Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
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RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
18 Nov 42 - China
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RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
19 Nov 42
8 Japanese cruisers and 5 destroyers bombarded the 3rd Marine Raider Battalion on Tanna. 214 casualties and moderate damage to the port. No airfield there, and I'd like to keep it that way. The cruisers retire to Tulagi. And wanted them to be seen in the south.
B-24s from Ledo bombed the 35th Field AA Battalion at Lashio. No damage to the unit and one bomber downed by flak.
The 2 damaged Japanese CVLs are approaching the coast of Japan and are heading to Hiroshima for repairs. KB has been split between Yokohama and Tokyo for repairs and upgrades. I decided to use most of KB's air units for training for a bit. I don't expect to need KB in the near future. So I stripped out the veterans and loaded up with new pilots. I figure a month or two or three of training would be useful. I left a couple veterans in each air group along with the leader. In an emergency, I can reload the veterans and strip out the recruits. All of KB's dive bombers have now upgraded to the better model of the Val. Better except for less range.
8 Japanese cruisers and 5 destroyers bombarded the 3rd Marine Raider Battalion on Tanna. 214 casualties and moderate damage to the port. No airfield there, and I'd like to keep it that way. The cruisers retire to Tulagi. And wanted them to be seen in the south.
B-24s from Ledo bombed the 35th Field AA Battalion at Lashio. No damage to the unit and one bomber downed by flak.
The 2 damaged Japanese CVLs are approaching the coast of Japan and are heading to Hiroshima for repairs. KB has been split between Yokohama and Tokyo for repairs and upgrades. I decided to use most of KB's air units for training for a bit. I don't expect to need KB in the near future. So I stripped out the veterans and loaded up with new pilots. I figure a month or two or three of training would be useful. I left a couple veterans in each air group along with the leader. In an emergency, I can reload the veterans and strip out the recruits. All of KB's dive bombers have now upgraded to the better model of the Val. Better except for less range.
RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
20 Nov 42
E Kiji hit Sunfish with a depth charge at Iwo Jima. I'm landing some ground units there and the sub was waiting. OPilot has subs at islands all over. Finback attacked unescorted xAP Tenzan Maru north of Rabaul. The ship is very fast, and it avoided many torpedoes. It didn't avoid a shell hit though, but only took 2 SYS damage.
35 B-24s and 14 Liberator IIs from Ledo bombed the Japanese 34th Division west of Kweiyang. This is the division that just cleared the east-west road there. It is rough terrain. I had 16 Oscars on LRCAP, from a base 6 hexes away. One bomber was shot down, but they caused 221 casualties and slowed the 2/3 of the division moving west into the mountains.
Possible first sign of trouble in Burma. East of Akyab, I spotted 3 Allied units in the jungle, adjacent to my Thai division that is blocking Akyab. The 3 units don't have to cross a river to get to my troops. I'm moving my reserve Japanese division up to that area from Rangoon.
E Kiji hit Sunfish with a depth charge at Iwo Jima. I'm landing some ground units there and the sub was waiting. OPilot has subs at islands all over. Finback attacked unescorted xAP Tenzan Maru north of Rabaul. The ship is very fast, and it avoided many torpedoes. It didn't avoid a shell hit though, but only took 2 SYS damage.
35 B-24s and 14 Liberator IIs from Ledo bombed the Japanese 34th Division west of Kweiyang. This is the division that just cleared the east-west road there. It is rough terrain. I had 16 Oscars on LRCAP, from a base 6 hexes away. One bomber was shot down, but they caused 221 casualties and slowed the 2/3 of the division moving west into the mountains.
Possible first sign of trouble in Burma. East of Akyab, I spotted 3 Allied units in the jungle, adjacent to my Thai division that is blocking Akyab. The 3 units don't have to cross a river to get to my troops. I'm moving my reserve Japanese division up to that area from Rangoon.
RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
21 Nov 42
After months of US subs not spotting cargo task forces north of Ominato, Pollack finally has a success. One good hit and one dud.
Sub attack near Shikuka at 127,45
Japanese Ships
xAK Koki Maru, Torpedo hits 1
xAK Mantai Maru
PB Magan Maru
Allied Ships
SS Pollack
SS Pollack launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Koki Mar
Koki Maru is SYS 34/FLOT 45-39/ENG 14-14/FIRE 0 and will try to make it back to Shikuka. A patrol boat is ordered from Shikuka to join up.
After months of US subs not spotting cargo task forces north of Ominato, Pollack finally has a success. One good hit and one dud.
Sub attack near Shikuka at 127,45
Japanese Ships
xAK Koki Maru, Torpedo hits 1
xAK Mantai Maru
PB Magan Maru
Allied Ships
SS Pollack
SS Pollack launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Koki Mar
Koki Maru is SYS 34/FLOT 45-39/ENG 14-14/FIRE 0 and will try to make it back to Shikuka. A patrol boat is ordered from Shikuka to join up.
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RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
21 Nov 42 - Continued
The enemy heavy bombers from Ledo hit the Japanese division west of Kweiyang again. Again, the Oscars there on LRCAP did poorly. 4 Oscars were lost, and no bombers were lost. 300 or so casualties on the ground. 2/3 of the division moved west into the mountains. 1/3 remains in the rough terrain where the bombing has occurred. I moved Tojos and Nicks to the area and have a big LRCAP over the rough terrain for today.
Sallys bombed newly discovered Allied forces in the jungle near Akyab. Flak was incredibly heavy. The Sallys were at 6000 feet. And 10 Hurricanes were on ranged CAP from Akyab. 12 Sallys were lost. The 2nd British Division and the 7th Indian Division were spotted. Lots of vehicles there from the mouse-over. And they are on the move south. Alarm bells are ringing.
The enemy heavy bombers from Ledo hit the Japanese division west of Kweiyang again. Again, the Oscars there on LRCAP did poorly. 4 Oscars were lost, and no bombers were lost. 300 or so casualties on the ground. 2/3 of the division moved west into the mountains. 1/3 remains in the rough terrain where the bombing has occurred. I moved Tojos and Nicks to the area and have a big LRCAP over the rough terrain for today.
Sallys bombed newly discovered Allied forces in the jungle near Akyab. Flak was incredibly heavy. The Sallys were at 6000 feet. And 10 Hurricanes were on ranged CAP from Akyab. 12 Sallys were lost. The 2nd British Division and the 7th Indian Division were spotted. Lots of vehicles there from the mouse-over. And they are on the move south. Alarm bells are ringing.
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RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
22 Nov 42
A6M3 Zeros from Gove swept Horn Island, finding just Kittyhawk IAs. 14 of the Kittyhawks were shot down, for the loss of 3 Zeros. Sallys bombed and did minor base damage.
The US airpower hit Milne Bay. P-38Gs made their first appearance, along with P-38Fs. No CAP. 48 B-17s bombed and did moderate base damage.
Lexington was reported to be sunk on 13 Nov. It may or may not have. The planes didn't go down with the ship if it did.
The push on Kunming has resumed. The first attack of this round northwest of Kunming was acceptable.
Ground combat at 68,47 (near Kunming)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 19713 troops, 246 guns, 478 vehicles, Assault Value = 752
Defending force 24751 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 788
Japanese adjusted assault: 667
Allied adjusted defense: 487
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
483 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 48 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
509 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Assaulting units:
1st Tank Division
14th Tank Regiment
33rd Division
15th Army
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
Defending units:
54th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
11th Group Army
I really want Kunming. If I can clear it and have a strong defense in the mountains, I have the option of pulling multiple divisions out of China. I'm not really planning on conquering all of China. Just starving it.
A6M3 Zeros from Gove swept Horn Island, finding just Kittyhawk IAs. 14 of the Kittyhawks were shot down, for the loss of 3 Zeros. Sallys bombed and did minor base damage.
The US airpower hit Milne Bay. P-38Gs made their first appearance, along with P-38Fs. No CAP. 48 B-17s bombed and did moderate base damage.
Lexington was reported to be sunk on 13 Nov. It may or may not have. The planes didn't go down with the ship if it did.
The push on Kunming has resumed. The first attack of this round northwest of Kunming was acceptable.
Ground combat at 68,47 (near Kunming)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 19713 troops, 246 guns, 478 vehicles, Assault Value = 752
Defending force 24751 troops, 84 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 788
Japanese adjusted assault: 667
Allied adjusted defense: 487
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
483 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 48 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Vehicles lost 16 (2 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
509 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Assaulting units:
1st Tank Division
14th Tank Regiment
33rd Division
15th Army
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
Defending units:
54th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
11th Group Army
I really want Kunming. If I can clear it and have a strong defense in the mountains, I have the option of pulling multiple divisions out of China. I'm not really planning on conquering all of China. Just starving it.
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RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
23 Nov 42
Another good attack northwest of Kunming.
Ground combat at 68,47 (near Kunming)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 19194 troops, 246 guns, 476 vehicles, Assault Value = 694
Defending force 24137 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 717
Japanese adjusted assault: 371
Allied adjusted defense: 283
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
261 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
488 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Assaulting units:
14th Tank Regiment
1st Tank Division
33rd Division
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Army
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
Defending units:
54th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
11th Group Army
And a successful river crossing south of Kunming. The pressure is on.
Ground combat at 68,49 (near Kunming)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 14665 troops, 156 guns, 74 vehicles, Assault Value = 493
Defending force 6370 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 229
Japanese adjusted assault: 628
Allied adjusted defense: 67
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
2330 casualties reported
Squads: 68 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
56th Division
14th Army
2nd Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
Defending units:
81st Chinese Corps
Another good attack northwest of Kunming.
Ground combat at 68,47 (near Kunming)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 19194 troops, 246 guns, 476 vehicles, Assault Value = 694
Defending force 24137 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 717
Japanese adjusted assault: 371
Allied adjusted defense: 283
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
261 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
488 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Assaulting units:
14th Tank Regiment
1st Tank Division
33rd Division
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Army
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
Defending units:
54th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
11th Group Army
And a successful river crossing south of Kunming. The pressure is on.
Ground combat at 68,49 (near Kunming)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 14665 troops, 156 guns, 74 vehicles, Assault Value = 493
Defending force 6370 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 229
Japanese adjusted assault: 628
Allied adjusted defense: 67
Japanese assault odds: 9 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
132 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Allied ground losses:
2330 casualties reported
Squads: 68 destroyed, 35 disabled
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
56th Division
14th Army
2nd Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
Defending units:
81st Chinese Corps
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RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
24 Nov 42
Major Allied air effort over Magwe. OPilot sent just about everything he could.
16 Hurricane IIc's swept
25 P-40Ks swept
15 Hurricane IIb's swept
26 B-24Ds and 14 Liberator IIs bombed oil
32 B-25Cs bombed oil
16 Hurricane IIc's swept
16 Hurricane IIb's swept
16 Hurricane IIb's swept
16 Hurricane IIb's swept
16 Hurricane IIb's swept
Since taking Magwe, I'd kept a squadron of fighters there to protect it. After getting swept and overwhelmed, I upped the ante to keeping 2 squadrons there. Eventually, the sweepers came back stronger. My focus shifted to the mountains of western China. I'd send my fighters there for a bit, and occasionally move them back to Magwe to keep OPilot honest there. My occasional moves became less frequent, and with no CAP there today, OPilot got major hits on the oil. Of the 300 oil at Magwe, 158 is now damaged. It was going to happen. I've tried to delay the inevitable and enjoy the oil while I had it. I won't have any much longer. I'll throw a bunch of fighters into Magwe once in a while, but it will be all or nothing. I either catch the raid or I don't. Mostly, I won't. And I accept that.
22 P-38Gs swept Gove. No CAP. 45 B-17s bombed Gove's airfield and port. With all of the Allied air activity at Gove and Magwe, and lots of flak at Magwe, the Allies didn't lose any planes today. Not even an ops loss.
OPilot did his first recon of La Foa on New Caledonia. Showing more interest there. You look at La Foa when you are thinking of landing on New Caledonia and don't want to land directly at Noumea. I don't think a big landing will take place without carriers, but it could happen. With P-38s, air cover is possible from Norfolk Island.
Another good 1 to 1 attack northwest of Kunming, and the casualty ratio is becoming more favorable. 205 Japanese losses to 784 Chinese losses. Today however, my troops are low on supply. Next attack will take place after resupply. Many transports are flying supply to Paoshan to support these troops.
Major Allied air effort over Magwe. OPilot sent just about everything he could.
16 Hurricane IIc's swept
25 P-40Ks swept
15 Hurricane IIb's swept
26 B-24Ds and 14 Liberator IIs bombed oil
32 B-25Cs bombed oil
16 Hurricane IIc's swept
16 Hurricane IIb's swept
16 Hurricane IIb's swept
16 Hurricane IIb's swept
16 Hurricane IIb's swept
Since taking Magwe, I'd kept a squadron of fighters there to protect it. After getting swept and overwhelmed, I upped the ante to keeping 2 squadrons there. Eventually, the sweepers came back stronger. My focus shifted to the mountains of western China. I'd send my fighters there for a bit, and occasionally move them back to Magwe to keep OPilot honest there. My occasional moves became less frequent, and with no CAP there today, OPilot got major hits on the oil. Of the 300 oil at Magwe, 158 is now damaged. It was going to happen. I've tried to delay the inevitable and enjoy the oil while I had it. I won't have any much longer. I'll throw a bunch of fighters into Magwe once in a while, but it will be all or nothing. I either catch the raid or I don't. Mostly, I won't. And I accept that.
22 P-38Gs swept Gove. No CAP. 45 B-17s bombed Gove's airfield and port. With all of the Allied air activity at Gove and Magwe, and lots of flak at Magwe, the Allies didn't lose any planes today. Not even an ops loss.
OPilot did his first recon of La Foa on New Caledonia. Showing more interest there. You look at La Foa when you are thinking of landing on New Caledonia and don't want to land directly at Noumea. I don't think a big landing will take place without carriers, but it could happen. With P-38s, air cover is possible from Norfolk Island.
Another good 1 to 1 attack northwest of Kunming, and the casualty ratio is becoming more favorable. 205 Japanese losses to 784 Chinese losses. Today however, my troops are low on supply. Next attack will take place after resupply. Many transports are flying supply to Paoshan to support these troops.
RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
25 Nov 42
US cruisers and destroyers bombarded Noumea, and got a nuclear bombardment. 4 heavy cruisers and 9 destroyers destroyed 4 Zeros and damaged many planes, caused 929 casualties with some destroyed devices, and did major damage to the airfield and minor damage to the port. I have 150 mines there but they weren't hit. I didn't see the ships coming, which is why they kept coming.
I have a cruiser group south of Gove now. It was well spotted. They will continue south to bombard Normanton. I see a cruiser and a few destroyers there, some PT boats, and some xAPs in port. Normanton has aircraft. It did have B-17s. Zeros from Gove will LRCAP, as they did today.
I paused my attack just northwest of Kunming for supply. Now the units have supply, so the attack resumes. The results were starting to swing in our favor, still at 1 to 1, but improving and with better casualty ratios.
I've mentioned my bombardments at Tuyun, bombardments which have been every day, for months. In the past couple of weeks, many artillery units from Manchuria arrived and have joined in. Here's today's example:
Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 33398 troops, 532 guns, 585 vehicles, Assault Value = 952
Defending force 65563 troops, 282 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1838
Allied ground losses:
262 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
48th Division
5th Division
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
30th Field AA Machinecannon Company
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
16th Army
12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
Defending units:
49th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
34th Group Army
1st Artillery Regiment
OPilot has swapped in fresh Chinese corps a couple of times. I just keep pounding them. Now 4 infantry divisions and a tank division are moving north from Liuchow, ready to assault Tuyun. Months ago, they did the same, and came up just short of taking the town. I'd gotten the forts down to zero and the attack ratio came up just short of 2 to 1. Then OPilot swapped in new troops, and I had to pull back and recover. I've done so.
US cruisers and destroyers bombarded Noumea, and got a nuclear bombardment. 4 heavy cruisers and 9 destroyers destroyed 4 Zeros and damaged many planes, caused 929 casualties with some destroyed devices, and did major damage to the airfield and minor damage to the port. I have 150 mines there but they weren't hit. I didn't see the ships coming, which is why they kept coming.
I have a cruiser group south of Gove now. It was well spotted. They will continue south to bombard Normanton. I see a cruiser and a few destroyers there, some PT boats, and some xAPs in port. Normanton has aircraft. It did have B-17s. Zeros from Gove will LRCAP, as they did today.
I paused my attack just northwest of Kunming for supply. Now the units have supply, so the attack resumes. The results were starting to swing in our favor, still at 1 to 1, but improving and with better casualty ratios.
I've mentioned my bombardments at Tuyun, bombardments which have been every day, for months. In the past couple of weeks, many artillery units from Manchuria arrived and have joined in. Here's today's example:
Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 33398 troops, 532 guns, 585 vehicles, Assault Value = 952
Defending force 65563 troops, 282 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1838
Allied ground losses:
262 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
48th Division
5th Division
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Mortar Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
30th Field AA Machinecannon Company
15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
16th Army
12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
Defending units:
49th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
34th Group Army
1st Artillery Regiment
OPilot has swapped in fresh Chinese corps a couple of times. I just keep pounding them. Now 4 infantry divisions and a tank division are moving north from Liuchow, ready to assault Tuyun. Months ago, they did the same, and came up just short of taking the town. I'd gotten the forts down to zero and the attack ratio came up just short of 2 to 1. Then OPilot swapped in new troops, and I had to pull back and recover. I've done so.
RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
26 Nov 42
Poorer result northwest of Kunming. Worse Japanese adjusted assault value resulted in just 1 to 2 odds. 560 Japanese casualties to 354 Chinese lost. We'll wait for resupply, then continue. A fresh infantry division is one hex away at Paoshan and will replace the attacking division when it is depleted.
The rest of the action today was at Normanton.
[EDIT: 2 PT boats were sunk at Normanton in an engagement that occurred after the transports were sunk.]
Poorer result northwest of Kunming. Worse Japanese adjusted assault value resulted in just 1 to 2 odds. 560 Japanese casualties to 354 Chinese lost. We'll wait for resupply, then continue. A fresh infantry division is one hex away at Paoshan and will replace the attacking division when it is depleted.
The rest of the action today was at Normanton.
[EDIT: 2 PT boats were sunk at Normanton in an engagement that occurred after the transports were sunk.]
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RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
27 Nov 42
About 36 B-17s hit Koumac, doing moderate damage in severe storms. OPilot has enough heavy bombers for this and a heavy raid on Gove. This is a PDU OFF game. It's difficult to defend against the heavy bombers. It's easier in a PDU ON game. You can build as much as what you like. Build all Tojos and Nicks and you can put a dent in the heavy bombers occasionally. But in a PDU OFF game, there aren't many units with early fighters with cannon. Zeros and Oscars just don't bring them down. Suck it up Japanese player. It's only going to get worse.
Approximately 46 B-17s and 47 B-24s hit Gove. P-38s swept. Beaufighters came in also from Horn Island. 12 B-25s hit also.
Was a day of rest northwest of Kunming. The units got supply, so we attack again.
Here's the situation between Darwin and Normanton. Heavy cruiser Furutaka, already damaged by naval combat and bombs, was further damaged by a torpedo from Dutch sub KIX. It is now SYS 49/FLOT 62-37/ENG 36-27/FIRE 0 and can move only 4 hexes at full speed.
About 36 B-17s hit Koumac, doing moderate damage in severe storms. OPilot has enough heavy bombers for this and a heavy raid on Gove. This is a PDU OFF game. It's difficult to defend against the heavy bombers. It's easier in a PDU ON game. You can build as much as what you like. Build all Tojos and Nicks and you can put a dent in the heavy bombers occasionally. But in a PDU OFF game, there aren't many units with early fighters with cannon. Zeros and Oscars just don't bring them down. Suck it up Japanese player. It's only going to get worse.
Approximately 46 B-17s and 47 B-24s hit Gove. P-38s swept. Beaufighters came in also from Horn Island. 12 B-25s hit also.
Was a day of rest northwest of Kunming. The units got supply, so we attack again.
Here's the situation between Darwin and Normanton. Heavy cruiser Furutaka, already damaged by naval combat and bombs, was further damaged by a torpedo from Dutch sub KIX. It is now SYS 49/FLOT 62-37/ENG 36-27/FIRE 0 and can move only 4 hexes at full speed.
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RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
28 Nov 42
S-34 hit a mine at Adak and will probably sink.
US APDs dropped troops at Erromango. A battle took place with destroyers rushed down from Tulagi.
Day Time Surface Combat, near Erromango at 120,156, Range 19,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Murasame
Allied Ships
APD John D. Edwards
APD Manley, Shell hits 1
APD Little, Shell hits 3, on fire
APD Stringham
APD Gilmer, Shell hits 1, on fire
APD Kane
APD Rathburne
Unfortunately Vals didn't fly from Luganville and Murasame hit a mine at Erromango after the fight.
I swept Akyab with Nicks, Oscars and Tojos. They ran into 32 Hurricane IIb's. Unfortunately, the Tojos came in last and only ran into 2 Hurricanes still flying. Losses were 12 Hurricanes for the cost of 9 Nicks and 10 Oscars.
Cruiser Furutaka had more flooding as it sped north towards Babar. It is now SYS 50/FLOT 70/ENG 36/FIRE 0. The FLOT went up 8. It is now 2 hexes away from Babar but will probably only move 1 hex a day. It may have reached the tipping point for surviving. And Babar is just a size 1 port, so the cruiser may not make it. Enemy TF that was north of Gove has moved back to the south. And Darwin was not bombed. But subs were spotted in the approaches to Darwin, so I don't regret not sending Furutaka to Darwin.
Destroyer Murasame, damaged by a mine at Erromango, is SYS 27/FLOT 70-62/ENG 13-9/FIRE 0.
The attack northwest of Kunming went off at 1 to 2 odds again, with 238 Japanese casualties and 370 Chinese. We'll wait for resupply again and then continue. Bombing the Chinese in the mountains here has been ineffective.
S-34 hit a mine at Adak and will probably sink.
US APDs dropped troops at Erromango. A battle took place with destroyers rushed down from Tulagi.
Day Time Surface Combat, near Erromango at 120,156, Range 19,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Murasame
Allied Ships
APD John D. Edwards
APD Manley, Shell hits 1
APD Little, Shell hits 3, on fire
APD Stringham
APD Gilmer, Shell hits 1, on fire
APD Kane
APD Rathburne
Unfortunately Vals didn't fly from Luganville and Murasame hit a mine at Erromango after the fight.
I swept Akyab with Nicks, Oscars and Tojos. They ran into 32 Hurricane IIb's. Unfortunately, the Tojos came in last and only ran into 2 Hurricanes still flying. Losses were 12 Hurricanes for the cost of 9 Nicks and 10 Oscars.
Cruiser Furutaka had more flooding as it sped north towards Babar. It is now SYS 50/FLOT 70/ENG 36/FIRE 0. The FLOT went up 8. It is now 2 hexes away from Babar but will probably only move 1 hex a day. It may have reached the tipping point for surviving. And Babar is just a size 1 port, so the cruiser may not make it. Enemy TF that was north of Gove has moved back to the south. And Darwin was not bombed. But subs were spotted in the approaches to Darwin, so I don't regret not sending Furutaka to Darwin.
Destroyer Murasame, damaged by a mine at Erromango, is SYS 27/FLOT 70-62/ENG 13-9/FIRE 0.
The attack northwest of Kunming went off at 1 to 2 odds again, with 238 Japanese casualties and 370 Chinese. We'll wait for resupply again and then continue. Bombing the Chinese in the mountains here has been ineffective.
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RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
29 Nov 42
B-25s hit Myitkyina. I'm not placing CAP there. Too close to too many big Indian bases.
My bombardment at Tuyun continues. With 2 divisions and 18 artillery units, it is making a dent. OPilot swaps out Chinese units occasionally, but whatever units are in Tuyun, they get pounded. With little supply in China, the Chinese units are not recovering.
Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 33382 troops, 532 guns, 585 vehicles, Assault Value = 952
Defending force 62456 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1811
Allied ground losses:
422 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Assault units, including a tank division, are assembling south of Tuyun. They'll be ordered in at some point for another attempt at taking Tuyun.
Cruiser Furutaka made it to Babar. It gained a point of SYS damage and lost a point of FLOT damage. It is moved to pier at Babar, which is just a size 1 port. I hope to repair the minor damage and get it to a point where it can move port to port and get to a repairyard. How long it takes is less important than saving the ship.
B-25s hit Myitkyina. I'm not placing CAP there. Too close to too many big Indian bases.
My bombardment at Tuyun continues. With 2 divisions and 18 artillery units, it is making a dent. OPilot swaps out Chinese units occasionally, but whatever units are in Tuyun, they get pounded. With little supply in China, the Chinese units are not recovering.
Ground combat at Tuyun (74,51)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 33382 troops, 532 guns, 585 vehicles, Assault Value = 952
Defending force 62456 troops, 302 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1811
Allied ground losses:
422 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Assault units, including a tank division, are assembling south of Tuyun. They'll be ordered in at some point for another attempt at taking Tuyun.
Cruiser Furutaka made it to Babar. It gained a point of SYS damage and lost a point of FLOT damage. It is moved to pier at Babar, which is just a size 1 port. I hope to repair the minor damage and get it to a point where it can move port to port and get to a repairyard. How long it takes is less important than saving the ship.
RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
30 Nov 42
Vals bombed US troops at Tanna and Erromango, finding the 1st Pioneer Battalion on Tanna and the 1st Marine Raider Battalion on Erromango. Not sure if a Japanese para unit can take these guys. Maybe with a naval bombardment and bombing also.
B-17s bombed Koumac.
Another attack ordered for northwest of Kunming.
Battleship Nagato has been repairing at Hong Kong for many months. It comes out of repairs tomorrow. I don't remember how Nagato was damaged, or when exactly. Tried to search this AAR for the details but couldn't find it. I may have neglected to mention it. Or it's in the AAR and I'm not finding it.
Vals bombed US troops at Tanna and Erromango, finding the 1st Pioneer Battalion on Tanna and the 1st Marine Raider Battalion on Erromango. Not sure if a Japanese para unit can take these guys. Maybe with a naval bombardment and bombing also.
B-17s bombed Koumac.
Another attack ordered for northwest of Kunming.
Battleship Nagato has been repairing at Hong Kong for many months. It comes out of repairs tomorrow. I don't remember how Nagato was damaged, or when exactly. Tried to search this AAR for the details but couldn't find it. I may have neglected to mention it. Or it's in the AAR and I'm not finding it.
RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
ORIGINAL: apbarog
Battleship Nagato has been repairing at Hong Kong for many months. It comes out of repairs tomorrow. I don't remember how Nagato was damaged, or when exactly. Tried to search this AAR for the details but couldn't find it. I may have neglected to mention it. Or it's in the AAR and I'm not finding it.
Mmmm....you mentioned Mutsu being extensively damaged on 17 April 42....could that be it?
RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
ORIGINAL: IdahoNYer
ORIGINAL: apbarog
Battleship Nagato has been repairing at Hong Kong for many months. It comes out of repairs tomorrow. I don't remember how Nagato was damaged, or when exactly. Tried to search this AAR for the details but couldn't find it. I may have neglected to mention it. Or it's in the AAR and I'm not finding it.
Mmmm....you mentioned Mutsu being extensively damaged on 17 April 42....could that be it?
From 17 April 42:
"On the way back to Kendari, the battleships past though the adjacent friendly base of Namlea, but were spotted there by Sealion. 4 torpedoes were fired at Mutsu. One hit and it was not a dud. Mutsu is now SYS 19/FLOT 33-29/ENG 2-0/FIRE 0 and will now head to Japan for extensive repairs."
You must be right IdahoNYer. I don't recall Mutsu being repaired. So Nagato went to Hong Kong for repairs and spent essentially 7 months in repair for 1 torpedo hit. Could have been a bit faster elsewhere I guess. Other repairyards were busy with other ships though.
RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
1 Dec 42
I-30 spotted CLAA Van Heemskerck, CL Java and DD Banckert 6 hexes west of Perth. 6 torpedoes missed the CLAA. Don't know if the ships are going east or west.
AMc Kujirono Maru started clearing mines at Tanna. My big cruiser force is just to the west, waiting for the mines to be cleared. I'd like to catch some ships there, but I may just start bombarding. Paras continue to be moved to Luganville from Rabaul by air. Most are going to Lunga on the way. It'll be a week or so to get them into position.
I think the Chinese are finally cracking just to the northwest of Kunming.
Ground combat at 68,47 (near Kunming)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 18319 troops, 245 guns, 467 vehicles, Assault Value = 606
Defending force 21844 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 503
Japanese adjusted assault: 388
Allied adjusted defense: 247
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
168 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1069 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 122 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Assaulting units:
1st Tank Division
14th Tank Regiment
33rd Division
15th Army
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
Defending units:
54th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
11th Group Army
I need to resupply again before continuing. That has been taking just one day of rest, but Paoshan's supply level has been dropping. I continue to build the captured Chinese bases to get more supply to flow to them.
I-30 spotted CLAA Van Heemskerck, CL Java and DD Banckert 6 hexes west of Perth. 6 torpedoes missed the CLAA. Don't know if the ships are going east or west.
AMc Kujirono Maru started clearing mines at Tanna. My big cruiser force is just to the west, waiting for the mines to be cleared. I'd like to catch some ships there, but I may just start bombarding. Paras continue to be moved to Luganville from Rabaul by air. Most are going to Lunga on the way. It'll be a week or so to get them into position.
I think the Chinese are finally cracking just to the northwest of Kunming.
Ground combat at 68,47 (near Kunming)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 18319 troops, 245 guns, 467 vehicles, Assault Value = 606
Defending force 21844 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 503
Japanese adjusted assault: 388
Allied adjusted defense: 247
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
168 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
1069 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 122 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Assaulting units:
1st Tank Division
14th Tank Regiment
33rd Division
15th Army
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
Defending units:
54th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
11th Group Army
I need to resupply again before continuing. That has been taking just one day of rest, but Paoshan's supply level has been dropping. I continue to build the captured Chinese bases to get more supply to flow to them.
RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
2 Dec 42
4 US heavy cruisers and 9 destroyers bombarded La Foa. Noumea had been damaged by B-17s, as had Koumac. The only Zeros I had on New Caledonia have been at La Foa, and OPilot knew that. 2 Zeros were destroyed on the ground, and moderate base damage was done. Again I didn't see them coming. I brought more Emilys to the area to add to the search coverage.
AMc Kujirono Maru continued to clear enemy mines at US held Tanna, northeast of Noumea. Lone US destroyer Allen arrived, and sank the tiny minesweeper with its first shell. A big Japanese cruiser TF is just to the northwest, but with mines at Tanna, I'm still holding off going there. And I'd like to catch more than just a single destroyer. I may need these ships at Noumea to ward off the enemy ships that just bombarded La Foa.
8 Vals attacked DD Allen at Tanna but all bombs missed in thunderstorms. 27 Vals went after Tanna's port as a secondary mission, doing minor damage. Multiple enemy subs at Tanna also.
Heavy bombers from India hit Lashio's airbase, doing moderate damage. I was protecting Paoshan with Tojos.
5 groups of Hurricanes swept Magwe but found no Japanese fighters.
Japanese sub chasers got 2 depth charge hits on sub Saury in the approaches to Palembang, in shallow water. Saury is a long way from home and may not survive.
328 Chinese casualties at Tuyun as the artillery siege continues.
Another attack northwest of Kunming ordered, as supply arrived. Judging from the last attack, the Chinese here may be defeated soon.
4 US heavy cruisers and 9 destroyers bombarded La Foa. Noumea had been damaged by B-17s, as had Koumac. The only Zeros I had on New Caledonia have been at La Foa, and OPilot knew that. 2 Zeros were destroyed on the ground, and moderate base damage was done. Again I didn't see them coming. I brought more Emilys to the area to add to the search coverage.
AMc Kujirono Maru continued to clear enemy mines at US held Tanna, northeast of Noumea. Lone US destroyer Allen arrived, and sank the tiny minesweeper with its first shell. A big Japanese cruiser TF is just to the northwest, but with mines at Tanna, I'm still holding off going there. And I'd like to catch more than just a single destroyer. I may need these ships at Noumea to ward off the enemy ships that just bombarded La Foa.
8 Vals attacked DD Allen at Tanna but all bombs missed in thunderstorms. 27 Vals went after Tanna's port as a secondary mission, doing minor damage. Multiple enemy subs at Tanna also.
Heavy bombers from India hit Lashio's airbase, doing moderate damage. I was protecting Paoshan with Tojos.
5 groups of Hurricanes swept Magwe but found no Japanese fighters.
Japanese sub chasers got 2 depth charge hits on sub Saury in the approaches to Palembang, in shallow water. Saury is a long way from home and may not survive.
328 Chinese casualties at Tuyun as the artillery siege continues.
Another attack northwest of Kunming ordered, as supply arrived. Judging from the last attack, the Chinese here may be defeated soon.
RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
3 Dec 42
AMc Tamazono Maru arrived at Erromango and began to clear mines.
P-38Fs and P-38Gs swept Port Moresby. I have a strong fighter presence at Buna but I was not doing LRCAP.
B-17Es from Norfolk Island bombed Noumea. I had 31 Zeros at Noumea, having moved from La Foa. 4 bombers were shot down, 1 by flak, and 3 Zeros were lost. Minor base damage in bad weather.
B-17s also bombed Daly Waters.
I had hopes for a victory northwest of Kunming this time around, but we fell short.
Ground combat at 68,47 (near Kunming)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 18171 troops, 245 guns, 466 vehicles, Assault Value = 595
Defending force 20826 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 411
Japanese adjusted assault: 382
Allied adjusted defense: 217
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
426 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Allied ground losses:
538 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Same routine. Rest until resupplied, then attack again. We're getting close.
AMc Tamazono Maru arrived at Erromango and began to clear mines.
P-38Fs and P-38Gs swept Port Moresby. I have a strong fighter presence at Buna but I was not doing LRCAP.
B-17Es from Norfolk Island bombed Noumea. I had 31 Zeros at Noumea, having moved from La Foa. 4 bombers were shot down, 1 by flak, and 3 Zeros were lost. Minor base damage in bad weather.
B-17s also bombed Daly Waters.
I had hopes for a victory northwest of Kunming this time around, but we fell short.
Ground combat at 68,47 (near Kunming)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 18171 troops, 245 guns, 466 vehicles, Assault Value = 595
Defending force 20826 troops, 68 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 411
Japanese adjusted assault: 382
Allied adjusted defense: 217
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
426 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Allied ground losses:
538 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 30 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Same routine. Rest until resupplied, then attack again. We're getting close.
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RE: Deja Vu All Over Again - apbarog(J) vs OPilot(A)
4 Dec 42
I-34 fired 4 torpedoes at destroyer Allen southeast of Tanna, but all missed. Allen did not try to get my AMc nearby. I'll sweep more today, and will have 2 destroyers at Tanna. Those DDs and a CL were not spotted nearby today, nor was the big cruiser TF just to the west.
32 B-25s bombed Mandalay.
12 B-17s hit Merauke. I took an empty Merauke with a unit fragment brought in by fast transport. I've since picked up the fragment and left. Merauke is empty.
Northwest of Kunming, we're ready to attack again. The trend has been towards success here, but now I'm seeing movement out of Kunming to that hex. OPilot will be swapping in a fresher unit soon. I order bombers to slow units at Kunming, as well as the daily bombing of the Chinese northwest of Kunming. I need success in this hex today or progress will be set back with enemy reinforcements.
I-34 fired 4 torpedoes at destroyer Allen southeast of Tanna, but all missed. Allen did not try to get my AMc nearby. I'll sweep more today, and will have 2 destroyers at Tanna. Those DDs and a CL were not spotted nearby today, nor was the big cruiser TF just to the west.
32 B-25s bombed Mandalay.
12 B-17s hit Merauke. I took an empty Merauke with a unit fragment brought in by fast transport. I've since picked up the fragment and left. Merauke is empty.
Northwest of Kunming, we're ready to attack again. The trend has been towards success here, but now I'm seeing movement out of Kunming to that hex. OPilot will be swapping in a fresher unit soon. I order bombers to slow units at Kunming, as well as the daily bombing of the Chinese northwest of Kunming. I need success in this hex today or progress will be set back with enemy reinforcements.