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17th November -42[/font]
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Pretty uneventful.
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WC/NORPAC
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Not much here. Had two big convoys leaving CH but failed to intercept with subs.
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SOPAC
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Nothing here either. Had a small Japanese TF show up at Vanua Lava. Banshees launched a strike at a DD but missed. Leander and Achilles reached Tahiti together with the oilers. No sign of the raiders.
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India
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Reinforcements have arrived in the form of Frobisher, Cornwall, Vincennes, Houston and Northampton. Still desperately short on DDs. Decided to send some from SOPAC as well as Balboa. The extra 12 DDs will make a huge difference.
Ordered another attack on Silchar. Things are going well here and I think the base will fall within 2 weeks even without air support.
]Ground combat at Silchar (59,39)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 56803 troops, 491 guns, 941 vehicles, Assault Value = 2055
Defending force 39207 troops, 403 guns, 97 vehicles, Assault Value = 1007
Allied adjusted assault: 999
Japanese adjusted defense: 779
Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1 [&o]
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1227 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 159 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Guns lost 26 (2 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1779 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 204 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Guns lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Vehicles lost 53 (2 destroyed, 51 disabled
Rotated an Indian division out and the 32nd US are coming in for the next attack. 3 more attacks and we are through. [:)]
Things are going very well at Chittagong too. Bombers rained in this turn but bombardments are looking real good now.
Ground combat at Chittagong (55,41)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 83629 troops, 1384 guns, 991 vehicles, Assault Value = 2655
Defending force 78464 troops, 907 guns, 690 vehicles, Assault Value = 1989
Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
If the bombers doesn´t rain in too much in the coming week we will attack shortly. I have 2 Indian IDs and the powerful 2nd British ID in reserve 1 hex out. I´ll grind them down eventually.
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