At dawn we slept...in the cab on the way back from Olongapo

[Cap Mandrake]

Kendari: JJ has moved most of the naval bombers and fighters to Rabaul and the Solomons so we try raids on Kendari. B-17's from Koepang and B-24's from Darwin.

F4F's from Ende...marginally effective. We send Pow North of Timor for a possible naval bombardment of Kendaari tomorrow night.

Morning Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 24,100 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 21

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

A few Beaufighters because all the P-38's are shot up at Luzon.

Morning Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 21,500 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed

[Cap Mandrake]

B-17's are shot up. They won't be worth much tomorrow

Morning Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

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

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 5

[Cap Mandrake]

B-17's are all in the same HQ but nobody cooperates. Bah. Kopeang is not really big enough a base yet.

Morning Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 1
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 13

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

[Cap Mandrake]

B-24's from Darwin.

Morning Air attack on Kendari , at 70,106

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 7 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3

[Cap Mandrake]

Siam: Big fight over Natcho Cheese...or whatever it's called.Both sides try to bomb the guys on the ground. Chinese P-66's flying LRCAP from Rahaeng. [:)] What do the Chinese get out of it? Countrywide franchise rights for General Chao's Chicken Restuarant.

Morning Air attack on 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, at 58,61 (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 16
Ki-49-Ia Helen x 18

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-66 Vanguard: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

Crap. We lose two B-24/Liberator II's.

Morning Air attack on 3rd RTA/C Division, at 58,61 (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11

Allied aircraft
P-66 Vanguard x 4
Liberator II x 7
B-24D Liberator x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-66 Vanguard: 3 destroyed
Liberator II: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

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

[Cap Mandrake]

We wear out the Jap pirots.

Morning Air attack on 3rd RTA/C Division, at 58,61 (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged

[Cap Mandrake]

Enter the medium bombers from Moulmein.

Morning Air attack on 3rd RTA/C Division, at 58,61 (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 10

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Wellington Ic bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
59th Sentai/C with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Raid is overhead



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Morning Air attack on 3rd RTA/C Division, at 58,61 (Nakhon Ratchasima)

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 8

No Allied losses

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

[Cap Mandrake]

Then the RTA folds like a house of cards. They don't seem as enthusiastic about the Greater Co-prosperity Sphere as the Shinto Boys. Most excerrent!

Ground combat at Nakhon Ratchasima (58,61)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2030 troops, 25 guns, 189 vehicles, Assault Value = 117

Defending force 1026 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16

Allied adjusted assault: 76

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 76 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Nakhon Ratchasima !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
801 casualties reported
Squads: 122 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 71 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
7th Hussars Regiment
2nd Royal Tank Regiment

Defending units:
3rd RTA/C Division

[Cap Mandrake]

Big mess of Japs east of Tavoy in the jungle. Little bastards are going to fight us all the way. We have more armour landing at Moulmein. Screw that. We will just drive down from Rahaeng and bypass them. See if we can siphon supply over the hills from Moulemin.

Ground combat at 55,60 (near Tavoy)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3012 troops, 6 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 128

Defending force 13240 troops, 84 guns, 112 vehicles, Assault Value = 478

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

Assaulting units:
44th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
14th Tank Regiment
18th Garrison Unit
55th Engineer Regiment
15th Garrison Unit
1st RTA/A Division
1st RF Gun Battalion
28th JAAF AF Bn

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Then the RTA folds like a house of cards. They don't seem as enthusiastic about the Greater Co-prosperity Sphere as the Shinto Boys. Most excerrent!

Ground combat at Nakhon Ratchasima (58,61)

M&M Enterprises tender offer for the outstanding shares in the Greater Co-prosperity Sphere must've leaked out.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Big mess of Japs east of Tavoy in the jungle. Little bastards are going to fight us all the way. We have more armour landing at Moulmein. Screw that. We will just drive down from Rahaeng and bypass them. See if we can siphon supply over the hills from Moulemin.

Ground combat at 55,60 (near Tavoy)

I told you, Choumein and Lomein are must better logistical bases than Moulmein. And they taste better, too.
But not as good as General Chao's Chicken Restuarant.

[Cap Mandrake]

.. Attack where we can

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Big mess of Japs east of Tavoy in the jungle. Little bastards are going to fight us all the way. We have more armour landing at Moulmein. Screw that. We will just drive down from Rahaeng and bypass them. See if we can siphon supply over the hills from Moulemin.

Ground combat at 55,60 (near Tavoy)

I told you, Choumein and Lomein are must better logistical bases than Moulmein. And they taste better, too.
But not as good as General Chao's Chicken Restuarant.

Well, to be honest, Thai food is better than Chinese food but General Chao's Chicken was invented in Brooklyn.[:)]

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

.. Attack where we can

One from Direction A, one from Direction B, one from Direction C, plus noodles.

[Cap Mandrake]

Ohhh...you rikey pork..no rikey chicken? OK..we got pork.

[Chickenboy]

If your units are held up in the terrain 2 hexes west / NW of Bangkok and your single Brigade maneuvers to the clear hex with the dense red enemy LCU indicator, won't they be in danger of being, in turn, cut off from behind? What sort of IJ numbers are there in the hex 1 hex NW of Bangkok?

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

If your units are held up in the terrain 2 hexes west / NW of Bangkok and your single Brigade maneuvers to the clear hex with the dense red enemy LCU indicator, won't they be in danger of being, in turn, cut off from behind? What sort of IJ numbers are there in the hex 1 hex NW of Bangkok?

Silence, ye of little faith! Mandrake's staff never screws up.

[Cap Mandrake]

We do not have intel on the unit NW of Bangkok. Probably a Jap Regt or Brigade. We may have to hold up NW of Ayuthia. Of course, there is value in our threat. We also have to the trail North to Moulmein as an exit.