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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/3/2010 9:26:42 PM   
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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/3/2010 9:40:50 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Mynok

Moving around reserves in the face of Allied airpower is suspect at best in the later stages of the war.

Then you need to move quickly, before Allies can entrench.

I don't believe it is possible to take even outer Hawaii with 2000 AV at this stage, unless the Allied player discounted a possibility of such attack entirely AND wasn't warned by SigInt. That's because Japanese troops lack firepower to take on good American units. During my own Hawaian foray, unmodified AV superiority of almost 5:1 was necessary to bring down the first Allied stronghold, despite having divisions with 89 and 94 experience as a core of my force. And if the Allied players defends vigorously, not all of these 2000 AV will even reach the coast, even assuming that Japanese somehow manage to neutralize the threat of Allied carrier and LBA double-teaming them.

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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/3/2010 10:16:46 PM   
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Congratulations for two very significant advances in JFB strategy. First, your use of multi-base co-ordinated CAP and LRCAP, combined with some strat bombing of enemy airfields, have shown us how to de-fang the 4E threat. Second, your Burma counteroffensive and doctrine of defending in jungle hexes outside of bases provides an excellent method to address the other major headache of AE, namely the early Allied ground offensive in the CBI theater. These are outstanding successes and give us JFBs a path forward.

It should also be pointed out that in Burma you have beaten Andy in his strong suit, namely ground combat. That should be demoralizing to his player morale.



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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/3/2010 10:19:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yes I agree, the options for Japanese expansion in 43 are rather limited.
- As I understand Nemo Hawaiian perimeter islands would be Midway and Johnston islands?
If we brought the entire KB and Combined Fleet we could force Andy to react to an invasion of these islands.

I have already started fortifying the Kuriles; Paramushio is close to 6 forts and the island to the south has also received engineers and a garrison.
The islands further south will also receive engineers and garrisons as soon as these become available. Lots of such units arrives in the next weeks and months.
- It's challenging to rotate the available engineers from the outer towards the inner perimeter bases in order to have the forts and fields ready in time.
I'm already building the new small bases surrounding the Home Islands, first construction units then a Base Force units for search and asw planes. Later in the war it
will be simple to "dump" decent garrisons here. One of my main priorities is to top as many bases with supplies; Christmas Island can for example hold 190k supplies and
serve as a hub for the entire area. Same roles as Kwajalein and Rabaul have.

Agree; Marianas is a good place for reserves Nemo! As is North Oz is holding reserve divisions for Java to Northern Guinea area.
Rabaul is holding reserves for Southern New Guinea and the Solomons.

Currently we have 8 full sized divisions in Burma; I will have to send 2 or 3 to the rear as reserves.
The numerous regiments are good island garrisons.

In China I'm slowly combining units of 4-5 large divisions; planning to release at least one of these together with one of the Home Island garrison divisions.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 08, 43

Sub-ASW Attacks

We fail to hit the heavily escorted convoy!

ASW attack near Lahaina at 184,107

Japanese Ships
SS I-160, hits 5

Allied Ships
DMS Dorsey
DMS Hopkins
AG Regulus
AG Vega
AO Kaskaskia
AO Ramapo
AO Neches
AK Almaack
TK Hadnot
TK Pat Doheny
xAP Maui
xAP Matsonia
xAP President Tyler
xAP St. Mihel
xAK Exchange
xAK Sea Fox
xAK West Nilus
xAK West Cape
xAK Admiral Senn
xAK San Vincente
xAK Jefferson Myers
xAK Wilhelmina
xAK Manulani
xAK Mana
xAK Makawao
xAK Walter Luckenbach
xAK Horace Luckenbach
xAK Dorothy Luckenbach
xAK Chickasaw City
xAK Sagadahoc
xAK Challenger
xAK Minnesotan
xAK Canadian
xAK Californian
xAKL Kailua
DD Frazier

SS I-160 launches 8 torpedoes at DMS Dorsey
DD Frazier attacking submerged sub ....
DMS Dorsey fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Frazier fails to find sub and abandons search
DMS Dorsey fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS Dorsey fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS Dorsey fails to find sub, continues to search...
DMS Dorsey fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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ASW attack near Lahaina at 183,107

Japanese Ships
SS I-159

Allied Ships
DD Laffey
DD Aaron Ward

SS I-159 is located by DD Laffey
I-159 diving deep ....
DD Laffey fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Aaron Ward fails to find sub and abandons search
Escort abandons search for sub
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Air Combat

No seriour air activity on any of the fronts!
Todays sweep bagged 2 P-39's but also cost us 2 Oscars.

Morning Air attack on Imphal , at 60,40
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
23rd FG/74th FS with P-39D Airacobra (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 29000 , scrambling fighters to 29000.
Raid is overhead
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Ground Combat

This is the second jungle hex that now makes up a firm frontline north of Shwebo!

Ground combat at 59,43
Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2475 troops, 27 guns, 105 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
Defending force 13246 troops, 248 guns, 188 vehicles, Assault Value = 428

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

Assaulting units:
2nd Recon Battalion
22nd Recon Regiment
2nd Tank Regiment
2nd Mobile Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
20th Indian Division
RAF 222 Group Base Force
14th Indian Light AA Regiment
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Central Pacific




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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/3/2010 10:33:53 PM   
PzB74


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- I think the multi-base CAP approach holds potential but it also has weaknesses. I have still not figured out how Andy can send dozens of sweeps over non-base hexes
Any base complex in the Pacific that can be built up like the Basin in Burma can theoretically be defended by using similar tactics. The advantage of such an approach is that enemy bombers are not safe and that attrition among defending CAP fighters is distributed among numerous units which makes it possible to keep them operational in the field for a longer period of time before rotating them.

The jungle defense is a logical solution in Burma, I should have seen it much earlier but was surprised by the massive offensive Andy launched already in the Autumn of 42.
So by claiming the Akyab - Myit line in the initial Jap offensive in early 42 should make it possible to block the early Allied steam roller offensive.

The inherited weaknesses of any Allied Burma offensive; lack of supplies beyond Imphal together with a strong Japanese Army should in most cases be sufficient in 42-43!


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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/4/2010 5:00:20 AM   
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... I have still not figured out how Andy can send dozens of sweeps over non-base hexes
....


Anxiously watching for a response to this as well. I have a similar issue....

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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/4/2010 6:13:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		Maybe ordering sweeps with "commander's choice" selected? I doubt it but can't think of anything else.

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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/4/2010 7:29:01 PM   
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ORIGINAL: PaxMondo


quote:

ORIGINAL: PzB

... I have still not figured out how Andy can send dozens of sweeps over non-base hexes
....


Anxiously watching for a response to this as well. I have a similar issue....


Could it be andy in sending in fighters on ground attack missions at really high altitude ? I'm facing a similar thing in china vs Seydelitz/offenceman and my CAP always seems to get bounced by the japanese fighters on these mission types. Or at least im thinking they are on ground attack as they do occasionally strike the ground units (possibly at high alt they dont detect the land units too well).

the attacking fighters just seem to drop ordinance (rarely seen message) and swoops down or even up, catching my LRCAP with its trousers down regularly.

Just my 2c and no any ideas as how to counter it tbh.

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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/4/2010 9:50:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		We can certainly test that hypothesis; I will send some Oscars on ground attack against some Chink unit outside a base hex!
If nothing works I will query Andy

Not much in today's turn; quiet in Burma and all other theatres.

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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/5/2010 8:37:52 PM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		Forgot to test the fighter ground - sweep attacks...next time!

This turn was a sub action turn and a good one for us.
At Hiva Oa I sent in an ASW - minelaying - sweeping force and it sank a sub and damaged another.

Of the West Coast we sank 2 freighters; one large and one small - both loaded with fuel and burning like torches.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 11, 43

Sub - ASW Attacks

ASW attack near Hiva Oa at 192,169

Japanese Ships
DMS W-9
CM Aotaka
E Hayabusa

Allied Ships
SS Sawfish

SS Sawfish launches 4 torpedoes at DMS W-9
Sawfish bottoming out ....
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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ASW attack near Hiva Oa at 192,169

Japanese Ships
E Hayabusa

Allied Ships
SS Scorpion, hits 7

SS Scorpion is sighted by escort
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa attacking submerged sub ....
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Sub attack near Hiva Oa at 192,169

Japanese Ships
CM Aotaka
E Hayabusa

Allied Ships
SS Pompon, hits 16, heavy damage

SS Pompon launches 4 torpedoes at CM Aotaka
Pompon bottoming out ....
E Hayabusa attacking submerged sub ....
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Hayabusa attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub
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Sub attack near San Francisco at 211,75

Japanese Ships
SS I-2

Allied Ships
xAK Peter V. Daniel, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires
LST-448
xAKL Koonda
xAKL Hetton Bank
SC-642

SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Peter V. Daniel
I-2 diving deep ....
SC-642 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-642 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-642 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-642 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-642 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Sub attack near San Francisco at 211,75
Japanese Ships
SS I-2, hits 2

Allied Ships
xAKL Dona Nati, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
LST-448
xAKL Hetton Bank
SC-642

SS I-2 launches 4 torpedoes at xAKL Dona Nati
I-2 diving deep ....
SC-642 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-642 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-642 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC-642 attacking submerged sub ....
SC-642 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/5/2010 8:41:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		AKs loaded with fuel says good things about Andy's tanker losses and fuel shortages, IMHO.


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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/5/2010 9:06:37 PM   
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ORIGINAL: FatR

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mynok

Moving around reserves in the face of Allied airpower is suspect at best in the later stages of the war.

Then you need to move quickly, before Allies can entrench.


Which was my point. You need to get your troops to the places you want to defend BEFORE the Allies start their rampage. 'Reserves', by which I mean troops ready to reinforce a threatened place, are useless once Allied airpower takes control.


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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/5/2010 9:58:44 PM   
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As long as KB has superiority and as long as we move within our own LBA range we can move troops safely.
- This is a condition that will prevail throughout most of 43.

Christmas Island has completed 6(6) forts, got 500 AV and I'm loading it with 120+k supplies.
That's one bastion completed!

Nothing to report this turn.
Ordered 3 fighter units on ground attack against Chink units.

In a couple of turns we will have 5000 AV ready to attack 7 Allied units east of Kathia.
If that doesn't work we're going onto the defensive knowing that the Allies can't get anywhere either.

I've merged many divisions in China and will try to release another division and start building the strat reserve.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 12, 43

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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/6/2010 10:08:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		Don't you get spoilage by that many supplies at small bases? or are supplies immune to spoilage?

Interesting tactic, will be following closely :)


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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/6/2010 5:07:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		Christmas island (pacific one) is a big island with iirc unlimited troop numbers so supply is only limited by base size. should be one huge thorn in andys side if he bypasses it too, and given his convoys tend to be mis-routed or compasses are in short suppy for the merchant marine, a netty units based there could hurt him badly.

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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/6/2010 11:01:29 PM   
PzB74


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Status: offline 		Yep, Xmas Island can hold 170k supplies!
- If Andy invades it will cost him big time; if not we get to keep a perfect forward sub and bomber base

Using auto-convoy is risky, they usually find their own ways.

Found the solution on the hex sweep question; You simply order the fighters to sweep the non base hex and voila
Didn't think this was possible....

Nothing to report in the last 2 turn, all quiet.

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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/7/2010 1:16:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hmmm, interesting. I know you can't sweep your own bases - that you'd be able to sweep a non-occupied hex seems inane to me.

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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/7/2010 10:16:29 AM   
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ORIGINAL: PzB
Nothing to report in the last 2 turn, all quiet.


Doesn't that make you a little nervous...? ;-)

I think you are in need of some serious recon information on various allied staging areas. Anything come to your mind that you could pull off to recon place like Colombo, Pearl and the major bases in Australia? Just to figure out where Andy staged what dimension of LCU, LBA, and where his naval assets are? This could give you crucial hints as to where his next main push will come, and could disrupt, slow or accelerate his plan. If you are really lucky, it would induce him to do some bad mistakes and rush.

Ideally, if you could already gather information on Perth and Pearl, and the major bases on the OZ Eastcoast an Caledonia, you might know already whether you need to be on your toes in the India AO, on your Southern and SWPac perimeter, or whether all hell will come through CentPac or Kuriles, and how soon it will come. Given your extended perimeter with bases in Centpac that are far far from the HI but close to his lines of communication, and a severe threat to the latter, I would bet he will pull his still limited forces together and start nibbling away at Line Islands and Marquesas -- where he can escape rather quickly if things turn out messy. So surely at least his CV must be found in Pearl. If not, they might be on the West Coast, and nothing big will start in the near future in CentPac. Or they are elsewhere, and you have some developing already...

If you could gather info without Andy noticing, this could give you an unmeasurable advantage...

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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/7/2010 10:51:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		Actually I think it's a bit insane that you can't sweep the airspace over your own bases....the rest seems rather normal 

Nah, not nervous yet; Andy is still fully committed in Burma and all his carriers are still in the Pacific and PH.
Even a major change of focus will take a lot of time and we are reconing Perth, Ceylon and PH on a regular basis.

If Andy comes out to play before he has sea superiority it will be in hit and run style; we saw what happened when his invasion of the Line Islands bogged down.
We still got some good months ahead and for some time to come I need to reorganize and upgrade troops and equipment and complete existing plans.


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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/9/2010 7:02:50 PM   
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Status: offline 		Looks like Andy has transferred his 4Es from India to Oz; a major strike hit PM!
- We had a fair amount of Zero's and Tojo's in the air and caused considerable losses to the enemy that came in many waves.

Allied sweepers came in after the bombers; they claimed some kills but did little to make things easier for the heavies.

I have long time ago concluded with that PM can not be defended from the air; we will continue to oppose the enemy bombers in order to claim as many
losses as possible but it's almost a given thing that PM will be closed in a day or two.

PM itself has been stocked with supplies and air support will be provided by the surrounding bases; I will step up the distribution of garrisons and base units to these bases.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 15, 43

Sub Attacks

We launched a midget against PH...it foundered and sank.
The mothership nailed an AM on the way though!

Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 180,108

Japanese Ships
SS I-22, hits 2

Allied Ships
AM Guysborough, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
AM Chignecto

SS I-22 launches 6 torpedoes at AM Guysborough
I-22 diving deep ....
AM Chignecto attacking submerged sub ....
AM Chignecto attacking submerged sub ....
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Chignecto fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Air Combat

Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 17

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 16
Hudson III (LR) x 9
Mitchell II x 6
Hudson III (LR) x 12
B-17E Fortress x 30
B-17F Fortress x 18
B-24D Liberator x 39
B-25C Mitchell x 5
B-26 Marauder x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 8 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed on ground
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed on ground
L3Y2 Tina: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 5 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 2 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged

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

Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 43

Training flight from 24th Sentai has been caught up in attack
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 27

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 9
B-26 Marauder x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 9 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 22

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-17F Fortress x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
L3Y2 Tina: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 3 damaged

Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 16

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-57-I Topsy: 1 destroyed on ground
L3Y2 Tina: 1 destroyed on ground
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Runway hits 11

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Training flight from 251 Ku S-1 has been caught up in attack
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Airbase hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 10
P-38F Lightning x 16
P-38G Lightning x 16


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 30000 feet
14 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 30000 feet
7 x Beaufighter Ic sweeping at 12000 feet

CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 110 minutes
24th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/9/2010 7:21:45 PM   
PzB74


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Air Combat

Heavy air strikes on PM; I scattered the CAP fighters between surrounding bases this time.
We caused more losses to enemy bombers and again sweepers came last but PM is now closed.

Over Burma we hit enemy ground positions west of Kathia with full strength.
There were some A2A battles and a Lily unit that went in unescorted was shredded. This was a unit in training with
low exp pilots that was included in the attack. In total we lost 68 ac in the air and on the ground this turn but only 22 pilots were KIA.

Damage to enemy units in Burma wasn't great but it's important to cause disruption before a major ground assault.

Morning Air attack on 6th Medium Regiment, at 60,43
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 18

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

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

Also attacking 23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 17th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
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Morning Air attack on 5th Chinese Corps, at 60,43
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 27

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 9
Kittyhawk IA x 7
Hurricane XIIb x 7
P-39D Airacobra x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 13 destroyed, 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ki-48-IIa Lily bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Tennant Creek , at 76,137
Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground

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

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 69
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Morning Air attack on 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment, at 60,43
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 27
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 34

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 6
Kittyhawk IA x 4
Hurricane XIIb x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 13

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 2
Hudson III (LR) x 12
Mitchell II x 4
Hudson III (LR) x 12
B-17E Fortress x 32
B-17F Fortress x 5
B-25C Mitchell x 18
B-26 Marauder x 7
P-38F Lightning x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
L3Y2 Tina: 1 destroyed on ground
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson III (LR): 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hudson III (LR): 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 3 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 74
Port hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 2
B-17F Fortress x 16
B-24D Liberator x 29
P-38F Lightning x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
L3Y2 Tina: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
ACM Tama Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

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

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 35
Port hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 7

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 10
Beaufighter VIc x 1
B-26 Marauder x 2
P-38F Lightning x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Ic: 1 destroyed
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed
P-38F Lightning: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 1
B-17E Fortress x 6
P-38F Lightning x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIc x 1
B-25C Mitchell x 5
P-38F Lightning x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 12000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 9
P-38F Lightning x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6
P-38F Lightning x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6
P-38F Lightning x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 8
P-38F Lightning x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 9

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 11
P-38G Lightning x 17

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 30000 feet
9 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 30000 feet
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Morning Air attack on 73rd Motorised Brigade, at 60,43
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 33
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 6
Kittyhawk IA x 2
Hurricane XIIb x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed

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

Aircraft Attacking:
31 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 7000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
7 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 8000 feet

Also attacking 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 17th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 73rd Motorised Brigade ...
Also attacking 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 17th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 73rd Motorised Brigade ...
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Morning Air attack on 17th Indian Division, at 60,43
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 4 destroyed, 26 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
33 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 100 feet
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Morning Air attack on 32nd Infantry Division, at 60,43
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Ground Combat

A small unit has been left on a PI island for more than a year.
Sent a small LCU to finish it off...0 troops defending? Must be bugged.

Ground combat at 74,82
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 342 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 5
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1

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

Assaulting units:
1st Indpt SNLF Coy

Defending units:
2nd PI Base Force
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Here we go, the full assault of our Burma Army with 5000 AV!
Our AV was halved while the enemy AV was increased by 5%. Still, this is jungle and enemy losses were severe.
Notice that enemy losses in numbers are reported to be smaller than ours but the number of destroyed and damaged squads and hardware
is way higher, how can this be?

Also notice that the enemy is low on supplies. I don't think Andy can take many more of these hammer blows.
If we break through Kathia and Myit will be lost and he will have to decide whether to retreat or become encircled!

Ground combat at 60,43
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 134421 troops, 1424 guns, 1541 vehicles, Assault Value = 4968
Defending force 43572 troops, 737 guns, 555 vehicles, Assault Value = 1611

Japanese adjusted assault: 2439
Allied adjusted defense: 1789

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
4848 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 151 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 393 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Vehicles lost 171 (9 destroyed, 162 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3376 casualties reported
Squads: 34 destroyed, 287 disabled
Non Combat: 62 destroyed, 589 disabled <----- Look at these casualties, is this FOW or real?
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 15 disabled
Vehicles lost 225 (39 destroyed, 186 disabled)

Assaulting units:
7th Ind.Tank Brigade
9th Tank Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
4th Division
16th Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
14th Guards Regiment
4th Tank Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
17th Tank Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
38th Division
23rd Tank Regiment
90th Infantry Regiment
11th Division
1st Recon Battalion
1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
14th Division
112th Infantry Regiment
17th Infantry Regiment
33rd Division
16th Guards Regiment
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
1st Field Artillery Regiment
51st Field AA Battalion
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
48th Field Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
15th Army
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
21st Army

Defending units:
32nd Infantry Division
17th Indian Division
45th Recce Regiment
73rd Motorised Brigade
111th Chindit Brigade
5th Chinese Corps
6th Medium Regiment
Burma Corps
RAF 222 Group Base Force
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
14th Indian Light AA Regiment
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New Years Offensive in Burma

It's time to break the enemy's neck in Burma!




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Post #: 1401
RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/9/2010 8:31:08 PM   
krupp_88mm


Posts: 406
Joined: 10/13/2008
Status: offline 		wow half his vehicles are disabled and seems like almost half his army too, he will crack under pressure BANZAI!

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Post #: 1402
RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/9/2010 8:43:11 PM   
Djordje

 

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quote:

ORIGINAL: PzB

I have still not figured out how Andy can send dozens of sweeps over non-base hexes


I am not sure what you mean by this, are you unable to send sweep over non-base hex? If that is the case it is strange, it works fine for me. Below is report from my PBEM, Zero squadron was sweeping while Oscars were on LRCAP in the same hex. My opponent was also using LRCAP there.


Morning Air attack on 27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment, at 57,44

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21



Allied aircraft
Fulmar II x 2


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Fulmar II: 1 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
32 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.806 Sqn FAA with Fulmar II (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes

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Post #: 1403
RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/9/2010 8:55:03 PM   
Nemo121


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Joined: 2/6/2004
Status: offline 		The combat model is such that vehicle disablements are very common but they repair very, very quickly, much more quickly than squads in my experience.

Those disablements aren't as decisive as one might, initially, think.

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Post #: 1404
RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/9/2010 10:48:13 PM   
PzB74


Posts: 5076
Joined: 10/3/2000
From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		True Nemo, but if you take these losses in the jungle with insufficient supplies they don't repair that easily!
Our Army now has 50% of required supply, hope to attack again within 1-2 days.

Djordje; the misunderstanding lay in the fact that it's not possible to sweep your own bases. So me and other mistakingly believed that it only was possible
to sweep enemy bases.

Andy said that Jap squads hold twice as many men as Commonwealth squads; thus the strange casualty / damaged /- destroyed unit comparison figures between Japan and Allies in Burma.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 17, 43

Invasions

Invading Ua Pou, a US navy construction unit is there and I want to destroy it.


Amphibious Assault at Ua Pou
TF 200 troops unloading over beach at Ua Pou, 191,168

Japanese ground losses:
194 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Air Combat

Continued attacks on PM and also on Buna.
Need to build up an Army fighter force at Rabaul; Tojos, Oscar IIs, Tonys and Nicks are enroute.

Ground Combat

Gathering intel on enemy in the hex west of the contested hex in Burma; a full division here.


Ground combat at 59,43
Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2734 troops, 27 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
Defending force 9694 troops, 128 guns, 136 vehicles, Assault Value = 389

Japanese ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Assaulting units:
22nd Recon Regiment
2nd Recon Battalion
2nd Tank Regiment
2nd Mobile Infantry Regiment
16th Field AA Machinecannon Company

Defending units:
20th Indian Division
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Ground combat at 74,82
Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 342 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 8
Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1

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

Assaulting units:
1st Indpt SNLF Coy

Defending units:
2nd PI Base Force
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I can seee you!




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Post #: 1405
RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/10/2010 12:28:33 AM   
PzB74


Posts: 5076
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From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		I'm gathering the elements of a full armored division that is to be deployed on Java.
Need a few powerful LCU's here.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 18, 43

Air Combat

Our sweeps over Katha and nearby hex is a great success; the Oscar's over Jorhat suffer and loose 6 ac.
The Oscar is simply outdated and must be withdrawn from service ASAP. Will upgrade to Tojo's and Oscar IIs (long range escort).

Morning Air attack on Katha , at 61,43
Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 26

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 8
Kittyhawk IA x 6
Hurricane XIIb x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed
Hurricane XIIb: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 30000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Burma Corps , at 60,43
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 29

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 30000 feet *
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Afternoon Air attack on Jorhat , at 63,38
Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed
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Heavy air attacks on PM, Milne Bay and Terapo.
- The 3 Dinah IIIb specials were put on CAP over Buna but leaked over to PM and hit by sweepers.

Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-46-IIIb Dinah x 3

Allied aircraft
P-38E Lightning x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-IIIb Dinah: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
Spc.Attck.Unit Det with Ki-46-IIIb Dinah (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,13
Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 3
Beaufighter VIc x 5
Hudson III (LR) x 13
Mitchell II x 6
Hudson III (LR) x 14
B-25C Mitchell x 7
P-38G Lightning x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Ic: 2 destroyed
Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed
Mitchell II: 1 damaged
Hudson III (LR): 1 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 32
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Morning Air attack on Terapo , at 96,127
Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 28
B-17F Fortress x 24

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-17F Fortress: 2 damaged

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

Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 46
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Morning Air attack on Terapo , at 96,127
Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged
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Another auto convoy passes near Tarawa. Only got 3 Kates here, maybe I should move another base force unit
and expand our air presence...

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Nikunau at 142,129
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Wind Rush

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 8000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Spotted a convoy unloading at Espirito Santo, a size 0 airfield. No doubt Andy is starting his
build-up in the region. The Betties at Luganville only carries bombs and struggle to hit anything from 5k feet
despite having crack naval bombing pilots. Need to provide them with torpedoes.

We do score hits on one transport though!

Morning Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 120,150
Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Sims
DD Reid
xAK Cardross
xAK Bundaleer
xAK Kooringa
xAK Barossa

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 120,150
Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Reid
xAK Bundaleer
xAK Barossa
xAK Kooringa, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Sims
xAK Beltana

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
28 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Ground Combat

Hope to wipe out this Sea Bee unit tomorrow!

Ground combat at Ua Pou (191,168)
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1105 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 36
Defending force 400 troops, 0 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 16
Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

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

Assaulting units:
86th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
10th USN Naval Construction Battalion
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Enemy Dispositions

Enemy carriers at PH...!




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Post #: 1406
RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/10/2010 2:16:46 AM   
PzB74


Posts: 5076
Joined: 10/3/2000
From: No(r)way
Status: offline 		Another assault in Burma; another ~5000 AV attack. We miss a little to get a 2-1 odds but our casualties
are much higher this time; 8300 to 1300 enemy.

No lack of supply indicators for the enemy troops and even 200 army bombers can't inflict any serious disruption.

What do you think, should we abort the assaults in Burma or continue to try?
While our casualties are mounting only 10% of them can't be repaired and if we do manage to rout the enemy army Kathia and Myit should
fall.

I have 1 reserve division and a regiment to feed into the grinder on short notice.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 43

Sub Attacks

Good results for our subs....

Submarine attack near Nadi at 130,160

Japanese Ships
SS I-175

Allied Ships
xAK Matiana, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

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

xAK Matiana is sighted by SS I-175
SS I-175 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Matiana
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Submarine attack near Luganville at 120,150

Japanese Ships
SS RO-68

Allied Ships
xAK Barossa, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

xAK Barossa is sighted by SS RO-68
SS RO-68 launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Barossa
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Sub attack near Luganville at 120,150

Japanese Ships
SS RO-68

Allied Ships
xAK Kooringa, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

xAK Kooringa is sighted by SS RO-68
SS RO-68 launches 2 torpedoes
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Air Combat

Heavy air attacks on PM.
Our 2 Kates at Tarawa dispatch the 2 auto convoy ships.
Betties bomb enemy ships and score a single small bomb hit.
We give it our everything to bomb the enemy troops in Burma.

Morning Air attack on 17th Indian Division, at 60,43
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 35
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 27
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 73
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 15

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Also attacking 23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 17th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
Also attacking 6th Medium Regiment ...
Also attacking 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment ...
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Nikunau at 139,135
Weather in hex: Clear sky

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

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Timber Rush, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Morning Air attack on 5th Chinese Corps, at 60,43
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 26

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 1
Kittyhawk IA x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 73rd Motorised Brigade, at 60,43
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 14
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 34
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 27

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 1
Kittyhawk IA x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on 17th Indian Division, at 60,43
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 28

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 10000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Nikunau at 139,135
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Wind Rush, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 8000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 17th Indian Division, at 60,43
Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 58
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 68

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 1
Kittyhawk IA x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed

Also attacking 5th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 17th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 5th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 17th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 5th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 17th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 5th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 17th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 5th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 17th Indian Division ...
Also attacking 5th Chinese Corps ...
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Afternoon Air attack on Katha , at 61,43
Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 36

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 3


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 30000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 120,150
Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAK Bundaleer
xAK Beltana, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Cardross

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Ground Combat

The SeaBees are also holding out with their buldozers...give me a break!!

Ground combat at 60,43
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 131893 troops, 1424 guns, 1532 vehicles, Assault Value = 4815
Defending force 39117 troops, 737 guns, 530 vehicles, Assault Value = 1329

Japanese adjusted assault: 2163
Allied adjusted defense: 1357

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1

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

Japanese ground losses:
8302 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 481 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 555 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 30 disabled
Vehicles lost 112 (9 destroyed, 103 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
1189 casualties reported
Squads: 23 destroyed, 129 disabled
Non Combat: 83 destroyed, 288 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 31 disabled
Guns lost 11 (3 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 121 (44 destroyed, 77 disabled)

Assaulting units:
4th Division
16th Infantry Regiment
21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
7th Ind.Tank Brigade
1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
21st Infantry Regiment
23rd Tank Regiment
6th Tank Regiment
38th Division
17th Tank Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment
113th Infantry Regiment
1st Recon Battalion
9th Tank Regiment
17th Infantry Regiment
14th Guards Regiment
7th Tank Regiment
33rd Division
11th Division
55th Infantry Regiment
90th Infantry Regiment
114th Infantry Regiment
112th Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Regiment
Imperial Guards Division
14th Division
4th Tank Regiment
16th Guards Regiment
2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
18th Mountain Gun Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
15th Army
3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
48th Field Artillery Regiment
11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
51st Field AA Battalion
21st Army

Defending units:
45th Recce Regiment
32nd Infantry Division
17th Indian Division
73rd Motorised Brigade
111th Chindit Brigade
5th Chinese Corps
6th Medium Regiment
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
RAF 222 Group Base Force
Burma Corps
23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
14th Indian Light AA Regiment
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Ground combat at Ua Pou (191,168)
Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 1137 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 39
Defending force 370 troops, 0 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 15
Allied adjusted defense: 10

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

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

Assaulting units:
86th Naval Guard Unit

Defending units:
10th USN Naval Construction Battalion
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Post #: 1407
RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/10/2010 9:50:23 AM   
janh

 

Posts: 1216
Joined: 6/12/2007
Status: offline 		Difficult decision in Burma.  There is points speaking against it, and points for it.

- not strategically decisive (unless you want to be crazy and go for India)
- very expensive losses last turn, enemy seems well entrenched and prepared.  Unless the next attack will far much better, or you will be able to bag their whole army, it may not be worth wasting manpower there.
- only if you bag his whole bunch, it will make a difference.  But what fraction of Andy's Burma force is this, will its loss really delay the next summer offensive by a significant amount of time?

+ a prestigious victory if you bag such a large force.  Beyond implications for sheer numerical losses, it might inflict a psychological victory.  Andy might be much more careful, and slower with his next advance.  Or even abandon offensives through Burma (for the next year+) entirely.
+ Might allow you to withdraw even more forces for use as raiders, or as theater counter-invasion reserves against to be expected operations in the other AOs
+ might open the way for additional exploits such as Kathia and Myitkyina.

My tendency is try once more to finish the Indians off, but it depends strongly on your impression on the overall situation in other theaters -- which you know better.  I think you will soon need LCU's in the area of PM or Solomons, or further north towards Line Islands.   Presently it is very hard to judge where Andy's main axis of approach will be.  NG and Solomons looks like a potential target after his strikes on PM.  However, I would be surprised if he wouldn't start nibbling away at the perimeter (Line Islands, Marquesas) first.   That must be strategic necessity to shorten his overstretched lines of supply to SE-PAC. I assume Java and the Javanese sea are at this point out of question.

Burma looked seriously contested for a while, but quickly bogged down to no further aggressions by the time he hit resistance around Schwebo.  Makes me doubt that he intends Burma for anything else but binding your major LCUs, and bomber practice.  Else, he surely would probably not have given up his gains as easily again?

Meanwhile, what do you read into the forces spotted at PH, and the activity around Espritu Santo (Luganville)?  Obviously the majority of his CV, BB, and CA, as well as quite a number of transport and support vessels are there.   Do you have any idea what LCU's Andy has at PH?  That would be crucial to know...  How about a forced recon of Luganville with a few CV while you know his CV are in PH?

I think you need a better picture of Andy's dispositions, to be able to effectively counterstrike his next operations, and disrupt them before they completely unfold (think of the benefits Lee for example harvested from knowing/mind-reading Hooker's, McClellan's, Grant's etc plans and dispositions).













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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/10/2010 10:54:55 AM   
jrcar

 

Posts: 3613
Joined: 4/19/2002
From: Seymour, Australia
Status: offline 		You should trash them while you can, reinforceemnts take a while, while you can replace yours. Note the number of squads of his you destroyed, rather than the total casulties. These were already disabled squads being killed.

Cheers

Rob

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RE: Tennant Creek recaptured! - 10/10/2010 11:07:35 AM   
Djordje

 

Posts: 537
Joined: 9/12/2004
Status: offline 		I'm with jrcar - you are destroying lots of his squads which is indication that his forces are in bad shape. When unit gets more than 50% of its TOE disabled then destroyed squads begin to mount and you have at least some of his units in that state. As long as you get mostly disabled squads and very few destroyed you should keep pushing him.

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