Lowpe (Japan) vs Wargamr (Allies)

[RangerJoe]

Something appears to be wrong. The Allies are taking relatively heavy losses whereas I see moderate Japanese air losses and no Japanese naval losses. At least for the size of the forces involved.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Something appears to be wrong. The Allies are taking relatively heavy losses whereas I see moderate Japanese air losses and no Japanese naval losses. At least for the size of the forces involved.

Nothing's is wrong.

[Lowpe]

3rd and final wave over Colombo. 3rd wave features a cooperative sweep that does surprisingly well...wish it would have come in first.

Morning Air attack on Colombo , at 29,48

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 4
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 19

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 71

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 31000 feet *
5 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 31000 feet *
5 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 31000 feet *
9 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 31000 feet *
6 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 31000 feet *

CAP engaged:
202 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 17 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 29070.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 32560.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters to 30940.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
77th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 7 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 32560.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Colombo , at 29,48

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
202 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
19 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 31550.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes
11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
14 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 34550.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters to 30940.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
77th Sentai with Ki-43-IIa Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes

[RangerJoe]

quote:

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Something appears to be wrong. The Allies are taking relatively heavy losses whereas I see moderate Japanese air losses and no Japanese naval losses. At least for the size of the forces involved.

Nothing's is wrong.

But I play Allied and the computer gives up on 1 January 1943. I am now just starting my first serious game on the Japanese side.

[obvert]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

quote:

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Something appears to be wrong. The Allies are taking relatively heavy losses whereas I see moderate Japanese air losses and no Japanese naval losses. At least for the size of the forces involved.

Nothing's is wrong.

But I play Allied and the computer gives up on 1 January 1943. I am now just starting my first serious game on the Japanese side.

You do realize both players are humans? [:D]

Both are well known and widely respected. This is a good example of how the Allies can stick their hands in the tar baby too early and find it tough to extricate easily.

Or in other words ... nothing is wrong.

[RangerJoe]

Yes, it looks like someone caught a tiger by the tail and now needs help to let go . . .

Yes, I know that these are human opponents but some people do claim that I have a smart posterior. [8|]

I have learned a lot from Lowpe and others just by seeing and reading the AARS. Sometimes I learn from them by reading their opponents AARs.

One of these days I might try a PBEM but I want to get relocated and have a better internet service than a cell phone. I also need to either repair this computer or get a new one. Dell notebooks don't work very well with no battery and with a dead battery, they just don't work.

[Lowpe]

1-2 days away from the first attack on Chungking. I think I have laid the groundwork here very well. I am hoping to take the city after 7 attacks depending upon what the forts are. I plan on taking the two bases west of Changsha over the next three days.

Ceylon is getting reinforcements, I had stripped it of defenses pretty much, but now need to keep it to attempt auto victory.

Hoping to nail a few more allied destroyers in the frigid north this next turn.

[PaxMondo]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Something appears to be wrong. The Allies are taking relatively heavy losses whereas I see moderate Japanese air losses and no Japanese naval losses. At least for the size of the forces involved.

Nothing's is wrong.

Agreed. EXP matters a lot and at this point IJ forces have a lot more than allies. Lowpe has likely concentrated his high EXP forces here and is reaping the benefits of that.

[Lowpe]

Nov 18, 1942

Bombardment goes in and destroys 10 planes on the ground...

The KB sorties a small splinter at 2 Destroyers and nets only a 250kb bomb hit on each, I have detached a small SAG to pursue the destroyers.

[Lowpe]

Nov 20, 1942

Last on the list is Paoshan now.

[Lowpe]

First attack at Chungking...I wanted to see if I have to divert the tank divisions here or not. Still outside of the city are two more tank regiments and several artillery units.

The attack looks good, but unfortunately we didn't knock down forts which might mean the tank divisions have to come back for this fight.

Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 119934 troops, 1538 guns, 1158 vehicles, Assault Value = 3689

Defending force 268015 troops, 446 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5284

Japanese adjusted assault: 1462

Allied adjusted defense: 2543

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 6)

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

Japanese ground losses:
11036 casualties reported
Squads: 28 destroyed, 1138 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 135 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 99 disabled
Guns lost 81 (2 destroyed, 79 disabled)
Vehicles lost 133 (5 destroyed, 128 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
23122 casualties reported
Squads: 279 destroyed, 370 disabled
Non Combat: 367 destroyed, 301 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 26 (10 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Units destroyed 6

Assaulting units:
104th Division
8th Division
41st Division
35th Division
6th Division
40th Division
13th Tank Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
3rd Tank Regiment
15th Division
37th Division
15th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Art.Mortar Regiment
2nd Mortar Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Army
1st Mortar Battalion
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
4th Mortar Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
21st Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
North China Area Army
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
12th Army
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
13th Army
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
88th Chinese Corps
46th Chinese Corps
70th Chinese Corps
96th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
68th Chinese Corps
60th Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
74th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Division
85th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
99th Chinese Corps
48th Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
3rd New Chinese Corps
7th New Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
28th Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
21st Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
8th Route Army
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
55th Prov Chinese Division
71st Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
49th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
28th New Chinese Division
89th Chinese Corps
33rd Group Army
2nd Group Army
3rd Chinese Corps
16th Construction Regiment
14th Group Army
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
8th Construction Regiment
18th Group Army
39th Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Base Force
3rd War Area
56th Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Base Force
31st Group Army
32nd Group Army
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
24th Group Army
9th Chinese Corps
7th Artillery Regiment
57th Chinese Corps
4th Group Army
22nd Group Army
5th War Area
10th Construction Regiment
55th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Base Force
China Command
36th Chinese Corps
26th Group Army
2nd Chinese Corps
13th Construction Regiment
Central Reserve
42nd Chinese Corps
16th Group Army
69th Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
21st Group Army
23rd Group Army
36th Group Army
18th Chinese Corps
Jingcha War Area
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
15th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force
22nd Artillery Regiment
25th Group Army
37th Group Army
49th AA Regiment
16th Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
13th Chinese Corps
12th Construction Regiment
1st Chinese Corps
1st Group Army
CAF HQ
23rd Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Base Force
Red Chinese Army
1st Artillery Regiment
20th Artillery Regiment
51st Chinese Corps
10th Group Army
3rd Group Army
1st War Area
41st AA Regiment
34th Group Army
2nd War Area
47th Chinese Corps
29th Chinese Corps
38th Group Army
20th Chinese Base Force

[Mike Solli]

Nice attack! You killed 6 units, which admittedly is just a drop in the bucket. They're already short on supply. Keep pounding with artillery and bombers between assaults.

Edit: Bring in those tank divisions along with as much infantry as you can scrape up. Their adjusted AV is only half their raw AV. That's great!

[Lowpe]

The North

Adak invasion force is heading there, but I haven't decided yet whether to land or delay more. Leaning towards more of a delay.

Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
PBY-5A Catalina: 5 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 damaged

17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Aoba
CA Chokai

Allied Ships
ACM Alder, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AO Tippecanoe, Shell hits 1, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
241 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 15 (3 destroyed, 12 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 7

57th Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at CA Aoba
CA Aoba firing at 57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
CA Chokai firing at Adak Island

[Canoerebel]

If that's your first attack, he's in big trouble. His adjusted AV is woeful.

[Lowpe]

Ceylon front

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

If that's your first attack, he's in big trouble. His adjusted AV is woeful.

Yep, that is my first attack. The Chinese in Chungking have taken an absolute beating in this game and have been starving for a long time.

[Lowpe]

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

Nice attack! You killed 6 units, which admittedly is just a drop in the bucket. They're already short on supply. Keep pounding with artillery and bombers between assaults.

Edit: Bring in those tank divisions along with as much infantry as you can scrape up. Their adjusted AV is only half their raw AV. That's great!

Only really worried about dropping forts at this point. I have taken a long time preparing the battlefield to minimize Japanese losses. Japanese troops arrived from the Sian front a long time ago.

[Lowpe]

Chinese Front

[Lowpe]

A look at the R&R base...might move out some of the HQs that are in Chungking to make room for more AV.

Fatigue and Disruption is high, might be able to attack in 5-7 days.

[Mike Solli]

ORIGINAL: Lowpe

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

Nice attack! You killed 6 units, which admittedly is just a drop in the bucket. They're already short on supply. Keep pounding with artillery and bombers between assaults.

Edit: Bring in those tank divisions along with as much infantry as you can scrape up. Their adjusted AV is only half their raw AV. That's great!

Only really worried about dropping forts at this point. I have taken a long time preparing the battlefield to minimize Japanese losses. Japanese troops arrived from the Sian front a long time ago.

More divisions = more combat engineers = fort reduction