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Not for long I hope I read the AARs and intend prosecuting her with extreme vigour... or something...

Cheers

Rob

1 Jul 1942


Indicators and Warnings

Subs
Lots of contacts around Rabaul, the gap between the DEI and the Philipines and ofe the sth and west of Japan. ASW forces are being allocated to deal, and are being reasonably effective in supressing their subs.

Burma
Usual on Akyab.

DEI
Resting at Bandoeng

Pacific
SCTF and a CS Tf heading in behiond the forces at Horn Is to try and cut them off then sink them...


China
1:1 Attack, 2 TK Regt will arrive in a day or two... Our strategy of hitting isolated Corps continues.

Ground combat at 81,55 (near Pingsiang)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 21139 troops, 178 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 749

Defending force 12632 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 515

Japanese adjusted assault: 1140

Allied adjusted defense: 975

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
955 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 67 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 92 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled


Allied ground losses:
671 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 59 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled


Assaulting units:
6th Division
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Armored Car Co
102nd Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
100th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Base Force

2 Jul 1942 Chittagong Hit again


Indicators and Warnings
Enemy shipping detected off Dutch Harbour.

Subs

The enemy TF is still off Horn Island... The sub is badly damaged.

ASW attack near Horn Island at 91,128

Japanese Ships
SS RO-64, hits 15, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Jarvis
DD Mugford
DD Downes
DD Gridley

We get lucky again

Sub attack near Davao at 80,93

Japanese Ships
DD Namikaze
TK Gen'yo Maru

Allied Ships
SS Saury, hits 1

Then we don't..

Sub attack near Tokara Retto at 99,62

Japanese Ships
xAK Oigawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PB Ryuto Maru
xAK Yamura Maru
PB Toyokuni Maru

Allied Ships
SS Grayback

Burma
Two BB Tf hit Chittagong, they planes have left, but there is a damaged CL in port...

Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
BB Kongo
CA Aoba
CA Chokai


Allied ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
CA Furutaka
CA Suzuya

Allied Ships
DD Decoy, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Dauntless, Shell hits 1


Allied ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)


Light Industry hits 1
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 30
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1

DEI
We drop the forts, but need to rest and recover a day or two.

Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 58971 troops, 715 guns, 529 vehicles, Assault Value = 1886

Defending force 16041 troops, 318 guns, 150 vehicles, Assault Value = 390

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 983

Allied adjusted defense: 388

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1630 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 134 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 102 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Vehicles lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
1292 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 136 disabled
Non Combat: 42 destroyed, 122 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Vehicles lost 24 (23 destroyed, 1 disabled)

OZ
Our aircraft attack the TF off Horn Island to little effect.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6



Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 8


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 89 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 7
G4M1 Betty x 12



Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 3


Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
DD Mugford
CL Honolulu

Pacific
No Change

China
No Change.

3 Jul 1942

Indicators and Warnings
Adak makes level 1 airfield. We have no intentions apart from raids in this area... at the moment

Enemy air in India is now based inland. We "own" the coast.

Subs
ASW working
ASW attack near Sangi at 76,96

Japanese Ships
DD Yunagi
DD Karukaya
DD Fuyo

Allied Ships
SS O19, hits 6

ASW attack near Pamekasan at 58,105

Japanese Ships
PC Ashi

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII, hits 3

Burma
A midget carrying sub departs for Chittagong...

The CV's are out on a raid.

Otherwise quiet. A unit of Nicks has come into Rangoon to act as B-17 killers.

Their airforce has moved inland, but the bulk of the ground forces are still on the coast.

DEI
We are rested and shock attack next turn at Bandoeng.

OZ
Our SCTF misses the enemy TF by a hex at night as their forces withdraw back to Townsville. We are attacked by B-17 for no hits. We will bombard Horn Island then leave.

Pacific
Two midget carrying subs depart for Townsville...

China
The armour comes up and we attack, geting good results:

Ground combat at 81,55 (near Pingsiang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 20961 troops, 178 guns, 126 vehicles, Assault Value = 742

Defending force 12110 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 479

Japanese adjusted assault: 547

Allied adjusted defense: 167

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
666 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 52 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled


Allied ground losses:
4571 casualties reported
Squads: 166 destroyed, 76 disabled
Non Combat: 131 destroyed, 72 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
6th Division
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Tank Regiment
9th Armored Car Co
102nd Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
100th Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Base Force

What to do about Adak...

We will soon have a 4 Div response force that we could send that way, the bulk of our CV's are in refit, which means they should come out just as our forces arrive... it is very tempting.

It all depends what indicators and warnings we get.

The chart as at 4 Jul 1942

Air production. Val and Rufe are turn off as we have 100 of the former and almost 50 of the later in pools.

4 Jul 1942 Bandoeng falls!

Indicators and Warnings
Off Sydney we detect this interesting convoy... is this the indicator of the build up of amphib ships, an essential pre-condition, or meerly normal movements... we will send another sub this way.

ASW attack near Port Kembla at 90,169

Japanese Ships
SS I-15

Allied Ships
AVD William B. Preston
AP W.A. Holbrook
xAP Nairana
xAP Macdhui
xAP Glenorchy
xAP Chaumont
xAK Bintang
AM Lark
AM Quail


Subs
Lots of detections sth of Rabaul.

ASW attack near Port Moresby at 96,131

Japanese Ships
DD Ushio
CL Tenryu
CL Abukuma
CL Nagara
DD Kuretake

Allied Ships
SS Triton, hits 1

Burma
Usual hit on Akyab. Their fighters don't fly, and they have everything back and inland. Our CV Tf is now near Diego Garcia.


DEI
Bandoeng Falls!

Ground combat at Bandoeng (50,100)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 58679 troops, 715 guns, 529 vehicles, Assault Value = 1863

Defending force 14122 troops, 317 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault Value = 284

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 1848

Allied adjusted defense: 457

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bandoeng !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1921 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 76 disabled
Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 75 disabled
Engineers: 34 destroyed, 6 disabled
Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
20113 casualties reported
Squads: 431 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 668 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 81 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 286 (286 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 170 (170 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 15

The troops are moving on Java. The 14th Army with 4 div will concentrate at Sorebaya and act complete as the strategic reserve.

The 25th Army will move into garrisons on Java and Sumatra, and the DEI.

The 4th Div and heavy guns will move to Burma.

OZ
We hit Horn Is.

Night Naval bombardment of Horn Island at 91,128

Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CL Tenryu
CL Abukuma
CL Yura
CL Nagara
DD Kuretake
DD Ushio
DD Sazanami
DD Ariake


Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 26
Port hits 20
Port supply hits 5

From the air too.

Afternoon Air attack on Horn Island , at 91,128

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12



Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 1


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed

Pacific
They hit PM, hopefully the appearance of a CA TF next turn will convince them to another course of action.

Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 9



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 23


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged



Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 15

We need to start being careful soon, their CV Tf could be in the AO soon... or maybe it is supporting the actions in the Kuriles?

China

5th Jul 1942
Indicators and Warnings

Subs
LOTS of contacts and reports of our experianced ASW crews hiting enemy subs around Rabaul (50+ Sally with 60+ ASW training)

Burma
A midget sub runs aground and is lost trying to get into Chittagong.
Our usual bombing of Akyab.

Once we get some more airsupport the 75 Bombers from Java will move up here.

DEI
Troops, supplies, fuel moving.

OZ
The enemy has abandoned Nookanbah, we will march in and take it over again. Supply must be a real problem for them up north, Darwin is bombed daily, and no supply ships are getting through.

We Trash Horn Is.

Afternoon Air attack on Horn Island , at 91,128

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 6
G4M1 Betty x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 103


Pacific
Off the tip of PNG enemy aircraft find a CA Tf that is preparing to run in on Cairns... no hits are scored from numeraous attacks. I am hoping they think the TF will be heading for Cooktown (where we have gone before).

The attacks on the CA TF means that the B-17 don't hit PM. The longer we can keep it open and building forts the better!

China
No action of note. Troops are almost in position to hit another isolated corps.

6th July 1942 Big Naval Battles around Cairns!

Indicators and Warnings
Nth Australia has a significant number of warships

Subs
We launch 2 mini subs into a packed Townsville harbour, on goes aground, the other aborts and comes back the the mother sub... we will try again.

Burma
Very quiet

DEI
Moving stuff around

OZ
Steaming in from the WNW around the reef nth of Cairns we run into:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Cairns at 92,140, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Ashigara
DD Yugumo
DD Isonami
DD Murakumo
DD Ayanami
DD Oboro
DD Akebono

Allied Ships
PT-36, Shell hits 1
PT-37
PT-38
PT-39
PT-40
PT-43, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-44
PT-45
PT-46
PT-47
PT-48

It gets a lttle confusing as TF react around the place, but the following is the sequence.

Sub attack near Cairns at 93,141

Japanese Ships
SS I-19, hits 3

Allied Ships
DD Ellet
CA Minneapolis
CL Honolulu
CL Concord
CL Trenton
DD Mugford
DD Le Triomphant
DD Talbot
DD Cummings

Night Naval bombardment of Cairns at 92,140

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V: 2 destroyed on ground
Hudson III (LR): 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
CA Maya


Allied ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled


Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 33
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1

ASW attack near Cairns at 93,140

Japanese Ships
SS RO-63

Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis
CL Honolulu
CL Concord
CL Trenton
DD Ellet
DD Mugford
DD Le Triomphant
DD Talbot
DD Cummings

Day Time Surface Combat, near Cairns at 92,139, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Ashigara
DD Yugumo
DD Isonami
DD Murakumo
DD Ayanami
DD Oboro
DD Akebono

Allied Ships
PT-36
PT-37, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
PT-38
PT-39, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-40
PT-44, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-45, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-46
PT-47
PT-48, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

So we come in through the PT TF, hit Cairns, come back through the PT TF while a Naval force chases us past submarines... then during the day phase... and almost out of ammo.

Day Time Surface Combat, near Cooktown at 94,138, Range 14,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 2
CA Myoko, Shell hits 5
CA Haguro
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 3
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 1
DD Isonami
DD Murakumo
DD Ayanami
DD Oboro, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Akebono

Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 4
CL Trenton, Shell hits 3
CL Concord, Shell hits 1
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1
DD Jarvis, Shell hits 1
DD Gridley
DD Ellet
DD Cummings
DD Talbot, Shell hits 1
DD Le Triomphant, Shell hits 2, on fire

The loss of the small destroyer is about the same cost in points as the PT boats we sank... so all in all a draw.

Pacific
No action

China
Quiet

7 Jul 1942 Torp hit on Brit CV

Indicators and Warnings
A large TF of CV's and escorts leaves Columbo, but appears to return after the sub strike below. Our CV's will move into an ambush location for when they come out again...

Subs
It doesn't get much better than this... unless she sinks!

Sub attack near Colombo at 28,48

Japanese Ships
SS I-4

Allied Ships
CV Formidable, Torpedo hits 1
CL Mauritius
CLAA Van Heemskerck
DD Arunta
DE John D. Edwards
DE Edsall
DD Hotspur
DD Kortenaer
DD Isaac Sweers

We find the enemy TF from Cairns heading back to Townsville

ASW attack near Townsville at 92,144

Japanese Ships
SS I-16, hits 4

Allied Ships
DD Mugford
CA Minneapolis
CL Honolulu
CL Concord
CL Trenton
CL Adelaide
DD Ellet
DD Gridley
DD Jarvis
DD Le Triomphant
DD Talbot
DD Cummings

Burma
Usual attack on Akyab.

DEI
Moving troops

OZ
They have abandoned Nookanbah, we are moving a company in to claim the base.

Pacific
Our CA Tf makes it back past a sub attack off the tip of PNG.

We are flying in a Naval Guard to PM.

China
No change.


Our CV TF is refueled just NE of Diego Garcia, it will head nth paralleling the cost, which should bring it up at about 6 hex from the Indian coast in two turns time at about the same time the enemy CV TF comes around the bulge... well thats the plan!

08 Jul 1942

Indicators and Warnings

Subs

Burma
Usual hit on Akyab. Our fighter groups are now well rested and full of planes and qualified pilots.

DEI

OZ
We trash Horn Is from the air.

Pacific

China

Very quiet turn.

09 Jul 1942

Indicators and Warnings
It looks like we detect the CV leaving Columbo again... see subs.

Subs

Sub attack near Colombo at 28,48

Japanese Ships
SS I-4, hits 1

Allied Ships
CV Illustrious
CLAA Van Heemskerck
DE John D. Edwards
DD Hotspur
DD Isaac Sweers

Burma
Trash Akyab.

DEI

OZ
Trash Horn Is again.

Pacific
They hit PM, it is damaged enough that we pull out aircraft in case it gets closed.

Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 9



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 30


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

China
We test out to see if we have enough combat power.... maybe...

Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5842 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 615

Defending force 9674 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 365



Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Co
55th Infantry Brigade
12th Tank Regiment
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Tank Regiment
102nd Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
86th Chinese Corps
32nd Group Army

Industry Changes

A few turns ago we increase industry in Singapore, and have started repairing oil at Miri. Now that we know we are in for a long war we are preparing our economy.

With the recent arrival of the two TK divs in Manchuria (which are now "bought out") our vehicle production is now very low, we have boosted it a little bit.

Supply in the HI is starting to increase again. I also realise that Palembang has over 150k in supply, I've been focusing on shipping oil, fuel and resources... now have to move supply as well! The port is chock full of shipping loading. Have drawn supply down to Oosthaven and have 2 TF shuttling supply from their to Batavia.

We now have close to 300k of fuel between Truk and PM. We can conduct sustained operations now in this part of the world. Supply is good, but will need more in a few months to build up stocks.

Air wise we are again starting to catch up with Kates. Oscars are still tight, Zeros and Helen good.

Troop Distributions
Starting to rationalise troops now that the offensive phase is largely over.

Strategic Reserve
Currently based at Sorebaya it consists of:

14th Army HQ (many units are in the SOPAC)
53rd Div (14th Army)
19th Div (14th Army)
2nd Tk Div (parts are there, rest on the water)
some 14th Army Arty units.


Burma
A mish mash but will consolidate to:

Southern Army HQ
15th Army HQ
Imperial Guards
20th Div (still in regiments)
4th Div (on the water from Java)
21st Ind Mixed Bde
65th Bde
4 TK Regts

About 5=6 Div equivelants

Sumatra
16th Army HQ (many units are in the SOPAC)
38th Div (to be broken into thirds, Oosthaven, Benkoelen, Padang)
Various SNLF forces for the north.

Java
5th Div
Garrison and BF troops




I'd like to sort out troop dispositions a bit more, but with large numbers of our troops required in the SOPAC, where they weren't historically, it is quite hard to do.

The western DEI to PNG is very space, there are a lot of garrison troops due in the coming months, they need to deploy to the DEI as a priority...

Airframes and R&D
Have you increase your Ha-45 numbers?? If so, to how many?? The George and Frank plus a lot of mid-43 and beyond airframes use those engines. I overdid the Ha-35 and had to back track and change one of those factories over to Ha-45.
It looks like your A6M3 and A6M3a will convert over to 200 A6M5. Do you have any R&D being done for A6M5??

ny59giants, here are the engine numbers. We need to expand a little more, but supply in the HI has been an issue, although it is starting to improve.

We too may have overdone the Ha-35 a liitle but I think we are about right at the moment, but we have turned off some aircraft at the moment to allow them to build up... so the numbers look better than they are.

How many were you doing?

Cheers

Rob

10 Jul 1942

Indicators and Warnings

Subs

ASW attack near Cairns at 92,139

Japanese Ships
SS I-31, hits 2

Allied Ships
DD Gridley
DD Downes
DD Cummings

Burma

DEI

OZ

Horn Is hit again.

Pacific
This is hurting at PM...

Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 32


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

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



Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 40

China

We will attack here next turn...

Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 5851 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 625

Defending force 9652 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 363



Assaulting units:
9th Armored Car Co
12th Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
55th Infantry Brigade
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
102nd Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
86th Chinese Corps
32nd Group Army

11 Jul 1942

Indicators and Warnings
The Brit CV force is detected in Columbo. Our CV force is now about level with Goa.

Subs
Our sub refuses a shot, and then is depth charged.

Sub attack near Colombo at 28,48

Japanese Ships
SS I-24, hits 2

Allied Ships
ML No. 202
ML No. 194
ML No. 187
ML No. 201

A midget subs penetrate into Colombo Harbour (where the Brit CV's are, but is detected and sunk.

ASW attack on midget sub outside Colombo

Japanese Ships
SSX Ha-4, hits 10, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Griffin

Burma
Our CV's detect enemy ships, said to be a CA, TK and CV... this could be a damaged brit CV heading north... at about 3 hex range. Bad weather must have stopped them from launching. This is a little further north than we expected... but we should be in the money next turn, as the other Brit CV's shouldn't be able to interfere... unless the CV Tf north of us reverses course at full speed to the south.


DEI

OZ

Pacific

PM is not looking good airfield wise.

Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 32


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

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



Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 74

China
This attack comes off nicely, and clears the hex with lots of resources, which are taken undamaged!

Ground combat at Pingsiang (82,54)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15985 troops, 114 guns, 270 vehicles, Assault Value = 632

Defending force 9634 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 362

Japanese adjusted assault: 548

Allied adjusted defense: 95

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pingsiang !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
418 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled


Allied ground losses:
3002 casualties reported
Squads: 102 destroyed, 58 disabled
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 72 disabled
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 2


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
12th Tank Regiment
55th Infantry Brigade
9th Armored Car Co
13th Tank Regiment
102nd Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
86th Chinese Corps
32nd Group Army


The nibble approach is going well so far in China, we have routed around 4 corps now.

I had almost 1000 Ha-35 going and have a good size pool right now. I switched a large factory at Tokyo over to Ha-45s. With very little expansion going on in Japan in late Nov 42 (scenario 2), I have almost 10k surplus in supply daily that is used for this mistake and moving it to forward bases.

You can look to convert 1 or 2 of those Aichi-60 factories to something else. You don't need 120 of them per month across three factories. One of them would go to Ha-45, IMO. I also would steadily expand some of those very late war engines as supplies became available.

Thanks for the feedback, I think we will kick off some more engine production soon.

12 Jul 1942


Indicators and Warnings
Aussie troops detected inland, they were at Chittagong. Looks like the axis of attack is changing.

Brit CV's still at Columbo.

Subs

Burma
We hit Chittagong again, the returns aren't really worth it, although there looks to be a damaged DD still in port. Brit 18th and 70th divs detected.

Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

13 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
BB Nagato
BB Kongo
CA Furutaka
CA Aoba
CA Suzuya
CA Chokai
CA Atago


Allied ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)


Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

Usual Akyab hit.

Our Raiding CV's though come across not a CV Tf but a TK Tf, almost as good...

Morning Air attack on TF, near Goa at 27,22

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 42
B5N2 Kate x 26
D3A1 Val x 15



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
TK Thorshavn, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Buccinum, Bomb hits 2
KV Freesia, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
TK British Venture, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Vivi, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
TK British Trader, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage



We will turn back. Our recon of Columbo shows the CV's tucked uo in port, under a CAP of over 100 Fighters... will giv that one a miss!

DEI

OZ

Pacific
They trash PM.

Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 30


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged



Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 84

China