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Date: 42 Jan 18 & 19
Catching up on my long neglected AAR.

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - NE Rabaul
KB3 - NE Rabaul
KB4 - MIA
CVEs - Manus

Allied Mini-Death Star - At Mataram (6 SE of Soerabaja) & still undetected. Pilots training. [8D]
Saratoga & Yorktown with CVL King's Mtn - 3 ESE Pago Pago

Subs:

India/Burma:
Toungoo -

Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17753 troops, 126 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 572

Defending force 9750 troops, 45 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 270

Japanese adjusted assault: 423

Allied adjusted defense: 155

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
246 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
211 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
55th Cavalry Regiment

Defending units:
1st Burma Division
AVG Ground Echelon

Troops are already marching north before being attacked.

China:
Trail to Ankang - 2 hexes to SE. Oscars sweep before over 55 Lily/Sally bomb troops. Two days of ground bb.

Malaya: -
Singapore - Two days without air attacks!!
Johore Bharu - 22nd Recon takes empty base.

Philippines:
Manila - Nates escort in over 20 Lily/Sally

Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 984 troops, 84 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 704

Defending force 57397 troops, 539 guns, 207 vehicles, Assault Value = 1575

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 20 (10 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (7 destroyed, 7 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
16th Division
65th Brigade
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
192nd Tank Battalion
71st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regiment
11th PA Infantry Division
1st PA Infantry Division
31st PA Infantry Division
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
194th Tank Battalion
1st Constabulary Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
41st PA Infantry Division
51st PA Infantry Division
27th Avn Sup
4th Marine Regiment
91st PA Infantry Division
2nd Constabulary Regiment
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
US Forces Far East
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
4th PAAC Avn Sup
Nichols Field AAF Base Force
Cavite USN Base Force
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
II Corps
11th PAAC Avn Sup
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
24th PS FA Regiment
Asiatic Fleet
1st USMC AA Battalion
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp

48th ID probably headed for Bataan.

Borneo:

Sumatra:
Medan -

SRA:
Kendari -

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers:
Abadan P5; Karachi F3;

Intel:

Notes/Plans:
Just logistics and base/fort building for now.

Date: 42 Jan 20 & 21
Catching up on my long neglected AAR.

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Lae (30 Inf & 8 BF); Tulagi;

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - MIA, maybe headed NW to SRA as I have my CVs here.
KB3 - MIA
KB4 - MIA
CVEs - NE of Lae (guarding invasion)

Allied Mini-Death Star - Unsuccessfully attacked by subs as they head north into Makassar Straits. TF spotted headed towards Manado (Celebes).
Saratoga & Yorktown with CVL King's Mtn - 3 ESE Pago Pago

Subs:
RO-33 misses DS in Makassar Straits

India/Burma:
Toungoo - empty base to Japan
Bassien - empty base to Japan

China:
Trail to Ankang - 2 hexes to SE. Oscars sweep before over 45 Lily/Sally bomb troops.

Ground combat at 83,44 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 49001 troops, 661 guns, 724 vehicles, Assault Value = 1875

Defending force 27638 troops, 176 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 219

Japanese adjusted assault: 1031

Allied adjusted defense: 559

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
619 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (7 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1927 casualties reported
Squads: 72 destroyed, 115 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled)

Malaya: -
Singapore - No air attacks allows fort building!!

Philippines:
Manila - Nates escort in over 35 Lily/Sally
Bataan -

Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17473 troops, 136 guns, 266 vehicles, Assault Value = 598

Defending force 7977 troops, 156 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 91

Japanese adjusted assault: 474

Allied adjusted defense: 83

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
228 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled

Allied ground losses:
8490 casualties reported
Squads: 92 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 640 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 62 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 219 (219 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 10

Assaulting units:
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
48th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
21st Ind Engineer Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
35th Avn Sup
24th Avn Sup
301st Construction Battalion
4th Constabulary Regiment
Bataan USN Base Force
Clark Field AAF Base Force
Far East USAAF
I Corps
Manila Bay Defenses
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

When defending Luzon with SL, I try to move in some support troops to Bataan vs Manila to conserve supplies. I could have sent more here.

Second, if I was Japan I would take the tanks off Luzon and sent them to Java or Sumatra.

Borneo:

Sumatra:
Medan -

SRA:
Kendari -

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers:
Delhi AF5; Hobart AF5; Pearl F4; Cebu F3; Trincomalee F3; Bundaberg AF2;

Intel:
21 ID at Johore Bahru; 38 ID at Babeldoab; Southern Army HQ NW of Saigon;

Notes/Plans:
When it comes to India, I build forts in most bases to 3 before anything else. Some like Calcutta will go to 5 or 6 before AF is expanded. Bombay and Karachi will be a 4 or 5 before being switched. Delhi is the exception. She has her AF expanded to 7 to allow plane upgrades. IMO, an Allied player needs to plan for an invasion from day 1 here.

Date: 42 Jan 22 & 23
Catching up on my long neglected AAR.

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Munda (36 Inf)

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - MIA, maybe headed NW to SRA as I have my CVs here.
KB3 - with KB 1 & 2, maybe
KB4 - MIA
CVEs - NE of Lae (guarding invasion)

Allied Mini-Death Star - TF spotted headed towards Manado (Celebes) via Makassar Straits. Now back to Balikpapan to refuel.
Saratoga & Yorktown with CVL King's Mtn - 6 East Norfolk

Subs:
I-157 is off Balikpapan
Boomerang hit once at Finschhafen (sent to Sydney for repairs)
Thresher fired almost ALL her defective torpedoes into an xAK to get two to explode at Amchitka. [:@] [:(] Back to Seattle to reload and file report.

India/Burma:
Tavoy - empty base captured

China:
Trail to Ankang - 2 hexes to SE. Oscars sweep before over 45 Lily/Sally bomb troops.

Ground combat at 83,44 (near Ankang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 62466 troops, 831 guns, 776 vehicles, Assault Value = 1898

Defending force 26093 troops, 175 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 89

Japanese adjusted assault: 824

Allied adjusted defense: 214

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
277 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 53 (10 destroyed, 43 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
9292 casualties reported
Squads: 559 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 257 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 16 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 29 (25 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Units retreated 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
5th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
6th Division
3rd Division
10th Tank Regiment
26th Division
110th Division
13th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
12th Army
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Army
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
67th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps

My shattered Corps have lots of their disabled squads destroyed.

Malaya: -
Singapore - Air attacks resume with Oscars escorting in over 85 Sally (moved them next door to Johore Bahru)

Philippines:
Manila - Oscars sweep before Nates escort in over 35 Lily/Sally

Borneo:

Sumatra:
Medan -

SRA:
Kendari -

New Guinea/Solomons:
Lae & Tulagi - empty bases captured

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers:
Diego Garcia F3; Rockhampton F3; Wagga Wagga AF3; Aukland P7; Dunedin P3; San Diego P8; Spokane AF5; Melbourne P8; Townsville AF6;

Intel:
33 ID at Guam

Notes/Plans:
Enemy TFs headed for Manado retreat when my DS was spotted. Now, DS headed to Balikpapan.

You expect to see an India invasion?

No, I don't think that India is going to be invaded. Cribtop was not aggressive enough in Malaya to make that happen (Singapore still holding at end of January). I don't sense that he will go much beyond historical expansion.

Refresh my memory, what empire major naval assets are fisheries?

Date: 42 Jan 24 thru 31

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Hollandia (falls 25th); Buna (falls 26th) ; Dagwa (falls 28th); Sidate (falls 30th); Davao (falls 30th);

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - Sorong towards SCS (South China Sea)
KB3 - with KB 1 & 2, maybe
KB4 - MIA
CVEs - NE of Umboi Island

Allied Mini-Death Star - At Balikpapan to refuel; off Java
Saratoga & Yorktown with CVL King's Mtn - Between Norfolk and Hobert; fast AOs collide (1 to Aukland for repairs); heads for Perth;

Subs: no sinkings

India/Burma: I'm headed for Imphal and beyond

China:
Ankang - Oscars sweep before Lily/Sally bomb troops;

Malaya: -
Singapore - Oscars escorting in Sally; failed shock attack with 2, 4, 5, 18, 21, 56 ID; 1:1 odds on 30th reduces forts to 1;

Philippines:
Manila - Oscars sweep before Nates escort in Lily/Sally

Borneo:

Sumatra:
Djambi - Dutch fighters and bombers hit troops; some LRCAP by Oscars;

SRA:
Manado - KB hits troops repeatedly;

New Guinea/Solomons:
Milne Bay - captured
Port Moresby - Zeros with Betty attack troops

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers:
Mare Island - P6; Lahaina AF$; Jamshedpur F3; Palmyra F3; Patung AF1; Cawnpore F3; Pendleton AF3; Brisbane AF7; Christchurch AF5; Port Augusta F3; Tienshui AF1; Annette Island P2; Chittagong AF2; Warangel F3; Diamond Harbor F3; Karachi AF4; Prince rupert P6;

Intel:

Notes/Plans:
During this time, main focus was on getting to Ankang in China; siege of Singapore (still holding); slow advance in lower SRA;

Allies just moving forces around, so far.

Date: 42 Feb 1, 2, 3

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Treasury Island (falls 2nd); Buin (falls 2nd); Manokwari (falls 2nd); Hansa Bay (falls 2nd); Culion; Taytay;

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - NW Jolo to north of Miri
KB3 - with KB 1 & 2, maybe
KB4 - MIA
CVEs - MIA

Allied Mini-Death Star - Off Java
Saratoga & Yorktown with CVL King's Mtn - at Albany

Subs: no sinkings

India/Burma:
Mandalay - falls on 1st! (empty)

China:
Ankang - Oscars with over 60 Lily/Sally;

Ground combat at Ankang (82,42)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6141 troops, 396 guns, 343 vehicles, Assault Value = 1177

Defending force 36014 troops, 191 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 891

Japanese ground losses:
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
133 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
110th Division
5th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
10th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
26th Division
11th Tank Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
4th Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
11th Army
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
12th Chinese Corps
29th Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
3rd Group Army
5th War Area
31st Group Army

27 artillery units!!! Is there anything left in Manchuria?!?SL is only 40k.

Changsha - night bombing by Lily with very little moonlight

Malaya: -
Singapore - Oscars escorting in around 90 Lily/Sally;

Philippines:
Manila - Oscars sweep before Nates escort in Lily/Sally

Borneo:

Sumatra:
Djambi - Dutch fighters and bombers hit troops;

SRA:
Manado - falls on 2nd!

New Guinea/Solomons:
Port Moresby -

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers:
Canberra F3; Townsville AF&; Chengtu AF3; Diego Garcia AF1; Cochin F3; Hyberabad F3; Newcastle F3; Wellington AF6;

Intel:

Notes/Plans:
KB moving across northern Borneo due to Allied "Mini-Death Star" operating off Java.

Date: 42 Feb 4, 5, 6
Singapore finally falls

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Biak; Madang; Roxas (48/A ID - falls 6th); Surigao (48/B & C ID); Burias; Tablas

CVs:
KB1 & 2 - South of Saigon
KB3 - with KB 1 & 2, maybe
KB4 - MIA
CVEs - MIA

Allied Mini-Death Star - Off southern Java
Saratoga & Yorktown with CVL King's Mtn - Off Carnarvon headed for "Mini Death Star"

Subs:
Tuna gets a TT hit on an xAK SW of Truk

India/Burma:
Taung Gyi - falls on 4th! (empty)
Magwe - falls on 4th! (empty)

China:
Ankang - Oscars with over 60 Lily/Sally; ground bb all three days;

Malaya: -
Singapore - Oscars escorting in around 90 Lily/Sally;

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 71268 troops, 648 guns, 350 vehicles, Assault Value = 2000

Defending force 43531 troops, 496 guns, 414 vehicles, Assault Value = 537

Japanese adjusted assault: 2787

Allied adjusted defense: 663

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
3025 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 223 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 50 disabled
Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
48733 casualties reported
Squads: 958 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2865 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 155 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 550 (550 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 253 (253 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 27

Assaulting units:
56th Division
18th Division
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
4th Division
5th Division
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Division
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
2nd Loyal Battalion
1st Manchester Battalion
SSVF Brigade
20th Australian Brigade
1st Mysore Battalion
11th Indian Division
3rd Cavalry Regiment
9th Indian Division
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
2nd Malay Battalion
109th RN Base Force
AHQ Far East
Singapore Fortress
1st Malay Battalion
224 Group RAF
113th RAF Adv Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
III Indian Corps
Malayan Air Wing
Singapore Base Force
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
Malaya Army
112th RAF Adv Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
111th RAF Adv Base Force /1

Holding out to 5th confirms to me that Cribtop is not going to a place called India.

Philippines:
Manila - Nates escort in over 40 Lily/Sally

Borneo:

Sumatra:

SRA:
Kendari - ground bb by elements of two assault divisions; deliberate attack lowers forts to 0;

New Guinea/Solomons:
Port Moresby -

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers:
Bremerton P8; Umnak F3; Addu F3; Kalgoorlie AF2; Alameda P6; Blenheim F3; Gisborne F3; San Fran F5; Hobart AF6;

Intel:

Notes/Plans:
1st AVG converts to P-40Es.

BB Idaho [7-35-30] and BB New Mexico [0-62-22] leave Pearl for Alameda.

Date: 42 Feb 7, 8, 9
Allied "Death Star" fully formed

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Sibuyani; Catanduanes

CVs:
KB: since I've lost track of the separate components; I'll have to refer to the three know TFs as elements of KB with the possibility of KB4 (3 CVLs joining or off causing mischief somewhere else); 2x TF are spotted 3 WNW of Singkawang on 9th;
CVEs - MIA

"Death Star" (DS) - formed on 7th 4 South of Soerabaja!! 8th the head into port to refuel; 4 American CVs, 4 CVL/CAV = 240 fighters, 170 DBs, & 90 TBs; leave Soerabaja on 9th for Batavia with some warships having topped of tanks to use up 125 op points (don't think I'll reach base next turn)

Subs:
I-166 misses DS as it comes around southern tip of Java on way into Soerabaja;
RO-33 sinks an Old Clemson Class DD off southern Java;

India/Burma:
Taung Gyi - falls on 4th! (empty)
Magwe - falls on 4th! (empty)

China:
Ankang - Oscars with over 60 Lily/Sally; ground bb on 7th & 9th;

Philippines:
Manila - Nates escort in over 40 Lily/Sally (weather permitting)
Surigao (Mindanao) - empty base captured by 48/B & C along with 2 & 4 Tank
Iloilo - empty base falls

Borneo:

Sumatra:
Palembang - Sweeps start on 8th with 18 Zero & 32 Oscars; 27 Nell visit at night on 9th, then 32 Oscars sweep the empty skies before 100 Lily/Sally hit the AF; 8 Vals sink 3 AMc;

SRA:
Kendari - On 7th, 45 Zeros from Ambon with 18 Betty & 27 Nell hit the troops before the shock attack takes the base (57:5); Cribtop had taken Kolaka (2 hexes to NW) with elements of 1st Para Div and then airlifted from Ambon elements of 1st Kure Assault Div;
Makassar - 12 Kates hit troops on 9th (from Kendari)

New Guinea/Solomons:
Port Moresby - visited by 15 Zero with 33 Betty once;
Noemfoor - empty base falls

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers:
Raipur F3; Aden P8; Jamshedpur AF2; Changsha F5; Kukong F4; Tacoma P7; Asamsol F3; Albany F3; Brisbane F3;

Intel:

Notes/Plans:
Recent phone calls with John 3rd got me to be more aggressive with Allied carriers. Thus, the move up to Batavia with the expectation of facing KB and LBA. I have so many targets, that I will hope to survive and for my SBDs to come through.

Date: 42 Feb 10 & 11
The CV vs CV battle that wasn't? [:(]

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Sibuyani (falls 10th); Catanduanes (falls 10th); Long Island (falls 11th);

CVs:
KB: On 10th, she is still 3 NWN of Soerabaja (12 hexes to Batavia). Close enough to launch sweeps with drop tanks. On 11th, they end back at Singapore (refill out air groups and replenish sorties, I would imagine)
CVEs - MIA

"Death Star" (DS):
10th - Despite being 10 hexes from Soerabaja to Batavia and having some op points used up, it ends up here for A2A combat on 10th.
11th - moves through Sunda Straits and ends up 6 west of Batavia (one hex too far for Zeros with drop tanks to reach from Singapore).

Subs:
I-166 misses DS as it comes around southern tip of Java on way into Soerabaja;
RO-33 sinks an Old Clemson Class DD off southern Java;
O20 gets a DMS off Kendari [:)]

India/Burma:
Taung Gyi - falls on 4th! (empty)
Magwe - falls on 4th! (empty)

China:
Ankang - Oscars with over 40 Lily/Sally; attack on 10th lowers forts to 2;

Ground combat at Ankang (82,42)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 64050 troops, 845 guns, 884 vehicles, Assault Value = 2003

Defending force 38638 troops, 190 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 908

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 2135

Allied adjusted defense: 3358

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
1763 casualties reported
Squads: 46 destroyed, 96 disabled
Non Combat: 70 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 17 (5 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 159 (98 destroyed, 61 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1317 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 124 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
26th Division
3rd Division
110th Division
6th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
10th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
11th Army
1st Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
12th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
1st Construction Regiment
29th Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
2nd Construction Regiment
3rd Group Army
5th War Area
31st Group Army

As a result, my three strongest Corp now have over 50 experience (full AV). This base has a SL of only 40k and I'm over it myself. How much in extra casualties/disruption and supplies used is Cribtop using for his abuse of this (4x ID, 7x Tank, 20x FA, HQ)??

Kweilin - night bombing on 11th by Lily & Sonia

Philippines:
Manila - Nates escort in over 40 Lily/Sally (weather permitting)
Dadjangas - empty base falls

Borneo:

Sumatra:
Palembang -
10th - 27 Nell visit at night, then Oscars escort in Betty, Lily, Sally hit the AF; 9 Vals sink 2 MLs;
11th - Fearing the fighters from DS, Cribtop heavily escorts in Sally with first 40 and then 33 Zeros.

Java:
Batavia - 16 Zeros face a surprisingly heavy CAP of 3 Sea Hurricanes, 16 Hurricanes (British refugees from Singapore), 27 Buffaloes, and 52 Wildcats (-3 & -3A type) = 3 to 2 Allied; three more sweeps of 23, 23 and 26 bring the total to 35 for Allies to 50 for Japan (across the map). I lose only 8 pilots.

SRA:
Makassar -

New Guinea/Solomons:
Port Moresby - visited by Zeros with Betty;

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers:
Kodiak P4; Karachi AF5; Chungking AF7;

Intel:
33 ID at Truk

Notes/Plans:
Cribtop wrote that he thought he had ordered his CVs in closer. Thus, I saw just Zero sweeps and nothing more as I ordered my CVs out through Sunda Straits to the IO for maneuvering room and to get away from any of his pesky subs.

Considering what happened, I'm happy with how well my old, obsolete aircraft did against his Zeros.

I've soaked up 425 Chinese rifle squads to date. Supplies are staying between 15k and 20k at Chungking.

Date: 42 Feb 12 & 13
Oscars fly to their death over Batavia

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Makassar (FT with 4 CAs, 4 DDs on 12th - 1st Kure Assault Div); Masbate; Umboi Island; Sandakan; Dinagat

CVs:
KB: At least 2 of 3 TFs remain at Singapore

"Death Star" (DS): moves SE on western side of Java

Subs:
O19 sinks a DMS off Toboali
I-1 misses off NE corner of Tasmania as empty TKs head back to USA.

India/Burma:
Shwebo - falls on 14th to IG ID (empty)

China:
Ankang - Oscars with over 40 Lily/Sally; two days of ground bb

Philippines:
Manila - Nates escort in over 40 Lily/Sally (weather permitting)
San Jose - base falls to 48/A ID

Borneo:

Sumatra:
Palembang -
12th - Over 100 Betty/Lily/Sally hit the troops and AF while Vals sink another 2 MLs
13th - same as 12th except now Zeros are straffing the few remaining ships

Java:
Batavia -
12th - The weather is Clear!!

Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 32

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
Hurricane IIb Trop x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 9 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
Ambon Patrouille with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
2-VI.G.V with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 3 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
No.232 (P) Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 7 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 13 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes

A second group of 26 doesn't do much better. Losses are 24 to just 6 Allies!!

SRA:
Makassar - falls on 13th

New Guinea/Solomons:
Port Moresby - the lightly defended base falls on 13th

Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1980 troops, 32 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 65

Defending force 942 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Japanese adjusted assault: 53

Allied adjusted defense: 9

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Moresby !!!

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

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

Allied ground losses:
501 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 26 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st Sasebo Assault/C Division

Defending units:
A Coy/NG Rifles
Papuan Inf Battalion
Port Moresby Coastal Gun Battalion

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers:
Umnak AF1; Johnson F3; Christmas P2; Port Augusta AF2; Seattle P9; Delhi AF6; Perth F4; Palmerston North F3;

Intel:

Notes/Plans:
Palembang is being attacked from the air (Singapore) and will not stand up to many land assaults.

Java doesn't have enough troops or construction engineers to dig in. IMO, I should have sent the 2 American BFs that start this mode loaded on ships at Darwin here vs Townsville. Info for any other BTS Allied players.

Date: 42 Feb 14 & 15
Battle for Ankang continues

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Tandjoengbalai (3x FTs with 5/A ID & BF); Nabire (NG)

CVs:
KB: Singapore...I think [;)]

"Death Star" (DS): back to Tjilatjap to refuel before heading south

Subs:
I-2 & I-171 miss SC TF (2 CL, 6 DDs) headed from Kodiak to Dutch
I-158 hits minefield at Merak [:D]

India/Burma:

China:
Ankang - Oscars with over 50 Lily/Sally; deliberate on 14th

Ground combat at Ankang (82,42)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 61832 troops, 834 guns, 802 vehicles, Assault Value = 1834

Defending force 38249 troops, 189 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 849

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 2603

Allied adjusted defense: 2935

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
3448 casualties reported
Squads: 74 destroyed, 198 disabled
Non Combat: 15 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 26 (7 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Vehicles lost 143 (83 destroyed, 60 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
645 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 95 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment
6th Division
3rd Division
10th Tank Regiment
26th Division
5th Tank Regiment
110th Division
9th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Army
1st Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
56th Chinese Corps
29th Chinese Corps
1st Construction Regiment
85th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
2nd Construction Regiment
3rd Group Army
5th War Area
31st Group Army

Philippines:
Manila - Nates escort in over 40 Lily/Sally (weather permitting)

Borneo:

Sumatra:
Palembang -
14th - Over 60 Betty/Lily/Sally hit the troops
15th - Over 100 Betty/Lily/Sally hit troops

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5666 troops, 45 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 182

Defending force 5539 troops, 50 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 90

Japanese adjusted assault: 104

Allied adjusted defense: 79

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
293 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Para Assault/A Division

Defending units:
Lahat Cdo
Djambi Cdo
Palembang Cdo
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
109th RAF Adv Base Force
Palembang ML Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
PBg-Ld AA Afd
110th RAF Adv Base Force
111th RAF Adv Base Force

Java:
Batavia -

SRA:

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers:
Port Hedland AF1; Pearl F5; Balboa P4; Bombay F4; Goa F3; Fresno AF4;

Intel:

Notes/Plans:
Empty bases captured - Umboi Island, Sandakan, Dinagat, Tandjoengbalai

Battle for Ankang - Cribtop is pinning all his hopes on this single axis of advance. Screenshot shows lots and lots of troops in a hex with just 40k SL. I've got troops around this hex digging in with some headed back to Chungking for R&R.

All those CV's in such close proximity. How long until the inevitable happens?

All those CV's in such close proximity. How long until the inevitable happens?

Not likely for some time as I have to send my DS out to sea to allow me time to rest my CV air groups as many planes are damaged or down for maintenance.

Date: 42 Feb 16 & 17
Palembang days are numbered (about two months later than most players)

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Tagbilaran; Guiuan; Tawi Tawi; Cape Gloucester

CVs:
KB: 1 west of Singapore

"Death Star" (DS): ordered to leave Tjilatjap and head south in order for my air groups to rest.

Subs:
I-26 is 2 east of Sydney and sinks an xAP (carrying part of BF) with single TT hit as my first major reinforcement convoy arrives with 35FG (4 x 25 P-39s), and 49FG (3 x 18 P40E), 2x BFs, FA, and II Fighter Command HQ.
Gidgeon CANNOT hit anything at Shortlands. [:(]
I-5 sinks an AM headed from Brisbane to Sydney.

India/Burma: [>:]

China:
Ankang - Oscars with over 60 Lily/Sally; ground bb on 16th

Ground combat at Ankang (82,42)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 59170 troops, 825 guns, 723 vehicles, Assault Value = 1610

Defending force 37900 troops, 189 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 791

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 2265

Allied adjusted defense: 1996

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2993 casualties reported
Squads: 125 destroyed, 251 disabled
Non Combat: 24 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 36 disabled
Guns lost 44 (6 destroyed, 38 disabled)
Vehicles lost 84 (28 destroyed, 56 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
508 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 112 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled

Assaulting units:
26th Division
110th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
10th Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
6th Division
3rd Division
11th Tank Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
4th Mortar Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
11th Army
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
12th Chinese Corps
29th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
1st Construction Regiment
56th Chinese Corps
2nd Construction Regiment
5th War Area
3rd Group Army
31st Group Army

My two weakest Corp are ordered out now (2 miles per day) and one from north will replace it (increase of about 100 AV). The SL is 40k and I have about 45k in there now. Cribtop is taking some serious casualties here, IMO.

Philippines:
Manila - Nates escort in over 40 Lily/Sally (weather permitting)

Borneo: [>:]

Sumatra:
Palembang -
16th - Nada...Zilch...Zero...Weather!?!
17th - 148 Zero escort in 206 Kate (now I know why KB is off Singapore); 50 Lily & Sally;

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 5423 troops, 45 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 156

Defending force 5077 troops, 50 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 61

Japanese adjusted assault: 71

Allied adjusted defense: 70

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
283 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Para Assault/A Division

Defending units:
Palembang Cdo
Lahat Cdo
Djambi Cdo
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
PBg-Ld AA Afd
Palembang ML Base Force
109th RAF Adv Base Force
110th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd ISF Base Force
111th RAF Adv Base Force

Java:
Batavia -

SRA:

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers:
Changsha - AF4; Ankang - F2 (he knocks it down to a 1 and I get it back to a 2 before next attack [:D]); Dutch Harbor F3; Diego Garcia AF2; Mombasa P4; Tennant Creek AF2; Penrhyn P3 (current refueling base for TF headed back to USA - Minimal Refueling);

Intel:
Gds Mixed Bde - prepping for Seward (really!!) [:D]

Notes/Plans:
Naval Air ("N" button): 487-145-3 means that I have way too many aircraft unavailable (145), so my DS will just make circles in the IO south of Christmas Island IO for some time as all groups are stood down.

Date: 42 Feb 18 & 19
Palembang falls

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Tapul; Siquijor; Dinagat

CVs:
KB: 2 WSW of Singapore

"Death Star" (DS): running circles in IO about 12 hexes due south of Christmas Island

Subs:
Gudgeon misses CM Asama at Tulagi (ordered to change Patrol Zone so I don't hit mines here)
I-164 sinks a small ML escaping Palembang to east of Oosthaven.
I-5 hit once 4 south of Sydney as TF leaves port to head back to USA.

India/Burma: [>:]

China:
Ankang - Oscars with over 60 Lily/Sally; ground bb on 18th & 19th;

Philippines:
Manila - Nates escort in over 40 Lily/Sally (weather permitting)

Borneo: [>:]

Sumatra:
Palembang -
18th - Nada
19th - 119 Zero escort in 207 Kate; 73 Betty & Sally; FALLS with 116:25 odds; NO damage to facilities [:(]

Java:
Batavia -

SRA:

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers:
Cocanada F3; Ledo F3; Warangal AF2; Lahaina AF5; Port Kembla F3; Wuchow F4;

Intel:
55 ID at Mandalay

Notes/Plans:
Naval Air ("N" button): 522-110-3 means that I still need more down time. 35 airframes were repaired in last two turns. [:)] In my other PBEM game, I've learned to look at "Planes" to see how much Fatigue they have. Many of these air groups have gotten up there after a period of high tempo (keeping a CAP up for days and days with the old Buffaloes - SR3).

Chinese Rifle - I now have 256 in pool and have used 617. Filling out those small destroyed Corps.

Date: 42 Feb 20 & 21
Medan falls

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Talasea;

CVs:
KB: off Georgetown (support for Port Blair, I think)

"Death Star" (DS): running circles in IO about 12 hexes due south of Christmas Island

Subs:


India/Burma:
Port Blair -
20th - 41 Oscars sweep the empty skies

China:
Ankang - Oscars with over 60 Lily/Sally; ground bb on 20th;

Philippines:
Manila - Nates escort in over 40 Lily/Sally (weather permitting)
Cagayan -

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4782 troops, 43 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 189

Defending force 9110 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 291

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

Assaulting units:
4th Tank Regiment
48th/B Division

Defending units:
101st PA Infantry Division
3rd Constabulary Regiment
2nd PA Infantry Regiment
Agusan Constab Battalion
205th Base Sqdn
Del Monte AAF Base Force
Mindanao Force
305th Base Sqdn

Iloilo - Cribtop was lazy in the archipelago, so I send some rested and trained Vindicators from Brisbane to Darwin to Cagayan over the last few days.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Iloilo at 79,84

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 13

Allied aircraft losses
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Taigen Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Malta Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAKL Genmei Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kosin Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires

Japanese ground losses:
189 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 26 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 20 (5 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb


Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Iloilo at 79,84

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 12

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAK Tokusima Maru
xAK Malta Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
PB Hakata Maru #2
xAK Kosin Maru #2, heavy fires

Japanese ground losses:
562 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Malta Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kosin Maru #2

Vindicators are now at Soerabaja....training
Elements of 48th ID are swimming and/or are shark food.

Cebu - 23 Sally on 21st (maybe Cribtop thought my DBs came from here)

Borneo: [>:]

Sumatra:
Medan -
20th - ground bb
21st - 41 Oscars sweep before the bombers hit the troops (29 Oscars with 96 Lily/Sally)

Ground combat at Medan (46,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4936 troops, 43 guns, 25 vehicles, Assault Value = 174

Defending force 3353 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 133

Allied adjusted defense: 17

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Medan !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
173 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
872 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
5th/A Division
93rd JAAF AF Bn

Defending units:
Medan Cdo
Tapanoeli Cdo
Van Aarsen Cdo
HQ TC Sumatra
Medan Defenses

No damage to industry. [:(]

Java:
Batavia -

SRA:

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers:
Balikpapan F3; Boise AF5; Tacoma AF3; Bombay AF5; Dunelin P4; Prince Rupert P7;

Intel:
Karafuto Brigade @ Amchitka

Notes/Plans:
Naval Air: Down to 62 planes damaged or unavailable. Was 138 two days ago.

PP usage - Cape Town now has the following Americans present and awaiting PPs to get over to India: 40th & 41st ID; 2x AA; FA; 51st FG (two groups of P-38s and HQ group with P-40E). Thus, most of my PP will be spent here for next two months.

Date: 42 Feb 22 & 23
Ships moving to and fro

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are bold, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings:
Sarmi

CVs:
KB: 2 NW Georgetown (support for Port Blair, I think)

"Death Star" (DS): after spotting ships off Mili (Timor), ordered to move to protect any invasion of Koepang. Now 21 hexes west of Koepang headed east.

Subs:
KX lightly damaged by ASW attack off Palembang; She heads for Soerabaja for quick repairs.

India/Burma:
Port Blair -
22th - quiet

China:
Ankang - 30 Oscars with over 60 Lily/Sally;

Philippines:
Manila - Nates escort in only 20 Lily as the Sally are now hitting Cebu. [:)]
Cagayan -
Cebu - 25 Sally both days (leaves Manila alone)

Borneo: [>:]

Sumatra:

Java:
Batavia -

SRA:

New Guinea/Solomons:

Central Pacific:

South Pacific:

North Pacific:

Australia:

Engineers:
Imphal F3; Wagga Wagga AF4; Greymouth F3; Nelson F3; Tienshui AF2 (need a few bases with AFs at 2 to allow fighters to sweep and/or LRCAP); Palmyra P2; Addu P2; Rockhampton AF4;

Intel:

Notes/Plans:
Naval Air: Down to 33 planes damaged or unavailable with 19 being fighters. Was 62 two days ago.

Banda Sea area - Japan has a few bases, but after Ambon was taken early, Cribtop has not been active here. With KB in Strait of Malacca, I'll stay here to prevent further conquest.

Foreshadowing - Mr Cribtop not too happy with results from 25th. He found the DS the 'hard way.' [:D] Only viewed the Combat Replay. No game file yet.