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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 2/24/2010 4:00:30 AM   
jrcar

 

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Status: offline 		Here is Burma.

Prome will be captured soon, and Tony is moving in to Ramree Is to destroy the regt based there.

The airbases are builing nicely, followed by forts. We are flying in supply, but have around 70k in the area anyway, most from the original stockpile.

Tony may get to cut off another unit or two in the retreat...




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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 2/24/2010 4:03:33 AM   
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Hankow is just holding on... but not for much longer.

In the sth you can see the battles as they clear up their rear area.

Otherwise it is quiet.




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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 2/24/2010 4:06:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		This gives you an idea of the subs in the NORPAC... actually about 6 have now moved deeper towards Japan, and about 4-5 more are being repaired/upgraded...

The S boats are in close with the longer ranged boats out further.




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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 2/24/2010 4:18:08 AM   
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Subs
Lots of attacks, but only a coupel of banges. A Japanese I boat hits a CA returning from Bombarding Adak, but the torp fails to explode!

We attack a number of time sin the DEI against DD and xAP, but no bangs.

We do get an xAKL nth of Kwajalein.

Burma
A CL tf hits Ramree island. Otherwise it is fairly quite. Forces are moving in to take Ramree.

Tony is sniping at the rear guard, trying to cut it off... lets hope he succeeds!

DEI
They attack at Medan, getting 1:1 odds and droping the forts each day... not sure though if the have enough force... Nells and Sallys are bombing as well though.

SWPAC
Pretty quiet. I must have forgotten to attack at Lae :( they hit the ground troops fairly hard, even though our fighters put up a good show.

Milne bay makes lvl 1 port.

We have reformed the 8th Div and am starting to fly into Finshaven.

Soon the transport aircraft will be pulled back to provide lift for a USMC Para bn... not sure where they will be employed yet...


NORPAC
The deliberate attack does good :)

Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 16601 troops, 280 guns, 192 vehicles, Assault Value = 534

Defending force 31601 troops, 338 guns, 202 vehicles, Assault Value = 644

Allied adjusted assault: 500

Japanese adjusted defense: 1297

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1666 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 85 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 115 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 25 (1 destroyed, 24 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
618 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (0 destroyed, 5 disabled)


Assaulting units:
2nd USMC Parachute Battalion
138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
1st Marine Raider Battalion
57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
87th Mountain Regiment
58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
7th Marine Regiment
802nd Engineer Aviation Battalion
501st Coast AA Regiment
183rd Field Artillery Regiment
137th USA Base Force
255th USN Base Force /4
42nd Const Rgt /1
Eleventh USAAF
30th Coast AA Regiment
B Det USN Port Svc
813th Engineer Aviation Battalion
North Pacific /1
106th USN Base Force
210th Cst AA Rgt /3

Defending units:
7th/B Division
19th Division
7th/A Division
Ichiki Det.
III/19th Naval Guard Unit
7th/C Division
17th Army
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
14th Army
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
21st Special Base Force
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
51st JNAF AF Unit
C./50th JNAF Coy

At 1:2 odds we cause almost 3:1 casulties... a good sign!


China
In a show of unity with the ground troops at Hankow the Chinese air force makes an all out effort to protect the ground troops. Losses are moderate, but we get more aircraft than we loose... pity ours don't get replaced :(

Hankow surely can't last much longer...

Cheers

Rob


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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 2/24/2010 5:26:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		Rob: When you mention reforming the 8th Division, do you mean bringing it back from the dead, or putting its brigades back together? If it's the former, I'd love to know how that's done. I've figured out how to do that with air units, but have no idea how to do it with land formations.

Cheers,
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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 2/24/2010 7:03:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		It is easy :)

Get the three "Bird" battalions (Gull, Sparrow, Lark, or whatever you have left) in the one location then click on one of them and select rebuild unit. If the option is greyed out you don't have all the bits there.

It will take a while to fill, depending on what you have in the pools and the supply.

Cheers

Rob

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Rob: When you mention reforming the 8th Division, do you mean bringing it back from the dead, or putting its brigades back together? If it's the former, I'd love to know how that's done. I've figured out how to do that with air units, but have no idea how to do it with land formations.

Cheers,
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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 2/24/2010 11:25:03 AM   
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Status: offline 		I thought that just rebuilt the brigade. The other 2 brigades were in Malaya/Singapore and usually get nailed. If they are destroyed does the whole Div rebuild.?
Rgds
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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 2/24/2010 8:22:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		The "full unit" is usually the Div. As long as you have an element from a div, even if everything else is destroyed, you can rebuild it.

The problem is having the manpower to do it (which is one reason it wasn't done in WW2). This game so far has seen no damage done to the Aussies, and with plenty of US units now in the SWPAC, our only losses will be helping to turn Burma into Australian territory (see Burma map above!).

So in this game we look to have enough reinforcements to rebuild it, at least partially.

Cheers

Rob

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I thought that just rebuilt the brigade. The other 2 brigades were in Malaya/Singapore and usually get nailed. If they are destroyed does the whole Div rebuild.?
Rgds
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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/1/2010 1:49:53 AM   
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Subs
Off Milne bay we hit the I-4.

Sth of Tokyo (see picture) we put 2 torps into CL Kinu... not many CL's left!

Burma
Prome falls to the Aussies.
Toungoo falls to the Brits.

DEI
Medan hasn't attacked from the ground this turn. Even air attacks have stopped (weather I think).

We hit Koepang with 30 B-17 against a light to moderate Oscar CAP. No damage to us, we get at least 1 Oscar and damage some on the ground. Get about 30-40 hits on the base doing light to moderate damage. This is part of our Aru deception... see next post.

SWPAC
With 2 AV we recapture Lae (which had 1 AV!)! Really nice company level fights in the operational level game :)

Shipping was spotted at Shortlands last turn, we hit the port with B24 from Horn Is causing light damage.

SOPAC
Ndeni 90% to a lvl 1 afld.

Centpac
TB invasion forces heading to Suva to reorganise. Suva will be the mounting base.

NORPAC
Conduct a deliberate attack at Adak... badly :( Lost about 40-50 AV. Another Marine Regt and some more guns are on the way. 60% to e level 5 fort.


Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15828 troops, 280 guns, 192 vehicles, Assault Value = 503

Defending force 30242 troops, 338 guns, 201 vehicles, Assault Value = 581

Allied adjusted assault: 224

Japanese adjusted defense: 1849

Allied assault odds: 1 to 8

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
549 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
560 casualties reported
Squads: 52 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 60 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (0 destroyed, 22 disabled)

China
Forces starting to surrender at Hankow :(






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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/1/2010 3:55:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		Aru Opertion Synchronisation

See the image below for a Sync matrix from a unit and a timeline perspective.

I'm trying to synchronise deception/confusion measures ([Possible para landing at Hollianda and attention at Koepang) with the movemnt of ships.

I think the enemy think that something is up in this part of the world, I'm trying to decieve them as to our true intended target, or at least create confusion as to exactly which target in this area(I.e they may have identified Aru as the most likely target, and be preparing accordingly, and so deception will be incomplete... but at least we can create doubt or confusion).

We are currently at the orders for D-8.

D-8 orders
B-17 Struck Koepang last turn and will do again. The purpose is to decieve the enemy as to our main focus. In addition attrit aircraft.

B24 will ground attack Hollianda to determin ground force composition and attrit the enemy, plus take preasure off the airfield so we can use it to pull out later.

Shipping will concentrate at Horn Island to reconfigure into two assault Tf and a SCTF.

D-6
Same as D-6. Depending on the responce at Koepang B-17 may shift to another target.

D-4
B-17 will rest.

Paras land at Hollianda (or another target) to generate deception/confusion as to what we are up to. Other aim is to kill the troops that are there, and open up operatyional posibiities for exploitation.

B24 will suppotrt the Paras.

(hopefully this will draw some shipping from Truk, and away from TB, and may get them to move some aircraft or stance (ground attack) from the East DEI area.

D-2
Ambon will be hit by all available B17 and B24. The issue with this is it may telegraph our moves... but I'd like to close Ambon down (or at least convince them not to occuy it, cause if we can then Netties will have to fly from Kendari 19 hex away... They may also think we are going for Ambon or Timor... Will try to reinforce the later by bombing Timor with medium aircraft.

The shipping will then move to a Point hex 85, 123. If picked up by enemy search this should show the TF moving west, rather than north, and therefore confuse them as to where we are going, if they pick us up.

This point is 6 from Aru, and 4 from Merauke. The aim is to arrive off Aru by the end of day one (the tf have a max move of 4 hex, cruise of 3. So at max speed sprint they will be unloading by the end of the first day, and should have 3-4 "phases" to unload. At 4 from Merauke all the fighter CAP can cover the TF and hopefully shoot down any snoopers.

The invasion TF will be covered by a SCTF with the BB Warspite, 5 CA and 6 DD (commanded by Vice Admiral Willis, 75 Naval, 70 Leadership, 70 aggresion). Each of the invasion TF will have 2 CL and some DD for close protection.


D
We are ashore!

B's hit Ambon, mediums Timor.



At D+2-D+4 we will launch the TB operation, with landings in TB on D+5- D+7



Any thoughts or comments?

Cheers
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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/1/2010 5:20:10 AM   
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Yeah......not sure you guys plan enough!!!!!

Is the other side paying this much attention?

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/1/2010 6:05:30 AM   
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Just a couple of comments (well you did invite them).

(1)  I infer from your brief D-4 paradrop comments that you intend to drop a regt+ size force, otherwise you would not be able "to kill the troops there and open up operational possibilities".  I'm not certain that objective will be realistic, particularly as you won't know the actual enemy dispositions at Hollandia until 4 days beforehand (2 game turns) when your B-24s engage in armed recon.  The risk therefore is that you are:

(a) paradropping too early to really distract the enemy,
(b) with inadequate force to secure the base,
(c) perhaps no retreat path available and
(d) no identified dedicated follow up/support troops to actually operationally exploit success.

If you do think a paradrop on Hollandia is best, I would seriously consider moving it back to D-2.  That would still allow sufficient time, if the enemy falls for the deception, for them to redeploy fighters (and away from your true targets) to intercept the anticipated Allied air transport of reinforcements into a captured Hollandia.

Alternatively, for purposes of deception I would consider dropping the paras onto a base which the enemy could assess to be within range of an Allied amphibious assault (and ideally under Allied LRCAP) in support of the paradrop.

(2)  I am not certain that the TB operation is best run sequentially to Aru's.  Why do you think it should not be run simultaneously with Aru?

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/1/2010 8:59:06 AM   
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Status: offline 		Plan early, plan often is the Staff Officers cry!

Actually when I play by myself I don't do it as well as I should. Writing an AAR, and playing as a team makes you stop and think, and communicate (to the audience or your partner) about what you are doing, why, and where you want to go next. This helps you to play better.

It also helps I'm only working part time as I am convalesing... And I am only playing one game at the moment.

I'm not sure what the other guys are doing, you would have to read their AAR!

Cheers

Rob

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Any thoughts or comments?
Yeah......not sure you guys plan enough!!!!!

Is the other side paying this much attention?



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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/1/2010 9:09:10 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks Alfred, as usual great points.

1. I only have a Bn available... As you will note from the Sync matrix the B-24 are bombing the troops at Hollianda this turn and next to find out what is there... if I can't take it then the alternative DZ is the base next door, Vanimo. Or I drop deaper... At this point the aim is to drop, cause problems then pull out, a raid, but I have small units available to move in by air as follow up forces if the recon by fire/parachute finds a gap to exploit... and a gap that leads to somewhere where we want to go.

2. Sequential vs simultaneous. Assumption is that KB is at Truk (or at least part). One CV was detected there about 6-8 days ago. We want to drag KB west, so that TB isn't attacked until we are ashore (only 1-2 turns from Truk to TB). Like in tennis we want them to start running from one side of the court to the other, using fuel and playing our game.

To add to this Tony is bombing Wake this turn with 2 CA, and of course we have the BB runs on Adak (another run is leaving Kodiak this turn). Nibbling around the edges to find gaps (we have forces preping for Wake just in case).

Cheers

Rob


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jrcar,

Just a couple of comments (well you did invite them).

(1)  I infer from your brief D-4 paradrop comments that you intend to drop a regt+ size force, otherwise you would not be able "to kill the troops there and open up operational possibilities".  I'm not certain that objective will be realistic, particularly as you won't know the actual enemy dispositions at Hollandia until 4 days beforehand (2 game turns) when your B-24s engage in armed recon.  The risk therefore is that you are:

(a) paradropping too early to really distract the enemy,
(b) with inadequate force to secure the base,
(c) perhaps no retreat path available and
(d) no identified dedicated follow up/support troops to actually operationally exploit success.

If you do think a paradrop on Hollandia is best, I would seriously consider moving it back to D-2.  That would still allow sufficient time, if the enemy falls for the deception, for them to redeploy fighters (and away from your true targets) to intercept the anticipated Allied air transport of reinforcements into a captured Hollandia.

Alternatively, for purposes of deception I would consider dropping the paras onto a base which the enemy could assess to be within range of an Allied amphibious assault (and ideally under Allied LRCAP) in support of the paradrop.

(2)  I am not certain that the TB operation is best run sequentially to Aru's.  Why do you think it should not be run simultaneously with Aru?

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RE: Aussies vs Amis - World Defence(no Joe or Nik) - 3/2/2010 1:14:51 AM   
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SUBS
We loose 1-2 subs this turn (looks like at least one other damaged sub sank before she got home)
TF 267 encounters mine field at Hakodate (119,53)

Allied Ships
SS Flying Fish, Mine hits 2, heavy damage
She wasn't plotted to move there, so must have reacted in after some ships...

Submarine attack near Nauru Island at 126,127

Japanese Ships
xAK Yamafuku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Thresher

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

Sub attack near Torishima at 112,68

Japanese Ships
DD Amatsukaze
DD Sanae

Allied Ships
SS Wahoo

We also attack a sub at Mlne Bay to no effect. One of our CV aircraft detect a sub as well, will have to turn the searching aircraft off to run silent.

BURMA
Tony bombards Port Blair!

Naval bombardment of Port Blair at 46,58

Allied Ships
CL Newcastle
CL Mauritius
CL Hobart
DD Encounter
DD Electra
DD Arrow
DD Tjerk Hiddes
DD Van Galen
DD Isaac Sweers

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Airbase hits 35
Airbase supply hits 15
Runway hits 186
Port hits 73
Port supply hits 14

An awesome amount of damage from the CL's... the airfield is probably closed.

B-17 hit retreating troops nth of Prome. We continue to follow up maintaining contact.

DEI
Medan falls, not sure what the damage to the facilities is like...

Over on the interesting sid the B-17's do good, note the Rufe being pulled further away from where our intended action is....

Morning Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,110

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 18


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Hirokawa Maru
xAK Mexico Maru
AMC Bankok Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)

Afternoon Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 3



Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 18


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 2 damaged
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 7 damaged



Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 47

Troops going into Boela is a concern... it is a possible future invasion target

I had lots of aircraft fly recon that turn over multiple targets to hide intentions.

SWPAC
The B24 hit the ground troops at Hollianda, the three units identified are:
48th JNAF AF Unit
49th JNAF AF Unit
6th Shipping Engineer Regiment

I think the 30 AV para unit, even with low/no prep can handle these... thoughts?

No detections on our ships.

We hit Shortlands with B-17 for light effect.

PM makes level 4 port.

SOPAC
Ndeni makes lvl 1 afld.

CENTPAC
Demonstrating gross negligence Tony attacks Wake Island with 2 CA's...

Naval bombardment of Wake Island at 136,98 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

108 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CA Chicago, Shell hits 25, heavy fires
CA Chester

Japanese ground losses:
187 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14
Port hits 11
Port supply hits 1

Chicago suffered no hull penetrations, but the superstructure is wrecked, she is on fire and has a way to go to get home... Maybe we can convert her to a CVL ?!

Next time BB's only!


NORPAC
The usual, we bomb from the air while the troops rest a bit. Ground bombardments will start again soon.

China
At Hankow another unit surrenders. Odds are now 20:1 :(



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Subs
Our first foray into the inland sea:
Submarine attack near Tsushima at 103,56

Japanese Ships
xAK Nagato Maru

Allied Ships
SS Pompano

But they draw blood in the Aleutions, the AK was carrying an elemnet of the HQ
Sub attack near Atka Island at 164,51

Japanese Ships
SS I-19

Allied Ships
xAK Iron Chieftan, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AM Kelowna

We have lots of YMS trying to prosecute these subs...


Sub attack near Ambon at 76,109

Japanese Ships
TK Huzisan Maru
TK Teiyo Maru
TK San Ramon Maru
DD Arashio
DD Michishio

Allied Ships
SS Shark, hits 2


BURMA
Last turn the Japanese 5th Div advanced to try and smack our advance guard... the 5th was hit moderately by aircraft, and then the shock attack came...

Ground combat at 56,51

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 15589 troops, 124 guns, 69 vehicles, Assault Value = 465

Defending force 1878 troops, 0 guns, 169 vehicles, Assault Value = 98

Japanese adjusted assault: 115

Allied adjusted defense: 243

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
640 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 13 (0 destroyed, 13 disabled)


Assaulting units:
5th Division

Defending units:
3rd Carbiniers Regiment
3rd Cavalry Regiment

But it looks like more troops are now moving north from Pegu, maybe the lesson to the 5th div will stop them...

Elsewhere Ramree Is is attacked for light damage.

2 Bombardment TF are heading out to Port Blair.


DEI
We hit Dili hard with the Medium bombers:

Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 24


No Allied losses

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

Airbase hits 19
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 41

B-17 Launch against several TF around Ambon, including one with 3 Tk's in them, and some landing troops at Boela. All TF have a light CAP of Oscar and our planes don't hit anything :(

At the end of the turn the Boela TF is heading away, probably mission acomplished, but a 4 CA TF is detected at Ambon.... Our invasion of Aru just became a bit trickier!

We have the Warspite and 5 CA in the SCTF coving the invasion, and both TF have 2 CL in them.

We ground attack Hollianda, next turn the paras go in.


NORPAC
No change. Recovering strength. Their AV is slowly droping.

China
Not much left at Hankow... but they fight on!

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Subs
Our subs make a lot of unsuccesful attacks against TK, xAP and DD in the east DEI, no bangs :(

We attack a BB TF at Port Blair.

ASW attack near Port Blair at 46,58

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Takao
DD Karii
DD Minekaze
DD Nagatsuki
DD Natsugumo
DD Tsuga
DD Kuri
DD Hokaze
DD Akikaze

Allied Ships
SS KIX

They get an xAKL at Milne Bay.

They hit the BB Colorado near Dutch Harbour.


Burma
No change, but it looks like some of their forces are on the move north again. We have dug in at Toungoo and it is already a level 2 fort.

The Bombardment TF were headed to Ranree Island, which they hit for light effect. A good thing as there are now 2 BB and several CA at Port Blair.

No sign of enemy aircraft still. Sigint indicates the 3rd Air Div is at Rangoon, so maybe they do intend to defend the place...

East DEI
The Maruders attack Dili... and are hit hard by Zero and Oscar. I think in the end we will have lost 6-10 B-26.... and we have no replacements. This has neutered the mediums for the moment.

The landings at Hollianda are not succesful, but we do take Vanimo...

Ground combat at Hollandia (93,116)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 200 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15

Defending force 2514 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied adjusted assault: 8

Japanese adjusted defense: 25

Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled


Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
3rd USMC Parachute Bn /25

Defending units:
48th JNAF AF Unit
6th Shipping Engineer Regiment
49th JNAF AF Unit

Ground combat at Vanimo (93,117)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 40 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2

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

Allied adjusted assault: 2

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Vanimo !!!

Combat modifiers
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)

Leadership looks to be an issue... they unit had a good leader in charge, maybe as it looks like the full unit didn't drop (had about 20 CH47 for Hollianda) the fragment got a bad leader...


This turn the Aru invasion forces will put to sea...


SOPAC
Ndeni reaches lvl 2 airfield. It will stay at this while we invade Tulagi.

NORPAC
Our BB's come in and dig dirt nicely. Air and ground bombardments continue.

Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee
BB Colorado
BB Maryland
CA Vincennes
CA New Orleans
CA Louisville
DD Clark
DD Cassin
DD Tucker
DD Flusser
DD Reid
DD Preston
DD Ellet

Japanese ground losses:
315 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 14 (0 destroyed, 14 disabled)

On the way home though Colorado eats a torp near Dutch Harbour :(

China

The forces at Hankow finally surrender :(

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11-12 Aug 1942

Subs
one attack, hits but duds :( Oue subs are doing bad at the moment bang wise...

Burma
This turn the B-17 are met in the air over Rangoon, in the end we loose 6 B-17 (about 10%), they loose about 10 Oscar and a Nick or two. We gain important intel, Rangoon is defended by the 18th Div... it looks like we have found where they are going to draw the line. With no B-17 replacements anymore (we are starting to get B-17 F) we can't take too many turns where we loose 10% of the force. B-17 can be stopped, just not in one turn.

We are digging in hard at Toungoo, have about 900Av, plus about 300AV forward in an armoured screen. Another 1000 AV are advancing down the coast route. Another 1000AV are on the march from the rear. It is a fair bit, but very fragile, we can't sustain heavy losses. We have around 300 fightesr in the area with reasonable reserves for the US aircraft, but Brit reserves are low (10-20 per aircraft type).

DEI
Last trun the Aru invasion put to sea and ended up 3 hex off Merauke, and 6 from Aru. It doesn't appear to have been detected. A large convoy of supply ships going into Darwin also wasn't detected (well no reports to indicate).

The invasion force now heads in under LR Cap from Beufighters, P-38E and a few P-38F... they land next turn...

At Hollianda we have flown in supply, and continue to bomb with B-24 from Horn Island. The forvce from Vanimo are marching int o give an escape route. Disruption has largely gone, so next turn may try another attack.

SWPAC
A snall convoy gets into Lae without being attacked, it looks like Rabaul is being evacuated, flying more recon to try and find out.

A large convoy of baseforces and aviation baseforces will get to Townsville soon. Will soon have a glut.

SOPAC
A small forces is setting sail from Luganville to take whaty looks to be an empty Tulagi...

Ndeni is a lvl 2 afld, lvle 2 fort and growning. An aviation Baseforce is being moved in.

Centpac
The TB invasion forces are assembled ready to move out in 2-3 turns (4-6 days).

NORPAC
The usual. Have landed another Marine Regt and more engineers. Another arty unit will land this turn. Should reach level 5 forts soon.

China
Quiet.



Well we are waiting to see how Aru goes... will know in the morning!

Cheers

Rob

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Status: offline 		Evacuating Rabaul? Seems a bit quick - to my knowledge y'all haven't even started bombing it yet. While this move continues to provide evidence of the "hard inner shell" strategy of the Japanese in this game, the proximity in time to the diversionary raid on Hollandia creates the possibility that this move has been very successful, i.e. that they believe the Hollandia op presages a major Allied move in NG and the Bismarks. Not sure if this is so or what to do with the info, but your invasions of Aru and TB may come as one heck of a surprise.

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Safely ashore at Aru, no interfereance. 8th Marins Aussie CD unit, 2 Eng and a BF all ashore. Anoth BF and 2 AA Regt half ashore. Plenty of supply.

The AP and AKA are fully unloaded and heading home. the XAP about half unloaded. The remaining TF now has 4 CL and 4 DD included. The BB led SCTF will hold for one more turn.

Hit Ambon Airfield moderately heavily getting aircraft on the ground. Only Oscars defending. Expect next turn over Ambon to be more bloddy though....

Tu;agi also invaded, no one home.

Rabaul has one large unit, 50 fighters and 50 bombers in attendance. So they look to have bugged out. I'm shipping supply into Lae OK.

More BF and aviation now unloaded at Townsville, will have to think about the next series of steps once we are firm with what we have.

8 days to the TB operation....

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Subs
Several attacks, no bangs. The Japanese BB TF is still sitrting at Port Blair.

Burma
The front lines are starting to solidify, Toungoo is level 3 forts, building airfields at the moment. Around 900AV.

During the turn P-38 sweep various points, getting a lot of oscar and a few nick, but between here and Aru we loose some P-38 too.

Both sides bomb the advance down the "back road" into Thailand. We should cross the river/border next turn.

Phillipines
The remanants of the 4th USMC regt has been rescued from the Philippines via transport sub. We may rebuild the unit...

EAST DEI
Continue to unload. Oscars sweep against Beufighter and the P-38s. Oscars loose. Un escorted Betty's (from Kendari) bomb, loose little to the CAP, but only hit an xAK (which sinks).

The base falls, and the troops are all ashore with 13k in supply. Another 4-5 k is unloading under the protection of LRCAP and the BB SCTF.

So far the operation has been more succesful than I expected!

More engineers are being flown in, but have 80+ squads and about 30 engineer vehicles, so things should go quickly. With 2 regiments of AA, plus the BF AA, the target will be hard to attack from the air. The CD guns should do OK from the sea. PT boats are also there now :)

The bombing of Ambon continues. Now Rufe are joining in, but the B17 and B-24 are getting some good hits on the ground, have lots of recon flying so the bombing is accurate

At Hollianda the disabled squads are fully recovered, and have plenty of supply. Will shock attack next turn.


SWPAC
Milne bay is a level 1 afld.

Shipping more supply to Lae.

Getting good recon of Rabaul, 1 unit, 1 DD (4 ships total) in port, and 50 fighters and 50 bombers.

Mainly consolidating and moving air units around now.

SOPAC
Tulagi falls.

Have units preping for Tulagi and Shortlands. Will move them in from Suva in the next month or so once the TB op is finished.

CENTPAC
TB op will begin next turn, D-Day around the 14-15 August.

NORPAC
At least part (maybe all) KB appears out to sea looking for our BB TF. Narrowly misses intercepting a convoy with an arty unit (which is now safely unloading under the CAP of Adak).

CAP goes up at Adak (80 fighters) and Dutch harbour (50 fighters)... but I expect they will keep away and try and get a convoy, which are all out of the way... 3-4 days earlier and it could have been nasty for us...


During the turn around 30 Oscar are lost, sweeping Aru and defending bases in Burma.

We losse a few B-17, P-38 to ops.

Overall I think we have caught them with KB out of position, and not yet prepared enough in the DEI. Plus Aru is max range for them. Now we need to get it up and running, plus keep it supplied. Will probably plan a landing in Timor next as we haven't lost any of the key landing ships.

Lets see how the TB Operation goes!

Cheers

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Burma
No Change the surrounded Japanese forces at Ramree Island now have company... but we will let the airforce soften them up more.

The Oscars don't come out to play.

DEI
We hit Ambon again. 8 Rufe and 2 Oscar try to tackle 13 B-17... The B-17 win.

No attacks on Aru or Aru Shipping. Airfield at 84%.

At hollianda have lots of supply. Will attack next trun. Have call up COL "Chesty" Puller to lead the attack...

NORPAC
No Change.

The Japanese CV's have retired.

China
Kanshein in southern China is hit time and again from the air....


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Subs
We get a DMS off the Thai coast nth of George town.

A number of other unsuccesful attacks.

The BB TF is still at Port Blair.

Burma
No change. Will post a pic and explain what is happening when the turn comes in.

DEI
Aru makes level 1 afld. 50 Fighters will move in.

Attack at Hollianda with Chesty PUller in charge still sess a negative leadership change! But it looks like we do good anyway...
Ground combat at Hollandia (93,116)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 455 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Defending force 2455 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied adjusted assault: 10

Japanese adjusted defense: 19

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
424 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled


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


Assaulting units:
3rd USMC Parachute Battalion

Defending units:
48th JNAF AF Unit
6th Shipping Engineer Regiment
49th JNAF AF Unit


SOPAC
75 fighters moved into Ndeni.

CENTPAC
We have begun to unload at TB without being detected....

NORPAC
No sign of the enemy CV's.


Shipping Reports
Our BB and CA that was damaged by enemy subs are safely repairing in Seattle.

The CA that got tickled by the CD guns at Wake is at PH and will be out of the yards in a month.

A CVE has arrived at Tacoma.

North Dakota has arrived.

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Status: offline 		Command Appointements
Tony has now been appointed command of CBI, SOPAC and CENTPAC. He is responsible for the movement of supplies and forces in the Indian Ocean. Importantly fuel to Oz!

Tasks within 6 months are:
"Crack" the Japanese defences in southern Burma.

Secure RABAUL to support future operations.

Clear the Marshall islands and close on TRUK.


Forces
As currently allocated (including ALL NZ forces), less SOPAC forces required for the DEI (paras in particular).

CV and main battle fleet.



Rob now has the DEI/Australia, SWPAC and NORPAC and is responsible for the movement of supplies from the West Coast to PH, Suva, NZ and Australia. He has priority of effort.

Tasks within 6 months are:
Take or at least neturalise Ambon.

Neturalise Kendari

Clear east coast of PNG.

Prepare for offensive operations deep into the DEI.

Prepare and begin to clear an avenue of approach to the Philippines.

Forces
As currently allocated.

First call on new aircraft (B24, B17F, P-38, Corsair).

First call on US land units in SWPAC, SOPAC, CENTPAC.

Call on US fleet assets as required (I.e for invasion of Koepang for example, which would require CV's).


INTENT
Strategic intent is to restrict Japans freedom of Manouvre, and strangle their access to resources.

Operational goals for next 6 mnths articulated above.

Tactical orders to be issued.


Are there any questions?

Cheers

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Subs
Our subs do good this turn, hitting an xAKL in the "Inland Sea" plus detecting, shooting at but not hitting the CV replen force of AO's.

A sub also detected a CV off Hokkaido.

So good intel.

We loose an xAKL unloading supply (after it had unloaded) at Milne Bay.

Burma
We bust open the flank route to Thailand (see pictures to come).

We attack at Ramree Island, but level 3 forts cause us problems...
Ground combat at Ramree Island (54,48)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4378 troops, 18 guns, 302 vehicles, Assault Value = 216

Defending force 3642 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 104

Allied adjusted assault: 102

Japanese adjusted defense: 299

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

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

Japanese ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled


Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)


Assaulting units:
254th Armoured Brigade
B Sqn 3rd Hussars Regiment

Defending units:
143rd Infantry Regiment
54th Const Co /1

Otherwise Burma is the same.

Toungoo reaches lvl 5 afld. Prome is now operational as a lvl 3 afld. Love Allied engineers!

DEI
Aru reaches a lvl 2 afld, and is 20% to level 3.

A Japanese FT TF lands Timoeka (about 4 hex from Aru. We will send the BB SCTF to try to intercept, then bomb the troops, and some PT's as well.

Have been reconing heavily... it ain't looking pretty. LOTS of troops and bases... to be reported soon... but becoming a real hornets nest.

The Good news is that Ambon is well and truley trashed, they only have Rufe there now... But they are builing in too many places to stop them everywhere.

The VIIth Bomber Command is embarking for Aru, and 34th Aviation regt is on the way too...

Aru now have 1 unt of Dauntlesses, and 3 Fighter units (total 60 fighters). Air support is a problem, but once the air HQ and 34th Aviation Regt gets there it won't be...

A large Japanese surface fleet is detected 4 hex SW of Kendari, includes CS and BB...

A CA and DD force looks to be guarding Dili.

SWPAC
Deliberate attack at Hollianda:

Ground combat at Hollandia (93,116)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 447 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 27

Defending force 2122 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied adjusted assault: 23

Japanese adjusted defense: 19

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


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


Assaulting units:
3rd USMC Parachute Battalion

Defending units:
48th JNAF AF Unit
6th Shipping Engineer Regiment
49th JNAF AF Unit

Ground combat at Hollandia (93,116)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 506 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Defending force 2098 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3

Allied adjusted assault: 12

Japanese adjusted defense: 15

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 0)

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

Japanese ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled


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


Assaulting units:
3rd USMC Parachute Battalion

Defending units:
6th Shipping Engineer Regiment
48th JNAF AF Unit
49th JNAF AF Unit


Am shock attacking next turn. We are in good shape and have plenty of supply. The road back to Vanimo is open, and troops are being flown in to Vanimo.

At PM I have a unit of B17F and a unit of P38E that will rest for two more days then begin the assault on Rabaul...

SOPAC
No change. We quickly move forward to Shortlands when the shipping is organised.

CENTPAC
TB reaches lvl1 afld. 32000 troops ashore, but only 3000 supply. About 800 AV.

Gives a good firm base to move on the Marshall Islands.

NORPAC
Attack at Adak does good.

Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 29417 troops, 413 guns, 362 vehicles, Assault Value = 681

Defending force 30482 troops, 334 guns, 200 vehicles, Assault Value = 594

Allied adjusted assault: 480

Japanese adjusted defense: 663

Allied assault odds: 1 to 2

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

Japanese ground losses:
1410 casualties reported
Squads: 34 destroyed, 39 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 97 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 9 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Vehicles lost 29 (2 destroyed, 27 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
833 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 49 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 76 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (1 destroyed, 21 disabled)


Assaulting units:
57th Coastal Artillery Regiment
7th Marine Regiment
23rd Marine Regiment
2nd USMC Parachute Battalion
87th Mountain Regiment
58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment
138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
1st Marine Raider Bn /1
13th USN Naval Construction Battalion
813th Engineer Aviation Battalion
183rd Field Artillery Regiment
106th USN Base Force
137th USA Base Force
B Det USN Port Svc
42nd Const Rgt /1
501st Coast AA Regiment
30th Coast AA Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
North Pacific
Eleventh USAAF
255th USN Base Force /4
802nd Engineer Aviation Battalion
210th Cst AA Rgt /3

Defending units:
Ichiki Det.
7th/B Division
19th Division
7th/A Division
7th/C Division
1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
21st Special Base Force
14th Army
17th Army
51st JNAF AF Unit
9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
48th Field Artillery Regiment
C./50th JNAF Coy

Will bombard and recover a turn or two then do it again. The BB TF is on its way in, will syncronise for the next attack (may even shock attack...).


China
Kanhsein is hit hard from the air.Not much we can do.

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Status: offline 		Ok here is Burma.

You can see they have a 3 hex wall. We have recon elements forward in a screen, with our main forces at Toungoo,and soon (when the Aussie div comes up) at Prome.

We have now kicked in the flank route to Thailand, so they will have to defend that... but teh lack of intermediate bases makes it hard for both sides.

In theatre we have:

100 Fighters (Hurricane and P-38) at Toungoo.
110 Fighters and 30-40 bombers at Meiktila.
48 fighters and 36 B-17 at Akyab

and about 100 fighters and 100 2E bombers behind that.

All air units are in good shape.






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Status: offline 		when I see all those Allied advances deep into Burma and New Guinea in mid42 then either you guys are the AE gods or Nik and Joe are doing some things seriously wrong when I think about all the stuff they should have on hand.

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With Sorong, Ambon, Kendari, Koepang they have a series of strong bases/potential bases.

Ambon is currently supressed.

They are building shipping up at Ambon, and that TF coming in from the west looks to be nasty.

Aru is fairly secure now, but could fall to a divisional assault.. if they get past the CD guns (but not as many as I'd like).

Have lots of engineers and supplies there though. But having one base allows them to focus...

But I think they are worried for Timor, and have spread their forces out... which looks to be defensive.

We need to continue to supress Amboon then work on Sorong.

We have about 2 div preping for Ambon... but am yet to really work out the next part of the plan, no rush.

At Darwin we have 2 UK divs, one prepping for Kendari, one for Dili.

One option is to advance no further... but at this stage Ambon is still our target.

We don't need to win the war next week.




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We managed to screw up their plans and timings enough that they ran out of time... And they are smart enough to know that the key is a long Japanese defence. You have two options, and they have chosen a hard, very hard, inner defensive perimeter.

Do not underestimate (I certainly don't) what this will mean.

For example, in Burma our offensive is now halted. There is no way we can generate the force to kick them out of those lines, and the lines will just get stronger. We have culminated, and will now dig in ourselves and begin a long, brutal but ineffective (unless followed up by ground troops) aerial campaign.


In the DEI they are now building mutal defence in depth. There are no more easy victories for us. We have a slight edge, but if we make one mistake (like loosing 1-2 divs, or all our CV's) then we are halted here as well.


Their airforce is largely untouched, their Navy (apart from CL's and DDs) intact.

Adak has been good as it has tied down 2 Div that could otherwise be hurting us now.

But now we dig in and consolidate for about 6 months (or maybe more).



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ORIGINAL: castor troy

when I see all those Allied advances deep into Burma and New Guinea in mid42 then either you guys are the AE gods or Nik and Joe are doing some things seriously wrong when I think about all the stuff they should have on hand.



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Status: offline 		Your ops have done well, and initiative has passed to the Allies. That said, in both Burma and the DEI you are bumping up against the Japanese MLR. Will be interesting to see how this plays out, particularly in the DEI given all the hubbub on the boards re early Allied attacks via the Darwin/Timor axis. Either your opponents reap the benefits of a hard inner perimeter and the front stabilizes or you will begin the Allied meatgrinder, slowly and inexorably smashing one position after another. My bet is that they will be able to stop major advances wherever they concentrate the IJN. From your perspective, I would argue this means y'all should be prepared to engage in a series of sequential, medium size ops on different fronts. Strike where they ain't while not biting off more than you can chew in any one move. This will maximize likelihood of maintaining the initiative without unacceptable losses in ships and troops. Meanwhile the bases you take with these ops will position you for larger invasions in the future as the USA war machine kicks into ever higher gear.

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