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RE: 1944 September 06

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I had to hit the Page Dn key 42 times to scroll through that last list! That has to give JFBs the willies to see how much SIGINT the Allies get! [:D]
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2025 LCU Records
23748 Total LCU Items

197 Ship Records
294 Total Ship Items

430 Base Records
8014 Total Base Items

518 Place Records
797 Total Place Items

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32853 Total Items
3170 Total Records

They are included in the tallies above, but So far I haven't bothered with the messages about how many men or ships or aircraft are based at various places.
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RE: 1944 September 05

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ORIGINAL: Kofiman

If I remember right, there's more than one city the Chungking Magic Queue can work through. Perhaps there's an easier target?
That's news to me. Do you know what base that is?

As you have most likely found out yourself already: It is Chengtu. As per Section 16.6 of the manual and written in several threads, f.e.:

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3474470&mpage=1&key=&#3474470
http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2903293&mpage=1&key=&#2903293

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ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

Yes Chengtu maybe other places as well cannot really remmeber what we did to that code
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RE: 1944 September 05

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ORIGINAL: Rafid

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Kofiman

If I remember right, there's more than one city the Chungking Magic Queue can work through. Perhaps there's an easier target?
That's news to me. Do you know what base that is?

As you have most likely found out yourself already: It is Chengtu. As per Section 16.6 of the manual and written in several threads, f.e.:

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3474470&mpage=1&key=�
http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2903293&mpage=1&key=�

From the second thread:
ORIGINAL: Andy Mac

Yes Chengtu maybe other places as well cannot really remmeber what we did to that code
Thanks! No, I hadn't researched it. Chengtu is about as likely as Chungking for me to liberate, so let's hope I run into one of the other cities by dumb luck!
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1944 September 07

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1944 September 07

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Vinh

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Waingapoe
Bima

Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Ternate
Allied Ships Bombarding Ternate
Allied Ships Bombarding Vinh


Our subs are being ignored again.

Quiet in China. Except for some B-25D1 raids which the idiot staff ordered because their assigned target was destroyed the previous turn. Very hard on the bombers and the P-47s that escorted some of them. See Air losses below.

Still moving to block and contact trapped units near Chiang Mai, and moving down the peninsula.

Vinh is ours!
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Night Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis
CA Salt Lake City
CA Pensacola
CA Chester

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

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 34
Port hits 25
Port fuel hits 6
Port supply hits 2

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Minneapolis
CA Minneapolis firing at Vinh
CA Salt Lake City firing at Vinh
CA Pensacola firing at Vinh
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Chester
CA Chester firing at 66th Infantry Brigade


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Ground combat at Vinh (65,59)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 31810 troops, 498 guns, 1014 vehicles, Assault Value = 1067

Defending force 19904 troops, 142 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 238

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Allied adjusted assault: 492

Japanese adjusted defense: 137

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Vinh !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1530 casualties reported
Squads: 111 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 43 disabled
Engineers: 40 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 86 (65 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Vehicles lost 37 (37 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
287 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 24 (4 destroyed, 20 disabled)

Assaulting units:
503rd Parachute Regiment
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
775th Tank Battalion
23rd Australian Brigade
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
124th Cavalry Regiment
22nd Australian Brigade
754th Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/5th Armoured Regiment
81st Infantry Division
1st Army Tank Regiment
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
1st Medium Regiment
II Australian Corps
XXIV US Corps
251st Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
83rd Infantry Brigade
66th Infantry Brigade
51st Infantry Brigade
16th Recon Regiment
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
22nd/B Division


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Ground combat at 62,68 (near Kratie)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3033 troops, 46 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 93

Defending force 80 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Allied adjusted assault: 46

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 46 to 1

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

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

Assaulting units:
11th Airborne/B Division

Defending units:
113th JAAF AF Bn


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Ground combat at 62,66 (near Pakse)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3033 troops, 46 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 93

Defending force 2210 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 25

Assaulting units:
11th Airborne/C Division

Defending units:
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
33rd Division


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Some engineers units are heading to Vinh. The others will wait until Vinh is cleared and they can rail straight through to Hanoi, or at least strat RR to Vinh and strat RD to Haiphong. Most units at Vinh will continue attacking tomorrow. Cleanup of trapped units to the south continues. East of Hanoi, the the jungle just across the river, there is now a substantial defensive position: 5 units, 45,180 troops, 266 guns, and 83 AFV.

Ternate siege continues.
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Ground combat at Ternate (78,102)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4544 troops, 178 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 115

Defending force 5878 troops, 31 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 113

Allied adjusted assault: 83

Japanese adjusted defense: 181

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 5)

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

Japanese ground losses:
157 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Regiment
260th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
147th Field Artillery Battalion
148th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
12th Garrison Unit
11th Special Base Force
2nd JNAF AF Unit


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Not as good a result as the last attack but good enough to wear down the defense. More cleanup of the eastern DEI underway.

Indochina. Note that the Imperial tourists in Burma have changed their direction of travel to avoid being boxed in. That should allow the 17th and 23rd Divisions to catch them.

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Malay Peninsula.

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Borneo. Another enemy unit evaporates. But their place is taken by a newly discovered one at Singkawang.

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RE: 1944 September 07

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Vinh. Three USN construction regiments are on the way to get the base operational and expand it.

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RE: 1944 September 07

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The state of our (non-HQ, non-artillery) units at Vinh.

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RE: 1944 September 07

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Tomorrow's orders at Vinh.

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RE: 1944 September 07

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The forces moving into Haiphong and Hanoi. All will reach their destinations tomorrow absent interference with their movement. That required putting three of the armored units into move mode for their river crossing, but they will be opposed by a small unit that they should easily overwhelm.

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RE: 1944 September 07

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Today's air losses. Heads are gonna roll!

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RE: 1944 September 07

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That hex east of Hanoi is a good place for japan to dig in. Jungle terrain, and you cannot really avoid it unless you spend weeks going around it. At most you can avoid the river crossing by crossing from Hanoi to the hex NE and then travel by road there...

Also Vinh finally falls and you can clean up the japanese remnants there :) It's funny because disregarding its position, the base is currently undeveloped crap :P
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RE: 1944 September 07

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That hex east of Hanoi is a good place for japan to dig in. Jungle terrain, and you cannot really avoid it unless you spend weeks going around it. At most you can avoid the river crossing by crossing from Hanoi to the hex NE and then travel by road there...

Also Vinh finally falls and you can clean up the japanese remnants there :) It's funny because disregarding its position, the base is currently undeveloped crap :P
The landings in Indo-China were a complete surprise and he never had time to develop Vinh before it was clear it would fall to the hard-charging Allies.
As for the roadblocks at the hex east of Hanoi and likely at Lang Son, there is always Pakhoi ... although that might require taking the two bases on Hainan first.
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RE: 1944 September 07

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I know! I have sufficient engineers that could rail in to develop it quickly, but most will pass right through to Hanoi/Haiphong ASAP. Vinh will develop a little but I think not much will be needed.

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If I turn this into an 'ignore' post, will it up the AAR's hit count? [:D]
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If I turn this into an 'ignore' post, will it up the AAR's hit count? [:D]
It will up the post count by one, but you need to advertise to bring in the hits. Why not post in the next subject line "Carrier disaster", and then fill the post with a rant about your Cell Phone Provider! Every forumite will come looking for news of a CV battle ... [8D]
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I'll have to pass on that, my cell provider has been pretty good. But my Internet provider... [:D]
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1944 September 08

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1944 September 08

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:
Pontianak
Haiphong
Waingapoe
Bima

There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:


Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Ternate


Our subs are seeing action off the China coast.

Encirclement near Chiang Mai and movement down the Malay Peninsula continue. The Sabang invasion is loading (81st West African Div). We do not have recon, and SigInt (up to 1944-09-06) indicates substantial forces:
Sabang
. 1942-09-05 . 3/9th Infantry Regiment
. 1943-01-10 . 5/53rd Division
. 1943-01-12 . 3/53rd Division
. 1943-07-17 . 1/21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
. 1943-07-18 . 7/77th Infantry Regiment
. 1943-07-21 . 10/77th Infantry Regiment
. 1943-07-27 . 9/77th Infantry Regiment
. 1943-08-10 . 2/11th Division
. 1943-09-14 . Yokosuka 1st SNLF
. 1944-01-21 . 63rd JNAF AF Unit
. 1944-04-02 . 11th Division
. 1944-07-26 . 3rd Air Division
. 1944-08-30 . 35th JAAF AF Bn
We will obtain recon for a troop count prior to landing and might abort, but it is quite possible that much of the enemy strength has been moved to defend Singapore.

Elimination of the Vinh hold-outs is underway. Haiphong Fortress is blasted from its foundations.
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Ground combat at 62,66 (near Pakse)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3026 troops, 46 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 92

Defending force 2171 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Assaulting units:
11th Airborne/C Division

Defending units:
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
33rd Division


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Ground combat at Vinh (65,59)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28020 troops, 430 guns, 1021 vehicles, Assault Value = 1062

Defending force 17046 troops, 98 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 117

Allied adjusted assault: 714

Japanese adjusted defense: 51

Allied assault odds: 14 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2445 casualties reported
Squads: 168 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 15 (3 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
168 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 23 (2 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Assaulting units:
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
124th Cavalry Regiment
22nd Australian Brigade
754th Tank Battalion
2/5th Armoured Regiment
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
23rd Australian Brigade
503rd Parachute Regiment
775th Tank Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment
81st Infantry Division
2/6th Armoured Regiment
27th Australian Brigade
II Australian Corps
46th Construction Regiment
251st Field Artillery Battalion
45th Construction Regiment
2/544th Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion
1st Medium Regiment
XXIV US Corps
91st Construction Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
66th Infantry Brigade
51st Infantry Brigade
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
83rd Infantry Brigade
22nd/B Division
16th Recon Regiment


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Ground combat at Haiphong (68,57)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 2514 troops, 9 guns, 496 vehicles, Assault Value = 270

Defending force 786 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13

Allied adjusted assault: 201

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 201 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Haiphong !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
771 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 40 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
711th Tank Battalion
192nd Tank Battalion
706th Tank Battalion
2/4th Armoured Regiment

Defending units:
Haiphong Fortress


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Tomorrow almost all units at Vinh will attack, and tonight the 2x CL TF is back on station to add throw weight. Our two divisions attack at Hanoi in the morning. Engineers have arrived at Vinh. Other support units plus more combat troops are on their way, hopefully to quickly pass through but the combat units will help clean up resistance if necessary. They arrive at Vinh in about 2 days.

Just east of Haiphong are 2 enemy units, and 2 more just NE of Hanoi. The main defensive position appears to still be east of Hanoi with 9 units, 50,740 troops, 338 guns, and 67 AFV. There is now only 1 unit in Hanoi with 5,720 troops, 57 guns, and 23 AFV.

Ternate.
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Ground combat at Ternate (78,102)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1014 troops, 126 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 109

Defending force 5713 troops, 31 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 102

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

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
147th Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
12th Garrison Unit
11th Special Base Force
2nd JNAF AF Unit


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The next attack there is tomorrow. It looks as though the liberation of abandoned territory in the eastern DEI might be over as Mataram is occupied.

Our A-bomb capable B-29 group arrived today! They will train and stay out of the way.

Indochina.

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Haiphong. Three enemy subs 'sunk' as a result of being cancelled at Haiphong's shipyards.

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1944 September 09

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1944 September 09

The Empire captured:


The Allies captured:


There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:


There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:


Imperial Naval Bombardments


Allied Naval Bombardments:
Allied Ships Bombarding Ternate
Allied Ships Bombarding enemy troops at Vinh
Allied Ships Bombarding Ternate


Our subs are trying, really they are. One was pummeled near Hong Kong.

Quiet in China.

Same around Chiang Mai and on the Malay Peninsula. Never send armour down a railway trail. The Sabang invasion convoy is loading supplies. Recon of Sabang should begin tomorrow.

Attacks at Hanoi and Vinh went well.
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Ground combat at Hanoi (68,56)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23510 troops, 357 guns, 214 vehicles, Assault Value = 712

Defending force 4831 troops, 42 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 155

Allied adjusted assault: 419

Japanese adjusted defense: 188

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), op mode(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
426 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 61 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
401 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 54 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Division
5th Australian Division

Defending units:
17th/A Division
3rd JAAF AF Coy


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Night Naval bombardment of Vinh at 65,59

Allied Ships
CL Santa Fe
CL Denver

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

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Santa Fe
CL Santa Fe firing at 22nd/B Division
CL Denver firing at 22nd/B Division


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Ground combat at Vinh (65,59)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23999 troops, 395 guns, 1016 vehicles, Assault Value = 1041

Defending force 15442 troops, 92 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 103

Allied adjusted assault: 555

Japanese adjusted defense: 41

Allied assault odds: 13 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
2477 casualties reported
Squads: 224 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 45 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 37 (36 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
775th Tank Battalion
1st Army Tank Regiment
22nd Australian Brigade
754th Tank Battalion
23rd Australian Brigade
671th Tank Destroyer Battalion
124th Cavalry Regiment
81st Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
503rd Parachute Regiment
2/5th Armoured Regiment
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
640th Tank Destroyer Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
45th Construction Regiment
2/544th Boat&Shore Engineer Battalion
XXIV US Corps
46th Construction Regiment
II Australian Corps
91st Construction Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
251st Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment

Defending units:
51st Infantry Brigade
83rd Infantry Brigade
66th Infantry Brigade
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
22nd/B Division
16th Recon Regiment


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Ground combat at 62,67 (near Kratie)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3060 troops, 46 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 187

Defending force 285 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

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

Assaulting units:
11th Airborne/A Division
11th Airborne/B Division

Defending units:
12th Base Force


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Ground combat at 62,66 (near Pakse)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3033 troops, 46 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 93

Defending force 2189 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26

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

Assaulting units:
11th Airborne/C Division

Defending units:
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
33rd Division


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One or two of our armored units at Haiphong will cross the river into Hanoi tomorrow, their shock attack on the flank adding to the continued assault of the divisions. There was a large Helen raid on that armor that was attrited and smartly disrupted by RAF No. 146 Sqn with 16x Thunderbolt I operating at Haiphong. More units will rest at Vinh so tomorrow's attack will be much smaller. The 4x CA TF will bombard tonight. That 2x CL TF was delayed by offshore fishing at Vinh and so cannot make Cam Ranh Bay to rearm for another 2 days.

A number of C-46A transport aircraft at Moulmein are commencing to transport the 11th LRP Bde to Haiphong.

The attack at Ternate again went well enough.
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Night Naval bombardment of Ternate at 78,102

Allied Ships
CA Prome
CA Baltimore

Japanese ground losses:
129 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Prome
CA Prome firing at Ternate
CA Baltimore firing at Ternate


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Night Naval bombardment of Ternate at 78,102

Allied Ships
CA Boston
CA Northampton

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

Runway hits 3

SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Boston
CA Boston firing at 12th Garrison Unit
CA Northampton firing at Ternate


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Ground combat at Ternate (78,102)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4507 troops, 178 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 112

Defending force 5476 troops, 31 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 100

Allied adjusted assault: 20

Japanese adjusted defense: 40

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 5)

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

Japanese ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Regiment
148th Field Artillery Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
147th Field Artillery Battalion
131st Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
12th Garrison Unit
11th Special Base Force
2nd JNAF AF Unit


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Those defenders are stubborn, most of all about keeping our squads away from their defensive position during attacks (low adjusted AV for our guys). The terrain and fortifications are heavily in their favor.

Indochina.

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