What's your Strategy?
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We have our slow periods due to RL and you might put on a burst of turns here and there like we did last weekend. I guess the biggest problem is how games diverge. Even if contemporaneous it might be of little value to you at some point.ORIGINAL: zuluhour
No arguments. I was hoping my game would keep pace with yours, but this will not be the case.
Over a month behind now and it will not be long before comparisons with Japanese moves becomes
more retrospective. I am enjoying the AAR and find some interesting comparisons and parallels
to apply to my current dilemma as it is.
ORIGINAL: witpqs
Radio transmission 21 hexes due west of Perth: I wonder what we have here? We are *not* running convoys through this area.
Ground combat at 51,103 (near Tjilatjap)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
Defending force 636 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
Japanese adjusted assault: 18
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Allied ground losses:
262 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 3
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
2nd Tank Regiment
Defending units:
Tjilitjap Cdo
Tjilitjap Defenses
Cheribon Defenses
Ground combat at Ketapang (55,93)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 103
Defending force 912 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20
Japanese adjusted assault: 18
Allied adjusted defense: 13
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:
Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
6th Tank Regiment
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
Defending units:
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
W Borneo Mil'ie Cdo
Ground combat at Kungchang (81,36)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 9152 troops, 58 guns, 263 vehicles, Assault Value = 364
Defending force 4070 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73
Japanese adjusted assault: 187
Allied adjusted defense: 64
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
653 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Assaulting units:
15th Tank Regiment
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
1st Cavalry Brigade
Defending units:
17th Chinese Corps
6th Chinese Base Force
Ground combat at Mandalay (59,46)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3783 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 124
Defending force 2038 troops, 0 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 7
Japanese adjusted assault: 54
Allied adjusted defense: 10
Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Mandalay !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
Allied ground losses:
596 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 55 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 20 (19 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
Upper Burma BAF Battalion
Burma Corps
Ground combat at Magwe (57,47)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8129 troops, 64 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 255
Defending force 303 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 120
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 120 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Magwe !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Allied ground losses:
406 casualties reported
Squads: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 2
Assaulting units:
33rd/B Division
33rd/C Division
Defending units:
9th Burma Rifles Battalion
10th Burma Rifles Battalion
ASW attack near Phuket at 48,67
Japanese Ships
TB Kari
xAP Kamakura Maru
xAK Johore Maru
xAK Kagu Maru
xAK Tacoma Maru
Allied Ships
SS Truant
SS Truant launches 2 torpedoes at TB Kari
Truant diving deep ....
TB Kari attacking submerged sub ....
TB Kari fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kari fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kari fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kari fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
Ground combat at Ketapang (55,93)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1935 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 103
Defending force 848 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 14
Japanese adjusted assault: 26
Allied adjusted defense: 7
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Ketapang !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units pursuing 1
Allied ground losses:
304 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
6th Tank Regiment
Yokosuka 2nd SNLF
Defending units:
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
W Borneo Mil'ie Cdo
xAP Tjitjalengka arrives at Soerabaja
Ground combat at Kungchang (81,36)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 9117 troops, 58 guns, 263 vehicles, Assault Value = 364
Defending force 3621 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27
Japanese adjusted assault: 190
Allied adjusted defense: 40
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kungchang !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
980 casualties reported
Squads: 44 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
12th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
1st Cavalry Brigade
Defending units:
17th Chinese Corps
6th Chinese Base Force
ORIGINAL: witpqs
• A fake convoy of 2x KV and 2x xAK is being sent west from Perth to run over the location of that radio sighting yesterday. The convoy will veer south in a circle and return on a track which should be out of a subs air search range.
ORIGINAL: Macclan5
ORIGINAL: witpqs
• A fake convoy of 2x KV and 2x xAK is being sent west from Perth to run over the location of that radio sighting yesterday. The convoy will veer south in a circle and return on a track which should be out of a subs air search range.
[8D]
Very very coy.
I presume you are: (1) seeking to confirm a sub or (2) more importantly confirm the KB / Mini KB anticipating your fuel supply routes.
I 100% presume it is a sub or two. Does that mean I there is a 99.83% chance it's carriers?
A couple low endurance Dutch xAKs ? The KVs have a decent shot to damage the sub (if that is what it is)
Yeah, medium to low endurance. I have very limited shipping based at Perth and most of the merchants (both xAK and xAKL) are bringing Resources down from Port Hedland while that's possible. A couple of single xAK, with escorts, are running supplies to Darwin and other points on the coast as needed. I thought about waiting and grabbing a a couple of xAKL but I realized xAK will be much more convincing, I just hope he does not get a ship name and look up its endurance in the database. That's something Intel Monkey should provide as time goes on. The two KV are to be a credible looking escort, as the two xAK are to be a credible looking part of a convoy. Many (I think most) times subs only see part of a convoy. The KV's might damage a sub, but the real purpose of the operation is...
to convince him it is a convoy route so he keeps sending subs there. [;)]
The question that begs to be asked:
You categorically state you are NOT running convoys this route !
Correct. I made certain strategic decisions about convoys at the beginning of the game. Partly I did it this way to avoid predictability. Adjustments and exceptions will be made as and if genuinely needed of course.
The only item routinely sent from the western Indian Ocean to the eastern Indian Ocean is Oil from Abadan to Australia. One smallish tanker at a time is all required because the Oil accumulates very slowly at Abadan.
So where are you running convoys ?
Here I will only answer for places you do not specifically ask about below (those are answered below).
I do not use the Auto Convoy system. I do use CS convoys plenty, and coupled with waypoints (which they do allow) they are pretty flexible.
Convoys to northern Pacific areas are sent as needed and pretty much route directly.
CS convoys are set up for Pearl Harbor and use waypoints to circumvent the obvious direct routes and known submarine hunting grounds to the extend possible. Convoys to Midway and islands closer to Hawaii than to Pago Pago are sent from Pearl Harbor as needed. Also Christmas Island, Palmyra, and Canton Island have benefited from many single xAK which arrived at the Panama Canal, loaded, made the direct run, then headed to Pearl Harbor all without escort.
In all cases troop and aircraft convoys run when, where, and by routes as needed.
1) Only Continental USA to Australia via New Zealand ?
Yes. With the exception noted above (Abadan Oil) no external convoys to Australia/New Zealand from the west, only from the east, meaning from the US West Coast.
2) Hub and spoke to the aforementioned Pago Pago and or Suva ?
Yes, to a point. Pago Pago is distributing Supply to some places but the amounts are pretty small as the forces present are pretty small except for Fiji. Fiji has maybe 35 or 40k Supply most of which either loaded at or routed on ships through Pago Pago.
3) Capetown to Adelaide and thus further south?
Nope. None of that, but I hope thousands of sub-days are spent looking there!
Currently all Supply and Fuel convoys (often combined) run from the West Coast direct to New Zealand and Australia, all hand-routed with waypoints. Adjustments are made en route as needed. Auckland was avoided as a destination early on because of subs. Any place northeast of Melbourne is avoided same. Melbourne has been avoided by some convoys which continued to Adelaide due to subs near Melbourne.
4) Not hub and spoke from Columbo - because you emphatically state Columbo is not safe at the current time....
Colombo is a destination. Convoys are still running from Cape Town to Colombo and from Bombay and Abadan to Colombo and will continue as long as possible.
Lots of CS convoys run from Abadan to Karachi and a few to Bombay and Colombo. Some CS convoys from Aden to Bombay/Karachi (Aden gets very little Supply).
Hmmmmmm a new tactic we rookies have never contemplated ?
Don't know about that. I assume if you sat down to analyze it you could come up with many improvements.
[:D]
Ground combat at 56,93 (near Ketapang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 384 troops, 0 guns, 71 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
Defending force 637 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
Japanese adjusted assault: 35
Allied adjusted defense: 3
Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Allied ground losses:
347 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 2
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
6th Tank Regiment
Defending units:
W Borneo KNIL Battalion
W Borneo Mil'ie Cdo
Morning Air attack on TF, near Tarakan at 67,91
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Allied aircraft
PBY-5 Catalina x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAKL Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x PBY-5 Catalina bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
Night Time Surface Combat, near Kalidjati at 50,99, Range 12,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Asakaze
DD Hatakaze
xAP Huso Maru
xAP Ural Maru
xAP Kasado Maru
xAP Kowa Maru
xAP Palau Maru
Allied Ships
TM-13
Improved night sighting under 92% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 92% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
Japanese ships attempt to get underway
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
Range increases to 12,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat
Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 72216 troops, 728 guns, 752 vehicles, Assault Value = 1942
Defending force 46145 troops, 158 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 978
Japanese adjusted assault: 521
Allied adjusted defense: 2302
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
5658 casualties reported
Squads: 114 destroyed, 766 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 55 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 46 disabled
Guns lost 77 (5 destroyed, 72 disabled)
Vehicles lost 50 (4 destroyed, 46 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1189 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 124 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Assaulting units:
41st Division
15th Ind.Mixed Brigade
34th Division
37th Division
3rd Division
3rd Tank Regiment
36th Division
13th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
92nd Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
ORIGINAL: Macclan5
Wasted sub patrols on the party of thy enemy....
This may be one of the best insights / tactics written of in AARs in many many months...
Certainly something new to me.
Clearly something for all PBEM players.
Perhaps many do it but never recorded as such
Fits in nicely - with your other lesson to me "time in patrol (subs) is critical".
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I did not recognize Argleton as the home of the school of dezinformatsiya [8D]
You are quite right, but I want to point out there are two very different slices to this. One - which Walter and I very deliberately do not play - is the "off the board" game. That's a significant part of what you are quoting with Nemo's explanations. That is fine, but like other things both players have to be good with it, and we don't practice it. We do a little light banter here and there but purely as friendly comical interaction and there is never any attempt to lead/mislead/whatever "off the board".ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Macclan5
Wasted sub patrols on the party of thy enemy....
This may be one of the best insights / tactics written of in AARs in many many months...
Certainly something new to me.
Clearly something for all PBEM players.
Perhaps many do it but never recorded as such
Fits in nicely - with your other lesson to me "time in patrol (subs) is critical".
--
I did not recognize Argleton as the home of the school of dezinformatsiya [8D]
It was Nemo who made the notion of "playing the player" the way to conduct the game. Most of the best players here try to get inside their opponent's head and play with his suppositions. Nasty, brilliant, stuff! [&o]
KV Cyclamen detects Japanese Float Fighter at 132,160 near Suva
OS2U-3 Kingfisher reports shape below surface at 147, 163 near Pago Pago
Ground combat at Melak (63,95)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 275 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 20
Defending force 275 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
Japanese adjusted assault: 15
Allied adjusted defense: 4
Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Melak !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
Allied ground losses:
93 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1
Defending units:
II Samarinda Cdo
Ground combat at Sampit (58,97)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 288 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 9
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sampit !!!
Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /1
Ground combat at 51,101 (near Tjilatjap)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 12606 troops, 104 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 357
Defending force 1369 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12
Japanese adjusted assault: 250
Allied adjusted defense: 4
Japanese assault odds: 62 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: fatigue(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
395 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards Division
Defending units:
IX KNIL Battalion
Andir ML Base Force
A-III-Ld AA Battalion
Tjiitjap KM Base Force
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Ichang (83, 48)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Sining (80, 32)!
Ground combat at Lanchow (81,34)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 22445 troops, 161 guns, 255 vehicles, Assault Value = 794
Defending force 23799 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 592
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 64
Allied adjusted defense: 481
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 7 (fort level 2)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 73 (3 destroyed, 70 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
405 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Assaulting units:
9th Tank Regiment
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
15th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
26th Division
Defending units:
82nd Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
8th War Area
8th Chinese Base Force
21st Chinese Base Force
Ground combat at 60,46 (near Mandalay)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 3789 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 125
Defending force 1413 troops, 0 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 114
Allied adjusted defense: 19
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+)
Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
Burma Corps
Upper Burma BAF Battalion
Vincennes' damage stands at 13-36(18)-0-0. She made 3 hexes after the attack and should make Pearl Harbor tomorrow.Sub attack near Lahaina at 189,107
Japanese Ships
SS I-1
Allied Ships
CA Vincennes, Torpedo hits 1
DD Meredith
SS I-1 launches 4 torpedoes at CA Vincennes
DD Meredith fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Meredith attacking submerged sub ....
DD Meredith cannot reach attack position over SS I-1
SS I-1 eludes DD Meredith by diving deep
DD Meredith loses contact with SS I-1
DD Meredith fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Meredith fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Meredith fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
Ground combat at Samarinda (65,96)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7752 troops, 62 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 228
Defending force 3155 troops, 34 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 51
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese adjusted assault: 182
Allied adjusted defense: 13
Japanese assault odds: 14 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Samarinda !!!
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
CW-22 Falcon: 6 destroyed
Combat modifiers
Defender: preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
172 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1457 casualties reported
Squads: 33 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 19 (13 destroyed, 6 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 6
Units destroyed 1
Assaulting units:
21st/B Division
21st/C Division
Defending units:
VI KNIL Battalion
VII KNIL Battalion
I Samarinda Cdo
Balikpapan MLD Base Force
Tarakan MLD Base Force
Balikpapan Defenses
1e-VLG-I Sup Afd
Ground combat at 60,46 (near Mandalay)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 3789 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 125
Defending force 1205 troops, 0 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 103
Allied adjusted defense: 16
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
Allied ground losses:
237 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
Burma Corps
Previous report of sinking of CL Kiso incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
Night Naval bombardment of Bandjermasin at 60,99
Japanese Ships
CL Nagara
DD Shirayuki
DD Usugumo
DD Umikaze
DD Yukikaze
Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Manpower hits 1
Resources hits 1
Fires 72
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 7
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
CL Nagara firing at S Borneo KNIL Battalion
DD Shirayuki firing at Bandjermasin
DD Usugumo firing at Bandjermasin
DD Umikaze firing at Bandjermasin
DD Yukikaze firing at Bandjermasin
In spite of those rains of steel, our fighters swept and our bombers bombed.Night Naval bombardment of Bandjermasin at 60,99
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu
DD Fubuki
DD Kawakaze
DD Yamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze
Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Fires 67
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 17
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 2
CL Isuzu firing at Bandjermasin
DD Fubuki firing at Bandjermasin
DD Kawakaze firing at Bandjermasin
DD Yamakaze firing at Bandjermasin
DD Tokitsukaze firing at Bandjermasin
Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
Allied aircraft
DB-7B x 3
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
CAP engaged:
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 13000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
Tainan Ku S-1 Det B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
TF 435 encounters mine field at 50,98
Allied Ships
TM-13
Night Time Surface Combat, near Kalidjati at 50,99, Range 11,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Kamikaze
DD Yakaze
Allied Ships
TM-13
Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 96% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
DD Kamikaze engages TM-13 at 11,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages TM-13 at 11,000 yards
DD Kamikaze engages TM-13 at 11,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages TM-13 at 11,000 yards
DD Kamikaze engages TM-13 at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Yakaze engages TM-13 at 12,000 yards
DD Kamikaze engages TM-13 at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...
Ground combat at Lanchow (81,34)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 29043 troops, 199 guns, 253 vehicles, Assault Value = 970
Defending force 23502 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 558
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 393
Allied adjusted defense: 535
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2446 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 296 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 28 (2 destroyed, 26 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1051 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 119 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Assaulting units:
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
12th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
26th Division
Defending units:
81st Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
34th Separate Brigade
8th Chinese Base Force
8th War Area
21st Chinese Base Force
Ground combat at 81,42 (near Ankang)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3882 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 532
Defending force 19987 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 567
Assaulting units:
32nd Division
138th Infantry Regiment
Defending units:
14th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
Ground combat at Palembang (48,91)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4536 troops, 40 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 148
Defending force 2642 troops, 23 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 75
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
5th/B Division
Defending units:
Lahat Cdo
Palembang Cdo
Riouw Cdo
Palembang ML Base Force
PBg-Ld AA Afd
Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 4104 troops, 159 guns, 544 vehicles, Assault Value = 959
Defending force 45334 troops, 158 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 880
Japanese adjusted assault: 60
Allied adjusted defense: 2179
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 36
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 45 (2 destroyed, 43 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
326 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 73 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Assaulting units:
3rd Tank Regiment
36th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
37th Division
3rd Division
11th Tank Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
92nd Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
27th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
98th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps