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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 10/29/2006 10:45:47 PM   
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I'm pretty sure I'll stage an offensive here. (I might scrap it if I can't assemble enough transports for both it and the next one.)

Advantages: easy to cover with LBA, while there are multiple Jap airbases in the area none are larger than level 2, and I believe none have garrisons larger than 1 or 2 naval guard units. It would also threaten the Kuriles, so Pat would be forced to garrison there, though I don't intend a further offensive on this axis unless my opponent leaves it wide open.

It also puts Dutch Harbor, which I'm using as a sub base, out of Jap LBA range.

I'd tentavely use the following forces:

Ground - 27th Inf Div (currently at Pearl), lots of No Pac RCTs, maybe III Corps.
Naval - Cruiser TF already in theater, 2 or 3 slow US BBs, maybe the Wasp (arrives 15 Jul).






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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 10/29/2006 10:56:49 PM   
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I'm going to stay true to history & grab Lunga. It will be a size 4 AF by the time I attack, but the next closest AF is Rabaul. Like the Aleutians it's not an atoll.

I'd tentatively use 1st USMC Div (arrives in 2 days now), Americal Div, tanks, engineers, etc., etc. Under IX Corps.

The bulk of the US Pacific fleet would support including at least 4 CVs, 1 fast BB and 6-7 slow BBs. I might send some Brits as well. Force Z would join North Carolina in a fast BB TF. I'll have some Seafires for the Brit CVs as well by then. I'd leave the slow Brit BBs and at least one carrier in the Indian Ocean.

I'd likely wait until after the June/July CV upgrades and the fighter group expansions.

It might be bloody but I think I can pull it off, particularly if we're still fighting for Java. (I think we will be.)






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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 10/29/2006 11:04:05 PM   
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At the same time I'm attacking in the Aleutians & the Solomons, I'm going to launch Operation Bordello.

The goal is to capture the HI & resources of Hanoi, surround the whole Burma Area Army for later destruction, and with luck capture Bangkok as well. Plus provide a good scare.

I'd weaken India immensely, but this would be a threat he couldn't ignore.

Tentative force allocation:

IND III Corps - 3 divs (2 understrength), 2 tank regiments.
Burma Corps - 2-3 divs worth of brigades.
NCAC - 6-9 Chinese Divs. (3 of the SEAC Chinese divs are still in China on garrison duty)
1st Chinese Uber-Shock Army - Probably about 150-200K crack Chinese troops

I'll probably launch the attacks in the Aleutians & Southeast Asia about a week before the Solomons operation.






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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 10/30/2006 12:05:35 AM   
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I already have the next turn back and it was eventful.

Flash!

CVL Zuiho sinks near Palau! I didn't even know she was damaged! We must have had a synch bug that I missed. I did have some LBA launch against Baby KB about a week ago (don't think I mentioned it), but no hits were reported on my replay. A 500 lb. GP bomb is credited with her demise.

DEI

Another Jap transport sinks. However my LBA, despite being in range, doesn't launch against KB. I'm going to transfer the lot to Batavia and try again, maybe with some more escorts. See pic.




Burma

Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,33
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 3
Allied aircraft
B-17C Fortress x 5
B-17E Fortress x 48
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17C Fortress: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 25 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Runway hits 4

Darn Nik mod. At 20K feet and I've lost 8 B-17s (2 A2A, 2 to Flak, 4 Ops). And only about 1/3 of the survivors remain operational. I'll put some heavy CAP over Calcutta in case my opponent tries a counter-strike.

South China

My shock attack in the swamps succeeds:

Ground combat at 48,36
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 173402 troops, 1264 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4808
Defending force 72889 troops, 690 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 957
Allied max assault: 9508 - adjusted assault: 7616
Japanese max defense: 988 - adjusted defense: 2902
Allied assault odds: 2 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
770 casualties reported
Guns lost 58
Vehicles lost 2
Allied ground losses:
4424 casualties reported
Guns lost 117
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Only 3 of the 9 units retreat (the others must still have forts). The three that retreated were full divisions. I'm standing down a day or two until more supplies arrive then I'll attack again. I scored 79 ground points today.

North China

The attack against the encircled Japs at Yenan succeeds as well:

Ground combat at Yenen
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 48326 troops, 324 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1353
Defending force 105742 troops, 765 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1994
Allied max assault: 1367 - adjusted assault: 500
Japanese max defense: 1213 - adjusted defense: 181 It's going to take a while to eliminate them.
Allied assault odds: 2 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
437 casualties reported
Guns lost 17
Allied ground losses:
1097 casualties reported
Guns lost 80

Everyone is still fully supplied so I'll continue with another deliberate attack tomorrow.

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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 10/31/2006 12:51:27 AM   
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81K at Soerabaja. About 25K total at the other bases. 22K on its way from India.

I'd aim for 50.000 more. Your LB are going to burn a lot of supplies, too. 50.000 per division, plus 50.000 for the LB would be my rule of thumb - just to be on the safe side.

Reinforcing Java and a NorPac offensive sound good to me. Regarding the 1st Chinese Uber-shock Army, you know it will trigger some Japanese militia divisions in Indochina? And are you sure you can break through in Burma already? You might have the troops, but can you supply them in central Burma, too?

Oh, and congrats for Zuiho! My out-of-sync bug stole me two TT hits on Jap. battleships.

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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 10/31/2006 1:32:14 AM   
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ORIGINAL: VSWG

Nice update!

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81K at Soerabaja. About 25K total at the other bases. 22K on its way from India.

I'd aim for 50.000 more. Your LB are going to burn a lot of supplies, too. 50.000 per division, plus 50.000 for the LB would be my rule of thumb - just to be on the safe side.


I'd love 999,999. I don't have a definite target set, but I'll keep routing convoys there periodically. I've got a steady India -> Oz route going and I'm occassionally re-routing a convoy over to Java.

quote:

Regarding the 1st Chinese Uber-shock Army, you know it will trigger some Japanese militia divisions in Indochina?


Yep. 4 under-strength, inexperienced divisions don't scare my crack Chinese! And there's a lot of resources & HI at Hanoi to capture. I've never tried it in PBEM but have always wanted to.

quote:

And are you sure you can break through in Burma already? You might have the troops, but can you supply them in central Burma, too?


No - I'm not sure. But I believe I have a chance and I could potentially eliminate 3 Jap divs, 1 tank regiment & supporting forces. Worth the risk IMO. At the worst it will make him divert forces from other theaters. And it passes my "fun" test, too.

Supply won't be a problem. I'll send SEA HQ to Mandalay. In my other game I have a much larger army besieging Mandalay, supplied by the SEA HQ at Myitkina. I've had no problems with it.

quote:

Oh, and congrats for Zuiho! My out-of-sync bug stole me two TT hits on Jap. battleships.


Thanks! I've been lucky with mine this game - phantom sinking of POW and now this.

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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 10/31/2006 2:20:57 PM   
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So Pac

I sent a bombardment mission into Lunga, more for reconnaissance purposes than anything else:

05/11/42
Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,101 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
63 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Not too bad
Allied Ships
CL Hobart, Shell hits 7
CL Perth, Shell hits 6
CL Achilles, Shell hits 6
CL Leander, Shell hits 9
CA Australia
Japanese ground losses:
294 casualties reported
Guns lost 22
Runway hits 1
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2

I'm already starting to second-guess my decision to attack here, though. Based on how well my troops are defending at Palembang, Java could prove quite decsisive for me. I could use the 1st USMC Div at Koepang to keep the air route open. I have some time to decide - they're just shipping out of San Francisco now.

I want to apply pressure on multiple fronts, but don't want to disperse my forces too greatly either.

DEI

An allied AK and a Jap APD sink.

On the 10th, KB wound up 4 hexes away from my LBA ambush at Batavia, but it was covered by clouds all day and my planes didn't launch. :(

The writing is on the wall at Palembang:

05/11/42
Ground combat at Palembang
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 54511 troops, 382 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 923
Defending force 12634 troops, 91 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 128
Japanese max assault: 1672 - adjusted assault: 1347
Allied max defense: 128 - adjusted defense: 601
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 5)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3
Japanese ground losses:
178 casualties reported
Guns lost 16
Allied ground losses:
321 casualties reported
Guns lost 24

I'm still quite pleased. Two batallions of Dutch infantry have held off 2 Jap divisions for over 5 weeks, starting with a fort level of 6. I really think Java's going to be tough.

Soerabaja forts just reached 9.

Burma

A Jap paradrop captured the undefended Magwe on the 10th.

I've decided to wait until the two Jap divs near Akyab are committed before I prep my counter-offensive.

South China

Supplies finally reached the front and I've ordered a deliberate attack to clear out the rest of the Japanese in the swamps near Hankow.

North China

Attack against the encircled Japanese:

05/10/42
Ground combat at Yenen
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 44908 troops, 212 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1091
Defending force 104821 troops, 741 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1971
Allied max assault: 811 - adjusted assault: 328 Barely 2:1 & disruption is high. I'm standing down for a few days.
Japanese max defense: 1253 - adjusted defense: 163
Allied assault odds: 2 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
500 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Allied ground losses:
2603 casualties reported
Guns lost 52

The average experience of my troops there is now 72.

Meanwhile the Japanese continue daily attacks against the encircled Chinese:

05/11/42
Ground combat at Chengting
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 42424 troops, 393 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 598
Defending force 18343 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 446
Japanese max assault: 570 - adjusted assault: 292
Allied max defense: 341 - adjusted defense: 17
Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
244 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
Allied ground losses:
193 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

My relief force is now 60 miles from clearing a retreat path. I think I'll be too late to save one of the Corps (AV is now down to one), but the other two should be saved.

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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/1/2006 3:30:25 PM   
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DEI

A couple unsuccessful sub & air attacks against Jap shipping.

My opponent forgot to stand down his troops at Palembang:

05/12/42
Ground combat at Palembang
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 54203 troops, 361 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 905
Defending force 12330 troops, 71 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 110
Japanese max assault: 1538 - adjusted assault: 281
Allied max defense: 95 - adjusted defense: 553
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
1025 casualties reported
Guns lost 27
Allied ground losses:
263 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Also, several Japanese convoys are spotted heading up the Malacca Strait, including what looks like KB.

China

My fierce Chinese clear the swamp hex near Hankow:

05/12/42
Ground combat at 48,36
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 168218 troops, 1087 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4415
Defending force 17788 troops, 173 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 142
Allied max assault: 4353 - adjusted assault: 2382
Japanese max defense: 141 - adjusted defense: 334
Allied assault odds: 7 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
957 casualties reported
Guns lost 29
Allied ground losses:
1019 casualties reported
Guns lost 35
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

IIRC, I scored 71 ground points on the 12th - that's 426 TOE items permanently destroyed. I've started redeployment to the Indochina front.




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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/8/2006 2:52:32 AM   
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My computer died so this game slowed down a bit. From late Thursday until today I couldn't do any turns! I was experiencing serious WitP withdrawal. Though I can still quit at anytime...

We did get 3 turns done before the break and now 1 after. The update will be brief since not only did not much happen, but I probably am not remembering 1/2 of what did happen.

DEI

A couple more Jap ships sink.

Japanese have now invaded Kendari with 4 or 5 naval infantry units. 3 or 4 Jap APs hit mines. I have a Dutch Surface TF on the way to interdict but they're still 2-3 days out.

Burma/India

KB is cruising in the Bay of Bengal & the 2 Jap Divs advancing on Akyab are now there. See pic.

I expect an assault Akyab tomorrow. 3 Brit FB squadrons will attack the Japanese ground troops. Some B-17s will try to launch against KB.

I'm not sure what KB's doing in the area (no nearby transports) but I'm taking some precautionary measures to limit the damage of an attack against any of my nearby ports.




China

I attacked at Yenan & got spanked (0:1 odds. My AV went down from 700+ to 400+). The Japs also re-opened their supply line to here. I'm not worried about losing Yenan - I can almost certainly hold it with what I have and I have another Chinese Corps reinforcing in 1-2 days. But I'll have to shelve some offensive ideas I had in this theater for at least a month or two while my units recover.

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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/12/2006 1:36:57 AM   
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Real life for both me & Pat has slowed down the game.

SW Pac

Sigint reports the 19th Mixed Brigade preparing to attack Port Moresby. That's in addition to prior reports of a division prepping for PM & another division being shipped to Truk.

I may rebase my southern fleet (2 CVs, 4 slow BBs, +++) to the Townsville area from Auckland. Some much needed supply and an AA Regt are about 3 days out from Moresby.

DEI

With 13 hits and/or near-misses a Brit ASW group sinks SS I-156.

Japanese shock attack at Kendari brings the forts down from 3 to 2. There was also another shock attack at Palembang:

05/19/42
Ground combat at Palembang
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 53943 troops, 340 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 884
Defending force 12430 troops, 91 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
Japanese max assault: 1636 - adjusted assault: 527
Allied max defense: 107 - adjusted defense: 271
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Japanese ground losses:
1391 casualties reported
Guns lost 16
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
170 casualties reported
Guns lost 11

While the city is doomed, my troops have now held off & bloodied 2 Japanese divisions for 43 days now.

Burma

On th 18th, fighter-bombers (Wirraways & P-38s) attacked the Jap divisions at Akyab. Expecting I counter-strike I put up some CAP on the 19th:

05/19/42
Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 29
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2
Ki-49 Helen x 66
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 18
P-40B Tomahawk x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed, 12 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 19

5:3 in my favor. Not decisive, but not bad, either.

I also realized what KB was doing in the Bay of Bengal - keeping the Royal Navy away from a troop convoy to Akyab. I didn't spot it until it started unloading the 15th Army HQ. Though the Royal Navy is staying away for now, the convoy was pounded by LBA. I had been hoping to ambush KB, but this is acceptable as well:

05/19/42
Day Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 30,28
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 32
Wellington III x 52 Combat debut of the Wellington
B-17C Fortress x 9
B-17E Fortress x 44
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Shinyo Maru, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage Sinks
AP Iburi Maru, Bomb hits 15, on fire, heavy damage Sinks
AP Minto Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage Sinks
AP Reiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
328 casualties reported

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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/12/2006 2:37:02 AM   
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I'm now officially a dork. Instead of doing something productive like laundry, cleaning, paying my bills or bathing, I'm analyzing my situation in game in North China.

It's been slow, but over the last couple weeks a few things have been developing here.




Here's the legend to my map:

1. 1/3 of a Corps is trying, but is still 65 miles away from opening a retreat path to:

2. 3 surrounded Chinese Corps. Likely to surrender any day. Last combat:

05/19/42
Ground combat at Chengting
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 41441 troops, 381 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 617
Defending force 15978 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 384
Japanese max assault: 538 - adjusted assault: 804
Allied max defense: 291 - adjusted defense: 15 - that's low!
Japanese assault odds: 53 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
213 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Allied ground losses:
257 casualties reported

3. I have 3 Corps in a blocking position here. I'd like to use them elsewhere but I need to keep them there because at:

4. There are 3 Mongolian divisions here. (Detection level is low, so they don't show on the map.) They marched here early war and have been staying in place for months.

5. I attacked the surrounded Japanese at Yenan:

05/08/42
Ground combat at Yenen
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 48326 troops, 324 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1353
Defending force 105742 troops, 765 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1994
Allied max assault: 1367 - adjusted assault: 500
Japanese max defense: 1213 - adjusted defense: 181
Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

The odds are in my favor, so I attack again as soon as I have sufficient supply:

05/10/42
Ground combat at Yenen
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 44908 troops, 212 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1091
Defending force 104821 troops, 741 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1971
Allied max assault: 811 - adjusted assault: 328
Japanese max defense: 1253 - adjusted defense: 163
Allied assault odds: 2 to 1

Barely 2:1 and my disruption is high. I decide to wait a few days. Once everyone's disruption is less than 20, I attack again:

05/14/42
Ground combat at Yenen
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 41942 troops, 171 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 843
Defending force 104037 troops, 711 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1969
Allied max assault: 832 - adjusted assault: 66 1/5th of my last attack. That's more than just die rolls.
Japanese max defense: 1685 - adjusted defense: 224
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 My AV went down from 724 to 435.

I still don't completely understand why my AV dropped so rapidly over the 3 attacks, but it probably has something to do with the fact I've been trying to attack a Japanese force that's twice my strength in men.

Some reinforcements have arrived at Yenan, but the situation is made worse because:

6. 2 Jap units (1 brigade, 1 unidentified) re-opened the supply line to the Japanese at Yenan.

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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/12/2006 3:24:08 AM   
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Focus on North China

I'm now officially a dork. Instead of doing something productive like laundry, cleaning, paying my bills or bathing, I'm analyzing my situation in game in North China.

Eeeeeewwwwww! I'm guilty of the "analyzing China" part too, but not bathing...?!



You said something about a counter-offensive at Akyab... Still thinking about the paradrop to cut the supply line?

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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/12/2006 3:42:33 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: ctangus

Focus on North China

I'm now officially a dork. Instead of doing something productive like laundry, cleaning, paying my bills or bathing, I'm analyzing my situation in game in North China.

Eeeeeewwwwww! I'm guilty of the "analyzing China" part too, but not bathing...?!





I was wondering if someone would catch that.

quote:

You said something about a counter-offensive at Akyab... Still thinking about the paradrop to cut the supply line?


Yep - I'm definitely still thinking about it, though I'm still undecided. A general ground offensive as well. I want to see how Akyab holds, though, before I strip India. Last turn the Japanese launched their first bombardment:

05/19/42
Ground combat at Akyab
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 47126 troops, 542 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 999
Defending force 19609 troops, 207 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 351
Allied ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Almost 3:1 for the Japs unmodified. But I'm defending jungle terrain in level 4 (almost 5) forts. His supply line is long & I intend to bomb his troops daily. Once I'm certain I can hold at Akyab I'll start prepping for the Burma counter-offensive.

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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/14/2006 3:13:54 AM   
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The pace is picking up again.

North Pac

My cruiser TF (2 CLs, 5DDs) sinks a lone AK at Adak Island.

Cent Pac

SS I-175 receives one direct hit and several near-misses from an ASW TF near Christmas Island. She doesn't sink, but she well may soon - she was also damaged 4 days ago.

So Pac/SW Pac

SS I-164 also receives a couple near misses from an ASW TF near Efate.

At Lunga S-47 puts two torps into a Jap AK (still afloat).

Also, there was the first air-raid against Port Moresby in a couple months. There was negligible damage, but I'm a little concerned as I have a reinforcement convoy 1 day out. 1 squadron of Hurricanes, 1 of Kittyhawks and a full group of P-39s will fly CAP tomorrow. They'll likely be up against 50 or so Zeros (that's how many escorted the strike on the 21st).

DEI

A Brit ASW TF sinks another Jap sub near Derby (SS I-166). On the 20th the Japs attacked at Kendari and brought the forts down from 2 to 1.

Burma

This was certainly the most active theater the last couple days, despite KB withdrawing from the Bay of Bengal.

On the 20th, Wellingtons based in Calcutta sank the last remaining Jap AP near Akyab.

The morning of the 21st started with an air-raid against Akyab:

05/21/42
Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 15
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2
Ki-49 Helen x 73
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 27
P-40B Tomahawk x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 3 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 8 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 5 destroyed, 11 damaged
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed
Wirraway: 2 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 23

0:10 is never a good loss rate...

There was a little revenge in the afternoon against Magwe:

05/21/42
Day Air attack on Magwe , at 31,29
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 29
Wellington III x 55
B-17C Fortress x 11
B-17E Fortress x 42
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 3 destroyed, 12 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 6 destroyed, 7 damaged
Wellington III: 14 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 44

1:2 on the loss rate, but I should be able to close that airfield soon.

In the evening, the Japanese launched an all-out assault against Akyab:

05/21/42
Ground combat at Akyab
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 47004 troops, 534 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 995
Defending force 19556 troops, 204 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 351
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3
Japanese max assault: 1590 - adjusted assault: 474
Allied max defense: 359 - adjusted defense: 297
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3) Will be back to 4 in a day or 3
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3
Japanese ground losses:
995 casualties reported
Guns lost 50
Vehicles lost 11
Allied ground losses:
553 casualties reported
Guns lost 18

The results were worse than I hoped for, though not as bad as I feared. I'm not sure yet what to do here. Reinforce more? That might be just reinforcing defeat. Prematurely launch my offensive towards Rangoon to cut the supply lines? I don't think I have enough troops in place yet. Withdraw? That would be safe, but boring.

I'm inclining towards flying in a Corps HQ and a brigade to reinforce. That should (hopefully) hold the line. If it doesn't, I still have enough strength in India to crush those two Japanese divisions if they're sent to India. If it does hold, many of those troops in India can be re-deployed for an early Burma offensive. Thoughts/suggestions?

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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/14/2006 11:04:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		Re-taking the aleutians is well worth it imo and shouldn't take much away from your naval forces too. unless he commits Cv's up there, in which case stop and he can't keep them there forever.

I suspect you might keep Java forever with heavy re-inforcements etc. as for the 1st USMC .. Timor is vital for Java and is worthy of a heavy divison for defence. Although its a very long trip .

Interesting game that has not gone historically at all for either side. Looks like a fun one to play out. BUT the war could be short if japan fails to take Java.

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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/15/2006 1:24:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		I definitely could spare the naval forces for the Aleutians, but I'm not sure about transports. If I went for Lunga & the Aleutians simultaneously, I'd have very few APs left to ferry troops to the front. Darn Nik mod...

You might be right on being able to keep Java. I've got over 3 Divs of troops there and am thinking of buying an Aussie Brigade to send there, too. I want to keep the 1st USMC Div prepped offensively because of their engineer squads but you got me thinking. At this point I should be able to easily spare the 32nd US Div which is currently on New Caledonia. I'll probably send that to Koepang. I'll see if I can dig up a brigade-size unit for one of the other two bases.

Yea, it's been a fun game for me so far. And I believe my opponent's still having fun with it as well. (Just as important IMO.)

More in a bit as the last two turns have been eventful. Teaser - 45 zeros shot down air-to-air and the first air raid over Japanese soil...






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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/15/2006 3:01:53 AM   
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Well, the last couple days have been eventful so I'll probably be verbose. 91 allied planes lost vs 102 Japanese. Some success in Burma. Imminent invasion of PM?

SW Pac

There's been a couple fierce air battles of Port Moresby the last couple days. On the 22nd:

05/22/42
Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 54,93
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 55
G3M Nell x 29
G4M1 Betty x 42
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 13
Kittyhawk I x 14
P-39D Airacobra x 64
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 15 destroyed, 9 damaged Nice!
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 11 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 20 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 7 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 27 destroyed, 10 damaged To be expected, but still ouch!
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8

I reinforced with some P-40s:

05/23/42
Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 54,93
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 60
G3M Nell x 25
G4M1 Betty x 34
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 6
Kittyhawk I x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 26
P-40E Warhawk x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 21 destroyed, 2 damaged Even nicer!
G3M Nell: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 15 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 4 destroyed
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 13 destroyed, 1 damaged In 2 days a 72 plane group is now down to 13 operational aircraft, plus 19 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 7 destroyed, 12 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 7

Those attacks were based from Rabaul. A naval strike based at Lae torpedoed 2 AKs bringing in supply. Both will survive without further damage. On the plus side I fully unloaded an AA regiment.

I have only 40 planes on CAP tomorrow. Reinforcements are two or more days away. Hopefully I've caused enough damage to force him to stand down for a day or three.

Also, Pat's attacked PM 3 days in a row now. I think he's going to try to take it soon. Although I've spotted no nearby invasion TFs, I've had some Sigint indicating that as well. In response I'm sending the Lexington airgroup to the area from Timor. Additionally, with Arizona & Idaho just reaching Auckland, I'm sending my entire So Pac fleet (2 CVs, 4 slow BBs, +++) towards the area. If I'm wrong in my guess my crews will at the least gain some experience.

DEI

Palembang's closer to surrendering, but I've held 47 days now:

05/23/42
Ground combat at Palembang
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 53167 troops, 325 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 835
Defending force 12178 troops, 83 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 98
Japanese max assault: 761 - adjusted assault: 607 2 Divs +, they must be hurting badly to have such a low AV
Allied max defense: 98 - adjusted defense: 343
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
Japanese ground losses:
620 casualties reported
Guns lost 15
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
191 casualties reported
Guns lost 14

Burma

My CAP did decently against air raids against Akyab. 11:3 on the 22nd and 8:6 on the 23rd. I'll take it. But the best news was the result of the Japanese assault on the 22nd:

05/22/42
Ground combat at Akyab
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 44510 troops, 465 guns, 4 vehicles, Assault Value = 871
Defending force 18718 troops, 173 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 331
Japanese max assault: 1042 - adjusted assault: 409
Allied max defense: 309 - adjusted defense: 575 Almost twice my AV the day before.
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
1061 casualties reported
Guns lost 40
Vehicles lost 2
Allied ground losses:
170 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

I just finished flying the Indian III Corps into here. I had wanted to use it offensively, but it may just make or break holding this base.

No China

One of my 3 cut-off Chinese Corps surrenders. The division trying to clear a retreat path is still 52 miles away, travelling 2-4 miles a day through thick woods. I honestly don't think they'll make it in time, but I'm not giving up yet.

Japan

I like being able to report "Japan" in a 1942 AAR. This was fun: Chinese bombers terrorize the skies over Nagasaki:

05/23/42
Day Air attack on Nagasaki , at 59,42
Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 6
Allied aircraft losses
IL-4c: 6 damaged
Japanese Ships
AS Heian Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
ML Ukishima, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Port hits 1

The IL-4s were based at Nanchang. I mainly took Nanchang for its resources, but I'm starting to realize this is a great base for offensive air ops. I'll use it sporadically for now, but come November or so, once I have some B-24s & some more fighters to protect the base, I think I'll use it a lot. That makes taking Hanoi (for its resources & HI) even more important. I'll need a lot of supply to do that.

Pic - air losses for the last two days:





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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/15/2006 4:09:34 AM   
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I think my opponent's spreading himself too thin. If he is coming towards PM with 2+ divs like I think he is, that would be a mistake on his part. By this date he should be doing his utmost to finish off the SRA.

I'm 75% sure I can hold at PM, but even if I don't, that's a bunch of Jap troops far from the SRA. I'll at least cause some large losses and further delay.

I don't mean to be over-critical: I think the Japanese job is a very difficult one. But I have to be pleased by my strategic situation.

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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/16/2006 3:48:02 AM   
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I just realized - only about 22 months until B-29s!

So Pac/SW Pac

Ineffective sub attack by an S-boat near Buka, though the AK torpedoed by an S-boat near Lunga a couple days ago sank.

The daily air-raid comes in against Port Moresby:

05/24/42
Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 54,93
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 47
G3M Nell x 28
G4M1 Betty x 22
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 11
Kittyhawk I x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 11
P-40E Warhawk x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 10 destroyed Oops - I meant to put them on escort, 0%
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Down to 2 operational & 4 damaged planes. They're pulling out
P-39D Airacobra: 8 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 2

No airfield attack on the 25th. I'm not sure if he'll come back soon or not, but I did send in a fresh squadron of Aussie Kittyhawks. Some more P-40s can fly in tomorrow if needed. Pat did put his naval bombers on naval attack, however, & DD Ward (escorting supplies) ate a torpedo & sank.

DEI

Good news at Palembang where the forts are already back up to 2. 49 days and counting:

05/24/42
Ground combat at Palembang
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 52161 troops, 306 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 777
Defending force 11884 troops, 70 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 89
Japanese max assault: 544 - adjusted assault: 68 Max assault is down @50% since the first attack. Those divs have to be shattered now.
Allied max defense: 87 - adjusted defense: 388
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 2) My opponent remarked that Palembang's "becoming a sort of Iraq"
Japanese ground losses:
674 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Allied ground losses:
147 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Burma

The daily attack against Akyab also comes in:

05/24/42
Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,28
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 22
Ki-49 Helen x 60
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 19
P-40E Warhawk x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 8 destroyed
Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Allied ground losses:
78 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 10

12:3. Nice! Like PM, the attacks were stood down on the 25th.

China

Some bad news here. The 2 remaining Corps surrounded in North China surrendered. Chiang-Kai Shek is organizing replacements which will be ready in 30 days. Fortunately, my supply situation is good enough (160-170K supply on map and growing daily) that I should be able to easily recruit enough troops to fill out the TOEs.

The 10th Air force, with an accompanying base force & aviation regiment, recently arrived at Karachi. While they're SEA command, I've decided to send them to the Changsha-Nanchang area. I'm starting to plan an early strategic bombing campaign, and will need more aviation support. The general support will help the Chinese as well - that should free up 2 or 3 HQ for offensive duties.

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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/18/2006 4:42:05 AM   
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A storm's brewing in So Pac... But first the other theatres.

Cent Pac

Some Bettys from Canton Island flew against shipping at Palmyra, despite some Marine Buffalos on CAP, and put a torp into an AK. It will live, but will be in the docks for 3 or 4 months.

SW PAC

I keep raiding Lae from PM, and Pat keeps raiding PM from both Lae & Rabaul. I'm getting the better of it so far. Air losses on the 26 & 27th were roughly even. On the 28th I scored 36:11. However, with diminishing pools I'm not sure I can keep it up much longer.

DEI

I sink an AK unloading supplies to the Japanese at Aru Island. A Jap brigade is reinforcing the Japanese at Palembang. Several Jap APs hit mines and at least one sinks.

For two days my Dutch Martins on western Java didn't take off against them, despite plenty of escorts. I just noticed they were stood down at training 0%... DOH!

I also started to raid Bandjermasin (between Soerabaja & Balikpapan):

05/28/42
Day Air attack on Bandjermasin , at 27,64
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 15
Kittyhawk I x 16
Martin 139 x 1
Beaufort V-IX x 22
B-26B Marauder x 56
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 1 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1 78 bombers & one runway hit. My bombadiers must be visually impaired. Truthfully, they have low experience. I'll continue for a bit to hopefully cause more damage & build up that experience.

BURMA

At Akyab, there was an air raid on the 26th, where I scored 7:3. No Jap raids since. No further ground assaults either. I've fully flown in a Corps HQ & have also flown in about 60% of a brigade, giving me 385 AV now vs. 2 depleted Jap divisions. Also, the forts just got back to 4. Fighter-bombers are daily taking their toll of the Japanese ground troops.

Wellingtons & B-17s have now closed Magwe AF. I'll continue to bomb there until Mandalay reaches a size 4 AF. (3+76% now.) Then I'll start to work on closing Rangoon.

CHINA

I'm gradually reorganizing my forces in preparation for the invasion of Indochina. I'll be ready to launch it in 3-4 weeks, but I may wait a bit more so that it launches in coordination with other attacks.

SO PAC

Interesting new develpment here. Several Jap TFs show up near New Caledonia. Carrier-based planes raid Koumac:

05/28/42
Day Air attack on Koumac , at 65,114
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
D3A Val x 27
B5N Kate x 23
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 destroyed, 20 damaged
B5N Kate: 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 6

I didn't watch the replay closely, but from earlier intel I believe carrier divs 2 & 5 to be in the South China Sea. That leaves carrier div 1 - Kaga & Agaki. The strike that launched looks like a strike from 1 CV.

There's also at least one Jap transport TF nearby.

This could be fun. I've been reinforcing this area heavily since day one & also have strong naval forces nearby.

Ground forces - 3 Divs, 1 RCT, tanks, arty, CD guns, etc...

Air forces - 2 groups of P-39s (full-strength). 1 group P-40Bs (partially depleted). 1 NZ Kittyhawk squadron. 1 Marine F4F3 squadron. 1 group B-25s. 1 squadron of SBDs. 1 squadron of Hudsons currently on naval search & at least 2 more in NZ I could buy out by PP expenditure.

Naval forces - To the west: Hornet & Enterprise in single-ship TFs with strong escorts; 4 Slow BBs, 2 CAs & escorts in a SAG. At Noumea: 1 CA, 2 CLs & escorts. Another CL already on its way to join them.

My plan is roughly this -

Tomorrow: Attack with the B-25s, 2 squadron of P-39s on escort.

Next Day: Continue to attack with whatever I can from the above & throw the Marine F4F3s & SBDs in as well.

Day after that: His CV air should be quite fatigued by now so I throw everything, including my carriers, into the mix.

This may well change. Anyway, here's the pic:






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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/18/2006 5:59:02 PM   
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Quick update. Kaga was definitively spotted near New Caledonia, but the Japanese fleet appears to be withdrawing.






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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/18/2006 9:08:49 PM   
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I'll try to do more of a comprehensive update tonight.

Something seems to have scared of the Jap invasion convoys, but Car Div 1 is still hanging about. Maybe we'll have a CV battle in a day or two, or maybe it will just be more cat & mouse.






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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/19/2006 12:29:15 AM   
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More of an update once I finish the turn.

If anyone reads this in the next hour or so, thoughts are welcome. For the 3rd time this game we've wound up with CVs 300 miles from eachother.

I'm debating whether to charge right in or play a safer course of staying closer to my LBA.

My carrier planes should outnumber his about 160 - 130, though his still outclass mine. I have a group of B-25s escorted by a group of P-40Bs (range 7) at Koumac. He's in a single TF, my 2 CVs are in single-ship TFs with a BB TF as another target.

I'm leaning towards the right-hand track. There's less chance of an engagement, but if we end up in range he's likely to react into my LBA. If I had a third CV on hand I might go the left-hand route.

A couple other things to note: I'm not defending anything important here, so don't feel I have to act. At the same time, I don't think he knows I have carriers nearby so I might have a good chance of an ambush. Plus carrier battles are fun. :)






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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/19/2006 12:54:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		Right-hand route. Play it safe (fight under your air umbrella), you're already winning this war in the DEI.

You could even retreat your carriers due east, and then hunt his replenishment TF. Those carriers are heading to the Australian East coast? Maybe you'll find some AOs/TKs in the Coral Sea.

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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/19/2006 1:09:16 AM   
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ORIGINAL: VSWG

Right-hand route. Play it safe (fight under your air umbrella), you're already winning this war in the DEI.



Yea, I think you're right. I've now finished the turn with those orders, but I'm going to hold onto the turn for now. I'll be thinking of carrier battles while I'm buying my groceries.

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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/19/2006 2:17:09 AM   
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In So Pac I'm playing it safe & taking the right-hand route. But there's been action in other theaters over the last 3 days also:

SW PAC

Air raids against Port Moresby & Lae have continued. The last Jap raid agaisnt Moresby was the 30th - I scored 8:4 in my favor. On the 31st I scored 10:0 in my raid against Lae:

05/31/42
Day Air attack on Lae , at 56,90
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 16
Beaufort V-IX x 5
A-20B Boston x 20
B-17E Fortress x 32
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
196 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 22 Per recon planes, about 40% of the runways have significant bomb holes in them

China

For 3 days in a row, IL-4s flew port attacks against Hong Kong, where recon reports a Jap battleship. No hits were scored. I'll stand down for a day or two & then put them onto naval attack based at Nanchang.

Japan

In the East China Sea near the coast of Kyushu SS Haddock put a single torp into two different Jap APs. The captain of Haddock reported that he saw drowning troops after each hit.

Burma

There's been no further Japanese offensive activity against Akyab, either on the ground or in the air.

I continue to plaster Magwe - the airfield's reported at 76% damage now.

Mandalay should be a level 4 airfield in a day, at most two, and then I'll start to work on closing down Rangoon, also. My Wellingtons are proving more effective than my B-17s in this mod. They not only carry a larger payload, but they also can keep flying more often.

DEI

The biggest news is here. Additional Jap landings continued at Palembang & my LBA had no success against it.

On the 31st Palembang fell. Two dutch battalions & some rear-area troops held against 2 Jap Divs, 1 brigade, 1 tank regiment & assorted units for 55 days. I'm pleased. There's some good news & bad news with the fall, however.

The bad: I had just flown in a squadron of TIVas & a squadron of Hawks to try to attack the nearby shipping. Not only did they not launch, but they were lost permanently with the fall of Palembang.

The good: The oil & resources there were 100% damaged!

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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/19/2006 2:41:03 AM   
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The good news: Cannon-armed Hurricanes, F-5As and Seafires (Yea! ) go into production. The bad news: The admiralty wants a CV in the Med & I think I'm going to grant the request & send Illustrious back.




I wanted to kill both more Jap planes & troops on the ground this month. I've largely succeeded with that - increasing the troop losses over 50% (581 up to 882) and over doubling the aircraft losses (56 up to 139).

Air losses for the month were 628 allied lost vs. 624 Japanese. I had hoped to get better than 1:1 again, but the ratio isn't bad & the high attrition should be to my benefit.

Zero losses: 164 total destroyed, 102 of which were air-to-air losses. A highest ever in this game for both.

22 Jap ships were sunk vs. 12 allied. Here's the breakdown: 

     Japs      Allied
CVL  1 (+1)
BB   1
CA             1
CL             1
DD   14        4 (+1)
APD  2 (+1)    1
AP   76 (+12)  7
AK   47 (+5)   56 (+7)
AO             1
TK   9         3
SS   19 (+3)   5 (+1)
Aux            7
Mine 14        13 (+2)
Pat  13        19 (+1)


The total points ratio is 1.41:1 in the Japanese favor. Not bad for the end of May, 1942, if I do say so myself.

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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/19/2006 3:04:46 AM   
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While I'm sure I could do better, I think I'm doing well here, too.

Jap Economy

I did hand over about 420K oil and 50-60K resources to the Japanese when I lost Palembang. However, between both evacs & holding out at Palembang, I've cost the Japanese at least 740K oil just between Palembang, Batavia & Soerabaja. I'm continuing to pull oil & resources from the last two - they're essentially empty.

I did some rough calculations. Within 6-9 months I think the Japanese economy will be hurting greatly. That's greatly added by Palembang being 100% trashed. When I have some time I'll attempt some more detailed calculations.

China Supply

I've been tracking the supply in China monthly:

December - 68K
January - 95K
February - 122K
March - 131K
April - 131K It actually went down 134 supply points
May - 149K
June - 178K

Since Feb or so I've had replacements on for selected units. I just order them on for all units - I'll reevaluate that in a month depending on the supply situation then.

Overall Supply

Here's a look at my best-supplied bases. Again it could be better, but it's building up. I'm pleased that San Francisco is nowhere yet near being maxed out - that means to me that I'm moving supplies & fuel from there relatively efficiently.






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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/19/2006 3:35:39 AM   
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RE: East Wind Gives Me the Chills - Chuck vs. Pat - All... - 11/19/2006 4:50:22 PM   
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ORIGINAL: stldiver

You are correct in that the Japanese player will be hurting, whether he realizes it or not, he has already lost the war. Just keep a cool head and patience and you might rap this up by the end of 43.


Thanks for the vote of confidence! Though I did prove in my next turn that I can still manage to screw things up...

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