Godzilla {J: Andav} vs. Rodan {A: witpqs}

[witpqs]

1942 February 16

INVADED
Amphibious TF 298 offshore of Tassafaronga
Kokoda, Bataan, Iloilo, Singapore, Changsha, Shaoyang, Toungoo are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP



Overall
• No contact with carriers.

• Is this convoy heading toward the South Pacific or perhaps the Solomons?

Sub attack near Ponape at 115,114

Japanese Ships
xAK Hino Maru #3
PB Nikkai Maru
PB Chiyo Maru #4
xAP Kokuryu Maru
xAK Kunitu Maru
xAK Seian Maru
xAK Asahisan Maru
xAK Imizu Maru
DD Harukaze
DD Suzukaze

Allied Ships
SS Cuttlefish

SS Cuttlefish launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Hino Maru #3
Cuttlefish diving deep ....
DD Harukaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Suzukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

We do not have sighting of the convoy so no movement direction at all.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Subs.

• The aircraft convoy for Pago Pago has released the additional escort of 6x APD. They will head back to San Francisco.

• I-17 is claimed sunk.

ASW attack near San Francisco at 217,71

Japanese Ships
SS I-17, hits 4

Allied Ships
KV Chilliwack

SS I-17 is located by KV Chilliwack
I-17 diving deep ....
KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Chilliwack attacking submerged sub ....
KV Chilliwack attacking submerged sub ....
SS I-17 eludes KV Chilliwack by hugging bottom
KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search...
KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Pacific
• Sub(s) off Suva. The convoy should finish unloading the last small bit of supply tonight and set out for Pago Pago.

• Subs Gar and Grampus are being sent from Pearl Harbor to lay 40 mines at Truk.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• We lost 4x B-17D and 2x B-17E for 1x Zero over Port Moresby. Too much success.

Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18

Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 6
B-17E Fortress x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 7 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 6 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes

Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 129 minutes

We have low (2/3) DL of Port Moresby with no recon running so the damage shown as 17% might be wildly wrong. There are now no aircraft shown at the base. Possibly tomorrow there will be no CAP or it will be LRCAP. Buna has no airfield, others nearby are built to size 1 except Finschhafen at size 2. It's tough going but we need to build up experience in these bomber groups. Will rest as needed. It's likely the Empire has assigned crack fighter pilots to defense as an attrition measure so any we take out are good attrition for our side.

• Squad upgrades in Australia and New Zealand are going well and (of course) still have a long way to go. In New Zealand pools there are just enough 'NZ Inf Section 41' that many Bn with militia squads are upgrading one per day; there are 10 to go including 2 on Fiji. There will then be a hiatus of several months while the pool builds up to cover the upgrade of 3 Bdes. For Australia pool the pool of 'Aus Inf Sect 42' can cover some Bn-size units but not others. Plenty of smaller units are upgrading and the larger Bn will be able to in a couple of weeks. In less than 2 months the Bdes should be able to upgrade.


Philippines
• Just the bombardment at Bataan, today without mushroom cloud retaliation. Several convoys seen at Cagayan.

• There are some Philippines squads and USA Philippines-specific squads in the pools so selected units at Bataan have been set to receive replacements. A few more VP for the Empire, yes; but perhaps we can make them take a little longer and take out a few more Imperial squads by the time Bataan falls. Bataan has 17,000 supply.

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Very quiet but for air strikes and bombardment at Singapore. Singapore base damage is service:49, runway:8. We need several days in a row of ineffective attacks to get the remaining 27% to fortification level 3 built.

• See discussion about Indian squad upgrades below.


China
• Holding in front on Sian but this was armour-only.

Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4398 troops, 143 guns, 624 vehicles, Assault Value = 963

Defending force 35732 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 670

Japanese adjusted assault: 108

Allied adjusted defense: 1057

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 9

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

Allied ground losses:
626 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 92 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled

Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
41st Division
13th Tank Regiment
37th Division
11th Tank Regiment
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
120th Red Chinese Division
129th Red Chinese Division
115th Red Chinese Division
30th Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
3rd Group Army

Probably 2 days before reinforcements arrive. An AVG squadron has moved to Sian to provide some cover, and a single bomber squadron - the only one with the range - will strike enemy assembly areas tomorrow to disrupt the expected assault. Our troops have built level 1 fortifications, have no disruption, low fatigue, and all but one unit have good morale.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• The Empire seems interested in reducing Toungoo before proceeding further into Burma. Our withdrawal of key units to India is proceeding without interference.

• Upgrades of Indian infantry to 'Ind Inf Section 42' squads is proceeding well and within a month the largest remaining units will be able to upgrade. There are 935 squads still to upgrade but about 40% are with units in Singapore. I have set the units there to upgrade but shortage of supply might thwart our effort to extract a higher price from the Empire. Within about a week units the pool can currently cover outside of Singapore will be done and then we will see if units in Singapore are able to upgrade at all.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• No contacts.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 February 16

Will they hold tomorrow???

[witpqs]

1942 February 16

No more starting the WinMerge application and opening both report files to get the comparison, then manually renaming one file and copying the other when there is a sync bug. Just a click and then any key to exit.

[witpqs]

1942 February 17

INVADED
Kokoda, Bataan, Singapore, Changsha, Liuchow, Toungoo are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Tassafaronga is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Shaoyang !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Iloilo !!!



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• No recent sub sightings.


Pacific
• 2 subs off Suva. I had forgotten to set the convoy to move so it stayed put when done unloading. The ASW TF has run out of ASW ammo and is making for Pago Pago, so the convoy will head out with only its own escorts for protection.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Better over Port Moresby today, no B-17's lost on the day and 1x Zero was destroyed on the ground.

Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 6 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes

Philippines
• The Imperials took their time scheduling an assault at Iloilo but it was irresistible.

Ground combat at Iloilo (79,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6122 troops, 51 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 201

Defending force 4218 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 158

Allied adjusted defense: 10

Japanese assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Iloilo !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1611 casualties reported
Squads: 66 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
Sasebo 2nd SNLF

Defending units:
61st PA Infantry Division
Roxas Constab Battalion

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• A convoy on the way into Tarakan. Our subs made attacks but no hits.


China
• Our AVG squadron performed well even though many raids delivered ordnance onto our troops' positions. Our own bombers did not appear.

Morning Air attack on 42nd Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 26

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 destroyed

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 1000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Morning Air attack on 42nd Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 1000 feet *
Ground Attack: 1 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 1000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 74 minutes

Also attacking 3rd Chinese Corps ...

Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 84,42 , near Sian

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 12

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 1000 feet *
Ground Attack: 1 x 100 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 1000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes

When the ground assault finally came it was another partial effort, involving armour but perhaps not limited to armour.

Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28973 troops, 342 guns, 664 vehicles, Assault Value = 930

Defending force 34959 troops, 202 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 596

Japanese adjusted assault: 69

Allied adjusted defense: 2014

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 29

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 32 (5 destroyed, 27 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
668 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Assaulting units:
37th Division
41st Division
5th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
30th Chinese Corps
129th Red Chinese Division
120th Red Chinese Division
115th Red Chinese Division
3rd Chinese Corps
42nd Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
3rd Group Army

Tomorrow two fresh but inexperienced units with 568 AV will arrive in combat mode. About four days after that a number of other units will arrive, but that will depend on Imperial air interdiction which so far has not targeted the units in question. Enemy Zero's swept the old LRCAP assignment of the AVG Sqn near the Changsha plain, so will certainly shift to this spot tomorrow.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Calcutta airfield is now size 5.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• No contacts.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 February 18

INVADED
Amphibious TF 298 offshore of Lunga
Kokoda, Bataan, Singapore, Changsha, Toungoo are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Liuchow is occupied by the Japanese



Overall
• The sudden wave of subs, perhaps not all yet sighted, off the coast of southeast Australia might be part of IJN operations in the coming days.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• No enemy subs sighted.

• At San Francisco we have 13 air units and 7 ground units for Southwest Pacific Theater and will shortly carry them all to Australia. Those APD's will be back at SF in 3 days to perform any minor repairs needed then form the greater part of the escort. Other ships for the convoy are being marshaled now.


Pacific
• Subs off Suva. Our convoy ran over them with no losses.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• At least 4 subs off southern Australia: 2 off Newcastle, 1 off Port Kembla, and 1 sank a Dutch AS off Portsea. A couple of convoys from the West Coast which were bound for Melbourne are being routed around Tasmania to Adelaide.

• Aoba Island and Reef Islands are receiving supply for their PBY's tonight/tomorrow. There is a very small tanker on the way to Luganville because the AVP and KV at Aoba Island need more fuel in case they have to flee.

• A 2x CL TF is idling just NE of Vanikoro in case the next small Imperial invasion comes to the Santa Cruz Islands without escort. The invasion of Lunga puts them right next door.

• No losses over Port Moresby, light CAP opposition.


Philippines
• The anaconda takes its time.

• 2x PBY made a shipping attack at Cagayan all the way from Ambon - 20 hexes! No hits.

• The arty boys at Bataan are still putting some hurt on in exchange for the supply burned every turn.

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Extra beer rations distributed at Ambon.

• Singapore repaired all runway damage and 1 point of service damage, now 47 points of service damage to go. Cross your fingers!


China
• What looked like either a full deliberate assault or one with some armour held ready for pursuit was stopped nicely by our troops.

Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28527 troops, 342 guns, 588 vehicles, Assault Value = 916

Defending force 60210 troops, 277 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1099

Japanese adjusted assault: 424

Allied adjusted defense: 2371

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5

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

Japanese ground losses:
1305 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 111 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Vehicles lost 124 (31 destroyed, 93 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
471 casualties reported
Squads: 49 destroyed, 32 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Assaulting units:
5th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
41st Division
13th Tank Regiment
37th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
120th Red Chinese Division
42nd Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
129th Red Chinese Division
3rd Chinese Corps
115th Red Chinese Division
92nd Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
14th Group Army
15th Group Army
3rd Group Army
Jingcha War Area
36th Group Army

Our bombers did appear today.

Morning Air attack on 41st Division, at 84,42 , near Sian

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
A-29A Hudson x 9

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x A-29A Hudson bombing from 5000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb

Our bombers are standing down in anticipation of LRCAP and our fighters have moved out to try their ambush luck elsewhere as Zero sweeps are sure tomorrow.

• An Imperial unit has appeared just NE of Sining (which is in the mountains 2 hexes NW of Lanchow). We have only a base force there (with its infantry) and will move it around the road network to burn time.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• BB Resolution has arrived at Cape Town and Resolution, Revenge, and Ramilles will join Royal Sovereign and the rest of the fleet at Colombo. 18th Australian Bde has arrived at Aden and will prepare for transit.

• Calcutta airfield is expanding quickly now, currently at 5 + 23%.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• No contacts.

• 2 subs leaving Midway to patrol zones SE Tokyo.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

1942 February 18

A big day for aircraft losses.

[witpqs]

1942 February 18

Overview map. Clearly the Empire is doomed.

[jwolf]

A big day for aircraft losses.

[:D][:D] I'm sure the next few days will make up for it. That was a great hold in China, especially with the number of enemy tanks destroyed or disabled.

[zuluhour]

I can never remember from one game to the next. Are you in rough terrain near Sian, woods? I thought
there were two types of terrain harder on armor. Not sure but I think I finally killed some IJA armor
in the woods. Ill know soon enough. [;)]

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

I can never remember from one game to the next. Are you in rough terrain near Sian, woods? I thought
there were two types of terrain harder on armor. Not sure but I think I finally killed some IJA armor
in the woods. Ill know soon enough. [;)]

That hex is rough-woods, x3 IIRC. [:)]

[zuluhour]

I knew there was reason I was running for the hills...[:D]

[witpqs]

The '1' hot-key toggle is your friend!

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

I can never remember from one game to the next. Are you in rough terrain near Sian, woods? I thought
there were two types of terrain harder on armor. Not sure but I think I finally killed some IJA armor
in the woods. Ill know soon enough. [;)]

Yeah- they watched Return of the Jedi and saw how they can use two large tree trunks swinging on ropes to crush Japanese tanks when they hit from both sides.

[zuluhour]

I spent the afternoon on the links and returned to catch up on the AAR. After a PM exchange I checked out
the manual. I'm pretty sure I drank too much in my twenties and used up too much liver function. [:D]

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

I spent the afternoon on the links and returned to catch up on the AAR. After a PM exchange I checked out
the manual. I'm pretty sure I drank too much in my twenties and used up too much liver function. [:D]

[:D][:D]

Who did you PM with - it wasn't me! [:D]

[witpqs]

1942 February 19

INVADED
Bataan, Singapore, Changsha, Toungoo are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Lunga is occupied by the Japanese
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kokoda !!!



Overall
• No carrier sightings.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Quiet.


Pacific
• Quiet.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• They fled the cylon tyranny to Kokoda, but finally succumbed.

Ground combat at Kokoda (98,129)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 8952 troops, 75 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 256

Defending force 4412 troops, 36 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 70

Japanese adjusted assault: 193

Allied adjusted defense: 37

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kokoda !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
172 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
6099 casualties reported
Squads: 136 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 287 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 28 (28 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 10

Assaulting units:
144th Infantry Regiment
4th/C Division

Defending units:
30th Australian Brigade
Moresby RAN Stn Base Force
Del Monte AAF Base Force
2/1st Ind Coy
13th Fld RAA Regiment
NG Vol Rifles Battalion
Papuan Inf Battalion
1st Port Maint Engineer Battalion
223 Group RAF
Rabaul Base Force

• In retaliation (sort of...) our heavy bombers again hit Port Moresby without loss of their own.

Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

• Subs galore off southern Australia. A group of APD conversions just finished at Sydney and will form two ASW groups to sweep the waters nearby.


Philippines
• The walls cracked (reduction in fortifications), but they held.

Ground combat at Bataan (78,77)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35036 troops, 344 guns, 172 vehicles, Assault Value = 1138

Defending force 31743 troops, 374 guns, 63 vehicles, Assault Value = 643

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 636

Allied adjusted defense: 897

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
3192 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 279 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Vehicles lost 54 (9 destroyed, 45 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
975 casualties reported
Squads: 53 destroyed, 66 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 19 (11 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
4th Tank Regiment
Kanno
Sasebo 1st SNLF
Tanaka
20th Infantry Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
Kure 1st SNLF
9th Infantry Regiment
48th Engineer Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
65th Brigade
Kimura Det
1st Sasebo SNLF Coy
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion
1st Constabulary Regiment
192nd Tank Battalion
45th PS Infantry Regiment
26th PS Cavalry Regiment
31st PA Infantry Division
2nd Constabulary Regiment
57th PS Infantry Regiment
I/43rd PS Inf Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
21st PA Infantry Division
4th Marine Regiment
301st Construction Battalion
51st PA Infantry Division
4th Constabulary Regiment
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
US Forces Far East
35th Avn Sup
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
Clark Field AAF Base Force
1st USMC AA Battalion
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
24th PS FA Regiment
Manila Bay Defenses
Bataan USN Base Force
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
I Corps
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp
Far East USAAF
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
301st PA Field Artillery Regiment

Rebuilding fortifications began at once, now at 2 + 5%.

• Still lots of shipping at Cagayan.

DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Singapore defenders knew a ground assault was coming when the air strikes hit them from lower altitude instead of hitting the base from higher up as usual.

Morning Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 2/215th Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking Malaya Army ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...

Morning Air attack on 2/215th Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 28th Gurkha Brigade ...
Also attacking 2/215th Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking Singapore Fortress ...
Also attacking 2/215th Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment ...

Morning Air attack on 272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 6 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 109th RN Base Force ...
Also attacking 272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment ...

Morning Air attack on 272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15
Ki-27b Nate x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 7 damaged
Ki-27b Nate: 13 damaged
Ki-27b Nate: 9 destroyed by flak

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

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-27b Nate bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 50 kg GP Bomb
15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Morning Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore)

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 11 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 69762 troops, 652 guns, 566 vehicles, Assault Value = 2637

Defending force 51140 troops, 528 guns, 333 vehicles, Assault Value = 896

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 2927

Allied adjusted defense: 1097

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:
3194 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 283 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 89 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2561 casualties reported
Squads: 63 destroyed, 169 disabled
Non Combat: 28 destroyed, 113 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 28 disabled
Guns lost 50 (13 destroyed, 37 disabled)
Vehicles lost 45 (3 destroyed, 42 disabled)

Assaulting units:
18th Division
2nd Division
55th Engineer Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
38th Division
5th Division
41st Infantry Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
56th Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
34th Field AA Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
25th Army
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Loyal Battalion
5/14th Punjab Battalion
28th Gurkha Brigade
8th Indian Brigade
1st Manchester Battalion
2nd Malay Battalion
22nd Indian Brigade
22nd Australian Brigade
2nd Argylls Battalion
SSVF Brigade
27th Australian Brigade
15th Indian Brigade
2nd Gordons Battalion
3/16th Punjab Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
5/2nd Punjab Battalion
29 Battery/3 HAA
11 Battery/3 HAA
111th RAF Adv Base Force
III Indian Corps
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
137/155th Field Regiment
109th RN Base Force
112th RAF Adv Base Force
Singapore Fortress
Singapore Base Force
110th RAF Adv Base Force
Malaya Army
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
2/215th Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
1st ISF Base Force
272/273rd Bty 80th AT Gun Regiment
30 Battery/3 HAA
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
109th RAF Adv Base Force
5th Field Regiment

Service damage has repaired to 31, but progress on building a fortification level was reset to 0 with the fort reduction (forts now = 1). As you can see in the air attack reports above our flak was potent against raiders at 15,000 feet. When raiders dropped to 7,000 feet and 100 feet they were swatted from the sky.

• Enemy convoy at Tarakan.


China
• One fewer armour unit is present by my reckoning. Heading to the rear to R&R?

Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2526 troops, 143 guns, 270 vehicles, Assault Value = 763

Defending force 59502 troops, 275 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1056

Allied ground losses:
176 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
23rd Tank Regiment
13th Tank Regiment
37th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
41st Division
11th Tank Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
92nd Chinese Corps
129th Red Chinese Division
3rd Chinese Corps
115th Red Chinese Division
42nd Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
120th Red Chinese Division
27th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
15th Group Army
Jingcha War Area
14th Group Army
3rd Group Army
36th Group Army

• Ambush!

Morning Air attack on 8th Chinese Corps, at 78,51 , near Chihkiang

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 9

Allied aircraft
H81-A3 x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 4 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

Also attacking 79th Chinese Corps ...

And the ambushers shall fade to the rear.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Key unit withdrawal from Burma goes smoothly. Still no assault on Toungoo so presumably enemy units are enveloping first.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia
• No contacts.


Complete combat report attached.

[witpqs]

Looks like there are the same number of tank units near Sian. At any rate the Empire has another three unidentified units on the road 1 hex away.

[zuluhour]

A from Austria.......[;)]

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

A from Austria.......[;)]

Hmm, don't get the reference. But I just collected a coyote skeleton from outside so maybe I'm thinking in the wrong direction.

[zuluhour]

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