WITP AE AAR Feb 09 Cathartes-JRCAR (Jap)

[Bogo Mil]

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen
Some old programmer truths:

The famous Twelve Networking Truths, listed in RFC 1925, apply not only to networking, but to any computer programming.


I'd be interested to see the new repair system "in action". Could you make a "logbook" of a ship with heavy combat damage when it enters the repair yard?

[Przemcio231]

Are the japanese factorys auto upgrading when new type of plane becomes avaliable like in stock???

[Menser]

Umm ...err ....How do you pronounce the name of that island in the NW corner of the Malaya map?

[Klahn]

poo-get

Or pʰu¢°kɛt if you are familiar with IPA.

edit: Apparently, our forum is not familiar with IPA symbology. It's here though:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phuket_Province

[Menser]

OK ...... just making sure this was a family oriented war

[jrcar]

Apologies for the lac of posts, bith Cathartes and I have had a bad does of real worlditis.

27-28 Dec.
I begin unloading at Darwin. I have two Tf here, both with CA's and escort ships. During the unloading over the two days I loose 4 DD's and about 3 of the transports with CA's and transports also hurt. The big 9.2in guns cause some real problems! I get ashore though and the losses are acceptable. Half of KB joins in to help supress the defenders. Next time I'd include aome BB's to help deal with the big guns.

At Rabaul I get ashore largely unmolested.

Over the Phillipines I'm having trouble maintaining decent fighter levels agsinst the Clark CAP, so am loosing Zero's.

Over Singapore I'm slowly gaining the edge getting more aircraft on the ground. My losses in bombers are moderate, fighters are light.

Over Rangoon I tangle with 2 squadrons of the AVG, Cathartes has found my height so while the exchange rate is favourable, it isn't favourable enough for my liking!

In China I'm slowly advancing, almost time to reveal my plans and actions over the last month.

Cheers

Rob

[jrcar]

29-30 Dec 1941

Darwin falls. These forces came direct from Japan and Babeldoab, waited a few days for element of the KB to RV and for aircraft from Ambon to recce the area before proceeding. Followon forces are coming... the question now is do I go south or somewhere else!

Ground combat at Darwin (76,124)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 18613 troops, 175 guns, 181 vehicles, Assault Value = 654

Defending force 8151 troops, 83 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 180

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese max assault: 697 - adjusted assault: 467

Allied max defense: 148 - adjusted defense: 17

Japanese assault odds: 27 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Darwin !!!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 6 destroyed
Wirraway: 6 destroyed

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

Japanese ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (3 destroyed, 16 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
4468 casualties reported
Squads: 73 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 175 destroyed, 65 disabled
Engineers: 40 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 68 (43 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 40 (26 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Units retreated 7
Units destroyed 2


Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment
4th Division
146th Infantry Regiment
16th Army
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Ind. Engr Rgt /3

Defending units:
Sparrow Battalion
2/4 MG Battalion
2/2nd Ind Coy
Gull Battalion
19th Australian Battalion
Emery Point Fortress
Northern Corps
2nd RAN Base Force
Darwin RAAF Base Force


Hong Kong doesn't fall I rushed this at the start and am paying for it now.

Ground combat at Hong Kong (77,61)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17462 troops, 308 guns, 176 vehicles, Assault Value = 432

Defending force 6703 troops, 127 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

Japanese max assault: 327 - adjusted assault: 282

Allied max defense: 153 - adjusted defense: 389

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
437 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 17 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Vehicles lost 19 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Assaulting units:
66th Infantry Regiment
38th Division
2nd RF Gun Battalion
19th Ind. Engineer Regiment
5th RF Gun Battalion
10th Ind. Field Artillery Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Engineer Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
Kowloon Brigade
1st Middlesex Battalion
Hong Kong Fortress
Rifles of Canda Battalion
Winnipeg Grenadiers Battalion
2nd Royal Scots Battalion
Hong Kong Det
102nd RN Base Force



In Burma I hit Tougoo. I'd post some pics but have some cunning plans in motion here at the moment...

Cheers

Rob

[jrcar]

Here is progress in Malaya.

The key here is to keep your follow on forces in strat mode, while the first few regts and the armour carry the main battles. Advance hard and fast and if you can't tackle something flank it while the follow-on force move up. Troops in strat mode move very quickly from base to base that you own over the major road/rail network. So you can leave them back, and in one turn will cover 6+ hexes.

I'm using a lot of tac air to slow the enemy down and attrit them before they can get back to delaying positions.

Cheers

Rob

[jrcar]

Nth China.

There are opportunities here for both sides. So far I've managed to generate enough force to advance, without exposing any weaknesses. While not much is at threat at the moment Cathartes needs to make some calls soon. I'll be looking for those and adjust my thrust axis as required

[jrcar]

In the Philipines I'm advancing without a rush. I have divereted some of the forces that would normally be here elsewhere, but I'm confident I have enough to advance. Aparrii will soon host a large offensive air contingent, then the battle really begins

[jrcar]

The coders have been real busy. We have just upgraded to the new build and this additional functionality has been added. While a minor change it really improves the human machine interface. In the past you had to click into each unit to see what mode and orders the unit had. This saves a lot of time each turn!

[jrcar]

Time for an Industry update.

Oil and resources are steadily declining, even though I'm moving a lot of resources already. I need to go back and increase the convoys.

Looks like I also need to increase some engine development, in particular the Ha-32 and 33, and of course the Nakajima.

The HI stockpile is growing though.

[jrcar]

As I've said before though that first screen can be misleading, this one shows how little a margin of error you have in Japan itself. Resources are the key in the short term. You MUST get them flowing effectively from the areas under your control.

[Gunner98]

Great AAR, very informative and enjoyable.
Noted one minor typo for the OOB guys. In Hong kong it should be the 'Royal Rifles of Canada' and not 'Rifles of Canda'
Thanks

[Chad Harrison]

Thanks Jrcar! Especially for the screenies and explanations!

[Blackhorse]

ORIGINAL: Gunner98

Great AAR, very informative and enjoyable.
Noted one minor typo for the OOB guys. In Hong kong it should be the 'Royal Rifles of Canada' and not 'Rifles of Canda'
Thanks

Not a typo -- the field allows a maximum of 15 letters/spaces. We're accepting nominations for better alternative spellings:

"Rifle of Canada" (what, the battalion had but 1 rifle among them?)
"RR of Canada" (a rest and relaxation battalion?)
"Canadian Hosers"
"A Canada Bn, eh"

[Monter_Trismegistos]

Beter would be Rfles of Canada... Canda is a village in Italy.

[Iron Duke]

ORIGINAL: Blackhorse

ORIGINAL: Gunner98

Great AAR, very informative and enjoyable.
Noted one minor typo for the OOB guys. In Hong kong it should be the 'Royal Rifles of Canada' and not 'Rifles of Canda'
Thanks

Not a typo -- the field allows a maximum of 15 letters/spaces. We're accepting nominations for better alternative spellings:

"Rifle of Canada" (what, the battalion had but 1 rifle among them?)
"RR of Canada" (a rest and relaxation battalion?)
"Canadian Hosers"
"A Canada Bn, eh"

Is this less than in Witp ?

In WitP I managed 'Ryl Rifles of Canada'

[Sardaukar]

"RRfls of Canada" should do the trick...

[Ron Saueracker]

ORIGINAL: Gunner98

Great AAR, very informative and enjoyable.
Noted one minor typo for the OOB guys. In Hong kong it should be the 'Royal Rifles of Canada' and not 'Rifles of Canda'
Thanks

Yeah, that was brutal spelling. Can spell Japanese, Taiwanese but not Colonial.[;)]