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BBfanboy wrote: Sun Sep 17, 2023 2:53 pm The 232 casualties and 18 squads works out to 12.9 troops per squad. That indicates they are not in really bad shape yet. I monitor that metric to decide when a shock attack is likely to destroy the whole lot while causing few casualties on my side. I use 6-7 men per squad as my decision point.

Very interesting metric!

I always used the simple metric of when the damage rotates 100% into destroyed units.

October 15, 1943

Cap trap in China...

Johore Bahru is tricky, was thinking about sending CD guns there and air dropping mines, but both normally don't work on rivers. Japan will bombard daily....hopefully it is the swan song for those three heavy cruisers. \

Oct 16, 1943

Ayuthia taken....and our reinforcements are railing down saving tons of time. Bangkok has about 20,000 troops...

Frank r's have been sweeping for a while now....I wonder how close Japan is at getting the Sam?

Oct 18, 1943

A relatively quiet day...

Still cleaning up around Cam Ranh Bay....should take Bangkok before the end of the month...

Singers situation....

Well, if you Bombard Singapore with ships you shouldn't have to worry about 15 inch guns! Just mines and small craft . . .

RangerJoe wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:36 am Well, if you Bombard Singapore with ships you shouldn't have to worry about 15 inch guns! Just mines and small craft . . .

Have you ever bombarded Singers? I know the Wake CD guns are elsewhere, but I suspect in a a scenario 2 game there are plenty of CD units available for Japan.

Lowpe wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:18 pm

RangerJoe wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:36 am Well, if you Bombard Singapore with ships you shouldn't have to worry about 15 inch guns! Just mines and small craft . . .

Have you ever bombarded Singers? I know the Wake CD guns are elsewhere, but I suspect in a a scenario 2 game there are plenty of CD units available for Japan.

No because the computer gives up on the 1st of January 1943, I am pushing in China and still have Luzon and have retaken the rest of the Philippines . . .

Lowpe wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:18 pm

RangerJoe wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:36 am Well, if you Bombard Singapore with ships you shouldn't have to worry about 15 inch guns! Just mines and small craft . . .

Have you ever bombarded Singers? I know the Wake CD guns are elsewhere, but I suspect in a a scenario 2 game there are plenty of CD units available for Japan.

How about bombarding from beyond the range of even 8" (32k?). Use only the main guns on the BB's, with good DL's you should still do a number on the airbase.

Recon by bombing over a few weeks should establish what units are there. I know the game tends to select the units with the most AV first, but there is usually a few aircraft bombing the non-infantry units too.

I'd bombard Sing with a couple of scrub DDs and see what happens. You might be surprised.

Cheers,
CB

Whatever he has there won't stop you from bombarding one would think

October 20th, 1943

A few naval engagements in the China Sea:

Another one, land based bombers send them down...

Commonwealth Division moving in on the plains...
Ground combat at Udon Thani (61,59)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 16212 troops, 105 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 476

Defending force 15327 troops, 313 guns, 241 vehicles, Assault Value = 465

Japanese adjusted assault: 66

Allied adjusted defense: 343

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 5

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: op mode(-), shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
3100 casualties reported
Squads: 140 destroyed, 176 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 44 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 7 disabled

Allied ground losses:
86 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Assaulting units:
4th RTA Division
6th RTA Division
1st Air Defense AA Regiment
22nd JAAF AF Bn /1
25th JNAF AF Unit
15th JAAF Base Force
36th JAAF AF Bn
21st Air Defense AA Regiment
11th Air Fleet /1

Defending units:
2nd British Division

Another naval invasion, wipes out 7 enemy units...pretty much done on a shoestring budget...just letting time and a dozen or so bombers work over the defenders for a while. Really not much there, Japan gave up on the Marshalls long ago, and I have been busy with clicks elsewhere.

Ground combat at Kwajalein Island (132,115)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 3197 troops, 42 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 86

Defending force 2027 troops, 14 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 9

Allied adjusted assault: 28

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied forces CAPTURE Kwajalein Island !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
2236 casualties reported
Squads: 27 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 253 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (18 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 7

Allied ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
24th (Sep) Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
III/84th Naval Guard Unit
4th Indpt SNLF Coy
Nimur Naval Fortress
6th Fleet
38th Field AA Battalion
II/84th Naval Guard Unit
Kwajalein Base Force

All:

There is still a ton of IJN shipping at Singers, once I get the turn I will show a graphic. There are 4 heavy cruisers and one light cruiser there too.