More Variants - The Allies ride again - No xargun please

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Sep 24, 2022 11:53 pm

April 15, 1943 to April 23, 1943

Little is happening. I have secured all the islands in the Gilberts and am in the process of building them up to support
my Attack Bombers so I can both defend and attack the bases in the Marshall Islands. I have secured a couple of bases in
the Marshall Islands, both 0,0 dot bases.

In PNG I took Madang and am building it slowly.

I have found little to no opposition, I think Howland is the only island in the area that had any troops at all, and that was only
a fragment of a Naval Guard unit.

Wewak flipped a couple of turns ago without me even landing there.

I just landed on Kusaie Island and it is unoccupied.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Sep 25, 2022 1:39 am

April 24, 1943

Not much, a quick FT TF took a Marine raider Bn to Ailinglaplap and took it. No opposition.
Kusaie Island swapped before combat. Again, no opposition.

One of the more important things I am working on right now is to get loads and loads of supply and fuel
to my forward main bases, mostly Sydney, Milne Bay, Rabaul, Tulagi, and now Tabiteuea. Fuel is always short
in 1943, not as critical as 1942, but still not enough tankers to ship what I need forward. My multiple
TFs burn a lot of fuel.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Sep 25, 2022 3:54 pm

April 25, 1943

More nothing

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Sep 25, 2022 7:27 pm

April 26, 1943

And more nothing

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Sep 25, 2022 9:37 pm

April 27, 1943

FT TF delivers a small unit to Majuro and they take the base, no opposition

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 1:41 am

April 28, 1943

Nothing

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 4:05 pm

April 29, 1943

A little action

Sub attack near Ulithi at 98,97

Japanese Ships
CM Tokiwa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Horikoshi

Allied Ships
SS S-36, hits 3
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Sub attack near Rangoon at 53,56

Japanese Ships
xAK Konzan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
xAK Ume Maru
PB Sinko Maru

Allied Ships
SS KXVIII

Small Naval Bombardment of Akyab by Xargun
No damage taken

Night Naval bombardment of Akyab at 54,45 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

39 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CA Maya
DD Tachikaze
DD Hatakaze
DD Harukaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Kagero, Shell hits 1
DD Akigumo

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

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 5:20 pm

April 30, 1943

Not much.

Taongi, a northern island in the Marshall Islands is taken, a good base to watch over the Central and Northern Pacific.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 9:40 pm

May 1, 1943

No action today.

I am now receiving 67 SBD-5s per month and soon that will increase by 51, so SBD bombers will not be a problem
I am also getting 45 SB2C-1c DBs per month

The Essex class CV Chippewa arrived yesterday and is in the process of getting her air units in order.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 2:15 am

May 2, 1943

Nothing

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 5:24 pm

May 3, 1943

A USMC Raider Bn lands via FTTF at Eniwetok and takes the base

The 2nd USMC Division starts landing at Ponape. It is covered by CVEs and the fighters shoot down 25 L3Y2 Tina transports.
I have no idea if he was moving troops in or out, or maybe supply? No idea.
The Marines landed with little disruption or fatigue, so they will do a DA tomorrow. There was no bombardment attack by the Japanese.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 7:12 pm

May 4, 1943

Interesting turn.

Looks like Xargun put some Vals at Roi-Namur

Morning Air attack on TF, near Jaluit at 133,120

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 23

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
APD Peary, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
DD Cushing
APD Little
APD Stringham
DD Perkins
DD Case

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

The interesting part is that APD Peary is not really that damaged and probably will easily make it back to Tabituea.

On the ground the 2nd Marine Division took Ponape without any problem. I have a few damaged LSTs and such from the fortress guns
but it looks like everyone will be fine.

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Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:12 am

May 5, 1943

All enemy units on Ponape have been eliminated

SS Truant was hit hard in the Strait of Malacca, it will be dicey to get her back to safety.

That's all folks

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 12:43 am

May 7, 1943

No action to report.

I did notice that he now has the Ki-84r Frank available to him. I do not get P-47D25s until until September 1943. So he will have
a distinct advantage in the air for a few months. I do have a number of F4U-1A Corsairs arriving, but the first few months are
devoted to replacing my F6F-3 Hellcats on CVs.

Urumchi is lost to a few tank units.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:58 pm

May 8, 1943

Nothing important

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 5:08 pm

May 9, 1943

Not much, on the road South of Kiuchuan

Ground combat at 82,28 (near Kiuchuan)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13140 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 471

Defending force 552 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Allied adjusted assault: 220

Japanese adjusted defense: 4

Allied assault odds: 55 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
345 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 1

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

Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
85th Chinese Corps

Defending units:
5th RGC Route Brigade

Xargun has been beating up on my Independent Brigades, so I thought I would send a unit or two with some real weapons.
Those Independent Brigades only have rifle squads and are not able to stand up to small tank units. We will see in a few weeks
if a Corps with AT guns and 105 Howitzers can not inflict some pain.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:55 pm

May 10, 1943

S-36 took a pounding at Ulithi by a pair of E boats. Interesting that the CR says the sub slipped beneath the waves,
but it is still in action and limping back to Manus. She is heavily damaged, but Allied Damage Control can be amazing.
Sys damage at 34, float damage at 88(33), and engine damage at 7. If she can stay afloat she will make it back to port.
At least the sys damage is low, might be the difference.

SS Truant is still limping back to port, badly damaged, but she is repairing some float damage as she goes.

Xargun tried sweeping my new base at Ponape, and it did not go well for him. 26 A6M5c Zeros were shot down
for the lost of 6 F4U-1 Corsairs( 5 air-2-air and 1 ops write off ) and 2 pilots were KIA

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 10:55 pm

May 11, 1943

No action today

S-36 picked up a single engine damage, no new float or sys. That is good.

SS Truant has reduced its float damage to 74 and is still creeping along towards port.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Sep 30, 2022 1:50 am

May 12, 1943

no action

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Sep 30, 2022 4:32 pm

May 13, 1943

Nothing really.