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April 5th (cont.)[/font]
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SOPAC
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Not much happening here right now besides digging in. I´ve not expanded any AFs or ports down here yet. Don´t want to draw any attention yet. Forts quickly approaching 4 at Suva, Noumea and Pago Pago.
I´ve pulled back about half the USN to Melbourne/Auckland to upgrade. I now have enough fuel in place at my "return leg" refueling points that the AOs can be released. Hiva Oa is the main hub with 150k fuel. Tahiti is the backup with 35k fuel. The plan is to make Vavau the main hub for the entire SOPAC area in a couple of months. It can be expanded to a level 6 port which is really good for this part of the world.
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China
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Another attack on the Ankang road. This didn´t do very well. Reinforcments are just 2 days out though. But I´m running out of them...
Ground combat at 83,45 (near Nanyang)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 39861 troops, 439 guns, 241 vehicles, Assault Value = 1303
Defending force 36984 troops, 170 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 738
Japanese adjusted assault: 578
Allied adjusted defense: 1195
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1653 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 189 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1977 casualties reported
Squads: 8 destroyed, 176 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Assaulting units:
34th Division
70th Division
6th Division
13th Tank Regiment
12th Tank Regiment
15th Tank Regiment
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
1st Army
1st Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
90th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
7th Chinese Corps
66th Chinese Corps
22nd Group Army
First attack up in the North goes better then expected. Thank you level 4 forts. [:)]
Ground combat at 84,34 (near Ningsia)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 29441 troops, 231 guns, 61 vehicles, Assault Value = 935
Defending force 13785 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 377
Japanese adjusted assault: 533
Allied adjusted defense: 375
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
1109 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 57 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Allied ground losses:
881 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 93 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 13 (3 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units destroyed 1 <-- a two AV Chinese Corps that now will respawn. [:)]
Assaulting units:
1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
1st Cavalry Brigade
6th Mongol Cavalry Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
11th Indpt Infantry Regiment
13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
26th Engineer Regiment
21st AA Regiment
Mongol Garrison Army
11th Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
38th Chinese Corps
12th Chinese Corps
81st Chinese Corps
8th War Area
17th Group Army[/size]
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