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

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[font="Times New Roman"]Oct 28-29, 1942[/font]

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After about a month stuck outside Loyang, the Chinese finally push out the IJA block with the help of a few days of intensive bombing. Troops will now move on Loyang itself.

Allied armor also tries the first attack against the Viet Min at hanoi, reducing forts and weakening the defence. it'll be within a few weeks now to join Allied forces in Indochina to the Chinese rail network and bring masses of supply, engineers and base forces into China. British and Indian troops follow along aiming at Hong Kong.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 28, 1942
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Ground combat at 94,37 (near Kalgan)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39734 troops, 729 guns, 573 vehicles, Assault Value = 1309

Defending force 41246 troops, 374 guns, 141 vehicles, Assault Value = 1152

Japanese ground losses:
307 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
70th Tank Battalion
94th Rifle Division
9th Armored Car Brigade
11th Chinese Corps
192nd OM Gun Battalion
550th BM Howitzer Regiment
181st Mortar Regiment
1129th Hvy Howitzer Regiment
53rd Mortar Brigade
43rd/44th AA Battalion
310th Guards Mortar Regiment
216th Howitzer Regiment
67th Mortar Brigade
177th Mortar Regiment
183rd Mortar Regiment
267th Cannon Regiment
60th Guards Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
29th Division
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
10th Division
138th Infantry Regiment
24th/A Division
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion


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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 29, 1942
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Morning Air attack on 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 86,43 , near Loyang

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 12
B-17F Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
259 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 69th Division ...

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Morning Air attack on 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 86,43 , near Loyang

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 7
B-17E Fortress x 25
B-17F Fortress x 5
B-24D Liberator x 6

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

Japanese ground losses:
397 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at 99,36 (near Linhsi)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7845 troops, 113 guns, 423 vehicles, Assault Value = 328

Defending force 3450 troops, 40 guns, 216 vehicles, Assault Value = 177

Japanese adjusted assault: 119

Allied adjusted defense: 675

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5

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

Japanese ground losses:
344 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Division

Defending units:
263rd Motorized Brigade

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Ground combat at Hanoi (68,56)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3893 troops, 26 guns, 398 vehicles, Assault Value = 255

Defending force 3664 troops, 50 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 141

Allied adjusted assault: 103

Japanese adjusted defense: 74

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
314 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
7th Armoured Brigade
2/10th Armoured Regiment
3rd Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
1st VM Division
41st Ind.AA Gun Co
88th JAAF AF Coy

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Ground combat at 94,37 (near Kalgan)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 39701 troops, 727 guns, 573 vehicles, Assault Value = 1304

Defending force 41144 troops, 374 guns, 142 vehicles, Assault Value = 1138

Japanese ground losses:
277 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (7 destroyed, 2 disabled)

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Ground combat at 86,43 (near Loyang)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 73274 troops, 295 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2200

Defending force 39094 troops, 331 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 1112

Allied adjusted assault: 921

Japanese adjusted defense: 327

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
10377 casualties reported
Squads: 403 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 43 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 66 (27 destroyed, 39 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (7 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Allied ground losses:
3847 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 264 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Guns lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
16th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps

Defending units:
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
69th Division
35th Division
1st Division

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Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 6730 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 249

Defending force 1978 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 85

Allied adjusted assault: 65

Japanese adjusted defense: 35

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
247 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
495 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
66th Chinese/A Corps

Defending units:
2nd RTA/A Division
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[font="Times New Roman"]Oct 30-31, 1942[/font]

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Hanoi falls. Once this pesky Viet min unit is reduced the door is open to China!

In Manchuria the IL-2 do some good work. Troops have crossed to the clear hex near Harbin and are now moving toward the base.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 30, 1942
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Ground combat at Hanoi (68,56)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3881 troops, 26 guns, 398 vehicles, Assault Value = 251

Defending force 3096 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108

Allied adjusted assault: 155

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 31 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Hanoi !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
268 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (5 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Assaulting units:
7th Armoured Brigade
2/10th Armoured Regiment
3rd Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
1st VM Division

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Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 6380 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 444

Defending force 1809 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 57

Allied adjusted assault: 14

Japanese adjusted defense: 27

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
66th Chinese/A Corps
66th Chinese/B Corps

Defending units:
2nd RTA/A Division

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Morning Air attack on 1st Garrison Unit , at 110,39 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
IL-2 x 13
SB-2 x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2: 2 damaged
SB-2: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
228 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x SB-2 bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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[font="Times New Roman"]Nov 1, 1942[/font]

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November!

The KB is being hunted. Another almost today. Only 2 torps launched by the Trout against Shokaku. Hmmmm. [:@]

In other news, troops shock into Ayuthia and vaporise some Thai units. Bangkok is nearly ours. Connecting the dots now.

Up in Manchuria the Japanese go all out to bomb the units surrounding Harbin. They're very effective, and I'll LR CAP with MiGs tomorrow. See if I can catch anything. The main body of troops is marching unmolested into the base though, and should be there by the 3rd. Our IL-2 strikes go in to hurt a naval guard sharing one of the blocking hexes. I really like this plane now, They ducked some Oscars and even shot one down, and got through to complete their mission.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 1, 1942
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Sub attack near Jesselton at 67,84

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CS Chiyoda
DD Ikazuchi
DD Naganami
DD Takanami

Allied Ships
SS Trout, hits 1

SS Trout launches 2 torpedoes at CV Shokaku [TWO???!!!]

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Morning Air attack on 7th Mongolian Motor Brigade, at 108,39 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 7th Mongolian Motor Brigade, at 108,39 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 13 (3 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 7th Mongolian Motor Brigade, at 108,39 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 55

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
30 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 7th Mongolian Motor Brigade, at 108,39 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 24
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 9

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 7th Mongolian Motor Brigade, at 108,39 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 7th Mongolian Motor Brigade, at 108,39 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 7th Mongolian Motor Brigade, at 108,39 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 29

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 7th Mongolian Motor Brigade, at 108,39 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 22

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 46th Naval Guard Unit, at 108,39 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6

Allied aircraft
IL-2 x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
IL-2: 3 damaged
IL-2: 1 destroyed by flak

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

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x IL-2 bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 46th Naval Guard Unit, at 108,39 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Light rain

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

Allied aircraft
IL-2 x 47

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
461 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x IL-2 bombing from 2000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Ayuthia (56,61)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 8833 troops, 70 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 369

Defending force 1568 troops, 21 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36

Allied adjusted assault: 299

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 299 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Ayuthia !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1944 casualties reported
Squads: 124 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 97 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 22 (22 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

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

Assaulting units:
1st Marine Regiment
1st Mysore Battalion
3rd Tank Battalion
SSVF Brigade
58th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /3
145th Field Artillery Battalion
47th Construction Regiment

Defending units:
7th RTA/A Division
9th JAAF AF Coy

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Ground combat at Hanoi (68,56)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4475 troops, 78 guns, 444 vehicles, Assault Value = 825

Defending force 2710 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 70

Allied adjusted assault: 98

Japanese adjusted defense: 8

Allied assault odds: 12 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
382 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/8th Armoured Regiment
3rd Cavalry Regiment
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
7th Armoured Brigade
25th Cav Recce Regiment
2nd Gordons Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/10th Armoured Regiment
11th Indian Division
9th Air Advn Base Force
Seventh USAAF
3rd Base Group
76th Coast AA Regiment
8th Air Advn Base Force
2nd Port Advn Base Force
5th Air Advn Base Force
70th Coast AA Regiment
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
13th MAG
209th Field Artillery Battalion
23rd NZ Pioneer Coy

Defending units:
1st VM Division

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the KB is hanging around Borneo for some reason I can't determine. It's very persistent in spite of taking a torp to Hiyo already, and II can't see any reason it's here. There aren't other TFs to protect, and subs are blocking all retreat paths in numbers. I'll now converge again to see what they can do.

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[font="Times New Roman"]Nov 2, 1942[/font]

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The Japanese switch targets to the other blocking unit outside Harbin and devastate a Soviet tank brigade. Very annoying. I'll keep trying to catch them.

Our planes answer in China by hitting troops at Ichang to soften them up for a Chinese shock with one Corps across the river. Other units only tried a DA, and results were good at 4:1, dropping forts from 3 to 2 and getting equal losses. This will put lots of pressure on the central area of Japanese control in China.

I've also just invested Wuchang to the West of Canton and should take that base tomorrow. Units are flooding around several Japanese holding positions across the map and will aim to encircle those spots before constricting in. The rail has been cut in several spots and is about to be crossed again East of Loyang. Japanese units sitting forward will be vulnerable fro now on as supply begins to flow in and the Chinese send forward reserves.

Armored units are still pounding away at Hanoi and should break through soon.
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Morning Air attack on 75th Tank Brigade, at 109,40 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 45

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 42 (11 destroyed, 31 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 75th Tank Brigade, at 109,40 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 23
G4M1 Betty x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 75th Tank Brigade, at 109,40 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 24
Ki-32 Mary x 4
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 18
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 74th Tank Brigade, at 111,40 , near Tungho

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 13th Division, at 83,48 (Ichang)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 4
B-17E Fortress x 9
B-24D Liberator x 5

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
244 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Wellington Ic bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Ichang (83,48)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 47989 troops, 234 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2859

Defending force 15913 troops, 208 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 398

Allied adjusted assault: 1620

Japanese adjusted defense: 359

Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
1174 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 90 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 32 (2 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1350 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 103 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled

Assaulting units:
8th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
6th Construction Regiment

Defending units:
13th Division
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
51st Air Division
22nd AA Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
22nd JNAF AF Unit
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This shows a bit of what's happening in Northern and West central China. The Chinese are moving, ndtehre are a lot of them. Even more will be released if I can open some of the blocking hexes from the rear side. As you can see here the goal is to join forces around Loyang/Keifeng.

Just South of Chengting I'll also encircle (and eventually destroy) two divisions. It's pretty much too late for them to get out. This is a done deal.

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Here is a shot of Manchuria with the selected hex showing the big stack moving into Harbin. The base can't be reinforced, and unless it has level 9 forts it shouldn't last long. Troops are moving in to siege Taonan, which has 500AV of Japanese troops including one tank division. I might be able to win this one though.

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[font="Times New Roman"]Nov 3, 1942[/font]

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This AAR is now current! Whew!

That was quite a catch-up, doing almost a month of fairly intense turns in a week. So now if you're reading both sides (which I would always encourage) things might make more sense.

On the 3rd the KB stays in the area of Brunei. Just far enough out of range for any CAP traps around Singkawang, and between the sub concentrations I've set up. I'll keep these out of detection range mostly, with only a few moving in to harass.

Several important breakthroughs on the day. Hanoi is free of enemy troops after the Viet Min unit surrendered. The next base on along the rail (forgetting the name) also auto-flipped to Allied control, so I can immediately rail to the edge of China. [&o]

Ichang fell catastrophically, with the 13th division taking heavy losses. Chinese units will rest for a few before pursuing, but it looks like some of those troops are already marching back toward Hankow.

Moulmein also falls to open the rest of the Burma/Thai border area. It'll be interesting to think about this game without Burma involved at all. India is now a backwater.

I flew Soviet paratroopers toward Tsinan today and they nearly got the base, lowering forts from 4 to 3, and getting a 15-11 1:1 result. I'll keep trying in case he gives this up, but he should be able to reinforce.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 3, 1942
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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 33,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on 75th Tank Brigade, at 109,40 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 71
Ki-30 Ann x 11
Ki-32 Mary x 7
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 4
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 8
Ki-51 Sonia x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 34 (6 destroyed, 28 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 3000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 1st Division, at 87,44 , near Chengchow

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
170 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 35th Division ...
Also attacking 1st Division ...

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Morning Air attack on 1st Division, at 87,44 , near Chengchow

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 4
B-17E Fortress x 31

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
453 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 44 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 110th/B Division, at 87,44 , near Chengchow

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Murakumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Hanoi (68,56)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7147 troops, 105 guns, 575 vehicles, Assault Value = 1200

Defending force 2139 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Allied adjusted assault: 239

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 239 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2417 casualties reported
Squads: 200 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 189 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 35 (35 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
11th Indian Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/10th Armoured Regiment
3rd Marine Division
2nd Gordons Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
25th Cav Recce Regiment
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2/8th Armoured Regiment
7th Armoured Brigade
18th Australian Bde /1
Seventh USAAF
70th Coast AA Regiment
3rd Base Group
73rd RAAF Base Wing
198th Coast AA Regiment
5th Air Advn Base Force
76th Coast AA Regiment
32nd Aus Lt AA Regiment
2nd Port Advn Base Force
9th Air Advn Base Force
134th Field Artillery Battalion
4th RAAF Construction Battalion
13th MAG
209th Field Artillery Battalion
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
24th MAG
31st Port Maint Engineer Battalion
8th Air Advn Base Force
23rd NZ Pioneer Coy
222 Group Base Force

Defending units:
1st VM Division

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Ground combat at Ichang (83,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 85975 troops, 385 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2734

Defending force 14913 troops, 209 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 305

Allied adjusted assault: 2897

Japanese adjusted defense: 43

Allied assault odds: 67 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Ichang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
6060 casualties reported
Squads: 142 destroyed, 190 disabled
Non Combat: 204 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 44 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 133 (106 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Vehicles lost 32 (32 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 7

Allied ground losses:
783 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 164 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
20th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
6th Construction Regiment

Defending units:
13th Division
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
22nd AA Regiment
51st Air Division
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
22nd JNAF AF Unit

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Ground combat at Wuchow (76,57)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16978 troops, 130 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 621

Defending force 127 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied adjusted assault: 531

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 531 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Wuchow !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
14th Chinese Corps
6th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
2nd JAAF AF Coy

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Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12954 troops, 104 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 905

Defending force 1725 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43

Allied adjusted assault: 274

Japanese adjusted defense: 19

Allied assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Moulmein !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
512 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
237 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd British Division
66th Chinese/A Corps
66th Chinese/B Corps

Defending units:
2nd RTA/A Division

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Ground combat at Tsinan (93,44)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 333 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33

Defending force 1696 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 57

Allied adjusted assault: 15

Japanese adjusted defense: 11

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 3

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

Japanese ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
51 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
202nd Airborne Bde /1

Defending units:
7th Manchukuo Inf Brigade

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A shot of SE China. Canton s the primary target. Troops also moving in the center toward Wuchow/Hankow.

[palioboy2]

Any chance you can start posting China updates with the hexsides on?

[BBfanboy]

obvert:
The KB is being hunted. Another almost today. Only 2 torps launched by the Trout against Shokaku. Hmmmm.

I have noticed that my subs tend to get conservative with their torpedoes when they get low on torps - about one per tube left. Could be that Trout's forward tubes are short on torps even if the aft tubes are fully stocked.
Of course, when your sub surfaces to hit an xAKL with gunfire, it will often fire off the entire suite of torps in an effort to hit it ....[8|]

As for KB's intentions - it moved down there after one or two of your fast BBs took a torpedo each, so I think he was hoping to find a cripple. Having moved there, he might be reluctant to steam through your schools of subs again!

[Canoerebel]

Erik, have you posted a current Intel Screen, where we can see the point spread? If so, I missed it.

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: palioboy2

Any chance you can start posting China updates with the hexsides on?

Sure. Will do.

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Erik, have you posted a current Intel Screen, where we can see the point spread? If so, I missed it.

Here is one from a few days ago.

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

obvert:
The KB is being hunted. Another almost today. Only 2 torps launched by the Trout against Shokaku. Hmmmm.

I have noticed that my subs tend to get conservative with their torpedoes when they get low on torps - about one per tube left. Could be that Trout's forward tubes are short on torps even if the aft tubes are fully stocked.
Of course, when your sub surfaces to hit an xAKL with gunfire, it will often fire off the entire suite of torps in an effort to hit it ....[8|]

As for KB's intentions - it moved down there after one or two of your fast BBs took a torpedo each, so I think he was hoping to find a cripple. Having moved there, he might be reluctant to steam through your schools of subs again!

I did think it was an ambush at first, but it's just been hanging out. I just wonder if something else is happening I don't notice yet.

[obvert]

[font="Times New Roman"]Nov 4, 1942[/font]

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A wild day in the air, both good and bad for the Allies. The 4Es hit several targets, including a big raid at Hong Kong that was supposed to go the day before. I took a risk and left it turned on, and it was rough, but paid off with the sinking of at least one good I-boat and a number of planes destroyed on the fields. An AR was also severely damaged and might go under.

Haiphong was a more difficult situation, as a surprise CAP downed about 4 Lib II attacking troops in the base as prep for an Allied shock river crossing. I also tried for Tsinan along the rail in the NE plains of China with Soviet paratroops, but couldn't quite take the base. A few 4E were lost trying to prep that assault, as CAP appeared suddenly. I'll keep that one on for one more day in case he can't reinforce immediately.

Around Harbin the noose tightens, and Japanese bombers take much heavier losses coming in low against dedicated AA units. One of the two massive IDs here vaporises a naval guard unit and will now move into Harbin for the decisive blow in a few days. We tried a limited assault and got a 1:2 but with light losses on both sides.

It looks like the IJA has moved back from one of the blocking positions on the North front just near Mutankiang. This will allow a move forward for the largest stack I have on this border, as well as a reinforcement of a secondary stack. I also see that it may be possible to move on Lenki to isolate Mutankiang from it's rail connection, limiting further reinforcement. I know most players hate the ground model but I love the abstraction of bedside control, terrain, and movement. This game is all about land combat and I'm finding a lot of enjoyment in using the Soviets as per their usual doctrines of deep penetration and encirclement.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 4, 1942
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Morning Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 19

Allied aircraft
I-153 x 10
I-16m24 x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
I-153: 1 destroyed
I-16m24: 3 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 32000 feet

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Morning Air attack on 36th Motor Rifle Division, at 109,39 (Harbin)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 12 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed by flak

Allied ground losses:
119 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60

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Morning Air attack on 72nd Tank Brigade, at 109,39 (Harbin)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 24 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 4 destroyed by flak

Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on 36th Motor Rifle Division, at 109,39 (Harbin)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 3 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 1 destroyed by flak

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

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Haiphong Fortress, at 68,57 (Haiphong)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 10
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7

Allied aircraft
Liberator II x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator II: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Liberator II bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 1
A6M3 Zero x 48
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 3 damaged
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed on ground
B4Y1 Jean: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 8 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
SS I-159, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AR Tokyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
SS I-16, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
SS I-24, Bomb hits 1

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

Repair Shipyard hits 1
Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 29
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 1
A6M3 Zero x 32

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 4
B-24D Liberator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
SS I-24, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
SS I-16, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

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

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 7th Manchukuo Inf Brigade, at 93,44 (Tsinan)

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 7
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 17

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

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

ttack

Attacking force 6112 troops, 50 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 194

Defending force 1320 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 36

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 36 to 1

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

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

Assaulting units:
46th Indian Brigade
27th Australian Brigade

Defending units:
5th Fleet


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Ground combat at Harbin (109,39)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44634 troops, 820 guns, 1829 vehicles, Assault Value = 1810

Defending force 8799 troops, 71 guns, 127 vehicles, Assault Value = 145

Allied adjusted assault: 262

Japanese adjusted defense: 407

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 4)

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

Japanese ground losses:
803 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 73 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 20 (12 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 44 (9 destroyed, 35 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
300 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
72nd Tank Brigade
3rd Rifle Division
73rd Tank Brigade
77th Tank Brigade
74th Tank Brigade
75th Tank Brigade
12th Rifle Division
36th Motor Rifle Division
185th Cannon Regiment
629th Cannon Regiment
390th Cannon Regiment
114th Hvy Howitzer Regiment
282nd/382nd AA Battalion
1140th Cannon Regiment
42nd Cannon Regiment
624th Cannon Regiment
10th/132nd PVO AA Battalion
147th Howitzer Regiment
411th Howitzer Regiment
1120th Cannon Regiment
1141st Cannon Regiment
262nd/264th PVO AA Battalion

Defending units:
5th Garrison Unit
4th Army
21st Fld AA Gun Co
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
88th JAAF AF Bn
4th Air Defense AA Regiment
209th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at 108,39 (near Harbin)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11790 troops, 216 guns, 709 vehicles, Assault Value = 588

Defending force 1098 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Allied adjusted assault: 128

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 128 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1098 casualties reported
Squads: 64 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 48 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
57th Motor Rifle Division
7th Mongolian Motor Brigade

Defending units:
46th Naval Guard Unit

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Ground combat at Tsinan (93,44)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 664 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Defending force 1562 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45

Allied adjusted assault: 22

Japanese adjusted defense: 13

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

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

Allied ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
202nd Airborne Bde /1

Defending units:
7th Manchukuo Inf Brigade
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[obvert]

[font="Times New Roman"]Nov 5-6, 1942[/font]

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On the 5th the Chinese take Loyang, held by only two brigades. The IJA is turning tail all across the map now. Kiukiang is also taken South of Wuchang. Troops have left changsha and gone back to Wuchang and Hankow.

On the 6th the Chinese and Soviets take Anyang to open the door to Kaifeng. This is really the deathnell for a lot of IJA troops caught to the North, and the encirclement will begin once the Chinese from the other side take Chengting, which they're moving on from two sides. This will link the two armies, let supply flood through, and trap those IJA units to the North.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 5, 1942
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Morning Air attack on Wuchow , at 76,57

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 25

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3
P-40E Warhawk x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 32000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 33,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 16
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 20

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 35,550 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 15
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 16

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on 34th Rifle Division, at 109,38 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 24
G4M1 Betty x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 14 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed by flak

Allied ground losses:
199 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 27th Motorized Brigade, at 109,38 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 47
Ki-30 Ann x 16
Ki-32 Mary x 14
Ki-51 Sonia x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 27 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-32 Mary: 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 damaged

Allied ground losses:
479 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 259th Rifle Brigade, at 109,38 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied ground losses:
62 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 3000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Bangkok (56,62)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8782 troops, 70 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 361

Defending force 6235 troops, 68 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 122

Allied adjusted assault: 244

Japanese adjusted defense: 491

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
218 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Battalion
1st Mysore Battalion
1st Marine Regiment
SSVF Brigade
58th (Sep) Infantry Rgt /3
145th Field Artillery Battalion
47th Construction Regiment

Defending units:
56th/B Division
Thai Aviation Coy
52nd JNAF AF Unit
Royal Thai Army
21th JNAF AF Unit /1

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Ground combat at 52,65 (near Chumphon)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7431 troops, 45 guns, 300 vehicles, Assault Value = 187

Defending force 5917 troops, 60 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 73

Allied adjusted assault: 139

Japanese adjusted defense: 75

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
286 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/7th Armoured Regiment
4th KNIL Regiment
2/6th Armoured Regiment
2nd Tank Battalion
13th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
3rd RTA/B Division
41st Infantry Regiment
56th/C Div /1
5th RF Gun Battalion
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
22nd Air Flotilla
4th Ship Engineer Regiment
91st Naval Guard Unit
9th Field Construction Battalion
21th JNAF AF Unit

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Ground combat at Haiphong (68,57)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3252 troops, 8 guns, 194 vehicles, Assault Value = 108

Defending force 7835 troops, 72 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 220

Allied adjusted assault: 45

Japanese adjusted defense: 267

Allied assault odds: 1 to 5 (fort level 3)

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

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

Allied ground losses:
324 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 27 (5 destroyed, 22 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2/8th Armoured Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment
25th Cav Recce Regiment

Defending units:
2nd VM Division
Haiphong Fortress
18th Div /1
54th JNAF AF Unit
8th Field Construction Battalion
41st Ind.AA Gun Co
4th JAAF AF Coy

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Ground combat at 91,39 (near Chengting)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22352 troops, 124 guns, 527 vehicles, Assault Value = 704

Defending force 19878 troops, 219 guns, 39 vehicles, Assault Value = 425

Allied adjusted assault: 292

Japanese adjusted defense: 787

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
665 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
385 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 56 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 77 (5 destroyed, 72 disabled)

Assaulting units:
203rd Tank Brigade
171st Tank Brigade
35th Chinese Corps
117th/428th OM Gun Battalion

Defending units:
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
59th Division
68th Division
26th/C Division
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
47th Field Const Co
3rd RF Gun Battalion
3rd FF Const Unit
56th JAAF AF Bn

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Ground combat at Loyang (87,43)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31887 troops, 111 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 808

Defending force 7510 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 101

Allied adjusted assault: 889

Japanese adjusted defense: 24

Allied assault odds: 37 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Loyang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2679 casualties reported
Squads: 95 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 64 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 44 (28 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Units retreated 2

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
80th Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
Jingcha War Area

Defending units:
61st Infantry Brigade
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade

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Ground combat at Kiukiang (85,53)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 31128 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 798

Defending force 576 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Allied adjusted assault: 1636

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 1636 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kiukiang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
846 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
252 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
74th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
23rd RGC Temp. Division

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 6, 1942
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Morning Air attack on 258th Rifle Brigade, at 110,38 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 18
G4M1 Betty x 33

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied ground losses:
196 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 150th/387th PVO AA Battalion, at 110,38 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 6
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 55
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 9

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed, 18 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 258th Rifle Brigade, at 110,38 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 6
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 3

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 damaged

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Anyang (89,43)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25140 troops, 319 guns, 1033 vehicles, Assault Value = 1913

Defending force 1224 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53

Allied adjusted assault: 832

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 166 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Anyang !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1197 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units pursuing 6

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
111th Tank Division
81st Chinese Corps
206th Tank Brigade
12th Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
32nd Guards Mortar Regiment
33rd Guards Mortar Regiment
413th Howitzer Regiment
39th Guards Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
101st NCPC Route Brigade

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Ground combat at 91,39 (near Chengting)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 480 troops, 16 guns, 63 vehicles, Assault Value = 609

Defending force 19341 troops, 218 guns, 38 vehicles, Assault Value = 375

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

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
171st Tank Brigade
203rd Tank Brigade
35th Chinese Corps
117th/428th OM Gun Battalion

Defending units:
6th Ind.Mixed Brigade
68th Division
59th Division
26th/C Division
3rd FF Const Unit
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
47th Field Const Co
3rd RF Gun Battalion
56th JAAF AF Bn
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[BBfanboy]

You have had losses but it seems like much less than Japan. Are you on track to Autovic in early 1943?

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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

You have had losses but it seems like much less than Japan. Are you on track to Autovic in early 1943?

I have no idea really. I'm just under 2:1 now, so I don't know what getting these troops in China and the rest will do. I want to get a 43 strat bombing campaign going. Maybe the first ever? [:)]

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[font="Times New Roman"]Nov 7-8, 1942[/font]

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MiGs get a hold of some Japanese bombers up North, finally. Just dribbles though as they were set to take on sweeps.

Had the favour returned a bit on the 8th, but Harbin falls, so it's all worth it. The first of the big four Manchurian bases to be captured. [&o]
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 7, 1942
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Morning Air attack on 258th Rifle Brigade, at 110,38 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 18
G4M1 Betty x 33

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied ground losses:
196 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 150th/387th PVO AA Battalion, at 110,38 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 6
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 55
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 9

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed, 18 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 258th Rifle Brigade, at 110,38 , near Harbin

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-Ic Sally x 6
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 3

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 damaged

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on 110th/B Division, at 87,44 , near Chengchow

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
405 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Wellington Ic bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Haiphong (68,57)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5867 troops, 11 guns, 568 vehicles, Assault Value = 315

Defending force 6904 troops, 62 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 221

Allied adjusted assault: 198

Japanese adjusted defense: 223

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

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
742 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 67 (5 destroyed, 62 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Tank Battalion
2/8th Armoured Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment
25th Cav Recce Regiment
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/10th Armoured Regiment
3rd Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
Haiphong Fortress
2nd VM Division
18th Div /1
8th Field Construction Battalion
41st Ind.AA Gun Co
54th JNAF AF Unit
4th JAAF AF Coy

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Ground combat at Anyang (89,43)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 25140 troops, 319 guns, 1033 vehicles, Assault Value = 1913

Defending force 1224 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53

Allied adjusted assault: 832

Japanese adjusted defense: 5

Allied assault odds: 166 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Anyang !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1197 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units pursuing 6

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
111th Tank Division
81st Chinese Corps
206th Tank Brigade
12th Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
32nd Guards Mortar Regiment
33rd Guards Mortar Regiment
413th Howitzer Regiment
39th Guards Mortar Regiment

Defending units:
101st NCPC Route Brigade

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Morning Air attack on Vladivostok , at 112,46

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 15

Allied aircraft
I-153 x 18
I-16m24 x 12
MiG-3 x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

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Afternoon Air attack on 5th Garrison Unit , at 109,39 (Harbin)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 27
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6

Allied aircraft
MiG-3 x 3
SB-2 x 11

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
MiG-3: 1 destroyed
SB-2: 7 destroyed

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Ground combat at Harbin (109,39)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 58116 troops, 1056 guns, 2691 vehicles, Assault Value = 2424

Defending force 8643 troops, 67 guns, 195 vehicles, Assault Value = 156

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Allied adjusted assault: 1383

Japanese adjusted defense: 221

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Harbin !!!

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
2620 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 111 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 33 (29 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 195 (187 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Units retreated 7

Allied ground losses:
357 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 30 (3 destroyed, 27 disabled)

Assaulting units:
73rd Tank Brigade
12th Rifle Division
36th Motor Rifle Division
77th Tank Brigade
3rd Rifle Division
72nd Tank Brigade
74th Tank Brigade
57th Motor Rifle Division
75th Tank Brigade
7th Mongolian Motor Brigade
147th Howitzer Regiment
624th Cannon Regiment
629th Cannon Regiment
1141st Cannon Regiment
390th Cannon Regiment
1140th Cannon Regiment
282nd/382nd AA Battalion
1120th Cannon Regiment
185th Cannon Regiment
42nd Cannon Regiment
114th Hvy Howitzer Regiment
10th/132nd PVO AA Battalion
411th Howitzer Regiment
262nd/264th PVO AA Battalion

Defending units:
9th Tank Regiment
5th Garrison Unit
21st Fld AA Gun Co
4th Air Defense AA Regiment
4th Army
88th JAAF AF Bn
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
209th JAAF AF Bn


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Here is a map of Manchuria now. I'll be aiming to move forward again quickly. Taonan, Yenki and Kirin are some of the next major targets.

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Here is China.Lots of manoeuvring in the middle cities complex of Loyang, Chengchow and Kaifeng.

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In SW China everything is aiming toward Canton and Hong Kong. In the center, the IJA have pulled back to Wuchow and Hankow. It'll be fun to aim for encirclement there.