(RA) Allies in Tatters Deaniks(A) vs Soulsilver(J)

[deaniks]

so here's some long term plans depending on how everything goes every where else. so the plan is around September or October after some more ships and troops arrive I would like to invade these three bases. Tulagi as it's a decent port and putting some support ships there can help repair minor damage and a decent supplying area since the port level can be 7, the island to the right of Tulagi Russel island has the ability of being a level 7 airbase were I can put what long range fighters i have but more importantly my heavy and medium bomber's can now bomb Rabaul and possibly truk then Tagula island as another fighter/bomber base for rabaul and then port morsbey

[Bif1961]

Many times, The Japanese take Diego Garcia after Ceylon to try and cutoff your forces coming in from Cape Town. That might be his next target before the clock runs out on the amphibious bonus.

[ChuckBerger]

Usually I wouldn't post something like this ... I'm not a spelling snob or anything. But it's in the actual title of your AAR. So, with reluctance, here goes: "in tatters" means "shredded"; "in taters" means "inside potatoes".

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: ChuckBerger

Usually I wouldn't post something like this ... I'm not a spelling snob or anything. But it's in the actual title of your AAR. So, with reluctance, here goes: "in tatters" means "shredded"; "in taters" means "inside potatoes".

So they are stuffed or twice baked!

[deaniks]

so he actually invaded Cochin this turn with what few days he has left there is still about 5 days left so he can still invade it with small forces but hopefully he doesn't

[deaniks]

ya sorry about the mix up i was really hungry when I wrote this and I guess I had taters stuck in my head instead of tatters

[deaniks]

still busy as ever so post are going to be every couple turns and i will summarize what i do between those turns for a while until things calm down when school and stuff is over

[deaniks]

so a a recap over the last couple turn's a small carrier versus land aircraft battle happened one carrier got torped and will be out of commission for like a month or two will hopefully be available for when the wasp arrives then I can start prepping my ships for my invasion planned late august early September if things go well.
Next i bombarded port Morsbey with a small cruiser task force not much damage done but that's since most of my dd's were out of commission and i didn't want a Hugh task force for subs to pick once the rest of my cruiser upgrade start upgrading tomorrow i will gather more ships and start doing more bombardments of his islands/bases to get ideas what he has in the south pacific plus get more recon to luganville to start the recon of the bases i want to hit with other bases to delude what i might have planned

[deaniks]

so this is what I've seen for Perth so far the thing i circled red is what i believe to be true the other one's i believe are diversions for the India invasion

[deaniks]

Morning Air attack on Calcutta , at 52,37

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21

Allied aircraft
Hurricane I Trop x 11
Hurricane IIa Trop x 12
Hurricane IIb Trop x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane I Trop: 2 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 4 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet

some really nice air trades for me

Ground combat at Tezpur (60,36)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 7323 troops, 108 guns, 98 vehicles, Assault Value = 324

Defending force 716 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Allied adjusted assault: 21

Japanese adjusted defense: 3

Allied assault odds: 7 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
253 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
7th Armoured Brigade
23rd Indian Division

Defending units:
2nd Raiding Regiment

[deaniks]

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 27514 troops, 116 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 735

Defending force 672 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Allied adjusted assault: 728

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 728 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
960 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

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

Assaulting units:
18th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
9th RGC Route Brigade


Also some nice land battle's for me moved a tile forward in china and was able to kill this brigade nice victory the chinese propaganda

[deaniks]

most days i won't post twice but since i don't work early tomorrow i will.
Apirl, 1st
the Carrier formidable arrived in Perth today got torped on its way in for a whopping 4 sys 7 eng damage got really lucky with this or that would mean formidable and Yorktown out of commission for a few months also more sweeps happening in India like usual think i'll turn off my planes this turn to let them rest and maybe soul think he can start bombing don't know

[deaniks]

so that task-force circled is the 3 divs i'm trying to send to India so here a question what I did in red is the planned route i want to take to get to Goa or Karachi to avoid possible carrier's near Capetown without getting to close to Ceylon or take the long way and go off map then go up to Goa or Karachi that way?

[deaniks]

more near Perth is a task force with 25 american air units intended for Aussie but now redirected towards India should i take the same path as this task force or go a different way?

[Evoken]

I would suggest Capetown > Karachi way as he controls a few airfields at Ceylon you should be in torpedo range if he brings any Betties

[deaniks]

ya that's most likley what i will end up doing

[Bif1961]

I would say all those SIGINT hist, which seem to be China based units are either false to throw you off or forward planning when he conquers China.

[deaniks]

ya i would agree with that still two divs are in Aussie encase anything happens plus they are planning for future operations

[deaniks]

April 12, not much has happened the last couple turns lots of sweeps over India lots of dead British fighters but the american ones will be showing up within the month so they will boaster the defenses of India

[deaniks]

I've also started moving brigades and support units to Hawaii for invasion plans coming later this year with planning building on them all i need to do now when i feel its close enough to that time and transports will be moved into place and units will load and move to Aussie to gather up and then launch from there