Variants - Allied side - Xargun welcome

[Nomad]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

That hurt the IJA, but he brought plenty of arty, including two heavy arty Bns and 2 medium regiments. I only see one stand-alone mountain gun unit on your side. Even with 25 pounders in some of your units you will be outgunned and he can pound you while his devices recover. Is your fort level near reaching level 5?

He didn't bombard for the next 2 days. He lost some and over 100 were disabled. It will be a while before he can bombard effectively.

Forts are 58% to level 5 and building about 4 per day. Need maybe 11 days to get to level 5 and that should not be a problem, I doubt he will be able to do a Deliberate Attack before then.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Nomad

Jan 23, 1942

He took Djambi today. Initial mouse over shows no damage to the oil.

But you can change that, correct? [:D]

[Nomad]

I wish I could, no fighters near.

[RangerJoe]

Bombers, even on night attack. The Japanese are much more likely to protect Palembang than Djambi.

[Nomad]

Jan 24, 1942

Another boring day with little happening.

[Nomad]

Jan 25, 1942

A quiet day. He did do a bombard attack at Singapore.
round combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 86617 troops, 1124 guns, 305 vehicles, Assault Value = 2748

Defending force 54470 troops, 689 guns, 542 vehicles, Assault Value = 1097

Japanese ground losses:
316 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
146 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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He has been bombarding at Changsa for a few turns.
I think any Art unit not at Singapore is here.


Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 44971 troops, 752 guns, 464 vehicles, Assault Value = 1425

Defending force 101204 troops, 494 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2805

Japanese ground losses:
108 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
197 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Assaulting units:
3rd Division
13th Tank Regiment
6th Division
40th Division
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
24th Ind. Engineer Regiment
1st Field Artillery Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion
7th Ind. Engineer Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
4th RF Gun Battalion
9th Ind. Engineer Regiment
22nd Ind. Engineer Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
73rd Chinese Corps
87th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
78th Chinese Corps
20th Chinese Corps
37th Chinese Corps
58th Chinese Corps
26th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
72nd Chinese Corps
5th Construction Regiment
30th Group Army
19th Group Army
9th War Area
27th Group Army
29th Group Army
17th Chinese Base Force

[Nomad]

Jan 26, 1942

I was a bit surprised to see him do a Deliberate Attack at Singapore today.

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 89592 troops, 1107 guns, 597 vehicles, Assault Value = 2819

Defending force 54778 troops, 690 guns, 547 vehicles, Assault Value = 1098

Japanese adjusted assault: 1514

Allied adjusted defense: 2765

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 4)

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

Japanese ground losses:
7606 casualties reported
Squads: 30 destroyed, 545 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 73 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 89 disabled
Guns lost 39 (6 destroyed, 33 disabled)
Vehicles lost 75 (44 destroyed, 31 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1544 casualties reported
Squads: 66 destroyed, 124 disabled
Non Combat: 61 destroyed, 66 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 51 disabled
Guns lost 45 (10 destroyed, 35 disabled)
Vehicles lost 64 (30 destroyed, 34 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

The units I had destroyed were the 1st Malay Bn and the 1st Manchester Bn. Small units take heavy losses.
He did not reduce forts on this attack. My AV at Singapore is 946, so I should have a while before he takes it.

[Nomad]

Jan 27, 1942

A bombardment attack at Singapore:

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4953 troops, 418 guns, 163 vehicles, Assault Value = 2329

Defending force 52963 troops, 688 guns, 530 vehicles, Assault Value = 977

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

He will be able to reduce my forces, but it will take some time.
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A bombardment attack at Changsha:
Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 45016 troops, 752 guns, 466 vehicles, Assault Value = 1419

Defending force 101004 troops, 491 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2773

Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
295 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Again, he can wear down my forces, but it will take time.
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A Deliberate attack at Clark Field shows he will take it a a few more
days. Then only Bataan will remain.

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 34301 troops, 396 guns, 463 vehicles, Assault Value = 1119

Defending force 15590 troops, 261 guns, 212 vehicles, Assault Value = 263

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 609

Allied adjusted defense: 364

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
1103 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 201 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled
Vehicles lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
847 casualties reported
Squads: 36 destroyed, 71 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Guns lost 18 (4 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)
=========================================
He took Yenan today, I only had a small unit occupying it.
As far as China is concerned, if he continues to make
headway, I will consider evacuating as many units as I can
to Burma/India. I think I could be about 90% of the Chineses
forces out. I have done it in previous games and the base
points are not enough for Japan to win the game. Losing
a lot of devices along with the base points can be a problem.

[Nomad]

Jan 28, 1942

A Deliberate attack on Wenchow

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 46271 troops, 383 guns, 241 vehicles, Assault Value = 1659

Defending force 29981 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 831

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 1039

Allied adjusted defense: 1288

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
2780 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 235 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 49 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
453 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 56 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled

Assaulting units:
11th Tank Regiment
28th Engineer Regiment
23rd Division
25th Division
32nd Division
22nd/C Division
6th Army

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
10th Group Army
3rd War Area
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force

They are doing what they are supposed to do, tie up a good amount of troops before they die.
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Another bombardment attack at Changsha:

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 46271 troops, 383 guns, 241 vehicles, Assault Value = 1659

Defending force 29981 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 831

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 1039

Allied adjusted defense: 1288

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
2780 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 235 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 49 disabled
Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
453 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 56 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled

Assaulting units:
11th Tank Regiment
28th Engineer Regiment
23rd Division
25th Division
32nd Division
22nd/C Division
6th Army

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
10th Group Army
3rd War Area
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force
==================================
No attacks either air or ground at Singapore.

[Nomad]

The other big news is that it is snowing. [8D]

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Nomad

The other big news is that it is snowing. [8D]

[:D]

[Nomad]

It quit snowing and I am sure I posted this update earlier, but it is not here.

Jan 29, 1942

DA at Wenchow:
Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 44372 troops, 383 guns, 241 vehicles, Assault Value = 1436

Defending force 29223 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 746

Japanese adjusted assault: 565

Allied adjusted defense: 928

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)

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

Japanese ground losses:
862 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 75 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 22 destroyed, 29 disabled
Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
664 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 51 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled

They are still doing what they are supposed to do, delay him
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DA at Clark Field:
Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33536 troops, 396 guns, 463 vehicles, Assault Value = 1030

Defending force 14888 troops, 257 guns, 211 vehicles, Assault Value = 208

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 587

Allied adjusted defense: 376

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

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
416 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 52 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 24 (3 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1418 casualties reported
Squads: 96 destroyed, 66 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 84 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 18 disabled
Guns lost 52 (31 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)
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Bombardment at Changshq:
Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 46189 troops, 866 guns, 468 vehicles, Assault Value = 1425

Defending force 100832 troops, 490 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2752

Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
258 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Something I have found strange is he has not taken
Rabaul or anything in the Solomons, or South of them.
I do have some small surface forces in the area, but
nothing to big.
The only time he ventured into the Solomons was to Shortlands
and I sank his invasion TF, but that was weeks ago.

[Nomad]

Jan 30, 1942

I sunk a PB, whoopeee!!!!!!!

Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 65,72

Japanese Ships
PB Shinko Maru #3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PB Fuji Maru #4
PB Yokae Maru

Allied Ships
SS Seadragon
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DA at Singapore:
Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 83718 troops, 1076 guns, 471 vehicles, Assault Value = 2665

Defending force 53792 troops, 693 guns, 538 vehicles, Assault Value = 1020

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese adjusted assault: 1297

Allied adjusted defense: 2413

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
9202 casualties reported
Squads: 214 destroyed, 416 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 93 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 56 disabled
Guns lost 45 (18 destroyed, 27 disabled)
Vehicles lost 23 (2 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1657 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 130 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 84 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled
Guns lost 30 (5 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Vehicles lost 27 (6 destroyed, 21 disabled)

He did lower the forts this turn
But his till lost a lot, as always he will take Singapore
I am trying to make it expensive for him.
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Japanese victory at Clark Field
Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33502 troops, 396 guns, 462 vehicles, Assault Value = 1082

Defending force 13444 troops, 226 guns, 209 vehicles, Assault Value = 137

Japanese adjusted assault: 673

Allied adjusted defense: 199

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Clark Field !!!

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

Japanese ground losses:
1036 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 75 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4405 casualties reported
Squads: 140 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 212 destroyed, 30 disabled
Engineers: 74 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 135 (115 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 188 (188 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 15
Units destroyed 2
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More bombardment at Changsha
Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 46254 troops, 866 guns, 468 vehicles, Assault Value = 1427

Defending force 101145 troops, 489 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2755

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

Allied ground losses:
274 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
======================================================

[Nomad]

Jan 31, 1942

Nothing exciting to report.

[Nomad]

Feb 1, 1942

Another turn with nothing exciting to report

But it did snow again this afternoon.

[Nomad]

A short discussion about one of my Variants, 50 oil in Melbourne.

A size 50 oil factory produces 500 oil per day and Australia starts with a size 10.
There are 55 refineries in Australia and they produce 55 supply and 495 fuel per day.

I am posting a screen shot of the resource history of Australia for the first 56 days of the game.

As you can see from the screen shot, my fuel is holding steady now at about 300,000 total.
There was a small surge at about the 30 day mark due to fuel being shipped from the DEI.
Some of that has been used for shipping around Australia. At this time I have 170 HI in operation using 340 fuel per day.

My supply is growing at a slow rate, not shown is the 40,000 or so of supply I have shipped to Port Moresby.

I am not sure it was worth the 5 Variant points, but it is useful. I have not shipped any supply or fuel to Australia outside of that which is loaded on Transport TFs taking units to Australia. There is enough for a defensive posture at this time, not really enough for offensive operations.

[BBfanboy]

I think that should be production of 495 fuel per day from 55 refineries ...

[Nomad]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

I think that should be production of 495 fuel per day from 55 refineries ...

Right, mistyped, corrected.

[RangerJoe]

That is a good choice for Japan, however.

[Nomad]

Feb 2, 1942

No attacks on Singapore, air or ground

Bombardments continue at Changsha

He crossed the river into Changteh, he probably didn't like the result

Ground combat at Changteh (81,50)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 12981 troops, 104 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 464

Defending force 41021 troops, 194 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1250

Japanese adjusted assault: 146

Allied adjusted defense: 1663

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 11 (fort level 4)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-)

Japanese ground losses:
2162 casualties reported
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
220 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
==================================================
One thing I forgot to comment on is that I was able to
upgrade the 9th Indian Divisions infantry squads from
Ind Inf Section to Ind Inf Section 42. This raised their
Anti-Armor from 5 to 15 and since much of Japans armor at
this time has an armor rating less that 15 that might prove
useful. And the Anti-soft went up from 14 to 19, that will
provide better defensive firepower in an attack. I will
be trying to upgrade the 11th, but they have more squads
so it will be bit longer.