Back and Better THan Ever Vettim 89(A) vs Greasylake(J)

[vettim89]

IJN is unloading troops at Butuan. AV is in the Filipinos favor for now

IJA attacks a Deliberate Attack and Iba and the Filipinos hold

Ground combat at Iba (78,75)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4174 troops, 106 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 125

Defending force 3292 troops, 69 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 141

Japanese adjusted assault: 46

Allied adjusted defense: 58

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
47th Infantry Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
47th Field AA Battalion
48th Field Artillery Regiment
36th Const Co
37th Const Co

Defending units:
31st PA Infantry Division
1st PI Base Force


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Ground combat at Iba (78,75)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3093 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 134

Defending force 4810 troops, 130 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 118

Assaulting units:
31st PA Infantry Division
1st PI Base Force

Defending units:
47th Infantry Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
36th Const Co
48th Field Artillery Regiment
47th Field AA Battalion
37th Const Co

B-17s did not hit Singkaweng despite orders to do so

IJN CVLs spotted north of the Makassar Strait. Will they venture south? I have a lot of small ships moving stuff around

[vettim89]

PoW status

[BBfanboy]

PoW status

That I would send to CT right away - at cruise speed.