Rook749 vs Lam0ttePicquet (DBB028-C)

[rook749]

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84)

As he has not escorted him bombers the last three turns, we are going to move the air force back to hold the skies. This should force him to move some of the fighters out of Burma so I can contest the air there with less losses for a bit longer.

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 51123 troops, 631 guns, 350 vehicles, Assault Value = 1434
Defending force 52687 troops, 527 guns, 348 vehicles, Assault Value = 806

Japanese adjusted assault: 1086
Allied adjusted defense: 3399

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
3515 casualties reported
Squads: 13 destroyed, 194 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 45 disabled
Guns lost 26 (2 destroyed, 24 disabled)
Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1329 casualties reported
Squads: 49 destroyed, 57 disabled
Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 59 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 40 (4 destroyed, 36 disabled)
Vehicles lost 23 (2 destroyed, 21 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
4th Division
Imperial Guards Division
114th Infantry Regiment
56th Engineer Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
5th Division
1st Tank Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
25th Army
56th Field Artillery Regiment
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
5th Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
31st Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
1st Malay Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
SSVF Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
1st Mysore Battalion
22nd Australian Brigade
11th Indian Division
FMSV Brigade
27th Australian Brigade
2nd Gordons Battalion
2nd Malay Battalion
1st Hyderabad Battalion
2/17 Dogra Battalion
9th Indian Division
223 Group RAF
224 Group RAF
Singapore Base Force
Malaya Army
109th RN Base Force
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
110th RAF Adv Base Force
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
112th RAF Adv Base Force
113th RAF Adv Base Force
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Malayan Air Wing
2nd ISF Base Force
111th RAF Adv Base Force
AHQ Far East
III Indian Corps
Singapore Fortress
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
3rd SSVF Battalion

[rook749]

Not Much to Report the last two days.

The KB and KB Splinter dropped off the map. They are either heading to New Zealand to hit Auckland, on the way back to New Caledonia/Rabaul or running silent south of Australasia and are going to sneak up on Perth. Pretty much ready for all three. We had a nice day in the air over Singapore, he will have to pull some fighters back from Burma to sweep/escort.

[rook749]

A Quick Update

We have moved forward five days, the KB is now northwest of New Caledonia and appears to be in route to Rabaul/Truk. Horn Island, Amchitka and parts of Southern Borneo have fallen but Singapore holds fast. A more detailed update on the mess in Burma and the rest of the map should come later tonight.

[rook749]

Ground combat at Singapore (50,84) Feb 19th 1942
This is going better than planned.


Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 51354 troops, 617 guns, 349 vehicles, Assault Value = 1348
Defending force 52999 troops, 525 guns, 397 vehicles, Assault Value = 759

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 1188
Allied adjusted defense: 2359
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 2)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
5663 casualties reported
Squads: 154 destroyed, 261 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 41 (11 destroyed, 30 disabled)
Vehicles lost 17 (3 destroyed, 14 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2350 casualties reported
Squads: 49 destroyed, 105 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 65 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 14 disabled
Guns lost 35 (6 destroyed, 29 disabled)
Vehicles lost 32 (1 destroyed, 31 disabled)

Assaulting units:
148th Infantry Regiment
4th Division
5th Division
Imperial Guards Division
56th Engineer Regiment
12th Engineer Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
56th Infantry Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
3rd Mortar Battalion
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
1st RF Gun Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
25th Army
56th Field Artillery Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
5th Mortar Battalion
31st Field AA Battalion

Defending units:
2/17 Dogra Battalion
1st Hyderabad Battalion
SSVF Brigade
FMSV Brigade
11th Indian Division
1st Mysore Battalion
2nd Loyal Battalion
2nd Gordons Battalion
27th Australian Brigade
22nd Australian Brigade
3rd Cavalry Regiment
2nd Malay Battalion
9th Indian Division
Singapore Fortress
2nd ISF Base Force
112th RAF Adv Base Force
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
111th RAF Adv Base Force
3rd HK&S Light AA Regiment
AHQ Far East
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
III Indian Corps
3rd Heavy AA Regiment
Singapore Base Force
24th NZ Pioneer Coy
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
113th RAF Adv Base Force
109th RN Base Force
Malaya Army
110th RAF Adv Base Force
224 Group RAF
1st HK&S Heavy AA Regiment
223 Group RAF
Malayan Air Wing
3rd SSVF Battalion

[Bif1961]

Not a good sign the the forts were not reduced after taking those losses. might want to bomb then for awhile and rebuild your forces before another assault. Taking Singapore after mid-Feb with equal forces will only work if he is out of supply, which he is not. Get ready for a long siege.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

Not a good sign the the forts were not reduced after taking those losses. might want to bomb then for awhile and rebuild your forces before another assault. Taking Singapore after mid-Feb with equal forces will only work if he is out of supply, which he is not. Get ready for a long siege.

Good advice - wrong side!

[Bif1961]

I don't take sides. [:D]

[rook749]

From
CICPAC
to
POTUS

Please find a brief summary for the following for Pacific Theater of Operations. With the Combined fleet withdrawing north towards Rabaul or Truk --- it was last sighted two days ago northwest of New Caledonia.

it is unknown at this time where the next offensive will land, the most likely options are a full push to clear out the area around New Caledonia or fall back and speed the conquest of the NEI.

We are looking at several options to reinforce Koumac on New Caledonia at the Northern tip but at this time do not see this a likely the location of the Combined Fleet is no longer fixed.

NEI
We expect this area to fall completely to the Japanese over the next sixty days. While Force Z has won a major navel victory early on and was able to blunt two more quick thrust for loss of only two Dutch CL’s the Repulse will be under repair in India for the next thirty days, the remaining forces in Java can delay for a while but will be overwhelmed. With the reinforcement of fighters from Singapore we should be able to contested in the air for the next 15 days before the air force and fleet are forced to withdraw.

The Mini-KB has been in the area of Celebes and we expect it support the final push, possibly with the Combined Fleet trying to slip in to support undetected. The IJA and IJN have been securing bases on the southeaster side of Borneo advancing their air cover.

PHI
When supplies run out in the next sixty days, it will fall and no relief is possible. While we hold Clark and Bataan it is only a matter of time until our forces are reduced and then fall back on Bataan. Supplies are at 28K between all locations and fortifications are 3 at Bataan and 3 at Clark and building. The IJA last push went in our favor at 1:2 odds with IJA taking slightly more losses and disablements --- soon all losses will start to favor the IJA.

Singapore
We will be able to hold this area far longer than planned, all forces have fallen back to Singapore and are diggings in. Supplies are at 61K and the Forts at 2 and building. The IJA has now made its third push for Singapore and was pushed back with far more losses and displacements than were suffered by the allies. The air force returned for a one-day air battle as fighter for this front moved to Burma --- 41 Japanese bombers were shot down for no allied losses. There have been 20 – 60 Japanese Fighters in the air after this incident should they withdraw again the allied fighters will return.

Burma
The rail line and roads to Mandalay has been cut supplies are fine and if required we can support this front from the air. Neither side has a valid/active road path for supply and as long as he can’t base an air force in this area we should be able to hold as forces take positions in the jungle to allow the forces around Rangoon to pull out when required.

We may lose the forces that currently have stopped the IJA cold at Pegu but plan is to use the British 7th Armored Brigade to cover the final withdrawal. The forces that are holding Pegu should be able to hold as along as supply holds out (40K) and the air force can contest the skies to allow supply runs. We are currently trading airframes at a 2:1 or 3:2 ratio three or four days a week, airframes pools are holding but not growing.

Australia
Two IJA Army Divisions that took Port Moresby could be used to take territory on the eastern coast, we do not believe this to be likely but the possibly can’t be overlooked as the Combined Fleet has raided the eastern cost twice. Forces will be moved into strategic mode on both coasts to redeploy in the event of a landing.

As the existing USA Fighter ACU are set to withdraw next month, efforts are underway to bring three US ACU’s to the area for replacement.

Operation Black and Blue
Marine Raider Bn and supporting base forces are currently landing to and secure Canton and Baker Islands.

The 3rd Marine Raider Bn and 49th Base Group landed to reinforce Canton BLACK. The 142nd Standard USN Base Force holds this island behind level three forts.

The 2nd Marine Raider Bn and 38th Base Group landed to secure Baker BLUE.

Operation Purple
The 27th Infantry Division is ashore along with over 20,000 supplies. Several base forces will follow in the next thirty days.

Operation Red and White
Operations to secure Vaitupu RED and WHITE Funafui are being reviewed. We are looking at using forces in theater but no units have been identified at this time.

Pink
An operation to secure Raoul Island Pink is underway. A USAF Base Force is ashore and we are looking to find an in-theater ground unit. An airfield on this island would allow fighters to be moved from New Zealand to Fiji and the surrounding islands.

As always……

[rook749]

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)
While China is a mess and he may be able to breakthrough at some point towards Sian he has a few area he needs to clean out in the south.

Ground combat at Wenchow (89,58)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 46169 troops, 409 guns, 135 vehicles, Assault Value = 1421
Defending force 35212 troops, 115 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1072

Japanese adjusted assault: 869
Allied adjusted defense: 2101

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
6255 casualties reported
Squads: 85 destroyed, 663 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 33 disabled
Guns lost 92 (10 destroyed, 82 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
216 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
39th Division
15th Division
17th Division
102nd Infantry Regiment
13th Army
4th Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
28th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
100th Chinese Corps
25th Group Army
14th Chinese Base Force

[rook749]

Ground combat at Clark Field (79,76)
The odds are shifting in his favor.....


Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 30774 troops, 309 guns, 262 vehicles, Assault Value = 869
Defending force 32397 troops, 418 guns, 117 vehicles, Assault Value = 734

Japanese adjusted assault: 666
Allied adjusted defense: 808

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
2583 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 174 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 28 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 33 disabled
Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
870 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 142 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (2 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Assaulting units:
48th Engineer Regiment
65th Brigade
3rd Ind Engineer Regiment
Kimura Det
16th Recon Regiment
9th Infantry Regiment
16th Engineer Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
2nd Formosa Inf. Regiment
47th Infantry Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion

Defending units:
51st PA Infantry Division
45th PS Infantry Regiment
4th Marine Regiment
301st Construction Battalion
21st PA Infantry Division
91st PA Infantry Division
192nd Tank Battalion
31st PA Infantry Division
57th PS Infantry Regiment
41st PA Infantry Division
1st Constabulary Regiment
200th & 515th Coast AA Regiment
1st USMC AA Battalion
86th PS Field Artillery Battalion
Asiatic Fleet
II/Prov'nl SPM Grp
I Corps
I/Prov'nl SPM Grp
24th PS FA Regiment
35th Avn Sup
!/23rd PS FA Battalion
88th PS Field Artillery Regiment
III/Prov'nl SPM Grp

[rook749]

The USN Carrier's are deployed as showing on the map, the US Battle Fleet is a taskforce based around the Warspite and three USN BB all with Air and Surface Radar. There are eight attached DD's all with Air and Surface Radar.

[rook749]

In the Navy....

From
CICPAC
to
POTUS

At this time we wished to information you we have recommended LCDR R. Stout for the Navy Cross while commanding the USN DD Hull. While leading his three ship task force on a bombardment mission in support of the forces at Wake Island, after completing the bombard on his own initiative he turned the task force around in the dead of night to engage an amphibious taskforce inbound. His forces continued the action until all of his ships had expended all shells and torpedoes. His actions have done a great credit to himself, his crew, the navy and the country.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Wake Island at 136,98, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Kohuku Maru
PB Aso Maru #7, Shell hits 1
PB Yodozo Maru, Shell hits 4
xAK Kinugawa Maru, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Lisbon Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Yasukawa Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1

Allied Ships
DD Worden
DD Hull
DMS Lamberton

Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 32% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
PB Yodozo Maru engages DMS Lamberton at 8,000 yards
DD Worden engages PB Yodozo Maru at 8,000 yards
DD Worden engages xAK Yasukawa Maru at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DMS Lamberton engages PB Yodozo Maru at 9,000 yards
PB Kohuku Maru engages DMS Lamberton at 9,000 yards
DD Worden engages xAK Yasukawa Maru at 9,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
DD Hull engages PB Yodozo Maru at 6,000 yards
DD Worden engages PB Yodozo Maru at 6,000 yards
PB Yodozo Maru engages DMS Lamberton at 6,000 yards
DD Hull engages xAK Lisbon Maru at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
DD Hull engages PB Yodozo Maru at 4,000 yards
PB Aso Maru #7 engages DMS Lamberton at 4,000 yards
DMS Lamberton engages PB Yodozo Maru at 4,000 yards
DD Hull engages xAK Lisbon Maru at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
DD Hull engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 5,000 yards
PB Aso Maru #7 engages DMS Lamberton at 5,000 yards
PB Kohuku Maru engages DMS Lamberton at 5,000 yards
DD Hull engages xAK Kinugawa Maru at 5,000 yards
DMS Lamberton engages PB Yodozo Maru at 5,000 yards
DMS Lamberton engages PB Aso Maru #7 at 5,000 yards
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

[rook749]

Send More Japs.....

From
CICPAC
to
POTUS

After the naval interception the Japanese conducted an Amphibious Assault at Wake Island with the remaining forces with the 83rd Nav Gd. The landing was contested with heavy casualties suffered on by the Japanese. The long term prospects for Wake did shift towards the Japanese forces as another six hundred troops are ashore but all their forces are highly fatigued, disrupted and disabled. Operation Orange has been drawn up to support the forces at Wake but it will be 30 to 45 days until this can be put into motion.

Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)
Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1115 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 104
Defending force 2476 troops, 28 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Japanese adjusted assault: 0
Allied adjusted defense: 100
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
1276 casualties reported
Squads: 59 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 15 (15 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Assaulting units:
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
83rd Naval Guard Unit
II/81st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
134th Cmbt Engineer Battalion
141st USN Stn Base Force
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion

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Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)
Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 738 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48
Defending force 2564 troops, 26 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 65

Assaulting units:
134th Cmbt Engineer Battalion
141st USN Stn Base Force
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion

Defending units:
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
II/81st Naval Guard Unit
83rd Naval Guard Unit

[rook749]

The Bad

The KB or Part of it, detection level is low is back in play. It smashed a small xAP force bring a base force to Efate. I am hoping it tries to port strike Brisbane as there are 100 US Fighters and two AA ACU units defending.

Both Efate and Tanna are showing Naval Guard units prepping for their bases. Not certain I can slip anything to reinforce the Oz Commando company's on each island.

[rook749]

The Mess

We both have supply issues with the roads, three additional have moved into Pegu so I expect another attack as soon has he feels his units have recovered. I only have one British AT Reg that will reach the front in seven days but that will be the last unit that is feed into the meat grinder. The forts are level two and climbing, they are level 3 and climbing at Rangoon.

Mandalay held for the 1st attack and with my bombers hitting his units as weather permits I hope to hold until an Aus Infantry Bde arrives in 15 to 20 days.

There are 125 1942 Indian Infantry Squads in the pool and stockpiling, once they hit around 200 I will begin upgrading all of the forces in the field. If I get lucky I might be able to upgrade the forces in Burma and Singapore. I don't want to split the divisions in Burma and Singapore as they are on the front lines.

[rook749]

The Good

The airfield at Noumea is reported to have hit level 3 [X(] so we are trying to shut it down and prevent it from expanding. I am working on getting the airfield at Suva ready to support the B-17s but for now its up to the Navy. If the KB is fixed west of New Caledonia then the forces east will move in.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 115,160, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PB Nanpo Maru, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
xAK Arabia Maru, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
xAK Momokawa Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola
CL Leander
CL Achilles
CL Ceres
CL Caledon
DD Le Triomphant

Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 115,160, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAK Sanko Maru, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
PB Syozui Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola
CL Leander
CL Achilles
CL Ceres
CL Caledon
DD Le Triomphant

Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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Night Naval bombardment of Noumea at 115,160

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K4 Mavis: 11 damaged

Japanese Ships
xAK Tatutaki Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Koei Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Teiyo Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Tatumiya Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola
CL Caledon
CL Ceres
CL Achilles
CL Leander
DD Le Triomphant

Japanese ground losses:
286 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Light Industry hits 2
Resources hits 1
Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 55
Port hits 9
Port supply hits 2

[BBfanboy]

The supply hits and hitting those cargo ships may have more effect than the airfield hits. Hope you can keep it up. If he built the AF to 3 in a short period of time he has lots of engineers ... but probably didn't build much in forts so your bombardments will have good effect.

[rook749]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

The supply hits and hitting those cargo ships may have more effect than the airfield hits. Hope you can keep it up. If he built the AF to 3 in a short period of time he has lots of engineers ... but probably didn't build much in forts so your bombardments will have good effect.

I agree on the cargo ships and supply as this is the second time I have hit the base I am hoping to make it too hot for him to risk another TK much less an AO with subs all over the area. The "plan" is to deny him the chance to build forts ---- using my PBY's/Subs to scout for the KB while using hit and run with the surface forces. I have a slow BB task force + the Carrier's in the area but I am only going to commit them if the KB is spotted far away.

[rook749]

Send More Japs..... The Sequel

Atoll attacks are not fun when the don't go your way, he is going to need to bring a division plus engineers that have been prepared.

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Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98

Allied Ships
CA Chicago
CA Chester
CA Northampton
DD Clark
DD Porter
DMS Hopkins

Japanese ground losses:
702 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 73 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

CA Chicago firing at Maizuru 2nd SNLF
CA Chester firing at Maizuru 2nd SNLF
CA Northampton firing at II/81st Naval Guard Unit
DD Clark firing at Maizuru 2nd SNLF
DD Porter firing at Maizuru 2nd SNLF
DMS Hopkins firing at Maizuru 2nd SNLF

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Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2285 troops, 32 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 50
Defending force 2500 troops, 28 guns, 21 vehicles, Assault Value = 47

Japanese adjusted assault: 0
Allied adjusted defense: 46
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 99 (fort level 3)

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

Japanese ground losses:
640 casualties reported
Squads: 31 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 15 (14 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Assaulting units:
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
83rd Naval Guard Unit
II/81st Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
134th Cmbt Engineer Battalion
141st USN Stn Base Force
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion

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Ground combat at Wake Island (136,98)
Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 730 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 45
Defending force 1675 troops, 21 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 10

Assaulting units:
134th Cmbt Engineer Battalion
141st USN Stn Base Force
Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion

Defending units:
Maizuru 2nd SNLF
II/81st Naval Guard Unit
83rd Naval Guard Unit

[rook749]

They all can't work

Night Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 115,160, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Nachi, Shell hits 3
DD Kuroshio
DD Oyashio
DD Hatsukaze
DD Natsushio

Allied Ships
CA Houston
CA Canberra, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
DD Thracian

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 96% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
Getting, F.E. crosses the 'T'
CA Canberra engages CA Nachi at 6,000 yards
CA Houston engages CA Nachi at 6,000 yards
CA Myoko engages CA Canberra at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Houston at 2,000 yards
CA Canberra engages CA Haguro at 2,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
CA Canberra engages DD Oyashio at 2,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Canberra engages CA Nachi at 10,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Houston at 10,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Thracian at 10,000 yards
CA Canberra engages DD Natsushio at 10,000 yards
DD Thracian engages DD Hatsukaze at 10,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Thracian at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 13,000 yards
CA Canberra engages CA Nachi at 13,000 yards
CA Haguro engages CA Canberra at 13,000 yards
CA Canberra engages CA Myoko at 13,000 yards
DD Natsushio engages DD Thracian at 13,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Thracian at 13,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Thracian at 13,000 yards
CA Canberra engages DD Kuroshio at 13,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Noumea at 115,160, Range 8,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Seagull V: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Nachi
DD Kuroshio
DD Oyashio
DD Hatsukaze
DD Natsushio

Allied Ships
CA Canberra, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Thracian

Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 100% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 10,000 yards
CA Canberra engages CA Haguro at 10,000 yards
CA Canberra engages CA Myoko at 10,000 yards
DD Thracian engages DD Natsushio at 10,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Thracian at 10,000 yards
DD Thracian engages DD Kuroshio at 10,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards
CA Nachi engages CA Canberra at 6,000 yards
DD Natsushio engages DD Thracian at 6,000 yards
CA Myoko engages CA Canberra at 6,000 yards
DD Oyashio engages DD Thracian at 6,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Thracian at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 4,000 yards
CA Canberra sunk by CA Nachi at 4,000 yards
DD Kuroshio engages DD Thracian at 4,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Thracian at 4,000 yards
DD Thracian engages DD Oyashio at 4,000 yards
CA Nachi engages DD Thracian at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
DD Hatsukaze engages DD Thracian at 9,000 yards
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...