Rob Brennan UK
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You forgot to mention the japanese armour that was utterly massacared the day before your infantry turned up  Jan 4th 42.
Ground combat at Kuala Lumpur (49,79)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 15134 troops, 139 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 621
Defending force 3052 troops, 32 guns, 198 vehicles, Assault Value = 133
Allied adjusted assault: 477
Japanese adjusted defense: 63
Allied assault odds: 7 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
643 casualties reported
Squads: 24 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 49 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 112 (50 destroyed, 62 disabled)
Units retreated 4
Allied ground losses:
934 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 55 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 60 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)
The annoying 1-1 attacks on 2 day turns really do hurt a LOT however so no telling if the Lumpur Line (as it is now known) will hold in the face of a japanese flanking move, still its more interesting that just hiding in singapore [;)
The elite japanese imperial guard divisiion has been identified moving toward south burma so the spirited allied counter attack against the equally inept thai army has been halted in favour of a tactical retreat to places with better defences, the impending loss of the burma road will hurt china however but staying would mean suicide for the inesperiences allied troops.
Speaking of China :-
Ground combat at 85,44
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 41069 troops, 403 guns, 154 vehicles, Assault Value = 1477
Defending force 79011 troops, 469 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2482
Japanese adjusted assault: 356
Allied adjusted defense: 4777
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 13
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
7956 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 394 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 422 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 39 disabled
Allied ground losses:
1054 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 64 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 40 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
chinese forces defened the road to Sian , the open terrain was deemed indefensible against 3 full japanese divisions but they held the wood line rather better than i thought would happen ,, good going my digital peasants !
also of note (but seems like japan forgot about it ) were the following raids on japanese troops ships and a vulnerable ASW group.
Day Time Surface Combat, near Kuching at 58,87, Range 23,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
PB Sozan Maru, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
PB Naruto Maru #3, Shell hits 24, and is sunk
PB Tokotsu Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
PB Fuji Maru #3, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CL De Ruyter
CL Danae
CL Dragon
CL Mauritius
DD Vendetta
DD Evertsen
DD Piet Hein
DD Van Ghent
DD Electra
DD Encounter
DD Express
Japanese attemepts to get a second base force to kendari was halted abruptly by the appearance of the raider cruisers Glasgow and cohorts on the night of the 8th Jan
Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 70,106, Range 5,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
APD Aoi, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
TB Kasasagi
DMS W-4, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Zinzan Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
xAK Kinkasan Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Meiu Maru
Allied Ships
CL Ceres
CL Glasgow
CL Caledon, Shell hits 1
DD Banckert
DD Thanet
Japanese ground losses:
1558 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 93 destroyed, 86 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 27 (23 destroyed, 4 disabled)
The same group caught them up again while withdrawing as a nice bonus !
Night Time Surface Combat, near Kendari at 70,106, Range 5,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
APD Aoi, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
TB Kasasagi
DMS W-4, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Zinzan Maru, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
xAK Kinkasan Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Ryuyo Maru, Shell hits 1
xAK Meiu Maru
Allied Ships
CL Ceres
CL Glasgow
CL Caledon, Shell hits 1
DD Banckert
DD Thanet
Japanese ground losses:
1558 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 93 destroyed, 86 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 27 (23 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Sadly the entire raiding force was lost while intercepting what looked (at the time) to be a large inbound invasion force heading to Timor ..
The good news for the allies was that force Z has been waiting for this for quite some time and allied high command had the powerful surface group in position to try and repel any fast land grab without japanese air support.
The bad news was that the force had refuelled on the night of the 8th (forgot to turn off the damn button) so didnt advance untill the 10th and by then japan had spotted it 2 hexes away. Japan sacrificed a TB to prevent force Z catching the invasion convoy. The outcome was a sunk TB and a rapidly fleeing japanese invasion so while we didnt achieve the damage i was hoping to inflict the end result was as planned (the invasion force forced to retire). I would strongly suspect the 'hidden' KB will be ordered to help cover this force when it returns. force Z will ofc not try and commit suicide but we have achieved a minor victory or 2 over the forces of Japan.
< Message edited by Rob Brennan UK -- 9/21/2010 7:19:47 PM >
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RE: Offenseman & Seydlitz(J) vs. LoBaron & Rob Brennan ... - 
Having not previously discussed these issues with Don, I am somewhat at a loss. We do have differing styles, that much is certain. Different in philosophy, both tactically and logistically. I think our major difference might be in the value of time. I feel that time is the achilles heal for Japan. Failure to take early strategic objectives like Singapore and Manila quickly puts the Japanese behind the time curve for later operations such as Java and Palembang, which leads to the allies reinforcing, fortifying, and training up units that will defend those objectives. Those three factors cause much greater losses to men and material to take the truly important (IMHO) bases and if the Allies are smart, cause great damage to base facilities in places like Palembang. So before you know it, it is May and places like Java and Palembang are still in Allied hands and their is still no meaningful flow of oil, resources, and fuel coming from those areas. 
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