Moderators: wdolson, MOD_War-in-the-Pacific-Admirals-Edition
ORIGINAL: ny59giants
Still desperately short on DDs.
I feel that way until about mid-43 when the Americans start pumping out about 8 to 10 DDs per month. It will be nice when you can afford to send about 8 or more Fletchers to India to help out.
Double checking with my Swedish friend, but you do have a Corp and Command HQ prepping for those two bases?? [;)]
ORIGINAL: JeffK
Its a long way from Japan though and he doesn´t get much in return for a huge investment. Besides Japan is ill suited for that kind of war. Not the best amphibious tools, not very good engineer capabilities for base expansion and a long way from the DEI fuel. This while the allies have prepared bases and proximity to both Balboa and NZ/OZ.
Sometimes you do things, not to receive something but to take it away from your opponent.
The IJN holds Alaska, parts of the Canadian coast, part of Australia, imagine if they were well suited for this kind of war.
PS Fletchers are not super ships, just good DD's. A lot of their success is when they build up experience, dont commit them "assuming" they can take on the IJN. (Same goes for P47 & F4U)
4th Tank Regiment is planning for an attack on Victoria.
203rd Ship Eng Coy is planning for an attack on Astoria
Ground combat at Silchar (59,39)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 58422 troops, 601 guns, 932 vehicles, Assault Value = 1991
Defending force 37764 troops, 400 guns, 96 vehicles, Assault Value = 888
Allied adjusted assault: 922
Japanese adjusted defense: 693
Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0 [&o]
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1901 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 167 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Allied ground losses:
636 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 139 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 20 (1 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Vehicles lost 47 (12 destroyed, 35 disabled)
Ground combat at Chittagong (55,41)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 83784 troops, 1383 guns, 985 vehicles, Assault Value = 2664
Defending force 75002 troops, 891 guns, 680 vehicles, Assault Value = 1869
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
In India my bombers have been refusing to fly. Grounded for 2-3 days and then fly 1. No idea whats up. Frustrating.
[/center]ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
Is November in the Monsoon season? That could give you weather that grounds your bombers for days.
ORIGINAL: ny59giants
In India my bombers have been refusing to fly. Grounded for 2-3 days and then fly 1. No idea whats up. Frustrating.
In India/Burma, weather rules the skies!![:D] Otherwise, check the leader stats of the Air HQs they are attached to and see if they are close enough to the actual air groups. My American bombers are all assigned to 10th Air and I place the HQ close enough to the air groups with a good leader.
Another is the AI thinking you don't have enough fighters on escort mission to protect them and stopped the missions (as long as the bombers don't have super aggressive leaders).
Then again, the pilots may belong to a union that only permits flying a certain number of missions per month.
Ground combat at Silchar (59,39)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 58782 troops, 587 guns, 941 vehicles, Assault Value = 2039
Defending force 34994 troops, 391 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 749
Allied adjusted assault: 1207
Japanese adjusted defense: 313
Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Silchar !!! [&o]
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)
preparation(-), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
13203 casualties reported
Squads: 183 destroyed, 52 disabled
Non Combat: 332 destroyed, 72 disabled
Engineers: 82 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 175 (163 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 6
Allied ground losses:
347 casualties reported
Squads: 15 destroyed, 70 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Guns lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 95 (18 destroyed, 77 disabled)
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
19th Indian Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
32nd Infantry Division
254th Armoured Brigade
39th Indian Division
9th Indian Division
14th Indian Division
Eastern Army
Burma Corps
XV Indian Corps
1st Indian Light AA Regiment
Defending units:
17th Indpt Guards Regiment
19th Division
25th Division
18th/A Division
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
35th Field AA Battalion
and with the supply deficit, a lot of those disabled devices won't get easily repaired. You should shift your airpower to punish those units! 
; Julia Child
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
Wow - 3 to 1 odds and you hit him for 40 times the casualties! Never saw so many minus signs on one combat! [:D]
Looks like you smashed a lot of his heavy artillery - the replacement pools for IJA big guns are very thin or none. Do you have any units in shape to pursue?
ORIGINAL: RangerJoe
Very nice, over 30% casualties
Sub attack near Akyab at 54,44
Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
BB Kongo
CA Ashigara
DD Hatsuharu
DD Kuri
DD Asanagi
Allied Ships
SS Trout
SS Trout launches 6 torpedoes at BB Kirishima
Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41
Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
BB Kongo
CA Ashigara
Allied ground losses:
322 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41
Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CA Takao
CL Kinu
CL Natori
Allied ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41
Japanese Ships
CA Suzuya
CA Takao
CL Kinu
CL Natori
Allied ground losses:
466 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
