Pauk's corner: sake break for Japanese fanboys

[pauk]

didnt find anything about supply spoilage in the manual. Anyway, my units retreating and will wait for the enemy in friendly ground - near north Australian cities.

Still quiet - unfortunatly this game slowly will slowly die, until Andy gather enough forces and new equipement to blitz me.. well, such is a life.

Yesterday, TK La Purisima hit mine at Palmyra and that was it...lots of Tks can be found in CenPac - they building stockpiles for offensive trough CenPac...





AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/20/43

Just to get idea about hard time of my panzers on the Burma road...



Day Air attack on 4th Tank Regiment, at 37,30


Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 15
B-25C Mitchell x 27
B-25J Mitchell x 18
B-17E Fortress x 31
B-24D Liberator x 49
IL-4c x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
200 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 8

at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on 6th Tank Regiment, at 36,30


Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 16
Spitfire Vb x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 21


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
21 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet

However, it seems that Konichiwa go won't be total dissaster:




My encircled units can escape! 116th division ordered to move to Kweiyang (it original location was one hex east of current position). I expected that will move to woods (both wood hexes are under japs control as result of withdrawing my paras after unsuccessful shock attack on Kumning) - it shows that 116th division is moving SW. But division moved west of the previous position (current position)...

It will be saved and will cause more problems to Andy.

Other two divisions and bde (upper red arrow) were ordered to move to Kweiyang. Didn't expected much but it worked! perhaps i would be able to save these three units as well..

My rescue army is on hold (two hexes north of Chungking). It seems that Andy want to trap even more units and i cant allow that.

I'm still waiting that my units on trail arrives near Yunan - but supply issue is critical (only 50%).

In next few days i will put some LR CAP over the Yunan and check if his tranports flying to Yunan.


Ground combat at 40,35

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3312 troops, 120 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2879

Defending force 112675 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2808

Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported

60 miles west of the Kweiyang - i have 150 K men; assault value is equal. Waiting for CEA HQ arrives to Kweiyang and will start deliberate attack. Have no hope but i have to try - perhaps he is low on supply and i could achive something?

IMPERIAL HQ NEWS SHEET

KB is positioned in Indian ocean and looking for trouble. Kaga is detached from KB (sys damage 7) and sent to Singapore.

Musashi will arrive in 7 days.

Taiho - 18 days.

[Raverdave]

What are your future plans for Australia?

[pauk]

hi, i really do not intend to invade anything more... it is impossible to do that, IMO...

so i will have to defend north Australia and i'm not worried about enemy offensive from the land. I can hold against 3x and more stronger enemy cause his supply lines are extremely loong. And i can bomb the enemy units from the air without any fear that Army bombers would be intercepted:).

Andy is, i'm certain, well aware of it. So he have two choices:

a) forget about NA and concentrate on other theatres

b) seaborne invasion of the northern Australia.

I'm fairly certain he will choose B and i need organise my defence there:

he can come from Perth and go for Timor/Australia or he can, after he recapture PM, try it from the west. So this are issues i have to solve - have a couple of months in front of me... (but i'm closer to decision defending north Australia than evacuating).

[Raverdave]

I simply can't see him risking all those troops on a sea-bourne operation....much to risky.  Much safer to go over land.....at least thats what I would do.

[Sneer]

risky ?
as far as I knoe you Raverdave I think that unless china under my boots you would gladly bypass my east india holding and land in malayas directly [;)]

[pauk]

i do not know how supply routine works. Someone mentioned that if you are within 20 hex supply will flow to units (with some spoilage, of course) - don't know if it is a true.

Only bases within 20 hexes is Alice springs (18 hex or so) and supply has to be transfered via road which will be slower and cause bigger spoilage.

I think he will join British and American Navy - with such force he could risk with seaborne operation, i think. But if he tries via sea he would wait for 2nd half of 1943 - with Hellcats and allied CAP bonus it should be doable...

So, if i have to choose i would like him go over land....

[Sneer]

looks like you will have problems with forced CV battle so 44 will be difficult
as far as road supply routes
allied player can have few millions of supply in eastern OZ in 43 if he really cares so spoilage is not a factor

[pauk]

you are right about supplies but long routes will prevent from distributing supply each turn (i hope so). As for forced CV battle i do not have a choice, but i will try a best and denie Andy enjoying in the one-sided game.[;)]

No turns yesterday, and i'm quite bored....


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/22/43

Same old stuff... i'm bombing chinese airfields, while Andy continues to pounding my poor tk regiment at the Burma road. I'm forced to retreat this unit since most of squads are disabled by now...


Day Air attack on 7th Tank Regiment, at 36,30

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 14
Spitfire Vb x 10
P-39D Airacobra x 21

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
21 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet

I've counted combat units - Andy have 6 support units (HQs) 60 miles east of Kweiyang!


Ground combat at 40,35

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3312 troops, 120 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2879

Defending force 112627 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2809


Allied ground losses:
42 casualties reported



Ground combat at 37,30 - attack on 7th tk regiment at Burma road.

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 936 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Defending force 831 troops, 0 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

Allied max assault: 48 - adjusted assault: 0

Japanese max defense: 36 - adjusted defense: 53

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1


Allied ground losses:
293 casualties reported

Andy sent a part of chinese corps to test my strength 60 miles NE of Chungking. I guess i was probably right - 42 units at Chungking probably waiting for my northern rescue army arrives on Chengtu-Chungking road and then attack my units NE of Chungking - to cut off my rescue army. Not going to happen Andy!


Ground combat at 43,31

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15858 troops, 183 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 709

Defending force 794 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese max assault: 332 - adjusted assault: 152

Allied max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 152 to 1

Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Still, i'm weak here - about 1000 AP - a division will soon arrive there and i'm considering sending another one to this hot spot...


PACIFIC

Makin AF is expanded to lvl 3 - i think it means he would go for Marshalls first using "grasshopper" strategy... Well Andy would you be so kind and wait until KB returns from Indian ocean? (after the sinking a couple of Allied CVs there, of course[:'(])

[GaryChildress]

Looks like I'm a Japanese fanboy now. (takes drink of sake).

I like the layout in China for the Japanese in the stock game much more than the way things are set up in CHS. China in CHS is a complete mess. Chinese units spread out all over the place. Japan is lucky to prevent its inland cities from getting cut off. In my one game as Japan a while back in a stock game I managed to break open the Chinese front at Ichang and drive up the road to the junction between Chunking and Sian. It looks like you've made pretty good progress in China! I honestly don't know what to do about China in CHS. [:D]

[VSWG]

You're not the only one, Gary. [;)]

[pauk]

Greetings Gary,

It doesn't look a bad on the picture but i doubt that would be able to capture Yunan due poor logistic (supply spoilage on the Yunan-Nanning trails)...

And Andy have one and 1/3 Chinese corps 60 miles south form Yunan with respectable AV - 350..



AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/26/43

Another quiet day passed so i will focus on future plans and operations.... Here is, just for you guys, document directly from Imperial HQ!




As you may see it my defence in Marshalls/Solomons/PNG looks pretty thin at the moment but i'm reinforcing it and will deploy my air units at Marshalls in battle formation...

CHINA

Mess. Priority goals are:

- close Burma road again
- save 2 divisions and bde from total encircling and eliminating them

IMPERIAL HQ NEWS SHEET

BB Mushasi arrives tomorow and will free 185 naval shipyard points. Will leave alone for few days and see what is happening with NS points pool.

After that i have few choices:

- accelerating two CVLs (Chioda and Chitose - 304 days from arrival
- back sub production to normal (i have plenty of subs on halt)


Still not sure what i will do. In about two weeks Taiho arrives and will boost the strength of my Mobile Force. Currently have 8 CVs (520 ac), 4 CVL (139 ac) and 4 CVE (capacity - 100 ac). That is the force which need to be respected!

By June 3 Unryus will enter service and KB will have another 195 ac...

[Speedysteve]

Poor player Pauk.....useless[:'(]

[pauk]

bah! you are jealous - you couldn't look so evil on photo even if you wanted to look like.... [:'(]

and please, don't SPAM this AAR masterpiece [;)][:D]

[Speedysteve]

First - correct[;)]
 
Second - [:D]

[pauk]

you are killing my average per post!!!!

now, do you have a good advice to offer (that was, of course, rhetorical question - of course you cant offer a good advice[:'(])[:D]

[Speedysteve]

I know I try and track my average per post aswell. It's only 14.43 on my AAR with Fabertong. I thought it was a good AAR. I guess not[:(][;)]
 
Where are your CV's based?
 
As to where he may go. I would asume he is pretty p*ssed with the PzB thing so may be not a massive Cent Pac push?

[pauk]

KB is in Indian ocean (see picture)... i missed Lex when she was escorting British CL and DDs (i think) to India because he just can't affort to get another penalty. I think he is low on PP or even in negative numbers...

that is why i placed KB so far from Pacific, but both of us could be wrong...

I expect him to attack Marshalls with LBA and fighter cover from Makin (he expanded AF to level 3). In that case, he can start offensive even without carriers.

I was so close two or three times to hurt his naval assests so i've decided to risk and wait little longer. Lets hope he will become impatient and careless! Meanwhile i will rotate one CV for upgrade - Kaga reached SIngapore, and when Taiho joins i will have more freedom to rotate my CVs.

BTW, your AAR is good stuff, but you are playing worthless Allies[:D]. Seriously, i dont know why so many people following my AAR....perhaps i fooled them and they think I'm really good player[:'(]

[pauk]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/27/43

Ok, finally some action... Myitkina becomes real pain in the ass. Will try do something about that...


Day Air attack on 7th Tank Regiment, at 36,30

Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 14
Spitfire Vb x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 21


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet
21 x P-39D Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet


I should decorated this brave sub commander... after a months of sub force inactivity one of them found and attack the enemy! Several hits scored from 25mm AA gun, one from 5inch gun and one torpedo (critical hit) - not that i'm always systematic, but i would like to see this ship sink to see if they are only decoy ships or perhaps have ac group loaded...i need that intel for my cunning plan....


Sub attack at 1,51

Japanese Ships
SS I-32

Allied Ships
AK Empire Bruce, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


It seems that enemy slowly withdrawing from their fortified position 60 miles from Kweiyang. Will wait little more...


Ground combat at 40,35

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 3272 troops, 120 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2927

Defending force 104368 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2513



Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported

Ok, this was on Burma road. This hex is now only IJA contested which means Burma road should be closed - again!

Ground combat at 37,30

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 944 troops, 0 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 56

Defending force 472 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Japanese max assault: 88 - adjusted assault: 196

Allied max defense: 2 - adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 65 to 1

Allied ground losses:
39 casualties reported


Defeated Allied Units Retreating!


As you may see from the picture, i have a plans for tomorrow.. lets hope for the best...







IMPERIAL HQ NEWS SHEET

We decided to build significant IJA figter pilots reserve - 300 pilots with 75 experience will wait in Home islands until the decisive battle occurs. Can't count i will be always in position to train my fighters so these 300 veterans will be my last reserve and mobilised only in desperate situation or when Frank arrives...

[ctangus]

ORIGINAL: pauk

Seriously, i dont know why so many people following my AAR....

Well, it's a fun read for me. I hope you don't mind this B-24 fanboy lurking here. [;)]

How long do you plan to keep KB in the Indian Ocean?

[Speedysteve]

I have no idea why people are reading this either[;)][:'(]