Hi all,
A fairly steady and quiet few days. The majority of the action and focus has been on Australia.
Firstly, a question regarding Tracker - I'm reading the turn every day but what else can you do with it? Can I tell it to search SigInt for example to track enemy troop placements (if so how)? In short I assume there must be uses of it for TRACKING stuff?
An empty Carnarvon was pccupied by Allied troops on the 9th. Engineers are starting work on an airstrip to base fighters. Next step is to occupy and buildup Exmouth before tackling Port Headland which contains 1-2 Inf. Rgt's.
Further to the east a speculative attack was launched against the Japanese at Daly Waters with surprising results:
Ground combat at Daly Waters (76,131)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 41231 troops, 732 guns, 1231 vehicles, Assault Value = 1458
Defending force 29741 troops, 317 guns, 348 vehicles, Assault Value = 949
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Allied adjusted assault: 893
Japanese adjusted defense: 510
Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2543 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 101 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 219 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Vehicles lost 74 (3 destroyed, 71 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1329 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 83 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 88 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Vehicles lost 84 (5 destroyed, 79 disabled)
The Japanese are moving out to the north towards Katherine. I want to attack again now but I need to wait for supplies to reach my men (down to 50% of minimum needed at the mo)! I really hope I can get the Japs before they retreat.
Further forces are moving up from Cloncurry (3rd Aus Division + support) as well as forcers gathering to the south of Daly Waters (800 AV).
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Other areas -
The Akyab invasion force has massed at Chittagong......final orders are being issued and we'll move out in a day or two. I'll detail the forces involved tomorrow.
SigInt has been very useful. 65th Bde is heading to Tarawa. 62nd Inf, Group is heading to Wake Island. This kind of info will help a lot in my upcoming planning. I have Rgt's planning for many many places and I'll probably just bypass these strongholds as there'll be bases which are unoccupied in the Gilberts and Marshalls for examples.
Although not a priority, I have several forces in theatre in SoPac (originally for defence) that I will start to prep for re-invading New Caledonia and the New Hebrides. LBA from Norfolk can keep New Caledonia supressed.
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Submarine Warfare -
A fairly quiet few days. 4 dud/missed attacks.
The successes:
SS Salmon blew up
PB Shinko Maru 2 off Wakkanai on the 8th.
SS Greandier reprted sinking the Aden Maru class
AK Seikho Maru on the 10th.
On the other side
SS I-121 sank
KV Quesnel (searching for her) east of Attu on the 12th.
SS S-18 was moderately damaged by
SC CHa-25 off Toyohara.
