All Ahead Flank - Reluctant Admiral 6.1: Mr Kane (J) vs NY59Giants (A)

[ny59giants]

Dec 12th - Waiting continues

Landings: Nauru, Mauban (Luzon)

Subs:
KXVII has a good day at Kota Bharu. In two attack phases, she gets an xAK with a TT hit. Both sink!![&o]
Pike is 4 NE of Singkawang and get a TT hit on CA Takao. [;)]

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - MIA!
KB3 - 3 East Singapore
CVEs - MIA

Burma/India:
Moulmein - Two groups of 21 Lily hit the AF.

Malaya:
Singapore - 18 Zero followed by 9 Zero sweep the empty skies. My air force is headed back to India to retrain and re-build. British Buffalo are like Japanese Nates, only good against bombers. [:D]

China:
Honk Kong - 10 Nates escort in 12 Lily, 21 Ida, 19 Sonia continue to hit the AF.

Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 43344 troops, 521 guns, 286 vehicles, Assault Value = 1387

Defending force 7341 troops, 130 guns, 78 vehicles, Assault Value = 238

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 1185

Allied adjusted defense: 289

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Hong Kong !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1081 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 81 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
7417 casualties reported
Squads: 213 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 398 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 144 (144 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 93 (93 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 6

Assaulting units:
104th Division
66th Infantry Regiment
22nd Division
38th Division
2nd RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
23rd Army
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th RF Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
1st Middlesex Battalion
Rifles of Canada Battalion
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
Kowloon Brigade
102nd RN Base Force
Hong Kong Fortress

Chngchow - 9 Ann hit the AF

Philippines:
Manila - 44 Zeros sweep the empty skies.
Clark Field - 44 Zeros sweep the empty skies.
Off west coast of Mindanao, CA Maya & Ashigara, 2 CL, 5 DD sink an xAP.

DEI:
Ternate - CL Boise & 4 DDs sink the two remaining ships (xAKL & xAK) at night

Others:
The CA, CL, and 14 DDs off NE Borneo get two xAKLs trying to get over to Miri to refuel and load fuel.
Midget sub is still harassing shipping at Pearl.
13 Betty from Babeldoab get just a bomb hit on CL Boise as she is about 5 hexes NE of Ambon taking up a blocking position. 9 Mavis miss her, too.
An empty Nauru Island falls!!

Notes/Plans:
Upgrade to RA 6.2
Force Z and CVL Charlotte move to be south of Ambon.

[ny59giants]

Dec 13th - The upgrade to RA 6.2 causes the damn 'sync bug.' [:@] In my version, my PT boats get to transport off Naga and sink CS Chitose and an xAK.

Landings: Manokwari

Subs: [>:]

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - MIA....Day 2
KB3 - 2 North Singkawang
CVEs - MIA

Burma/India:
Moulmein -

Malaya:
Singapore - [>:]
Alor Star - empty base is now Japanese.

China:
Chengchow - 9 Ann hit the AF

Philippines:
Manila - [>:]
Clark Field - 45 Zeros escort in 43 Betty to hit AF; 11b, 1s, 25r. 44 Zeros then sweep. Another 40 Betty come in.
2 SW Manila (Calapan) - 5 Zeros on LRCAP of transports don't slow down the 17 Vindicators. 4 xAKs are hit!![:D] In the afternoon, they come back with 7 P-40s as escort and hit three xAKs and xAP. Over 400 casualties are reported.
An empty San Fernando falls!!

DEI:
2 CA, 2 CL, 5 DDs find my 2 Brit CLs trying to transit the Makassar Straits off Balikpapan. CL Durban goes under quickly with 4 TT hits. CL Dragon gets 4 shell hits and tries to make her way back to Balikpapan. She goes under from a TT hit and an 8" hit from CA Maya in the next round.
Balikpapan - This TF makes her way into port and sink 9 xAKLs and an AG. So much for getting more fuel out of this base.

Others:

Notes/Plans:
My early strategy is to use my three A-24 Banshee DBs to operate from level 2 AFs to sink transports. The Vindicators started at Pago Pago are now in theater.

[ny59giants]

Dec 14th - Relatively quiet day.

Landings: Wake

Subs: [>:]

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - MIA....Day 3 [:(]
KB3 - 2 North Singkawang
CVEs - 2 North Jolo

Burma/India:
Moulmein -

Malaya:
Singapore - 18 and then 9 Zero sweep. 15 Sally at 18k come in with 42 Oscars as escort. Another 10 Sally follow. Very light AF damage.

China:
Chengchow - 9 Ann hit the AF

Philippines:
Manila - 22(2) P-40 rise as CAP vs 45(1) Zero and 83(1) Betty hit AF.
Clark Field -

Ground combat at Tuguegarao (82,74)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 330 troops, 0 guns, 79 vehicles, Assault Value = 57

Defending force 526 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20

Japanese adjusted assault: 41

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 41 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tuguegarao !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
337 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Regiment

Defending units:
3rd/12th PA Inf Battalion

DEI:
An empty Manokwari falls.

Others:
2 CL & DD south of Iwo-jima sink a TK trying to flee west from Naga.

Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1568 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

Defending force 1814 troops, 53 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Japanese adjusted assault: 0

Allied adjusted defense: 43

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
566 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
53rd Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
Wake USN CPNAB
1st Marine Defense Battalion

Tom made the mistake of not using all the unloading phases to get enough troops ashore.

Notes/Plans:
Is the landing on Billiton going to happen tomorrow??

[ny59giants]

Dec 15th - KB3 and transports headed for....

Landings: Wake (con't), Jolo

Subs:
S-40 is 1 NW of Vigan and gets a TT hit on an xAK.
Sturgeon is hit once by DC at Jolo. (Intel told me about upcoming invasion, so I sent two American subs here)

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - MIA....Day 4 [:(]
KB3 - 3 NE Kalidjati (Java)
CVEs - 1 NE Jolo

Burma/India:
Tavoy - 38 Lily hit the battalion just 1 NE of base

Malaya:
Singapore - 18 and then 9 Zero sweep. 9 Sally with 30 Oscars don't damage the AF.
Johore Bahru - All hail the Aussie troops!! [&o] [:D]

Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8116 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 279

Defending force 9773 troops, 79 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 178

Japanese adjusted assault: 150

Allied adjusted defense: 147

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
460 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 53 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
190 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
I./143rd Infantry Battalion
II./143rd Infantry Battalion
42nd Infantry Regiment
I./124th Infantry Battalion
III./143rd Infantry Battalion
20th AA Regiment

Defending units:
22nd Australian Brigade
27th Australian Brigade
1st Hyderabad Battalion
223 Group RAF
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
2nd ISF Base Force
112th RAF Base Force
III Indian
111th RAF Base Force

China:
Chengchow - 9 Ann hit the AF
Ichang -

Ground combat at Ichang (83,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30938 troops, 145 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 968

Defending force 13779 troops, 116 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 489

Allied adjusted assault: 662

Japanese adjusted defense: 267

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

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
509 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled

Allied ground losses:
834 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 98 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
68th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
26th Group Army

Defending units:
34th Division
13th RGC Temp. Division

Either reinforce this base quickly as Japan, or evacuate at start.

Philippines:
Manila - 2 of 7 P-40s are shot down by 42 Zero with 67 Betty.
Clark Field -
Jolo - 6 Dutch bombers miss the transports unloading. 12 Zero from CVEs destroy 5 of 17 Vindicators trying to hit BB Hyuga. I had set them to 5 hexes from Cagayan, but they went further. This unit will head to Darwin for R&R. 2 more Dutch bombers are lost to this LRCAP.

DEI:

Others:

Notes/Plans:
I messed up by one day. I thought KB3 and transports were headed for Billiton. Now they are headed for Java. By-passing everything along the way. Is this smart or too aggressive??

[ny59giants]

Dec 16th - Java Invaded!!

Landings: Wake (con't), Kalidjati (Java)

Subs:
KXIV sinks an xAK off Cam Ranh Bay with TT hit.
Ha-24 (midget sub) is still not sunk at Pearl!! [:@]
Seadragon is 2 North of Laoag and sinks an xAK with single TT hit.

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - MIA....Day 5 [:(]
KB3 - 3 NE Kalidjati (Java)
CVEs - 1 NE Jolo

Burma/India:
Tavoy -

Ground combat at Victoria Point (51,66)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 4065 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 139

Defending force 561 troops, 12 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 118

Allied adjusted defense: 5

Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Victoria Point !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
218 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th RTA Division

Defending units:
108th/2 Base Force

Malaya:
Singapore -
Mersing - AK hits one of my Dutch mines!![:)]
Johore Bahru -

Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7869 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 249

Defending force 9599 troops, 79 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

Japanese adjusted assault: 116

Allied adjusted defense: 193

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
321 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
250 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

China:
Chengchow - 9 Ann hit the AF

Ground combat at Ichang (83,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30326 troops, 145 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 889

Defending force 13321 troops, 116 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 440

Allied adjusted assault: 1029

Japanese adjusted defense: 143

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied forces CAPTURE Ichang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
2737 casualties reported
Squads: 71 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 148 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 53 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 20 (17 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 38 (38 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Allied ground losses:
821 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 284 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
2nd Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
26th Group Army

Defending units:
34th Division
13th RGC Temp. Division

Philippines:
Manila - 2 of 15 P-40s are lost vs 43 Zero with 83 Betty (at 18k).
Clark Field -

Ground combat at Batangas (79,78)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 9910 troops, 87 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 336

Defending force 276 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 513

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 513 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Batangas !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
389 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
9th Infantry Regiment
20th Infantry Regiment
16th Recon Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment

Defending units:
PAF Aviation

Ground combat at Legaspi (82,82)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 2736 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 85

Defending force 264 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5

Japanese adjusted assault: 68

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 68 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Legaspi !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
206 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
Kimura Det

Defending units:
1st/45th PS Inf Battalion

DEI:
Kalidjati - 7 HDML are sunk here by 2 CA, CL, 2 DD.

Others:

Notes/Plans:
Roving DB groups get ready for tomorrow.

[ny59giants]

Dec 17th - Java Invaded!!

Landings: Wake (con't), Kalidjati (con't), Miri

Subs:
KVII is hit once at Kalidjati.

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - MIA....Day 5 [:(]
KB3 - 3 NE Kalidjati (Java)
CVEs - 1 NE Jolo

Burma/India:
Tavoy - 51 Lily hit troops to NE of base

Malaya:
Singapore - 9 Zero sweep. 42 Oscars with 18 Sally. Later, 18 Zero sweep.
Johore Bahru -

China:
Wuchow - 12 Nates with 8 Vals hit troops. Then, 21 Ida, 18 Sonia, 9 Lily

Philippines:
Manila - 2 of 15 P-40s are lost vs 43 Zero with 83 Betty (at 18k).
Clark Field -

DEI:
Kalidjati -

Ground combat at Kalidjati (50,99)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 16308 troops, 178 guns, 133 vehicles, Assault Value = 499

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 448

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 448 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kalidjati !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+)

Assaulting units:
4th Division
22nd Recon Regiment
7th Field AF Construction Battalion
33rd JAAF AF Coy
1st RF Gun Battalion
22nd Air Flotilla
23rd AA Regiment
34th Road Const Co
12th JAAF Base Force
33rd Road Const Co
85th JAAF AF Coy
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Field AF Construction Battalion
4th JAAF AF Coy

Miri - 3 groups of 3 each Dutch bombers from Tarakan miss the unloading transports.
11 Vildebeest from Kuantan get a 500lb bomb hit on CL Sendai who is 2 WWS of Singkawang. In the afternoon phase, 9 Vildebeest get 2 more bomb hits on CL while CA Suzuya gets hit once.
12 A-24s from Miri get a 1000 lb bomb hit each on xAP and xAK 4 NE of Kuantan.

Others:

Notes/Plans:
Death by 1000 paper cuts. Hopefully, I can sink or damage enough of his merchant ship to slow down operations. When playing Japan, the hardest early war skill to master is the timely use of your transports. Keeping a consistent tempo of operations is hard.

[ny59giants]

Dec 18th - Where's KB 1 & 2??

Landings: Hollandia, Miri, Surigao

Subs:
Another one of those pesky midget subs are sunk at Pearl.

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - MIA....Day 6 [:(]
KB3 - 4 NE Soerabaja
CVEs - 6 NE Miri

Burma/India:
Tavoy - My battalion is now 2 north of base and is attacked by 45 Lily.

Malaya:
Singapore -
Johore Bahru -

Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7970 troops, 59 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 259

Defending force 9551 troops, 78 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 147

Japanese adjusted assault: 49

Allied adjusted defense: 121

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

China:
Wuchow - 12 Nates with 8 Vals hit troops. Then, 21 Ida, 18 Sonia, 9 Lily come in again.
10 Nates escort those 9 Ann to hit troops between Sinyang and Chengchow.

Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11454 troops, 94 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 403

Defending force 13128 troops, 88 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 346

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 371

Allied adjusted defense: 480

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
377 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
461 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Assaulting units:
35th Division

Defending units:
15th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
1st War Area
24th Group Army

Philippines:
Manila -
Clark Field -

Ground combat at Lingayen (79,75)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4611 troops, 89 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 262

Defending force 5166 troops, 96 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 197

Japanese adjusted assault: 117

Allied adjusted defense: 41

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Lingayen !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2641 casualties reported
Squads: 80 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 61 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 40 (40 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
48th Recon Regiment
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Field AF Construction Battalion

Defending units:
21st PA Infantry Division
86th PS Coastal Artillery Battalion

DEI:
Palembang - 31 Zeros escort in 13 Nell to go after my PT boats. None are hit.
Oosthaven - Warships to the east of base are attacked by 16 Vildebeest. Unfortunately, Tom had Zero LRCAP form Kalidjati. I lose 8 planes. The survivors will now head north for India and rebuilding.
Miri - 14 and then afternoon strike of 13 A-24s put in sinking condition 2 xAKs and 2 AKs. [8D]

Ground combat at Miri (64,87)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1656 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 68

Defending force 468 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 58

Allied adjusted defense: 3

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Miri !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
210 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
I/81st Naval Guard Unit
III/81st Naval Guard Unit
2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy
8th JAAF AF Coy
10th JAAF AF Coy

Banjoewangi - 3 AMc are on southern tip of Java to sweep for any mines. Too bad that KB3 is now 4 NE of Soerabaja. [:-] 15 Zero and 10 Val make short work here.
Soerabaja - 11 Zero and 5 Kate sink 2 HDML. Later, another 19 Vals finish sinking the other 5 HDMLs. I have my fighters all in training to get some Air Skill before throwing them out there.

Others:

Notes/Plans:
Tom has allowed my troops to clear the plains without much pursuit in China. I'm trying to establish a defensive line in the forest and rough hexes.

CVL Hermes, 2 CA, 2 CL, 4 DDs leave Colombo

Big "E" arrives at Sydney tomorrow.

Headed for Christmas Island (Line Islands) are an USN BF, USA BF, and Construction Rgt on fast transports (16 knot).

[Mike Solli]

Michael, what's your thoughts on grounding the Dutch Air Force? Some believe it is just cheap experience for the Japanese fighters.

[ny59giants]

Mike - I feel I need to try to get some training done by them before throwing them away. Since most of my Aviation Support for them is at Batavia and Soerabaja, I will fly them is masse from these two bases with some other smaller bases that are hopefully away from his fighters. I look at them as a shot gun, just a shot in the general direction and hope some hit a ship.

[ny59giants]

Dec 19th - A-24s strike again.

Landings: Surigao, Hollandia

Subs:
Tarpon sinks damaged xAK off Sangkawang

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - MIA....Day 7 [:(] I'm started to worry and wonder what's up?!?
KB3 - 1 SW Makassar
CVEs - 4 NE Kuching
Lex is 3 SE of Esperance, while Big E is at Sydney

Burma/India:
Tavoy - My battalion is now 2 north of base and is attacked by 47 Lily.

Malaya:
Singapore - Forts go to 3!! [:)]
Johore Bahru - another failed attack (65:93)

China:
Wuchow - 12 Nates with 8 Vals hit troops. Then, 21 Ida, 18 Sonia, 9 Lily come in again. This now a daily occurrence.
85th Corp between Sinyang and Chengchow is hit again by 9 Ann.

Philippines:
Manila -
Clark Field -
Lucena - empty base falls to 16 Recon
Surigao (Mindanao) - empty base falls to Miura Det

DEI:
Merak - 2 CA, CL, 4 DDs sink 3 AMc as they push into the India Ocean.

Palembang - 8 DD visit the base to get rid of my PT Boats. 3 of 12 are sunk, but 2 DD finds my minefield. [:D]

Singkawang - 3 hex off coast sees my A-24s from Kuching find 3 xAKs. One is sunk and two are hit once. Tarpon sinks one of the damaged xAKs. [:)]

Others:

Notes/Plans:
Spidey senses tingling that something is up with KB1 & 2 missing for another day and too many troops not seen yet. [X(][X(]

SC TF headed for Cocos Island?? My TKs will stop unloading and head for Colombo.

[ny59giants]

Dec 20th - Java and southern Sumatra seem to be main targets.

Landings:

Subs:
Another midget sunk at Pearl. These guys reproduce like rabbits. [:D]

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - MIA....Day 8
KB3 - MIA - this worries me briefly as I have plenty of Naval Search in DEI
CVEs - 3 NE Billiton

Burma/India:
Tavoy - My battalion is now 2 north of base and is attacked by 47 Lily.

Malaya:
Singapore - 48 Oscars with 14 Sally and 13 Oscars with 7 Sally. They come in at 13k and do very minor damage to AF.
Johore Bahru -

Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7582 troops, 58 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 219

Defending force 9075 troops, 72 guns, 128 vehicles, Assault Value = 96

Japanese adjusted assault: 59

Allied adjusted defense: 109

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

Mersing - 3 Zeros on LRCAP vs 14 A-24 and then 4 Zero vs 9 A-24s from Singapore means I don't hit any ships and lose 6 planes. The survivors head over to Palembang for R&R.
Kluong - empty base falls to 144 Inf Rgt. Order troops at Johore Bahru to fall back to Singapore as this unit may be enough to push me out.

China:
Wuchow - 12 Nates with 8 Vals hit troops. Then, 21 Ida, 18 Sonia, 9 Lily come in again. This now a daily occurrence.
85th Corp between Sinyang and Chengchow is hit again by 9 Ann.

Philippines:
Manila - 10 Oscars sweep. looks like Tom has moved the Zeros to someplace else.
Clark Field -

DEI:
Toboali - 3 CA, 4 DDs chase down my PT Boats fleeing from Palembang back to Batavia. 3 of 5 are sunk.

Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14454 troops, 167 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 482

Defending force 4862 troops, 121 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 108

Japanese adjusted assault: 399

Allied adjusted defense: 160

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
260 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
355 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Assaulting units:
4th Division
22nd Recon Regiment
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
4th KNIL Regiment
3rd KNIL AA Battalion
Bandoeng Base Force

Hollandia - empty base falls

Others:

Notes/Plans:
Intel reports 38th Division loaded for Oosthaven.

Eastern SRA is quiet today.

[ny59giants]

Dec 21st - Greater Ambon "WAS" quiet...

Landings: Oosthaven

Subs:
A damaged S-38 misses BB Matsu coming through straits off southern tip of Java.
I-15 misses 4 CA, 2 CL, & 12 DDs leaving Pearl for San Diego to become escort for Saratoga and Yorktown (due in 8 days) 2 hexes NE of base.
RO-67 is hit once at Canton vs 3 DD, 2 AVD, and AV Wright.

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - MIA....Day 9
KB3 - 3 SW of Soerabaja off west coast of Java.
CVEs - 2 East Johore Bahru [maybe guarding against more DB attacks as Mersing still has 0(7) AF]

Burma/India:
Tavoy -

Malaya:
Singapore - 23 Oscars and 12 Sally followed by 31 Oscars and 6 Sally.
Johore Bahru -
Mersing - AK hits mine!![:)]

Ground combat at Georgetown (49,74)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1845 troops, 2 guns, 172 vehicles, Assault Value = 159

Defending force 1870 troops, 21 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 52

Japanese adjusted assault: 103

Allied adjusted defense: 12

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Georgetown !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1099 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 63 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (9 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
14th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
5/14th Punjab Battalion
3rd SSVF Battalion
Penang Fortress

China:
Wuchow - 12 Nates with 8 Vals hit troops. Then, 21 Ida, 18 Sonia, 9 Lily come in again. This now a daily occurrence.
85th Corp between Sinyang and Chengchow is hit again by 9 Ann.

Philippines:
Manila - 12 Oscars sweep.
Clark Field -

Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 330 troops, 0 guns, 80 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 108

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 108 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cabanatuan !!!

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Regiment

DEI:
Kalidjati - 1 of 6 PT sunk vs transports and escorts.

Batavia - 36 Zero sweep.

Tarakan - 24 Zeros with 13 Betty miss my 3 HDMLs.

Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14258 troops, 166 guns, 57 vehicles, Assault Value = 460

Defending force 4562 troops, 120 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 72

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 211

Allied adjusted defense: 88

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bandoeng !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
280 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1921 casualties reported
Squads: 44 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 140 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 37 (33 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
4th Division
22nd Recon Regiment
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion

Defending units:
4th KNIL Regiment
3rd KNIL AA Battalion
Bandoeng Base Force

Others:

Notes/Plans:
PBYs - One of my early war obsessions is in deploying these guys. After the Luzon campaign slows down like it has in this game, the 2 PBY-4s head for India. One goes to Ceylon and the other to Diamond Harbor. The Brits and CW forces don't have good naval search with those small 6 plane PBY groups. Two PBYs are now in DEI (Manado and Koepang). The 3 DDs, 2 AVD and AV targeted this turn at Canton break up into 2 AVD and a DD to Tulagi and AV Wright with 2 DDs to Ellice Islands. They will support a PBY group each. Others are at Johnson Island and Canton. I try to get coverage across the central through south Pacific to Australia as soon as possible.

Wirraways in Australia - Mine have rested to morale 99 and over half are now training in ASW. Eventually, I will spend the PP to upgrade to Hudsons for actual ASW Patrol.

Screenshot shows shipping headed in the greater Ambon area. Three subs await then at base. At Darwin, the worse of my three A-24s have rested and been training in NavB (only up to 27 skill - was in low teens). I also have 21 P-40s training and the rebuilt 18 Vindicators (NavB at 44).

[JocMeister]

Any SIGINT hint to where he might be going? If I remember correctly he is also playing a game vs. GJ in which he went for India?

[ny59giants]

Jocke - In his game vs GJ, they are playing DBB 30 which is stock Scenario 2 with DBB modifications. In this mod the IJA is still like Scenario 1. The IJN gets lots of changes, but this version of RA goes with DBB-C in which cargo capacity is cut by 1/3 for all transports on each side. One of the reasons I'm focused on merchants and the addition of three A-24 groups plus the Vindicators at Pago Pago have helped.

No intel on much yet. I have IG, and parts of both 5th and 18th ID in Malaya. 4th ID on Java. 48th and 16th on Luzon. Intel did report 38th ID going to Oosthaven.

So where is 21st, 33rd, 55th, and 56th ID?? Some SNLF and Naval Guards are combined into Assault Divisions with added support troops.
My guess is the need to convert some xAKs to have greater troops capacity and less cargo. Those take time. I didn't do anything in this mod on the Japanese side. I did get some few increases in Allied aircraft production, but none of those changes happen until mid-42.

[JocMeister]

Ah, I guess that rules out a major expansion into India/OZ then? I´m not familiar at all with the Japanese merchant fleet but I assume using a big chunk of the Merchant fleet to supply troops far away from the HI is not a good idea?

You have no sight of 21st, 33rd, 55th or 56th at all yet?

[ny59giants]

You have no sight of 21st, 33rd, 55th or 56th at all yet?

Nope!! SOP for me is to hit the "L" button as soon as I open up the turn after replay. [;)] 33rd is already prepping for Rangoon at start (located at Nagasaki), so I would think she is headed for Bangkok first before going into Burma.

[ny59giants]

Dec 22nd - Ship ART clitch...No CL Oi or Kitakami at Rabaul

Landings: Oosthaven (con't), Rabaul (with 1st Maizuru Assault Div)

Subs:
I-1 is still at Noumea

Sailfish sink a PC off Morotai

Ha-19 takes a shot at my 78k re-supply TF at Pearl.

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - MIA....Day 10

KB3 - 4 NE Christmas Island IO

CVEs - 2 East Johore Bahru, still

Lex leaves Perth and heads north with SC TF (2CL, 4 DD)

Burma/India:
Moulmein -

Malaya:
Singapore -

Johore Bahru -

China:
Wuchow - 12 Nates with 8 Vals hit troops. Then, 21 Ida, 18 Sonia, 9 Lily come in again. This now a daily occurrence. There small bombs don't do much.

85th Corp between Sinyang and Chengchow is hit again by 9 Ann.

Philippines:
Manila - 12 Oscars are more than enough for 12 P-40s & 4 P-26. I lose 5.

Clark Field -

Butuan (Mindanao) - 24 Zero and 24 Betty from Jolo miss my PTs.

Ground combat at Iba (78,75)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1914 troops, 2 guns, 206 vehicles, Assault Value = 135

Defending force 237 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 215

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 215 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Iba !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
310 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
48th Recon Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
1st PI Base Force

Ground combat at Atimonan (80,79)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1005 troops, 4 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 37

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

Japanese adjusted assault: 33

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 33 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Atimonan !!!

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

Assaulting units:
16th Recon Regiment

Sumatra:

Ground combat at Oosthaven (48,96)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1132 troops, 0 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 74

Defending force 2100 troops, 32 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Japanese adjusted assault: 52

Allied adjusted defense: 11

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Oosthaven !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
3066 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 138 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 39 (39 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
II./124th Infantry Battalion
6th Tank Regiment
III./124th Infantry Battalion

Defending units:
Teloekbetoeng Base Force

Java:
Batavia - 32 Zero sweep before 25 Betty and 36 Nell go after all those low endurance Dutch ships that I had to leave here. 15 are sunk.

Borneo:

Eastern DEI:

Other:
4 CA & 4 DDs bombarded Wake. No attack afterwards. I'm running out of supplies which is what Tom may have been after.

Notes/Plans:
My resting Catalina at Port Moresby are ordered back to Naval Search with landing at Rabaul.

DBs are ordered into Kendari and Ambon due to ships seen in area.

Screenshot of KB3 with SC TF that may head west to Cocos island. I had a brigade that starts game off Karachi headed this way and was within two days of base. However, they will now head back to India. CVL Hermes will make a wider course to Perth to avoid being sunk if KB3 heads west.

[ny59giants]

Dec 23rd - KB1 & 2 sighted!!

Landings: Rabaul (con't),

Subs:
KXI at Oosthaven sinks an xAK with 3 TT hits.
O91 sinks an xAK off Singkawang.

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - Sighted!! 1 NE Kavieng

KB3 - MIA....Day 1

CVEs - 2 East Johore Bahru, still

Burma/India:
Moulmein - 2 SW is targeted by 32 Lily. My battalion continues to limp forward.

Malaya:
Singapore -

Johore Bahru - 17 Oscars with 12 Sally target the Aussie Bde. I hang on for one more day. The troops are at 44 of 46, so they will safely make it into Singapore next turn.

Ground combat at Johore Bahru (50,83)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11919 troops, 101 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 365

Defending force 8890 troops, 69 guns, 128 vehicles, Assault Value = 78

Japanese adjusted assault: 190

Allied adjusted defense: 83

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
403 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
265 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Assaulting units:
42nd Infantry Regiment
144th Infantry Regiment
143rd Infantry Regiment
I./124th Infantry Battalion
20th AA Regiment

Defending units:
27th Australian Brigade
22nd Australian Brigade
1st Hyderabad Battalion

China:
Wuchow - 11 Nates with 8 Vals hit troops. Then, 21 Ida, 18 Sonia, 9 Lily come in again. This now a daily occurrence. The small bombs don't do much.

85th Corp between Sinyang and Chengchow is hit again by 9 Ann.

Philippines:
Manila - 6 Oscars sweep.

Clark Field -

Sumatra:

Java:
Batavia - 32 Zero sweep. Then, 25 Betty and 20 Nell sink my two small ARDs. 6 Betty/Nell are shot down by my fighters on training missions. The sweeps did not engage them.

Borneo:

Eastern DEI:
Ambon - 15 A-24s and then the afternoon strike of 12 A-24s cannot hit the 2 CAs and 2 CLs targeted.

Other:

Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 5167 troops, 95 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 192

Defending force 1702 troops, 20 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Japanese adjusted assault: 128

Allied adjusted defense: 15

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Rabaul !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
719 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 41 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (16 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Maizuru Assault Division

Defending units:
Lark Battalion
Rabaul Coastal Gun Battalion
Rabaul Det. Base Force

Notes/Plans:
One of two of the new INJ Assault Divisions that start at Saipan is used to take Rabaul. Where is the other one??

[ny59giants]

Dec 24th - Rabaul falls!!

Landings: Ambon

Subs:
Ha-18 is still afloat at Pearl [X(]

KXVIII gets a TT hit on CA Ashigara at Ambon!! [:)]

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - 4 SE Rabaul

KB3 - MIA....Day 3

CVEs - MIA...Day 1

Burma/India:
Moulmein - Battalion 2 SW of base is targeted by 48 Lily.

Malaya:
Singapore -

Johore Bahru - 30 Oscars with 19 Sally target the Aussie Bde. Empty bases is captured later.

Ground combat at Taiping (49,75)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2362 troops, 2 guns, 252 vehicles, Assault Value = 159

Defending force 861 troops, 9 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Japanese adjusted assault: 119

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 39 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Taiping !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
494 casualties reported
Squads: 41 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Tank Regiment
5th Recon Regiment
14th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
5/14th Punjab Battalion
3rd SSVF Battalion

China:
Wuchow - 12 Nates with 8 Vals hit troops. Then, 21 Ida, 18 Sonia, 6 Lily come in again. This now a daily occurrence. The small bombs don't do much.

85th Corp between Sinyang and Chengchow is hit again by 9 Ann.

Philippines:
Manila - 7 Oscars sweep.

Clark Field -

Oroquieta - 25 Zero and 22 Betty miss my 5 PT again.

Sumatra:

Java:
Batavia - 32 Zero sweep.

Borneo:

Eastern DEI:
Ambon - 17 Vindicators get a TT hit on a DD in morning. The afternoon strike of 15 miss everything. Orders given to fly out everything.

Other:
3 of 5 PT are added to the bottom of Java Sea between Java and Sumatra as they face off against 2 CA, CL, 2 DD.

Notes/Plans:
Perth - I had over 200 ships that had fled Philippines and DEI here. Now, I have cut that in half as many head for Cape Town and begin the long trip to USA. More will follow in next few days.

[ny59giants]

Dec 25th - First Christmas of the War

Landings: Ambon (con't), Roxas

Subs:
KXVIII hit once by DDs

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - 4 SE Shortland

KB3 - MIA....Day 4

CVEs - 8 SSW Saigon

Burma/India:
Moulmein - Battalion 2 SW of base is targeted by 47 Lily.

Malaya:
Singapore - 30 Oscars with 14 Sally hit AF. Minor damage. Base has 60k supply and 856 AV.

China:
Wuchow - 12 Nates with 8 Vals hit troops. Then, 21 Ida, 18 Sonia, 6 Lily come in again. This now a daily occurrence. The small bombs don't do much.

85th Corp is 1 East of Nanyang is hit again by 9 Ann.

Philippines:
Manila - 9 Oscars sweep.

Clark Field -

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14523 troops, 225 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 500

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

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 302

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 302 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Clark Field !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker:

Assaulting units:
47th Infantry Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
37th Const Co
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
36th Const Co
48th Field Artillery Regiment
38th Road Const Co
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
21st Ind. Engineer Regiment
39th Road Const Co
9th Field AF Construction Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
3rd Construction Battalion

Oroquieta - Awaiting invasion if Intel Reports are correct.

Ground combat at Subic Bay (78,76)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1954 troops, 4 guns, 208 vehicles, Assault Value = 138

Defending force 826 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

Japanese adjusted assault: 222

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Subic Bay !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
1115 casualties reported
Squads: 36 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 53 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
48th Recon Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment

Sumatra:

Java:
Batavia - 4 ID and other troops present, but no attacks yet.

Tjilatjap - 1 enemy LCU present, but no attacks.

Borneo:

Eastern DEI:
Ambon -

Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 7927 troops, 41 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 181

Defending force 3494 troops, 65 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 70

Japanese adjusted assault: 152

Allied adjusted defense: 49

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

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ambon !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 destroyed
A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
392 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 5 disabled

Allied ground losses:
4891 casualties reported
Squads: 60 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 263 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 82 (82 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 3

Assaulting units:
90th Infantry Regiment - nasty...nasty with 90 Exp [:(]
4th Engineer Co
23rd Air Flotilla
9th JNAF Coy
3rd Base Force

Defending units:
Molukken Garrison Battalion
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
Ambon Base Force

Other:

Notes/Plans:
Screenshot shows the siege of Manila will begin soon. If you are playing with the modified pwhex files that impose stacking limits everywhere, you 'must' retreat to Manila vs Bataan. I did remember some things from Q-Ball vs GreyJoy's game and had some of the now useless BF and other support troops retreat into Bataan so there are less mouths to feed in Manila.