1944 October 12
The Empire captured:
The Allies captured:
Djokjakarta
There were Imperial amphibious or airborne operations at:
There were Allied amphibious or airborne operations at:
Imperial Naval Bombardments
Allied Naval Bombardments:
Our subs began tangling with ASW forces east of Formosa.
SW of Kunming the invaders are thrown back!
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Ground combat at 68,49 (near Kunming)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 60536 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 952
Defending force 8391 troops, 77 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 264
Allied adjusted assault: 561
Japanese adjusted defense: 241
Allied assault odds: 2 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
3330 casualties reported
Squads: 71 destroyed, 76 disabled
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 21 (11 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Allied ground losses:
1010 casualties reported
Squads: 44 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
25th Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
73rd Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
26th Group Army
27th Group Army
Defending units:
36th/B Division
41st/C Division
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
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Likely we caught them all in movement mode. All but the smallest one of our units will pursue. Pakhoi is invested and will be assaulted tomorrow. Loading of landing craft is commencing for immediate movement of forces by sea to Pakhoi. Except that I loaded a unit that is still changing out of strat mode. Damn!
The way to Singora is open.
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Ground combat at 50,71 (near Singora)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 48869 troops, 755 guns, 1561 vehicles, Assault Value = 1944
Defending force 11411 troops, 117 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 168
Allied adjusted assault: 567
Japanese adjusted defense: 165
Allied assault odds: 3 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2654 casualties reported
Squads: 81 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 163 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 14 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 32 (21 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 10
Units destroyed 1
Allied ground losses:
292 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (4 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
Gardner's Horse Regiment
150th RAC Regiment
50th Tank Brigade
3rd Carabiniers Regiment
20th Indian Division
255th Indian Tank Brigade
254th Armoured Brigade
18th Cavalry Regiment
268th Motorised Brigade
26th Indian Division
5th Indian Division
3rd (Special Force) Division
Defending units:
4th Raiding Regiment
11th/A Division
2nd INA Gandhi Regiment
63rd Inf Group Brigade
112th Infantry Regiment
11th/C Division
29th Army
3rd Naval Construction Battalion
15th Army
13th Field Construction Battalion
18th Field Construction Battalion
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All units are pursuing to Singora at the same movement speed.
These zombies have only a few turns left.
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Ground combat at 61,65 (near Pakse)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 6093 troops, 92 guns, 36 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
Defending force 2099 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38
Assaulting units:
11th Airborne/A Division
11th PAVO Regiment
11th Airborne/B Division
Defending units:
17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
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An enemy unit east of Lang Son is heading SW to get behind our troops that have advanced over the Chinese border. A para Rgt from Haiphong will block them.
Yamato has been revealed as "falsely reported sunk" which means that she is at Singapore. The repair yard there has only been repaired to 18,000 tons capacity but I think even the full 51,000 tons would be too small to fit Yamato. So, whatever shape she is in she is certainly vulnerable.
More attrition of Imperials on Java.
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Ground combat at 55,104 (near Soerabaja)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1112 troops, 0 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 51
Defending force 3195 troops, 40 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 52
Allied adjusted assault: 6
Japanese adjusted defense: 21
Allied assault odds: 1 to 3
Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), disruption(-), morale(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Assaulting units:
2/9 Commando Battalion
Provisional GMC Grp
Defending units:
13th Garrison Unit
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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The assault gun unit just caught up and did not participate, but they will tomorrow if the enemy units are still present.
Our B-29 groups did not fly against Naha with heavy rains at the target. Now Naha scouts with 55F, 52B, 33A; Nago 45F, 25B, 28A; Amami Oshima 55F; and Daito Shoto 5F. It's going to be a hot time on the ground and at sea, why not in the air?!
Our convoys have been partially spotted and elicited comments from Email Tokyo. We are responding with disinformation. Considering the number of TFs spotted and their position and heading, it probably looks like the target is Daito Shoto. With 15 hexes to go to Naha, the convoys will move 5 hexes for the next two days and 4 hexes the following day to arrive at the final marker 1 hex out. 5 hexes per day will have the fortunate coincidence of putting all the Nago transports (and other ships) 1 hex out from Daito Shoto. Maybe two of our bombardment groups will get a shot at aircraft on the ground at night at Naha and Nago.
Indochina.
