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Yes, I posted that manual excerpt in response to witpqs' query. Occasionally, I do get it right!

The interesting location is for the Dutch and PI.

Notice that is excludes air forces...I have had Dutch squadrons reform at Aden that were restricted.

Lowpe wrote: Sun Apr 10, 2022 1:08 pm Japan might mass their incredible Tank Army of the Apocalypse for an all out attempt to take Chungking which means the Valentines should go there and enjoy the x4 terrain and forts level 6.

Typo? Chungking is x2 terrain (Urban Light), not x4

Thru Nov 21, 1942

Relatively quiet with troop movement happening...general retreat from the Chungking plains as we await the IJA Tank Divisions which arrived today and will attack tomorrow most likely.

Nov 22, 1942

Held the reinforced tanks for a day....it is a pity as one of the Chinese Corps is a US TOE based unit that will eventually get crushed. Worse come to worse I will fly out a fraction of a unit so they can retreat to Kunming area and rebuild.

Dutch subs still effective...even if their torpedoes are a weak. Getting close to when we will transition our American Submarines to offensive economic interdiction.

I wouldn't call Dutch sub torpedoes weak. Most Dutch subs are primarily equipped with the W1 torpedo (including the KXVII here). The W1 torpedo is more powerful than the American Mk14. In game it has a 772 effect versus the Mk14's 643.

Lowpe wrote: Sun Apr 24, 2022 12:34 pm Nov 22, 1942

Held the reinforced tanks for a day....it is a pity as one of the Chinese Corps is a US TOE based unit that will eventually get crushed. Worse come to worse I will fly out a fraction of a unit so they can retreat to Kunming area and rebuild.

Buy it out, fly out the fraction, get it to India to rebuild.

witpqs wrote: Sun Apr 24, 2022 2:00 pm

Lowpe wrote: Sun Apr 24, 2022 12:34 pm Nov 22, 1942

Held the reinforced tanks for a day....it is a pity as one of the Chinese Corps is a US TOE based unit that will eventually get crushed. Worse come to worse I will fly out a fraction of a unit so they can retreat to Kunming area and rebuild.

Buy it out, fly out the fraction, get it to India to rebuild.

They are perm restricted...

Nov 23, 1942

Subs score again...getting spoiled here. Japan seems to like large convoys with tankers. Lots of Es but these are the early converted ones mostly, I bet.

Sub attack near Djemadja at 52,83

Japanese Ships
TK Itukusima Maru, Torpedo hits 1
E Hayabusa
E Hiyodori
TK Teiyo Maru
TK San Ramon Maru
TK Nissyo Maru
TK Huzisan Maru
TK Hoyo Maru
E Tobui
E Omae

Allied Ships
SS Gunnel

SS Gunnel launches 2 torpedoes at TK Itukusima Maru
E Tobui fails to find sub and abandons search
E Omae fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Omae attacking submerged sub ....
E Omae fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Omae fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Omae fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Omae attacking submerged sub ....
E Omae is out of ASW ammo
Escort abandons search for sub

Nov 25, 1942

Allied naval power is definitely growing...and upgrading. Here we sink two junky AMc's....but it is good experience.

However, these two are Bagley class which is 4 5" guns but 16 torpedoes!....

Burma and China....moving slowly, especially in the tough terrain in Burma. But on the bright side it is very early and we should be in the Magwe plains in strength by December.

Nov 26, 1942

A small ambush works to perfection...now to get away without any losses. I know there are one or two Iboats in the area if Saratoga heads back to Pearl or Midway.

From the beginning of the game I wanted to target IJN destroyers...the larger capital ships become submarine targets if you can reduce the destroyer escorts....Yunagi is a Kamikaze class destroyer which is decent for Japan and a nice little sting.

Morning attack less effective in the heavy rain:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 123,85

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
SBD-3 Dauntless x 41

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Yunagi
DD Yugiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire

IJA tanks will take Kienko easily this next day and then will they head for Chungking?

Lowpe wrote: Fri Apr 29, 2022 1:36 pm IJA tanks will take Kienko easily this next day and then will they head for Chungking?

Buggers!

Moving ahead here...trying to avoid ambushes.

Forgot to fly my Cats into Marcus, have 1700 supplies there now and some aviation support enough for a CAT squadron, but the occasional BB bombardment wipes out the supply stockpile....hopefully forts 3 will greatly reduce the effectiveness of shore bombardments. Need to replenish the CD guns...
Looks like Saratoga will be making a flank speed run....

Nov 27, 1942

A nice strike....we have sunk a lot of low value, but useful ships, lately, 2 DD, 6 AMcs, Rboat, and maybe an odd cargo ship...hit another today:

Sub attack near Phuket at 48,70

Japanese Ships
xAK Victoria Maru, Torpedo hits 1
xAK Biwa Maru
xAK Shinwa Maru
PB Busho Maru

Allied Ships
SS S-40

Kienko falls, a shattered corp with 0 AV surrenders, but the 71st Corp, US TOE, is heading south for Chungking and the IJA Tanks are in hot pursuit!
Ground combat at Kienko (78,41)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 13873 troops, 238 guns, 1178 vehicles, Assault Value = 693

Defending force 1768 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 968

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 74 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kienko !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
1057 casualties reported
Squads: 32 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment
51st Recon Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
1st Tank Division
2nd Tank Division
18th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
89th Chinese Corps
34th Group Army

Nov 29, 1942



Burma....should take Magwe in December sometime, on schedule and hopefully the fuel there will spur Chinese heavy industry at Kunming.

The British navy is looking to make a run past Ceylon and get to Chittagong area to support the Allied push....and to force Japan to allocate more ships here.