DD Jarvis engages xAK Kamoi Maru at 7,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk

Lae see over 160 Georges and Franks sweep, they find nothing. Lae's AF went from 27 damage to 0 while the Base went from 100 to 45% damage. I expect more sweeps. I put in about 150 AC some of my best pilots and planes. Lets see what happens. I am using my APAs and such to drop off some secondary troops. I need to get some AV support in also.

Got to go eat.

[JocMeister]

Nice work on the amphibs! Well done. [:)]

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Thanks Joc.

8th Oct 43

Carriers unknown

China
Bombed

Burma
We get a 1 to 2 attack at Bhamo. I am ordering tanks and infantry to attack tomorrow. I am also ordering an AF attack at Chaing Mai. Recon shows bombers and recon planes with no fighters. I try Hurri IIds on a night AF bombing mission to see how fighters would do not promising but they don't carry bombs either and they are met by Tojos.

Solomons
No sweep at Lae today. Heavy cloud cover over Rabual today. The amphib TF that I hit yesterday was withdrawing troops. We hit Rabual's AF at night with 4Es no damage to the AF but shoot down 8 Zeros for no loses. The Zeros had to climb to get to the bombers and they chewed them up.

[zuluhour]

I need a surface action like that! well done.

[DOCUP]

Thanks Kurt

10th Oct 43

Carriers unknown

China
Bombed

Burma
Attack Bhamo got a 1 to 1 but still don't take the base. I am going to attack Bhamo and Lashio this turn.

Ambon
We bomb the AF on the 9th and lose 8 4Es to fighters.

Solomons
Koniu sends a raiding part to Goodenough Island to attack a TF which leaves in the nick of time. His SAG stays thru the daylight turn and is attack by my A20s. A CL takes 6 500lb bombs its last seen with heavy fires and heavy damage, a DD is hit with a 500lb bomb and last seen on fire. All ships take 50cal hits. I am sending out a CL SAG to try and finish them all off. By my count I have 11 cruisers sunk 4 of them are CAs. I hope to finish off this CL in the night phase. Koniu sends out some E's as a CAP trap to the north of New Britian. We didn't fall for it. I am going to try and send a few Fletchers after them.

Midway
Jap sub takes 10 hits and is left with heavy damage.

[JocMeister]

Nice work! Thats CL is a goner! [&o]

[DOCUP]

I hope Joc. But I want that CL to hang around long enough to slow down the 2 DDs with it so my SAG can take themout. I bet Koniu will send his BBs out to act as a covering force.

[JocMeister]

Have anything to send towards the BBs? Fletchers? PTs?

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11th Oct 43

Carriers unknown

China
Quiet

Burma
We attack at Bhamo and Lashio. Nothing impressive.

Solomons
Jap CL sinks and we can't catch the other Jap ships.

Looking at the Intel tab. The number of Jap ships sunk jumped up 8 ships and 100 points this is without the CL added to it. Hmmm I haven't seen new ships added either by the sunk ship screen or the intel report. If its true I'll take it.

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12th Oct 43

Carriers unknown

Burma
We capture Bhamo. The 2 Jap units retreat away from the road and into the jungle. Now my units can move down the road to Lashio. Some of the units need some RR. Units at Lashio are retreating also. I am trying to cut off their retreat path but doubt that I will get there in time. The Jap IR at Paoshan will get cut off.

Nothing else really happened this turn.

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Burma

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Solomons

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13th Oct 43

Carriers unknown

China
Bombed

Burma
Bombardments by me.

Darwin
4 CLs bombard the AF doing moderate damage to the AF destroying only 3 planes but damaging several others. They also sink an xAK.

Rest of the turn was quiet.

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16th Oct 43

Not much has happened over the last 3 turns. Wife has been off and the honey do list grew so no time to post.

Carriers unknown

China
Bombed

Burma
Bombed.

Solomons
We lose some Boomerangs.

HI
We hit a few AKs and sink 2.

I have 2 LCUs that wont upgrade. One is an Indian BDE that wont take 6pdrs. I have 15 in the pool. The unit is in rest mode with HQ and over a million supply at the base. I have a Chinese division that wont take mml's I have some in the pool its in rest mode with an HQ and plenty of supply. I don't know whats going on with these 2 units.

I also had an op to invade Port Blair but I am now canceling it. My BDE won't upgrade and I need my carriers somewhere else.

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18th Oct 43

Carriers unknown

China
Bombed

Burma
Bombed and troops moving. we lose a Brit sub to air ASW.

Horn Island
We damaged a sub 10 hits with 2 penetrating.

Solomons
We sink 3 LBs and an SSX. Koniu sets a CAP trap and I fall for it again. I had been watching a troop TF and was trying to hit that but damn him he caught me being greedy.

[zuluhour]

Alright, break time is over, back to the war!

[JocMeister]

Yum!