Beware the Dorniers! Scen 17 Tier 3 (Lowpe vs AI (Spoilers))

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Jorge_Stanbury

Is the AI allowed to launch offensive strikes from a level 1?

I am guessing not.

[Lowpe]

It is going to take more than the dispersed 55th Division to make progress here...

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: apbarog

I'm enjoying your AAR quite a bit. Games against the AI usually don't interest me, but your combination of a controlled offensive, not wanting to break the AI, and a beefed up Allied side that keeps giving surprises is really interesting. Thanks for the efforts.

Glad you are enjoying it.[:)]

[Lowpe]

4th Fleet Area...

[Lowpe]

Working on clearing out the rail line...

[Bif1961]

I've been working on the railroad all the live long day.

[Lowpe]

April 1st 1942

Oscars get chewed up trying to keep Palembang damaged...forts are 1 and an attack is set for tomorrow.

This could be the big one!

Afternoon Air attack on Palembang Coastal Gun Battalion, at 48,91 (Palembang)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 37

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4
Hurricane IIa Trop x 11
Hurricane IIb Trop x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 5 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

[Lowpe]

Going to have to hug the coastlines, as deepwater is too dangerous...San Pedro sinks on the following day.[:(]

[Lowpe]

April 1, 1942

Rufe starts production, but because I am not resizing air groups, the squadrons will be small: 9,6, and 3 to start are all that are available to start with.

Nick will arrive this month, in about 7 days. This will give Japan some anti bomber defense. These guys will be a big boon! I wonder if they have a chance at shooting down the Brigands?

[Lowpe]

April 2nd, 1942

Task Force Haguro sees action east of the Marshalls, sinking a large oiler and then skirmishes with the Chester. TF Chikuma will look to engage the Chester while Haguro retreats.

[Lowpe]

Despite two HQs on Palembang (Yamashita and Southern Army), we get a bad roll on Palembang. Will need to rest 3-5 days before we try again. At least we destroyed a fair number of troops.

Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36802 troops, 410 guns, 314 vehicles, Assault Value = 1202

Defending force 6227 troops, 104 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 146

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 519

Allied adjusted defense: 748

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
596 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1185 casualties reported
Squads: 76 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
5th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
38th Division
2nd Division
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
25th Army
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
WS KNIL Territory Regiment
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
Swan Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
Kendari Garrison Battalion
Palembang Coastal Gun Battalion
Palembang Base Force

[Lowpe]

April 3, 1942

Task Force Chikuma finds Allied shipping in the Makin/Tarawa slot...

[Lowpe]

April 5th, 1942

Palembang taken, 131 damaged oil...not too bad.[:)]

Batavia is besieged...Java should fall quickly as there are six IJA divisions present.

Tarakan, Boela, and Babo will all be taken well before the end of the month.

Now the question is can we take Miri before everything starts going sideways?




Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 37222 troops, 409 guns, 314 vehicles, Assault Value = 1255

Defending force 5208 troops, 82 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 143

Japanese adjusted assault: 1048

Allied adjusted defense: 85

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Palembang !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1750 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 87 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Vehicles lost 12 (2 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2259 casualties reported
Squads: 48 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 49 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 15 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 72 (70 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 6

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
5th Division
2nd Tank Regiment
4th Ind. Engineer Regiment
38th Division
2nd Division
1st Hvy.Artillery Rgt /2
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army /3

Defending units:
Swan Battalion
So.Sumatra Garrison Battalion
WS KNIL Territory Regiment
27th Australian Brigade
Palembang Coastal Gun Battalion
Palembang Base Force

[PaxMondo]

Good job with Palembang … 131 damaged is in the very good range for me. 4 months to repair, not bad.

[Lowpe]

April 8, 1942


The Dutch counter attack on Java... with only 2 units, the other six arrive during the day. But now we are looking at a rough stalemate in AV for now.

Ground combat at Kalidjati (50,99)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2328 troops, 7 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 915

Defending force 27402 troops, 245 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value = 747

Allied adjusted assault: 21

Japanese adjusted defense: 411

Allied assault odds: 1 to 19 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 11 (4 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
410 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 21 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 46 (1 destroyed, 45 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st Regt Cavalerie
2nd KNIL Division
4th KNIL Division
Mobiele Eenheid Battalion
1st KNIL Division
Lijfwacht Cav Sqn
6th KNIL Division
2/3rd Battalion

Defending units:
4th Division
56th Division
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
38th JNAF AF Unit

[Lowpe]

Mangonel nails an empty transport in the Billiton slot...

Sub attack near Billiton at 53,92

Japanese Ships
xAP Kasado Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Hoten Maru
xAP Yoshino Maru
xAP Haruna Maru
xAK Zyuyo Maru
xAK Kinugawa Maru
xAK Atutasan Maru
E Susuki

Allied Ships
SS Mangonel

SS Mangonel launches 6 torpedoes at xAP Kasado Maru
Mangonel bottoming out ....
E Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Susuki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

[Lowpe]

Since I am not watching a combat replay, I need to check this map for active task forces

[Lowpe]

April 9th, 1942

I was trying to let this Allied fleet escape, but it isn't going anywhere. I think it picked up refugees that retreated from Manado to the southwest.

Nick A will start production tomorrow. Will re-assign three factories to the A6M3, and leave two factories in production for now. No plans on r&d any other Nick.

Landings on Java secured, more landings on southern Luzon. 1st Attack on Clark AFB almost ready.

[Lowpe]

April 11, 1942

IJN sinks the assorted Allied shipping off Manado...

[Lowpe]

Hurricane 1F

Another float fighter...