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

[Cap Mandrake]

Odd..quite a lousy shore bombardment result. Hmmm?

Night Naval bombardment of Tavoy at 54,60

Allied Ships
CA Cornwall
CA Devonshire
CL Birmingham
CL Hobart
CLAA Van Heemskerck
DD Norman
DD Nestor
DD Arunta

Runway hits 1
Port fuel hits 1

[Cap Mandrake]

Ah...I see..Somerville heard something on the squawk box. We have a superior force but are low on ammo. Bad day to detach the Dutch CL's for an oil change. Sommerville calls off the battle

Day Time Surface Combat, near Tavoy at 53,60, Range 25,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Kinu, Shell hits 1
DD Yamakaze
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 2
DD Shinonome, Shell hits 2
DD Usugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire

Allied Ships
CA Devonshire, Shell hits 1
CA Cornwall, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Java, Shell hits 2
CL Hobart, Shell hits 1
CL Birmingham
CLAA Van Heemskerck
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Nestor
DD Norman, Shell hits 2, on fire

[Cap Mandrake]

I wonder if JJ meant to raid Moulmein or Tavoy or just interecept us at Tavoy?

The transports at Moulmein are safe.

[Cap Mandrake]

JJ probes Rahaeng. We will need to get some RAF fighters there.

Morning Air attack on Rahaeng , at 58,56

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 26,560 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10

No Japanese losses

[Cap Mandrake]

May not be very much left at Undon Thani by the time the tanks arrive.

Morning Air attack on RTA/B Cavalry Division, at 61,59 (Udon Thani)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 31

Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 damaged

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

and

Morning Air attack on RTA/B Cavalry Division, at 61,59 (Udon Thani)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 16

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Cap Mandrake]

Arty bombardments at Tavoy

Ground combat at Tavoy (54,60)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 26077 troops, 434 guns, 304 vehicles, Assault Value = 813

Defending force 9747 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 358

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

Assaulting units:
70th British Division
4th British Brigade
46th Indian Brigade
6th British Brigade
XXXIII Indian Corps
20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
62nd Inf Group Brigade
3rd RTA/B Division

and East of Tavoy

Ground combat at 55,60 (near Tavoy)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3108 troops, 6 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 181

Defending force 12135 troops, 73 guns, 107 vehicles, Assault Value = 470

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

Assaulting units:
150th RAC Regiment
44th Indian Brigade

Defending units:
14th Tank Regiment
18th Garrison Unit
15th Garrison Unit
1st RTA/A Division
1st RF Gun Battalion

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Based on my initial sociological studies of Sunset Beach, California (just north of Huntington Beach), EVERYONE that lives there is a severe alcoholic. Well, statistically it is 96.5% +/- 2.3% with a 2 SD confidence interval.

Emphasis on the words 'standard deviation'. [:D]

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

LOTS of Vals at Manila now. Looks like resupplying Luzon by ship is over.

Valley Girls on holiday? Gag me with a spoon!

[Cap Mandrake]

Sundas: Yesterday, the RAAF Mk VII's were at Kai-elanden with 100 torps waiting to ambush Jap shipping. The IJN cooperated but some staff flunkie set them to "train". [:@] I had to order everyone back to the next set of islands because it looked like Kai-elanden or Saumalki might get a naval bombardment. Yes and yes. Shipping had to beat feet. Indiana sailed up from Darwin but could not reach Kai-elanden in time.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Kai-eilanden at 81,115, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
DD Makigumo
DD Kagero
DD Yayoi
DD Matsukaze

Allied Ships
MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

[Cap Mandrake]

Ouch, that will leave a mark. Of course, it can be fixed.

Night Naval bombardment of Kai-eilanden at 81,115

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
DD Matsukaze
DD Yayoi
DD Kagero
DD Makigumo

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

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 48
Port hits 8
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 2

[Cap Mandrake]

They did a pretty good number on the support troops at Saumlaki

Night Naval bombardment of Saumlaki at 78,117

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Nagato
DD Oite
DD Kisaragi
DD Hatsuyuki
DD Minegumo
DD Hamakaze

Allied ground losses:
431 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Airbase hits 26
Airbase supply hits 14
Runway hits 31
Port hits 17
Port supply hits 3

[Cap Mandrake]

Bunch of SBD's and TBF's at Babo and Dumbo but JJ clears out of range.

[Cap Mandrake]

Dumbo is safe but Babar gets rezoned.

Morning Air attack on Babar , at 76,117

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
A6M3a Zero x 54
G3M3 Nell x 58
G4M1 Betty x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 3 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 18

[Cap Mandrake]

Sneaky little yellow bastards throw some Tojos over Ambon.

Morning Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 5 damaged

[Cap Mandrake]

I let the staff talk me into putting transports at Kunming to fly stuff into Changsa. 45 transports and 40 medium bombers delivering supply from Kunming.

I now see this is a mistake. Better to put perhaps 2/3rd of the ungming transports at Ledo and put the other 1/3 rd at Chunkgking to ferry supplies to Changsa. Then get the garrison down as much as possible at Kunming and try to build up the supply at Kunming to 3x minimum. This will allow overland supply to Chungking which will be a game changer.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Sundas: Yesterday, the RAAF Mk VII's were at Kai-elanden with 100 torps waiting to ambush Jap shipping. The IJN cooperated but some staff flunkie set them to "train". [:@] I had to order everyone back to the next set of islands because it looked like Kai-elanden or Saumalki might get a naval bombardment. Yes and yes. Shipping had to beat feet. Indiana sailed up from Darwin but could not reach Kai-elanden in time.

Staff flunkie gets his just desserts.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Ouch, that will leave a mark. Of course, it can be fixed.

Night Naval bombardment of Kai-eilanden at 81,115

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
DD Matsukaze
DD Yayoi
DD Kagero
DD Makigumo

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

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 48
Port hits 8
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 2

How come your bombardments don't do this well? Make sure Mr. Magoo is not the gunnery officer.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Ouch, that will leave a mark. Of course, it can be fixed.

Night Naval bombardment of Kai-eilanden at 81,115

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
DD Matsukaze
DD Yayoi
DD Kagero
DD Makigumo

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

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 48
Port hits 8
Port fuel hits 5
Port supply hits 2

How come your bombardments don't do this well? Make sure Mr. Magoo is not the gunnery officer.

Several reasons in the case of Tavoy. It's Jungle Rough with some likely fortifications and there are no support units, all infantry. The AF and port are already crushed so now they are concentrating on dug in infantry. The staff may aso have turned off the spotter plane..stupid bastards.

[Cap Mandrake]

Case study of supply routes to Chungking.

The central route is already open and could provide supply once a week.

The southern route requires some hex side clearing. A capture of Kweiyang would open things up big time but even the Japs can see that. The main road directly from Kunming to Chungking has some serious Jap units guarding it.

The Northern route requires the clearing of a Jap unit up near the Himalayas and the city of Neikinag.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I also earned the magic 500 pts per day Burma Road dealie only works if you have Bangkok and everything up to Tsuyung. The supply that is flowing is therefore by standard rules

Having a clear road from Rangoon to Tsuyung is all that is necessary. The Bangkok-Rangoon portion has been interdicted by the dirt roads endemic to the area, and a stretch of jungle from Chang Mai to Pegu if you take the rail line to its terminus.