Godzilla {J: Andav} vs. Rodan {A: witpqs}

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Can I see the plane fatigue on your skytrains? I guess you are running them at 0 rest?

0% Rest, yes.

Here are 3 of the groups.

[witpqs]

Two.

[witpqs]

Three.

[Lowpe]

And you lost 6 skytrains while fatigue was relatively low...parachuting in supplies, right?

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

And you lost 6 skytrains while fatigue was relatively low...parachuting in supplies, right?

Yes. Always the possibility of LRCAP too. Nasty, smelly, Empire!

[witpqs]

1943 January 30

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings. Seems like KB is west of the Marshall Islands.

• The USMC units have finished upgrading btu will wait to re-embark until the USA units are ready.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near San Francisco.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• The fleet is not spotted. Much refueling done, the roaming ASW TF will rejoin the rest of the fleet tomorrow and the fleet will continue its counter-clockwise movement.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Suva.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Each PB costs about 20 torpedoes.

Sub attack near Ponape at 115,115

Japanese Ships
PB Chokai Maru

Allied Ships
SS Shark

SS Shark launches 2 torpedoes at PB Chokai Maru
Shark diving deep ....
PB Chokai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chokai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chokai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chokai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Chokai Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Sydney, Brisbane.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• I'm glad they got such meager results for a shock attack but this position is still about to fold.

Ground combat at 64,45 (near Paoshan)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 11596 troops, 114 guns, 430 vehicles, Assault Value = 502

Defending force 23220 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 235

Japanese adjusted assault: 406

Allied adjusted defense: 238

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
275 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 49 (2 destroyed, 47 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1805 casualties reported
Squads: 134 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
4th Tank Regiment
18th/B Division
19th Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
18th/C Division
30th Fld AA Gun Co
3rd Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
28th New Chinese Division
29th Chinese/B Corps
29th Chinese/A Corps
54th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
39th New Chinese Division
29th Chinese/C Corps

• We're trying to pull units back into Paoshan before they are retreated into mountain/no-road hexes.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• No enemy sub activity detected. Enemy sub activity near Karachi.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 January 31

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings. It appears KB is WSW of the Marshall Islands.

• Lots of administrative items this turn.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, Molokai.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• The fleet is not spotted. Significant refueling done today, more will be done tomorrow before the fleet heads off N, NW, and W.


Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Sydney, Belep Islands.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• They nearly derailed our withdrawal.

Ground combat at 64,45 (near Paoshan)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 11308 troops, 114 guns, 428 vehicles, Assault Value = 462

Defending force 21652 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 177

Japanese adjusted assault: 212

Allied adjusted defense: 127

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
108 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2385 casualties reported
Squads: 95 destroyed, 114 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
18th/B Division
14th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
18th/C Division
30th Fld AA Gun Co
3rd Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
54th Chinese Corps
39th New Chinese Division
29th Chinese/A Corps
28th Chinese Corps
29th Chinese/C Corps
28th New Chinese Division
29th Chinese/B Corps

• 4EB support has switched to our position outside Paoshan.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• No enemy sub activity detected.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

• Lots of administrative items this turn.

Like what? Prep targeting, pilot training?

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: witpqs

• Lots of administrative items this turn.

Like what? Prep targeting, pilot training?

Ship upgrades and TOE upgrades mostly. Having to manage certain Devices to get an Indian division recombined so I have held off on setting many units which would want to grab that pool. I think that's easier than doing those TOE upgrades now and managing all the upgrade and replacement settings.

[zuluhour]

One day I have to look at IJ production of army guns and tanks. I always wonder what
kind of losses are needed to put Japan in the red.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

One day I have to look at IJ production of army guns and tanks. I always wonder what
kind of losses are needed to put Japan in the red.

Army Guns kind of impossible unless Japan really screws up, but AFVs generally speaking not much, once you can hit their vehicle production.

It should be a goal of any strategic level bombing campaign, since the Type 3 Medium Tank is such a great weapon for the IJA.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

One day I have to look at IJ production of army guns and tanks. I always wonder what
kind of losses are needed to put Japan in the red.

Army Guns kind of impossible unless Japan really screws up, but AFVs generally speaking not much, once you can hit their vehicle production.

It should be a goal of any strategic level bombing campaign, since the Type 3 Medium Tank is such a great weapon for the IJA.

Gonna write myself a mental note on that one!

[witpqs]

1943 February 01

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings. KB appears to be just west of the Marshall Islands.

• I don't know if it happens the same day the pool reaches the needed number or the day after, so in either two or three days the USA squad upgrades will begin and there are 4 Rgts to upgrade before re-embarkation can begin. That's about 7 days until loading day: February 8th if no screw-ups. 49 hexes to Maloelap & Wotje @ ~6 per day = 8 or 9 days is February 17th, and Roi-Namur is another day away.

The carrier DB squadrons withdraw/expand on March 1st, so there would not be time to assault 3 islands then get back to Pearl Harbor, especially considering naval battles.

Also on March 1st are the upgrades of many AP to APA, a change which can significantly aid these invasions. There are also a number of old BB upgrades overdue (delayed due to current operations), some of which will take ships out operation for most of a year. BB's South Dakota and Indiana can upgrade this month for 30 and 21 days. Some CA's can make overdue upgrades, and many DD's can upgrade this month.

I'm going to send the old BB's to the West Coast for their upgrades but keep the rest of the fleet at sea in case we can tease some sort of engagement. The strategic situation in CBI is getting dangerous where a roaming KB could help land strong forces freed up from CHina in India to destroy infrastructure, so keeping the KB tied up in the central Pacific is useful.

I'm going to land all the troops but keep the amphibious convoys at sea and send them to join the fleet again so they can be spotted. The real operation will commence again after the APA upgrades in March. I will also prepare additional regiments for Wotje and Roi-Namur, especially with fewer old BB's available for bombardment.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, Lahaina.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• The fleet (minus old BB TF's) will move 6 hexes NW tomorrow.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Suva.

• All convoys report no contacts.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Damn!

Ground combat at 64,45 (near Paoshan)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 11212 troops, 114 guns, 428 vehicles, Assault Value = 447

Defending force 19685 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Japanese adjusted assault: 407

Allied adjusted defense: 103

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
6762 casualties reported
Squads: 339 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 157 destroyed, 43 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 7

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Regiment
8th Tank Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
18th/B Division
14th Tank Regiment
18th Tank Regiment
19th Tank Regiment
18th/C Division
30th Fld AA Gun Co
3rd Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
29th Chinese/A Corps
29th Chinese/C Corps
28th New Chinese Division
39th New Chinese Division
28th Chinese Corps
54th Chinese Corps
29th Chinese/B Corps

• Scrambling.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• No enemy sub activity detected.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[Lowpe]

China picture, pretty please?

[Bif1961]

It showed he was out of supply as well. I guess you have been out of supply longer than him.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

China picture, pretty please?

Have the replay but go the wrong turn file so a delay before proceeding.

The position 2 hexes NE of Tsuyung was broken and retreated across the river. Looks like there is a rear-guard to delay the Empire for another day.

[witpqs]

1943 February 02

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings. KB appears to be west or SW of the Marshall Islands. Tankers are spotted in that vicinity.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Johnston Island.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• The fleet is not spotted. All troops have unloaded and the convoys reformed as before; now they set off to join the fleet for the demonstration. The fleet refuels while waiting for the decoy convoys to catch up.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Baker Island.

• All convoys report no contacts.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Sydney.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• We hold, barely. In the alternate (sync bug) universe we did not hold.

Ground combat at 69,45 (near Tsuyung)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27772 troops, 327 guns, 64 vehicles, Assault Value = 630

Defending force 24955 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 246

Japanese adjusted assault: 235

Allied adjusted defense: 124

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
238 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1520 casualties reported
Squads: 76 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 36 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
36th Division
11th Division
138th Infantry Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
14th Chinese/B Corps
30th Chinese/C Corps
91st Chinese/B Corps
79th Chinese/A Corps
79th Chinese/B Corps
91st Chinese/A Corps
14th Chinese/C Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
79th Chinese/C Corps
77th Chinese/C Corps
42nd Chinese/A Corps
14th Chinese/A Corps
42nd Chinese/C Corps
30th Chinese/B Corps
95th Chinese/A Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Base Force
73rd Chinese/B Corps
32nd Chinese/A Corps
77th Chinese/A Corps
84th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese/A Corps
42nd Chinese/B Corps
32nd Chinese/C Corps
95th Chinese/B Corps
73rd Chinese/C Corps
30th Chinese/A Corps
73rd Chinese/A Corps
77th Chinese/B Corps
32nd Chinese/B Corps
80th Chinese Corps
91st Chinese/C Corps
1st Chinese Base Force
59th Chinese/C Corps
95th Chinese/C Corps

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• Our surge across the border continues.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 February 02

China. Bleak China.

[witpqs]

1943 February 03

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings. KB is west of the Marshall Islands.

• USA squads have begun upgrading, so the answer is "the same day the pool reaches adequate level".


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Johnston Island.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• The fleet is not spotted but the carriers' aircraft spotted several subs, so the fleet is spotted as well as KB. The fleet will move 6 hexes west both to advance and to avoid submarine intercepts. The decoy convoys are on their way but behind, they will reach Johnston Island in 2 days.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Baker Island.

• All convoys report no contacts.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Perth.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• No ground assaults today.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Karachi.

• There is movement by both sides along the Burma frontier but one longstanding move by the Empire appears to have been a ruse, or simply aborted.

• Tomorrow we will have a number of heavier tanks in-hex west of Katha that would surely smash another Imperial armored assault.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 February 04

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• KB is 2 hexes south of Kusaie Island.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Johnston Island.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Finally finding the mark.

ASW attack near Johnston Island at 161,116

Japanese Ships
SS I-36

Allied Ships
DD Blue

SS I-36 is sighted by escort
I-36 diving deep ....
DD Blue fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Blue fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Blue fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Blue fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Blue fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Johnston Island at 161,116

Japanese Ships
SS I-30

Allied Ships
DD Blue

SS I-30 is sighted by escort
I-30 diving deep ....
DD Blue fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Blue fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Blue fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Blue fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Blue fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Johnston Island at 161,116

Japanese Ships
SS I-36, hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Bagley
DD Blue

SS I-36 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Bagley
DD Blue fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Blue attacking submerged sub ....
DD Blue fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Blue fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Blue fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• The fleet is spotted and is 31 hexes from KB. The fleet will move 6 hexes north to avoid submarine intercepts and move toward the convoys' line of advance. The convoys are not spotted. The fleet is 19 hexes from Mili, so I'm guessing the search aircraft came from one or both groups of submarines 3 and 4 hexes away.


Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Damage unknown...

Sub attack near Kusaie Island at 125,120

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1
CA Tone
DD Naganami
DD Takanami

Allied Ships
SS Perch

SS Perch launches 4 torpedoes at CV Shokaku
Perch diving deep ....
DD Takanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Takanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Takanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Takanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Takanami fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Noumea.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Menacing the shipping lanes.

ASW attack near Tandjoengpinang at 51,85

Japanese Ships
PB Shonan Maru #6

Allied Ships
SS Sargo

SS Sargo is sighted by escort
Sargo bottoming out ....
PB Shonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Tandjoengpinang at 51,85

Japanese Ships
PB Shonan Maru #6

Allied Ships
SS Sargo

SS Sargo launches 2 torpedoes at PB Shonan Maru #6
Sargo bottoming out ....
PB Shonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Shonan Maru #6 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

China
• Only a matter of time.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• No enemy sub activity detected.

• Got one!

Sub attack near Tavoy at 51,60

Japanese Ships
AMC Nosiro Maru, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
xAK Fushimi Maru
xAK Awazisan Maru
xAK Arima Maru
DD Minazuki

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

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

SS KXVI launches 4 torpedoes at AMC Nosiro Maru
KXVI diving deep ....
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Tavoy at 51,60

Japanese Ships
DD Yugiri
xAK Fushimi Maru
xAK Awazisan Maru
xAK Arima Maru
DD Minazuki

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

SS KXVI launches 2 torpedoes at DD Yugiri
KXVI diving deep ....
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Minazuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.