Lambs to the slaughter (Lowpe (J) vs Jocke; BillBrown (A)) Finished

[GetAssista]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
Sweet Christmas in October!
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Oh, wow, congratulations! Rarely can one experience such a successful Nettie strike. The small pleasures of JFBs, we need each and every one

[Lowpe]

October 6, 1943

The first night naval attack...for naught. This opens Pandora's box I guess...but the Frances are very high experience and really what I built the unit for....

[Lowpe]

Quiet day in the air...more troops fast transported into Rabaul...big one scheduled for tomorrow plus 125 more mines...

Darwin invaded...Japan did not challenge.

Ground combat...supplies low at Kodiak; Allied tanks at Seward (some artillery coming); Tank only attack at Rabaul....


Ground combat at Kodiak (181,42)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7163 troops, 85 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 174

Defending force 5914 troops, 34 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 214

Allied adjusted assault: 54

Japanese adjusted defense: 369

Allied assault odds: 1 to 6 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
194 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
522 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment
22nd Marine Regiment

Defending units:
Ichiki Det.
302nd Ind.Infantry Battalion
65th Bde /4
11th Air Fleet /1


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Ground combat at Seward (182,38)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2419 troops, 14 guns, 98 vehicles, Assault Value = 120

Defending force 7712 troops, 77 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 102

Allied adjusted assault: 51

Japanese adjusted defense: 448

Allied assault odds: 1 to 8 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
430 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Allied ground losses:
175 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)

Assaulting units:
112th Cavalry Regiment
4th USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
46th Naval Guard Unit
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
53rd JNAF AF Unit
7th Base Force
48th Field AA Battalion
203rd Ship Eng Coy
11th Garrison Unit /1
52nd JNAF AF Unit
2nd JAAF AF Bn /8


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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2351 troops, 175 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 758

Defending force 20106 troops, 247 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 358

Allied adjusted assault: 2

Japanese adjusted defense: 989

Allied assault odds: 1 to 494 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Assaulting units:
2nd Marine/C Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
2nd Marine/B Division
2nd Marine/A Division
Americal Infantry/A Division
Americal Infantry/B Division
Americal Infantry/C Division
II Australian
1st Medium Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
South Pacific
205th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
147th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Marine Defense Battalion
198th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment

Defending units:
19th Naval Guard Unit
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
14th Garrison Unit
144th Infantry Regiment
Maizuru 1st SNLF
16th Div /1
15th Base Force
8th Base Force
4th Air Defense AA Regiment
51st Base Force
Yokosuka 5th SNLF /5
4th Ind. Mtn Gun Rgt /2

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: GetAssista

ORIGINAL: Lowpe
Sweet Christmas in October!
...

Oh, wow, congratulations! Rarely can one experience such a successful Nettie strike. The small pleasures of JFBs, we need each and every one

It was Betty, but the sentiment holds true![:)] Hopefully that will slow the Allies down a little in Burma.

[Lowpe]

October 7, 1943

A daring raid...in the Great North! SW of Kodiak...

[Lowpe]

Japanese ships approaching! Oh, my! Where are the battleships, the cruisers, the destroyers protecting us?

[Lowpe]

All three bases swept...a Triple!

Can the Yubari beat feet and get away?

[Lowpe]

Screening Rabaul...so that they can get the bulk of the 16th Division fast transported in...this destroyer squadron is set to low threat...

[Lowpe]

Mission accomplished...another 145 mines dropped at Rabaul and the 16th arrives in fighting trim evening up the raw AV.

During the day the base is swept by at least 10 Allied fighter squadrons...but no bombers.

The screening destroyers make good their escape...at least for now.

[Lowpe]

Superlatives fail for the Yubari![8D]

[Lowpe]

A closer look at the threat control settings for the Yubari....

[Lowpe]

It was a full speed run, engagement range of 0...

[Lowpe]

I wonder if that Nasty Destroyer squadron stopped short to avoid the mines at Rabaul, or the screening destroyer squadron was able to strip it of just enough operations points...because in Rabaul harbor (damaged as it is) an AMC and AK-t are unloading....needless to say all operations cancelled and flank speed away!

But just north is a very strong, 2 CA 14 DD SAG that will make Rabaul today and they are undetected. Yesterday they dropped off a huge load of the 16th Division.

Also, at Feni is 4 destroyers un-detected. They will disband in port, and hide...perhaps tomorrow will offer some opportunity.

[Lowpe]

Oct 7, 1943

Quite a fair bit of carnage in the first week of October. Thankfully, most of it is Allied. But, really, nothing of great significance. [:(]

[Lowpe]

Up near Katha, the Allies moved all 9 units to the west to attack my poor lonely blockers...and now I fear if he sets some of his units to pursuit they may arrive on the road between Katha and Shwebo and really devastate my AA holding the road...could be in for a nasty setback here.

Turn is away, and I didn't take a picture of it...sorry.

Also those 11 units on the plains are forcing the river south of Magwe now...

[Andav]

Also those 11 units on the plains are forcing the river south of Magwe now...

But will it actually happen or will they match off somewhere else? Those troops must have Marching Skill of 99 by now! [:)]

Wa

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Andav

Also those 11 units on the plains are forcing the river south of Magwe now...

But will it actually happen or will they match off somewhere else? Those troops must have Marching Skill of 99 by now! [:)]

Wa

I don't like, don't like it at all! Why can't he go back to his lines and be a good little boy?

[Lowpe]

October 8, 1943

My guess is the Katha isolated troops are crossing the river today...

[Lowpe]

The last Chinese base falls...

[Lowpe]

Darwin falls, mostly splinters...