13 April 1942
Lots of little stuff. The little stuff keeps the war going.
Supply is slowly getting better in the states. Most of my major cities are in the 50,000-70,000 range with supply now. Seattle, for some reason, is spiked at 130,000.
Units have been showing up in Eastern US. Once gathered up, I'll ship them to Pearl. I'm still getting one or more xAKs at Panama every day. Some I'm diverting to Pearl, as I'm amassing an armada in San Francisco. His forward sub patrols have backed off a bit. I don't think anyone is around Pearl, but he does have one sitting about 10 hexes off of San Francisco. It's prudent to keep every convoy escorted.
Indomitable will arrive in Panama in about 7 days. I'm going to gang up the two RN carriers with my US ones once I kick off my Marshalls invasion. An early kick in the teeth to him would be a nice start. Barring KB getting exterminated, I wouldn't push past there until well into 1943. The British ships would be withdrawn long before then anyways. The entire RN battlefleet is also enroute, so my invasion force will be packed with battleships. Should KB contest, there will be plenty of "decoy" targets scattered around to dilute his strikes.
Nevada's making good progress towards Mare Island. She's probably about 1/4 the way there already.
Another shot taken at Singapore. There's about 58,000 in supply there yet. I'm down to 2 at Bataan.
Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 73941 troops, 927 guns, 697 vehicles, Assault Value = 2780
Defending force 52209 troops, 600 guns, 701 vehicles, Assault Value = 980
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 3481
Allied adjusted defense: 2317
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(-), preparation(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2422 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 313 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 57 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 72 disabled
Vehicles lost 79 (4 destroyed, 75 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
2000 casualties reported
Squads: 38 destroyed, 130 disabled
Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 87 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 59 (6 destroyed, 53 disabled)
Vehicles lost 48 (11 destroyed, 37 disabled)
Assaulting units:
14th Tank Regiment
30ID 41st Infantry Regiment
1TD 1st Tank Regiment
23rd Ind Engineer Regiment
38th Division
18th Division
4th Ind Engineer Regiment
2nd Division
5th Division
Imperial Guards' Division
15th Ind Engineer Regiment
56th Division
2TD 6th Tank Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
32nd Field AA Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
25th Army
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
51st Field AA Battalion
Defending units:
2nd Malay~ Battalion
1st Manchester Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
11th Indian Division
5/14th Punjab Battalion
3rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Mysore Battalion
SSVF~ Brigade
2nd Gordons Battalion
9ID 22nd Indian Brigade
1st Malay~ Battalion
9ID 12th Indian Brigade
109th RN Base Force
224 Group RAF
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
111th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd Heavy~ AA Regiment
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
Singapore Fortress
223 Group RAF
112th RAF Adv Base Force
9ID Det 80th AT Gun Regiment
Malaya Command~
1st ISF Base Force
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
III Indian
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
AHQ Far East~
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
109th RAF Adv Base Force
ABDACOM~
Malayan Air Wing~
113th RAF Adv Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
110th RAF Adv Base Force
Singapore Base Force
9ID 5th Field Regiment
One fight in China. Sorta near Wuchow.
Ground combat at 77/57 (77,57)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 14311 troops, 163 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 476
Defending force 5774 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 208
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 442
Allied adjusted defense: 643
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
170 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Allied ground losses:
116 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
51st Division
20th RGC/B Division
23rd Army
21st Mortar Battalion
Defending units:
36th Chinese Army* Corps
Nothing at Manado, despite his offloading more troops there.
Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1513 troops, 17 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 70
Defending force 1786 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 87
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
Manado Cdo
1/12th Avn Sup Afd
Civilians
Defending units:
II/81st Naval Guard Unit
15th Naval Guard Unit
1st Sasebo Coy SNLF
My Dutch cruiser force raided there a couple turns ago, hoping to catch a bunch of transports, but only found two DDs there.
Night Time Surface Combat, near Manado at 75,99, Range 3,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Yamagumo
DD Tachikaze
Allied Ships
CL Java
CL Sumatra
CL De Ruyter
CL Tromp
CL Danae~
CL Dragon~
CL Durban~, Shell hits 2
CL Boise
DD Vampire
DD Evertsen, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Witte de With, Shell hits 1
DD Van Nes
DD Scout
DD Thanet
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
Range closes to 17,000 yards...
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
Japanese open fire on surprised Allied ships at 3,000 yards
DD Tachikaze launches Torpedoes at DD Evertsen at 3,000 yards
DD Yamagumo launches Long Lance Torpedoes at DD Thanet at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
DD Evertsen engages DD Tachikaze at 2,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages CL Durban~ at 2,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages CL Tromp at 2,000 yards
DD Scout engages DD Yamagumo at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Yamagumo at 5,000 yards
CL Durban~ engages DD Yamagumo at 5,000 yards
CL Java engages DD Yamagumo at 5,000 yards
DD Tachikaze engages DD Witte de With at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Yamagumo at 10,000 yards
DD Scout engages DD Yamagumo at 10,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Witte de With at 10,000 yards
Task forces break off...
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Manado at 75,99, Range 23,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Tachikaze
Allied Ships
CL Java
CL Sumatra
CL De Ruyter
CL Tromp
CL Danae~, Shell hits 1
CL Dragon~
CL Durban~, Shell hits 1
CL Boise, Shell hits 3
DD Vampire
DD Evertsen, on fire
DD Witte de With
DD Van Nes
DD Scout
DD Thanet
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 23,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 23,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Tachikaze at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Yamagumo at 16,000 yards
CL Durban~ engages DD Yamagumo at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Yamagumo at 13,000 yards
CL Durban~ engages DD Yamagumo at 13,000 yards
Range closes to 9,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Tachikaze at 9,000 yards
CL Durban~ engages DD Yamagumo at 9,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages DD Yamagumo at 9,000 yards
CL Sumatra engages DD Yamagumo at 9,000 yards
CL Java engages DD Yamagumo at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Tachikaze at 12,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Yamagumo at 12,000 yards
CL Danae~ engages DD Yamagumo at 12,000 yards
DD Tachikaze engages DD Scout at 12,000 yards
DD Tachikaze engages DD Van Nes at 12,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Witte de With at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 16,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Yamagumo at 16,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages DD Yamagumo at 16,000 yards
DD Tachikaze engages DD Van Nes at 16,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Vampire at 16,000 yards
Range increases to 19,000 yards
DD Witte de With engages DD Tachikaze at 19,000 yards
CL Durban~ engages DD Yamagumo at 19,000 yards
CL Dragon~ engages DD Yamagumo at 19,000 yards
CL Sumatra engages DD Yamagumo at 19,000 yards
CL Java engages DD Yamagumo at 19,000 yards
DD Yamagumo engages DD Witte de With at 19,000 yards
Kusumoto K. orders Japanese TF to disengage
Range increases to 24,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Yamagumo at 24,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Tachikaze at 24,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Yamagumo at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Yamagumo at 23,000 yards
Range increases to 25,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Tachikaze at 25,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Yamagumo at 25,000 yards
Kusumoto K. orders Japanese TF to disengage
CL Boise engages DD Yamagumo at 25,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Tachikaze at 25,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Yamagumo at 25,000 yards
CL Boise engages DD Yamagumo at 25,000 yards
Task forces break off...
Everyone did get out safely. I'm routing them all to Australia. I'm done putting too much effort into the DEI at this point. He's pretty much cut Java in half now. I've a feeling Palembang will be the last to fall.