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May 18th thru 20th: China and Logistics

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are italics, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings: Bandjermasin

CVs:
American CVs at Los Angeles awaiting 2 BBs still at San Fran repairing system damages from Aleutian operations. Once completed they will head down eastern map edge for operations in SoPac.

Subs:
L'Espair hit at Pago Pago. She will limp back to Aukland for repairs.

India/Burma:
Imphal:

Chittagong:

Ledo:
19th - 40 Oscars with 13 Helen
20th - 40 Oscars with 11 Helen; 0-6-6

Imphal:
18th - 27 Helen at 10k; 0-11-17
19th - 27 Helen;
20th - 24 Helen; 0-13-16

China:
1 SE Tienshui:

1 SW Tienshui:
18th - 65 Sally;

Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 30264 troops, 279 guns, 232 vehicles, Assault Value = 1058

Defending force 29741 troops, 170 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 935

Japanese adjusted assault: 587

Allied adjusted defense: 403

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
773 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Vehicles lost 22 (1 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1206 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 160 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Assaulting units:
13th Tank Regiment
32nd Division
37th Division
36th/A Division
North China Area Army
1st Army
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
24th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
22nd Group Army
31st Group Army

Not looking good here.

19th - 108 Sally;

Ground combat at 80,39 (near Tienshui)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 29671 troops, 279 guns, 231 vehicles, Assault Value = 986

Defending force 28491 troops, 167 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 799

Japanese adjusted assault: 717

Allied adjusted defense: 271

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1047 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 82 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
9476 casualties reported
Squads: 269 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 339 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 18 (16 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
37th Division
32nd Division
13th Tank Regiment
36th/A Division
1st Army
North China Area Army
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
24th Chinese Corps
94th Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
22nd Group Army
31st Group Army

This quick defeat has this whole stack back across river close to Chungking. Need time for next defense to get some forts (level 2 or 3 would help) before attacked.

3 SE Ankang: ground bb all three days

2 ENE Kweilin:
18th - 37 Oscars with 54 Sally;

Ground combat at 77,53 (near Kweilin)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 45642 troops, 583 guns, 266 vehicles, Assault Value = 1215

Defending force 43498 troops, 210 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1122

Japanese adjusted assault: 484

Allied adjusted defense: 2107

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4

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

Japanese ground losses:
2310 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 355 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Guns lost 32 (1 destroyed, 31 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
962 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 71 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Assaulting units:
58th Division
12th Ind.Mixed Brigade
17th Division
39th Division
19th Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Mortar Battalion
5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
China Expeditionary Army
12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Army
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
65th Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
8th Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps

One of my relief Corps arrives and Japan seems to be slowing down in number sent here. The hex on trail due east has stack of troops that he is rotating in and out.

20th - 37 Oscars with 68 Sally; ground bb

Lanchow: ground bb all three days
18th - 27 Sally;

Kweilin: ground bb all three days
18th - 22 Lily;

Changteh:
20th - 10 Oscars with 54 Lily

Ichang:
18th - 9 Mary
20th - 9 Mary

Ankang:
20th - 109 Sally

Australia:
Alice Springs:
20th - 2 LCUs spotted 2 north of base as CD unit is still one hex outside base. Assets ordered to head towards this base.

South Pacific:

North Pacific:
Umnak:
18th - 12 B-17s; 14 P-40, 4 B-18, 6 A-29; 14 P-40, 9 B-26, 6 B-18;
19th - 12 B-17s;
20th - 28 P-40, 10 B-18, 9 A-29, 9 B-26

Engineers:
Ahmedabad AF4; Dimapur AF5; Adelaide P6; Geraldton F4; Hilo AF4; Aukland AF7; Doar Harbor AF5; Bombay AF8; Kohima AF2;

Intel:

Notes/Plans:
First major TF from LA leaves with troops and supplies for SoPac. They will go to Panama first and then head back on map.

May 21st thru 23rd:

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are italics, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings: Bengkalis

CVs: [>:]

Subs: [>:]

India/Burma:
Chittagong:

Ledo:

Imphal:
21st - 24 Helen
22nd - 24 Helen
23rd - 24 Helen

China:
1 SE Tienshui:
21st - 91 Sally;
22nd - 94 Sally;
23rd - 97 Sally;

3 SE Ankang: ground bb all three days

2 ENE Kweilin: ground bb all three days
22nd - 37 Oscars, 46 Sally;
23rd - 33 Oscars, 47 sally;

Lanchow: ground bb all three days
21st - 20 Sally;
22nd - 19 Sally;
23rd - 17 Sally;

Kweilin: ground bb all three days

Changteh:
21st - 10 Oscars, 53 Lily;
22nd - 10 Oscars, 53 Lily;
23rd - 10 Oscars, 52 Lily;

Ichang:
21st - 9 Mary
22nd - 10 Oscars, 6 Mary

Ankang:

Australia:
Alice Springs:
21st - 2 hexes north sees 17 Hudson hit 8th Tk Rgt and destroy 2 and disable 16 vehicles; 15 Hudson and 16 B-25 miss;
22nd - 1 NE base sees 3 B-25s and 27 Hudson miss; 13 B-25 and 9 Hudson hit 4th Tk Rgt destroy 1 and disable 17 vehicles;
23rd - 1 NE of base sees 21 P-40s escorting 30 Hudson and getting no hits; 3 Hudson and 13 B-25s hit 8th Tk Rgt and destroy 2 vehicles and disable 14;
Looks like four Tank Rgt are outside base.

South Pacific:

North Pacific:
Umnak:
21st - 28 P-40, 10 B-18, 10 A-29, 9 B-26;
22nd - weather
23rd - 6 Nick and 11 Zero on LRCAP vs 14 P-40, 15 B-17 = 2 enemy and 7 Allies; 7 P-40, 3 B-18, 6 A-29, 3 B-26 = 2 more lost; 6 B-18 and 6 A-29 = one more; 7 P-40, 9 B-26, 7 B-18; I lose 12 P-40s and 17 total vs 3 for Japan (not a good day)

Ground combat at Bengkalis (48,82)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2988 troops, 54 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 92

Defending force 54 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 43

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 43 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Bengkalis !!!

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

Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
90th Infantry Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment

Defending units:
Bengkalis Base Force

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Ground combat at Iloilo (79,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 14126 troops, 184 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 447

Defending force 4281 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 135

Japanese adjusted assault: 414

Allied adjusted defense: 9

Japanese assault odds: 46 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Iloilo !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1934 casualties reported
Squads: 85 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 53 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
48th Division
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
61st PA Infantry Division

Engineers:
Karachi F4 (shift back to port now); Raoul AF1 & P1 (needed for PBYs between NZ and Cook Islands); Eiao AF2 (needed for PBYs to cover most eastern part of SoPac and allow 4e bombers from Hawaii); Alice Springs F1; Raipur AF4; Port Augusta AF4; Seattle AF8; Anchorage AF7; Chittagong F4; Rarotanga AF1; Bangalore AF7; Newcastle AF5; Alameda AF3;

Intel: [>:]

Notes/Plans:
Second major TF from Los Aangeles leaves with troops, planes, and supplies for SoPac. They will go to Panama first and then head back on map. Safety concerns.

Screenshot - South China is now just combat outside of Kweilin.

May 24th thru 26th: Raiding CVs in SoPac!!

Key: TT = Torpedo; bb = ground bombardment; c = casualties; b = base hits; s = supply hits; r = runway hits; p = port hits; f = fuel hits; AV = Assault Value; DC = Depth Charged; (*) = destroyed aircraft; If odds are italics, they are the Allies; BG = Bomber Group of 48 planes (4 x 12 bomber squadrons); FG fighter group = 25 fighter planes if American

Landings: Savaii

CVs:
Americans leave Los Angeles for SoPac on 26th.
British leave Hao to NE to give chase to enemy CVs.
Enemy CVs at 199, 152 (14 NE of Eiao) with 35F, 70B, 5Aux

Subs:
RO-68 gets a TT hit on xAP at Hiva Oa.
Suroouf sinks an xAP at Savaii.

India/Burma:
Chittagong:

Ledo:

Imphal:
24th - 22 Helen
25th - 22 Helen

China:
1 SE Tienshui:
24th - 94 Sally; Chinese troops vacate hex afterwards

2 So Tienshui:
25th - 95 Sally;
26th - 90 Sally hit the troops in the mountains causing over 800 casualties. OUCH!!

3 SE Ankang: ground bb all three days

2 ENE Kweilin: ground bb all three days
24th - 33 Oscars, 47 Sally;
25th - 33 Oscars, 47 Sally;

Lanchow: ground bb all three days
24th - 18 Sally;
25th - 18 Sally;

Kweilin: ground bb all three days
24th - 21 Sally;
26th - 21 Sally;

Changteh:
25th - 10 Oscars, 43 Lily;

Ichang:
24th - 9 Mary

Ankang:

Australia:
Alice Springs:
24th - 1 NE of base - 10 Oscars on LRCAP finds just bombers as my fighters fail to escort!! 6 of 9 Hudson are lost in first strike; 21 Hudson and 13 B-25s don't get shot down, but they don't hit any tanks either;
25th - Another day when fighters DON'T escort!! [:@] Yes, they are set to same altitude as bombers. [;)] Four more Hudsons are lost to 7 Oscars, the other 24 Hudson and 16 B-25 hit 2nd Tk Rgt (2 vehicles destroyed and 11 disabled);
26th - 16 P-39s sweep the now empty skies (if they will not fly escort, then maybe they will sweep); 25 Hudson and 16 B-25s are able to hit 2nd Tk Rgt (2 destroyed and 17 disabled) along with 4th Tk Rgt (1 destroyed and 20 disabled); the first of the Aussie tanks are one hex south, but in strat mode;

South Pacific:

North Pacific:
Umnak:
24th - 22 P-40 sweep the base hoping to find enemy fighters. 6 Nick and 10 Zero are there and don't do as well. 15 B-17s follow up before the late groups of 3 P-40 and 4 P-39 come in. I lose 3 P-40s for 14 enemy fighters. [:D]
25th - No more LRCAP, so 14 B-17s from Kodiak and the 2e bombers (8 B-18, 11 B-26, and 10 A-29) from Dora hit the still closed AF. 14 P-40s sweep AFTER the bombers. [8|] [:D]
26th - 13 B-17; 5 P-39, 10 B-18, 12 A-29, 12 B-26;

Naval bombardment of Bandjermasin at 60,99 on 24th

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
DD Mochizuki
DD Yayoi
DD Yamagumo
DD Michishio

Allied ground losses:
343 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Resources hits 1
Manpower hits 2
Fires 2012
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 25
Port hits 10
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 2

Engineers:
Calcutta P6; Mangalore AF5; Hao P1 (base in middle of SE SoPac that will be built up to be home for fleet); Dora Harbor P2; Cold Bay AF2; Bora Bora AF2 & P2: Cox's Bazar F3; Colombo AF7; Addu P3; Alice springs F2; Esperance AF2;

Intel: 55 ID at Rangoon; 21 ID at Darwin

Notes/Plans:
I hope the Brit CVs can keep the Japanese CVs busy until the Americans can arrive. At 9 hexes per day, it will not take too long, I hope. [;)]

The American "Death Star" is two days south of Los Angeles at this time. Here is what I have headed to South Pacific.

TF 210 - SC TF which has all others following it
CA Pensacola; CL St Louis, Helena, Honolulu, Phoenix; 8 DDs

TF 406 - VADM Halsey
CV Enterprise - 27 F4F-3A, 36 SBD-3, 10 TBF Avengers, 18 F4F-3A
CVL Charlotte - 12 F4F-4, 12 SBD-3
CA New Orleans, Astoria, Algerie; 8 DDs

TF 209 -
CV Hornet - 27 F4F-3, 36 SBD-3, 15 TBD Devastator, 18 F4F-4
CA Portland, Indianapolis; CL Boise; CLAA Atlanta; 8 DDs

TF 208 -
CV Yorktown - 27 F4F-3, 36 SBD-3, 15 TBD Devastator, 18 F4F-4
CA Northampton, Houston, Louisville; CLAA Concord, 8 DDs

TF 207 -
CV Lexington - 27 F4F-4, 36 SBD-3, 15 TBF Avengers, 17 F4F-4
CA Chester, Chicago; CL Nashville; CLAA Trenton; 8 DDs

TF 205 -
CV Saratoga - 27 F4F-3, 36 SBD-3, 5 TBF Avenger, 18 F4F-4
CA Minneopolis, San Francisco, Vincennes; CLAA Raliegh; 8 DDs

TF 202 -
BB Warspite, Tennessee, California, Arizona, Pennsylvania; 4 DDs

TF 201 -
BB West Virginia, Colorado, Maryland, Washington; 4 DDs

Big guns and toys you bring here...

The Allies have 22 BB/BCs right now. Nevada has 30 more days at Pearl while BC Renown has 56 days left at Cape Town. Bringing that 'floating artillery' will help in some invasions being planned and to soak up some torpedo hits vs a more valuable CV.

ORIGINAL: ny59giants

The Allies have 22 BB/BCs right now. Nevada has 30 more days at Pearl while BC Renown has 56 days left at Cape Town. Bringing that 'floating artillery' will help in some invasions being planned and to soak up some torpedo hits vs a more valuable CV.

You get Dunkerque and Strasbourg in this version! Cool!
Does the opposition have Scharnhorst and Gneisenau? Would love to see a shootout between those four, assuming the French have commanders as good as the Germans.
Otherwise, D&S are roughly the equivalent of the Alaska class CBs and could be real cruiser killers.

No German warships in RA. Plans are for the Fletcher's to go with the two French BCs and then with the American modern CLs to form hunter/killer SC TFs. Older DDs will stay with the CVs.