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I may have spit a bit of java on my monitor when I read the parking violations bit. [:D] There is only humor left when the KB
comes to town. I have been using a "bee hive" tactic this game, patrolling six subs in a tight group in areas I expect KB
to loiter or come to party. Hasn't worked yet but he's may not find it amusing when and if it happens.

1942 May 27

INVADED
Amphibious TF 161 offshore of Waingapoe
Batavia, Changsha, Padang are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Sepandjang is occupied by the Japanese



Overall
• KB1 3 hexes ENE Wyndham; KB2 presumed still near Broome.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Empty troop convoy proceeding peacefully.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Suva.

• Five additional subs have been added to patrol areas west of the summer invasion targets.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Brisbane, Melbourne.

• Again with the KB1 strike on our troops! Two of our BUffalo's lost for 1 Zero and 1 Kate. We've moved in another squadron of Buffalo's. Now they'll pay.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Batavia fortifications are at 2 + 99% but the base is kept damaged every turn. We need stormy weather.


China
• I have some construction units on the way here because there are no engineers present. Not sure if I should bring in reinforcements or eventually fall back to the lines behind this one.

Ground combat at Tienshui (81,38)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 6354 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 167

Defending force 9340 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 291

Japanese adjusted assault: 83

Allied adjusted defense: 100

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
443 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Allied ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade

Defending units:
21st Chinese Corps
69th Chinese Corps
1st War Area

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Karachi, Colombo.

• The final Chinese Army unit moving through Burma to India has arrived at Ledo.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

I may have spit a bit of java on my monitor when I read the parking violations bit. [:D] There is only humor left when the KB
comes to town. I have been using a "bee hive" tactic this game, patrolling six subs in a tight group in areas I expect KB
to loiter or come to party. Hasn't worked yet but he's may not find it amusing when and if it happens.

Well I assure you those KB pilots won't be laughing when our Buffalo's get finished with them!

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

I may have spit a bit of java on my monitor when I read the parking violations bit. [:D] There is only humor left when the KB
comes to town. I have been using a "bee hive" tactic this game, patrolling six subs in a tight group in areas I expect KB
to loiter or come to party. Hasn't worked yet but he's may not find it amusing when and if it happens.

Well I assure you those KB pilots won't be laughing when our Buffalo's get finished with them!

Did I say it?! [8D]

1942 May 28

INVADED
Amphibious TF 114 offshore of Babo
Batavia, Changsha, Padang are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Waingapoe is occupied by the Japanese



Overall
• KB1 3 hexes WSW Darwin; KB2 3 hexes WNW Broome.

• India is getting really strong and anything more than a small adventure invasion seems quite unlikely. China is fairly stable for the moment, although the positions around Sian could give way with continued or certainly increased pressure (it's unclear how much more the Empire has readily available there). Australia can hold its own with current US assets and those on the way. A greatly expanded invasion would be nasty but at this point would probably yield fruit for the Allies.

• Bought out a USA Inf Rgt at Pearl Harbor assigned to Kwajalein. One more to go.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor, San Francisco. Somehow, unless it was unknown to us, the two carrier TF's at Pearl Harbor have never been sighted when the base has been reconnoitered.

• Empty troop convoy is moving peacefully.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Pago Pago.

• Convoys moving through the area.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Brisbane, Melbourne.

• After taking a beating from the air they can't take any more.

Ground combat at 71,128 (near Wyndham)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 3332 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 107

Defending force 175 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 190

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 190 to 1

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

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

Allied ground losses:
241 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
47th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
Wyndham RAAF Base Force

• A USA P-39D squadron is joining the two Buffalo squadrons at Katherine.

• Deployments to contain and punish the invasion of Australia are going well. Alice Springs and Cloncurry are both building and staffing to operate 4EB's. Tennant Creek is planned to operate 2EB. Daly Waters and Katherine and environs are planned to be the ground battlefield where Imperial troops are battered from the air and by tanks on the ground.

• KB1 aircraft are trying to slow movement of our forces from Katherine. This is good Allied use of KB1 primary attack aircraft. Buffalo's got to the Kate's today and in the coming days other fighter groups will join them. Wyndham and Derby have only size 1 airfields but Broome has size 3. When Broome is fully operational KB1 will probably step back from primary ground support.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Our submarine Babo tried to stop the invasion of Babo but there seems to be something wrong with our bloody torpedoes today.


China
• Now these units might be able to link up with Chinese Army units and survive.

Ground combat at 64,44 (near Bhamo)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3773 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 125

Defending force 1671 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 22

Japanese adjusted assault: 109

Allied adjusted defense: 22

Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
473 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units retreated 4

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
BFF Brigade
1st Burma Brigade
Burma Corps
Mandalay BMP Battalion

• There is maneuvering around the infiltrations near Ankang and Patung. We are being a pest about cutting off LOC's with battered units and even better battered zombie units.


India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• Enemy sub activity near Karachi. The large fuel/supply convoy from Abadan is still unloading at Karachi and is certainly the targets for the sub(s). These convoys are very inefficient!

• Large aircraft/troop convoy has entered the map west of Oman heading for Karachi where enemy submarines prowl!


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

1942 May 28

The Zero's are tough but the Kate's fall when we get to them.

1942 May 29

INVADED
Amphibious TF 63 offshore of Boela
Amphibious TF 161 offshore of Bima
Batavia, Changsha, Padang are also invested.

CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Babo is occupied by the Japanese



Overall
• KB1 2 hexes W Darwin; KB2 3 hexes WNW Broome.


West Coast USA, Alaska, Hawaii
• Enemy sub activity near Pearl Harbor.


Pacific
• Enemy sub activity near Eua. They are looking for our convoy lanes! Adjustments to individual convoys' routes will be made as needed.


New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, New Britain
• Enemy sub activity near Melbourne, Brisbane.

• The survivors can only escape the hex tomorrow if weather stops the blasted enemy air strikes.

Ground combat at 65,129 (near Nookanbah)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 318 troops, 0 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 35

Defending force 119 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 19

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 19 to 1

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

Allied ground losses:
71 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
8th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
Derby RAN Stn Base Force

• This day cost the Empire many ¥.

Morning Air attack on Katherine , at 76,128

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 5 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
35th FG/40th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 17 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes

Morning Air attack on Katherine , at 76,128

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 11
P-39D Airacobra x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 16040.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
35th FG/40th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 13000 and 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 21000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes

Morning Air attack on Katherine , at 76,128

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 10
P-39D Airacobra x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 22080.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
35th FG/40th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
No.453 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes

Our groups are in need of recovery but I suspect KB1's groups are too. One of our groups withdraws in 2 days. None can take replacements at Katherine, instead they must move to Alice Springs (although supply there is still too little) or beyond.

• It is now clear that at least some additional combat units were put ashore at either Derby or Broome and are on the move east/southeast along the road.


Philippines


DEI, Dutch new Guinea, Borneo, Malaya
• Possibly empty by now, but we got it!

Sub attack near Babo at 83,111

Japanese Ships
xAK Tazan Maru, Shell hits 26, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Seal, hits 1

SS Seal attacking xAK Tazan Maru on the surface

• Enemy reinforcements are closing in on Padang.


China
• Stinkin' tanks!

Ground combat at 84,42 (near Sian)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 42481 troops, 466 guns, 929 vehicles, Assault Value = 1308

Defending force 44391 troops, 199 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 879

Japanese adjusted assault: 134

Allied adjusted defense: 1495

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 11

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

Japanese ground losses:
Vehicles lost 64 (1 destroyed, 63 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1193 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 165 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 10 (3 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Assaulting units:
23rd Tank Regiment
5th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
9th Tank Regiment
36th Division
15th Tank Regiment
37th Division
34th Division
3rd Tank Regiment
11th Tank Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
9th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
115th Red Chinese Division
33rd Chinese Corps
38th Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps

India, Burma, Thailand, Indochina
• An Indian Army Bde has arrived and is being sent to Chittagong.


Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Russia


Complete combat report attached.

1942 May 29

Only 2 pilots KIA today plus 2 WIA.

1942 May 29

On the SigInt Report I used this filter for Base: "[INEM |Kwajalein Island| |Maloelap| |Mili| |Roi-Namur| |Tarawa| |Wotje|]", set Base sort level to 1, Date sort level to 2, no Date filter (will provide all dates). After executing those filters and sorts I exported the results to a CSV file.

"Radio transmissions" came up 30 times spread across all the targets. A submarine moving message was found. There are no general messages (men present, etc). The specific LCU results are below.

Kwajalein Island
Nimur Naval Fortress
Kwajalein Base Force

Maloelap
Maloelap Naval Fortress

Mili
Mili Naval Fortress

Roi-Namur
6th Base Force

Tarawa
»None«

Wotje
Wotje Naval Fortress

Maybe we will be able to eliminate these tough targets before their defenses are better developed.

Keep the Intel monkey tips coming!

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

Keep the Intel monkey tips coming!

So you have it running now?

In the words of my favorite American agent: "and loving it". [:D]
Really got used to your first version last game, not sure i would
go back to spiral notebooks again. I already used a screen shot
from the new version in my AAR, but do not have good feel for
everything you have done to it. Love the hints.[:)]

Gonna be a few days before the next turn. Any requests for screen pics, info, etc?

I would like to see the Chittagong Ledo Rangoon box.
Maybe with a Intel monkey assessment of Rangoon Magwe
Ledo areas. Typing on my pad sorry for typos.

ORIGINAL: witpqs

Gonna be a few days before the next turn. Any requests for screen pics, info, etc?

Strategic Map ?

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

I would like to see the Chittagong Ledo Rangoon box.
Maybe with a Intel monkey assessment of Rangoon Magwe
Ledo areas. Typing on my pad sorry for typos.

I concur. I'd like to see a map of that zone. Also of the nearby India cities.

Do you foresee a move in that direction, a push for India? Or do you think that the window for an India campaign has closed for your opponent?

1942 May 29

Overview map.

1942 May 29

Ledo area. There are about 1,200 Chinese Army AV at Ledo.

1942 May 29

The western area of China (excluding portion on Ledo map). No infiltrators at the moment.

1942 May 29

Central area of China. The infiltrators here are contained for the moment. The real potential problem is a crack in the defenses of Sian.