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

[witpqs]

1943 March 23

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Vaitupu, Funafuti, Pago Pago.

• 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
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.

• There was no river-crossing near Paoshan but our preemptive air strikes were very effective and will continue.

000006 Morning Air attack 1943-03-23 67,44 Paoshan

Morning Air attack on RGC Army, at 67,44 , near Paoshan

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 20000 feet



000007 Morning Air attack 1943-03-23 67,44 Paoshan

Morning Air attack on RGC Army, at 67,44 , near Paoshan

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 30000 feet



000012 Morning Air attack 1943-03-23 67,44 Paoshan

Morning Air attack on 26th Division, at 67,44 , near Paoshan

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 12
B-17F Fortress x 13
B-24D Liberator x 24
B-24D1 Liberator x 13

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
13 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 27th Division ...
Also attacking 1st Tank Division ...
Also attacking 26th Division ...
Also attacking 27th Division ...
Also attacking 1st Tank Division ...
Also attacking 27th Division ...
Also attacking 1st Tank Division ...
Also attacking 26th Division ...
Also attacking 27th Division ...
Also attacking 1st Tank Division ...


000013 Morning Air attack 1943-03-23 67,44 Paoshan

Morning Air attack on 36th Division, at 67,44 , near Paoshan

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 10

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



000014 Morning Air attack 1943-03-23 67,44 Paoshan

Morning Air attack on 36th Division, at 67,44 , near Paoshan

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 6

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb



000016 Morning Air attack 1943-03-23 67,44 Paoshan

Morning Air attack on RGC Army, at 67,44 , near Paoshan

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 24

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 30000 feet

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

• They slipped in and messed up the place.

ASW attack near Akyab at 54,45

Japanese Ships
DD Hamakaze
CL Yubari
CL Nagara
CL Jintsu
DD Yugumo
DD Urakaze

Allied Ships
SS KXII

SS KXII launches 4 torpedoes at DD Hamakaze
KXII bottoming out ....
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

ASW attack near Akyab at 54,45

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari
CL Nagara
CL Jintsu
DD Yugumo
DD Hamakaze
DD Urakaze

Allied Ships
SS KXIII, hits 1

SS KXIII is sighted by escort
KXIII bottoming out ....
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Urakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CL Yubari
CL Nagara
CL Jintsu
DD Hamakaze
DD Urakaze
DD Yugumo

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

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 16
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 3

E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Atago
CA Atago firing at 2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at CA Atago
CL Yubari firing at 2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
CL Nagara firing at Akyab
E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CL Jintsu
CL Jintsu firing at 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
DD Hamakaze firing at Akyab
DD Urakaze firing at 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at DD Urakaze
DD Yugumo firing at 2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment

ASW attack near Rangoon at 52,54

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari
CL Nagara
CL Jintsu
DD Yugumo
DD Hamakaze
DD Urakaze

Allied Ships
SS KVII, hits 1

SS KVII is sighted by escort
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 March 24

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Praparations of naval forces continues and is almost complete with the exception of ships inbound (discussed earlier).


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago.

• All convoys report no contacts.


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


China
• Bombardments, non-nuclear in Chungking.

• Bad weather kept our warplanes from flying out of Ledo.


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

• Our troops are beginning to arrive in Shwebo and it appears the enemy has ceded the place. We will not attack, hoping to keep fortifications in place and preserve supply. Even if local authorities do not capitulate at once the weight of troops and tanks which will shortly arrive will surely change their minds.

• Recon of bases just beyond Shwebo (Mandalay, Meiktila, Magwe) with 9/10 DLs has failed to locate the number of armored vehicles which would show the presence of the Imperal armored division which was recently up near Katha. Three possibilities: it is pulling back to a further defensive line; it is redeploying to the China border to counter attack our salient there; it is preparing for amphibious operations as part of an operation to undermine our heavy commitment in Burma.

• As anticipated, we are having trouble upgrading squads in Burma. Monsoon season is going to be a bitch.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 March 24

China and Burma.

[witpqs]

1943 March 25

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Shwebo is occupied by the Allies



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• No enemy sub activity detected. Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, Kodiak.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago, Nikunau.

• All convoys report no contacts.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Lost one!

Sub vs Sub: SS I-7 attacking SS Seadragon at 97,160 - near Brisbane

Japanese Ships
SS I-7

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

SS I-7 launches 2 torpedoes at 1,000 yards

Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.

• Our bombers flew and punished the advancing Imperial hordes.


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

• Sadly there were no fortifications at Shwebo to retain. I wanted those not for defense but for the increased daily supply cap once monsoon kicks in.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[zuluhour]

Do forts help lift the supply cap on a base?

* I am really curious how the whole Burma situation develops, fun to watch.

[witpqs]

1943 March 26

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


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 Melbourne, Reef Islands.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.

• Still no river-crossing and still our 4EB take a toll. Head-fake?


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

• Pushing forward and building bases.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

Do forts help lift the supply cap on a base?

* I am really curious how the whole Burma situation develops, fun to watch.

Yes! It's helpful because the lowest levels of fortifications are pretty easy to build.

The problem right now is that supply at the bases in Burma is very low and base building of any sort uses supply, so building is slow. There is no supply cap right now because monsoon is not active and I'm trying to build the bases as much as I can to air supply flow when it does.

[witpqs]

1943 March 27

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Gardner Island.

• All convoys report no contacts.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, non-nuclear in Chungking.

• There are 100,000 troops in the pile moving to cross the river. It looks like one unit is moving to block the eastern hex side of Paoshan.


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

• A mild bombardment but the base is still damaged so fortifications haven't built yet.

ASW attack near Tavoy at 52,57

Japanese Ships
E W-11

Allied Ships
SS KXVI

SS KXVI is located by E W-11
KXVI diving deep ....
E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-11 attacking submerged sub ....
E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-11 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Akyab at 54,45

Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
CL Yubari
CL Jintsu
DD Yugumo
DD Hamakaze
DD Urakaze

Allied Ships
SS KXIII, hits 6

SS KXIII launches 4 torpedoes at CL Nagara
KXIII bottoming out ....
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

50 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Atago, Shell hits 1
CL Yubari
CL Nagara
CL Jintsu
DD Hamakaze
DD Urakaze
DD Yugumo

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

Runway hits 7
Port hits 1

CA Atago firing at 2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at CA Atago
CL Yubari firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
CL Nagara firing at 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at CL Nagara
CL Jintsu firing at 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at CL Jintsu
DD Hamakaze firing at 2/13th Fld RAA Regiment
DD Urakaze firing at Akyab
DD Yugumo firing at 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at DD Yugumo

• It looks like the Empire is abandoning Mandalay. We will send tanks and infantry across the river.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 March 28

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• A few more days until the additional assault ships make Pearl Harbor.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Gardner Island.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• We finally got a PB!!!

Sub attack near Ponape at 120,110

Japanese Ships
PB Sento Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PB Yahada Maru

Allied Ships
SS Harder

SS Harder launches 2 torpedoes at PB Sento Maru
PB Yahada Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yahada Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yahada Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yahada Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Yahada Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...

Sub attack near Ponape at 122,111

Japanese Ships
PB Tama Maru #8
PB Toshi Maru #3
PB Fumi Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS Grenadier

SS Grenadier launches 2 torpedoes at PB Tama Maru #8
Grenadier diving deep ....
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tama Maru #8 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 Brisbane.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, hyper-nuclear in Chungking.

• Still no river-crossing near Paoshan; still our 4EB armada punishes the Imperials.


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

• It now looks like all the bases on the central Burma plain are being ceded by the Empire.

• Our recon Rgt has crossed the river west of Mandalay, just in front of an Imperial infantry Rgt which is withdrawing from its jungle position near the Arakan. They are now speeding east to Mandalay. Only one enemy unit remains in Mandalay, an armored unit which is withdrawing to (more likely through) Meiktila. We hope our recon Rgt will seize Mandalay without losing any fortifications present.

• There is only one enemy unit opposite Akyab, down from four yesterday. We bombard tomorrow for recon, and a Rgt sized unit makes a river crossing from Akyab the day after.

• An Imperial bombardment TF is rounding the bend SW of Rangoon.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[RangerJoe]

• We finally got a PB!!!

What! Only a hundred or so to go . . . [:@]

But they are nice for Fast Transports of supplies and cargo heavy units.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

• We finally got a PB!!!

What! Only a hundred or so to go . . . [:@]

But they are nice for Fast Transports of supplies and cargo heavy units.

Really hard for my subs to hit, too!

[witpqs]

1943 March 29

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Nonouti, Onotoa, Funafuti.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Got one!

Sub attack near Ebadon at 130,113

Japanese Ships
CM Tokiwa, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CM Tsugaru
DD Yukikaze

Allied Ships
SS Wahoo

SS Wahoo launches 4 torpedoes at CM Tokiwa
DD Yukikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Ebadon at 130,113

Japanese Ships
CM Tokiwa, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
DD Yukikaze

Allied Ships
SS Wahoo

SS Wahoo launches 4 torpedoes at CM Tokiwa
DD Yukikaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yukikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukikaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

• They are trying to interdict critical supply deliveries to our search outposts.

ASW attack near Nonouti at 135,135

Japanese Ships
SS I-15, hits 6, heavy damage

Allied Ships
APD Talbot

SS I-15 is sighted by escort
I-15 diving deep ....
APD Talbot fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Talbot attacking submerged sub ....
APD Talbot attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-15 eludes ASW attack from APD Talbot
APD Talbot is out of ASW ammo
APD Talbot fails to find sub, continues to search...
APD Talbot 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 Brisbane, Melbourne.

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.

• We win and lose the river crossing.

Ground combat at 66,44 (near Paoshan)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7678 troops, 191 guns, 422 vehicles, Assault Value = 326

Defending force 23567 troops, 18 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 258

Japanese adjusted assault: 15

Allied adjusted defense: 148

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 9

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

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

Allied ground losses:
1083 casualties reported
Squads: 37 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Division
22nd AA Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
74th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
77th LRP Brigade
111th LRP Brigade
8th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Base Force
36th Chinese Corps
China Air TaskForce
91st Chinese Corps
10th Construction Regiment
41st Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Base Force
10th Chinese Base Force
20th Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
30th Chinese Corps
79th Chinese/A Corps
85th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Base Force
49th AA Regiment
53rd Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
41st AA Regiment
11th Group Army
78th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Base Force
8th Chinese Base Force
18th Chinese Base Force
33rd Base Group
42nd Chinese Corps
79th Chinese/C Corps

• Another 92,000 troops will cross the river soon.


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

• Soft bombardment.

ASW attack near Akyab at 54,45

Japanese Ships
DD Shinonome
DD Hayashio
DD Kiku
DD Shikinami

Allied Ships
SS KXII, hits 3

SS KXII launches 4 torpedoes at DD Shinonome
KXII bottoming out ....
DD Kiku fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shikinami fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kiku attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
DD Kiku
DD Shikinami
DD Shirakumo
DD Shinonome
DD Hayashio

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

DD Kiku firing at 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
DD Shikinami firing at 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at DD Shikinami
DD Shirakumo firing at 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at DD Shirakumo
DD Shinonome firing at 2/13th Fld RAA Regiment
DD Hayashio firing at 2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at DD Hayashio

Sub attack near Rangoon at 51,55

Japanese Ships
DD Yugumo
CL Yubari
CL Nagara
CL Jintsu
DD Hamakaze
DD Urakaze

Allied Ships
SS KVII

SS KVII launches 2 torpedoes at DD Yugumo
KVII bottoming out ....
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 March 30

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• One or two days until all assault ships in place, only minor repairs (one day) will be needed before loading.


Pacific
• No enemy sub activity detected. Enemy sub activity near

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Kuria is a more advanced base but apparently hasn't been detected by the enemy.

Night Naval bombardment of Nonouti at 136,133

Japanese Ships
CL Kiso

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

Port hits 1

CL Kiso firing at Nonouti

ASW attack near Ponape at 120,109

Japanese Ships
PB Toshi Maru #3
PB Tama Maru #8

Allied Ships
SS Harder

SS Harder is sighted by escort
Harder diving deep ....
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Ponape at 117,109

Japanese Ships
PB Toshi Maru #3
PB Fumi Maru #3
PB Tama Maru #8

Allied Ships
SS Gurnard

SS Gurnard launches 2 torpedoes at PB Toshi Maru #3
Gurnard diving deep ....
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
PB Tama Maru #8 is out of ASW ammo
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Ponape at 117,109

Japanese Ships
PB Toshi Maru #3

Allied Ships
SS Gurnard

SS Gurnard launches 2 torpedoes at PB Toshi Maru #3
Gurnard diving deep ....
PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #3 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Toshi Maru #3 attacking submerged sub ....
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


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.


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

• Modest bombardment.

Sub attack near Bassein at 51,50

Japanese Ships
DD Hamakaze
CL Yubari
CL Nagara
CL Jintsu
DD Yugumo
DD Urakaze

Allied Ships
SS O23

SS O23 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hamakaze
O23 diving deep ....
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CL Yubari
CL Nagara
CL Jintsu
DD Hamakaze
DD Urakaze
DD Yugumo

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

CA Atago firing at 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at CA Atago
CL Yubari firing at 268th Motorised Brigade
CL Nagara firing at 3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
3rd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at CL Nagara
CL Jintsu firing at 2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at CL Jintsu
DD Hamakaze firing at 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment
DD Urakaze firing at 2nd Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment
DD Yugumo firing at 268th Motorised Brigade

• One unit crossed the river while the others made a deliberate assault.

Ground combat at 55,45 (near Akyab)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 33601 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1218

Defending force 4095 troops, 32 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 130

Allied adjusted assault: 793

Japanese adjusted defense: 79

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
928 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 13 (5 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Allied ground losses:
548 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
49th Chinese Division
36th Chinese Division
88th Chinese Division
2nd Reserve Division
96th Chinese Division
55th Prov Chinese Division

Defending units:
33rd/C Division

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 March 31

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Ships repairing. April upgrades for cruisers and destroyers are tempting but will take too long.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Suva.

• 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.

•

Night Naval bombardment of Darwin at 76,124

Japanese Ships
DD Yugao
DD Maikaze

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

DD Yugao firing at Darwin
DD Maikaze firing at Darwin

Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.


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

• Cat and mouse, but we are the mouse.

ASW attack near Akyab at 54,46

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari
CL Nagara
CL Jintsu
DD Yugumo
DD Hamakaze
DD Urakaze

Allied Ships
SS KXVII

SS KXVII is sighted by escort
DD Hamakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Urakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1943 April 01

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Mandalay is occupied by the Allies



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Invasion forces for Maloelap, Wotje, and Roi-Namur are loading. With additional assault shipping we are able to load additional assault forces for Wotje and Roi-Namur, but they are likely tougher targets. The USA 27th Inf Div is still going for Maloelap solo. Fewer old BBs for bombardment are available now than were available on our last sortie but the old BBs upgrades underway are very important.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Suva, Arorae.

• All convoys report no contacts.

• The only target we have recon for this day is Maloelap, currently showing 8,000 troops. Crikey!


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
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.


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

• Mandalay is ours and immediately revolts to celebrate the scarcity of Allied troops who entered from the west.

Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Mandalay (59, 46)!

The good news is 3x fortifications were preserved with the size 3 airfield, and the base has a daily supply max of 2,100.

• Meiktila appears undefended so the battered but speedy 7th Cav Recce Rgt will head there from Mandalay.

• The Empire is building the airfield at Toungoo; clearly they do not intend to give it up.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

[Bif1961]

So does the US lose a VP when a team that wins a championship has their fans riot?

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

So does the US lose a VP when a team that wins a championship has their fans riot?

Yes, I think so! [:D]

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

So does the US lose a VP when a team that wins a championship has their fans riot?

Yes, I think so! [:D]

Reminds me of when the Montreal Canadiens lost the playoffs in Montreal and the fans rioted. A year or two later the Montreal Canadiens won the playoffs - and the fans rioted! I think the window companies were behind it.

[RangerJoe]

Barricade the rioters in, use paint balls with indelleble ink to mark them, then arrest them later.

[witpqs]

1943 April 02

INVADED
Paoshan, Urumchi, Chungking are invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.

• Loading of assault units is complete but some staff dummy forgot to press load supplies for a few supply-only ships. Loading is also now underway for a MAG HQ for each of the three first-wave targets (Maloelap, Wotje, Roi-Namur). All will be ready tomorrow. Many subs are steaming to join those already on station.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Suva, Yasawa Islands.

• All convoys report no contacts.


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

• All convoys report no contacts.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya


China
• Bombardments, nuclear in Chungking.

• Most of the Imperial horde has crossed the river behind Paoshan. They could attack tomorrow or might wait for the rest.


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

• Hopefully Allied units with enough combat power to quell the fans will arrive in Manadalay tomorrow but they could be delayed by enemy air strikes.

• A rusted out ML sank near Karachi. Others are being called into port for Bondo and Rustoleum.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.