Ocean of (Allied) Blood.

[bigred]

In other news, horn island fell with a simple delibrerate attack and no gunfire or bomber support .  I was pleasantly surprised w/ the result.


Ground combat at Horn Island (91,128)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4954 troops, 64 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 210

Defending force 2144 troops, 26 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 47

Allied adjusted assault: 108

Japanese adjusted defense: 13

Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 4)

Allied forces CAPTURE Horn Island !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), disruption(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
348 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (18 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
108 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Assaulting units:
1st Australian Para Bn /1
Port Moresby Brigade
2/8th Armoured Regiment
II Aus Corps Engr Bn /4
2/16th Field Regiment
Bowen RAN Base Force

Defending units:
46th Naval Guard Unit
42nd Road Const Co
8th JAAF AF Bn
82nd Naval Guard Unit
47th Fld AA Bn /1

[bigred]

Chalk up an operational victory for the allies.  The IJN soloman battle line had been on resupply to milne bay when he spotted a large fleet headed toward Lunga.  FatR did react and we did have a sea battle at Kira with my intent to pull him away from the Horn Island attack.

Now I have horn island and kirakawa.

I am surprised FatR has not committed the CV TFs..I have a counter plan for that also.

Turns are getting long and slow. Allies have alot of stuff.

[bigred]

Burma.  Nips have 3 level seven AFs in the irrawaddy valley.  Magwa has alot of 88mmAAunits but the other two seem less defended from the air.  Starting with a full moon I have tried to disrupt operation on the weaker defended AFs w/ constant night bombing after an initial daylight b24 attack w/60 planes.  Recon shows the effect.  I have burned some supply in this effort.  I hope to have caused the japs to expend some supply to rebuild.  Hopefully my recon reports indicate a possible higher level of damage at these bases. My objective is to eventually cause Fatr to w/draw his planes(and units) from magwe.

I suspect an armored uDiv at mandaley, a inf brigade at metelika, Inf Div+ at magwe.

Tracker intel reports 5 divisions prepped for Lil Andy. if I make a push into Burma I suspect these units will be sent to reinforce by sea from singers.

[bigred]

Over kirikiwa: The RA70 modified a6m4 stands toe to toe w/ the F6F.

FatR has used betties in AF attack to suppess kiri where I have to fly LRCAP from ndendi from time to take to cause casualities. I placed 80 f6fs on LRcap and 8 participated in the air battle.

I have used over 100000tons of fuel in the SOPAC so i wonder the effect on FatR of having to run his battle fleet all the time.

[bigred]

Sopac:
Lunga has a division. i did not recon lunga today. FatR seems to make it easy for me to go for PM. I note a level 6 AF at milni and a level 7 AF at lea.

[bigred]

Finally got something of what I would expect in air casualties at this date in the game.  kill ratio 6.5 to 1 over tulagi w/ an 80 plane marine f6f sweep.

[bigred]

FatR has begun the reduction of Lil andaman .  Level 7 to level 6.  ...With a 30 day bombardment, the KB participating in ground support and  w/ 2 Bombardment TFs.
Ground combat at Little Andaman (44,59)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 76188 troops, 802 guns, 333 vehicles, Assault Value = 2738

Defending force 45946 troops, 937 guns, 692 vehicles, Assault Value = 1196

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 6

Japanese adjusted assault: 5095

Allied adjusted defense: 671

Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 6)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 6

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

Japanese ground losses:
4707 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 381 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled
Engineers: 30 destroyed, 101 disabled
Guns lost 39 (8 destroyed, 31 disabled)
Units destroyed 1


Allied ground losses:
1122 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 65 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 33 disabled
Guns lost 25 (1 destroyed, 24 disabled)

[bigred]

In Western China I seem to have caught some Jap armor unsupported.
Ground combat at 81,14 (near Urumchi)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 17286 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 747

Defending force 1083 troops, 0 guns, 169 vehicles, Assault Value = 90

Allied adjusted assault: 184

Japanese adjusted defense: 133

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

[bigred]

I was surprised to see the KB show up at Andaman.

[bigred]

China:  I hope China expeditionary force is becoming a supply problem. 25% understrenght.

[bigred]

Tracker reports the Yamato sunk by a mk12 mine. probably out of action for 3 months. Urban legend (according to my local game buddies) has it that the yamato is so large it clears its own path thru mine fields and can absorb mine hits w/ the blister hull.

edit:I can find no combat report to the above report

[bigred]

43jun10:

I used an amphib Tf w/ APAs to unload at terapo.  I worked late and stayed up late to make a turn for FatR.  My intent was to pull the Tf off Terapo last turn.  i did not hit the stop unload button and will probably lose two APAs. Looks like FatR has moved another air flotilla into the Rabaul area.

past three turns I have shelled the hell out of Lunga/tulagi and reinforced supply at kiri w/ no IJN response.

[bigred]

43jun10:  Saw weak cap over rabaul and used a long range b24 port strike from Horn island to shake up FatR. I sense a FatR weakness, he does not like his toys getting hurt.

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 8, on fire
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 1
AV Kimishima Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3
xAK Manzyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Maya, Bomb hits 1



Daily air war grind, betties nailed an undamaged APA at horn is.My second string fighter defense will not stand up to first line IJA fighter escort.

[bigred]

I have noted that FatR is fixated on lil andaman as hitler was focused on Stalingrad.  majority of his ftr sqns plus 70% of active bomber forces seem concentrated in the maya peninsula area.  This has allowed me to wear down IJAAF units working the soloman/NG theatre.  I am surprised at the lack of air cover over Lunga/tulagi. 

i suspect my buildup of fuel/supply is having effect on enemy as I keep moving from one Sopac/swpac operation into the next w/out any lag in tempo.  I note if I give a lag to FatR he has time to make a fix, so my intent is to continue forward press as this does not allow FatR time to regroup. 

Tactically i have noticed my CL/5xDD SAG are very fast, can avoid betties, and seem to cause alot of damage if caught in a night fight.  So I have pulled my BB/CA units from all forward amphib ops in the Sopac area.

At The terapo landing my units went ashore w/out good prep but the hex was not garrisoned.


Around Sopac I have about 2/3 SAGs, did have about 6 but we had a big battle earlier...I was looking at my ship reinforcements and noted I get 2xCLs and 10xDDs every month for the rest of the war.

[bigred]

43-6-10:  FatR has knocked me down to level 4.
Ground combat at Little Andaman (44,59)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 68109 troops, 798 guns, 327 vehicles, Assault Value = 2059

Defending force 43989 troops, 926 guns, 687 vehicles, Assault Value = 1019

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 1510

Allied adjusted defense: 615

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
5461 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 331 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 72 disabled
Engineers: 21 destroyed, 56 disabled
Guns lost 45 (4 destroyed, 41 disabled)
Vehicles lost 51 (10 destroyed, 41 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
913 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 33 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 51 destroyed, 28 disabled
Guns lost 20 (5 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Vehicles lost 19 (5 destroyed, 14 disabled)

[bigred]

43-6-10:

Wow.  Look at the jap AV...

[khyberbill]

Wow.  Look at the jap AV..

I would think FatR would have supply problems with a large stack so far from the coast and rail heads.

[Itdepends]

What were the pilot skills on the B24's like that hit Rabaul? Does a port strike use NavB or GndB (I'd assume NavB).

[Alfred]

ORIGINAL: Itdepends

What were the pilot skills on the B24's like that hit Rabaul? Does a port strike use NavB or GndB (I'd assume NavB).

Both Port and Airfield strikes use Ground skill. In both instances you are hitting fixed facilities located on terra firma.

Alfred

[crsutton]

ORIGINAL: bigred

Tracker reports the Yamato sunk by a mk12 mine. probably out of action for 3 months. Urban legend (according to my local game buddies) has it that the yamato is so large it clears its own path thru mine fields and can absorb mine hits w/ the blister hull.

edit:I can find no combat report to the above report

Well, she probably hit a mine anyways. The MK 12 is about as powerful as a long lance, so you probably put a sizeable dent in her hull. Maybe 3-6 months in the yard.....